Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-15

financial legislation. Senator Allison
says that at the next session Of con-
gress legislation in line with the
presidents recommendations will |
probably be enacted.
Marcus Knapp, overseer Of the estate
of DR.. Northrup, wealthy New York
physician, VINO had his summer home
a short distance outside of Ridgeheld,
Conn, committed suicide by hanging.
He was so years old, and leaves Wild
ow and three children.
James A. Price, aged "a, COMMANDER
of Reynolds post, No II, Grand Army,
committed suicide at Philadelphia by
cutting his throat. He leaves widow
and two children. He had been in i'll |
health for some time, and it is believed
that he was temporarily insane.
The time of holding the national
conference Of reformers who favor the
abolition or suppression Of the drink
traffic has been changed to December
%. The reason for the change IS
| hopefulness for union of all reform
ers for the national campaign in 1900.
| The American line steamship Paris,
now on the rocks near Manacles, has
been handed over to the underwriters
and salvagers, who are preparing to
make another attempt to float her.
There has been no change in her posi-
ton since the last attempt to tug her
off.
George Trott, aged 80, one Of the six
organizers of the Union league at Phil
adelphia, is dead. He was born N
Boston and was graduated from Har-
ward. For many years he was en-
gagged in business in Philadelphia. He
retired to private life about % years
ago.
B. n. Duke of Durham, n. c., gave
Trinity college $50,000 making total
of s1S3, 900 donated the college by the
Duke family in the past year. The
gift is unconditional, and will proba-
bly, be equally divided between the en-
dowments of the college and it's Ii
brary.
At Springfield, ILL.,, Judge Allen, in
the United States circuit court over
ruled the motion to quash the indict-
ment against c. N Wilcoxen of Deca-
tur charged with using the United
States mails for az scheme to defraud,
and the trial of the case will be COM
menced today.
The Griffin rifles, who were called
at Griffin, Ca, to protect the Jail from
contemplate assaults of the ''regula-
tors" returned to their homes. The
regulators had gathered with the in
tention of releasing some imprisoned
comrades, but disappeared when the
militia arrived.
Admiral Dewey will accompany
President Mckinley to Chicago when
! the chief executive comes to lay the
corner stone of the new federal build
ing Oct. 9. A private dispatch from
, Washington says that Mr.. Mckinley
made the announcement to H. G.
! Payne of Wisconsin.
At Rockford, H., two babies, aged
and years, children of Mrs. Carl
: Detloff, of Poplar Grove, were instant
, ly killed. The mother left the cab on
the depot platform while she stepped
Il into the station. A gust of wind blew
it in front of a fast coming freight
: mangling both children.
# Inc NC" fnahpen1ie 'upi enc ooul
= granted the petition of Insurance
Commissioner Linehan for the ap-
pointment of receiver for the Pro
u vident Mutual Relief association, one
), of the oldest and largest fraterna
~ benefit organizations in the state. The
u court will name a receiver.
The superior court at Columbia, S
e c., has reversed the decision of the low
- err court in an important case affecting
l. the dispensary law. The decision
Il gives citizen the right to drive over
into North Carolina, Or across The
{ bridge to Augusta, Ca, or send nj:
team over with an agent, buy whisky
for his own use and return with it.
u Miss Louise d'Arche (not Miss
{ O'Neil, as cabled), the Canadian nurse
who shot herself with a pisto
4 ropole in London died yesterday
. morning She was 40 years old anG
lived at Yonkers, N. Y. Overstudy is
. said to have unbalanced her mind.
At Chicago the Northwestern Pillow
> Association an organization 25 years
" old, changed its name to the North
e western PloW and Implement associa.
o ton. The change of name was made
S so as to include all of the makers Of
riding and walking plows, corn plant
e ers, cultivators, disk and spike work
n ing implements under a single organi-
l. ZatiOn.
a The national grange committee or
Y legislation of which N. J. Batcheldel
of Concord, N. H., master of the state
q grange, is member, has issued a cir
e cular in favor of the immediate con.
1t struction of the Nicaraguan canal
II which, with accompanying petitions in
q the same direction will be distributed
Immediately to all subordinate oranges
9 in the country.
At Philadelphia, Judge Mcpherson
. filed an opinion in the United States
circuit court adverse to Mrs. Emily V.
Il Hopkins, in her suit against the North
: western Life Insurance company, OF
Chicago, brought to recover $4,000
d insurance on the life of her husband
e John S. Hopkins, the former cashier of
{ the Peoples bank, who committed
: suicide over a year ago.
At Maysville, KY, thirty-eight men
t were armed with Winchester rifles and
e sent to the toll gates on the three
+ turODikaS in this county Tho mon