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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
M'GLYNN TO BOSS.
Puts George in the Shade When it Comes to |
Politics

The Ex-Attache Of the Roman Propaganda
Puts George in the Shade When it Comes to
Politics.
New YORK, May 1.-The first national
convention of the United Labor party
will be held in Cincinnati tomorrow.
The question to be settled by the conVen-
ton will be as to whether a presidential
candidate shall be named. Henry George
does not believe that the time is ripe for
labor candidate for the presidency.
DR.. McGlynn believes that it is. Thus
far Dr.. McGIynn has had the best of
the fight. New York city is behind
him. Brooklyn is against him, bat Oh
the whole the ex-attache Of the Roman
Propaganda has shown that he is by far
a better politician than the author of
progress and Poverty" As matters
stand now DR.. McGIynn will head the
New York delegation TO the Cincinnati
convention. New York will not be very
strongly represented for the simple
reason that the United Labor party in
New York is but shadow of wGat II
was. DR.. McGIynn, who In all probable
ity will be the dominant factor in the
convention, will advocate the nomina-
tion of candidate for the presidency,
and viii carry his point. Congressman
Henry Smith, of Wisconsin, a brainy and
honest man, is slated for the nomination.
j ohm McMackin, of this city, can prob
ably have the nomination for the vice
presidency.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
THE OTTER AT HOME.
The Habits of Great FOur-Footed Fisher


The Habits of Great -Four Footed Fisher
man
Nothing is to be seen yet in the water
or on the banks. A fash of the bright
blue shoots over the water and vanishes
in hole IN the bank. 1t is the kingfsh-
er, who has made his nest in a spot secure
from harm. The bird has taken my at
tention from the tree ia the river for
few moments. There is the otter sitting
on the gray trunk in the warm sunlight.
He is near enough for me to stddy his
appearances and all his movements well.
Like large cat lie looks, which has been
thrown in the water AMI crawlcd out.
Some people think that the fur of the
otter throws the water off like the feath-
ers on q ducks back. That is not the
case; his fur protects his body in
different way. Any one who has seen O
water rat come up or the bank after a
dive will have a good idea of the general
appearance of the Otter's fur. Now he
gives his coat a shake and combs his fur
a bit with his short webbed feet. That
powerful Sail of his hangs half out of the
water, and his head is turned in my direc-
lion looking for the moment just like that
of an Infatuated tiger in miniature, as with
ears draw close to his head he snars
and shows his teeth. When properly
treated the otter is easily converted into
an affectiOnate and playful pet. For
those who may not be familiar with him,
let me describe his appearance more ex-
actly. He is a trlhe longer than cat,
having a very cst-like head, only fatter,
which is provided with fine set of teeth,
and he can use them with terrible force
for his SIZE. On his lip he has lot of
strong bristles. His eyes are small, but
have a watchful look about them; the
neck is almost as thick as his chest; his
body is long and round; his legs are
very short, strong, and flexible; the toes
webbed for great part of their length,
and the claws on them sharp. The tail
is thick at tho root and tapers off to a
point; ii is very powerful as l said be-
fore, and is, in fact, his swimming ma
chine. In color he is dark brown, as q
rule, with the sides of his head and throat
brownish gray. He has been sitting in
the sunlight while | have sketched his
portrait; now he thinks he will get little
more into the shade; so, with a peculiar
Looping gait, he moves further up the
trunk and rests by the side of a large
limb. Nov be shows himself to perfec-
ton, and have managed to slip down
on the boards of the pier, where | lie,
fat as a founder, and can study the
animal, where an animal shows himself
most naturally, in his own home. There
is lust little swell il tie water, and his
mate shows her head above the sCrface.
She has her feet on the trunk, and is just
about to join her lord and master, when
a moorhen flies from the meadow into the
river, squattiDg with her feet in the water.
That is enough; with one gliding plunge,
leaving not trace on the surface, they
are under the bank in their own quarters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
ALL ABOUrTHE STATE.

