Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17

opel atiYes have postponed for Wee
their proposed strike for a ; per cent
increase III wages.
Miss Hannah Mayes of Vincennes.
Ind, was given a $4,000 verdict
against A. J. Gordon Of Decker, Ind.
for breach of promise.
A rapid decline OF the native popula-
ton Of the AIeutian chain OF islands
is told in a report received by the
marine hospital service.
Attorneys for Caleb Powers On his
second trial for completely in the
Goebel murder objected to Judge
Cantrell as prejudicial.
The Austrian government, which is
planning improvements to cost $780,
100000, sent a committee to buy
machinery at Pittsburg.
At Trenton. n. j., nine wives have
been subpoenaed to appear against
Peter Joseph Scholdgen, man of "A
years. who will be placed on trial for
bigamy.
The postofice department has de-
cided to place the late President Nc
Kinley's head on the new issue of
postal cards, which will appear shortly
after Dec. /.
The body of Mrs. Sealey, the
aeronaut, known as Lillian Leafay,
was found in the Illinois river.
Several days ago the woman assembled
from La Sale.
President Roosevelt is in favor of a
still greater reduction in the war
revenue taxes, as the amount now
collected is greater than the needs Of
the government.
At Mobile, fire destroyed three brick
buildings occupied by the Drago Grain
company, the Morlin Brewing com,
panys agency and the Consumers
company. Loss is $250.000
A Mckinley National Monument
association was formed at Cleveland
to erect a memorial at Canton. Will
lam R. Day was elected president and
Mark Hanna vice president.
Brooklyn friends of Edward M.
| Shepard will manage his campaign.
Richard Croker will keep his per
sonality in the background, but has
agreed to deliver the Tammany vote.
| Abe Majors, popularity known as
the boy muderer," has been SEN
| fenced to life Imprisonment for the
killing of Captain Brown, chief of the
| Ogden, Utah, police, three years ago.
At Helena, Mont, for three hours
! rI1
D. D. Fowler, but not seriously, and
threatening the life of Miss Rose
Johnson and others. He is now In
| jail
! Marquis Ito arrived at Chicago
| where he may meet the japanese
minister. In discussing the eastern
situation ne declared Russia was nc
| longer a menace to the peace d
| Japan.
At Indianapolis the election for city
officers resulted in the probable cleo
ton Of the republican ticket by q
majority ranging from 500 to 1000
! This is the first republican victory in
six years.
An American missionary in Con
stantinople has opened negotiations
with the brigands for reduction OF
the ransom demanded for Miss Stone
/ The ransom fund has been increased
to over $4,000.
| John =. Tyson, for many years a
| resident Of Chicago, died in Evanston
He was II years old, came to Chicago
in 1870 and beanie engaged in the
Wholesale oyster business. which he
managed until 1898
AT Pittsburg, the trustees OF Car
| negie institute have adopted plans for
the erection Of one OF the largest and
most complete schools Of technology
| in the world. Mr.. Carnegie Will be
asked to give at least $5.000.000 for
| maintenance.
President ROoseveIt's southern
policy is meeting with communication
from the leaders of his party.
| Numerous kilograms of congratulation
were received from all parts of the
country on the stand he has taken on
southern appointments
Senators Cullom and Mason gave
President Roosevelt the list Of men
they had agreed upon for the govern
ment positions in Illinois which will
become vacant Jan. ]. Graeme
Stewart is slated for collector of Gus
toms in place of William Penn Nixon.
The balloon race from the stadium
of the pan-American exposition
grounds between Professor Charles
Litchfield of Boston and Leo Stevens
of New York, for a purse of $4,000,
was won by the Boston aeronaut.
Litchfield's balloon assembled 200 feet
higher than did Stevens
General Miles says: There are
many transactions in Mr.. Ayers ad-
ministrati0in of the war department
as rotten as beef pulp in the can. |
don't care to say anything on the sub
jeCt now, Whether | will deem it nee
| essary to make a reply or not is a
question. At present I shall certainly
say nothing"
AT Salt Lake, Utah, a stranger who
died at the Holy Cross hospital, from
pneumonia, has been identified as
! c. o. De Forest, an assayer of national
reputation, a mercantile and mining
! engineer, a chemist, a student and
| heir to large fortune. Had he lived
only thirty days more. he would have
been a rich man
| The appointment of John G. Capers
| of South Carolina as member Of the
national committee to take the place
| made vacant by the death of E. A
| Webster indicates that Chairman