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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
Lord Lynne'S Choice
BERTHA NJ CLAY
Continued.


II can give you the latest news of
Spain, Miss Lynne" said Allan; 'for
l spent the last six months there"
How happy you must be to have
travelled and have seen so much,
said Agatha; 81 would give anything
to go to SPAIN
1t was amusing to know that each
gentleman as he listened, mentally
resolved that her wish should be
gratifed.
What makes you wish to go to
Spain, Agatha?" asked Mrs. Lynne.
Il think it is one of the most
picturesque of countries she replied.
81 read the romance of the Cid some
years ago, and most of my ideas of
chivalry are connected with SPAIN
II will not disabuse you," said
Allan with a slightly cynical smile.
"You could not" replied Agatha;
then, I should like to see a Spanish
lady in her mantilla, with rose in
her hair"
Lord Lynne held glowing damask
rose in his hand; sudden thought
it.
eff my mother will lend you her
black lace scarf for one moment, Miss
Lynne" he said, eve might show your
sister the dress of Spanish lady"
Inez smiled as he handed her the
rose. 1t was the first flower he had
ever offered her, the first time he had
ever asked her to crafty any little
wish, for Lord Lynne was usually
somewhat reserved with his beautiful
cousin. Although it was merely to
please Agatha and not from any in
terest in herself that he made his re-
quest, she was glad and happy to
grant it.
81 shall want a fan to make the
costume complete" she said.
'You shall have a bough from that
lilac tree" said Allan; three tufts
of lilac will make pretty fan"
"But the color is too tame, I must
have white or deep crimson to make
a picture, replied IneZ
What an artist you are!" said
Allan, gaily; and he made her fan
of dark glowing crimson flowers peep
ing between green leaves.
Inez was no coquette, but she knew
the value of effects; she placed the
black lace mantilla on her head, and
fastened the flower in her hair. Then
she rose and stood before Agatha,
making a low sweeping curtesy. She
looked wondrously beautiful as She
stood there, holding the crimson flow
ers to her bosom with the inimitable
grace given only to Spanish women,
and her splendid eyes dropped before
the admiring glances bent upon her.
Good heavens," said Lord Lynne
to himself; "how handsome she isl"
And for the first time her beauty
seemed to reach his heart and his
senses Allan Leigh applauded loudly.
you would make a capital actress,
Miss Lynne, I am sure" he cried,
eagerly Gould we not get up some
charades or tableauX?-I do enjoy
them so much. What do you say?"
81 should like it above all things"
replied Inez 81 will restore your scarf,
Mrs. Lynne, as our masquerade is
ended she said; but they would not
allow her to be, what Agatha called
English asain. Allan made her a
throne Of moss, and sat at her feet
Lord Lynne declared they only wanted
a very brown gypsy with very old
guitar, to make him think he was in
Spain.
Come over this evening"" said
7 tn will
arrange for some tableauX. l owe my
neighbors a party, and we will have
one"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
NOT QUITE so POETIC, BUT

Mrs. A.-Your husband is literary,
1 believe.
Mrs. B.-Yes, indeed. Why, he
writes a poem in my honor once a
week.
Mrs. B.-That's nothing. My hus-
band writes checks in my honor every
day.-Illustraied American
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
NANCY.

When all the world looks lonesome
An nothing's bright to see.
My arms they steal roun' Nancy,
An she comes close to me.
When sorrow blights the blossoms
An tears are fallin' free,
My arms they steal roun' Nancy,
An she comes close to me.
In life we're linked together,
An when Gods timell be
My arms they steal roun' Nancy,
An she comes close to me.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
CANARIES

We do not in this paragraph aIlude
to the Canaries, the islands to which
people fly for the cure of consumption.
to us in their captivity, and are, ac-
cording to DR.. Tucker Wise, a cause
from which consumption comes. This
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
GENEROUS YOUNG MAN.

Its only right that l should tell
you" she said, that father has lost
ALL
Not ALL" he exclaimed.
Yes; all" she asserted
No. he said, firmly; mot all. You
are still left 10 him. L could not be so
cruel as to add to his misfortunes
Tell him-tell him for me that my
generosity impels me to leave him
what little lies in my power. Chi
cago Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
A TERRIBLE TEST.

