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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
FOREIGN.
It is all EI1rone against China

1t is all Europe against China.
The reichstag, by vote Of 209 to
al, rejected the proposed increase in
the German army.
4 Berlin dispatch states that the
strong opposition in the reichstag to
the new army bill may lead to a dis
solution of that body.
The news that the kaiser will see
the yacht races at Cowes next July is
interpreted TO mean that Germany and
Britain are reconciled.
The triumph of the civil over the
military power in France was sealed
by the giving up Of Col. PicQuart on
the court Of cassation's order.
VIM st. John Brodrick, parliament
tary secretary of the British foreign
office, states that Great Britain would
welcome Italy's appearance in the far
east.
1t is now reported that the explosion
of the naval powder magazine at La
Goubran, France, in which more than
so lives were lost, was the work of an
archists.
Crown Prince Gustaf, regent of Swe-
den, was hooted, Kissed and pelted
with snowballs at Christiania as re-
suit of his unpopularity with the Nor
wegianS.
Admiral Canevaro, Italian minister
of foreign affairs, states that Italy had
the approval of Great Britain and ia
pan before demanding the concession
at San Nun.
At the annual meeting of the assO-
ciated chambers Of commerce in Lon
don resolutions urging the govern
ment to maintain the open door in
China were adopted.
John Dillon, in a debate in the house
of commons, said the time would come
when Great Britain would be hard
! pressed to maintain naval equality
with the United States.
United States and British authori-
ties have agreed to recognize DR.. Will
helm Self, nominated by Germany to
succeed DR.. Raffel as president of the
municipal council at Apia.
Baron Russell of Killowen, lord
chief justice of England, will probably
| SuCCSSu Tic IdCS DdlOu IISISCuGlI Ou
| the joint high commission and the
| AnglO-Venezuelan commission.
Herr Ludwig Bamberger, a former
member of the reichstag, and the au-
thor of a number of works on history
and political economy, is dead. He was
born in 1928, and was at one time one
of the leaders of the national liberal
party and an adversary of the late
| Prince Bismarck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
CONDITIONS IN PORTO RICO.

The people would welcome religious
an affective American school system
The warm welcome given to Gen. John
Eaton, who represents our Bureau of
Education, is proof of this, and their
eagerness to welcome every PROPOSE
ton for the establishment of schools
But the municipalities have very little
money to eXpend just now, when so
much must be spent on sewerage, wat
erwOrks, and other objects of physical
necessity, and for roads on which all
spoken of the squalor, the poverty of
the poorer people, crowded, as I have
never seen them elsewhere, in miser-
able quarters in the cities, and of their
great of physical, intellectual, and
moral regeneration. A people of which
three-quarters cannot read, where
three-quarters of the families are not
legally married, where few can get any
meat or flour, where thin blood starves
on bananas, and where the main prod
ucts, sugar and coffee, are exported for
the benefit of the land-owners-such a
people are not to be exploited for our
benefit, but they should secure all the
advantages which good government,
philanthropy, and religion can give
them, and they will repay the expend-
iture of money and labor-RevieW Of
Reviews
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
BIG TRADE IN HOTELS.

Hotel property in Bergen, Norway
appears to be a desirable investment,
judging from the many deals of that
class recently announced. The new
owners in nearly every case have
planned Improvements and enlarge
ments. Among the transfers recorded
are the following: Holdt's hotel, the
oldest and largest in the city, consid-
Grafton 100000 kr; Smeby's hotel, 300
900 kr; Grand cafe, 100000 kr; Sko-
gems hotel, $4,000 kr (this hotel was
sold twice in one month";; Mattson's
hotel, 100000 kr; Hotel North Cape,
$4,000 kr, and Bellevue, $1,000 kr. In
addition, Aadlands hotel, at Sam
hanger, bjord; PTestegaard's at Odda;
and Solstrand's hotel changed hands
in November.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23

The time has arrived when the peo-
pie this city must determine whether
or no they desire to have French opera
during the winter of 1S99-19OO. OF
course, it will be readily understood
that, in matters of this kind, it ia
absolutely necessary TO take time by
the forelock, as such an undertaking
involves extensive preparations and a
large outlay Of money Accordingly,
the subscription list for next season
viii be opened in the foyer of the
Opera House this week. It is hardly
to be doubted that the response will
be immediate and favorable. French
opera is an integral part of the So
cial life Of New Orleans, as well as
of the amusements Of its people. In
the most adverse circumstances this
feature Of the city has been retained,
and it is not to be broken at this late
day. The affair should be taken in
hand at once and placed beyond the
reach Of failure. This is not a case
for elaboration. Action, and action
alone, is required New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
CONGRATULATE LOUBET.

