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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-14
The Black Cat.

Spafford, Cole & Co. are preparing
for quite an event in their store next
week, it's going to particularly inter
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will prove a splendid demonstration
of the drawing abilities of our
youngsters. Can your boy or girl
draw funny picture Of black cat?
Let them try it and take the drawing
to the hosiery counter at the popular
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Notice.

To THE ELECTORS OF WOOD
will be a candidate for
County Judge at the coming election
l represent no political party. [
elected, l Twill endeavOr to do justice
by all and treat with kindness and
those who have busi-
ness before the County Court. This
is my platform.
JOIN A. GAYE0R.
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Is there something the
matter with the eyes that
you don't understand? Go
to Hirzy, the optician. He
will test your eyes for you
free Of charge. A simple
pair Of glasses, nicely fitted
to your eyes may do YOU
a world Of good. If you
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If you do need them, he
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general health. Give him a
call.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
NO ANSWER REQUIRED,
Hear Admiral Taylor Sustained by the
Secretary of the Navy.

The editor of a newspaper recently ad-
dressed a letter to Rear Admiral H c.
Taylor in this city asking to be informed
whether he had read the proof pages of
Mr. Maclays History of the Navy, volume
three, wherein Rear Admiral Schley is
charged with cowardice. and also whether
he admiral Taylor sent to Mr. Maclay
any communication which would justify
him in making such charges.
Admiral Taylor wrote to Secretary Long
in regard TO the subject and said:
II venture to submit to the department
the inclosed letter from the Brooklyn Inde-
pendent. In the belief that the matter
therein treated is so closely connected with
questions now being officially considered by
a court under the orders of the department
that it would be inexpedient for an officer
of the navy to reply to the questions of
this newspaper.
while not unwilling to reply to such
questions at the proper time and to persons
authorized to make the inquiries, l would
submit to the department that the general
tone of the inclosed letter indicates a dis
position to carry on an investigation OF af-
fairs kindred to those now being inyes,f-
gated by the court of inquiry under the
authority of the department; and that il
appears therefore undesirable that officers
holding commissions under the department
should give evidence to any investigators
Evening star., 1901-11-26

other than those acting for the department.
''I respectfully solicit from the depart
ment an expression of it's opinion in re-
gard to this letter and to the action Of
such officers as may receive it,
Secretary Long replied to this letter a
few days ago and said:
1.-The department Is aware of no reason
why you are required to answer the inter-
rogatories put to you, the whole matter
now being under investigation by a court
of inquiry
Admiral Taylor will shortly succeed Ad-
miral Crowninshield as chief of the bureau
of navigation, and it was presumably to
ascertain his position in the Sampson
Schley controversy that the questions were
propounded to him
Evening star., 1901-11-26
CHILEAN OFFICIAL ASsURANCEs.
Relations With Argentina Declared t(
he Most Friendly,

The assurances which Mr.. Infante, Chill
can charge, has given to the State Depart
ment relative to the continued cordial re-
lations between Chile and Argentina are
based upon official dispatches received by
Mr.. Infante from his government. 1t ap-
pears that Chile has been sending parties
of civil engineers into the mountains lying
between Chile and Argentina with view
to marking boundary line between the
two countries. This action excited COM
plant from critics hostile to Chile, who
asserted that she was quietly building mil
itary roads to command the passes between
the two countries. The Argentine govern
ment finally took cognizance of these crit
icisms. and in a friendly spirit made in
quiry of Chile as to whether these were
military roads. The explanation was at
once given that the roads were solely for
the engineering parties marking the boun-
dairy. This has allayed the apparent fric-
tion, and has permitted the Chilean author
tiles to give positive official assurances
that the entire affair will be settled, and
that the present relations between Chile
and Argentina are now of the most friend
ly character.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
Determined Men 0rganize to Over
throw Canadian Rule.
WELL ARMED AND EQUIPPED
Yukon Officials En- Route to OF
tawa for Assistance.
WANT TROOPS SENT OUT

