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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

to the producer by protecting him
from the fluctuations of the exchange.
Nevertheless, the producers did not
hail with joy the announcement some
weeks ago by the Standard that it
would thereafter fix its own price
daily, without regard TO speculative
prices. They think there is a colored
gentleman in the w0odpile. Farmers.
producers and manufacturers are Thus
far the principal ones to benefit from
the advance in crude oil. The public
is being squeezed by paying bigger
prices for refined. Probably $500.
coo will cover every cent of cash that
mas been made out of the market. and
most of it has been made at Oil Ciry.
At that place one woman got $4,000
out Of the rise. Twenty years ago she
speculated with her husbands money
in oil while he was away and lost
$4,000. and has been waiting ever
since to get the money back.
Now that the Standard Oil company
has killed speculation in oil certificates
IN PittSburg, many people are trying
to figure what the combine has made
out Of the furry. The pipe line reports
show that the total production is
about 10000 barrels per day. Of
this amount the Standard owns 10000,
or a little more than one-third the en-
tire production of the country. The
increa sed profit is $3.50 per barrel. or
$4,000 per day.
The last monthly report showed
there We're 100000 barrels of oil in
stock, of which 100000 barrels were
owned by the Standard. The
increased profits on this at $3.50 per
barrel is S6,OOOOOO. In addition to
this the Standard bought oil property
worth little more than 100000.
The advance in value the past two
weeks has increased the worth of
these properties S7,50O,000. On the
whole, it is estimated the stockholders
Of the Standard are richer to the eX-
rent of about S1O,OOO,OO0 than they
were ten days ago. One million dol
lalS per day, brokers claim, is pretty
fair earnings. One nice point about it
is that the independent producers. who
have always been fighting the Stand
ard, shared in the good fortune and
secured several million dollars without
turning a hair to get it. They looked
on and the Standard did the rest.
Pittsburg, April 23.-Oil closed at
80 10
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
MADDEN THE WINNER
KNOCKS OUT JOHNNY CONNORS
AT CONEY ISLAND.
is NOW BANTAM CHAMPION.
A Fair Sized Audience at the Sea
side Athletic Club Witnesses SIEVE
raj Carney Contests Shadow"
Alaber Wins His Match With ALI
HanIOn Of England

Coney, Island. \. Y, April %. -
There was only fair crowd in attend
ance at the Seaside Athletic club. The
first bout OF a SiX-rOund contest be
tween ALI HanlOn, Of England, and
SHADOW Maber, Of Australia, was
won by the latter There was little
diff erence between the men when they
finished. The next bout was between
Jake Sicily, Of Brooklyn, and Johnny
German, of Long Island City, eight
rounds at 127 pounds. The fighting
was hot and it was declared a draw.
Then came the big event of the
night, the twenty-five round so be-
tween Johnny COnnors, of Springfield.
ILL.,, and Jack Madden, of Brooklyn, at
1O5 pounds fo~ the bantam champion
ship. Madden seemed to have a shade
the best of the early rounds, though in
the sixth both We're bleeding at the
nose, and in the succeeding rounds it
was give and take between them in a
lively manner. In the twelfth Mad
denis stock went up again when he
jabbed COnnors five times in the
w IIlOuI ltluIu. Alduupu udU
the fight in his hand from this time
on, though Connors made a game at
tempt to force the fighting in the TWEEN
tieth. Throughout the fight there
seemed to be something wrong with
Madden's right hand, but Jimmy Car
roll, one of the seconds, denied that
there was anything the matter with it.
When the gong ended the fight the
referee declared Madden the winner
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

