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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

submarine grotto to initiate the NAM
Alotn cave of Kentucky will be a great
feature.
King Oscar will open the exhibition
in person, as the exposition is really a
celebration of the twenty-fifth year of
his reign. This is the first exhibition
-.e. - Sweden since 1866. There was
a Scandinavian exhibition in 1872 and
enc in 1888, but both were held at
Copenhagen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

1t was shortly after they had moved.
why are you so sure that there
are no loose tacks lying around on the
foor?" she asked.
Because" he replied, 81 thoughtless-
ly went through the room il my bare
feet last night, and when I pulled the
tacks out o. my feet I very carefully
put them away"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

Pennsylvania; Neal Dow, J. w. Nc
Kay, Phi. D., Pennsylvania; Sam P.
Jones, Georgia, and Lou j. Beauchamp,
Ohio The provisional secretary is S.
T. Nicholson of this city. Josiah
Strong, D. D., of New York will like
ly be chosen president of the new or
ganization.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
ISWEOENS BIG SLOW
EXPOSITION AT STOCKHOLM FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS.
MONSTER WOODEN BUILDING

Notable Exhibits to be Saen-Unique
and Interesting Structures Fine
Representation of Scandinavian
Aria Submarine Grotto-klng
Oscars Reign COMMUNICATED.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

MCKINLEY ASKS CONGRESS TO
AID STARVING AMERICANS.
SENATE VOTES FOR $4,000

The Matter, However, Hangs Fire in
the House-President Says That OF
fetal Information Shows That
From 500 to soc Americans Are in
Sore Distress in Cuba.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

Constantinople, May 1S.-Osam Pa
sha telegraphed from Louros, Epirus,
saying that after a desperate battle
near Arta Saturday the Greeks retired
to Arta with loss of 1000 killed.
The Turks had 240 killed and 700
wounded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

Athens, May 18.-Dispatches from
Domokos say that the Greek left wing
has fallen back toward the center be.
fore thrice its number of Turks. The
battle was continued after sunset, but
despite the yielding of the left wing,
the Turks were finally repulsed. Gen
eral Mavromichalis was wounded.
Upon receiving news of the Turkish
attack on Domokos Premier Rail-
fastened to the foreign legations and
protested to the ministers against the
Turkish attack when Greece at the in
stance of the powers was acting purely
on the defensive.
The most intense excitement pre-
walls here. The cabinet ministers held
a long session at the ministry of the
marine Monday to hear dispatches from
the front. The gravity of the situa-
ton cannot be over estimated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

Attorney Henry Weisman of Union
Grove was adjudged insane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
LUTHER LEAGUERS' WORK.
A Successful Convention Is Held at
Mt iiOreb

Madison, May IS.
The fifth semi-annual convention of
the Dane County Central Luther league
was neld in Mt. HoreD Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday was successful About
Sc delegates were present from Madi-
sou and Stoughton. The opening ad-
dress was by Rev. J. +. Oil, rector of
the Milwaukee hospital On Some So
cial Problems of the Present and Their
Solution. q. N RisjOrd of the senior
class in the university responded to
the address OF welcome by Rev. 5.
GuLdersor, and a paper, The Way of
Salvation in the Lutheran Church, was
read by Miss Clara l.. Hegg OF Madi-
son.
At the business session Saturday,
Mrs. T. H. Dahl Of Stoughtnn was
elected president, Prof. q. p. Berg Of
Mt. Horeb vice president, Miss Clara
/. Hegg Of Madison r-cOlQlng secre-
taTy, Miss Josephine Jensen Oh Slough
ton treasurer Miss Elise kittlesOn Of
Mt. HOreb corresponding secretary.
Sept. T. S. Thompson of Mt. Horeb,
Rev. TIL. Eggen Of Madison and Mrs.
7 H. Dahl of Stoughton were chosen
as delegates to the state convention at
Milwaukee. Saturday evening q mu-
sicale and reception was given at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. b DAZZLE
which was attended by about 130 peo-
pie.
Sunday divine services were con-
Quoted by Rev. I'll. Eggen, assisted by
the Madison church choir and Mrs. G.
I. Johnson Of Stoughton; and papers
were read as follows: The Response
bility Of Education, Miss Ella Crane of
Stoughton; Philanthropy, James
Thompson, University of Wisconsin;
Wcman and Christianity, Miss Minnie
/ thompson.
Norwegians or Burke and vicinity
made merry al A. Umdalen's beautiful
front yard on the "76 farm Monday
afternoon. A platform was erected
under the pine trees and speeches were
made by John A. Johnson and John NJ
Nelson of this city In the evening a
dance was given which was largely at
tended.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
HONOR FOR OLE BULL
BRONZE STATUE UNVEILED IN
MINNEAPOLIS
GREAT cONCOURSEPREsENT

