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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
MISERY IN INDIA
CHOLERA IS STRENGTHENING IT'S
DEADLY HOLD.
THOUSANDS ARE.PERlSHINC
And Millions Suffering, and the Pesti
lence Shows No Signs OF Abating
Famine Conditions Unprece-
dented-Dead and Dying Every
where-Relief Inadequate.

London, May 6.-The report that
cholera is strengthening its deadly
hold on famine-stricken India brings
the pitiful condition of that country
more than ever into public view
About 93,50O,OOO persons. for this is
the population of the districts affected
are sWeltering their squaIld existences
away amid pestilence OF misery
that shows no signs Of abating. Fam
inc and attending complications ap-
pear to exceed in virulence any two
previous visitations. The viceroy,
Lord CurZon, and tn govern
ment are making ceaseless exer-
lions to meet the terrible emer-
gency, but stupendous difficulties
confront them and prevent the present
supplying of relief to more than $780,
coo. In the meantime the native states
are dotted with heaps Of dead and dy-
ing, and roads are crowded with ghast-
ly bands seeking to escape from the
stricken, territories. but who for lack
Of food and water mostly succumb in
the attempt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
HIGH COST OF PAPER.
Causes Publishers to go to Congress
for Relief.

Washington, May 4.-RepresenLa-
tives of the American Publishers asso-
citation have presented memorial to
the senate finance committee asking
that some relief be afforded on account
of the higher price Of paper. The
delegation said the association repre-
scented $4,000 papers No particular
legislation was advocated. The dele
cation was received by Senator Ali
son, acting chairman in the absence OF
Senator Aldrich. The resolution re-
cited that the price of printing paper
used by newspapers has increased from
60 to 100 per cent. without reason or
warrant to be found in the conditions
Of the industry, and that this was
believed to be due to the working Of
a trust. The association appealed to
congress to inquire into the conditions
complained Of, to the end that suitable
legislation might be provided to
remedy these conditions. AS news
papers are sold at a fixed price, the
resolution says, publishers cannot put
the increased cost Of the paper on the
consumers, and in many instances
this increased cost means the confs-
cation of profits and in others it
creates actual loss. A copy of the res
olution was presented by the delega-
ton to the house ways and means
committee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
NICARAGUA ROUTE UNSAFE.

Professor Heilprin, of the University
OF Pennsylvania, in a letter to the
New York Evening Post reviews the
earthquake record of Nicaragua from
1717 to 1888, with the result that he
finds that badly shaken country an
unpromising location for a ship canal
with locks anddams of unusual height.
It is not safe, he says, to assume that
the volcanoes of Nicaragua represent
some final geological period and are so
reduced in activity that they may be
disregarded by the canal builders 1t
is impossible, he thinks, to fortell the
effect of renewed activity of the vol
canoes upon the locks and dams
There was in 1885 an eruption of
Cosequina, but $50 miles from the pro-
posed route of the canal which is to be
compared, for violence and wide dis
turbance, with the Krakatoa horror of
1888, when whole island near Java
was engulfed and thousands of people
were killed. The Panama route is
freer from such dangers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
MAY BE DONNELLY
MINNESOTA NAN STRONGLY
URGED FOR PRESIDENT.
BY THE MlDDLE-ROADERS
National Convention Of This Branch
OF Populists Now On at Cincinnati
Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania
Also Talked of for Head and Has
Strong Following-No Fusion.

