Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-06-21

rzilway collision in Providence, R. |.
At Tacoma, Mrs. McAuley, dress
maker, became violently insane over
the loss of $500 by lending it to re-
rivaIists.
John T. Sullivan, ex-clerk of Marion
county, Ind, surrendered himself Gil
charge of embezzling $4,000 eleven
years ago.
Ohio democrats smashed states. Nc
Lean was unaggresstve. H. H. Nc
Faddin was nominated for secretary
1f state.
At the Maccabees' meeting in Grand
Rapids, Great Commander Boynton
was charged with being a Maccabee fo1
plumber only.
In riots growing out Of the street
car strike in ST. Louis three men were
killed and five or more wounded, one
probably fatally.
Increased postal receipts will add to
the salaries Of thousands of post
masters. Fifteen officers are advanced
to the first-class.
The Yerkes observatory staff's Pho
tographs of the spectrum of the suns
chromosphere, taken during eclipse,
are satisfactory.
Heavy rains retard cultivation in
the central and gulf states, while
drought prevails in northwest and the
middle Atlantic states.
At Biloxi, Miss, negroes Askew and
Russ, who were believed to have muir
dered Miss Winterstein a week ago,
were hanged by moo.
Fire in the New York Tribune build
ing drove out editors and compositors,
and much of the Journals property
was damaged by water.
Belief is gaining ground that Ben
Johnson, arrested in connection
with the murder Of the Wise family
near Anoka. is innocent
Senator Plat, who is preparing to
retire because of ill-health, will be
succeeded as senator and state republic
can leader by B. B. Odell
Fire in a coal mine at Mount Olive,
Ill, killed the young son of Night Su-
destruction of the property.
| Complete census returns are being
received from the large cities, and Di-
! rector Merriam expects to have all in
by the middle of the month.
A railway line has been projected
from Duluth, Mimi, to Kansas City.
Mo. For its construction trust deed
of $21 100000 has been made.
Labor delegates in a caucus at Chi
cagO expressed a willingness to aban-
| don the sympathetic strike, but will
stand by the building trades council.
Ignatius DonnelIy, middle-of-the-
road populist candidate for the vice
presidency of the United States, has
written a formal letter of acceptance.
At Montgomery, Ala, Ex-Governor
Oates shot and killed negro. The
man had killed Governor Oates color
ed cook and threatened the governor.
Hanna says Bliss cannot accept the
vice presidential nomination and Al
| lisOn won't. ManIey and other New
Englanders are working against Dol
| liver.
DR.. Roberts resigned the prest-
dency Of Northwestern University be-
! cause a clique in the board of trustees
had prevented him from carrying out
his plans.
Governor Stephens Of Missouri in a
formal statement accused Mayor
zeigenhein of St. Louis with encourag-
ing the street car strikers for politi-
cal effect.
The backbone Of the st. Louis strike
is broken. Cars are crowded during
the day, although nearly empty at
night Attacks are few. Robberies
and h0ldups are many.
At West Palm Beach, Fla, Pierre
Lorillard's houseboat. Caiman, was
destroyed by fire while anchored in the
river The Caiman was considered the
finest boat Of her kind adoat and cosc
100000.
Belle Boyd, the famous spy in the
confederate army, died suddenly Of
heart disease at Kilbourn, Wis, where
she had gone to lecture. She was 81
years of age and known all over the
country.
John D. Weber, at one time one Of
the most prominent and wealthy bust
ness men in Chicago, committed sui
eide. Weber lost most of his fortune
in the fire of 1871 and the financial
panic of 1873
In broad daylight two men
entered the office of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Company in St. Paul,
held the Office force quiet with leveled
revolvers and rifed the safe. They
were captured.
Allison will make the speech nomi-
mating Mckinley. Most of the nation
al committeeman believe that either
Allison or Bliss will be named for
vice presidency, despite their wishes
Delivers boom is active.
The Wisconsin democratic conven-
ton elected Rose, Hilton, Plummer,
and Bomerich delegates-at-larg and
instructed for Bryan. The fight
against Wall was postponed until the
Kansas City convention.
"Womanhood, a New York maya
zine conducted by club women for the
discussion of the sex problem. has
fickered out, after a row, through fear
of action by Anthony Comstock or
account Of the nature of its contents.
NJ. J. Henney, returned from Ska
quay, reports the finding of the body