Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-17

Democratic members VI tuS hlooouii
house of representatives adopted res
olution of sympathy with the insurgent
Filipinos.
Thomas Lowery's candidacy for the
senate is expected to be announced
in the immemdiate future in Min
neapOlis.
The Minnesota legislature will be
asked to provide indeterminate SEN
fences of criminals convicted a sec
one time.
The Carnegie company will fight
the national tube trust by building
s12,O0O,O00 plant at Coneaut harbor,
Lake Erie.
Gov. insolvency told the South
Carolina legislature that there was
not one lynchirg in the state during
the year 1900.
The funeral of the late Bishop W.
X. Ninde at Detroit was attended by
many dignitaries of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Five men who are charged with
stealing a 300-pound safe containing
money and jewels have been arrested
at Chelsea, Mass.
A millinery firm is seeking to make
| Colonel W. C. P. Breckinridge's son
pay 5000 for feminine attire he bought
for a young woman.
| Petition in bankruptcy WIS filed
at New York by Gottschalk Cohn;
liabilities, s256,156, all of which are
| 11pcoouro6. assets none
Former officers of the salvation army
are forming a new religious organiza-
ton on the same lines to be known
as the christian comrades.
Clarence Wood, an instructor in
Brown university, r. l., committed
suicide in Brooklyn by hanging him
self to the doorknob of his room.
The republican members of both
branches of the Minnesota Legislature
caucused on organization, and agreed
on Senator Nelson to succeed himself
Alarming reports of the presidents
illness are unfounded He mas only a
stubborn cold and is taking a rest
from official duties while under treat
ment.
|
ganized by electing L. Y. Sherman
speaker of the house and John ]
Brenholt president pro TEN. of the
senate.
The funeral of P. D. Armour was
held at the Armour institute, Chicago
The body was viewed by thousands
Services were first held at the family
residence.
Frederick E. Rittman, recently ap
pointed auditor for the war depart
ment vice Frank Morris, VINO was
killed by Samuel Macdonald, assumed
his new duties.
Major DAILY of General Miles staff
replying to Ayers magzine articl
on the beef scandal, said that expert
) found the charges true, but their re
, port was suppressed.
Illinois gold democrats elected Johl
P. Hopkins chairman of state CON
mittee and took control of the part
machinery out of the hands of tn
Harrison-Burke faction.
> In introducing a kidnapping bill i
New York legislature Senator Plur
kit stated on judicial authority tina
Charley Ross was drowned by his al
ductors in New York bay.
Rev. R. H. Mont, pastor of tn
, Shiloh Baptist church at New. Irg. \
Y, resigned because the women Of til
congregation gave skirt dances an
o high-kicking exhibitions
= The Observation-Disclosures comb
nation is planning to offer it's syste1
of railways for sale to the governmen
after it is completed. This, it is e.
pected, will silence criticism.
| General James Cavanagh, unit
:. twelve years ago colonel of the sixty
ninth New York regiment, and VIII
f was advanced by Governor Roswell
S p. Flower, is dead in Brooklyn.
Close relations practically amour
c ing to consolidation will be establishe
! between the Great Northern an
Northern Pacific, which roads wi
b make a strong traffic contract with tn
G st. Paul.
The New York grand jury yestel
+ day indicted for manslaughter tn
, three Bellevue nurses. Dean, Davi
and Marshall, who are charged wit
:. killing Lewis Hilliard, an insan
! patient
While William Chidester and hi
A wife were away from home, Marietta
/ Ohio, Thomas, a 9-year-old son, en-
piled both barrels of a shotgun int
;, his sister, Florence, IA years ole
l. killing her instantly.
Auditor Lawshe received mis- fins
e instructions from the secretary G
r war, preparatory to leaving Washins
ton for the Philippines, where he wi
enter upon his duties as auditor for tn
, Philippine archipelago.
Rev. Isaac S. Moses of Chicae
f was installed as rabbi of the cor
: gregation Ahawath Chesed Shaa
Hashomayim, N. Y. From 1870 t
: 1889, he occupied the pulpit in tn,
l Tempel Emmanuel. Milwaukee,
Breaking into the Roman Catholi
a church Of the Holy Family, at Union
r port, N. Y. three unknown miscreant
tanning waters, which had beer
left for celebration of tn,
sacrament Of the communion
during morning mass. Neithn,
the clborim nor other sacra1
vessels Of silver or gold were taken.
The committee appointed to examin,
the rheumatic tube service of tn,
country has completed it's work an(
submitted its report to the department
The report recommends an appro
| priatiOn of $500 0nn for the cor,rioo