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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01

made trips across the sagebrush desert
in freight wagons, distance of more
than 800 miles, to return to Salt Lake
with sufficient soda to do their cook
Ing and washing for the year. These
immense soda deposits have been
used extensively by the inhabitants
of Wyoming and the adjoining states
In the Sweetriver Valley, in Natro-
ma county. the soda lakes have been
divided into three groups, according
to their ownership. as follows: The
Morgan deposits, the Du Pont de-
posts and the Wyoming Syndicate
Improvement Company's deposits.
The Morgan deposits are nearly pure
sulphate of soda. The Du Pont de-
posts are mixture of carbonate and
sulphate of soda. Of this group is
one lake that contains practically so
per cent. carbonate of soda. The
group owned by the Wyoming Syn
| dictate Improvement Company is COM
posed Of carbonate and sulphate of
soda, similar to the Du Font group.
Taking these deposits as a whole
the soda is found in solid formation,
and varies in thickness from a few
| inches to fifteen and twenty feet, and
in surface area from few to more
than $50 acres. Nine lakes have
been discovered in Natrona county.
A small plant was erected few
years ago at the properties of the
Wyoming Syndicate Improvement
Company, but at the time of it's erec-
ton the company anticipated the
construction of the extension of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
from Casper, Wyo., up the Sweet
water Valley, in which event the road
would have passed the company's
property. This road was not built,
and with wagon haul of sixty miles
it was found impracticable to operate
the plant.
A few miles northeast of Casper Is
the Gil soda deposit. This is very
large lake, and is practically pure
sulphate of soda.
Carbon county has numerous small
soda lakes, and one that is quite large.
This ore is situated about twenty
five miles northwest of Rawlins. The
soda from all of me Carbon county
deposits has been found to be almost
pure sulphate.
In Albany county there are three
groups of sulphate of soda, as fol-
lows: The Rock Creek group, lying
about twelve miles northwest of
Rock Creek; the Union Pacific group,
thirteen miles southwest of Lara
ME, and the Downey group, twenty
two miles southwest of Laramie.
These are all large lakes, some OF
them being very deep and covering
hundreds of acres.
Perhaps the greatest curiosity
among all the soda deposits of the
state is the soda we'll drilled recently
at Green River, that is now fur
nishing water that contains "a per
cent. of sal soda, and this soda is
more than SO per cent. pure. Chicago
capitalists have recently purchased a
large tract of land here and are now
laying plans for the erection of q
plant.-St. Louis Globe-Demccrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
FOREIGN.

Russia notified China that railroad
will be built to Picking.
An international tuberculosis con-
gress opened in Berlin.
The eightieth birthday of Queen
Victoria was celebrated far and wide.
The London Daily Mail announces
that it will discontinue its Sunday
edition.
Many prominent persons attended
the funeral of the earl of STAFFORD in
London.
Strike riots occurred at Riga, Rus
STA, and were suppressed by police and
soldiers.
A monument to Sadi Carnot, for
merly President of France, was I'M
yelled at Dion.
Gar Nicholas conferred upon Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland the order of
St. Catherine.
P. D. Armour of Chicago, who is at
Mannheim for his health, is reported to
be rapidly recovering.
At Straubin, Bavaria, fourteen per-
sons drowned by the capsizing of a
Terry DOdL Oh LIE DduuU6.
1t has just become known that Mile
Rhea, the actress, died May IL in
France, aged 80, Of cancer.
Scarlet fever has broken out in the
German military school at Ploen,
which is attended by the emperor's
sons.
1t is now considered certain that
arbitration will have the chief place
at the international peace confer
ence.
London Truth states that the queen
is suffering from cataract and that a
surgical operation on her eyes is inev-
| liable.
Preliminary inquiries have been
made with view to the immigration
of large number of Films to New
| foundland.
President Kruger of the Transvaal
says he will never agree to the general
extension of franchises demanded by
the Uitlanders.
Senior Don Emilio CASTELAR,, the dis
| tinguished republican orator and
statesman, who was attacked last win
| ter by pulmonary catarrh is dead.
Fitzharris, alias "Skin the Goat, "
James Mullett and Patrick Hanlon, the
three surviving prisoners convicted of
the Phoenix park tragedy, were re-
leased from prison.
At Diaz, Mexico seven negroes were
| lynched as the result of the attempt of
Jose Santo, Spanish negro, to as
sault the wife of Duply, ranch own
er. Four of the negroes killed were
Americans.
Catulle Mendes, the writer, and
George Vandor fought duel at Paris,
and the former was dangerously
wounded A dispute over the ques-
ton of whether Hamlet should be fat
! or lean led to the duel
Count Won Munster, head of the
German delegation at the international
peace conference at The Hague, has
not been appointed to any of the con-
ference's committees, and an uncon-
frmed report that he Will withdraw
from the conference has been circu-
lated.
The American liner Paris is still
fast on the treacherous Manacles, off
the Cornell coast, the first effort to
pull her Off being unsuccessful. The de-
barkatiOn of the passengers was with
out unhappy incident The ship is
supposed to be badly damaged. Good
weather alone can save her from total
| wreck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
GENEROUS YOUNG MAN.

