Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-06-24
TELEGKAMS IN BRIEF.
AFFAIRS AT HOME.

New York.
Fire destroyed the plant OF The st.
Louis Curled Hair company. The loss
is placed at $4,000.
The proposed treaty to annex Hawaii
to the United States has been COM
pleted, and signed.
Dr.. Frederick j. McNulty, who died
in Boston, was Virginian and sur
geon in the confederate army.
John w. Shaw, who was at one
time president Of the Hooking Valley
Railroad, died in New York.
The convention of Master Plumbers,
IN session at Detroit, voted down
plan for national organizer.
The remains Of Miss Maria A. De-
Comean, who died in the Paris bazaar
fire, were buried near New York.
New York capitalists have closed
the purchase of the famous group of
San Xavier mines from the Boston
owners.
Benjamin Fairchild, father of former
Congressman BENJAMIN L. Fairchild,
died at his home in Pelham, N. Y,
aged 68 years.
Eugene V. Debs outlined to the
American Railway union convention
in Chicago the plans for labor Utopia
in the far west.
The trial of officers AM directors
of the American Tobacco company on
a charge of conspiracy was begun in
n W York city.
Bishops Hogan and Glenno of Kan
sas City refused to offer prayers II
Catholic churches for Queen Victoria
in honor of her jubilee.
The Naumkeag Steam Cotton Mills,
in Salem, Mass, posted notices to the
effect that for an indefinite period the
mills will be run only four days a
week
President Mckinley has declined an
Invitation of the San Francisco Cham
her of Commerce to visit California
this summer owing to press of official
duties.
Representatives of the Typographical
Union were assured that the Interna-
tional PresSmen's Union will join
hands with the printers for shorter
work days.
The Indictment of forgery against
Iohn N. Bates, an attorney of Beloi,,
Wis, was LOble pressed in the county
court at Geneseo, N. Y, on the motion
Of Bates attorney.
Representative Harry st. George
Tucker was elected by the board of
trustees of Washington and Lee Uni
Versity to fill the chair of constitu-
tional and international law.
The supreme lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen reached
final adjournment at Milwaukee. After
lively fight, Asbury Park, N. j., was
selected as the next meeting place.
The citizens union did not nominate
Seth Low for mayor, he having made
it clear to them that the demand for
him must be practically unanimous
from the anti-Tammany organization.
Detective Carter arrived in New
York TO secure Johnny" Price, the no.
torious thief. Price is wanted for the
alleged theft Of a bag containing ST.
600 in money from a restaurant in
Washington.
ISDI6S6uI1US
the United States and the Cherokee
nation have adjourned without COM
ing to an agreement. The Dawes
commission told the Cherokees that no
further attempt would be made and
that congress would now act.
President c. p. Huntington of the
Pacific Mail steamship company is
quoted as having said that the next
dividend of the company would prob
ably be at the rate of So year. The
company paid a 2 per cent dividend
this month.
Nicholas Curtis, vice president of
the Anderson-Harri Carriage COM
pany of st. Louis, has petitioned court
for a receiver. The capital stock is
100000 The petition says no diyi-
dends have been paid for seven years
and the company is in arrears for
taxes.
TIE Independent Order of Free SoI.s
of Israel at Chicago selected Baltimore
for the place for the lltn quinquenial
Sos sion of the order in 1902 1t was de-
cided to have an emblem OF the order
ana the executive committee was di-
reCted to suggest and adopt a suitable
design.
The Industrial World notes a de-
cided Improvement in the iron market.
PhenOmenally large sales of pig iron
have been made III the Chicago district
during the past week The trans
actions were largely in northern
grades. The total sales for the week
probably exceeded a months normal
consumption, but were mostly for ex-
tended deliveries.
Representatives of the Baron De
Blrsch fund and of Nine De Hirsch
have purchased a big plot of ground
or the east side of New York
as site for two industrial training
schools and home for girls Work
on both structures will be begun at
once, and it is believed that they will
be finished by next spring, costing
100000 each
John c. Roche, a retired business
man, and one of the best-known citi-
zeEs of Derby, Ct, Cied in that town
aged II years. Previous to his going
tC Derby he was located in WaIling-
ford and represented that town in the
state Legislature for two terms. He
was the father of q children, II of
whom are living.