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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-22
O'LEARYS MUSICAL CAREER.
He Bought 4 Music Box Drawn by a
Former Fire Horse.

Patrick O'Leary owned a street
piano for Is minutes. and he crowded
more experience and excitement into
that short space than falls to the lot
of the average man in a lifetime.
O'Leary has spent most of the last
10 years in a ditch with pick and
shovel. The Italian with a street
piano, drawn by horse, often passed
his way and the INDECENT life of the
street musician possessed a strong
fascination for them.
Monday night the Irishman came
upon the italian at Seventh and Jeffer.
son streets. He arrived just as the
last notes of The Wearing of the
Green were sounded and it seemed 10
him that people fairly fell over one
another to contribute pennies and
nickles to the musician
easy money, easy money" said
O'Leary to himself. 'Tll buy the
music box, and no more bitches for
me-
He did, but it was only after long
and painful struggle. The Italian
hadn't been in the United States long
and Pat experienced considerable
difficulty in making himself under
stood. When the negotiations were
closed the Irishman disappeared. He
returned in few minutes and handed
the Italian 5000, the purchase price.
The new owner mounted the box,
clucked to the horse and drove half a
square. Then he thought he would
try his luck. He got down, grasped
the handle Of the crank and began to
turn. The result was a medley
Soon a large crowd gathered and Pat
was greeted with an inteminglirg Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-22
Meet in Dubuque Next.

Detroit, Aug. 17-Foresters in con-
vention adjourned sine die yesterday
afternoon after selecting Dubuque as
the next meeting place in 1903.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-22

Tommy Tu-'Say Man, the boys al say that if handle
the stick in the baseball game this afternoon we'll beat the Bog
Hollows fourteen to one.'
His Mother-I don't doubt it. but you going to stay at
this afternoon and handle the stick with and we'll beat
the carpet worse than that"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-22

A Kansas poultry association figures
it out that Kansas ships abroad 28,-
100000 eggs every year.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
THE TWO CANALS.

The Messenger has not referred re-
Gently to the Nicaragua canal scheme
that will cost American people such a
great sum if constructed. 1t gave
some months ago some facts that We're
educating, and showed that the trans
continental railways were able to do all
the transporting easily. swiftly and
cheaply-requiring much less time and
outlay of money than the canal would
require after completion. We call at
ton to a new book entitled Between
the Andes and the Ocean" 1t is by a
well known Chicago iourpalist, Mr..
William E. Curtis. We make one ex-
tract that gives important information.
Those who seek the truth will be glad to
read it. He writes:
THE advocates of the Panama canal
lay great stress upon tie fact. that it
has a good harbor at either end, capa-
BILE of receiving the largest ships, while
the Nicaragua canal has none, and the
two that must be built present serious
engineering difficulties: that a good
railroad is now in operation along the
entire route of the Panama canal, while
one will have to be constructed in Mic
aragua; that the supreme difficulties
of the Panama route have already been
developed and overcome. while those of
the Nicaragua route are unknown; that
nothing of an experimental character
is proposed on the Panama canal, while
several projects in the Nicaragua
scheme involve elements of novelty that
are without precedent; that the length
of the Panama canal is only forty-six
miles, while that of Nicaragua is four
times as great; that there are no vol
canos ON the isthmus. while there are
several in Nicaragua: that earthquakes
are practically unknown here, while in
Nicaragua they are frequent; that the
concession from the government of Co
lumbia for the Panama canal is COM
plete and satisfactory and there is only
one nation to deal with. while two ma
tions must be consulted in everything
that involves the Nicaragua canal, and
the concessions are complicated with
conditions that are likely to prove en-
barraSSing"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
sCHLEy TO BE OUTRAGED.

The old Schley and Sampson contro-
versy is to the front in WASHINGTON It
is stated that the president has deter
mined to alter the relative standing of
these two naval commanders and to
put Sampson above the gallant Mary
lander. 1t will be just like Mckinley IL
he perpetrates the purposed iniquity
and outrage. He Is quite capable OF
doing just such meanness as that indi-
Gated. But putting Sampson, who
never fired a gun or won a battle over
the brilliant fighter who won the battle
Of Santiago, a far greater victory than
that of the lauded Dewey victory in
Manila bay, will not alter the opinion
Of the American people who long ago
awarded to Rear Admiral Schley the
chief honors Of that splendid battle.
The low deed will but farther outrage
public judgment and sense of right
What is it that the present administra-
ton is not capable of doing? OF all
administrations it is the most extrava-
CANT, the most vicious and the most
dangerous. Outraging Schley in his
rights is what the gang has long de-
sired and sought.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
TO BE NO Pa1zE FIGHT
Judge HOLSTERS sweeping Injuno-
tion-O Offers From other Cities Bra
dyss Statement.

