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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
FIRES FROM WIRES
LEGISLATURE WOULD MAKE
THEM LESS FREQUENT.
METHOD OF REGULATION
Manner of Insulating Electric Wires
Run Into buildings Clearly Defined
and Any Violation Made a Misde.
meanor-Safer Grade of Work
Deemed Necessary.
Madison, March Is

Madison, March Is.
A bill of Importance to all house
owners as well as to those who may
contemplate building, and especially
important to electricians, is one which
comes up in the assembly this
evening. 1t was introduced by Mr..
Galway of Sheboygan and its object
is to require electricians to wire
houses safely or be in danger of prose
cution for their negligence or incom-
petence.
It makes it unlawful to introduce
for lighting, heating or power any
electric wire into building unless
such wire, where it so enters the
building or passes through the out
side, as also where it passes through
any floor, ceiling, partition or inner
wall, or is affixed to a post, timber or
other structure, is securely protected
by passing through non-absorptive
insulating tube throughout such wall,
floor, ceiling, partition, inner wall,
post, timber or other structure; and
where the wire passes along a wall,
floor or ceiling in a building it shall be
safely fastened by an insulating de-
vice. 1t is made the duty of every
contractor and other person so intro
ducing the wires to splice or join all
electric wire where connections there
of are made so as to be both mechani-
cally and electrically secure without
solder and they must then be soldered
to secure preservation, and the joint
covered with an insulation equal to
that on the conductors. and at the ex-
terror of the building there shall be
affixed an automatic cut-out by means
of which the electric current can be
completely shut off.
Any violation of the provisions Of
the act is declared mis-
demeanor, and any person convicted
under its provisions shall for each Of
Tense be fined not less than $25 nor
more than 500, and for a failure tn
pay such fine together with costs of
prosecution he shall be committed to
Jail until the same are paid, imprison-
ment, however. not to exceed four
months.
1t is considered that, under such a
law, electricians would watch each
other and thus promote more gen
orally a safer system of wiring.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
Maude and the JUDGE,

The ex-judge sat in his rustic chair,
Dreaming of days when prospects
were fair;
When he was clerk in a grocery
store,
Reading law at night for an hour or
more.
Then politics gave him a playful
nudge
And set him up on the bench as a
Judge.
While on his vacation one summers
day
He met Maude Muller at work in the
hay.
Now, Maude was as shy as a turtle
dove,
So the Judge fell heels over head in
love.
"Maude, DEAR" said he, 'for pity S
Come, be my bride, and give up that
rake!'
But Maudie answered and said, "Oh,
no,
The chap for me is the man with the
hoe
Pulling off his coat, the judge said,
See,
For your sake, Naude, I'll a farmer
be-"
So the lovesick Judge gave up his job
And became a granger-alas! poor
slobl
They married and bought farm on
time
And settled down to life sublime.
For eighteen hours they toiled each
day,
Trying the mortgage on the farm to
pay.
This happened some forty-odd years
ago,
But still the ex-judge Yields the hoe
He is getting stiff in elbow and knee
For he isn't as young as he used to be
But he often dreams of what might
have been,
| For the mortgage is bigger now than
| then.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
NEWS FROM GOLD COUNTRY.
Bits of information and Pipe Dreams
from Cape Nome.

Victoria, March 15.-News has
reached here from Cape Nome that
during December a rich bar was
staked which is beneath Boring sea,
and parallels the coast for about 100
miles up from Snake river. Those
who located claims had to cut through
feet of ice to reach the strand, the
gravel of which is very rich. In sum-
mer the claims will be totally SUBJ
merged.
J. Densmore has returned to Nome
from kuskokwinm and reports his
party had hard trip, having run
short of provisions. They had eaten
three dogs, also their moccasins and
deerskins. They found no gold, al
though they prospected the country
thoroughly.
Stampedes have occurred from
Nome to American creek in Kougrock
and Norton sound where the rich
strikes have been made. c. Betch and
L. Mckay, while enroute to Nome from
Teller City, found a man lying nude in
a sleeping bag on the snow, frozen to
death. Authorities suspect foul play.
News of the presidential election had
not yet reached Nome on December
Is.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
READY FOR STRIKE
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS INSIST
ON TERMS.
WANT MORE CONCESSIONS
Operators Must Make Them Or a
Tieup Will Follow April Claims
That Owners Have PersstentIy
Ignored Advances of Union-Pres-
ident Mitchell Talks.

