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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-31
OUR CHRISTMAS G/F7::-

For every purchase give free ticket emitting the
holder to chance fine Rogers best silver knives
forks ito be given to the lucky number after Christmas A
purchase gives tickets three SIS three tickets and
choice selection large variety and sterling quality
await the inspection of Christmas shoppers ANTON
ssITIRZY Main Street Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-31

HairdreSSing..

Miss Maggie Farrell desires to give
notice that she will do-all kinds of hair
dressing at her fathers home in this city
onDrake street. Prices very reason
able. g7
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-31
For Ocean Steamship Tickets.

Via any steamship line crossing the
Atlantic, aat lowest rates fof first cabins
second cabin and steerage, both
-outware'and prepaid, apply. to F. w.
Crapsey Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee q
st. Paul Railway, at Centralia.
E. lesa,s,42 SeDt24WS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-31
!. Your Neighbor's Wife

Is healthy, hearty and happy;gher
joyous laughter rings in your earsLL-for
she uses DR.. Rays Celebrated Liyer-T
you should tryit on your wife, who Is
peevish, salow and ill-temdered. :
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-31

Gallon Geo. T. Rowland & Son for
your fresh staples and fancy groceries
at thea lowest living prices. They are
received daily.
Evening star., 1896-11-11
Personal Mention.

Ex-Judge Martin v. Montgomery for
several years a member Of the District SUI
preme Court. is in the city. and today visit
ed the city hall. occupying a seat beside
Chief Justice Bingham on the bench of
Criminal Court No. 2 for few minutes
Lieut.. Commander John NJ HawIey. on
duty in the photographic Office, has taken
quarters at 14O2 10th street
Naval Constructor A. w. Stitt, attached
to the Norfolk navy yard, has reported to
the Navy Department for special dutv
Paymaster A. K. Michler Of the navy ia
in the city on waiting orders
Mr.. Joseph Brummett, chief clerk of the
naval bureau of ordnance, is seriously I'M
with typhoid fever, and his friends are
much concerned about his condition.
Lieut.. r. w. Watkins, U. s. A.. retired
has taken a residence at / street for the
winter.
Capt ]. w. B. Stemble, USA., retired.
is on visit to the city. He is at the
Richmond.
Capt c. B. Hinton, 18th Infantry, ia WIS.,
iting relations at 1856 c street
Commander Eaton of the United States
navy and Mrs. Eaton are at the Shore
haEl.
Capt. c. B. Hinton, 18th Infantry, is on
visit to friends at :s36 c street,
Lieut.. w. B. Ladue, Corps of ENGINEERS
on duty at West Point, fs at 1925 18th
street for few days. ~,
Evening star., 1896-11-11
FOR HARBOR DEFENSE,
A Convention Called to Meet nj
Tampn, Fla. Janunry 20.

A Convention Called to Meet mt
Tampa, Fla. january 20.
Fla, November 11.-Goy-
ernor Mitchell has addressed the following
letter to governors of northern and west
crn states calling harbor defense conven-
tion, to meet at Tampa:
I'm view of the dangers which threaten
the defenseless gulf and South Atlantic sea-
ports of the United States, We have deem
ed 1t proper to issue a call for a conven-
tion in the interest of the gulf and South
Atlantic narbors and their defenses
The object of this convention, which
will assemble at Tampa, Fla, on the 18th
day of January, 1897, is to discuss methods
for the proper defense of southern har-
bors. AS loyal citizens of this republic. ii
behooves Us to heed the admonitions Of
wisdom and endeavor to speedily place our
defenseless southern ports in a condition to
protect us from the possible peril of for
eign invasion.
In the interest, therefore of this import-
ant subject, we respectfully request your
excellency to honor this convention with
your presence, and also to appoint dele
gates from your commonwealth to attend
same. Kindly forward the names of such
delegates. when appointed by your excel:
lency, to Mr.. II. }. Hooper, secretary of
the board of trade, Tampa, Fla.
Respectfully, H. l.. MITCHELL,
Governor of Florida
Evening star., 1896-11-11
WHAT IS SAID IN LONDON.
The Foreign Office Limited i'm It's
Information.


