Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-08
Domestic.

DCCduSS Ol tAG GIOulI-
Former State Senator r. P. Hanna
died at Fairfield. III.
The Southern Pacific is to equip its
lines to burn Gil for fuel
Drouth in the middle west was
finally broken by heavy rains.
pittance are found to have been
starved to death in Kansas City.
James Garvey Of West Pullman,
Chicago, died on q train at Denver.
The jury disagreed in the case Of
Ellis Glenn at Parkesburg, W. Va.
A cat overturned a lamp in Brook
Ign, starting a fire which caused three
deaths.
Congressman Sherman Of New York
thinks Speaker Henderson will be re-
elected.
Mrs. Jennie Minor, aged A years,
committed suicide at Richmond, Ind
by hanging.
Andrew Carnegie has presented the
city of Winnipeg, Man, with 100000
for a library.
Russian wheat was successfully
raised On the western plains and the
crop sold in advance.
Dowie is planning to raise 100000
by mortgaging Zion City to secure a
loan of that amount.
1t is announced at Seattle, Wash,
that work on the telegraph line to
Dawson is completed.
A. S. Woodwork, a mail carrier at
Fort Madison, Ia, was run over and
killed by street car.
Mark L. Wilson, a theatrical man
ager, aged 40 years, committed
suicide at Philadelphia.
William D. Lang, who has been
superintendent Of lamps of Boston
since February, 1900. died.
The Indianapolis socialist conven-
ton declared for the pubic owner
ship of trust corporations.
Hi Palmer, peculiar character
who lived alone on the shore of Lake
Chetek, Wisconsin. is dead.
The stock of gold in the treasury
is S504,345 ,297, the largest in the
| history Of the government.
The Arbuckles are to establish
| their own line Of coffee steamers to
| compete with the-sugar trust
Charles Hunter, 81 years old, was
arrested at Branch, Ark, for killing
his father in a family quarrel.
Chicago servant girls formed a
union and laid down fixed rules for
the guidance of their mistresses.
Two safe-blowers overpowered the
o1- ~
three other prisoners, and escaped.
Robert Crooks & Co., of Liverpool,
are to build a new refinery near
New York to fight the sugar trust.
The International Weaving COM
pany of New York was incorporated
at Dover, Del. It's capital is 100000.
Manufacturers of Photographic dry
plates in America and Europe are
forming a trust to control the output.
Policeman William Walsh while in
uniform and drunk tried to shoot the
manager of the Victoria hotel, Chi
cago.
John R. Wilson, an attorney at Ham
lin, w. Va, and one of the states
prominent democratic politicians. is
dead.
A mysterious grave at Kalamazoo,
Mich, was disclosed by the midnight
visits Of an unknown woman to the
place.
The Columbia beat the Constitution
decisively for the Astor cup, and the
latter yacht will have her rig
changed.
Dock laborers struck at San Fran
cisco, Oakland, Mission Rock and
Port Cost. Twelve thousand men are
involved.
A combine has been formed of all
the principal ice companies at Toledo,
o. A large artificial ice plant is
promised.
The steamer Cottage City arrived
at Seattle, Wash, with forty pas
sengers and $155,00O in gold from the
Klondike.
The combined winter and spring
wheat crop promises total exceeding
any previous year in the history of
the country.
Former Deputy Coroner J. c. Week
Ter was fined 5000 in Chicago for hold
ing a fake inquest and 800 for con-
tempt Of court.
The firm Of Harding & Sons, shoe
manufacturers, at Rochester, N. Y,
has assigned. Liabilities S50,000 as
sets not known.
Rev John J. O'Connor former pas
tor or st. Joseph's church, Newark, N.
of
cese of Newark.
Mrs. w. 0. Hampstead, wife of the
Philadelphia millionaire, frustrated
hrr daughters clandestine marriage
at Colorado Springs.
Martin Fry was hanged at Carlisle,
Collins, his brother-in-law, Of whom
he had been jealous.
A Duluth student in Germany quar-
rels with an officer, duel following
in which the American renders MS
foe hors du combat.
Richard Hearn, wealthy citizen of
Nation. H., received Matchmaking
letters threatening torture and death
for him and his daughter.
The steel strikers, it is said, will ap-
peal to Senator Hanna to act as an
intermediary with ]. Pierpont Morgan
for a settlement of the strike
Thirty Bryanites at Columbus, o.
organized the progressive democratic
party of Ohio and named a state
ticket on free silver plank.
The start Of the land drawing in
Oklahoma was watched by $4,000 ex
cited homeseekers. A $4,000 prize