Hazelton, Pa, March 1.-THE
United Mine Workers convention ad-
iourned yesterday afternoon after in
structing the national executive board
to negotiate for another joint confer
ence with the operators, failing to Sc
cure which the board has authority TO
declare a general strike in the anthra-
cite fields. The strike, if no onfer-
ence is held, probably will be ordered
to go into effect April 1. The time
may be changed by the board if it
deems fit.
It has not yet been determined
whether the national board, when
called to negotiate for another con-
ference, will meet at Hazelton or else
where.
A motion was made and unani-
mously agreed to, that all anthracite
miners would respond to a call for
suspension of work should the eXecu'
tive officers fail to arrange joint con-
ference with the operators. 1t was
agreed that if the operators ignored
the overtures of their employees, and
forced the miners to engage in a
strike, the officials of the organiza-
ton were empowered to request all
men employed in or about mines,
strfppings and "ollieries to cease
work.
After the convention adjourned
President Mitchell and officers of the
three anthracite districts held a secret
conference at which plans were dis
cussed for bringing about the desired
meeting between the operators and
miners. Another conference will be
held tomorrow at Scranton when
plans will be completed. In an inter
view Mitchell admitted the probability
of a strike, but said he would prefer
to make no definite statement in that
respect pending negotiations. He
said, however, the delegates were a
unit in their approval Of the action
taken The most important demands
which miners would make. it is said,
lis a recognition of their union, which
was not insisted upon during the
strike last year, and a uniform wage
scale. In order to bring about the lat
ter condition a slight advance. it is
understood, will be asked for by men
in the Lehigh, Schuylkill and Wyom-
ing regions. Considerable bitterness
has been engendered among delegates
by the refusal of officers to confer
with them and many claim that last
years Scranton agreement has been
Yiolatede by the employers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
GIT OUT OF CHINA
THAT THE UNIVERSAL FEELING
IN GERMANY.
COUNTRY SICK OF MESS
Big Additional Allowance for War Elk.
penses Voted and Trouble not Elk
pected to End for Two Years--Wo-
men Protest Against High Taxes
on Provisions.

Berlin, March 1.-THE reichstas
| yesterday passed to second readias
the supplementary estimates for the
China expedition amounting TO lLo,
322, 900 marks. During the course Of
the debate the minister of war, Gen
Won Gossler said Count Won Valdez
see commanded about $4,000 men, III
Guiding 1870 Germans, 1850 French
1880 British, 5000 Russians, 5000
Japanese, $3.50 Italians, 1000 Ameri
cans and $50 Austrians. Brigandage
in China, he added, was considerably
decreased in consequence of the in.
PREVENTION of foreign troops. Peace
able populations are treated with
leniency, but marauders and boxers
are vigorously suppressed
Herr Richter, radical leader, ob.
jected to Great Britain being made
quately represented by troops in
China while she had the greatest in
terests in that country. Gen. Won
Einem replied that the British had re-
serves at Hongkong and could also
draw on India.
The most striking feature during
Fridays and yesterdays debate in the
reichstag was the unanimously mani
tested feeling of WEAKNESS over the
China adventure" 1t was a regular
chorus of "let us get out of China
Socialist speakers said ''get out at any
price" The radical leftists and cen
tTists said get out as soon as honor
permits" Even the conservatives said
as much, though all parties recognized
the fact that 123,000,O00 marks de-
manded as a third installment of ex-
penseS must be voted Indeed the en-
tire nation is thoroughly tired of
China. The papers regret Count Won
BueloW's inability to tell, even approx
imately, when peace will be declared.
The Lokal Anzeiger and Vossicshe
Zeitung consider peace and the with
draWal of the German troops to be
still long ways off and to be post
poned for year or two. Last week s
reichstag doings were interesting.
The colonial budget discussion showed
again that the German colonies have
hitherto been unenviable property,
several of them exhibiting steadily
decreasing trade with Germany, os-
pecially largest of all, German East
Africa, which is twice the size of Ger
many. Yet its trade to Germany was
only 100000 marks in 1899, although
the empire pays 100000 marks for
its administration, partly for quelling
constant uprisings. The Kameroons
territory alone seems to more than
cover expenses.
There is movement on foot among
German women to issue gigantic
protest against the threatened in
crease in agricultural duties as render
ing the necessaries of life much
higher and especially for the poorer
classes which comprise 81 per cent.
of the whole nation. A call issued at
Dresden by the most noted women
leaders has already received millions
of signatures.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
TO REDEEM STAMPS.
Government Officials Issue Informal
ton on Subject.

Washington, March 17.-Treasury
officials are actively making prepare
tions to carry into effect the war reve-
nue. reduction act which becomes
operative July 1 and with a view to
giving the public all information on
the subject possible at this tire the
internal revenue bureau yesterday is
sued the following statement: ''All
documentary and proprietary revenue
stomps in the hands of purchasers
July 1 will be redeemed by the gov
eminent under provisions Of the act
of March Il, 1900. Such stamps
should be presented for redemption by
the owners thereof to the collector of
internal revenue from whom they are
purchased who will supply applicant
with the necessary forms and instruc-
tons for the preparations of his claim.
1t is probable regulations will be pre-
pared and issued providing for the re-
demption of imprinted documentary
stamps without requiring the destruc-
ton Of checks or drafts on which
they are imprinted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
Madison, March Is.

