Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-13
TEL EGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC CONCERNS


adopted the curfew ordinance.
Ci aries Z. Butler, prominent Ia"
ye- IL dead in New York.
Patrick Payne, who murdered Dells
TGDper at N 7nIoe, Mo, was sentenced
80 death
Mrs. Lease said Oklahoma had been
cursed by God because the white race
had stolen it from the Indians.
Charles Day Lanier OF New York, a
zoE Of the late Sidney Lanier, the
poet. will be married to Miss May
Field Of Chicago.
Supervising Architect Aiken has de-
cided to resign, in response to the re-
quest Of Secretary Gage, and will re-
Gira from office July l.
The Tennessee centennial exposition
vas opened President Mckinley
started the machinery by touching
syelegraph key in the white house.
The result of the ballot for United
States senator in the legislature at
Tallahassee, Fla, was: Call 80, Chipley
-, Raney 10. Necessary to elect AZ.
Dean w. Richmond, grandson of a
r-EpI and Lake Shore Railroads, was
found dead in a hotel in New York
city.
Postmaster John Corwine Of the
United States navy was arraigned be-
fore a court-martial at Newport, r. l.,
and pleaded guilty of embezzlement
and other charges.
Cora Urquhart Potter, the actress
who married and left James Brown
Potter, was cut off without a sou by
1he will of Howard Potter, her father
lE-law, filed at New York.
Professor Harry B. Hutchins has
been formally elected acting professor
Of Michigan university during the
absence of President Angel as United
States minister to Turkey.
New York importers are angry be-
cause the republicans held the retro
active clause of the Dingley bill over
their heads until paid $35,OOO,OOO in
duties and then made the law effective
fully l.
Vandercook 6 Co., California wine
States court at Charleston for an in
junction to restrain dispensary officials
Of South Carolina from interfering with
the firms business.
The bronze statue of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt the founder of the
Vanderbilt university, Nashville,
Tenn, will be unveiled in the Parthe-
ron at the centennial exposition on
May 27, the anniversary Of his birth
Mr.. Depew will deliver the Grafton
The report of the legislative COM
mfttee which has been investigating
the city government of Philadelphia
was presented at Harrisburg. 1t states
that voters are intimidated by f1remen
and policemen in Philadelphia.
After a weeks shut down for repairs
and stock taking, the Cocheco mills at
Dover, N. H., resumed operations.
LAST week opened the first six months
IN the new business year. The mills
Rave large amount Of business ahead.
They manufacture cotton goods and
plluts
Customs receipts for April were $24,-
454, 351; for the same month last year,
$ll,S15, 731-both under the Wilson
Jaw. In New York City alone more
than Sl7,O00,000 was paid in duties, i'm
porters trying to forestalI the posi-
biiity of retroactive tariff law.
II. o. Hayemeyer, president of the
sugar trust and John Searls it's
secretary, have been ordered to appear,
with others, in the federal court at
Washington May II to be tried for re-
fusing to furnish information to the
senate investigating committee in 1894
The new tariff bill agreed upon by
the republicans of the subcommittee
was presented to the senate. 1t is
radically different from the House bill
and provides generally for lower rates.
The internal revenue tax on beer is
raised A cents a barrel The duty on
tea is fixed at 10 cents a pound until
Jan. !, 1900. The retroactive clause is
stricken out. Senator Aldrich, who
presented the bill, gave notice that he
would call it up May 1S
Obituary: At Buffalo, n Y. E. G.
Sraulding, father of the greenback."
At London, Mrs. George Linnaeus
Banks, poet and novelist, 76-At Nash
vile, Tenn, Mrs. Mary Forman, U.s.
At Kewanee, ILL.,, Charles Trowbridge.
72.-At Rockford H.. Jotham Kicker,
95.-At New York, Woolson Morse, 80
AT Mount Morris, H., Isaac Rice.
7l.-At Elyria, Ohio, Henry E. Mus
sey, 79.-At Bement, H., Rev. P. ].
McNamee, 63.
F, Richter & Sons foundry and ma
chine-shop at Milwaukee, Wis, made
6 voluntary assignment to F. H
Madgeburg. The bond is in the sum
Of $4,000. They were the original
promoters Of the beet sugar enter
prise at Menominee Falls, which
tailed Saturday. They put money into
the sugar plant and also supplied some
Of the machinery from their shops.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.