Yokohama, April 23.-Tle follow
ing imperial proclamation has been is
sued: Through peace national pros
perity is best promoted. Unfortunate
ly a rupture in relations with China
forced upon us a war which, after a
lapse Oh ten months, is not yet ended.
During that period our ministers, in
concert with the army, navy and diet,
have done all in their power to further
our aim LII obedience to our inStruc
lions. Our ardent desire with the as
Sistance of our subjects i'll loyalty and
sincerity is to restore peace and there
by obtain our object, and national
prosperity. Now that peace is nego-
tiated and an armiStice is proclaimed
a permanent cessation of hostili-
ties is near at hand. The terms Of
peace as fixed by our ministers of state
give us complete satisfaction. The
peace and glory thus secured render
the present fitting time to enlighten
you as to the course Of our future pol
icy.
eve are rejoiced at the recent vic
tories which have enhanced the glory
Of our empire. At the same time we
are aware that the end of the road
which must be traYersed by the en-
pire in the march of civilization is still
far distant and remains yet to be at
tanned. We therefore hope, in common
with our loyal subjects, that we shall
always guard against self-contented-
ness but in spirit, mOdeSty and humil-
fty strive to perfect our military de-
Tense without falling into extremes.
In short, it is our wish that the gov
eminent and people alike shall work
to a common end and that our sub
JectS Of all classes strive each in his
sphere for the purpose of laying the
foundation of permanent prosperity.
at is here definitely made known
that no countenance will be given by
us TO such, was, through conceit
at recent victories, may offer
insult to another state or iniure our
relations with the friendly lowers.
especially as regards China. After
the exchange of ratificatiOnS of the
treaty of peace, friendship should
be restored and endeavors made to
increase more than ever before
good relations and good neighbOrhOod
1t is our pleasure that our subjects
pay due respect to these, our ex-
pressed wishes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

ALONLO SNYDER GETS ABOUT
$4,000
Loses Ills Membership anu His $500
Position as General Utility Man
for the Trustees-About HiXJy-E i've
Years Of Age-Nill not Discuss tie
Matter.

Chicago, April 23.-After having
robbed the Second Baptist Church
Systematically for ten years, Aionzo
Snider has been dropped from the
list Of members and lost his position
with the church which paid $500 a
year. This is the only punishment
given him for the theft of probably
$4,000. Snider said that he thought
that he had taken about a thousand
but surely not more than ten thous-
and. Officials of the church have dis
covered SO far that the thefts amount
to about a thousand a year. during
the ten years Snider acted as collector
and general utility man for the trus-
tees
Snider is about sixty-fiye years old
and besides his position with the
church, acted as solicitor for a life
insurance company. He had been con-
nected with the company for thirty
four years. He declines TO discuss
the matter
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

Collins deduces the descent from GiT1a- F.,
line de Curzon, Lord of the manor of
LockingS, BeekS. and FiShead. The
titles We're created: Baronet, Aug. II.
1641; baron, April 8, 1851. The groom
and future Baron ScarSdale was born
Jan. II, 1857, and is eight years older
than Miss Letter He is ole OF Il fam
lily OF eleven children. He attended
All Souls, Oxford, Of which he IS an
VI. \. and a fellow. George y. Cur
zon is member Of parliament for
Southport, Lancashire, and has been
since 1886. In 1S9O-91 he was under
secretary for India. lie has 4 house
at DerbyShire called Kedlestan hall.
and his town house is at ) Carlton
terrace, London Mr.. CurZOn has
travelled a great deal in the east. and
be is IN authority on oriental topics
His numerous Journeys have taken him
TO China, Siam, BUmah, India, Persia,
and only III January last returned from
AfghaniSyan, where he was received
by the ameer at Kabul. Mr.. CurzOu
has written several interesting books
Of travel, showing a close observation
Of the manners and customs of the
countries which he has visited and of
which he has written. Among his
books are Russia III Central Asia, Per
STA, and Problems of the Far East.
Mr.. CurZon'S books have attracted con-
siderable attention III America, and by
them he is known by the literary peo-
pie of New York and New England
quite as we'll as if he had lived there
all his life.
In a list of eligible beiresses COM
piled some time ago, Miss Letter was
estimated as worth S2,500,O0O. That
is One7half the fortune which it is es-
timated Mr.. Letter took out Of the dry
goods business in Chicago. Whether
Miss Letter is really SO desirable a
catch, viewed commercially, depends
Of course Oh her father, for he has all
Of the money there is in the family.
1t is not at all likely that he will give
to one of his children half of his fort
une. There are still two daughters
who are just beginning to enjoy social
pleasures, and a son. No doubt they
will come in for their share Of the
Letter millions. But Mr. Letter will
undoubtedly provide handsomely for
his oldest child. She has already been
presented at court and very favorably
received in London society. With the
added prestige of Lady Scarsdale she
will command as much consideration
as has been accorded to any of the
f'lil tI10O
liSh husbands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25

