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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
RESPITE FOR MERRY.
Governor Tanner Postpones Murder
er's Execution Sixty Days.

Springfield, H., Feb. 1S.-Christo-
pher Merry, the peddler who was to
have been hanged in Chicago today
for wife murder, was yesterday grant
ed respite of sixty days by Gov.
Tanner. The condemned mans law
yers asked for time in order to per-
feet an appeal Of the case to the SUI
preme court, or to take it before the
state board of pardons
Chicago, Feb, 1S-The confession
that Chris Merry failed to make on
the witness stand was heard from his
lips by his attorneys and written down
verbatim by w. S. Elliott, Jr. 1t
makes record that gives both the
convicted wife murderer and his at
torneys some hope. Merry's story,
which had never passed his lips be-
fore, was detailed in Jailer Whitman
office to Attorneys J. H. Davidson, F.
F. Pratt and W. S. Elliott, Jr. 1t
was to the effect that he had no in
tention of numbering his wife. He
first struck her, he "aid, while he was
pursuing her in Hope street, near
their residence, as she was about to
leave home again. She ran back into
the house and he followed her, wild
with rage. Then he struck her again
struck her far harder than he in
tended to. She fell. He admitted he
may have kicked her, but he had no
recollection as to that. He denied,
however, that he either choked her,
beat her with a poker on beat her
head upon the floor. Merry's loyal
friend, Smith, was sent for and the
condemned mans statement was read.
Smith, however, persisted in the dec
laration that he and Hickey, when
across the street in the barn, had
heard Merry beating the head of the
helpless woman upon the floor.
You're a liar" shouted Merry in
ringing tones. Smiths face blanched
as if from fear, and he did not again
contradict any statement in the "con-
fession."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
HIS END NEAR.
Gladstone Seemingly at the Verge of
the Grave.

London, Feb. 20.-It is said that Mr..
Gladstone is coming home to die. An
eye witness who saw his departure
from the Riviera and his arrival at
Calais reports a striking change in
the old statesman's appearance. Ar
engagements had been made at Calais
to carry his chair from the train to
the hotel, but Mr.. Gladstone deter
mined to walk the distance, thirty
yards, and was carefully assisted down
the steps, enveloped in cots and rugs.
Heavily leaning on the arms Of two
gentlemen, he slowly tottered to the
hotel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

Havana, Feb. 22.-Consul General
Lee says that Spanish officers are not
interfering with the investigation into
the cause of the Maine disaster. Dl-
vers have found the copper cylinder
used in conveying charges to the SIX
inch guns. The fact that 1t is ex-
ploded seems to show that there was
an explosion in the magazine for liked
ammunition on the port side forward.
All the wounded men except two are
doing well.
The court of inquiry personally in
spected the wreck of the Maine. By
its invitation Captain Peral, appointed
by the Spanish government as
special judge to investigate the dis
sster, viewed the divers at work. The
court organized and heard Capt. Sig
bees testimony. 1t was given behind
closed doors. A number of bodies
were discovered in the forward hatch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
WAS DONE BY DESIGN
NEWS BROUGHT BY PASSENGERS
FROM CUBA.
HIGH FEELING IN HAVANA
Some Significant Circumstances-A
Moorings a Safer Distance from the
Maine Just Before the Explosion
Our Warlike Preparations

New York, Feb. 22.-The Ward line
setamer Seguranca has arrived from
Mexico and Havana. She reached
Havana the morning after the disaster
to the Maine. The passengers said
that great excitement prevailed in
Havana at the time of their sailing,
the foreign population being generally
Of the opinion that the Maine was de,
stroyed by design. They cited in
support that the Spanish man-of-war
AlfonZo XII, anchored near the Maine,
changed her moorlngs just previous
to the disaster. One Of the passengers
went SO far as to say that he saw a
boat go near the Maine a short time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
AFTER MISS WILLARD.
Mrs. Lillian Stevens May Become
President of the w. c. T. U.

