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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16

gained over our hereditary foe," said
he, lis directly due to the statesman
ship and executive capacity of the
present premier and his cabinet The
emperor of Japan in ma tiers of state
craft occupies a position somewhat
similar 10 that CT the British monarch
His ministers formulate and carry
out the policy of the country. his
sanction being necessary in the same
way as the royal assent is given in
England
Apart from the national issues in
vOlved. the outcome of the war viii,
| believe. be particularly benefcent I,
this country in opening up markets
heretofore practically unknown. while
there are possibilities for American
capital and engineering science equal
to those afforded h. any other recent
addition to the civilization of the
world. Take Formosa fer an examine
In the northern part of that island
there are immense fields of anthracite
and bituminOuS coal which. though
their value has been recognized for
/
slight attention. The Chinese who
have operated the mines in a happy
gO-lucky fashion were content to take
out the coal in sight, and on reaching
water or any other impeding force
/ transferred their attention to digging
! new hole. AS the best and thickeSt
veins of coal are generally found be-
4 tlr r 81 ~,
{ the very superficial work already done
has only exhausted the surface coal
The British alone have twenty men of
wal on the China-Japan station: the
other European powers are also re-
presented by several vessels and of
course these vessels all have to be
cOaled with bituminouS fuel. which
/ though of wretched quality is sold at
from Sc to SO per ton, according to
location. The FOrmOSa coal can be
cbeaply mined, ranks second to noe
in the world. and could be sold with
profit to the operators at So per ton
SO poor is the coal now mined that
the British admiralty have contracted
for Australian coal for the current
year. In addition TO the warships on
! the station, the mercantile marine
which is very eXtensive-haS the same
trouble to overcome. so that with
American push and ingenuity a great
coal business alone could be built up
in FOrmOsa. The island is also rich
in copper and gold. and as the pros
pecting for these metals has been
even less than that for coal, a thor
ough examination of it's resources WILL
l am very confident, make manifest
that the Golcondas of the earth have
not yet all been located. The govern
ment hitherto has tabOOed the mining
of gold and other ores. but none the
less millions Of dollars have been
picked up by placer and other crude
forms of mining"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16
ALMOST INDEPENDENT.
The Strange Community on Beaver
Island in Michigan.

After more than forty years exist
ence as a separate county, the islands
of Lake Michigan, near the straits,
known as the Beaver archipelago, and
consisting Of Beavers, Foxes and Man
itou, has been disOrganiZed and the
territory divided up between LeelanaW
and CharlevOiX counties, Michigan,
says the Marinette Eagle. The county
was organized in February, 1855. The
reason for disorganizing it was that
no money was ever paid to the state.
The townships Of ManitOu are unOr-
ganized, ard county officials therefore
assess the taxes, collect them and
pocket them. They build no roads and
maintain no schools, and the people
receive no primary school money from
the state because the townships are
unorganized. The people Of the county
themselves are tired of this condition
of anarchy, and wish to be attached to
the mainland counties and be gOv erned
in a lawful manner. There is only one
church on the islands and the pastor
was the celebrated Father Gallagher,
who came from a refined and wealthy
Philadelphia family and settled upon
this island twenty-eight years ago. Be
sides being priest he acts as sort Of
governor of the islands which contain
about 600 inhabitants, most all Usher
men. The county officers, although
personally good men, are not fitted for
their official places. The register Of
deeds keep his office in an inferior
sort Of cobbler shop, and the records
are mixed up with lasts, waXeh ends,
old boots and the lumber Of shoe
makers shop.
The court house and jail is a miser-
able sort of a two-story structure. Inc
Jail is little more than box stall
where a horse might be kept and
prisoner could cut his way out with
jack-knife 1t speaks well for the
morals of the islands to say that the
Jail is seldom occupied, and the com
munity live in an Arcadian simplicity
where crime is greatly abhoTed and
but little known.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16
AS JAPANESE VIEW II