Omaha, April 23.-Two hundred and
ten of the ThuSton county settlers
nave been summoned TO appear in the
federal court at Omaha in a case
Wherein the Tourney company asks a
permanent injunction restraining Cap
tam Beck, agent of the WinnehagO
indians, from ejecting settlers on the
reservation who have subleased IL
dian lands from that comnany. The
case mas been feature of disturbance
on the reservation for months. 1t will
be tried on its merits today. United
States District Attorney SAWYER. who
has charge of the case for the gov
eminent, asserts that there is danger
OF trouble from the Indians unless
the litigation is adjusted one way or
the other at an early day. He has
just returned from the reservation
and is inclined to think the danger
is imminent. Conversation with others
elected the fact that is was with real
difficulty that pacific members of the
tribes have cOunseled and enforced
patience and obedience to the wishes
of Captain Beck, who favors a peace
full settlement of the difficulty.
Captain Beck said the Indians had
good cause for grievance. Even money
collected for Indian children had not
been paid. 1t is a clear violation
of guardianship confidence, and when
an Indians child is wronged it gen
orally finds resentment in the hearts
of the tribe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
THE LETTER WEDDING.
LIKE A PUBLIC CEREMONY AT
WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Cleveland and Other NGtables At
tend-The Contracting Par
ties.

Washington, April 23.-The we'd
ding OF the Hon. George Nathaniel
CurzOn, member Of parliament, and
Miss Mary Letter was celebrated at
st. Johns Episcopal church at II 80
yesterday, amid scenes of such bril-
Hancy and in the presence Of such a
distinguished assemblage of cabinet
officers, diplomats, governors and bish-
ops as to give the event the character
of public ceremony.
The church was filled to it's ut
most capacity. The uSherS We're MI.
Joseph Z. Letter, brother of the bride,
and Mr.. Frank Curzon, brother of the
groom. Mrs. Cleveland arrived short
ly before the bridal party and was
given a seat in the forward part of
the church. The president did not ap-
pear, as it is an unwritten law that
the executive does not appear at pri-
waite social events.
Miss Letter is a tall, slender brunette.
with large brown eyes half concealed
by long lashes, and her every move
ment is grace itself. She always
dresses in the most exquisite taste.
and she is generally the most conspic-
uOus and striking figure at all the re-
ceptions she attends. Mrs. Cleveland
probably has no more intimate friend
among the younger women of wash
ington than this same Miss Letter.
She is a member of Shakespeare
class and is devoted to study. While
Miss Letter is most popular person
in society, she is not what one would
ordinarily consider a lively girl. for
she is able to look on the serious side
of things, and possesses all the at
tributes of good sense and cultivation.
Miss Letter has frequently been
abroad, and when she arrives again
on English soil, as the bride of George
Curzon, she will be Immediately sur
rounded by the friends she has known
before, for her list Of acquaintance,
no doubt, is quite as extensive in Lon
don or Paris as it is in Washington,
Chicago or New York. The Letter
family makes an annual excursion
abroad, and this summer will be no
exception, for soon after the season
opens the town house in Washington
will be closed and the family will 60 to
the continent to spend the summer.
George Nathaniel Curzon traces his
ancestry back to the conQueror. and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
A NEW INDICTMENT.
Unexpected Development in the
Stiles Divorce Case

Chicago, April 23.-It is announced
that Herbert 2. Crane, and Mrs. L. B.
Stiles, correspondent and principal re-
spectively in the sensational Stiles di-
Vorce case recently on trial in Chicago,
were arrested charged with adultry.
They were indicted by the grand jury
of Kane county at Geneva, and it is
claimed that they had been living to-
gether at St Charles, Ill. The divorce
case created much comment owing to
the social prominence Of those con-
cerned. 1t will be remembered that
Judge Ewing dismissed the case two
weeks ago on the ground that no case
had been made out" Mr.. Stiles at
torneys made an Intellectual effort to
have the case reopened, making the
same charge as that on which the new
Indictment is based.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
TRADING PRINCIPLES.
Russia Fixes up Deal With Ger
many and France

st. Petersburg, April 23.-The No
voc says that in return for the sup
port Of Germany and France in Rus
sia's opposition to the cession Of Lao
Tung peninsula to Japan by the treaty
Of peace just concluded with China,
Russia has agreed to support all the
German demands regarding German
commercial interests and also any
action Of France in IndO-China.
London, april 23.-The Times Kobe,
Japan, dispatch says: All Burroughs
of officers of the Russian men Of war
at that place and at Nagasaki have
been stopped. Commanders of war
ships have received orders from the
Russian delegation TO hold themselves
in readiness to leave at twelve hours
notice"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
WANT TO CRAWL.
Backer Friend Sizes up the Florida
Situation.