Cincinnati, February 15.-The Jeffries-
Rubin contest. scheduled for tonight.
was declared off-judicially yesterday
and officially today. Mayor Fletsch-
mann's permit expired at midnight. and
its renewal is not expected by any one
Judge Hollister today endorsed the en-
try OF the decree forbidding the con-
letic Club from accepting from
the mayor IN the future a permit
for a sparring match. = glove contest
or a prize fight. The entry applies -
ali such events in Hamilton county and
elsew here in Ohio.
Jeffries appears at the home OF Gov
ernor Nash in Columbus tomorrow
night, and Rubin AT Marietta, o.
Word reached the pug1lists today that
the governor not only intended to stop
boxing contests in Ohio. but also 10 in
vestgate these sparrfng exhibitions.
About $50, 600 had been taken in on
the sale OF tickets and this Will be re-
funded. The $4,000 OF forfeit was this
afternoon turned over to Brady and
Madden
Manager Brady tonight issued a
statement in behalf of both sides.
thanking the Saengerfest Associa ton
for its manly treatment of them
We are sorry il says. that we
We're not allowed to carry out the pro-
visions Of our contract, thus enabling
these gentlemen TO reduce the deficit
caused by their desire to do public
good, and further. if it had been pos
sible TO have proven to the fair minded
public of this city that 4 boxing con-
test between trained athletes like JEFF
fries and Rubin was not what il hao
been pictured-a brutal, degrading af-
fair, but rather a clean, scientific eX-
hibition of an art that is not detrimental
to the morals nor the good standing of
any city where they may be permitted.
In acknowledgment of my gratitude TO
the SaengerfeSt directors I take pleas
ure in Offering to conducting an en-
tertainment for the purpose of reduc-
ing their debt. any time next week.
and Mr.. Jeffries and myself take pleas
ure in paying 500 for gallery ticket
for said performance. Mr.. JeffrieS and
his company in their play will gladly
appear as part of a monster perform
ance that l shall Immediately start 10
arrange.
"WILLIAM BRADY"
Tonight the Saengerfest Athletic AS
sOciation formally accepted this propo-
Sition.
George Moser. eastern representative
of the San Francisco Athletic Club,
today telegraphed Brady an offer for
the Jeffries- Rubin fight, claiming that
the men could fight under the same con-
ditions that were to govern the conS
test in Cincinnati. There were other
propositions, but both managers denied
the acceptance of any of them.
Counsel for the defendants in the in
junction case say they will appeal il
so as to get a decision from the court
of last resort on legal points
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
WHAT LORD ROBERTS TELLS

The revelations made by Lord Rob-
erts as to the miscarriages in South
Africa by the British should both NOR
tify and arouse the entire British
Kingdom. That the blunders on the
part of the generals were great and
ineXcusable are as we'll known and ad-
mitted in Great Britain as elsewhere
The soldiers fought with exceeding
pluck and stubbornness, but the gem
eralship was solely lacking. So ample
are Lord Roberts commentsetaohrdil
change will have to be made in the
management. in the reconstruction of
the army. England is sadly in need
now of genuine military geniuses in
Africa. The blunders now made plain
in that war are of a character with
those that have marked British wars
in the last century. The New York
World has a short editorial. well based
as to historic facts. upon "Britain'S S
Military Breakdown What it says
Of the utter incapacity of the generals
and the splendid bravery of the troops
is absolutely true-so true as it tells
that in the battle OF Balaklava, a
French Marshal who was watching
the patient and Stolid bravery with
tempted to make good the ghastly err
rorS of their commanders, exclaimed:
''It is an army of lions-1ed by asses!"
And the characterization fits the South
african record just as WE'LL
t A distinguished German Colonel
who fought with the Beers in the
Transvaal says the British fought with
great spirit and courage and that there
were no European troops that could
have possibly done better. but he says
the Europeans never engaged such
foe as the Beers, the hardest to whip
of any troops known to them. The
World says impressively:
Nations like individuals, have their
limitations. Lord Roberts's story of
how the transport and supply services
broke down and everything failed III
South Africa except the old dogged en-
durance of the British common SOL
ier. Shows that Britain is not now a
great fighting power on land, any more
than she was in the Crimea or at any
previous time.
Exactly the same blunders of gener-
ais and the same collapse of the trans
port and commisariat services occur
red in the war with Russia in 1885.
and with the same disastrous results.
The men of Lord Raglan's army died
like flies for want of overcoats and
other supplies, of which there was an
abundance at hand. but no system for
distributing it. And in action there
were continual blunders made by gen.
erals"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
THE RIOTING kABBLE
Held Down In Madrid by MaroiaI Law
Fatal Riot at Granada

