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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11

Madrid, Aug. 5.-The consultations
between the premier, presidents of the
chambers and other prominent per-
sons are described as being of a
really national character, with the
view of ascertaining the views of all
parties. The government has not yet
entered upon any engagement re-
garding terms for concluding the war
with the United States. The cabinet
will follow the advice of the party
leaders and will leave to the crown
the liberty of choosing new advisors.
All the leaders consulted thus far
have observed the strictest reserve,
with the exception of Robledo, leader
of the Weylerite party, who declares
himself in favor of continuing the
war. The queen regent has sum-
moned several generals for consulta-
tion
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
LIGHT THE LAMPS
OUR MARINES LAND AT NUMER-
Gus PORTO RICAN POINTS.
TRANSPORTS co ASTRAY
Serious Mistake Evidently Made in
Regard to the RELATIONSHIPS
Orleans Alone Maintaining the
Blockade Before the Capital
Blockade Runner Caught.

On Board the Associated Press
Dispatch Boat off San Juan de Porto
Rico, Thursday, via ST. Thomas, Aug.
G.-The Americans have taken
peaceful possession of the eastern
portion of the island. Small parties
of marines have landed, VINO
have lighted the lamps in the light
houses at Cape San Juan and other
light houses along the coast. They
met with no resistance. Indeed, at
Cape San Juan Populations of cit
liens came out to meet them. The
warships now in this vicinity are
the Montgomery, Annapolis, Puritan
and Amphitrite. The two former
are looking for transports, with
troops, which left the United States
for the island. The Annapolis round
ed up the Whitney, Florida and
Raleigh yesterday and they are now
at Cape San Juan. There seems to
have been a serious mistake as to the
rendezvous, for no two ships
got to the same place and
it will take several days
to locate them and get them to
Ponce, where Miles is waiting The
cruiser New Orleans alone maintains
tie blocadke. The city is grim and
silent, but back of her yellow walls
there will be plenty of determination
and fight when the Americans open
fire. Captain General Machias has
issued a proclamation, in the course
Of which he says:
Spain has not sued for peace, and
can drive off the American boats
now as l did Simpsons attempt be-
FORE
Altogether there are $500 Spanish
regulars in the city. The troops of
the enemy, who are retreating from
Ponce and other towns on the south
coast occupied by the Americans
have not yet arrived. The German
steamer Polynesia, with a cargo Of
rum, canned meats and tobacco, tried
to run the blockade this morning,
but was stopped by the New Orleans
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11

or stores under his control, located at
New York city, Jacksonville, Ind );
Philadelphia, Pa; Washington, D.
c.; San Francisco, Cal, and St.
Louis, Mo. From these depots, as
centeIs, equipments and provisions
are sent by order of the quartermas-
ter general at Washington to the Ill
vision quartermasters of the army
corps.
Sixteen miles from Jacksonville, by
means Of the Jacksonville and Allan
tic railway, you reach Pablo, located
beautifully on the Atlantic ocean.
With brains and bullion this place
could be made the Atlantic City Of
the south. For miles the salt water
washes one of the finest beaches any
where to be found, the air is remark
ably inyigoratirg, and the nearness
to the metropolis of Florida makes it
convenient to reach.
Camp life, especially for the pri-
vate, is not so easy as one would sup
pose. Besides the drudgery work,
such as cooking, cleaning up, wash
ing, digging bitches, using the axe,
hammer and nails, and scores OF
other such tasks, the boys have their
daily marcnes, drills and parades that
require painstaking physical exercise.
The drill from 2:15 to p. m, over
rough fields on a hot July day, in
Florida, is not the most delightful
performance, and | have seen some
of the WORKOUT privates actually fall
into their tents completely exhausted
after one Of these marches.
From General Arnold's headquar-
tiers there has just been issued gen.
eral orders No. %, for the govern
ment of the second division. which
has an important bearing on this
question. The order is as follows:
"In compliance with general orders
No. 10, drills and other practical in
struction, with the exception of rife
practice, which keep men in the sun,
will be discontinued between the
hours of a. m. and 4:30 p. m.
During the continuance of this order,
regiments and other organizations
will have but one dress parade or
other formation coming under the
head of ceremonies, per week.
General orders No. "a will be
carefully observed and followed by
brigade and regimental commanders.
Especial attention will be paid to
extended order drills and battle
formations for attack and defense.
The recruits and other uninstructed
men must be properly instructed in
aiming, drill and firing with blank
cartridges, and no man will be sent
to the rife range until he has re-
ceived such instruction as will in
sure his control of the piece when it
is fired"
The order is hailed with delight by
the boys in the ranks, and will
doubtless, prove to be one of the
wisest health measures that has been
enacted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11

