Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-11-28

IN merit is likely 10 create Hictloh !
with the senate.
Miss Daisy Miller, only daughter OF
the richest man in Stamford, Conn,
announced that she would go to Corea
as a missionary.
The distribution of federal patronage
in Missouri it is said, may cause some
friction between the president and Sec
rotary Hitchcock.
DR.. David H. Greer, rector of St.
Barnabas' church New York, was
elected Protestant Episcopal bishop Of
western Massachusetts.
J. B. Bertholf, manager of the east
ern division of the Western Union, was
arrested charged with conducting a
green goods business.
Prices of meats in New York and
other eastern cities have increased two
20 six cents a. pound, and there is no
. prospect Of a reduction.
Lord PauncefOte and Secretary Hay
signed the canal treaty and the com
mission unanimously agreed to recon-
mend the Nicaragua route.
! If congress reyives the grade or vice
! admiral, and the court Of inquiry re-
ports in favor Of Rear-Admiral Schley,
he may receive that honor.
Creditors of the commission firm Of
Tamblyn & Tamblyn, Kansas City, be-
gan proceedings to declare it bank
.upt. Liabilities, $250000.
A plot is Matched to overthrow the
dominion government in the Northwest
Territory and establish a republic,
With Dawson as the. capital.
The American Bridge company OF
Philadelphia has secured the contract
10 build 20 steel bridges on the line
of the Uganda railway in Africa.
Alexander Bergman, the anarchist
Who, in 1892, attempted to shoot H. c.
Trick, and is now in the Pennsylvania
Denitentiary. petitioned for release.
Coroner FunkhoUser charges the ST.
Louis health department with negli-
gence in allowing the use of antitoxin
hat conained the germs of lockjaw.
Herr Won Holleben, the German am
bassador, officially denies that EN-
Deror William desires to unite Europe
| against ALhStICd Ioh4AiSl LA PtO9
ress.
The consensus of opinion among the
leading members of congress who are
now in Washington is that the coming
session will not authorize a ship sub
5ldy.
To reduce the treasury surplus lower
internal revenue taxes were agreed
upon at 2 white house conference, to
the exclusion of tariff revision and
reciprocity.
The presidents message was read to
the cabinet, whose members gave full
Endorsement to the plans of The chief
executive. The document consists OF
$4,000 words.
To answer for the alleged murder OF
] Wesley Allen, his wife, Mary S., and
daughter, Carrie l.. Allen, of Shirley
Me-, Henry Lambert was placed on
trial at Dover, Del.
The dead bod es of A. P. Wilcox
wife and 2-year-old son, were found in
their home at Downey, twelve miles
from Los Angeles. All the bodies
were horribly mutilated.
Hunters are returning from the
northern woods. fearful of dea,h by &C
cidental shooting The appalling rec
ord of deaths deters many who had in
tended to go deer hunting.
At Wilmington. Del, the court de
cided that j. Edward Addicks' gas
company must maintain an office il
Delaware and keep book showing al
its stock transfers and holdings
: Strikers attacked the Protest Hill
rhine at Eincennes, severely beating
non-union miners and burning tools
and other property Of the company
They forced a closing of the mine.
An indignant father complained a
the state department in Washington
that American boys recruited for sery
ice on mule ships are being impressed
to fight the beers upon landing at Cape
Town.
John Sundblad, one Of the citizens
of Greenville, who was shot in the bat
tie with bank robbers at Albert City
died Of his wounds; Constable Iodine
, is in a critical cond .tion, and one rob
Der died.
, Northern Methodists will establish {
publishing house in Shanghai in con
JUNCTION with southern Methodists, an(
{ and some think this is the first steI
, toward organic union of the two
lhurches.
, The constitution of North Dakota is
held to prohibit such a consolidation
rs is con, emplated by the Northern Pc
cif1c and Great Northern railroads, and
injunction suits to prevent the, dea
may he begun.
Governor Van SAINT Of Minnesota de
clares he will fight the great railway
trust to finish, intimaing that If nee
assaly he Will convene the Legislature
n special session TO enact legislation
to overthrow it.
Rev. Mr. Gilfillar, formerly idenuded
With Indian missionary work in Min.
1escta has onered 20 present LAS resi-
ience near the White Earth agency to
! he government for use as an Indian
home Tor the aged
Representative Tawney promises to
renew the efforts he made in The last
congress 80 encourage the expectation
Of flour 10 Holland, by concessions Oh
important imports from that country to
the United States.
Representative Dalzen, voicing the
views of Speaker Henderson, declares
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