Cincinnati, May S.-Two presiden-
tial candidates are talked OF by the
large populist gathering in Cincinnati
for the national convention OF the
middle-roaders. They are Ignatius
DOnnelly OF Minnesota and Wharton
Barker of Pennsylvania. Ignatius
Donnelly arrived early last evening.
Something of a sensation was sprung
shortly afterward, when it became
known that a definite movement was
on to place Donnelly before the con-
yentiCn as a presidential nominee in
stead Of giving him second place on
the ticket, headed by Barker Mr..
Donnelly said: Whatever the con-
vention sees fit do in the matter will
be satisfactory to me-"
Delegates to the national convention
of middle-road populists which con-
venes here tomorrow are arriving on
every train and by tonight at least
1000 middle-roaders will be in the
city. Yesterday was spent in informal
conferences; the keynote of the talk
seemed to be mo fusion, no compro-
mise on anything" Gen. Wharton
Barker, the most prominent candidate
for president, is scheduled to arrive
today from Philadelphia. His son,
Redman Barker, arrived yesterday,
and has been busy denying reports
that the Barker men would bolt if
Barker were not nominated About
one-fourth of the 975 delegates are in
structed for Barker. There is opposi-
ton to Barker in the west and it is re-
ported the talk about boiling was
started in the western states to hurt
Barker. Eugene V. Debs will not
promise to accept. Among others
mentioned to head the ticket are Je-
rome Kirley of Texas, ex-Congressman
Howard of Alabama and Col. Frank
Burkett of Mississippi. The National
Reform Press association held an in
formal session yesterday and will elect
officers today. There are many pub
fishers of poulist weekly papers pres
ent. 1t is expected much literature
will be circulated against fusion. To-
day the state conventions of Ohio and
Kentucky, middle-road populists, will
be held here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10

lies the typographical beginning of
Kansas. The sunower state was in the
line Of easiest progress for the traders.
It became the route of all transconti-
mental trails. 1t was fortified by army
posts and defended by trading stations,
and these forts and stations in turn
were the nuclei Of future promiscuous
population. Similarly when the west
ern gold excitement arose, Kansas was
in thei inc Of overland travel and Sc
cured permanent inhabitants long be-
fore Nebraska, which is almost equal
ly fertile, or before the Dakotas and
Montana, through which the low
grande route to the coast is traversed
so proftably nowadays by the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific
railways. A string Of inhabitants was
dropped like wheat along the old emf
grant trails, and grew and multiplied
out of sheer necessity where it fell.
1t is around the places where men
who can go no farther throw down
their packs or where families who are
tired Of the canvas-covered prairie
schooners' and cooking with buffalo
chips turn their oxen or horses loose
to shift for themselves and begin to cut
logs or bake mud for cabins that such
halfway states as Kansas get
their start, and the manner of genesis
dictates the succeeding nature Of &C
QUESTION. The emigrants who were
left behind in Kansas might many OF
them have wished that they had gone
on, for the days of the territory were
written in blood until long after the
people Of the east had ceased to cry
Poor, bleeding Kansas" 1t was the
have-to of staying behind the van, the
resignation to the inevitable, that
breathed into the Kansans the spirit OF
defense and conflict that abides with
them still and makes them conquerors
in the battle with mortgages and
matchless fighters in the rice fields and
torrents of the Philippines.
Yet it was this same repellant and
grim inevitability that sent two sweep
ing tides OF immigration over Kansas
head, and resulted in the population OF
California, then Oregon, then Colorado
then the entire western slope from Pu.
get Sount to Santa Fe People went
where there was the least resitance.-
Ainslee's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10

Sioux Falls, S. D., May S.-The dele
gates to the peoples party convention
who have already arrived spent the af-
ternoon in an informal conference and
in visiting the tent in which the con-
vetion is to be held. The convention
will be called to order Wednesday at 2
o'clock by National Chairman Butler.
He will make a brief speech, after
which a prayer will be offered by a
local minister not yet selected. The
address of welcome will be made by
either Senator PettigreW or Gov. Lee.
The temporary chairman will be
named after the appointment of COM
mittees, when the convention will ad-
journ until Thursday. For temporary
chairman Governor Rodgers of
Washington was chosen but he an
nounced that he would be unable to
necessary. The principal talk has
been about the policy to be pursued in
the selection Of vice presidential
candidate. By those already present
there is manifested quite a noticeable
friendship for Chas A. Towne, the
silver republican leader of Minnesota,
but there are some who contend that
the honor should go to a populist.
Senator Butler favors Towne.
Concerning the boiling populists,
who hold their convention at Cincin-
natl the senator said: They repre-
sent nobody but themselves, and need
not be dignified by any reference to
them" Secretary Edgeryon explained
that the bolt originated at Lincoln
during the meeting of the national
convention last February. In real
ity," he said, only one member of
that committee walked out of the
meeting and he.was accompanied by
only four proxies. These. with a few
other rejected proxies have collected
at the Cincinnati convention.
As to the platform to be adopted by
the convention, the opinion is general
that the ST. Louis declaration of prin-
ciples will be reiterated with various
additions. We will express our op1n-
lOhS III HO uuCSI Idlu way on Ln6 Qu6S-
tons of trusts and imperialism,
said United States SEN
ator who is delegate.
the financial plank or the st. Louis
platform will be unchanged and the
gold standard bill passed at the pres
ent session of congress will be de-
nCunced. The Porto Rican legislation
will be denounced and it will be de-
clared that the constitution follow
the flag in the acquisition of territory.
The republican party will also be
charged with a failure to keep faith in
Cuba, with transcending all bounds of
propriety in the management of the
Philippine question. The matter of in
creasing the standing army of the
United States will be frowned upon.
The members of the national commit
tee deny the report that tickets to the
convention tent will be generally sold.
State delegations will be given all the
tickets they want for themselves and
friends. but the only sales will be to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
SAYS WAR IS ABOUT OVER.
Otins Makes His Usual Report Re
garding Philippines.

