Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-31

one of the best-known historical
painters in this country, died in New
York.
W. A. Clark's latest credentials as
senator from Montana were laid on
the table in the senate. Maginnis'
credentials are due No action is
likely on either, but the senate will
wait for the legislature to fill the
vacancy.
At Atlantic City Col. Wickham
Hoffman, aged 70 years, who was in
the military service of the govern
ment through the civil war and then
Secretary, charge d'affaires, and
minister on the European continent
from 1860 to 1886. died.
Frederic A. Bell. who made vast
fortune in the bituminous coal business
in Philadelphia, and who was subse
quently president of the Buffalo Ele-
waiting company, is dead at his home
in Madison, n J., aged SO years. He
leaves an estate valued at s25,000,000.
At Philadelphia, Superintendent of
Police Quirk stated that Henry Ivory,
a colored laborer, has confessed that
he was with the murderer of Prof.
Roy Wilson White, the young law in
structor of the University of Penn
sylvania, who was killed on the street.
General Albert D. Shaw, commander
in-chief Of the G. a. R., in company
with Mr.. Patrick of the G. A. R. COM
mittee on legislation, called on the
president and invited him and Mrs.
Mckinley to attend the encampment
Aug. q. He promised to be present, if
possible.
Charles w. Mussey pleaded guilty
in the United States district court to
misappropriation of funds of the Mer-
chants National bank of Rutland, VT,
| of which he was cashier, and was SEN
fenced to seven years Imprisonment
John G. Farrar, former cashier of the
Waterbury National bank pleaded
guilty to abstracting 100000 and was
given a term of six years.
At Greenwich, Conn, a huge pink,
granite boulder, weighing nine tons,
arrived and was taken to the small
on the brow of Puts hill and placed in
honor Of General Israel Putnam, who,
history tells us, pursued by the Brit
ISL in revolutionary days, rode astride
a horse down a hundred steps which
tAen stood there, mid a shower of
bullets, and escaped to Stamford
The Methodist general conference
resolved to elect two secretaries for the
Freedman's Aid society. One will be
NJ. C. B. Mason, a colored man. The
seeretaryship of the Epworth league
was abolished. The conference will
adjourn May 20. The conference
elected David H. Moore and John w.
Hamilton bishops. The organic law
was amended so as to admit women
to the general conference and abolish
ing the 5-year limit for pastors.
German reichstag passed meat bill
and the bundesrath's approval is as
| sured. The bill bars canned meats
and sausages, of which 60,000,000
pounds were imported from America
last year. Chicago packers protested
to Secretary Wilson against the bill
The secretary has power to retaliate
by excluding any German products
| on the score of danger to public
health. Agrarians are angry because
| the bill permits entry of salt meats.
| The following officers were elected
at the conference of charities and cor
rections: President, John NJ. Glenn
Baltimore, Md; vice presidents,
Daniel C. Gilman, Johns Hopkins
university; 7. j. Charlton, Plainfeld,
Ind. Michael Heymann, New Orleans,
La; general secretary. Hastings H.
Hart, Chicago; treasurer, Alfred o.
Crosier, Grand Rapids, Mich; official
reporter and editor, Isabel C. Bar
rows, Dorchester, Mass. Among the
| assistant secretaries elected was Grace
| Johnston of Red Wing, MINI.