Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-08-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

ers sailing from Alaska for the United
States with gold.
Col Albert Shelter, president IF the
Allemannia bank, st. Paul, was &C
quilted Of embezzlement.
Chas W. Spalding, president Of the
Globe Savings bank of Chicago, was
convicted of hypothecaring funds.
Wheaton S. Plumb, aged 68, a promi
nent citizen of Southington, Conn,
died suddenly of heart disease.
A. L Luettgert, the Chicago sausage
maker, will be put on trial for the
murder of his wife early this week.
Puddlers and iron manufacturers
agreed upon a new scale of wages at
conference held at Youngstown, Ohio.
The government lost $32, 100000 by
importation of goods made in antici-
patton of the passage of the Dingiey
bill
Hugh Gerah of Union Hill, N J.,
started for Indian Territory after TAX
ing oath to kill Day, the man who
murdered his brother James at Chicka-
saw
The wages of a number of laborers
on Louisiana sugar plantations will
be advanced, it is said, on account OF
the new tariff law.
Matt Quay is going to Hawaii TO
study up the annexation question.
Senator Morgan of Albania will also
make such trip.
There was a scrap between mem
ters of the seventh regiment in camp
at Springfield, Mass, with civilians at
a brewery a mile away from the en-
campment.
From Berlin comes the news that
Andrew D. White, United States am
bassador to Germany, will succeed
Sherman as secretary of state.
Commander Tucker-Booth, of the
Salvation army will leave for London
to lay plans for colonization in the
United States before Gen. Booth
Congressman Henry Clay Miner of
New York, who is also a theatrical
manager, is building $4,000 mauso-
leum in a fashionable burial place.
The coal miners in the T"irmont CIV.
Va district are generally prosperous
and are disinclined to strike in order
to help their Pennsylvania brethren
Fifteen hundred policemen are MAX
ing a house canvass of Chicago It's
purpose is to obtain complete list of
all the bicycles so they can be taxed.
Marconi, the inventor of the wire
less telegraph reports that he has
telegrahped II out to sea to varsity
without difficulty, and with absolute
accuracy.
The August grand jury in New
York city includes many millionairas
It's collective wealth is estimated f
1925. 200, 900. William c. Rockefeller
la one of them
Robert FitzstmmOns champion pugi-
list, is about 10 crafty the ambition
of his life. Soon his colors will be
shown on the race track by thorough
breds from his own stable
Mr. Croker will leave London fol
Carlsbad, wheae New York politicians
are to meet him and confer as tC
means of carrying the election fo1
mayor Of greater New York.
SdDI II. L indy anu ll6uI fLlCuuOuu
of the Sth infa1t try, stationed at Fort
D A. Russell, Wyo., left for Alaska to
investigate the situation and look into
the possibility Of sending troops.
The notorious King Milan, late of
the throne of Sevia, has taken up his
residence in Vienna and has moved
bis furniture and household belongings
from Paris 10 house in the Austrian
capital.
The Golden Rod Silk Company. of
Paterson, n. j., has failed and a re-
ceiver has been appointed. Liabilities
SlOS,OOO; assets, $75,G COO The firm
ascribes its failure to labor troubles.
Henry X. Leave- of New Hampshire.
an old employee of the treasury depart
ment has been appointed chief of the
customs division in the office of the
auditor for the treasury department.
Garrett E. Anderson, a wealthy citi-
zen of Brooklyn, who went to Arizona
tC nurse a dying son, died of thirst
on the desert near Phoenix, and his
wife narrowly escaped a similar fate
George Walker of Ohio has been ap-
Pointed assistant attorney for the de-
partment of Justice Mr. Walker went
to Washington several years ago as
correspondent of the Cleveland Lea
der.
Mrs. Title Hornbeak of Mclean ILL.,,
made a raid on poker game The fe-
male leader OF the civic federation
swore ont warrants for the arrest of
w. w. Horrbeak, her husband md
others
Edwin Flanagan was convicted at
Decatur, Ga, of killing Mrs. Nancy
Allen and Miss Ruth Slack J. L.
Moyse, lunatic, palmed himself off
as a lawyer and rendered valuable aid
at the trial.
The Indianapolis council passed an
ordinance requiring local gas COM
panies to furnish gas at rs cents per
1000 feet. The present price is $125,
and the ordinance will be resisted in
the courts.
The republican executive committee
of Pickens county, Ga, adopted leso-
lutions denouncing the Mckinley ad-
ministration for it's partiailty to
colored men in appointments to Office
in that state.
Richard Croker, former leader of
TammaDv MaVor ara