Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-13

0G0 instead of that at Panama for
SIS 100000 less and government own
ership and control.
Secretary Gage reported surplus |
of nearly SS0,000,000, recommended a |
reduction Of revenue by S30,000,000, |
and estimated that the government |
hereafter will cost about $700,000,000 |
a year in time of peace.
Thomas McMullen of Excelsior
Springs, Mo. shot and fatally wound
ed his step-daughter's husband. A. F.
Chambers, on the street The shoot
ing was the sequel to family quarrel.
Both men are prominent.
Governor Lind appointed Charles 4.
Towne of Duluth United States SEN
ator from Minnesota to succeed the
late Senator Davis. J. J. Hill is named
as a possible candidate before the
legislature next January.
A New York committee appointed
to decide upon the most beautiful wo-
men in America have concluded that
Miss Maud Coleman Woods of Wiz
ginia and Maxine Elliott are perfect
types Of blonde and brunette.
After serving as postmaster and
assistant postmaster continuously for
50 years, John Pynn, ST. George, Utah
has resigned. He is IS years old. and
only a few postmasters have out
ranked him il point Of service.
At Williamson, W. Va, S. Davis
Stokes shot and instantly killed Rev.
John w Wohl in street duel, Stokes
being also dangerously injured. Mr..
Stokes is one of the most prominent
young lawyers in Mingo county.
Judge Dunn, at Paris, near Spring
field, Ill. sentenced VIM. Owens, alias
Radcliffe, upon the plea Of guilty, to
hang Dec. p. for the murder Of James
Bogue on a freight train between
Paris and Terre Haute, Sept. %.
Mrs. Helen Taylor, - years old,
who was married in New York few
days ago, has been deserted in Youngs-
town, Ohio, by her husband, Theodore
Taylor. Mrs. Taylor alleges he also
relieved her of $3.50, all her savings.
At Tacoma Martin Stickwell has
made a confession to the effect that ne
and E. G.. Pierce murdered Cornelius
Knipp and his wifs near Castle Rock,
Wash, also that they murdered a
rancher named Shanklin a year ago.
Governor Pingree has issued call
for an extra session of the legislature
to meet Dec. y, for the purpose of
enacting taxation legislation along
the lines of the constitutional amend
ment adopted at the November cleo
ton.
Former Governor Bradley Of Ken
lucky, of the counsel for the republi-
can contestants for the minor state
offices, which cases were disposed of
in the court of appeals several weeks
ago, filed petition for rehearing Of
them.
The New York chambers of com
MERGE adopted resolution asking
congress to pass a bill authorizing and
directing the secretary Of the treasury
to exchange sold coin for any other
money of the United States when nee
essary.
Miss Eugenia Washington, great
grandniece of George Washington, one
Of the old fonders of the society of
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, and president of the society of
Founders and Patriots, died in Wash
ington.
The widow of George Overall, of
New York. who died on November 80,
1900, has been restrained by an order
just issued by Justice Blanchard from
cremating the body Of her late hus-
band, to prevent it's being buried be-
side his first wife.
General Wilson Transmitted to
congress estimate of the cost of
deep waterway between the Chicago
drainage canal and Mississippi river
via Illinois river, placing the figures
at s8,653,247, or s14,333,433 if the
auxiliary canal is built.
Fire destroyed the business portion
of the little town of Etna. IL. The
Methodist Episcopal church. Jacob
Raines' general store, o. P. Spillman's
hardware store and Zimmers's black
smith shop were among the buildings
burned. The loss is $4,000.
Under the bill reported by the ways
and means committee there is re-
duction OF $40,000,O00 in the war taxes.
All stamp taxes except On stock ex-
change and board Of trade deals, bills
Of lading, and custom-house withdraw
ais and entries, are repealed.
The development of the photo
graphic plates used in the obsewa-
tons for the Leonids at the Yale OBJ
servatory shows that six photographs
Of meteor trails have been secured.
Among them is an exceptionally fine
one Of large and long meteor path.
The jury in the suit of Emmett L. |
Holmes, colored, VS.. the Washington
Water Power company, Spokane, |
Wash, returned a verdict in favor of !
the defendant. Holmes was refused |
food at the restaurant owned by the |
company. He demanded $500 dam |
ages.
1t has been decided by Assistant |
Secretary Taylor to abolish the immi- |
grafton inspectorship at Winnipeg to
prevent immigrants from getting
across the Minnesota border Illegally. |
Inspector Ladweg's service will ex-
pire this month. He is a St. Paul |
man.
Professor Horatio w. Parker Bat
tell, professor of music in Yale uni
versity, and author of Hora Novissima
and other works of music. has brought
suit against a New Haven newspaper
for 100000 damages for failure to re-
turn a manuscript of his lecture on