A bank has been organized at st. Croi1
Falls.
Trains On the Valley division of the
Milwaukee road are still suspended, ow-
ing to high water.
Tom Nash, who resigned his position
as perintendent of the government
railway mail service, will go into the
manufacturing business. He is negotiat-
ing for the Kekoosa water power.
All danger of a food at P 1rtage is now
thought TO be past. The reports from
Stevens Point and other places up the
river are that the water is falling ra pidly.
The river at Portage rose trIhe last
night but now no further danger is an
ticipated.
The Lake Gogebie hotel Will be open
May 10Th, for accommodating sports
men.
Part of the city of Prairie du Chen is
again under water, owing to the recent
rise IN the Mississippi.
Marvin II. Bovee, democratic polite
ian, and chief mover in abOlishing CAPT
tai punishment in many states, died at
Whitewater Tuesday. aged 81.
One hundred and seventy car loads of
iron ore are daily emptied into the peck
cts of the iron docks at Ashland.
G n. Kersten, of Chiffon, has gone to
Washington to act as clerk of expendi-
lures for the interior department.
A Sunday school convention of the
United Brethren church, East District
Wisconsin conference, will be held at
Lima, May and 9.
Racine dealers have reduced the price
of coal 81 per ton.
Henry NJ. Hide, of Beloit college, won
second place at the interstate oratorical
contest at Green Castle, Ind.
The Jefferson County Agricultural AS
ISOLATION has been reorganized and viii
pay premiums of last year Ia full.
Tt is thought Lonis Christianson, serv-
ing a term at Wapun for the Schulz muir
der, Racine, cannot live through his
term.
"The Wave" is the name of temper
8nce paper established at Independence.
very large acreage of tobacco has
been planted in the vicinity Of Palmyra
The Ashland Iron and Steel company
is now turning out its full ca pacity, eighty
tons per day, twelve cars from the Norrie
mine, six from the Superior ana five from
the Yermilion ranges are nsed daily.
During last week Milwaukee consumed
1913, 114,O28 gallons OF water.
Saw mill hands at Washburn are talk
ing of striking for ten hours.
OF the seventy striking Burlington en-
ployes at La Crosse fourteen have gone
to Utah and secured good situations.
A new disease resembling blind stag
gers has appeared among cattle near
Lake Mills. 1t has resulted fatally ID
many cases.
President Mrs. Rusk- Craig, of the
Women's Relief Corps, has appointed
corps SO, BeIoit, state Inspector to sue
ceed Mrs. Stone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
DEATHS STERN SUMMONS.

Commodore kittson Passes to the Beyond
Without Moments Warming,
EVANSVILLE, Wis, May 10.-Commodore
Norman ". Kittson, the noted st. Paul
millionaire, who was on a north bound
train over the Chicago s Northwestern
road returning home to st. Paul from his
stock farm near Philadelphia, died sud
denly as the train was approaching
Woodstock, Illinois, at 7:20 to night
Al about the time the train began to slack
uP he entered the dining car and took a
seat. To the porter he gave an order for
heavy supper, consisting of beef steak,
mushrooms and vegetables. As the por-
ter turned TO attend to his order the
commodore suddenly fell back in his
chair. The occupants of the car thought
he had tainted, but physician of Chip
pewa Falls, who was on the train, pro-
nounced life extinct. His remains were
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
WUSIC OF THE SPHERES.
Imaginative Thoughts by a Noted Writer
on Highly Poetlcal Theme.

Imaginative Thoughts by a Noted Writer
on Highly POetlcal Theme.
"Perhaps there is music of the
spheres, but we can only imagine it, we
know nothing of it. I have sometimes
thought that if a blind spirit could be
supported in space so as to hear, as this
globe rolled by MIN, the notes that are
BONE on 1.-THE myriad voiced melody
of birds, the sweeping eff wiz DIS over all
zones, and the sheet CT sound, now SOM
Der, now cheerful-they waken from the
forests while they stir-the low, lisping
penitence of the peaceful SEA, and,
through all, the thGnderous mellow bass
of the stirred ocean, beating on thou
sand leagues of rock-that spirit might
imagine it was a Ealghty organ rolling by,
touched On every key, alive in every stop,
and aroused by every pedal to the praise
of God.
''But we can only conjecture what the
blended voices of this planet may be
when heard as a whole. IN the music of
nature. so fer ss we hear it in detail, nc
idea is worked into and struggles through
even It's vast vibrations. And il is only
when mighty thought or sentiment
rolls through waves of sound, combining
them so that they cooperate on our
heart and mind, that pure sublimity be-
gins. Ali else thatswe call sUblimity Is
only a surprise OF the Senses --THoMAs
STARR KING
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
ATDUBUQUE.
All Railroad Tracks Under Water Mills and
Factories Closed.