CHICAGO, November 26-OficIals of
Yukon are on the way to the Canadian
capital to ask for help to put down the
rebellion threatened by members of the
Order of the Midnight Sun. Three OF these
officials have arrived at Chicago and others
are on the way. That serious trouble is
imminent in the far northwest is candidly
admitted by three members of the Yukon
department of public works who are In
consultation at the Palmer House with
local capitalists who have interests In that
country. The men are D. McR Minard,
accountant; j. c. Tache, resident engineer.
and p E. Mercier, assistant engineer
President II. S. Graves of the White
Pass and Yukon Railroad Company was
among those who talked over the situation
with the Yukon officials. The White Pass
and Yukon railway is owned largely by
American capital, its main office being in
Chicago. A determined. united effort by a
band of at least i, 800 men, who have been
laying plans for nearly a year, according
to these officials, has been made to estab-
lish an Independent government.
Some Americans Among Them.
Some of the men are Americans, and
they have grievances and the ability to
set them forth in convincing style. They
believe they have power to secure by force
the rights which they declare have been
denied them. Governor General Minto of
Canada is to be asked to send troops to
the scene and at least to double the mount
ed police.
Mr.. Minard, the leader OF the party Of
ficials, said:
I'VE expect to proceed to Ottawa at once
and will have a consulta ton with the high
government authorities about conditions in
the territory. This trouble may assume
an international phase because SO many
members OF the secret military order are
Americans and We cannot try them for
treason.
1--WE heard Of the plans being laid IN
overthrow our authority two months ago.
but believed IL r-brained scheme Of
some adventurers. OF course, no such plot
could succeed for more than little while
but the severity of the Arctic winter may
delay the sending OF strong nI..,tary forces
against the conspira tors for six months
The mounted police have always been COM
petent heretofore to take care of all dis
orderly characters in the territory, but this
affair is of too serious a nature to be
handled by police.
Plotters Are Well Armed.
Arms and ammunition, we were told.
have been secreted in great quantities. Pro-
visions have been cached ct various STRAIT
egic points this side Of White Horse, which
is the railway terminus, and beyond. Daw-
son was to be the capital OF the republic.
The conspirators depended on aid from
Americans throughout Alaska. and circu-
lated copies Of grievances, with the grand
seal of the organization. in White Horse,
Atlin, Dawson, Skagway, Hootalinqua and
Circle City. Skagway is in American terri
tory"
]. c. Bray, secretary OF the Yukon public
works department, started from White
Horse with the other officials, but left the
party at Seattle and went to Ottawa over
the Canadian Pacific railroad.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
STEAMSHIP LINE TO china
OBJECT IS TO BRING COOLIES TO
MExICO.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 25-The
Call says that. according to the Mexican
parliamentary chronicie. the minister of
public works and colonizatien of Mexico
has recommended for passage by the con-
gress of his country smeasure which has
an important bearing on the Chinese inn
migration question. ItsIs bill granting a
concession to NJ. F. Tafpey, John E. Ben
nett, or any company they may form. Civ
ing them the entire fishing privileges of the
Mexican coast on the Pacific ocean, CON-
tingent on their establishing and operating
a steamship line between Mexico and China
and another line for coastetrade.
The company is to be free from taxation
of any kind and Is to be snliowed to land
passengers anywhere on ths Mexican coast.
which is more than 1000 miles in extent.
In January Of this year Mr. Tarpey, who
is well-knnwn politician, was president OF
the Pacific Charter Company. that claim
ed to have secured CONCESSIONS from the
Mexican government to establish steamship
lines between Mexico and China for the
purpose of eolonizing the Mexican republic
with 100000 enalie iaborers. many of
whom. it was feared. might cross into the
United States.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
THE WAR REVENUE ACT.
Receipts From June 13, 1898, to June
30, 1901.

