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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
NAVAL BILLS FATE
THAT THE QUESTION NOW AGI-
TATING GERMANY.
BUT ENTHUSIASM WAVES
Good Protection Assured Merchant
Marine by Measure-Illness of Dr.
Lieber, the Centrist Leader, Seri-
ously Affecting Berlin Politics
Other Gossip From German Capital.
Copyrighted by Associated Press.l

copyrighted by Associated Press.l
Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE reichstag de-
bate on the naval bill and the ques-
ton, will it pass?' overshadoWs
everything just now. But the queer
fact deserves recording that the much
heard the so-called
Notwithstanding seems to have sud
denly oozed away as the naked facts
confront the speakers, both for the
government and the opposition. Even
Herr Richter, the radical leader,
whose witty and keen speech is usually
relished even by the cabinet, was not
at his best Friday. The secretary of
admiralty, Admiral Tirpitz, spoke sew
eral times lengthily, but only once
spiritedly. Intrinsically the best
speech was that of the secretary of
the interior, Count Won Pasadowsky-
Wehner, who made a strong case in
favor of the contention that the nation
will not need new taxation after doub-
ling the navy. He also proved that
after passing the bill Germany pro-
tects her merchant marine with one
ton of navy against az tons of mer-
chantShip, while the American proper
ton is five to one, Italy's one to three,
while Russia's and Frances is even
less. The absence and probable death
Of Dr.. Lieber, the centriSt leader,
lessons the chances of the bill
as Dr. Lieber would have acted as
mediator between the government and
centre. There is nobody fit to take his
place as chief of centre. Count Won
Buelow, minister of foreign affairs, and
the emperor still take care to vigorous
ly destroy the impression in England
and elsewhere that Germany at any
time meant to join in steps calling on
Great Britain to halt in south Africa.
This impression has been cunningly
nursed and fostered by French diplo-
macy and in the French press. Count
Won Buelow believes it has been for
the purpose of projecting Great Bri-
tain into an openly hostile attitude to
Germany. This purpose may now be
considered to have failed The whole
German semi-official press during the
week has published facts showing that
Germany wishes to remain a friend
with both Russia, France and the
Great Britain. Influenza has attained
enormous spread throughout G rmsny.
In Berlin there is hardly family with
out sufferers. The coal strike is grad
ually extending in Germany. The
Halle and Leipsig districts are also af-
fected. Daily comes the news that
large factories have closed because of
lack of coal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
BADGER BRIEFS

At La Crosse the body of Robert P.
Rogers was found in the Mississippi
two miles below town. Search for the
body had been vigorously prosecuted,
and $500 reward was offered.
Announcement was made of the mar
riage Of Miss Maude Priddis, daughter
of Aid. John Priddis of Kenosha, to
D. B. Schmelling, one Of the we'll
known young men of that city.
The Cook Manufacturing company
Of Menasha has purchased the 72-inch
machine which the Telulah Paper COM
pany of Appleton had set aside to
make room for its new 112-inch ma
chine.
At Oconto the jewelry store Of ] w.
Runkle. the dry goods st b'i b pr n
If Herman Thiel End n
George Dagen were entered Nv
glars but only few All les g
stolen.
Wisconsin pensions rrq aH-or'~:
,al, Wareham P Rix West PanS :"
Increase. Chauncy Curtis Fond L.,
Lac, So to s12; William 4. vfcto-e
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
SOUVENIRS FROM LUZON.
Maurice Kennedy Sends a Fancy
Doiley and Newspaper.

