Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-03

negro employee. Mr.. White had an
occasion to reprimand the negro.
While Mr.. Whites back was turned
the negro deliberately shot his en-
ployer, killing him instantly. The
negro killed himself.
At Frankfort, KY. Ex-congressman
David G. Colson, who had been on
trial for four days for the murder Of
Lieut.. Ethelbert Scott and Luther W.
Demaree, has been acquitted. Scott
and Demaree were killed by Colson in
a shooting ARRAY in the capital hotel,
hotel, January Is last.
A Rockaway Beach train killed
Henry Sennett, while his wife escaped
the same fate by being thrown into the
creek. According to one eye witness
of the accident Sennett threw his
wife off the trestle into the creek, be-
ing himself struck by the engine be-
fore he could leap after her.
At the Northern New York Metho-
dist conference a resolution was adopt
ed that clerical and lay delegates be
requested to prepare and present to the
coming general conference resolutions
condemning the president and his legal
advisers in setting aside the antican-
teen law passed by congress.
The suit of Attorney John T. Cath
ers of Omaha against Lord Adolphus
Linton of England and his wife,
Phoebe R. E. E. Linton, who was
formerly an American heiress, has
been decided for the plaintiff, SS,407.42
being allowed for legal services rem
dened during the past ten years.
While leading an attack made by
six men on three non-union employees
of the Baker-VaWter company in Chi.
cago, Peter V. Miller, leader of the as
saulting party of pickets, was shot
and killed by Henry c. Baster super
intendent Of the factory. All the as
saulters had bludgeons and brass
knuckles.
At Stroudsburg, Pa. big brewery
which is being built in this town
| against the wishes Of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union and
other temperance workers, was struck
| by lightning. When this became
known, it was remembered that Rev
| E. E. Dixon had prayed for lightning
| to strike it.
Col. Charles H. Alden, assistant sur
geon general U. S. A, who has been
the principal assistant to the head Of
the medical department for several
| years, closed his active military ca
reer, having reached the statutory re-
firing age of "a years Captain Dali
las Bache, assistant surgeon general,
succeeded to his duties.
| U. S. Consul Horatio Washington
at Valencia, Spain, reports to the
state department the arrest of one OF
the members of a complete organiza.
ton which has been engaged from
Valencia, Cartegana and Barcelona
for the past eight years in a whole
sale swindling game directed agains
! persons in the United States.
The struggle Of both republican ant
democratic politicians to secure dele
! gate credentials to the national con-
ventions is the leading political fea,
ture of the present time. Mr.. McKin,
ley is eXerting his utmost power to-
ward sending the ablest men of his
party to Philadelphia, recognizing the
need of clever platform builders. The
need of harmony in the democratic
ranks was never more apparent.
A circular issued by George A
Slows, Sheriff of Provo City, Utah
charges that Charles H. Wright, alias
Case, alias Weeks. alias Stevens, &
| graduate of Michigan University Law
school, is wanted in Utah for murder,
| ing three boys. He is also accused OF
having murdered man in Guffy, Col
A Chicago attorney, ". J. Candlish
has Wright's property and mysteri-
ously knows all the facts in the case.
The sublime porte, it is said, has is
sued an trade authorizing the con-
struction of American missions" Just
what it means is not known, but it is
fact that the sultan's position is far
! from satisfactory to the state depart
ment The report Of Abdul Hamid S
willingness to rebuild the missions
would, it is pointed out, be good news
| to the ecumenical conference in New
York