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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

of an historical Grafton by United
States Senator Joseph R. Hawley, of
Connecticut, brief addresses by the
distinguished visitors, and the reading
of an ode, specially prepared, for the
occasion by Colonel J. J. Piatt, the
we'll known Ohio poet. In the evening
will be given a grand historical
pageant.
To the woman's department of the
centennial commission has been as
signed July 20 as woman's day. In
connection with these exercises the va
rious public institutions managed by
women will be thrown open to the pub
lie for a personal inspection of their
actual working. Mrs. w. A. Ingham is
president of the department, and Mrs.
Elroy NJ Avery is chairman of the eX-
eCutive committee.
During the latter part of August will
occur an international yacht regatta.
The largest number of yachts ever as
sembled on the lakes will gather here
One of the features of the regatta will
be the illumination of the fleet, and a
4 IlIC ulopldy VI vi IuC
lake front.
A series of historical conferences has
been arranged for the entire week of
August "a The conference has been
divided into three sections; the first
relating to the churches, J. w. G.
Cowles, chairman; the second to the
educational institutions, President
Charles F. Thwing, D. D., chairman :;
and the third to philanthropy, J. w. T.
Walton, chairman.
The military encampment was
opened yesterday afternoon by the
massing of the troops about the flag
staff on the camp grounds Bands
played and Mayor McKisson formally
presented the grounds to Governor
Bushnell, who replied with a speech
of acceptance. Tents were pitched and
the camp christened Camp Moses
Cleveland.
Major Mckinley arrived yesterday.
At each station there were cheers for
Mckinley. When Cleveland was
reached the crowd at the depot cried
there's our next president" Major
and Mrs. Mckinley took a carriage for
Chairman Hanna's residence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
CITY'S CENTENARY
CLEVELAND REACHES 4 RIPE
OLD AGE.
AND WILL DULY OBSERVE 1T
Celebration on an Elaborate Scale
Founders Day to Be Great Oc-
casion-Regatta OF Crack Lake
Yachts-Connecticuts Interest in
the Affair.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 21.-The CEN
tennial celebration of the founding of
the city will begin this week, to last
until September 10. Ex-Governor Nc
Kinley will be present. This will be
his first public appearance outside of
Canton since his nomination at st.
Louis. Robert E. McKisson, mayor of
Cleveland, will receive the guests, and
elaborate arrangements for the enter
tainment of the visitors have been
made. The order of the exercises is as
follows:
July 22.-Founders' day; military
and civic parade, Grafton and ode,
pageant and ball. July %, Ohio ed
itor's day; opening of o. n G. en-
campment. July %, Woman's day;
opening of loan and art exhibit.
August 5, Western Reserve
day; annual meeting of Early Settlers
association August 10 to II, interna-
tional yacht regatta. August "a to %,
congress of religion, education and
philanthropy. September 2, Com
mercial day; industrial parade; laying
of corner stone of Chamber of Com
merce building; opening American
Library association. September 10,
Perrys victory day; inauguration of
harbor, sewer and park improvements.
September to II, musical festival.
The opening of the celebration will
be made by President Cleveland, who
will press an electric button at Gray
Gables, which will light the electric
lights on the big arch Probably the
biggest day of all will be founders day,
tomorrow For this occasion there
will be the presence and participation
of the governors staff, state officers
and general assembly of Ohio and the
governor, staff militia and leading
citizens of Connecticut. The Comet
ticut people will be specially holored,
because it was settlers from the little
nutmeg state that founded Cleveland.
The exercises of the day will consist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
BAPTISTS SURPRISED.
Next Convention Goes to Chattanooga,
not Denver.

Milwaukee, July 19.-Saturday' at
tendance at the Baptist national con-
vention reached 5000. Departmental
rallies, with reports, took up the fore
noon. In the afternoon state and pro
vincial rallies were held, the Wisconsin
meeting numbering 500. The Swedish
and German members met in the y. M.
C. A. hall President Whitman of Co
umbia university presented prize ban
ners for junior work. They were to
Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois as fol-
lows: Bible readers course, to First
Baptist church, Eau Claire, Wis; con-
quest missionary course, the Eighteenth
Street Baptist church of Detroit; sacred
literature course, First Baptist church
of Austin, Ill.
A sensation was sprung at night
when the formal announcement was
made that Chattanooga and not Denver
is to have the convention Of 1898. The
decision was reached by the board or
managers. 1t was decided, however, to
give the 1900 convention to Denver.
The convention will close today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
THE WIDOWS MITE.
Dunlop Claims the Fortune Left by
Mrs Storey.