Maurice Kennedy of Madison, who
went to the Philippines with Capt
John Baker and the other Madison
men, has sent his sister, Mrs. Theodore
Abel, fancy doiley, which he bought
from Spanish woman, as a Christ
mas present. He also mailed his sister
a copy of the Christmas number of the
Manila Freedom. His letter was writ
ten outside of Manila about Christmas
time. The Freedom contains twenty
pages and is full of interesting feat
ures. The first page contains a large
cut in red with a group of natives Of
LuzOn. On the second are produced
scenes of the battlefields and a hand
some portrait of Gen Wheeler and his
daughter. One article dwells on the
wonderful growth of the public schools
under American rule. In an lad" Of
the Hotel De ESpana it is shown that
beds may be had at so cents per night
and meals at 81 each. Schltz's beer
is also sold there, the advertisement
reading: ASK for Schlitz, the beer
that made Milwaukee famous, un-
equalled for table USE On the nine
teenth page is the picture of Aguin-
aldo, with the following words in
scribed below: ''The Cause of the
Trouble" The last side is devoted to a
large advertisement of the southern
Pacific railway.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
FAVORS THE Beers
SENATE IN ALTERATION PASSES
ALIENS RESOLUTION.
INCIDENT PASSES QUIETLY
Senator Chandler Takes Up the FL
nancial Debate and Argues Strong
ly for the Double Standard-De-
clares Pending Bill An Abandon
ment from Republican Principles.

Washington, Feb. 11.-A resolution
expressing sympathy with the beers
and urging mediation on the part of
the United States between the belli-
gerents was adopted by the senate in
fit Of temporary alteration of atIen-
ton. The resolution offered by Mr.
Allen (pop., Neb) went through with
out attracting the slightest comment
from any one of the dozen or more
senators present A minute later how
ever, at the request Of the chair, (Mr
Frye, Mr.. Allen consented to recon-
slider the action of the vote by which
the resolution was passed and the in
cident passed amid much quiet laugh
ter. The financial debate was contin-
ued by Mr.. Chandler (rep., n. H.) who
strongly urged the double standard.
Mr.. Chandler said in part: Those
who have been absorbing the gold of
the world are trying to make it more
valuable by legislation. That is the
natural meaning of the first ten lines
of the senate bill. The passage of the
bill without adequate recognition of
the desire and determination of the
American people that silver shall be
recognized is in definance Of the depub-
lican platform of go. And without
such recognition in the bill | cannot
give it my vote. 1t will be unqualified
gold monometalism and to advocate or
submit to this is ali abandonment of
republican principles. If this new
principle to displace silver as real
money is to prevail, real money will
be four billions gold and credit money,
including silver money, will be ten bill
lions. And upon this gold ard credit
money are to be built all checks and
other credits in trade throughout the
world. How broad the summit, how
narrow the base. 1t is true that, be-
cause it is claimed that we have now
what are called good times and pros
perity in America, bimetalism should
be ridiculed and disregarded. But our
good times are simply because the
balance of trade has been so largely
in our favor. What would have been
our condition if the balance of trade
had not been in our favor? In truth,
in spite of temporary present condi
tons the case in favor of bimetalism
still remains unimpaired The merits
of bimetallism are plain. The injury
to result from gold recommendation is
sure. l want the double standard.
So do thirteen hundred millions Of
people in this world of ours, while
only two hundred millions want the
single gold standard. We want the
real money of the world to be eight
billions of dollars in coin. They want
it TO be only four billions. The diff
ference means injustice, injury, suf-
fering and distress to millions of
good poor people the world over;
while the gold class is to wax fat at
the cost of their helpless victims
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

