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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
DOMEST

The plague is stamped out in Homo
lulu.
Chicago February wheat, 66A ant
$3.50.
Sharkey defeated Goddard in -four
rounds.
Secretary Longs niece has become
a revivalist.
Railroads ordered 1900 new cars
last week
Tom Sharkey whipped Joe Goddard
in four rounds.
The Horton law of New York is sure
to be repealed
Riotous negro strikers in Martinique
are causing great disorder.
The house committee favors the
Pacific cable subsidy scheme
George Dewey, Jr., son of theadmiral
is now resident of Chicago.
Several republican congressman in
sist upon free trade with Porto Rico.
The house committee favors the es-
Establishment of an army war college.
Governor Tanner is i'll with gastritis
anS is not allowed to see visitors
The division of the Samoan islands
sassed trouble among the natives.
Curtis was elected captain of the
Wisconsin university baseball team.
George and Florida congressional
conventions instructed for Mckinley.
Coney island is chosen as the place
for the Jeffries-Corbett fight in May.
Popular protest against the Hanna
Payne ship subsidy bill has killed it.
Industries throughout the country
continue to dispose of their full out
put.
E. w. Bird, the famous painter of
animals, is dying. He is rs years of
age.
Secretaries Long and Wilson wrote
articles favoring the Nicaraguan
canal.
James Montgomery of Council Bluffs,
aged los years, was killed by freight
train
The Duluth council canvassed the
vote and declares T. W. Hugo elected
mayor
The Wisconsin republican state con-
vention will be held in Milwaukee
April %.
The Iowa house defeated bill to
establish an insane asylum excluding
allopaths.
A Galesburg widow recovered $4,000
damages for the death Of her husband
in a saloon.
H. c. Payne of Milwaukee said he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

Dundonald in skirmish at Chieve-
ley.
The beers have attacked Rensburg
Cape Colony.
Gen. Macdonald scored a distinct
success at Koodoesberg.
Total British losses: Killed, 1929;
wounded 5,430; missing, 1888.
Arnold White calls England degen-
crate and blames Smart" society.
Gen Butler suffered another reverse
and was driven back across the
Tugela.
boer force has advanced along the
flank of General Buffers army and is
threatening its rear.
Britain is to increase her regular
army, chiefly in the artillery branch
but without CONSUMPTION.
No further news is received in Lon
don from Gen. Butler. whose retire
ment is said to be only temporary.
DR.. Muller says the war against the
Transvaal is the beginning of the col
lapse of Great Britain's power in south
Africa.
Britons, after a two days fight near
Colesberg, are forced to retire to Rens-
berg, and it is feared that this place
will be taken.
Butler reported to the war Office that
his latest effort to relieve Ladysmith
failed because he could not intrench
at Vaal Krants after Selling the po-
sition.
French and Roberts invaded the
Orange Free State. French crossed the
Riet at Dekil's Drift and Roberts the
Modder at Kip Drift. Cronje is now
between Methuen, who has $4,000 men,
and Roberts with $4,000.
DR.. Leyds returned to Brussels 1t
is reported his long stay there is in
connection with loan. He seems sat
listed with his reception at Berlin.
His trip to st. Petersburg has been
postponed till milder weather.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
FOREIGN.