Washington, May 5.-The war de-
partment yesterday received the fol-
lowing from Gen. Otis: Manila
April captures from the enemy were:
Thirty pieces Of artillery, 1909 rifles,
considerable ammunition and large
stores of property. During the early
portion Of the month the enemy was
active in the extreme northrn and
southern Luzon, and some of the Wis
cayan islands. Our reported losses
for the month are: Thirteen ENLISTED
men killed, and three officers and
twnty-four enlisted men wounded;
rumored recent losses in Samar were
nineteen killed, the number wounded
not yet reported. This is due to the
small detachments scouting in the
mountains in the interior of the is
land. The enemy's losses are official
ly reported to be 1,721 killed, wound
ed and captured. Leading Filipinos
express confidence in the early pacif-
cation of the islands. They say the
war has terminated. The leading in
surgents are surrendering"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10

the table. The bill was not complet-
Ell. Notice was given that the armor
plate provision would be considered
IN secret session, on account Of GER
tain facts to be called to the senate's
attention. Senator Teller maintained
that Great Britain had no justification
for the claims it made upon the beers
and the south African republics. and
paid a high tribute to the beers as a
people. At his conclusion the bill was
passed to provide survey OF the I'LL
nois river. Consideration was begun
OF the naval appropriation bill. The
measure carried $50, 1887 GIG as it
passed the house, and as reported to
the senate it carried s63.12S.616. An
amendment was agreed to allowing
naval officers mileage at the rate of
eight cents mile when travelling
within the United States and actual
expenses only when travelling outside
the limit of the United States in North
America"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
DEWEY IN ST. LOUIS
GIVEN ROUSING WELCOME AT
EXPOSITION BUILDING.
BANQUETED AT PLANTERS
Admiral Kisses Two of the City's
Representative Young Who Present
Him a Flag-Fine Silver Service
Also Given-Multitude Assemblies
to Do Him Honor.

st. Louis, May 5.-Shortly after 3
the Dewey party was driven to the
exposition building where a public re-
ception was held. For hours a crowd
inside the building numbering fully
10000, including 1v,000 Sunday school
children, had waited patiently the
coming of the admiral, while thou
sands of others filled for blocks the
streets leading to the building. The
admiral was greeted with wild cheer
ing by the crowd outside, but the real
reception was from the children in
side, who waved flags frantically and,
led by brass band, sang patriotic
songs. Two little children of Band
master Bufunno presented to the ad-
miral a silk flag with the words and
music of "On Land and Sea" printed
thereon, and to Mrs Dewey a portfo-
lilo of songs of children printed on
white silk. Taking the children in his
arms the admiral kissed them and
heartily thanked them. while thou
sands of less fortunate youngsters
looked on and in shrill voices yelled
their delight. The party was then
driven to the Planters hotel. remain
ing in it's apartments until s, when a
banquet was given at the Planters
and a magnificent silver punch bowl,
the gift of citizens of st. Louis. was
presented to the admiral. The bah,
quet was the most elaborate ever given
here, 200 guests being invited. Right
Rev. Bishop Daniel S. futile made the
presentation. The admiral simply
thanked the people of ST. Louis warm
ly for their kindness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10

