Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-31

place OF JoUU,UUU III government JULIUS
Brigadier General Fitzhugh Lee will
not be called to account for
his criticism of the president
because of the latter's retirement
of Brigadier General J. H. Smith of
Samar fame. He owes his immunity
to the fact that he is a retired
officer.
A pair of jeweled carriers belong
ing to the wife of William Morse, alias
Billy Brown, notorious hotel
crook, were found on another woman
in Chicago and the trouble following
resulted in the capture of the Grim
iLal, who is wanted in numerous
cities.
Deeds to all OF John W. Mackay's
real estate in San Francisco, giving IL
share and share alike to his widow
and son, were filed. Dispatches from
London and elsewhere indicate that
| he took similar precautions to keep
| his property out Of the courts afte-
| his death.
! The Kansas supreme court issued
writ ousting the American Book com
| peny from Kansas and depriving it OIL
the right to transact business as
corporation in that state until it shall
secure a charter The order grows
cut of the fight for the contract ior
| school books.
A dispatch from White Horse,
Yukon territory, says: "The steamer
Columbia has arrived from Dawson
with Gov. Rebs on board. suffering
from paralytic stroke on the right
side, received the 18th. He has been
unconscious most Of the time and
may not recover"
The statement comes from the
treasury department that Secretary
Shaw has signed regulations placing
laborers and unskilled persons under
the control of the civil service COM
mission, removing the last vestige of
patronage at the disposal of the head
of that department.
Representative J. w. Babcock OF
Wisconsin, chairman Of the republican
congressional campaign committee,
has opened headquarters in New York.
The party outloOks, he says, is eX-
cellent, and the republicans will, he
declares, retain good working
majority in the next house.
The supreme court at Helena,
Mont, granted an injunction applied
for by Miles Finlen, or his successors
in interest, the Amalgamated copper
company, to prevent F. A. Heinze from
operating the Minnie Healey mine,
pending determination of appeal from
Judge Harney's noted decision.
At Atlantic City, a great stir was
caused yesterday by the arrest of J.
Howard Whelen, son of the late Will
Jam Whelen of Philadelphia, on a
warrant sworn out by Mrs. Adelaide c.
Harmed of Philadelphia, on charge
of breach of promise to marry. Mrs.
Harmed demands $4,000 damages as a
balm to heal her wounded heart.
Mrs. Maggie Mitchell Hembold, the
eldest daughter of United States
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, was mar
ried at Washington to Francis Hoyt
Griffin, a lawyer of New York The
ceremony was performed at St. Pau1's
Episcopal church, Rev. Dr. Harding
officiating. Senator Mitchell gave the
bride away. This is the brides third
marriage.
Robert E. MacMahon, special police
man for the Auditorium Annex, Chi
cago, killed Frank Murphy and afte,
a running revolver fight captured
Mack Ray. MacMahon at first saw
but one man, and he was feigning sick
ness. Suddenly second man appear
ed and all three began shooting,
Murphy being killed instantly Ray
was captured after a chase.
George H. SHIRLEY, chairman of the
Eon-partisan federation for majority
rule, who was among former Senator
Pettigrew's guests at the recent con-
ference, out of which grew the story
that new democratic party was to be
formed, has returned to his head
quarters in this city. Mr.. SHIRLEY says
the whole story was manufactured out
i, of whole cloth.
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