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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20

st. Paul, April IA special to the
Pioneer Press from Pierre, S. D., gives
the text of letter from Gov. Lee of
South Dakota to President Mckinley
demanding the return of the South Da-
kota volunteers from the Philippines.
He recites the fact of their enlistment
tofight for humanity against the Span
iards, declares that such a war is end
ed and that his state feels that 'the
South Dakota volunteers have fulfilled
every obligation which they owe their
country and its flag" and should be
allowed to return home. He knows
no war exigency at the present time
He says congress has not declared war
against the inhabitants of Luzon and
that 'the constitution does not per-
nit your excellency or any commits
sion appointed by your eXcellency, to
make a declaration of war" He is un-
able ito reconcile the slaughter of our
soldiers in the Philippines" with "our
code of political ethics or with the
tenor of our christian religion" He
speaks of the volunteers as Impressed
into service the purpose of which
is directly opposite the motive which
caused them to enlist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
BIG OSHKOSH FIRE
TWO LARGE FACTORIES AND
MINOR PLANTS BURN.
LOSS AGGREGATES $4,000
The Heaviest Loser Is the Choate-
Hollister Furniture Company in
Whose Dry Kiln the Fire Started
j. A. Barnes Another Big Loser
Property Well Insured.

Oshkosh, April 13.-Two large fac
tories and several minor plants and
buildings went up in smoke in about
two hours Wednesday afternoon. The
loss aggregates 100000 and several
acres of land were swept clean. The
fire started in the dry kiln of the
Choate-Hollister Furniture company,
a four-story frame structure which
was destroyed in half an hour. The
Choate-Hollister company employed
$50 hands. The loss is as follows:
Choate-HOllister Furniture company,
on factory and stock, $125,OOO; insur-
ance, 100000 on machinery, $4,000 on
stock and lumber. j. A. Barnes, Star
Foundry Machine works, loss $40, 900
on buildings and machinery; insur-
ance $4,000 to $4,000. Rope Stone
Cutting plant; loss $1,000; fully in
sured. Hayward Carriage Repository,
loss $4,000; probably insured.
The damage to the Ozark flats, H.
G. DOMAINS Machine works, Gustavus
& Hintze Boiler works, Williamson E.
Libbey company's plant, j. c. thinner
man, saloon, and the plant of the
American Refrigerator company will
reach $4,000, which is covered or
so by insurance. Three
dwellings situated mile away in diff
ferent parts of the city were set on
fire by sparks and destroyed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
BASEBALL SEASON OPENS
Chicago Defeats Louisville and Phila-
delphia Wins from Washington.

Louisville, April 15.-The Colonies
were virtually slaughtered by the
Orphans in tie opening game of the
national league season here yesterday.
The all-around playing of the Chicagos
and Ryan's phenomenal one-hand
catch against the left field fence we're
the features. The attendance was
5000. The score: Chicago Is; Louis
vile 1. Chicago's battery, Grifiths
and Donahue; Louisville's, Cunning
ham and Kittredge.
Philadelphia, April 1.-THE base
ball season opened here with over TO-
900 people in attendance. Philadel-
phia won, but it was not an easy VIC
tory, as Washington played a fine
fielding game and had the home team
not solved Killen's delivery a different
story might be told. The batting feat
ures were Cooley's, Striple's and Del
ehanty's two doubles. The score:
Philadelphia 6: Washington 5. Phil
adelphia's battery, Hiatt and McFar- |
land; Washington's, Killen and Nc |
CURE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
1T LOOKS BLACK FOR QUAY.
Three Important Books Admitted as
Evidence Against Him.

