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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
BEST OF LONDON TIT-BITS.

A boy of Is thinks he is 100 old to
run errands, but after he is % and
married he begins again.
Tom limit: What did the teIe-
phone girl say to you when she broke
the engagement" Jack Potts: Ring
off.
Visitor: But this portrait of Mr.
Bulger is a good deal more than life
size" Artist: II know it, That is
the size he thinks he is"
Customer Eat restauranO: II say,
waiter, I've dropped sixpence. If
you find it, let me have it back. If you
don't, you may keep it,
Newed: did you spend as much
money as this before l married your
Mrs. Viewed: why, yes" Newed:
Then I can't understand why your
father went on so when I took you
away from him
"Bezooks is bound to be famous be-
fore long. 1 expect to see his picture
in the papers every day" why, I
didn't know he was especially talent
ed" He isn't. but he's a regular
fend for taking patent medicines.
Old Mr.. Dadkins: "Ar-r-r-r! So | |
have caught you kissing my daughte-,
have r." Young Mr.. Cooley: 81
trust there is no doubt it, sir The I
light is quite dim, and I should feel |
lastly Inundated if it should turn out
that l had been kissing the cook"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
TELEGRAPHlC TICKS.

| Edward p. GrisWold, a former resi-
dent of Milwaukee, died at Evanston,
H., at the age of 81.
1t is positively announced that the
| peace treaty will be vitality amended
or rejected.
t1Ilpinos at IlOilo have sunk light
ers III the channel to keep out AmerI-
can warships.
Armed Filipinos drove back an
American force which attempted to
make a landing
AT GAINESVILLE, Ohio, mob ATTEMPTED
to lynch E. S. Wright, in jail for al
legged assault on the 18-year-old daugh-
ter Of Edwin Taylor of BriggsvflIe.
New York weekly bank statement:
Reserves increased sc, 430, 900: loans in
creased s3,505,6OO; specie increased
SS,88S,50O; deposits increased 3d.
268,400.
The Canadian ferry boat Niagara
loaded with - passengers, narrowly es-
capped being swept over the falls. The
boat was caught in an ice foe and be-
came powerless until almost on the
bring Of the falls when fortunately
the engines were got to working.
At Dawson, the number of sick is in
ereasing. Six hospitals are full The
mounted police donated for the help of
the poor $4,000. A memorial asking
for aid will be sent to Washington.
Over $4,000 month will be required to
pay FOR the treatment of INDECENT pa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
NEW YORK OR PARIS.

Frank Tyron Charles, in What TO
Eat, compares Paris and New York in
very many things that make for the
comfort and discomfort Of men. Or
New York he says in part:
Can live on the twenty-first floor:
in Paris the highest house has only
eight stories
Can give a ball when like: in
Paris must get permission from other
tenants.
Can be run over free of charge: In
Paris, If run over, must pay fine for
being in the way.
"Can speak to a New York police
man without bowling: safer to bow IN
Paris.
Can buy daily papers with the news
Of the day; in Paris newspapers bear
tomorrow's date with yesterdays
news
Can engage a theater seat and have
program free; extra charge for this
in Paris.
Can take my seat without consult
ing an old woman usher; impossible
in Paris
Can take a young lady alone: In
Paris must take her parents also.
''Can propose to a girl in private; in
| Paris her mother must be present
Can ge, married without certif-
cate of birth and baptism; can't in
Paris.
Can pull teeth without a license;
must have a license to do that, or any
thing, In Paris.
OF customs in Paris he says:
Can live we'll in Paris for 81 a day:
can't in New York.
"Can get a cheerful, airy apartment
in Paris for SIS a month; can't in New
! York.
Can live at the top of the house
and still be in society not easy In
New York
"Can be acquainted with counts,
dukes. etc, without Dragging about 1t;
can't in New York.
"Can give an evening entertainment
with only syrup and punch for re
freshments; can't in New York IL
wish to have friends
Can sit on the sidewalk and drink
beer; not permitted in New York.
"Can ride all over Paris for one car
fare. and on top for half price; can't
in New York.
Can get a small, well-written daily
paper; must buy big, slangy one In
New York.
Can give 2 cents as a tip to walt
err: would not dare give so little in
. New York
Can be treated with politeness by
every one; not always possible in New
York
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

