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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

advanced yesterday to that Of com
Admiral Kirkland. IN the event Of
his now being made an admiral it
would advance him over ten COM
modores.
The release Of HoDson and the
other heroes Of the Merrimac incident
is likely to be another result Of the
events transpiring yesterday. 1t may
now come about either by the surren-
der of the city, which would include
the surrender Of Hobson and the
other American prisoners in the city,
or else by the exchange Of Hobson for
Admiral Ceryera or some other high
ranking naval official.
The dispatch from the front stating
that there was likely to be some criti-
cisms because Of the treatment Of for
eign military attaches excited much in
dignation among the military authori-
ties here It was stated by one Of the
highest officers in the service that the
foreign gentlemen have received in alb
solutely every way the accommoda-
tons, supplies, etc, given to our own
officers and men. There is every dis
position here to extend the most COM
plete courtesy to these gentlemen that
is consistent with the circumstances.
There is 10 purpose, however, to rec
ognize them as a superior set or to
give them greater attention in mounts
tents Or attendance than our own Of
ficers and men receive.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
LETTERS BIG LOAN
FATHER RAISES THREE MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
AND NEEDS AS MUCH MORE
To Liquidate the Debts of His Specu-
lative Son-Young Fellows Patri-
mony Wiped Out-Leiter Losses in
the Great Wheat Deal Simply
Enormous.

Chicago, July 2-Levi z. Letter has
completed negotiations with the North
western Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany for a loan of $3,00O,000 for 10
years at four per cent. The security
consists of a number of valuable prop
critics. In the details of the loan Lett
er guarantees the Northwestern that
he would probably require further ad
vances of about three and a half On
four millions of dollars. The money
obtained by Letter will go toward the
liquidation of the debt incurred by his
son, Joseph Letter, in his wheat specu-
lation. The share of Joseph Letter
in the immense estate of his father
will be nearly if not entirely consumed
by his speculation. Letters notice
that he would probably require be-
tween six and seven million dollars in
loans on his property is taken to in
dictate the extent of Joseph Letters
losses that he is compelled to bear,
being in excess of the sum of the
losses in the deal above Joseph Lett
er's private fortune which was various
ly estimated at from 100000 to
100000 before he began his career
on the Chicago board of trade over
year ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
Whole Spanish Fleet Is
Completely An
inflated.
And Santiago Certain to
surrender
Soon.
The Glorious News Comes
From Many
Quarters.

Washington, July 1.-The glorious
news from Cuba affords the American
PEOPLE just reason for an enthusiastic
day. Sampson has accomplished the
destruction Of Cervera's feet, and
nothing now remains of the Spanish
squadron but shattered and burning
bulls. In addition OF the splendid
work accomplished by Sampson, Shat
ter, in command of the land forces, had
SO far progressed in carrying out the
plans for the reduction Of the city that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

BrCOke's command Of the first army
corps in camp at Chickamauga, which
is to proceed to Tampa for embarka-
ton to Santiago, either to reinforce
Skaters army or to cooperate with
the army of invasion Of Porto Rico
Gen. Garretson, commanding the Sec
ond brigade, first division, at Camp
Alger, Friday sent for the colonies Of
the regiments of that brigade for the
purpose of holding a conference. 1t
transpired that Garretson expects one
regiment and half Of another to leave
today and has chosen the eighth Ohio
and half Of the sixth Illinois. The
Other six companies of the sixth Hi
nois and the sixth Massachusetts are
to break camp not later than Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
A DOUBLE MURDER.
Farm Hand Kills His Former Employ
er and Latter's Wife.

Jackson, Mo, July flames Lail,
a prosperous farmer, and wife, living
three miles south, were murdered Fri
day by John Headrick a 19-year-old
farm hand, who had been discharged
Headrick shot the farmer four times,
killing him. The murdered mans
wife threw herself on his body and
asked for mercy, but Headrick cut her
throat. After compelling the daughter
of his employer to wash the blood off
his clothes, Headrick escaped. A
sheriff's posse is in pursuit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
FRESHMAN RACE POSTPONED
It Will Be Pulled Off This A. M. and
Varsity P. M.

