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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11
po,irrm.ler. ON ser,he.

CLEVELAND. March n.--TheS- bciises
makers employed at the Cleveland snd
Globe shipyards, numbering about 80
men. went on strike Tuesday for am In
CT q Of 10 per cent. In wages IL V
stated that unless the boilermakers' strtks
Is settled soon all other workinen sm-
ployed at the yards will quit. This woal1
increase the number Of strikers 60 nearly
I 300 The yards are crowded With wort
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11
I-AMERICAN RIOT.
Another Serious Demonstration
Occurs in Spain.
STUDENTS LEADERS AS USUAL

Mob at Salamanca Cheers for spain. Do
nounces the United States and Burns the
Stars and stripes-Dr. Jameson Again
Arraigned la Court--Sew italian Minis
try Formed by the Marquis Id Rudini-
Other Foreign News of Interest
MADRID, March ll.-There was n seri'
Gus anti-American riot at Salamanca
Monday evening. The students, as usual,
were the leaders Of the disturbance. They
carried Spanish and American aags and
burned the latter amid the acclamations
OF the crowds which gathered to witness
tho patriotic" demonstration. Eventual.
ly the gendarmes charged the rioters and
dispersed them temporarily. Later the
students reassembled and gathered anoth'
er mob about them. The prefect hurried
to the scene and exhorted the students to
disperse; but they hooted his utterances,
chez ring for Spain and denouncing the
United States
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11
,..,r,c,.a for mckinley and Tanner.

SPRINGFIELD. us March H. me
Christian county R'publican convention
held nc Iaylofyilie yesterday ins'ruc.eu
It's ten Delegates for ht hiniey ior P'e''
dsnt and Tanner for governor ..
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11
Other Ontbrcaks Foarcd.

Finally the prefect was compelled 20
call upon the police for protection and the
gendarmes again charged upon the riot
Gus students. who met the onslaught
with shower Of stones. Order was final.
ly restored and the university was closed.
The authorities fear there will be addi.
tional outbreaks and elaborate prepara
tions have been taken To promptly sup.
press them The Heraldo publishes tele.
grams saying the newspapers OF Chill and
Mexico support Spain and condemn the
absorbing and domineering policy Of the
unitod States"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11
NEs. MAVERICK.

Ridley, has refused tn reopen the case OF
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the American
sentenced to Imprisonment for life after
having been convicted OF poisoning her
husband
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11
r,,,, Hundred Painter. ssrih..

SAN FRANCISCO, March ii.-Eight hun.
drcd painters went out on strike hers
Monday. They want an increase a g
cents day. making their wages 80 3inssseS
II u
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11
At CHICAGO.
The Clothing Cutters Seem 20
Have Lost the Battle.
MEN IMPORTED FROM THE EAST.

nanufacturers Claim To BE Able % Ds An
the Work Necessary for tho Present
Striking Stone Cutters In Chicago Resort
60 vioience--Non-Un U nion Msa Assaulted
While Leaving work for the Day-0ss-
ment Makers strike st Baltimore.
CHICAGO March 1.-The clothing cut
ters' strike 10 at an end as far ~ the man.
ufacture:s are concerned. They held
open their shops for the old employees sew
eral weeks The men refused to return.
Then the manufacturers started out 70
get cutters elsewhere. This undertaking
has been successful. Montsy- fifty cx-
pert cutters arrived from the east They
were put to work In Rosenwald & Weil's
shop. where all but twelve will receive
permanent employment. The twelve noe
needed will be taken TO other shops.
There are on the way from the eastern
cities seventy-fve more experienced cut.
ters. and seventy Eve additional will stsrs
from New York. With these $50 and the
fifty here already the manufacturers vii l
be able to dc all the work necessary for
the present. Including the men en-
ployed now the entire number OF cutters
at work at the end OF this week will b
from 950 TO 400
Closed to Chicago striksrs,
The new men will be placed In estsb-
lishments as soon as they arrive. one shop
being filled before any other Is provided
for Each shop thus taken care OF 10
closed TO Chicago cutters. no more men
being desired. even In the busy seasons
So many new men have been empIoys1
there is not room for ~ per cent OF thsoi3
men. so several hundred members 81 the
cutters union will be compelled TO go
elsewhere for work or abandon their
trade This seems 70 have been. apprs-
ciated by the strikers. a number OF whom
have secretly sent in applications for re-
employment Mt their old shops All the
new men have been employed under the
merit system, the wages and hours, being
equal to the old union scale. IL was an
nounced Monday the Cincinnati clothing
cutters strike. inauguratcd on The same
grounds as the one here. had failed. the
old employees abandoning the union and
going TO work under the merit system
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11