France that the governments acqui,
escence appeared to be a foregone
conclusion. The government is not
anxious at the present moment to raise
any obstacles which would estrange
the two countries and turn American
sympathies toward England. Great
Britain's status in Egypt has been at
fected by the revolt OF native troops
and it is treated here as extremely
serious. This news, which was first
announced from Cairo, Jan. 81
has now become an important feature
in the French press, and receives full
confirmation. Its significance can be
realized when it is explained that
Egypt is the tinder-box whence the
spark may set into fame Anglo-French
animosity. The hope is freely ex-
pressed in the French press that Eng
lands difficulty in overcoming the in
surrection may justify the information
al reopening of the Egyptian question
in which France could not remain a
passive spectator. The archbishop of
AK, Monsignour Gouthe-Soulard,
whose stipend was suspended owing to
a letter of encouragement which he
wrote to the Assumptionist Fathers,
on their conviction on the charge of
conspiring against the republic, seems
determined to get into trouble He
has now written the Assu1nptionist
Argan La Croix long epistle vigor-
ousl denouncing the government ac-
ton
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
GEN. LAWTON'S FUNERAL.
IMPOSING DEMONSTRATION IN
HONOR OF DEAD HERO.
Remains Carried to Grave in Airing
ton Cemetery-Presiden
Mckinley Attends.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Maj-Gen.
Henry W. LaWton was buried yester-
day in the national cemetery at Ar
lington. The services at the grave
were preceded by those at the Church
Of the Covenant in this city, where
President H. N. Stryker of Hamilton
college, New York, delivered a funeral
Grafton that has seldom been equaled
in beauty OF expression, nor could it
have been in more perfect accord with
the spirit OF the solemn occasion that
called it forth. Never in the history
Of the capital has there been more
representative gathering of the ma
tons official life to pay last tribute
to the nations honored dead. Nearly
all the available troops of the regular
establishment remaining in this
country were called out.
Soft lights burned above the chancel
where flowers were piled railing high,
while the casket was buried beneath
load Of roses, lilies and white carna-
tons that oyerfowed their narrow
resting place and fell in perfumed
avalanch to the floor The guard cav
alrymen from Lawton's old command
stood al each end of the catafalque,
silent and motionless as uniformed
statues, ana the hush of the silent
church was broken only by the soft
tread of Of those who entered with
b7ved heads to pay their last, silent
10 TO the brave.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
CHEESEMAKERS CONCLUDE.
Annual Session Ends With Election Of
Officers.

Madison, Feb. 10.
The Wisconsin Cheesemakers asso-
citation concluded its session at noon
yesterday. In the afternoon the di-
rectors met and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, W. c. Dickinson, Madison;
vice president, E. L. Aderhold, Nee
nah; secretary, U. s. Baer, Madison;
treasurer, H. E. Austin, Homer. U.
S. Baer was selected as the society's
choice for judge Of cheese at the state
fair, with E. L. Aderhold as alternate.
The most interesting discussion at the
session of the association in the morn
ing was over the paper by NJ. McKin-
non, OF Sheboygan Falls. on The Ben
efits of the Call Board. The sentiment
was not unanimous, but the majority
OF the cheesemakers were in favor Of
the board. Flies, the subject of an
address by ]. F. Steinwand of Colby,
also brought out considerable discus
sion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
MOLlNEUX Is GUILTY
NEW YORK TRIAL
ENDS IN CONVICTION.
BIG CROWD HEARS VERDICT
Jury Deliberated Seven and One-Half
Hours Before Finally Reaching
Observation-Disclosures Demon
stration by Spectators For Prisoner
on Being Brought In.

New York, Feb. 11-After deilber-
atlng seven and half hours, the jury
returned a verdict of guilty of murder
IN the first degree against Roland 3.
Molineux, charged with the murder Of
Mrs. katherine j. Adams, by poison
Dec. %, 1898. Barlow S. Weeks. coun-
sci for the defense, made the usual mo-
ton, and Recorder Goff adjourned
court until Feb. 10. From the time
the jurors went out at :15 the crowd
in the court room watched the door
through which they left the court in
silent expectancy. 1t was almost two
hours before there was any noise The
jury came in shortly after o'clock to
ask for exhibits of Handwriting and
again at 1890 came in for instructions.
Fifteen minutes later it was evident
the jury had agreed AS soon as the
members had taken their seats the
deputy sheriff brought Molineux from
prison. General Molineux sat with
hands clasped in front of him on the
table. His face never fiinched
as the verdict was rendered Molin-
euX hardly moved. His neck stiffened
little and he Strengthened his back.
General Molineux reached his hand to
his son shoulder and pressed it hard.
MOlineuX put his own. hand on his
fathers shoulder and stood without
further movement while the counsel
asked that the jury be polled. Mol
IneuX's mother and wife were unable
to bear the strain of the long waiting
for the verdict and left the court room
soon after the jury went out. A ire
mendouS crowd waited in the corridors
Of the court room and about the build
ing until after the return Of the YER
dict. When Molineux was brought
out by the deputy sheriff somebody
called for three cheers for Molineux!"
and a remarkable demonstration with
great cheering followed Molineux
smiled and bowed. The cheers were
repeated again and again. There was
call of Cornish" also but the cheers
for Molineux stopped any more.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
BOOkBINDER SUICIDES.

