Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-24

lis yacht, the Nourmahal.
Fire in the notion house Of JoG:
\. Horner & Co, 204 West Baltimore
street. Baltimore, caused loss Of SIC,
100, fully covered by insurance.
President Roosevelt continues to
reiterate his announced policy in re-
gard to filing Offices in southern
states with reputable men only.
John Most, the New York anarchist,
was sentenced to a years impriso2
nent for publishing a seditious article
after President Mckinley was shot.
James Dunn OF Lebanon. Ky, was
instantly killed and Peter Gafney Of
Johnstown, Pa, probably fatally in
jured by the cars near Hazelton, Pa.
The Duke of Alva, n grandee OF
Spain, and said to he the last of the
Stuarts. is dead in New York. He
came there to witness the yacht races.
Memorial services for President Nc
Kinley were held in the grammar and
high schools OF Boston in accordance
with the special order of the school
board
President Roosevelt is engaged in
writing his first message to congress.
Every phase of national life will be
and he will write what he
thinks.
President Mclean told the Christian
Foreign Missionary society at Mime
apolis that Mark Twain was indirectly
for a decrease in treasury
receipts.
4 southern Ohio Interurban car
jumped the track near Hamilton, o.,
killing Motorman L. Childrens of
Trenton and severely injuring the
The bar association of New York
city at q meeting disapproved the
for Mayor Van Wyck,
Tammany nominee for justice of the
supreme court.
Three new oil gushers have been
added to the list on Spindle Top, Tex.
This makes 50 gushers now in that
field. The additions are the properties
of different companies.
Bishop A. Grant of the African
Methodist Episcopal church called on
President Roosevelt to commend the
of ex-Gov. S. G. Jones Of
Alabama to the federal bench.
The supreme court met at Washing
ton for the October term, and ad
iourned without transacting any bust
ness. The court then went in body
to pay it's respects to President Roose
welt.
Burglars blew off the outside door
of the Farmers Bank of PincOnning,
Mich, but the explosion aroused the
village and the burglars were fright
ened away before they could force the
safe.
A fire occurred in the large Touring
mill of the Gate City Milling company
of Keofuk, Iowa, and did much dam
age to building, machinery and wheat
The loss will reach several thousand
dollars.
At Philadelphia, Mrs. d. E. Gillespie
a great granddaughter of Benjamin
Franklin, died, aged 80 years. Hel
father, William John Duane was sec
rotary of the treasury under President
Jackson.
Robbers who attempted to loot d
store at Howell, Ind, were repulsed in
a battle with citizens. Three of the
thieves were shot, one probably
fatally, and the town marshal was
wounded.
Mrs. Hanna Powderly of Washing
ton, D. c., died. She was the wife vi
Terence V. Powderly, commissioner
general of immigration and formerly
general master workman Of the
knights of Labor.
Fire destroyed 100000 worth Of
property in the business section Of
Beaumont, Tex. The McFaddin block
Blanchett, Gilbert, two Sero-Fino anC
the Dunlap buildings
were destroyed.
John L. Thorndike, a well-knowI
American engineer, died at Lima
Peru. Mr.. Thorndike went to Peru il
1868 with Henry Meigs, and took al
active part in the construction OF The
Oroya and other railways.
George Armitage, a messenger fol
the New Amsterdam Bank, n. Y, dis
appeared with $4,000 in money and
checks Of the bank. He retained S.,
996 in money and negotiable paper and
sent the rest back by express.
A Well-dressed man about As years
of age jumped overheard from the
steamer City of Buffalo while the yes
sci was on its way from Buffalo tc
Cleveland. He left a letter declar
ing his intention to kill himself.
Henry Watterson's purpose in en-
tering the gubernatorial race in Ken
lucky is to drive Bryanism out of the
state and reunite the party factions
He is understood to desire the demo
cratic nomination for president in
1904.
Judge Foster in the court of genera
sessions at New York denied the ap
picatiOn of counsel for Albert T. Pat
rick, indicted for the murder OF
William Marsh Rice, that the case
be dismissed and the defendant dis
charged.
An explosion in a mine at Tunnel
ton, w. Va. injured thirteen miners
five probably fatally. The accident
was caused by miner loading a hole
with too much powder, causing the
dust from the electric machines to
ignite and explode.
Jewels valued at $1,000, the property
of Mrs. Graeme Harrison of London
were missing for five hours at New
York, and after the police had in
stituted a vigorous search We're re
turned to their owner. The polic5