A statement has been prepared in the in
ternal revenue bureau which shows the
total receipts from the war revenue act only
from June 13, 1898. to June 30, 1901; also
the four months of the act Of March 2, 1901,
from July 1 to October 81, 1901. The total
receipts from these acts alone amounted to
S343, ,s3S, ,634, as follows, cents omitted:
Documentary stamps, S115, 1852 800; pro-
prietary stamps. s14. 4.279. .s55; beer, Sill. .7OO,-
0oS; special taxes. s1s,s29, $50; tobacco s52-
0S7,273 snuff $2,971 ,19S; cigars, SO, ,4SO, 545;
cigarettes, s3.9O7.014; legacies, S11, ,162, SO2
excise tax, S3,053,572; mixed flour, s23, 154 ;
additional taxes on tobacco and beer, S991, :
Dos
Evening star., 1901-11-26

Hubbard in Michigan about the pistol found
in the room where Ayres was killed. Fin
ally, in order to prevent delay, he said, Mr.
Gould withdrew objections, and then Burns
was asked about various theories he had
advanced regarding the tragedy.
Morgue Master Testiaes.
Shortly after The Stars report Of the pro-
ceedings yesterday closed the court ad-
journed for the day, Miss Woolums being
the last witness of the afternoon and no
additional testimony being adduced
The first witness this morning was Will
lam Schoneberger. the District morgue
master He went to the Kenmore Hotel
about 1880 o'clock the morning of the 18th
of May, he stated. having been notified that
some one there had committed suicide. The
coroner was at the hotel, and he instructed
the witness to take charge of the BODY. as
the case was not one OF suicide. The wit
ness made an examination of the wounds
and was present at the autopsy. M.
Schoneberger identified the bloody shirt
shown In coart as the one taken from the
Evening star., 1901-11-26
WOMAN DROWNED AT SEA.
Mrs. McNeal Washed From Deck of
the BeIgenIand.

PHILADELPHIA, November 26.-Captain
Hill Of the steamship Belgenland, which
reached her dock today from Liverpool. re-
ports that when the steamship was abreast
Nantucket light early yesterday morning
Mrs. H. McNeal, wife Of DIR. McNeal of Ann
Arbor, Mich, was washed overheard and
drowned. There was heavy sea running
at the time of the accident.
DR.. McNeal. who was on deck watching
the storm, went to his state room and called
his wife to come on deck and view a pass
ing steamship The couple had been stand
ing together for only a few minutes when
an immense wave swept over the Belgen-
land. carrying the unfortunate woman over.
board. Her body was not seen after IL had
been carried away by the wave.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
Inspection of Capitol Police.

number of senator's and representatives
have been invited to witness an inspection
of the Capitol police force in the rotunda
of the Capitol next Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock Col. Ransdell and Col. Henry Cas-
son. sergeants-at-arms of the Senate and
House of Representatives, respectively, will
be present The inspection will occur on
Sunday for the reason that is the day on
which the force can best be assembled
About sixty-five men will be in line during
the inspection. The force is under the com.
mand of Captain j. P. Megrew, chief of the
Capitol police
Evening star., 1901-11-26
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Abraham Pleser Under Arrest I'm New
York City.

NEW YORK, November 28---Abraham
Pleser, charged with having set fire to a
Greenwich street tenement house In which
sixty-two persons were asleep. was arrest
ed today and booked for arson. Pleser was
one of the proprietors of a restaurant on
the ground floor of the building and at z
o'clock this morning the place was discov-
cred to be afire. When the firemen broke
in they found three separate blazes burning,
with grease smeared on the woodwork to
help them along. The scores of sleeping
tenants in the building We're hustled out
safely.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
G. FRANK MCLAUGHLIN SHOT.
Result of Quarrel With His Partner al
Sheridan, Wyo.

SHERIDAN, Wyo., November &C.
Frank Mclaughlin. superintendent Of the
Nickle Mining and Milling Company, was
shot and killed by Lew Hartsough his
partner, here today after a quarrel con-
corning the management of the business
Hartsough is in custody. Mclaughlin was
forty-eight years of age and leaves a wife
and two grown daughters, residents of Pat
erson. N. ]. The body will be shipped to
Paterson.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
old Monitor. to Re so,a

Three more of the old war monitors which
have been lying at the League Island navy
yard for years past have been Condemned
and are to be sold at public auction. They
ara the Catskill, built by Ericsson. and the
Manhattan and Mahopack, built at Jersey
City during the days of the war OF the re-,
bellion. 1t has been found too expensive to
retain them in the naval service.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
MANY SEEK A HEARING.
Delegations Wish to Present Views
Regarding Army Posts.

