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OF course Franz did not Want 10 do
anything OF the kind and shook his
head
The man in charge was not to be out
done. however. and seizinc Franz by
the shoulders lifted him onto the big
gest mule and held him there, while
the crowd yelled with laughter.
Franz yelled and kicked, but all TO no
purpose. He was compelled to take a
ride all over the park. much TO his dis
gust In fact, he was so disgusted that
he never went near the park again as
long as he was in town
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TITLE FRANZ EBERT Of the
"Llliputians is now an Aneri-
4 can citizen. Before the naturali-
A cation bureau OF the Supreme
Court at New York a few days
ago he swore his allegiance TO Uncle
Sam and forever renounced all ale
glance to Kaiser Wilhelm. He now oc-
cupies the position Of the smallest Am
erican gentleman.
Franz Ebert, comedian and man Of
the world, is known all over this ter
restrial sphere. Wherever he has been
he has left behind him memories of joy
and gladness. and also the memory Of
q number of good jokes on himself.
For Franz Ebert is. always getting into
a certain kind Of trouble that very few
other men could get into even II they
wanted 10.
While Franz Ebert was In this city
a few years ago, he was under the
watchful eye OF Ralph Pincus. And it
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came and the guests bidden TO the we'd
ding began TO assemble. The bride. beau
tiful and happy in all the wealth OF her
spotless bridal fnery. waited with the
man Of her choice for the clergyman vino
would give her into his keeping. Minutes
went by, finally hours, but Rev. Mr.. Potts
came not and the company broke up,
leaving the bride weeping in her mothers
arms and the would-be benedict disconso-
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burgh, Mich.
Naturally enough Captain Aldrich went
TO the house in which he was born and
in which, by the way, not few of the
family of General Shafter first saw the
light OF day. Nearly sixty years ago the
generals father went to Kalamazoo
County and built simple little house out
of the trees OF the forest which covered
the land upon which he settled. II was
as good. and as crude. as the log cabins
of his neighbors but X served the pur-
pose of the early Michigander, and under
this roof-tree General Shafter and his
brother and sisters and some OF their
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jim OI,D-TIWE
SONG WRITER.

EPTIMUS WINNER, who wrote
Listen TO the Mocking Bird" and
4 other standard American melodies,
celebrated his seventy-second birth
Gav the other daN AZ his home in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
SPANISH MINISTER KICKS.
Asks DiaZ to Keep Mexican Band from
Rough Riders Reunion.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, June 27.-One of
the most interesting and unique fea-
lures of the rough riders reunion was
the reception rendered Gov. Roosevelt
at the Hotel Castaneda by the Mexican
people of the territory, just before his
departure. The most influential and
leading people waited upon the noted
New Yorker Felix Martinez of this
city made an address of welcome, dur
ing the course of which he made a
rather sensational statement to the eff
feet that he had been informed the
Spanish minister at the City of Mexico
privately but seriously objected to the
visit of the Chihuahua band to Las
Vegas. His objection was based upon
the assumption that the act permitting
the band to visit this county and assist
in celebrating the victory over the
Spanish arms could not at least be con-
sidered a friendly attitude toward the
vanquished nation. The Spanish min
lister waited upon President Diaz in an
informal way and stated his objections.
President Diaz was not of tho same
opinion, however, and allowed the
band to come to Las Vegas. Martinez,
as spokesman in behalf of the native
people of New Mexico, expressed
hearty sympathy with the cause of the
rough riders and rendered Gov. Roose-
welt his best compliments. Roose-
welt responded in his usual happy vein.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06

the little school can be maintained.
The law also provides that such small
schools may be closed by the county
and the children trans
ported to other schools where the dis
lance is over two miles.
The Buffalo Center, Winnebago
county, school reports that four
schools are now united and that two
more will come in next year. Forty
nine children have been conveyed to
the school by four teams costing, for
each team and driver, s25 month.
The saving to the four districts
amounts to s54 each per school year
or 1886 year. The buses carrying
the children are inclosed and carpeted.
Last winter during the cold weather
when the thermometer was 40 degrees
below zero, the buses carried the
children every day except one, and al
no time did the children suffer. The
school near Forest City united and
saved $40 per month.
Professor W. G. Lyon, principal o.
the Baldwin school, reports the result
| of the system there. The school!
united, twelve children were trans
ported with one team costing S19 ;
month, effecting a saving to the dis
trict of 81 a month. The plan i
reported popular there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
WHY THE PARIS STRUCK.
Captain Watkins Makes Mistake in
Reading Log Book.

