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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19

Early in my last administration, says the
| governor, a bill was introduced at my in
stance in both houses of congress, to pro-
vide for the adjustment of the differences
btween the state and the United States over
the swamp land grant of 1850. The senate
bill was referred, as is the custom, to the
department of the interior, for examination
and report, and l am advised that the points
of difference have been adjusted, and that
the department will recommend the passage
of the bill. with some amendments which
seem to be just If this bill shall be enacted
as believe it will, it will put an end to this
iong-standing controversy between the state
and the United States, will quiet the title
to great many farms and homes, and will
eliminate the troubles constantly growing
out Of the cases in which the state has the
legal title and the Indian has the permanent
right of occupancy, which has led to contro-
versies over timber and other values.
1t has seemed to me that the popular will
upon the pass subject, says the governor, can
only be expressed by legislation which viii de-
stroy the system root and branch and elmi-
nate from 1t, at least so far state officials
are concerned, as far as it can be done by
legislation. the possibility of any favors di-
rectly or indirectly in the matter. There
fore. | believe that the legislation should
not be restricted to the giving of passes by
the corporations indicated. or their accept
ance by a public official for his own use but
that the prohibition should extend to any
person upon the request of public officials
In this view the law should PROHIBIT the
granting OF passes, or the acceptance of
passes or franks, to or by public officials, and
also the granting of transportation or
franks, or facilities of any kind to any per-
son, directly or Indirectly, upon the request
of any public official. One of the platform
declarations is sufficiently broad TO extend
the prohibition to the granting to. or ac-
ceptance by mayors aldermen and other
public officials of municipalities. All that
l have said upon the subject in its relation
to state officiaIs certainly applies to all mu-
nicipal authorities who have duties to per-
form legislative or otherwise. with refer
ence to local franchises. / recommend that
adequate constitutional amendment be
submitted to the people in order that. If
adopted. the prohibition shall be a part of
the permanent law of the state beyond
reach of legislative modification repeal
and that there be promptly enacted legis-
lation covering the same ground, to be In
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19
STARTLING DISCLOSURES.

Admirals and captains are brave
enough, and keen tacticians, no doubt,
but the best part of the Spanish feet
would have slipped through some
body's fingers that Sunday morning
at Santiago If Americas fighting en-
gineers had not, by the hardest of
work, overcome the obstacles imposed
upon them by orders from the bridge
II the fighting had been against men
more nearly kin-say English or Ger
man-under conditions identical with
those off Santiago on the morning of
July 3, some American hulks might
now be rusting at the bottom of tropic
seas. For engines were uncoupled,
and many fires out, and steam so low
that ali the energy OF the stokers was
required to get up again. The Ameri-
can ships had been off the coast for
weeks, waiting for the enemy to come
out. When the enemy came out, the
American ships were ready to shoot,
but not to give chase. This was no
fault of the engineers. 1t was the re-
suit of condition peculiar to naval
practice. In the navy the ships
captain decides how many boilers
shall be used, how much coal shall be
burned, what pressure shall be car
ried. And the American captains
at Santiago had everything in readi-
ness, except their boilers and en-
gines. There were two EXCEPTIONS
the Oregon and the Gloucester.-Ar-
thur Warren in Engineering Maya
zine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19
NAVAL ENGINEER IN BATTLE.

II you were sealed up in a heated
iron tank floating on the sea and
hammered at by missiles which now
and then let in daylight and splinters,
you would get a dim idea OF the lot
OF the engineers men aboard a bat
tleship in action. But the engineers
men nave to work in the hurly-burly,
and you would go mad in your tank.
The enemy's shot pounds the ship,
but the engineer and his men know
not where the enemy is or where the
ship is heading. And they can't stop
TO think about it. Keep that bearing
cool, smother it in oil, down it in
waterl Keep it cool. or the games
up! The men on deck can let the
spllnters lie where they fall, but the
men In the engine-room have to keep
The Splinters out of the machinery
steam pipes are pierced. Mend tnem.
Crawl behind the boilers, and stop
Iuat steam leak. Impossible to shut
OF anything. Scalded? Never mind.
it's all in the days work. Don't let
the water down. Pass the coal lively.
And, while you're about it, put out
that fire i'll the bunkers. In the lower
engine-rOoms the thermometer shows
1876 degrees in front of the ventilating
blowers; in the upper engine-rooms,
100 degrees Warren in En-
cheering Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19
FRENCH GAME THAT IS NEW.
It is Called Shuttlecock Tennis and
Has Many Devotees in Paris.