Takenaga Matsudaira of Tokyo, a
viscount in the peerage of Japan and
one of the most powerful Laimios in
that country, passed through Chicago
Ell route to Washington. Like all his
cOuntrymen of the cultivated class, the
yiscount Matsudaira speaks English
more than passing well and is courtesy
itself in his desire to answer inter-
rogatorles touching the condition and
future of the fascinating islands under
the Mikado's domination.
THE magnificent and speedy success
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16

\ young girl from Spokane, Wash
ington, who left home to become an
actress, arrived in New York recently
pennilesS and tried to obtain aid from
several charitable institutions Of this
city. To her surprise she was met
with insults. The mana gers Of these
institutions refused to take her in be
cause she was an actress and would
cOntaminate the other girls. Mr..
Crane, in discussing this outrage, re-
marked: What has been said about
the prejudice existing in the minds of
situations against actresses [ know is
perfectly true and l think it is a
shame that it should be so. Not long
ago a prominent charity sent out an
appeal for clothing and money. \
young actress I know made up a
bundle Of all her old clothing and
sent it, with as much money as She
could spare, to the institution. In a
day or two the clothes came back TO
her. with a note stating that the
money was thankfully accepted, but
that the clothing. having been worn
by an actress, could not be used
What do you think Of that?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16

Kansas is getting to be great can
ming state. The Garnett canning fac
tory made a two months run last fall,
putting up 100000 cans of tomatoes
and other vegetables and fruits in
proportionate quantities.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16
THE CISSY FITZGERALD BANG.
1t is the Very Latest Thing in
COiffureS.

And now just as we have trained
out rebellicus locks into smooth part
we are told that the bang is returning
has returned in fact and that the
Cissy Fitzgerald bang is the very
latest wrinkle in couture. 1t consists
of three little curls which bob on the
forehead yet make no pretense of
hiding it from view. The hair is
parted, one little curl falls on the
middle of the forehead and another
on each Of the temples. Almost every
type of face is improved by a curly
bang. 1t sOftens the lines of the face
and adds much to the effect Of hats
and bonnets. Montagues, which are a
part Of many of the ne1, coiffures. are
really forerunners of the broad fluffy
bang.
In New York the pompadour has al
ready taken first place in the affec-
ton Of the fashionable women who
first adopted the part. but the POM
padour is too severe a style to be
very popular.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16

Two loved a maid whose heart was
cold,
They met and had a long palaver,
An then, to see which one should have
her,
They had a cruel fencing bout.
And tried TO cut each other out!
Truth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16

In all. it has been estimated that
over two million acres are devoted to
the maintenance of deer in Scotland,
and that about 5000 stays are annu-
ally killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16
THAT ORIENTAL WAR
WHY CHINA MADE SUCH A MIS-
ERABLE RECORD.
THE SECRET OF IT Is NOW
OUT.

No Country III the World is so De
moralized by the Corruption of
Boodle-Progress Also Retarded by
Superstitions-Some Amusing Stor
les in Point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16

When consciousness returned he
looked over the blackened land and
saw but d heap of charred timbers
where their poor little place had been.
Then, turning to comfort her whom
he had struggled his utmost to save,
he saw her lying on her face. Stoop-
ing low over the beloved form, he
strove to rouse her, but he had done
all for her that he could, and this time
he made no effort to hide his tears
Chicago News.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16

One who has not seen a prairie fire
can form no conception of it, but, on
the other hand, having seen one, the
memory can never be effaced
John Miller started in his sleep; he
opened his eyes in alarm. Was the
sunset light still lingering in the
heavens? Indeed. no. The situation
flashed on him instantly, and hastily
descending to the door, he saw that
the demon of the prairie was coming
on with lightning speed. There was
safety in the river. Could they reach
it? In another moment he had caught
his mother in his arms, and bareheaded
he rushed out into the night. He could
hear the roar of the On-cOming, Aide
vOuring fury. The burden in his arms.
light as it was, proved almost too much
for his bOyish strength, but the fire of
determination was in his eye and he
rushed forward. The soft, springy soil
gave way under his feet. The air was
heavy with smoke. Still he pressed
on. He saw nothing, but the broad
Missouri and its sandy banks were al
most reached. With one final effort he
plunged forward and laid his precious
burden upon the cool sands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-16