Chicago, July 1S.-A petition for let
ters of administration upon the estate
of the late Eureka c. Storey was pre-
scented in the probate court by Joseph
R. Dunlop, who was the husband of
the deceased. Mrs. Dunlop died May
p. The petition showed that the
former wife of Wilbur F. Storey was
worth s3S5.O00 at the time of her
death. Of this amount $350,O00 is in
personal property. According to the
petition the only heir beside Mr.. Dun
lop is Benjamin B. Lamb, a nephew
who lives at Thirty ninth street and
Michigan avenue. Mr. Dunlop at the
time he presented the petition attempt
ed to make proof of the heirship. The
proof was not completed 1t was
shown, however, that Mrs Dunlop was
married three times-to Pierce r. Pier
son, to Wilbur F. Storey, and to the
present petitioner. Mr. Dunlop said he
was acquainted with his wife for if
teen years. There were no children
born of any of the marriages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
SILVER MEN MEET.
Many Republicans in Minnesota's Mass
Convention.

Minneapolis, July 17.-Silver men
here are jubilant at the success of the
state mass convention called by Ma
tional Committeeman Jas. W. Griffin
Of the American silver organization to
name thirty delegates and alternates
to the st. Louis convention. The
great majority of those attending are
republicans. The convention adopted
resolutions commencing Bryan and
presenting John Lind to the people of
minneapolis as candidate for gov
ernor. Lind is a we'll known free sill
yer advocate. The program for the
evening included a great mass meeting
at which addresses were made by Con
gresham Towne of Duluth and John
Lind. The convention was attended
by about 500 delegates.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

latter, however, are anything but
small. A major portion of the popula-
ton of this county is German and
nearly all of the democratic leaders Of
that nationality have repudiated Bryan
and the Chicago platform. 1t is ex-
pected, however, that these deserters
will not vote the republican ticket in
the fall. They will remain away from
the polls and take no part in the con-
test whatever. The silver advocates
here are aggressive and will be ma
terially assisted by new whlte-metal
paper, the Gazette-Sun, which is to ap-
pear this week for the first time. 1t
is consolidation of the Gazettee, here
tofore the only democratic paper in the
county, and the Monroe Sun, an lnde-
pendent paper. The editor is NJ. L.
Gettings, man of most pronounced
free silver views
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
RESERVE is RAIDED.
NEARLY FOUR MILLION IN GOLD
GOES OUT.
Report That New York Bankers VIII
Come to the Rescue, but 1t
Is Unofficial.

Washington, July 21-The gold re-
serve went below the S9O,OOO,OOO mark
yesterday for the first time in many
months and at the close of business
the actual figure was S9,761, 336,-a
reduction of 3,7O6,3 300 for the day. The
treasury officials look upon this heavy
golden drain as entirely abnormal and
are confident that it will not continue
at least so heavily. Secretary Carlisle
is absent from the city, but the con-
census of opinion among the officials is
that bond issue is not to be expected.
rumor has reached the treasury that
the New York banks have decided to
come to the relief of the department.
There is no official backing to this re
port, but the officials profess to see
other hopeful signs even if the promise
fails of realization Among them is
the prospect that the demand for
Econey in the west will oblige the New
York banks to deposit gold with the
treasury in order to obtain the neces-
sary paper. This would add material
ly to the protection of the gold re-
serve. The department has already
accumulated in general balance s261,-
1888, no less than SS4,2S6,016 of old
legal tender notes and $35.S11.O19 in
Sherman notes. This leaves the whole
amount legal tender notes outstanding,
notes of that kind can be used under
the endless chain" plan to draw out
treasury gold, at only $345, 100000 and
very much of this is actively circulat-
ing in the course of daily trade. The
banks hold of this total sf47,-
100000 and as far as the treasury of
tcials know, they are not generally
lending themselves to the present raid
on the reserve.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, July 21.-Wheat: July.
553sc; September, 56Ac. Corn: July
25Ac; September, 2614c. Oats: July,
17&c; September, lie. Rye: 3O13c
Barley: nothing doing. Flax: 72c
Timothy, 2.S5. Glover, 7.4O. Pork
July, 635; September, $40. Lard. July
335; September, 3.4219. Ribs: July
335; September, 3.371a@3.4O. Hogs
Receipts, $4,000; market steady for
light; heavy sc lower; light, 9.30@3.6O
mixed, 31O@3.50; heavy, 2.S0@3.30
Cattle: Receipts, 1880; market for de-
sirable grades 501Oc higher; beeves
34O@4.45; COWS, 1.4O@4.0O; Texans
2.60@3.70 stockers and feeders, 230d
$50. Sheep: Receipts, 10000; market
Toe lower
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
ROGUES CAUGHT.
Chicago Police Make a Very Good
Haul

