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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
LIFE IN SKAGWlAY.

There is no shady side to life at
SkagWay; everything goes on in broad
daylight or candle-light After sup
pei every tent is lighted UP, and the
ST. eets are crowded with muddy men
in from the trail. The Pack Train"
is MED with people, among whom
recognize several of my friends, who
are urawn hlther, like myself, by the
ST., o1,u4e. The tent Of this, the big
s. saloon in town, is thirty by fifty
f.. Entering through a single door
III ont, on the right hand is a rough
long, with some shelves against the
rear wall, on which are few glasses
and bottles. The bartender, who is
evidently new in his business, apollo
gizes for the Whiskey, which is very
poor and two-thirds water, and sells
for twenty-five cents. Cigars of a two
for-five or fiVe-cent sort that strain
ones suction powers to the limit are
sold for fifteen to twenty-five cents
each. They keep beer also, on tap.
After the lecture we received on the
steamer from the United States GUS
toms officer, we are at a loss to under
stand how whiskey can be sold openly
under the very eyes of the officers.
But that is story by itself. Along
each side of the tent are three-card
monte, rouge ct noir, and other lay
outs, but not a faro layout in the
place, nor i'll the town. The gamblers
are doing big business.
A big strappIng fellow in a yellow
Mackinaw jacket trying his luck at
craps is pointed out as having just
come in over the trail from hIondlke.
Whether he had any dust with him 4
cannot learn, but he was in line health
and spirits. Every man whom l have
yet seen from klOndlke has had a
splendid complexion, and seems
strong and robust. This fellow has a
voice like a lions, deep and resonant.
Surely the Yukon cannot be so ter
r1ble if it does this to men, Or else its
tale of death is that of the weak and
sickly. As they used to say OF the
HaUdhdS, LuSy WG1G oil SIAOh0 S"-AN
healthy because they We're thrown into
the water by their mothers almost
the day they were bOrn--conse4uentI
none but the strong survived.
Across the street the sound OF +
piano and the moving figures OF men
and women through the windows re-
mind one that there is dance tonight,
as on every night. This piano IS the
only one IN town, and its arrival IS
said to have been an event. Inc
four women in the place are not even
Of the painted sort; even paint might
have covered up some Of the marks OIL
dissipation. Clumsy boots beat time
on a dirty floor, but not with much
enthusiasm. The dance-house OF
nining-town! Such a thing as shame
is not even thought of.-Harper's
Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

ing upon the secretary of agriculture
ID supply the senate with information
as to what effect the Hawaiian sugar
has or can have upon beet sugar pro-
duction in the United States.
Almost the entire four hours of the
executive session were devoted to an
indirect consideration Of the nomina-
ton of Mckenna, now attorney gem
eraI, TO be associate justice of the
supreme court. The discussion was
the result Of an effort on the part of
Mr.. Allen (pop., Neb. to secure a
postponement Of vote for two weeks.
II the end a compromise was reached
deferring consideration until next
Friday on condition that the Nebraska
senator should agree to allow a vote
to be taken on that day. The opposi-
uon to Mckenna is based on the
TACT that he is Catholic; but Senator
Allen tpop., Neb.) read from letters
and newspapers attacking McKenna's
record as an attorney and jurist on the
ground OF a want of legal attachments.
washington, Jan. 1.-THE house
passed the agricultural bill. The reso-
luton accepting the invitation of the
government of Norway to participate
in the international fisheries exposi-
ton at Bergen from May to Septem-
Der, 1898, was passed. The resolution
carries an appropriation of $4,000.
A bid for the payment Of 1900 to
! William S. Grant of Gardner, Me-, for
supplies designed for the United
States, but confiscated by the confed.
crate government at the opening Of
the rebellion was favorably acted upon
The balance of the day was ther
consumd in a filibuster against bill
to pay the publishing house of the
Methodist Episcopal church of the
! south at Nashville, Tenn, S2SS,0 fol
| the seizure and use Of property o
| that corporation during the war
| No decision was reached.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
A COCKTAIL IN GERMANY i.
The Beer-Loving Teutons Have a Ter
rible Time With Mixed Drinks.