sion Of it for cable station. The
Castine has sailed from San Juan to
reinforce Dewey.
In Pittsburg Michael Rulinski,
known as the Polish dude, who strang
led his wife to death and then set fire
to the body and house to cover up the
crime, committed suicide by strangling
himself with a BEDFORD, taken from his
bed in the Jail
The New York assembly has adopted
a concurrent resolution authorizing
the governor to waive the claim of the
state against the United States for the
pay of the officers and soldiers Of this
state in the volunteer army in the late
war against Spain.
The detail of the court to try Com
missary General Eagan includes Gen
erals Merritt, Wade, Butler and Young,
and Brigadier Generals Frank, Pen
nington, Randell, Kline and Comba
Lieutenant Colonel George B. Davis
will be the judge advocate.
Colonel Sexton, the Chicago member
| Of the war investigating commission.
| who has been confined TO his hotel
| for about two weeks with an attack
of the grip, and finally with severe
attack of rheumatism, has been taken
to a Washington hospital.
Explorations in Keely's laboratory
at Philadelphia have disclosed hidden
tubing under the floor and in the
walls, which, taken in connection with
the recent finding of large steel
reservoir, points to compressed air OF
gas as the secret of the mysterious
motor.
I The administration has finally de-
cided, Washington dispatch states, tc
order the trial of Commissary-Gen-
eral Eagan by a court-martial, over
which General Merritt will preside
|. General Eagan has revised his Orfgi
nal statement so as to omit all abuse
of General Miles.
Bishop Potter, in an address before
the Church Temperance society a
New York, said saloons were the poo
| mems clubs and were a social neces
sity, and declared that they would
continue to exist until something
equally attractive to laboring mei
: was substituted for them.
) In Cleveland while seeking safet:
from the flames which were destroyin:
their home Mrs. Fred w. Tisdel wa
instantly killed and her husband .sus
tanned severe injuries and may die
Mr.. Tisdel is chief clerk in the audit
" ing department of the Lake Shor
l road.
Fred Peck, Jr., OF Chicago, Is t.
wed Miss Leah Lefingwell, of Chicago
Miss LeffingWelI, while having live
J in Chicago for some years, is reall
= a Kentucky girl, having spent all O
, her younger life in Bardstown, Ky
She is petite blonde and hardly NOR
than 10 years of age
The Santa F'e has announced, semi
] officially, that on Jan. 30 it will re
0uce by one, or possibly, two hours IN
n running time Of its mail and passen
ger train leaving here at 10 p. m. an
arriving a Kansas City at II the fol
= lowing morning. This practically as
+ sures another time war.
p a large majority Of Of the differen
steel and wire companies stock hav
already been deposited with J. and v
o Seligman & Co., under the agreemen
r entered into for the organization c
a corporation under the laws of tn
state of New Jersey, to be known q
= tho American Steel and Wire company
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
FEATS OF SLEEP WALKERS.

A well-knoWn physician gives an &C
count Of an Irish gentleman who swan
more than two miles down river, go1
ashore, and was subsequently, discov-
cred sleeping by the roadside, al
though unconscious Of the extraordi-
nary feat he had accomplished.
Prof. Fischnell of Bale writes of a
young student of Wurtemb burg who
used to play hide-and-seek while fast
asleep. His felIow-students knew OF
his propensity, and when he began
walking threw holsters after him.
which he always eluded, jumping ever
bedsteads and other obstacles in his
way.
A man was once discovered at /
o'clock in the morning in a neighbor's
garden engaged in prayer, evidently
under the impression that he was in
church, but otherwise in a deep sleep
A young girl given to sleep talking
was in the habit Of Initiating the VIC
lin with her lips, giving the prelimi
nary tuning and scraping and flourish
ing with the utmost fidelity. It puz
Zled her physician a great deal until
he learned that when an infant the
girl lived in room adjoining fid-
der. who often performed upon his
instrument. within her hearing.-Lon
don Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
USELESS INFORMATION.

Twelve average tea plants produce
one pound Of tea.
kissing the hands of great men
was a Grecian custom.
The people of the United States use
about 100000 lead pencils each day.
Wheat ripens in Chile and Argen-
tine in January: in Peru in November.
Peach stones find a ready market
in New York city, where perfume,
fiavoring extracts and prussic acid are
distilled from the kernels.
Florida housewives use oranges in
stead of soap in scrubbing floors. They
cut the fruit in two and rub the pulp
on the floor. 1t is found to be very
cleansing.
million silver dollars would oc-
cupy. in round numbers, 120 cubic
feet. Therefore, room, or rather a
box, six feet long, five feet wide and
four feet high, would accommodate
them comfortably.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

sPANIsH-AMERICAN SITUATION.

