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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

the ships bottom as well as in the
stern. No lives were lost.
Miss Euphemia Deans, a New York
teacher, has sued ey-Judge Hilton for
one-sixth interest in a portion of
the A. T. Stewart estate, claiming
relationship
The democratic central committee OF
Illinois has selected May II as the
date for the state convention. Peoria
or Springfield will be chosen as the
place.
The national committees of the dem
ocratic, populist and silver republi-
can parties have issued addresses urg-
ing united action by these parties on
the money question
Ri. Rev. Charles Todd Quintard,
Protestant Episcopal bishop of Tenn
essee and one of the founders of the
University Of the South, at Sewanee,
| Tenn, died at Meridian, Ga.
Word comes from Dr. James B. An
CELL, now United States minister in
Turkey, that he will return to Ann
Arbor in time to resume his duties as
President of the Michigan University
next fall.
Representatives of the National
Woman Suffrage association appeared
before committees of the senate and
house and asked for a constitutional
amendment giving the franchise to
women.
The United States circuit court of
! appeals at New Orleans decided
against the owners of the filibuster
steamer Three Friends, who sought to
obtain her release from the govern
ment.
George J. Zolany, the sculptor, who
expected to be married to Mrs. w.
Bette Newman in New York was dis
appointed, as Mrs. Newman did not
arrive from Paris On the steamer she
was to have taken.
Prof. Edmund J. James of the Uni
versity Of Chicago has been nominated
by the bureau Of education to repre-
sent the United States at the inter
national congress of commercial in
structlon to be held at Antwerp in
April
Alex Claremont, who carried Uncle
Sans mail on foot from Green Bav
q Chicago sc years ago. is dead aged
81. He repeated the trip during the
worlds fair He was born in st. Ig-
mace and served in the Black Hawk
war of 1882
Vice Chancellor Stevenson of Jersey
City has decided in effect that union
labels designated to indicate fair-made
goods are not privileged trademarks
and may be copied with IMMUNITY bv
anybody
The South Carolina house of repre-
sentatives passed a bill for the an
polntment of a committee to inyesti
gate the dispensary, it being repcrted
that legislatures had been ENJOYING
Tree liquor in the state sampling room.
Inc senate defeated the measure.
The liabilities of Henry Sherry Of
Neenah and the six companies in
which he is interested are given a
SI,25OO0O, with nominal assets At
SIoo,OOO. Mr.. Sherry's personal liza
ollltles are $62S,000, and in addition 10
this he has Endorsed the paper of his
corporations for $5SO,OOO more. The
assets to meet this are now estimated
to be worth $350s0OO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

tary of thenavy received the follow
ing Telegram from. Captain Sigsbee:
"The Maize was blown up in Hav-
ana harbor at $40 and destroyed.
Many were wounded and doubtless
n ore killd and drowned. The
wounded and others are on board
Spanish mn-of-war and Ward line
steamer. Send light house tenders
from Key Vest for the crew and the
few pieces Of equipment still above
water. No me has more clothes than
those he his on"
The offices of the Maine besides
Commander Sigsbee are: Lieutenant
commander Richard Wainwright;
Lieutenants George F. w. Holman,
John Hood, Carl w. Yungen. Lieu
tenants Gunior grade) George P.
Blow, John T. Blandid, Friend W.
vla nal' tsaxsl Claseri sH,i"a s...5 on
~ onson, David F. Boyd, Jr., George
Lucien G. Heneberger, Paymaster
w. Littlefield; Chief Engineer
Charles P. Howell, Past Assistant
Engineer Fred. Bowers, Assistant En-
glneers John S. Morris and Darwin R.
Merritt, Naval Cadets engineers di-
vision) Hope Washington, Arthur
Crenshaw, Chaplain John P. Child
wick, First Lieutenant of Marines AL
bertus w. Catlin, Boatswain Francis
E. Larkin, Gunner Joseph Hill, Car
penter George Pelms.
Over 100 of the crew were killed, but
few if any officers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

