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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
JUDGMENT FOR OPERATOR.
Interesting Decision by a New York
Judge.

Buffalo. n. Y, Jan. 7.-Edward
Wunch, linotype machinist, who
brought suit several months ago
against David Shankland, as president
of Typographical Union No. 9 Of this
city, to recover damages for alleged
conspiracy in forcing him out Of his
position because he refused to take out
a card in the union, has obtained
verdict of $3.50 in the supreme court.
The sum awarded Wunch represents
his salary of s25 per week for the time
he has been idle. Counsel for Shank
land, in opening, said the only question
there was conspiracy. Justice Childs
interrupted him, and stated he would
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
ITALY TOO IS FAVORABLE.
Sends Reply to Note Regarding Open
Door.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Italy has re-
turned a favorable response to the
note of the state department respect
ing the open door in China. Italy was
the last of the great powers to be
heard from. This makes the assent
Of the others effective. 1t is learned
that although Italy "as the last Of
the powers addressed to return an
answer, that government was really
more prompt than any other in ne
gotiations. The agreements have not
yet been reduced to final form, but the
state department will now enter upon
the task of putting them into concise
shape and it is not anticipated any
difficulty will be experienced in accom-
plishing this work. Pending the out
come, the state department does not
intend to make any statement for the
public as to the exact terms of the
agreements.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
TOOK LAST DESPERATE DASH.
Mexicans Try to Escape When Led Out
to Hang

El-Paso, Jan. 6.-Geronimo PARA
and Antonio Flores, Mexicans, were
hanged here yesterday. PARA was a
notorious horse thief and killed John
Fussellman. Flores killed his sweet
heart who refused to marry him a year
ago. The condemned men made a
desperate effort to kill some of the Of
ficers and spectators in the afternoon.
1t had been decided to hang Flores
first for fear he would break down.
When the officers unlocked the cell
door to convey him to the gallows
both prisoners dashed out and stabbed
right and left among the crowd with
dirks made of coarse steel wire A
desperate struggle followed and the
most intense excitement prevailed.
anger Ed. Bryant was wounded in the
stomach by dagger thrust The pris-
oners were finally overpowered, bound
hand and foot, and carried to the gal
lows
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
PUERTO RICO AFFAIRS.
GEN. DAVIS DISCUSSES THE con-
DITIONS OF THE ISLAND.
Thinks 1t Has a Promising Future
When Necessary Reforms VIII
Have Been Made.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Gen. Davis,
governor general of Puerto Rico, ap-
peared before the insular affairs COM
mittee of the house yesterday and
made a general statement regarding
the situation of affairs in that island.
The people of Puerto Rico, he said,
were accustomed to arbitrary control,
the control of the king through min
listers. He had believed that when he
came to the administration of affairs
of the island that things could be bet
tered by eliminating these intermedi-
aries and getting closer to the people.
Mixed boards had everywhere been
substituted for secretaries and the re-
suit had been very satisfactory
from his point of view.
Civil administration was now
entirely in the hands of boards of
health, charities, education, public
works, etc, in all of which the natives
had representation. Customs are col
lected by army officers, assisted by
natives. The industrial situation of
the island, Gen. Davis said, is not sat
isfactory. He sketched the discour-
agement which had resulted from
trade tariff determinations against
produces of the island, both in the
United States and Cuba, the great hur-
ricane which devastated the island last
August. In that awful desolation
when coffee plantations had been
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
KEPT MARRIAGE SECRET.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Jan. 9.-The mar
riage of George Crippen, formerly a
member of Company E, national guard,
to Clara Markow was made public
yesterday. Crippen served in the
Spanish-American war and was mus
tered out on Nov. y, 1898. On Nov.
II, 1898, he was accompanied by Miss
Markow to Menominee, where the mar
riage took place. The ceremony has
been kept secret during the past four
teen months and was only discovered
by the building of a new home for
the bride and groom.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
VICTORIA IS AROUSED.
Boer Sympathizers Will Be Prosecuted
and Boycotted.

