Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

Canadians may close one Of the
Yukon passes.
Jockey Fred Taral will ride in Eng
land next year.
DR.. w. C. Wilder committed suicide
at Newton, Kan.
Prohibitionists begin a national
conference in Cincinnati.
Cyclfst Jimmy Michael has begun
suit for divorce from his Welsh wife.
Carl w. Belzer, professor Of Latin
in the University of Colorado, died at
Boulder.
Miller, the long-distance cyclist,
made a very poor showing in the Pitts
burg race.
Lombard university of Galesburg,
mas added a course Of dancing to It's
curriculum.
President Dole reached Washington
and exchanged calls with President
Mckinley.
Thomas Gahagan, a Hornsby miler,
was killed at CarlinviIle, H., by Big
Four locomotive.
Samuel Edwards, the widely known
nurseI lyman and horticulturist, is dead
at Mendoza, III.
d. 0. Adams, rich farmer residing
south of Homer, Mich, committed sui
eide while insane.
Mayor Franklin J Dewitt, one of the
pioneer residents of South Dakota, died
at his home in Yankton.
Ex-CongI essman McComas, repub-
lican, was elected senator in Maryland,
to succeed German.
Earl Heston, II years old, is dead
at Eureka, ILL.,, from the excessive use
of tobacco and cigarettes.
Stanhope Ramsey, formerly of Car
lyle, ILL.,, is dead at Washington. He
was 60 years old.
The president has nominated Chas.
FL. Duell, of Syracuse, N. Y, to be
commissioner of patents.
a neavy storm prevailed throughout
the west. In st. Louis the wind blew
at the rate of 66 miles an hour.
Ives has issued a challenge to the
winner of the Sohaefer-Slosson billiard
match, but it will be ignored.
Judge James NJ. Brown is dead at
Peru, Ind. lie had been mayor and
had held ether offices of honor.
Secretary Gage, IN financial speech
in Philadelphia, says the president and
his cabinet are in entire harmony.
T. X. Wilson of Carmi, whose father
was William wilson, chief justice of
Illinois for twenty-five years, i dead.
Chief Clerk Bailey has written a
letter in which he makes charges
against the civil service commission.
Charles f. Reed, one of the most
prominent members of the Boston bar,
dropped dead. He was 81 years old.
Duplan & Co., silk manufacturers OF
Lyons, France, propose to establish a
branch plant at South Bethlehem, Pa.
Austria and America demand redress
Of Turkey for wrongs done an Amer
lean consul, who is an Austrian sub
ject
Frank Stevens, a merchant Of
Franksyine, Wis, was killed near Ra-
cine While walking on the railroad
track.
Lulu Brown, a 16-year-old nurse sirl,
and a 2-m0ntns-Old baby were drowned
i'll the Ohio river by the upsetting of
a skiff.
Steamers leaving the Pacific coast
TO- Alaska a.e compelled to refuse
passengers, SO great is the rush to the
gold fields.
Capu. Geo. r. Guss, editor and pro-
prietor OF the Chester County Demo-
cTat, West Chester, Ia, committed SUI
eide.
The senate has confirmed the nom
iI&tion Of }. W. GIiags Of New Jersey
TO be attorney g-uelaI to the United
States.
The joint coal conference reached an
agl cement whereby tne wages oil
nealy two hundred thousand miners
are advanced.
Thomas i. Watson, it is expected,
Will be nominated Tor governor OF
GeogI1 by the coming popullst state
convention.
Charles 4. Willard, so years old, a
retired insurance man, was killed by
a fail down an elevated railroad stair
way at New York.
The Fort Bicycle Rim and Pulley
Wo.ns at Eaton, Ind, closed, when 81
men walked out because the firm has
failed 10 pay wages.
Chinese Witnesses testified before
the Chicago "Lexow committee" that
police levied blackmail on opium
joints.
At the semi-annuaI meeting Of the
trustees of BeIoit college a gift of
$4,000 to endow the chair of cnemis
Try was announced.
A former divinity student, for many
years tramp, married a well-to-do
Sioux CITY widow who had helped in
his reformation.
Thomas f. Murray, one of the best
6noWn railroad cont actors in Iowa. is
dead at Cedar Rapids. He was 40
years Old.
Ihe ani-Platt republicans are hop
ing to defeat Senator Platt by forcing
the passage Of a state law for primary
election reform.
Daniel He}mick is Oh trial at Lin
coin, Ill, for the murder of Charles
Davis whom he killed in a quarrel
over Helmicks wife.
The Toronto city council has adopted
resolution that 70 aliens, particularly
the citizens q he United States, shall