New York, April 23.-"Manny"
Friend, who represents Fitzsim-
mons, says in regard to the Corbett
fight: Our money is up, but the
Florida Athletic club has not made
its guarantee of $1,000 and unless
it does 50 shortly we will take de-
cisive steps. 1t looks as though they
were little afraid that they cannot
pull off the fight and want to crawl"
Cincinnati, O., April %. referring
to the hitch with the Florida Athletic
club, Champion Corbett said that he
would meet Bob Fitzsimmons before
any club in the country, but it must
be for purse. If it is not possible
for them to get together here he will
60 to England and fight Peter Jack
son. The latter has the first call for
meeting on foreign soil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
WALTERS SAD FATE.
MUST LANGUISu TWENTY YEARS
IN PRISON.
cerate Him in the Civil Prison
at st. Pierre.

Aarseilles, April 23-For the pres
ent John L. Waller is incarcerated
in prison at Fort st. Nicholas, this
port. 1t is thought probable that
he will be again called upon to appear
before a court martial. 1t is reported
shat he will eventually be imprisoned
on the island of Corsica or on one
Of the safety isles
Toulon, April 23.-The procucureur
de Ia republic has ordered Waller to
be transferred to the civil prison at
st. Pierre where he will wait the de-
cision of the prisons board of France
as to where the sentence must be car
ried out. Waller was condemned to
twenty years detention in prison. but
not at hard labor. When in prison
he will not be treated with rigor as
his crime is regarded as being a politi-
cal offense
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
THE DAILY ENQUIRER.
NEW DEMOCRATIC PAPER FOR
CHICAGO.
Many Prominent Men Among the In
rporators-Capital Stock
81 100000.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 23.-Papers
of incorporation were filed with the
secretary of state for Il new daily
and weekly democratic newspaper in
the city of Chicago, to be known as
the Enquirer, capital stock being
S1,OOO,OO0, divided into 10000 shares
of 500 each. Among the incorpora-
tors, whose names are given, are
these: Judge Samuel p. Mcconnell,
president of the Iroquois club; Frank
Wenter, late democratic candidate for
mayor of Chicago; eX-Mayor John P.
Hopkins. Delos 2. Phelps, formerly
chairman of the democratic state cen
trail committee; Edward r. NOOnan.
The policy of the new paper, on the
financial question, has not yet been
fully determined
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
STANDARD OIL GRAB.
The Public Being Cruelty and Syste-
matically Squeezed.