The wealthiest classes at Manila are
said to desire American rule.
Gen. Otis reported that the situa-
ton at Manila is no longer alarming
The Spanish cabinet will ask the
authority of the cortes to sell the
Ladrone, Caroline and Pelew islands.
President Mckinley will suggest the
independence Of the FilipinOs as an
inducement for the ratification Of the
peace treaty.
A number of Cuban officers are dis
pleased at some of their comrades &C
cepting positions under American
military rule.
The Bishop of Havana has notified
Cuban priests that their churches must
be supported hereafter by voluntary
contributions.
General Ludlow, in a letter, states
that almost inconceivable abuses"
exist in Havana, and that epidemics
threaten the city.
Surgeon-General Sternberg has re-
turned from Cuba, where he went to
inspect hospital arrangements for the
care of sick soldiers.
DR.. Castillo, a prominent Cuban,
cabed from Washington TO Santiago
that complete autonomy would be
granted to that province.
The city cOuncilmen Of San Juan
Porto Rico, have withdrawn their
designations, General Henry having
made concessions to them.
Ambassador White, in an interview
at Berlin, said that German merchants
at Manila have been the strongest ad-
Vocates of American rule.
The commission which President
Mckinley will send to the Philippines
will contine itself to an investigation
of the economic conditions of the is
lands.
The lates news from Manila is thai
the situation there and at IloilO i:
progressing toward a better under
standing between the Americans anC
insurgents.
John Barrett, eX-minister to Siam
made a speech at Shanghai, China, il
which he said the United States would
not violate the Monroe doctrine b.
keeping the Philippines.
Senators opposed to the peace treat.
claim that it cannot be ratified a
this session unless it is amended 81
that the United States will not assum
sovereignty i'll the Philippines.
Latest dispatches from Iloilo stat
shat the FilipinOs are disposed to b
friendly, but will not permit tn
Americans to land there unless SO di
Cected by the Malolos government.
Governor General Brooke at .Havan
has announced the following cabine
appointments: Department of govern
ment, Domingo Mendez CapOte; de
partment of finance, Pablo Desyer
nine; department of justice and pub
lie instruction, Jose Antonio Con
zalez Lanuza; department of agri
culture, industry, commerce and pub
lie works Adolfo Saenz Yaenz.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
FOREIGN.

President Iglesias of Costa RIGA Wis
tied Queen Victoria
Increased iIl-feeling is reported to
exist between the Chinese emperor and
empress.
Rev. Charles Chiniquy, the noted
anti-Catholic preacher, died at Mon
treal.
British employers are forming a gi-
| gantic combination to fight the trades
unions.
The new Prussian budget shows a
larger revenue and calls for increased
expenditures.
ne car sent for Count Tolstoi,
disarmament plans.
A fight between Afrikanders and
British residents occurred at Johan-
nesburg last Saturday.
influenza or grip is causing havoc in
st. Petersburg, and London is also be
ginning to suffer from it.
Virtual safe conduct for Esterhazy
has been arranged that he may testify
in the. revision of the Dreyfus case.
In debate n the reickstag the Ger
man federal council was criticised for
its action in the Lippe-Detmold case.
The reichstag reassembIed at Vienna
and a motion was made to tmpeach
the whole Austro-Hungarian ministry.
Beers at Johannesburg broke up a
meeting Of Uitlanders and wrecked
the hall in which the gathering was
held.
Spain is credited with the intention
Of slapping the United States by a for
NAL recognition of the Philippines in
surgents.
A movement has been started in
Paris for the purchase by popular sub
scription Of the new submarine boat
built by Gustave Zede.
DR.. Giuseppe Bosso of the Turin uni |
yersity is dead, as the result of in
lection caught while cultivating pest |
bacilli in his laboratory.
Officials of the British foreign office !
say they have heard nothing of the |
alleged defeat of the Egyptian forces
on the Blue Mile by the dervishes.
Joseph Chamberlain at a London |
banquet expressed his satisfaction with
the fact that America has protested
French advance in southern China.
Paul Cambon, French ambassador TO
Great Britain, made a speech in Lon
don stating that NEITHER the French
nation nor government desires war.
Count Won Muster, German ambas-
sador to France, has left Paris sudden
ly for Berlin, and his mission is said
to be in connection with the Dreyfus
case.
John Morley, liberal member OF par
Lament, in retiring from the counsels
Of his party predicted great dangers to
England from ''jingoism and imperial
sm."
Major Comte Ferdinand Walsin Es-
,erhazy has arrived in Paris from
to testify before the court
If cessation in the Dreyfus revision /
INQUIRY. ,
Gen. MERCER, French minister of {
var when Dreyfus was condemned, is 1
>ut with another statement that the s
after is certainly guilty of the charge t
against him. |
The Danish minister of foreign at I
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
DOMESTIC.

