Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22

Chicago September wheat, 64c.
Silver plate manufacturers formed
a trust.
STATE insurance commissioners met
in Milwaukee.
Japan's new tariff will go into effect
on January l, 1899.
Democ, as of Utah have made the
was a political issue.
The balance of trade is largely in
favor of the Uni,ed States.
There are rumors of a consolidation
of Brooklyn's big trolley sustems.
Senator Ky'e. Of South Dakota. was
stricken with paralysis in Cleveland.
The American peace commissioners
left New York for Paris Saturday on
the CampaTTfa.
The president has decided to ap-
point ]. r. G. PitkfG postmaster at
New Orleans.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,, has
again been rendered the post OF am
bassadcr to Great Britain.
Chairman Bynum, Of the national
democratic committee, resigned, ana
is charged with conspiracy.
Miss Louise King, a member OF
wealthy New York family, disappear
ed after bathing al Coney Island Sun
day.
Hall Game, the novelist, and Lord
Rrassey. governor of New South
Wales, arrived in New York from
Europe.
An ordinance was introduced in the
New York municipal council prohibit
ing the sale or giving of cigarettes TO
minors.
Seyentv-five per cent. of the makers
of siIverware in this country are SAID
10 have been asked to sell out to a
combine.
benjamin. Jones. aged sixty-eigh
wears, was lynched by a mob at Lib
erty Mo. for outraging an eleven
year-old g'rl.
Col Theodore Roosevelt has an
rounced that he will accept the reg
ular republican nomination for COVER
nor Of New York.
Ce-rge Burton, colored, who as
saulted Mrs. Coggins of Brooks oIa
ton Ga. was lynched, his body oens
riddled with bullets.
Army officers are impressed WIN
the value of barbed wire fences 10
military purposes and as part OF
system of defense.
Senator Mallory of Florida think
criun tr0Uhlp an
that many of The insurgents will re
turn to brigaudage.
Gen. Woodford said in a speech tina
republican deseat in New York Woul
h taken as a reputation of the pres
ident's administration,
Republicans won the state election
in Maine. though by reduced MAJOR
Ties. Governor Powers majority Tor
reelection being about $4,000
By an explosion of gasoline in a
Philade'ph a grocery three building
we're wrecked, and at least four lives
lost. while many were injured.
Mr.. DENLY. former minister to
China, says the United States should
retain permanent possession Of prac-
tically all of the Philippine Islands.
The New York municipal council
adopted a resolution thanking Miss
Helen Gould for her patriotic work
and gifts during the war with Spain.
The loss in the recent south AT
lantic storm of the schooners John H
Platt and Jessie G. Woodruff, with y
persons on board. has been confirmed
Peter Schemm. Philadelphl
brewer. committed suicide by jumping
into the rapids just above Magyar
Falls and being swept over the brink
A currency conference was held on
the exposition grounds at Omaha
both gold and silver advocates par
ticipating. J. Sterling Morton pre-
sided
Lieut.. r. P Hobson has been pro
NOTED to the grade of naval con
structor, and Captain Higginson, o
the Massachusetts,, to be a commo
dore.
The navy department is preparing