Whats rickey?" asked the book
agent, who is total abstainer.
That depends on where you get 1t.
If it's made right, it's chunk OF ice,
the juice of a lime, a slug OF gin and
then some settler. If you'd order one
cut at the summer garden that l went
to the other night you'd probably get
a snit Of beer with a cherry in It,
That's the worst place ever struck.
What was the matter?' asked the
dentist.
ooh, man tried to poison me, that's
all. / didn't want to drink beer so
took a long chance and ordered
cocktail. Did you ever see what hap
pens in a German place when you or
der a cocktail? Well, it simply throws
all the machinery out of gear. The
waiter has to go and consult the
manager, and the manager calls con-
ference of bartenders, and they all get
together and talk it over, and then
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

was in executive session Mr.. Davis
trep., Mimi completed his speech in
favor of the Hawaiian treaty. Mr.,
Allen (pop., Neb.) followed Mr.. Davis
in opposition to annexation.
Washington, Jan. 12-The house
passed the urgent deficiency bill car
rying S1,741,S43. One of its items
authorizing the further expenditure of
S520,000 for a soldiers home at Dan
vile, Ill, for which s150,000 was ap-
proprfated in the last sundry civil bill
was used by Mr.. Dearmond (dem.. Mo.
as the basis for a bitter personal at
tack upon Chairman Cannon, whose
nome is at Danville There was also
lively debate over the provision in
the Dill requiring owners of bullion
hereafter to pay the cost of the trans
portation of the bullion from the ASSAY
offices to the minis. Mr.. Bell (pop..
COLI argued that if the government of
the United States declined to nav the
cost OF transportation gold would go
to foreign minis. 1t was, he said. an
other blow aimed at the western miner.
Mr.. cannon pointed out that if the
law was continued it would make the
mint price for gold the same as that
at the assay Office in the Klondike and
then the government would be com
| PEELED to pay the cost and assume all
the risks incident to transporting if
TO the San Francisco or PHILADELPHIA
mint. The law was a bounty on gold
mining. Why should it exist? Mr..
oayers (dem., Tex supported the pro-
posed change in the government pol
ley. There was no more reason. he
said, why the government should give
bounty to gold miners than to cot
ton or wheat growers. Mr.. Livingston
! (dem., Ga.) denied that this proposi-
! ZION in any way affected the financial
issue. He favored it. Mr.. Bells mo-
ton to strike out the proviso was de-
feated, 125 to 10. Mr.. Dearmond
(dem., Mo- moved to strike out the
paragraph appropriating 100000 for
the construction of barracks at tbe
soldiers home established at Danville
Ill The motion was defeated and the
! bill passed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

Washington, Jan. 15.-Mr. Sauer-
herring (rep., Wis., introduced in the
house a bill prohibiting the false
branding of goods. Most of the ses-
sion was devoted to eulogies on the
Miliken. "A bill was passed authoriz-
ing the president to appoint an addi-
tional district judge for the northern
district of Texas. 1t was explained
that Judge Rector, now the judge of
the district was incapacitated from
performing the duties of his office
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
WANTS 4 WIFE.

It appears that one of the objects
of the king Of Slams European tour
was to find a princess English pre-
ferred) for his on, now at Harrow
His majesty is determined to go the
whole hog, so to speak, now he is
ciyilizing himself, and he sees no rea-
son why a nice royalty shouldnt
lump at the chance of being queen OF
Siam, when the time comes. 1t will
undoubtedly come to that in a few
years. when the barriers between
oriental and occidental customs have
fairly given way, and all nations and
all countries become fearful alike
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Jan. lin the senate
Mr.. Allen (pop., Neb.) secured the
adoption of a resolution calling upon
the president for the information in his
possession relative to the boundary
line between Venezuela and British
Guiana and requesting that he inform
the senate whether the United States
now has any clerks or other employees
at work upon the Venezuelan boundarJ'
question and also what part of the
100000 appropriated for the Venezue-
Ian commission has been expended.
The work that the commissioners
of Wisconsin lands have been doing
here the past few months through
State Timber Agent Mullen has ended
in the introduction by Senator Spoon
er of bill to adjust the claim Of Wis
consin under the swamp land grant to
the state. It was proposed by the
commissioners a year ago to secure %
cash indemnity for such swamp lands
as have been granted by the govern
ment to railroads and other public i'm
proYement companies or set apart as
Indian reservations, but little progress
was made in this direction. 1t is now
the plan to secure indemnity in the
form of other lands from the remain
| ing government lands in the state. The
bill introduced has for its object the
bringing of the subject to center by
adjusting the states claims.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE civil
service debate which was inaugurated
in the house a week ago has ended.
When the bill was reported to the
house it was discovered that those
who desired to vote to strike out the
appropriation for the civil service
commission had neglected to make
such a motion in the committee of
whole. No vote, therefore, could
be taken and the bill passed without
division. The republicans who are
seeking to modify or repeal the law
| decided when the house met to let
the debate come to close, but it re-
quired the casting of the vote of the
speaker to accomplish this. There
are conflicting statements as to the
situation in which the future conduct
Of the war against the civil service
law is left. All the republican oppo-
nents Of the law agree that the fight
is to be kept up and it was positively
stated by Mr. Pearson (rep., N. CO
that assurances have been received
from those in authority in the house
that an opportunity will be given in
the future for consideration of bill
to modify the law. But from other
sources the statement cannot be con-
frmed. The debate was quite dull
until the closing hour when Mr..
Simpson (pop., Kan.) enliyened it
with some reference to the Ohio sena-
torial election Mr.. Bailey the dem
ocratic leader, made clear statement
of the minority's position, which in
dicates that the minority will vote
to repeal but not modify the law.
The principal speech was made BY
Mr.. Brosius, chairman OF the civil
service commission, who defended the
law in a two hours speech.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate
passed its bill authorizing the presi-
dent to cause certain lands at the head
waters Of the Mississippi and ST.
CTOiX rivers in Minnesota and Wis
consin and of the Wisconsin and
Chippewa rivers in Wisconsin, here
tofoTe withdrawn from the market for
reservoir purposes to be restored to the
public domain subject to entry under
the homestead law. A message from
the president transmitting his appro-
val of the award Of the Boring SEA
commissioners wa read. MI. Hoar
(rep.. Mass.) presented the following
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution:
That the following article be pro-
posed to the legislatures of the several
states as an amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States:
The term Of office OF the president
and Of the fifty-sixth congress shall
continue until the Goth day of April in
the year 1899, at noon. The senators
w uOSC SAl0Ilu5 LSl liz HOulu OIlC1-
wise expire March 4, in the year 1899,
or thereafter, shall continue il office
until noon of the Goth day of April,
succeeding such expiration; and the
Seth day of April, at noon, shall there
after be substituted for March 4 as the
commencement and the termination Of
the official term Of the president, vice
president, senators and representatives
in congress.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
Mr. Quay rep, Pa.) offered reso-
luton, which was referred to the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, calling on the
secretary Of the interior TO investigate
the recent burning to death OF Two
Seminole Indians by a mob in OKLA
hCma. twenty-five thousand dollars
was appropriated for the investigation
and punishment of the guilty persons |
Mr.. Lodge (rep., Mass.) offered a
resolution which was agreed to call
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