New York, Feb. 20.-MTs. Lillian M -.
N. Stevens is the woman who was
picked by Miss Frances E. Willard to
succeed her in the presidency of the
w. c. I. U. in the case of her death
while she was in office. Mrs. Stevens
is from Maine. Her title is vice-presi-
oent-at-large. She was elected to the
office four years ago at the suggestion
OF Miss Willard, who insisted that pro-
vision should be made for an emer-
gency like the present. Miss Willard
had Entrusted a great deal of the &C
tive work for many years to Mrs.
Stevens, and she will step into the
place with ample practical experience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
NET IN A CUT.
Ugly Accident at Railway

Ugly aCClOSut DIT halfway
Rockford, IL, Feb. 20.-Two pas
senger trains collided in a snow storm
eight miles north of here last night, at
the crossing of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul and the Burlington roads,
killing one trainman and injuring rs
passengers. The trains met in a deep
cut and both engines were demolished.
The Milwaukee e ST. Paul special to
Davis Junction was trying to reach the
switch at New Milford before the reg
ular passenger from Rochelle arrived.
Engineer Tilden lived only an hour.
The seriously injured are: Conductor
Dave Kelly of the Burlington train, in
ternally injured; Fireman George Stew
enson of the st. Paul road; D. T.
Davies of the Burlington road, badly
cut, probably injured internally; Con-
ductor jerry Daugherty of the St.
Paul road, jaw hurt. chest injured;
Frank Ettinger of the Burlington, leg
sprained and cut. None of the pas
sengers are severely hurt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
A WARLIKE MESSAGE
MADRID PAPER PUBLISHES
STARTLING NEWS.
GREAT CRISIS IMMINENT
Military operations in the United
States Being Made and Powder Fac
tories Wol king Night and Day
Premier Sagasta Still Adheres to
the Accident Theory.

Madrid, Feb. 22.-The Impartial
publishes dispatch for which it as
sumes full responsibility. 1t is dated
New York and reads: Great military
rrepa. ations tIe being made. Forts
are being reinforced. Three hundred
artllierymen have been sent to Sandy
Hook and naval reserves have been or
dered to hold themselves in readiness.
Gun cotton and smokeless powder fac
tories are wo, king night and day. It
is generally believed that great cri-
sis in the relation between the United
States and Spain is imminent"
Premier Sagasta says the reports of
divers, since confirmed, prove that the
disaster to the Maine was the result
of an accident.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Zola's trial is about over.
Congress passed a tame day.
Mckinley is in Philadelphia.
The Milwaukee police stopped a
prize fight.
Miss Wizards body will arrive in
Chicago tomorrow.
Switzerland decided in favor of state
Ownerhip of railroads.
Eight persons were injured in a
crash On the Pennsylvania road at
Titfin.
Negotiations with the Lower Brule
Sioux in South Dakota to get them to
surrender more land will begin
shortly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
BRIDE OF IGNATIUS
PRETTY TYPEWRITER TO WE'D
DONNELLY.
ROMANTIC COURTSHIP
Woman in the Case a Native of Nor
way, Bright and Attractive-Cap-
lures the Sage While Assisting Him
AT His WoIk-A Thousand Guests
Asked.

Minneapolis, Feb. 22.-The marriage
Of Miss Marion Olive Hansen to Ig-
natius Donnelly will take place today
at high noon in the Norwegian NJ. E.
church, Thirteenth avenue south and
Ninth street. The ceremony will be
followed by a reception.
The announcement some time ago
of the engagement Of Donnelly, who is
now sc years OLD. with a woman Of
p, attracted wide attention, for the
author of the famous Baconian theory
and of Caesars Column is known
throughout the United States and even
in Europe
DonneIy is picturesque character
He was born in Philadelphia, but
years ago he left that city to settle in
Minnesota. He was a practicing
lawyer at that time, and it was not
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

Washington, Feb. 22.-Captain Sigs-
bee is at Havana making strenuous eff
forts to hasten the recovery of the
hod-es Probably nearly 100 are still
imprisoned in the wreck of the Maine.
1t is stated that it will be the policy
o. the house leaders to prevent, as far
as possible, agitation of matters relat-
the result of the official investigation,
they believe it is wise to maintain
silence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
MRS. WHITNEY HURT.