The car has invited the shah to visit
him.
Pelloux, Italian premier, is seriously
ly ILL.,
A Polish opera is to be presented in
Paris.
There is slight hope of DR.. Leber's
recovery.
There are severe snow storms in
Switzerland.
Herrfurth, Prussian ex-minister of
interior, is dead.
There is great strike Of coal min
ers at Carmaux, France.
There is belief in st. Petersburg that
Russia soon will take Herat
Cardinal Casetta is likely to succeed
Jacobini as Vicar General of the Pope.
Socialist deputies declared that Gal
lifet Disseminated in favor of .aristo-
Gratis in the French army.
William Ewart Lockhart, Royal
Scottish Academician and famous por-
trait painter, is dead in Paris.
A bill authorizing the sale of the
Danish West Indies for 100000 kro-
nan, is to be offered in the diet
1t is announced that the crown
prince of Japan will wed the Princess
Sadaka, daughter of Prince kujo.
Governors of several districts in
Russia have asked the government to
remove burdensome restrictions on
Jews.
Count Won Buelow introduced in the
reichstag at Berlin a bill carrying into
effect part of the arrangement for the
partition Of Samoa.
Archibald J. Sampson, American
minister to Ecuador, has made a re-
quest TO that country for coaling sta
ton in the Galapagos islands.
The German foreign Office does not
regard the Nicaraguan canal as occa-
sion for German action, at least not
until the treaty is ratified or rejected
The Brazilian minister has presented
a note to the foreign Office, protesting
against the raid made by the British
forces OF Guayana in the Amazonas
territory.
Sir Michael Foster has been elected
to parliament to represent London
university in succession to Sir John
Lubbock, who has been elevated to
the peerage.
Suspicion is aroused by the fact that
a German gunboat has been taking |
soundlngs of the inner harbor Of Ma
Gao, Portuguese possession, thirty
eight miles from Hongkong.
tremendous reception was given |
Prince Henry on his return to Berlin |
from the Asiatic squadron. The kaiser |
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

1t is reported that Gen. Otis is
broken down, mentally and physically,
and that he will be relieved.
Filipinos have adopted guerrilla tao
ties in Albay, Luzon, and constantly
harass outposts in garrisoned towns.
Escaped Spanish prisoners report
they saw Lieutenant Stockley, a
prisoner in the hands OF the insurg-
ents, Jan. %, near Antimonan, south
ern LuZon.
Governor-General Wood in an inter
view at Havana said the duty of the
United States to Cuba is TO be per-
formed not in a partisan, but in a
broad spirit.
At Havana the women of the Maine
memorial fund have decided to ask for
subscriptions of funds enough &c
decorate the graves of the victims OF
Feb. Is, which is the second anniver-
versary of the wreck.
At Havana the striking rigarmakers
returned to work at the old terms
The Teraldo tells Samuel Gompers tc
return to the United States, telling
him that he came there with the in
tention of creating disturbances.
General Otis has informed the wal
department that First Lieutenan
James P. Toncray of the thirtysixtf
volunteer infantry, died at Manila O.
hemorrhagic smallpox. He was a resi-
dent of EliZabethtoWn, Tenn.
American prospectors in small par
ties are searching the Philippine
mountains for gold. Igorrotes every
where in the interior on high eleva
tons are working good small quart
veins, and in some places in very prim
tive style.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
LICENSED TO MAKE PILLS.
Seven Young Men Pass State Board Of
Pharmacy Examination.

Neenah, Wis, Feb. 1.-THE state
board of pharmacy, which has been In
session here since Wednesday last, has
completed the work of looking over
the examination papers of the forty
applicants for pharmaceutical honors.
The successful licentiates or first
grade certificate holders are: 3. T.
Hembleton, Hortonville; J. H. Schroe-
der, Madison; r. A. Mcdonald, Munk-
wonago; Chas. n. Marsh, Neenah; w.
A. F. Liese, Berlin; A. c. Dewey, Hem
lock; c. c. Johnson, Waupun. Assis-
tant or second grade certificates were
awarded to r. Hulenck, Alma; G.. H.
Hening, Oshkosh; G. 3. Sande, Nee
nah; A. A. Krayger, Stevens Point.
The next meeting of the board will be
held at Wausau April IS. This will BE-
the annual meeting of the board.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The financial
debate in the senate reached a climax
Two great speeches, one in favor of the
pending senate substitute measure and
the other in opposition to it were de-
livered and both were listened to with
close attention. The first was deliv-
cred by Senator Allison rep, Iowa. i,
ranking member of the finance COM
mittee. He had been an attentive
listener to the speeches delivered on
the other side of the chamber and in
the course of his argument presented
his answers to points raised against
the pending senate bill. Senator Jones
(sil rep, New declared the bill vi
cious and unwarranted and comforting
too great power upon national banks.
The death of Representatives c. A.
Chickering of New York was
announced ana the following senators
were appointed funeral committee:
Messrs Platt, Mason, Scott, Turner
and Sullivan.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce decided by a
vote of 8 to 5 to report the Pacific
cable bill along the lines of the Sher-
man bill, defeating by a vote of to 8
the Corliss proposition for government
ownership.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
GOOD JUDGE OF HORSEFLESH.

