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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
sPANIsH-AMERICAN SITUATION.

Serious discussions are reported to
exist in the Cuban assembly.
The United States colonial COM
mission has arrived at San Juan,
Porto Rico.
It is suspected in Washington that
Admiral Dewey wants the Oregon as
a preventive of foreign inter ference
in the Philippines.
The astounding discovery is made
that just one half Of the Cuban army
of $4,000 are officers.
The Wade court of inquiry held it's
last session in Washington, adjourn
ing to meet in Chicago.
The Philippine island of Nebros is
occupied by the Americans, whom the
natives welcome heartily.
By promotion under the terms of
the navy personnel act, Rear-Admiral
SchIey outranks Rear-Admiral Samp-
SON
President Mckinley decides not to
organize a provisional army of $4,000
men, as the army bill authorizes him
20 do.
A dispatch from Santiago states
that business men there are largely in
favor Of annexation to the United
States.
The administration is confident that
the Spanish cabinet will be able tC
secure the ratification Of the peace
treaty.
The Americans at Manila have taker
German, Austrian, Dutch, Italian anC
Portuguese subjects under their pro
lection
The Spanish cortes was dissolved il
great disorder There were cheer!
for liberty and a republic in botf
branches.
General Gomez has submitted t.
Governor General Brooke an est
mate that the Cuban army number
$4,000 men.
Secretary of the Navy Long, in ;
letter to the senate committee OF
naval affairs, continued his efforts tt
discredit Admiral Schley.
A high official of the German nav,
explained that Diederich's behavior a
Manila was due to lack of knowledg
of international naval usages.
The regular army is to be recruite
from 10000, its present strength, t
$4,000 men. The $4,000 volunteer
authorized may not be enlisted.
General Wood has submitted an in
creased estimate for funds wanted 70
public works in Santiago province
Cuba, and it's acceptance is likely.
General Otis is preparing for a
aggressive move against the Filipi
nos and the latter are constructing il
trenchments with a view of checkin
him.
General Henry, military governor {
Porto Rico, says he will be glad if tn
colonial commission decides the peopl
of that island ready for self-goverr
ment.
Generals Hale and Wheaton &C
vanced on the FilipinOs who were
front of their lines near Manila an
drove them back One American Wa
killed and a number were woundet
The Filipino loss is estimated at $50
General Miles, it is stated, will III
dertake to prove before the court {
inquiry that canned roast meat IL
iected by the French government wa
brought back to the United State
and issued to American soldiers q
food.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

of 81 to 40, the bill forbidding the es-
adjustment of new saloons within $50
feet of school or church or school
grounds, concurred in the senate res
olution for constitutional amendment
permitting the state to aid in road
building; sent the Orion adoption bill
back to committee and received Joseph
Rechlitz, the new Milwaukee member.
The committee on agriculture reported
favorably a bill making a legal wire
fence contain Z wires instead of 5,
while the railway committee reported
adversely the bicycle baggage bill.
Assembly bills were passed:-Nos. 6S
(fhomas), making the wildcat bounty
So and the lynx bounty 81 and giving
county boards power to increase these
sums; 81 (Parker), having saloon Ii
censes. take effect on delivery" not
on granting; 246 (Overbeck), apprOpri-
ating $4,000 for a silver service lor the
battleship Wisconsin,; 35S (Wheeler),
! slightly amending the law relating to
| the false impersonating Of county ON
| GERS; As (Wells), reducing the stock OF
| the City Bank of Portage from 100000
to $4,000; 4S3 (Keene), making the
rate Of interest on lands sold for taxes
! Is per cent. The senate joint resolu-
ton for a constitutional amendment
to permit the state to aid il
road building was concurred in, o5 tt
IS. Senator Knudson's bill, SIS, per
hitting circuit court to make an or
| der correcting the name or descrip
ton" of the parties or description o
premises transferred when errors O.
antiquities occur was non-concurret
in. Assembly bills killed:-Nos. Il
(Gagnon), forbiding companies t.
write insurance policies where the.
have agents; 122 (McGreer), relatin;
to permanent landmarks; 229 (Hum
phrey), to organize the town Of Yves
colt, ShaWano county; 2S9 (Ripley)
making telegraph companies respOn
sible for mental anguish caused by tn
: delay of messages; 295 (Roettiger)
relating to separate road districts, an
1856 (McLeod), relating to employment
of assistance for district attorney. Jos
eph RechlitZ, dem, of Milwaukee, VIII
succeeds Albert Woyciechowski, de
5 ceased, was sworn in by the speaker
r A third reading was ordered for tn
I bill which provides in effect that tn
circuit judge may restrict the time {
S counsel in any argument before tn
{ court, but shall not do so in any cas-
1 in the regular argument before the jur
= SO longs as counsel confines his argr
ment to the legitimate and proper dis
f cussion of the facts in the case" Gel
b Geo. E, Bryant of Madison introduce
e it and his argument for it resulted
f the rejection of the judiciary cOmmi
tees adverse report.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
THOUGHT TRANSPARENCY

