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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29

According to the Swedish law every
infant has to be vaccinated before it
! has arrived at the age of years.
! Without certificate of its having
been vaccinated or OF having had the
smallpox. no child is admitted into
a common school. Vaccination is prac-
ticed by licensed vaccinators. who OBJ
tain their vaccine from special depots
superintendent by physicians In Stock
nolm there is Il special Institution for
the production of animal vaccine and
every case occurring u real COW pox
Is. for this purpose. TO be reported to
the physician of the district In order
to promote vaccination Jealous yacci-
majors are publicly rewarded.
Christiana had a big fire. a large
house on the Vordal Brun street being
burned to the ground. A young girl
persisted in the flames.
The Norwegian ship Ingomar was
wrecked off Svartklubken on the Swe-
dish coast. The crew was rescued.
1bsen's An Enemy of the People has
been translated into Spanish.
King Oscar and Crown Prince Gus
taVe viii pay visit to Christiana
the latter part of the present month.
Earth shocks We're reported the other
day from several places in Vordland.
Prince Carl has been appointed a
colonel in the Norwegian army.
The crown princess of Denmark is
now reported to be in very good
health.
The Swedish schooner Ida was
wrecked off Skagen. The crew was
rescued
Count Bernstorff. of Kattrup, died
at Copenhagen at the age of Is years.
The 4OOth anniversary of Hans Tau
sen, the great Danish reformer. was
solemnly celebrated in Copenhagen.
The Danish Cremation society has
received gift OF 10000 crowns from
gentleman who wants his name to
be withheld
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
PORT ARTHUR TAKEN BY THE
JAPANESE.
KINGDOM AND TALIEN WAN
ALSO CAPTURED.
Mastery Military Achievement of
Count Oyama-Eighteen Hours of
Hard Fighting-The japanese Ar
my Divides into Two Detachments
Other Minor Engagements.

Che Foo, Nov. 24.-Port Arthur has
been captured by Tie japanese.
Hiroshima, Nov. 24.-TWO inter
prefers and one correspondent who
were following the second japanese
army have been captured and killed
by the Chinese
Yokohama, Nov. 24.-The minister of
s lance has announced another war
loan of 50,OOO,OOo yen, making 10000
oOO OF the 1OO,OOO,00O authorized by
parliament. CA yen is worth fOur-ffths
OF an American cent?
Che Foo, Nov. pa dispatch has
been received here stating that the
Japanese captured Port Arthur on
Wednesday last, after eighteen hours
fighting. The second japanese
army, under the command OF Field
Marshal Count Oyama, consisted of
about 10000 men, and when the forces
arrived off Regents Sword promontory,
it was divided into two detachments,
one of which, aided by part of the Jap
anese fleet, operated against fallen
mentS against KinchoW, on the west
wan, while the other directed its move
ern side of the promOntory. some
miles north Of Port Arthur. Talien-
wan and Kinchow We're both captured,
after which the army again combined
and the march Oh Port Arthur COM
menced.
Several engagements of minor i'm
portance took place along the route,
but according to reports the Japanese
were invariably successful. The roads
leading northward from Port Arthur
are supposed to have been lined by
the Chinese and the japanese COM
mander therefore declined to take the
risk of marching tie troops along
them. Consequently, they were COM
PEELED to cut roads through the forest
to allow the passage of their artillery
ammunition trains, etc. The march
was thus necessarily slow. Dispatches
received a few days ago stated that
the Japanese were close to the city
and had attacked the Chi
nese outposts, driving them
back 10 the entertainments. 1t is also
said that the Japanese attacked the
entertainments three times, but were
repulsed each time. b is evident that
later attacks must have been made and
Tie outposts We're compelled to fall
Uack upon Port Arthur. Several
times the town has been reported to
have been captured, but later dis
patches have shown these reports to
be inaccurate and the japanese to
have been conducting opera tons
against the place with carefulness for
they intended, when the real attack
was made, that ii should be success
full. Che Foo, from which place the
dispatch announcing the fall of Port
Arthur was sent, is 4 Chinese city on
the north coast of the Shang Tung
promontory, some ninety miles south
of Port Arthur, from which it is sep
arated by the Gulf of Pc Chi Ii.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
NORTH NEWS.
Items of Interest from the Land of
the Vikings.

