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lhe t'i.;eago police lad aas'l fight with nob to prevent the lynching of a black brute who as saulted a little 7-year-old girl.
 Gen. MacArthur reports that the rainy season in the Philippines is drawing to close, and that he is preparing for vigorous campaign.
 The collection of internal reve- nue for the month of October aggre- gated $27,464, ,495, against $26,- 147,446 for the same month last year.
 The partition of China appears to be an inevitable result of the trouble in that country. The Unit ed States government will not be a party to the partition of the em- pire in such an event.
 Governor Roosevelt has declined to remove Mayor Van Wyck, of New York City, from office on ac- count of his connection with the ice trust, holding that there was no wilful violation of the law.
 A maniac, who escaped from an asylum, succeeded in gaining en- trance to the capitol building at Washington, and created d panic by denioAshing furniture and bric-a- brac- He was finally overpowered by guards.
 United States engineers have com pleted an estimate of the cost of replacing the Notifications and jet ties at Galveston, destroyed by the storm It will require $4,000,0Q0 to complete the work, and this sum congress will be asked to appropri- ate.
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NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
From Commissioner colquitt's Repo1t.

Following extracts are from the forthcoming biennial report of State Land Commissioner J. w. Colquitt:
 "Since the last report from this office l have issued deeds for 57,- 385.5O acres of the sixteenth sec tions. There has been collected and paid into the state treasury by at torneys appoined under the provis- ions of an act regulating the sale of the sixteenth sections, and for other purposes, approved March 31, 1885, the sum of $694.24. The col lectors of the various counties of the state have paid on account of sales made under said act $110,099.39. It is shown on the records of this office that on September 30, 1900, that the quantity of lands that have been through the overdue tax suit upon which the time for redemp- ton has expired, and now subject to sale or donation, is 119,920 acres. The quantity subject to sale or dona- ton which did not pass through the overdue tax suit is 436,SSO acres. The state should make her titles good to forfeited lands or refund to the purchasers or donees thelr hard-earned money where titles fail. The state should not place herself in the attitude of taking something for nothing Some remedy should be provided for this class of pur- chasers.' Under the administration of Commissioner Colquitt, from De- tober 1, 1898, to October l, 1900, there has been paid into the state treasury total of $127,146.6S. The total amount of fees is $21 ,3O4.4o. The following table shows the amount of land sold:
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Congressman Catchings advice to Democrats is that they drop free silver, drop the cry of government by injunction, of imperialism and of n1ilitarism. In case this advice were followed it would require an expert to determine which was the Democratic and which the Repub- lican party.
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Some of the Northern newspapers have suggested that missionaries be sent South to educate the ne- groes. The Coinmercial-Appeal now asserts that the South should send missionaries to the great cities of the North According to Dr. Parkhurst, there are 25o, ,ooo persons in New York City living in illicit relationship.
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Ordered Resold.

The purchasers of the Stuttgart & Arkansas River railroad, having failed to comply with the orders of the federal court as to the payment of the residue of the purchase mon ev, Judge Trieber last week issled an order for its resale at some date to be fixed later, and that the pur- chasers should forfeit the money which has been paid by them.
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Fiendish Murder.

A horrible murder was commit ted about four miles from Jefferson county on the night of the 20th. Julia Drake, colored, was the vic tim. Her throat was cut from ear to ear, her head beaten into a pulp, and her brains spilled over the floor. The murderer was determined to Lill the woman. He went so far as to pull the body up to the stove and lay her lower limbs in the fire.
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CA 9 ToEEA. Bsars the HIhs Kind yos Haw klxsys Bought St,a'''' s' &zZEZs<
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION, No. 9si

