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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
WISCONSIN NEWS.
1t Is Boiled Down for the Convenience
Of Busy Readers.

Patrick LOTUS. a former resident Of
Neenah, died at Marshfield.
John Cameron, OF Sugar Greek, was
found dead in bed. Heart disease.
A new iron bridge Will be built
across the river at Indian Ford, Rock
county.
Miss Jennie Vsss, of Vernon, and
John Anderson, a wealthy young man
Of yorkville, were married.
Ellis Nichols and Miss Mary Klock
were married in Oshkosh Tuesday.
They left the city Oh their bicycles.
Capt. Barney Mcclure, Of Hudson,
submitted to an operation for appendi-
citis. The indications are favorable for
his recovery.
The board of education of Superior
has accepted w. E. McCord's offer of
so cents on the dollar for it's claims OF
$4,000 against the defunct Keystone
bank.
The bids for the county insane asy-
ium have been orened at New Rich
mond, and E. Bruce. of Minneapolis,
was the lowest bidder. The bids aver
aged about $4,000.
During the heavy storm Wednesday
near Rio good deal of damage was
the roof of his barn, which was blown
upon his dwelling, damaging it also.
The Quinesec Falls Paper company
now owns all the power of that place.
1t bought the right of Stephenson, Mer-
ryman and w. A. Brown, for $4,000.
Another paper mill will be erected
there.
Miss Agnes Muttart, of Freedom,
near Appleton, has commenced an &C
ton for breach OF promise Of mar
riage against James Henderson of the
same town, damages being PLACED at
$4,000.
John S. Rombough, the pedestrian
who left Marinette with such eclat, is
back in that city again. He reached
Milwaukee on his walk and was ahead
Of time. but he failed to receive his
$500 contract from New York CITY and
abandoned the trip.
The Two Rivers Manufacturing COM
pany, one Of the largest concerns in the
country engaged il the manufacture of
pals, tubs and wocdenware, has just
received the medal and diploma
awarded them at the worlds fair foc
the excellence Of their manufactures.
At Superior James O'Tooie end
George ButterfeId got two years in
Waupun for burglary AMI :Iark
C'Toole got one year for having turned
states evidence at the hearing Frank
Miller, who stole copper, vas sen
fenced to one year st Waupun.
Pensions have been granted persons
residing in Wisconsin as follows:
Original-William Roe, Fulton, Rock
county: Henry Grove, Port Wing. Bay
field county; John Ranney. National
home, Milwaukee; John Miller, Edison,
Chippewa county: Henry A. Mueller
national home, Milwaukee; Erich Oh
son (deceaseO, Hollandale, Iowa
county. Restoration and Increase
Silas Patterson, Millston, Jackson
county. Reissue James Woodford
Wisconsin veterans home, Waupaca;
Sheridan o. Bremmer. Stevens Point
Commander Felix McCurley, I. s.
N, captain of the League Island navy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
AN ICEBERG BEACHED.
Ii Grounds at Amsbury, Mass, and
Lowers the Temperature.

Amesbury, Mass, June "A big
iceberg drifted ashore here, and for a
short time during low water gounded
on the sands. When it left its birth
place in the polar regions it must
have been one of the largest of the ice
bergs. After penetrating so far south
as this latitude it was as big as a
church. 1t appeared late in the after
noon and the rays. of the setting sun
made it mass of glowing red. Sew
eral venturesome persons Towed
around the berg, but did not go near,
fearing the fall Of fragments of ice.
The thermometer dropped to 40 de-
grees at the beach during the night
The early guests at the hotels kept the
night clerks and porters busy with de-
mands for blankets and quilts. After
one night the iceberg weighed anchor
and sailed away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
MAY BE A THIRD PARTY.
Germans Rallying for Sound Money
and Preparing to Bolt.

