Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-20

Peoria to join the federation. NichO-
las Conner, Dubuque, was elected
president.
William J. Meyer, Of Brooklyn, dived
into the mud of Coney Island creek
and, powerless to free himself, met a
dreadful death.
Census figures show that the men in
Chicago outnumber the women by
51,755. The figures are: Males, 87S,-
100; females. 820.415.
It is stated that the annual report o.
Comptroller Of Currency Dawes will
show that the United States leads all
other countries in banking.
Leaders OF the republican and demo-
cratic campaigns consider fight a dull
one and discuss the apathy OF the PEG
pie toward politics this year.
1t is said the cost OF changing the
dry docks at tne Mare island and
League island yards will involve al
additional expenditure OF $750,000.
The annual report Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road shows the
gross earnings amounted to $41,884,632
for the year ending June 30, 1900.
David B. Hill introduces a resolution
before the New York state democratic
convention denouncing the ice trust.
Stanchfeld was named for governor.
President Mitchell Of the United
Mine Workers ordered a general strike
in the anthracite region, to take effect
Monday. Over 100000 men are af-
fected.
The Western insurance union elected
James NJ Decamp, Cincinnati, presi-
dent; L. S. Blackwelder, Chicago, vice
president; P. D. McGregor, Chicago,
secretary.
Five members Of the Duncan Clark S
female minstrel company were killed in
a train wreck on the Illinois Central at
Mounds, Ill, and eleven others fatally
injured.
DR.. Frank w. Gunsaulus resigned
from the presidency of the Armour
institution, Chicago, in order to take
more complete charge of Central
church.
Secretary Thompson, of the National
Glass Company, told the Industrial
Commission that his company's prices
are about Is per cent. higher here than
abroad.
The Central Trust company, New
York, began foreclosure proceedings
against the United States Milling COM
pany at Milwaukee. The plan is tC
reOTganize.
: A corners jury at Lansda1, Pa, has
held the Rca ding Railroad company
and several employees responsible for
the wreck of the Atlantic City ex-
cursiOn train.
George thinner, manager Of the
Lexington, Neb., telephone exchange
and a companion named Thomas, OF
hearney, were drowned while attempt
ing TO ford the LOup river
It is reported at Frankfort, Ky, that
efforts will be made to indict Senator
DabOe, Former Governor bradley and
other prominent Kentuckians for com
pliCity in the GOebel murder.
The closing of the rubber factory in
NeWt0Wn, Conn, by the rubber trust
will take from the town it's only indus
u anu JLlON IuOIG Iudu Hall IuS uldl6
population Of the place out of work.
The Abbott reduced the worlds mile
trotting to wagon record at Charter
Oak Park, Hartford, Conn, to 2:O5N
The former record was 2:09A, held by
Lucille and made at Cleveland in 1887
Extremely high winds did great
damage throughout IInnois, Indiana
Wisconsin, and Michigan. st. Paul
Mimi, reported a record rainfall The
fruit belt was damaged at least $3.50
In New York, surrounded by hel
children, grandchildren and great,
grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Ann Shep,
herd, seventy years old, was married tC
her dead husbands brother, sixty-nine
years old.
General Manager Russell Harding o.
the Missouri Pacific railway, while er
route east with his wife and some
friends, was taken suddenly i'll ant
when the train reached Toledo he was
taken to a hospital.
Mrs. EvangeIine Claire O'NeiI, wits
Of Chicagos famous barley king, balkS
lawyers who tried to secure admissions
from her regarding $4,000 worth o.
clothes and jewelry alleged to have
been purchased on credit from Chicago
merchants.
Auditor Of Public Accounts McCul
Tough. Springfield, Ill, received wore
that the Lamont State bank was about
to make an assignment and that thi;
could be averted by an assessment o.
from 80 to 80 per cent. on shares Of
stockholders.
Miss Mabel Mckinley, the favoritf
niece of the president, was married al
Somerset, Pa, to Dr. Hermanus l.
Baer. The head of the nation used his
official prerogative to be the first tC
extend congratulations. DR.. and Mrs
Baer are now in Chicago en- route tC
the Pacific coast.
f. & NJ. P. No. 4, 485 passengers, ar,
rived in Milwaukee after passing
through the severest storm the captain
ever experienced. Ten passengers
were injured. Schooner Dundee foun.
dered off Cleveland Kate Hoffman
cook, was drowned. The steame7
Lawrence arrived at St. Joseph, after
beating about in the storm twenty
eight hours and going 800 miles il
making her journey from Milwaukee
The steamer John B. Lyon foundereC
! off Conneaut, O., and fourteen of the
crew of sixteen persisted.
FOREIGN.
The French cabinet may resign tc