Chicago, July 19.-With the eXcep-
ton of $1,000 in bonds, the proceeds OF
the robbery of the Jefferson stree
miser, Christopher Schrage, which oc-
Cured last March, have been recovered
through the confession of John Mclean,
who has been undergoing severe cross
examination at the hands Of the police
for several days. Yesterday Mclean
weakened and consented to lead the de-
tectives to a house in Shields avenue,
where, neatly wrapped in tin box, all
but $4,000 of the S46,725 stolen Sc
curities were found buried in the cellar.
Six men are now under arrest, charged
with completely in the robbery. They
are: Ed. H. Smith, proprietor of d
road house in Fifty-first street, who, it
is alleged, had $4,000 worth Of the
stolen bonds, which he claims to have
bought, in his possession. John Nc
Lean, Joseph Gordon, notorious cracks
man, Chris. Strook, SLEEPY" Burke,
Barney Hunt, the latter five charged
with being implicated in the robbery.
Chief Badenoch is said to have s27 900
Of the recovered stolen securities nov
safe at central station.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

Pittsburg, July ia heavy rain
storm, practically a cloud-burst, at s
last night did great damage through
out this city and Allegheny. The es-
timated loss will reach $500, 900. The
weather bureau reports LII inches of
rainfall during the fifty minutes which
the storm lasted. The storm coming
sc early in the evening doubtless saved
many lives, as very few people had re-
tined. No lives are thought to have
been lost. Water came down i'll sheets
and in few minutes the streets we're
running like rivers. EN cry street car
line in the two cities except one was
blocked and for hours no travel was at
tempted. AT 4Sth street UawrencevilIe)
the storm was probably the most de-
structiVe. Every house on the north
side CT Butler street from 4Sth street
east: was flooded, many Of them being
entirely rnined. Quite number of
families were rendered homeless. The
immediate cause of the trouble at this
point was the giving way of the ALA
gheny cemetery stone wall which abuts
the street. Just inside of the wall,
which is ten feet high, is the opening of
a large sewer which drains what is
called the cemetery run Its mouth
was soon clOgged with legs and rocks
and the water poured over the opening
against the wall, soon undermining it.
When the wall gave way the food
rushed down into the houses below, fill
ing them to a dept of four feet on the
first floor. For time the street,
which forms sort of valley, was
miniature lake. The loss at this point
is very heavy.
In Allegheny, Appersville avenue
was flooded from one end to the other
and the new street railway was under
mined, rendering it almost total loss.
The water rushed down Madison ave
nue. and East streets, and when a sewer
On Compromise street gave way, 1t
plowed its way right through the
houses in it's track and deposited
boulders and gravel in front of the
twelfth ward school house eight feet
high.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
WONDERLAND POPULAR.
Yellowstone Park Scarce Ever Had So
Many Visitors as Now.