NVIISH FUk FU HI.IIATIUN, NO. y5lF, Department of the Interior, Land Office at Lit
 tie Rock, Ark, Oct. 20. 1900
 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the County Judge of Faulkner County at Conway Ark, on Dee. l. l9O0, viz; Wm. A. Hinsley, 1T. k. No 2ii7s for the s. <. N. K. 4, Sec. 25, T. N, K. l4W He names the following witnesses to prove of said land, viz: John Stone, Wash Greene. K E, Townsend. J. D. Townsend all of Conway, Ark. H. H. MEYERS Register.
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It is said the police of New York are planning to raid Wall street soon. The increasing number of dishonest failures there has brought to light the criminality of Wall street methods.
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The Democratic party may be, re-organized, but let those who were traitors to it ill its hour of need have no hand in the re-or- oanizatiou
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An actress is suing Richard Mansfield for $500 for kissing
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Approved swamp land. 9,251.2s Internal improvement
 land .... 4,1S3.45 Seminary land ........ 4Sooo Saline land ... 1,OO147 Real Estate Bank land .. l6ooo Forfeited land .... .... 55,olo.f Forfeited land redeem
 ed ..1OS, ,42s12 Forfeited land relin-
 on;shed .. 1,745.14 Forfeited land donated. .147 ,091.23 Forfeited land donated
 and deeded to actual
 settlers ...... 9S,oo9.I <
 Total :. .421 ,49s. SS
 The following statement shows the classes of land and the number of acres subject to disposal by the state of Arkansas on September 30, 1900: Quantity passed through overdue tax suits under the acts of 1881, now subject to donation or sale at $1.25 per acre, l19,92O.Oo acres, quantity subject to donation or sale at $1.25 per acre upon which no suit was ever brought under the overdue tax act of 1881, 436,SSO acres; vacant swamp land, 36,4s9.- Al acres; internal improvement land, 10,419.29 acres; seminary land, 1.SS acres; saline land, s. 856.64 acres;
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ganization.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01
DOMES TIC.

Chicago January wheat, 664c.
Duluth is planning a midsummer
carnival
The revenue law is not likely to be
changed
Miles faction defeated Corbin in the
matter of reorganizing the board OF
ordnance.
The Texas legislature is in special
session to consider taxation.
0. H. P. Belmont entertained w.
]. Bryan at dinner in New York.
Brigadier General Charles W.
SQuires died at St Louis, aged so.
The Maryland legislature again
voted not to invite Bryan to address it.
Eleven men were intombed in Los
Angeles, Cal, by the caving in of a
tunnel
Susan B. Anthony will try to raise
S1,000,000 for the promotion of woman
suffrage.
An extra session of the California
legislature has been called to select a
senator
James Rogers, at one time captain
of the Louisville baseball team. died
of heart disease.
Julian Paunceforte will retain his
post as British ambassador here, not
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01
THE GAR WANTS AN OFFSET.

The concession recently granted by
tne sultan of Turkey TO Germans for a
railway from konieh. in Anatolia, to
BassOrah, at the mouth of the Euphra-
ties, seems to have caused a jealous
feeling at st. Petersburg and to have
excited the Russian foreign Office into
making new demands at Constantine
pie. An Offset in Russia's interest is
wanted for the German concession.
This is a railway $50 miles long from
kars to Erzeroum. Russia contrlos
kars, and the $50 miles of railway
wanted would open up a commercial
route Of considerable Importance now
served by camels and pack animals
from Tabriz. If Germany extends her
political influence into eastern, central
and southern Asia Minor, where she
already has foothlod. But it is pre-
cisely this assertion of a Russian
sphere of influence in Asia Minor that
offends the sultan, who has no idea of
surrendering his Asiatic possessions as
he has been compelled to surrender his
possessions in Europe. The Kars-
Erzeroum Railway is. Therefore, not
likely to materialize soon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01
BOER-BRITISH WAR.

British losses to date are 8,216.
Tolstoi hopes for English reverses.
The beers resumed the Smelling
of Kimberley.
Boer dispatches tell of British
slaughter during the past few days
fighting.
Resolutions of sympathy for the
beers were introduced in the New
York assembly.
Butler reports after two days of hard
fighting that he thinks" he is max
ing substantial progress"
Great Britain orders the release OF
the German bark Marine, which
created a favorable impression in Ber-
lin.
A Rome paper says Kruger has sent
a letter to Mckinley asking for an
American protectorate over the South
African republics.
Suspense in England greatest since
beginning war "No news, but expect
ing word every minute" replied the
war office TO inquirers.
Gen. Butler reports Tat Warren
holds the ground already gained and
that night attack upon an import
ant position held by the beers has
been planned.
At last accounts the British troops
under Sir Charles Warren were still
attacking the boer position near
Venter spruit. Natal, but had made
little progress.
q no hnnrc hold
their own in the fighting near Lady
smith and checked the British advance
with slight loss. President Steyn
is with his troops.
4 PietermaritZburg report says Lord
Dundonald has dashed into Ladysmith
but despatch from Spearman's Camp
says he is on Buffers left wing await
ing developments.
General French has made demon
stration toward Hebron, Cape Colony,
four miles south of NorvarS point,
where there is an important bridge
over the Orange river connecting Cape
Colony and the Free State.
A great audience heard the speakers
at a pro-boeT mass meeting held in
Washington. Senators Mason and
Allen and Representatives Suizer,
Bailey and Clark were among the
speakers. Great Britain was denounc-
ed for her course.
Both armies are strongly intrenched
about 1000 yards apart. There is a
constant but slight desultory fire
Butler reported heavy losses, includ-
ing the death of General Woodgate
Warren's capture of Spion Kop must
be followed by an attempt to clear
many other positions. There is no
decided advantage vet for either side,
although the beers have succeeded in
driving Warren off Spion Kop-on the
whole a serious British reverse
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
AMERICAN ISLANDS.

The Bible is being translated into
the Filipino dialects.
Schwan defeated insurgents at Lag
una de Bay, killing 50.
American sugarmakers object to
free trade with Porto Rico.
Sen. Wood said he favored the en-
ployment of Cubans on needed public
works.
Commander Wainwright of the Glou-
cester was presented a sword at Wash
ingtOn.
Jones Of Washington introduced bill
to give soldiers who served in Cuba
$3.50 and those in the Philippines $3.50
bounty.
American troops entered Santa
Cruz, Luzon, which was supposed to
be a Filipino stronghold, and found it
deserted.
Two Americans were killed, five
wounded and nine are missing as a re-
suit OF an ambush by Filipinos near
Lipa, LuZOn.
The transport Mcclellan has ar
rived from Santiago with the remains
of 76 soldiers who died from yellow
fever last summer.
Governor-G General Wood, General
Lee and others, comprising an official
inspection party, arrived at Cienfue-
gos on a tour of Cuba.
Dispatches from Manila report thai
the recent uprising in the island OF
Negroes was not merely a revolt o.
police, as has been indicated, but al
attempt by native officials to over
throw American authority.
George l. Finlay, Manuel Fernando
Juncios and Henry Duco, the delegates
to this country from the Chamber o.
Commerce of Puerto Rico, called OF
President Mckinley. They represen
the agricultural interests of the is
land.
At Havana the newly appointed Law
reform commission will begin worl
almost Immediately. Among the prin
cipal innovations will be the, establish
ment of police correctional courts
presided over by Salaried judges. TIL
judicial system throughout the islant
will be made to lend itself to tn
speedy handling of cases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01

gynecology in the medical school OF
Johns Hopkins university, was bitten
on the hand by a large rattlesnake,
which he was exhibiting TO illustrate
a lecture. The doctor sucked the
blood from the wound and continued
his lecture for nearly an hour after
the occurrence. No serious results
are anticipated.
In 1899 the total production Of pig
iron in the United States was 49,
620,703 gross tons, against 11,7S3,954
tons in 1898, an increase Of 1,S46,769
tons. The production of Bessemer
pig iron was S,202,77S tons, against
! 1887 1884 tons in 1898. The stocks Of
pig iron which were unsold in the
hands of manufacturers or their
agents on Dec. 81, 1899, amounted to
| SO, 429 tons.
! On account of the opening of the
drainage canal, the Chicago river has
fallen three feet at Bridgeport, leav-
ing out of the water the intake pipes Of
the pumping works at that place,
which pump $4,000 feet of water a
minute into the Illinois and Michigan
canal. The American Strawboard
Paper Company has made complaint
of the lack of water-power to the
drainage board.
John B. McDonald's 5000, 000 con-
tract for the construction of the I'M
foreground railway in New York may
have been the cause of +. T. F. Love
joys resignation from the office OF
secretary of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany. It is rumored that Carnegie is
angry over an old option on a vast
amount of steel, given when prices OF
structural steel were low, for the con-
struction of the tunnel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01
CHAFF IN THE HARVEST OF FUN.