Victoria, B. c., Jan. A citizens
committee was formed here yesterday
to ascertain the identity of all boer
sympathizers identified with the local
Transvaal assistance movement and
to institute prosecutions for treason
and also to arrange a boycott. The
movement has excited great indigna-
ton among the German, Dutch and
residents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

Frankfort, KY, Jan. Sit is unoffi q.
cially announced that the Franklin
county grand jury has found indict-
ments against Col John H Whallen
and Charles Ryan, who it is alleged at
tempted to bride Senator Harrell in
the governorship contest. The safety
deposit box which Harrell designated
as holding the money was turned over
to the grand jury and found to contain
four $1,000 bills and five 500 bills
The money was sealed in a plain white
envelope without writing. This corro-
borates Harrell's story.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
GREAR RENOMINATED
Iowa Man Will Succeed Himself in
Upper National House.

Des Moines, Jan. Ex-senator John
Henry Gear was unanimously renom-
mated by the republicans in joint eau
Gus last evening A B. Cummins' name
was not presented. The democratic
caucus named Fred E. White of Web
ster for senator. He will receive the
compliment Of his party's vote. The
inauguration of Gov. Shaw for second
term will take place Thursday after
noon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
BRADLEY FOR SENATOR.
Ex-Governor Nominated by Republi-
cans of Kentucky.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 9-The republi-
can joint caucus last night nominated
ex-Gov. William o. Bradley as the re-
publican candidate for senator by ac-
clamation, Congressman Boreing the
only other aspirant having withdrawn
Ex-Gov. Bradley in speech accepting
the nomination said the state had
never had before it such a state of af-
fairs as now exists. He said the very
air is full of conspiracies. All these
had failed, up to date, however, he
said, and sure as God reigns, the men
who have been placed in these offices
by the sovereign people will stay
there"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
WISCONSIN PENSIONERS.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Original-
James Smith, Union Grove, Sc; Charles
A. Sherwood, Whitehall, SO; Jerome
Fuller, Milwaukee, Sc; Frank Dashner,
Sniderville, Sc; jeremiah Pellas, Co.
Iona, Sc; Martin R. Simpson, South
Superior, IS Original widows (spe-
cial accounted Dec. 26.)-Elizabeth T.
Page, Lafarge, So; Nancy J. Smith,
Royalton, So.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

Peoria, Jan. 9.-Jackson day was OBJ
served by the democrats Of Peoria with
an elaborate banquet and numerous
speeches at the National hotel. There
were 300 guests, including some OF the
best known politicians OF the middle
west Former Governor Horace Boies
of Iowa gave the leading address OF
the evening, his subject being, Duty of,
Democrats as | See It. BOies urged
that the doctrine of free silver be for
saken as a party issue He said the
awful defeat of 1896 was brought about
by nothing else than the declaration
in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the exact ratio OF
is to /. J. Nick Perrin urged that
the silver platform be forsaken as an
issue for the subject of trusts. Gov.
Stone of Missouri and ex- Vice Presi-
dent Adlai Stevenson of Bloomington
spoke in a similar manner.
Bryan Stands by Silver.
Omaha, Jan. 9-Jackson day was
appropriately celebrated in Omaha by
functions were on the program and
each was a distinct and gratifying sue
cess. The first was an informal recep-
ton held at the club headquarters in
the afternoon at which Col. w. j.
Bryan, Congressman Cormac Of Miss
issippi and several other democratic
lights were the guests. At o'clock a
a few other notables at the Omaha
club At 8 o'clock occurred the annual
banquet of the club in the Paxton no
tel. Covers were laid for 300 and
there were no vacant places. Gilbert
M. Hitchcock, editor of the Omaha
World-Herald, officiated as a toast,
master Col Bryan responded to the
toast, Our Nation, saying in part as
follows:
"The financial interest of our bank
ers in England's triumph in the pres
ent war is so great that many of them
have silenced their sympathy for the
struggling republic and are hoping fol-
an extension of the authority of the
queen. If such agitation results from
war between England and little re.
public, what must we expect if wal
ever breaks out between two golt
standard countries of the first class
Without financial independence thi:
nation cannot be Independent either il
a foreign or a domestic policy yet the
republican party is even now preparing
to chain America like a captive tt
Europe's golden chariot The decision
of the nation on the Philippine ques
ton be an epOch-making decision. W.
stand at the parting of the ways an(
must choose between the doctrine o
republics and the doctrine Of empire.
Other speakers and responses were
History Repeats Itself, David Over
meyer, Kansas; Democracys New
Year A. J. Weaver, Falls City, Neb.
Imperialism, Congressman Carmack
The Press, Willis J. Abbott, press
agent of the national democratic com
mittee; The Jacksonian Club, w. o
Gilbert, Omaha.
Sulzer Talks Against Trusts.
Manchester, n. H., Jan. 9.-Tht
Granite State club observed Jackson
day by a banquet at the New Man
cester house The principal speaker
was Congressman William Sulzer O
New York who was introduced as the
probable vice president candidate will
W. j. Bryan in the next national cam
paign. His address on trusts was
cheered warmly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

