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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23
STOOD BY CONSTITUENTS.
A Michigan Congressman Expects to
Be RenOminated.

Washington, Aug. Congressman
Stephenson, who represents the dis
trlct in Michigan which Jay A Hub
bell formerly represented, is inclined
to take with considerable allowance the
state that he is not to be renominated
by his constituents for another term.
There will be il convention at EscaD-
aba the 2Sth inst" he remarked, and
II figures of my friends are to be re-
lied upon there will be fifty-five del
egateS favorable to me out of eighty
three constituting the convention. At
least these are the figures | have re-
ceived up to date and the totals NAV
be sWelled before convention day rolls
around. During the three terms of my
service in congress ! think | have done
pretty we'll for my district and cOnstit-
uents. and among the projects for
which l have obtained appropriations
are the Deep Water and Portage lake
canal, Hay Lake channel, and the
locks of the Sault ste. Marie During
the entire incumbency of Jay Hubbell
as congressman from my district he
did not secure as much money in the
way Of appropriations for the contig-
uous counties as have during my COM
paratively brief congressional career"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23
MORE SPEECHES ON TAP.
Senators Lindsay and Allison Want to
Do Some Talking.

Washington, Aug. 21.-The republic
ans say that there will be no more
business of Importance transacted in
the senate this session except, perhaps,
the passing of a bill correcting the al
cOhOl schedule. The republican leaders
say that this session is over to all in
tents and purposes and they include in
this the making Of speeches as well as
passing bills. Yesterday from the time
the senate met, until it went into exec
utive session, Mr.. Lindsay was ready
to make a speech. The Kentucky SEN
ator desires to defend the acton of the
senate finance committee and the dem
Ccratic senators who supported it. 1t
is also understood that Mr.. Allison is
ready to make a speech OF some length
on the present status Of tariff legisla-
ton. 1t is possible that be of these
speeches will be made by the courtesy
of the senate. Some democrats assert,
however, that if an attempt is made to
prevent speeches on the democratic
side quorum of the senate will be re-
called. On the republican side it is
claimed that the tariff debate as we'll
as tariff legislation is closed. Thi.
may lead to some ugly feeling if it is
insisted upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23
DEBS IS 4 WITNESS.
HE TELLS ALL ABOUT THE PULL
NAN STRIKE.
The A. Il. U. President Draws Big
Crowd-Trouble with the Broth
erhOOd.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-By far the largest
audience which has been in attendance
upon the strike commission sessions
was present yesterday, attracted by the
appearance, as a witness, of Pres. Z.
Y. Debs of the American Railway
union. The court room was crowded
from the bench to the dOOrWays when
Pres Debs took the witness chair.
''Now tell Us, in your own way, Mr.
Debs," said Commissioner Wright,
what you know of the Pullman strike
and its results?'
Il found,' he said, that men We're
working for the Pullman company at
wages upon which they could not live.
I found that salaries had been cut
time and again until skilled mechanics
were working their lives away for
wages not sufficient for a common Ia
borer; that the town of Pullman, with
its shops, its houses and its stores was
so schemed that every penny the work
ingman made found its way back into
the company's Golfers. In fact, l found
the WOrkingmen of Pullman in pit
liable condition and determined to do
all in my power as president Of the
American Railway union to improve
their condition. The strike followed,
ordered by the men themselves. Then
came the boycott, ordered by duly
elected delegates to our convention,
and then followed the railroad strikes,
ordered by the various local unions,
each Of which had grievances Of its
own"
would the railroad strikes have oc-
Cured if there had been no Pullman
trouble?" asked Commissioner Wright.
No; the Pullman strike was the
prime cause. We desired to stop Pull
mans cars and shut off his income,
thus forcing him to arbitrate. But the
railroad men had grievances Of their
own. The general managers assOcia-
ton had been organized with the
avowed intention of giving assistance
to railroads in labor troubles. The evil
dent aim was to drive labor organi-
cations from existence.
mo sooner had this association been
formed than systematic reduction of
railroad wages all over the country be-
gan. The cuts were made on one road
at time and in one department at
time, but the systematic regularity
with which they appeared was suf-
ficiently significant The men We're
ready to strike and felt that they had
cause But the trouble would not have
come when it did had it not been for
the Pullman matter. The time was un-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23
CHINESE HANGING THEMSELVES
Illness and Dependency Causing
Many Deaths in Corea.

