Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-04-14
DOMESTIC.
Chicago May wheat, $1.05A.

Chicago May wheat, $1.05A.
In Wall street stocks are almost
stagnant.
Five hundred Chicago carpenters
are on a strike.
w. H. C''Coin'O Harvey is seriously
i'll in Chicago.
A Wisconsin man was killed by ly-
ing in a bed filled with insect pow
der.
Thirty drowned and seven yet
missing are the latest reports from
the flood at Shawneetown, III.
Presidential RECEPTIONS at the white
house have been discontinued for the
present, owing to the war cloud.
Frederick Milne, one of the in
Dictated Brooklyn officials, pleaded
guilty to frauds against the city.
A snowstorm was general over the
middle states, and is said to have
done much harm to budding fruit.
Coal miners to the number of
4,50O in the Pittsburg district are on
strike, against President Dolan's
orders.
Four wholesale liquor firms in Gin
cinnati have been arrested on the
charge of selling counterfeit bottled
goods.
Frederick Bennett, of Mount Hol-
ly, N. J., treated by faith curists for
consumption, died without medical
attendance
Mayor Starkweather was defeated
at West Superior by his republican
opponet and Milwaukee elects a sill
yer democrat mayor.
Mt st. Helen, in the southern part
of Washington, shows signs of COM
ing eruption. Large volumes of
smoke are pouriLg from it.
The Boston steamer City of Macon,
with fire in her hold, was run ashore
near Savannah. Passengers and
crew were rescued and the fire put
out
The North German Llyod steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse has again
lowered the record from Southamp-
ton, having made the passage in
days and 20 hours.
Mrs. Matte L. Kindleberger, wife
of a surgeon in the United States
navy, died Of ptomaine poisoning at
a New York hotel. Six deaths in
ten days have been laid to ptomaine.
About 100000 of gold is on the
way from Sydney to San Francisco,
making $1S,OOO,000 received as the
balance of regular trade since last
fall
Two Poles who arrived in Boston
by steamer were killea by inhaling
Illuminating gas at lodginghouse
Another man, a companion of the two
who were killed, is in a critical con-
dition.
Fire which broke out at Vicksburg,
Miss, destroyed the Piazza opera
house, Pitts drug store, the Piazza
harness factory and buggy ware
house. The loss will approximate
$125000; only partly covered by in
surance.
The National Parcel Post league
has been organized by Chicago bust
ness men, its purpose being to induce
the government to establish a system
OF transporting small packages of
merchandise through the mails after
the manner of the parcel post system
Of Europe.
At Brownsville, Texas, Carlos
Julien shot JaiIor Sam Cobb. who
attempted his arrest wounding him
fatally, and then killed Felipe Cobb
A young brother of Julien blew out
Sam Cohb's brains Carlos was
fatty wounded, but this did not pre-
vent mob getting hold Of him and
killing him. 1t was an election
riot.
General Manager Yoakim of the st.
Louis & San Francisco railroad, an
nounces that Benjami WinchelI, gen.
eral passenger agent of the Union
Pacific, Denver & Gulf road has been
appointed general passenger agent
of the st. Louis & San Francisco line
to succeed George T. Nicholson, who
will go to the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe as passenger traffic mana
ger.