London, June 29.-The Paris disaster
turns out to be simple matter. On
leaving Cherbourg Captain Watkins
entered the departure in the log: six
thirty-five p. H." using a pencil. The
next entry was: Passing Caskets
1856" The course steered was almost
due west in order to make Lizard light.
SO as to go through the passage be-
tween Cornwall and the islands the
usual practice is, if the Lizard light is
not made at certain time, to change
the course to the south and go clear of
the islands. On this occasion this was
impossible, as, owing to the misty
night, they could not see the Eddy
stone light. The captain consulted the
log when about opposite Eddystone.
He mistook the entry and read the time
Of leaving Cherbourg as 7:35, the time
of passing Caskets, instead of 6:35, the
real time Of leaving Cherbourg. Con-
sequently the captain judged himself
about II miles farther from the Corn
wall coast than he really was, and de-
layed changing the course by one hour, |
just sufficient to run the Paris right on |
the coast. Even then the disaster
might have been averted if the third |
officer on the bridge had put the en-
gines astern when land was first sight
ed. Captain Watkins, who had gone
DOWN to put on his mackip. Josh, rushed
TO the bridge and attempted to turn
the ship instead of going astern. Even
hen he just missed clearing the rocks
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
BELGIAN DEPUTIES FIGHT.
Wild Scenes Of Disorder in the Parlia-
ments Chamber.

Brussels, June 29.-Disturbances oc-
Cured in the chamber Of deputies yes
terday when the order Of the day Of
the rightists was adopted, expressing
confidence in the president of the
house. The announcement of the vote
was the signal for a general uproar, all
the deputies rushing to the center of
the floor where free for all fight took
place. NJ. Gutchnere, member from
Chest, was badly beaten by the social
lists. The guard of soldiers on duty
finally cleared the galleries.
At late hour last night demonstra-
tors assembled in the neighborhood of
the parliament house, government Of
fees and palace, all of which were pro-
tected by the police. The efforts of
the latter and the civic guard to dis
perse the people were fruitless. Fin
ally body of mounted gendarmes re-
peatedly charged the crowd greatly
lncensing the demonstrators, who
hurled stones and other missiles at the
gendarmes, who thereupon discharged
their revolvers. This also failed to
scatter the crowd and the gendarmes
finally charged with fixed bayonets and
drawn swords. Two gendarmes and
several rioters were wounded. Many
arrests were made. Numerous win
dows and street lamps were smashed
and the scuff1ing continued until after
midnight, when a heavy fall of rain
dispersed the demonstrators.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.

At GAINESVILLE, Mo-, five men were
drowned by the overturning of a skiff
They were iaborers engaged in river
Improvement work. The lost are
VIM. Hodge, Henry Rowland, J. w
Philips, Arnold Philips and w. J.
Jamison.
The cruiser Detroit has arrived here
at New York. She was at Bluefields
taking care of American merchants,
whose lives and property were en-
dangered by the unsettled state of
Nicaraguan politics. She brought
the body of General Daniel McAuley
of Indiana, who died in Nicaragua sew
eral years ago.
At San Francisco, Mrs Charles
Kopp shot and killed her husband. She
surrendered herself saying: II killed
l. N because I wanted him all for my
self" Jealousy of a woman named
Mrs. B. Monti, with whom Kopp was
infatuated, caused the tragedy. He
was retired restaurant keeper aged
81. She is A.
A steamer from the Philippines
reports that in the southern islands
the young Filipinos are constructing
Notifications. Every port is garrisoned
by a thousand or so Of volunteers,
whose weapons, however, are very
crude, only about 20 per cent. being
armed with rifles. They are full of
patriotism and state that they will
not yield to the Americans though the
whole of the islands are destroyed
They are prepared to pay for arm
and ammunition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
is HIGHEST
IN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
FOR NAVAL APPOINTMENT.
TEN BOYS TRY THEIR LUCK
Son Of Naval Officer Is Successful Com
petitor-Has Been Studying at Pre-
paratory School Near Annapolis
His Average Is 75-John Leahy II
and Thomas Reddeman sc.
Madison .Iuly I