Factories Closed.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 12.-The river at
this point has been at a standstDl since 3
O'clock this morning, During the night
it rose one inch and now stan at twenty
two feet and four lnches-four inches less
than the high water mark of 1880. All
railroad tracks are under water, but not
enough 10 impede the movements of
trains. All mills and most of the facto-
ries have been com PEELED to stop. Over
I 900 men are out of employment and
this closes the third week in which they
have been Idle, entailing loss of at least
$40 900 to $4,000 per week. A large
number of ole in the lower part of
the city have been compelled to abandon
their houses, entailing a great deal of
suffering and want.
The lower part of the city of Musca-
tine is reported to be under water. At
Davenport the water is thirty-two inches
above the danger mark and all saw mills
in the city are closed down. Scores Of
families have been driven out of their
homes. At Keokuk the water has passed
the danger line and is rising at the rate
of half an inch per hour. Railroad tracks
i'll the lower part of the city are under
water and traffi5 Is seriously interrupted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
A Heavy Snow Storm Prevails for
Twenty four Hours at Marquette, Mich.
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
Indian Grave and my Levees Give Way and
Inundate Hundreds Of Farms.

Indian Grave and ~ny Levees Give Way and
Inundate Hundreds Of Farms.
QUINCY, Ills, May 1.-THE Indian
gravs levee broke five miles north of
Quincy early this morning, flooding
hundreds of farms and running thousands
of acres of winter wheat. Up
to this evening there are four
crevasses IN the embankment
and the entire levee district will be cover
ed with water. The Sny Ievee gave way
between Hannibal and Louisiana at noon
to-day, and ffty-four miles Of the most
productive farms in the Mississippi Val
ley will be flooded. No lives
have been lost as all people living in the
low lands have been watching for break
for the past three days. The river at
this point rose seven inches yesterday
but has fallen inch today. The decline
beng caused by the break in the
Ieve es and spreading out of the water
At Quincy many of 5he large factories
along the river have been shut down, but
the damages thus far have been slight.
The railroads in the vicinity are exper
fencing great trouble FROM foods and on
some of them trains have been aban-
dOned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
The MenOminee Threatens TO Flood
Marinette-A Mammoth Log Jam.
Fulton Illinois Completely urrOunded
by Water-N0 Deaths Reported.
The River at a Stand Still at Dubuque,
1000 Men Idle-HOmes Deserted.
Muscatine, Keokuk and Davenport
Partly Suhmerged-Families Routed.
THE AENUMINEE SWOLLEN.
Rains and Melting Snow Cause it The Point
Never Reached But Once Before.

Rains and Melting Snow Cause it The Point
Never Reached But Once Before.
MAR1NETTE, Wis, May 12.-There is a
big food i'm pending at this city. The
water in the MenomIpee river Is higher
now than ever before known excepting
the high water in MAY, 1877. Then 1t Was
seventy two inches above the ordinary
low-vater mark at the dams in this city.
It Is now about seventy inches and is
steadily rising. At about 3 o'clock this
morning the huge log Jam in the storage
boom above the upper dam, containing
nearly 3O0O00,000 feet of logs, moved so
as to liberate the vast volume of water
beyond the jam, and fears were enter
tanned that the whole would
sweep out into Green Bay, carry
ing railroad bridge and wag-
on bridges and saw mills with
them. The water rose suddenly to up
wards of eighty inches at the dams be-
low and some of the houses and streets
in the city below were Inundated, but
the Jam settled, crowded together, and
stopped the flow. There are two small
islands in the storage pond near the up
per dam. and the logs have crowded 20
the bottom of the river against these
islands and are packed into about two
miles of river space, in some places fully
thirty feet high above the surface of Ebe
water. Although the water is still rising
and warm rains prevail all over the
country traversed by the upper tribD-
taries of the river where there is yet
deep snow, y5t it is thought that the log
jam secure, and higher water than ever
before known is antici pated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
GREAT SOUTHERN TURF EVENT.
Alexandria Leads in the Pool Room But Gets
Left on the Track.