Checks can be ipdelibly marked to
prevent raising by new protector
which has number dies to multilate or
break the fibre Of the paper which at
the same time forces ink into the NUT
ilaticns so it cannot be erased without
destroying the fibre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

To open the shell Of an egg with
cut spilling the contents new ap-
plfance is composed Of two fat pieces
fastened together at one side with
round apertures for the top of the
shell and a slot between the plates for
the passage of a knife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

Washington, Jan. 12.-Mr. Chandler
of the committee on naval affairs Sc
cured the passage of resolution in
the senate asking the secretary Of the
Iavy to furnish a list of active officers
of the navy in each corps together
with those at sea, on shore duty and
on waiting orders. While the senate
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

Sir Charles Hutton Geogory, the we'll
known English engineer, died in Lon
don.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

The Marquis Ito is forming a new
Japanese cabinet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

washington, Jan. 13.-The senate
dld not make great progress with the
Ia - ''liolI annexation treaty.
several speeches were delivered but
IN every instance the speakers am
nounced that their remarks were mere
ly preliminary to what they would saw
before the close Of the debate. Sen
ator Stewart (rep., New supported
the treaty. He was the first senator
to discuss the question of sugar in
connection with the subject. He
said all the sugar lands were now oc-
cup1ed and that little was left except
lands available for the production of
coffee. Senator Frye Gep., Mel
spoke on the commercial and military
aspects which the annexation pre-
sent IN favor of the United States.
He considered Hawaii as necessary to
the commerce of the United States.
Senator Frye thought this was an i'm
portant epoch in our history and if
We did not annex the islands now we
could not complain if they should be
annexed to any other nation or if any
other nation should take them. SEN
ator Morgan (dem., Ala.) made the
principal speech of the day, and oc-
cGpied the time of the senate until
it adjourned. He believed it was the
intention of President Cleveland to
have restored Queen Liliuokalani to
her throne and after that trans
q
for the annexation of the islands
under her reign. AS to the too
often repeated assertion that the
United States was trying to absorb the
islands without the wish of the ma
tives, Senator Morgan said that for
the last hundred years the govern
ment of the islands and the people of
the islands were anxious to secure a
sovereignty Of strong power and Sc
cure local self-goVernment.
Washington, Jan. l3.-The house
completed its consideration of the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill in the
! committee of the whole, and then ad-
journed upon motion of those opposed
to printing another edition of the
famous horse book" There was the
usual fight over the question of seed
distribution to farmers, but the effort
to strike out the appropriation failed
as usual, the majority against it be-
ing 1885, One OF the important
amendments adopted provides for tha
inspection of horse meat for export
purposes in the same way that the
meat Of cattle or other animals is
row inspected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-14