Saratoga, N. Y, July 1.-The long
looked for university fresh
man two-mile race, which
was to have been rowed at 5 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, was postponed uu-
til 1890 a. m, today on account Of
strong southerly wind blowing straight
down the course. Thus there will be
two contests today, the varsity race
being scheduled for o'clock Both
promise exceptionally good sport.
Cornell varsity has a decided lead in
the betting. The betting on the fresh
mems contest is even on Cornell
against the field, to against Colum-
bia, and to / against Pennsylvania.
with excitement and exertion, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
BIG FIRE AT RACINE.

Racine, Wis, July 3.-Fire Saturday
burned the coal sheds belonging to
which is fully covered by insurance.
The coal sheds covered two blocks
and adjoined the Case Threshing Ma
chine company's plant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

Chicago, July 81. NJ. Glenn, secre-
tary of the Illinois Manufacturers as
ISOLATION, requested of Secretary Gage
a ruling on the internal revenue
stamps on bills of lading issued by ex-
press companies, and has received the
following reply from the internal rev.
enue department at Washington:
Express and transportation compan-
ies must affix stamps to bills of lading
issued by them"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
NEW JOB FOR SOVEREIGN
Free Silverites Organize and Put Him
at Their Head.

Chicago, July Delegates from
twenty states met here Thursday
and formed the national order of Mo-
hawks, whose objects, as set forth in
the constitution drafted Thursday, are
to propagate the principles of dem
ocracy and support the platform adopt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
IN THE WRONG PLACE.

She-Very slippery coming home,
was it not?
He-Oh, very.
Couldn't keep your feet, suppose?"
"Oh, yes, I did manage to keep them;
but they changed places with the
back Of my neck several times. '-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

great deal said about the treatment Of
foreign military attaches during this
campaign. Some of them have not
been supplied with mounts, tents or
attendants, contrary to the usage OF
European military authorities.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
WATERFORD ALMOST WIPED OUT
MANY DROWNED.

Beverly, Mass, July 5.-The steam
er Surf City was struck by squall and
sunk about a quarter of mile off he1
wharf here. There were from 100 to
$50 persons on board. 1t is believed
20 or 80 went down.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

Gen. Garretson Selects Troops to &C
Immediately to Cuba.

Washington, July BRIG. Gen.
Pennington has been ordered to pro-
coed to Atlanta to relieve Maj.-Gen.
John E. Brooke of the command of the
gulf. This order does not affect Gen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
HOT IN WASHINGTON.

Washington, July 3.-The thermom-
eter at the weather bureau tipped the
mark for over an hour Saturday at
101. That point has not been reached
at this time of the year since 1873.
1t was within two degrees of the high
est point ever attained here.
ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Fire Consumes Business Portion of
the City.
Waterford, Wis, July 2.-The bus
mess part of this city burned last
night. The loss will be $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

Antonio, Jamaica, July Gen. Pando
with 5000 reinforcements reached San
tiago at noon today, Gen. Garcia re-
fusing to make an effort to stop him,
saying that the Spanish force was too
large for him to engage. The Ameri-
can army is half mad with delight
over the crushing of the Spanish feet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
DODGE WON'T WORK.

Shanghai, July Sit is reported
that Germany had arranged for the
concession of port in the PHILIPPINE
islands, antedating the present stu
alton there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
PANDO IN SANTIAGO.

Garcia Unable to Block Spanish Rein
forcements.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
A REVENUE RULING
TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES
HELD TO ACCOUNT.
CAN'T DODGE THE WAR TAX

Must Affix Stamps to Bills of Lading
Issued by Them-The Internal Rev.
enue Department Settles a Cues
tion of Very General Public Inter
est.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
MOVES ON MANILA
DEWEY PLANNED TO ATTACK
THE CITY JULY 4.
PLACE MAY NOW BE OURS

Arranged to Use Both Fleet and Land
Force-Spanish Gunboat Captured
and More Prisoners Taken-Philip-
pine Resident Arrested on Suspicion
of Intending to Kill Aguinaldo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

Off Jaragua, on Board the Associated
Press Boat Dandy, Sunday, via Port
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

ed by the Chicago platform. J. R.
Sovereign of Sulphur Springs. Ark,
former master workman of the Knights
of Labor, was elected grand chief of
the new order. A membership Of
$4,000 is claimed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
Dewey Reinforced

LIST cavalry, in leg; J. 2. Eurnes, Co.
c, 9Th infantry, in knee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07
Heroes Who Fell.