Paris, March 19.-President Loubet
yesterday received the members of the
diplomatic corps, who rendered him
the congratulations Of their respective
governments. Prime Minister Dupuy,
NJ. Delcasse, minister of foreign affairs,
and the members of the presidents
civil and military household were
among those present. The Austrian
ambassador, Count de Wolkenstein, on
behalf of his colleagues, felicitated the
new president of the French republic,
who in response briefly thanked the
diplomats for their expressions Of
friendship for France and himself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
DOMESTIC.

P. d. Armour is making preparations
to go to Europe.
Major Henry Stonestreet is dead at
Kansis City, aged II.
Ex-Mayor John 7. Glenn of Allan
ia, Ga, died of apopleXy.
Fruit vines in southern Illinois were
uninjured by the recent cold snap.
Wholesale prices of potatoes raised
10 cents on the bushel in Chicago.
Father Thomas f. Ward left 100000
to the Catholic diocese of Brooklyn.
May wheat broke to 693s@691a cents,
and closed at 6912@695s cents-a net
loss of q cent.
Malay pirates" is what Senator
George S. Perkins of California calls
the Filipinos
Willie" Wilde, brother of Oscar
Wilde and former husband of Mrs.
Frank Leslie, is dead.
Adali, the Turk, was defeated in his
wrestling match with Mcmillan and
Mcintyre in Minneapolis.
DR.. Charles f. Murray who shot and
killed his fathers colored butter in
Pittsburg, was arrested
Coroner Berz has bet 5000 that John
Peter Altgeld will receive over $4,000
votes for mayor of Chicago.
Johnny Griffin, once a famous pugi-
list, died suddenly and may be buried
in the Potter's field, New York
Catholic Archbishop Chappelle Or
dered sisters of the American order of
the Sacred Heart out of Cuba.
Colonel John T. West died sudden
ly at Minneapolis, aged 81 years. He
was proprietor of the West hotel
Mr.. Kipling continues to improve
He will probably return to England
this spring, not going to Mexico
The president is at Thomasville.
Ga, where he will remain two weeks
as the guest of Senator Hanna
Martin ]. Carter, of Pennsylvania
has been appointed consul of the
United States at st. Johns, N F.
A correspondent writes to say that
meat intended for the Japan-China
war was sold to the government
Becker, the Chicago sausagemaker
DR.. William Lewis, secretary of the
state board of health, says small pox
is steadily increasing in North Caro-
lima
At st. Louis, the law prohibiting the
sale of liquor on Sunday was more rig
idly enforced than on the previous
Sunday
Adrian C. Arson, the baseball play
er, has borrowed 1000 on two
mortgages on his residence and other
property.
Maiden. Wesley Merritt will be
grand marshal of the parade which
will attend the dedication of Chicago's
new postoffice.
Judge F. r. Dellenbaugh and SEN
ator Vernon H. Burke have been for
mally disbarred from practice at
Cleveland.
Attorney General Monnett of Ohio
was requested by the would-be bribers
of the oil trust to come to New York.
He refused.
Prof James Hoppins announced his
resignation of the professorship of the
history of art in the Yale school of
fine arts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
LARGEST DIAMOND IN WORLD.

The largest diamond in the world is
the BraganZa, owned by Portugal 1t
is about the size Of a goose egg and Is
valued at 100000, 900. AS it is in the
rough and no one is allowed to ex-
anime it carefully, experts have doubt
ed it's genuineness. In it's present
shape it is neither thing of beauty
nor a joy to any one, for all it's won
drous beauty-if indeed it is a genuine
diamonds hidden beneath a rough
exterior. AS Portugal guards it day
and night as the greatest Of treasures,
and the state will not allow it to be
either sold or cut, the curious are left
to speculate as they will in regard to
it's true size, color and value if it were
to fall into the hands of the lapidary
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
sPANIsH-AMERICAN SITUATION.