Mrs. LIE Count Of Chicago calling
on Mrs. Stimleton of Boston)-I sup
pose, Of course, you have a telephone
in your house?
Mrs. Stimleton-Oh, my dear Mrs
LIE Count, we use direct thought trans
ference We have a speaking tube. -
Boston Transcript
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

Madison March 13.-In the senate
many petitions for a 2-cent railroad
fare were submitted. Bills passed:
Nos. ASS (Jacobs), relating to the in
corporation of villages; 1855 whit
mani, apprOpriating sum Of money
to George Peabory; 179s (Baxter), re-
lating to practice of veterinary medi-
cine and surgery; 194s (Riordan), au-
thorizing the commissioners of pub
lie lands to loan 100000 to Rhine
lander; 234s (BaXter), relating to OBJ
scene books and literature; 107a (An~
derson), relating to annual meeting of
church insurance corporations; 214a
(Guth), relating to certain mutual fire
insurance companies; liza (HOehle),
relating to tax on insurance premiums.
The Mosier memorial to congress In
favor of American shipping was con-
Cured in.
In the assembly the Overlook joint
resolution to transfer the title of the
property held by the State Historical
society to the state was adopted.
Three bills were passed, the most i'm
portant being the Orton bill, making
appropriations for educational pur-
poses specific instead of on a percent
age basis. The others were Nos. 209
(Overbeck), relating to employees in
the several state departments, and 356
(Sturdevant), relating to appeals to
the supreme court. Mr.. Hall maze
a fight for the Mills bill, requiring a
statement of fees received by county
clerks, but it was finally killed. Mr.
Halls resolution looking to the adop-
ton of the voting machine was or
dered to third reading
When Mr.. 1,all's bill, No 497, re-
quiring poisons to be kept in triangu-
lar red bottles, came up for third read
ing some members desired a re-refer-
ence or postponement of action. Mr.
Hall argued for the measure but
FINALLY consented to Te-reference and
it went back to the committee on pub
lie health and sanitation Fourteen
bills were killed. They were Nos. 40
(Wylie), amending the election law;
105 (Vandercook), providing a license
Of 800 for the sale of cigarettes; 123
(BaldOck), providing a bounty for
killing of Englishr spaTrows; 166
(Holland), comforting upon women the
right Of suffrage on questions of grant |
ing license;3 81 (Olson), amending the |
primary election law; 405 Oogan) |
counties to maintain |
houses of correction; 444 (Thomas) |
relating to the selection of juries in
certain cases; 489 (Keene), raising age
of consent of Is years; 495 (Mosher), |
relating to noXiOus weeds; sos |
(Hoehle), relating to the publication
of nominations for office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
COL. WEST DIES SUDDENLY.

Minneapolis, March 14-Col. West,
proprietor of the West Hotel, and one
of the most prominent men of Mime
sofa, died suddenly last night on re-
turning from the theater.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

do you believe in mental tele-
pathy?"
Most firmly.
you must have had evidence, then"
II have. When | am at the club
playing poker, l know to a certainty
what my wife is thinking of."-Brook-
Ign Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

cruisers at the earliest opportunity
1t will not be possible to begin work on
the new battleships and armored cruis-
ers, as armor cannot be bought at the
price fixed by congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