'I see there's a new telegraph sys-
tenn that will transmit 1000 words
minute"
"Say, I'd like to have my wife die
tate to it for minute or two
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
A CRUSHER.

Cholly-What did you answer him
when he called you liar and said he
was your huckleberry if you wanted
to fight?
Fweddy-I told him, baw Jove, l
nevah ate hucklebewvies! Baw Jove,
it pawalyzed him!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
THAT DARK-BROWN TASTE.

eff you have any fault to find
with the beef speak right Quit" ex-
claimed Mrs Mealer to the new
boarder.
ooh, it isn't worth mentioning" he
replied. 81 only thought it tasted as
il it had not been embalmed quite
soon enough. IN. Y. World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
IT'S A WAY DEAF PEOPLE HAVE.

81 told that deaf old Mrs. Peters
about Sadie, and what do you think
she said?"
WHAT"
Eyes. That's what she said
Harlem Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
WORTHY OF WELCOME.

The birds will soon be singing
To dispel this country's grief,
But they don't know any coon songs
Which will be a great relief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27

"Have yqou noticed, pa, how often
ma says and so on, and so on?"
Eyes, my son; but it never applies
to buttons. Richmond Dispatch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08
The soIace to Carry supplies.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-secretary Long
has ordered the Solace to proceed to Manila
as soon az she can be made ready for the
voyage. Besides the Solace3 Secretary Long
has ordered the gunboats Princeton and
Yorktown to the same point. The Prince
ton is now at New York, and viii go via
Suez. The Yorktown is at San Francisco,
and will cross the Pacific. Admiral Dewey
has asked for supplies of various kinds and
the Solace will carry heavy load of these.
sufficient to supply the fleet on the Asiatic
station for six months, at least. The vessel
will be attached to Dewey's fleet, and in all
probability, if this voyage turns out success
fully, she will form one of the regular line
of transports which will ply between the
United States and the Philippines for the
Special benefit of the navy. The vessel is
row at the New York navy yard, and is
expected to sail for Manila via the Medi-
terranean and Suez, in about two weeks.
The Navy Department is now making up
the detail of her officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08
GERMANY IS NEUTRAL.
Refused to Take Charge cf Spanish
Interests at noilO.

Refused to Take Charge cf Spanish
Interests at IloilO.
NEW YORK, Jan. THE New Yorker
Stats Zeitung will publish tomorrow the
following from its Berlin special cable cor
respondent:
Il am informed from unquestionable
source that after the surrender of Iloilo the
Spanish general tried to induce the German
consul at Manila and the German vice con-
sui at Iloo to take charge of the protec
ton Of the private interests of the Span
iards. The two consuls wired to Berlin for
instructions and received the following an
swer: The German empire. being a neutral
power, is not in a position to take charge of
functions which could easily be construed
as partality for Spain. All we endeavor to
obtain in the Philippines is protected and
unrestricted movement of our commerce.
Since we see that both are secured under
the United States flag we are fully confident
that there will never arise a situation which
could cause us to deviate from the strictly
neutral attitude observed by US up to this
day"
The correspondent adds that the Washing
ton government has been informed of this
declaration
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Protest Against General Otis Signing
Himself Military Governor of
the Philippines.
GERMANS NEUTRAL At ILOlLO
DEWEY WANTS MORE GUNBOATs FoR
USE IN SHALLOW WATERS,
Also Another Cargo of Soap and Good
Plug Tobacco and Clay Pipes
for His Jackies.

