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Lieutenant Commander Wainwright of the
Gloucester was officer of the Maine.
In sinking the two Spanish torpedo boat
destroyers. Furor and Pluton. he may be
said to have remembered the Maine to some
purpose.
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SOME OF THE HEROES.

Infantry and CavaIrs Omcers Who
Were Well known IN Leavenworth.
LEAyENwoRTH, Kan. July 5-Many
Of the wounded at Santiago of the Twen-
tieth Infantry and Sixth Cavalry came from
Fort Leayenworth ana most Of them have
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IT can't live properly on $75 a week." the
very young man complained
Yes, you can" said his guardian 1.-THE
real trouble is, you want to live improp-
erly."
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Partly Picnicky.

Watts--I tell you what, war is no picnic
Potts--No, not exactly; but l notice that
a good many soldiers have been laid up from
eating cakes and pies.
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BUBBLES IN THE AIR.

The Oregon knows now what she came
around the Horn after.
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Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press)
HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL
SKATERS ARMY. July A. via Port An
tonic, Jamaica, July 5, per the Associated
Press dispatch boat Cynthia III, via Kings
ton. Jamaica, July 5, 80 a. m.-Following
is a substitute list of killed and wounded
officers, from official sources, so far as OBJ
tanned
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of which are under government control try
to keep up their courage by all sorts of
lying and sensational reports They main
tain still that the United States war ship
Baltimore was so damaged in the late battle
that the American admiral decided to scut-
tie her. The latest issue contains n procla-
nation from the archbishop stating that
four Spanish battle ships are on their way
out, and that God has informed him that
in the next engagement the armies of the
most Christian Spain will be victorious!
This church dignitary is doing his utmost
to revive the religious war of the sixteenth
century. He has published a pastoral from
which / translate the following:
1T is the foreigner who wishes to bind
us in his hard yoke. 1t is the hereto who
wishes to rob us of our religion and to force
us from the maternal bosom of the Catholic
Church. 1t is the Unsuitable merchant who,
in face of the ruin of Spain and her possess
sions, wishes to enlarge his fortune.
Very soon you will see an insuperable bar
rier placed between you and your masters
There will be then for you no situation nor
representation, nor can you even partici-
pate in the government and administration
of the towns. You will be reduced to a
separate civil state. vilified and degraded
like those of the lowest caste, robbed like
miserable laborers reduced to the condition
of coolies, and further to that of beasts or
machines supplied or fed with handful
of maize or rice thrown in your faces as a
daily allowance simply to secure the fruits
of your labor. 1t will benefit the foreigner
himself like prince out of the treasures
of an estate that belongs to you and not to
him. This is not all. The worst is that you
will soon see the ruin Of your churches. or
they will be turned into Protestant chapels
where there is no altar. Oh, this is hard.
God. virEin and all are gone. the cross will
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
SURPRISE THE NATIVES.
200 Catholic Badgers Attend Services
in Porto REQ Cathedral.
Madison. Sent. Ia.

Madison, Sept. IA.
Lynn F. Pierce, SON of Major Guy
c. Pierce. night Waterman of the cap
fol, writes Interestingly Of a visit to
a Catholic cathedral in Coamo, Porto
Rico. Private Pierce enlisted in Co.
G of Madison, but at Camp Harvey
was transferred to Co. D Of the
third regiment. He writes under
date of August 26 as follows:
Il will give you a description Of
Coamo's cathedral The altar is
magnificent marble affair and one be-
fore which the pride of st. Johns at
Green Bay would shrink into insig-
nifcance. With the solemn chant of
the pipe organ, the deep, rich-toned
voice of the celebrant and the
fragrant incense around me, I once
more felt like human being and not
like savage as heretofore. On the
altar stood two handsome statues Of
st. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin,
while the top of the tabernacle was
adorned with a small gold statue of
our Saviour. The priest wore real
IdCc sui plICS anu d f6SIu1euI luldlu
with gold braid, and even from the
back of the church where I was I
could easily see the sparkle of the
brilliant stones in the chalice. You
should have seen the astonished look
on the faces of the natives as 200
Catholic boys of the Sd Wisconsin
marched into the cathedral, sprinkIed
holy " alter on their foreheads and
made genufections. You know the
Spaniards told these poor, unsophisti-
Gated people down here that we were
huge monsters with rings in our
noses. ETC., etc., and the spectacle Of
us coming into their church and be-
ing familiar with the ceremonies was
one they never believed possible The
floor Of the cathedral is adamant and
in colored blocks, the ceilings and
walls are handsomely decorated. I
have often heard Of the rich old
cathedrals Of the Spaniards, and now
that it has been my privilege to see
one of them 1 am satisfied that the
reports are not exaggerated.
ga call just came for the officers to
go and see the colonel and think we
will get orders to go to the coast.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS.