tusks, II yertebras, humerus OF one
front leg bone, part Of pefvis, several
small pieces of the skull, one shoulder
blade, 2S ribs and fragments of ribs,
one knee bone, six foot b2nes and
three teeth. Judging from the good
condition in which these bones were
fund, DIR. Buckley was confident that
at least some of the remaining parts
of the skeleton existed in the neigh
borhood and went back to the search,
returning with some more fragments
Saturday. He left four men at work
to continue the digging.
The possessor of the giant frame
work Of which these sea ttered remains
are found was certainly a monster.
They speak a mute eloQuence across
the ages and the contemplative mind
is filled with suggestions Of the form
less and the vast at beholding them.
1t required almost the united strength
of two men to lift one of the great
tusks, 8 feet long, from the ground.
What head and what a body in pro-
portion must it not have required to
carry two such great weights! The
shoulder blade is 80 by % inches in
diameter, the ribs 5 feet long, the
teeth nearly s inches across and the
humerus SO inches around at the
largest knuckle. A curious fact no
ticeable is that the animal once had
two ribs broken, the knitting of the
parts being very apparent.
The bones were found in a stratum
of clay in valley partly filled with
alluvia- Whether the great monster
quagmired where it's bones we're found
or died on the hillside and the skeI-
eton gradually worked into the val
ley, DR.. Buckley could not, Of course,
say. Nor would he hazard a guess as
to how long ago the creature lived
10000 years. Its scientific name is
Mastodon Americans. The masto-
don differed from the mammoth, which
was larger, in several respects, one
of these being the teeth, which are
pronged in the mastodon and fiat in
the mammoth. This is the third par
tial skeleton of a mastodon now on
exhibition at the university. Last
year fragments of one were found in
Richland county.
Robert J. Gay and D. A. Hanks
put the skeleton through the preser-
walton process by soaking the bones
with glue and coating them with
shellac to prevent them from chip
ping.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
OFFERS BLACK FOR WHITE.
Gov. Tanner Urges Corbin to Ex-
change Illinois Regiments.

Springfield, Ill. Aug 5.-The fol-
loving telegram was received Thurs
day by Gov. Tanner from Col. Henry
L. Turner, commanding the LIST Illi-
nos infantry now in front of San
tiago:
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 4.-Gov-
ernor Joha R. Tanner, Springfield,
Iu.:-If you can do anything to get
this army out of Cuba quick, you will
help to save a great disaster.
Colonel Turner"
Immediately upon it's receipt Gov.
Tanner answered as follows:
Turner, Care list Illinois Infantry,
Santiago de Cuba:-Have your tele-
gram of this date. l am solicitous
and anxious about our boys of the LIST
and assure you, and through you
them, that | will do everything in
my power to get them out of that
Geath-hole. john II. Tanner.
Gov. Tanner then went out to Camp
Tanner and consulted with Col Mar
shall Of the 8th infantry which is
composed of colored men, to ascer-
cain if they desired to go to Cuba in
place Of the 1st infantry. He found
them not only unanimous, but en-
Enthusiastically in favor of the propo-
sition and anxious that the governor
should offer their services. Gov.
Tanner accordingly wired Adjutant
General Corbin at Washington ask
ing that the LIST infantry be with,
drawn if possible, and offering the
Sth in it's stead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11

Mark Wells. The defeated ticket bore
the names Of D. D. Bryant, Charles
Sefilns, Perry Clubhouse, James Jack,
and Ralph c. Vernon. The county cf
Burnett was first heard from Saturday
afternoon. 1t instructed it's three
delegates for La Toilette. 1t was
carried by La Toilette two years ago
when it had two votes. Dispatches
were also received by Mr.. La Toilette
stating that the town caucuses in
Waukesha and Rock Crock county,
had instructed for him and that he
would have a majority of delegates
in the GAINESVILLE assembly district.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
MONAHAN IS CHOSEN
RECOMMENDED FOR COLLECTOR
OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
SO HIS OWN PAPER SAYS
Senator Spooner Wires from Nam
tucket Island that He Has Asked
the President to Appoint the Darl-
ington Editor-Salary Is $500
Will Probably Go Into Office Oct. l.