LONDON, November ia prominent
permanent official of the foreign office In
an interview today with reference to the
Washington dispatches giving the terms
determined upon for the arbitration of the
Venezuelan dispute, said: While the basis
is practically agreed upon the foreign office
has no information that the final terms of
the Venezuelan arbitration were settled at
Washington"
The United States embassy has not re-
ceived any news from Washington nor
from the foreign Office relative to the final
terms Of the settlement of the Venezuelan
dispute.
papers here that the British arbitrators
In the Venezuelan dispute will be appoint ed
by the lord chief justice, Baron Russell
OF hlloWen, has excited great interest in
and about the law courts and elsewhere
and there is much speculation regarding
the probable choice of Lord Russell.
SIR FRANK Lockwood, q. c., who accom-
panied Lord Russell on his recent visit
10 America, in an Interview on the SUD-
ject with a representative of the Asso-
ciated Press said The result is one to
crafty every Englishman, particularly as
1t was reached without any sacrifice of
principles en- either side. 1t is, however.
no surprise to me or to the other MEM
bers of the party which recently visited
the United States. We knew before leav-
ing this country that there was strong
English feeling in favor of peaceful
settlement of the difficulty, and we found
In the United States that il was reciprocal
l am sure that every thoughtful Briton has
mentally congratulated both governmen: 5
on the result achieved and that they 70
longer contemplate even in their widest
thoughts the possibility of an approach TO
warlike interruption between the two IA
tiOnS.'
Evening star., 1896-11-11
Iy settled. The arbitration is expected to
occupy at least two or three years.
LONDON NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
DinerfnE Opinions Regarding the As
sertfOn of the Monroe Doctrine.

serti0n of the Monroe Doctrine.
LONDON, November 1.-THE Westmin-
ster Gazette this afternoon, referring to
the practical settlement of the Venezuelan
question by submitting 1t to a court of ar
bitration, says:
THE locus standi of the United States,
which the Marquis of Salisbury at first de-
MED, is now undisputed and is accepted
even to the length of ruling out Venezuela.
We would much rather settle with the
United States. but we naturally look to
the United States to go bail for Venezuela
In return. To this assertion of the Monroe
doctrine the most satisfactory point of all
is appended-a general arbitration agree
ment."
The st. James Gazette asks whether the
agreement will not throw into arbitrat ton
All the sparsely settled region between
the Schomburgk line and the settled ter
ritory OF Guiana, which Lord Kimberley
:he ldarqus of Salisbury, declared they
would never submit to arbitration and
whereupon President Cleveland and Secre-
tary Olney declared they should. or the
United States would make them" 1t adds :
III Great Britain does submit this Issue to
arbitration 1t will be difficult to disprove
the American claim that the agreement Is
sqtare backdown upon the part of Great
britdiI- 1nat the arrangement includes a
general treaty of arbitration IL an indis-
putebie benefit, and The decision OF the
commission not to report relieves Presf-
dent Cieveland's government of the most
serious diihculty of its own creation"
lpe ran Mall Gazette thinks that here
after disputes are less likely to occur Now
that the principle of dealing directly with
the little republics is set aside i'm favor
tector'' -
Inc Globe welcomes the agreement BE
cause II releases the American govern
r. lnemt from a false and dangerous position. -
Continuing, the Globe says:
Had the commission reported adverse
Iy to Great Britain IT would have forced
President Cleveland to attempt the ,oer-
clon or Great Britain or eat the humbles;
OF humble pie. No one in this country
Wlshes To see the development of the
United states retarded for half a century
as IL would necessarily have done if the
government at Washington had seen fit 10
enter, on SO trivial a pretext, upon 50
unequal a contest. The decision of the
commission to withhold its report is an
obvious but effective way out of an lwk-
ward situation"
The Globe then proceeds to criticise the
composition of the tribunal and in this
connection refers to the fact that Nene-
zCela Is not represented "In spite of Lord
Salisbury's early assertions that the uues-
ton al issue only concerned the United
Kingdom and Venezuela" concluding:
1T must clearly be understood that the
constitution of the new tribunal of ar
bitration is not to constitute a precedent
for arranging all future disputes between
the United States and the United King
dom in North and South America, and
that We are not ready to recognize Monroe
ism as international law"
Evening star., 1896-11-11
SPANISH CONFIDENCE GAME.
Its Details Exposed to Consul General
.....,,. Bowen at Barcelona.

