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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
STRIKE IN INDIANA
ABOUT 1000 MINERS IN HOOSIER
STATE IDLE.
NEW SCALE SUBMITTED
Hosting Engineers Demand Scale now
Operating in iiiinois-Operators
Refuse the Concession - Question
to be Considered at Conference of
Mine Workers at indianapolis.

Terre Haute. Nov. 13.-More than
200 hosting and other engineers and
1000 miners in the state Of Indiana
are idle today as the result of the
failure Of the Indiana block and btu
mlnous coal operators to sign the
scale presented to them yesterday by
the engineers. The scale submitted
is the one now paid in Illinois by the
operator sof that state, and is higher
than that paid in Indiana The oper-
ators were willing to pay the present
scale in Indiana until the convention
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea at Indianapolis in January. at
which time the question of paying the
Illinois scale to Indiana miners
was to have been considered.
When the operators at last nights con-
ference announced their intention of
refusing to sign the scale until the mat
ter could be decided at the Indian
apOlis convention Secretary Jenkins
and Chief Taylor of the Hosting Engl
neers brotherhood wired the officials
Of the different mining districts, de-
claring the strike. The adoption of
Illinois scale in Indiana would mean an
advance to the engineers of at least 20
per cent. The advance asked, the In.
diana operators declare, is too much,
as the conditions which govern mining
IN Illinois are much different from
those in Indiana.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
NAMES THANKSGIVING DAY.
Gov. ScofieId Issues Customary An
nual Proclamation


nual Proclamation.
Gov. Scofield yesterday issued the
following Thanksgiving proclamation:
"A year Of unequaled prosperity in
all branches of industry, without dis
aster in any form, gives reason for
feeling OF gratitude on the part of the
people.
ITO give opportunity for a public
expression of this feeling, and in con-
formity with the law of the state and
proclamation by the president Of the
United States, l, Edward Scofiel6.
governor of the state of Wisconsin,
do hereby designate and set apart
Thursday, Nov. 20, 1900, to be a day
of public thanksgiving.
L recommend that upon that day
the people of the state, laying aside
their usual occupations and industries,
and assembling in their places Of
worship and around the family board.
do express in a fitting manner their
gratitude to Almighty God for the
blessings which have fallen upon our
state and nation. New responsible
ties OF profound import have come
upon US as a nation, and it should in
spire in us a feeling of thankfulness
mat we are possessed of the moral
and material resources necessary to
meet them A people without graft
tude are unworthy of prosperity.
while they who cultivate a spirit of
gratitude are fitted thereby to more
wisely meet responsibilities and use
the blessings which come to them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
EXPOSITION CLOSED
PARIS FAIR ENDS IN BLAZE OF
ILLUMINATION
FINANCIALLY A SUCCESS
Brilliant Night Fete Celebrates Its
Ciose-Aggregate Attendance More
Than 50,000,o 00-BaIance Sheet of
Exposition Shows Advantage 10
Paris in Many Ways.

Paris, Nov. 13.-The booming of
cannon from the first story Of the
EiffeI tower announced that the expo
sition Of 1900 had ceased to exist. 1t
ended in a blaze Of illumination, the
final evening being celebrated by a
was small, visitors being kept away
by cold, drizzling rainfall. Official
statistics show that the exposition
was a gigantic success from the point
Of view of attendance. When the
gates closed last evening more than
100000 persons had passed through.
The accompanying day this year
brought out more than 100000 visitors,
compared with a maximum of 355, 377
in 1889. Last evening tickets which
brought a sou IN the afternoon sold at
the rate of five for a sou.
France expended two or three
hundred million francs to erect the
exposition. She has recovered them
easily in their increase of treasury re-
ceipts, which for this year alone are
nearly 100,000,009 francs, in the sur
plus Of the Partisan duties, in
the monuments remaining to the state
or city and IN quays and bridges, and
the improved transportation facili-
ties beQueathed by the exposition.
Moreover, there has been a general
toilette of the city, which contributed
to it's brilliance and beauty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
DAVIS GROWS WORSE
MINNESOTA SENATOR'S CONDl
TON TAKES SERIOUS TURN
MAY RESULT FATALLY
Patient Suffering With Blood Poison
Drawn From Cooring Matter of
Stocking-Passes a Restless Night
Because of Sudden Development of
Acute Nephritis.

st. Paul, Nov 13.-The condition of
Senator Davis, who is suffering from
blood poison in his foot caused by an
abrasion of the skin and the absorption
of poisonous coloring matter from his
stocking, took a decisive turn for the
worse yesterday. DR.. Stone, the sur
geon in charge, last night issued the
following bulletin: Senator Davis
elevation in temperature and his rest.
lessness Sunday night proved to be
due to sudden development Of acute
nephritis. The complications re-
vealed make the case so serious that
have telegraphed DR.. Murphy of Chi
cago to see the senator again with me
tomorrow. His temperature last night
was 90; pulse 108"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
MORE BODIES RECOVERED.
Ruined Tarrant Building Yielding Up
Its Dead.

