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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

bismarck, n. D., Nov. 3O.-A re-
port has reached here from the Stand
ing Rock reservation that the mother
OF Phillip Ireland, one of the young
Indians recently lynched at Williams
port, committed suicide because of the
disgraceful death of her son. There is
a belief among the Indians that any
person who may be hanged will never
reach the happy hunting grounds-the
heaven of the Indian. For this rea-
son the Indians at Standing Rock
wanted the Indians shot and not
hanged Although a motion has been
made by States Attorney Armstrong,
for the dismissal of Frank Black
Hawk and George Defender, they are
still in Jail and will not be released
until Agent Comrise of Standing Rock
comes to take the men back to the
reservation. The feeling against
Black Hawk especially is so bitter in
Emmons county that the authorities
are adverse to releasing them until
they have some means of returning
to the reservation, lest they be gath
cred in by a mob and share the same
fate that was meted out to their three
companions. The release of the men
was asked by the states attorney fol
the principal reason that the witnesses
of the state had been lynched.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

sented will be taken from the history
of New England and New York and
will fall into four groups-early New
England life; the Dutch occupation of
New York; the revolutionary period
and the civil war. The pageant will
open with two New England scenes,
The Pilgrims Sabbath and the Mar
rage Of John Alden and Priscilla.
I he Mayfower will be shown in the
distance in the first scene Then will
come glimpse of Dutch history in
the welcome to Stuyvesant. Evacua-
tion day will have two scenes. The
inauguration Of President Washing
ton and the French embassy ball
will follow. The minuet will be
danced in the latter. The civil war
will have three scenes.
The committee in charge include
Mrs Russell Sage, chairman: Mrs
Orlando B. Potter, secretary; Mrs.
Henry Clark Coe, treasurer; Mrs. Ed
ward Addison Greeley, historian;
Ms. j. B. Hunter and Mrs. Charles L.
Wetherbee, auditors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

and SOFA and velvet beans have been
both interesting and profitable. An
experiment in pig raising has only re-
Gently been begun to test the value of
The sunf1ower seed against corn in
feeding value.
The building to be dedicated cost
$4,000. George w. Carver, a grad
uate of the Iowa state agricultural
college and a favorite pupil Of Prof.
Wilson, now secretary of agriculture.
will have charge of the agricultural
Nork. Gilchrist Stewart, a graduate
of Tuskegee, practical worker in the
diaries Of Wisconsin and a graduate
of the dairy department of the Wis
consin state university, will have
charge of the 0airying. The building
is a large two story brick structure,
with cellar apartments for several of
the departments. Morris K Jessup
the New York banker, William E.
DOlge Of New York and other big
men have furnished much financial
aid. Secretary of Agriculture Will
son will make the principal address
and prominent educators of both races
from several states will be present
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

give an historical pageant at the Met
ropolitan opera house this evening.
The entertainment will present a SER
les of scenes from revolutionary
times. Revolutionary, colonial or
New England characters will he nee
esary in the participants in the tab
leaux, and where possible lineal de
scendants of historic heroes and he
roines have been selected for the re-
spective parts. Col. Washington will
personate the first president. Some
very rare and quaint costumes that
have come down from their fore
fathers days have been secured and
the families Of revolutionary days
have turned out their treasures in
this line, SO that the ladies and gem
tlemen who appear in the various
representations will not be at 81 loss
to present themselves in attire that
will be entirely appropriate and his
torically correct.
The Mayfower society is to have
charge of the scene portraying the
landing of the pilgrim fathers at
Plymouth rock, and the Founders
and Patriarchs will preside at the
Boston tea party. The events pre-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