FiIipinos burned the city Of Pasig,
which the Americans had captured.
A white man was seen leading Fill
pinos at Manila and urging them to
attack the Americans.
Seniors Lopez and Losada, members
of the Filipino junta, left New York
and sailed for Europe.
General Otis cables that the Amer
lean loss was 80 in the fighting near
Manila on Monday.
President Mckinley may dissolve
the Cuban assembly.
General tfomez continues to receive
many messages from Cubans who still
regard him as their leader.
Indignation against the action of the
Cuban assembly in depOsing General
Gomez is on the increase at Havana.
Excepting the volunteer engineers
and immunes, all the volunteer troops
in Cuba will be brought home before
May
General Gomez has been given the
privilege of sending his official mail
free of cost in the United States and
Cuba.
A board appointed for the purpose
has recommended to Cen. Wood a
plan for public school system in San
tiago province.
1t is reported in Madrid that the
Spanish cabinet has advised the queen
regent to ratify the peace treaty with
out waiting for the cortes.
Rear-Admiral Higginson has writ
ten to Secretary Long declining to &C
cept promotion in the navy at the eX-
pense of his brother officers.
The Cuban military assembly has
impoached General Gomez and re
moved him from his position as gen
eral-in-chief Of the Cuban army.
General Wheaton's troops advanced
further from Manila and have cut the
Filipino line Of communication north
and south. There was a running fight
General WheatOn's troops captured
the city Of Pasig, seven miles from Ma
Mia, after an all-day advance. Si1
Americans were wounded and 80 Fill
pinos were killed.
The navy department has prepared
table showing the number of shot:
fired by each vessel of Admiral Dew
ey's squadron at the battle Of Ma
Mia bay in May last.
Advices received state that natives
of PalaWan, one of the Philippine
islands, recently began a rebellion anC
beheaded the Spanish governor, Wht
had remained there.
General Otis has prevented furthe
negotiations for ransoming Spanish
prisoners held by Aguinaldo, as thu
money for the Tansoms might be uset
for purposes hostile to the Americans
Speeches to the effect that tn
United States and England have
joint civilizing mission in the cas-
were made at a luncheon given a
Malta in honor of American officers OF
their way to the Philippines.
The delay of the Spanish govern
ment in ratifyfng the treaty of peac
is the subject Of discussion in diplo
matte circles in Washington. Pres
ident Mckinley is confident that tn
treaty will finally be ratified.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23

Madison, March 20.-The feature of
the senate session was the transmits
sion of majority report by the judi
ciary committee againt the Roehr bill,
No. 27s, to restrict the lobby. The bill
provides that the senate clerk shall
keep two registers, one for attorneys
who appear before committees and
one for lobbyists legislative agents.
The majority report recommending
the bill for passage was signed by
Senators Roehr, Whitehead, Kreutzer,
Mills, Martin and Whitman. The
minority report which is signed by
Chairman Lamoreux and Senators
Whelan and RiOTdan holds that an
honest lobby should be encouraged,
that the ROehr bill legalizes the lobby
and gives it a standing and that the
evils sought to be remedied can be
amply reached by existing laws
Assembly bills were concurred in
Nos. 160a (McDonald), permitting the
organization Of bankers mutual casu-
atty insurance companies; and 345a
(Mosher), providing for payment of
expenses Of Wisconsin state tax COM
mission, the appropriation not to ex-
coed 1897
In the assembly the Hall resolution,
No. la, for a constitutional amend
ment looking to the adoption of the
voting machine, had smooth sailing in
the assembly, only one vote being
against adoption. Assembly bills were
passed as follows: Nos. 82a DRESS
err, appropriating $4,000 for an inter-
state park on the 81 Croix river; 387
(McDonald), appropriating $4,000 for a
monument at Lancaster for Gov
Dewey, the governor, Senator Baxter
and Mr.. Mcdonald being made the
commission to carry out the provisions
of the bill, and 1873 (Keene), raising
the age of consent TO IS years.
Senator Welton's bill, No. 296s, to
prevent the sending of Migrants to
poor houses, was non-concurred in
without debate. The anti-pass bill
was on the calendar for non-concur-
renee, but just before adjournment Mr..
Rowell moved that it be re-referred 10
the railroad committee with instruc-
lions to report this morning The mo-
ton prevailed without dissent and the
committee it is understood will report
favorably on the measure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
a SHARP TELEPHONE FIGHT.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 19-The
Wisconsin Telephone company has
now announced a cut to 81 month
for telephones in the residence section
and the cut will in all probability be
met by the Bower City company, a
home enterprise composed entirely of
business men who will expend fully
$4,000 before the plant is ready for
business. Several large gangs of men
are now at work here erecting poles
and stringing wires. Five hundred
subscribers here have pledged support
to the new company for five years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
WAITING FOR SEM.
Beef Investigating Commission Tarries
in Chicago to Hear Him.