1T is only right that 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 to him. I could not be so
cruel as to add to his misfortunes. Tell
him-tell him from me that my gen.
erosity impels me to leave him what
little lies in my power. Chicago
Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
DOMESTIC.
2ago May wheat, 741sc.

chicago May WuedL, if7SS.
Milwaukee is to have a belt line.
A fatal tornado occurred in Texas.
All the strikers at Buffalo returned
to work.
Iowa prohibitionists put up state
ticket.
Washingtons peace jubilee was
opened
The Baptist conventions opened in
San Francisco.
The Fitzsimmons-Jeffrie fight is to
take place June 8.
The latest wrinkle in Evanston, Ill.
is a dog cemetery.
Letter carriers of the country have
organized to secure higher pay.
Englewood H., had bull fight IN
which two boys were nearly killed.
Rock assaying $50 gold to the ton
has been found in Central park, New
York.
A North Dakota town was burned as
a result it is believed, of a factional
war.
Mcintyre is gathering up the pros
porous country flour mills Of Mime
sofa.
Charles F. Muller, ex-mayor of Fort
Wayne, Ind, dropped dead on the
street.
A liliputian steam railroad is soon
to be in operation in Central park,
New York.
The S1,000,000 steel trust of the Car
negie and Federal companies has fall
en- through.
A rumor was current at Washington
that the Detroit had sunk a Nicara-
guam gunboat.
w. Holt Apgar of New Jersey has
been elected supreme regent Of the
Royal Arcanum
Residents of Omaha, Neb., turned
out in large numbers to greet Admiral
Schley at church.
Christian Science will be publicly
tested at the Metropolitan opera
house, New York
A four-year-old boy was wantonly
branded on his right hip in New
York blacksmith shop.
The Michigan legislature has passed
bill providing a bounty of l cent a
pound on beet sugar.
One hundred men have been indicted
for the burning of two Seminole In
dams in Oklahoma in 1895
national cigar leaf tobacco board
of trade was organized in Philadelphia
by delegates from many cities
Thomas Hoover of Evansville, Ind.
died. Last fall he made a prophecy
that he would die on that day.
An important meeting of the Cen
eral Synod of the Evangelical Luther
an church convened in York, Pa.
The antitrust conference to be call
ed by the governor of Texas will be
held in st. Louis in November.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley-Martin were
exempted from 100000 of personal
taxes annually On making affidavit
that they were no longer residents of
New York
Col. Thomas H. Bringhurst, an old
resident and newspaper man of Lo-
gansport, Ind, died, aged so years.
The National Society Of Theoso-
phists, in session at Chicago, received
a gift of $4,000 to advance its cause.
Charles E Faulkner of Minneapolis
was elected president of the national
conference of charities and corrections.
John Jacob Aston, who has returned
from abroad, says the change in Eu-
ropes attitude toward America is re-
markable.
The body of Col Stotzenzerg, of the
Kansas regiment, killed beyond Ma
lolos month ago, arrived at San
Francisco.
Hundreds of dead fish are being
found along the shores of Paw Paw
lake, Mo-, dead from some unknown
epidemic.
John H. Hutchinson, for fifty years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01

