Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-05

Nh prODaDly ul6'
The president of the Chicago City
Hallway company states that, II the
r.,-y assessment of capital stock is al
lowed, his company will be forced INTO
the hands of a receiver.
It is reported thai a reconciliation IS
being arranged between David B. Hill
and Richard Croker, which will unite
the two factions of the democratic
party in New York state.
Witnesses in the trial Of Mrs. Bonnie
at WASHINGTON testified to hearing the
shots that killed Ayres, and one said
he saw a woman pass down the ire
escape after the murder.
John T. Hayden, charged with EN-
bezzling $4,000 from the Swift Beer
company. is reported arrested in VIII
mington. Del, where he is alleged TO
have been living under an assumed
name.
The Canton appraisers report that
the personal estate Of President Nc
Kinley is valued at $135,89O.18, Of
which S60,13219 was insurance. The
real estate is valued at from $4,000 TO
$4,000.
MARYLAND republicans have laid a
plan 10 throw their votes in the legis-
| Iature to IsidOr Rayner, Schley's coun-
sell and by winning ten democrats
make him United States senator over
German.
A fuel OIL tank in the cellar Of the
Washington flint gass works, Philadel-
phia, exploded and Engineer Richard
Bardsley was burned to death. An
drew Mccormick. fireman, was fatally
burned
The recent storm on the coast OF
Delaware, New Jersey and New York
caused about a million dollars dam,
age. Five sailors were drowned at
Long Branch. Fourteen lives are re
ported lost in the gale.
Major John T. Kelly, who married in
Baltimore. died in Brooklyn. He was
lappointed minister to Italy and Aus
tria. successfully, but was rejected
and was then made member OF the
consular court at Cairo.
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which was pronounced against Father
jeremiah Crowley of Chicago will be
recalled. This is expected to put az
end to the case against the deposet
priest. He has apOlogiZed.
e. L. Jordan, William T. White
officers of the National Liquor Dealers
association, presented to the presiden
memorial praying for the repeal o
the war taxes on beer and whisky
Among a number of insane taken tt
! the hospital at Ukiah from the Mare Is
land maynard, was Warrant Office
Osborne Deignan, who was with Hob
son on the Merrimac in the Spanish
American war He is an Iowa boy
John Heinrich, who pleaded guilty t
the charge of picking the pockets o
members of the late President McKin
Angeles, Cal, last May, has been sen
fenced to serve three years in prison.
Rear-Admiral Lowe asserts that thu
submarine torpedo boat Fulton cOult
remain under water for days without
inconvenience and is the most sea
worthy type of vessel. Washington
naval experts say the test disclosed III
new features.
The federal court at Springfield, III
refused to enjOin the assessment OF
the stocks and bonds of the Chicago
street railway companies and dissolved
the temporary restraining order The
state board fixed the assessment a
$77 .525.SS5. which means back take:
for 1900 of $1,000 900.
The state department has received (
report from the consul general, JohI
Goodnow, at Shanghai. stating tina
the guilds of SIX. tea and cotton piece
goods dealers have contributed of the1l
own initiative so a fund to erect {
monument in Shanghai to the Iatt
President Mckinley.
Football results: Wisconsin, 35;
Chicago, 0. Michigan, so; Iowa. o
Cornell, "a; Pennsylvania, 6. Min13e
sofa, IS: Illinois, 0. Nebraska, IS;
Haskell Indians, 10. Knox, IT; Lake
Forest, o. Beloit, IL; Milwaukee Med
| lrdl college, 0. Ohio State, Il; Ken
yon, g. Columbia 40; Carlisle, r. No
| ire Dame, %; South Bend, O. North.
western, Is; Purdue. 0.
| The secretary of war in his annual
! report recommends a sweeping reor
! ganization of the national guard, plac
| ing it under the direction Of the fed
! eral government, strongly urges reel
procity with Cuba, outlines a vast
1 scheme Of military instruction and fla
! yOrs the rebuilding OF West Point.
! Assistant Secretary Taylor has dis
missed Mark Murphy, deputy collector
J Of customs at Portal. n d. Ehis was
Il result of charges made against Muir
! ply by Mr.. Nelson. collector or Gus
: toms at Pembina, n. D. The officials
decline to make public the nature OF
! the charges preferred against EEUrphy.
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