Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-04

L serious problem for Washington
treasury officials
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Nebraska teachers were in
session this week.
Russell Sage criticised Secretary
Cages deposit of funds with the Ma
tional City bank.
Attorney General Monnett Of Ohio |
said that trusts made their millions |
fayoritism.
Washington officials take no stock |
mans into Canada.
Mary Hickox, 10 years old, is miss
ing in Chicago. Her mother fears that
she was enticed away
The joint high commission favOrs null
lifying the treaty prohibiting building
of warships on lakes.
The dairy interests protest against
the pardon of men convicted Of selling
oleOmargarine as butter
The distribution of the Chicago tax
levy leaves the city with $1230,148 less
than it had last year.
The crew of barge lis, cast away on
Pic island, has arrived in Cleveland
and told thrilling tale.
Mrs. Park Chapman Of East Bank,
w. Va, dropped dead while singing at
a church entertainment
+ Governor Taylor has appointed an
anti-Goebel democrat and republican
as election commissioners.
&c Il cd
in England including one in cotton
goods with S75,O00,000 capital
Prof. Elliott Coues of Washington,
one of the most noted scientists in the
United States, died in Baltimore.
President Mckinney of the Michigan
Teachers association said there is too
much politics in school supervision.
Catholic bishops say that the decree
requiring direct papal dispensatiOn
for mixed marriages will be modified.
The Produce Exchange Trust COM
| pany of New York will resume bust
ness, with Edwin Gould as president.
| A great financial institution, with
Secretary Gage, when his term of office
expires, at the head, is planned in New
York
Mayor Tubbs of Alcester, S. D., was
| sentenced to two years in prison for
sending obscene literature through the
mails.
For the first time since his inaugu-
ration President Mckinley entertained
no guests at the white house Christmas
| dinner
The Illinois Practice commission
heard suggestion of the bench and bar
for simplifying and fastening judicial
procedure.
Chairman Danforth of the New York
democratic committee said free silver
would be less prominent in the 1900
campaign.
CenSure of his action on the fran
chise extension is supposed to have
caused the suicide of Alderman George
E. Hill of Milwaukee,
Secretary Gage said all banks had
the same opportunity as the National
City, but the latter alone made a larger
offer of security for deposits.
Col Bryan denied the report that he
w
that he will discuss money, trusts, and
imperialism in every speech.
An earthquake in California dam
aged several small towns and shook
up Los Angeles and San Diego. Six
Indian squaws were killed.
School Trustee Heating at the Chi
cago board of education meeting OBJ
jected to certain school histories as
having pro-British tendencies.
The cabinet was agreed on extending
the tariff laws to other colonies, but
divided as to the Philippines, because
of the effect on the sugar industry
Secretary Gage has ordered an in
quiry as to the truth of the interview
in which Powderly criticised the secre-
tary S decision in the CrOatian immi-
grant case.
Dr.. Nightingale asked the Illinois
Teachers convention to take steps t.
have the law requiring temperance in
constitutional.
Sir Henry Irving is credited with
making contract with Charles Froh-
man for an American season of not
less than five months yearly until fur
Their notice.
The director Of the mint said no pos
sible supply of money can prevent
stock exchange panics, because specu-
lation and rising prices will absorb any
possible increase.
w. H. Moore, chief of the weather
bureau, has drafted a bill providing
civil service for the department en-
ployes, also a pension fund, drawn
from their salaries.
Clyde H. Wallace of Chicago was ar
rested for stealing a $4,000 sack of gold
from the subtreasury, Secret service
officials say he confessed to losing
| $4,000 in pOolrooms.
The inquest into the death of Harry
! Gray who was killed by Chicago de-
tectives. has been postponed until Jan.
4. His friends will investigate and the
/ widow may sue the city.
/ Mrs, Corinne Brown told the Wo-
mems department of the Society for
Ethical Culture, in Chicago, that char
ity OF any kind is dead and useless IN
der present social conditions.
Captain Baines, of the British
steamer Ariosto. which went ashore
Sunday Off Batteras. has sent a mes
sage to Norfolk. Va. saying that he
fears the vessel will be total loss.
The Paepcke-Leicht Lumber COM
panys plant at the. foot OF Illinois
street, Chicago. was damaged 500 900