Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
TELEGRAMS LIN BRIEF.
DOM ESTIC.

Ill.,, was found murdered by supposed
robbers
A packing plant costing $1,O0O,000
will be built by Nelson Morris & Co.
in Kansas City.
By the collapse of the roof in Crane.s
planning mill at Cincinnati William
Settlers was killed.
The bill to license Illinois music
teachers wGs Endorsed by the Chicago
Federation of Musicians.
Proposed removal of Missouri state
capital from Jefferson City to st.
Louis was defeated by house vote.
At Lafayette, Ind, warrants have
been issued for 800 students who par
t:cipated in an anticlass fight at Pur-
due.
S. N. D. North, former chief statis-
tician of manufacturers was appointed
to succeed Director Merriam Of the
census bureau.
Ten persons were injured in the col
Iision between a Monona passenger
train near Frankfort, Ind. Signals
were obscured by fog.
A Fort Wayne freight train crashed
into a furniture van at Allegheny, Pa,
wrecking the van and killing John
Mcknight and Albert Cornelius.
At San Francisco Charles Dauer,
aged Z, had two stitches taken in his
heart which was pierced by fall on
broken bottle He may recover.
William n. Cromwell, the attorney
for the Panama Canal company, will
receive a fee of $2,000,000 if the treaty
is passed by the United States senate.
Five boys playing on a raft at Jop-
lin. Mo. were drowned. They were
Raymond Croceroft, Ralph Ooks,
Charles Oolls, Peter Berry and Luther
Berry.
Cater Havertn, New York play
wright, died from supposed excite
ment over the Resurrection, which he
was rewriting for Miss Blanche
Walsh.
At Olympia, Wash, an earthquake
was felt. Buildings were shaken so
that the occupants ran into the streets
in alarm. Two distinct shocks were
felt in Seattle.
information of the appointment OF
Bishop COnaty, formerly rector OF the
Catholic university in Washington, as
bishop of Los Angeles is confirmed
by advices from Rome.
Police Inspector A. A. Cross of New
York is accused by George Bissert, a
discharged policeman, with instruct
ing him in 1901 to tip off, proposed
raids on pOOrOOms.
A gold bar valued at $23, 500 disap-
peareE from the Pacific and Dominion
express office at Detroit while en-
route from Salt Lake City to Philadel-
pEia 1t was left exposed on a depot
truck
The new railroad construction for
1902 aggregated 1854 miles; 1000
miles additional were graded for track
laying; $500 miles under contract;
eighteen companies control 5000 miles
of work
lingo, the largest elephant in the
world, died On sh'pbOard while en-
route to New York frCm London, and
was buried at sea The steamers
crew was terrorizei by its apparently
insane actions.
Jose Estrada Palma, son of the
Cuban president, was privately mar
ricd to Miss Mabel Jacobs, daughter
of a New York tobacco importer, on
Feb. H. Palma is a student at Co.
lumhia university.
Marion (Ark.) residents are cut off
by the Mississippi river flood Rail
road communication is stopped and ap-
peals are made by telephone for relief
boats; the Memphis waterworks plant
is endangered.
The Northern Securities merger
hearing was begun at st. Louis. At
toTney General Beck in his argument
declared that railroad owners cannot
be kept from stopping competition if
the suit is not upheld.
Jack" Ross, the 25-year-oId son of
James Ross, president of the Do
minion Iron and Steel company of
Montreal, was feeced by spectators
out Of a 1000, 900 wedding present
given by his father.
Iowa patrons OF the Elgin Creamery
company, which went into bankruptcy
last August, will receive 40 per cent
dividends on their claims. This is the
effect of decision rendered by Judge
Mcpherson of the federal court.
The new trial of Dr. J. c. Alexander,
charged with completely in IndianapO-
lis grave-robbing. has been set for
April IS. DR.. Alexander's attorneys
will apply for change of Judge At
AleXander's first trial the jury failed
to agree.
William Pimley's nomination as as
sistant United States treasurer at New
York was withdrawn by President
Roosevelt after his confirmation be-
cause Of alleged incompetence. Sen
ator Plat Plimley's sponsor, was op-
posed to withdrawal
New gifts aggregating $63,973 are
announced at The university Of Chi
cago convocatlOn. Ten thousand dol
lars was given by Leon Mandel for
an assembly hall organ and $23 900 by
Mrs. Emmons Blaine for school of edu-
cation buildings.
The Standard Oil company will
spend S3.000000 in charging its re-
finery at Whiting. Ind. The company
has bought a strip Of land a mile long,
and 500 people living on the tract have
been directed to move at the expense
of the company by May /.
The Missouri house adopted a reso-
luton declaring I. L. Page and n. G.
Hickox. who refused to testify regard