Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Domestic.

American-German war
Prof. Loeb of Chicago discovered
means OF arresting the progress OF
death
Eugene Carter, the billiard expert,
died in Chicago after protracted
llluess
The secret of welding copper was &C
complished by meta1worker OF Des
Moines.
a Kentuckian claims to have per
fected 4 system for wireless tele-
phones.
The report that President Roosevelt
publicly rcbuked Gen. Miles is
denied.
Strenuous effort will be made to pre-
vent canal Legislation at this session
OF congress.
A syndicate OF Hudson capitalists
has bought large department store
at Bruce, Wis.
one Ct the smallest Indian appro-
priation lis Of recent years to be
passed by congress.
Ellis Nickel, aged u, vino was kid
mapped from Cleveland, was found at
West Seneca, n. Y.
Roosevelt may ask Grover Cleveland
to he American representative at King
Edwards coronation.
Webster Davis predicted that RoOse-
yelt would lie renominated and je-
feated by republicans.
The public debt at the close of bust
ness Dec. 81. 1901, less cash in the
treasury, was $1,011,628.
The employees Of the street railway
company at Lima, o., have demanded
shorter hours and more pay.
Three persons were killed and two
wounded in fight at a new years
watch party at Robbins, N. c.
-Four persons were killed and Is in
iured in the wreck of a Northwestern
passenger train at Malta. III.
The Naval Register just issued
makes the strength of our navy 225
ships with so under construction.
1t is now estimated that the
Nicaragua canal will cost at least
S3O0,00O,0OO, possibly $1,000,O0O,0OO.
from a bank at Newberry, Mich,
wrote from Texas offering to return.
A deputy sheriff in the Pinal noun
tains. Arizona. killed Robert H. Hat
field, one of the Kentucky feudists.
The Sacred Heart chapel at Duluth
was blown up by the explosion of a
boiler while services were being held.
-
Senator Foraker will control the legis-
1ature which is to elect his success
5or
Despondent over an illness lasting
seven months, Walter Goodwin, age(
40 years committed suicide in Mat
toon, III,
Many noted men attended the
funeral of Senator Sewel at Camden
n. j., and he was buried with militar!
honors.
Graduates of Knox college were APP
pealed to by President McClelland to
help pay the annual deficiency OF
100000
Census figures show that on May 3
1900, 1873 industrial combinations had
an aggregate authorized capitalization
of $500 $50 200
Mrs Sarah Williams, a buxom
widow, was married in Detroit to a
spirit husband, who, she said is five
hundred years old.
Terry McGOvern and Dave Sullivan
agreed to fight before the Yosemite
Athletic club Of San Francisco the sec
ond week in February
The mayor of Kansas Ill. enforced
q smallpox quarantine in that city by
claiming an exposed man to the floor
Of the lattcr's house.
Andrew Carnegie has issued state
ment in which he says he does not re
gard the endowed theatre as a proper
field for private gifts.
Secretary Gage formally rendered
MS resignation, to take effect at the
pleasure of the president Gov. Shaw
Of Iowa succeeds him.
Rev, Dr.. H. Gauss. of Carlisle. Pa,
has been appointed financial agent OF
the Catholic Indian schools. with head.
quarters at Washington.
Veterans at the soldiers home at
Bath r. Y, have been forced to sleep
in the cellars owing to the over
crowded conditions there
The goyernor of Nebraska granted a
pardon TO former State Treasurer
BARLEY, who was convicted of embez-
cling S201 600 state funds.
: B. f. Partridge. a prominent citizen
of Fergus Falls, Mimi. died from apo,
plexy, aged so years He orgaized
the Fergus Wagon company.
Mrs. Peter Hallenback. widow of
murdered farmer, told at the inquest
at HUDSON, n. Y, how her husband was
called to his door and shot.
Ex-Chief Hugh ], Bonner of New
York has been selected to reorganize
She fire department. of Manila and has
accepted the position of chief.
In New York Miners Eight Avenue
theater was destroyed by fire. causing
a loss OF S150,0O0. A cigarette is
thought TO have caused the fire.
During 1901 it is estimated that So
100000 tons of anthracite coal were
mined and marketed in the United
States. breaking previous records.
Six men were killed in the Me.
Allster coal mine, Hartshorn. Indian
Territory. by the cage jumping from.
It's guidings while descending a shaft
John 5 PinOver, son of rich re-
fired r>9crphan+ la.,od e,a.. -,