Livingston, Mont, July 21.-The ma
tional park is proving a greater attrac-
ton this year than ever before. Hun
dreds of tourists and sight-seers are
entering the park daily and should the
rush continue as it has started, will far
number making the rounds will far
exceed that of any other year. Sew
eral large excursions have already gone
through and many more are billed for
later in the season. Besides the large
numbers thus making the tour many
are going through by private convey
ance. Indeed, this method has become
a popular fad and large numbers of
coaches, carriages and all kinds of We
hicles have been engaged for visitors
later in the season when the weather
is better adapted for camping out. For
the first time bicycles are largely in
ance is destined to soon be very popu-
lar and lead all others.
The roads in the park are constantly
being improved. A large force is en-
gagged this year, constructing roads to
new attractions and making old ones
more accessible. The island in Yellow
stone lake, the source of the Yellow
stone river, has recently been made
more attractive by improvements at the
landing and the addition of a number
of wild animals, including five buffalo
which have been turned loose there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
BOLTING BOTH WAYS.
Sheboygan Papers Jump One Way and
Kentucky Sheets the Other.

Sheboygan, Wis, July 18.-The
democracy has but one paper in She
bOygan county which Will stand by the
Chicago platform. The National Dem
okrat, the largest and most influential
democratic weekly in the state, which is
published in this city, has declared
against Bryan and the platform. 1t
will await the action Of the gold demo-
Gratis before it goes further. The Ply
mouth Review has also bolted, leaving
only the Sheboygan Journal in line for
Bryan and Sewall. EX-Insurance Com
missioner Root is it's editor and owner
Middlesboro, KY, July 1S.-The
Bonneville Record and Somerset Repub-
lican, both leading and lifelong repub'
lican organs, have declard for Bryan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
TURNER'S WIN PRIZES.
Twenty-Ninth Annual State Fest
Closes at Fond du Lac.

Fond dlr Lact, July 21.-The twenty
ninth annual state funniest came to a
close in this city last evening with the
awarding of prizes in class turning. The
Norwitz society of Milwaukee takes the
kee, second. In the second group, Fond
du Lac stands first; Bahnprei, Milwau-
kee, second; Third group, New Hol-
stein first; Madison, second; La Crosse,
third; ShebOygan fourth. The veteran
class in turning resulted: Bahnprei;
first; Sheboygan, second,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
WHEAT COMBINE WEAKENED.

Milwaukee, July 1.-THE Milwaukee
Millers' association, organized fur
months ago for the purpose of con-
trooling the prices of Nos. l and 3
northern wheat, regulating the amount
purchased daily and in other ways
placing wheat dealers and shippers Of
hard northern wheat practically at the
mercy of the millers in this market, is
threatened with collapse. Faist,
Krause & Company of the Duluth
roller mills have withdrawn from the
association 1t is believed that an at
tempt will be made by the other mills
to maintain the association.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
FROM THE BAPTISTS.
Program at the Cream City C0nven-
ton.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 17.-Sunrise
services were held in fonr Baptist
churches hv the Baptist 9ung Peoples
union. When President Chapman
called the convention to order at 10
o'clock the Exposition building was
well filled. The audience room was
handsomely decorated. Occupying the
platform were seven hundred and fit
ty members of the chorus. GIficers of
the board Of managers ard the execu-
tive board. Rev. w. White welcomed
the visitors in behalf NJ the churches
OF Milwaukee, and Mayor Rauschen-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
SUPPORTS THE TICET.

Bowling Green, KY, July II. Vice
President Stevenson and family have
arrived in the city from Bloomington,
H., and are guests of their daughter,
Mrs Hardin. The vice president said:
81 will support the nominees Of the
Chicago convention, but as to the ont
look, I am not we'll enough posted at
present to give an opinion"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
AFTER MANY YEARS.

Harrisburg, Pa, July 18.-Garrett
Light, a prosperous farmer of Dauphin
county, has been arrested for the at
tempted murder of his former sweet
heart, Annie Rickel, at Monticello,
Iowa, fifteen years ago. Light was
tried and convicted, but escaped be-
fore sentence was imposed. He 10
Gated in Dauphin county, married and
has family of five children. He will be
sent to Iowa for sentence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
AFTER PAYNE AND HANNA.
Chicago Trade and Labor Assembly
Attacking McKinley's Managers.

