Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30

said Clemmer fired the shot and Lizzie
Dekalb and Kaiser were his accom-
plices in forming the plot and carry
ing it out.
The New York Presbytery refused
to license Mr.. Bebb, a theological stu
dent because he did not accept the
; historical accuracy Of Jonah and the
whale
President Gates OF Amherst college
has sent letter to the trustees from
Cambridge, England, under date Of
June s, resigning the presidency Of the
institution.
Ex-Mayor Frank 4 Mcgowan Of
! Trenton, n. J., was made a higamist
by the New Jersey court of errors and
! appeals, which refused to uphold his
! Oklahoma divorce.
Capt. Charles Silva, who commanded
many flibustering expeditions to Cuba,
j has submitted to the amputatfon of a
/ leg as the result of wound from a
Spanish bullet
Fusion with the democracy was de-
nounced by the middle-of-the-road pop
uIists of Michigan, who had a conven-
ton at Grand Rapids, where the other
silver parties met.
Ninety per cent. of the exports from
Hawaii are purchased by the United
| States. The value of the exports from
! the United States to Hawaii will ap-
proximate S6,000,000 this year.
| Mrs. Lowe of Atlanta, is the chief
candidate for the position of president
Of the American Federation OF Wo-
mems Clubs, which began its fourth
annual meeting at Denver.
The adherents of Mayor McKisson of
Cleveland, were turned down by the
Hanna people in control Of the Ohio
republican convention at Columbus.
A state ticket was named.
The conferees on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill have agreed to a pro-
vision for American representation at
the Paris exposition. The appropria-
ton is not to exceed $780, 900.
Senator Moran presented to the SEN
| ate a favorable report on the Mica
ragua canal bill. He says congress
will pass the measure at this session
unless there is an early adjournment
It is stated that another million has
been lost by Joseph Letter by the
shrinkage of cash wheat this week,
and that he is likely to lose much more
by Europe reflections Of wheat bought
on option.
The scheme Of New York capitalists
to utilize the water power Of the Cat
skill mountains involves the supplying
Of electric power for all the elevated
and surface railroads and factories of
New York city.
Jacob Hoffman of Flatbush, an
American citizen Of German parent
| age, has been arrested in Hamburg
and drafted into the German army.
| Ambassador White at Berlin, will be
Instructed to investigate the case.
Rev. Thomas G. Hanna of Plants
! vile, Conn, who lost his memory some
time ago as the result of an accident
| has been restored, and will be mar
ried TO the lady to whom he was en-
gagged before the accident, but whom
he had forgotten with everything else.
While racing with Lehigh express
! between Penn Haven Junction and
Mauch Chunk a New Jersey Central
train left the track on a curve. The
engineer and a newsboy were thrown
before the Lehigh train and killed
The smoking-car rolled into the Lee
high river and several persons were
| hurt.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage re-
commended to congress that the ad.
hesive stamp provisions Of the wal
revenue act go into effect on July Is
! instead of July i. The senate finance
! IL 9ad of July /. The senate finance
committee declined to consider any ex-
tension, and the law in full will &c
into operation July l.