yesterday. On the streets there was
noticeably less excitement than on
Wednesday. All flags throughout the
city including those on the capitol and
department buildings are flying at
half mast and among others is con-
spicuous that of the Cuba Libre"
which flies from the staff on the Hotel
Raleigh, the headquarters of the Gu
ban iunta.
The navy department has made up
from its latest advices the following
list of dead, wounded and rescued from
the Maine. The names marked
doubtful are uncertain owing to
errors in Geographic transmission
which prevents their corresponding to
the muster roll of the department on
file in Washington. Following is a list
Of the dead: Michael Malone, Thomas
Game, B. Anguland, J. B. Lewis, NJ
Cochran, M. Lanahan, T. ]. Quigley
F. Bell, U. Kelley, C. Todoresco
Michael Griffin, Joseph Reilly, N. T.
/ Mudd, Joseph Seery, James P. Mason
Daniel Leeue, D. J. Tehaw, T. J
Jones, o. Sheridan, ]. Scully, ] F
Walsh, Bernard Lynch, J. McManus
Rudolph Falk, w. J. Horn, j. NJ
League, Thomas Troy, C. Kronyak, J
W. Louden, G. Lieber, T. Finch, H
! HERMAN, Walter Cameron, w. A
Greer, C. Murphy, C. P. Quinn, P. J
Shea, Thomas M. Cole, Hugo Kruse
John Morse, J. J. Lorenzen, Henr.
Gross, Robert Wilson, Daniel Lewis
B. L. Marsdan, K. Christensen, H
Brinkman, S. Nelson, William Lund
IJ. C. Clark, H. NJ Carr, Georg
Thompson, M. F. Harris, Willia1
Donoughy, Peter Ross, Charles Gun
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
MAINE BLOWN UP
United FATS CRUISER DES-
TRCEDAT HAVANA.
MANY LID AND HURT
>ause OF tt EXIOsion Is not Known
d Sastt Oc;lrs While Most of
those olBoad Are Asleep-Con-
cusslon ihaks Entire City Of
Havana ID Freaks Windows.

Havana, eb. ia terrible eX-
plCsion to place on board the
United Stat cruiser Maine in Hav-
ana harbor Many were killed or
wounded. yet the cause Of the eX-
plosion is r apparent. The wound
ed sailors dhe Maine are unable to
explain it. is believed that the
cruiser is ally destroyed.
The eXplOn shook the whole city
and window were broken in many
houses.
The correondent of the Associated
Press says hat he has conyersed
with severa)f the wounded sailors
and undershds from them that the
e. plosion t0 place while they were
asleep, so ut they can give no par
tiCulars as the cause.
Washingt, Feb. 16.-The secre-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

Washington, Feb. 15.-In the SEN
ate the resolution introduced by Mr..
Harris (dem., TENN, directing the
attorney general to furnish the senate
information as to the agreement with
the reorganization committee Of the
Union Pacific railway concerning the
Kansas Pacific branch was taken I'D
and passed. Mr. Pettus (dem.. Ala.)
offered and secured the passage of a
resolution requesting the president
to inform the senate what action has
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

Washington. Feb. 10. After four
days conside alton the house passed
the bankruptcy bill, reported by the
Judiciary committee as a substitute for
the Nelson bill passed by the senate
last summer. The bill is known as
the Hende. son bill and contains both
voluntary and involuntary features.
The involuntary feature had but 16
majority. The bill passed, 15S to 125.
Eighteen republicans voted against
it and II democrats for it. The pop
uIists, with one exception voted
against it. Messrs. Henderson (rep.,
la.), Ray (rep., N. Y.), Terry (dem.,
Ark, were a pointed conferees on
the bill. Mr.. Hit (rep., Ill) intro
duced a joint resolution, appropriat-
ing $1,000,000 for the repres entation of
the United States at the Paris exposi-
ton in 1900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