New York, May 31.-The executive
committee of the German-American
Sound Money League at the chamber
Of commerce addressed the following
circular of inquiry to German-American
business men and editors throughout
currency question the most important
in the pending national campaign, to
which all other political and econOm-
ical questions must be subordinated?
Are you for the maintenance of the
gold standard by the United States?
Are you willing to support only that
party which in it's national platform
will uneQuivocally declare for the
maintenance of the gold standard and
also to support such presidential can
didate who in his letter of acceptance
in unequivocal terms declares himself
as an unfiinching supporter of the gold
standard? Are you willing to take an
active part in an eventual movement
for the formation of a sound money
party in case the republican and demo
cratic parties in regard to the currency
question should be unsatisfactory
Those at the meeting were Carl
Schurz, Jacob H. Schiff, S. F. Dom
merich, Edward Fleitman, Gustav H.
Schwab, Charles G. Wehrum, Edward
Ridder, DR.. John Friedrich, Herman
Rldder and Edward B. Amend
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
TO REMOVE BLAINE'S BODY,
1T WILL BE TAKEN FROM WASH
INGTON TO AUGUSTA.
His Widow Purchases Three Acres in
the Maine City for Family
Lot.

Augusta, Maine, June 2.-The body
of the late James G. Blaine will ce
taken from Oakhill cemetery, Washing
ton, and be brought to this city. Mrs.
Blaine has decided to have both the
body of her husband and son, Walker,
buried on Front Hill, here, and the re-
moval will occur this month. Mrs.
Blaine has purchased three acres on
Front Hill for the purpose. If Col.
Coppinger is willing, the remains of
his wife, the daughter of Mrs. Blaine,
will also be brought here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

BRILLIANT WRITER DIES IN FAR
OFF HONOLULU.
VERY MEAGRE PARTICULARS
Thurston Simply Tele-
graphs That Pneumonia Was the
Cause and That the End Came May
19-Miss Field Had but Recently
Written of Her Good Health.

Chicago, May 31.-H. H. Kohlsaat,
proprietor Of the Chicago Times-Her-
aid, received a cable message Saturday
afternoon, dated Yokohama and signed
by Lorrin A. ThuIston, ex-minister to
the United States, from the Sandwich
islands, which said: Kate Field died
at Honolulu May 10, of pneumonia"
Miss Field was in the Sanwich islands
as the special correspondent of the
Times-Herald, and the last heard from
her was letter dated May 4, in which
she informed Mr.. Kohlsaat that she
had been doing great deal
of horseback riding, and that the ex-
ercise in the open had completely re-
stored her health, which before she
went to the islands had beeen badly
shattered. No further particulars than
those contained in the despatch of Mr..
ThurstOn are known. Mrs. Field was
about so years old and was one of
the most brilliant women writer's in
the country. For several years she
edited Kate Fields Washington with
great success. Her newspaper letters
have always been most original and
readable. As a lecturer Miss Field
was effective and entertaining. She
had a personal acquaintance with
nearly every person of prominence in
the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
A CLOSE CALL.
Big Fire Is Narrowly Averted at Eau
Claire.

Eau Claire, Wis, May 31.-Saturday
morning fire wiped out the plant of the
Eau Claire Box Stock and Lumber
company, doing $4,000 damages. The
officers of the company are E. w. Her.
riman, president: w. B. Curd, score
tary and John Urc. treasurer and man
ager. Owing to the high rate of in
surance the amount carried was very
light. The plant was in the center of
Eau Claire's mill district, and only
desperate work prevented great con-
fagration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
DUPONT TROPHY.
1t Is Won This Year by a Wisconsin
MarkSman

Chicago, June 2.-One of the most
notable live bird shooting matches
that ever took place in the city began
at 10 o'clock Monday morning at Wat
son park, near Pullman. Fred Gilbert
of Spirit Lake, Ia, held the Dupont
trophy emblematic of the American
wing shot champion, which he won in
New York last year. He appeared
against George L Deter, OF Milwau-
kee, who is deemed the best shot in the
northwest. Deter wen the match by
score of 81 to SO. He had been victori-
Gus in all of his contests and he has
number of very valuable medals to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
REQUESTS TO A UNIVERSITY.
DR.. MCGOWAN Leaves 100000 to the
Pennsylvania Institution.