Chicago, March 21.-rhe principal
witness on the list to appear before
the government court of inquiry Mon
day, DR.. Nicholas Sem, was unable
to be in the city, whereupon the court
recessed at noon until o'clock this
evening when DR.. Sem will be heard.
During its short session Monday the
court received the evidence of four
witnesses who we're called upon the
request of Maj. Lee. According to
their testimony the canned beef was
always unpalatable and distasteful,
and in their judgment it was a con-
tributory cause of the sickness among
the soldiers, and unfit for army ra-
TONS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
A FATHERS AWFUL DEED.
Kills His Five Children and Attempts
to Cremate Bodies.

Hutchins, Kan, March 21.-John
Moore killed ais five children and then
set his house on fire. When the fire.
men entered the house, after having
partly quenched the flames, they found
the five children lying side by side in
bed on the floor, all dead, but not
badly burned. The dead were Carl,
aged u; Mary, 10; Pearl, s; Charles, Z;
and Lee 8. The skull of each child
was crushed. Moore denied having
murdered his children and pretended
to believe that an exploding lamp had
caused the fire and the children had
met death in the flames.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23

Nos. SIS (Harris), to make taxable the
private insane asylum at Lake &C.
neva, and 125s (Stout), providing for
granting Of aid TO libraries now exist
ing instead Of creating new ones.
Assembly bills concurred in were:
35Sa (Wheeler), providing penalty Tor
false representation Of county officers;
415a tOIton), to confer additional
powers upon registers OF probate; 167a
(Soltw6deD, for board of trustees for
county homes for dependent children.
and 100 (McDonalo), relating to organ
fzaCion OF bankers mutual casualty in
surance companies. Assembly bills
non-concurred in were: Nos. $40
(tla), relating to bond to be given by
guardian OF a minor; IS (Keene), TO
| regulate the lOaning Of money upon
ohattel security; LOG (Gawin), pro-
viding punishment for stealing of BIZ
cycles. The following senate bills
were killed: Nos. 10 -'earne), re-
lating TO return of earnings by rail-
| roads, and 290 (Woodworth), requiring
all regular passenger trains to stop at
stations where annual business of
roads amounts to $4,000.
In the assembly the judiciary COM
mittee recommended non-concurrence
in the senate resolution for a constitu-
uonal amendment creating an appel
late court. Assembly bills were
passed: Nos. 81 (Wheeler), regulat-
ing the practice Of barbering and re-
curing all barbes to take out 81 IL
censes and all new ones S. licenses;
100 (Keene), providing that in judicial
elections polls shall be kept open the
| same hours as in general elections
| 261 (Clough), permitting the polls in
cities Of less than 5000 people to be
kept open not earlier than 6 a. m.
nor later than Z p. m, and 2S8 (Ras-
mussen), aIEropriating to the fire sui
ferers of Barron county $4,000.
Senate bills concurred in: Nos. 81
! (Weton), relating to parks, drives, etc.
(the Madison bilD; and 144 (Rior6an)
giving county judge S. day when
holding court outside of his own coun-
ty. Senate bills killed: No. 81
| (Mills), making the fees paid by coun-
ties to sheriffs one-half the usua
amount after the sum of $4,000 anr u
ally shall have been reached.
The natural history survey bill was
ordered to a thru reading, after the
annual appropriation had been in
creased fom $500 to $4,000. Favor
able action was also taken on the
Frost bill repeating the law making
the state a preferred creditor in cases
OF bank failure. Among the house
bills killed were: Nos. Is (Ander-
SOM, relating to elections in towns;
161 (Sarau), providing for a separate
assessment Of land and buildings; 24C
! (Hartung), requiring gates and fag-
men at rural railroad crossings; 27S
| (Hal vey), requiring abstractors &c
provide bonds; 291 Uange), providing
license fees for insurance brokers
308 (BarlOw) for the inspection oil
steam boilers and engines; 329 Dress
err, increasing the minimum license
fee for the sale of liquors; 4S1 Dry
anti, prohibiting legislative lobbying;
joint resolution 4 (Logan), amending
the constitution so that persons
charged with contempt OF court may
have a jury trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23
HIS PLACE.