behind him? Was it for her? Or was
1t tnat he was hungry for the world
which he had never seen, but which
he knew existed?
AS he walked toward the house the
door opened and a Thin, little figure
moved out into the sunset light. She
lifted her hand to shade her eyes and
looked anXiOuSly in the direction from
which he was approaching. AS she
saw him her haggard face lighted up
and she seemed less weary, less dis
treSSed.
John did not have it in his heart to
tell her what was on his mind, but
with a woman's intuition and a
mothers quick perception she read in
stantly that something unusual had
occurred. With the tact OF her sex
she said nothing of what the boys
face SO plainly told her and together
they entered the home.
Mrs. Miller made an effort toward
preparing supper, but a paroXySm of
coughing seized her and she was
obliged to lie down. The boy took "a
candle and disappeared into the cellar.
returning with the potatoes and bacon
"-..,A served for their evening meal.
,.>>,.>t-H Il word was spoken. Should
ue IeN ue.: Could he leave her!
y, AZ, nu,.Iu Sue say: He had never
been more ,uau ten miles from the viii
-Iee. ut thought that this was the
opportunity of his life made every
nure of his being vibrate with the in
tensity of his desire to go. Night
came on and he climbed the ladder and
threw himself, dressed as he was, upon
the straw mattress, and with wide
open eyes that saw nothing of his
surroundings, he turned the question
over and over in his mind. Ambition,
desire, curiosity, love of adventure. all
said go. Love for the frail, little
woman who lay tossing restleSsly on
her bed in the room below held him
back. What was the use of two being
wretched here? If he were gone the
little money would go further for her.
But then came the other thought; she
was his mother and he loved her and,
with a tear that his manlineSS StrOve
TO hide even from himself, he resolved
that come what might, his lot should
Ut cast with hers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-12
WILL HAVE a PARK.
Senate Adopts Resolution Authorize
ing the City to Use State Lands.

Senate Adopts Resolution Authorize
ing the City to Use State Lands.
The Senate yesterday morning adopted
the resolution authorizing the city to take
possession of the tract of fifteen acres lying
north of the Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb and belonging to the State, for
public park, the title to remain in the State
and no expense for street cleaning
sprnkling to inure to the State. Senator
Parker offered amendments which hedged
about the rights of the State in every con-
ceivable way so that objections were re-
moved to the adoption of the resolution.
Senator Ellison offered resolution au-
mission of three persons, not interested in
any way in building and loan associations,
to investigate the subject and make a re-
port in a years time They to be COM
At but such compensation shall not amount
to more than $500. There was some discus
sion on the resolution, but it was adopted.
If the House adopts it the resolution will
cover the legislation on the subject achieved
by this session. The commissioners must
be appointed within ninety days
A resolution by Senator Duncan. thank
ing Hon. Mortimer Nye, the presiding Off
Ger, for his fairness and uniform courtesy,
was adopted. A like resolution which came
from the Democratic side of the chamber ex-
tended the thanks of the Senate to Rollo e.
Oglesbee, principal secretary, and to his as
sistant, and was adopted.
Senator Holler secured the adoption of mis-
joint resolution providing for the appoint
ment of three hold-over Senators as COM
mission to correspond with the authorities
Of the different States that are now using
convict labor to learn the manner in which
convicts are being used and the success OBJ
tanned in employing them, and report at the
next session of the General Assembly.
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man, w. WINS. J. H. crosier, r. W.
Harrleon and E. L. Barber.
Ihen the Fort Wayne charter bill was
called up and passed. The Senate bill re-
record of those to whom help is extended
to the end that pauperism may be traced
to Its sources and stopped, was taken up
ana passed, having on previous vote failed
for want Of constitutional majority. 1t
mad now become noiseu about the chamber
that President Nye had refused to hand
down bills and Mr. Ros4nson was appointed
a committee of one to find out whether it
was worth while to pass any more bills. He
reported the facts as elsewhere related,
but the Honse continued to pass bills. 1T
VIII only be loves labor lost" the Speaker
said, when Mr.. Hamrick objected to the
further procedure.
Mr. Barber furnished the signal for a
storm OF confusion when he rose to speak
for his bill in behalf of the flag and ssn
appropriation to give every schoolhouse in
the State one stand of the national colors.
Some flag manufacturing firm had supplied
MN with small flags to give to the MEM
bers several weeks ago, and he had made
several efforts to have the bill passed. His
speech was therefore an old story to the
members who shouted every Ilme he
gestured with one of the flags in his hands.
AS he concluded the members burst out in
singing Marching through Georgia.
Mr.. Melendy took the floor to say thai the
conduct of the members was an Insult to
the nag, and he deplored the fact that with
In q few weeks he had seen the flag used
as handkerchief. During his speech
there was wild confusion and the Speaker
broke his gavei in trying to maintain order.
he nnally summoned the doorkeeper and
commanded him to preserve order. On the
threw down bottle of bicycle oil, Which
broke in front of the clerks desk. The
perpetrator was not discovered The flag
D % was defeated by vote of 80 ayes to
~ noes. The bill, if enacted into law,
would call for an expenditure of over $50, 900.
Inc House then adjourned.
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The Abolition of the General Term
Will Give Them More Time.


