Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-12

priation of SCI ,O00,0 600.
Service medals, of honor will I'M
doubtedly be provided for the sur
yivors of the civil war.
New York republican senators in
dorsed Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff's candi-
dacy for the vice presidency.
William Jennings Bryan will address
the Seven o'clock club at its banquet
on Dewey day in Chicago.
AT South Bend, Ind, Anton Lam
bert. aged Is, shot Achille Debaets, al
playmate, killing him instantly.
Secretary Long purchased the sub
marine boat Holland and will secure
two more boats on similar lines.
The Pennsylvania democratic con-
yention instructed its delegates to-
Kansas City to vote for Bryan.
At Goshen, Ind, Clarence Culver has
disappeared His wife suspects foul
play, as he had a sum of money with
him.
While adjusting belt in the Lyons,
Iowa, paper mill Henry Hurlburt was
caught by a set screw and whirled to
death
In New York Olga Nethersole and
her associates were found not guilty
Of offending public decency in playing
Sapho.
Mrs. Marie Doble, wife OF Budd
Doble, the horseman, of San Francisco
has filed a suit for divorce on statutory
grounds.
Mr. Lacey of Iowa introduced a bill
authorizing the sale and lease of tim
Der on unappropriated and unreserved
public lands.
J. C. W. Beckham of Kentucky, his
friends say, will not use force to get
possession of the governors Office in
! Kentucky.
| The warden of the Idaho bull pen"
was on the stand in the Occur dAlene
investigation and denied the stories of
inhuman treatment.
Professor Sheldon of Boston uniyer-
| sity says three-fOurths Of the minis
ters could be convicted of heresy on
some point.
Miss Mamie Sampson, daughter of
Rear-Admiral w. T, Sampson, was
married in Boston to Ensign W. T.
| Cluverius, of the navy.
Commander Johnson of the Illinois
naval militia is to be charged with
constitution, rules and customs at
coming conference.
The big democratic convention hall
in Kansas City was totally destroyed
by fire, together with other buildings.
The loss is 100000.
At Milwaukee the fund for the state
fair has not been raised and there is
danger that the fair will be taken
from that city.
The Pennsylvania democratic con-
Vention, in session at Harrisburg
pledged its delegates to Bryan for the
presidential nomination.
The pure-beer bill was killed by tbs
New York senate by a refusal tc
adopt a rule to permit of its immediate
passage out of its order.
Willis Clayyourn, notorious crimi,
nal, was shot in the arm by Detective
John Morgan and overpowered with
! great difficulty at Indianapolis.
The homes and household effects o.
a dozen or more families in South
Macon, Ga, were destroyed by fire
Loss $4,000; insurance small.
Worrying over the thought that he
would be unable to solve the myster-
les of perpetual motion drove A. J
Dayton insane at GAINESVILLE
In Milwaukee William O'Connel
was crushed between the ascending
elevator and the floor of the first
story at the University building.
The court Of appeals decided against
Gov. Taylor, rep, in Kentucky, who
announced that he will take an appeal
to the United States supreme court.
Gov. Roosevelt will deliver an ad-
dress at Galena, H., April 81, at ex-
ercises to be held in honor of the an
niversary of the birth Of Gen. Grant.
Members of the Railway and Tele-
graph Employees Political league will
take an active part in electing the
state legislature of Illinois this year.
At Anoka in the case of Mrs. Melissa
Blake, charged with killing her baby
and burning the body in a kitchen
stove, the jury brought in a verdict of
gnilty.
In New York Mrs w. E. D. Stokes
has brought suit for an absolute dl-
vorce against her husband, the mil
lionaire real estate dealer, w E. D.
! Stokes.
Senator Davis gave notice that he
would ask the senate TO take up at
once the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for
the modification of the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty
George w. Dewey, son of the ad-
miral, declined to discuss his fathers
candidacy for the presidency, saying
! he knew nothing Of it, and that there
was nothing to say.
! At Montpelier, Ind, Oliver Walker
| quarreled with William Barnes in a
! gambling house and cut his throat,
| stabbed him in the abdomen, almost
| severed his right hand and escaped.
Secretary Hay sent sharp note to
| Turkey declaring her attitude on
American pork to be one that will not
be accepted unless her contentious Of
| Embellishments are established.
At New Orleans Julius L. Moves, the
bogus Captain Clarke, who several
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