Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13

was elected by bribery and intimida
ton.
One million persons were benefited
by general advance in wages in al
most all the cotton mills of New Eng
land.
Edward Long Tead Of Boston, Mass,
die0. He was for % years president
of the National Exchange Bank Of
Boston.
: gown exchange" has been formed
in New York, where society women
may rent their gowns to actresses for
stage use.
Ten persons were drowned by the
capsizing Of the steamer Chilkat as
she was leaving Eureka, Cal, for San
Francisco.
A company is buying all water rights
in the Catskills in the belief that the
metropolis may have to turn there for
a supply.
Over 100000 cotton mill workers and
many other mill employees are affected
by an increase of wages which went
| into effect yesterday.
Anna and Lucy A. Brickill may di-
vide 81 100000 as the result of thirty
years litigation over a fire apparatus
| patent by their dead father.
All Indications point to a peaceful
solution of the trouble in Samoa, but
the German press criticises the course
of Great Britain in strong terms.
The law provides that there shall be
not more than 300 census supervisors.
| The country has been divided into dis
tricts, each to be in charge of a su-
| pevisOr.
Anti-Quay republicans in the Penn
| sylvania legislature united upon Judge
| John Stewart, of Franklin county, as
their candidate for United States
senator.
The trial was commenced at Can
| ton, Ohio, of Mrs. Annie George, who
, is charged with the murder of George
D. Sexton, a Brother of Mrs. William
Mckinley.
Miss Helen Gould has received the
official gold badge of the New York
, fire department, presented to her in
recognition of her work at the Wind
scr hotel fire.
The Carnegie Steel company has adj
vanced wages. The advance affects
10000 workers. Common labor will
receive s14O per day and other labor
in proportion.
Great Britain has accepted Ger
many's plan for a commission COM
posed of one representative from each
of the powers concerned to settle the
Samoan trouble,
DR.. Solf the newly-appointed presi-
dent of the municipality of Samoa, ar
rived in Washington and will aster=
tain the views of this government in
regard to the Samoan Islands.
Mrs Elizabeth Plankinton, daughter
of the late John Plankinton, has Of
fered Milwaukee 100000 to build a
home for the Young Women's Chris
tian Association of that city.
The crew of the battleship Iowa has
presented Captain Robley D. Evans
who commanded the Iowa in Cuban
waters with a. handsome sword, accom-
panied by a fitting letter.
S. B. Armour's will, which was flee
at Kansas City, disposes of an estate
valued at over $4,000OOO, the bulk .
which is divided between his wife an
his nephew, Kirk B. Armour.
The University of California foot
ball team has received a challenge
from Harvard University for a mattel
5 game, the suggestion being made
that it be played at Cambridge Oct. q
+ The American Smelling and Re
fning company, capital $65, 100000
t and the Continental Cotton Oil com
pany, capital $6,OO0,OO0, have incor
porated under the laws of New Jer
sey.
5 DR.. Richard Kay, who introduced
American cattle, threshing machines
, peas, tomatoes and cabbage in Japan
is dead in New York, aged 55 years
I He was formerly a cattle breeder il
Illinois.
EX-Representative Lewis of Wash
ington, who has visited Cuba, says tn,
Cubans resent the presence of Amer
! leans and are disappointed becaus,
they are not allowed to retaliate on tn.
Snaniards.
The United States supreme cour
rendered a decision sustaining thu
, validity of the war revenue act anC
, holding it constitutional not only as
to stock exchanges but as to live
| stock yards as well.
In the novel contest for school trus
tee between James Mansfield, repub
llcan, and his wife, democratic, in Rio
township, Illinois, Mrs Mansfield re-
ceived "a plurality, the largest giver
any candidate on the ticket.
The secretary of state has received
note from the French ambassador
inviting the United States to partici-
pate in the international congress
against the abuse of alcoholic liquors
to be held in Paris from April to 81
Acknowledgement Griggs holds thai
the sale of liquor at army canteens is
not abolished by the recent action OF
congress Temperance organizations
will bring pressure to bear on Presi-
dent Mckinley to prevent the sale OF
liquor at army posts.
Mayor Maybury has vetoed the
resolution Of the council appointing
Governor Pingree and two other citi-
Zens commissioners to purchase and
operate the street railways for De-
trOit. He insists the act empowering
the council to appoint this commits