Washington, July A conservative
estimate-not officials that our
casualties during Fridays fighting
were nearly if not quite 1000, about Is
per cent. of which were deaths. Satur-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26

Both the Dumas hands are those Of
busy men, but the elder Dumas could
go on forever. He never stopped tC
punctuate. One of his literary c0nons
was that clear style punctuates itself.
There is a good deal in this. The son
never missed comma, semicolon colon
or full stop He had not the fathers IA
cility, which resembled tropical veg
citation at the end of the rainy season.
The younger Dumas beat his brains
terribly and forced them to bring forth
plays But his letters were jeux
d'esprit. He ought to have been a
preaching monk or an advocate He
liked to preach and point morals and to
kick his fair penitents to give them real
cause to cry. But he was not the brute
he liked to pass for being. Nothing can
be more refined than his handwriting.
The original manuscripts Of his plays
are scarcely legible, the corrections and
orasures are so numerous, But he did
not let the copyist or indeed any stran-
ger see them, but roWrote and added
pungent and pregnant sentences as he
did so. The first thoughts Of some uu-
thors arc the best; they were the worst
OF Dumas fills unless when be was an
swcrinS q letter. Answering, mind. 1t
was then a case Of steel Responding to
flint. Sparks flew. If there was an eX-
plosive about, it went of.-LonGoD
Truth.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26
His Abb,

Once upon time the late Sir Frank
Lockwood, while attending polio,
court, noticed that the magistrates were
performing their duties in IL very exne.
dltlous manner, and he commented ON
the fact to superintendent of police.
Yes, " answered the superintendent,
who was pompous and none too we'll
educated, their worships always dis.
pcnses with justice very fast" Some
years ago he got prisoner off by prov.
ing an allbi. Some time afterward tho
judge met him and said, "Well, Lock
Wood' that was a very good alibi. :"
Yes, my lord" was the answer 81
mad three offered me, and I think I Sc
lected the best"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26

AT New England society dinner
some years ago Mark Twain had Just
finished piquant address when Mr.
Evarts arose, showed both of his hands
down into his trousers pockets, as was
MS habit, and laughingly remarked,
doesn't it strike this company as a
little unusual that a professional hu.
morlst should be funny" Mark Twain
waited until the laughter excited by
this sally had subsidized, and then
drawled out, doesn't it strike this
company as little unusual that law.
yer should have his hands in his own
poke ts!"-EXchanpe
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26
Nervousness.

4 1his term was first used by a minis.
Ter OF state who affected to ridin, l''' "a,
warnings of those who were cnnsta,, .l!o
drawing tho attention of the two ' I"ii y
VI pafl Lament to kussia's steady ad.
vance toward India. The term yro "D
HAPPY one III its way, hut time Gro ' lnn' ..
proved that the alarmists were co,r '"''S
ana the said minister, 50 far -, -'u''
H. i deprecated its being constant
~ Drought up against him.
Inn, Inns W1rd was coined by tLe Dul;o NJ
argyll, who, i'll Il speech in thn ' INV. VI
Il lords, WAS dcriding tho we'll ro,r nn,'So
approximations Of those VINO fn,r "u' ,,'Cl
MY my stl a'','st "a would make themselves
9oi, II j., Oh ,c M'ry' in TurkiStan. Thev
'''N IL III 1881 Notes and Onorian
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26
,1-h.r Collins Was Prominent.

,to,,on r7., cit was the theme OF 9
l,tln arouu Of men the other day. aho
ono raljable citizen told this Iem1rkab!c
story: 1890. :. ,,,,,
GIVE known concoited men III my
lifetime. but there is picture some
,.herc in thi. town which illustrHtt an
excess Of self approval not oIi3n eA'oGh-
torad I have nGt seen the picture TOR
several years and would like to sn'" IL
in proof Of my story, bat to borrow VI
steal it would doubtless ~ l!np'SsloIo'
\ number Of YEARS aeo, Nh.nthe Mount
Vernon association had been aI-a!ll"V'i
to reclaim ana pres rye the old hNlle u
George Washington, this acquaintance
of mine-Collin% iy naHe-NcAJ On IL
SIMMER excursion to TIE national cALl-
tll While there lie made Il Trip down
the Potomac rive, tn Mount y crnoh ana
hammered to he on the grounds when
fine Mount Vernon association was nav
lag photographs taken Of yrioEs points
Of interest, including the old tomb uf
WASHINGTON, the new tomb, etc. W men
the new tomb was photographed, Vi'rI'
Gus men of national promin nee being
in the group standing beside the mauso'
leum under up fine trees which Sha~e
it. Collins, uiiuyited by some hook or
crook managed to slip in among the by
ISLANDERS and thus became figure III the
photographs. This was bad enough, but
the sequel is worse, He brought the
picture home with him, and unless the
enragcd gods have destroyed it it Sui
hangs in his parlor along with other
monstrostes Of bad taste, bearing I'M |
der the photograph this legend;
"Collins at the tomb Of Washlng- .
ton '"-Detroit Free Press
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26
The Leaky Missouri River.

Il. II. Spearman writes of "Queel
American Rivers" in st. Nicholas. Mr.
Spearman says:
With all its other eccentricities, the
Missouri river leaks badly, for you
know there are lcaky rivers as we'll as
leaky boats The government engineers
once measured the flow of the Missouri
away up in Montana and again some
hundred miles farther down stream. To
their surprise they found that the Mis-
souri,, instead of growing bigger down
stream, as every rational river should,
was actually $1,000 second feet smaller
at the lower point.
Now while 20, 900 second feet could
be spared from such a tremendous river
that amount of water makes a consider
able stream of itself Many very cele-
brated rivers never had SO much water
IN their lives; hence there was great
amazement when tho discrepancy was
discovered. But Of late years Dakota
farmers away to the south and cast of
those points on the Missouri, sinking
artesian wells, found immense volumes
OF water where the biologists said there
wouldn't DO any. So it is believed that
the farmers have tapped the water Leak
ing from that big hole in tho Missouri
river away up in Montana, and from
these wells they irrigate large tracts Of
land, and naturally they don't want
tho river bed mcndcd. Fancy what %
blessing it il when the weather is dry
to havo river boiling out of your we'll,
ready to flow where you want it over
tho whoatfiolls! For Of all manner Of
work that river can be put to irriga.
ton is, think, tho most useful. But
lsh that queer way for tho Missouri
wander about underneath the ground?
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26

Malcolm Townsend has pointed out
colncldences Of events in the lives of
Lincoln and jeff Davis. Both were born
III Observation-Disclosures in 1909, Davis
i'll 1"0S. Both removed from their ma
tive state i'll childhood, Davis going to
the southwest, Lincoln to the north
west In the Black Hawk war Davis
was second lieutenant of regulars,
Lincoln Il captain of volunteers. Both
began their political career at the same
period, 1914, Davis being a presidential
elector for Henry Clay. Both were
elected to congress at about the same
time, Davis in 1S45, Lincoln in 1876
Lastly, in the same year and almost the
same day, they were called Oh to pre-.
side over the destinies of their respective
governments, Davis as president of the
Confederate states, Feb. s, 1861, and
Lincoln as president of the United
States, March 4, 1SG1.-Now York
Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26

did you ever" asked the young
husband, have your wife look you in
the eye when you came home and asl,
you If you had not forgotten some
thing?'
MANY time, mo boy" answered
the old married man. "Sho does vet
In the early days it used to mean a kiss.
now 1t is usually a reference to wipinc
my shoes. '-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26
SOMEWHAT MIXED,
An Enigma Which Broke Up the Ar

