Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
DOMESTIC.

New York gas companies CONSOLE
dated.
The isthmian canal commission
sailed.
Urgency deficiency bill will carry
$3.50, 100000.
A national religio-political party has
been formed.
An increase in the Hawaii sugar crop
is expected.
Prices of feece-lined underwear is to
be advanced.
Mccoy won his fight with Maher in
the fifth round.
L. E. Brookfeld, Sterling, Ill, died
at Pasadena, Cal.
Water is turned into Chicago's
drainage canal.
New York and Pennsylvania have a
genuine blizzard.
Receivers are appointed for three
southwestern railroads.
Eighteen Chicago laundries formed a
81 10000 combination.
The nations finances are shown to
be in excellent condition.
Major General zenas R. Bliss, re-
tired, died at Washington.
Jeffries agreed to fight Corbett March
Is, Sharkey two weeks later.
The university of Chicago adopted
phonetic spelling for eleven words.
The Massachusetts supreme court de-
clared the Torrens law constitutional.
A. C. Studer, United States consu!
at Sorrento, is dead at Naples, Italy.
Buffalo and Pittsburg trains are
stalled in snow drifts near Cory, Pa.
Notice of contest for the Kentucky
governorship is filed by the demo
Gratis
At Elizabeth, n. J., fire totally de-
stroyed the Isham building. Loss
SIS, 900.
In Boston Jacob c. Rogers, a prom
inent banker, died suddenly, aged Y
years.
w. H. Curtis of Auburn, Ind, dis
appeared in Chicago after collecting
$1,000.
Receivers were appointed for the
American section of the Grand Trunk
railway.
A zinc combine to control the out
put in the United States has been
formed.
Canada does not want trusts, and the
law against them will be made more
stringent.
Secretary Hay reports the success
of his efforts to maintain the open
door in China.
The pension plan of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad has been put in effect
east of Pittsburg.
Milwaukee aldermen passed the
street railway ordinance in disregard
of an injunction.
La Comtesse de Chavanne warns
American girls against marrying
titled foreigners.
Mrs. Hosmer, Minneapolis fasting
woman, died, after persisting in self
starvation two months.
Premier Salisbury tells Ambassador
Choate that he is not ready to discuss
the cOntraband question.
Thomas Rigney, one of the origina
members of the New York produce
exchange. died, aged SO.
At Middletown, N. Y, Colonel Will
! lam Anthony Elderkin, U. S. A, re-
tired, died, aged go years.
Governor Roosevelt asks the legisla-
ture to make laws controlling trusts
Publicity is his remedy.
The Wagner Palace Car company's
property has been formally transferred
to the Pullman company.
At Omaha a bursted water main in
the heart of the business district did
damage amounting to $4,000.
Commander James w. Corlin, U. S
n, died Dec. so at Yokohama, Japan
of peritonitis, aged 81 years
A. 7. Buckhout, a New York mil
lionaire, was found dead. He is thought
to have fallen off a train.
The Ohio centennial commission
asked the legislature for 100000 for
the exposition at Toledo in 1902.
Edward Thomas, a well-known man
ufactrer of gold pens and pencil
cases, is dead in New York.
Robert Breck Brigham, proprietor OF
Brigham's Hotel and Restaurant in
| Boston, is dead, aged 73 years.
John Albert, Philadelphia, Pa,
died, aged 81 years. He was we'll
known as a maker of violins.
Two staff officers in Michigan have
been indicted for defrauding the state
in soldiers clothing contracts.
Nequeshong, better known as
indian Henry" chief of the Chippewa
tribe, is dead at Alpena, Mich.
Fifty matters employed in the Peo-
ria distilleries and malthouse went on
a strike, demanding higher wages.
Clean water in the river as far south
as Harrison street bridge followed the
opening of the Chicago drainage canal.
Friends of D. L. Moody wish to
raise So 90" 900 memorial fund to
maintain the institutions he founded.
George V. Metzel. founder of the
Improved Order of Heptasophs, died
suddenly at his home in StewartStown,
Pa.
]. S. c. Blackburn has been nomi-
mated for United States senator by the
democrats of the Kentucky legisla-
ture
Henry Watterson predicts Gen.
William F. Draper, ambassador to
Italy. will be McKinley's running
mate.
Omaha, Kansas City and Eastern,
Omaha and st. Louis, and Kansas City
and Northern railroads will be COM
bined.
The Ohio legislature has organized
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