Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-27

At Chicago Count" William Won
Zedlitz is prisoner charged with
having swindled 100 persons by issu-
ing fraudulent life insurance policies.
Attorney General Griggs, in an ar
gument before the supreme court, in
sisted that the Philippines and Porto
Rico can be deemed foreign territory.
The Moorish government has set
tied the claim of this government for
$4,000 for the murder Of Marcus
Azagui, a naturalized American citi-
zen.
It is rumored that if Hanna inter
feres in the senatorial fight in Penn
sylvania Quay will get Pennsylvania
congressman to vote against the sub
sidy bill
Edward A. Cudahy Of Omaha paid
S25 900 in gold for the ransom of his
15-year-old son and offered a reward
of $4,000 for the apprehension of the
abductOrs.
A committee of the national civil
service reform league reported that
reform as applied to federal positions
has been seriously checked by politi
cal influence.
Congressman Crumpacker presented
a report on the reapportionment bill,
reducing the representation of the
southern states that have disfran-
chised negroes.
Representative Amends wants the
Illinois legislature to bar oysters from
CT hn
and Representative Nohe wants brok-
ers taxed $4,000 each.
A vigilance committee of prominent
citizens, whose duty it shall be to
stamp out vice in Chicago, was to be
appointed by the central committee of
the anti-vice movement.
I William HALEY, better known to
border fame as "BilT' HALEY, chief
lieutenant of the noted guerrilla
Quantrell, died in the insane asylum
at st. Joseph, Mo-, aged So
DR.. S. Hoepfner, "a consulting en-
giner and chemist of Hamilton. Ont,
is dead of typhoid fever. DR..
Hoepfner invented the electrolyte
treatment of refractory ore.
At Mount Vernon, N. Y, DR.. Charles
Sabin Taft, who attended Abraham
Lincoln after he had been assassinated
in Ford's theater, in Washington, on
the night of April IA, 1865, died at the
age of IS.
The river and harbor committee has
partly agreed on an appropriation oil
SIS, 100000 for internal improvements
including $225,000 for surveying g
!, fOurteen-fOOt channel from Chicago tC
the Mississippi.
: Brigadier General John G. Parke
United States army, died at his resi-
dence in Washington, aged 70 years
} He took part in the Pacific railroad
surveys and the marking of the north
west boundary
) H. Clay Armstrong, grand secretary
of all Grand Masonic bodies OF
Alabama, died from heart trouble al
Auburn. He was counsul-general al
Rio de Janeiro during President Cleve
lands first term
Rev. DR.. Cyrus Augustus Bartol, fol-
: nearly 25 years pastor of the West
uniterian Church and for a quarter OF
century an assistant to Rev. DR.
Charles Lowell formerly pastor of the
church, is dead He was 81 years OF
age.
In head-end collision today be
tween two electric cars on the Green
field and Indianapolis interurban line
near Jim, Ind, Emory Scott and Johr
Glasscock, motormen, were fatally in
jured. Six passengers were badly
hurt.
The body of the man who held uI
the Illinois Central train at New
Orleans was found in a swamp with
his throat cut and has been identified
as that of Charming B. Barnes, alias
John H. Nelson, we'll known law
breaker.
Alexander Stewart. the New York
boy sentenced recently for killing Ed
ward Peaseley, a playmate, is said tc
be third cousin of the famous New
York merchant. A T. Etewart. He
is the smallest prisoner ever received
at Sing Sing.
At Newbern n. c., Mrs. Frances
Harper, an aged widow, met with a
horrible death. She lay down in front
Of a fireplace to warm herself, her
clothing became ignited and before as
sistance could reach her she was
fatally burned
The conference on arbitration and
Cancellation at Chicago was enlivened
by tilt between Samuel Gompers.
| president of the American E,odorotion
of Labor, and H. H. Lusk, ex-member
of the New Zealand parliament. as to
the right of workmen to strike
DR.. G. A. Miller, instructor in mathe-
MATES at Cornell university, has re-
ceived a prize of go from the scien-
tific academy of Cracow, Austria. for
his work in the theory Of groups. This
theory is one of the most modern
branches of pure mathematics.
The National Civil Service Reform
League elected President Daniel Gil
man of Johns Hopkins university presi-
| dent, and adopted resolutions express
| ing regret that Carl Schurz had felt
compelled to decline reelection after
eight years of Jealous and efficient
service"
In New York new charges have been
preferred against District Attorney
Asa Bird Gardiner. 1t is alleged in
general that the district attorney has
1nterfeTed with and hindered the at
torney generals Office in the prosecu-
ton OF cases wherein violations of the
election laws are charged.