Greensburg, Pa, May 31.-The will of
DR.. William D. MCGOWAN, who COM
mitted suicide al Ligonier the other
day, was left for probate here. Mrs.
Lucy D. Browning. of Marietta, Ohio,
receives an annuity of 500 during her
e. To Mrs. James F. MCGOWAN, Of
California, Pa, is to be paid $3.50 annu-
ally during her life. The remainder of
his estate, real, personal and mixed,
estimated at 100000, he bequeaths to
the University of Pennsylvania, for use
in the medical department. A certain
amount of the money is to be invested
in the establishment of free beds in the
university, to be known as Ligon1er
free beds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
LUCKY LAD.

st. Paul, june Nv. E. Carruthers.
secretary Of the Publishers Collection
agency of this city, who recently eIoped
with ST. Paul girl and married her at
Appleton, Wis, got word of a windfall
yesterday. Many years ago his father,
now dead, secured a Judgment of $780,
600 against a mar new living at FL
lensburg, WASH All hope of getting
the money was hong ago abandoned.
Saturday, young CaIruthers was no
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
A HOT FINISH.
Such Is the Ending of the Chicago
Road Race

Chicago, May 31.-The road race was
won by Q. NJ. Nelson of the Monitor
Cycling club, in a hot finish with Vie
vim of the Pizera club, beating him by
half a wheel.G. w. Bell of the Irving
Park club was third. Time. 1885.
The time prize was won by P. B. Will
son, of the Chicago Cycling club. The
course was slippery, % miles long and
a straight-away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

show for his ability as marksman.
The contest was for The Dupont cup
and for the championship. Deter lost
six birds out of bounds, and Gilbert
had four birds dead out Of bounds.
Gilbert recently took the Dupont tro-
ply from Budd OF Brooklyn. Deter
is conductor on the Northwestern
railroad.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
GRAIN AND STOCK FIGURES.

Chicago, June 2.-Wheat: June so
1ac; July, 561sc. Corn: June, 267sc;
July, 271ac. Oats: June, 171Ac; July,
171ac. Rye: 321ac. Barley: No. 3, 27
@34c. Flax: 811z@821ac. Timothy:
800 Glover: 1875. Pork: June, GIT
II; July, $50. Lard: June, 4.O5; July.
41212. Ribs: June, 3.571a July, 3.65.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
A PROPHETESS IN MEXICO.
An Indian Maiden Causes a Great Sen
saticn Among the Red Men.

Mexico City, June "A sensation
has been caused in the state of Tobasco
by the appearance of a young Indian
prophecies, who predicts a general con-
fagration, to be preceded by signs and
wonders, among them the falling of
edifices and the premature speaking Of
infants. Several bridges have fallen
and the Indians, believing these Incl
dent to the fUlfllment of the prophecy,
are alarmed. The bishop of Tobasco
has sent for the girl, who claims 10
have had celestial visitors during her
recent sojourn in the forests along the
Grijalva river
Successful experiments have been
made with q new explosive in
vented by Manuel Cana, a Mexican
citizen. It was compared with the bes3
of foreign explosives, and that Of Cana
is nearly double their penetrating force.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

The senate passed the bill repeating
the section of the tariff law relative to
rebates on alcohol used in the arts. 1t
also passed the bill concerning the dis
tilling of brandy from fruits 1t agreed
10 vote On the Butler bond bill before
adjournment on Tuesday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
KOETTING'S PARD.

Milwaukee, June Triumph, presi
dent Of the defu1ct South Side Savings
bank, who recently gave himself up
was arraigned and pleaded guilty
Koetting. cashier Of the same bank. il
now serving term in prison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

Moscow, May 31.-A terrible panic
resulting from the great rush OF people
here Saturday in honor OF the corona
zion Of the car. caused the trampllng
TO death of many people. In antlclpd-
tion of the great holiday and popular
BANQUET on the Hodynsky plain, tens
of thousands of people began trooplng
toward the Petrosky palace, III front
of which the plain is situated, during
the earliest hours. Suddenly the
masses controlled by some lneXpn-
cable impulse or impotence to get at
the food. pressed forward, swept every
thing before them and overturned
tables and benches as if made OF grass,
trampling hundreds undertoot ana
crushing the life of a great number OF
Deople The number killed is not as
certained, for the police and military,
eventually succeeding in restoring or
der. carted away the dead and injured,
and preparations were made to proceed
with the banquet as if nothing unusual
had happened.
The latest account says $500 bodies
have already been recovered. ProVl-
sion had been made to feed half mil
lion people and that number was on
the plain when the panic occurred.
1t later developed that the cause OF
the disaster was the tossing OF gifts and
food into the dense mass of people to
keep them from pressing too closely
upon the banquet tables before the
hour set for the feast. This throwing
of gifts aroused the people just with
out reach of them and in their efforts to
get gifts they trampled down the peo-
pie in the front ranks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

