Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13

At Melrose, Mass, Rev. D. P. Liver
more, D. D., died aged 81 years. He
was the husband of Mary A. Liver
more.
Edwin Jacoby, president and in
corporator Of the Toledo and Bowling
Green railroad, died at Toledo, aged
65 years.
The Michigan supreme court has de-
clared unconstitutional Governor Pin
gree's municipal street railway owner
ship law.
Mr.. Bryan has refused to accept
either carload Of Georgia water
melons or the unpaid freight bill for
the same.
New tax rolls increase New York |
city's debt-incurring capacity $4,000
900 and make building Of the under
ground road possible.
The secretary and treasurer Of big
Wall street syndicate is said to have
absconded to Europe with 100000 Of
the company's money.
The navy department has completed
an experimental basin at the Washing
| ton navy yard and tests will be made
with models of warships.
A destructive cyclone passed Aims
worth, Neb, killing one woman and
tearing houses, barns, fences and
| bridges into kindling wood.
Alex Jester, arrested in Oklahoma
for the murder committed % years
ago, has been kidnapped and taken to
Missouri, the scene of his crime.
A fourth of July casualty list in
cludes returns from $50 cities and
towns. The leading figures are: Dead,
SO; injured, 1,73O; fire losses, $233,O70.
At Bedford, Ind, Jesse Johnson
shot a 13-year-old girl who was visit
ing the family. She was walking IN
her sleep and he took her for burg
lar.
Fire in a six-story brick building at
81 to 70 Surbury street and 10 to -
Hawkins street, Boston, occupied
mainly by tobacco manufacturers,
caused $4,000 loss.
On the Clinch valley division Of the
Norfolk and Western at Tip Top an
engine exploded, killing Engineer J. D.
Mcclellan, Fireman E. w. Albert and
Brakeman Oscar J. Owens.
The contract for the construction of
the government building at San Fran
cisco has been awarded to the Bentley
Construction Co., of Milwaukee, at
$500, 800 for Raymond granite.
A committee representing $4,000
: members of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen was in Chicago getting
information with view to the re-
; moval of the headquarters Of the order
from Peoria.
Tammany intended to have Con-
t gresham Richardson of Tennessee as
{, it's July orator. In his absence ex-
: Gov Hogg of Texas was called upon
t and advocated 16 to l and Bryan S
nomination.
Mrs. NJ. w Simmons, widow Of the
late John w. Simmons, formerly pres
ident of the University of Dakota,
and her grandson, Arthur Bartlett,
Jr., were drowned at Oakland beach on
the Atlantic coast.
William J. Elliott, the former Col
" umbus, Ohio, editor, serving a life
sentence for the murder Of Albert c.
Osborne, was pardoned by the COVER
nor on condition that he leave the
state and never return.
At Louisville the social labor party
nominated Albert Schmutz, Louisville,
for governor; James Delaney, New
port, superintendent of public in
L struction; James O'Hearn, Louisville,
commissioner Of agriculture.
John Forbes of Fort Scott, Kans.,
, has just received big concession of
= mineral lands in Haiti, and is organic
ing a stock company of large capital
to develop them He claims to have
discovered a vein of coal there, thirty
: three feet thick.
Ex-Congressman Asher G. Carruth
: declares his belief that the national
= democratic committee has been sum-
mOned to accept the resignation Of
! Chairman Jones, who, he says, is sick
: and not able to stand the strain Of
another campaign.
Orrington Ross Of Hall & Ross Of
Chicago, has been in New York city
for several days negotiating with
prominent glove firms for the options
, on their business, the intention being
to form a glove combination with a
capital of S15,OO0,OOO
, Senator Mason of Illinois was the
orator at a Clan-Na-Gael picnic in
, Boston. In reply to a question from
an auditor, he said he did not believe
in taking down the American flag if it
was where it belongs" His entire ad-
dress was along anti-expansion lines.
Bids We're opened yesterday for S10,-
100000 of New York city 81 per cent
; gold bonds. The tenders ranged all
the way from 105 to 100, POI for all
or parts of the issue, but the bonds
will probably go to Farson, Leach &
Co., who bid 109.45 for the entire
issue.
While w. A. Ward, a Sioux City
aeronaut, was making an ascension at
Lakeview, Ia, the parachute became
entangled and he fell distance of $50
feet. He was terribly injured, but at
last reports was still alive. Five
thousand people witnessed the acct
dent.
At Canada Lake, n Y, a summer
resort Is miles northwest, Lafayette
Vanderpool, former supervisor of the
town Of Caroga, and his adopted
daughter Miss Morey, were drowned
Eanderpool endeavored to save Miss
Morey, who was in bathing and had
gone out beyond her depth.
Ex-Governor William ]. Stone, tenn
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