The three Superior Court judges are well
pleased with the action of the Legislature
IN the passage of House bill No. 5S4. which
relates to Superior Courts. The section as
IL now stands does away with the appellate
jurisdiction of the Superior Court general
term. The text of the bill reads as follows:
In all cases where under existing or
future laws of this State in like circum-
stances person has the right of appeal
from the Circuit to the Supreme Appel
late Courts, an appeal may be taken direct
TO the supreme Appellate Court from
any order or judgment of either special
or general term of the Superior Court, and
such appeals shall be governed il all things
by. the law regulating appeals from the
Court. Appeals from the special to the
general term are hereby abolished In all
cases where appeals are now pending in
the general term of any Superior Court in
this State any party shall have the right
to perfect appeal from the order or
Judgment of the special term to the Su-
preme or Appellate Courts at any time
within ninty days after the passage of this
act. Provided, however, that this provision
shall not be so construed as to reduce the
time in which appeal many be taken
to less than one year from the date of
the order or Judgment appealed FROM
Judge McMaSter in referring to the bill,
said: .'It is an excellent thing for the Su-
perior Courts. We will now have more time
to attend to special term business and will
be better able to keep up with our work.
The general term work took up several
days at the close of each special term,
and now that the appellate jurisdiction of
will have that time to devote to the pend
ing ca SeS."
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the number OF the judges and then the mat
ter must be submitted to vote OF the
TO that under which the supreme Court
OF New York was reorganized.
Fund for the battle ship Indiana.
The House passed a resolution last night
On the report OF the special committee di-
recting the worlds fair commission to turn
over to Professor Campbell 500 for the pur-
pose of perfecting souvenir publication of
the part Indiana took IN the fa IT.. and then
chase silver service for the battle ship
Indiana
lieutenant Governor Nye's Views.
Lieutenant Governor Nye was asked last
night what he thought of the work of the
Legislature, and he said: II do not know
whether to congratulate the Legislature
upon what it has done or what it has not
done. I am, however one of the party that
is not responsible for what was done or
what was not done So there you are See!
! Terre Haute Gets Her Charter.
Terre Haute had victory after all. She
will have her new charter. Last night at
1890 the Governor notified the Legislature
that he had signed the bill which passed the
that the charter bill be called up and il
was passed by vote of II ayes to noes.
Roby for the Capital.
BY way of advertisement last night some
one offered a resolution to remove the cap
ital to Roby and place Mike Cain in supreme
charge of the basement
The Last BfII.
Mr. Barber had about the last twhack"
at legislation. He called No. 379, his ditch
bill, and argued it. It went to a vote and
was lost-i3 ayes, II noes.
Legislative Notes.
Mr. Adams, of Parke, called up his COM
pulsory education bill last night. 1t was
debated by himself, Mr.. Willoughby and
others, and was passed.
Doorkeeper Fawcett, of the Senate, yes
terday received a handsome gold-headed
cane from his employees and suDordinates.
The cane is unusually handsome one,
having cost $50.
Representative McGaskey who has been
of the industrious members of the
House. will probably be candidate for
State Senator two years from now in the
district he represents in the House, He is
a successful farmer, an Old soldier and has
become popular among the statesmen. He
did some strong work for the Grant county
Superior Court and got his famous cigarette
bill through the House
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Ery IN THE HOUSE.
Every Member Seemed Determined to
Make sport Of Yesterdays Doings


