Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-14
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uJuFSu DIT SFdQS crossing ACCIDENT
n Gloucester, n. ]. They were pas
5engers on a trolley car which was
struck by a Reading train.
The body of Edward Hays, who dis
several weeks ago, was found
in Tiger river, Greenyille county, S.
c., partly eaten by dogs. He had been
shot and coroner's jury finds that
James Suddeth did the killing.
A petition filed in the district court
by Attorney-General Smythe declares
the existence Of a school furniture
trust, and asks that the alleged I'M
lawful combination be prohibited from
doing business in Nebraska.
Henry Hofheimer, formerly a mem
Der Of the firm of Henry Hofheimer,
Son & Co., wholesale dealers in boots
and shoes at Norfolk, Va, has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities
$3.50, 8O4, nominal assets S21, 900
The Employers association, repre-
senting from S7,00O,OO0 to s9,OO0,00O of
local capital, has been organized in
Spokane to resist any demand of Or
ganized labor in the city which the
association members may regard as
unjust.
The United Starch company, a con-
solidation Of the Oswego starch fac
tory, the American Glucose company
of Buffalo, the Argo Manufacturing
company of Nebraska City, Neb., and
the Sioux City 0oWa) starch works.
has been organized.
During an attack by a mob on a
Mormon meeting at Pine Bluff, Tenn,
Miss May Hardin, young woman, was
killed by a bullet Burton Vinson, a
young farmer, confessed firing the shot,
but said it was an accident. He COM
mitted suicide.
A special train bearing Cooper's cir
Gus was wrecked in Tennessee by the
bursting Of an airbrake hose. Twelve
persons were injured and circus prop
erty and animals scattered in all di-
rections. No one is thought to have
been fatally hurt.
The inability Of a number of ship
yards to secure steel will cause delay
in the completion of warships under
construction. The bids on the six pro-
tected cruisers will be much higher, it
is thought, on account of the rise in
the price of steel.
By the explosion of calcium light
tank filled with carbonic acid gas at
the Calcium Light company's machine
room, Chicago, Frank Hopkins was ia
tally burned and Howard McClenethan
was severely injured. The first floor
Of the building was wrecked.
The central Porto Rican relief COM
mittee has issued another appeal to the
people of the United States on behalf
of the sufferers from the hurricane.
The appeal declares that $1,5O0,O00 will
be required to procure for the desti-
tute the bare necessities of life.
Julius H. Dawes of Chicago has been
arrested at Stoughton, charged with
using the mails to defraud Last No
vember he organized the Northwest
ern Investment company, which
agreed to sell diamonds at two-thirds
their value on weekly installments
Thirty-tive thousand G. A. R. yeter-
ans were reviewed yesterday in Phila-
delphia by President Mckinley, who
afterward visited Admiral Sampson S
feet. The next convention will be
held in Chicago. Gen. Shaw of New
York was chosen cOmmander-in-chief.
Two masked men walked into Harry
Green's gambling rooms at Spokane,
and held up Is men, looted the tiIls
and safe and escaped with $1,000 in
cash and bills. In the chase and sub
sequent capture of one of the men Po-
liceman Gemmrig was severely
wounded.
The republican state executive COM
mittee Of Virginia has issued an ad-
dress to the republican voters of Vir-
ginia advising that no steps be taken
looking to the nomination of repub-
lican candidates for the next legisla-
ture. This body will elect United
States senator
The governments of the United
States and Great Britain are reported
to have agreed upon a temporary line
between Canada and Alaska In view
Of concessions made by the United
States, Great Britain is expected to
consent to the aOrogation of the Bull
wer-Clayton treaty.
c. Ross Grub and Horace L. Halde-
of Philadelphia, their two iron fur
naces at Chickles, Pa The price is
1925, 900. The terms embrace the right
to operate the famous ore mines at
Cornwall. Both furnaces will put in
blast as soon as repairs can be made.
The Anchor Line steamship City of
Rome arrived at New York after an
exciting voyage, caused by a collision
with an iceberg off the banks of New
foundland. There were nearly 1000
on board. Owing to the
splendid seamanship of Captain Young
and his crew a catastrophe was
aYerted.
Sheriff Thomas, of Posey county, ar
rived at Evansville, Ind, with Daniel
Powell, a negro, whom he had saved
from a mob by escaping from Mount
Vernon in a buggy. Powell shot an
officer week ago. William Carr,
prominent citizen of Mount Vernon,
was fatally shot by another negro,
who escaped and is now being hunted
by the mob.
Gen. Royal T. Frank, commanding
the department Of the gulf, announced
that the garrison at Key West would
be sent to New York as soon as trans
portation was arranged, on account of
the yellow fever at Key West. The
fever situation is considered encourag-
ing by Gen. Frank, as no new cases