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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
MANY FIREMEN INJURED
At AIiIwaukeo-The Recovery OF Fivr
of Them DoubbtfnI.


of Them Doubbtfnl.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, July Is.-Fire
tonight destroyed the Grace hotel, a
four story brick structure at the corner
OF Par and Reed streets. on the South
Side. About twenty-five firemen were
injured. OF whom i've may die. It was
the most serious FIRE OF the kind since
the Davidson theatre was destroyed. at
which time about u dozen hremen lost
their lives. Most Of the injured were
taken TO the emergency hospital. The
pecuniary loss win be small.
Following is q list OF the seriously In
jured: Peter O'Connor, shockingly
burned about the head and Shoulders
and badly bruised. Recovery very
doubtful Michael Qulrk. truckman,
back and head seriously injured and In
ternal injuries; recovery doubtful.
Captain ]. Linhan. ribs broken and
head seriously cut; recovery doubtful
Capt. John Wolf, head and back ser
iously injured and face bruised and
cut: recovery doubtful Pipeman Sha-
fer. reported fatally injured.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
BRITISH PRESS OPINIONS
That Amount to Nothing in Way Of
Intelligent Criticism.

That Amount 20 Nothing in Way OF
Intelligent Criticism.
LoEDoN,J July 1s.-The afternoon pa
pers OF this city, generally. in COM
mentlng on the protest of the American
correspondents in Manila against the
censorship. denounce the conduct Of
the American Philippines campaign as
II has been managed by Secretary Al
ger and Major General Elweii s. Otis.
The st. James Gazette says: THE
great American people have been hood
winked by its general and It's adminis-
tration. who have kept up a series OF
suppressions OF the truth and sugges-
tiOns OF the false, Of Russian ingenuity
and thorOughness
The Pail Mall Gazette says: "The
correspondents have done their duty to
the public ns journalists and gentlemen
should"
The Times In It's leading editorial ar
ticle to-day says: ''Alger has run the
war oflee as a political machine. Mill
1aFy posts have been bestowed upon
political friends without regard TO Mt
ness or the interests OF the country.
Dishonesty and corruption have been
rampant wherever there was public
money to be handled. American SOL
diers were killed by thousands on
American soil by such agencies as em-
balmed beef and scandalous neglect OF
elementary sanitation. AS the head Is.
so we expect subOrdinates to be. They
were chosen without regard to fitness.
but with every regard to political ser
vice. Naturally they act as the poll
tIcians they are rather than aa soldiers
and administrators. which they are not.
The new imperial policy Of the United
States Is thus discredited by associa-
ton with a system Of more than COM
mon corruptness. Mckinley, for some
reason or other, Is incapable Of Kidding
himself OF the incubus Of his secretary,
who, evidently regarding himself as
having the President in his pocket, Sc
reneIy defes the public indignation that
has been aroused by his mismanage-
Tnanfm
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
DIFFERENT TACTICS
Being Pursued BY the Cleveland
Street Car Strikers,

Being Pursued By the Cleveland
Street Car Strikers,
CLEVELAND, o., July ls.-whether
or not the quiet that has prevailed to-
day precedes storm to come in the
street railway strike is the question
that everybody is asking. The strikers
are pursuing different tactics from
those those followed In the former
strike. They are not interfering with
the non-union men who are operating
cars, nor win they tell what their plans
are. The officials OF the company also
refuse to talk. but they operated cars
on several OF the lines to-day under po-
lice protection without molestation.
Preparations are being made TO resume
operations on other lines and IT is ap-
parent that new men are to be secured
as rapidly as possible to take the places
Of the strikers. The state board OF ar
bItratlon Is trying to bring about arbl-
tration, but thus far no success has at
tended the Efforts In that direction.
The lInemen of the company held
meeting last night and decided to Join
the strikers,
The strikers are thirty in number.
They do the repairing Of trolley wires,
and are an important factor IN oper-
ating a street railway. During the last
strike no attempt was made to get
them to strike and they were kept busy
In repairing the llne1. Just what the
company win DO is not known. Line
men are scarce. All thi linemen who
are out are members OF the Cleveland
electrical workers union.
An effort, It is said. will be mads to
bring out the power house employes.
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the war department. say they are very
much gratihed at the progress made,
especially when It Is considered that
the work already performed was done
at the regular army recruiting sta
tlons and before the special volunteer
station had been put into active opera
ton. General CoFbin BHyB that the
number Of volunteers already obtalaeS
satisfies him that the ten volunteer reg
iments win he completely organized by
the 18th prox.
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SCRANTON. Pa. July 1s.-General
Superintendent f. G. Russell. of the
Lackawanna system, was here in con-
ference with delegation representing
all the tTalnmen aud conductors on the
line relative 10 mileage system OF
wages. These meetings are expected To
continue through several days and the
outcome Is uncertain. The engineers
on the Laekawanna system are also
about 10 present new scale. Chief P.
N. Arthur IS here in conference with
the committee OF the engineers. Their
demands viii be made known In a day
or two.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
WILL DECLARE ALLEGIANCE