James G. Monahans paper, the
Darlington Republican, says:
ON Wednesday Of this week James
G. Monahan was notified by telegraph
that Senator John G. SpOoner had that
day nominated him for collector of
internal revenue OF the western dis
trict of Wisconsin and forwarded the
accommodation to President McKin-
ley"
While no confirmation Of this state
ment could be obtained here, owing TO
the fact that Senator Spooner is spend-
ing a month on Nantucket island, it is
generally accepted as true by local re-
publican leaders enjoying the conf
dence Of the senator. 1t has been gen
orally understood for some time that
MI. Monahan was slated for the
place. The salary is $500 year. M.
F. Blumenfeld, who is to be succeeded
by Mr.. Monahan, lacks little over
month of having held the place five
years. With his father he publishes
the Watertown Weltbuerger. Mr..
Monahan also is a newspaper pub
Usher.
While it is necessary for the senate
to confirm Mr.. Monahan's nomlna-
ton, still he can take charge of the
Office and begin drawing his salary
as soon as he is appointed by the
president. The appointment will
doubtless be timed so that he can as
sumo the position on October l, the
beginning Of the next quarter.
Just what effect this appointment of
a new collector will have on the sub
ordinates in the Office is not positively
known but it is probable that for a
time at least there will be no change
in them. 1t is thought that civil ser
vice protects at least two of the three
positions. Henry Schildhauer is dep
uty collector and receives a salary OF
! 81, 800. The question as to whether his
position is fully protected by civil
service is matter on which there is
some difference of opinion. Fred. E.
Parker and Harry L. Potter bold
| clerkships drawing salaries of about
81 900 each. These positions are IN
| der civil service.
There are a half dozen outside dep
| uty collectorships drawing salaries of
from 5000 to 81 200 that are not under
! civil service. One of the best OF these
/ is now held by c. S. Crosse, publisher
! of the Stoughton Hub, who was at one
! time slated for Schildhauer's place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11

conventions thus far held have been,
it is thought, to slightly greater eX-
tent in so-called La Toilette territory
than in bailiwicks favI rable to SEQ
field. The new week will be char
acterized by much closer contests, on
the whole, than the past one and,
unless present indications fail, it will
be perhaps a trifle more favorable to
the governor than to his opponent
The large number Of uninstructed
delegates is regarded as rather more
to Scofeld's advantage than to La
Follette's, for reasons which pol
iticians will readily understand
Saturday Scofield had a walkaway in
Calumet, 6 delegates, Langlade 6, Lin
coin Z, Manitowoc II, Marathon 16
Washington II, Forest and If, q
where he got all the dele
gates, though thy were not
instruc ed for him. T. csc
counties are in 9Th, 9Th and 9Th con-
gressioral districts. La Toilette had
Green, Crawford and RichIand coun-
ties in the 1st, Sd and 10th districts
In Adams he got all but 1 delegate
But what impaired some enthus-
iasm to the camp was a telegram
from Assemblyman Tucker at Omro,
Winnebago county, stating that the
Menasha and OmrO delegates haG
been instructed fer La Toilette anC
that he also had the Z from Whine
come and from Winchester. Mr.
Tucker thought that these results in
sured La Toilette the delegation from
tbat assembly district. Two years
ago ScOfeld, in the whole of Winnie
bago county, got 10 votes on the first
ballot and Baensch 3, while La Fol
lette got left.
/ La Toilette claims the solid deIega-
ton of 8 from Crawford county
! This is the home Of AssembIyman J
O. Davidson, who is a candidate fol-
state treasurer. Owing it is said tC
Davidson's candidacy, the delegates
were uninstructed but are claimed as
sure by La Toilette. Two years age
| the delegation numbered Z and was
! held by La Toilette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
TERRIBLE AT TAMPA
Mr.. SOUCY WRITES A PITIFCL
LETTER ABOUT LIFE IN CAMP.
BIG STRONG MEN DROP
In Single Troop % Soldiers Out of
80 Are Sick-Wretched Diet Simply
Ruins the Stomacn-Must Wait
for Pay Day to Get Prescriptions
Filled.
Madison, Aug. s.