he PUBIC Beng Cruelty and SySte-
matically Squeezed.
PittSburg, Pa, April 23.-There are
sound reasons for believing that oil
will not go any lower than it now is.
1t may play around the s. mark for
some months, but it is not likely to go
much below or above for some time
To begin with, the Standard needs
every barrel of oil that is being pro-
duced. At the old price production
fell off. When oil was selling at 81
cents a barrel some months ago it did
not pay to operate small wells of few
barrels, and their owners shut down.
Then the Standard had a surplus of
oil to draw upon and did not care to
raise the price, as there was always
the chance of the discovery Of new oil
fields. The surplus was steadily
drained away until the present boom
came, and it did come because the
Standard was absolutely forced to
raise prices in order to stimulate pro-
barrel in sight the Standard must keep
oil near 50.
At present the trust is experiment.
ing with various prices, in order to
learn how high it must keep them to
get all the oil that it needs to fill it's
pipe lines. If it finds that with oil at
$50 the production is enough to fill
the demand, the trust will depress
prices to that point. But the chances
are that oil will remain nearer 50 for
several months. Most of the revival
in operations resulting from the boom
has been in the way Of redrilling old
fields and reshO0ting old wells. The
development Of new territory will re-
quire from sixty to ninety days, and
for that time at least the market will
not be affected by any big strikes.
None of the reported large strikes of
the past week amount to anything
upon investigation. They all appear to
be ordinary wells. The greatest excite
ment seems to be in the Lima field,
where large sums are being paid for
bonuses, according to current reports
Oil men naturally gravitated to that
section, as it requires but one-fOurth
liz lAOISn W I'll III q NSIl DLSIt LIldl IL
costs in Pennsylvania. The gusher
reported to have been struck on Turtle
creek yesterday by the Philadelphia
Gas company turns out to be an ordi-
nary well which the company orig
inally drilled for gas, but not finding
but oil and water, had closed
down. Now it is proposed to redrill
the we'll, and when she was opened
yesterday there was a squirt of accu-
oil and water. This started
the story of a gusher. The well will
be pumped, and is not likely to do over
ten barrels a day.
1t is expected that the Standard
price will be dropped to 81 for credit .
balances. 1t has been demonstrated .
very clearly the past few days that the
trust has absolute control of the mar
ket. The speculative element amounts
ID nothing as far as the control of
prices is concerned. The Standard
does not want the spectators to in
rerfere with it in fixing the price Of oil.
The trust wishes to deal exclusively
with the producer, and so have abso-
lutte power to regulate prices. This,
the Standard claims, will be beneficial
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
TO TRY DEBS.
1t May Fall to Judge Bunn's Lot to Sit
at the Trial.

Chicago, April 23.-Judge Bum, of
Wisconsin, will try Eugene V. Debs
and his American Railway union asso-
ciates at the May term of the United
States district court. Clerk BuInham
received a letter from Judge Gross
cup, in which the judge said he was
still i'll with the grip and could not
return to Chicago for several weeks.
He said he was improving, but the
recovery was slow process. Judges
Jenkins and ShowaIter, of the circuit
court, agreed in the event of the con-
tinued illness of Judge Grosscup, to
call on Judge Bum to conduct the
DebS trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
KANSAS FARMERS KICK.

Eureka, Kas., April 23.-The excite
ment here over the attempt to import
Mexican cattle into this country for
grazing is still intense. Hundreds of
cattle men who come to town declare
the animals must be deported at al
most any cost. Should the board de-
eide to permit the cattle, which are
now in quarantine, to be unloaded
it is thought trouble will surely follow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
THE DAY SET.
DR.. Buchanan to be Electrocuted
Tomorrow Morning.

Sing Sing, n. Y, April 23.-Warden
Sage has fixed tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock as the hour for the execu-
ton of DR.. Buchanan. Buchanan,
who two weeks ago showed signs of
breaking down, is now displaying
wonderful nerve He still has hope
and told his wife so when she called
on him yesterday. She remained
with him for more than two hours
and wept most Of the time. When
she asked him if he was preparing
to meet death, he replied that he had
not come to that yet and that he
would not give up all hope until
final appeal was made to Gov. Nor
ton. When Mrs. Buchanan took leave
Of her husband he made her promise
to go to Albany this morning and ask
Gov. Morton to grant him respite
Of thirty days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
WAS SENT BY GOD.
But Judge Conton Persists in
Trying Durant.

San Francisco, April 23.-The pre-
liminary examination of Theodore
Durrant commenced in Judge Con
toms court. When the court opened
five thousand people surrounded the
hall and filed the approaches. The
prisoner looked pale and conceI ned
Nothing new so far has been brought
out During the trial the
young woman who was later
Identified as Laura Lucy
Gould Williamson, rushed to the stand
and declared herself to be an "emis
sary of God" and that she would be
the one to judge Durant and ordered
him released. The police tried to re
move her, but she would not let them
touch her, but left the stand volutari-
ly after some words. She handed an
incoherent letter to the clerk Shs
said that she was sent by God to judge
DW-ant
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
POOR IS RICH.
A Convict Heir to a Vast Fortune
Made in Mines

Haverhill, Mass, April pa letter
received here announces that Frank
Howard Poor, who is at present serv-
ing a sentence for forgery at the
Massachusetts reformatory at Con-
cord, is heir to about S16,OOO,O0O,
through the death of Frank Howard,
the Nevada mine owner. Poor is an
orphan and. with the exception of a
sister, who lives in Lynn, Mass, there
are no near relatives.