CHICAGO. March il.-The -ars& sransfss
Of real estate under the Torrcsu-faw was
made Monday IL took just tnlfty min
utes To transact the whole affair ThS
post OF the transfer was 81 On the whole
deal it Is estimated a saving Was ensotsa
Of three weeks In time and sa7 In. cssa
over the old systsm Of transferring peep
arky.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11
HER LAST HOPE GONE.
Tho ONO Secretary WIN Not Rcopes
Mrs. May bricks Case

LONDON, March ll.--Inquiries made al
the United States embassy confirm the re.
port that the secretary of state for the
home department., Sir Matthew White
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11

places the people have bnilt roaus of tin
ber. over which they carry wheat and
other produce in cars haulcd by animal
nOWar
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-11

ARsosnt Interesting Episode-Bitter Feel.
sAss. OF the Pacific Coast Peopie-The
Srssss In the Capitol Rotunda--Uncie
ssa Imposed Cpon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
CLIMATE AND CROP SERVICE.

Willis L. Moore, Chief Of Weather Bureau.
The past week has been characterized
by heavy and continuous rainfall. All
portions Of the State have been visited
by local thunderstorms, accompanied
by excessive rains and in some localities
by severe haiistorms. The average
rainfall for the past seven daye oyer the
middle and southern sections has been
about $50 inches, while over the
northern portion it has been slightly
less. The rains appear to have been
heaviest in the southwestern portion of
the State and considerable damage
from washing has been done to hillside
land iii that section. The creeks and
side streams are full and in some
sections loWlands are oycrAoWed. This
change i'll the weather conditions from
the extreme dryness of last fall and
winter is great encouragement to the
farmers as it practically insures sutfici-
ent moisture to give all crops now in
the ground an excellent start and go
far toward maturing them.
Farm work has made but little adj
vance during the past week as rain has
fallen on an average Of about five days
out of the seven and the soil has been
much too wet to work. Work is well in
hand, however, in the middle and
southern sections and the week Of wet
weather has occasioned no loss.
The temperature has been about
normal for this decade and no frost has
occurred, except in the extreme
northern counties where vegetation is
not sufficiently advanced to be liable
to injury. Under the favorable condi-
tons of abundant moisture and season.
able temperature, vegetation has made
rapid progress, and is generally
reported to be at least ten days in adj
vance of the average in the middle and
southern sections. Seeding has been
DELAYED in the northern section but is
generally completed in the middle and
southern, and blowing for earn is under
way. Wheat has improved during the
week, and where it was not winter
killed is IL good condition. Grasses
have advanced very rapidly. Rye is
reported 10 be in excellent condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
o.. RIVER PILOT DEAD.