washington, Feb. 1S.-The govern
ment has settled back into a waiting
attitude In respect to the terrible
marine disaster in the Havana harbor
ne officials are now resigned to
await Inc results of the inquiry by a
court named by the navy department.
All news yesterday came late in the
afternoon in the shape of Captain
SlgSbee's report on the authorization
OF the funeral of his dead sailors and
Lees story of Merritt's and Jenkin's
struggle for life in the dark hull of
the Maine. The officials of the navy
department devoted the day to an eff
fort to correct the lists OF the living
and dead and to answering frantic tie:
egraphlc appeals from relatives of the
men On the battleslip. The wounded
sailors in Havana hospitals, on tho
spanish flagship and elsewhere when
in condition will be brought back to
Key West. In the meantime they will
be carefully looked after by Miss Clara
Barton, who has been given carte
blanche to buy everything necessary
for their comfort. The wounded who
are able to get across to Key West
will be cared for in the marine hos
pital there. AS to the Maine herself,
notwithstanding the discouraging re-
ports from Lieutenant Hood as to her
condition the navy department will
make an effort to raise her; while this
is required by every creditable senti
ulent, the officials say that they are
bound to remove the hull from
small harbor in any case and it may
be as easy or easier to raise her as it
would be to destroy the hull and ma
chinery by use of divers and dyna-
mite. 1t is believed that this work
can best be done by private wrecking
corporations and negotiations are al
ready afoot for placing the contract,
at an estimated cost of 100000.
At the navy department a specific
denial was given to the report eman-
ating from Madrid that the torpedo
fotilla was about to leave Key West
for Cuba. 1t is stated that only two
torpedo boats, the Cushing and Erics-
son, are at Key West, and these have
not been ordered and will not be Or
dered, according to present plans, to
Cuba. 1t is strongly asserted that no
present purpose exists to send any
warship there.
Du Bose, Spanish minister in charge,
has received no instructions to go to
New York and stop the Spanish ship
Vizcaya from entering the port, and
reports to this effect are discredited
The air of suppressed excitement
which characterized the movement of
the employees and visitors at the white
Eouse Wednesday was not noticeable
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

ran, D. Dahlman, William Hambur-
ger, H. Orean, F. H. Kniese, John A.
Kay, John Porter, Robert Burkhardt,
EIdon P. Nero, C. F. Stafford, A. J.
Fisher, w. A. Rieger, Abe Schroeder,
Henry S. Baum, L. M. Fleischman, M.
Stevenson, Gustav Holm, G.. F. Has
sell, B. Fountain, William Robinson,
A. Anfindsen, William Montfort,
Frank Gardner, C. o. White, C. A.
Scott, Thomas Shea, Arthur Brofeldt,
Frank Sutton, Frank Andrews, ].
Graham, J. P. Aitken, John Powers,
Henry Auchenbeck, William Noble,
William Coleman, H. A. Anderson,
William Hough, G. Leopold, J. G.
Nelson, Al. John Warren, I. Sugusaki,
Thomas J. Gardner, John A. Hallberg,
William Rushworth, M. Ohye, O..
Ishida. S.. Chingl, +. Gaf-
ney, Patrick Flynn, Charles
binder, G. c. Moss, James Drury, ].
E. Wickstrom, John Kelley, John
Hamilton, A Keskell, VIM. Lambert,
A. B. Heneckes, Frank B. Tigges, C.
F. J. Fadde, w. J. Lee, F. c. Phil
lips, G. Lapiers, C. A. Hamilton, T.
F. Sinsella, J. Pinkey, E. P. Rice,
H McConigle, Thomas Clark, H. Ora
dy, E. P. Graham, R. Perry, R.
White, A. Wilson, Y. Kitigata, J. E.
Marshall, John Matza, J. H. Ziegler,
H. J. Keyes, Charles Jennings, John
Wallace, Edward Burns, j. J. Shea,
Martin Tuoyey, F. Page, Walter S.
Sellers, George Miller, George Whit
ten, Leon Bonney, E. E. Kinsey,
Clark Evanson, John Martensen, w.
H. German, Charles Hauc, D. Faubel
P. H. Hughes, J. F. Furlong, S. Lees.
l.. J. Lancaster, J P. Fits, NJ Lynch,
F. Bloomberg, George MOBILES, W. R.
B. Caufeld, G. c.. Ording, Charles
Laird, J. P. Barry, T. J. Ohagan, G.
w. Wilbur, G.. M. Nolan, R. Grupp,
William Cosgrave, T. Magaminie, K.
Suzuki, H. C. Johansen, James O'Con-
nor, William P Tinsman, John Fou-
A. Conroy, T. J. Harry, E. Harris,
E. Mats, J Palmgren, J. H. Schil-
llngton, G. E. Lowell, r. B. Hawkins
F. Fisher, w. G. Hahrahan, A. c..
Bruins, John R. Bell, E. H. Moore, A
Simmons, M. Flaherty, ]. T. Adams,
William J. Fuer, w. Coleman, M. E.
Salim, G. H. jerks, George Elder, c..
w. Feirmann, Patrick O'Neil, D. C.
Harley, F. Butler, VIM. S. Miller,
Jacob Brecker, J. T. Linden, John H.
Moss, James Boyle
The following message was received
at the navy department Thursday af
ternoon from Captain Sigsbee at
Havana: "Blanco and the mayor of
the city called Oh me personally at my
MOTEL and requested me to permit the
government here to give public burial
to the dead already found in order that
public sympathy may be expressed
thereby and due honor shown the dead.
The ground for the burial has been
secured. Is it assumed that | am ex-
pected by the department to bury the
dead here? In fact it would be i'm
practicable to transport the remains
to the United States. Facilities are lack
ing, l accepted the offer of the author
tiles and there will be a public funeral
this afternoon. All here from the
Maine will attend. Fifteen bodies
were recovered" In reply Secretary
Long sent the following: your &C
ton is approved. Express to Blanco
and the mayor and people of Havana
the thanks of the department and it's
appreciation of their action in extend
ing honors as you reported to those
lost ON board the Maine"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

Washington, Feb. 1S.-1n order to
answer inquiries from all sections Of
the country regarding sensational
rumors, the following statement is
made: "The cruiser New York has
not been ordered to Havana; Lee has
not been assassinated; there has been
no conference of the cabinet; congress
was not in session last night, both
houses having adjourned at the usual
hour; Mckinley did not go to the
capitol and the situation is decidedly
quiet" (Signed.) Washington office
OF the Associated Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

Madrid, Feb. 1S.-The queen regent
presided at a cabinet meeting Thurs
day. The subject chiefly discussed
was the loss of the battleship Maine.
The minister of foreign affairs read a
despatch from Washington and the
queen regent expressed sorrow at the
catastrophe. The Spanish warship
Vizcanya, it is said, will receive final
instructions ''by semaphore" before
she enters New York harbor. There
is much comment here at the re-
ported sending of the United States
torpedo fiotilla to Havana from Key
West.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

