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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
QUEEN OF AMERICAN NAVY.
The Battleship Iowa Wins a Fortune
for Her Builders.

Boston, April 8.-The battleship
Iowa, the last of the premium built
battleships of the navy, earned Wednes-
day for her builders, William Cramp &
Son, 100000 by making an average of
II even knots an hour over the regular
government course off the Massachu-
sets coast in the four hours speet
trial required by the government under
contract. The Iowa, by her grand
work, has proved herself to be super
ior to either the Indiana or Massachu-
sets by a considerable fraction of
knot and is acknowledged the : cen
Of the American navy, if not tt mos:
formidable battle ship afoat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

lard and HurIbut to introduce three
bills.
These assembly bills we're concurred
in:
No. 176, limiting the rate of taxation
il cities and villages:
No. $50, relating to special town
meetings.
No. 596, relating to the Lisbon &
Milwaukee Plank Road company.
On motion of Senator Congor, bill
No. BIOS, providing Tor the taxation
and licensing Of waterworks plants,
was rereferred to the committee on
state affairs. There is a considerable
opposition to this measure and its OPP
ponents have now succeeded in having
it rereferred to the state affairs com
mittee five times.
On motion of Senator Putnam the
rules were suspended and bill No. 456
(TreaD relating to a union school dis
trict in Monroe, Green county, was
passed.
Senator McGillivray introduced an
other antitrust bill. His first one
was vetoed by the governor.
There were a dozen bills on the cal
endar for slaughter, but all of the sen
ate and several of the assembly meas
ures were rescued from immediate
death. These were the assembly bills
killed:
No. 449 HarVey), relating to fore
closure of mort cages.
No. 40 Bullard), relating to the sale
of obscene literature.
No. SIS F'lett), relating to the trial of
question of insanity.
Lieut.. Gov. Baensch presided over
the senate and Rev. w. H. Chyno-
Weth offered prayer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
AN UNLUCKY NUMBER

There, darling, the last one" said
ne, as he started down the steps.
lie mad nearly reached the gate when
she called him back.
I've just been counting up she
said, and that last kiss we took was
the thlrteerth, md that is an ewfullv
CnlucFy number you know"
when he finally got away the score
was thirty-seven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
EX-SENATOR VOORHEES, DEAD.
"Tall Syca more of the Wabash Passe
Away.

Washington, D. c., April 11.-Daniel
Wolsey Voorhees,, ex-United States sen
ator from the state of Indiana, died
Saturday morning at his home in this
city Of rhe lmatism of the heart.
Mr.. Voorhees, was rs years of age
and prior to his retirement from public
life on March last had been for many
years one Of the most picturesque fig
ures in the senate He was born in
Liberty township, Buffalo county, O.,
and in his early infancy was carried
by his parents to their pioneer home in
the Wabash valley, Ind. In 1849 he
graduated from the Indiana Asbury
(now Depauw) university and after
studying law Logan its practice in 1851.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
A FIEND's CONFESSION.
J. w. Fetzer Admits That He Killed
Over a Dozen People.

Salt Lake, April 13.-The Desert
News prints what is claimed to be a
confession by j. w. Fetzer, who is un-
der arrest at Dillon, Mont, in which he
says that he killed DR.. C. H. Nichols,
superintendent of an insane asylum at
Washington, D. c., in 1878. He says
he has ten or fifteen other victims, but
will not plead guilty unless he can get
a death sentence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
THE TIMBER SHARKS.
Pettigrew Seeks a Reversal of C1ava-
lands Order.

Washington, April THE president
has decided to take no action in the
matter of reporting or modifying the
order of Cleveland setting aside TWEEN
ty-one forestry reserves in the west,
until he ascertains whether congress
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

London, April 13.-Answering a
question regarding the prospects of the
government sending out invitations to
a bimetallic conference, Balfour reit-
Grated in the commons yesterday that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

for the promotion of an international
agreement for bimetallism: Senator
Edward o. Wolcott, Charles j. Paine
and ex-Vice President A E. Stevenson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

Larissa, April 13.-The fgh,ing at
Baltino lasted throughout Saturday and
late that afternoon. The Turks arc re-
ported to have capitulated. Casualties
on both sides were under a hundred
The idea of the insurgents, it appears,
is to cut off Turkish communications
between Macedonia and Epirus. If
is true that the insurgents pursued the
Turks to within a short distance of
Grevana, they are in a fair way of ac-
complishing this object.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

It has been decided to make an
amendment to the greater New York
charter providing higher salaries for
women teachers in the public schools
Of the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
RETURNS TWO BILLS
GOVERNOR VETOES A SENATE
AND ASSEMBLY MEASURE.
OBJECTIONS ARE BRIEF

No. 68s, He Says, Permits Impairment
Of Contracts, While 399a is Glass
Legislation, Therefore He CANNOT
Sanction Them-Last OF Marquette
Statue Squabble.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

A boom for United States Senator
VIM. A. Harris of Kansas as the fusion
silver nominee in 1900, has been
started.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
ROADS IN ANCIENT PALESTINE

According to the Book of Judges, the
Hebrews at an early day in their oc-
cupation of palestine had good high
ways. In the song of Deborah mention
is made OF the abandonment of the
high roads and the use of by-paths by
travellers on account of the disturbed
condition of the country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
DAYLIGHT BANK ROBBERY
Two Men Hold Up a Cashier in New
York.

