Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-02-06

Ewing, mother OF the late Charles A.
Giving and a relative of Adlai E.
Stevenson, is dead. aged 81 years.
Prison guards at South McAlester,
Ind. r. prevented the escape of 142
convicts by firing upon them. Two
were shot and the rest surrendered.
The Chicago health department is
considering the advisability Of quaran
timing against Iowa Wisconsin and In
diana towns on account Of smallpox.
A St. Louis grand jury is to indict
bride givers in the suburban railroad
doodle case. A warrant was issued
for the millionaire director Of the
road.
DR.. A P Mathews. professor of
chemistry at Chicago university, de-
clared pure beer wine and whisky
good for digestion, unless used to ex
cess.
Horace Shrodes. aged 16, clerk in a
grocery store at 3S7 Sacramento
avenue, Chicago, was killed by burg
lars while defending the place from
robbery.
Two workmen were burned to death
and three others severely injured by
an explosion of molten metal at the
south Chicago works of the Illinois
Steel company.
Two burglars were killed at CALI
polls o., while attempting to rob the
house Of a rich woman The city
marshal Of Athens, O., and a deputy
sheriff were wounded.
A Michigan Central passenger train
ran into a carriage at West Hammond,
Ind, and killed three persons who
were returning from a funeral. Three
others were injured.
The supreme court will take a re-
cess from Monday, Feb. 8, until Mon
day, Feb. 10. The recess will be de-
voted to the consideration of ques-
tons already heard.
The judge presiding at the Patrick
murder trial in New York ruled that
the Rice will of 1896 could not be put
in evidence to prove the forgery of a
subsequent will in Patricks favor.
Edward and John Biddla, brothers.
awaiting execution for murder. es-
capped from jail at Pittsburg with the
help of the warden's wife, who mad
become infatuated with one of them.
Republicans of the house will hold a
caucus to consider Congressman
Crumpackers bill to reduce congress
siona1 representation of the south be-
cause of the disfranchisement of ne
groes
Inc census bureau reports the gross
value of the products of manufacture
in the United States in 1900 was S13-
OO3,l27,6S2, as compared with S9,372.-
1882 in 1890, an increase of 1872 per
cent.
A church riot at New Paris, Ind,
was caused by a woman evangelist
declaring there is no heaven or hell!
James Howard was convicted Of
completely III the Goebel murder and
given life in, prisOnment
Kaukauna paper-makers voted not
to strike because they did not get
short hours which they asked for in
their petition to the owners, but,
instead, voted to &C, the 10 per
cent. advance offered n.
L. w. Smith, chief detectives Of
Oes Moines, and J. n. es, sheriff Of
Dallas county, Iowa. ar Sioux Falls
and have caused the errest of Victor
Fish and George Norman, who are
charged with robbing a store.
At Columbus, Ohio, Herbert D.
Bennett, president of the American
District Telegraph company, the
Illinois District Telegraph company
and the National District Telegraph
died of heart disease.
Mayor H. E. Perkins of Sturgis, S.
D., received a letter from H. D. Maize
of Chicago stating that his associates
were favorably impressed with the
proposition of building a trolley line
between Sturgis and Fort Meade.
At West Superior, citizens of the
ninth ward are considering a PROPOSE
ton for building an electric light
plant of their own. They believe
that by so doing they can save them
selves money and procure better.
light.
At Lake City, Mimi, Lieutenant
James N. Munroe, the young officer
who caused the surrender of 800 in
during the war with Spain,
was married to Miss Lulu Mabey,
formerly a teacher in the Minneapolis
schools.
The national liberal party has been
The preamble to the new
declares for the separa-
ton of church and state to the extent
of abolishing chaplains in the army
and navy, legislative bodies and all
public institutions; the taxation of
church property and abandonment of
Sabbath observance. The party is the
free-thinkers.
a private conference of republican
members of the house ways and means
committee developed that eight of the
eleven republican members oppose
reciprocity with Cuba and all but one
of the democrats favor it. President
Roosevelt is expected to force a ia
yorable report.
John Burns of West Superior caught
on the Duluth short line limited and
hung on for four miles when he be-
came so benumbed with cold that he
let go. He broke rib and sustained
a scalp wound, but was able to walk
back to Carlton
William J. Starr, president of the
board of directors of the Eau Claire
public library, has received from
Andrew Carnegie's secretary a re-