San Francisco, Nov. 2S.-The ty-
phoon which swept over the Philippine
islands on Nov. was the cause of
one of the worst disasters reported
from the southern ocean in many
years, if not in the history of that
section of the world Thousands of
lives were lost including many Euro
peans and damage to property was
something appalling. Telegraphic adj
vices concerning the calamity have
been very meager. The difficulty Of
getting news from the islands is great
at any time and owing to the remote
ness of the provinces visited by the
hurricane, full details of the storm did
not reach Hong Kong until the first
of November. The steamer Gallo
from the orient Saturday brought
letters and papers which contain ac-
counts OF the ravages of the tidal wave
and winds. Pacloban and several
other towns were swept and blown
away. Fully 400 Europeans were
drowned and it is estimated that 5000
natives persisted. The hurricane
struck the island at the Bay of Santa
Paula in the province of Samar. 1t
devastated the entire southern por-
tion of the island and cut off commu-
niCation with the rest of the world
for two days. On NoY. II the hurri-
cane reached Leyte and struck the
CO pital, Tacloban, with great fury.
In less than half an hour the town
was ID mass of ruins. The natives
were panic stricken and tried to make
their way to clear ground. Four
hundred were buried Der cath the de-
bris of the wrecked buildings and 126
corpses Of Europeans were recovered
| frCm the ruins when the native au-
| thoritieJ instituted a search for the
dead. Reports from the southern
coast state that a score of small trad
ing vessels and two Sydney traders
were blown ashore and their crews
drowned. The sea at Samoa swept
inland nearly a mile, destroying prop
erty valued at several million dollars
and causing wholesale deaths among
the natives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Three train robbers were captured
in Arizona.
Baron Mount Stephen was married
in London.
Treasurer Rochester, of the Western
Union Telegraph company, is dead in
New York.
The Vanderbilt system is to have
another road between Chicago and
New York.
A school for the education of
Chinese and English is to be established
in San Francisco.
Street railway rails III Chicago are
being welded together at the ends, do
ing away with jolting.
In Chicago Monday November
wheat sold for 95A, December for
SO and May for 905s cents.
At Brisbane, Queensland, the colo
NAL legislature by a vote OF q to
IL rejected the federation enabling
bill introduced by the premier.
Badeni, premier of Austria-Hungary
and the other ministers have resigned
and Baron Gautsch has been called
upon to select their successors.
On her last trip to England the
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse made am aver
age speed Of 22.35 knots from New
York to Southampton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

951 900, which indicates a total of
about S25, 100000 for the month. This
is a trif1ing Improvement over October
when the receipts were S24, 391 900.
The deficit thus far during November
stands at $S,572, 900 which is larger
than was expected. The deficit for
the fiscal year stands at SAG, 5S1 900,
the receipts having been s127,7O1 900
and expenditures STA, 2S2, 900. The re-
ceipts from customs SO far this fiscal
year undoubtedly will fall consider
ably short of the estimates made by
the managers of the new tariff bill
during it's tendency in congress. At
that time it was estimated that GUS
toms would yield s1SO,OO0,000 during
the first year. The indications are
now said to be that the receipts from
this source will not aggregate more
than $160,00000Q,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

Nordica, Standig, Barna, Seygard,
Toronto hatfield and Van Canteren;
terors, Mons. has, Herr Kraus, Mons.
Salignac, Herr Brener and Sig. Del
Papa; barafones and basos, MI Bis
phan, Sig. Campanari, Mons. Bondon-
rescue, Herr Standigi, Herr Stennann,
Mons. Rains, Sig. Viviani and Herr
Fischer. The repertoire will be Sc
lected from the following operas: Bar
Der of Seville, Cavallerio Rusticana,
Romeo ana Juliet, Aida, Faust, Huge
nots, Rigoletto. Scarlet Letter, Manon,
Lucia, Lohengrin Tannhauser, Pagli-
acct, Meistersinger, Flying Dutchman
oerterdaenmerrung, Die Wall1ure,
Rheingold. Siegfried, Carmen, Iris
tan and Isolde and Hamlet. The New
York Symphony orchestra and a CON-
plete chorus and corps de ballet have
been engaged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
DOING A GOOD WORK.
Nearly 100 Free Travelling Libraris~
in the State,