Aiken, S. c., Feb. 22.-While fol-
lowing deer HOUNDS Mrs. VIM. c..
Whitney was knocked from her horse
and quite seriously hurt. She was
struck in the forehead by a beam
across the road. The physicians say
she will be confined to her room for
sc me time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
RECEIPTS GROWING.

washington, Feb. 22.-The customs
receipts for the fiscal year have over
taken the receipts for the same period
of the last fiscal year Total receipts
SO far this yaar are $SS,OS9,594; same
period last year sSS,OSO,6O5. Secretary
Gage sees in these receipts an early
cessation of the government deficit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
GETS rs YEARS.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Feb. 0..-Wil-
liam Payne, the negro who murdered
John Beaman, proprietor of tho
Beaman hotel, last October, by cut
ting his throat, pleaded guilty to muir
DER in the second degree and was sem
fenced to twenty-five years in the
state prison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

Rev. James Legge, professor of Chin
csc at Oxford univeI sity, who died re-
Gently, was an extraordinary worker
for fifty years, having been in the habit
of rising at o'clock in the morning
and rarely requiring more than five
hours sleep. 1t was in 1841 that he
made up his mind to translate the
Chinese classics. He commenced the
work that year and completed it only
few years ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
FOOTBALL RULES.
EASTERN COLLEGIANS READY TO
CONFER.
Wrenn Has Plan to Permit the Quar-
ter-back to Scoot with the Pigskin
Elimination of Brutalities.

Providence, R. r.. Feb. 1S.-Repre~
sentatives from athletic organizations
colleges and universities are assem-
bling here from the eastern states to
take part in the conference which is to
be held tomorrow to revise football
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
BORN ON FEBRUARY 20.

Pana, ILL.,, Feb. %. Alexander W.
Call is dead of a paralytic stroke. He
was one of Pana's oldest residents.
Although SO years of age he had seen
only sixteen birthdays, having been
born February 20, 1928.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

William w. Thomas, our new minis
ter to Sweden, has had a long and dis
tinguished career in the diplomatic ser
vice. Just after his graduation in 1850
from Bowdoin college he Joined the le-
CATION to the sublime porte, and later
was made consul to GalatZ. President
Arthur sent him as minis er to Stock
holm and President Harrison con-
tinued him in the Office. .
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
EXPOSITION MANAGER.

Omaha, Feb. 20.-A. G.. Foster has
been appointed general superintendent
Of the trans-Missouri exposition. He
was for many year manager for the
Swift company here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
BONNEVILLE GIRL DIES,

West Superior, Wis, Feb. 20.-Miss
Charlotte Lane, teacher in the public
schools, is dead. The remains were
taken to Dodgeville for burial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
AUGUST RENGLING DIES.
Father of the Boys of Circus
Fame.

Baraboo, Wis, Feb. 18.-August
Ringing died at his home here yes.
terday, aged II years. He was the
father of the Ringing Bros, who have
made a fortune and a world-known
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

At Laporte, Ind, James McC1elland
was murdered in the saloon of School
& Bark. The proprietors are in Jail.
McClelland leaves a wife and two
children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

1t transpires that the United States
is already fully prepared for war and
not a day would be lost should hostili-
ties open
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
CHICAGO MARKETS.

The following table shows the open
ing, highest, lowest and closing prices
of produce Monday at Chicago:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
PATRIOTIC MASONS.
THEY PREPARE TO HONOR WASH
INGTON'S MEMORY.
Grand Celebration Next Year of the
Centenary of the Great Hero's
Observation-Disclosures to Speak.

