Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-20

pain.
Among the officers of the new regi-
ment to be raised in the depart
lment of Dakota are Roosevelt's rough
riders
Yellow Bull, Brule Sioux chief,
was murdered. He was the last of
his family, all of whom were muir
dered
Minneapolis reports the banner lum-
Der year in it's history. Sales are the
largest and prices the highest since
1892
Captain ". E. Stewart, editor Of the
Sentinel, dropped dead at South
Haven, Mich. He was born April %,
1871
A valuable copper strike is reported
on property in the Parry sound dis
trict of Canada owned by st. Paul
men.
CONGRESSES gift to Dewey, a sword
will be presented to the admiral by
Secretary Long on the east front Of
the capitol.
A campaign for legislation against
faith-healing was begun at big mass
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria in
New York
James Murphy of Sag Bridge died.
He was one of the oldest and wealth.
est farmers of that locality and was Il
years of age.
Governor Roosevelt of New York
had a consultation with President Nc
Kinley in regard to the situation in
the Philippines.
Reliable information indicates the in
definite postponement of the discus
sions by the Anglo-American joint
| high commission.
New York will have two days
celebration when Dewey arrives. The
admiral will march under a $4,000
| triumphal arch.
| The government crop report shows
| the conditions of all grains to be low
er, except spring wheat, which is high
er than last month
P. D. Armour, the Chicago packer
who has been critically i'll abroad, is
out of danger He is at the Neuheim
springs, Germany.
Lizzie Cassidy, two and a half years
old, of Brooklyn, is missing. Her par
ents think she was kidnapped; police
think she is lost.
Systematized relief is being given tc
the Texas flood sufferers. It is
thought that the property loss viii
reach So 100000.
Manufacturers of drill and seedel
implements have decided to make ar
advance of IS per cent. on the price
of seeders and drills.
The Rochester and Pittsburg Goa
company has acceded to the demands
Of the coal miners and 5000 men viii
return to work at once.
Herbert II. Brooks of Medford
Mass, Boston manager Of the Ameri.
can Circular Loom Company of Chi
cago, died, aged A years.
Mrs. NJ S. Ten Eyck, one Of the SO
ciety leaders of Chicago, was drowned
in Lake Superior near Isle Royalt
while with fishing party.
At Cleveland George Welsh Of Crane
Rapids, Mich, street car conductor
was kicked and beaten by strikers. HI
was taken to the hospital.
Senator Chandler was the chief wit
ness against Senator Gallinger in thu
Investigation of the latter on charge:
Nf violating the ciyil-service law.
A new whisky trust, under the name
of the Distilling Company of America
was incorporated at Trenton, n. J.
with capital stock of SIZE, 900, 900.
Governor Savers declares that thu
reports of the Texas floods are no
exaggerated, and that worse cal
amity has never befallen the state.
The Catholic archbishops at theil
October meeting may decide whether
any action shall be taken in regard tt
assembling plenary council in 1902
Oscar F. Lackey, the Baltimore vel
low fever patient on SwinDurne island
n. Y, continues to improve, and grea'
hopes of his recovery are entertained
Six members of the family of Will
lam Reinhard were killed and the re
naming member was injured by {
Big Four passenger train at Colum bus
Ohio
Aaron Wolf, president of the Elk
change bank, Parkersburg, Iowa, anC
interested in other western fnstitu
tons, died at Freeport, III, aged Z!
years.
Steven A. Gardner, general super
intendent of the marine district of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, died at Stamford of apo
plexy.
The Indianapolis News was sold a
auction to Delavan Smith of Chicago
and Charles r. Williams for 1896, 900
They already owned Sc rs per cent O.
the stock
A movement is on foot in Kentucky
to put up a second democratic state
ticket. Attorney General Taylor was
given the republican gubernatoria
nomination.
Richard Williams, colored, charged
with murder, was hanged by a moi
near Alma, Kan, and was cut down by
the marshal before he died. He can.
not recover.
Albert Crosby, formerly of Chicago
questioned before referee in bank,
ruptcy at New York, declared that his
only assets consisted of old clothes
and admitted that his wife now has al
the property he once owned.
Seven persons already have died il
and near New York from lockjaN
caused by Fourth of July pistol acci.
dents, and others are in a precarious
condition.
Consolidation of the wrought iron