New York, april IS -~men neid Up
lie cashier il the Iuukers Savings
s.l-h A. NON yesreToay anu secureu
= 42s. mostly in bills. They made
GtcC tseIt escape.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

Washington, April 13.-The presi-
dent last night announced the follow
ing appointments of commissioners
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

President Appoints Wolcott, Paine and
Ex-Vice President Stevenson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
WANNAMAKER DECLINES.

Philadelphia, April 13.-John Wan
namaker Yesterday declined to be a
candidate for state treasurer of Penn
sylyania.
TWO CHILDREN BURNED.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

New Orleans Picayune: Baseball
crockery comes too high. Numerous
SIC, 700 pitchers have been broken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

there is nothing in the situation which
would lead him to suppose that any
thing could be gained by Great Brit
ain taking the initiative in promoting
an international bimetallic conference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

Seven members each of congress and
the British house of commons will
play a chess match.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

Adjournment was taken until 10
o'clock this morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

The highest inhabited spot il the
world is a mining camp in the Andes
1913 feet above sea level-where some
200 miners live in good health all the
year round
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

Elassona, April ia Turkish
ofncer, who was sent to Krania to as
certain definitely with respect to
the invasion, reports that the presence
of Greek regulars among the invaders
mas oeen positively proven and that
there is also good reason to believe That
Greek officers of the regular army were
IN command. The report of the officer
mas been wired to ConstantinopIe and
reply is anxiously awaited.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
DHANIS STILL ALIVE
so SAYS w. 5. CHERRY FORMERLY
OF CHICAGO.
MANY VILLAGES DESTROYED

An Interesting Account of Several Ex-
petitions to the Source of the Nile
Chief Mobyalla Was Beheaded by
Marchand'S Men-Scramhle for
African Territory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

Sneaker Buckstaff called the assembly
10 order Monday evening. Rev. r
Emory Lyon offered prayer. A consld-
cradle number of members were absent
Ar. Hoyt presented a resolution au-
4horizfng Mr.. Eaton to introduce Dill
relating to the collection and returns
9 taxes in villages in certain cases.
The resolution was adopted and later
Dassed the senate and the bill was IN
4Icduced before adjournment.
To Ventilate Assembly Chamber.
Mr.. Mosher introduced a resolution
authorizing the governor to adopt
measures to cure the defects IN the
ventilation of the assembly chamber
and to improve its acoustic properties.
The resolution, which was referred 10
the committee on public improvements
sets forth that the chamber is lncom-
plete, out of date, dangerous to health
and very defective in its acoustic prop
critics.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

perhaps become charges on towns as
their services will be needed to restore
plantations and farms to a workable
condition and ensure the making of
crops this year.
A telegram from Major Sanno at
Moorhead, Mimi, states that 325 per-
sons have been flooded out and are now
being cared for there by the relief COM
mittee. kilograms from other officers
on inspection duty show that there is
more restitution than was supposed in
upper Arkansas and Missouri. Lieut.
Whitney says that in his district from
Memphis to Carlo, the inundated area
was 1000 square miles. Many plant
ers are caring for refugees in order to
have their labor in planting time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

BIMETALLIC CONFEREEs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

Memphis, April 13. The mighty
sweep of waters south Of Vicksburg
last has had it's effect upon the lowe
levees and a telegram from TallaIuIah
La, reports that the levee which pro-
tects Davis island has given way and
the island will in all probability be
flooded. twenty-five hundred people
inhabit Davis island which consists of
about 5000 acres of land. Throughout
the upper delta the flood situation
shows little change.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15
WORST DANGER OVER.
SECRETARY ALGER'S VIEWS on
FLOOD SITUATION.
GOVERNMENT RELIEF WORK

Injury May Result From the ConceD-
tratiGl CT Destitute LaborerS in
Cities ana Towns Mighty Sweep OF
Waters Breaks Through Leyee Pro-
Getting Davis Island.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