Alexandria, Va, Feb. pa patri-
otto meeting scheduled for today to
celebrate the anniversary of the birth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
EXPLOSION INSIDE
DIVERS MAKE A FIND OF I'M
PORTANCE.
STORY OF A CYLINDER

Its Wrecked Condition Implies that
an Explosion Occurred in Mag
azine of the Vessel-Court of IN
quiry Pays Visit to the Wreck but
Is Secretive.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

ter Camp Of Yale, John c. Bell Of
Pennsylvania, L. NJ. Denniss Of Cor
nell and Paul Dashiel of the naval
academy at Annapolis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
PERSONALITIES.

The Chinese minister at Washington
speaks English fluently and is one Of
the very best after dinner speakers at
the national capital.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

previous to the explosion. c. H.
Holcomb of New Castle, Del, pas
senger on the Seguranca, was out
spoken in the belief that the inves-
LEGATION would reveal startling cir
cumstances. 1.-THE contrast between
the bearing of the Spaniards and the
Cubans is strong said Hol-
Names seamen Cuban women in
the streets were almost all dressed in
mourning while the Spanish women
wore colors. I went aboard the AL
fonzo XII. The only expression of
regret | heard was from officers who
complained that the force of the eX-
plosion broke their toilet bottles.
Frank Weinheimer of this city, who
was on the wharf when the explosion
occurred, says he heard an excited
Spaniard declare that if the "Ameri-
canos" sent another warship it would
also be blown up.
Warlike Preparations.
The World says that nearly 100 tel
egraphic dispatches have been sent
during the past "a hours from Gov
ernor's island, army headquarters OF
the department of the east, to various
points of fertilization along the sea-
board from PASSPORT, Me-, to Calves
ton, Tex. All these are Notifications
in which guns and mortars have been
mounted and are under control of
Gen. Merritt, commander of the de-
partment of the east. Gen. Merritt
spent very little of the day at the
island, his staff attending to the I'M
usual amount of Geographic CORES
pondence. During his absence, Col.
Barber, adjutant general of the east,
is in charge. Col. Barber refused to
discuss the reasons for the activity
along the seaboard, except to say
everything is being done merely in
execution of the coast defense program
outlined several months ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

Rochefort, the fiery Paris editor,
went to iail for libel.
The herald., 1898-10-30
NUISANCES IN ADVERTISING
New York Newspaper Mems Move
ment for Abating Them

A few days ago the Editorial association of
the state of New York appointed commit
tee to confer with the governor in regard to
measures to end the illegal use of street and
other cars for advertising purposes, which,
it is truly remarked, is but one Of the
branches of a great evil. The association
further says, and with perfect accuracy, that
"the whole business of advertising by print
ed posters, defacing not merely the street
cars, but our towns and villages and the
face of nature miscelaneously- -vulgarizing
the taste of the community and making all
our public places hideous-is direct diver
sion of legitimate business from the news
papers and magazines" 1t is added that in
France and Italy large sum is derived from
stamp tax on poster advertising, and that
congress made a mistake by not including
such tax in the war revenue hlll. All of
which is quite correct. The newspaper men
of New York will unite to put an end to a
ilagrant imposition on the public, and an
aggressive raid upon legitimate business.
Every observer konws that the nuisance
has grown of recent years, and that it is a
constant invasion of public and private
rights.
DETACHMENT of natural scenery is but one
of the myriad forms Of nuisance advertis-
ing The streets of cities are plastered
The herald., 1898-10-30

working day and night during nearly all our
stay there. ] do not know how we ever
stood it physically, but after all, there must
be some sustaining power innate in man
which carries him over great hardships when
duty has to be performed.
Our camp was heavenly compared to most
Of Camp Wikoff, and yet what a queer,
bare, forlorn place it appeared to me at first.
Ordinary camp life is bad enough, but here,
with all these poor sick and starving SOL
diers to take care of, the privations which
we well ones could laugh at became tragic.
To see man burning up with the fever and
lying on hard pallet and be unable to get
him a morsel of ice for love or money, to be
forced to fan and fan flies all day (there were
millions Of them, big, black ones, at campl
The herald., 1898-10-30