Alexandria Leads in the Pool Room But Gets
Left on the Track.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, May 14.-TodaY
is the one set for the great southern tUrf
event-the Kentucky Derby. 4 chilling
northwest wind is blowing and the
weather is cold, disagreeabIe and threat
ening. It it however, most too cold to
rain, and the probabilities are dusty
track, a trlfie slow, and shivering mass
of admirers of thOrOughbreds. The city
is crowded with strangers, and the ouly
topic discussed on the streets and the
hotel lObbys is the Derby. Gdlifet'5
owner w. S. Barnes regards his horse as
a sure winner. He has money on his colt
Alexandria n the books al 500 TO 81.
The following horses viii come to the
post IN the Derby, which is the third race
and which will run between the hours of
and 5 O'Clock: Galifet and Alexandria,
(Melbourne stab'e), The Chevalier, Mac
beth, White, Col. Z5b Ward and Autocrat.
The following was an average pool at the
auction room of the Louisville hotel this
morning: Gdlifet and Alexandria, $50;
The Chevalier, $22; Macbeth, $16; White,
SO: Autocrat, Long Roll and Zeb Ward il
the field, $17.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
Initiatory Steps Taken for New Line of Rail
road.

EAU CLAIRE, May 11.-Articles of
incorporation have been forwarded to
the secretary of state of the Eau Claire,
Mississippi and Lake Superior railway
company. Capital $4,000 ,oCO. The in
corporators are R. T. Wilson, George A
Burlington. Senator William A. Rust,
Mayor George B. Shaw, h. NJ. Stocking
and Henry Cousins. The object is TO
build from Wlnona via Independence,
Trempeleau county, Eau Claire and Chip
pewa Falls to some point on Lake Super
Tor Or in Ashland county. 1t is to be an
Eau Claire road built by Eau Claire peo-
ale for lumber outlet to the southwest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
I SLUGGING MATCH ARRANGED.

The COnley- killen Mil to Take Place Within
MOnth-IU Will be Sensational,
ST. PAUL, MINI, May 14.-Conley, the
Ithaca, N. Y, giant, has covered Pat
Killen's $500 forfeit, and KiIlen will go
to Ashland, Wis, tomorrow when ar
ticles of agreement will be signed. The
match will be with skin light gloves,
London prize-ring ruIeI, for 81 500 side
and the heavy weight championship of
the northwest. The mill is to take
place within a month, and not TO be
witnessed by more than 100 persons
This match if arranged will be one of.
the most sensational that has occurred in
the west in some years. Killen is as
quick as q cat, possesses tremendous hit
ting powers, and if his hands do not go
back on him may be depended on to
make q great battle, as his victory over
Lannon nearly two years ago goes to
prove. Conley, too, is a big fellow,
bard hitter, and said to be quite clever.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
A LITTLE TOO PREVIOUS.

Mr. Var Schaick Objects to the Use Made OF
His Name by Timme Boomers at the COnven-
YentiOn.
MILWAUKEE, May 12.-The Evening
Wisconsin this evening says: Elk Con-
gresham Van Schaick, of this city, OBJ
ject6 to the summary manner IN which
the convention CORES pOndents at Madi-
son have attached his name to the list of
TImme boomers. He says he is a
good friend OF the present secretary Of
state and that he will work and vote for
him with pleasure if he is re-nominated,
but that it is too early for him
to express a preference in that direction.
Van is intensely loyal 10 Milwaukee city
and county and holds himself in readi-
ness to use his influence in favor of
Chris. Paulus or any other candidate the
German republicans may see fit to name
for the position of secretary of state.
He favors McFetridge for governor on
purely personal grounds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
WANT REA To DECIDE.

Chicago Post Want the COMMANDMENT
Chief to Look Into the Action OF Admitting
Gen Johnson.
CHICAGO, May lit has transpired
that measures were taken by the Geo. Fl.
Thompson post No. 5, G. A. R., of this
city TO procure a decision from Com
mander Rea, of that organization, on the
action of The E. D. Baker post of Phila-
del phis, ADM ting the confederate, Gen.
Joe Johnston TO oontributary member
ship. The question is raised that there
can be no contributary or other than
reg ular membership, but that If such
membership can be established by the
pCsts, those who bore arms against the
United States are Ineligible as in the
case of regular mems ership.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
VIEWING THE PROMISED LAND.
Squatters on the Ground Awaiting the Open
ing Of an Indian Reservation.