A lot Of Vermont turkeys will be
sent to Dewey.
Jennie Williams of Chicago went
to jail on her wedding day for shop
lifting.
Gov. Roosevelt reappointed Dr. A
FL. Doty as health officer of the port oil
New York.
Frederick E. Luthy, known as the
policy king of New York." is dead
He was sc years old.
Ernest T. nargrove, theosophist, and
Miss Amy V. 7. Neresheimer were
married in New York
Judge Stephen B. Stinson of Sand
wich, H., one of the pioneers of the
Fox River Valley, is dead
Anti-imperalists have a list of forty
senator's as certain to vote against the
treaty unless it is amended.
Marcto Garcia, a son of the late
General Calixto Garcia, has entered
Union college at Schenectady.
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, con-
gregation voted to call Rev. DIR. n. D.
Hills of Chicago to it's pulpit.
Professor Frank NJ Crossette, COM
poser, band leader and cornist, died at
Constantine, Mich, aged 81 years.
Frank j. Gould was presented to So
ciety at a reception given by his sis
ter, Miss Helen Gould, in New York.
In a speech before the Denver BIZ
metallic League Col w. J. Bryan de-
clared that the silver issue still lives
On the first ballot for United States
senator from Pennsylvania Senator
Quay lacked sixteen votes to re-elec-
Lizzie Butler of Long Branch was
burned 10 death. Her mother is under
arrest for throwing a blazing lamp at
her.
Twenty New York banks are back
ing a syndicate which is trying to Sc
cure control Of the tobacco output of
Cuba.
During Bryan reception at Den
yer platform gave way. throwing 800
persons into a mass, Many were in
jured.
The condition of Gov. Tanner of
Illinois, who has suffered a relapse
from his recent illness, is much i'm
proved.
Republican leaders are said to be
planning to curtail Tammany's power
in New York city by legislation at AL
bany.
Elita Proctor Otis, the actress. has
sled petition in bankruptcy at New
York placing her total liabilities at
$33,
The Atlantic transport line Mar
Quette, which left London for New
York on Dec. 30, has not yet been re-
ported
Albert Smith was found guilty of |
murder in the first degree for poison |
ing his wife with arsenic at Harris !
burg, Pa.
Miss Emma Arnold, the first woman
10 publicly kiss Hobson after his re-
turn from Santiago, is engaged TO be
married.
Gov. Roosevelt will holo a cabinet |
meeting every Tuesday at which he
will confer with the prominent state /
President Schurman of Cornell, who
is likely to head the Philippine COM
mission, said no plan of action had
been made.
George Gemunder, an expert violin
maker, and Joseph Marie, confiden-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
HOW IT IS DONE.

She-Now what sense is there In
this I'd like to know? Here is
poem that begins, Drink to me with
thine eyes"
He-Why, that's plain enough.
You've often read of people with
liquid orbs." haven't voY?-Cleve-
lanG Leader.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
CUBAN COMMISSIONERS REPORT
Submitted to the President-Contain
No Political Recommendations

Washington, Jan. 20.-After a brief
session at which it's report was finally
passed on and signed, the Cuban evac-
uation commission yesterday ad-
journed sine die. Later the members
Of the commission submitted to the
president, secretary Of state and secre-
tary of war, the report on their labors.
The report makes no reference to the
futue government of the island and
embodies no political recommendation
whatever, consisting practically of
record of it's proceedings and the vol
luminous correspondence passing main
~ between it, the Spanish commission
and the administration at Washington.
Secretary Alger and the president
warmly congratulated the commission
on its successful and expeditions work.
The report will not be made public at
present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