Philadelphia, April 16.-The prose
cution Saturday in the trial of Quay
succeeded in having admitted as evil
dence three books found in Cashier
Hopkins desk after the Peoples bank
failure and in the pages of which the
commonwealth alleges will be found
evidence of a conspiracy between
Quay, late ex-State Treasurer Hay
wood and Hopkins. Among these
books was the famous "red book"
over which legal battle on it's adj
instability was waged since the early
part of last week and which ended Sat
urday in a complete victory for the
prosecution. The others are known
as the "black book and the "bIue
book" In the "red book" it is
charged by the prosecution, will be
found calculations by Hopkins on in
terest on state funds, which interest
was paid to Haywood and Quay. The
BLACK book" contains records of en-
tries of stock transactions alleged to
connect the defendant with Hopkins
using the state funds in speculation.
The 'blue book" it is asserted, will be
a record of individual loans made by
Hopkins to Quay without sufficient |
security.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20

New York, April 1S.-In the session
of the Mazet legislative investigating
committee Monday Richard Croker
was again the principal object of Mr..
Moss examination The most import
ant development was the probability
that the Tammany dlieftain and John
F. Carroll will be the subjects of con-
tempt proceedings before the state leg
islature adjourns. All during the
evidence Monday Croker parried the
questions of the counsel. An adjourn
ment of the committee was taken in
the afternoon until Friday morning.
1t was stated last night that when Fal-
lows, of the committee, left in the af-
ternoon for Albany, he had instruc-
tions to prepare papers adJudg1ng
Croker and John F. Carroll in con-
tempt for refusal to answer questions.
When the committee began it's in
quiry Monday, about the first thing
brought up was the resort known as
the Broadway Garden, which had
fiourished in the upper Broadway dis
trict for some time. In this place it
is alleged the robbery of former may
or of Trenton, Frank Mcgowan, took
place and Simon Butner, former pro-
prietor of the garden, and several
walters were examined. Butner
made startling charges against Police
Captain Price and the walters corrob-
Grated him Assemblyman Hoffman
offered a resolution to have certain
prominent men summoned before the
committee because of the rumOr- that
a certain law firm "by and with the
assistance of other persons by corrupt
methods secured the passage through
the assembly of the Astoria gas fran
chise whose real purpose, was to en-
able the Consolidated Gas company to
force a consolidation or all the gas in
terests in the city, to the end that the
supply of gas might be controlled and
the price regulated by the So
called consolidation Hoffman
wanted to subpoena the law firm
of Tracy, Noardman & Plat; Elihu
Root; incorporators of the Astoria
Heat, Light and Power company;
Thomas C. Platt; Benjamin B. O'Dell,
Lemuel E. Quigg and John D. Grim
mons. The resolution was defeated
the republicans opposing it, and the
democrats favOring it. Richard
Croker was called to the stand soon
after noon and occupied the attention
of the committee for the rest of the
session. He testified that the police
did not contribute cent to the Tam
many campaign last year, but office
holders did. He could not tell the
amount of poney raised last year;
nor did he know in what bank the
funds were Sxept. He said that he had
never received a cent from Burke
Cochran He also swore that he was
never caught short with Manhattan
IL" stock and did not lose $4,000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
TWO DESERT QUAY
THREATENED BREAK SEEMS TO
BE AT HAND.
BUT CAUCUS STICKS TO HIM
At Meeting Held to Consider Advisa,
bility of Naming a Conference Com
mittee to Compromise With An
It's 1t Is Resolved to Reject Prop
osition and Remain Firm.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 1S.-A confer
ence of the republican senators and
members voting for Senator Quay was
nelu last night to consider a letter of
Senator Flynn, chairman Of the anti
Quay republican organization, suggest
ing that committee Of conference be
named on the part of those Young for
Quay, to confer with like committee
on the part Of those opposing him,
with view Of adjusting the factional
differences and the election of a SEN
atOr. There was a large attendance of
legislators and republican politicians
from all over the state. Senator
Grady read a Letter from Quay written
at Philadelphia Monday in which Quay
deprecated any change in the position
by his followers in the legislature
Pending the proceedings in Philadel-
phia," he said, ANY one who would
change his position might as well come
here and go on the witness stand
against me- Speeches were made by
United States Senator PenrOse and
others contending that Quay was the
regular nominee and entitled to
the support of every republican in
the legislature. The meeting declined
to confer with the anti-Quay members
and adopted resolution declaring
Quay the unanimous choice of the re-
publican caucus composed of more
than twO-thirds of the republicans of
the assembly and calling on those now
opposing the regular candidate to
lay aside their factional feeling and
unite in the election of a United
States senator. After the conference
State Senator MaGee of Pittsburg, who
has steadfastly voted for Quay, an
nOunced that he would not vote for
the ex-senator today and that other
members from Allegheny county had
also cast their last votes for Quay. He
predicted that Quay would lose 20
supporters today and said the pros
poets were bright for the election of
a senator. Representative Hosack of
Plttsburg also announced that he
would not hereafter vote for Quay.
The bribery investigation committee
last night recommended to the house
hat criminal proceedings be instituted |
n the courts against Charles B. Spatz. |
John r. Byrne, Parker Titus, Frank |
B. Jones, Monroe H. Kip, Thomas M.
Moyles, Robert Evans, John J. Coyle
md M. j. Costello, for corrupt solicit
alton in connection with the balloting
or United States senator and consid-
'ration of the McCarrell jury bill.
'patz is member ST the house from
'erks county and is a democrat. Kulp
vas member of the 54th and 55th
congresses from the 18th Pennsylvania
district and is republican. Coyle.
costello, Byrne and Moyles were form
rly in the legislature
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
TO PERFECT MONETARY BILL.