The school board of Rhinelander has
made a cut Of 10 per cent. in teachers
salaries
Los Angeles Express:-It is bron-
chitis when you get well and pneu-
monia when you die of it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

New York, May 31-Mark NJ
(Brick) Pomeroy, formerly publisher
of the La Crosse (Wis) Democrat, and
Pomeroy's Democrat of this city, died
Saturday at his home in Brooklyn.
An eventful career ends with tn"
death of Pomeroy. 1t is not generally
known that he was an avOwed spirit
ualist. His home was adorned with
pictures which he insisted were painted
with spirit hands. They were not
works of art, but the genial Brick
would make up for their deficiency in
this respect by the declaration that
they had been painted upon the can
vas in dark room in five or ten min
utes, as the case might be. Mr.. Pom
eroy was christened Marcus M. Pom
eroy, but he changed Marcus to Mark,
and afterwards paraded himself alone
as Brick" Pomeroy, a cognomen he
always claimed was bestowed upon him
by George D. Prentice, famous the
world over as the talented editor of
the Louisville Journal. Pomeroy some
years ago became involved in some
wild mining or tunneling schemes in
Colorado. For some time he has been
almost lost sight of by the world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

Moscow, June 2.-There were 1927
victims buried yesterday. The bodies
of those who were identified and
claimed by relatives were inferred IN
private graves, but at the expense Of
the municipality. A great number of
the unidentified dead were buried in
eleven great trenches, each fifty yards
long The trenches were very deep
and the mutilated bodies had to be
placed close together to find room for
them all. There were coo workmen
engaged all SUrGay night long at
Vaganovskoe cemetery digging trench
es. Many priests, prominent among
them John of CrCLstadt famous for his
piety and his power to console, and, 1t
is believed by peasants to heal, and
many military Chaplains conducted flu
neral services. The surviving friends
and relatives are for the most part of
the ignorant and simple minded peas
ant class, and their grief and terror at
the sudden calamity was expressed in
a very demonstratiVe fashion. The
scenes at the cemetery were pitiful and
terrible in the extreme. Only about
half the bodies recovered have been
identified.
Last evening the czar gave banquet
to the representatives of all estates in
his realm. Foreign representatives
were also present. In the afternoon
the czar and czarina visited the hospi-
tai, where they consoled the patients
injured in Saturdays crush.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
STRIKERS AFTER FUNDS.

Milwaukee, June AT the head
quarters of the striking street railway
employees things ere very quiet. Men
are making a house-to-house canva3 So
for funds
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
REPUBLICANS WIN
THEY SEEM TO HAVE CARRIED
THE STATE OF OREGON.
PENNOYER ELECTED MAYOR

Returns Indicate That the EX-Gov-
ernor Will be the Next Executive OF
the City of Pcrt1and-Legislatur
Will Be Republican by Large Ma
jority.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
DOUBLE LYNCHIrG.

Columbus, Ga, June "A mob broke
into the court room and took Jess
Slayton, and Will Meyers, negroes.
charged with assaulting white women
and hung them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
ALLISON SELECTS AN ORATOR.

Des Moines, Ia, June 2.-It is an
nounCed here that Senator Allison has
selected John \. Baldwin. Of Council
Bluffs, a delegate from the ninth dis.
trict, to present his name TO the st.
Louis convention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04
MAY BE DEAD

~rwentv-Fiye Hundred Bodies Already
Recovered-Half a Million People
on the Open Plain Press Madly
Forward and a Merciless Trampllng
Under Foot Ensues.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

Iowa Statesman Frustrated IN New
York by Heart Trouble.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

John Magray, ceGar dealer, was run
over and killed by ST. Paul train near
Marinette
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

New York, June 2.-J. S. Clarkson,
of Iowa, has beel i'll at the Fifth Ave
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

titled that the debtor had become
wealthy and was ready to pay over
the $50, 200. CarrLthers left for Ellens-
burg Saturday night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-04

GARRISON VERY ILL.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-30
he HA5 Ms TeoUsLes.