Absentees-Becker. and LANCE demo
Gratis, Holcomb republican.
The republican caucus in the fore
noon took 10 ballots, or SO in all, with
out change.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

This" remarked Cupid, as he hid
in a bunch OF mistletoe and fitted an
arrow to his bow, sis where I get my
work in"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

Madison, Jan. 24.-The first open
session vote for senators was taken
today in both houses without material
charge from previous caucus action.
Assemblyman Anderson went from
Quarles to Cook. That was the only
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

In the senate Friday Lieut.. Gov
Stone announced the appointment of
Senator Stout and Whitman on the
joint legislative forest committee
The assembly members are Messrs.
Kapp E. Rasmussen of Alice Lake,
r. o. Hunt of Marinette and M W.
Ryan of Medford. Senator Roehr in
PRODUCED bill to abolish the fee sys-
tenn from the Office Of register of deeds
in Milwaukee county and providing
an annual salary of $4,000 for the
register and s1,800 for the deputy,
A bill was introduced by Sen
ator bennett for the adjustment of
the claims of the state against the
United States for swamp land indem-
nifty and other purposes. By it's pro-
visions the governor is authorized and
empowered to accept the provisions of
acts of congress providing for the ad-
1ustment of any claim of the state
out of the swamp land grant
and his written acceptance shall have
the same force as legislative enact
ment. A lengthy bill providing for the
establishment Of state department of
forestry was introduced by Senator
Stout. The secretary of state, state |
treasurer and attorney general are to |
be ex officio members of a board of |
forest commissioners. They shall ap- |!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 1.-THE legis-
adjournment and both houses adopted
resolutions in honor of the late Justice
A W. Newman. The senate did
nothing further but in the assembly
bills were introduced by Mr.. Sarau,
constituting bicycles baggage and re-
quiring railroads to carry them as
such, free of charge the same as
trunks, and without being Grated; and
Dy Mr.. BaIdock, amending the ballot
law so that heavy black lines shall be
placed between the different tickets on
official ballots and permitting voters
to indicate their choice eiLher by a
mark before or after the names.
Speaker Ray announced the house
committees. Some OF the more i'm
pOrtant chairmen are. Judiciary,
w. G. Wheeler; state affairs,
i. j. McGrath; claims, J. M.
True; cities, F. Keene; finance,
&. A. Burlington; railroads, J. w.
Thomas; education, l.. B. Dresser;
taxes, A. r. Hall; corporations, II.
overlook; town and county organiza-
ton, j. e. Morgan; lands, H. n. Pol
ley; military, L. J. Rusk; heaItu, f. P.
Johnson; elections, Thos. Mcdonald;
Omuges, Andrew Jensen; agriculture,
Geo. Wylie; ways and means, Geo.
Schoenbaum; lumber, H. A. Ripley;
dairy, VIM. Hughes; engrossed bins
W. NJ. F'Ogo; charities, w. H. Hurl-
but; fish and game, L. C. Harvey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

The Quarles radicals were claiming
40 votes last night, but moderates i'll
other camps deemed the estimate
about 10 too high. The same radicals
grant only II to Babcock, while to
Cook they give Is, to Webb 9, to
stephenson Is and leave doubtful.
This reckoning as to Cook may not
be far away from facts, but both the
stephenson and Babcock boomers
deem such a calculation as absurd.
The man who said it was a Baensch
show will also sake exception because
the Manitowoc aspirant is not men
toned at all. The republican sena-
torial caucus tonight will disclose the
true strength of the opposing forces.
No selection is anticipated. Scofie.u
as a compromise candidate is loom
ing up in case of a deadlock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

Madison, Wis, Jan. 18.-Nothing of
moment occurred in the assembly
further than the introduction of three
bills, two by Mr.. Porter of Crawford
county, appropriating SAT to John
Gainor as compensation for fish nets
destroyed Dy a game warden and TAX
ing the Mississippi river for fishing
purposes out of the classification as
an inland water, and one by Mr..
Dodge of Green requiring retail Ium-
Der dealers insurance associations to
report to the insurance commissioner.
In the senate Mr.. Welton introduced
bill the object Of which is to permit
Mr.. Wilke to assume the county treas
uryship Of Dane county despite his
failure to file his bond in time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-01-26

Madison, Jan. 19.-The caucus met
this afternoon and again this evening
but made no choice. Altogether 16
open ballots were taken and the last
stood thus: