Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-31

Ex-senator Hills friends are seek
ing to overcome Richard Cookers
prestage.
Southern Mexico was shaken by
series of slight earthquake shocks
Sunday.
Mrs. John NJ. Thurston, who died
in Cuba, was buried at her home, in
Omaha.
Gen. George W. Rains, who served
in the Confederate army, died at
Newburg, N. Y.
The Pennsylvania railroad terminal
depot at Jersey City was damaged
800 900 by fire.
st. Andrews Methodist Episcopal
church. New York, raised $105,000 to
ray off a mortgage.
Senator Quay's friends won a vic
tory at the republican primaries in
Lancaster county.
Frosts have entirely destroyed the
fruit crop in the lower San Joaquin
Valley of California.
A receiver was appointed at Butte,
Mont, for the American Developing
and Mining company.
The agitation for free alcohol for
use in the manufacturing arts has
been renewed in New York.
The Iowa senate has passed the bill
to place the state institutions under
a state board Of control.
Thirty-fve states have thus far
voted to participate n the trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha.
Truman B. Welch, superintendent
Of the gas, water, light and power
companies at Duluth, killed himself
Internal revenue collections for
February amounted to 81, 986,55O, a
gain of $1,257,553 over the same
month last year.
General Wheelock G. Veazey, for
merly a member of the interstate
commerce commission, died at Wash
ington.
Negotiations are in progress for the
establishments of a parcel post be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain.
Pugilist Peter Jackson has Joined
the back numbers. He was easily
defeated in three rounds by Jim JEFF
fries, at San Francisco.
Thomas E. Watson has declined to
be the populist candidate for governor
Of Georgia and w. B. Hill refused to
run for chief justice.
An Illicit whisky still was discov-
cred in the cellar of the Harmonic
house, in New York city. The pro-
Trietors were arrested.
The machine shops, power house
and engine room at the Kansas uni
versity were destroyed by a fire which
started from a stroke of lightning.
Rev. D. L. Kincaid and his brother
A A. Kincaid, of Milan, Mo, have
been arrested on the charge of deal
ing in green goods and passing coun-
terfeit money.
Senators Davis and Nelson agreed
upon r. G.. Evans and Fred Won
Baumbach for federal district at
torney and collector of internal rev.
enue, respectively.
The Washburn, Bayfield, and Iron
River railway is to be completed i'm
mediately by means of a victory won
in the Wisconsin supreme court by
the company.
The gross earnings of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway company for
February were $2,568,873, an increase
OF more than 100000 over the same
month a year ago.
Attorney Z. E. Haymond of San
Francisco has admitted that he tried
To sell the confession of Albert Hoff,
a murderer whom he was defending
10 the examiner fer $4,000.
EI-PresiGents Cleveland and Har-
rison have written letters to a Chi
cago committee indorsing efforts for
religious liberty of PTOtestants in
South America.
Miss Margaret Fuller, a grandniece
of Chief Justice Fuller, made her first
afternoon at the KnickerbOcker Thea
ter, New York, in the title role of the
Duse version Of Camille
The senate committee on Pacific
railroads reported bills for the set
tlement of the debts Of the Central
Pacific railroad and the Sioux City
and Pacific railroad.
James NJ Davis, wealthy Quaker
of st. Louis, has fought Garfield
University at Wichita, Kan, and
presented it to the Society of Friends
for a national university.
Select Councilman J. Emoroy
Bryan, in the Philadelphia bribery
investigation, confessed that he had
accepted $500 for his vote in favor of
the water company's bill.
storm wrecked fourteen houses
and destroyed many smaller buildings
at Blue Hills, Mo. Martin Hugh was
fatally hurt. South of Liberty sew
eIal houses were blown down.
Brooklynites unreconciled to the
municipal consolidation are exultant
over the failure Of congress to pro-
vide for the consolidation of the
Brooklyn and New York postofices.
Ashley Cooke, enc of the most
p! ointment and wealthy planters Of
north Mississippi, shot and killed
Sheriff Bray and one of his deputies
named Gilmore at Senatobia, Miss.
House committee On elections No,
has presented its report in the con-
tested election case of Wise VS.. Young