Milwaukee, Feb. 9.-Joseph Denphar
committed suicide at his home, 524
Galena street, by shooting himself in
the right temple. No reason could be
assigned by Mrs. Denphar for her hus-
bands act. She said: II do not
know why my husband shot himself
He was bookbinder and worked for
the Perfection bindery. We have al
ways been happy and had a pleasant
home" There are no children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

IN the power and splendid efficiency Of
the fleet, saying it was never greater
or more servicabIe than now. The
overnment, Wvndham then said, was
not MAKING an appeal for money to
men IN a spirit of panic. The risk had
increased in exact proportion to the
reduction of the home military de-
tense. Sir Charles Dixie, advanced
radical, said Wyndham's speech
seemed to support the heresy that
Great Britain should rely upon home
defense while the truth was that the
most powerful defense lay in the strik-
ing power of the fleet. The
liberal leader, Sir Henry Camp
bell Bannerman, who followed.
said he had heard of the
great scheme for administration Of the
great army, but had not heard a
single figure mentioned as to the cost
thereof, nor even in regard to partic-
riar vote. How much of the money
required was due to the present war?
he asked. To this question Wyndham
replied, e420,00O. Sir Henry said he
believed nine tenths of his hearers
were ready to do almost anything for
the purposes of the present war, but
would like to regard it as war
measure alone, leaving the question
of the future increase and rearrange-
ments open for future discussions. 1t
was explained in the Hobbies of the
house that Wyndham meant to convey
that all the supplementary estimates
asked for were due to the war except
e42O,O 900 required for the new scheme
to close the financial year. The sec
rotary of state for war, Lord Lans-
downe, furnished the house of lords a
statement similar to that of Wynd-
nam.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
ANOTHER TELEPHONE LINE.

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. "a L. Hut
Crimson, manager of the Wolf River.
Telephone company, a formidable
competitor of the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company in this section, says
that his company will take immediate
steps to secure franchise in this city
to take the place Of the Oshkosh
Northwestern company which was alb
sorbed by the Wisconsin company
The Oshkosh company was connect
ed with the Wolf River toll lines
which reached about thirty of the
principal places in this section. Now
the Wisconsin company will cease to
allow connection commencing with to-
morrow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
COMPANIES UNITED.

Chicago, Feb. lie. E. Mabie,
president of Iowa Life and Northwest
ern Life Insurance companies, and
capitalists whom he represents, have
bought the National Life Insurance
company. The National will be
merged with an Iowa under the name
of National Life Insurance Company
Of United States of America 1t was
incorporated in 1868 by act of con-
gress and is the only institution of its
kind ever incorporated by that body
The policies OF the company when
brought numbered 1877, representing
an insurance Of 81, 610,894.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

i he hospital ship Missouri was lying
n the harbor at Honolulu when the
steamer Alameda left tnat port. The
Missouri reported an exceedingly
rough passage after leaving Nagaski
During the trip IS of her passengers
died, most IF them from wounds re-
ceiyed IN war and dysentery. The
Missouri bad 90 sick and wounded
soldiers when she started from Manila
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
BENNETT FOUND NOT GUILTY.
Man Charged With Thovson Assault
Goes Free.

Jefferson, Wis, Feb. 1.-THE trial
Of Charles A. Bayou, alias Billy Ben
nett, ended yesterday. After the evil
dence was all in, Robert B. Kirkland,
attorney for the defense, entered a mo-
ton that the case be taken from the
jury and the prisoner discharged on
the plea that the state had failed to
make out case. This motion Judge
Dunwiddie allowed and the prisoner
was thereupon discharged. George
McCarroll pleaded guilty Of the charge
in the same case and was sentenced by
the Judge to two years confinement
in the reformatory at Green Bay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
EGYPTIAN SITUATION SERIOUS.
Paris Regards Instruction of Great
Import.
(Copyrighted by Associated Press

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE Anglo-American
2nvanti0n which nerrn:+g the Ameri-
an obstruction of the Nicarauguan
anal has not yet o+tracted the keen
.f07 here ~Nioh frs Importance
~~7"ts considering the heavy
7"ench financial interest thereby af-
'eeted. At first glance the assured
7eutrality of the canal seems so salts
ling to the political interests nf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
SANITARIUM AT WAUKESHA.
VIII Be Built on Hill Near Arcadian
Spring.

