Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-08
ng $4,000, 900 to buy Danish West

OIlltS- d wealthy Aul4lDC4 man IL
Chippewa Falls, was killed by fall.
The senate refuses to reconsider the
vote that ratified the Samoan treaty.
E. c. Stedman, the poet, sold his seat
on the New York stock exchange.
The Ohio supreme court has sus-
tanned the antitrust law of that state.
The house took unfavorable action
on the weather bureau reorganization
bill
Dewey asked the house pension COM
mittee to grant pensions to his officers
widows.
Democrats in the Maryland legis-
lature decided on a bill to disfranchise
negroes.
A nun and some pupils were suffo-
Gated at an altar in a st. Louis con-
vent fire.
Federal Judge Kohlsaat pronounced
the Illinois antitrust law unconstftu-
tional.
Seventy thousand miners in Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania may
strike.
The director of the census has not
issued any commissions in blank as
charged.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad is spending s2000,000 in i'm
provements.
Miss Ethel Tucker of Boston mar
ried Archibald l.. Lindsay, son of a
British earl.
Governor Taylor Of Kentucky will
probably not sign Senator Blackburn's
commission.
The Chicago Great Western voted
to spend 100000 on improvement
and equipment.
Differences among republicans as to
the provision of the subsidy bill may
cause its defeat.
The Iowa legislature may may con-
solidate the state library with the his
torical department.
Hoar faVors an enlargement of the
capitol to accommodate all congress
sional committees.
The senate committee approved a
bill to establish a department of COM
merce and industries.
There is a proposal to secure St.
Louis water from the Meramec river
at a cost of $2O,O0O,OOO.
Guy A. Carlton of Bloomington, ILL.,,
died Unexpectedly of congestion of the
brain, aged 60 years.
Washington authorities say that
they have no intention of sending fed
eral troops to Kentucky.
Roosevelt is said to have agreed to
accept the republican vice presidential
nomination if necessary.
President NJ. E. ingalls, has an
nounced his retirement from the Ches-
apeake e Ohio railway
The Philadelphia Traction company
has announced an increase in the
wages of it's 5000 employees.
Secretary Long announced his oppo-
sition to the proposed plan for build
ing warships at the navy yard.
The New York reform club declared
the lobby the strongest financially and
politically ever held at the capital
Two sailors on American gunboat
Wheeling were killed while firing
salute in honor of kaisers birthday.
w. A. Smith will offer an amend
ment to diplomatic appropriation bill
TO send minister to the Transvaal.
Judge Thomas J. Wharton, one OF
the oldest and most prominent jurists
of Mississippi died at Jackson, Miss
Failure of Philadelphia capitalists tc
materialize blocked the organization
of the American Baseball association
Germany has, through it's ambas-
sadOr, made complaint against exist
| ing regulations in our customs service
There is movement to combine al
| automobile and bicycle interests in
of the United States in a 5000 900 coo
| trust
Edward NJ. Kuhn, well-known
American and formerly manufa ;tur-
er of furniture, is dead in the city OF
Mexico.
| The Central Passenger association
issued circular warning people that
offers of cheap trips to Paris cannot
be fulfilled.
An action is begun at Mankato tc
test the validity of contracts between
boards of county commissioners and
tax experts
c. c. Morrow. for long time one OF
the executive clerks of the United
States senate, died at Washington
aged 5S years
Joshua l.. Foster. editor of Fosters
Daily Democrat Of Dover. N H, died
of inflammatory rheumatism. He was
IS years of age
In Des Moines and several cities of
Iowa saloons are closed. obeying the
supreme courts decision, but in most
towns they remain open.
Judge Amidon virtually settled all
the cases of the Cinnamon retained at
Fargo by deciding that two of the &C.
lestials must be deported.
The industrial commission received
a statement from the Standard Oil
company telling why it is enabled to
pay dividends of SO per cent
Admiral Hichborn was before the
$4,000 600 was needed for repair work
during the next fiscal year.
Sheriff Herman Barnickol died at
Belleville, ILL.,, from the effect OF
wounds received in preventing the es-
cape of a prisoner two weeks ago.
The house naval committee is likely
to approve Longs recommendation
for three armored cruisers, twelve gun
boats, and three protected cruisers