Neither does it add TO the glory of
our commander-in-chie to urge in his
behalf that 1.-The mob impressed him.
and frightened him" into the invasion
of Cuba But it was not at the front
that the greatest suffering occurred;- it
was not on the islands that the neg
lect is complained Of; it was not in
battle that incompetence laid its heay-
lest hand upon the army.
1t was in the peace camps Alger Sc
lected. It was in the pest places where
reserves were forced to remain. Itwas
under his mismanagement, to which
the president was party, according
to Chairman Hanna, that the death
dealing blunders were committed.
When war has been declared, and
hostile acts perpetrated, it is not a
crime to make war; it is not crime to
strike the foe.
Men who fall in battle. in active in
vasion or in the necessities of national
defense, are victims of war; but those
who perish from neglect, who die as a
result of Indifference or official incom-
petence, are victims of crime.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-14
sNEERING AT YOUNG MEN.

With an egotism which would be
disgusting were it not amusing, a
morning contemporary erects PEDESTAL
of brass, chambers upon it ard poses
as the personification of financial erudi-
ton.
From this lofty perch it gazes down
in plying disdain upon all the world
because no one else knows so much of
silver. no one else has given it such
eloquent Zip service" no one else has
viewed it from SO many points of the
compass.
In a tone of whitening contempt it
calls out the names of men who do not
measure to it's standard-who never
devoted twenty years to silver to de-
sert it in the twenty-first. Young men
who are earnest, honest. capable and
representative. are targets for Tribune
sneers. Probably thy have not writ
ten volumes or stumped states for and
against free coinage. but they are as
bright and as we'll posted on the silver
question as any young men anywhere,
even in the Office of our hypercritical
contemporary. itself. And it is to be
hoped that when old age does overtake
them it will find them still loyal to
principle so that they may point to a
consistent record. if not brilliant one.
II the senile petulance of his later
life Benedict Arnold was wont to look
back over his record as soldier, which
was really magnificent, and complain
of the advancement of others. No
Drawer man ever fell in battle for his
country's flag. His courage at Que
bee was sublime. His ability an Cham
plain was shown to be of a superior
kind. His patriotic devotion at Still
water left him on the field for dead.
But he lived to join the enemy. And
his record, his scars. awaited him moth
ing if he complained that others were
promoted who had them not.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-14
Tolstni and slnmminr.

Iolstoi had for neishbor in the country
Turgueneff until the latter's imprison-
ment and exile. 1t was Turguenef who
first made Tolstois writings known in
the west. but the younger man was Of
one of Turgueneffs books, and they be-
came estranged. A mutual friend. Shen-
shin. undertook to bring about a recon-
Citation. and. with some trouble induced
the two authors to meet at his house.
All went well until at breakfast Turgue-
neff began to give his hostess a g.owing
account of mis- daughters English gov
erness. who, among other novel and lib
eral-minded things, had Initiated her
Of summing. They went about and gath
cred up the ragged clothing of the poor
ard the young lady mended it.
And you consider that to be good?"
asked Tolstoi
''Of Counsel 1t brings the charitable
person closer to the poor" replied Tur-
gueneff.
Il think" said Tolstoi. "that we'll
dressed girl who takes the dirty rags in
her lap acts an inslncere and theatrical
part
Turguenef requested a retraction,
which 1olstoi refused to make. There
upon Turgueneff arose with n threat,
which. however. he did not carry out,
but left the room in a passion: and the
host ordered separate carriages for the
irate authors. Tolstoi wrote to Turgue-
letter was not at once answered, followed
it up with a challenge. But before that
could have been received by Turgueneff
the apology came to hand. the challenge
was withdrawn, and after q time the old
friendship was resumed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-14


the white-haired Rip still deep in his
twenty years nap. Five. ten, twenty
minutes past and he did not awaken
Inc audience began to get impatient and
the Drompter uneasy. says the Philadei-
phia Saturday Post
The great actor doubtless knew what
ne was about. but this was carrying the
realistic business too far. The fact was
that all this time Jefferson was really
sleeping the sleep of the just, or rather
OF the fisherman who had sat eight hours
IN the sun. Finally the gallery became
uproarious and one of the gods" wanted
TO know If there was going to be nine
teen years more of this snooze business
AT this point. Jefferson began to snore.
This decided the prompter, who opened a
small trap beneath the stage and began
TO prod Rip from below. The tagged
comedian fumbled in his pocket for an
imaginary railway ticket. and muttered
drowsily, Going right through. ductOr.'
AT this entirely new reading the audi
ence was transiixed with amaZement.
when all at once Jefferson sat up with
loud shrek. evidently in agony. The ex-
asperated prompteT had 'jabbed him
with ii pin. Consciousness of the situa
ton came to him, and the play went on
after that with rush.