Regarding Army Posts.
The board of general officers which met
at the War Department yesterday contin-
ued its sessions today. One important mat
ter which the board must recommend Is the
retention or abandonment of military posts
throughout the country. This has brought
numerous delegations seeking hearing be-
fore the board, who desire to urge the re-
tention of military posts or the establish
ment of new posts. The officers, however,
intend to consider the matter from a strict
ly military standpoint and the best inter-
ests of the country, together with the ques-
tons of economy and transportation. It is
believed that the abandonment of only a
few of the present posts will be recon-
mended
Evening star., 1901-11-26
MIR. UNDERWOOD's VOICE.
He Experiences Difficulty of Speech
Upon Occasions.

Representative Underwood, one Of the
ranking democrats Of the House, has ar
rived for the session. and was in conference
today with the democratic leaders upon
questions of party policy. Mr.. Underwood
has just come out of a hot political cam
paign in Alabama, in the course of which
he made so many speeches that he strained
his vocal organs and put them temporarily
out of commission.
After discoursing with Star reporter to-
day upon the Alabama campaign Mr.. I'm
derwood was asked his views upon demo-
cratic policies.
I've lost my voice. he said, dropping to
a whisper, "and l can't talk"
Evening star., 1901-11-26
A carefullyconducted canvass,

A carefully conducted canvass,
recently made, demonstrates
the fact that The Evening Star
goes every day into fifteen
thousand houses in this city
where no other Washington
daily newspaper is read; and it
is taken regularly by more than
fifteen thousand other persons
IN the city besides. This is
more than double the bona fide
circulation of any other paper
within the city.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
INN INN Ayres was under the influence ~
iiquor On the occasion in question o'

MN MN Ayres was under the Influence %
iiquor On the occasion in question. %
Continuing, Mr.. Gardiner testified tho.
eltner the 18th or the 18th of Nav he bad
another conversation with Mrs Ronina Aat 81
the dinner table. He asked how sba ,,ss a.
feeiing. She replied that she was fee,;ns
oadiy.that she had nothing to sustain .ifag hex
and she did not know how She ,.nocence. ulan
70 come out OF the affair. She stated rs th
witness ness that she could not get that 20 ont ane
die GoaI not know m0g prseiae,y Mssh out The witness
but his impression was that She was srsed TO-
ing OF an article of clothing. He s,y., SPEAK,
that she destroy nothing. suggested
During the Characterization OF Mr.
bcnine when she first came 10 HE nrs-
she @ was not excited. but hurried and so,nnl
advised Mrs. Bonine not to make any
statement TO the public for the time being
Evening star., 1901-11-26
LAUNCHING OF WAR SHIPS.

The Florida to Leave the Ways Fri
day, the Missouri December 2S.
Naval Constructor Smith, at Elizabeth
port N. J., has notified Judge Advocate
Lemly that the launching of the monitor
Florida, which had been fixed for TODAY.
has been postponed until Friday next at II
O. clock.
Notice has been received from the New
port News Shipbuiding Company that the
battle ship Missouri will be launched there
Saturday, December % next.
Evening star., 1901-11-26
MINOR OFFICIALS CENsURED.
Coroner's Verdict I'm Smuggler-Unfol
Mine Disaster.

TELLURIDE. Col, November 23-The
eoroner's jury which Investigated the
Smuggler-Union mine disaster, in which
twenty-five men lost their lives, has re-
turned verdict censuring some OF the
minor officials at the mine for not prompt-
iy closing the entrance to the Bullion tun-
mel after the fire originated, but finding
that the officers of the company were NOT
guilty Of criminal or willful negligence
Evening star., 1901-11-26
The America-Asiatic Association,

Consul General Bellows at Yokohama. ia.
pan. has informed the Department of State
that the American-Asiatic Association of
Japan held its annual meeting at the con.
sulate general on the 23d of October and
elected officers as follows: President. John
Lindsey; vice president ]. R. Morse. See
retary, G. H. Scidmore; treasurer. w 7.
Merriman; executive committee, Messrs
w. Copmann, E. s. Booth, N Sn,itI
G. w. Bramhall. F. II. Biegfeld, j. Mendei.
son and B. c. Howard
Evening star., 1901-11-26
SENATOR McCuMBER.s VIEW.
Looks for Legislation on the Nicar
gun Canal Project.