A more than thoughtful young Mad
ison lady, herself perhaps not strong
enough to go to the front in the ca
paciy Of a nurse, has nevertheless
done what she could from home ~
relieve the monotony Of soldier .ife,
by writing long, kindly letters 10
every one Of her acquain -aLces IN
whatever camp she mi- mt learn him
to be. Pierre Soucy, pleasantly re-
membered by many Madisonians as
the young Frenchma1 who gave pri-
vate lessons in his mother tongue to
varsity students and others for some
time, was one Of the benefcieries Of
her gentle consideration and fastened,
like all the other boys, to express his
appreciation. Mr.. Soucy is from
noble but impoverished French fami-
ly of the old regime and came to
America hoping to obtain a position
as a French teacher in some college.
From the Chicago university, to which
he had letters, he finally came to
Madison, and here, liked by all, he
spent year or two, teaching French
to some, enjoying entree to many
handsome homes and everywhere de-
porting himself like the born gentle
man that he is. At last, discouraged
no doubt by the lack of pupils, he
enlisted in the regular army. This
was last fall. He soon found himself
at post in Texas, and when war
broke out in the spring he was sent
to the camp at Tampa. And there he
has Teen since. The Madison lady
had asked him in her first letter, as
she asked the other boys, if he needed
anything and, if SO, she would try to
send it. He had replied that what he
most needed was certain medicines
and just as quick as a letter could go
to Tampa the necessary prescriptions
were in his possession. His reply
| follows:
Received your letter yesterday and
thank you very much, also for the
prescriptions. Al pay day. if 1 do
not feel better, I will have your pre-
scriptions filed and use them. For
two weeks l had only bread and coffee
l think that my stomach is simply
tired and refuses to work. The
regiment is off the list for field duty
The doctor said to the general that
! inside of a week he would not have
men enough for guard. The strong
est men, some who used to laugh at
the sick men, who went through the
! Indian campaign, are sick now. In
our troop there are % men sick out OF
80, Of which s have been sent tC
Atlanta, Ga, with typhoid fever. You
cannot have an idea Of the effect
produced when we see big, strong
! fellow drop suddenly, unable to move
even his little finger. We carry him
to the hospital tent and there the
doctor looks at him and Just says:
Put him in the wagon and we new
er hear from him. l have feared
| several times that l might have to &c
myself but fever cannot take on me
[ feel quite good now and | think
that if this life does not last toc
long I may be able to keep up to the
last. The only thing I wish is tc
get my discharge after the war.
prefer anything to this life even in E
post"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
BRYAN IN CAMP.
A Popular Fellow Who Won't Talk
Politics.

jacksonville, Fla, Aug. al
though we may be inclined to dill
fer widely from his political views, we
must all admit that Col. William j.
Bryan. of the Sd Nebraska regiment,
possesses a charming personality. He
is now at Panama park, five miles
f.Cm Jacksonville, and in pine Tor
est. When called on he was dressed
in blue trousers and a brown shirt;
over his stout back was no coat, but
the well-worn elastic of a pair or
western suspenders, extended across
his shoulders; his followers, the 81
Nebraska regiment, were busy clear
Jig up ground for the encampment,
and the Silver king" was busy ar
ranging the structure Of shower
rath! Mr.. Bryan has the genius OF
making you feel at home Immediate
" after you meet him, and soon after
warm grasp of the hand, we were
chatting Informally. Almost his first
sentence was this:
Soldier life is delightful. | have
q splendid regiment, fully equipped,
and we have an ideal place for our
camp. But we don't care to remain
idle. If there is any fighting to be
done, we want TO get to the front.
am under orders and will readily
obey what word comes to me-"
Mr.. Bryan wisely declined to dis
cuss politics, and insisted that he
was at present only soldier, await
ing orders.
F. l.. Smith, at the camp of the Y.
NJ. c. A, at this place, remarked
to Colonel Bryan that he would like
to place one of the tents of the as
ISOLATION in his regiment. Certain
"" said Mr.. Bryan, 81 will see that
you have the best location in the CO.
campment."
Several nights since the colonel,
speaking at religious gathering OF
his regiment, uttered these words:
Men, my life is before you! l be,
Eeve in the object that calls us to-
gether tonight. Here we meet, no
as officers and privetes, but as mel
upon a common platform to serve ou
God and uphold those things tina
make for our good"
Although the Nebraska silverit'
has been in town only a few days, h
has become quite toast in society
1t is impossible to respond to tn
many invitations that come to hin
but he manages to appear at socia
gatherings now and then, and hi
appearance always means an ovation
While the bands played national airs
he and General Lee received thei
friends at the Windsor hotel of
recent evening and hundreds Of tn
elite of Jacksonville were present.
By an act of congress of May tn
following appropriations were
lowed: $10,O00,OO0 for clothin:
camp and garrison eQuipage; $4,000
900 for transportation; s1,500,000 Il
horses; 100000 for regular SUI
plies; s750,0O0 for incidentals, an
100000 for barracks and quarters.
Gen. M. I. Ludington, quarterma
ter general, has his headquarters
Washington, and he has six depo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
Madison, Aug. s.