rule that conspiracy had been prac-
tically established, and he would also
rule that the only question for the
The statement compiled by Brad
street shows the total bank clearings
IN the principal cities Of the United
States for the week to be s1,7S1, I'll Gal,
an increase of g per cent. compared
with the corresponding week last
year
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
A BIG TIE-UP PROBABLE.
Strike Involving 10000 Men Threat
ened in Pennsylvania

indianapolis, Jan. 4.-Reports re-
ceived from the central PENNSYLVANIA
region where a strike involving 80 900
men is threatened say over 1000 men
are now idle, and if operators do not
make concessions there will be one of
the largest tie-ups known in several
years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
M'GIFFERT TO BE TRIED.
New York Divine Must Answer to
Charge Of Heresy.

New York, Jan. AT the meeting
of the New York presbytery yesterday,
Rev. George w. F. Birch served notice
that he would prefer charges of her
esy against Rev. Arthur c. McGiffert,
professor in the Union Theological
seminary. The presbytery set next
Monday afternoon as the time for hear
ing the charges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
APPOINTED BY GOV. SCOFIELD.

The following appointments were
made by Gov. Scofield yesterday:
Trustee of asylum for chronic insane
of Milwaukee county, George w. May
hew, to succeed H. C. Bracken, de-
ceased; delegates to the national live
stock conference at Forth Worth,
Texas, Jan. 16: A. A. Arnold, Gales
vile; H. A. Briggs, Elkhorn; George
Harding, Waukesha; S. r. Webster,
Danville; c. G. Wilcox, De Pere; T. L.
Newton, Beaver Dam; Arthur Holt,
Oconto.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
MAZOMANIE FLOUR MILL BURNED.
Fire Destroyes Property Valued at
$31 900

barrel capacity, took fire at midnight,
new years. People took the alarm for
new years celebration and failed to
come out too late to more than save
part of the stock belonging to S. O..
Rabb. The mills were owned by
Clarence Waterhouse of San Francisco.
They are run by Rabb. The loss is
100000 on the property and $1,000 on
the stock. No insurance. The fire
was incendiary and was the second at
tempt, the first being only three weeks
ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
BIG WORKS AT THE 500.
A $7,250,000 Plant for Treatment of
Ores.

Toronto, Jan. IA great project to
the development of the Canadian 500
has been announced. The Ontario and
Lake Superior company, with capital
of S20,000,000, proposes TO spend $7,250,
900. Mr. Clergue in particularizing
the cost Of the various works said:
The reduction and refining works will
cost $1,500,000; chemical works, $500,
O'O; alkali works, $1,500,O00; sulphide
pulp mill, s25O,O0O; steel rail mill,
81, 100000. All the capital being in
vested is foreign money. 1t is wholly
share capital, none of the money be-
ing raised by bonds or mortgages. The
reduction works are under construc-
ton, and will be ready for operation
on June l. We will treat nickel cop
per and other ores from all over north
ern Ontario.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
Firms IA1MIGRATE.
More Than $4,000 Will Be Employed
by Railroads.

Chicago, Jan. 1T is reported that
one of the big tuorist agencies of
Liverpool have closed contracts with
transatlantic steamship lines for the
transportation of over $4,000 Firms,
most of whom are to become railroad
laborers in northwestern Wisconsin,
Minnesota and upper Michigan. This
is done because last summer the rail-
road companies had great difficulty in
securing men for track work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

The Berlin Lokalanzeiger, in spite of
a semiofficial denial, maintains tina an
treaty has been agreed
upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

Chicago, Jan. 9.-W. s. Warren,
representing the reform ticket, was
elected president of the board Of trade
yesterday This means bitter war
will be waged against bucket shops.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
PERSONALITIES.