"' A|ApO"eu ~ SOnHuI GeneF0l
.... Bowen at Barcelona.
Spanish confidence game that is being
worked with success on certain gufleless
Americans, notably in Wisconsin and Illi-
nois, is exposed by United States Consul
General Bowen at Barcelona in a special
report to the State Department. The trans
action Is what Is known as the "priest
swindle" and the characters are ALWAYS an
imaginary political prisoner in a Spanish
jail, his little daughter about to be left
helpless by his approaching demise and a
benevolent priest who is willing to care for
the child and send or bring her to a reIa-
tive In America. The last named is the
victim Of the plot. First he receives a let
ter from the alleged prisoner, claiming to
be his relative and praying him to care for
his child. Then comes a letter from the
mythical priest announcing the prison.
ers death and stating that he will look
after the child until money is sent to bring
ner to her alleged relative in America
Usually the latter sends the money. ana
Is next informed by the priest" that he
and the girl have been arrested in France
while on their way to the United States
and that is the last heard of the swindlers
The consul general says that there are
variations Of the fraud, but most of the
operators work successfully. He saws so
many Inquiries have been made to MIN bv
the victims that he has been Obliged to
print circular letter explaining the de-
ception.
Evening star., 1896-11-11
A Place for MIR. FCrmau.

CHICAGO. November ia dispatch to
the Times-Herald from East St Louis.
Illinois, says:
Ex-Congressman William S. Fcrman of
Nashville, ILL.,, left last night for Wash
ington in response 10 a telegram received
from a member of President Cleyeland's
cabinet. Mr.. t'orman is TO be offered the
position of head of one of the most impor-
tant bureaus of the government at Wash
ingtCn.
Evening star., 1896-11-11
ASHORE WITH CONSORTS.
A Lake Ontario Steamer in Distress
ON the Canadian Side.

OGDENSBURG. N. Y, November IL
The steamer Folsom. with consorts, the
schooners Lesion and Mitchell, went ashore
near the Windmill light on the Canadian
side at daylight today. A gale was blowing
when the craft left this port for the upper
lakes. and in rounding into the channel
they were blown toward shore. AS the tow
line slackened it became fastened In the
wheel Of the Folsom. disabling her. The
shore where they lie Is fiat rock, making
1t difficult for anchor to hold. There is
not tug in port to assist them and the
gale is slowly taking them toward the
islands below the channel. All the craft
are owned by William Mitchell of Bay
City, Mich.
Evening star., 1896-11-11
What the Mails Cost.

In the budget Of estimates for the ex-
penses Of the Post Office Department for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, 1t is
shown that the first assistant postmaster
generals Office requires $43, ,542, 500, an in
crease over the previous year of $2,O12, $50:
the second assistant postmaster generals S
once, 24,J01 an increase Of s., ,SS5 1856:
third assistants office, $1,359, 100, an in
crease Of $37, 400, and for the office of the
fourth assistant, $383,311.
Evening star., 1896-11-11
BERING SEA FISHERIES,
Meeting of the COmmissiOn Monday
mt Victoria, II. c.

VICTORIA, B. C., November 11.-Hon
Fred Peters, premier of Prince Edwards
Island; +. L. Be1ue of Montreal and r.
N. Venning of the marine and fisheries de-
partment, Ottawa, have arrived here.
Peters and Beque will be counsel for the
British and Canadian governments at the
Bering sea commission, which will open
Monday. Venning, who has made a spe-
eiaity Of the sealing industry as 1t affected
the department Of marine, will also assist.
These gentlemen lest no time after ar
riving, but were hard at work Yesterday
In the office of e. V. Bodweli, who pre-
pares the case and acts as Junior counsel
before the commission. Sir Charles Her
bert Tupper is also busiy engaged III pre-
pairing tie case for the owners of the sew
erai seized schooners, whom he represents.
and Don NJ Dickinson. American counsel.
are expected Saturday
Evening star., 1896-11-11
Ribbons. for Medals of Honor.

In accordance with the act of Congress
authorizing him to prescribe the kind of
ribbon to be worn with the medal of honor
awarded to soldiers for distinguished gal
lantry, and also the style of knot to be
worn in lieu of the medal, the President
has selected and prescribed the following
patterns: The ribbon to be of silk, one
inch wide and one irch in length; the CEN
ter stripe to be of hite, one-sixtecnth of
an inch wide. fianl 4 on either Side by a
stripe of blue, seven thirty-seconds of an
inch wide, bordered by two; stripes of red,
each one-quarter inch wide. The knot to
be bow Of the same combination of colors
as the ribbon above described"
Evening star., 1896-11-11
THE OTHER MEMBERS
Names Suggested for the Arbitration
Commiss ion.
At THE SETTLEMENT
Conditions Under Which King
Oscar Was Made Final Member.
COM MENT IN LONDON