Speech by John w. ATctarder-Alex-
ander Bull Is Given an Ovatior-A
Former Wisconsin Girl, Miss Soren-
sen, Performs the Act Of Unwilling
A Gala Day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
AGAIN ON THE RUN
TURKS IMPLICIT ANOTHER BAD
DEFEAT ON GREEKS.
HELLENES FALLING BACK

Two Armies Come Together Monday
and the Crown Princes Forces Are
Compelled to Retreat-More Fight
ing is Probable If the Greeks At
tempt to Make Another Stand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

London, May 1S.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent with the Turk
ish forces in Thessaly telegraphing
late Monday night said: "Edhem Pasha
has moved on from point to point and
finally occupied Domokos. The Greeks
sustained crushing defeat"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

Athens, May 18.-The following tel
egram was received from Crown Prince
Constantine early Tuesday morning
Our right wing has been compelled 10
retreat. 1t still holds Voussi, but may
find it necessary to retire on to Phou
raka pass. 1t was necessary to bring
up all the reserves in order to Iepulse
the furious attacks of the enemy"
The correspondent of the Associated
Press at Domokos telegraphing at l
O'Clock, this (Tuesday) morning says:
THE Turks having occupied Kitiki,
the Greek troops are retreaotng toward
the Orthris range on the old frontier"
London, May 8.-The latest news
from the seat of war by way Of Athens
shows that the fighting will probably
he sumed today. Thus far no account
of the fighting has been received from
the Turkish side. 1t is evident, from
the Greek account that the Greeks suf-
fered serious defeat and if the left
wing gave way, as appears probable,
Edhem PaSha may be able to cut off
the Greek retreat and separate Gen
eral Smolenski at SouIpi from the
main army. This is Edhem Pasha' s
reply to the foolish attempt of Col
Manos to snatch a victory n Epirus.
If Greece had prevented Manos from
playing this last card, Turkey might
have ceased hostilities; as it is now
she is in full possession of Thessaly
and the powers will find the task of
protecting Greece more difficult than
ever. Dispatches from Athens repre-
sent the populace as astOunded when
the news of the fighting came. They
hoped to the last that the powers
would prevent Turkey from going fur
Their. One report represents Greece as
threatening to take extreme and des-
perate steps unless Europe arrests the
progress of the invaders. According to
a dispatch from Athens the Greek re-
treat in Epirus became so disoIderly
that it caused a panic in Aria where
prisons were broken open and many
prisoners escaped
Domokos, May 18-The Turkish at
tack on the Greek right wing began at
o'clock Monday Afternoon, but the
flank attacks are considered to be
feints and it is believed that the main
attack OF the Turks will be made on
the Greek center where Crown Prince
Constantine is in command. Two
Greek cannon did great execution on
the principal Turkish column which
advanced through the hills. The Turk
ish infantry at several points was III
contact with the Greeks. 1t is be-
lieved here that the attack on Gen.
Smolenski near Almyros is only a
strategic operation and that the Turks
will endeavor to cut between the two
Greek armies, occupy the road lead
ing to the Otnry mountains and thus
cut off the retreat of the crown prince
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

ing Committee. Mr.. Pettigrew assert
ed that reference to the Pacific rail-
roads committee would commit the
resolution to it's graveyard. Mr. Nor
gan, member Of the Pacific railroads
committee, said that the regular CON-
mittee should make the investigation
as it had been reconstructed and waA
anxious to make the proposed investi-
cation. His motion to that effect car
ried and the resolution was adopted
The record-union., 1897-02-24
RETAIL MERCHANTS.
Will Hold Meetings at Chicago, Be-
ginning TODAY.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Retail mer-
chants from every State in the Central
West and the Southwest and the ex-
treme West are expected to rendezvous
in Chicago this week. Officers of the
National Association of Merchants and
Travellers, which twice within the last
six months has had large mercantile
gatherings in this city, anticipate an
attendance of several thousand at the
spring series of meetings, lasting from
February 24th to March I'd.
Comptroller Of the Currency Eckles
Will address the merchants Friday
evening at Central Music Hail. The
occasion will be a monster rally of the
business interests of Chicago and the
territory within its wholesale market.
Prominent manufacturers, business
men and bankers will occupy seats on
the platform and in the boxes. Mr.
Eckels will speak on The Rights Due
Our Business World" Franklin Nc
Veagh will preside. Other sessions of
the Merchants Convention will be Sc
cret.
The association includes in it's mem
bership, which exceeds 10000, retail
dealers in States from Ohio in the East
to Texas in the Southwest and Califor-
MIA in the West Merchants from these
districts will be in attendance at the
meetings this week.
The record-union., 1897-02-24
Officials.