What bids fair to become an active
and vigorous rival to the now almost
national game of golf has appeared in
Paris this season, and is now enjoy
ing almost absolute supremacy in the
way of outdoor sports among our
French cousins.
At the beginning of last spring,
when the weather was such as to in
vite and encourage outdoor sport.
some few of the extremists introduced
game called lie jeu de la paume
volante," which can only be trans
lated as ''shuttlecock tennis"
The game is built on the lines OF
both its sponsors, but is unlike tennis,
as it requires no net 1t is played
On the smooth velvety lawns of sum
mer chateaux and among the vii
lagiatures" of the upper middle
classes
1t may be played by two-"un jeu
deux," as a sentimental Frenchman
puts tor it may have four, six or
eight players One ball is required
for each couple. With two the game
resembles nothing so much as the
old-fashioned, "battledoor and shut
tlecock;" with four or more players
it becomes more intricate.
The necessary outfit for this new
game consists of disks similar to a
tambourine, except that the rim is
solid and devoid of jingling cymbals,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19


and solid little rubber balls, tribe
larger than those now used for golf.
Inc players dispose themselves OPP
poslte each other a little over 100
yards apart. If two are playing the
game 1t consists in sending the ball
backward and forward, and catching.
posing and pitching it the greatest
fail on the ground.
If the game includes more than one
couple greater dexterlty is required. as
the players throw the ball criss-
cross, and one has TO be constantly
on the watch to know which is your
ball coming among the three or four
crossing each other. As in tennis.
every miss counts so many points
against the score and so many catches
so many in its favor. The score may
be 100 or 200 or even 500 points, ae-
eording to the skill of the players.
The disk is held by the rim and
used as bat to send the ball, and as a
racket to receive it. 10 the uninitiated
onlooker 1t appears almost impossible
to acquire the necessary dexterity for
the successful manipulation of that
disk and small rubber ball.
Paume volante is bound to become
popular among the rapidly increasing
| number of girls who are taking the
| opposite stand to the bachelor girl.
These new girls are embracing en-
Enthusiastically all the fascinating pos
| ing and languid graces of their grand
mothers, and with the introduction
of 1S30-4O and so styles it is neces-
sary TO ADOPT the games which were
in vogue in those days. 1t is likely
to be popular for another reason also,
and that is that it can be played on
the lawn, before or after dinner, when
mademoiselle has donned her dainty
| lawns and organizes.
| AS paume volapte is not so athletic
as either golf or tennis, and capable
of numberless pretty poses, the din
ner costume is suitable for the sport
So many girls have so tired of the
short skirts and thick boots de rig
ueur for golf that the new game will
doubtless gain many adherents.
THE bachelor girl has been so de-
rided in the papers" said paume en-
thusiast, land the men Chose who
have taken the trouble) have so ex-
tolled the beauties and attractiveness
OF the, old-time woman, that tidal
wave seems to have set in in favor
OF the latter. Therefore it is easy to
predict, coming as it does at the
turning of the tide in favor of every
thing essentially old-fashione0ly femi-
nine, that the new jeu de la paume
yolante will be on the crest of pop
ularity among outdoor sports at a not
very distant date. New York Her
aid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19
FOREIGN.

A cabinet crisis over Dreyfus is
threatened in France.
The Ameer of Afghanistan Is Ill and
his death is expected soon.
President Inglesias, of Costa Rica,
is in London as a guest of the British
government.
Princess Tetua Mariana, who once
held great power in the South Sea
islands, died at Papeete.
Residents of Calcutta are organic
ing an educational project like the
Johns Hopkins University.
Advices from Bolivia, announce that
President Alonso's advance guard is
within six leagues Of La Paz.
France will govern a number of it's
colonies through naval officers, includ-
ing it's West Indian possession.
Italy and the republic of Colombia
have agreed upon a plan of settle
ment OF the Cerruti claim.
Rear-Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford was given a farewell banquet at
Shanghai and sailed for Japan.
The new German meat inspection
bill, it is stated, is framed in a spirit
of cancellation and regard for Ameri-
cans.
The British steamer Gallena was
abandoned at sea and her crew were
rescued by the steamers Kanawha and
Charing Cross
Quesnay de Beaurepaire virtually
said he resigned from the court of
CT MI
to exonerate Dreyfus.
LIE Soir of Paris says 1t learns from
an indisputable source that the
cessation is convinced that Dreyfus
was justly condemned.
Large stores of ammunition in the
French arsenals have been found
worthless because of carelessness ON
the part of contractors.
The annual pilgrimage to the tomb
of Louis Auguste Blanqui, the ia
nous socialist, in Paris, led to riots,
and many arrests were made.
The antiDreyfusards have found
leader at last. He is de Beaurapaire.
His charges against the court of cas-
sation has brought out a dangerous
feeling in France.
Captain Dreyfus, in his replies to
the questions of the French court of
cessation, denied that he ever con-
fessed to Captain Lebrun- Renault
that he was guilty of reasonable
acts.
A great battle has been fought in
the Yemen division of Arabia. Tur-
kish troops captured the insurgent
position at Shanel November 80.
About 1000 insurgents and 2,OvJI
Turks were killed or wounded.
A Sebastapol correspondent, who
has been touring European Russia to
discover, if possible, evidence on the
part of Russia to give effect to the
cars disarmament proposal, re-
ports increasing activity in the army
and navy.
A Paris tribunal has sentenced lola
IN his absence, to pay fine of 100
francs and 500 francs damages for
accusing NJ. Ernst Judet. Journalist,
OF having made use OF forged docu-
ments in an attack made by Judet up
on ZOla'S father
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19
LATEST SEWING BOXES.

Never before this season has that
feminine article, the sewing box, ap-
peared in so many shapes, sizes and
varieties. They are even to be seen
in leather at prices which range ac-
cording to variety of skin and the
lining. A convenient handle COM
pletes one of these useful travelling
gifts. Within are pockets for spools,
needle-books, case for scissors and a
pretty pincushion. They come in
rattlesnake skin, lizard, morocco and
even in the white, cream and pale
green tints affected in card cases for
the theater. For home making pretty
square box can be easily cut from or
binary stiff cardboard. This might be
covered in blue or green linen, with
cotton sprinkled with sachet powder
under silk which matches the linen
The lid is decorated with a wreath of
pink and white English daisies.
pretty motto is often added or sug-
gestion of spools, scissors. etc., in
water colors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19

Paris. She was a daughter Of Abra-
ham e. Gwyne of Cincinnati.
Sir James Winter, the New Found
ject to the fishery amendment involv-
ing bounties to American fishermen or
the American merchant marine.
The National Biscuit company has
complied with the first and second
clauses in the action brought against
it by the attorney general of Ohio by
paying into the state treasury a fee
of $1,000 for the privilege of doing
business in the state. Proceedings
dropped.
At Kansas City, John Kennedy was
arrested for completely in the robbery
Of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis train at Macomb, Mo-, on Jan.
5. The man Jenkins, arrested on the
same charge, has been identified as
an old member of the Jesse James
| gang-named Ryan. Part of the
money has been recovered
The Nevada senatorial fight has
| been enlivened by the presence of A.
| C.. Cleveland of Whiteside county. He
| says he is full-f1edged candidate for
| United States senator from a Tepubli-
can standpoint, and that if things be-
! come mixed to any extent he has a
| few surprises in store for the New
| lands and Stewart stalwarts.
| A malarial patient in Bellevue hos
pital showed a letter purporting to
be written by John A. Logan, April
%, to General Miles, introducing him
as compete de Toulouse-Lautrec, y
and asking his appointment as civil
engineer. He bears strong resem-
blance to Sartain, the Frenchman
who created stir by posing as man
of wealth and promoter In Portland,
Oregon, and other cities.
United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge has been reelected by the Mas
sachusetts legislature. The Indiana
republican legislative caucus nomi-
mated A. ]. Beverage of Indianapolis
for United States senator. John Kean
was nominated for senator by the re-
publican caucus of the New Jersey leg
islature. The Tennessee legislature
elected w. B. Bate United States SEN
ator.
The governor has notified the sheriff
and the commander Of the militia al
Pana, ILL.,, that he intends soon to re-
call all troops, leaving matters en-
tirely led control of the sheriff, who S
confident that he can maintain order
1t has cost the state $685. 900 to pro-
tect the coal operators, their property
and the imported negroes during the
past five months and Christian county
| $4,000.
The Elkins- Widener-W Whitney syndi-
dictate has added another industry to
its numerous ventures by Incorporate
ing in New Jersey an ice manufacture
ing company for New York. The cap
| ital stock is $1,O00,00 and may be in
creased to $5,000,000. A tract of land
embracing 125 acres has been pur-
| chased on Staten Island and a plant
with capacity of 1000 tons a day
will be erected at once.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19
DOMESTIC.