To United States When Troops are
Sent to Protect Them.
MANILA. July 1850 p. m.-The ma
tiyes OF the provinces Of Albay, South
Camarines and North Camarines are
endeuvoring to throw on the domIna-
ton Of the Tagals.
II Is reported that there has been
fighting between the people Of the prov
inces named. and small bands OF Ia
gals who were Quartered upon them,
running the local governments, and THAI
the people IN question are willing to de-
clare allegiance to the United states
when troops are sent TO protect them
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19

WASHINGTON. D. C., July is'-At
the apostolic delegation to-day denial
was given to the dispatches stating that
Mgr. Martinelii. the papal delegate here.
hnJ b4sn recalled 20 Rome. and that he
would hereafter be chief secretary OF
the propaganda. The fact cited for the
Information IL the reosnt appointment
Of Mgr. Lungn Vaccia aa CHIEF secre-
tary. OF the pTopagandas
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19

NEW YORK. July is.-"Kansns has
the biggest corn crop IN sight In the
history Of the state" says Paul Morton.
vice president Of the Atchlson. Topeka
& santa Fe Railroad Company, who X
in New York. give Us three weeks
more without hot winds. and the corn
crop OF Kansas will reach 800. 900, 900
bushels-double that Of last year.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
sclo College In Trouble.

Epecial BispAtcH 10 kne 4nlelIlkgheSts
sTEUBENVILLE, o., July 1s.-In or
der to bring the faculty to time because
they oppose continuing the college at
scio, the trustees held n Anal and
stormy meeting to-day and decided by
vote OF II to to continue at Scio. A
resolution was also passed asking tho
East Ohio Methodist Episcopal confer
ence 10 take the college under their su-
pnrYisl0n.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19

NEW YORK, July ls.-GeorEe N.
Valentine. cashier Of the suspended
MlddleseK county bank, at Perth Am
boy. n. j., was sentenced In the Middle
sex county court to-day 10 SIX years IN
the New Jersey state penitentiary, At
Trenton. Vaientine pleaded non vult
to the charge of larceny In connection
with his misappropriation Of abOut $780,
900 from the bank.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
BIG Death Claim Payments.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Durins the
past sixty days the Mutual Reserve
Fund Life Association has paid to the
benehciaries OF Its members over $780,
900 IN death claims. Within the next
sixty days. the association will pay an
even larger amount To Its policy hold
erH, making n total payment In death
claims during eighteen years Of over
e4o mn nOn
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Fnmllr nrTcn WIncd ont.

OMAHA. Scb,, July is.-A special to
the Bee from Telnmah. Neb. snys:
Word was received here to-day Of the
drowning In northwestern Iowa. near
thc Minnesota line. Monday night. OF
A. ". Bindes. his wife and eight chill
dren, while On route TO Minnesota In an
cnigrant wagon
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Rhodes Gcts the GInd Hand.

CAPE TOWN. July ls.-AIr. Cecil
Rhodes. formerly premier OF Cape Col
ony. arrived here to-day. He was well
coined by q reception committee, COM
posed OF influential citizens and enthu-
sinstically cheered as he traversed the
streets. Many Of the buildings OF Cape
Town were decorated with bunting and
in front OF the town hall u big arch had
been erected, bearing the words: Wei
come. Great Pioneer. Cape Town
Cairo"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
To snrn Drcrfns Annoranee.