Washington, May S.-Monday was
number of bills were passed. The
most important was the senate bill to
amend the general pension laws so as
to provide for aggregating disabilities
under the act of 1890 without regard
to service, and Increase the net income
a widow may have without destroying
her right to a pension of from 500 to
$3.50. The purpose of the bill is to
modify the rulings Of the pension Of
flee in accordance with recommends
tons of the G. A. R. it passed with
out a dissenting voice. The bill to in
crease the appropriation for the ma
tional guard from 100000 to 81, 900, 900
also passed. Mr.. Sulzer IN. W at
tempted to secure action upon his res
olution expressing sympathy with the
beers, but was cut off by the speaker
Mr.. Marsh Qll), chairman of the
committee on militia, moved the pas
sage under suspension of the rules
the bill to increase the appropriation
for the national guard. After a brief
discussion of features of the measure
by Messrs. Hay Wa), Steele Qnd.)
and Newlands (Nev.). Mr.. Marsh
closed the debate, speaking enthu-
siastically Of the work of the national
guard during the Spanish war. The
bill passed, 1873 to 8. Mr.. Graft CID
moved the passage under suspension
Of the rules of the amended senate bill
to amend existing pension laws,
known as the G. A. R. Pension bill.
Mr.. Norton (Ohio) objected to its be-
ing termed a grand army bill The
rank and file of the old army, he said
would never be satisfied with it, Mr.
SullOway On. h, chairman of the in
valid pension committee, closed the
debate. He read from the testimony
Of G.. A. R. officials before his COM
mittee in which they said they wonld
be entirely satisfied if the bill became
law. The bill passed without a dis
senting vote. Bills were passed to
change the name of the steamship
Paris, of the American line, to Phila-
delphia; to authorize the internal
revenue commissioner to redeem inter
nal revenue stamps Improperly or I'M
necessarily cancelled and to construct
a dam across st. Joseph river, Michi-
gan. At APO the house adjourned.
SENATE.
In the senate, Mr. Teller, (Colo) de-
livered a speech in which he strongly
urged the senate to extend it's SYM
pathy TO the beers in their contest
with great Britain. The adoption of
his resolution of sympathy, he main
tanned could not be considered as an
unfrieudly act by the British govern
ment. During the remainder of the
session the senate considered the ma
val appropriation bill. Senator
Chambers amendment to curtail the
increase of the marine corps created
some debate, and was finally laid on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10

London, May At is announced
that the British have captured Brand
fort. Brandfort was captured by the
combined movement of Col. fuckers
and Gen. Pole-Carew'S divisions on the
east and center and Gen Huttons
mounted infantry on the west. The
British surprised the beers, who re-
treated hastily. Four thousand of the
enemy moved there Wednesday even
ing in oder to oppose the British adj
vance. Fuckers artillery had a sharp
duel with the enemy's guns before put
ting them out of action.
Roberts Going Slow.
London, May 4.-Gen. Broadwood's
cavalry brigade has reached Isabel
fontein, % miles north of Tbaba
N'Chu. Gen. Ian Hamilton is bivou-
acking at Jacobsruhl, Is miles north
of Thaba N'Chu, and Gen. fuckers di-
vision is moving eastward from Karee
Siding. The divisions of Gen. French
and Gen. Rumble are in and near
rhaba N'Chu. Thus Roberts has So
600 men operating clear of the railroad
along a front of 40 miles He is ad-
vancing slowly and with some success,
but nothing decisive. Yet, at all
points the concentration of the beers
appears in force sufficient to compel
the British to proceed with caution.
Their wide front in a rugged country
makes turning movements off hand
very difficult. The beers, Winston
Churchill says, have enormous herds
of cattle and flocks of sheep gathered
in the southeast. These they are
driving northward. Observers at
headquarters in Bloemfontein seem to
think the beers are preparing
to evacuate at once Ladybrand.
The beers are still holding the Thaba
N'Chu district, and have among their
guns one 40-pounder. One CORES
pendent, wiring from Bloemfontein
Wednesday, said the British hoped to
cut off the whole commando. Cores
pondents at Kimberley have been for
hidden to communicate for several
days, the deduction being that a for
ward movement is under way there
The beers in Natal are restless. Two
hundred crossed the Sunday river
Wednesday, and tried TO engage the
British outpOsts. The Standard says
Thos. Richards an American, has been
arrested, suspected of being connected
with the Begbie explosion at Johan-
nesburg.
Beers Sail For New York
Rotterdam, May 4.-The boer dele
gates were warmly greeted yesterday
as they drove to the quay and boarded
the steamer Maasdam, bound for New
York, Dr.. Leyds, diplomatic agent of
the Transvaal, will accompany the
party TO Boulogne-Sur-Mer. Vessels
in the river displayed the Transvaal.
Orange Free State and Dutch flags,
while numerous societies, with bands
playing national airs, assembled or
the quay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
MONEY FOR WISCONSIN.
Big Sums Coming This Way for I'M
prOvements.

