Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
AT HOME.

The Maryland republican legislators
threaten to split over the senatorship.
Gen. Booth of the salvation army
states his purpose coming to Amer
lea
Cabinet officers propose changes
an the operation OF the civil service
law
Indications are that the Hender-
son bankruptcy bill will pass the
house.
In New York Recorder Golf fined
twenty delinquent jurors SlOo
apiece
John D. Rockefeller is thought to
be interested in Wisconsin Central
reorganization.
The total gross indebtedness OF
greater New York is estimated at
1926, 100000.
It is limited that Actor Racliffe of
New York, serving time for wife
beating, is a bigamist.
Indications are that the Hawaiian
annexation treaty will fail in the
senate BY six votes.
The Kentucky legislature assembled
at Frankfort and the Mississippi leg
isIature at Jackson.
All the theaters between st. Paul
and Portland, Ore, are to come under
one management.
i'll. r. Mccullough succeeds II. G..
Burt as third vice president OF the
Northwestern road.
a New York paper has began taking
pictures by telegraph as part of it's
regular news service.
The winter wheat yield Of the
United States is estimated at $780,
100000 bushels.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Reich and four
of their children lost their lives in "a
fire at Jersey City.
Secretary Gage, in an interview, says
the United States have become the
creditor nation of the world.
Tammany will press bills providing
dollar gas for Manhattan and amend
ing the antitrust law.
In New York Mrs Hitchcock gave
her husband 100000 with which to
settle with his creditors.
Ignatius DonnelIy will marry his
typewriter, Miss Marion Olive Han
son. He is &C, she 81.
"A gigantic ore deal is consummated
by which a large amount of Mesaba ore
will be sent to England
"A white girl stolen from Manitoba
many years ago was found among
Indians in South Dakota.
Chairman Hanna issues a call for
the reconvening of the monetary con-
Rention in Indianapolis Jan. %.
Don Teixeiras second wife, from
whom he got a Dakota divorce, eloped
with another man after getting $4,000
from him.
John d. Rockefeller has given
$20O,000 to the University of Chicago,
so as to swell it's income for the next
year to $729,000.
The Sons of the American Revolu-
ftion have started a movement to erect
a $4,000 monument on the battle
field of Red Bank, N. J.
The trial at Camden, N j.. of Eli
Shaw, accused of numbering his
mother and grandmother, was adj
,Journed until April.
The president will probably appoint
Morrison ON the interstate commerce
commission
David e. Bates, who has been ex-
hibited in dime museums as man
who had six wives too many, was SEN
fenced in Chicago for bigamy.
Several persons have written to
Commissioner Evans asking that
their pensions be cancelled, rather
Ehan have their names published
James w. Wilson, who was removed
Srom his position as railroad COM
missioner in North Carolina, has
appealed to the supreme court.
1T has been decided to close the
Grill-room at Princeton university, to
(which there has been much opposition
on account of the sale of liquors.
The December wheat deal in Chi
cago closed quietly. Joseph Letter has
1000 900 bushels on his hands, which
ne is waiting to sell at favorable
price
The commission appointed by the
indianapolis monetary convention
completed its report and submitted
r. plan for the revision of the cur
rency.
The appellate division of the New
York supreme court awarded to Gen.
w W. Averell nearly 100000 as his
share of the Barber Asphalt Paving
company's profits.
Mrs. Pikkarinen, tried at Wadena,
Mimi, on the charge of husband MUIR
der, is acquitted Axel Lindross, her
alleged accomplish, pleaded guilty and
gets a life sentence.
T.. H. Mabry, who is accused of rob-
bling the Southern Express company
Office at Brunswick, Ga, was arrested
at Savannah, and later attempted
suicide
Democratic politicians of Brooklyn
are urging Richard Croker for his sup
port in having a third bridge over
the East river connecting their city
and the borough of Manhattan
Mint Director Preston estimates
that the worlds production of gold in
1897 will be $4,000, 900, 20 per cent.
more than in 1896. The product of
the United States is estimated at
.S61 SOC, 900.
Representative Dingley, chairman
OF the house ways and means commit
tee claims that tha ravanue from IAN