The Wisconsin Free Library coz
mission. of which F. A. Hutchins
secretary, has just issued an illustrated
pamphlet which describes quite fully
the free travelling libraries which are
now doing so much good in this state.
In May, 1896, Senator J. H. Stout
started sixteen of these little libraries
on their rounds in Dunn county He
has now thirty-seven such libraries
j. d. Witter has twenty-seven in Wood
county, w. H. Bradley five in north
ern Lincoln county and the Ashland
Library association has thirteen.
There are nearly one hundred, all told,
now at work in the state and they are.
doing a world of good. The commits
sion could use other hundreds if it had
them. Through these libraries the
commission has also distributed
thousands of magazines and children's
periodicals which have been given to
it. Statistics are given in the pamph-
let mentioned to show that the total
circulation of fifteen of Senator
Stouts libraries was 1888 volumes in
a year When it is remembered that
these libraries only go to farming
neighborhoods and the smallest vii
lhges one can judge how great is the
unsatisfied hunger for good books.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
APPEALS FOR AID.
Governor General of Cuba Asks Amer
leans to Contribute

Washington, Nov. 2S.-In conse-
quence of widespread restitution
among the people who have been con-
centrated in certain points in Cub
the governor general Of the island
has informed Consul General Lee that
the United States citizens who desire
to send supplies to the poor and needy
in Cuba should send them to the
Catholic bishops nearest the point Of
collection and these prelates would in
turn consign whatever might be sent
to the bishops of the island at Hav-
ana and Santiago de Cuba for distri-
button.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
BIG ORE DOCKS BURN.
A Disastrous Fire at Egcanaba, Michi-
gan.

Escanaba, Mich, Nov. 30.-Late
last night fire broke out ON the
steamer Nahant, and before it could
be controlled spread to the docks,
the largest in the world. Dock No.
burned and others were threatened
at o'clock this (Tuesday) morning,
Two of the steamers crew are known
to be lost and several others were
injured. The steamer was lying at the
dock loading ore and was only par
TALLY loaded. Shortly before mid
night the crew discovered the vessel
was on fire, but the origin of the blaze
made an effort to quench the flames.
but a brisk wind was blowing and
spread the fire with great rapidity.
From the steamer the fire spread to
deck No. 4, which was partially load
ed with ore and lumber. The lumber
was soon a mass of flames and from
this it spread to the next dock. AT
midnight the two docks were on fire
and tremendous efforts were then made
to save the other two which comprise
the group. The steamer is a total
loss. Two of it's crew, the names of
whom cannot be learned, are known
to have been burned to death.
At 2 a. m. the fire was not yet
under control. The loss will probably
reach 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
BETTER THAN UNCLE SANS.

San Francisco, Nov. 28.-Dollars
better in the quantity of silver they
contain than those turned out by
Uncle Sans mint have been turned
out here. Several Of them have been
detected at the United States sub
treasury. So good an imitation of the
genuine is this bogus coin that it
passes cu~-ent at the banks and there
are few clues to it's manufacture.
Sch OF the coins as have so far been
detected are not moulded, but are
made with a die The milling is de-
fective in some places. In fact this is
the most noticeable flaw in the coin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
ENGLAND STORM SWEPT
ENORMOUS DAMAGE DONE
ALONG THE COAST
Twenty-Five Lives Lost-Many Large
Vessels Wrecked-Business on
Thames Suspended.

London, Nov. 30.-The latest re-
ports from various points along
the coast show that the gale which
swept English waters Sunday, Sunday
night and most of Monday was one OF
the worst storms Of recent years. In
many places it was almost a cyclone
in its violence. The long list OF disas-
tiers includes large loss of life, many
wrecks of large vessels and scores, if
not hundreds OF smaller craft, with
serious damage to property ashore at
many important towns. Many ships
are known to be foundered and in
most cases, it is feared, with all on
board. The Mersey flooded it's banks
and deluged the shore a distance OF
miles. Similar disasters occurred at
Holy Head, where a number OF val
liable houses were sunk. Scarcely a
vestage remains in sight Of the wreck
of Lord Nelson's old flagship Proud
Black Pool. At such popular resorts
as Yarmouth and Margate the damage
done was enormous Immense dam
age was done government property at
the Sheerness dock yard and Wool
wich arsenal. The tide invaded al
most all the workshops, quenched the
engine fires and stopped the electric
lights. The workmen were obliged to
go home, Wading knee deep in water.
Below London bridge the low living
house and cellars were flooded and all
work was temporarily suspended along
the Thames even as high as Charring
Cross. Six vessels were wrecked be-
tween Yarmouth and Backton, only
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
FORTUNE IN POTATOES.
Traverse City Handles Over $4,000
Bushels, Worth 1921, 0O0.