the weight of traction engines went
back to the road committee together
with an amendment by Mr. Thomas
making the weight Z tons, the present
law is tons, and the original bill
increases it to 10. Mr.. Galway pre-
senteo a substitute bicycle baggage
bill requiring railways to carry both
bicycles and baby carriages free in
lieu of other baggage.
Madison. March 10-In the assem-
bly, the bill requiring all BARRIERS to
take out licenses at 81 each and regu-
lating apprentices in barber shops was
ordered to a third reading with only
IS votes in opposition. Among the
assembly bills passed was one by Mr..
Fogo permitting trustees Of asylums
and poorhouse superintendent to sue
| on county accounts, and by Mr.. Me
! Donald empowering bankers mutual
! casualty companies to organize.
! Among the bills killed were: For A
| bounty on iron. the linn lien meas
! ure, giving the state board of health
authority to pass on sources of water
supply, and changing the primary cleo
ton law. Judge Orion gave notice
that he should oppose any bills to un-
conditionally reduce the capital stock
of banks.
Madison, Feb. 10.-The senate
passed the Whitehead bill requiring
seats for women employees in stores
anu the Roehr bill placing more
stringent regulations about the manu-
facture of cigars. The senate com
mittee on corporations reported fol
passage the Harris bill taxing all ice
shipped out of the state at 10 cents
a ton. The committee on education
reported favOrably on the joint reso
luton for a constitutional amendmen
providing for the election of the state
superintendent Of public instruction IL
the spring Senator StOuts bill t.
empower cites to aid nOn-sectaria1
libraries already existing was also rec
commended for passage. The McGilli
vray bill to grant unlimited certificate
to teachers who have taught 20 year
was recommended for indefinite post
: pOnement. The committee on corpO
rations reported adversely on No. laos
requiring telephone companies to re
l ceive messages from other companie
for transmission over their lines
Among other bills passed were the fol
lowing: Nos. ga, authorizing tow
boards to purchase tools and machin
cry for making road improvements
! sc, appropriating $4,000 to the indus
trial school for girls, for improve
ments; So, regulating the sanitar
condition Of cigar factories; rs, pre-
viding that no circuit judge shall dra7
his salary until he makes affidavi
o that no cases are undecided whic
4 have been submitted to him within
g days; l55, providing for the brandin
f and sale Of renovated butter, and 81
s providing that in counties of less tina
V 10000, sheriffs shall receive only ha
: the regular fees over $4,000. The as
Il sembly bill was concurred in, apprC
a priating $4,000 to Wisconsin battle
Y ship commission to purchase a silve
e service and medals. Assemblyma
: Mosher's memorial to congress, pet
: tioning for legislation to favor Amer
e can shipping was concurred in.
: Both houses adjourned until Monda
|. evening.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, March I'm the upper
house Senator McGillivray made an
other valiant for his patronage distri-
button bill and as result it was
ordered to third reading. The fol-
lowing senate bills were passed: Nos.
205, relative to qualifications of
teachers, requiring graduates of col
leges or universities to show equal
qualifications in psychology and peda-
gogy with others who are required to
take examination; and 272, providing
for taxing real estate that has been
omitted from assessment by mistake
Assembly bill No. 119, appropriating
$500 annually for two years to the state
| firemen's association, was concurred
in In both houses a flood of petitions
came for 2-cent passenger fare law;
In the assembly, Senator Mailer's bill
making the customary appropriation to
the state board of health of $4,000
with which to combat cholera or other
contagious diseases (but which has
never yet been used), was concurred
in. Judge Orton's bill making specific
annual appropriations to the universe
tinuing the present method of giving
a percentage of the taxes on the as
sessed valuation of the property of the
| state was on the calendar for a third
reading and was explained by it's au-
thor as giving to the university $685.
900 and to the normal schools $4,000
| a year exactly what they get now
under the percentage system. After a
debate the bill went to a third reading.
The Snedden bill (anti-saloon) was
advocated by Mr.. Evans, who made a
flowery speech in opposition to the
adverse recommendation or the COM
mittee on public health. Mr. Dodge
said the bill affected no saloons now
established, but merely forbade the
creation of new ones within $50 feet of
church or school grounds. The bill
went to a third reading by the close
vote of "A to 49,
Madison, March S.-The usual num-
Der Of petitions for the Humphrey
2-cent railroad fare bill came into the |
-enate. The house bill changing the !
~ff1cial state paper from the State Jour
nal to the Evening Wisconsin was nom
concurred in, - to II. Bills were |
passed or concurred in as follows:
Nos. 64a, (Welton), for organization |
and maintenance of parks, drives anu
bouleyards; Gas, (Roehr), relating to
taxation of personal property; 115s,
(LamoreuX), relating to joint high
school districts; 146s, mills, relating
to the qualifications Of jurors, and S1a,
(McGrath), amending law relating to
the government Of the Green Bay re-
formatory. ;
Contrary to its action the day be-
fore the lower house killed, by vote
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-22
High School.