DECOTO, Feb. 23.-A little rock
wedged between a crossing plank and
rail caused a train wreck in a cut
one mile west of Midway, between
Tracy and Livermore. this morning, in
which an engine and six cars were de-
rallied and three men narrowly es-
capped with their lives.
An extra freight in charge of Con-
ductOr f. Martin and Engineer ].
Meade left West Oakland at 6:20 a. m,
for Tracy, via LivermOre, picking up
and setting out several cars on the
way. The train was only running about
eighteen or twenty miles am hour when
the obstruction was encountered. En-
gineer Meade Fireman Seymour and
Brakeman Brown We're on the engine.
AS soon as Meade felt the shock he
shut off steam and sat his air brakes,
but the momentum carried the engine
100 feet along the ties. 1t then tOppled
oyer against the hig bank, while the
cars an the rear were piled UP in a
dIeap.
The bank carried the cab away, and
with lit the head brakeman, Brown. The
fireman was thrown from the cab sew
eral feet back. Meade crawled out of
his window. Fireman Seymour landed
ON his head in the bank and rolled al
most under the topping caas. Brown
fell on his face. but was uninjured. The
engineer kept his seat and was not
injured in the least, but it is miracu-
lous how all escaped TO tell the tale.
Traffic was blocked several hours. The
fireman had his leg somewhat bruised.
but nothing serious.
The record-union., 1897-02-24
INGLESIDE RACES.
Jockey Sirnms Temporarily Disbarred
From Riding.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-The
weather was fine at Ingleside and the
track good. Jockey Simms, who came
from the East to ride for Lucky
Baldwin, has been disbarred from rid
ing at Ingleside temporarily. Sims and
Thorpe had a heated argument yester-
day in the scaIeroom after the first race,
and when the former was admOnished
by Secretary Leake to hold his peace,
it is claimed he (Simms) acted impru-
GENTLY, and was informed by the Secre-
tary that the racetrack was done with
Kim. Baldwin is endeaVoring to secure
Sims reinstatement Summaries:
Five and a half furlongs, MorVen
Won, Hazard second, Brametta third.
Time-1 :09@l.
Seven furlongs, Moylan won, Midlo
second, Cabrillo third. Time-1: 2934.
Five and a half furlongs, Good Times
won, Simmons second, Sweet William
third Time-1 :0934.
Mile and a sixteenth, Frank X. won,
Elmer F. second, Foremost third.
Time-1:50ai.
Six furlongs, Suisun won, Nebula
second, Naranja third. Time-1164.
Five and a half furlongs, The Sinner
won, Yemen second, Stentor third.
Time 1851
The record-union., 1897-02-24

more than two years, and was entitled
to salary for that time. The Auditor of
the county declined to draw his warrant,
and upon suit being brought the lower
court decided for the plaintiff Dillon.
The appellant contended that the Off
cial was supposed to have taken his
seat on the first Monday after the first
day of January, 1893, and that his term
Of office ran monthly from the first
Monday after the first day of one month
TO the first Monday after the first day
Of the succeeding month, and not from
the first day to first day succeeding. The
plaintiff and respondent claimed that
he was entitled to all the time he served,
and received his salary for calendar
months. The court took this view of the
matter, and affirmed the judgment of
the lower court. This decision effects
every county officer who retired Janu-
ary. 1898.
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Demanding Release of Those Under
Arrest in Cuba.
Also Authorizes the President to
Send Fleet to the Island, With
the Directions That Should the
Spanish Authorities Not Comply
With the Demand Within Twenty
Four Hours BOmbardment of
Havana Will Follow.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Represent-
ative Gibson of Tennessee to-day in
troduced a joint resolution directing
the President to demand of the Span
iSh authorities in Cuba the immediate
restoration to liberty of every Ameri-
can citizen, native born or naturaliZed,
now imprisoned by them in the island
of Cuba, and that in support of that
demand the President is authorized and
directed to accompany it by the pres
ence Of a sufficient number of United
States ships of war to make the de-
nTand good, and if it is not granted
within twenty-four hours that the city
of Havana, and, if it need be, other
ports of Cuba be bombarded until it Is
fully complied with and all American
citizens delivered to the commander of
our war ships.
MADRID, Feb. 23.-The Cabinet has
ordered Minister of Finance Navarro
Reverter to reply to the United States
in the matter of the imprisoned Ameri-
cans in Cuba that inquiry has been
opened
The record-union., 1897-02-24
OREGON LEGISLATURE.
The Senate and House Vote to Adj
iourn Sine Die To-day.