fever could not eat the rotten army beef
provided by the infamous Chicago packer,
and neither could they eat the other army
rations. But such things as we had, as boiled
milk, home made beef tea, cocoa, tea and
many other delicacies, they ate with relish.
We sent hundreds of packages to the differ
ent camps, for we had abundance of delica-
cies of every description, thanks to the cen
ters of our league all over the country, who
had provided us with all sorts Of things for
the soldiers.
We had so many cases brought to us from
the regiments that we were obliged to send
some of them back, much to our distress.
Our hospital was small, and we were resolved
that no soldier should leave us before he was
entirely well.
| could fill an edition of The Herald with
the sights | witnessed at Camp Wikoff. 1t
was memorable experience, never to be
effaced.
AN ESTIMATE
When I think of our brave boys and re-
member the daily instances / witnessed
in the hospital of their courage, their pa
tence and their unselfshnesss, l realize
what all the country knows, that in the
American soldier we have the highest type
Of warrior the nations have ever produced.
As a people, we have cause to be prouder
today of the stuff Of which we are com
posed than ever before. There is shameful
mismanagement to remember; there were
many heroic lives needlessly sacrificed !;
there has been incompetence in many circles,
from the highest to the lowest; but when all
this army matter has been thoroughly in
vestigated, we will be, as IA people, better
fitted to properly organize and care ior an
army. Our heroes have not died at home
in vain. For from their martyrdom have
come a burning Indignation and an iron
| resolution that such incompetence shall new
er exist again in our army. Our army Will
be thoroughly established on a tirmer and
more enlightened footing; i'll future, the
volunteer will not be subjected TO treat
ment calculated to kill him before he be
comes hardened to army life We will have
men as officers who will be humane as well
as fighters; who will scorn to lie at case
when the soldiers under them are suffering
from starvation and from disease Never
again will we have the octopus of red tape
spreading its tentacles over the whole, army,
for different system will be maintained.
1t must be, for the people of the United
States do not mean to rest until tie whole
army is reorganized, and when the people
arise as whole and have the bare truth to
back them, they are bound to prevail.
MARGARET STUART.
The herald., 1898-10-30
LOS ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 80 1898

these volunteers that a finer lot of men had
never left the country, according to official
authority; but of those fine men a number
were buried in holes in Cuban soil, victims of
fever and starvation; some had come home
to- die, and butt q few remained of the orig
inal number. He told of his awful expert
ence on the ''horror ship" how the sick
boys were actually hundry, and weakness
made them beg for food. The officer to
whom they had applied swore at them and
told them they were miserable towards" !"
The soldier told me that he had spent the
| in buying from one of, the. sailors on board
biscuit. One biscuit! | was much inter
| csted in what the boy told me-he was only a
boy, about 20, ] think. He was brimful
of the scenes he had passed through, and de-
scribed how he had helped care for his sick
comrades in Cuba, having done hospital
duty. He had not had the fever and seemed
proud of it, lie had lost thirty pounds
since he had been in the army, and was mere
skin and bone, slight as little child.
saw that nothing but his indomitable en-
ergy was keeping him ulI and suspected that
ne would soon be on the sick list.
! He told me that he was a college bov and
described how he had run away from home
when his father refused to allow him TO
volunteer. He had confdcd only to ia
vorite sister, and she was pledged to Sc
orecy until it should be too late for his
father to stop him He was, | suspected
very homesick at heart, although he spoke
in nonchalant way saw he was very
tired and sent him to bed for the first half
during the second half. At half past
twelve | walked him up, and he helped nc
for about quarter OF an hour, when, with
out previous warning, lie was taken vio-
leptly ill. | had to have all my wits about
| me, but | managed to get him to bed and