Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-15

Indian reservation in Montana be
tween Indians and half-breeds. Near
Roman station six Indians and three
half-breeds exchanged number of
shots, one Of the former being hit in
the arm
Prof Charles Burton Thwing has
been chosen to succeed Dr. Eugene
Haanel as head of the department of
physics, Syracuse university. He re-
ceived his degree from Bonn and
came to Syracuse from Knox college,
Galesburg, III.
Ex-Congressman James H. Blount,
of Georgia, who was sent to Hawaii
by President Cleveland as commits
sioner paramount at the time of the
revolution in the islands. has suffered
stroke Of paralysis and is in a
critical condition.
Busfel Smith, years old, of Phila-
delphia, a grandson of former Cover
nor Busiel of New Hampshire, was
drowned in the Merrimac river at
Amesburg, Mass. Charles Usher of
Lynn also lost his life in an attempt
to save the child.
W. J. Lyon, sanitary inspector of
Jackson, Miss, shot and killed David
L. Shelton on the principal street.
They had quarreled, it is said, over an
inspection. Shelton, it is alleged,
used a stick, when Lyon pulled a
pistol and shot him.
Mrs. Lily Barnes Allen took pos
session of Rancocas. the stock farm
which Pierre Lorillard left to her in
his will, but it was explained that she
went there to remove her personal
property preparatory to turning the
estate over to the Lorillard family
The Northwestern Steamship COM
pany is to discontinue its
service between Chicago and
Europe because of unfair in
surance rates fixed by the under
writer's. Transatlantic lines are be-
lieved to have instigated the dis
elimination.
A party Of 80 men because of an
old feud engaged in a rifle fight on
lanyard branch, London, KY. 1t is
said the Stapletons and Hamptons
were on one side and the Benges on
the other. Perry Hampton and Til
ford Benges are reported to have
been badly wounded.
At Moscow. Idaho, DR.. w. W.
| Watkins was shot and killed. George
| Creighton, a prominent merchant, was
shot through the arm, and Deputy
Sheriff Cool was shot in the shoulder
and thigh by William Steffen, who, it
is believed, became suddenly insane.
Steffen was afterward killed.
It is reported that Russia has &C
| cepted the invitation Of France to
join in the international sugar con-
| ference to be held in Paris for the
! purpose of discussing the abolition of
sugar bounties by all countries. If
this report proves to be correct, it will
| be vindication of the position taken
by the treasury department at Wash
1ngton regarding Russian sugar, for
the acceptance of the invitation will be
a confession that Russia pays either
thing approximating a bounty
John Barrett, eX-minister to Siam
attended a meeting Of St. Louis
millers and pointed out the dangers
of a proposed tariff of per cent. to
be imposed by China on all flour i'm.
ported into that country. This, he
said, is an obstacle to the develop.
ment of trade in this article in China
A resolution was adopted calling the
attention of the secretary of state to
the matter and asking that "our rep.
| resentative in China be instructed to
use the utmost diligence and all
proper means to prevent the imposi
ton Of any duty whatever upon the
admission Of -four into Chinese
markets, and to continue the free adj
mission of that article, as at present. Il