anu uIOWueu. MUCH udmdSS was
done to crops. A tornado passed over
Wise county Tuesday, doing much
damage.
United States Judge P. S. Grosscup
of Chicago, who has been i'll at Ash
land, Ohio, for the last five weeks, IS
said by his physicians to be safely over
the great part of his troubles. 1t is
believed he will soon recover.
The general Presby terrain assembly,
at Minneapolis, rejected proposition
for union of churches of the denomina-
ton in the north and south. The gen.
eral assembly also rejected PROPOSE
tons to reduce the membership of that
body.
BY the breaking Of some machinery
in the main shaft of the War Eagle
mine at Rossland, B. c., recently the
cage was precipitated to the bottom of
the shaft, $50 feet. W. F. Schofield,
James o. Palmer, Thomas A. Neville
and H. A. Moneyfield lost their lives.
Prof. Daniel NJ. Brinton, professor
of American archaeology and lin
guistics at the University of Penn
sylvania, has presented to the univer-
sity his entire collection of books and
manuscripts relating to the aboriginal
languages of North and South Ameri-
ca.
Robert L. Cutting has begun suit in
the supreme court at New York for alb
solute divorce from Mrs. Minnie Selig-
man Cutting. His wife denies his al
legations of infidelity and intends TO
make counter charges, insisting that
the courts must grant decree in her
favor
The senatorial pure food investiga-
ton will probably be resumed in Chi
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01

c. e. Faulkner OF Minneapolis will,
it is said, be the next president Of the
conference of charities and corrections.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02
TO SETTLE THE
SAMOAN affair.".
A Joint High Commission VIII
Take Hold Of This Vexed
Question.
POWER GIVEN
Is UNLIMITED.
Decision Of the Commission Will
Not Have to 10 Submitted
for Ratification.
KING OSCAR WILL
BE THE REFEREE.
If Agreement Cannot BE Reached III
win Decide the Dispute, and Also
Select the Chief Justice for
the Islands.
KING OSCAR WILL
BE THE REFEREE.

Washington. April IA joint high
commission % settle the entire Samoan
question has been practically agreed up
on by the United States. British and
German government As the PROPOSE
ton emanates from Germany her appro-
val l. assured This high commission,
II is felt affords pacific solution to the
whole trouble at the moment when tho
Samoan affairs began 10 look the Most
threatening
The new plan has been fully gone over
by Secretary Hay and the British and
German ambassadors here. and it, essen
tial details worked out Each nation Is
To b. represented by one member on the
commission II is 10 have practically
unlimited authority. without the neces-
sity Of referring IT, decisions back TO the
several governments for approval II
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02
Germany WIN Accept.

Berlin. April Ia correspondent here
Of the Associated Press lcarns authoriia-
lively that after the acting minister Of
foreign Affairs. Baron Won Riohthoffen,
had been closeted with the emperor
United States Ambassador White passed
an hour at the foreign Office. II is gem
orally believed an understanding has
been reached which is likely 10 bring
about an amicable aud satisfactory solu-
tion Of the whole Samoan difficulty 10
is understood that while the United
States and Great Britain have steadily
declined 10 accept Germany's two pre-
yious propositions, the new one has been
accepted by all three powers.
According 10 a high German official
the American explanations have been
found 10 be satisfactory, and Germany
has accepted the proposal To send com
mission 10 investigate the Samoan affair
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02
AFRAID OF UNCLE SAM.
General Torres wni No, Arrest Arnsri-
can. Who Were in the Revolution.

General Tore. wni Not ArTe., Amsri- ]
can. Who Were In the Revolution.
New Orleans April i.-Advices from
Bluefelds, Nicaragua tell Of the whole
some effect of the determined stand
taken by this government in protection
Of IL citizens abroad. on petty dictator
General Torres. who now controls that
coast. lie has been arresting hun
dreds Of natives for alleged participa-
ton In the Reyes revolution and when
asked why he did not arrest some Amer
leans who were supposed 70 have taken
a leading part. replied. Il would like
70 very much. but Honduras tried that
sort Of thing aud managed 10 get into
serious trouble"
The news ordering sampsons feet 10
Porto COrtez has only just reached Blue
fields, and II had the effect Of causing a
relaxation in the iron rule Of Torres, as
he had ordered all merchants 10 pay
over 10 him again the amount Of duties
paid 10 the revolutionary government,
and refused recourse 10 the courts Now
he has decided 10 let the courts settle
the question.
The reported uprising at Castillo turns
ont TO have been nothing but frolic Of
drunken soldiers
There l. a great scarcity Of laborers
on the coast and fruit is suffering,
Torres is drafting all natives into the
army. or arresting them as revolution
istS Those he cannot catch have taken
10 the iungles. General Reyes, who led
the recent revolt and who has been ir
New Orleans for two weeks, will leavs
for Bocas del Zorro at once He ha'
enough Of revolutions for while.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02

