Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-05-25

D., to Carl Schurz on commencement
day.
An exhibition was given in New
York of an invention to transmit
speech or sound by ray Of light.
Queen Victoria arrived in London
and visited Kensington palace, prepar-
atory to its opening to the public.
In New York Mayor Van Wyck told
the Mazet investigators that Croker
did not control his appointments.
Six indictments were returned as a
result of the Duluth street car strike.
Another dynamite outrage occurred.
The gas stirred up by steamer in
the Chicago river near the stock yards
took fire and nearly burned the boat.
William Comstock of South bridge,
Mass, q we'll known property holder
and citizen, died of Bright's disease.
King Humbert has approved the Sc
lection for the new Italian cabinet
made by Gen. Pelloux, the premier.
The American and British defeat at
Samoa is mainly attributed to the fail
ure Of the Colt gun to work properly.
new patriotic society was incor-
pOrated in New York as the Order of
the Settlers and Defenders of America.
The grain shovelers' strike in Buff
falo, n. Y, was settled by an agree
ment involving concessions on both
sides.
oh &c
unable to accede to the demand for q
concession for a railway route to Pc
kin.
Gov. Smith of Montana told Gen,
Merriam that no riot arrests must
be made in that state without state
authority.
The steamer Dauntless, formerly "a
nous as a filibuster, was released by
the United States court at Jackson
vile, Fla.
Macmillan Harnden, who called
Kaiser Wilhelm a poodle prince" has
begun a six months term in prison for
lese majestic.
The Transvaal authorities are forti-
flying hilltops and other advantageous
places in anticipation of trouble with
Great Britain.
Gov. Sayres of Texas will call a
meeting of governors and state attor-
neys general to formulate a general
antitrust law.
A trust deed placing a first mort
gage on all the plants of the Mcintyre
| -four trust was filed at Duluth and
West Superior.
The navy department has distributed
the guns captured from the Spanish
fleet near Santiago among a number
of towns and cities.
Rev Dr. Edward Everett Hale has
resigned the pastorate of the South
Congregational church, Boston, after
service of 43 years.
In New York Mrs. Rose Komie was
arrested on the charge of spanking her
servant, Aileen Russell, for taking
Sunday off without leave.
Students at Princeton attacked a pa
rade of Pawnee Bills Wild West show
and a pitched battle took place, in
which many were injured.
Dewey, President Diaz, of Mexico
and Mckinley, have promised to at
tend the laying Of the Chicago post
office corner stone Oct. 9.
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania cut
down the general State appropriation
| bill $500, 900, taking $1,O0OO00 from
the public school provision.
The customs authorities claim tC
have discovered extensive smuggling q
opium and other drugs from Canada
and have arrested four men,
The Pekin authorities, it is reported
are turning to Great Britain for sup
port against Rusias demand for a con-
cession for a railroad to Pekin.
The Bradley-martins gave a $4,000
dinner to eighty-six persons in New
York as their formal farewell to New
York society. They left for Europe
today.
An earthquake shock was expert
enced along the Connecticut river. 1t
was light, and accompanied by a
Iumbling noise suggestive of an ex-
plosion.
At Williamsville, Mo-, Monroe John
son. prominent lumberman, shot and
killed H. n. Halliday, president Of the
Williamsville, Greneville & St. Louis
railway.
Chinese rebels have renewed THEN
opposition to British occupation Of The
Kow Loon territory, near Hong Kong
and British troops have been sent &c
| the scene.
John Burton died of Bright's dis
ease at Peaks island, Maine, aged 5S
years. For the last four years he was
manager of the Joint Traffic associa-
! ton at New York
No miner in the Cour d'Alene district
of Idaho will be permitted to work
| there unless he renounces membership
in the union that is held responsible
| for the present strike.
The California Raisin Growers asso-
| citation has fixed the price of the sec
Ond crop Of Muscatel wine grapes at
$40 ton, 81 more a ton than they
| brought last year.
| The Order Of Railway Conductors
! will establish $500 600 reserve fund