Chicago May wheat, 707sc.
Sharkey knocked Mccoy out in the
tenrh round.
D"kalb Is to have free postal dellY-
cry service aILer April l.
The mousse committee is divided on
the Isthmlan canal question.
Columbia University has arranged
for more IMAM 50 scholarships.
An antitrust Dill VIII be introduced
la the New Jersey legislature.
Albert i. Morgan OF OSHKOSH, Wis,
died at Phoenix, A. l., aged IL.
Mrs. AstOrs grand ball III New
YORK was attended by 800 guests.
schuyler hamilton, jr., has MED a
petition IN bankruptcy IN New DIRK.
Aid. Powers ana U'brien OF Chicago
were acquitted OF charges of gambling.
A large company mas been formed
TO fight the ice monopoly in New York.
Rose Vaunt, the girl burglar from
New York, was caught ia Philadel-
phia.
Medicinal springs in Montana have
disappeared through subterranean
river
New York's real estate is assessed
At $2,950,046,517, an increase of S421,-
612,S76.
Congressman Dingley has now pass
ed the crisis and is considerably i'm
proved
The tenth annual national conven-
Of w
Pittsburg.
The New York Sabbath committee
issued report denouncing Sunday BIZ
cycle-riding.
The stockholders of the Union
Pacific railway increased the common
stock S27, 1850, 100.
The Pennsylvania supreme court de-
MED Senator Quay's application for a
writ of certiorari.
Archbishop Ireland, it is said, goes
to Rome to explain his conduct dur
ing the recent war.
Two persons are now said to be
under suspicion in the Adams poison
ing case in New York
In New York, Louis Gimm, Pitts
burg, won the twenty-four-ho BIZ
cycle race; 40 miles.
In Milwaukee, Wis, Herman Boppe,
prominently known as editor of Freid-
enker, is uead, aged 81
Robbers blew open the safe of the
First National bank of Ashburnham,
Mass, and stole $1,000.
Edward F. Gibson of Boston, who
served in the late war as a private,
has fallen heir to $4,000.
Gen. Alex. B. Upshaw, Mississippi
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19

PANIsH-AMERICAN SITUATION.