San Francisco, Aug. 2O.-Among the
passengers on the steamer China which
arrived yesterday from Yokohama
were Admiral Skeerett and family and
Commodore Behr, of the United States
navy. The China brings adyiceS 70
August 9th, but the news is nuralv
supplemental TO the cable advices. Re-
fcrring to Japan'S formidable prepara-
tons for war the japanese Mail saws:
The mobilization of $4,000 men pro-
ceeded as regularly and as evenly as
II by a long established railroad service
over thirty transports conveyed the
soldlerS by the thousands TO Corea
without 4 hitch or Il seeming difficulty
OF any kind. Notwithstanding the GOV
ernmentS facilities for getting infor-
NATION, the Japanese public is kept in
ignorance of the state of affairs in Co
rea. I1enSin, a correspondent says:"We
near from Corea on good authority
lnat the Chinese troops are hanging
themselves by the dozens in despair.
Inc japanese are also in a pretty bad
plight, great number having died
and illness is still rife in the camns
but the death rate is very much higher
| among the Chinese"
The new Japanese minister TO the
United States, Mr.. KurinO, was also
passenger on the China. Mr.. Kurino
expressed supreme confidence in ia
pans success and i'll ths righteousness
of the cause.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23

ful analysis Of the situat ton. and shall
speak to the people during the Indiana
campaign. l shall speak two or three
umes, and will let the people know
my views on the tariff question. Some
Ihlngs that l say may be worth print
ing"
When VIII the campaign open in
Indiana:"
Locally it opens very soon now.
But the battle will not begin until
the fall is we'll advanced"
DO you confidently expect renub-
ican success there?"
1t would be premature 10 predict ;,
What do you think of the situation
in New York state?"
Il think that the situation in New
York state demands that every man
outside of he state keeps his hands
of. That is what l think Let outsid-
ers keep their hands off and attend to
their own business. | don't see how
anything that l or any other outsider
can say in the way of announcement
can help restore harmony. All that
| know about the situation | read in
the papers and l know that the har-
mony of which you speak has not vet
been secured and that the two wings
of the party still maintains separate or
ganiZa tons, and are as far apart as
ever.
suggestions, advice or talk of any
kind from outsiders would be imper-
tinent and ill-advised Of course the
result in New York this fall will have
a mighty influence upon national af-
fairs.
Since the conclusion of the Hawai-
ian incident removes that question
from the field of politics, possibly you
would not mind sitting whether you
consider the contingency of an
neXation settled for all time, -
was suggested to Mr.. Harrison.
ITO answer that question would be
an assumption of superior knowledge
akin to prescience." was the reply.
Hawaii is now an independent repub-
lie. What her future may be no man
can predict. I will say this, though.
Had the Hawaiian crisis come six
months earlier than it did, the result
would probably have been different
However," added Mr.. Harrison, u
do not wish to pass structures upon
this administration. | do not wish tC
impugn motives"
after the Indiana campaign closes
shall you return to California to re
sumo your lectures in Stanford uni
yersity?'
He answered, speaking slowly: Il d.
not know that | shall return to Cali
f0rnia this winter. When l left there
it was with the understanding that ]
might resume the lectures this winter
and then again that / might not. 1t
rests with myself entirely whether l
shall continue my present relations
with the university or not, and | have
not yet made up my mind. | don't
know how many students may be err
rolled this year. / have not the Slight
est idea how the suits against the
Stanford estate and the Southern Pa
cific may affect the finances of the
college. The institution was very pros
porous last year"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23