Madison, July l.
John Strong Abbott, the son of an
American naval officer and a boy who
mas been persistently true to what
Capt. Bob Evans terms the call of
the sea, made the highest average
Friday in the competitive examination
Tor the appointment to Annapolis, held
IN the county court house. Ten bows
sat down in the supervisors room to
contest for envied honors of a naval
career. They were Theodore c. Red
deman of Sun Prairie, aged II years;
Arthur rarnutzer of Portage, aged Is:
Earl H. Joice of Stoughton, aged Is:
Stacy Haseltine of Mazomanie, aged
10; and John Strong Abbott, aged II;
Roland JAWS, aged 16: Stephen Leahy,
aged Is; John H. Leahy, aged 10; Ar
thur M. Stack, aged Is, and Raymond
Stack, aged Is, all Of Madison.
The examination began at 9 o'clock
IN the morning and continued until
3 o'clock in the afternoon, the Compel
itors being tested in their knowledge
OF United States history, geometry,
arithmetic, algebra, grammar and ge-
ography. The examiners, Guy
Ives of Black Earth and J. L. Huseboe
of Madison, superintendent of the
western and eastern school districts
respectively, labored indefatigably all
day, and were able to announce at 10
O'Clock at night that the following
young men had obtained the three
highest averages: John S. Abbott IS
John H. Leahy II, and Thomas c.
Reddeman &C.
John Abbott, the successful compet-
ltor, was student in the Madison high
school a year ago, and since leaving
has spent most of his time at the pre-
paratory school near Annapolis. After
receiving his appointment he will be
obliged to take the entrance examina-
ton at Annapolis September / upon
the successful passage Of which he will
have to sign articles binding him, un-
less sooner discharged, to eight years
service in the American navy, this
time to comprise his preliminary work
at Annapolis. Mr. Abbott has a host
| of friends in Madison, who will rejoice
over his success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
WORK ON TUBERCULOSIS.
Report Of Surgeon Boyd-Consumpt
Cure as Certain as That for Smallpox.

Washington, July 2.-Surgeon ]. C. |
Boyd OF the navy, one Of the United
States delegates to the recent tubercu-
losis congress in Berlin, has returned
to Washington and is preparing re-
port for the department on the work OF
the congress. DR.. Boyd thinks the re-
suits Of the congress will be important
The chief question now interesting the
profession is the preparation of an eff
fective serum to combat the disease.
The most promising work in this con-
nection is that of DR.. Behring, one of
the most prominent Of the European
specialists. The results obtained by
DIR. Behring have attracted the atten-
ton OF the medical world, and are be-
ing pushed as rapidly as is consistent
with careful scientific WORK. The pro-
fession sees no reason why the devel-
Opment of tuberculosis serum should
not reyolutionize the mortality rate in
consumption as much as has the devel-
Opment of the antitoxin of diptheria.
The development of consumption sani-
tariums in Europe is another matter
that has attracted much interest among
the profession on this side of the At
lantic. 1t is now assured that the dis
ease in its earlier stages can be
checked. With the building UP of the
patients general condition he is less Ii
| able to a recurrence of the disease after
leaving the institution, even if the lung
| tissue already destroyed cannot be re-
placed. Even in advanced stages the
disease can be so checked that an in
dividual may with care and a good eli
mate live out his allotted span with
| only fraction Of the lung area pos
sesessed by a normal subject.
Preparations are now being made
for the establishment of consumptive
ranch in the high and dry region of the
| southwest, for the benefit of the mer-
chant marine. There is a large percent
age of consumptives in this service,
though there is but little trouble with
it in the navy, the physical aXamina-
| ton there wedding out practically all
the suspicious cases before they enter
the service. The chief objection to the
location as now planned for the marine
sanitarium is the long distance inland
making the transportation of invalid
difficult and expensive. Good results
are expected, however, from the new
| venture.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
DANGEROUS GUYS.
They Convey Electric Current to a
Fence With Fatal Results.