General Yule, who led the British re-
treat from Glencoe and Dundee to
Ladysmith, has gone insane. Mortifi-
cation and illness unhinged his
mind.
Queen Margherita of Italy is an en-
thusiastic mountaineer. Not infre-
quently her majesty, dressed in a tweed
suit, with CATERS and a small cap,
leaves the palace early in the morning
and spends the day in the mountains.
When the Spanish minister and his
American wife drive out in Washing
ton they attract no little attention.
They drive in a very handsomely ap-
pointed victoria, and the men on the
box are in light liveries with brilliant
scarlet cockades in their hats. The
duke is very fair and the duchess a de-
cided brunette and they make a hand
some couple. They are great friends
of Admiral and Mrs Dewey, and if the
duchess, who was Miss Lowrie, ever
did refuse the admiral, as the popular
story goes, he has got bravely over his
wound, and the duke certainly bears no
Spanish spite against the hero of Ma
Mia, for the two are frequently to be
seen laughing and joking together. The
duke is very transformations man, and
while the duchess goes On a shopping
tour he remains in the carriage and
smokes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
ABANDON OLD ISSUE
PEORIA DEMOCRATS URGE DROP
PM FREE silver QUESTION.
AT JACKSON DAY BANQUET

Question of Trusts Urged as Sub
stitute for Issue of SO Which Ex-
Gov. Boies Says Caused the Over
whelming Defeat-Bryan Advocates
His Pet heOry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

yesterday. y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
CRlTICISE THE WAR
ENGLISH FIND FAULT WITH
PARTY LEADERS.
DiScOURAGEMENT is FELT

Seizure of Foreign Ships Lead To
Fresh Crop Of Rumors of Interven-
tion-Victories of French and
Pitcher Bring Ray of Hope-Gossip
Ripe as to Successor to Wolseley.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-05
MIR. HOLDEN'S WILL.
II Provides for the Erection of a sionu-
ment 20 ITS Memory.

The will OF the late Joseph Holden Of
Otisfield, has been filed at the registry Of
probate. 1t contains numerous requests
Of such articles as trunks, Bibles and
other personal belongings generally clas-
slflld In order OF size. Then the residue
Of his estate, real and personal. was be-
queRthed to William II. Smith and Frank
Spiller Ct otisflsld, tCstaIn eEtary trustee.
to To converted into cash ami applied to
tire payment Of numerous small legacies,
A codlcll, exsousei Mrcn 80, 1898,
makes this provision for monument
I authorize my executor to buy one
Of the best Italian marble monuments,
ret 60 exceed ss00 10 price, and to have
ths same properly lettered, and cause the
same to te erected on the lot where my
father and mother are buried, or on q
part of lot to be added to the same as
he may think best. My inscription to
Re as follows: Prof. Joseph W. Holden.
torn in Otisnsld, August 9th, A. d.,
1916 Died In -, TO-, Aged -. Prof.
Holden, the astronomer. while boy OF
school, discovered that the earth Is nat
and stationary, and that the sun and
moon do move. eff said monument be
not erected In my lifetime.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-05
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE.
Eighty-First Anniversary OF Order
VIII BE Observed April 30.

Sunday, April 30, viii be the slst ann
versary OF the Odd Fellowship and the
DOM bined lodges of Portland will fitting
ly celebrate the day. q COMMITTEES OF IA
members having been appointed from the
various lodges to oonsumnate arrange
ments. They had their first meeting last
night.
The exercises will probably be held In
City hall, II 1t can be secured for the
day. The lodges Of Portland, South Port
land and Cape Elizabeth will join In the
demonstration with total membership
Of 9. 900 and among the contemplated fsat-
ures is full dress parade with military
music. The he'll exercises viii be attend
ed by the Rebekahs and an orchestra,
supplemented by large chorus, will very
likely be secured for the OCCASION The
address Will be delivered By p prominent
Name Odd Fellow. yet to be secured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-05
WEDDINGS.
DRUMMOND.sMART.

