Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-02-13

airy, 1901.
1t is estimated that at least 20 per
cent. of the white population of Ala
ANA is DISTINGUISHED by reason of a
failure 10 pay the poll-taX as required
by the new constitution.
w c. Brown, vice president and
general manager of the Lake Shore
road, was elected third vice president
of the New York Central. The change
is due to the tunnel wreck.
DR.. Dowie compromised the suit of
his brother-in-law, Stevenson. and
further proceedings in court were
dropped. The latter is said 10 have
been paid $4,000 or 100000.
Ten st. Louis firemen were killed
and several injured by the burning of
the American Tent and Awning COM
pany's building in Chestnut street,
between Third an Fourth streets.
In New York three and one-half
tons of baking powder were seized 10y
the board of health and officially con-
demned by the city chemists. The
chemists said it contained 20 per cent.
powdered rock.
Governor Odell began hearing in
New York Of the charge that Michael
J. Dady had arrange to get all the
fees Of the sheriff's office in excess of
$4,000 for his assistance in nominal
ing the president incumbent
The Chicago health department is
organizing a cooperative crusade 20
crush out smallpox in the middle west.
The state of the epidemic is shown by
special reports from Illinois, Iowa,
Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
President Roosevelt has consented
wards coronation, but she is not to
receive any courtesy beyond that to
which she would be entitled as the
guest of special Ambassador Reid.
The demand for structural steel is
greater than the supply. For this
reason the United States Steel corpo-
ration will refuse hereafter to Ii
foreign contracts. 1t may be neces-
sary to import steel from Germany.
G. w. Post of Battle Creek, Mich,
has submitted a plan to Sir Thomas
Upton to test the merits Of Shamrock
II. and Columbia. Ee suggests an
exchange of crews and race for a
cup to be known as the yachtsmen's
cup.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron company is making unusual
efforts to sell direct to large d)nsum-
ers and retail dealers, and as the
wholesale dealers are almost wholly
at the mercy of the coal trust they are
much perturbed.
Three hundred bins for public build
ings have been introduced in congress
so far this session, calling for an ap-
preparation of $35,OOO0OO. OF this
amount Illinois share is STATS 900,
Iowa 81 ,81S,000, Indiana 81 ,325,0O0, and
Wisconsin $8650O0.
There is some prospect of congress
passing a bill creating another as
sistant postmaster general. This
officer would be known as the fifth
assistant postmaster general and his
duties would be to have full control
Of the postotfice department.
Billy Sharsig, the base ball manager,
died. He was the organizer of the
famous Athletic club, which won the
championship of the American as
ISOLATION in 1888. He developed many
of the most noted players in the
country and was business manager of
the Philadelphia American League
last season.
At Kansas City, Mo, the trial of
viii Prince as one of the principals
in the murder year ago Of Philip H.
Kennedy, his brCther-in-law, was be
gun. Kennedy was shot and killed
by Lulu Prince Kennedy. his wife Of
a month. His sister, who is out On
bail awaiting decision on appeal Of
her case, will, it is said. testify in his
behalf.
John D. Rockefeller has offered a
million dollars to aid in the construc-
ton of the new buildings required by
the Harvard Medical School, and for
which J. Pierpont Morgan had already
given million. Mr.. Rockefeller's
gift is conditional upon the raising of
half a million dollars toward the same
object by other friends of the univer-
sity.
While driving his fast trotter Gold
Pebble, General Nelson A. Miles met
with an accident. his sleigh colliding
with the rear of enc driven by Will
lam Rackey and being overturned.
General Miles was thrown to the
ground, but he chung to the reins
and managed to control the frightened
animal, although he was dragged
about fifty yards over the icy ground.
He is suffering no i'll effects.
Rev. E. S. Carr, pastor of the
Wheaton, H., College Congregational
church, resigned on account of the
bitter opposition of members of his
congregation to secret societies. The
refusal of the deacons to accept the
letter of faith of Edwin c. Cleveland.
assistant editor of Rams Horn. from
the Oak Park First Presbyterian
church, because he'paid fraternal in
surance dues to the supreme tent Of
tho Modern Woodmen of America. is
the act which precipitaed the Rev. Mr..
Carr resignation
The Beers.
Lansdowne's reply to Hollands pro-
DOSal is considered the british oovprp-