Washington, May 3.-The largest
item in the sundry civil service bill is
for the improvement of rivers and
harbors. 1t is s12,2OO,6O5, being an
increase Of $3,282,4O The next larg-
est item is 100000 for the twelfth
census, making with past appropria-
tons S10,000,000. Following are some
items carried in the bill beside
the regular annual apQropria-
tons: For prevention of epidemic
diseases, 100000; homes for disabled
volunteer soldiers, s3,O89, 100; enlarge
ment Of military posts, $1,O9O,200;
Mississippi river jetties, 100000.
Among the public building items not
over $4,000 are the following: Du
buque, Iowa, $4,000; Elgin, ILL.,, $780,
900; Joliet, Hi, $4,000 Among the
river and harbor items of over $4,000,
are the following: Duluth, Mimi,
and Superior, Wis, harbors, 1898, 900;
the waterway connecting Keeweenaw
bay to Lake Superior, s110,
600; Calumet, Ill, s185, 300;
Hay lake channel in St. Mary's river,
s250,000; Keonsha, Wis, s135,0O0; the
Mississippi river between st. Paul and
Minneapolis, 1885, 900; Milwaukee, bay
and harbor. s1O5,65O Portage lake,
$4,000; Racine, Wis, s67 $50; st
Joseph, Mich, s253,95O; Sand Beach,
Mich, s150,000; Sheboygan, Wis, s52,-
900. General authority is given the
secretary Of war for construction Of
buildings, barracks, ETC., in connection
with new sea coast defenses. up to
81 100000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10

London, May 8.-The beers are eV-
erywhere retiring before the British,
except on the Natal frontier and ct
Mafeking, to the inner circle OF their
defenses. They appear determined
not to fight until the Kroonstad hills
are reached. Lord Roberts is expect
ed to do another forty Or fifty miles
and then wait for time, in order to
bring up supplies to repair the rail-
way He may rest few days at Small
deel Gen. French's 10000 cayalr.
have not been mentioned in the dis
patches for four days. 1t is coniec-
tured he is either detouring toward
Kroonstad or raiding the Ladybrand
district. Near $4,000 British are now
operating on the western frontier OF
the Free State. AS the deadlock at
Warrenton is broken, the beers are re-
treating, and there is nothing formi
dable, except the distance, between
Warrenton and Mafeking. The
hopeful advices from Mafekiug April
%. were that the garrison
would be barely able to hold out for a
month. At that time the fever was
spreading. According to adVices from
Maseru, Basutoland several thousand
Free Staters were north of Ladybrand,
where they had collected great herds.
The district is rich in food and the
beers seem resolved not to move
northward, but to be preparing to re-
sist where they are. If let alone they
will menace the line of communication
after. the main British army has
passed into theTransvaal. Roberts and
Kitchener personally directed the ar
tillery in the Vet river engagement
Queen Victoria will send a signed
photo to Col. Kekewich, the hero OF
Kimberley. There are now 6,45e
troops at sea on the way to south
Africa. No others are under orders to
go, except recruits to fill up losses in
the regiments at the front
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-10
MAIDEN OF rs WOULD WE'D.
Intended Groom a Physician of But SO
Years Of Age.

Boston, May 6.-Every possible in
duence is being brought to bear to
prevent Miss Louise Pierce, aged rs,
and wealthy, from marrying Dr..
Charles H. Barnes, aged SO, a physi-
clan who won her affection while lodg-
ing in her home Miss Pierce and
Dr.. Barnes have applied for mar
riage license at the registrars office.
Registrar Rideout kept them waiting
while he telephoned to John r. Ans
ley, relative of Miss Pierce, who
soon put in an appearance with his
lawyer and had talk with his rela-
tive. DR.. Jolly, the insanity expert,
was also summoned. Then there
was a private conference, the result
Of which was not made public. The
license was not granted.