Stockholm, Nov. 26.-King Oscar has
written a poem in the Christmas pa
per- Jul.
c.. A. WedhOlm. a prominent manu-
facturer of Nykoping, has mysterious
ly disappeared.
The crown prince has arrived at
Stockholm after having paid a visit
to his sick wife in Baden. The crown
princess will spend the winter in
Rome.
Prince Eugene represented King Os-
car at the funeral of Gar Alexander.
The famous Macs Sloyd school was
first opened in 1874 as a graduate de-
partment of "a sloyd school for boys,
which had been founded two years
before. Until 1882 only special teach
ers of sloyd were admitted to the
training college. Besides the yearly
course intended for this purpose,
shorter courses have now been ar
ranged so that teachers of other
schools can obtain instruction in edu-
cational sloyd. At the present time
the courses are of six weeks duration,
lutIt DcluS lOuL COutSCS pei
and this year nearly 300 students.
The instruction is gratis.
A monument of Sven Nilsson, the
well-known statesman who died in
1891, was dedicated at Efnerod.
Prof. P. T. Cleve. the well-known
savant of Upsala, has received the So
called Davy medal by the Royal So
ciety Of London.
The S0th anniversary of the union
between Sweden and Norway was
celebrated few days ago with the
roar of cannon, an exchange Of tele-
grams. but with little real enthusiasm
in both countries. The papers of both
Stockholm and Christiana express.
however, the hope that the union will
continue to exist, since all dissensions
and disputes have been amicably set
tied.
A ship of unknown nationality was
wrecked off Morup. Two of the crew
were drowned.
The poor farms have proved to be a
great blessing to the country, as well
by urging the poor to contribute to
i their own living as by their reduction
of the number Of people claiming off.
cia1 relief, and lastly, also, by their
presenting facilities for a much larger
number of actual imbeciles to obtain
| their living.
| Smallpox has appeared ia Gothen
burg.
Mrs. Maria Six, Of Skatelof, was
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years for the murder of her son-in-law
a tailor named Holmquist. She is Z:
| years of age.
| A. P. Anderson, of Helgestad, do
| mated 10000 crowns to the poor il
four parishes Of the province of Solder
/ mainland
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
" lille YOU WAIT.
PENSION BUREAU NOW KEEPS
UP TO DATE.
Assistant Secretary Reynolds Reports
The Subcommittee of Con-
gress Takes Action.

Washington. Nov. 24-The work of
the board OF pension appeals during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1894,
and from that date to November /.
1894, is fully reviewed in the report
made by Assistant Secretary of the
Interior John NJ. Reynolds, to Secre-
taiy Smith. In summarizing the adj
mlnlstratiOn of office, Reynolds says:
Upon taking charge Of the office of
assistant secretary, In April, 1893,
found 1866 appeals pending on the
docket with the work of the board Of
appeals more than two years behind.
In eighteen and half months, with
o,S41 additional appeals entered dur
ing the period, the current appeals are
being decided and tardy justice no
longer follows an appeal to department
by any deserving soldier, widow or
orphan. Thus 10000 cases were con-
sidered on appeal and finally we ruled
upon a greater number than ever be-
fore disposed of in the same length of
time and more than double the number
considered in any like period under
4 small balance in arrears is said to
consist almost entirely of claims I'M
dergoing further investigation in the
pension bureau and others which for
final decision await the determinati ton
of legal questions that will be deci-
Sive of all
Washington, Nov. 24.-The sub-com-
mittee of the house on pensions met
and after listening for an hour to Com
missioner Lochren's explanation Of
the requirements of his office virtually
decided to report a bill providing for
the appropriations recommended by
the commissioner in his estimate. eX-
cept in one item of fees for eXamin-
ing surgeons. The original estimate
was $1,OOO,OOO to be required to pay
these fees, but Lochren told the COM
mlttee that he thought that $500, 900
would be sufficient and that figure was
decided upon. The pension appropri-
ations as decided upon by the sub
committee will therefore be: For pen
sions, $14O,O 100000; for surgeons fees
$SOO,OOO; for clerk hire at pension
agencies, $45O,0OO; miscellaneous $131,-
$40. Total, Sal, 3S1 $40. The sub-com-
mittee will meet again the third of
December but it is not probable that
there will be any change in the de-
cision reached.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
PORT ARTHUR NOW THE SCENE
OF GREAT STRIFE.
HEAVY AND INCESSANT FIRING
ON BOTH SIDES.
First Attack by the japanese Drives
in the Chinese Outposts-The Mi
kado'S Forces Repulsed in Three
slaughts-Chinese Customs Chief
off for Japan.

