Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-09
tory owned by F. c. Austin,


senator on the charges of bribery.
February 20 has been set as the date
for the trial of Senator Quay on the
charge OF alleged conspiracy in TIE
misuse of the states money.
A member of the British govern
men, Mr.. Long, significantly used the
word alliance" in referring to the i'm
proved Anglo-American relations.
A. G. roster, formerly Of St. Paul,
Will be the new United States senator
from Washington state, having been
nominated by the republican caucus.
Frank o. Lowden has been elected
ieutenant-c0l0neI Of the first regiment
Illinois national guard. He is a son
in-Iaw Of the late George VI. Pullman.
Sneator-elect Clark Of Montana, n
an interview, declares for free silver,
protection OF raw materials and is non
c0mmittaI Oh the expansion question.
Rev. Myron W. Reed, pastor Of the
Broadway temple, Denver, formerly eX-
President HarrisOns pastor, died Of
insomnia, caused by nervous prostra-
ton.
Druggist Remington, of Pniladel- |
phia, who through illness had lost his
memory Of the past, recalled his name
upon looking at the picture Of his baby
boy.
The German ambassador to the
United States says his country will
not Interfere with us in the Philip
pines. His utterances are friendly in
the highest degree.
Charles MCLEAN, who says he is the
healer" known as Schlatter all over
the west until his disappearance and
reported death in New Mexico in 1897,
is now in Brooklyn.
Richard B. Canning, alias Cohen, a
protege Of Mrs. Darlington Booth and
a former convict, is under arrest in
New York charged with passing a
worthless check for $3.50
At Port AL Prince severe earth
quake shock was felt. A serious fire
broke out 1t originated near the
presidents palace and several dwelling
blocks were destroyed.
Caster Scholler of Mascoutah, Ill,
has been hiccoughing almost constant
| ly for five days, and is now at the
| point of death. Physicians are I'M
able to relieve his trouble.
The New York police have received
d statement from d man VINO says he
maued tor d stranger the package Of
when the poisonous contents caused
Jne death OF Mrs. Kate J. Adams.
At Providence, KY, one OF the larg
est TOBACCO houses in that section OF
the state, operated by }. G.. GiVens,
was destroyed by fire. 1t contained
100000 pounds OF fine strip tobacco.
At Russell, Kan, Charles A. Wolcott
president of the First National bank
which closed its doors, has disap-
peared It is stated that there is a
shortage Of from $4,000 to $4,000.
At Pittsburgh the six-story building
at GIG and $40 Penn avenue, occupied
by the New York Biscuit company, and
the La Crosse Art Glass company, was
damaged by fire to the extent of $75,-
600.
At Youngstown the engagement IS
announced of Miss Violet Deetrick,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs John Deet-
rick, and William Mckinley Duncan,
OF Cleveland, a nephew of President
Mckinley.
In Boston Mayor Quincy, in pursu-
ance of orders for the reduction Of
salaries of all departments, reduced
his own ~ per cent. Nearly 5000
employees out OF 10000 will De reduced
and 100000 saved.
An entire family named Robson
consisting OF four persons is reported
10 have been drowned by the capsizing
trying TO reach the Canadian main
land from Bass island.
Mrs. Florence Lillian Palmer Van
Setback has brought suit for divorce at
New lOrk against her husband, John
Calvin Van Setback of Chicago, nam
ing a countess and another woman of
quality as correspondents.
The remains OF the late julius Gold
schmidt, who was consul general at
Berlin, Germany, and who died a short
time ago, will be brought TO Milwau
kee at the expense OF the state de-
partment at an early date.
The body found by the searching
party on one Of the Bird islands in the
gulf OF Mexico has been positively
identified as that of Captain j. A. Stur-
tevant, the pilot who took the Paul
Jones through Pass a POutre.
A parrot that had more accomplish
ments than a vaudeville star and a
market value of $4,000 died at 4Sew
York. It's name was Mynah, and it
had been for many years the pet of
Miss Emma Thursby, the singer.
A Wall street news bureau states
that the sale of the Chicago & Alton
railroad to a syndicate representing
the Illinois Central, the Union Pacific,
the Missouri Pacific and the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, is concluded.
The attorney general has approved
of the ruling of the board of general
appraisers, made on Oct. Is, 1897, hold
ing that the new tariff act became
operative at six minutes after o'clock
on the afternoon of July "a, 1897.
A marvellous strike OF almost pure
gold is reported in the Isabella mine at
Cripple Creek. The vein in sight is
said to be six feet wide, twenty feet
long, and six inches wide, and the ore
assays nearly 100000 to the ton.
\ dispatch from London announces
the death Of Robert Rintoul Symon,
| aged co. He was vice president and