Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28


year contract to the HaWaiin CONNER
cial and Sugar company.
1t is predicted that new Nicaragua
canal treaty between the United
States and England will be negotiated
before congress reassembles.
Capital stock of the billion dollar
steel trust, it is reported, will be in
creased to 81 ,254 900 900 to take in
the American Bridge company.
Albert w. Wishard was appointed
United States district attorney for
Indiana, and II. c.. Petit United
States marshal for the same state.
Arthur Edwards. D. D., editor Of
the Northwestern Christian Advocate
and widely known in Methodist Episco-
pal church circles, died. aged Sc years.
4 Newark merchant has arranged
to start fifteen shoe stores in Ger
many. American methods will pre-
vail and only American shoes will be
sold.
Mrs. Amos Baber Of Paris, H., killed
herself with carbolic acid because of
grief over the absence of her husband,
who went to the Klondike two years
ago.
President Mckinley signed F. E.
Coyne's commission as postmaster at
Chicago. Henry L. Hertz expects to
be appointed collector of internal
| revenue.
There is said to be a movement
on foot to seCtre for the president
congressional consent for the right to
select the proposed isthmian canal
route.
The body of Gen. Harrison was en-
tombed at indianapolis. The widow
and the children by the first marriage
did not greet each other during tbs
services.
A bottle message was picked up at
Galveston, Tex, saying the schooner
Rover, New York, was wrecked at
Cape Horn and the crew captured by
Indians.
The warehouse of ]. S. Ford, John
son & Co.. chair manufacturers, Six
teenth street and Indiana avenue, Chi
cago, was destroyed by fire. Loss
100000.
Mrs. Nora Philips, young widow
suffering from remorse over Staying
her brother and the GOODNESS of hel
lover, shot herself in a Boston board
ing-house.
Two Pullman cars burned while {
train on the Plant road ran at full
speed. Passengers fed from tht
sleepers, leaving jewelry and clothing
behind them.
Aiken is preparing to receive Ad
miral Dewey. Information was re
Geived there that the admirals physi
clans had ordered him south and ht
had chosen Aiken.
One of the car barns of the Uincin
natl Traction company was destroyed
by fire. Thirty-fve street cars, valued
at $4,000 each, were consumed. The
total loss was 100000.
Willard G. Pierce of Des Moines
brother of Miss Mary Conger Pierce
says her wedding to Lieutenant Ham
mond will likely take place in June, a
the Conger residence.
The theft of diamonds worth So 90
from a Kansas City store was follow
ed by threat to kidnap the mel
chants son unless $1,000 was paid TO
the return of the gems.
At Spokane jury returned a yer
dict awarding Miss Lizzie Shumache
500 damages from Major B. G. Kings
bury, a wealthy mining man, TO
breach of promise of marriage.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine has given
$1,000000 to the University of Chicago
school of education, lately established
by the utilization of the Chicago in
stitute and the university.
1t is expected that the Occur d'Alen,
Indian reservation will soon be thrown
open in Idaho, in which event 100000
600 feet Of excellent timber will CONE
within easy reach of the saw
Charles Linville, collector for Presi
dent S. w. Rawson of the Uniol
Trust company bank, Chicago, sho
and killed himself under the delusior
that four men sought his life.
At Kenova, w. Va, the Grand Hotel
owned by Wright Brothers, was burn
ed. The loss is $4,000 The saw AM
planning mills Of Davis & Lemon were
burned, entailing a loss of S50,0OO will
no insurance.
Consul Hughes, at Coburg, in
forms the state department that it i
reported that English manufacturer
are losing their hold on the cotton
| goods market Of Spovr7,o T,,r,-o1
owing to sharp competition on tn
part of Americans.
There is growing impression
among the heirs of George F. Gilman
the New York tea merchant, that tn,
value Of the estate has been great,
overestimated, and that it will no
amount to over s3,000,O00.
Henry D. Van Wyck died of pneu
monia at Norfolk. Va He was the
owner of Van Wyck's Academy O
Music, one of the handsomest theater.
II TIE south. He leaves an estate
valued at half million dollars.
At Helena, at st. Peters hospital
an Episcopalian institution was par
TALLY destroyed by fire. Thirty pa
tients were removed to places O.
safety and no one was injured. The
loss was $4,000, fully insured.
Six firemen were hurt in Cincinnati
in fire that started in the livery
stable Of C. 7. Hayman & Co. The
fire extended to French Brothers
stable and damaged several other
buildings The loss is 10000