Madrid, February Is, (MidnighD-
The minister of the interior, Senor
Ugarte, asserts that calm reigned in
all the provinces and that if the same
pacific behavior of the people continued
until after the carnival next week,
martial law would be discontinued in
Madrid and throughout Spain, except
in Catalonia.
General Weyler says that for the
present rigorous martial law will be
maintained, but that, if the same tran
guilty continues as has characterized
the last two days, he will soon issue a
milder proclamation.
Ell Heraldo, publishes a proclamation
by General Wey Ter saying that he will
do his best to avoid interfering with
the powers of the civil authorities. but
that. as martial law has been proclaim
ed his duty is to maintain order inde-
pendent of all political questions.
Madrid remains perfectly calm, al
though the talk of a probably change
of ministry after the carnival is very
strong. FL Dia has been suppressed.
Two persons were killed and several
others wounded yesterday in Granada
Ell Haraldo publishes a dispatch from
Valencia saying that troops occupy
strategic points in the town ana that
the compositors of the republican news
paper, FL Pueblo. have beeen arrested.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19

Southern factories are reducing pro-
duction and this causes a shortening of
purchase of the raw cotton. If it con-
tinues by the end Of the year it will be
considerably less than for last year.
Some papers talk of an actual increase
in consumption. but thus far it is less
among southern factories. The re-
ceipts for last week were 6S9,064 bales
against 1854 bales for thecorrespond-
ing week Of last year. This is for the
total rather than for twenty weeks. 1t
looks, however as if the last crop
would be all consumed as the crop was
a. short one as compared with some
other years. If the crop of 1901, is not
very large the price of cotton will
probably be kept at a remunerative
figure to the farmers.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
EXTi, NVAGANCE IN TUE tONGRESS

Some business facts ale we'll worth
emphasizing. The present congress is
very extravagant. 1t is piling up a
ahuge amount for the people to carry.
Nearly eight hundred million dollars
will be the total of expenditures for this
short session. some three months. That
is more than ten dollars each for every
man, woman, child and baby in the en-
tire United States. including everybody
whites, negroes, Chinese, Indians.
Ten years ago the tax for each head
was less than five dollars and that was
Justly considered very high-far too
high. y debate recently in the United
States house upon the wild extrava-
gance of the present congress brought
vigorous protests and sharp assaults
upon the shameful work. Messrs.
Bell. of Colorado; Richardson, Of
Tennessee, and Cochran. of Missouri.
in turn made speeches. Messrs. Can
non, of Illinois and Moody. of Massa-
chusetts. defended the record of con-
gress in the matter of appropriations.
Mr.. Richardson is the democratic lead
er for his party in the house. He CO
attention to the'fact that but four years
ago, when the Mckinley administration
began, the annual appropriations were
about $40, ,OO0, ,000-a very great sum
and now they are about $500. 100000. As
we have many times by way Of a COM
parison, mentioned, Buchanan expend-
ed in four years only some 1926, .OO0
all told, for every thing. Then the pop
ulation was 31.OOO.0OO. Now it is 76,OOO,-
coo. Why shall safe. reliable. honest
men expend of the peoples money in
1901. in one year, more than two and a
half times more than a democratic pres
ident required for four years? The
population is two and a half times
sreater than it was in 1860. In that
year sS0.0Oe.0Oo met all expenditures.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19