New York, Nov. 9.-Two bodies
were taken from the ruins of the Tar
rant building yesterday. The first
was that Of Hamilton Matthews, a
driver for Tarrant & Company, the
remains being shockingly mutilated.
Later diggers in the ruins came
across another body. This proved to
be that Of Benjamin Moorehouse, the
missing shipping and stock clerk of
the company. Moorehouse was 81
years old, and had been missing since
the day of the explosion. With him
in all probability died also all posi-
bility Of explaining the fire horror. II
was Moorehouse who had charge of
the storage book Of the big drug firm.
IN which was q list of all the explo-
sives stored in the building. No trace
of this book has been found. Fire de-
partment officials have insisted all
along that the clerk had simply dis
appeared for time, and would later
turn up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
Beers Suffer Defeat

London, Nov. 10.-Lord Roberts, tele
graphing from Johannesburg under
date of Nov. s, gives details of the de.
feat Of the beers near Bothaville ana
adds to the facts already known the
following:
Col. LIE Calais was heavily engaged
for five hours with 1000 beers. Knox
reinforced lie Calais and completely
defeated the beers. Dewet and Steyn
with the beers, left in great haste and
were pursued some miles to the south
east. The enemy broke up into small
parties. LIE Calais was among the
killed. Steyn's secretary, De Villiers
was wounded and captured
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15

ward receive 81 for every hundred
miles they cover. while in the cabs an
increase of fifteen cents over the old
wages. Engineers on compound en-
gines, which are used exclusively in
the passenger service, get $685. for ev-
cry hundred miles, an increase of fiji
teen cents; While fremen on the big
locomotives receive an increase Of ten
cents per hundred miles, their pay be-
ing raised from S2.4" to $3.50. Here
after ten hours will be accepted as a
days work on switch engines, instead
Of eleven hours
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
ton in the Esplanade des Invalide
and also the exhibits in the publishers
building.

Paul Kruger, ex-President of the
South African republic, is expected to
arrive in Marseilles Nov. 10. He will
be received with great deal of enthu-
siasm, which will, however, be slight
ly restrained in order not to offend the
British government DR.. Leyds and
other members Of the European Trans
wall commission, will meet Kruger at
Port Said on the Suez canal and will
accompany him to Marseilles.
Thomas +. Walsh gave a dinner q
few nights ago at the national pavilion
for the United States guards. Besides
the guards and Mr.. Walsh there were
present Commissioner-Gener Peck
and Major Fred Bracket. This is the
first time the guards have been hon.
ored in this manner and they appre-
ciate it accordingly, Usually heir job
is to stand around and ornament the
room while the grandees assimilate
the dinner. j. Q. L.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
DINNER TO GEN. HOWARD.
Old Veteran Honored On SEVENTEEN
Birthday.


New York, Nov. "a public dinner
given last night in the ball room of the
Waldorf Astoria to Gen. o. o. Howard
in honor Of his SEVENTEEN birthday was
attended by 800 men prominent in bus
mess and professional life. Chauncey
M. Depew presided. On his right sat
Gen. Howard. To the left Gen. J. r.
Brooke was seated. One of the fea-
lures of the dinner was the presenta-
ton to Howard of handsomely bound
decorated album. It contained
handsome portrait of Gen. Howard as
well as brief biography of him. 1t
also contained testimonials from num-
Der of societies and educational insti-
buttons and private Individuals The
speakers of the evening included Thos.
B. Reed, Captain Mahan, Gen. Dodge,
Rev. John H. Barrows, Bishop Baines
of Georgia, Gen. Sickles, Gen. Wager
Swayne, who made presentation
speeches when the album was given to
Howard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
WAGES ARE INCREASED.
Engineers and Firemen on Milwaukee
Road Favored

Chicago, Nov. 13.-Between 1000
and 1900 engineers and fremen on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul system
have been notified that material con-
cessions in the matter of pay and work
ing time has been granted them. The
men who handle the throttles on the
powerful ''ten-wheelers" will hencefor-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
Pope's Encyclical

Rome, Nov. 8.-The pope has adj
dressed to the bishops an encyclical
dated Nov. 1 on the Redeemer. The
pontif says he rejoices at the assem-
blage Of Catholics from all parts Of
the world in Rome during the holy
year, which, he adds, demonstrates
that the people are marching towards
Christ
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
ROOSEVELT SERENADED.
Neighbors Call Upon Rough Rider At
His Home.

