Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-12

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1858 men had subscribed for 81, 125
shares in the proft-sharing scheme
and that it's unified orders amount to
over 100000 tons.
| Snow, sleet, and rain were general
throughout the northern states. Wires
were disabled everywhere. Com
munication between Chicago, New
York, Washington and other cities
was broken for hours.
Elevator men, janitors, and washers
in fifteen Chicago downtown Office
| buildings struck for recognition of
their union, tenants were forced to
Climb stairs and the engineers and fire
men threaten to shut off heat.
The senate committee on education
and labor authorized a favorable re-
port upon the bill providing for the
appointment of a commission of five
to investigate the condition of the col
ored people Of the United tates.
A resolution was adopted by the
house committee on military affairs
recommending the appointment of Sen
atOr Quay as member of the board of
managers for the national soldiers
home to fill the existing vacancy.
Charles Gurley, the negro slayer of
Rosie Higgins, was hanged in the Jail
yard at st. Louis, Mo-, in the presence
| of several hundred persons. His
crime was committed April 80, 1901,
the victim being colored woman.
An eastbound Great Northern train
was stuck for two hours in a tunnel
near Wenatochee, Wash, and the
crews of both engines, a conductor,
brakeman, and two women passengers
were made unconscious by gas.
Rufus Cantrell leader of the Indian
apOlis ghouls, during the trial of DR..
I j. c. Alexander named Henry Martin,
Walter Daniels, William Jones, Leroy
and Walter Williams, Isham DCnnell.
and Burford Colley as accomplices.
/ William PAUL, a Castle Square Or
era singer, was killed at st. Louis by
a jump or fall from the sixth story
window Of the Southern hotel. He
was the husband Of Ethel Gordon,
who had left his room temporarily.
During a heavy gale early fire broke
out in the business section CT Middle
bury, Vt, and before it could be con-
trolled six blocks, two halls, a planning
! mill and other property were de-
strOyed. The loss is estimated at $780,
600.
Peter McCrea, a deaf-mute, So years
of age and the owner of $4,000 and
100 acres Of land, was assaulted at
ShelbyVille, Ind, by Jeff Richardson
with a spade and his skull fractured,
McCrea cannot live. Richardson is
in Jail.
Cole Younger, the Missouri bandit.
was granted full pardon and allowed
to return home on condition that he
will not place himself on exhibition
He was sentenced in 1876. The new s
was cheered by the Missouri legisla-
ture.
The inquest on the Jersey Central
railroad wreck near Westfeld'. by
which tWenty-three persons were
killed, disclosed that the Royal Blue
locomotive was disabled and that the
, engineers attention was distracted
from signals.
Mrs. John Newell, living near Mar
1etta, O., was killed and her two young
sons fatally injured by an explosion
of a nitro-glycerine can which the
had brought their mother and which
she was attempting to clean. The
house was demolished.
Charles c. Morris, a seaman attach
| ed to the new United tSates battle
| ship Maine, whose home is in the west.
died at the naval hospital in Philadel-
phia from injuries received aboard the
Maine Morris fell down hatch
! way and broke his neck.
The house committee on Indian af-
fairs authorized a favorable report on
the bill introduced by Representative
| Stephens of Texas 10 open to settle.
ment 505,000 acres of land in the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian
reservations in Oklahoma territory.
Acting upon the advice of his
| physician, Captain William F. Morton
a millionaire and noted character of
Louisville, KY, will leave for Los
Angeles in search of heath. 1T is pos
sible that he will spend the rest of
his life in travel in this country.
| Europe and Asia.
! Urlel H. Croker, a Boston lawyer
whose secOnG wife, who had been his
| clerk, was snubbed by his family, left
! the income of his large estate to her
with power to give what she chose Of
| the income to his sons and to direct
/ by will what should be the share of
each in the estate at her death. His
will was sustained.
! Theodore Gier a well-knOwn citizen
| OF Oakland, Cal, has received from
! the German emperor notification that
| he has been elected as a member of
the Kroner order in recognition of the
fact that Gier, during the time of the
| chinese war, rendered service to the
| officers of German warships anchored
at the time in San Francisco bay.
The cOnferees of the two houses of
! congress on the bill increasing the sal
aries of United States judges reached
an agreement generally accepting the
salaries fixed by the bill as it passed
the house. The measure as agreed
upon fixes the salary of the chief
| justice at $4,000 per year and of the
associate justices at 1850 each, the
salaries of circuit judges at 81 900 and
the salaries of district judges at $4,000
FOREIGN