RENNEs, July ls.-work was begun
this morning on the construction Of a
passage from the esIl Of Captain Drey-
fus to the hall in which the court mar
tial before which he is TO be tried VIII
sit. This will enable the prisoner to
escape the annoyance Of observation BY
the curious,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
GENERAL MILES
BUSY in the Full Discharge of Duties
ne Secretary of War.

NS ST7ITVEtIEJ VT " UT
WASHINGTON D. c., July 1s.-Gen'
eraI Miles was very busy to-day in the
discharge OF the full duties OF secre-
tary OF war. In addition to those which
fall upon him as commanding Generai
OK the army. He received frequent com,
nunlcatlons from the bureau chiefs, and
also had persona conferences with Ad-
1utant General Corbin. Quartermaster
General Ludington, Surgeon General
Sternberg. and the chief ot ordnance.
II was said that all these conferences
had reference solely to the routine busi-
ness Of the war department, and parti2-
uiarly to the movements or the troops
and the reception OF the volunteers VINO
are returning or are about TO return
frnrn MANILA.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19

NATIcK. Mass, July lS.-HOratIo
Alger, the writer Of boys stories, died
at the home Of his sister. Mrs. Amos
Cheney. here to-day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19

WASHINGTON, d. c.. July 1s-The
following cabIegrum has been received
from General Otis:
MANILA. july IS.
Adjutant General. Washington.
Continued heavy rain. Cyclonic
storms impede business In harbor. Col
orado regiment sailed on transport War
rem yesterday; privatss Horne and VIII
der. OF @ company. left sick. In addl-
tion, 100 discharged men OF various or
ganizatlons took passage, CaHtornl-
ans on sherman arrived from Negros;
vessel must he coaied. Await subsi-
dence OF typhoou now prevailing.
CSIgued) O4lS'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19

For West Virginia. fair wednesday; IN
creasinE clOudinsss Thursday; vnriabla
For Western Pennsylvania and ohio.
fair wednesday; fair Thursdny, except
showers on the lake; variable winds.
Local Temperature.
Tho temperature yesterday as observed
BY C. Schnepf, druggist. corner or Market
ana Fourteenth street, was aA foiloWb:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

Speculation in products is gaining but
little, while in stocks an enormous
volume of business results in contin-
ually higher prices. The volume of
payments through clearing houses is
extraordinary, 42.7 per cent. larger
than last year, 96.9 per cent. larger
than in 1897, and 51.5 per cent. larger
than in 1892, even the transactions
outside of New York showing a gain
over 1892 of A 6 per cent. Specula-
tion at New York therefore cannot be
the main cause of gain. Difficulties
between holders of material and man.
ufacturers continue to hinder in some
industries, and in some may prove
seriously embarrassing, but the activ-
ity is on the whole unsurpassed hith-
erto, and the volume of traffic is be-
yond all expectations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
TWIN CITY ELECTRIC CO.
ARE NOW GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
viii Doubtless Soon Put IN a Cooperative
Plant to Be Run by Steam Power
Committee to Report Cost.

The board of directors of the Twin
City Electric company met on Satur-
day evening last and listened to a
report made by John Schnabel of
Centralia. When this company was
organized one year ago, the unanimous
opinion of the board at that time was
that, in order to secure cheap electric
light, they must procure water power.
The experience Of the past few years
in the twin cities as well as the testi-
mony of other places that depend on
water power for .neir electric light,
has fully convinced the board that
water power is not reliable or salts
factory, and even if satisfactory it
could not be procured here by the new
company under the present state of
pending litigations and private inter-
eStS.
This shift of opinion on the part of
the board of directors will necesSitate
a change of estimate as to the first
cost of a new plant, and will make it
necessary for them to submit their
new views of the situation to the
stock holders before proceeding fur
ther. Both the plant and the running
expenses will cost more than was
shown by the first estimate, based on
cheap water power, but the services
that can be given will be far more
reliable and satisfactory under the
steam regime.
At the meeting Saturday evening, a
committee was appointed to draw up
a report and to outline to the stock
holders the change in plan and pro-
gram. What will be done afterward
will depend upon the wish of the
stockholders. The committee report
was not fully prepared for presenta-
tion to the public in this issue, but
the REPORTER hopes to submit it next
week. 1t may be stated, however,
that at no meeting of the board of
directors heretofore had has there
been so strong a feeling to go ahead
with the erection of a cooperative
electric lighting system. Neither
have all indications pointed SO strongly
to the complete success of such an
undertaking as now. Electric light
users are in a mood to take vigorous
hold of any project that will insure
better service. There is lots of room
here for improvement, it is actually
needed. Now that definite action is
being taken let the good work con-
tinue. The telephone is surprising
success, why not the electric plant?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
He Didn't Advertise,