Squatters on the Ground Awaiting the Open
ing Of an Indian Reservation.
GREAT FALLS, Mont.-News Of the open
ing Of the Back Feet Reservation is
awaited impariently here and throughout
Northern Montana. A large number of
persons have gone to the reservation to
locate ranches, mines and town sites.
The desirable valleys are 1airly covered
with tents. the greatest rush apparently
being to the Big Sandy, the famous hay
grounds. Soldiers as well as civilians are
on the grounds, and when news comes
that the bill is signed there is likely to be
a rush. Bullock Valley, beyond Fort
Assiniboine, is all stalk ed off and the tents
of the squatter may be seen all along the
valley of the Milk River. There is
silver lode IN the Bear Paw Mountains
that was located several years ago. 1t is
understood that several parties are on
hand WATCHING to locate this mine as well
as to prospect for others.-Chicage
Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
WORK OF TRAMPS.

Terrible Disaster on the Santa Fe Railroad at
Fountain Station Caused by a Terrific Ex-
plnSian
DENVER, May 14.-At PAL O'Clock this
morning the freight train on the Santa
Fe known as the "thunderbolt" reached
Fountain station. few minutes later
q caboose ana some freight cars standing
on a siding were in some unaccountable
manner set in motion and ran down and
struck the "thunderbolt" with terrific
force. One car was loaded with naptha,
which exploded, throwing the oil over
everything ana setting the train on fire.
The trainmen showed the uninjured cars
back from the wreck and were trying to
save the depot when 1t was discovered
that two cars standing on the main track
were on fire and that one was tagged
Powder" Before anything could be
done to prevent, the car ex ploded com
pletely demolishing the depot, several
dwellings and number of cars. Three
persons, one women and two men were
killed oy the explosion, and some twelve
or fifteen persons were wounded, none of
them very seriously. There Is hole in
the ground where the car stood, about
thirty feet in diameter and fifteen feet
deep. Two cars were burned and sixteen
more IOgSInST WlGQ tue LOCOMOTIVE, were
more or less wrecked. It Is supposed
that tramps let off the brakes from the
car that caused the trouble.
The car that ex ploded contained 1900
pouuds of powder. The shock was felt
for distance of 20 miles.
The dead are as follows:
G. f. Smith, manager of the Newton
lumber com pany
Unknown man found underneath the
engine.
Unknown railroad man.
Lawrence Weihard, German, carpenter.
Mrs. Wedlig, while standing so yards
from track, struck in the head With fly
ing bolt.
ii. Hutchins, merchant, 60 years old.
new stand-up collar mas not only bent
points, but a half inch of its entire upper
rim Is reversed outward to prevent chat
ing of the neck in warm weather.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
Wisconsin Pensioners.

WASHINGTON, Nay 1.-THE following
Wisconsin people were granted pensions
Saturday:
L. Lamere, (deceased) Ocoato; J. Fl.
Taylor. Colfax; J. W. Raine, New Dig
gings; E. Stafford, Waupaca; E. ". Rob
bins, Elm Grove; G. A. Rickeman, Ra-
cine; z. F. Little, Richardson; 81. D. Ely,
Spring Greek; widow of S. Winterbot. ON,
Racine; widow of 4. Sumner, Boscobel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
REACHING THE MAXIMUM.
The Water Burlington Within two Inche!
of the High Mark Of 1881.

The Natert burlington NItnln TWO lncheS
of the High Mark Of 1881.
BURLINGTON, Ia, May 14.-The river
here lacks but couple Of inches of the
high wa er mark of 1881-the biggest
flood since 1851-and may possibly come
quite to it although it cannot pass 1t.
The rise is now coming very slowly and
Will probably slacken during the
night until it reaches stand, There
has been no serious damage
at this point beyond the drowning of
several small herds of cattle in the ada
cent bottom lands of Illinois and Iowa.
Packets continue to make their trips, but
no raft boats are running, the swift cur
rent making it impossible for them to
handle their tools with any degree of
safety, especially in passing through
bridges.
BURLINGTON, Ia, May 14.-At $50 today
the bridge gauge recorded 10 10 feet, a
rise of inches in the last "a hours. The
river was 10 feet74 inches above low
water mark and is still raising.