Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-03
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
AT HOME.

DR.. John AtWatef, last SuIFiFluS
member of the class of "a of Yale col
lege, died at his home in POughkeep-
sic
Governor Ellerbe of South Carolina
.....u Congressman John L.
McLauren to succeed the late United
States Senator Earle.
Ex-senator George F. Edmunds OF
Vermont is reported to have been
selected by the president for United
States minister to Spain.
The United MATES supreme court de-
cided that the interstate commerce
commission has not the power to fix
railroad rates for future control.
The New York striking tailors stated
their terms to the contractors and
manufacturers. They ask % per cent.
advance in wages and will probably
win.
Gen. John Sayle, a well-known ex-
confederate commander, author ana
iurist. died at Abilene, Tex, OF heart
failure, aged II. He was born in Yer
non, n. Y.
President Mckinley has offered the
post of minister to Spain to Represent
ative Hit Of Illinois. Mr.. Hit took
the matter under consideration, but
will probably decline.
President Mckinley cabled birthday
eel 81 atulations to Queen Victoria, and
by his permission armed men from
the British warship Pallas took part
in a celebration at Tampa, Fla.
A ruling from Rome has been re-
ceiyed in this country 20 the effect
that children born of foreign parents
in America may become members of
churches in which English is spoken.
Richard M Scruggs, a wealthy St.
Louis dry goods merchant, and Ed
ward S. LanghOrn, his secretary, were
arrested in New York on their arrival
europe, charged with smuggling.
Commander Booth-Tucker of the
salvation army, was found guilty of
maintaining a disOrderly place in the
Fourteenth street barracks, New York,
where noisy night meetings are held.
The four-story brick building at
Tulip and Tioga streets in Philadel-
@ho'ONN
as a furniture factory, was destroyed
by fire Loss $4,000; partly insured.
James McNaspy, once a prosperous
broker of Bennington, Kas., and PROM
inent in state politics, has been SEN
fenced to nine years in the peniten-
tiary for forgery. He is said to have
realized 10000 on forged notes.
T. c.. Shove, the ex-banker Of Han
itowOc, convicted a year ago Of illegal
banking, will be sentenced today The
penalty is from one to five years, or a
tine of not to exceed $4,000. If a mod
crate fine is imposed it will be paid,
otherwise Mr.. Shove will serve his
sentence in prison.
1t was reported to the Baptist COM
mittee on systematic Christian ben
eficence, meeting at Pittsburg, that
S205 900 had been raised toward the
find of $4,000 needed to meet the
-" coo gift of John D. Rockefeller.
The United Brethren general con-
ference at Toledo, Iowa, adjourned
after deciding to hold its next meet
ing in Frederick, Md. The conference
union with the United Evangelical
church.
lens of Tyler, Tex, lynched Viii
Jones (white) for hiring a negro tC
kill Riley Stewart (white). By Stew
arts death Jones would receive $4,000
insurance. The lynchers did not harm
the actual murderer, the negro, who
occupied a cell adjoining Jones'.
t,narred bones and some old clothing
said to be bloodstained, were taken b.
the Chicago police from a building il
the rear of the home of Adolph L
Luetgert, the wealthy sausage man
ufacturer, who is accused of wife
murder. The police attach great i'm
portance to this find.
Obituary: At New York, Percy
West.-At Keokuk, Iowa. L. c. Inger
soil, 74.-At Decatur, lad, Mrs. Eliz
JohnsOn.-At Sibley, Iowa, William
E. Ripley, 64.-At Owensboro, KY, DR.
F. J. Kimbley, late surgeon general 0
Kentucky.-At Mobile, Ala, Mrs
jamie Graham Rossell.-At London
Baron Monk-Bretton, 72.
A delegation headed by John J. M,
Cook of New York called on Presiden
Mckinley to urge the purchase of Cub
by the United States The presiden
approved their plan providing the,
secured favorable consideration from
Spain. Minister De LONE, whom the
visited subsequently, expressed bite
hostility and SAID that Spain would
never consent to the proposition.