Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-14

with the murder of Leopold Edinger,
farmer.
Cyrus Davis, the Toledo counter
feiter, has been identified as Charles
Johnson, who comes of a family of bad
moneymakers.
John Simson Woolson, judge Of the
United States court of the southern
district of Iowa died in Des Moines,
aged SO years.
Yale chose Brown for football cap
tain, and Harvard elected Daily. Ath-
letics cost Yale $56,384 and Harvard
$64,000 last year.
The new practice ship Chesapeake, the
only sailing vessel of the new United
States navy, is ready for it's trial trip
at Charlestown, Mass.
The state election commission Of
Kentucky met at Frankfort to decide
whether Taylor or Goebel shall get the
certificate as governor.
A brief was filed by counsel for Well
come in the Montana disbarment pro-
ceedIngs growing out of the election
of Clark to the senate.
Attorney General Griggs reports that
the nation can prosecute trusts only
in restraint Of interstate commerce. A
land claim court is needed.
Henry Gage Of Terre Haute, has con-
fessed throwing a stone and injuring
Charles Moberly on Thanksgiving day,
so that he is likely to die
The democratic congressman nomi-
mated James D. Richardson of Tenn
essee for speaker, and he thus becomes
leader on the floor to the house.
An open switch on the Milwaukee
road, near Beloit, wrecked a passen-
ger train without loss of life, but with
serious damage to the cars.
In Philadelphia Rev. John B. Hes
peIin, C. S. S. R., the oldest member of
the Redemptorist order in the United
States, is dead, in his 18th year.
The treaty providing for the parti-
ton of Samoa was signed in Washing
ton by Secretary of State Hay and the
British and German ambassadors.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed by
John H. Howe, lumberman and mer-
chant of Amery, Wis. Liabilities, $53,-
900; assets not quite half that sum.
J. G. Leftwick, negro federal en-
ploye has gone to Hawaii to study the
prospects there for his race. He goes
as agent for a negro association in
Alabama.
On account of the failure of the Bay
| field Western railway to complete it's
road in time, the Bayfield, (Wis.)
county board has Cancelled the 100000
bonds voted.
The proposed combination of the
hat manufacturers throughout the
country, which has been under con-
sideration for some time, is likely to
become reality.
A Wabash railroad passenger train
struck a Thirty-firSt street electric car
in Chicago, injuring eleven persons
and demolishing the car. None of
those injured will die.
Rev. Richard Hassell a pioneer Con-
gregatiOnal minister Of Illinois and
Wisconsin. died at Seattle, Washing
ten, of senile decay, aged 70 years. He
settled in Illinois in 1912.
At the trial in New York Of Roland
3. MolineuX for the murder of Mrs
Katharine J. Adams, Assistant District
Attorney Osborne made the opening
statement for the prosecution.
Gen. Henderson was unanimously
nominated for speaker at the republi-
can caucus. Col. Henry Casson of Wis
cOnsin was chosen for sergeant-at-arms
and the Reed rules were re-enacted
A hard fight is anticipated between
the senate and house on the currency
bill. The senate measure differs sub
stantially from that of the house, al
though containing gold standard dec
laration.
Councillors and rectors of the Ro-
man Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne,
have selected three names which will
be recommended as eligible to appoint
ment as coadjutor to Bishop Rade-
macher.
At Bedwick, Pa, the adoption of a
new system of work by the American
Car and Foundry company, by which
the mems earnings are cut one-half
has resulted in a strike involving 25O
car builders.
The constitutionality of the inheri-
lance tax was argued in the supreme
court. 1t is claimed that it is a d.
rect tax, not apportioned among the
states in accordance with population,
is not uniform in operation, and is a
matter for state, not federal legisla-
| ton.
| Mrs. Belle Van PTaag, wife of State
street saloonkeeper, Chicago, found
guilty Of robbing w. c. Duncan of
| Oregon Of 81, $50 in room at 394 State
penitentiary.
| The American Mailing company gave
a trust deed of all its property in Jlli-
nois, New York, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsyl-
van to guarantee an issue of s5,00O,-
| 600 in bonds
| At Reading, Pa, Mrs. Kate Goodman,
wife of Charles c. Goodman, a well
known hotel proprietor, died suddenly
Of hydrophobia. Nine weeks ago she
was bitten in the left hand by a small
! fox terrier.
| President Mckinley, Postmaster Gen
eral Charles Emory Smith and Laga
| Arraiga, the Gautemalan minister,
signed a parcels post treaty between
the United States and Guatemala, eff
| fectiye Jan. l.
| The United States supreme court de-
cided that the Addyston pipe combina-
ton is operated in violation of the an
THRUST law, and that its agreement