Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-02-20

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! for $4,000
Robbers tunneled under the Mus
kegon Savings bank until they reach
! ed the vault. They bored hole
| through it's thick cement floor large
enough for a small man to pass
through. AS only 1929 in bills and
old silver coin is missing. it is thought
before they could penetrate the steel
doors of the inner vault.
Judge Tuley at Chicago handed
| down a decision favorable to The five
elevated railroads of that city, in
their suit for an injunction to prevent
the city clerk from spreading the as
sessent made by the board of review.
| The court holds that the law enter
tains the same view of elevated roads
as of railroads, and that the assess
ment therefore should be made by the
state board of equalization and not by
a local body.
Wisconsin insurance companies do
ing a substantial business in the Dis
trict of Columbia are protesting
against law passed by the last con-
gress. Formerly a tax of l per cent.
was assessed upon the business of all
companies in the district, but the
figure has been increased to IL per
cent, and by relieving the local com
panies from a tax upon capital of the
latter it is claimed that they will Sc
cure an advantage.
Tams BiXby made plea before
the house committee on Indian
affairs, for the maintenance of the
Dawes commission with it's present
membership. The Indian appropr1a-
ton bill. as submitted to the tull
committee, provided for three com
misssioners instead of four. TIE
decision of the subcommittee was Ii
opposition to the wishes of Secretary
Hitchcock, who recommended that
the membership be increased TO
eight.
Superintendent F. D. Kilburn of the
New York state banking department
completed a tabulation showing the
condition Of the savings banks on
January / last The total resources
are shown to be $1,131, 564,624, an in,
crease during the year of $65, SOC, 408
Deposits increased 1882 ,313, the ag
gregate deposits in 1901 being $685..
1886. The surplus of the banks
showed a decrease on par value from
the previous years total of 1925, 1870
and on the market value 81, 584 ,682.
Walter M. Foster, banker and the
head Of one Of the most prominent
families in Plano, Ill indicted by q
Kane county grand jury. together
with DR.. Charles NJ. Woodward, the
physician in the case, on the charge
of completely in the murder ID
Myrtle Gale. the Northwestern UNI
versity student, who died at Aurora
of criminal operation. Foster con
fesses having been intimate with
Miss Gale, but says he knew nothing
of the operation until the girl died.
Beers.
General De Wet broke through the
British lines after a battle lasting five
hours He was completely surrounded
by Kitchener's forces.
A report received from Lord Kit
chener gives the boer casualties Of
total of So killed, II wounded, 81 sur
rendered and STA taken prisoners. The
British lost SO men killed, wounded
or captured in two engagements.
Obituary.
Gov. Odell's mother is dead in New
York.
At Eau Claire Matte Moore, who
was terribly burned, died.
A census taken at Berlin showed
$4,000 persons out of work.
Marquis of Dufferin, former COVER
nor general of Canada. died at Clande
boye, Ireland.
The former well-known actor, Emf
Drach, died in lunatic asylum In
Illenau, Baden.
At Hammond Wis, Daniel North
rop, one of the pioneers of st. Croi2
county, died.
James w. Dickinson, ex-chief of the
Cleveland fire department, died after
long illness.
At Madrid the Marquis de Jeerz's
famous library has been sold to al
American for 100000.
King Edward held levee at st.
James palace and revived the custom
of permitting favored subjects to kiss
his hand.
Japan and England signed a five
years treaty guaranteeing to prevent
the uismembering of Corea or China
In case of war they are to stand to-
gether against aggression.
Professor Sylvester Warehouse
aged 70 years, who for forty years
was teacher of Greek at Washington
university, died at Mullanphy hospi
tai, ST. Louis, as a result of an opera
ton.
The rumor that the Libertador had
been sunk at Porto Colombia by a
Venezuelan man-of-war is unfounded
The Libertador was at Cartagena
Colombia, last Saturday, and left Sun
day, after coaling and taking on beard
supplies for an unknown destina-
ton.
The highest medical authority of
: Prussia on the murder of Ernest
Winter OF Konitz rejects the idea that
a Jewish ritual murder was committed.
body was easily explained The blood
: flowed away from the dissected body
lying in water.
William Holland died at his home in
Jackson Tenn Mr. Holland was a