Make sport of Yesterdays Doings.
For a great part of the morning yester-
day the House acted as If it were a country
school and tEe..last day. had come. After
prayer by Mr.. Fowler, who asked forgive
ness for the sins of the session, Repre-
sentative Swope asked to read some COM
municatsons on the Nicholson bill. He was
ordered to refer them to Mr.. Nicholson.
There was then an outbreak of noisiness
and evidence or lifting restraint In the
conduct of the members. Committee reports
were declared to be the order OF business,
and great many were made, not because
they could be of service at this time but
so that they might be filed with the State
Librarian for the reference Of future legis-
latures If desired by them to know what
their predecessors have done on any SUBJ
ject The special committee on machine
voting reported that while the time is not
far distant when machine votirg viii be.
the established order. the machiles are now
TOO crude and the change Il too radical TO
Advise that II he made now The report
W1s signed by Georse p. Gar1wtll chair .a
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LARGEST LENS IN THE WORLD.
1t VIII he Built I'm America for the
Methodist University Telescope.

GREENvILLE, Pa, March u.-Greenville
is to furnish the lens for the largest tele-
scope that has ever been constructed. Rev.
John Peate, d. D., Methodist minister of
seventy-four years, has assumed the task.
He has just completed arrangements for
handling the rough glass that is to be trans
formed into this lens and will probably be-
gin the work in a few days. This lens is to
be used in the telescope for the Methodist
monument to Rev. DR.. John Peate, much
more significant than any costly column
than could be erected to the memory of the
grand old gentleman. A plate-glass works
at Butler is making the glass for the lens.
Heretofore all telescope glasses of any inn
a s polished in that country The lens, when
it is completed, is to be sxty-two inches
in diameter and seven inches tnlck.
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TALK OF A COMPROMISE.
Governor Said to Make an Offer Con-
corning Prison Boards.

After the adjournment of the Legisla-
ture, last night. Secretary of State Owen
received a messenger from the Governor,
it is said, who carried with him PROPOSE
ton for divide of the appointments In
the prisons The offer. it is said, was that
If the three Republican members of the APP
pointing commission would allow the Gov
ernor to name one member OF the prison
boards and would allow one-half the en-
pioyes and subordinates to be Democratic
he would give assurance that there would
be no opposition in the courts to the APP
posr sments that would be made under the
new law. Mr.. Owen is reported to have
said that he would convey the message in
the morning to the other Republican State
officials who are Joined in the commission,
and further than that he could do nothing
more at this time.
Governor Matthews was asked about the
report. He said that no one had any au-
thority whatever to carry Sucl PROPOSE
ton from him to Mr.. Owen or any one
else and that he would not consider 1t for
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 1.-THE
clouds last night badly married the observa-
ton of the eclipse attempted at the Yale
Chase. says that they were exceedingly
anxious this time to get the observations in
order to determine the spheroidity of the
moon. This must be done during the period
of totally. Attempts have been made sew
eraI times in previous years and met with
disappointment. The Yale observers have
succeeded In getting certain measurements,
but were unable to get final measurement.