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

The twentieth annual convention of
the American Federation OF Labor
was held at Louisville, KY.
The steamer Oilers has arrived at
New York with Is men rescued from
the Norwegian bark Bolivia.
Mrs. John Hossack, New Virginia,
La. was arrested at her husbands
grave charged with his murder.
Ex-president and Mrs. Harrison,
with their daughter, are the guests of
John w. Foster in Washington.
Miss lone Woodward, Evanston,
denies the report Of her engagement
to Lieutenant Frederick Bismarck.
1t is said the Panama route for the
proposed isthmian canal will be kept
before the attention Of congress.
The United States supreme court
declared unconstitutional the Ander-
son railroad tax law of Minnesota.
J. S. Shaltman has been designated
a member of the civil service board in
the postofice at Fergus Falls, Mimi.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has assumed
command of the department of the
Missouri, with headquarters at Omaha.
The funeral of Rear Admiral Fred
erick V. McNair, ranking rear admiral
of the navy. was held at Washington.
Oscar L. Booz of Bristol, Pa, is
dead, it is alleged, from hazing re-
ceived at West Point military acad-
envy.
President Mckinley entertained the
delegates to w. G. T. U. convention.
The old officers of the union were re-
elected.
William B. Dunton, formerly a
clerk in the Union National Bank, Chi
cago, was found guilty of embezzling
$15,500
The Richmond Locomotive Works
have received an order for y loco
motives from Finland and II from
Canada.
The administrations desire to revive
the grade of vice-admiral of the navy
may revive the Sampson-Schley con-
troVersy.
Congressman George w. Smith of
the Twenty-second Illinois district is
new candidate for United States
senator.
J. A. Lehman, a Waldorf Hotel de-
tectiye, has fallen heir to $50, 900
through the murder of his aunt in
| Germany.
liam Rice has been filed by counsel
for Lawyer Albert Patrick in New
York City.
| Mrs. Emma Van Lew. who pleaded
guilty to manslaughter at Van Vert,
O., was delivered at the penitentiary
at Columbus.
The president has nominated Silas
Alexander of New Mexico to be asso-
ciate judge of the supreme court of
New Mexico.
Jessie Morrison, being tried for the
murder of Mrs. Castle at FL Dorado
Kas., broke down and wept under the
strain of the trial
Fire in the upper storerooms Of
Haywood Bros. and the Wakefield
Rattan company, at Boston, caused a
loss of 100000
A boiler in the Chicago & North
western power house in Chicago ex-
| ploded, killing six people and injuring
| thirteen others.
| John Armstrong Chanler, former
husband of Amelie Rives, has disap-
peared from BloOmingdale insane
| asylum, New York.
Chairman Lacey of the house COM
mittee on public lands, says the beers
will be welcome to come here and will
find plenty of land.
T. F. Cole, formerly prominent fig
ure on the Chicago board of trade,
died in Toronto. He went to Toronto
from Chicago in 1886.
During the first 10 months of 1900
United States exports to Germany in
| creased about $27 100000 over the cor
responding period of 1899.
In his annual report Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy Hackett makes an
urgent appeal for the authorization Of
! a national naval reserve.
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Dakota
congressman pool their issues and
will work together in securing legisla-
ton for their constituents.
The Gould trustees may pay the
Countess Castellane $4,000 a month
until a decision is reached in suit
by creditors in New York.
Frank Schwantes was arrested at
Colby, Wis, charged with the murder
of William Klokow and wife, who were
supposed to have burned to death.
At Cresco, Iowa, a 16-year-old youth
n n rh> Ill
brother who had interfered in
quarrel between Eide and his father,
The contracts for $4,000 tons or
'armor-plate to cost $16,3OO,O00 and to
be furnished by the Carnegie and
Bethlehem Steel companies were
signed.
Senator Daniel is said to be pre-
pairing the clause limiting the exercise
Of suffrage, which is to me considered
by the Virginia constitutional con-
vention.
Notice has been posted in the works
of the Pennsylvania Steel company, at
Steelton, Pa, that a general cut of 10
per cent. in wages will be made
January l.
Jonn +. kunZe a paroled convict,
who figured in the Cronin case was
kidnapped in Milwaukee and taken
back to Joliet to serve out his unex-
pired term.
At Portland, Ore, six masked men
held up the office of the Western Lum-
Der company, took $4,000 and escaped,
While dozen men were in the vicinity
of the mill
General Charles P. Eagan was re-