1Slaas - . Neassngsr hey foe tbs Teas-
gFaph Company.
A Atelegrhaph messenger probably sees
- much Of the other side Of human
nature - doctor. One told an Atchi-
son Globe writer recently that q woman
never opened telegram without turn
ing pale, and, when the message was
not alarming. they looked disappointed.
He delivered about two death mes
asges day -four birth messeges,a great
many business messages, and once in .
great while love message that makes
him tired to carry it. He carried one
recently to young man In town that
read:
How are you to-day darling?"
The answer went promptly back by
tho boy and was to this effect: II am
better, love-" He once carried a mes
sage Of death to . colored woman, and
after reading II her emotion overcome
her to such an extent that she caught
tho messenger in her arms and soundly
boxed his ears. Another colored woman
refused to open or sign for . message.
but walked the floor and beat her
breast, and screamed, supposing 1t an
nounced death. When all the neigh
bors had come in, one more venture
some than the rest read the message.
1t was simply notice that the woman's
sister would come up from Lesyen-
worth that evening to see her.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-30
THE IVORY INDUSTRY.

n 8Aano Death - 6sventy-1fve 1h01non0
EaspAaats Annaally.
One-Afth Of the worlds commeree In
ivory comes to Great Britain. and It viii
astoniah most people, says Answers,
to learn that 1900 Elephants have to be
killed every year to keep our markets
supplied with the precious substance.
Altogether. to keep the whole world In
iyory-apArt from fossil tusks-7sJ 900
elephants are slaughtered annually.
Africa Il the great ivory country; and
in the Congo basin, the best hunting
ground. there are supposed to be about
30o, 900 elephants, worth altogether
about e SOC. 200. The average weight
of ivory obtained from . single ele-
plant Il about 20 pounds. Tusks
Weighing about 100 pounds each have
been procured. but this u very rare.
The most expensive tusls are thosc
used in the manufacture Of billiard
balls; thsy cost. ~ rule. E11o . 100
weight.
Ivory dust and shavings are used BY
confectioners 70 sti6en the more ex-
pensive kinds Of jellies. The scrapings
are often burnt and made into paint
known as ''ivory BLACK" !" worth about
EGO ton.
The hardest Of al ivory II that OBJ
tained from the hippopotamus. twill
emit sparks like . piece Of flint when
struck with steel. and II principally
used In making artificial teeth.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-30
A "cLEAN" SHAVE.

Rrsssatssas WhSsh Might BE AdsD<sA fer
tAs safs&y of Cusseasss.
Nothing y easier than for contAgion
to he conveyed from . diseAsed to .
healthy skin during the est q shAv-
Ing. and many cases have now been re-
corded, says the Medical Pres, prov
Ing that diseased proceAses hsss In this
.neansr bsan n-Prspagased. Probably
the resdiest manner available to the
barber for preventing such untoward
occurrences would be by sterilizinR his
instruments" by means Of heat, either
by steam or boiling water. Razors
should be made 20 that their handles
would not suffer from the exposure to
highdegrees of heat, and the rule should
becnforced that in no case should any Of
the Instruments" be used consecutive
ly without having first been submitted
to the sterili1ing process. Under this
rule, then, each customer would be
sure of having "clean" shave in more
senses than one. OF course, also, on
the principle Of = .'fresh pot Of tea for
each customer" . freshly scalded-out
lather pot should be included with each
shave. Unless theae or similar pre-
cautions he carried ont in bsrbers'
shops, cases Of the conveyance Of In
fectious skin diseases from customer
TO customer cannot fail to occur.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-30
To All Interested.

On Sunday. March 22nd. the Wabash
Line established an early morning fast
mail train from st. Louis to Chicago
aud Toledo, leaving st. Louis st 8:45 ..
M. arriving At Chicago at 11:30 .. m,
and Toledo at 2:85 p. N.
This train will also carry through cars
between st. Louis and New York.
Connections from the west:
Leave Kansas City at $50 p. M, ar
rive at st. Louis at 2:sS =. M, leave st.
Louis at 3:45 q. M, and arrive ut Toledo
Ut 2:85 p. m.
This will give direct connections with
the Lake Shore b Michigan Southern
at Toledo for all points east.
q. III. HAMPsoN,
Commercial Agent.
1895 18th st.. Denver, Colo.