Omaha, April 13.-The missouri
river has risen almost two feet at this
point in "a hours and is now higher
than at any time since 1888. On the
Iowa bottoms north of Council Bluffs
the water is four feet deep, but it is
held back from the city by dykes. On
the Omaha side factories along the
river have taken precaution against the
overflow. A portion of the Burling-
ton tracks was washed out yesterday
and force is at work trying to pre-
vent further washouts. Last night
the river broke over into it's old chan
mel, flowing into Florence lake, which
formed when the river changed it's
course nearly 20 years ago. The water
is pouring down through the lake and
has flooded the bottoms in the vicinity.
All the houses in North Omaha, 200 or
800 in number, are surrounded and the
inhabitants are moving to higher
ground. The property loss is already
large.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-15

Larissa, April 13-The invaders
continue the blockade at Baltino. It is
reported that Turkish achievements
are now en- route from Diskata.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10

has been killed and threat has been made
to assassinate another high official. These
assassns have no special provocatiOn be-
yond the fact that the Spanish government
has punished several Anarchists. What
makes Anarchists? Misrule is one cause.
but the most potent cause is the constant
teaching Of hostility to those who consti-
tute governments The teachers are men
of some intelligence. but the men they in
spire to assassination are ignorant and
weak-headed. Men who hear little else
than that government Is cruel and hostile
to the masses are sure to be haters of law
and of those who enforce it. Anarchists
are those whose minds have been poisoned
by heresies which make assassins. In this
country there are men who are constantly
declaring that those who rule and those
who have wealth are tyrants and robbers.
They cause many ignorant people to believe
this, but fortunately the ignorant are not
SO numerous as in Europe. Consequently
we escape the assassins. But the men who
set one element against another and de-
nounce the laws as unjust are just as
wicked as those who organize anarchism
in Europe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
THE vIvIsECTIoN RUGABoO,

The i-Vivisection Society of the United
States, composed mostly of women, is TAX
ing steps to make a great demonstration at
the Paris exposition in 1900. the character
of the display, or proceedings, however.
not being yet defined. For a society in
whose purpose and work the general public
has but the mildest interest none exceeds
this in talking and getting into print on all
possible occasions. How much it accom-
plishes in the way of preventing vivisection
by scientific men and others who may en-
gage in it is not known, but probably very
little The impression gained from reading
one of the impassioned appeals made by
these excellent ladies' to the humane part
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10

A public art league of the United States
has recently been formed, with Richard
Watson Glider for it's president and a num-
Der of other distinguished persons as di-
rectors and minor officers. The purpose of
the society is, of course, to further the
cause Of art, but this is to be done by in
direction rather than by the usual processes
of education. It's object is to secure a law
of Congress requiring that before the
adoption or purchase by the government of
any work of art sculpture, painting, archi-
lecture, landscape design, coin, seal note,
stamp or bond), the design or model for
the same shall be submitted to a commits
sion of experts for an expression of opinion
as to it's artistic merit, and that the ap-
prevail of such committee shall be a pre-
requisite to it's adoption" This is a very
commendable plan viewed from one stand
point but would be more satisfactory in
general way if the committee could be
vouched for. Artists, like musicians, sell
dom agree, what one approves being con-
demned by Others and if such matters were
left to a committee it's difficulty of reach
ing a harmonious conclusion would leave
the public no better off than it is now
Besides, artistic choice does not always
stand the test the designs for those dread
full one, two and five-dollar silver certifi-
Gates issued by the government least year
having been selected by artists from COM
petitive designs by other artists. Then, too,
there is danger that a magazine editor or
the editor of an illustrated newspaper might
be made a member of the committeeman
then what? Suppose, for instance, it should
decide to hang in public halls reproductions
of old masters such as were set before the
readers of Mr.. elders magazine for con-
siderable period, much to their distress.
Or the editor of the pictorial newspaper
might fancy something light and airy in the
way of a summer girl Cbicycle or seasde)
on canvas or in marble-his taste, as
manifested in his own publication, running
largely to representations of the female
leg. At all events, it will be we'll for Con-
gress to proceed with caution before pass
ing such law for, bad as much of the
official sculpture and painting now is, there
is a chance that under artistic supervision
it might be worse
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
HARD-TIMEs FIGURES.
Statistics Showing Some Effects of the
Free-Trade Scare.


Mr. Kiburn, who is superintendent of the
State Banking Department, has just pub
lished a brief report which is far more in
teresting in what il suggests than impress
sive in its figures, large as those are.
The figures show that in New York city
persons have deposited in the savings banks
nearly $405 900, eco, and that during the past
year $l04, 100000 of savings were thus en-
trusted TO the city savings banks for safe
keeping. Those figures furnish 4 strong
argument TO disprove the demagogic as
sertions which are now put forward as
strongly by leaders in Tammany Hall as
by the shouters in the sparsely settled dis
tricts of the West that the poor are grow
ing poorer.
1t is interesting fact however, of
which the officers of the savings banks
have taken cognzance that a very small
proportion of the deposits are made by
those who are actively connected with the
labor unions. They come from the great
army of clerks, minor employees. small
tradesmen and Independent workingmen,
and the fact seems to suggest that the
labor unions do not sufficiently teach the
Importance of saving.
The great lesson, however, which is
taught by this brief report, made by Super
intendent Kilburn, is the extent to which
the dread lest Bryan and his party be
successful in the campaign Of last fall af-
fected those whose only possessions We're
their little deposits in the savings bank.
In 1S93 just after the paralysis which at
tackled all forms of industrial activity be-
gan to be felt the officers Of savings banks
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10
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A $4,000 DUCK FARM.
A Millionaire Brewer Raises Cholce
Birds for Market.

