Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-20


A special train carrying teachers to
the National Educational association
convention was wrecked in Califor-
MIA and two ladies were killed and
thirteen other passengers injured.
Elias Hatfield, the noted Kentucky
desperate, surrendered in person to
Governor Atkinson. Hatfield shot
Sheriff Ellis week ago and has been
holding off a posse IN the mountains.
John Lynch, an iron molder Of
Waterloo Iowa, claims to be one Of the
heirs Of the estate Of William Lynch,
the centenarian OF Kenosha, Wis, who
died leaving $4,000 to his SON. and
daughter.
Herbert D. Pierce, first secretary
Of the United States embassy at st.
Petersburg, says Russia's TRANSIT
berian railroad is nearly completed
and will produce almost a commercial
revolution.
James Lee, an inmate Of the Miss
Ouri penitentiary, has written to a
newspaper that Gilbert Gates, for
whose murder twenty-eight years ago
| was alive in 1894.
Sam Tholl, Jeffries' manager, wired
Joe Jeffords, Offering him $500 to stay
! four rounds with the champion. JEFF
! fords claims to have had the best of
a bout with Jeffries at Angels Camp a
few months ago.
| A delegation Of Methodists left
Frisco for Indianapolis to attend the
annual convention of the Epworth
league and to make strong bid for
the convention of that organization TO
meet in San Francisco in 1901.
Rev. John Won HerIich, rector of st.
Johns Episcopal church, Wichita, is
charged by a wealthy woman member
of his church with being her lawful
husband through a ceremony per-
formed by Rev. Won Herbs himself.
At indianapolis James F. Bailey, re-
ceiver of the Order of the Iron Hall
has filed his final report. Since the
creation of the receivership $4,000
has been paid to claimants and credit
ors, whose claims aggregated $780,
600.
L
company, with temporary capital OF
$4,000, was incorporated in Albany tC
build a S7,000,000 tunnel to connect
Brooklyn and Jersey City under the
two rivers and the island Of Manhat-
tan.
About 100 members Of the Washing
ton electrical workers union, com
lei oT1y- al in
the city, struck for a raise in wages
from 81 and $3.50 to SO per day, and
for eight instead Of nine hours work
per day.
At Topeka L. NJ Crawford, manager
of the Crawford opera house, has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. His I'M
secured liabilities amount to S3SS,730
and those on which there is security
amount to $50, $50 more, making tota
of $44S, $50.
William A. Ahern, a block telegraph
operator on the Delaware railroad
at Ginn's Crossing, was assaulted by
two negroes, who were captured
Though semicOnsciOus, he set the sig
nails stopping all trains, thus possibl!
averting an accident.
Prof. Lipscomb Of the Dallas, Texas
schools was shot dead at church dur
ing service by Janitor Carlisle, {
cousin of Cleveland's secretary Of thu
treasury. Carlisle claimed Lipscoml
was responsible for ousting min
: from the church janItorship.
The Toledo, O., council recently Of
nj
Mayor Jones and his friends offer tt
buy and run the plant on their owl
resources and will turn the profits, i
there be any, into the city treasury
The losses will be carried by thu
company.
; President Cannon of the Mormon
church at Salt Lake who is to be tried
Oh the charge of polygamy, formerl!
had six wives. He ffds two now. The
fling Of birth certificate of daugh
ter, born last April, by his second wifi,
is made the basis Of the proceeding!
against him.
Maj. c. P. Porter, U. S. NJ. c., ha'
been promoted to the grade Of lieu
tenant colonel in the service, ant
placed on the retired list. Lieut.. Col
Porter is son Of the late Admira
David D. Porter, and has a service ex
tending over 81 years in the navy anC
marine corps.
Before the committee Of the Ne
braska legislature Investigating al
legged ballot frauds, E. L. Simon, state
house janitor, testified that he and the
state oil inspector changed the bal
lots in the vault the night before the
recount was held and forged names
of judges of election.
Captain Watkins, in his report upor
the wreck Of the steamer Paris, says
that he misjudged his distances. He
assumes all responsibility Tor the &C
cident and his license has been sus-
pended for two years by the United
Staets local inspector. The steamer
has been safely fioated and is now in
harbor.
Secretary Alger ordered the ap-
pOintment of a new board of army of
ficers to pass upon the plans for the
proposed third bridge across the
Mississippi river at st. Louis, between
the two other bridges now spanning
that water way. The action was de-
cided upon after hearing which the
secretary gave to the parties who are
interested.
Contrary to common belief, the
trade between the United States and
Brazil last year showed a falling off
both in exports and imports. The
figures quoted in a report to the state
department by United States Consul