Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-06-28
DOMESTIC.
he republicans carry Oregon.


Gated in Washington.
A posse comitatus is still protect
ing citizens of St. Louis.
A former Kentuckian writes from
Texas that he killed Goebel.
General Wheeler will take command
Of department Of lakes Monday.
The navy department has issued
circular calling for bids for three
classes of armor plate to be submitted
August 10.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis road OBJ
tanned control of the Iowa Central
Michigan conferred $50 degrees, Cor
nell 400 Wisconsin, 800, Lawrence, IA.
Pennsylvania governor received no
requisition for ex-Gov. Taylor Of Ken
lucky.
The Wisconsin G. A. R. elected D.
J. Jones of Richland Center COM
mander.
Fire destroyed the business section
of Middleton. Wis, the loss being
100000
Wheat makes an advance of nearly
cents on bad crop reports from the
northwest.
The Clark and Daily factions in Mon
tana will send rival delegations to
Kansas City.
Justice Shiras expects the dismem-
berment Of China and Absorption by
the powers.
Edgar C. Bracket of New York gave
| 1000 to Cornell college at Mount
Vernon, Iowa.
Five persons were injured by the fal
Of an elevator in the Hotel Walton
Philadelphia.
Twelve thousand acres OF beet sugar
are to be raised in the Kankakee val
ley of Illinois.
| A brokerage firm offered to LOAF
$10,O00,O0O On New York real estat,
at IL per cent.
A lion in menageria at Milwaukee
broke from his cage and killed kang
aroo and pony.
| The price of beer advanced to S., ;
raise of 81 a barrel, by Chicago AM
Milwaukee brewers.
The government decides that thu
Phoenix park murderers cannot re
main in America.
1t is estimated that $25,000,000 t.
SAC, 100000 in gold will be taken from
the Klondike this season.
Japan has voluntarily restricted i'm
migration to this country to an ex
tent that is almost prohibitive.
The Illinois supreme court rule
that the indeterminate sentence lay
is applicable to misdemeanors.
B. F. Shiveley of South Bend, Ind
would, it is said, accept the democrati
nomination for the vice presidency.
St. Louis street railway striker
have announced that they will declar
a boycott against the transit company
After the convention Roosevelt hui
ried to New York to rest. He decline
to say when he would resign as COVER
nor.
John G. Wooley, the temperate
lecturer, formerly of Minneapolis, wi
probably be the prohibition candidat
for president.
An armed guard of Kentucky noun
taineers and Philadelphia detective
accompanied w. S. Taylor to the Ia
tional convention from his hotel.
The first bulletin of the censu
bureau giving the population of tn
large cities is not expected to be is
sued much within a months time.
Congressman Amos J. Cumming
declares that it is the duty Of tn
United States to make the naval acad
envy at Annapolis the greatest in tn
world.
The democrat state convention G
Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Georgia
Vermont and California met and de
clared for Bryan's nomination TO
president.
The Delaware Forge and Steel com
pany, with capital of 100000, ha
been incorporated at Dover, Del.
big steel works will be erected a
Wilmington.
According to government estimates
the exports of the United States 70
the fiscal year ending with this mont
will exceed those of any previous yea
by $3.50, 100000
| San Francisco republicans hav
made vigorous protest to Presiden
Mckinley against the quarantining o
the state by a federal health officer OF
account of the plague.
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passenger fares between Chicago anC
New York at the rate of 81 for every
| hour less than limit Of twenty
eight required for the trip.
Judge William Kneeland Townsend
of the United States circuit court oil
New York, sustained the administration
in their holding that for taxation pur-
poses Porto Rico is not part Of the
United States.
By the death of David Dwight Wells,
the son of the late David A.
Wells, Harvard university is richer by
$4,000. The same sum goes to the
Springfield, Mass, and to Williams COL
lege, Wilmington, Mass.
Walter e. Duryea was removed by
carriage rail and water 333 miles from
Roosevelt hospital New York, to SAN
itarium at Dansville, n. Y. Notwith-
standing he has a broken neck the
journey was made in comfort.
Mckinley received bulletins of the
convention and was affected by the
demonstration in his honor. He tel
egraDhed congratulations TO Roose-
welt. The president will be notified
formally at Canton July u.