Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

Chicago baseball season opens April
80 with Louisville.
Michigan will play football with
Northwestern this fall.
Arkansas governor will prohibit
the McCOy-Burley fight.
Pugilists Stiff and Shrosebee are
again matched to fight.
Herman Liebes of San Francisco
died in London, aged Sc.
The national debt was decreased
1897, 122 during February.
The Pennsylvania railways net
earnings last year were $40,637,053.
There is a rumor that Senator Davis
will soon succeed Secretary Sherman.
II. o. R. Siefert has been reelected
superintendent of Milwaukee city
schools.
The body of Col. Thomas Dockery,
Who died in New York, was removed
en- Natchez, Miss.
The crew of the monitor Terror has
been granted shore leave for the first
S3ne in two weeks.
Frank James, the notorious ex-
bandit, is dangerously i'll at st. LOUIS
with pneumonia.
Negotiations are in progress for a
combination of hard rubber manufac-
turers of the United States.
M. Dudley Bean, one of the foun-
ders Of the American Geographical So
siety, is dead at New York.
Souths Dakota's supreme court de-
cided that Insurance Commissioner
Kipp's removal was regular.
Capitalists have subscribed to
build an American theater to run dur
ing the Paris exposition.
Lieutenant Commander Charles Hen
derson Craven, U. S. (retired), died
at Washington. aged So years.
Alderman Charles I. Bainton of
Buchanan, Mich, has been indicted on
the charge OF accepting a bride.
Justice Gaynor decided that a part
of greater New York's charter violates
the federal and state constitution.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rayhill, one of the
pioneer settlers of Illinois, a resident
of Pana since 1910, died of old age.
bill providing for primary cleo
tion reform will be forced through the
New York legislature by the republi-
cans.
The Canadian government will here
after allow American vessels to carry
merchandise from one port in Canada
20 another,
Gable dispatches from Madrid say
that the report of the Maine court of
inquiry is now awaited with great
anxiety.
The senate committee on foreign
relations will soon decide what will
be done regarding the annexation OF
Hawaii.
Sheriff James Martin, who is on
trial al Wilkesbare, Pa, charged with
numbering striking miners, testified in
his own behalf.
English statesmen say they do not
think European interfet ence probable
In the event OF war between Spain and
the United States.
The Miantonomoh, at League island
navy yard, is ready for her crew. All
ships at that point are being prepared
for sea service.
Actor Radcliffe was taken to Black
wells island, New York, to be-
gin his Imprisonment for six months
for wife cheating.
The well-knoWn piano firm OF
William Knabe & Co. is about to be
dissolved by the withdrawal OF
Charles keidel and his son.
National league magnates will vote
upon the proposition to set aside the
funds OF Maine day tor a monument
to the dead sailors.
Dr.. W. A. Rogers, professor OF
natural philosophy and astronomy al
Colby (Me.) University and scientist
OF national reputation, is dead
Secretary Long declared his perso-
nal belief that the question of Spain S
Official responsibility for the Maine
disaster had been eliminated.
At Jamestown, N. Y, Mayor Oscar
T.. Pirce has made an assignment for
the benefit OF his creditors. An
overload OF real estate was the cause.
Committees of the American Maize
propaganda met in Philadelphia and
considered plans Tor systematic work
IN developing the demand for corn by
the peCple OF the world
George D. Cragin, ex-president of
the New York Produce Exchange. and
one of the founders of the packing
business in New York and Chicago is
dead at the age of 50.
Joseph Nelson aged 90. died from
the infirmities of age at LAGRANGE,
Ind. He was a resident there for
over sixty years and one of the old
est residents in northwestern Indiana
Joseph Wilkins and Howard But
Ter, merchants of Washington, D. c.,
who have often been arrested on
charges of violating the oleomargarine
laws, were convicted in PHILADELPHIA.
w. II. Santleman has been enlisted
as musician in the marine corps and
designated as leader of the Marine
band, to succeed Professor FanciulIi.
he was Sousas assistant in the band
for several years.
w. E. de Witt, alias w. J. Film
Woou, loan shark, was found guilty
by Chicago jury of perjury in swear
Ing to complaint. The punishment
was fixed at Imprisonment in the pen
itentiary
The president is said to be much
disturbed by the killing of colored
postmasters in the south, but he ex-