SALEM (Or), Feb. % Both the Sen
ate and the Benson House to-day voted
to adjourn sine die tomorrow.
When the resolution to that effect
was introduced in the Senate President
Simon ruled it out Of order. on the
ground that SO long as the Davis House
continued TO exist the Senate could not
adjourn. He said: 80 long as the
House continues its temporary organi-
zation and it's efforts to effect a perma-
rent organization, which the Senate is
bound TO take notice of, this body as a
coordinate branch of the Legislature
has no power to adjourn sine die. For
these reasons the Chair rules that the
resolution is not in order and cannot
be entertained by the Senate.
His decision was appealed from, the
motion to sustain the Chair being lost
by a vote OF 10 to 10.
The resolution 10 adjourn sine die was
then adopted by a vote of II yeas to 13
nays
As soon as the news reached the Ben
son House, when was then in session.
that body voted unanimously to ad-
journ sine die tomorrow afternoon at
] O'Clock This IS the fsrt victory scored
by Senator Miteaelrs supporters since
the session BEGAN.
The record-union., 1897-02-24
Little Curious Notes.

Indian elephants cannot live in Cen
trail Africa, the home of a larger and
more hardy species.
There is a grapevine at Oys, Portu-
gal, which bears a sufficient amount of
grapes to make an average of $50 gall
Ions of wine a year.
In Central South America eggs. CO.
coanuts and chocolate pass as currency
of the realm.
The word ''selvage'' means self
edge" or that which is an edge of it
self, without being hemmed.
Queen Victoria now rules 367, 900 900
people, a greater number than has ever
before acknowledged the sovereignty
of either King, Queen or Emperor
An onyx stairway in the mansion of
a Fifth-avenue (New York; million
aire cost something over $500. 900, and
is the finest thing of the kind in the
world
The titanoSaur, an extinct animal
which formerly lived in the Bad Lands,
was sixty-five feet in length and stood
thirty Eight feet in hight
The mosque of st. Sophia at Con-
stantinople was laid up in mortar per-
fumed with musk. 1t was built a thou
sand years ago, and yet the musky
smell is still ticeable-Exchange
The record-union., 1897-02-24
ELK GROVE AMATEURS.
A Correspondent Says They Display
Excellent Ability.

A correspondent at Elk Grove writes
as follows:
On the evening of the 22d Miss Lila
Carr, assisted by the members Of the
Elk Grove Dramatic Club, presented
to the citizens of Elk Grove the socie-
ty drama of "A Noble Outcast," in
which she scored a triumph seldom
gained by an amateur. Miss Carr 5
acting was beyond the criticism of the
most severe.
The weIl-k known and popular Mr..
Book. as Gerald Weston, the Tramp,
was perfect in hjs transformation from
a tramp to that of a respectable father.
Mr. Everson, as Colonel Mathew Lee,
was very good as the indulgent old
gentleman of means.
F. w. Lewis. as the heavy villain,
came in for a full share of the honors.
He did enough schemfng last evening,
as James Blackburn, the nephew OF
Colonel Lee and aspirant for the hand
of his cousin Frances, in which he was
fooled again" to have sent him to per-
dltion a dozen times.
Mr. Lewis looks very nice in a silk hat
and swallOw-tail coat. He should adopt
them ON occa sfons in everyday life
Mr. Gage as Jack Worthington, Black
burns rival, played the successful low
er in a manner which shows a large
amount of experience.
Miss Loll as Colonel Lees wife, play
ed the emotional part of bereaved
another in a manner fitting and appro-
pirate; and last, but not least, was the
splendid fulfillment by Miss Annie
Lewis of the servants part, Sadie
faithful but free. Her reading of iher
lines proves that she is deserving Oh
a better chance TO exercise her dra-
n1atic ahilitV
The record-union., 1897-02-24
FIRE AT ST. LOUIS.
The Merchants Exchange Building in
Flames.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24-3:15 a. m.-The
st. Louis Merchants Exchange build
ing took fire at 2:30 O'Clock this
"Wednesday morning. The building
occupies an entire block. Up to )
o'clock the fire had been confined to
the eastern end of the roof and the up
per story. The department is being
hampered by the mass of electric light
and other wires which surround the
building. The biggest water tower the
department owns toppled over into a
nest of wires and retarded work on the
fire for over ten minutes. The building
is large and old. 1t is the opinion of
experts that if the fire gets below the
top story the building will be Quilted.
The record-union., 1897-02-24
BEAUTY OF FORM.
Much Depends on Chest Development
and Proper Drapery.