Waterloo, Iowa, July 2.-Three fine
mich COWS belonging to o. o. Hummel
were found dead by the side of a
barbed wire fence which incloses the
pasture in which they had been con-
fined. There had been no lightning
during the night and there was ap-
parently no explanation of their death
until it was noticed that the wires
Of the fence were so intensely hot that
some trees which had been utilized to
do duty as fence posts were sizzling
and smoking at the points of contact.
By following up the Give wire" I'M
til the viaduct was reached by which
the interurban line of the Rapid
Transit railroad crosses the B., G. R.
& N, the cause of the destructive cur
rent was discovered. A guy wire,
supporting the trolley, was attached to
one of the fence posts, and the cur
rent thus found it's way to the fence
wires and was conducted to the point
where the COWS were killed, nearly
half a mile distant. Mr. Hummel has
filed claim for damages against the
company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
NON-UNION NEGROES REMOVED

Springfield, Ill, June 30.-Gov. Tan
ner yesterday contracted with the Big
Four and Illinois Central railroads to
take the negro non-union miners at
Pana out of the state and the Big Four
took two coach-loads Of men, women
and children, while the Illinois Central
took those remaining-about 200 in
number. Their destination is un-
known.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
KENTUCKY TICKET COMPLETED.
Democrats Finally Agree on Candi.
dates After a Weeks Squabble.

Louisville, Ky, June 29.-The dem
ocrauc state convention yesterday
completed the state ticket which Is
now as follows: Governor, William
Goebel, Kenton county; lieutenant
governor, j. G. W. Beckham,
Nelson; attorney general, Judge
Robert ]. Breckenridge, Boyle; audi
tor, Gus Coulter, Graves; state treas
urer, Judge S. w. Haeger, Boyd;
secretary of state, Breck Hill, Clark;
commissioner OF agriculture, A. B. Nall
Louisville; commissioner Of public in
struction, H. V. McChesney, Livings-
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06

by half minute. But the sole reason
for the mistake is the fact that Captain
Watkins for once in his life read the
wrong line Of his logbook. If the ship
mad navigating officer, as other lines
do, the error could not have occurred
The misty night prevented seeing the
Eddystone light and also prevented tt,
sight Of land till it was close at hand
But that would have been of no i'm.
portance If the captain had not made a
curious slip.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
ADMIRATION THE WINNER.

New York, July Fifteen thousand
people went to Sheepshead Bay Satur-
day to see the one-mile match race for
$4,000 between the greatest of three
year old fillies-Admiration and May
Hampstead. 1t was the east against
the west and the east won, for Admira-
ton with Clawson UP came home in a
gallop, first by two lengths The time,
LAO 1-5, was by no means what had
been expected but they fairly flew in
the first part, and when they came to
the stretch, May Hampstead had moth
ing left to finish with. The strong
wind was too much for the big FLY.
The winner was to 10 in the betting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
BURNED BY MOLTEN IRON.

Indianapolis. Ind, July 2.-Last
night portable blast furnace used in
welding steel car rails exploded with a
deafening sound at the corner OF Penn
sylvania and North streets. Robert L.
Higgins of Kansas City was perhaps
fatally injured and James WeheIan of
Indianapolis seriously burned. Mrs
Harry Graham, Harry Heath and
George Lesman were severely hurt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
BLOODY RACE RIOTS.

Birmingham, Ala, June 29.-The
deputies have the situation in hand at
Cardiff and Blossburg where the bloody
race riots occurred Tuesday afternoon,
although the negro miners refuse to
work and few carry arms. Sheriff
O'Brien says that he has no right to
disarm them and with a few excep-
tons they are prepared for any sort
Of trouble. At the conorner's inquest
over the remains Of Ed Ellis and Adam
Samuels the jury found that the ne
groes met their death at the hands of
unknown persons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
WORK AT THE HAGUE.