MANILA, Jan. within a few hours of
the proclamation issued by Major General
Otis in behalf of President Mckinley the
agents of Aguinaldo billed Manila with a
manifesto which attracted considerable at
tention. The revolutionary president pro-
tested against General Otis signing himself
military governor of the Philippine islands.
Aguinaldo in his manifesto, declared he
had never agreed at Singapore Hong-Kong
or elsewhere to recognize the sovereignty
of the Americans here and insists that he
returned to the Philippines on an American
ship solely. to conquer the Spaniards and
win independence He asserts that both his
proclamatons of May "A and June Y stated
this fact officially, and he claims that Major
General Merritt confirmed this by a procla-
nation several days before the Spaniards
capitulated, stating clearly and definitely
that the American forces came to overcome
the Spanish government and liberate the
Filpnos. In conclusion, Aguinaldo declared
that he had natives and foreigners as wit
nesses that the American forces recognized
not only by acts that the Filipinos were
belgerents, but by publicly saluting the
Filipino flag "as it triumphantly sailed the
seas before the eyes of all nations" Agui-
naldo then solemnIy protested, in the name
his brethren in the difficult task of regenera-
ton, against the introduction of the Amer
lean government, and reiterated that he can
produce proofs that he was brought here on
the understanding that the Americans prom
ised him their cooperation TO attain inde-
pendence The revolutionary leader then
called on all his followers to work together
with force, and assured them he is con-
vinced that they will obtain absolute inde-
pendence and urging them never to return
from the glorious road on which they
have "already SO far advanced"
Major General Otis attaches no mpor-
tance to the manifesto. He says he feels
confident that the opinion of the better class
of the Fiipinos is not expressed in it, but
as to whether the Filipino masses can be
controlled and the Filipino army kept in
check he does not know, although he hopes
for pacific outcome of the trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08

LONDON, Jan. THE Globe this evening
announces that Count Franz Karolyi, the
attache of the Austran-Hungarian en-
bassy here, has committed suicide. The
Globe asserts that a house maid employed
at the counts chambers in PicadilIy, this
city, heard fall last evening and drew the
attention of the counts valet to the fact
The latter poceeded to the rooms occupied
by the attache and found him on the floor
dead with a shot wound in his temple Be-
side the body was Us portrait. The
deceased was twenty years of age
Count Karolyi was t. son of Count Alloys
Karolyi, who formerly held the post of
Austro-Hungarian ambassador in Berlin
and later represented his government at the
court of ST. James. His father is now at
Buda-Pesth, and has been informed of his
sons suicide, the cause of which as yet has
not been explained. An inquest will be held
Monday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08
viceroy Curzon's Levee.

CALCUTTA, Jan. THE levee of Lord
Curzon, Viceroy of India, and Lady Curzon
was the largest ever held here and was at
tended by an unusual number of native gen
tlemen. On Monday the viceroy will receive
visits from the Maharajahs of Bampoor
Benares, Cashmere ana Petiala, and later
in the day will pay return visits to the Ma
harajahs. On Tuesday he win receive ad-
dresses of welcome from the corporation of
Oudh and the British Indian Association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08
ADMIRAL DEWEY's NEEDS.
More GunbOats, Soap, Plug Tobacco
and American Clay Pines

NEW YORK, JAM IA special to the
Tribune from Washington says: THE Navy
Department received a long cipher cable
dispatch from Admiral Dewey making reuu-
sitons for ships and supplies urgently need
ed on the Asiatic station The admiral reit-
Grated the request he has made several times
in the last few weeks that additional light
draught gunboats should be sent to him.
Notwithstanding the fact that Secretary
Long informed him yesterday that the Cas-
tine was starting Immediately by wav of
Suez, and other vessels would follow when
they could be spared. A reply was sent TO
the admiral to-day that the Bennington.
now on her way from Honolulu to make
surveys at Guam, would be ordered to Ma
Mia in the course of a few months and the
Machias, now repairing at Portsmouth, N.
H., would follow the Castine through the
Mediterranean in few weeks on her way to
join his fleet. Secretary Long added a re-
quest to Admiral Dewey to designate speci-
fically any other gunboats ne desired, in or
der that the department might crafty him if
possible. The authorities recognize the ad-
visibility of sending all the gunboats that
can be spared to the Asiatic station on ac-
count Of their adaptability to service in the
archipelago, but in addition to the Con-
cord and Petrol, which are now at Iloilo.
the Helena is at Port Sad on her way to
Manila, and Admiral Dewey now has in
commission the Callao, the Manila the Cul-
goa and the Barcelona, which he captured
from the Spaniards, and in few weeks the
Isa dc LuZon and the Isla de Cuba, which
he raised and sent to Hong-Kong, will be
manned by the crews sent out on the Buf-
falo. He also has the captured gunboats
Leyte and Mindanao awaiting crews, and
when the Machias, the Castine and the Ben
nington join him he will have thirty vessels
under his command, not counting the Ore
gon and the Iris. which will soon be at
Honolulu awaiting orders to go to his sup
port. Such large fleet has never in times
of peace been under the command of a sin
gle American officer, but the department
has such confidence in the admirars judg-
ment that it win not hesitate to send him
any further reinforcements he demands
In his dispatch Admiral Dewey calls for
large quantities of plug tobacco, soap and
American food. 1t viii be remembered that
soon after the destruction of Montojo's fleet
the admiral cabled for forty thousand bars
of soap, finding that he could buy none in
Asiatic waters. This supply has either been
exhausted or the admiral is determined to
have a fresh supply on hand before it gives
out in order that there shall be no unclean
linen in his fleet His demand for more plug
tobacco is explained in letters which have
recently reached Washington from officers
Of the fleet telling how tired the men are
of Philippine cigars and how they miss their
sweetened navy plug and their clay pipes
To carry these needed supplies the depart
ment decided to-day to fit up the auxiliary
cruiser Yankee or her sister ship. the Prai-
RE, and load her full OF necessities, send
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08
FIRE At PITTSBURG.
Hotel RicheIieu Burned and Several
People Injured.