Tien Tsin, Nov. 23.-Reliable infor.
nation received here from Port arthur
shows that the first attack OF the jap
anese drove in the Chinese outposts
Three other attacks We're subsequent
ly made but in each instance the Jap
anese were repulsed. Heavy and in
cessant firing has been going on since
noon Tuesday. The japanese are
landing additional troops. They have
warned the British vessels to clear out
as their feet intended to lombard the
forts Wednesday.
London, Nov. pa special CORE
spondent of Reuters News company
the only European at Port Arthur
writing from there under date Of Nov
~, describes the place as being a city
or the dead. Streets are empty and
only soldiers are to be seen in the
houses. The correspondent estimates
that 10000 superior northern troops
are defending Port Arthur and they
have plenty Of ammunition. He adds
that the fortress is impregnable if de.
Tended and the garrison has provisions
SttouCi w lNSt SlA "SchSs
THE ADVANCE ON PORT ARTHUR
The advance Oh Port Arthur is re-
garded as having an important bear
ing on the peace negotiations. Lieut.
Mloka, naval attache of the japanese
legatlO here, says the advance move
ment has been most cautious, as the
ground for forty miles around Port
Arthur has been found fairly alive
with powder mines connected with
electric wires to Port Arthur. Three
days ago the japanese were within a
days march of the, fortress, but i,
was necessary TO send ahead small
scouting parties to pick a route away
from the mines and electric wires.
The regular roads could not be
used for tb" artillery, as it would have
been blown. up, and accordingly the
big guns have had to be moved in
clrcultOus routes through woods and
mOrasSes. 1t is regarded as likely
this cautious march will have been
completed today, and the japanese le-
cation is hourly expecting word that
the decisive blow has been struck,
though long siege may be necessary.
1t is believed that a japanese success
would quickly close the peace nego-
tiations, but that a repulse would I'M
pei China to hold off further.
Washington, Nov. 23.-The depart
ure Of the Chinese customs chief for
Japan is regarded by officials here sas
result of Japan's demand for a di-
rect offer from China. That De Ting,
mentioned in the cable, should be sent
as a peace envoy is accounted for by
officials on the ground that the in
demnity would probably be secured
on the customs receipts of China.
Washington, Nov. 23.-The navy de-
partment has received a cablegram
stating that the finest vessel in the
Chinese navy, Chen Yuen, in Ieav-
ing Wei-Hai-Wei harbor on the 18th
inst, accidentally struck a torpedo
She was beached but rendered use
less for the lack of docking facilities
In despair at the catastrophe the com
mander Commodore Lin, committed
suicide
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
EARTHQUAKE HORROR
FIFTY THOUSAND RENDERED
HOMELESS.
Wounded Die in the Streets Cncared
for-Shocks Still Felt in
Sicily.

Rome. Nov. 24.-Dispatches received
from RoggiO says that $4,000 persons
in that district are rendered homeless
by the earthquakes. Many bodies
We're upheaved in the cemetery and a
number of them will have to be rein
TERED. Horrible scenes were wit
messed in the stricken districts. where
numbers of wounded people died in the
streets before they could be removed.
The military and volunteers of all
classes are working with energy build
ing huts and providing food for those
who are most in want. Slight earth
quakeS and subterraneous rumblings
continue to be felt at Maliazzo, Sicily.
where the inhabitants are still horror
stricken
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29

