Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24

Louis Simon and wife discovered
that they were unwilling bigamists
because a Chicago court clerk failed
to enter a decree Of divorce in 1896.
The old suit was reinstated.
In view of the fact that Attorney
General Knox is having the alleged
beef combine Investigated, the house
judiciary committee decided not TO
press him for further statements.
While playing jail on the banks of
the Washita river at Erin Springs, l
T, five boys were buried beneath
sandbank. Three Eddie and Al
Pierce and Perry Cox, were killed.
The bill for the popular election OF
United States senators was amended
by senate committee to prevent the
barring of negro votes. Senator De-
pew is sponsor for the amendment.
An effort is being made to secure
the pardon of Messrs. Haddow and
Weber, labor organizers, convicted
at Lynchburg, Va, of contempt OF The
United States court and sentenced to
Jail.
Reports from southern and eastern
Nebraska show an unprecedented fall
OF snow for April. AT Alliance two
successive storms left foot of snow
On the level. The storm is bad Tor
stock.
Andrew Carnegie will give $1,000
coo to Columbia university. This will
lie more than sufficient to build a~col-
lege hall. a chapel or dormitories to
which purpose the gift is to be ap-
Piled.
Illinois cities and towns held local
elections. Party issues were general
ly obliterated The saloon license
question was the chief issue, and e
suits showed almost about equal
division.
The Chicago anti-cigarette league
started a campaign against dealers
who sell cigarettes to minors. Five
warrants were issued and three per-
sens arrested. More prosecutions are
planned
Chicago fiat owners and tenants
will organize for protection against a
new janitOrs' league. A rival code Of
rules was drawn up, telling janitors
how to conduct themselves towards
tenants
James Mooney, prisoner on parole
from the Elmira, ~ Y, reformatory,
while stealing clothing from lines on
the roof of a fve-story f1athouse in
New York, fell into the back yard md
was killed.
Mrs. Laura Biggar, an actress, was
| given $4,000 house, $500 annuity,
and an interest in Pittsburg theater
by the will of Henry M. Bennett, for
nursing him when i'll. She gets $780,
! 600 in all.
The president has appointed rich
bishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, a mem
Der of the board of Indian com
| missiOners. He succeeds Bishop
Whipple, and is the first Catholic
prelate to be appointed on the board.
General Nelson A. Miles forced re-
tirement was put off through Senators
! Allison, HOar, Hale and McComas,
| who told the president that a Schley-
Sampson controversy might be started
| and the congressional elections at
| fected.
A subcommittee of the house
| Judiciary committee has decided to re-
| port back to the full committee. with
out recommendation, the proposition
to change the date of inauguration OF
the president from 4th of March to the
! last Thursday in April.
! William A. Bassett, superintendert
| OF the Arkansas City Land and I'M
| provement company, was found dead
| hanging from a rafter in his barn at
Arkansas City, Kan. III health is be-
| lleved to have been the cause of
suicide. Bassett was so years old.
| At New Orleans, Colonel CroWder.
the government representative, has
about completed his investigation If
the British mule transport service, and
the opinion prevails that he will re-
! port that there is no evidence Of
nature to warrant government inter
| ference.
Buried beneath the clay on the farm
| attached to the Chicago Bridewell or
municipal house of correction for
petty criminals, deposits of fine
marble, said to be valuable enough to
pay off the bonded debt of Chicago
have been discovered 100 feet be.
meath the surface
| At Pasadena, Cal, Mrs. Henry
Villas of Pittsburg was wounded il the
neck by stray bullet fired by a boy
who was hunting. Mrs Villas is the
widow of Henry T. Villas, son of
tOtmer Postmaster General William
7 Villas of Wisconsin. Her condition
! IS not serious,
United States Attorney S. H.
Bethea, following instructions. will
make a searching inquiry into the
! workings of the so-called beef trust in
! Chicago, in relation to the Sherman
antitrust law. The investigation will
| be secret, AMI full report will be
furnished to Washington for the use
| OF the attorney general in deciding
what course his department will take.
| The senate committee has ordered
favorable report on the bill granting
| increase of pensions to soldiers who
have lost arms, legs or feet. The in
crease will be SIS per month each.
and will increase the annual pension
appropriation bill S1,300,000. The
committee also ordered a favorable
| report on a bill increasing from $40
| to $40 per month the pension of those
who are totally deaf This will in
crease the pension approximations
only $4,000
The New York cO11r4 of an,aoIc bos