Atlantic City, N. j., April 18.-Rep-
resentative Henderson Of Iowa, chair
man of the republican monetary COM
mittee appointed by the caucus OF re-
publican members of the nationaI
house of representatives, arrived last
night. Only three members of the
committee are now absent and they are
expected today At an informal meet
ing of the committee last night it was
decided to meet today and continue
daily until monetary measure has
been perfected for consideration at the
next meeting of congress-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
QUAY SCORES A POINT.
Judge Rules in His Favor on Several
Important Questions.

Philadelphia, April 1S.-Meyer Gold
countant, was on the stand all day in
the trial of Senator Quay, making
statements of fact apparently damag-
ing to the defendant. Goldsmith is
the main witness for the prosecution :;
it is true some additional documentary
evidence is to be presented. He came
into court in the morning with a num-
Der of typewriter sheets containing
figures gathered from the various
books, relating mainly to the deposit
of the state treasurer and the account
of Quay. The district attorney offered
these papers in evidence. This was
objected to by the defense on the
ground that such papers were not testi-
mony The Judge decided in favor of
the defense. Just before the close of
the proceedings there was another rul-
ing by the judge in favor of the de-
tense. The status of limitations has
been pleaded by Quay's lawyers as
bar to most of the testimony presented
by the commonwealth. AS Quay was
indicted Nov. II, 1898, the two years
allowed by the statute for prosecution
would extend only to November II,
1896. On this basis Mr.. Watson fire.
quently urged Judge Biddle to exclude
the mention of TRANSACTIONS dating
back to 1886, when Quay was state
treasurer. The court uniformly held in
effect that the statute of limitations
does not affect the evidence, but does
affect the crime. The district attorney
pointed out that he alleges the 0efen- |
dant's guilt during the two years the |
law confines him ito, and to prove this |
corroboratiye evidence of previous |
years should certainly be admitted. !
The judge decided against the COM
He ruled that the evid-
ence should be confined to the conspir-
acy alleged, and not to relate to some
other conspiracy. The lawyers for the
defense claim the decision practically
rules the figures out to Nov. II. 1896.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
KILLED BY FILIPINOS,
Brave Dane County Boys Meets Death
in the Orient

Madison, April IA.
Mrs. +. E. Parkinson has just heard
from her nephew, Thos. Soden, Jr, OF
the 14th infantry, now in the Philip
pines. The young man writes that
his brother, Corporal Guy B. Soden of
Co. E, same regiment, was shot in the
lung at the blockhouse battle, Sunday
morning, February 5, and died seven
teen hours later. After falling, he
got up and fired five times, killing
four men, one of them the Filipino
who had shot him. When retreat
was ordered his companions had
trouble to get him back as he was de-
termined to push on. He was a great
favorite with his comrades, who would
not leave him upon the field to be
mutilated by the enemy, as had been
done with many of the wounded, but
at great risk got him to the rear.
His brother, Thos. Soden, Jr., who,
with the chaplain, was with him when
the end came. writes: "He was the
grittiest boy the Lord ever made. He
never shed tear or complained of
suffering, but said tell them at home
l died brave and for good cause"
Previous to embarking for Manila
with the first installment of troops
the 14th infantry was in Alaska Land
ing in the Philippines the regiment
took part in the capture of Manila,
and both the Soden brothers were
by the explosion of a shell,
a bullet also passing between the arm
and side of Guy.
Corporal Soden was Dane
county boy, born in the town Of Dun
kirk % years ago, on his mothers
side Of Puritan, colonial and revolu-
tionary descent. Four of his ancestors
were officers in the colonial wars
and four fought in the revolution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
FATAL PRAIRIE FIRE
NOW FIERCELY RAGING NEAR
BROKEN BOW, NEB.
TWO MEN BURNED TO DEATH
Tom Morrissey and John Koch Fall
Victims to the Flames While Try
ing to Save Some of Their Property
Thousands of Dollars Worth OF
Stuff Burning.