Opening exercises are held each Wed
nesday morning at the High school, at
which time the whole student body
meets together in the assembly room.
All who are interested in the school
and its work are cordially invited to
attend, and after the exercises, which
occupy a half hour or less, are con-
cluded, you viii be very welcome should
you choose to visit classes.
Last Wednesday Superintendent
Cooper gave the school a thoroughly
enjoyable talk on Dead Days"
After thanking the pupils for the cor
dial greeting given him, Mr.. Cooper
said, in part:
"One of the important sources of graf
ification which i have as superintend-
ent of schools lies in my having a part
in ministering TO the welfare of the boys
and girls of the high school, and in
helping to make way for the develop
ment of their power. No one can meas
IRE what or how much power is latent
no one can prophesy what mighty
forces. silent here now, are preparing
for influential activity. No boy before
me can tell what he has in himself that
is prophetic of masterful strength. no
girl here today can measure the deeds
of the future which she now holds with
in the limits of her possibilities. No
prophet and no body of men or women
can tell what is bound up in boys
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and cheer that pervades the place, you
win be impressed by the prevailing or
der, the self restraint and cons1der2-
ton for others that proclaim the lady
and gentleman Do not imagine from
this a toqnb-lil1e sifence-chairs on a
cement floor would alone make this i'm
possible; but the occasional visitors
have seen in the plan u partial solu-
ton of the problem of the shortening
of the school day by an economic hand
ling of the noon recess. All patrons
of the school viii be welcome and an
acquaintance with this feature of the
school viii repay the making of the
visit.
Under the s5illful coaching of Mr.
Callahan the Red and Black football
team is rapidly rounding into form.
Whether or not it viii result in the
championship form of last year is a
question. The result of last years rec
ord is felt in two ways; first, the pain
full shyness of rival teams, in making
cur schedule and, second, the danger
Gus confidence Of our school in the
eleven. Over confidence has wrecked
many a championship team and is al
ways its strongest enemy. In a half
hour of sharp practice with the Y. NJ.
c. A. team Friday afternoon the High
schools showed play that gave promise
of good form when the season is fur
Their advanced.
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Agricultural College.

Mr.. John Stewart, assistant station
chemist who has been working for sew
eral months in and about Salt Lake
City on alkali soils, has just returned to
the college.
Mrs Joseph Jensen was called Thurs
day to Springville, on account of the
death Of her grandmother, Mrs. William
Mendenhali.
William Nelson of the senior class,
and Arthur Tanner of the sophomore
class, a brother of President Tanner,
have recently been called on missions,
che to California, the other to Germany.
Christian Hogansen and Joseph Peter
son, graduates of last years class, have
been visitors at the college the present
week.
President Tanner left Thursday for
Provo, where he is to lecture, at the
Brigham Young academy.
The meeting of the trustees called for
Oct q has been postponed till a later
date, on account of the absence from
the state of PresidentcMcCornic
Chapel exercises for the week have
Game, Snow, Thomas and Close. The
last named spoke on the genius of
Shakespeare. This was Mr.. Closes first
address to the students.
The faculty reception Saturday even
ing was a very pleasant affair. More
than 800 students and most of the facul-
ty We're present.
The librarian reports a great call for
books i'll general literature and history.
A part of this is attributed to Professor
MacEwan'S talk to freshmen and soph-
oTnores on Books and Their Uses"
Circulars are being sent out giving in
formation as to the special five months
course of study to begin about Nov. J..
1t is expected that many young people
from the farms will take. advantage of
the arrangement.
The librarian has just ordered for the
library a considerable number of new
books, mostly the latest first-class fic-
ton, criticism, biography, literary criti-
cism and educational literature.
Professor Foster is writing for DR..
True's History of American Agricul-
ture,'' to be sent to the worlds exposi-
ton in Paris. the history of the Utah
experiment station.
President Tanner met with a pain
full accident Wednesday morning while
he was attempting to hold his office
door open with one hand and light his
lamp with the other, his finger was
caught in the door Just as q strong
draft slammed it and was badly
crushed.
The commercial department is more
than usually crowded. There are but
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-22
University Notes.