New York, Feb. 1S-1he Worlds
copyrighted cablegram from Havana |
signed by Sylvester Scovel, says: 1.-The |
quays and docks were damned with |
SPECTATORS shortly after the accident |
and | was Informed that some jubilant |
sayings were heard among the crowd |
and that some Of the lower elements
rejoiced over the Yankee massacre as
they termed it. Personally I saw
| nothing but sympathy. 1t was too
colossal not to dwarf even interna-
tlonal Jealousy and apprehensive hate
Only in the palace did l see signs of
a contest. Captain Sigsbee bears the
/ calamity like an American officer and
gentleman. This GOODNESS is no.
| ticeable everywhere among the men
The officers who had something TO do
did it quietly. The others said
| nothing. Correspondents of the Ma
drid press sent home foreboding mes
sages and on the civil side of the pal
ace there was grave apprehension of
scant courtesy. When l asked Sec
rotary COngOsto to aid me in talking
to General Solano over securing a re-
opening of the cable for messages of
the Names officers, he coldly said it
was none of his business and that
General Solano was in sole charge.
Fortunately that gentleman was cour-
teous and the messages went. In view
of his present attitude | shall now
quote what Secretary Congosto, then
acting governor general, or, fulfilling
the functions of that responsible posi-
ton, said to ME the night before the
, Maine arrived. Lee told him that af-
, ternoon that the warship would
come. Congosto belligerently objected
Lee then said: Remember that if any
= trouble does occur l shall have the
: whole fleet here in four hours.
, Shortly after / saw Congosto and he
was very mad. He also was indiscrete
= He said to me: If your people would
: OILY let us alone we would be al
right. Spain has put up with more
than another nation would have done
1 have warned you there will bt
= trouble if the Maine comes here. Nov
bring your ships here. If you wan
war you can have it. You will fin
a that Spain has not forgotten how t.
4 fight 1 took these words at the tim
q as the angry utterances of an over
! taxed diplomat; now they seem t
mean something. Two days ago
; Spanish daily here claimed that D
: LONE wrote his famous letter an
caused it's capture because he saw n
gain in further delaying a break be
tween the two governments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

Chicago, Feb. 18.-Will Gathman,
the inventor, believes that the Maine
was destroyed by a Harvey torpedo.
In an interview he said that with the
vessel pointing against the tide, with
the night dark and the Maine not pro-
tected by netting, a man could row a
skiff across the bows Of the Maine at
distance of from 500 to 1000 feet,
towing a Harvey or floating torpedo.
Allowing the tide to drift the torpedo
against the forward end of the Maine,
he could explode it by means of cleo
trio wires attached to a Illuminating
cap.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

against the forward end of the Maine,
he could explode it by means of cleo
trio wires attached to a Illuminating
cap.
Key West, Fla, Feb. 1S.-Lieuten-
ant John j. Blandin of Baltimore, one
of the Names survivors, who is at
the Key West hotel, gave the CORES
pondent OF the Associated Press a sue
cinct account of the disaster, saying
that not until now has he been able
to recollect the sequence of the events
in the awful ten minutes following the
explosion of Tuesday evening. Lieu
tenant Blandin was on the Trenton at
the time of the disaster off Samoa in
March, 1889, when the American and
German vessels lost 244 men all told.
Lieutenant Blandin says: 81 was on
watch, and when the men had been
piped below 1 looked down the main
matches and over the side of the
ship. Everything was absolutely nor
mai. / walked aft to the quarter
deck, behind the rear turret, and sat
down on the port side, where 1 re-
NAMED for a few minutes Then, for
some reason l cannot explain to my
self now, moved to the starboard side
and sat down there. / was feeling a
bit glum, and, in fact, was SO quiet
that Lieutenant j. Hood came up and
asked laughingly if L was asleep.
said: No, am on watch. Scarcely
had | spoken when there was a dull
sullen roar. Would to God that
could blot out the sound and scenes
that followed. Then came a sharp ex-
plosion; some say numerous detona-
tions. | remember only one. II
seemed to me the sound came from the
port side forward. Then came per
feet rain of missiles of all descrip-
tiOns-from huge pieces of cement to
blocks OF wood, steel ratings, frag-
ments of gratings and all the debris
that would be detachable at first in
case of an explosion. l was struck
Oh the head by a piece of cement and
kI ocked down, but l was not hurt and
got on my feet in a moment. Lieu
tenant Hood had run to the poop and
l followed MIN. When l got there
though scarce a minute could have
elapsed l had to wade in the water up
to my knees, and almost instantly
the quarterback was awash. On the !
poop I found Captain Sigsbee, as cool
as if at ball, and soon all the officers |
except Jenkins and Merritt joined us. |
The poop was above water after the |
Maine settled to the bottom. Captain |
S. gsbee ordered the launch and gig i
lowered, and the officers and men, who !
by this time had assembled, got the |
boats out and rescued number in the |
water. Captain Sigsbee ordered Lieu |
tenant Commander Wainwright for
ward to see the extent of the damage
and If anything could be done to res
cue those forward, or extinguish the
f19 mes which followed close upon the
explosion and burned fiercely as long
as there were any combustibles above
Water to feed upon. Wainwright on |
bis return reported the awful charac-
ter OF the calamity and Sigsbee gave
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