Il felt that by comforting such complete
and huAl authority on the high commis-
sion. the danger viii he obviated Of any
further deadlocks and delays Still
another important provision under con
sideration Is that King oscur Of Norway
and Sweden. shall be the umpire in case
the three high commissioners should
fail TO reach determination. The plan
Of inviting King Oscar 10 referee In
case Of disagreement meets the ap-
proval Of the three countries involved.
He will also appoint chief justice II
the three governments cannot settle
upon some one for the place.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02
LYNcHlNo OF BAKER.
fifteen ssath c.rellnlsss 70 i's Tried BY
the Fsdsrai Court


Charleston. April 1. Fifteen promi.
nent citizens Of Lake City, 8 c., will BE-
put on trial here in the United States
circuit court In a day or two ON the
charge Of having lynched Postmaster
Frazier b. Rakrr, more than ayear ago
Besides killing the postmaster. who was
negro. Il is alleged the lyncbsrs will
have 10 answer Tor the killing of Bakers
infant child and the burning Of Lake
City postofiice with all Its effects Il "a
said here that other arrests will Be made
before the case Is taken up.
Eighty witnesses for the government
have been summoned and there Is a
great army Of witnesses for the de-
fense. This il the first time on record
whore the Federal courts hayein the
south taken up lSnching trial The
defendants in this celebrated care are
Ezra Mcknight W A. Webster. NJ V.
Ward. Moultrie Epps. H. O. Goodwin.
lC J. Joyner. Oscar Kelly. Edwin
Rodgers. Alonzo Rodgers Henry :.
Stokes. Allen Belk. Van SoInerford.
Early r. Lee. J. p Newhan and Marion
Clark. Most Of them are representa-
tive business men from the Lake City
section. Marion Clark was formerly
editor Of newspaper At that town
According n the testimony given a
the preliminary hearing by Newman
and Lea. who turned states evidence
the Lake City band Of lynchsrs organ
lied for the special purpose OF killinl
Baker The negro. Il is said. refused 4
leave town or give mp the Office. aud th'
white people rebelled at the idea Of
colored postmaster.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02
Held To Three mor.sthls,s..

Kansas City April Mrs Frank
Dufner wife Of gardner living in
Kansas, a few miles southwest of this
city. stood In the middle Of a lonesome
country road az midnight armed with a
doublebarreled shotgun and compelled
three horsethieves 10 surrender team
and wagon they had stolen from her
place. Mrs Dufner discovered the theft
shortly after the team was driven from
the premises, and seizing a shotgun. ran
10 a crossroad and intercepted the
thieves She compelled them 10 give mp
the rig and iired one shot at them which
did not take effect They escaped. but
members Of the Argentine Ant-Horse-
thief association are on their trail
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02

Oklahoma City railway, running rFom
sapulpa, / T.. 10 Oklahoma City. o. T.,
a distance Of 103 miles. through one Of
the richest agricultural sections IN the
United States. has been sold 20 the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railway com.
pany President c. q. Jones Of Okla
homa City railway says the Frisco peo-
pie paid q, 062. 600 for the line.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02

Fort Scott, Kas, April i.-Notwith-
standing the institution of a new city
court in this city by law which pur'
ported 10 abolish the police court Police
Judge Slater WIN insists that the law
Is invalid and that his court Is not abol-
ished -araigned defendants aud collect
ed fines 10 the extent Of about $500. II
the law Is valid, his bondsmen will he
held liable. Both his aud the city
court are in constant operation, utterly
ignoring each other and having original
jurisdiction over the same cases
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02

Chicago, April Two more bodies
have been found In the ruins Of the felt
and curled hair works Of Armour which
were destroyed by fire a week ago.
They have been identified as John White
and William Gillen. who were employed
at the works This swells the number
Of victims 70 seven with two more em.
ployes missing.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02
NO LAW TO PUNISH.