PITTSBURG, Jan. Sat o'clock this
morning two alarms were sent in for fire
in the Hotel Richelieu, opposite the Union
Station Immediately a panic ensued among
the guests, and rush was made for win
dows and fire escapes. Four people were
taken from the building badly hurt. One
man whose name cannot be learned will die
The hotel is in ruins. but it is feared the
flames viii spread to adjoining buildings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08

AHdlehAS btA tue lines OF the JOINS l1opAihS
University. which a native, Jamsetji Tata.
proposes to do with e250OO0 (sl go ,O00l, and
the natives, naturally, are offended.
Two young Americans. Messrs. ". V.
Rooman and c. A. Baird, members of the
oxford University, are inaugurating
scheme for the establishment of a college
for labor leaders, which is attracting con-
siderable attention. 1t appears that they
came especially from America TO carry out
the project, and Mr. Vrooman is said TO
be already known there as an ultra-Demo-
crat. The college will be called Ruskin
Hall. They have leased Stebbs House, an
old mansion built in 1919 near Christ Church
College and it will be opened on Washing
tons birthday by a meeting in oxford Town
Hail. Ruskin Hall will accommodate forty
men. There Will Be no ordinary servants,
l.ut among the students will be cook and
other servants, who will get their board free
in return for four hours daily work. The
remainder of their time will be available
for study. The entire expense of the stu
dents for board, lodging and tuition win be
e1 $50 per week. Fifty gratuitious tuitons
will be given during the first two years
and fifty students have already been Sc
lected for the first year. They are, in the
vestrymen, county councillors. members of
Parliament. trade-unionists and fellows who
harangue crowds i'm the streets and who
organize clubs" The funds for the scheme
are provided by American admirers of John
Ruskin, the painter and author.
Rudyard Kipling and his family will sail
for New York on Jan. % on board the White
Star line steamer Majestic. They will spend
two months in America, mostly at Washing
ton, which is Kiplng's favorite American
city, and at the City of Mexico, which the
popular writer has not before visited. Mr.
John Hays Hammond. the American en-
gineer of Transvaal fame who is a warm
friend of Kipling, may accompany him on
his American visit. Kipling deplores the
impression created by his early writings,
that he is unfriendly to America He re-
Gently remarked that he admired Americans
and the colonizing English, and that the
only men he could not tolerate were the
stay-at-home Englishmen.
Beatrice Harraden, the author of "Ships
that Pass in the might" etc, is finishing
her most ambitious novel. She will then go
to California for rest and to escape criti-
cisms, to which she is remarkably sensitive
The libel suit of William Waldorf Astor
against the Daily Mail for saying he dined
forty persons about a segment of California
tree to win a wager will soon be heard. Mr..
Astors declaration says he was "held up to
public ridicule thereby He has retained
Sir Edward Clarke, the former solicitor gem
eral and other brilliant lawyers, while the
legal forces of Mr.. Alfred c. Harmsworth,
principal proprietor of the Daily Mail and
other papers, will be led by the Rt. Hon.
Edward II. Carson the former solicitor
general Of Ireland,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08
LAwToN INTERVIEWER.
He Says None but Men in Good Health
VIII BE Sent to NInnfln.

