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

the formation of the window glass
trust
Seth Low has disposed of 100000
worth of stock in companies which
might have business relations with
the city during his administration as !
mayor.
William King of Paris, Ind, died /
from drinking lemon extract as a !
beverage Four others have recently |
died in the community from the same
cause.
J. w. Cheek, formerly a practicing
physician in Bryan, Tex; st. Clair
county, Missouri, and Council Grove
Kan, committed suicide at Kansas
City, No
Or a train near Leland, Miss, four
men killed an engineer who was rid
ing in a Pullman, and the murderers
tried to escape by cutting off the
engine.
Barnard college, having raised but
$4,000 of the 100000 exacted by J.
D. Rockefeller in his provisional gift
of 100000, the institution will not
get the money.
The encouragement of South
Carolina has brought suit against the
Virginia-Carolina Chemical company
to revoke it's charter, on the ground
that it is q trust.
Crazed because he had accidentally
shot and killed his girl clerk, Louis
Bitter, q Turner's Fall (Mass.)
jeweler. rushed home and shot his
wife and four children.
Levi Reed, who was among the
prisoners that escaped from the
federal jail at Guthrie, Ok. T., on July
5 last, was recaptured on new years
! day and returned to jail.
! In accordance with the firms Gus
tom at the close of a prosperous year,
| J. P. Morgan & Co. made cash new
years gift to the employees of the
firm. The gifts amount to 100000.
Suits have been brought to revoke
/ the charters of the Columbus, Hook
ing Valley and Toledo and other
Morgan lines in the Ohio coal region
on the ground that they constitute a
trust.
At West Superior a reward of $100
has been offered for any information
which will lead to the arrest and re-
turn of Supervisor ]. G.. Naughton, for
whom there is warrant charging
forgery.
Chancellor Day of Syracuse univer-
sity charged the death of Miss Unni
Lund. professor of music, to Chris
tan Science, and called the heaIers
"deceiyers" and a "scourge" to the
church
According to representatives Of the
beet-sugar interests, the sugar trust
/ and the tobacco interests of this
country have obtained control of the
sugar and tobacco production OF
Cuba
The Anglican synod of Hawaii has
completed it's arrangements for turn
ing over the Episcopal church at
Honolulu for 80 years. will retire
April /, and an American bishop is to
be appointed.
New York police announce that $50,
600 worth of the Tnebaud Jewels
which were stolen several days ago
/ were found in pawnshop and hotel
left there by Kerns, the missing VI; ct
of Mr.. Thebaud
John Henderson, oiler at a box
factory at Metropolis, H., became en-
tangled in the dust elevator and was
instantly killed. No one knew of The
accident until attention was called by
the elevator shaft choking up.
The funeral of Miss Ella Cropsey
was attended by large crowds al
Elizabeth City, n. C. Her uncle de
clares she was murdered but three
days before her body was found. 4
man named Jas. E. Wilcox is held.
Another argument against the selec-
ton of the Panama canal route by the
United States government is that
| Colon bia will not grant a perpetual
franchise OR abolish sovereignty over
the canal to a foreign government.
President Roosevelt has demanded
the resignation of David A Num-, col
leCtor of internal revenue for the fifth
district of Tennessee. Alleged viola
ton of civil service regulations in the
discharge of a clerk is said to be the
cause.
First Assistant Postmaster-General
Johnson at Washington has declined a
tender made to him by Gov. Vo0r
hees of the office Of state treasurer of
New Jersey. Mr. Johnson said that
he preferred to remain in his present
! rOSiti01.
Nathan l.. Miller of Cortland
county n. Y, was appointed state
! controller by Gov. Odell, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Erastus c. Knight CT Buffalo. Mr.
Knight assumes the Office Of mayer of
| Buffalo.
! The republican and democratic as
| Sembly Caucuses at Albany named S
| Fred Nixon and George M. Palmer
as their respective candidates for
! speaker. Mr.. Nixon said a mortgage
TAX bill would be the most important
measure before the legislature.
Colonel Partridge, the new New
York Police Commissioner, took
| charge Of the Office. He then ap-
pointed Colonel Thurston as success
So TO Assistant Commissioner De
veiy. who reported for duty, but was
told there was nothing for him to do.
The new east wing of the Hill pre-
paratory school at Pottstown, Pa was
destroyed by fire entailing loss of
$4,000. The wing contained the swim