Broken, Bow, Neb., April 1S.-A
prairie fire which started in the sand
hills is raging northwest and west of
the town, consuming everything in it's
path. Tom Morrissey of Eureka Val
ley was caught while trying to remove
his horses from the stable and con-
sumed with them. John Koch started
to return to his house from some hay
stacks which he had been trying to
save and was burned to death A dis
patch. from Ainsworth, Brown county,
says the country is lit up with hign
prairie fires and thousands of dollars
worth of property is being destroyed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20

Washington, April 15.-Secretary
Alger last night put a quietus to the
persistent reports that he contemplate
ed retirement from the cabinet by the
positive statement that the reports
were absolutely without foundation
and unless an unforeseen and unlocked
for contingency arises proposes to re-
main secretary of war throughout the
administration.
Alger returned last night from
trip to Cuba and Porto Rico where he
spent three weeks making personal
investigation of the condition of
the islands. During the trip he Wis
tied the commanding officers of the
Cuban provinces. His reception was
cordial. In an interview he said:
"The problems of the islands are
meeting a satisfactory solution and I
see no reason to fear the future. Ha-
vana is beginning to feel the benefits
of American control and its
advance and development will
the unsanitary conditions of Havana
and other Cuban cities means that the
scourge of fever will not continue
menace to the southern states. This
will save millions of dollars now ex-
pended in southern guarantees, while
the benefit to business will be meal
culable. I was agreeably surprised
to find so little distress in the islands.
1 never saw finer body of men than
the American soldiers in Cuba Ath-
letic in build, bronZed and hearty in
appearance, they seem contented. The
people respect the authority of the
United States and on the whole are
law-abiding and peaceful. The officers
and men have learned to be soldiers
and how to care for themselves,
great contrast to the raw recruits who
were hurriedly gathered under the
call for troops when the war was de-
clared. Had they this experience or
used the same self care then as now,
there would have been comparatively
little sickness in camps"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
SENSATION IN GEORGE TRIAL

Canton, April 1.-THE feature of
thursdays proceedings in the trial of
Mrs. George was the testimony of At
torney Werntz, who represented her in
a number OF civil actions prior to the
tragedy of the killing of Saxton, and
Sterling, one OF the attorneys now de-
formerly the law partner of James S.
tending her. He sought to evade testi-
tying on the ground that what he knew
had been told him by Mrs. George and
was a privileged communication be-
tween counsel and client. A long ar
gument ensued, ending in the declara-
ton from the bench that the counsel
could not be retained in connection
with a contemplated crime and with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
PROSECUTION SCORES A POINT.

Philadelphia, April ia persistent,
keen and brilliant argument between
District Attorney Rothermel on the one
SIDE, and Messrs. Watson, Shapley and
Shields on the other, upon the admis-
sion of testimony which may go long
way towards establishing the alleged
guilt of Quay was the feature of yes
terday's trial and eliminated in a de-
cided victory for the prosecution. The
"red book" found in Hopkins desk, up
on his suicide, upon the admission of
which the commonwealth largely rests
the case, was the shaft the district at
torney aimed at the defense A final
effort to introduce the book itself sue
ceeded. The prosecution all along has
alleged that this book will show that
Cashier Hopkins computed the interest
On state funds and deposited the
money to Senator Quay's credit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
TELEcRAPHIc TICKS.