Dover, Del, Sept. 1.-THE demo
cratic state conveDtion Tuesday Sc
]ected the following ticket:
Congressman. Irving Handy ire
uominated).
Treasurer William NJ. Ross IRE
uominated).
Auditor-Dr. L. A. H. Bishop.
The platform declares the devotion
Of the democratic party of Delaware
to all the cardinal principles Of the
democratic faith which have come
down from Jefferson and Jackson.
Concerning the money question, the
platform says: notwithstanding ad-
mitted evils of our present compli-
Gated, illogical and injurious currency
system, the republican congress and
administration take no positive and
effective measures for its reform. -
The people are congratulated upon the
termination of the war with Spain
and demand is made that the bur
deQs Of the war taxation be lessened
as quickly as possible. A rigid and
impartial investigation of the conduct
of the war is demanded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
DEPUTIES ADOPT IT
BOTH BRANCHES OF CORTES AP-
PROVE PEACE PROTOCOL.
SENATE AGAIN IN UPROkR
Count D'Almenas Includes Linares in
List Of Generals Whom He Said
Ought to Have Their Sashes
Around Their Necks Instead of
Around Their Waists.

Madrid, Sept. 1.-THE chamber of
deputies Tuesday adopted the His
pano-American peace protocol. 1t
had previously been adopted by the
senate. The vote in the chamber OF
deputies was Isl for to As against the
protocol.
There was another Uproarlous ses-
sion Of the senate Tuesday. Count
D'Almenas, referring to his statement
OF Monday giving the names of the
generals that he said ought to have
their sashes tied around their necks
instead Of around their waists, said
LiEares was also incompetent and
ought to be arraigned. Weyler and
the others loudly protested. A great
tumult ensued, the senators standing,
shouting and threatening each other.
The president of the senate vainly
strove to res tore order. When the
debate was resumed Gonzales attacked
the army. He said it had been
worsted from the first by the insur-
gents and then by the Americans.
He blamed Weyler and the late
Premier Canovas del Castillo. Sagasta
replying said that neither Castillo nor
himself ruled long enough to change
the character Of events which was the
true cause, he claimed, of the disaster
to Spain. 1--WE are" the premier said,
IAN amalgamic country. We are at
tackled when acting as honest men
would. l have lost my prestige, but
it is because I believe that the path
I am following is the best Wey-
Ter then made a speech of great VIC
lence which provoked such an out
burst that the premier had to inter-
v5ne, and he called upon the general
to explain his policy. Weyler re-
piled that he had not threatened the
government institutions, but only
those who had attacked the army .
The duke of Tetuan, former minister
of foreign affairs, defended Castillo,
whereupon Gonzales declared Castillo
had fOreseen the loss Of Cuba and
planned with Sagasta to sign its sur
render. The loss of Cuba, Gonzales
continued, was just punishment for
those who failed to profit by the doc
trine that the colonies should not be
governed by oppression. The senate
then adjourned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
AN IMPORTANT DUTY.
Peace Commission Leaves for |
Paris.