Beauty Of form has higher rank
than that of cOloring; possibly because
it is comparatively rare, writes Flor
ence Hull Winterburn in the Ladies
Home Companion" We meet in daily
life a hundred women who are attract
i've from their bright eyes, their delicate
complexion and vivacfty of expression
for one who comma nds admiration for
her exqu:sftely nodded features and
perfect figure. Corpulency or ScraWni
ness is the rule and the art of the mo-
diste too often emphasizes rather than
hides the defects of her clients, as she
aims merely to initiate or contract, ac-
cOrding to her own notions of fitness,
instead of bearing in mind the ideal of
the human figure and endeavoring to
bring an into harmony with that per-
feet outline Opinions differ as to what
constitutes perfection of form; still, no
one dares depart very far from the
strict canons of art which accept the
Greek model aeN the standard. 1t is
rot always true that small waists are
unnatural and artificially produced. In
q plant, well-rounded female form the
belt measure is from eight to ten inches
smaller than the bust measure, and the
more active and supple the woman, the
simmer will be her waist in proportion
10 her bust, as judicious exercise tends
to develop the muscles of the chest,
forearms and lower limbs, while it
strengthens but does not gradually en-
large the muscles between the thorax
and thighs. This is the one valid OBJ
lection to corsets-their stiffness. De-
prived of their steels, they are as harm
less as a cotton waist. The ideal cor
sage, to be worn over the union gar
ment of silk or wool, would be some
thing of an elastic nature-Some sub
stance that, while clinging closely to
the form, yields to every outward mo-
ton of the ribs and permits a varia-
ton of three inches in the waist meas
ure as a deep breath is inhaled or ex-
PEELED.
Herein lies the reason of the great
warfare over the corset. It's advocates
insist that grace and comfort alike de-
mand that clothing should fit closely to
the figure, and they are right; while it's
opponents contend that buckram and
steel are heinous offenses against health
ard beauty, and they, too, are right
The true compromise can be brought
about only through the discovery of
some substance Tor corset waists that
will be as plant as the human skin
and expand or contract with each res
piration of it's wearer. Due heed must
be given to the fact that the human
figure varies in size every instant, and
it is essential that clothing be elastic.
Given elasticity and it does not matter
if one choose to wear tight clothing.
The record-union., 1897-02-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

E. NJ. Preston is down from Nevada
City
julius Kahn, the San Francisco law
yer, is at the Golden Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Daggett of San
Francisco are at the Golden Eagle
r. Wildman, editor of the Overland
Monthly" is UP from San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Cunningham of Buff
falo are stopping at the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. c. N. Post is visiting her sister
inlaw, Mrs. j. NJ. Costigan, in Oak
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Repsold of San
Francisco are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
l.. Faure.
Speaker Coombs went to San Fran
cisco yesterday expecting to return this
forenoon
State Treasurer Rackliffe was i'm his
office yesterday for the first time since
his recent sickness
John Driscoll, OF the firm of Root.
Nelson & Co. is on the streets again
after a two months sickness.
H. Thorp arrived on last night S
overland train from New York and
Chicago, where he had been for the
past two months
Romolo Pico of Los Angeles. first
cousin of Major Jose Ramon Pico. is
here and is stopping at the Western
Hotel. The Major is able to be about
again.
G. B. Baer, formerly Secretary of the
Cloverdale Citrus Fair Association, has
placed ON exhibit in the rooms of the
Secretary of the Board of Horticulture
some fine samples of oranges, figs and
wine from the vicinity of the little city
in the Sonoma hills