Giles-Statistics show that few mon
fill drunkards' graves than in former
years.
Miles-What's the cause-world
growing better?
NO; | guess cremation has some
thing to do with New York
World.
Il don't see why newspaper sends
a corps of correspondents to the front
Can't one man do the work"
NO; one man can't send in such
conflicting reports. Detroit Tribune.
Life is not very stagnant in North
Carolina, if we may judge from these
items in a recent issue of a rural
North Carolina paper:
Maj. Williams had had his leg cut
off in a sawmill
Col. Scott happened to the accident
Of hiving his head blown off by
boiler explosion.
Our new preacher had his house
burned down recently.
Five Mormin elders were tarred
and feathered yesterday
"The new town hall was struck by
lightning on Tuesday.
ga circus mule kicked one of our
leading citizens on Saturday evening
last
"The new coroner was run over by
railroad train Wednesday,
There is no news of Importance in
town. New York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01
FOREIGN.

Max Muller is seriously i'll.
Rome has 10000 cases of influenza.
Adolf Friese, actor, died at Vienna.
Lady Henry Somerset's son will
fight.
The influenza is less prevalent in
London
The British arsenal in Jersey was
burned.
Carl Loewenstein was stricken with
paralysis
A new underground line is building
in London.
David E. Hughes, inventor of the
microphone, died.
Another vote of confidence is given
the French government.
French metal workers oppose a Teci-
procity treaty with America.
Premier Pelloux wants Italy to
spend $2,6OO,OOO for IS batteries.
Floods in Japan destroyed thousands
of houses, 100 vessels and killed 1S9
people
Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-
Holstein, mother of the kaiserin, is
dead.
France and Italy agreed on boun-
Diary between their Red sea posses
siOns.
China has acceded to the French de-
mands for territory at Kwangchan-
wan bay.
Conflicting commercial interests
may prevent Italy from renewing
triple alliance.
An attack of influenza aggravates
Tolstoi's illness and his recovery
seems doubtful
The lease of Burghas, on the Bull
garian coast of the Black sea- to Rus
STA is reported.
Vienna papers declare Rosebery's
speech foretells compulsory military
service in England
A socialist deputy was expelled for
calling the French minister of justice
thief and forger.
The Nicaraguan government will ap-
point jose D. Rodriguez as arbitrator
for Nicaragua in adjusting the differ
ences with the Maritime Canal Com
pany.
The Austrian government forbids
the city council of Eyer to erect a
monument to Bismarck.
A new Canadian transportation
scheme is preached, involving the
deepening of French river
General Torres, with Mexican
troops, has defeated Yaqui Indians in
a battle at Macoyata. Mex.
William Edward Tirebuck, author OF
Sweetheart Gwen and other books, is
dead of pneumonia at London.
The author of pamphlet insulting
Queen Victoria has been sent to prison
for three months by a French court.
There is growing uneasiness in Eu-
rope over the Philippines. Fear is
expressed that foreign trade is in dan
ger.
The British Columbian government
has decided to so amend the coal
miners act to prohibit the employ
ment of any one underground who
cannot read and write English
John Ruskin, the noted English au-
thor, is dead. Ruskins friends de-
clined a grave in Westminster Abbey
for the poets remains He was buried
in Coniston churchyard, as he re-
quested.
A contract has been signed for NJ
Labor, counsel of Alfred Dreyfus dur
ing the late trial at Rennes, to lecture
for thirteen weeks in the United
States during the autumn OF the pres
ent year
The duke of Teck, who died Sunday,
has been insane since the death of the
duchess and had been constantly I'M
der restraint. His death was fastened
by an attack of paralysis. He was
aged 81.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01
BULLER BAG IS OUT
Is Forced to ReCrOSS the
Tugela River.
Recent Advance Goes for
Naught.
London ConsiderSN News Very
Unpleasant.