London, Nov. 23.-Port arthur,
where the present fight is in progress,
is the chief seaport of the northerly
province of Shrinking, or Leao-Tong,
and is situated on the extreme eastern
edge of the promontOry running out
to fOrn the gulf Of PechiIi.
Its value to the Japanese campaign
is all-impOrtant, as it is from here that
the mikado's forces will be sent north
ward to attack the sacred city Of
Moukden, the capital of the province
There are buried the early emperors of
the reigning dynasty, and the city
was the last residence of the Manchu
sovereigns. Should Moukden fall it is
the calculation of the Japanese that
the superstitious Chinese will recog-
nize in the possessor of the holy city
the true cOnqueror of China and that
he emperor will be unable to hold his
empire together
The probable immediate effect of the
war between China and Japan on
Japanese industry and trade is dis
cussed in the Japan Mail. The gross
annual value of the trade between the
two countries is stated by that Yoke
hama authority to be 100000 yen,
exports representing a little less than
one-third OF this sum. This trade is
virtually stopped by the war. The
principal articles imported from China
are sugar, raw cotton, beans, rice and
hemp, while those that are exported
from Japan are yarn, marine products
matches, coal, etc. Sugar is an impor.
tant item in the trade from China. the
value of the import last year being
above 100000 yen; fortunately. the
sugar season being almost over, this
years trade will be little affected
Rice is an insignificant item, the i'm
port last year having amounted to only
about 10000 yen: but beans and cot
ton are more abundantly imported
September and October are the months
in which cotton is usually brought int
Japan. The import of cotton amounted
last year to 100000 yen. japanese
spinners have been purchasing large
quantities Ct cotton from China. espe
cially since the recent great 3pprecia
ton of gold. and so the stoppage Of
the supply of this raw material from
China must affect the spinning indus
try to an alarming extent. In fac
spinners appear to be most unfavor
ably placed in connection with TIL
!, war, for while on the one hand the.
are precluded from getting their raw
; material, they lose. on the other. tn
Chinese market for the disposal o
their goods.
The mail advices from Yokoham;
say that the import market was in
very depressed aid even stagnant con
dition. The declaration of war wa
causing buyers who were otherwis
prepared to operate to refrain fror
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
SYNDICATE BIDS HIGH
BOND ISSUE PROBABLY TO GO
TO A COMBINE.
Those Concerned Are the United
States Trust Company, Drexal,
Morgan & Co. and Others

Washington, Nov. 26.-The bids for
the $50,OOO,OOO-bond issue were opened
at the treasury department. Shortly
afterward it was stated that hurried
calculation showed the total number
Of separate bids to be 297, aggregating
$154 100000. The largest bid was q
syndicate bid of the United States
Trust company, DreXal, Morgan &
Co., and others, at $117,O77 for the
whole amount or none. This bid was
the best offered, as the aggregate bids
above this figure were II only about
$10,324 $50, leaving about 500, 675, $50
at less figures. Therefore it seems
quite probable that the syndicate bid
will be accepted.
According to the terms of the syndi-
cate bid, the government will pay
ISIS per cent interest on 100000
as against 3 per cent, carried by the
February issue. There is POSSIBLE
ity, however, that a close calculation
will disclose the fact that there is A
sufficient number of bids at a better
rate than this, which, with a second
syndicate bid at 116SS9S, or 2.S99 per
cent, may make a combination slight
ly more advantageous to the govern
ment than the other, although this is
very improbable. Altogether the re-
suit of the bids are evidently satisfac-
tory to the treasury officials as it is
shown that not only was there brisk
rivalry for the bonds, but the rate of
! interest demanded was even lower
than genarally expected. Among the
bids and the price offered per hun
dred were the following: Manufacture
ers National bank, Racine, Wis, $25,-
600 at 1925, and Charles Head, Quin-
| cy, Ill, $1,000 at 100.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
DAIRY MEN TO MEET.

Fond du Lac, Nov. 24.-Topics on the
program for the annual convention of
the Northwestern Factory Cheese
Makers convention to be held in this
city March % and "a, have been as
signed to such men as Prof. W. A.
Henry, DR.. Babcock, DR.. Russell and
J. W. Decker, of the state university.
and w. d. Williams, secretary of the
Elgin board Of trade. One hundred
students Of he state dairy school are
expected to attend.
The various dairy boards Of trade of
the state will offer several hundred
dollars in prizes and the exhibits are
expected to be large.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29

doing so, and nothing beyond a mere
hand-to-mouth business to supply i'm
mediate wants was looked for until the
Corean difficulty was over; and, mean
while, some persons were predicting
that the war would last for years A
fair export business in silk and tea
was, however, in progress meanwhile.
Good accounts of the silk crop have
been received; as regards tea, the
third crop leaf was not reported of
favorably. Food prices were rising in
Japan on consequence of the war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
TRY, TRY AGAIN,
JURY CAN'T AGREE IN THE
STREETER CASE.
Former Vice President of the North.
western Guaranty Loan Company
Still UncOnvicted.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Nov. 26-The
jury in the case of w. S. Streeter for
merly vice president of the Northwest
ern Guaranty Loan company, who has
been on trial to one Indictment charg-
ing him with stealing a quarter of a
million dollars of the funds of the COM
pany in connection with the opera
lions of Louis Menage, the fugitive
president, has declared its inability to
agree after being out thirty one hours
The case has been tried twice already.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
CONGRESS MAY ACT.
If Not to Cleveland's Liking, Mayhap
to EckleS'