Will Horner returned Saturday from
a horse-trading expedition. He started
out with six or seven head of horses
and came back with a better lot of ami
mails and considerable cash in his
pocket. Bill is one of the best judges
of horsefesh in Marshall county.-La-
con Home Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

Washington, Feb. ia simple res
Olution of inquiry introduced in the
senate by Senator Hale (Maine) pre-
clpltated hours of constitutional de-
! pate by some of the ablest constitu-
tlonal lawyers in that body on the au-
thorlty OF congress at it's pleasure to
extend or withhold the constitution to
| territory acquired by the United States
The bill providing for the government
OF Hawaii was then taken up. Senator
Cullom (lll.), in charge of the measu. e.
explained its provisions section by
section. Senator Tillman was dis
| posed to criticise the bill be-
cause property and educational quail
hcauons for voters and Office holders
were required, inasmuch as objections
were raised in this country to southern
states demanding similar qualifica-
tions of their voters Mr.. Cullom said
the matter had been con-
sidered most carefully by the
foregln relations committee
and as means of protecting the inter-
ests of the islands and their citizens
from disorder and confusion, the re-
str1cted suffrage qualifications had
been adopted. Mr.. Cullom explained
as the particular reason for early ac-
ton upon the pending bill that the bu
bonic plague had created a serious Sit
uation in Honolulu. Thirty acres of the
city were burned by the authorities in
order tn cnrcad pf tho
plague. Eight thousand persons were
homeless and nearly naked were in
quarantine and being supported by the
other citizens of Honolulu. The Ha-
waiian people had made a strong ap-
peal for the enactment Of legislation
that would give them the authority OF
permanent government. At the con-
clusion of Senator Culloms statement,
sharp discussion arose over the right
of congress to establish in the terri
tory a constitutional court Of the Unit
ed States. No conclusion was reached
Washington, Feb 19.-Mr. Richard
son, (dem., Tenn introduced two reso-
lut1ons aimed at the sugar trust me
first provides that: Sugars manu-
featured by the American Sugar Re-
fning company Of New Jersey, and all
other manufacturers in this country.
shall, after six months from the pas
sage OF this act, be prohibited by the
Interstate commerce commission from |
being transported in any manner |
whatsoever, from one state to another.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

Roland B. Molineux is now in the
condemned cell in tn edeath house at
Sing Sing prison, having arrived yes
terday afternoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