Frank Brown, an old riverman and
woodsman well known throughout the
state, died at the Waupaca Soldiers
Home April 26th and was buried in the
cemetery connected with that Home
April 18th. His sister Mrs. Blake and
her daughter of Necedah were present
at the funeral.
Frank Brown was a veteran river
pilot having been identified with raft
ing and running lumber down the ::old
Wisconse" almost continually from
about 1858 until this line Of employment
ended III recent years. He spent his
winters in the pineries. and detailed
history Of his life would be an interest
ing chapter in numbering records about
Us from the pioneer days to the present.
He shouldered a musket for civil strife,
marched to the front and gave three
years hard service to the noble cause.
Mir. Brown spent most Of his Spring
vacations, and days when not at wo1 K -,
IN the twin cities and was very sick at
lHe O6HIIdI house LOT NUMBER OF
weeks recently. He gained in health
somewhat and went to Waupaca five or
six weeks ago, where he at once took
to bed and never left it. Frank had
big heart, a kind disposition and was
always ready to bestow favors on friends
or the needy to the extent of his last
dollar. His life was filled with labor
and adventure. Peace; at rest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
BEARSS MARSH.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Cohn, of Wausau
are spending the week on their marsh.
Mr.. Cohn is having a large tract OF
former cranberry marsh seeded to
timothy.
Messrs. Ed. Kruger and Robt. Skeel
drove to Centralia early in the week.
School closed in the Bearss Marsh
District Friday last and will probably
not open again until fall. Miss Retta
Cleveland, of Port Edwards, has con-
Quoted the school for several terms
past all of which have been most
satisfactory and successful.
Mr.. D. r. Burr, of Berlin, is at
present on his marsh here superintend-
ing and looking after the season work.
Mr.. Michael Nash, of Grand Rapids,
has charge of the work that is being
done on the Nash Marshes seeding the
burned cranberry lands to timothy.
Mr.. Frank Patterson who has been in
the woods all winter returned Sunday
night and viii probably remain all
summer.
Mr. Daniel Rein Jr., of Rudolph,
spent a few days on his cranberry
marsh this week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
PRIVATE PENSION BILL.
A. g. Carey, of This City, May Get
$50 Month.

The Stevens Point Journal of May 4th
contained the following bit Of news
concerning a former resident of Grand
Rapids, which may be of interest to our
readers:
Zone of the private pension bills in
which REPRESENTATIVE Minor. of the
Eighth district. has been especially
interested during this SESSION, says the
Washington correspondent of the
Milwaukee Sentinel, is that for Augustus
u. Carey, of Stevens Point. The com
mittee on invalid pensions has made a
favorable report on the bill and II 1t can
be reached in time there is not much
doubt that it will 90 through. Carey
was not in the army or navy during the
war, in the strict sense of the term, and
there is just enough Of technlcal1ty
about his case to make some trouble II
the directors III the house choose to
cause that trouble. He was lieutenant
and sailing master in the revenue cutter
service, on board the steamer Forward.
The cutter was ordered into the service
of the navy along the North Carolina
coast, and during several months the
vessel and its crew performed the
regular duty of a naval .Outtlt IN con-
nectiOn with the vessels Of the navy, on
the coast campaign. AS will be plainly
seen the service was quite as important
as that performed by the regularly en-
listed men Of the army and navy
during the war. Carey contracted
an aiIment IN the service from which
he is now disabled and unable to earn
a support. 1t is proposed to give him
a pension of $50 month. A favorable
report upon bill for Carey's relief was
made in the senate at the last congress
by Senator Villas. 1t wonld seem that
from Carey,s relations no objection
would be made on the Democratic side,
as the disabled veteran is a cousin OF
Charles F. Crisp, the ex-speaker and
leader of the Democratic side. The
distinguished Democratic leader has
shown a commendable interest in the
measure.
Mr.. Carey moved to Stevens Point
from Grand Rapids about three years
| ago"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
Condition of Trade.

As the season advances there is more
business, but advices indicate that On
the whole the prevalent feeling is that
the gain is less than there was reason to
expect. While retail trade has been
active enough to materially lessen
stocks and obligations, and thus to
prevent great many threatened en-
harIassments, it has not YET brought
enough new business to mills or
factories to prevent decrease Of untitled
orders and closing of some works.
Substantially the same state of things
exists in all the great industries not
Withstanding the strong combinations
i'll some, and evidence Of inadequate
consumption appears in the fact that
the general range of prices for COM
modities, farm and mine as we'll as
manufactured products, is nearly l per
cent. lower than it was April 1st, and
the lowest eyer known, the decline
since October 1892, being 16.7 per cent.
Nor can this be attributed TO scarcity of
money, which is easier and more
abundant as the liquidation Of many
dealers lessons outstanding obligations
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
MRS. JAcKsONS BODY 'OUND.

