Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06

! u4Fbdeu III eQual. Shar6S among the
General Theological seminary of the
| Protestant Episcopal church, the Do
nestle and Foreign Mission society CT
the Protestant Episcopal church and a
large number OF local institutions.
Charles Coghlan's pretty 1S-year-old
daughter Gertrude, whose fresh young
face wins applause nightly at the Fifth
| avenue theater in New York figures in
a secret marriage with a young man
CT Prince Edwards Island. Pro-
ceedings will be instituted soon for
divorce on the ground of the young
mans inability to support his wife.
Elizabeth \. Cougar, a Joliet school
! teacher, has fled d suit against the
! Western Union Telegraph company.
| She seeks to recover $1,000 damages
for the incorrect transmission OF a mes
| sage, which caused her to lose a con-
siderable sum OF money. The word
''thro'' was changed to three" in a
message relating to a mining stock
venture.
The american Beard" will send a
deDutation to China, consisting of the
Rev. JudsOn Smith, D. D., secretary of
the foreign department.; Col. Charles
! Hawkins and Samuel H. Shapleigh
! OF Allston. The visit is made in re-
spouse to urgent and repeated invita-
tons from the North China, Foo Chow
| and Shansi missions.
In Cleveland, O., Mrs. Angeline Da-
wilson was burned to the average
depth of half an inch ten days ago. 1t
will be necessary to supply an entire
new skin for the woman and months
of careful treatment will be required
1t has been hitherto assumed that
when one-third of the skin was burnt
off person, death would ensue.
John Bergman hailed a New York
policeman with Here, Copper, take
this corpse to the morgue,' and sent
a bullet through his brain, falling
dead at the officers feet. He was
formerly a wealthy resident of Chi
cago. 1t is said that Bergman lost
his money in speculation on the board
of trade of Chicago. He left a note
instructing the police to give his body
to some college.
The idea of making an examination
Of the accounts of the big eastern in
surance companies by the Colorado
state authorities is again being agitat-
ed. The newest plan of procedure is
to form combine of all the insurance
commissioners of western and south
ern states and compel the companies
t" submit to having their finances aud
tied.
Gov. Taylor, Of Tennessee, has is
sred a call for an extra session Jan.
II. A United States senator Will be
elected. Senators Turney and Con-
gresham McMillin are candidates.
Indications now point to extreme Iegis-
lation against railroad, telephone and
telegraph companies with a possible
clash with the federal court.
In Chicago fire destroyed the large
pipe organ in the office of the Great
Northern hotel, entailing a loss of
$4,000. The Searle and Hartf COM
pany was banqueting its employees
when the fire broke out. By a curious
coincidence, the last. air played by the
organ before it's, destruction was
"There'n Be a Hot Time in tire Old
Town Tonight"
The Volunteers Of america have dis
covered that there is an opium Joint in
the basement Of the building at No.
479 State street, Chicago, that they
have rented for % wayfarers' lodging
house and training quarters for the
army. The eleven persons Of both
sexes and, three oofers were smoking
The agent was very particular that
General Fielding should "rl11a no nufs-
ance."
The party Of fourteen prospecting en-
gineers who are representing a num-
Der Of capitalists interested in the con-
struction of the Nicarag guam canal,
sailed on the steamship Finance. of the
Panama lime from New Fork Upon
their arrival in Nicaragua, they will in
vestigate as to- the feasibility of under
taking tlhe, completion of the canal and
will subrlit d report.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation OF Labor, has re-
piled IN an open letter to Secretary
Cages recent letter taking exceptions
to the resolutions passed by the fedora
ton with reference so the Gage f1nan-
ciaf bill. Gompers thinks it provides
for the abdfcation of the sovereign
POWERS of the government to the banks
for Strengthening hands OF speculative
eliaues and enrichfng the few and i'm
poverishing the many.
The water supply of Emporia., Kan,
has been exhausted, the bed of the
Neosho river having been drained for
! six miles above the waterworks dam.
| Every cistern in the city has been
| drained and as there are only a few
! wells, it will be necessary to haul
water from the Cottonwood river. a
mile south of the city. If fire should
break out it could be stopped only
| by tearing down the threatened build
ings.
A warrant is out for the arrest OF
| Henry Oliver Goldsmith, one of the
| best known men in Wall street. He
is under indictment on a charge OF
grand larceny in appropriating a
check for $4,000, the property OF E
A. Wiessner, Brooklyn. Officials in
the district attorneys Office say Cold
| smith has managed to get away with
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