Washington, Feb. 14.-Throughout
the session the senate had the financial
bill under discussion After o'clock
the debate proceeded under the ten
minute rule and at times became spir-
| tied and interesting. Late in the
afternoon a test vote, indicating ap-
promixately a majority for the pas
sage of the bill was taken. Senator
Chandler rep., n. H.) offered an
amendment to authorize the president
to appoint commissioners to any inter-
national bimetallic conference that
might be called. It was defeated by 4
vote of As to %. The discussion pro-
ceeded on the amendment brought in
by the finance committee providing
ed to place any obstacles in the way of
international bimetallism The dem
ocratic senators arraigned the repub-
licans for reporting the amendment,
declaring they were insincere and that
the proposition was intended to hood
wink the people and catch votes No
vote on the. amendment was reached
Washington, Feb. lit was the in
tention of the republican leaders to call
up the Porto Rican tariff bill but there
was such demand for time to discuss
various questions during the general
debate upon legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills which were
called up yesterday, that Mr.. Payne
gave notice he would allow the Porto
Rican bill to go over until Monday.
The debate upon the legislative bill
strayed far from the bill, touching the
question Of government deposits in
national banks and reckless expendi-
lures for pensions, finally drifting into
the question of election methods in
Missouri. Mr.. Bell (dem., Colo), in
discussing the question of government
deposits IN national banks said inves-
lgation showed the deposits of state
funds had well-drained market value.
He contended it was a crime against
the people to deposit millions of gov
eminent funds in national banks with
out interest. Mr.. Sims (dem., Tenn
submitted some remarks concerning
pensions, taking as his text Senator
Galiiger's reported statement of pen
sion bills before this congress. He pre-
scented statistics showing that from 90
regular regiments engaged in the San
tlago campaign, which suffered 1874
casualties, had come 1858 applications
for pensions. The eight volunteer reg
lments engaged around Santiago,
which suffered 2O9 casualties, presented
3,588 applications. These latter regi-
ments, he said, We're all from the north.
Eight southern regiments that suffered
a loss of 15s had only 761 applications
for pensions. Mr.. Bartholt (dem., Mo-
devoted half an hour to a definition OF
the election laws of Missouri, The
subject was discussed by Messrs. Ben
ton and Pearce (dems., MOI.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

Washington, Feb. 17-Chairman
Hepburn of the house committee on
interstate foreign commerce submitted
the report of the committee in favor
Of the Hepburn bill for constructing
tn Nicaragua canal. The report says
in part: IF the provisions of the bill
can be carried out the United States
will within a few years (from six to
eight be in full ownership and control
Of the waterway connecting the
oceans, that can defend and that it
can use it in the interests of it's navy
and its merchant marine as wisdom
may dictate. There seems little doubt
that the states of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica will give their consent for
the construction of this great work"
The cost may reach S140,000,000. The
committee regards the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty with Great Britain as obsolete
that we need pay no attention what
ever to it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

There is general belief that the
senate will declare Clark's seat vacant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

Washington, Feb. 1.-The senate
substitute for the house currency bill
was passed by the senate by the de-
cisive majority Of AZ to 9. Prior to
the final passage of the bill amend
ments were considered under the ten
minute rule. Only two of these were
adopted, viz, one Offered by the finance
committee keeping the door open to
international bimetallism, and one by
Senator Nelson AIinn.) providing for
national banks with SIS. 900 capital in
towns Of not more than 1000 inhabi-
tants. The vote taken on various
offered we're practically
along party lines. Senator Chandler
rep, n. h voted for the bimetallie
amendment but against the bill. SEN
ator Caffery (dem.. La and Lindsay
(dem-, Ky0 voted against the commit
tee amendment but for the bill Sen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

Washington, Feb 1S.-In the senate
the consideration of the financial
measure having been concluded, dis
cussion of the Philippine question was
resumed. Senator McEnery (dem.,
La strongly opposed the permanent
acquisition of the islands and believed
the United States ought to relinuuish
them as soon as the authority of this
country had been asserted. Senator
Stewart (sil. rep, New took a pro-
nounced position in favor of the ad-
mission of the products Of any island
possessions of the United States free
of duty.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The house in
dulged in it's annual joke by striking
from the legislative appropriation bill
all provision for the civil service COM
mission. This action is taken each
year, in committee of the whole,
where the members do not go on rec
ord, and the provision is then invari-
ably restored when the bill gets back
in the house where members have to
respond to their names upon roll call
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

