Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-17


Reports received by the director of
.he mint show that so far this season
the amount of gold received at Seattle
and San Francisco from the Alaskan
gold fields aggregates $7,60O,000.
William II. Gearing, one Of Chicago's
Oldest residents, was stricken with
paralysis on the steamer Northland
while on his way from Duluth, and is
at Machinac Island seriously i'll.
The reports so far received from sub
treasury cities indicate that the can
Ter gold certificates in exchange for
gold coin will be considerably less
than the treasury officials expected.
Rev. Charles N. Lamson, D. D.,
Hartford, Conn, president Of the
American board Of commissioners for
foreign missions. died at Johnsbury,
It, Of neuralgia Of the heart, aged IS.
General Miles has protested TO Secre-
AIRY Root against eE-SecTetary Ayers
Office q war department bureau under
the sole authority Of the secretary Of
var.
The result of democratic primaries
indicate that John F. Mclean has Sc
cured the Lucas county, Ohio, delega-
tested precincts Mr.. Mclean secured
all delegates.
The engine and a portion OF the
southbound Los Angeles express train
on the Southern Pacific railroad were
derailed near Don Palos. Engineer
C. ]. Ford was killed and several
passengers injured.
Mrs. Annie Kronmann was found
dead by her husband at their home on
Ninth avenue, New York, uncon-
sciOus with two iye-inch gashes in
the back of her head He has been ar
rested for the murder.
The new asphalt paving trust has
secured complete control of the West
ern Paving and Supply company. The
asphalt trust finds itself strongly in
trenched in Chicago The capital is
placed at $10,OOO,OOO or $15,O00,OOO.
The steamer Iowa, one of the best
boats on the Ohio river, with 500 ex-
III oIOlllotS Ou DOd1 u, w do Sulh dI LuS
foot of Slim island, five miles below
Mount Vernon, Ind. No lives were
lost, but there were many narrow es-
capes.
Mrs. Henrikka Bratz and Elder
D. c. Holmes, "divine healers" and
officials Of DR.. John Alexander Dowies
institution in Chicago were held to the
grand jury by the coroner's jury in the
inquest over the death Of Mrs. Annetia
Flanders.
Marquis Romano, secretary Of the
Italian embassy at Washington, has
completed his report on the lynching
Of five Italians at Tallulah, La. He
declares the lynching was an act of
unusual atrocity, without mitigating
circumstances.
Returns from the Cherokee cleo
ton indicate the defeat of the national
ticket which had the support of the
full blood element and the election OF
Burlington for principal chief by 1000
majority. The Dawes treaty matter
will not be revived.
Several New York councilmen were
fined 800 each and committed to pri-
son until willing to comply with the
writ of mandamus ordering them to
authorize the issue of stock to pay
Contractor Pierce for work done upon
the new hall Of records.
The German and American members
Of the Samoan commission, who ar
rived in San Francisco, will come to
Washington for a conference with the
officials. The report Of the commits
sioners will be referred to their re-
SDective governments.
1t is understood that a combination
Of -four and cement bag manufacture
ers and rope paper makers is under
way. The prime mover in the pro-
posed consolidation is said to be the
National Paper Sack company which
has officers in this city.
Chicago will soon have another i'm
Qrovement added to its mail service
postofice department for the registra-
ton OF mail by the letter carriers at
the doors Of persons living in the
residential sections Of large cities.
At Toledo the sensation Of the zelt-
Ter murder trial occurred when John
Zsitner on the witness stand in his
OWL behalf, swore that Attorney West
er1oyer attempted to pull a revolver
ana i vas because Of this that West
enEOyer was killed. The defense viii
attempt to prove that the killing of
Westenhoyer was done in self de-
fellse.
Judge George W. Wheeler Of Con-
necticut has decided that under the
laws Of that state no substantial dam
ages can be recovered for the taking of
human life by negligence or otherwise,
unless it appears that the loss of life
was accompanied by suffering and
pain.
The reported indignity to an Ameri-
can citizen at Johannesburg, South
Africa, arising out of his being mis-
taken for a Kaffir, has not been re-
ported to the state department, and
the view prevails among officials that
Is IS hardly likely to assume an inter-
national aspect.
The International Industrial Asso-
citation and the Blue Cross Society of
the United States, both organizations
Of colored people, met in joint ses-
sion at Chicago. The object is to
take measures toward the suppression
Of lawlessness and the lynching and
of colored people.
An explosion of gas in Pine Brook
colliery Of the Scranton coal company
at Scranton. seriously burned five