Geo. \. Wood and the writer were
leaving Nekoosa for horne Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock when they
spied a row boat and two men about
half mile distant up the Wisconsin
river who beckoned US to wait. We
stopped tied our horse and proceeded
to the bank of the river. When in
talking distance they told us that they
had just found the body Of Mrs. G. j.
Jackson floating down the main chan
Tel of the river. as they approached
the shore we noticed that the body was
bloated and floating fully 6 inches out OF
water. She was lying upon her back,
face up. Her clothes all intact except
the outer wrapper which was torn off at
the waist Her face and hands were
not discolored showing that the body
must have raised during the day. The
right hand was bruised little but the
face was natural. Upon her left hand
she wore a plain gold band ring. Flom
fish hook and wire that was fastened
to her clothing is evidence of the fact
that the body caught upon the set line
at South Centralia.
Upon Der person was found q. j.
Jackson's badge and q small sum of
money fastened upon the inside of her
corset. The remains were brought to
this city Tuesday evening and placed
into Geo. W. Bakers undertaking
rooms. The funeral took place Wed
nesday morning at the NJ. E. Church
Rev. J. R. Reynolds officiating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
---------azze ~ aszsz---
PORT EDWARDS IMPROVEMENTS.

Il is both pleasing and surprising to
see the great changes taking place in
this village. The old saw mill is gone
and hardly a vestige remains where it
formerly stood. The old land marks
are giving away to the more modern
art of man. The excavations are
nearly completed and the stone walls
are being elevated rapidly, Two nun
dred men are employed and thirty
heavy draft teams. This site is now a
beehive of industry and few months
of labor and material will convert a
saw mill into an elegant pulp and paper
plant of portentious proportions. The
steam pumps are doing effective work
and if the weather. remains pleasant
the foundation walls will soon be
erected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
High School Notes.

The University Inspector, DR.. j. w.
Stcarns, visited the school on Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week.
Mr.. $. Is. TODD of the American Book
Company dropped i'll to visit school last
Thursday.
The Botany class are busy these days
with pIant-ana}ysis and the collection of
an herbarium.
Prohibition VS.. system of high
license is to be debated at the Forum
Friday evening.
Bessie Gaynor is back in school after
Il four weeks absence on account of
sickness.
Letters have been received from
Marshfeld and Merrill, but no definite
arrangements have vet been made for
bail games with these towns.
Miss Clara Rabin is assisting Miss
Reeves in handling the increased
number Of little folks in the primary
room.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
New Ward School! Site q Probable
rliStake.

We are informed that the School
Board, at It's last meeting, determined
to locate the new ward school building
upon land in the first ward, for which
the Arpin estate is to be paid $1,000 90.
Also that it is at least probable that a
part of the proposed site is a public
street which the public, or any interes>
ted lot owner, may at any time require
to be opened. And the fact that E. P.
Arpin, who is a member of the school
board, was present and voted as such,
that the city buy this land from himself
as one Of the Arpin heirs, may render
the whole action OF the school board
Illegal. The building of new ward
school is an important matter to the
city. No chances should be taken by
the city as to the validity of the title it
is to pay for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
Gets Into Wisconsin.

The Federal Life of this city has been
licensed by Commissioner Frlcke to do
business in Wisconsin, Its limited
payment policy contracts carry with
them the full legal reserve and all
other contracts issued by this associa-
ton were found by the commissioner to
have the necessary accumulations on
hand with which to meet any and all
obligations it assumes.
\ recent examination by the WiScOn-
sin department through its special
examiners, II. +. Dickinson and 4. T.
Timme, brings out emphatically in con-
nectjon with their detailed report to
the Hon, VIM. A. Fricke, commissioner
the following:
Your examiners were furnished with
every facility for making careful and
thorough examination, and find the
books and records of the company are
well and carefully kept, and the gen
eral business as conducted by the
secretary is cOnservativelv and
economically managed. The effort OF
the company has been more in the line
of securing selected risks rather than
rapid growth.
Your examiners take pleasure in
calling attention TO the prompt manner
III which this company pays its death
losses.
In the majority of instances the
claims were paid within ten days after
the receipt of proof of death properly
certified to and on the date of this
examination the association has no
death claims unpaid, and none resisted
We feel that the company is in a
healthy condition and being successfully
managed.
Signed H. T. DICKINSON,
Chief clerk and
\. f. TIMME,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
NEW ROnE.