An exchange tells story of an old
bachelor who bought pair of socks,
and found attached to one of them a
slip of paper with these words: II
am young lady of twenty and would
like to correspond with a bachelor,
with view to matrimony." Name
and address were given. The bachelor
wrote, and in few days got this let
ter: "My mamma was married twenty
years ago. The merchant you bought
those socks from evidently did not
advertise or he would have sold them
long ago. Mamma handed me your
letter, and said possibly might suit
you. l am eighteen years DID,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room, Jan. %,

Council Room, Jan. %, 1899.
Pursuant to notice duly given to
each member of the common council.
(which notice called special session
of the council for the purpose of ap-
pointing a committee of the common
council to act with the committee
from Centralia and draw an ordinance
for the annexation and union of the
two cities the common council met
in special session.
Mayor Wipperman being absent,
President Davis presided.
Aldermen present, Hickman, Row.
land, Davis, Hasbrouck, Huban, Lutz
and Schroeder.
Alderman Lutz then offered the
following resolution and moved it's
adoption. Motion seconded:
Be 1t Resolred, By the common coun-
Gil of the city of Grand Rapids, Wood
county, Wisconsin,, that Mayor Wip-
perman, Aldermen Hasbrouck, Row
land and Davis be, and they hereby
dGG 'dppOluU6u d COulllllU UU6e 10 Il6CU
with a similar committee appointed
by the common council of the city of
Centralia, Wood County, Wisconsin,
for the purpose of drawing and pre-
pairing the proper ordinance for the
union or annexation of said cities of
Grand Rapids and Centralia as pro-
v.ded in Section 92S of the Wisconsin
Statutes of 1858, any two of said COM
miutee to constitute quorum Of said
committee to represent said city of
Grand Rapids, said committee to have
the assistance of the city attorney of
said city of Grand Rapids at all times
during said work. Be it further
Resolued, That said committee re-
port their doings to this council with
all convenient speed.
A call of the ayes and noes being
taken for the adoption of the above
resolution. The result was as follows,
ayes, Z; noes, 0.
There being no further business,
upon motion council adjourned.
MILTON W. MOsHER,
City Clerk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
The Deadly Grin

Is again abroad in the land. The
air you breathe may be full of it's fatal
germs! Don't neglect the Grip or
you will open the door to pneumonia
and consumption and invite death.
Its sure signs are chills with fever,
headache, dull heavy pains, mucous
discharges from the nose, sore throat
and never-let-go cough. Don't waste
precious time treating this cough with
troches, tablets or poor, cheap syrups.
Cure it at once with DR.. Kings New
Discovery, the infallible remedy for
bronchial troubles. 1t kills the disease
germs, heals the lungs and prevents
the dreaded after effects from the
malady. Price 80 cts. and s1.OO. Money
back if not cured. A trial bottle free
at J. e. Days Drug store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
Song Service at Morayian Church.