An Enigma Which Broke Up the An
swers to Correspondents Editor.
! mister, do you write the Answers
to Correspondents for this paper" asked
the stranger with the respondent coun
tenance as he leaned across the desl
and heaved rye tinged sigh through
the atmosphere.
Yes, sir What can I do for you?"
Can you answer a little question Of
relationship"
Give me the facts, and I'll try"
Here you are: When l was baby.
my mother, widow, married the
brother of my fathers first wife. He
was my uncle, of course, but that made
him my father, didn't it?''
our stepfather, you mean."
"Ies. Well, mother got a divorce
from my uncle-father, and then she
married the Oldest son of my fathers
first wife. He was my half brother,
wasn't he, and also my stepfather,
wasn't he:''
ut looks as if he was
"Ihat made mother my half sister
didn't it:''
"I-I-I guess it did"
That's what l thought. Well, You
see, my uncle-father had daughter be.
fore he married mother. She was NV
half sister, too, wasn't she?'
'l-l-l-I guess she was"
"That's the way put it up. Next
thing was my mother got divorce from
my brother-father, and he-ny half
brother, you know-married my half
sister. That made her kind of step.
mother Of mine, didn't it?'
"I-I-I'-
Well, never mind answering vet.
My NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. died, and
low my half-sister- stepmother and | |
want to get married, but we can't fig I
ire out If we can without being arrest
ID for some kind of thingamy. We don't
want to have our tire punctured Just as
We get to scorching on the matrimonial
ahdehl. v hat want you to tell me is
what IS my relationship to my brother,
ny uncle, my stepfathers, my half sis
ers, NY mother, my half brother NV
tepmother and myself and if l can
marry her Without-why, what's the
latttr!"
Inc Answers to Correspondents" ed
-or had become unconscious - San
francisco Examiner.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26
HIS IN SHORTHAND.
Many Trials of an EnGlshInan with iiis
Stcnographer.

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so he wrote for On n.r,anatio, u.hnn
his first 1ottor uos sent ranl, to Xiv,
One glance IF il ond 10 ,nsbod oror
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26
Not Worth n Ran

Dean Swift, i'll his "Drapicr's Let
ters' employs the expression in severa
places OF rap, applied to base brass un(
copper CONS. Thus, in his first letter
speaking of the scarcity Of halfpencr
ana 1arthlngs, he states, MANY coun.
ter1elts passed about under the no,no ~
faps (see volume 4, page &C, Falkucr,s
' oulslon' i''o)' lie also mentions raps
more than once in his third letter Tho
rap was well known in Dublin prrvio.,S
10 .ne universal circulation of her males.
tty's present bronze coinage. Notes and
Queries ''o' anu
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-26
A BUSINESS PARABLE.
You Cannot Fail to Appreciate the Point
In This Story.

In This Story.
Once farmer had 1,800 bushels OF
wheat, which he sold not to a single
grain merchant, but to 1900 different
dealers, bushcl each. A few Of them
paid him in cash, but far the greater
number said 1t was not convenient then;
they would pay later. A few months
passed, and the mans bank account ran
low. Glow is this" be said. "My
1,S00 bushels Of grain should have kent
me i'll affluence until another crop is
raised, but | have parted with the grain
and have instead only vast number of
accounts, so small and scattered that
cannot get. around and collect fast
enough to ray expenses
So he posted up q public notice and
asked all those who owed him to nav
quickly. But few came. The rest said.
"Mine is only a small matter, and /
will go and Pay one CT these days " for
getting that though each account was
very small, when all were put together
they meant a largo sum to the man.
Things went on thus TIE man got to
feeling SO badly that he fQll cut Of bed
and awoke, and running to his granary
found his l,@00 bushels Of wheat still
safe there. He had only been dreaming.
Moral.-Ihe next day the rsqn Went
to the publisher Of his paper and said
Here, sir, is the ply for your paper,
and when next years subscription is
due you can depend On HE to pav III
promptly. [ stood Ill tho position of an
editor last night, and | know how it
feels to have ones honestly earned
money scattered all over the country in
small amounts. Union Signal.