Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-03-17

Hartford, conn.
The senate committee on civil ser
vice recommends changes in the
rules.
The jury in the trial Of Sheriff Mar
tin and his deputies returned a verdict
Of not guilty.
At Gladstone, Ohio, Dr.. 4. a.
Matthews was called to his door and
fatally shot by an unknown man.
PopuIist leaders in Kentucky are
opposed to fusion with the silver
democrats.
Cases Of genuine Ieprosy are re-
ported in a Norwegian family near
Graettinger, Iowa.
The prospects for big peach crop
N Michigan are said to be better than
ever before at this time o. year.
Big gold strikes are reported On
American creek, in the KIondike. A
stampede from Dawson City resulted.
Mrs. Robert Mantell, known on the
stage as Charlotte Behrens, died at
Port Huron, Mich.
General Nelson B. Switzer, United
States army, retired, is dead at Wash
| irgton.
James H. Carpenter, inventor Of
the pIojectile bearing his name, is
dead at Reading, Pa.
! At Cleveland, Margaret Maloney,
aged 81, was burned to death while
! kneCling in prayer.
One man was killed and another
fatally shot in a row at dance
near Petersburg, Ill
DR.. Edwin Ktebs Of Chicago is
said to have discovered the germ Of
yellow fever.
Isaac A. Sheppard, propr, etor Of
stove foundries in Baltimore and
Philadelphia is dead.
Miss Duer's marriage to Mr.. CIar-
ence Mackay has been postponed and
will be a quiet home affair.
Joseph f. Loubat, who for years has
lived abroad, gives $1,0OO,OOO to the
library of Columbia college.
Mrs. John Wilmerding, great
granddaughter of old Commodore
Vanderbilt, is insane
A dinner in honor Of Prince Albert
was given by President Mckinley at
the white house Friday.
| Abraham P. Kline, pioneer
threshing machine manufacturer, is
dead in Chicago.
John Wanamaker has decided to
become the candidate Of the Business
Mems Republican league for COVER
nor of Pennsylvania.
! Pew nauid Morton Same
tary of the Methodist board of church
extension, is dead at Louisville, Ky,
/ aged 68.
Luetgert has been assigned to the
! duty of cutting out harness tugs in
the Joliet penitentiary. He hopes for
new trial.
Three murderers Of Valentine Hoy,
a Wyoming ranchman, were lynChed
by a posse which was in pursuit of
them in Ladore canyon.
| Mabel Heating known as the queen
Of pickpoczets,' was fatally shot in
her husbands saloon in San Francisco
by city hall janitor, Jerry Sullivan.
A Klondike party which started
from New York on the steamer Co.
lumbia is stranded at Valparaiso,
Chill.
A new steel rail mill, with a capa-
city OF 5000 rails a day, is to be
built near Kansas City by the Me
henna Steel Working company
Prince Albert Of Belgium arrived
in New York. He intends to visit all
the large cities of the United States
Milwaukee being included in his list
Passengers from Alaska say that on
the night OF March 3 a fire occurred
in Dyea hotel in which it is thought
five persons persisted.
In Chicago, John S. Boyd and wife.
Of Milwaukee, who were arrested,
charged with attempted pocket pick
ing, were discharged.
At Leavenworth, Kas., Jim Thomas
of Chicago and Sam Bennett of Mon
treal Canada fought ten rounds to a
draw
Senior Mendonca, Brazilian minister,
said that he knew OF no revolution in
Brazil. and had received no advices
on the subject
DR.. Pepper, a prominent eastern
educator, is mentioned as a possible
successor of Prof. Kellogg as presi-
dent of the University o. California.
At Newcastle, Del, the Delaware
iron works resumed operations, after
a suspension of four months and
give employment to 500 hands.
Robert T. Ford of New York has
bought Escondida, the Clay homestead
in Bourbon county, KY, IT'S acres, for
$3.50
A fire broke out in Colony block
one of the finest buildings in Keene
n. H., and losses aggregating $4,000
, were sustained.
Striking employees in several New
England cotton mills returned to work
, without getting the increase de-
mand9d
Chief of Police McCullagh of New
York has issued renewed orders tc
, the captains to close gambling houses
! policy shops and pool rooms.
5 Mrs. Olga Demorest, living at Grove
City, twelve miles from Columbus
: Ohio, while insane killed her four
: year-old son Arden with a razor.
The factory of the Liverpool Basket
company, at Liverpool, N. Y, was
: burned. Loss, $4,000, covered by
| insurance.
D. Schroeder & Co., jewelers., OF
Cincinnati, have assigned Liabili-
tinc Se5 00n. ocSo+e eco oon. .s,