Traverse City, Mich, Nov. 30.-The
BUSH ess ia potatoes in this region this
fall has been enormous. The total
amount, purchased in this city and
towns tributary to this, and from
which potatoes are brought though the
city, exceeds $4,000 bushels, of which
$40, eco bushels have been shipped,
leaving in storage here for buyers
10000 bushels. The average price
paid has been 35 cents per bushel,
making total of $2S7, 900. The high
est price paid has been so cents,
though there was not a large quantity
sold for that figure. Thousands OF
bushels went at from 40 to As cents.
The amount still in the hands of the
farmers can scarcely be estimated, but
it is safe to state that half the crop
has not yet been sold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

to Booker T. Wasnington's famous
negro institution. 1t will, however,
be separate and distinctive as an in
stitution for the teaching of the sci
ence of farming.
Tusegee now has special facilities
for carrying the agricultural course
The last Legislature established an ag-
ricultural experiment station at the
Tuskegee institute, the first of it's
Kind for colorea people in Alabama
Several very interesting experiments
are now being made. A fertilizer
test ON sweet potatoes is being made
with number of commercial ferti-
lizers. Experiments on silage corn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
GETTING READY TO FIGHT.
United States Navy Being Put in Con-
dition for War.

Washington, Nov 28-In spite of
all the denials made at the depart
ment that there is not the slightest
danger of war, the work of putting
tie navy into fighting trim progresses
rapidly. Work at all the navy yards
and gun factories has been pushed to
the utmost, and Saturday Secretary
Long let the contract for the largest
single order for ordnance made since
the war. The department has now con-
tracted for the delivery at the earliest
possible moment of 10000 six-inch
SHELLS, $4,000 shells for the rapid fire
one-pounder guns, and $4,000 armor-
piercing tips for shells The Ameri-
can Ordnance company, which has Sc
cured the contract, has also been in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

structed to hurry up the completion
OF the rapid fire guns already ordered,
to the number of about seventy-f1ve.
The contract let Saturday calls for an
expenditure of s256,O0O, and the mate
rial is of the kind which can be quick
~ furnished
Navy officials say there is no imme-
date prospect of war with Spain, but
at the same time they admit that the
conditions are such that it would be
criminal not to put the existing navy
into good condition at once.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

The khedivah has been safely de-
Eyered of daughter at Cairo. The
khedivah prior to her espousal by
the khedive on Feb. 10, 1895, was the
favOr'ite in the harem and known as
Lady Ikbul Hanum She is 26 years
old, and therefore four years older
than the khedive This daughter is
the second she has borne Almost
Immediately after the birth of the
first Abbas Hilmi signed a marriage
contract with her in the presence of
the Egyptian ministers, that act con-
shutting a marriage to a slave and
there being no public ceremony 1t
was expected, even in native circles,
that he would follow the European
custom in espousing her, but there
were complicated questions of Egyp-
tan law involved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
ALAsKA's GOVERNOR ARRIVES

Seattle, Nov 28.-The City of To-
peka arrived Saturday from Sitka and
Juneau. Among the passengers was
John G. Brady, governor of Alaska.
who is on his way to Washington to
attend the coming session of congress
for the purpose Of urging aid for
Alaska When the Topeka left Ju-
neau jury had just been secured in
the United States district court to try
Slim" Burch for the murder of
Deputy United States Marshal Watt,
committed a year ago. Intensely
cold weather was prevailing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
SCHEMING FOR A THRONE.
Don Carlos Calls His Leading Lieu
tenant to Venice for Conference.

Madrid, Nov 30.-It is stated here
that Don Carlos, the pretender to the
Spanish throne, has summoned to
Venice, where he is now residing,
Marquis Cerralbe, his representative
in Spain, with a view of promoting a
fresh agitation on the subject of
autonomy DEGREES. Cerralbe recently
tried to negotiate loan in the Car
list interest but the attempt proved a
failure
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.