Cannibal King-Ha, we're in luck
We bagged you just in time for our big
banquet.
Chappie Chatterton- You-you are
not really g-gofng to m-make
m-meal of NINE?
Cannibal King-Meal? Oh, dear, no.
But as an enree you'll be delicious.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23

Madison, March 17.-After disposing
Of unusually long calendars the legis-
lators took their usual adjournment
over Sunday, closing the tenth week
Of the session. In the upper house
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23

Madison, March 16.-The senate
concurred in house bills as folio VS.:
Nos. 6S (Thomas), relating to the
bounty for killing wildcats and lynx;
| IT'S (Zinn), forbidding the purchase 81
| goods by junk or second hand dealers
| from minors, unless the latter have
| the written consent of parents to sell
and 262 (Guth), requiring peddlers tc
show license.
A mild sensation was created at the
evening session when the railroad
| committee unanimously reported
against the assembly amendment Pre-
viding an office-forfeiture clause for
the anti-pass resolution. AS both
houses seem disposed to stand firm IN
the matter anti-pass enactment as a
probability Of the near future seems
quite visionary.
On motion of Mr.. Vandercook the
vote was reconsidered by which the
Hurlbut bill was killed which permits
county superintendent, in issuing
teachers certificates, to accept the nor
nal school ratings of the applicants
in lieu of examinations. After a 1e-
bate the bill went to a third reading
by the decisive vote Of 81 to &c. A
debate ensued ON Senator Welton's bill
permitting the state supeTint endent to
appoint an inspector of public schools
for the deaf and dumb" at $1,000 year
salary and $500 for expenses. There
are but Is of these local schools with
only an attendance of from 4 to II Ill
each. The state allows S125 per cap
tia for each pupil so taught The bill
was killed, 81 to 80. The Thomas
joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment, requiring the supreme
court to give advance opinions on the
constitutionality of all proposed laws
when asked to do SO by the governor
or by two-thirds vote of the legisla-
ture, was also killed, II to II. The
chief argument against it was that it
would throw questions before the su-
preme court without both sides with
interests at stake being represented
The assembly opened it's evening
session by killing thirteen assembly
resolutions, memorials and bills,
among them joint resolution No. Is
(Hoehle), relating to suffrage; memo
rial to congress No. (Hoehle), for
establishment of postal savings banks;
219 (GeTmer), relating to interchange
of telephone business; Pts (Keene), for
creation of bureau of vital statistics;
400 (Steiger) relating to speed of
trains; AS (Guth), relating to office
hours of public officers, and 1913, (Stei-
ger), fixing speed of engines and trains
in cities and villages at Is miles an
hour. Mr.. Burlington succeeded in
saving temporarily No 191a, to appro-
pirate $4,000 to the Eau Claire W. c.
T. U. home for unfortunate women.
He was DESTROYS Of seeing if the bill
could not be saved by in some manner
placing the home under the control Of
the state, and on his motion the meas
ure was laid over until next Wednes-
day
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23

widow of the great soap man, and Mrs.
]. NJ. Gibson, a society leader Of Gin
cinnati.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23

The general convention of the Amer
lean rabbis is being held in Cincinnati.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23

OF the whole population of the globe
about so,Oee die every day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

the rise in the prices of meats which
consumers have been compelled to
pay"