Washington, Sept. .5.-The presi-
dent and peace commissioners con-
suited for two hours yesterday. Sen
ators Frye and Gray expect to take
part in the conference today. The
president will give dinner tonight
at which the commLsioners will be
the principal guest. The commits
sjoners will leave tor orrow to take
the Campania Saturday. The leading
members of the commission stated
that all talk relating the instruc-
ton of the commissioners or the posi-
ton of the United States was purely
conjecture.
In official circles much pleasure is
expressed over the news from Madri
that the lower house of parliament
passed the government bill &C
cepting the terms of the protocol.
There is little doubt as to the gen
eral line Of policy agreed upon by the
president and cabinet Tuesday, but
there is good reason for believing tn
assertion that the decision was defin-
itely in favor Of not permitting
Spain under any condition to retain
sovereignty in any part Of the Philip
rine islands is based on misconcep-
ton.
1t is not doubted that the commits
sion will start the negotiations at
Paris with the assertion that we Law
conquered Spain in the Philippine
and that Spanish sovereignty is al
ready forfeited there. This will not
however, necessarily signify that it
the purpose of the administration t
retain possession of the entire group
CT islands or permanently depriv
Spain of all possessions in the Pa
cifc. 1t is not believed that the ad-
ministratiOn beyond demanding a
better administration will retain the
whole island of Luzon, but it is I'm
derstood to be the intention of the
president to establish at the outset
the right of this government to deter
mine the fate of the islands and make
the conditions under which a gov
eminent will be established there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
SOLDIERS IN THE SOUTH.
Minnesota Boys En- Route-Mrs.
Montgomery Complains.
Madison, September 16.