The beautiful Episcopal Wedding ser.
vice was performed at st. Luke's oathe-
dral yesterday morning at eleven O'Clock,
the contracting partiss being Miss Nina
V. II. Drummoud and Mr.. Brrton
Smart, treasurer of the Portland Gas
Light company. Rev. C. NJ. Stills, ID.
d., offiolated, and the organist. Mr.. W.
II. Carter, rendered many beautiful ST.
leotiuns.
The bride was at.ired In = very be.
coming travelling suit OF blue, sooompau-
ed by her father, ID. II. DTummond,
ESQ.
The groom was offended by bis best
man, Mr.. Wiuifred 4. Denison of Boston,
Mass. formerly OF this city. The usherf
were Mr.. Walter E. Smart, DR.. Frank +,
Malone, Bir. Fred Evans and Mr.. Harry
". LothTop.
Cnly the two families, many relatives
of the bride from Wsteryills and few
intimata friends were present, no cards
being sunt cut for the wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Smart won't Immediately
to the train and after short trip will
be- established In their new no me 81
Emery street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-05
Personal.

Mrs. Edward q. Jordan went to Water
willie on the noon train yesterday. where
she is to be the guest of Mrs. Nathaniel
Butler. This evening Mrs. Jordan will
give her paper on dialeos wish musical
illustrations.
Miss SturdeyAnt who has been spending
the winter IN town has returned TO her
home In Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alger V. Currier who
have been spending the winter at the
Columbia have gone to their summer
home In HAllowsll.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-05
SAVED A MANS LIVE.

Walter @. Mcdonald saved the life oil
a man at the Grand Trunk docks on
Tuesday night. 1t was about eight
O'Clock when Mr.. Mcdonald saw man
who was vsry badly intoxicated leaning
against one of the pipes used to convey
grain to tie steamships from the eleva'
tor. The man was standing right on
the edge of the wharf and was swayinP
back and forth, and in a second more
would have plunged head first between
the wharf and the steamship Almeria.
Mr.. Mcdonald reached the man just In
time and as he took hold of him the In
toxioated ind ividual collapsed entirely
and fell onto thu wharf. Mr.. MoDonAl
sent for the patrol wagon and mad the
man carried to the police station.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-05
ONLY A LITTLE.
what the Public Works Department.
VIII Demand.

Commissioners Of Public Works Fernald
has nearly completed his estimates on
the regular department work OF the vari-
GUS matters which were referred to him
by the city government. In the sewer 10
psrtment the most important pisces OF
work In prospect Ia tae extension OF the
North side Intercspting saver to Maple.
The North side extension would be about
1880 feet long and It's estimated cost ia
$4,000 1t would enable the city to OBJ
tain some benefit from the half mile
built In 1885 at an expense Of $4,000 and
ever since lying ida for want Of an
outlet. Eventually II was intended that
this should have length OF about four
miles, running behind the alms-houss to
Dsering Oaks, out Portland street, tn enoe
to Douglass and emptying near the Grand
Trunk bridga
The Commercial street extension pro-
pcssd is about COO feet long and has an
estimated cost Of 5000. Besides these
there are q hunter of small lateral SOW
ers on Forest, Perkins, Coyle and Beacon
avenues and Or land street. The esti.
mates for the paving work outlined oar
~ about $50 COZ.
Estimates for PAVING, mscadimizine
and new grading carry about Si7o,o0l
and for the maintenance Of the depart
ment SO o0l. On $1,000 last year this
branch over ran. This makes total Of
s305, coo for the department with SONS
other matters called for by the govern
ment yet to come.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-05
TIE MARSHES TONIGHT.

When passing by Guppy & Co.'s store,
Monument square, have you noticed the
large photograph of few of our nav
United States nAvyP The whole fleet OF
models, forty In number, will be dis
played and described at Red Mems hall,
43g Congress street this evening after
eight O'clock. A sight at these models
ought net to be missed, as 10 will prov'
instructive. The admission fee Is placed
within the reach of all, when one tax es
into consideration thu conosrt which will
also he given in addition. "Honey'
johnson and "BiIly' Niokerson will
render several selec tions.
1t is under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Mechanics. See advertisement. Don't
miss IL.