Your attention is hereby called to a
special song service that will be held
in the Second Moravian church, corner
French and Wisconsin streets, Cen
tralia, next Sunday evening beginning
at 1880 o'clock. Prof. E. G.. Karker of
Sturgeon Bay, musical director, will
conduct the singing and will also
render few solo numbers. Mr.. Kar-
ker has rich and pleasing voice and
has an aptitude in entertaining audi
ences in song service that comes from
long experience. An urgent, cordial
invitation is extended to the public
generally to be present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
CHANGE AT CENTRkLIA MARKET,
NJ. Mccarthy Closes His Interest in Meat
Company on Monday TO Vim. Scott,


The Centralia meat market has been
in the hands of a semi-new manage
ment since the beginning of this week.
On Monday a transaction was con-
summated whereby VIM. Scott. who
has for several months owned a half
interest in said business, came into
full possession of the same. NJ. Nc
Carthy being the retiring member of
the firm. Mr.. Scott retains E. c..
Smith as buyer and cutter, in fact the
Centralia meat market can't get along
without Smith no matter who is pro-
prietOr, and Smith would not feel
natural if he were not connected with
the shop which has been his labor
headquarters so long. Edward J.
Whitney is given charge of the books,
collections and clerical work, an aSsur-
ance that accuracy and strict atten-
tion to detail will hold forth in the
financial department of the house.
Mr.. Mccarthy will close his relations
with the shop today.
''Mac," as we all know him famil-
iarly, has serious notions of moving
west into the DakOtas on the other
side of the Missouri where he would
enlist his efforts in stock raising. He
has not definitely decided to do this
but it is the thought uppermost in his
mind just now.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
Anent TeIephones,

The little city of Merrill, sixty miles
north of here, has 23S telephone sub
scriberS, or nearly a hundred more
than Stevens Point. The exchange
there is owned and controlled by local
capital, and they now have toll lines
running to WauSau and Tomahawk.-
Stevens Point Gazette.
And the Wood County Telephone
company, a cooperative institution,
has 205 subscribers on it's exchange in
the twin cities, or about seyenty-tive
more than Stevens Point. Our neigh
bors of the Portage county metrop-
oils might possibly work some sur
prises in its telephone system by imi-
tating the plans of Merrill, Grand
Rapids and Centralia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
To Organize a Singing School.

E. G. Karker of Sturgeon Bay, Wis,
came to the twin cities Monday and
is interesting himself in the organiza-
tion of an old fashioned singing school
or chorus classes here. He makes a
speciality of voice culture and offers
thorough instruction to beginners or
advanced singers. His course will be
a term of twenty lessons covering ten
weeks time, two nights being devoted
to the work each week. His price
will be So for the full term. He has a
class practically started in Centralia,
another in Nekoosa, and expects soon
to perfect similar arrangements in
Grand Rapids. Mr.. Karker came to
our cities from Peshtigo where he had
classes in singing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
TWO NIGHTS OF RARE MUSIC,
Maeldoft Imperial Orchestra to Appear Here
Under Auspices ofCatholic Aid Society.

A charming musical attraction com
prising company of solo artists in
grand concert, claimed to be one of
the strongest organizations of its
kind in the Northwest, is booked to
appear in Grand Rapids on Sunday
and Monday, Feb. and 6. The Ladies
Aid society of the Catholic church
have been instrumental in securing
this treat for the public. They have
entered into a contract with the I'm
perial orchestra for two concerts and
d dance. Sunday evening Feb. 5 a
sacred concert will be given in the
Catholic Foresters hall, Spatford block k
beginning at 1880 O'Clock. Admission
will be 25 cents.
Monday evening second concert
will be given by the Maeldoft company
in Grand Opera House, beginning at
500 o'clock. The concert will last
two hours, to be followed by dance.
Concert tickets 35, 25 and Is cents,
dance tickets s1.0O.
The Maeldoft orchestra is composed
of eight male members, each of whom
is reputed fetching artist and soloist.
They present a varied and popular
program. Besides being masters on
violin, banjo, piano, guitar, mandolin
and harp, they add to their instru-
mental delights several clever original
songs, vocal duets, trios and the bari
tone solos of Lloyd Wolfe.
Mrs. Mary e. Swift, proprietor and
manager, formerly with the Redpath
Lyceum Bureau, has had years of
experience in the entertainment field
and knows the wants of music loving
patrons. We believe we are safe in
assuring the twin city folks a rare
treat at the coming event. Remember
the concerts and dance under auspices
of the Catholic Aid society.