MaulSOn, september 10.
A train on the Northwestern road
passed through Madison about 3
o'clock this morning carrying a por-
ton of the 18th regiment Minnesota
volunteers. The regiment was quart
cred at Camp Ramsay for sometime
but removed to Fort Smelling for san
itary reasons. The boys were bound
south and will probably be stationed
with the Fourth Wisconsin regiment
at Admission, Ala.
All the sick members of Co. G are
reported as gradually improving. John
Davis and Corporal Clinton G. Price
are both quite i'll with typhoid fever
but both are progressing toward re-
covery.
Mrs. R. D. Montgomery of Madi-
son, who had charge of the conval
escents Of Co. G on their trip from
Jacksonville, says she will speak he
mind on the matter Of the neglect of
the troops and that the high military
officials will each receive a personal
letter in which she will give he
private opinion of them and their
work. She b1ames them for the mis-
cry existing in the camp and says
private's life at Jacksonville
worth about as much as an arm
mule. Of Jacksonville and the HON
trip she says:
Il left home some time ago 10
the purpose of going to Jacksonvill
and getting my son, who was danger
ously i'll with fever. When I arrived
I found things in bad shape, especial
ly in the hospital. From day to day
they put me off on getting me a fur
Tough for my son, each time sayin,
to come around the next day. Finally
when I received it and I was ready
to start they asked me if I couldn't
| take more of the sick of the list Wis
| consin. I said l could, and then they
| filed a car with the sickest of mel
and sent 1t north with a Mrs. Bridge
Of Monroe, Joseph Paulik of Milwau
kee, a member of the ambulance
| corps, Of the seventh army corps, and
myself in charge.
when we pulled out of Jackson
vile there was no doctor aboard, nor
was there one drop Of medicine to
give the sick. We had been out blu
| a few hours when four of the men
| became historical, and it was all we
could do to manage them. Wet towel
were put about their ankles and
wrists, and in this way we relieved
| them somewhat Not one particle Ct
| food was in the car, and on the way
We had to purchase southern milk
| that was vile and which the people
| had the nerve to charge US fifteen
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York navy yard. This was done at
Evans request. He has served more
than the period required by the reg
ulations and practice for a captain to
command. The next commander of
the Iowa will be Capt. Silas Terry,
now in command of the receiving ship
Franklin, at the Norfolk navy yard.
He will take the SHY to Honolulu in
the company Of the Oregon and some
GOLFERS. 1t is not denied that they
will ultimately proceed to join Dew
ey's fleet at Manila. 1t has been de-
cided to assign Evans to duty as a
member of the naval inspection board,
He will assume his duties after a
brief vacation.
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cents a quart for On reachins
Chattanooga we were given our frs
royal welcome. Here a physical,
was in waiting. and the people did al
in their power to relieve US. At In.
dicnapolis the citizens could not dc
enough for US, and from that time
on we wanted for nothing. .
Mr.. Bond OF GAINESVILLE, who as
sisted Mrs. Montgomery, says of the
first night Of the trip:
There had been talk of a hospita
train for several days. Sunday
was decided to send two cars. At 4
O'Clock Sunday afternoon the loading
began with everybody in a hurry
There seemed to be nobody to tax
charge, and Mrs. Montgomery Of Mad
ison, who had been down on the sam
mission as myself, was placed il
Worn out, but was assured that sh
would have enough Red Cross nurse
to bear the burden Of the work. and
that buffet would be on the train
with ample food. The train started
before supper Sunday with no ply
sicians, no medicine, no nurses, an
no food suitable for fever patients
Several Of the patients were delirious
They were suffering for food, bu
went through the night with wha
little we could pick up. What made
1t harder was the fact that half tn
occupants Of the first car wer
special diet patients who could no
eat solid foods.
"The patients were very deliriou
throughout the night. and Mrs
Montgomery so wore herself out car
ing for them that she had to go to
bed. When we stopped at 7 o'cloc.
in the morning I ran out to d hote
and was able to get one hundred or
ders Of toast that had been prepare
for other parties, and got a supply o
milk. I had to do this same thin
all along the line. The money to buy
food was raised by levying assess
ments on the boys, they having been
paid $3.50 apiece before starting
cover their expenses"
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Washington, Sept. 16.-The state
department Thursday night gave out
the following statement: THE men,
bers of the peace commission, with
the exception of Gray, spent the
greater part OF Thursday in a free
discussion of the duties with the dis
charge of which they have been en-
trusted Senator Gray is expected
during the evening. While for obvi-
Gus reasons it was determined that
the nature of their instructions
should for the present be kept secret
and made known only after definite
results are reached. it is possible to
state authoritatively that the COM
mission goes to Paris fully prepared
to follow a course of action mapped
out for it as a result of the consulta-
tions of the last two days. At the
outset it will be made clear
to the Spanish commissioners
that, as in the case of the preliminary
protocol, there can be no deviation
from or notifications of the demands
made by the United States. This de-
cision was arrived at by the presi
dent after a full consultation with
the members of the commission and
was subsequently unanimously ap
proved by the cabinet. The commits
sion sails from New York on the
Campania Saturday"
President Mckinley gave q dinner
at the white house Thursday nigh
to the Spanish-American peace com
mission. Invited to meet them were
the members of the cabinet now here
and few other officials. The dinner
was confined entirely to gentlemen.
The guests included the following
Secretary Day, Senator Davis, White
law Reid, Secretary Long, Secretary
Gage, Attorney General Griggs, Post
master General Smith, Secretary
Bliss, Secretary Wilson and John w
Foster. Senator Gray, one of tn
peace commissioners, was prevented
from being present
The cabinet met in special
session Thursday afternoon. All
members were present except
Alger. All united in the state
nent made after the meeting that
they had agreed to say nothing more
CT the result Of their deliberations
than that the peace commissioners
had been fully instructed. 1t is not
understood that the commissioners
go under iron-clad, Interchangeable in
structions at all points. There is a
certain amount of fexibility in the
instructions. The peace commission
ers are in no sense mere mouthpieces,
hut having chosen with the greatest
care and consideration the five men
irto whom he puts the most implicit
confidence, the president feels that
they are to be trusted with the inter
ests of the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
INSANE WOMAN's BODY FOUND
Corpse of Mrs. Mutter, Who Disap-
peared on September 5, Recovered.

Milwaukee, Sept. 15.-Tbe body of
Mrs Josephine Mutter of 610 Grand
avenue was found floating in the river
near Grand avenue bridge Wednesday
by one Of the bridge enders. The re-
mains were removed to the morgue.
Mrs. Mutter committed suicide about
o'clock on the morning of Septem-
Der 5, by throwing herself into the
river at the foot Of the alley along
side of Bar1ett's penny store, on West
Water street. For some few months
back the woman had not been in her
usual state of mind and frequently
had periods Of great detection during
which she would bemoan the posi-
bility Of impending ruin to herself
and family. Her children realized
that their mothers mind was giving
way, for she had no cause OF COM
plant On the possibility of financial
disaster. Three years ago she separ
ated from her husband and recently
he married again. This separation
was a severe blow to her, and she
never rallied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
TO LOSE THEIR STRAPS.
Many Major and Brigadier General
to Be Mustered Out.