The cruiser Raleigh, from Manila
has arrived at New York.
The Ohio republican state conven.
ton will meet June / at Columbus.
Croker blames Plat for the corrup.
ton in the administration of New
York
The Western Window Glass associa-
ton of jobbers has decided to raise
prices 10 per cent.
At Hankow, Cu1nese officials exc
cuted six men for the murder and tor
ture of Father Victoria.
In New Jersey the American Steel
Hoop company "a trust), was incorpo-
rated; capital $50, 100000.
At San Quentin, Cal, Michael
Chavez was hanged for the murder of
Georgia Rodriguez, his mistress, two
years ago.
On the 4th inst a terrific gale
swept the northern coast of Queens
land. Over $50 Japanese pearl fishers
were drowned.
The duke Of ARGOS, late Spanish min
lister to Mexico, who married Virginia
Lowery of Washington, has been desig-
mated as Spanish ambassador at Wash
ington.
In New York Owen Seigler of Phil
adelphia knocked out Frank Wongo,
the Canadian Indian, in the second
round of 20-round bout. Their
weight was 1873 pounds.
The president has appointed Law
renee Townsend of Pennsylvania to
Bellany Storer as United
States minister to Brussels. Town
send at present is minister to Portugal.
Commander-in-Chief W. C. Johnson
has extended an invitation to McKin-
ey to attend the national G. A. R.
at Philadelphia Septem-
Der 4 The president said if he is in
at the time he will attend
,ut it is possible he will be in the west.
His intention now is to make his west
I'm trip in July or August.
1t is generally believed among the
oreign element at Pekin that the seiz-
re of Kiao-Chou in Nov, 1897 by Ger
1any is the first step toward the real
zatiOn of the scheme of Kaiser Will
elm to place German king on Chin
Sc soil. Prince Henry, the emperor's
rother, who is in the orient in charge
the German Asiatic squadron, will,
is alleged, be king and the province
Shan Tung his kingdom. The occu-
alton of the interior of the PROVING.
a direct move toward the establish
ent of German sovereignty over the
hole of me $1,000 square miles of
ian Tung, instead of the 400 square
lies around Kiao Chou. which was
ken out of Chinese domain by Ad-
iral Won Diederichs after native
Dbl had killed some missionaries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
COL. ZAMARA DISHONORED.
Expelled from the Artillery-Govern
ment Carries the Election.

Madrid, April 1S.-The tribunal of
honor has expelled from the artillery
Colonel Zamara, who participated in
the Cuban campaign.
Judging from the returns thus far
received the government may be ex-
pected to get $50 men out of the $40
seats. Two hundred and fortythree
ministerialists have been elected, in
Guiding 100 Silverites, 33 Polaviejists
and 80 Pidalists. The opposition re-
turns include Sc liberals, 80 GamaZites,
Is Tetuanists, Is republicans, 5 Romer-
lists and 5 Carlists. Sagasta has been
returned by small majority for his
birthplace, Legrone. For the first
time since 1868 Romero y Robledo
failed to get a seat. Emilio CASTELAR,,
distinguished republican statesman,
was defeated at Murcia
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Proposition of United States Pending
Final Adjustment Accepted.

Washington, April 14.-When the
United States recently proposed a mo-
dus vivendi on the Alaskan boundary
to overcome the possibility of lawless
outbreaks pending final adjustment
the British authorities referred the
proposition to the Canadian officials at
Ottawa. The Ottawa government re-
sponded with an acceptance of the
general idea of the modus viven1i, al
though some changes in the original
proposal are suggested. This must
now go to the British foreign Office af-
ter which, if approved in London, the
response will be officially submitted
here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20
SKATER TESTIFIES.
Says Meat Was All Right-Private
Saw Maggots in 1t.

Washington, April 12-Gen. Skater,
who conducted the campaign in Santi-
ago, was the principal witness before
the beef inquiry board yesterday. He
said he ate canned roast beef cold and
found it not disagreeable. The refrig-
Grated beef was as fine as any he had
eaten. The men who suffered from
lack of food were themselves to blame.
If there were mistakes, con-
gress, which provides the ra-
lions and clothing of the SOL
diers, is responsible. He admitted
that he had never heard of canned
roast before the war. One Pennsyi-
vania volunteer testified that the beef
aboard the Mississippi had maggots in
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