Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The St. Louis worlds fair will be
postponed TO 1904
Three persons were killed in a wind
storm at McKeesport, Pa.
The president has signed the
Chinese exclusion bill.
General Miles retirement is now
said to be very unlikely.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. SchIey were
guests Of Memphis Masons.
The old naval receiving ship Yer
mont will be destroyed by fire.
Sunday baseball will be barred from
Indianapolis by Mayor Bookwalter.
The Georgia antitrust law was held
unconstitutional by state supreme
court.
The senate confirmed John Peter
son a collector for the district of Min
nesota.
Ranchmen and farmers are at war
over the grazing lands in western
Kansas
John w. Gates gave $4,000 to a
new rural home and school for bows
at Chicago.
At Prairie Du Chen John Gremore
was drowned in the Mississippi while
digging clans
Tom Thunder, the Winnebago Indian
chief who was reported dead. is at
Gainesville, Wis.
A quicksilver mine has been found
on the farm of Mrs Edward Garley at
Wadena Iowa
AT Elliston, Va, Miss Mary Graham
Tell In front of train and had both
arms cut off.
The Charles L. Tiffany estate at
hVington, n. Y, was sold to r. H.
Jones for 100000.
The Rock Island road purchased tha
st. Louis, Kansas City and CoIorad. 9,
line, paying $500 a share.
The Santa Fe railroad cOmDany was
nned 500 for carrying cattle 1O8 hours
without food or water.
secretary Long retired as head of
the navy department. Congressman
Moody succeeded him
William Pratt, alias Waite, a negro
confessed that he killed Mrs. Elmer
Archbishop Machael A. Corrigau.
VINO is suffering from pneumonia in
New York, is much better.
Congressman Herman B. Dahle of
the second Wisconsin district viii he
a candidate for a third term.
Accident insurance companies are
SAID to have been defrauded of 81
oo0,OOO by fake" accidents.
Government postal cards which
nave been enameled or defaced must
Ray letter postage hereafter.
Within the past year the endow-
ment OF Washington and Lee Uni
Ferslty has increased $3.50 900
MRS. Sadie Harrison, of Sterling Ill
Doardlng-house keeper, is accused of
trying to murder L. d. Wynn. a manu-
facturer.
AT Chicago, Arthur Clough is spend
ing the first week of his honeymoon
n prison, charged with stealing a
satchel.
conrad Schmitt, 16 years old. struck
d drunken man who tried to kiss two
girls at Brooklyn and the drunken
man died.
Friction in the faculty of Columbia
university has led to the droppine of
Lewis N. Chase. tutor in English
literature,
Furrow Kiser, 6 years old of 2257
michigan avenue. Chicago. pulled q
heaVy mantelpiece upon himself and
wal killet.
senator Allison, at Chicago. stated
that the army reorganization hin
would not be acted on at this session
of congress. '''-N
Rear Admiral A. S. Crowninsbie1d
salied with the battleship Illinois for
London, to be present at the corona.
ton ceremonies.
huWard L. Swaysie, who Iisan-
peared from Kansas City when his
hrm failed for 100000, returned and
was arrested.
ii. Clay Evans, commissioner n
PENSIONS was appointed consul gen.
efal at London to succeed William Nc
hlmey Osborne.
turing heavy rain, hail and cleo
tric storm there was a shower of wild
aucks at Altoona City, Wis. A dozen
ducks were picked up.
New York fire insurance rates were
advanced % per cent. on minimum
rated business. A further advance
may be made later.
Grafton (Pa.) citizens had fight
with burglars, who blew omen
grocery safe. Two policemen were
hurt and the burglars escaped.
While drunk at his post William Van
Nelson, an operator for the Wiscop.
sin Central road at South Oshkosh.
Wis, was burned to death in his
station.
Gov B. B. Odell. of New York.
who has been in Atlanta two DAYS.
left New Orleans. He expresses him
self as greatly impressed with the
south.
An east-bound California limited on
me Santa Fe road was derailed at
Carna, Mo-, while going at a high