The registration at the university
now lacks but six of the 800 mark, the
number now enrolled being 594.
Mr.. n. T. Porter, president of the
Varsity club recently organized, says
that already over 300 students have be-
come members, and that the Chronicle,
the official organ of the club, will begin
publication at once.
Professor Byron Cummings, who con-
Quoted chapel exercises last week, took
as his theme the nobility of labor. The
talks were well attended and listened
to with interest.
Mr.. w. T. Ward, president of the
normal class of '01, has chosen the fol-
lowing students as members of the eX-
ecutive committee: Clare Cummings,
Lydia Loeffner, Dora Brinton and H. B.
Fry.
The zeta Gamma society met last Fri
1 day and elected Mr.. Arthur yelling
for president. Twenty-one members
were present.
The geology class went with DR.. J. e.
Talmage on their first field trip yester-
day afternoon. They left the laboratory
! building at 2 o'clock and made "a study
of the City Creek delta.
Chapel exercises will be conducted
next week by Professor Joseph F. Mer-
rill
Inc college men met several times
last week and finally succeeded in
adopting a plan on which to conduct
the practical oratorical work in the,
Delta Phi this winter. The plan was
presented to the faculty committee to
which their petition had been referred
All the members of the committee seem
to favor the plan, and will probably
report thus to the faculty tomorrow.
The juniors met last week and elect
ed the following as class officers: Pres
ident, A. e. Pritchard; vice president,
John F. Hoffman; secretary and treas
urer. E. r. Morgan.
Professor G. NJ. Marshall and Mr.. B.
R. Howell took a tramp to Black noun
tain yesterday.
The report of the committee on sum-
mer school for 1899 was presented to the
faculty last Monday and adopted.
The college women had the pleasure
of initiating four more new members
on Friday, thus raising their number to
twenty-five. The initiation lasted from
$3.50 TO 4: 80 in the afternoon, and at its
close the girls gave an informal social
reception to Professor Mccoy and wife,
Mr.. Howell and Mr.. Young-all new
members of the teaching corps.
At the last faculty meeting, President
j. T. Kingsbury appointed Professors
W. G. Roylance, Byron Cummings and
G.. S. Coray as a committee to investi-
gate the matter of a public lecture
course. For several winters the fac
ulty has given series of lectures, one
or two each week, to which the public
have been invited. This committee will
determine the ACCESSIBILITY Of offering
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Miss Mabel Brintnall is spending the
winter with her sister. Mrs. R E
Chase
The eighth grade at the Fremont
school had exercises of an interesting
character on Friday afternoon at which
a large number of visitors were pres
ent.
Miss Grace 7. Hadley of the Webster
school has been granted a leave of alb
sence for a time. Miss May w. Pearse
viii teach during her absence.
The state board of education viii hold
a meeting in the office of State Super
intendent Park about Nov. l.
The address TO be delivered by Super
intendent Cooper before the Ladies Lit
erary club on Saturday, Oct. Is, viii be
a treat to those who may be so fortu-
nate as to be present.
The pupils of Miss Gwin's room at the
Fremont school have formed a society
to be known as the Dewey" society.
Miss Teresa Burton is president and
Floyd Patterson secretary.
II. e. Giles, VINO was formerly con-
nected with the 3. y. academy, Provo,
has removed to this city, and will pat
ronize the public schools.
Trustee A. G. Giauque of the board of
education was a visitor at the Lincoln
school on Monday.
Ernest Van Colt, Harold Van Colt
and w r. Calderwood, all of whom
have taught in the school of Salt Lake
county, are taking a four years course
at Rush Medical College, Chicago.
superintendent Oscar Van Colt has
issued a neat directory of the officers
and teachers of the Salt Lake county
schools.
Parker b. Pratt and Aubrey Newell,
formerly students at the State Univer-
sity have just returned from Manila.
The pupils of room Z Lincoln school,
have formed themselves into a society
to be known as the Crescent" The
officers are Vida Giauque, president;
Stella Poulton, vice president; Law
renee Cowan, treasurer, and Joseph Kay
secretary.
All rooms at the Emerson school are
expected to be in readiness for occu-
pancy tomorrow.