gun Canal Project.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota, who
is in the city, is satisfied that Congress
will take up the Nicaragua canal project in
way to insure the completion of the great
iI.seroceanic waterway
Il think the western states,'' said Mr.
McCumber will want to see the ship sub
sidy bill of the last Congress modified be-
fore it is enacted into law. 1t should carry
provision for purely freight ships"
Speaking of the reciprocity treaties, he
said he thought the western states woulc
favor measures to open up markets fol
their products, but if that is to be done al
all it should be done without danger OF
unsettling business in this country.
Evening star., 1901-11-26

BERLIN. November 2s.-Emperor wfll-
lam, in addressing the naval recruits st
Kiel. is quoted as saying:
"You must not think to yourselves, II Il
all very easy for the emperor to command.
but the soldiers have the difficult duty to
perform l too have taken my soldier
oath, like yourselves. and 1 must perform
my duty like yourselves, each in his place"
Evening star., 1901-11-26
wEATHERED THE STORM.
Alarm Dissipated by Report of the
DOIphfn's Safety.


Some alarm has been felt here in regard
to the welfare of the government dispatch
boat Dolphin, which was caught in the
gale that swept up the Atlantic seaboard,
wtile on her way from Boston to Newport.
The Navy Department has row been in
formed that the little vessel weathered the
storm safely and is lying in shelter at
Woods Holl. The Dolphin will shortly
leave Newport for Washington.
Evening star., 1901-11-26

Death of Consul James Fletcher.
GlsNOA. November 26.-James Fletcher,
United States consul In this city, is dead.
Evening star., 1901-11-26

Continued on Second Page,
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THE CUBAN CONVENTION.
Reports Of the Delegates to Washing
ton Considered and Referred TO
the Committee on Relations.

Havana, May l3.-The Cuban Constitutional
Convention m ct today In secret session and
formally considered the report of the com.
mittee that went 10 washington 10 OBTAIN
tentions of the United States Govern ment.
Gen. Sanguily objected to the report on the
ground OF mpleteness, pointing out that
the commit!e made No Sa
"with the object Of getting some OF the bases
changed, but they offer no explanation as TO
why the changes coul not be erected. nor do
they express an opinion regarding acceptance
or rejection OF the Platt amendment as we
had expected they would"
Seniors Tamayo, Lorente and Betancourt
replied that Secretary Root had explained
that the bases could not be changed, as the
PIatt amendment was the final policy OF The
Washington Administration. 1t was useless,
therefore, they went on TO say, for them TO
insist upon q change. but the construction
which Mr. Root had put p upon III the q bases,
States would establish an Independent
government In Cuba, and would not interfere
with Cuban sovereignty, Influenced them In
favor OF accepting the amendment. although
they did not recommend this course In the
report.
Senor Portuondo declared that he did not
agree with his colleagues who had already
spoken, but was opposed 70 accepting Inc
Platt amendment.
Senor Capol was NOT present. but II is under.
stood that he agreed with tho rnH)orlLy.
SeD0r Juan GuaiberU Gomez moved that
the Report b. referred 10 the committee On
relations. whOks ihst report hhs still 70 10
acted upDn. H. admitted that the cOnEnis-
nIon's Walt W Washington had thrown new
ligtt uL<,G the amendment. hut he thought ~
only lust That uIk fzIfHHitLss should be allow.
ed An DppOItnHity " change It's report In
ordsr W GyJDfyfH. W the new 1,nditiDus.
An httELDpt WIZ Ubde W tske AL Immediate
yt,tE with TsfeTsBck W The amendment, but
ths InGLiDD Of SegDT G0IHez WAs fiDAIiy car.
rlslI, tbE GJInHIiLee being Instructed 10 hct
prDmptiy.
befyrs the sMsHdSd report WiIi De submitted
to the CI,D DytHLjDH. h movement ID on foot
" dsIsy hcttDD Until AIieT The muDicip pal
elsctiOns.
A fnsj1flty OF cI,IHmitLse on relations
S.u0r. InfphH, VIjJusDdhs hHd lie 4uashdh
are IN fayH III accepting The Fiatt amend
fnsnt t4.nUTs GOHJeZ aud 1liIh oppose nc
csptaBcs.
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