Will he sent to MANILA
PITTSBURG, Jan. Mai Gen. Henry
w Bawton, who commanded division of
the Fifth Army Corps during the Santiago
campaign, passed through Pittsburg to-day
from Washington on his way to Columbus,
where he will make an inspection of the SOL
ders in the barracks at that place. He will
also visit and make careful inspection of
the physical condition and the character OF
the troops now stationed at the several forts
and barracks preparatory to sailing for Ma
Mia. As to the reason for taking these pre-
cautions and making personal inquiry into
the condition of the troops General Lawton
said: 1.-The trip is too long and too great
physical condition.
General Lawton will sail from New York
Jan. Is on the transport Mohawk.
When asked about his trip to the Philip
pines and preparations that would be made
before sailing, the general said. "The first
troops to sail for those islands will be the
Fourth Regiment, now at Fort Sheridan
Chicago, and part of the Seventeenth, now
at Columbus barracks / mean to take
none but the very best soldiers in our army.
This will be the first time in the history of
this country that body of soldiers of the
United States has crossed the Atlantic
ocean. The whole number assigned to the
islands will not be taken at one time. The
trip will be made through the Suez canal,
and, as we will stop at a number of coaling
stations and ports. foreign countries to the
East will have a first opportunity of seeing
what United States soldiers look like"
General Lawton administered a scathing
rebuke to the people of this country who
Gisapproved of the policy of enlarging the
army. He said: There Will be 10000 SOL
diers sent to the Philippines, and that many
to Cuba, and then, besides, there will have
to be large number sent to Hawaii and
Porto Rico There is only one thing evident
we will just have to enlarge the standing
army. At the present time and for many
months to follow, United States transports
will encircle the globe They will be carry
ing volunteers back to their homes and
taking the regulars to replace them''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08

CAL No definite steps have yet been taken
Tor policing the province outside OF the city
General Lee wants Menocal to assist in the
work and in reorgdnizing the municipal gov
ernments where reorganization is necessary.
General Ludlow wants him in the city as
alcalde, or mayor. 1t developed to-day that
Menoeal resigned his commission some time
ago, not for the purpose of accepting a
place under the American authorities. but
because he had been sighted in promotions.
Gomez disapproved of his action, and a
committee of the Santa Cruz Assembly.
which represents whatever there is of the
lnsurgent government, refused to accept it.
Now it IS declared that this Assembly has
agreed to an arrangement by which Memo
cal can accept place in Havana under
General Ludlow without losing his rank.
The only importance of the matter is that
he commands between 1900 and A. 400 insur-
gents. and his influence is desirable in Sc
curing their disbandment.
The Cubans have settled the question
which was agitating them by sending Cen
erals Cardenas and Betancourt to visit Co
mez in Santa Clara to ask him to take up
his quarters near Havana.
Conflicting reports are published in the
newspapers here about the probability of
the insurgents receiving part of their pay
out of prospective custom house receipts
An authoritative statement is desirable
The idle element in Havana is fretting
over restrictions on the various forms of
gambling. One Of the newspapers demands
the restoration of the lottery on the ground
that American military control, being tenn
porary, has no right to interfere with in
stitutions of the people which are perma-
nent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-08

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.--Secretary AIger
has decided to send four regiments of in
fantry to the Philippines. The Fourth,
Twelfth and Seventeenth have been desig-
mated and in addition the Third Infantry
now at Fort Smelling, Mimi, will go by the
same route. across the Atlantic. The tele-
graph orders of the 5th inst, directing that
six companies of the Seventeenth Infantry
accompany the Fourth Infantry to sail Jan.
IS, has been modified so as to read One
battalion of four companies of the Seven
teenth, the remaining eight companies to
sail later.