A sell Confessed Murderer Ordered Hs-
leased by Judge springer.
vinita /. T., April l. Judge Springer
In a habeas corpus proceedings, brought
by William Mills charged with murder
has ruled there Is no court in the Indian
Territory with jurisdiction over crimes
committed in the Cherokee Nation be-
fore the abolition Of the tribal courts. II
the criminal aud his victim were mem
icrs Of the Cherokee tribe.
Mills, who is Cherokee and con-
fessed To the murder Of his wife, was
ordered discharged
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02

ilrl. las nlr.a -uls sgassIst ,asuta 80
$1,000 on account Of the death Of her
husband She has attached the farm Of
the brothers The sheriff sent 10 the
Zeltner homestead and secured ammu-
milton enough 70 stock small arsenal
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02

Floresville. April Martin Corea
Of the Canada Verde neighborhood, has
been arrested on the charge OF criminal
assault The victim 1 a Mexican girl
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02

Asheville. n. G.. April 1.-The jury
In the case oi J. z Dickeraon. director
of the defnnct First National bank.
brought In a verdict Of guilty aud tbs
oonrt sentenced him 10 10 years
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-02
z.Iln.r. su.d lor namar,..

Bowling Green, O.. April Mira W.
H. westenhaven. whose husband was
killed last week by John and Paul Zelt-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
The Sister Republic.

America is bound to France by the
strongest ties of gratitude. Any causes
for national difference have never sun.
dered those bonds. America especial
ly yearns for the best welfare of the
French Republic. Every wound, every
misfortune, the Republic has suffered,
has been felt by sympathetic Ameri-
cans. When Carnot was stabbed the
shock here was only less than when
Lincoln or Garfield fell under the assas-
SIMS hand. When Faure suddenly
passes away, in the midst of mighty
perils threatening the perpetuity of the
Republic, Americans are filled with
sympathetic grief, and pray that no
harm will befall the republican govern
ment in France that our ancient
friend and ally will survive this peril
as che has other severe trials.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
The MCEnery Resolution.

Ss5nzszn4
:. The vote',in the Senate on the Nc
Emery resolution, 26 for to % against,
was only three more than half full
Senate, Forty.two Senators were cab
sentNor not voting" circumstance
that indicates degree of interest in
the resolution that is in due proportion
to its importance.
The resolution, even if it shall pass
the House and be signed by the Presi-
dent, amounts to nothing, or 80 near
to absolute negation, that it is a
wonder that grave and reverend Sena-
tors" should be guilty of such trihing
as its serious consideration and adop-
ton implies. The unwisdom of dec
laration of any kind on the future poll
cy of this government in the Philip
pines, at this time, ought to be appar.
ent. The government has sent to the
islands three commissioners of high re-
pute who, with Admiral Dewey and
General Otis, constituting a board of
five members, are charged with the
duty of obtaining, formulating and re-
porting to this government the facts
and information required for an intelli-
gent consideration and decision of the
question of its ultimate policy in the
islands.
The matter of the present policy is
clear enough-to keep order, and ad-
minister affairs under military author
ity till the facts, and action on the facts,
have determined the future. A jury
man who has made up his mind or ex-
pressed his opinion on case before
the evidence has been heard is proper
ly excluded from the jury box. Mem
bers of any branch of the government,
and particularly of the Senate, who de-
eide important matters of national pol
icy on their prejudices or proposes
sions are disqualified for the highest
duties Of wise craftsmanship. Such
premature expression of opinion, even
so colorless an expression as this Nc
Emery resolution, is apt TO return to
plague the men or the body that sends
it forth.
Senator Ross of Vermont showed his
good sense and judicial training by vot-
ing against the nonenity. If, unfor-
tunately, it pass the House, pray the
Lord that President Mckinley give it
its quietus with bare bodkin.