The navy department has ordered
several gunboats to the Philippines to
reinforce Dewey's fleet.
The Manila troops are in quarters
under arms.
The war department has made an
arrangement with the Bank of Spain in
Cuba to collect the taxes on the island.
Filipino committees in Europe have
been cabling to President Mckinley in
an effort to prevent the occupation of
tloilo.
Before the war investigating COM
mittee Chicago meat packers testified
that their canned meats were whole
some.
The Filipinos have "kerosened'' the
principal buildings at IloiIo, Gen. Otis 5
messenger reports, and barTicaded the
streets.
A council of war was held at the
white house, and orders were cabled
10 Manila to take Iloilo by storm if
necessary.
Gen. Ludlow asked Gen. Julio San
gully to keep out of Havana or not to
wear his uniform in public, but San
gully ostentatiously defied him.
Senior Fernandez de Castro, civil
governor of Havana, has had a con-
dict of authority with General Brooke,
and has asked to be relieved of his
Office.
Persons arriving at Hong Kong
deny the reports from Madrid that all
the Spaniards on the island Of Balabac,
in the Philippines, have been mas
sacred.
The American policy at Iloilo is to
use persuasion on the Filipinos and
further orders are received from
Washington.
The report of the late Col. George A.
Warning on sanitary improvements re-
Quired III Havana estimates the cost
It $10,00O,000. The city is represented
10 be in shocking condition.
Senior Silvela, who is expected to
succeed Sagasta as pernl.4r of Spain,
made a speech in Madrid, urging do
lestic reforms and the development
of SPANS Industrial resources.
The secretary of war received the
following from General Otis at Manila
TConditions improving apparently.
Citizens feel more secure; many ma
tives returning. City quiet; business
active"
The Spanish transport Chanderna-
goT sailed from Mantazas for Cadi2
with 900 sick men. General Sanger
burned the barracks formerly occupied
by the commentaries, in order to
kill the disease germs.
George Clark Musgrave, a New York
Journal correspondent, was shot and
wounded when the Spaniards eyacu-
ated Mantazas. 1t is believed he was
the victim OF an attempted assassina-
ton at the hands of a Spanish official
whose atrocities he had exposed.
The London Daily Chronicle says
the United States should demand OF
Spain the pardon of Colonel Julisor
San Martin, che Spanish commander
7ho has been sentenced for life al
Ceuta for abandoning Ponce, Porte
Rico, to the Americans without resist
tnce
Aguinaldo has issued proclamation
at Manila calling on the Philippines &c
unite to defend their liberty. He pro
tests against every clause of Gen. Otis
proclamation and denies that Otis has
any claim to the title OF captain gen
eral of the Philippines He further
declares that the americans came to
grant freedom to the Philippines, moi
to establish themselves as masters OF
the archipelago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19
CHICAGO THE WINNER.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE University of
Chicago last night defeated the Uniyer-
sity OF Minnesota in the semi-final
central league debate. The question
debated was: Resolved, That an
Amendment to the Constitution Should
BE Secured Whereby United States
Senators Shall Be Elected by the Peo-
pie"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-19

Yesterday both houses organized al
noon for the 44th session of the legis-
ture and the states as agreed upon al
the republican caucuses Tuesday went
through L. W. Thayer of Ripon was
chosen president pro tenn of the senate
C. A. Pettibone of Oconomo-
voc sergeant-at-arms and w
Houser of Mondovi chief
clerk. There are only 2 aemo-
Gratis in the senate and they named Nc
candidates. The usual standing COM
mittees were appointed, the judiciary
being headed by Lamoreux, state af-
fairs by McGillivray finance by
Roehr, railroads by Withee, education
by Stout, agriculture by Whelan and
claims by Baxter. The governors
message will find it's way to the appro-
pirate committees.
In the assembly where there are 81
republicans to 10 democrats; the latter
gave honorary votes to Louie A.
Lange of Fond du Lac for speaker, c.
J. F. Malice of Milwaukee for chief
clerk and Daniel Bechtel of Madison
for sergeant-at-arms, but the republf-
can caucus nominees we're of course
chosen as follows: Speaker, Geo. H.
Ray of La Crosse; chief clerk w. A..
NOVEL; of Milwaukee, sergeant J. Fl.
Agen of Superior. In the caucus Of
Yesterday there was no opposition to
Ray, none Of consequence to NOVEL;,
but c. NJ Hambright Of Racine was
beaten by Agen by only votes.
Both houses adjourned after hearing
the message till Tuesday morning
when Speaker Ray will announce the
house committees.
Some of the many minor positions
in the two bodies have already been
filled. Chris. Paulis of Milwaukee IS
postmaster of the senate, F. W. Coon
of Edgerton assistant chief clerk Of the
assembly and Fred Nelson of Phillips
and Carl Wells of Appleton other
clerks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15


ords that their family responsibility held
them back from their duty
Officers wives. it was said, follow the
army as far it is safely possible. They
took up their station at Tampa when the
Cuban expedition was being prepared, and
when it left most of them came north TO
live with relatives and friends When the
army was being brought back the hotels
in the neighborhood Of Montauk Point
were crowded with wives and children.
who waited on the shore while the troops
were being landed. 1t was made a rule
with the wives that there should be no
crying and complaining. and, with few
exceptions, this was lived up to- The nus
bands were taken away just as soon as
leave could be obtained
Most officers In service in the Philip
pines, 1t was said, have Their wives and
families with them. Every transport IS,T
leaving this port carries women and chill
dren to add to the colony in Manila.
II hear sad an officer, that the wom-