Oyster Bay, Nov. 9.-Several hun
dred neighbors and friends of Gov,
roosevelt serenaded him last night.
The villagers marched to the govern
or's residence escorted by 200 mounted
men and in the procession were fifty
wagons decorated with bunting. The
governor spoke briefly, thanking the
people for the demonstration and said
he believed the election of Mckinley
made it certain there would be four
years more of great prosperity. He
believed the country was entering I'D
o. golden era that would eclipse
any period in its history. He declared
the dangerous fallacies had been laid
at rest by the emphatic vote of the
people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
4 Texas Collision.

Dallas, Nov. 15.-In a head-end col
lision on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
between Sherman and Denison, Fire
man Weaver was killed, c. A. An
drews, vice president Of the GraysoE
county national bank at Sherman,
probably fatally hurt, and several
others injured, Including four trainmen
seriously.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
RlOTiNG IN PORTO RICO.
Republicans Carry Everything in Lit.
tie island.

San Juan, Nov. 9.-Oficial returns
Of Tuesdays election are nearly all
at hand from the various parts OF the
island and show as was Anticipated
the election by the republicans of the
entire house of delegates and Senior
FREDERICK Degatau commissioner to
congress. Only Isl federals went to
the polls, the total republican vote
being about $4,000. The only disturb
ance thus far reported occurred when
twenty republicans of San Juan, cele-
brating the victory, visited Rio Pc
dras, federal town. They were met
on the outskirts by the federals.
Shots were exchanged and one perosn
killed and two wounded Police rein
forcements were sent there to pre-
vent any renewal Of disorder
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
Near Yet so Far.

Watertown, Wis, Nov. 13-J. A.
Burr, the absconding express transfer
agent at Green Bay who took $4,000,
was traced by Waupun officials to
within few miles of this city, but he
has not yet been captured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
MONEY AND A BRIDE.
Both Come Almost Together to an
Oshkosh Man.

Oshkosh, Wis, Nov. 13.-It is an
nounced that Eugene Carr and Miss
Mabel Roberts We're quietly married
last week at Fond du Lac. Mr.. Carr
is well known musician here and
was one OF those injured in the wreck
on the Northwestern road at De Pere
last summer, for which he received
$4,000 from the railroad company.
The bride is only 16 years of age
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15

CHICAGO, Nov. 10 -CattIe.-Receipts q 900 4:
slow, 10c lower good - prime steers, 5.4Od 500;
poor to medium, 4.40g SIS; stocAers and feeders
steers. 3. asa .95
Hogs-Receipts yesterday, 32O0g; today "a,
COD; left over 1852; active, Zoe higher; mixed
and butchers, 75G5.l0: good To choice heavr
85@5.10: rough heavy. 4 S5G510; light, AIS
@5.G7!3 bulk OF sales 4.9065O316.
Sheep-Receipts, q, co..; steady; sheep 3.75
@4.30 lambs 45OG5.S1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
CONGRESSMAN LENTz BEATEN.
oratorical Buckeye Loses BY Narrow
MARGIN.

Columbus, Nov. 9.-The official
count in the twelfth Ohio congression-
al district was completed last night,
and gives Emmett Tompkins (republi-
CAM majority of eight votes over
John j. Lentz (democrat). The dis
trlct is nominally about $500 demo
cratic. During the late session of con-
gress Lentz took prominent part in
the investigation of the Couer D'Alene
mining troubles, and was very severe
IN criticism of the administration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
GEN. DEWET WOUNDED.
Boer Leader Hit in Leg in Fight With
British.

British.
Pretoria, Nov. 9.-General Dewet
has been wounded in the leg In a
fight with the troops of General Knox
at Rensburg Drift. According to ma
tive reports, the boer commander mar
rowly escaped capture. Surrendered
burghers assert that Steyn, after a
council of war with Gen. Botha and
Gen. Delarey addressed the burghers
with great passion, urging them to
continue the war. He told them that
ne was going south and hoped to re-
turn with 5000 men, assuring them
that he knew Germany had delivered
an ultimatum to Great Britain de-
handing the retrocession of the re-
public.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
CIGARETTE HABIT.
'Tis Growing Alarmngly Among Brit
ish Youth.

London, Nov. 13.-Major General
Powell's extraordinary popularity
among English boys is being utilized
for an undoubtedly beneficent object.
Baden-Powen never smoked. A league
has been formed of boys from y to is
years to sign 2 pledge to abstain from
smoking for twelve months. roll
containing 100, 600 signatures will be
given to Baden-Powen as a Christmas
present.
The cigarette habit has been grow
ing at an appalling rate among English
schOolboys. Rigorous measures are
advocated by many head masters to
stop it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
Welded IN CANADA.
Wisconsin Fortunes United Far from
Home

Waukesha, Wis, Nov 13-In the
First M. e. church at Windsor, Can
ada, Mrs. Anne Farmer Van Brunt of
Waukesha and DR.. William A. Jones
Of OconomOWOc were quietly married
Sept. IL. The announcement creates
no little surprise in the city, where DR..
and Mrs. Jones are well known. DR..
Jones is a native of Fond du Lac.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
HOTEL HORROR.
Missouri House Burns and Dozen
Guests Die.

Poplar Bluff. Mo, Nov. 13.-The
Clifford house, a large three-story
hotel and one of the oldest in Mis-
souri,, burned yesterday resulting in
the death Of perhaps a dozen persons.
1t may take several days to learn how
many lives were lost.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15

Cuba will be well represented at the
Buffalo Pan-American exhibition. Gen.
Wood has asked for plans of building
to be erected there This building will
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
AGENT DISAPPEARS,
Green Bay Man Wanted for Bio
Sum.

Milwaukee, Nov. S.-John A. Burr.
Jr., night transfer agent Of the United
States Express company at Green
Bay, is missing. Burr is accused of
having appropriated between $4,000
and $4,000. The company announces
a reward of $500 and 10 per cent. of
all money recovered, to be paid for
Burr's apprehension.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
M'kINLEY TO BRYAN,
President Extends Good Wishes to De.
feated Rival

Washington, Nov. 10.-President Nc
Knley yesterday answered Bryan's
message of congratulation in the fol
lowing dispatch: Il acknowledge
with cordial thanks your message Of
congratulation and extend you my
good wishes" Bryan's message to the
president reached Canton after McKin-
ley had started for Washington and
was forwarded to him here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
CHICAGO Markets.

The following table shows the open
ing, highest. lowest and closing prices
OF produce a.: Chicago yesterday:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
WILLARD AND DAILY
DEATH OF TWO NOTABLE MEN
REPORTED.
ONE A RAILWAY MAGNATE

The Other Chiefly Famous for the
Long and Bitter Political War
Waged on Clark, Who Was Denied
Seat in the United States Sen
ate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15

In the special American edition of
the Times an editorial appears saying
that the last issue Of the paper will
appear Oct. 81. The paper was first
published May 81, and since then has
been published every afternoon except
Sundays. The undertaking on the
whole proved much greater success
even than was anticipated. The enter
prise was not undertaken with the
financial end in view, but rather with
the idea of showing Europeans what a
modern European newspaper was like
National Commissioner Thomas F.
Walsh left for the United States this
week. He has been on the continent
almost ever since the beginning Of the
exposition and has taken a prominent
par in the business and social life Of
the United States commission. He was
present at a luncheon given in his
honor by Commissioner-Gene Peck
several days ago at the United States
pavilion, and said farewell to his bust
ness associates and other friends who
were there During the luncheon
King Leopold Of Belgium arrived with
his escorts, and was given seat of
honor near Mr.. Walsh. At the end of
the speechmaking, when the last toast
20 Mr.. Walsh was being drunk, he
walked across TO where Mr.. Walsh was
sitting and tipped glasses with him
and drank the toast with the rest.
Alter the toasts we're finished the king
made tour Of the grounds in COM
pany with Mr.. Walsh and Commission
er-General Woodward. He was shown
the exhibits in the United States Sec
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15
PARLIAMENT CONVENED.

Due to Nations Shortage of Money For
War.
London, Nov. 13.-Parliament has
been convened on account of the nee
essity Of money for war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15

The dead and missing in the Tarrant
fire, New York. are placed at IL.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-11-15

Summer before last Mr.. Willard and
his family went to Alaska, travelling
in a special car over the Northern
Pacific and being very handsomely
treated by the people en- route. Prof
Charles Noble Gregory, who had pre-
viously been, entertained at the Vii
lard home, was present on this mem
ishes very pleasant recollections Of
his distinguished host and his sterling
family
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-09-12
Antreville, Sept. IL.

The Board of Health of Anderson
County should take in charge certain
conditions which are allowed to pass
unnoticed and which may prove a very
serious affair if they are not in some
way. .abated. We refer specifically to q
condition right here in Anderson, right
under our noses so to speak, which
came near eliminating in a very horri-
flying spectacle last Tuesday after
noon. By heroic efforts the danger
was 80 confined that nothing more seri-
GUS than fit resulted. A shoe custo-
mer of Messrs. Dean s. RatlifHfa having
gotten q satisfactory fit was so astoun.
ded when he learned the beautiful
cheapness of it that he actually fell in
to an epileptic fit, but soon recovered.
The trouble of which complaint is
made is that such shoe fits should be
made to be borne by all the people so
that it will not fall SO heavily upon the
few as to superinduce other fits. The
new ad. Of Messrs. Dean g. Ratliffe in
another column tells all about it and
they refer doubling ThOmases to Mr..
A. e. Dean, of Deans, 8. c., who was
an eye witness to the occurrence.