Waukesha, Wis, Feb. 10.-Two O.
Waukesha's business men, T. W
Haight and J. K Anderson, with DR.
=. H. Lemon, have made public plan
FOR a sanitarium, to be located on tn.
ill near Arcadian spring. The san
arium is to be known as the Res
Taven. The building and general i'm
movements will cost about $3.50 600
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
CORBETT'S REAL NAME.

Racine. Wis, Feb. 8.-The money
order which Henry F. Corbett, accused
of shooting Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Che
ney, received from his sister in Kent.
England, was made out to Henry
Joseph Fulgan Dakfn," which is the
real name Of the man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

Chicago, Feb. IL = Cattle - Receipts, 2Oc
steady. Hogs = Receipts yesterday, 1900
Mondav 1896: left over. 5267 mixed and
butchers, 4.75u5o5 choice heavy, SGG5. IS
rough heavy, 4 I5a485: light, 4.7Oa4.95; bulb
of sales 90a 500. Sheep = Receipts. 800
steady sheep '.jUG5.75; lambs, 5.0097.00
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15

The New York presbv Aerv decided by
; vote of n to 20 not to try Dr. Arthur
=. McGiffert Of tho Union Theological
Seminary on the cha e # he~esv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
Trying to Force Escape.

Boer head laager, Ladysmith, Feb.
lit is reported from the upper Tu-
gela that in Thursdays fight, while
driving the British across the river
with heavy loss to them, the beers had
four men killed and eight wounded.
On retaking the kopje % beers were
found killed. An alarm was given at
midnight, and Ladysmith troops are
trying TO force a Dassage in the direc-
ton of the Free State lager. Heavy
firing was heard, but no particulars
have been received.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
CHICAGO MARKETS.

The following table shows the open-
ing, highest, lowest and closing prices
of produce yesterday at Chicago:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
TO SAVE KIMBERLEY
LORD ROBERTS NOW las IT,,
OBJECT IN VIEW.
ITS FRlGHTFUL DEATH RATE

Town in Great Danger of Falling at
Once-Commander in Chief Says
News Will Not be so Strongly Cen
sored Shortly-Boers March to Bar
Zululand Approach to Ladysmith.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-15
WAR OFFICE SILENT
NO CLUE AS TO BULLER'S MOVE
MENTS SINCE REVERSE.
ScAPED ANOTHER TRAP

British Balloonist Discovers Clever
Ambush Prepared by the Enemy
Practical Existence of Defensive
and Offensive Alliance With Portu-
gal-Heavy Firing Near Ladysmith.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-12

The Gowns Of an Actrean.

Some one asked an actress who has q
wonderful wardrobe of seventeenth cen
fury gowns what she did with them. as
well as other gowns made for special
parts which were good for nothing else,
veel she had Anished with them.
"They are simply rags at the end of the
season." she said, "and there is not
enough Of them left to do more with than
make patchwork quilt. We spend thou
sands of dollars at the beginning for a
play, and second year we must spend
as much money more for new ones"
No one who knows the perishable quail
ity of delicate gowns will be surprised ut
this. Stage wear is hard wear To see
the edge of the train Of an evening gown
OF delicate and expensive materials after
1t has had only couple of days wear in
play makes 1t seem almost Dissertation
from feminine point Of view to so use
up such pretty things.-New York Times
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-12
For Philippines Government,

washington, Jan. Ex-senator John
c. Spooner yesterday introduced in the
senate bill providing that when all
fnsurrection against the authority and
sovereignty Of the United States in the
Philippine Islands shall have been
completely suppressed by the military
and naval forces of the United States
all military, civil and judicial powers
necessary to govern the said islands
shall until otherwise provided by con-
gress be vested in such persons and
shall be exercised in such manner as
the president Of the United States
shall direct for maintaining and pro-
tecting the inhabitants of the said ISL
ands in the full enjoyment of their lib
erty, property and religion"
J. A. Lambert OF Rachel. n G., writes :
II heartily endorse FOley'S Kidney Cure.
1t does what you claim it vii do, and
there 10 nothing equal to it, anu thank
w for the good II has done me-" All
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