Berlin. Aug. 20.-EmperOr Williams
first public appearance in Berlin since
his return from England occurred yes
terday when he reviewed the Garrison
on TemplenOt parade grounds. For the
last time Emperor William had the
whole guard corps, a magnificent body
of 10000 men, together. The date set,
as special compliment to the corps,
being the anniversary of the battles Of
GraveIotte and Bezonyille, gained on
August IS, 1870, by the combined az
mics, commanded by King William Of
Prussia, over the French. AS usual the
whole fashionable world of Berlin wit
messed the review and many foreign
princes and high military officers, with
the flower Of the German SOldiery,
were present. His majesty last even
which was attended by 300 guests.
During the course of the banquet En-
peror William proposed the health Of
the Emperor of Austria. The toast
was received with enthusiastic cheers.
1t is stated that the arrest of Scheve,
Aug. 18th, who was wanted by the pO-
lice for larceny and who fired up
on and wounded two officers who pur-
sued him, is really the most import
ant capture made among the arrests
Of the seventy other persons alleged to
be desperate anarchists. These arrests
frustrated a serious anarchiStic plot
which was to have been carried out
yesterday and which was specially d.
rected against Emperor William.
The universal opinion is that the re-
lations between Germany and France
are much improved, mainly owing to
the emperOr's various and thoughtful
acts Of Cancellation. At the same time
newspapers recognize that France has
not abandoned her feeling for revenge
should a favorable opportunity offer
itself. The surprising statement was
published that Emperor William asked
Count Won Munster, the German am
bassador to France, to make arrange
ments for a visit of his majesty to
Paris in 1895.
The cholera commissioners are sit,
ting again in order to consider the Sc
which has not only spread throughout
Prussia, but a couple Of genuine cases
have been found in Cologne. In the
eastern portion of Prussia the new
towns affected are Johannesburg,
where there have been over fifty
deaths, Lyck and Allenstin. In the
Althof and Thornamong towns in the
western portion, cholera now exists.
Although there is sympathy here
with Japan, the commercial and finan-
cial community favor a loan to China
as a safe investment, which is likely
to give impulse to the German trade
with China.
Rear Admiral Werner's book. On the
Navy, is creating a sensation. The ad-
miral declares that the navy suffers
from such a total lack of organization
that in foreign countries, it is held to
be valueleSS. a state of affairs for
which he holds Chancellor Won Capri
vi responsible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23

propitious; but business was depressed
and money was scarce. l die not or
der the strikes. l had not the power.
The men did that themselves. But l
heartily concurred in and approved of
the action taken by the men. AS TO Vi
olence l always condemned it. l have
written and spoken against it, beliey-
ing and knowing that strike cannot
be won by violence. As to kilograms
sent from our office counseling vio-
lenCe. l know nothing Of any such
epistles."
What about the Buy a gun teIe-
gram?' asked Commissioner Herman.
That is easily explained. The tele-
gram was sent by a private secretary
to a friend in Butte and was merely
playful expression. 1t was sent as
such and was so understood"
Mr.. Debs then said that within five
days after the strike was declared the
union had the railroads beaten. They
were paralyzed," he said, but just at
that time injuncuOnS were SOWn broad
cast, and shortly afterwards the Off
cials of the American Railway union
were arrested for contempt Of court
About that time a thing occurred
which | desire to mention. Gen. Miles
came to Chicago, called on the General
Managers association, and the next
day was quoted in an interview as
saying that he had broken the back
bone of the strike Now l consider
%
of place. He had no more right to
consult with the General Managers as
ISOLATION than he had to consult with
the men of our union"
The witness then told of the trouble
with the railroad brotherhoods.
The brotherhOods have outlived
their usefulness he said, land for that
reason | left the firemen's organization.
They were, fear, Jealous of the Amer
lean Railway union and helped to de-
feat us. There is now movement on
foot to form a grand and united rail
road organization. Within three days
a proposition will be submitted to the
other railroad orders whereby all pres
ent officers of the A R. U. and other
unions shall resign, with no possibility
Of election to office. The principle
cause of strife thus being removed, an
organization will be effected, if the
brOtherhOodS will consent, which shall
include all railroad employees"
The commissioners have notified
George NJ. Pullman to appear and tes-
tify and will also call for several mem
bers Of the General Managers associa-
ton
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23
FOSTERS BUSINESS AFFAIRS.
Not Enough Assets to Pay
Claims.