The Hague, July 2-The drafting
committee on the arbitration question
adopted Saturday an American amend
ment to the code Of procedure relative
to the revision Of sentence Of the
arbitration court in certain cases. The
committee dealt in the second reading
with Sir Julian Pauncefote's amend
ment to change the word tribunal" to
court which was adopted. So the
official name is permanent court of
arbitration
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
AMERICAN TROOPS WELCOMED,

Manila, June 30.-Inhabitants of the
towns which have recently been cap
tured were badly treated, having been
robbed and left destitute by insurgents.
The natives rejoice at the arrival Of
the American troops, who neither burn
their homes nor loot their property,
and who feed the hungry. The inhab-
itants are resuming their occupations
and are ready to cooperate with the
United States. The wounded insur-
gents are brought to Manila, where
they have care and attention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
WORKERS ARRESTED.

Chicago, July 2.-In an Office on
Quincy street, purporting TO be the
headquarters Of the Great Western BIZ
BILE company, government officers yes
terday made several arrests and con-
fscated a wagon load OF lottery tickets.
The prisoners taken are Charles Cham
pion, Thomas ]. Cooper and E. Harris.
The men are said to be interested in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
KIDNAPPERS FOUND GUILTY.

Chicago. July Mrs. E. A. Inger-
soil and John c. Collins were yesterday
found guilty of kidnapping Gerald
Lapiner, and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary. The verdict was reached after
five and one-half hours of deliberation
by the Jury. When the verdict was
Mrs. Ingersoll bowed her
head in her trembling hands, and
gave cry of despair. John Collins
beard his fate with the same GOODNESS
that marked him all through the trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
WHITE LYNCHERS INDICTED.

Richmond, July &c. ]. Thompson,
L. D Mcmillan, Madison Montgomery,
Jr., H. I. Montgomery, R. Montgomery
and w. w. Branch, all white, were yes
terday convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree in lynchlng Leo Pucket,
white, for an attempted criminal as
sault. This is the first indictment Of
its kind in Virginia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
GOING TO OSHKOSH.

Washington, July 2.-Acting Secre-
tary Meiklejohn will leave today for
Oshkosh, Wis, where he will make an
inspection of the Fox river improve
ments as well as other public works in
that section under the war department.
as may require attention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
Open High Low Clos
ing. est. est. ing
SWELL SHOOTS RIVAL.

st. Louis, July 2.-Shortly after mid
night Henry Yanke lay in wait for Lee
kirwin and Annie Mayford, while
they were returning from a ball in
upper Altonville. Yanke shot and
wounded kirwin. He fired several
shots at the lady but she escaped. The
police are looking for the man. All
concerned are less than 20 and move in
high society.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
BIG RECEIPTS AT HAVANA.

Washington, July 2.-The war de-
partment yesterday received intelli-
gence that the receipts at Havana for
this year have passed s1,OOO0OO. The
total receipts at havana for the full
term of American occupation have
been over s5,000,000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
A YOUNG MURDERER.

Athens, Ala, July 1.-The 13-year-
old boy named Thomas T. Tead, who
in fit of passion stabbed his mother
and sister and then fed, has so far
eluded capture. The boy is supposed
to have killed his father a few months
ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
NEW TRANSPORT CHARTERED.

Washington, July 2.-The war de-
partment has chartered the steamer
Tartar, now at Vancouver, B. c., to be
used as a transport between San
Francisco and Manila. She is capable
of carrying 1900 men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-06
CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS.
Tried in Iowa and Found to be an
Economic and Educational Success.

Clinton, Iowa, July 2.-Three years
ago the legislature enacted law
which permits the consolidation of all
or part of the schools of a township
and the hiring of persons to transport
the children to and from the schools.
State Superintendent Barrett is an
ardent advocate of the plan and claims
that the experiments made in Iowa and
elsewhere justify his claim of success.
The law of the state may be sum-
married as follows: Independent dis
tricts lying contiguous may unite and
form one district; any township COM
posed of independent rural districts
may be changed to a school town.
ship organization by vote of the elect
ors; directors may arrange with per-
sons to transport children to and from
such township schools. 1t is claimed
that many of the schools have an
average attendance of ten or less and
that such children can be carried to
a central school much cheaper than