The marriage of Miss Emily Tread
way, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight Treadway of st. Louis and
granddaughter of the late Gen. w. w.
Treadway of Madison, to Arthur Bis
sell of Chicago, will take place
Wednesday at the residence of the
brides parents, 1886 Locust street in
st. Louis. Owing to the serious ILL
Tess of the brides grandfather, Carlos
G. Greeley, one Of ST. Louis pioneer
citizens, the wedding will be very
quiet, with only immediate relatives
present. Mr.. and Mrs Bissell will
spend two weeks in travel before go
ing to Chicago where they will spend
the winter at the Victoria hotel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

Liberty, Mo-, Nov. 30.-William
Carr, condemned to die Dec. II for
numbering his child and who swal-
lowed glass Sunday with suicidal in
tent, appears to be healthy. The
doctors say, however, that a day or
two may pass before the effects of the
glass may be noticed. Unless Carr is
a human ostrich" his effort to take
his life may yet prove successful
The officers have chained Carr to the
wall.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

with him the conductors desk. The
season will consist OF twenty perfor-
mances-fourteen nights and six
matinees. January II the company
will open at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York. This is the only
opera that will be given in the United
States this season.
Madame Melba viii head the list of
brilliant singers in the lyrical music
of the French and Italian schools
Madame Gadski will lead in the Wag
merriam roles. The list OF performers
embraces the following: Sopranos and
contraltCs, Mines. Melba, Gadski,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
PROGRESS IN SOUTH
SCHOOL FOR AGRICULTURAL IN
STRUCTION.
AT TUSKEGEE INSTITUTION
Wisconsin Man in Charge-Great
Hopes Entertained for the New
Movement-Colored Students to be
Taught the Science Of Farming
Dedicatory Services.

Tuskegee, Ala, Nov. 30.-The agri
cultural building at the Tuskegee col
lege will be dedicated today. This
will afford the first oistinctively ag-
ricultural school for negroes in the
southern states, and it is expected
that the opening will mark an epoch
in the history of the south and Of the
colored race. This school is an annex
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
LOTTERY COMPANY BEATEN

Washington, Nov. 30.-The United
States supreme court yesterday at
firmed the decision OF the Kentucky
Douglas VS.. the state of Kentucky.
The case was brought in behalf of a
lottery company and is decided ad-
versely to the company. Justice
Harlan rendered the decision.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
TEACHERS CHOOSE WASHINGTON.

Washington, Nov. 8.-Infor1nation
WIS received here Saturday to the ef
feet that the committee appointed by
the National Educational convention
to select a place for the next meeting
had decided upon Washington. The
meeting win be held in July next year
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02

D. K. Tenney, the we'll known
Madison lawyer, is the author of a
pamphlet on Theology: It's Origin,
Career and Destiny, published at the
office of the Free Thought Magazine,
Chicago. His doctrine is that the So
called God is only nature, which lis
not propitiated by the shedding of
blood, by the sweet SAVIOR of burning
meat, f1attered by our praises, aroused
by our melodies or unaffected by our
prayers. 1t is the same yesterday,
today and forever. 1t does not change
the infieXible course of nature when
solicited to DO SO by one or all the
sons Of men. Beyond the grand fact
Of its existence, and beyond such
phenomena of it's production as sci
Ell &c and observation have made plain,
we know absolutely nothing" His
conclusion is that true religion
indicates that we should revere the
truth, despise the creeds and love our
fellow-men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
EX-SENATOR SAWYER ILL.

Oshkosh, Wis, Nov. 80. -Ex-Sen-
ator Sawyer is again confined to the
house by illness. He spent Thanks
giving at Marshfeld, where he was
induced to take a short ride, contract
ing cold and bringing on an attack
OF tonsilitis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-02
MUCH PAPER MONEY ORDERED

Washington, Nov. 28.-Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip Saturday author
lied the director OF the bureau Of en-
craving and printing to print and de-
liver to the United States treasurer
S48, coo, 600 as follows: 900 in
United States notes; $4,000, 900 in sill
yer certificates; 100000 in treasury
notes of 1890.