Chicago, July 21.-Immediate steps
to carry out the plan of attack on Henry
c. Payne, manager of McKinley's west
ern campaign, mapped out by the trade
and labor assembly, will be taken by
grievance committee of the assembly
which held special meeting last night
tc consider the matter. Mark Hanna al
Sc came UP for discussion and a sub
committee that was appointed to go to
Milwaukee and collect evidence against
Payne was instructed to further pro-
coed to Cleveland and other points to
gather testimony in regard to Hanna.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
TWO MEN SUFFOCATED.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, July 21.-Two men
were choked to death by noxious gases
while cleaning out a cesspool at Gray
& Co.'S pop factory. They were Free
man Geeser, aged 35, married and
leaves a wife and two children; Fred
erick Geeser, aged so, married, but has
no children
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
NOT TOO OLD TO BOLT.

Boston, July 19-James W. Bradbury
the oldest ex-member of the United
States senate and the last of the north
ern proslavery senators, refuses to sup
port the Chicago ticket after voting for
democracy's candidates for seventy
three years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
A Meeting Called to Consider the Sit
uatiOn.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, July 18.-
Chairman Hinkley has issued call for
a meeting of the democratic state COM
mittee to be held in New York city
July %. At the same time he issued a
manifesto of the democracy of the state
1t says: "The fact cannot be dis
guised that the action of the Chicago
convention was a serious disappoint-
ment to the democracy of New York
and aroused widespread and increasing
opposition. In this serious situation
the attitude of the party in the state
may with propriety be determined"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
TOWNE TURNED DOWN.
Minnesota Republicans Name Another
Man for Congress-

St. Cloud, Mimi, July 1.-THE sixC,
district republicans unanimously
nominated Judge Page Morris Of Du-
luth for congress and adopted a plat
form endorsing heartily and I'M
quivocally the platform adopted by the
national convention at ST. Louis"
This district is now represented in
congress by C. A. Towne, the free sill
yer advocate who joined the boiling
republicans at st. Louis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
GOOD MAN GONE.

Knoxville Tenn, July 21.-Farmer
Washington Smith and Deputy Sheriff
Dave F. Rogers of Union county set
tied an old feud by fighting a duel in a
stable. Smith was shot to death and
Rogers painfully wounded. Smith was
the father of fourteen children, incluG
ing four sets of twins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
CONDENSED NEWS.

John R. Fellows of New York bolts
Bryan.
Over 10000 Turner's attended the fest
at Fond du Lac.
Ex-Gov. w. E. Russell was buried
Monday at Cambridge.
Carlisle may succeed Field on the
supreme bench. He believes an in
come tax is constitutional.
Walter. 9-year-old son of John Wei
ber was lost in the woods at Marsh
field for two days and two nights.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
BICYCLES RUIN A LIVERYMAN

Rockford, Ill, July 2f.-The Free
man Livery Company, the largest in
the city, has made an assignment, AL
derman Frank S. Ryan being named as
assignee. The increased use of bicysles
in this city is given as one of the
causes of the failure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

The city OF Boston is making D. ep-
aration to spend $1,000, 600 for b9tter
water supply, to be obtained by dam
ming the Nashua river and the building
of an expensive aqueduct and filtration
plant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
WILL AWARD SEATS
WOR1- OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE
OF POPULIST PARTY.
CONTESTS IN TWO STATES
And Perhaps in Others Not Yet Heard
From-National Reform Press AS
ISOLATION Holds a Lively Meeting
and Discusses ACCESSIBILITY of En-
dorsing Bryan's Nomination.

st. Louis, July 21.-The national
committee of the pOpu!ist party will
meet today for the purpose Of consid-
ering contests for seats in the con-
vention. Official notice of contests has
SO far been received from two states
Colorado and Illinois. In the Colora-
do case the committee is concerned
with the entire state delegation and in
Illinois, with the Cook county delega-
ton. The national committee will
pass upon the prima facie facts of
these contests, seating one delegation
or the other in each case for temporary
organization only. When the COM
mitttee on credentials is appointed it
will take up the cases with a view to
their permanent settlement.
The representatives Of the national
reform press association held lively
meeting yesterday afternoon at which
the situation and advisability of en-
dorsing the Chicago ticket was dis
cussed. There were about a hundred
and fifty present and at times when
the cause of populism was eulogiZed
the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The
prevailing sentiment was in favor of
preserving the populist organization at
all hazards and while some spoke for
fusion, the majority seemed to side
with the middle of the road" faction.