washington, Feb. 16.-Neitber
mouse of congress did much of inter
EST. The senate devoted it's time ito IA
consideration Of the resolution to nrn-
vent the confirmation of the Kansas
Pacific railroad agreement, while the
mouse spent its time in CONSIDERING
The bankruptcy bill. No decision was
reached on either matter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Democratic convention OF the
Second congressional district OF Ar
kansas renominated Hon. j. S. Little
Lewis La May fatally injured Henry
Mullen in a quarrel In Knightsville.
Ind La May struck Mullen On the head
with a hoe.
Prince Victor Emanuel of Italy Is ex-
pected at Newport, r. l., on July 10,
and will be the guest OF Mrs. William
Aston.
The Indiana gas belt window-glass
workers have organized a stock COM
pany to build a cooperative window
glas plant at Elwood.
The Chicago City Railway company
has been sued for $4,000 damages by
Louis Z. Ireland. a dentist. who was
knocked down by cable train.
Richard Gallagher aged 60. of Day
ton, o., arose from his bed while asleep,
walked mile and fell into the canal
and was drowned
At a creditors meeting Of the
Amundson Printing company. Chicago,
a settlement was made with the credi-
tors, 100 cents on the dollar.
At Dayton, o., DR.. George w. Rush
of Savannah, Ga, shot and fatally
wounded his father-in-law, George De-
witt, the result of a quarrel.
A movement has been started in the
Knoxville, Tenn, region TO force the
coal operators to increase wages after
July l.
f. G. Darlington, general superinten-
dent OF the Indianapolis division of the
Pennsylvania lines, has resigned.
The grocery store Of John Ratcliff at
Muncie, Ind. was destroyed by fire. to-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-22
Promising Placer Strike.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, June %
News has been received here of a prom
Using placer strike in the Michipicoten
gold district. A. ]. Graham Of Bowling
Green, o., made the discovery last week
and about sixty claims were staked out
Friday and Saturday last. There is all
kinds of excitement here in conse-
quence. Graham has been prospecting
several months. The find was made in
the sand plains near the Michipicoten
river at depth Of twelve to fifteen feet,
the pay dirt going at SIG to the ton
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-22

gether with Ratcliffs residence and the
residence Of Or. F. NJ. Keltner and
James Schaeffer.
While his wife was going in a car
riage TO the funeral of a friend A
Gottmann Of Chicago died suddenly i'm
funeral train at that city.
secretary Barnes Of the State Horti-
cultural society says that the Kansas
apple crop this year will be almost q
total failure.
CHARLES Burns OF Cincinnati and
CHARLES Johnson of PHILADELPHIA TONIGHT
nfty rounds to draw at Bridgeport n
r. E. Close & Co.'S wool warehouse
ana elevator at Byron, Mich, were de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, 500. 600.
The Anchor line has Withdrawn ,,s
steamer City Of Rome for the season
owing to the falling off in the number
OF transatlantic passengers.
Levi Lock, an aged man OF Dudeeon.s
corners. o., was killed by David Miller
who used a whip as a weapon. Iocr
spoke abusively of MiIler's wife