Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27

Maj. Charles Mcclure arrived in
Washington 10 assume duties in the Of
fee of the Judge advocate, to which
ne has been assigned.
Eleven of the fourteen members OF
a fishing schooner's crew were
drowned when the vessel struck on a
Massachusetts shoal.
The Samoan commissioners re-
ceived their instructions. They will
take the places of officials now in
control of the islands.
Seven new mogul locomotives OF
the Canadian Pacific, worth $4,000,
were ruined at Fit. William by the
burning of a roundhOuse.
In Difference to the wishes OF the
relatives of the late Bishop Watterson,
his remains were inferred at Mount
Calvary cemetery, Columbus.
Artisans Of the gold beating craft
went out on strike in all parts of the
United States The strike has as its
object the securing Of higher wages.
Santiago Murphy, who is alleged to
have robbed the National Bank of
Mexico of $4,000, arrived under
police guard from the United States.
A fine silk flag combining the en-
blems of Great Britain and the United
States has been sent to President Nc
Kinley by merchants of Annoy, China.
Richard Croker still refuses to
answer questions propounded by the
Mazet committee, and will probably
be proceeded against by the legisla
ture for contempt.
The Pennsylvania legislature ad-
journed without electing United
States senator to succeed Quay. Thus
the state will have but one senator for
the next two years.
After an exile of forty-tWo years for
having killed a German officer in a
duel, Count Edmund Won Larisch is
now trying to return home to secure
| his title and estates.
Andrew Carnegie has promised to
| give $1,750,000 to cover the cost of tne
proposed additions to the art, science
and library departments Of the Car
negie library, Pittsburg.
| The committee on monetary legis-
lation of the republican caucus of the
house of representatives met in At
lantic City to consider the forming of
bill for the next Congress.
Richard Croker was again on the
witness stand before the Mazet in
vestigators and denied having re-
ceived large sums of money which
were not his profits or earnings.
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distillery interests will represent a
united capital of 100000. The trust
will Immediately acquire by purchase
every rye distillery in the United
States.
The American Car & Foundry COM
pany at JeffersonvIne, Ind, announced
an increase of wages to its employees
yesterday to go into effect at once.
The increase is unuers TODD to be 10 pei
cent 1t affects 1000 employees.
The California newspaper signature
law will be ignored by many papers
in the state, including all the Sar
Francisco dailies. The newspaper
publishers hold that the law is uncon
stitutional, and will fight it in the
courts.
At GAINESVILLE, Tenn, as a result O.
a street fight with pistols, Bud Higgins
lies mortally wounded and Gus Moo
dys chance to live is slim. The fgh
was the outcome of an old business
trouble. The battle was bloody one
both men firing after falling over ead
other exhausted from loss of blood.
Commissioner Wilson, of the in
ternal revenue, has issued a circular
letter prohibiting all employees of tht
bureau from interesting themselves
directly or indirectly, in the business
of bonding or security companies
Any violation of this order is maut
JUS ground for removal from office.
The bribery investigation committee
Of the Pennsylvania Legislature has
recommended that criminal proceed,
ings be instituted in the courst against
nine persans for alleged corrupt solici-
JaIion in connection with the ballot
ing for United States senator and the
consideration of the McCarrell jury
bill
For injuries alleged to have been
sustained through application of X
rays to an injured foot for the purpose
of definitely locating a fracture, trial
Of a suit for $4,000 damages was com
menced in Chicago. Tie case is that
of Frank V. Balling, a wealthy lum-
herman, against the Roentgen X Rays
laboratory.
The Missouri house passed a bill re-
iting the same class of companies to
deposit 100000 with the supe4intend-
ent of the insurance department before
being allowed to do business in the
state. The house killed the bill linn
ltlng the same class TO companies to
do business equal to the capital used
in the state.
At Emporia Kan, VIM. Martindale,
vice president of the defunct First
National bank, was placed under ar
rest on charges made in connection
with the failure of that institution.
Martindale's bond was placed at So
| GAG When the First National failed
last fall Charles Cross, it's president
a prominent Hereford breeder, COM
| United suicide. He left a confession,
in which he exonerated Martindale
| and others connected with the bank
At Cleveland Virgil P. Kline one of
the counsel for the Standard Oil Co.,
says that Attorney General Monet