1t is taken as assurance Of the ulti-
mate success Of British arms. The
war Office does not give any idea of the
casualties in taking and holding Spion
kop, but the report from boer head
quarters near Ladysmith, via Lorenzo
Marques, says 1900 British dead were
left on the battlefield This number
is thought to include the wounded.
The report also stated that Butler had
been down with fever but had recov-
cred. If the boer reports are to &C
cepted the abandonment of Spion kop
was due to the inability of the British
to resist the boer attack. the beers car
rying the first trenches and taking $50
prisoners,
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived in London from Pretoria. dated
Jan. %, Via Lorenzo Marques: THE
government is advised that after heavy
fighting near Spion kop some British
on the kOp, being stormed hoisted the
white fla g. One hundred and fifty
prisoners God be thanked although
we also h ad to give brave and valuable
lives"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01
ON A TECHNICALLY.

Meanwhile the crowd began
Impatiently to say:
What is the bloomin' reason why
The fight amt under way"
Then spoke the referee:
ALLOW me. gents, to state
The fights not under way because
One feller's over weight"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01

II democrats and two populists voted
against it; II democrats, six republi-
cans, two populists and two silver re-
publicans for it. The majority
resolutions, to exclude Roberts
and declare his seat vacant. were
adopted by a vote of 27S to so. The
affirmative vote was divided as fol-
lows: Republicans 1854; populists 4:
negative vote, democrats Al: silver
.; populist l. There were
over a score of speakers and the
closing speeches on each side were
particularly able. Mr.. Lanham, clos
ing the speeches for the majority, and
De Almond of Missouri for the min
GRITTY. Mr.. Roberts was present
and only left after the result of the last
vote had been announced. AS he did so
he gave out statement justifying the
retention of plural wives on the
ground of a moral obligation more
binding upon the conscience than
technical obedience to statutory law,
saying there was little excuse for the
extraordinary efforts to crush a sys-
tenn already abandoned and practical
ly dead. He said he was a martyr to
IA "spasm of prejudice" He would
not, he said, attempt to run for con-
gress again, although he would go
back home with a light heart and
confident of the future.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01

There is a general trend. yet it is
the despair of the publisher to know
whether book is to be a great sue
cess Or a fat failure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01

No More News.
Londons Jan. 29.-Q1:35 p. m. Sun
day)-The war office announces that it
has no ne WIS from the front.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-01

London, Jan. 2S.-Gen. Buffers dis
patch to the war Office states that
Spion kop was abandoned on account
of lack of water, inability to bring the
artillery there and the heavy boer fire.
Gen. Butler gives no list of casualties.
His whole force withdraw south Of the
Tugela river with the evident inten-
ton of reaching Ladysmith by another
route
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relations. The resolution of Senator
Pettigrew pop, S. D., declaring food
products not to be contraband of war,
was referred to the committee on for
eign relations. Senator Carter pre-
scented the conference report of the
census administration bill and it was
agreed to. The joint resolution grant
ing permission for the erection in
Washington of a monument in honor
of Samuel Hahnemann was passed.
Senator Tillman (dem., S. CO. deliv-
cred a forceful and characteristic
speech on the Philippine question in
which he maintained that this govern
ment ought to extend to the FilipinOs
the right to govern themselves the
United States guarding them against
the aggression Of other nations. The
senate then passed % pension bills. In
executive session it was decided by
a vote of u to SO not to reconsider the
vutr by wnIcn the Samoan treaty was
ratified and then removed the in
junction of secrecy from the vote.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The bill for
the reorganization and improvement
of the weather bureau which includes
and provides for pensioning disabled
employees of the service received a
black eye in the house. The bill was
bitterly fought by the opponents of the
civil pension rolls on account Of the
life tenure provisions it contained and
was sidetracked on a test vote of 81 to
10. Although the speaker ruled that
it remained unfinished business, the
opponents of the measure believe the
action of Monday kills it, The
early portion of the day was devoted
to a lively scrimmage over the Sulzer
resolution to investigate the actions of
Secretary Gage, which the committee
on rules recommended should be sent
to the ways and means committee, as
the latter committee has the response
of the secretary in it's possession
There was no opposition to the pro-
posed action but Mr.. Richardson.
Cdem., Tenn and Sulzer (dem., N. "
used it as a pretext for renewing their
attacks upon Secretary Gage, who was
defended by Messrs Hopkins (rep..
lll), Hill (rep., Conn.,, Dalzel1 (rep..
PENN.