Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-08
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOM TIC.

Andrew ~ ASH u GIp6I lily, LII,
was run over by a train at that place
and instantly killed.
Bank robbers made an effort to rob
the Auten bank at Princeville, Ill, but
were frightened away.
John H. Miller, the Illinois state
speakership candidate, is having trou-
bic over committee promises.
Gov Yates declared himself for
John H. Miller as speaker and Con-
gresham Hopkins as senator.
William J. Bryan, with his family,
has returned to Mexico city from the
hot country" and will start north.
George E. Adams and Luther Laf-
lin Mills have formally announced
their candidacy for the Illinois senator
ship.
Charles A. Harris, a grocer of Des.
loge, Mo-, committed suicide by tax
ing morphine because Of disappoint
ment in love.
Mayor Harrison will not be candi-
date for the denomination, according
to the statement at Cook county dem
ocracy Headquarters.
At Fond du Lac, Wis, the residence
Of Edward Luhn, was burned, the loss
being estimated at $1,40O, only partly
covered by inc~Tance.
i've hundred cases OF bigamy due 10
marriage of Chicago Ghetto Jews af-
ter ghetto divorce by rabbts are
puzzling Judge Horton.
Colonel Phil Shenon, a pioneer and
one of the best known mining men OF
Montana, was thrown from his wagon
at Salmon, Idaho, and killed.
The loss sustained by the Beaver
Dam Lumber company in the burning
Of its large department store at Cum
berland Wis, was $4,000.
At New York P.of Adolph Loren7
was given an elaborate farewell in the
city hall, after which he boarded the
steamer Celtic on which he viii sal
for home
Director of Mint Roberts declared
in an address that hank notes SHOULD
be made credit instruments redeem
able like drafts, instead Of perma
nent money.
Prof. Burt G. Wilder of Cornell uni
versity, in a scientific paper, declared
that the orang-outrangs brain en-
titles it, and not the gorilla, to ranl
next to man.
Herman Hoff, superintendent of
soda water plant, fell dead on a trail
bound for Evanston. He was 46 year
old and is supposed to leave an estat
valued at $4,000
Mrs. w. T. Richardson of Detroit, +:
boarding house keeper, secured a to1
of anthracite coal for $3.50 by point
ing a revolver at a coal office clerl
after he had refused to sell it.
Frank Wiley Shepperd, attorney, o
Elgin, ard Miss Mary Louise Sire
bridge, pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal church of Harvard H., wer
married, the affair being most eIabo.
ate.
The retrial of iona Dunlap for tn,
alleged murder of Allie Dool may b.
necessary; a juror is reported to hav
said before his acceptance that h
would hang the girl or hang tn
jury"
Dr.. H. H. Park, New York heals
department bacteriologist, declare,
after test that lemon juice will no
kill typhoid fever germs unless uset
in too large quantities to be prac
ticable.
The Homestead (Pa) steel trust EN-
ployes are opposed to the profit shar
ing plan; only department superin
tendents with large salaries are de
clared able to tuy enough shares t,
be worth while.
While returning from a new year!
party at Cynthiana, KY, Ray Hick
man, aged Is, and Miss May Lowell
were struck by freight train. HiclI
man was instantly killed and Mis-!
Lowell injured.
One hundred and fifty coal dealer.
were summoned before the Chicago
city council committee to explain tn,
Chicago coal shortage; Attorney Gen
eral Hamlin declared the railroad!
are cleared of blame.
Consul John Goodnow of Shanghai
is accused by American resident!
there WIN charging extortionate fee:
and irregular official practices; the
charges were transmitted to Secretary
Hay by Minister Conger.
Olin Castle. husband of the woman
whom Miss Jessie Morrison was con
yicted of murdering has departed
from Eldorado, Kan, for California
accompanied by his mother and sister
to find 6. new home.
Chief Engineer Joseph Hayes, Of
the Pittsburg Steamship company, viii
likely establish his main office at Du
luth, although this has not been defin
itely decided. Mr. Smiths assistant
will remain at Cleveland.
In saloon fight at Williamson, w
Va, James Adams was shot and in
stantly killed by Ben Adams and the
latter seriously wounded Henry
Sweigert a bystander, was struck by
bullet and slightly injured.
A religious war in the Philippines
is feared by the war department be
cause of anti-friars agitation: former
insurgents allying themselves with
the separate church party, and threats
are already made to seize parish prop
erty
The elevation of 1855 miles of rail
road track. ordered ty the Chicago
council in 1902, will require S7.775.-
600; ninety subways must be con-
structed; fatal railroad accidents were
decreased from sol in 1901 to 241 in
1902.
The Briquette machinery, for mold
inc COL dust into f,,nI l. ..c,,..,.4-.-1 y.