Madison, Aug. s.
At the La Toilette headquarters
Saturday evening, many kilograms
continued to be received till a late
hour. One dispatch informed the
party bivouaced there that in Adams
county 5 La Toilette and 1 Scofeld
delegate, all uainstructed, were elect
ed. Two years ago in the state con-
vention La Toilette had 3 Of the
delegates from this county, the vote
continuing that way from first to
last. Adams is in Congressman Bah
cocks district.
Information also came that Rich
lands II delegates had been in
structed for La Toilette. This was of
course a foregone conclusion. La
Toilette had them two years ago in
the same solid fashion, though the
representation was but 8 at that time.
La Toilette also got the II delegates
from Green county. According to a
telegram received at his headquarters
they were instructed for him This,
too, is no gain, in so far as he had
Green's solid vote of 9 in the last con-
YenLiOn.
La Toilette had a walkaway in the
caucuses held in Dane county Satur-
day night, according to the reports
of his supporters. Cottage Grove
went 43 to IA in his favor and in
Middleton he got the delegates by a
vote of 2 to 1. The result in Middleton
is particularly pleasing to the La Fol-
| lette element as that is the old home
| of r. c. Vernon who is so vigorously
combating La Fol- cite. The town Of
Blue Mounds, for which some solicit
| tude was felt, went about 4 to 1 for
La Toilette and the town of Deerfald
| instructed for him.
| La Toilette carried the town of
Madison caucus, held in Wingra Park
hall Saturday afternoon by a vote of
| 70 to "a II. G. Adams presided and
Samuel Brown was secretary. Ralph
c. Vernon was present and made a
fervid plea for the election Of Scofeld
| and JErdall delegates. No bther
speeches were made. The delegates
elected were Lewis Post, Dawson r
J Butler, julius Pfster, w. C. Price and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11

Spain with their husbands and
fathers. Gen. Wood, military gov
ernor, has appointed Major Barbour
as health and street commissioner.
The city will be divided into 16 dis
tricts under the supervision Of non
commissioned officers responsible for
the street cleaning in their respective
localities. Four thousand men will
be Immediately put to work cleaning
the Ihoroughfares.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
BIG CROWD AT EXPOSITION.
Opening of Government Indian Con
gress Attracts Many Visitors.

Omaha, Aug. 5.-One Of the largest
crowds that has attended the trans
Mississippi exposition since the open
ing, witnessed the inauguration OF the
United States government Indian con-
gress Thursday. The feature OF the
program was a parade Of several hum
bred reservation Indians in war paint
and feathers who formed in process
sion on the grounds, marched down
the midway over the Bluss tract and
back to the encampment grounds,
where the people We're entertained
for the remainder of the afternoon
with exhibitions of Indian dances and
games.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
WIVES AND CHILDREN.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 5.-The
steamer San Juan in charge Of
lieutenant of Gen. Skaters staff has
left for Manzanillo under a flag of
truce to embark there the wives and
children of the officers Of the Spanish
forces which arrived here from Man
zanillo to reinforce Linares during
the siege. They will be returned to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11

]. J. Esch, who has the backing Of
La Crosse county for the COMPRESSION
al nomination against Griffin, is an
able fellow, possesses a voice so deep
that it seems to come from his very
boots, and is an honored alumnus
of the state university. Whether he
gets to the goal this time or not
is as yet in doubt, but his friends are
clear in the conviction that he will
reach it eventually.