Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26

Gates that five or six persons instead
of only three persisted.
DR.. Weston, coroner physician, is Su-
ing New York city for $1,000 for per-
forming an autopsy on the exhumed
body of H. C. Barnet.
Henry Frohman, father Of Daniel,
Charles and Gustave FrOhman, the
theatrical managers, died at New York
of heart failure, aged Y years.
Arthur Whitney of Chicago, aged a,
died as the results of whipping re-
ceived in school, his father says. The
school principal is to be arrested.
According to the president of the tin
plate trust, Judge Moore of Chicago,
who organized that combine, received
$40 900, 900 in stock for his services.
Professor D. G. Worcester and
Colonel DENLY, Philippine commission
ers. reached Vancouver, B. c., and
started Immediately for Washington.
The Illinois Presbyterian synod, in
session at Joliet, has passed resolutions
against the seating Of Brigham H.
Roberts in the United States congress.
quartermaster and commissary of the
soldiers home at Santa Monica, Cal,
accidentally killed himself by shooting.
The 18th annual convention Of the
American Federation of Labor will be
held at Detroit, Mich, beginning Dec.
IN. A call for this purpose was is
sued.
6rXy
George Innes & Co. burned. 1t is
thought to have caught from some
electric wires; loss $4,000, insurance
$53,O 900.
Wood pulp has taken a sudden and
altogether unexpected rise, the present
quotation showing an advance of about
100 per cent. from the prices asked not
long ago.
At Warsaw, Ind, the family of j.
F. Rush was poisoned by eating
cheese Mr.. Rush is dead, eight OF
the family are serious i'll and three
cannot live.
A. NJ. Atkinson of Wabash, Ind, a
prominent delegate to the jubilee con-
ventiOn of the Church of the Disciples
while speaking.
Ten pounds of giant powder exploded
at the 30O-foot level Of the Rabbits
Foot mine near Eureka, Utah, where
six men were at work, killing James
BEDFORD and Oscar Slett.
The Western Parlor Furniture Man
ufacturers' Association was organized
| l. 60 Of In nnI-th Tncs+
The object is to maintain steady and
probably higher prices.
Edward Orion, Phi, D., LII. D., OF
Columbus, Ohio, died suddenly of heart
disease, aged 20 years. He was one
of the most distinguished economic
biologists of America.
Gov. Roosevelt removed Chautau-
qua county's treasurer, a republican
named Hutson, for malfeasance Hut
son, a candidate for reelection, re-
fuses to get off the ticket.
At Seymour, Ia, buggy load q
young people was struck by a train
One was killed and nine injured. The
young people had started to the coun-
try to chariyari newly married cou-
pie.
Daniel G. Reid of Chicago, president
of the American Tinplate company, tes-
titled before the Industrial Commission
that without tariff protection there
could be no tinplate industry in this
country.
Dr. Michael c. Jennings has been
sentenced to twenty-five years in pri-
son for the murder of Sewing Machine
Agent Thomas II. Levers June "a in
the alley in the rear of 220S Wabash
avenue, Chicago.
The board of trustees of the Univer-
the progress and aid of the church in
Washington, which is esteemed as a
Mecca for UniVersalist visitors at the
capitol conference.
Nine-year-old Harry Walters of Chi
cago, who was paralyzed by falling
through a broken viaduct, has been
awarded $4,000 damages, the largest
verdict ever given against Chicago for
personal injuries.
The action of the government in Of
fering to anticipate interest payments
on account of monetary stringency has
again directed the attention of cur
rency reformers to the need of a more
elastic currency system.
E. B. Hay, counsel for w. F. Sylves-
| ter, has issued a statement in defense
of DR.. Bedloe, United States consul at
Canton, China, charged with giving
American registry to the alleged fill
clustering steamer Abbey.
At a conference at st. Louis of Chair
man Jones and other democratic lead
ers, it is said that Rear Admiral Schley,
of the navy, was spoken of as a posi-
BILE running mate for William J. Bryan,
in the contest for the presidency in
1900.
The Union Steel company, with a
capital of 81 ,000, 900, which will prob
ably be increased to S10,00O,000 next
spring, has been formed by Pittsburg
capitalists for the purpose of compel
| ing with the American Steel and Wire
company.
One Of the most beautiful private
collections of art on the Pacific coast
was reduced to ashes when the country
home Of w. ]. Dingee, near Oakland,
was burned to the ground. Art gems
worth 100000, many Of them the only
works eXtant, were destroyed.
Captain Powell of the steamer John
| PlankintOn reports passing through
large amount of wreckage on Lake
Huron, off Point AUX Barques. The
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