Titin, O., Aug. 20.-J. B. Gormley,
assignee of ex-Secretary Foster, accom-
panied by his attorney, Frank 5. Mon
nett. was in the city yesterday and
filed partial accounts in the assignment
of Foster & Davis, Foster X Co., and
Charles Foster, and his final account III
the John w. Davis assignment. The
latter shows assets of less than $4,000,
which is insufficient to pay the pre-
ferred claims and the costs of admins
fration, which will leave the general
creditors nothing.
The partial account in the Davis and
Foster assignment shows S149,oOO for
distribution, which warrants the de-
claring of 81 IL per cent. dividend.
In the Foster & Co. assignment the re
port shows that more than 100000 OF
claims have not been filed and hence
no dividend can be declared. 1t re-
yeals also preferred claims amounting
to more than $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23
j APPS WIN A BATTLE.
A CLEVER STRATAGEM USED BY
THE MIKARO'S FORCES.
More Than 1000 Cinnamon Are Killed
Queer Methods of Warfare Are
Used-A Money Panic

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-The Exam
liner prints the following special
''Shichi-Gen, Corea, Aug "a
bloody battle has just been fought at
Fong Wan. This place is the head
quarters of the japanese general Osh-
ina, and is one of the most important
villages Of the kingdom. The Chinese
have very strong Notifications at FOng
Wan and, 7,000 troops are said to be
stationed there. The Japanese deter
mined to capture the arms and provi
Sions. They gave out that they were
going to march to Asan and in fact
they did parade for a considerable dis
lance in that direction, but no sooner
were they convinced of the success Of
their scheme in making the Chinese
believe they had left the settlement
than they marched with a rush
straight up to the Notifications, attack
ing them in a body. They made a
clean sweep of everything in the
course of five hours fighting.
The Chinese were unprepared and
for the sake of truth be it known they
We're Ginning the war joss
| that is bowling, and firing crackers off
to a big wooden diety set up on can
non ball. About 1000 Chinese were
killed in the engagement and many
Japanese. The Chinese with their usu-
al coWardice, deserted many of the
Fan Kwai foreign devil Oticers) and
when given orders to resist the advance
of the enemy turned and fell upon their
swords, prefCrring to commit suicide
rather than be killed by the japanese.
The japanese men and officers fought
like tigers.
Some of the methods of warfare
used were ridiculously gruesome and
narrowing. For instance, the Chinese,
it is told. used old-fashioned stink
pots Cbowls slung On poles and filled
with bad-smeIling deadly gases, which
kill perhaps more quickly than a rifle
shot) One stink pot cast in among a
dozen soldiers kills every man inside
of a few seconds. The Mongols also
resorted to wooden axes and to long
bamboo poles.
1T is impossible to accurately de-
scribe the barbarities which these peo-
pie practice in their methods Of war
and also in their penal punishment in
times Of peace"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23
LARKIN'S WILL.
Value Of the Estate not Specified
The Heirs.

Milwaukee, Aug. 20.-The will 6f
Charles II. Larkin, who at his death on
Thursday last was one of the Oldest
citizens Of Milwaukee county, has been
filed for probate. 1t bears the date OF
May IA, 1894. The petition for probate
simply states that the real estate and
the personal property each exceed IN
value $1,000. The property was be
Queathed as follows:
Charles II. Larkin, Jr, 26 acres OF
land in the town of Greenfield, and
three lots in the fifth ward.
To Louis D. Smith, 80 acres III the
same town, and three lots in the htth
ward.
To CORTLAND P. Larkin, y acres III
the town of Greenfield, and three Iots
in the fifth ward.
To Clarence D. Larkin, "A acres III
the town of Greenfield, and three lots
in the fifth ward
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23
PRAY FOR A VETO.
WHAT SOME MILIIONAIRES
WILL HAVE TO PAY IN IN
COME TAN
William Waldorf AstO" Heads the
List With d Probable Tax
of $17S,0OO.