Birds FOR
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Jacob Rupert the millionaire brewer,
has invested about $40, 900 in an extensive
plant for the raising of ducks at ms coun-
trv place at Rhineclitt- on~tne- 1uusoh.
When viewed from the bluff ROAD the polht
Of land extending out into the river on
which the "duckery" is located mas e t1e
appearance of being fecked with nan9hG rs
Pelxin ducks are raised on the place. The
indoor work of the farm Is carried on IN
neat group of connectlng Dul1uss n''eu
Steam power is used to grind the dltter-
ont kinds of food bones and shells required
TO keep the birds in good CONDITION uurll NJ
Matched in incubators, which are heated by
gas, The arrangements for regulating the
to The incubators is required. Each holds
f0ur hundred eggs, and is kept constantly
at work The percentage or loss Is very
small. , tho
brooders They are $50 feet long and con-
tain sixty compartments, each capable Oh
holding one hundred ducklngS. the young
are carefully separated into pens. accord T.
ing to date of Matching. Each Datch Is
kent entirely distinct from incubation TO
market and no ducks are sold from the
niace over ten weeks old. The brooders
have cosy cudd1ing places under row OF
steam pipes. These are much IN demdhE
in cold weather. ....s .,,es
cient age they are removed to pens OUTSIDE.
Beginning near the house, the pens stretch
away across the entire width of the place.
Killing for the market IS begun al the pen
nearest the house, and progresses from
dav to day to the farthest pen. Wneh the
ducks which have been filling up the pens
as fast as emptied have grown 70 the red
uisite age the meantime, the routine Is gone
over again. ,4 a. ,o4
see the water in their brief ten weeks IRE:
They weigh five or six pounds when kliled
and bring the highest market price. 1hey
are sold 10 the leading hotels IN TINS CITY
and a good many are being shlppeu 10
Saratoga this summer. -
During the breeding season the DUCKS are
confined in ten pens. each holding 100 fowls.
Each Den has a chute extending INTO the
water and the employees cali the DUCKS
Conev island They may thus paddle around
without breaking bounds. The breeding
season extends from December TO July.
During the Intervening months the breeders
are eli turned loose and roam at VIII over
the Enclosure and swim out to where tne
Hudson River Railroad conveniently SHUTS
off access to the deep waters beyond ABOUT
3G0 of last years breeders are 10 pc re-
tanned and 700 young ducks ADDED 10 consul
t1te the breeders of next year.
BESIDES the white ducks MI. huppert mas
a AoclS Of white Plymouth Rock hens. Mr..
Rupert has a pleasant old-fashloned mouse
and two or three hundred acres of land at
Rhineclf He owns the driving park at
Poughkeepsie. where he keeps several me
trotters and driving horses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10

The Dingley tariff law is an anti-shoddy
measure. 1t imposes a. duty of % cents a
pound on shoddy itself, 20 cents on wool
wastes and 10 cents on rags and ''mungo."
the latter being the technical name of arti-
fetal wool formed by tearing to pieces and
disintegrating old wooden fabrics. The
cloth made from mungo, when mixed with
little fresh wool, has a fine, warm APP
pearance, but from the shortness of the
fibre is weak and tender and soon wears
out. All these degenerate forms of wool
contain more or less dirt and disease and
in the interest of honest American sheep
they ouy ht to be taxed if not excluded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-10

Strange as it may seem, Senator Nc
Emery, the Democrat who voted for the
Dingley BILL was given a reception in New
Orleans last week which is said to have
been one of the most influential public
meetings ever held in the South 1t was
not a meeting of Republicans, but of The
most prominent men in the Democratic
party in louisiana A list of the four hun
dred vice presidents is published, which
indicates that a large part of the Demo-
Gratis who have held or are holding promi-
nent official positions in louisiana ap-
proved the course pursued by Senator Nc
Emery in voting for the Dingley tariff In
the course of his speech Senator McEnery
said that nearly all of his Democratic as
sociates in the Senate voted for high duties
for the protection Of products of their own
States, but voted against protection for all
the States and finally against the bill. He
declared that the only difference between
them and him was that he desired other
States to have benefits as well as his own,
and so voted for the entire bill.