Washington, Nov. 26.-There is a
prospect that if congress fails to take
action upon the modification in the ma
tiOnal currency system which is under
stood to be recommended by the pres
ident Or the secretary of the treasury,
there will be an effort to secure legis-
lation looking to the appointment of a
monetary committee on the lines of the
bill suggested by the Commercial club,
of Chicago. Comptroller Eckles says
that he would be inclined to ia
vOr the plan in case that it should be-
come evident that no direct remedial
legislation could be obtained during
the approaching session.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
FAILURE AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Henry G. Side Makes an Assignment
with Liabilities of 100000.

Minneapolis. MINI. Nov. 26.--Henry
G. Side, formerly president of the
First national bank, has filed a. volun-
tary deed of assignment to A. Fl.
Noyes. The assets will probably be
slightly less than 100000, while the
liabilities exceed that sum by A small
amount. Mr.. Side was retired from
the presidency of the First national
bank early in the year. He was At
one time ranked among the solid fl
nancial men of Minneapolis. The bank
is not effected in any way
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
AN A. P. A. CASE.

Green Bay, Nov. 26.-P. J. Mooney.
recently candidate for the nomina-
ton for sheriff on the republican ticket,
together with his daughter. was ar
culating letters throughout the county
accusing other candidates for office of
belonging to the A. P. A. The two
defendants were released ON $500 bail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
ONE MORE CHANCE.
Then Another Trial Crew VIII Run
the Ericsson.

Washington, Nov. 24.-The navy de-
partment has decided to give the Erics-
son another chance The trial commit
tee was ordered to Washington from
New London, but they will reassemble
in about ten days, when it is expected
the broken pumps will have been re-
paired and an effort will be made to
run a full trial. Should any further
breakdown occur it is probable that
the department. which is nearly con-
WINGED that the boat is being badly
handled by its western river crew,
will insist upon a change being made
in this respect.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
FLANDERS APPOINTED.
He Will Prosecute McCord and Others
for Perjury.

Washington, Nov. 24.-James G.
Flanders has been appointed assistant
attorney Tor the western district of
Wisconsin for the prosecution of cases
pending against Warren e. McCord
and others for conspiracy, perjury etc.
of Wisconsin, to assist in the prosecu-
borne, r. G. Heydlauff, Gussie L. An
derson ct al, in which it was charged
that the government was defrauded
ton of forgery and bribery cases. The
cases in which Mr.. Flanders will as
sist the government are the alleged
fraudulent land and conspiracy cases
against William McCord, Arthur Os-
G. Flanders. of Milwaukee, has been
pointed by Attorney General Olney as
an assistant district attorney of the
United States for the western district
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
PROTECTION FOR RUSSIA.

ST Petersburg, Nov. 26.-Advices
from Khokand Ferghana). Asiatic
Russia, say that Turkestan cotton is
threatened by the low prices of Amer
lean cotton and that the arbitrag e
company has petitioned the govern
ment to raise the duties of Aemrican
cotton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
NEW COMPANIES.
Articles of Association Filled at the
Capitol.

Friday articles Of association were
filed with the secretary of state as
follows:
Lindsay Land company, of Milwau-
kee; capital, 100000; incorporators,
E. j. Lindsay, VIM. Lindsay, Geo. l.
Lindsay, Henry Lindsay.
Western Advertising agency, of Ra
cine; capital, $4,000; incorporators
Thos. p. Hardy, G. e. Haines and
Thos. NJ. Kearney.
An amendment was filed by the
Sherman Land company, of Milwau
kee, decreasing its capital from $75,
600 to $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-29
CLEVELAND STILL ILL.

Washington, Nov. 24.-The usual Fri
day cabinet meeting was postponed
because the president was not quite
SO Web. Whether aggraN ating govt
and the sprained foot which has kept
him indoors several days is his only
trouble is not known.