Now it requires under McKinleyism ten
times as much for a year as Buchanan
expended or needed. Mr.. Richardson
said that the Spanish war was not the
cause of this tremendous increase and
vast extravaganza. as that war had
been over for two years. In three
years the actual increase was $3O0, ,000,-
900 or more.
Mr.. Cochran. Of Missouri. declared
that the total appropriations for the
next year. If reckoned in gold, would
exceed the appropriations in 1864 when
the federal government had 100 ships
on the sea maintaining a blockade from
Galveston to the Chesapeake, and 900, =
600 men on land engaged in the most
tremendous military enterprise in the
history Of the age.
Talk about progress and Christian
ity," he continued, 'ff progress and
/ Christianity mean marching under
many flags of plunderers and the
swords of Christian soldiers dripping in
the blood of pIundered people, it is time
to quit or fling away the masquerade
and say Progress has turned freeboot-
er, Christianity slumbers and God is
dead"
Mr.. Cochran's figures as to the Yankee
army apply to 1864. But the War Re
cords published by the United States
government show over 100000 men for
the four years. exclusive Of the vast
navy. Some 100000 of men in four
years were called out TO fight the small
southern army and its little navy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
German Expeditions I'm China

Berlin. February ia dispatch re-
ceived here from Field Marshal Count
Won Waldersee. dated from Pekin,
Thursday, February 14tn. says that
Major de LIE Terasse has been sent
with small column sodthwesferly
from Tien Tsin-
The dispatch adds that General vor
Troth, with his mounted men, returned
February 18th.
The Berliner Tageblatt publishes the
following from its Pekin correspond
ent:
"A big expedition comprising only
Germans has been ordered for eighty
days leaving only the marine battal-
ions in Pekin."
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
HOME. FOLK =.

The legislators are anxious to meet
extravaganza by taxing a fellow for
daring to take more than $500 for
years services. The income tax like
other taxes causes great deal of false
swearing. There will be more when
instead of $1,000 it is put at a less sum.
In England they used TO tax a progress
Sive fellow who was so proud that he
must have a window or two with glass
in them. Let all the window-pane fel-
lows be made to howl. But do not tax
the sheep-killing dog. or you may be
left at home and then a long farewell
to the halls in the Raleigh capitol. We
see that 5000 is the sum allowed. If he
shall have more than that he must pay
on it. What is income anyway? Sid
ney Smiths famous article on taxation
in Great Britain should be published
again.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
AnImportanr PHI ppine Surrender

Washington, February 15.-News of
another important surrender in the
Philippines is contained in the follow
ing dispatch received at the war de-
partment from General Macarthur:
Manila, February Is.
'Adjutant General, Washington:
"One hundred and twelve rifles and
1,500 rounds of ammunition were sur
rendered at Haganey February 18th,
mostly from a supply secreted in con-
tiguous swamps. The incident is i'm
portant as indicating a great reaction
favorable to the American interests in
region Of Bulacan heretofore one OF
the worse in Luzon. The result is ac-
complished exclusively by the long
continued, intelligent and persistent ef-
forts of officers of the Third United
States infantry"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19
GREAT EXPENDITURES y CIVIL
SERVICE.

Uncle Sam is regular old spend
thrift and robber and opressor. He
spends money as if it grew on trees.
and there was no end to it. The pros
pect is for an $500. .OO0 900 short session.
Remember that in 1860. ss0.Ooo, 900 Were
sufficient for all the governmental ex-
penses But that was when the demo-
Gratis had charge and honest men were
in the congress and IN the cabinet.
pendous fraud and administrator. He
spends money by the hundreds OF mil
lions for wars and for other indefensi-
BILE acts. His civil list is a disgrace be-
cause of it's enormity. His employees
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19

The claim of other cough medicines
TO be as good as Chamberlain is eff
fectuaHy set at rest in the following
testimonial of Mr.. c. D. Glass, an en-
ploye Of Bartlett & Dennis Co, Gardi-
ner, Me. He says: Il had kept adding
TO a cold and cough in the winter of
1897, trying every cough medicine
heard of without permanent help, until
one day was in the drug store of Mr..
Houlehan and he advised me TO try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Of
fered TO pay back my money If I was
not cured. My lungs and bronchial
tubes were very sore at this time, but
1 was completely cured by this remedy,
and have since always turned to il
when l got cold, and soon find relief.
l also recommend it to my friends and
am glad to say it is the best of all
cough medicines" For sale by r. l.
Bellamy, druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19