The information that King Oscar II of
Sweden and Norway has been agreed on as
the fifth and final arbitrator in the Vene-
Zuelan controversy, and that the other
four arbitrators will be named by the ju-
d1cial authorities of the two countries two
by the lord chief justice of England and
two by the chief justice of the United
States, came from authoritative sources
and will be fully verified by official an
nouncement at an early day. Those who
are best acquainted with the facts read
with satisfaction the published report con-
corning the arbitration, and stated that
1t covered all essential particulars and was
correct 1t is stated further, however,
that King Oscar II was selected as the
fifth or final arbitrator with the under
standing that if his royal functions are
such as to make it impracticable for him
to Sit with the arbitratorS he will designate
some high functionary, probably his chief
justice, to participate in the formal meet
ings Notwithstanding this possible ar
rangement the two governments will regard
the king alone the final arbitrator.
The personnel of the remainder of the
commission has not yet been determined.
The solicitor general of England and Mr..
Justice Brewer are mentioned as probable
members. The personnel will he matter
of subsequent adjustment. as the names do
not appear in the draft of the treaty.
AS already stated, the final agreement
on all details of the treaty was reached
by Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote Monday evening, and that fact made
known to Lord Salisbury. His speech ct
Guildhall was taken as an evidence that
he shared the feeling of satisfaction here
over the close of the long-pending oontro-
versy. AT the same time, out o1 abuni-
ance of caution the signatures will not be
placed on the draft Until cable instructio
are received from London. These are mo-
mentarily expected, and on their receipt
the formal execution of the instrument viii
be consummated. 1t is regarded as a
fofmality, however, as full agreement has
been reac he'd on all essential points, even
to the matter of wording, viz, fifty years
occupancy a test of title limitation OF
the subject to the Venezuela boundary, a
court of five commissioners, composed OF
King Oscar or his nominal representative
and two judicial officers from each coun-
try. The choice of arbitrators from the
judicial branch of the United Sta.as and
Great Britain evidences a desire to wholly
separate the question from possible parti-
san and political influence. and leave II
to the calm deliberation of eminent 1urists
Evening star., 1896-11-11
THE sENAToRsHIp STORY.
Not Believed That Mr.. bryan Wi
Move to Washington.

move 10 WASHINGTON.
It is not believed here that w. ]. Bryan
will pay any attention to the alleged boom
which has been started to elect him to the
United States Senate from the state of
Washington to succeed Senator Squire
Mr.. Bryan, it is stated, has been proposed
as compromise candidate. the fight be-
tween the other candidates being exceed
irgly hot. The constitution of Washington
provides that candidate for this office
shall be an "inhabitant" of the state at
the time of election. BY simply going to
Washington for few weeks Mr.. Bryan
would be eligible
Those here who claim to have any knowl-
edge of Mr.. Bryan's plans say that he can
not afford to leave his own state if his
ambition leads him to seek the presidential
nomination in 1900. He Is supposed to be
in training for that, and all his movements
for the next four years will be directed
to that end. -
Evening star., 1896-11-11
Judge Brooke.s succc..,r

Special Dispatch to The ETe1ing Star
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, November 11.-Gover-
nor Lowndes announced today that he
would not appoint a successor to Judge
Brooke of the seventh judicial circuit until
December 10. and allow the judge to fill
out the full term OF fifteen years
Evening star., 1896-11-11
Capitol Electric light Plant Tested.

OHp1tOi EiIecfFfc Light Plant Tested.
Architect Clark Of the Capitol and Ser
geant-at-Arms Bright Of the Senate last
night tested the new electric light plant
which has been Installed in the hall of the
House of Representatives. The gas burn
ers that have furnished light for the House
have given way 10 incandescent electric
lights. and last nights test showed the
new system to be q success. The Capitol
grounds will be thoroughly lighted by arc
lamps next Monday night, as Electrician
Glenn expects to be ready to switch in the
current by that time.
Evening star., 1896-11-11
Gen. Craighal's Return.

Gen. Craighill. chief Of engineers, re-
turned this morning from a tour of in
spection Of the harbor OF Galveston and the
lower Mississippi river. He says that the
work of improving the Notifications on the
south Atlantic and gulf coasts is progress
ing very rapidly, and that the jetty sys-
tenn established at Galveston is a great
success. The channel in the Galveston
harbor now has a depth of twenty-four
feet, and 1t is hoped to increase the depth
to twenty-five feet
Evening star., 1896-11-11
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Meeting of the National Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry.
IN FHE INTEREST OF AGRICULTURE
Two Addresses on the Work of
the Order.
D E l. E G. ATES P r E S E n T