The dance held at Mr.. G. Ingrahms
was largely attended and all report a
pleasant time.
The farmers are busily getting their
ground ready for corn planting.
Arbor day was observed by the
children cleaning up the school yard
and planting trees.
Word received from the K. NJ. Bur.
roUghs stating that they were going tc
settle in Michigan.
Mr. Shirtlif made a trip to this place
the past week on business.
Mr.. E. Davis is busy putting up new
store building in this vicinity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
COUNTY BOARD,
IN SPECIAL. SESSION.
James FiiIcs Elected Chairman by
Unanimous Vote.
Philip Nj. Ksycki INDICATED.

4 call signed by eighteen of the
newly elected members of the County
Board asking the clerk to call q
meeting of that body on Monday
MAY 9TH was duly complied with. In
accordance with that call they met in
the Court House in this city on that
day at ? o'clock in the afternoon.
The meeting was called to order by
Geo. H. Smith. On motion OF j. ".
Cochran, James Hiles, of DeXterVllle,
was elected chairman Of the Board by
acclamation without dissenting vote.
On retiring Mr.. Smith thanked the
member for their kindness and
courtesy shown him during the two
terms he served them as chairman.
He hoped that they would accord his
successor the same consideration he
had received at their hands. In
taking the chair Mr.. HiIes thanked the
members of the Board for the honor
shown him in electing him chairman
unanimously and Immediately pro-
ceeded to business.
At this juncture VIM. Hooper, a
democratic member of the Board from
Nekoosa, and member Of the Finance
committee, without being called upon
arose and made the statment that he
desired to say for the information OF
the Board that they bad found the
clerk short nearly $500 and that ne
understood his account at the bank was
still short $675.25. This called for
criticism Immediately and the first
man to respond was l.. M. Nash who
condemned the finance committee foT
not makinga report in writing that the
clerk was defaulter to that amount. lie
was followed by w. d. Conner, who
asked Mr.. Hooper if he wanted to be
understood as reporting that the
county clerk was Il defaulter to the
amount of $675.25 when he promptly
replied no. While this discussion was
going on pro and con, the clerk sat al
his desk cOmplacently without Il word
The discussion had continued Il short
time when Mr.. l.. VI. Alexander,
chairman of the Finance Committee
came in. He was called upon. He
said that they, Mr.. Hooper and himself
had notified the bondsmen that the
clerks records were lengthy ard hard tC
check up and requested them to employ
suitable person to go over his work and
see whether his accounts were correct
which they did. When the work was
completed they (HOoperand Alexander,
went over the work and approved it
The balance reported was on hand il
the county depository and that ended
their duties. He said there was no
further report to make.
1t is easily understood that Mr.,
Hooper was trying TO make political
capital for his defunct party, but it re-
acted instead. Webster says: that a
"defaulter is one who fails to account
for public money intrusted, to his care u
Thus all the talk Of the county clerk
being a defaultcr, is all democratic wind
for Il political purpose. Friend
Hooper, it want 90 down with the
voters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
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Special Teeting.

The Womans Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Cong'l church of Grand
Rapids and Centralia will meet next
Monday afternoon, May II, with Mrs,
John DAILY at which time Miss Stone OF
Bulgaria, will be present. 1t is hoped a
large attendance will greet her, as she
has come here especially 10 make the
acquaintance of the society that is
working for Banya. An invitation is
extended to all ladies interested in
foreign missions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07
VESPER,

The tarmefs III this vicinity are all
busy putting in their crops.
The lady friends of Mrs. Cheesic gave
her pleasant surprise Friday afternoon
the occasion being her birthday.
Mr. W. H. Birmingham left Tuesday
for his home in Shellsburg to visit his
mother.
A little daughter arrived at the home
Of T. Jeske the past week.
Miss Eide Marceau is again welding
birch after vacation of month.
Winnie White and Kenneth Mccain
ley spent Saturday and Sunday at the
White HQ4sa,