New York, Aug. 20.-If million
aires ever pray, and the most humble
man will admit that men of wealth
are sometimes suppliant, it is to be
presumed that there are many silent
petitions being sent for that President
Cleveland will veto the tariff bill and
thus kill the provision for the leJying of
an income tax. Although the two per
cent. tax provided for on incomes Of
more than $4,000 will be a contribu-
ton of but one dollar out of fifty to
Uncle Sam, it is generally believed
that in many mansions the wealthy
owners look upon the tax as great
hardship.
1t is estimated by treasury experts
that the revenue derived from the in
come tax will be $30,OO0,OOO a year.
Other estimates vary from $25,OOO,000
to $4O00O,00O Of this New York's
men of wealth and others not termed
wealthy, but who live comfortably on
more than $4,000 a year, will pay ii
large proportion.
The tax to be paid by some of the
leading milliOnaires of this city will
in many instances run up in the thou
sands. William Waldorf Aston will
undoubtedly lead the list His income
is estimated at $S,900.9OO per year, and
on this he will have to pay a yearly
tax of $17S,000. John ID. Rockefeller,
whose income is estimated at S1,611,
$50, will have to pay S152,225; the
Gould estate $50, 800, and poor and un-
happy Russell Sage about $4,000
Cornelius Vanderbilt, with an esti-
mated income Of $4,04S,0O will have
to contribute yearly tax of $SO,96O.
while William X. Vanderbilt's cOntri-
button to the national eXchequer will
be about $4,000. John Jacob Astor
will be let off on payment of $780,
600.
Other milliCnaires and their proba BILE
income tax are Henry NJ. Flaeier, $780,
900; Frederick w. Vanderbilt, $50, 600;
Louis G. Tiffany. $4,000; Coils P.
Huntington, $4,000; William Rookie
Teller, 100000; Moses Taylor estate,
$4,000; Robert Goelet, So, 1000; Ogden
Goelet, $4,000.
There will be some fair hands, too,
that will count out cash to the internal
revenue collectors. 1t will cost Mrs.
Bradley Martin, Mrs. Arson Phelps
Stokes, Clementina Furniss and Sophia
r. Furniss about $4,000 each if the
bill goes on the statute books, and if
Mrs. Hetty Green doesn't succeed in
lodging the collector it is estimated
that she will have to part with $40, 1000.
The feelings Of the milliOnaires who
are to be taxed, if Mr.. Cleveland says
so, may be partially alleviated by the
fact that the net earnings of corpora
tons are to be taxed before being paid
out in dividends, so very few rich men
will be obliged to give over the entire
amount of their tax in a lump sum.
Like men who buy their cigars singly
instead of in a box, because it doesn't
seem to cost so much, they may thus
be kept from believing themselves on
the verge of bankruptcy when the tax
collector comes around just before the
fourth of July.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23

Memphis, Tenn, Aug 21-The Mem
phis grand jury has unearthed frauds
of gigantic proportions. Through the
criminal carelessness and neglect OF
the county officials, the state and
county have been defrauded out of
nearly 100000 in revenue during
the past eight years. The grand jury
began the investigation a few days ago
and discovered that nearly six hundred
saloons and several other firms, en-
bracing almost every branch of bust
ness, had not paid a cent III taxes,
privileges, and licenses, in eight years.
As a result 1876 indictments were yes
terday returned against delinquents.
The investigation will be continued
and and it is said the jury will next
turn its attention to the derelict oftici-
ais The disclosures created sensa-
ton
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-23
MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Bank Examiner Miller's Sudden Death
Is Mysterious.

Washington, Aug. 90. P. Tucker,
the deputy comptroller of the currency,
yesterday received telegram from a
government official at Altoona, Pa,
stating that it was very doubtful
whether Bank Examiner Miller COM
mitted suicide, as reported. An officer
of the bureau will likely be sent to AL
toona with Miller's report on the con-
dition of the suspended bank, and an
effort will be made to arrive at solu-
ton of the mystery.
1t is understood that lMiller's report
showed that the bank was practically
without assets and that The shortage,
both in cash and bills receivable, trace
able to the speculation Of the alb
seconded cashier, Gardner, will amount
approximately to 100000.