The National Grange, Patrons Of Hus-
bandry, was opened for the sixth degree
by Worthy Master ]. H. Brigham this
morning in the west dining room of the
National Hotel The following officers were
present: Master. ]. II. Brigham; overseer,
Aaron Jones; steward, Jno. T. Cox; assist
ant steward, j. A Newcomb: chaplain. O..
III. Hale: treasurer, Mrs. Eva 5. Nc
Dowel; secretary, DR.. John Trimble; gate
keeper. W. Z. Harbaugh; ceres, Mrs. Lucy
Evening star., 1896-11-11
Ocean Steamships Arrived,

NEW YORK, November I.-Arrived.
Hekla, Copenhagen; Weimar, Bremen:
Ems from Genoa.
SOUTHAMPTON, November 11.-Ar-
rived, St. Louis, New York
Evening star., 1896-11-11
Ended by Death.

The death of the defendant in the suit for
divorce Instituted by Adolf Borowitzkii
against Marie Borowitzki. the 27th,of last
August today caused dismissal of the
case.
Evening star., 1896-11-11
Naval Orders.

Ensign H. H Caldwell has been ordared
to the Michigan. r. l.. Martin has been
appointed pay clerk for the settlement of
the accounts Of the navy yard, Norfolk, Va
Evening star., 1896-11-11

P<esfseen1faI Appointments.
Tie President today appointed H. B.
Rogers .. captain In the revenue cutter ser
vice, and Edmund: w. Bonnaffen an assist
ant paymaster b the navy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-03-12
Taken In Time.

Hoods SarsapAri!la has schieved
great success in warding off sickness
which, il allowed 70 progress, would
have undermined the ~hnle system
and given disease strong ioothold "a
cause much suffering and even tMeat-
en- death. Hoods SArsaparilla has
done all this and even more Il has
been taken in thousands of cases that
were thought to be incurable, and af-
ter fair trial has effected wonderful
cures, bringing health, strenth and
Joy to the afflicted. Another import
AIT point about Hoods SarsapariIl>
Is hat it's cures are permanent, BE-
cause they start from the -alid fnunda
ton OF punfi d, vitslized and enrich.
biz, d But it is not Whist we a,
what Hoods SArsaparilla does thai
TELLS the story.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-03-12
MRS. cRANDALL,

This town was thrown into state of
indignation this evening by an errone-
GUS representation of the touching scene
Of Mrs. Crandall and her husband, which
appeared in the Knoxville Tribune 1t
was given the lie even before Mrs.
Crandall had denied it, and after she
said, with tears streaming down her
face, that bhe was not indignant" and
had not "reproached her husband, her
friends, which number almost the same
rs the population of the city, were in
censed with righteous indignation to
think that brutal and merciless re-
porter would deliberately trample the
delicate feelings of refined lady in
order to be sensational
Some Of Mr.. Crandall's attorneys talk
of bringing a suit for libel against the
Tribune and subscribers to the paper
are tempted to boycott it.
There is q coarseness about the part
of the report touching Mrs. Crandall
which is not worthy of the true reporter
and shows that he has not the sense of
delicate discrimination. He forgot that
the lady was not charged with or CON
victed of any crime, as was her husband,
and that propriety would suggest that
her feelings be guarded, and that, if the
reporter did not hear her words himself,
he had no right to take them from the
lips of Others and paint the unfortunate
woman in so unnatural light.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-03-12

THE Dayton Republican evidently
don't want Bob to be put out, and pays
compliment to his ability in this par
agraph
It is stuff and nonsense to say that
Bob Taylor has not ability and is only
a statesman Of the buffoon order. Our
democratic brethren are hypercritical
ON this point. Bob can give them cards
and spades at any stage Of the game
and then beat them out. Unfortunate
ly for his enduring fame, Taylor 10 a
great wag and wit, but while no is
turning his happy faculty to pecuniary
advantage, and at the same time scat
tering sunshine and mirth wherever he
goes, the public will do we'll to remem-
Der that he is a many-sided man, and
pay him that tribute of respect his YER
satile talent deserves. He is the most
dangerous man the republicans could
have pitted against them, and it is we'll
to recognize the fact.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-03-12

DIR. J. L. Massie has been convicted
for the fourth time at Owenton of the
murder of Jesse Honaker. The jury re-
turned verdict Of life imprisonment.
At Oakland, Cal, Edward Hack shot
and killed Diana Pacheo and then
committed suicide because his father
had forbidden him to marry the young
woman.
At Cincinnati Saturday Judge Buch-
walter oyerruled a motion to iberate
jackson and Walling, and set Saturday,
March Il, as the date for hearing
before the circuit court on the habeas
corpus proceedings.