ANISH-AMERICAN ISLANDS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

ator Kyle IS. D. was the only senator
who did not vote though he was not
paired. The free silver substitute
offered by Senator Jones, leader of the
democratic side, was defeated by
majority Of 10, the vote being Al to 2S.
The bill as passed consists of ten sec.
tions. 1t provides for the dollar OF
25 $40 grains of gold 9-1O fine shall be
the standard unit of value and that all
forms of United States money shall be
maintained at parity with it; that
treasury notes and greenbacks shall be
redeemable in gold. The secretary of
the treasury is to set apart a fund of
S150, 100000 in gold for the redemption
Of these notes, and maintain this FIND
at figure not below 800 900, 900. He
is empowered to sell bonds of the
United States bearing interest at not
exceeding per cent 1t shall also be
the duty of the secretary of the treas
ury that as fast as the standard silver
dollars are coined to retire an equal
amount of treasury notes and issue sill
Yer certificates against the silver so
! coined. Under certain provisions. too
gold certificates shall be issued agains,
the gold held in the treasury. Nc
| United States notes or treasury notes
shall be issued in denominations OF
less than $40 and no silver certificates
in denominations of more than $40
The secretary of the treasury is also
authorized to refund the bonded debt
of the United States in 80 year bonds
bearing per cent. interest, the princi.
pal and interest Of the bonds to be-
paid in gold. Two per cent. bonds
shall be issued at not less than par
Any national bank, by depositing witt
the United States, bonds of this coun.
try shall be permitted to issue circula.
ton notes to the face value of the
bonds deposited, no bank being al
lowed to issue circulating notes in ex
cess of the amount of paid in capita
stock of the bank. After the passage
of the financial bill, the senate mad,
the Hawaiian government bill unfin
ished business.
Washington, Feb. 15.-The hous,
completed 26 of the 125 pages of tn
Legislative, executive and judicial ap
preparation bill without amendment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

chemical laboratory and other depart
ments, burned. Loss $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
The National Biscuit company's net
profits for 1899 are reported at $780,
1855, equal to $50 per cent on common
stock after paying per cent. on the
preferred.
Chicago builders placed at work 754
non-union men. No violence is at
tempted. The labor situation is I'M
changed, neither side having any ad-
vantage.
At Las Cruces, n. NJ, robbers held
up the cashier at B. c. Bowman's bank
and took $4,000. The famous sheriff
Pat Garrett and posse are in pursuit
of the thieves.
At South Bend, William H. Smiles,
10 years old, was arrested, charged
with embezzling $4,000 from the es-
tate of the late Samuel Halstead of
New York
Captain Arthur S. Mckinley, a first
cousin of President Mckinley, was
married at the Catholic cathedral in
Denver to Miss Regina Quigley of
Montgomery.
Trinity Methodist church, Chicago,
was wrecked by fire which started
near the organ during a prayer meet
ing. Women wept as the roof fell in
Damage, $4,000.
H. c. Frick has filed a bill in equity
against the Carnegie Steel company
showing that Frick values his holdings
at s16,23S,000, while Carnegie offers
him s6,000000 for them.
Civil Engineer Assessor, at the
Brooklyn navy yard, has reported that
the fire at that yard is a heavy blow,
owing to the large number of histori-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-14
For Register of Deeds.

To the Editor: Panther Branch
Township, considering her loyalty to
Democracy which is an indisputable fact
and matter CT records uplifts her voice
in the interest of E. p. Rand for the
nomination of Register of Deeds. He is
a gentleman of large and wholesome in
fluence in Panther Mranch and adjoining
townships and if nominated would be q
decided acquisition to the forces OF
Democracy in the coming campaign. We
want men nominated for office who have
the confidence of the people, especially at
this time when momentous issues con-
front u.s. Give us such men and we will
place the county in the Democratic
column to go back to negro rule no more
forever When issues are grave as they
are at this time good men to advocate
them before the people have much to do
with Tesults. Panther Branch will trust
r. p Rand, and if he liz nominated the
old Democratic stronghold will redouble
her efforts to cover the Metropolitan
county with glcry. Give us Rand will be
the slogan CT Panther Branch from now
until our convention decides the matter.
T. H. TURNER.