Washington, Sept. 16.-The wa
department will soon take up tn
question of mastering out a consider
able number of men and officers of
the volunteer army, including major
and brigadier generals. All regi-
mental officers have gone out of the
service with their respective regi-
ments, but the entire force of genera
officers still remains. The depart
ment will re- rganize the several corp
and divisions on a basis of the re
duced number of regiments: when
this is done the general officers will
be named and the corps commanders
etc. A reorganization can be affect
ed with about half the general Of
fcers now in service, so when the
new assignments are made those Of
ficers remaining unassigned will b
mustered out
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
BADGER BOYS BACK
REST OF SECOND WISCONSIN
RETURNS FROM PORTO RICO.
ALL OF THEM ARE WELL
arrive On transport Alamo Which
Left Ponce a Week Ago Thursday
NO Deaths on Board Vessel
Oshkosh, Appleton and Manitowoc
companies BeIong.

New YORK, 0ept. 1U.-ihe UAlte
States transport AIamo from rOuce
rorCo, RlCo, arrived at Quarautin
this morning. The Alamo sailed from
Ponce Sept. 8, having On board tn
following volunteers: Companies +,
G and H of the I'd Wisconsin 6 Of
fcers and 200 men); bat
terry A, 1st Illinois 6 of
fcers and 70 mem; Co. H, 1st District
Of Columbia e officers and SO mem ;
battery c, Pennsylvania artillery e
officers and 166 mem; unattached, six
officers and so men; civilian en-
ployes, 80 men. The troops will be
delivered at Jersey City and Their
take trains for home, There were
10 deaths on board during the voy-
age. All the men are we'll and in
good spirits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
CURRENCY DEBATE BEGINS.
Leading Advocates Of All Systems IN
Session at Omaha.

Omaha, Sept. 14.-One Of the most
distinguished gatherings of financial
students tina ever assembled o"e1ed a
three days session of the meme airy
conference at the Nebraska building,
al the exposition grounds, Tuesday
morning. J. Ster ing Morton is pre-
siding. Horace White of New York,
Edward Atkinson, Congressman
Fowler of New Jersey, Editor Robin
son of The Railway Age, Louis R.
Erich Of Colorado Springs, ex-Sena-
ter Carey Of Wyoming and Gov. Les
lie H. Shaw Of Iowa, are to take
part in the program. Messrs. War
ner, ToWne, Bartine, Weaver, Rey-
nolds and other leaders of the silver
and paper money sides took part in
the debate Tuesday.
Almost a mouth-to-mouth contest
between the gold and silver sides,
with the middle-of-the-road editors Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22
DAVIS DIMES WITH MCKINLEY

Washington, Sept 14.-Senator Da
Wis member Of the peace commission,
arrived in Washington Tuesday. In
the evening he dined with the presi-
dent at the white house. Commits
sioner Whitelaw Reid also reached the
city late last night. Senator Frye is
scheduled to arrive tonight. Several
members of the cabinet were at the
white house Tuesday night in consul
tation with the president. Secretary
Day spent some time there, presum-
ably comforting over the instructions
to the peace commissioners, and Sec
retaries Long and Bliss were also at
the mansion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22

the reform press association strongly
in evidence for their favorite theory
Of irredeemable paper currency, de-
veIoped Tuesday. The fatists are
most impatient to be heard and can
hardly wait until tomorrow, which Is
their day for the advocacy of paper
money, and their interruptions Tues
day were fast and numerous.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-22

will find out when Capt. Turner gets
back. We expected to get out CT
here IN about a month; then again
we get news it will be several months
before we can get away. So now I
don't pay any attention to rumors.
We have one consolation and that is
they cannot hold Us longer than two
years"