Mrs Thomas D. Crawford, born in
Oxford, has recently died at Ocala,
Florida She was a good Christian
worker, daughter of a former leading
citizen of Oxford. the late Titus I.
Grandy, and was a faithful Baptist.
Her gifted brother Albert, Sudbury
Grandy, only two or three weeks ago
died at her home. He once lived in Will
mington and taught school for Captain
Catlett. He was successful lawyer and
a superior man every way. He had an
accomplished and scholarly brother who
was Professor at the University of
North Carolina, who. like himself, died
in his manhood's prime. Professor
Carey Grandy had high gifts. We have
understood that he was graduated with
a higher record for attainments at the
Virginia military school than had any
student before him.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19

are great army and for the civil SER
vice only. Here are the figures for the
sums paid for service performed and
labor done. outside of the army and
navy proper:
Appropriated for clerical and
other labor In navy yards.
Estimated pay for civilian
service and labor in con-
nection with field operations IL 025 Si5
Estimated pay for labor and
skilled service outside civil
service proper ... - 612,776
Under civil service laws. clas-
sified and unclasified .... no. 757 S36
Total for civilian services
rendered and labor done. s156, ,22o, ,o4
II the people continue to stand that
sort of extravaganza and waste and
outrage upon them they will deserve to
bear the burden. 1t is all the time in
creasing. There seems TO be no sense
OF justice or reason or right left in
Washington. The Congress is crazy
and Mckinley and company are crazy
and the people are the grinders In the
mills OF these Philistines.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19


There is probably no doubt that the
present Congress will beat the extra
ordinary record of the last Congress
as a money spender. The prospect is
strong, and republican leaders of sense
are beginning to protest against the
great blunder of so much extravaganza.
1t is an awful waste of the hard earn
ings Of the American toilers and bread
winners-the bone and sinew of the
United States. Some republican Sen
ators admit that this short session
will make way with $3.50. 200, 900 or over
$500 10000 Think of a republic ex-
pending nearly $4OO. 600 900 for military
purposes. The Atlanta Constitution
gives figures we have sometimes met
with, and they are reliable we suppose:
The war budget OF England is
1929, ,467, $40, only 81, ,407. $40 of which goes
to pensions.
France pays $1S6.575. .309. of which
$60,720.1O2 is for pensions.
"Germany's war bill is S210, ,302 $50,
out of which $16.323.90 is for pensions.
"Russia's monster military establih-
ment is run on $40, 900. with no pen
sions.
Austria pays a charge of sS2, 626, 600,
with no pension roll.
Verify we are building up a military
system on high pressure. in which
every man wants big pay in service
and high pensions afterward. In re-
turn for these giant figures the United
States carries a joint military and ma
val force of 10000 men: England. 364, -
$40 men; France, 622. .124 men; Germany
sos, $50 men; Russia. 920.124 men, and
Austria 27S543 men.
I'VE have, therefore. the most costly
military force on earth. verltably
soldier on every mans back"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19

A great battle is expected when the
bills to arrange the congressional and
judicial districts come up. a politi-
clan outside tells the Raleigh News and
Observer:
''The reason is that. with the excep-
tion of the few farmers In the legisla-
ture, the formation of the new districts
will touch the personal interest and 'po-
litical ambition of every man here.
Those that are not candidatS for judge
or solicitor are candidates for congress
and there you have it. No matter
what change you make or don't make
somebody's going to be hurt and howl"
And yet strange to say. the average
North Carolina lawyer has no fondness
for office. They must be simply forced
to accept a nomination. What an age
and what a country!
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19

A powerful engine cannot be run
with weak boiler. and we can't Keep
up the strain Of an active life with a
weak stomach; neither can we stop the
human machine to make repairs- II thA
stomach cannot digest enough food to
keep the body strong. such a p-cpara-
ton as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure shsuld
be used 1t digests what you ear and II
simply can't help but do you good. R
r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-19

Recent experiments show that all
classes of foods may be completely di-
gested by preparation called Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. which absolutely di-
gestS what you eat. AS it is the only
combination of all the natural digest
ants ever devised the demand for il has
become enormous. r. X. Bellamy