Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-15

treaty IS likely.
The II Inois Manufacturers associa-
ton will submit pro Ct illegal com
bination among Chicago cal dealers
to States Attorney Deneen. Grand
dictments against large dealers are
believed likely.
1t is reported that, the American
Commercial Telegraphers' Union,
which was turned down by the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor at New
Orleans, will apply for a charter to
the American Labor Union, the Debs
organization.
The public library for which Andrew
Carnegie gave s350,00O was dedicated
with addresses by the donor and Presi-
dent Roosevelt; the former said he
had given $50 library buildings and
that most of 500 other applications
would be granted.
The Pennsylvania legislature organ
lied and adjourned till Jan. 10, when
Senator Bo:es Penrose will be elected !;
compulsory arbitration law was
urged by Gov. Stone, who declared
that the anthracite strike cost the
state $10O0,00O.
At Oneonta, Ala, Miss Eta All
dredge, daughter of the county sheriff
liberated two prisoners, Louis Gurley
charged with murder, and Mayburn
Murphrea, sentenced for a minor of
Tense. Miss Alldredge, it is said, &C
companied one Of the men.
John W. Morrison was inaugurated
as governor of Idaho and the other
state officials we're sworn in The
house organized with J. Frank Hunt,
Of BannOck, as speaker. The senate
organized with Senator J. W. Brigham,
of Latah, as president pro tenn.
Attorney General Knox, on request
of Senator Hoar and Congressman
Littlefeld, submitted a remedy for the
trust evils, including a law against
rate discrimination and interstate com
merce in products of illegal COM
bines; action by congress is unlikely.
Gov. Yates message submitted to
the Illinois legislature, declares the
United States senator already has
been chosen, and urges a law for uni
form state primaries, constitutional
charter amendment for Chicago, a
consumptives' hospital, and reason
able merit law"
Boston is sending a strong delega-
ton to Washington to fight for the rat
ificatiOn Of the Hay-Bond reciprocity
treaty with Newfoundland The dele
cation is backed by the powerful fish
ing interests of New England, those of
Gloucester alone expected, and pro-
poses to make a valiant stand
At Albany, N. Y, "The Hebrew Vet
Grams of the War With Spain" have
been incorporated to promote social in
tercourse and fraternity between vet
eran soldiers and sailors Of Hebrew
faith who served in the United States
army and navy during the Spanish
and Philippines wars.
At Devils Lake, N. D., Dan Maloney
was arrested on a warrant charging
him with murder in the first degree.
The killing of which he is accused of
is the alleged murder of Nicholaus
last August. Maloney
is suffering from a self-inficted
wound. He attempted suicide and is
very weak
Some time next month the president
will probably send to the senate the
of Governor Taft to be an
associate justice of the United States
supreme court, to succeed Justice
Shiras, who is expected to retire. Gov
ernor Taft will be succeeded as civil
governor Of the Philippines by Gen
eral Luke Wright.
Representative BurlesOn of Texas
is advocating a movement to GUST Rep
resentative Richardson from the post
Of democratic leader in the house,
and in a public statement urges the
selection of Representative John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi for the
honor. Mr.. Burleson declares that his
party is in a rut and that a change of
leaders is desiraDIe to put life into
it.
'The next G. A. r. encampment may
have a foreign delegation recognized
and seated" said Colonel w. w. Dud-
ley of Indiana the other day" A letter
just received from my brother, Irving
B. Dudley of Lima, Peru, gives the in
formation that a G.. A. R. post has
been established in that city, and that
hp 1oc hooD cbOcao commander of If
This is the first instance, l believe, in
which post has been established in
a foreign country"
Members of organized labor in
take no stock in the offer
Of the steel trust to sell shares of
stock to it's employees. These stocks
represent water in large part, and Ia
boring men say they want nothing to
do with them. They will especially re-
frain from taking their wages out of
savings banks, where they draw per
cent interest, to invest in such securi-
ties. 1t is predicted here that the
scheme will fall through.
The state university building in Nor
man, Ok, was destroyed by fire which
in the laboratory among
explosives. An explosion was fol
lowed by disastrous fire at Hobart,
Ok, the total damage exceeding $780,
900. The fire started in a hardware
store, where dynamite was kept.
This exploded and towns thirty miles
from Hobart reported earthquakes.
The town of Vista, Ok, has been de-
stroyed by fire; loss, $4,000.
Many senators and representatives
including some Of the republican lead
ers, called On President Roosevelt