MdUlSOu, 10.
The railroad lobby has been preach
ing economy to the members of the
legislature for the past week, insist
ing that the state is becoming too ex-
travagaDt in it's expenditures and too
promiscuous in its appropriations.
The situation is becoming critical so
far as the life of some of the bills is
concerned, and there promises to be a
lively contest between the opponents
and friends of these measures.
The fact that the demands made
upon this legislature exceeds the esti-
mated revenues of the state by almost
two million dollars is causing consid-
cradle uneasiness among the members
who have fathered the various appro-
priation bills; for it is evident that I'M
less a great reduction is made all
along the line the various interests
must fight it out among themselves as
to which shall go without the money
asked for, or all must unite in an eff
fort to pass the various corporation
tax measures now before the legisla-
ture. 1t is this state of affairs that
has caused the railroads to insist upon
an economical administration and re-
trenchment rather than greater expen-
ditures. If the railroad bills are passed
the increase in the license fee on their
earnings will supply 100000 of the
$4,000, 900 needed, and it is thought
the other tax measures will make up
the remainder and thus relieve the
situation without calling for a special
levy Consequently the large corpo--
rations are greatly interested
They point to the manner in which
the appropriations are growing larger
and the demands upon the state
greater at each succeeding session Of
the legislature. Where will it end"
they ask, eff some restraint is not
placed upon this extravagant tend
ency?"
On the other hand, the friends of
the educational appropriation bills
feel that such policy is penny wise
and pound foolish for, they insist,
it takes money to be a great state and
support magnificent institutions. The
railroads, however, do not care to be
put down as especially opposed to the
appropriations, but rather
as against the eXtravagant tendency
OF the state. eve believe" said rep
resentative of one of the great sys-
TENS, that many of the demands
made upon this session of the legis-
lature are absolutely unnecessary,
While some of the others are larger
than they should be. If the state
wants to make a special tax levy to
meet these expenditures, we have
nothing to say, but we do not feel
that we should be forced to pay more
simply because some of these institu-
lions need the money. In the interest
OF economy the appropriations should
be kept down as low as possible, and
IN the name of equity and justice the
burden of taxes should be borne by all
the property interests of the state.
they may be-
A contest over these matters is high
ly probable, as even last week there
was considerable feeling on the sub
ject
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
MUST LEAVE BROTHERHOOD
Burlington Officials Find Employees in
Unions Banned.

Chicago, March 16.-The Record to-
day will say: THE Burlington road
is said to have prevented what is re-
garded as a scheme leading to the re-
establishment of branches of engi-
neer and firemen brotherhoods on the
system, over which the road scored a
victory in the strike thirteen years
ago. 1t leaked out that employees be-
longing to the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers were found in the SER
vice. The officials, it is reported, then
commanded the men to renounce all
allegiance to the organization or leave
the service Of the company. Six en-
gineers agreed to cancel their mem
bership in the brotherhood but the
other two left the road. Several fire
men too, it is reported, were brought
before the officials to answer to SINH
lar charges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
PLAYERS LOSE LIVES IN FIRE.
Car of Uncle Toms Cabin Company
Burned to Ground,

iiSo " 1IOuflOs
Missoula, Mont, March 17.-At
Olive station yesterday morning the
special car containing Ed. Davis
Uncle Toms Cabin company was
burned and four members of the com
pany lost their lives. The dead are:
Minnie Hearst, cook, Mitchell, Ind.
Bert Reed, musician, Columbus,
Kas.
Rene Licasse, musician, Kalamazoo.
John Bolimans, musician, Parkers-
burg, Iowa.
The car was attached to the regu-
lar east bound train for Missoula.
Shortly after leaving the plains the
car was discovered to be on fire in the
sleeper apartment. Before the alarm
could be given the whole car was in
flames. Most of the company escaped
injury but lost all their personal eff
fects. The car was burned to the
track.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21

AT sunrise a salute of As guns viii be
fired. President Mckinley viii be en-
tertained quietly by Gov. and Mrs. W.
t. Durbin today, coming this morning.
Mckinley Leads Canton.
Canton, March 17.-President Nc
Kinley left at GAP last evening to at
tend the funeral of former President
Harrison and will remain in his car
until $50 when a reception committee
will meet him at the station and es-
cort him to the home of Gov Durbin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
SHE WANTED RECESS.
Pennsylvania School Girl Adopted
Novel Means to Secure IL,

iNONCi MEALS 70 SCSdi 1t.
Reading, Pa, March 14.-Judge Err
mentrout had an unusual petition pre-
sented to him. Florence E. Shalter.
14-year old school girl, of Bernville,
Berks county, asked the court for 4
mandamus Compelling the Bernville
school board and W. NJ. Pfeger, her
school teacher, to grant her the
liberty Of recess. In her petition she
declares that on January % her
teacher commanded her to stand on
his desk and make an ugly face"
She refused to DO this, and since then
Teacher Pfeger has refused her the
liberty of a recess granted the other
scholars twice a day. Judge Ermen-
trout refused to grant the petition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
Postmaster Goes Wrono,

washington, March 17.-As result
Of the investigation by the postofice
inspectors, charges of improper
management Of his office have been
tiled against L. H. Miner, postmaster
at Springfield, III. 1t is understood
Lorin |. Wheeler has been selected as
Miners successor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
Beers MASSING AT NEW POINT
Surrender Talked But Ammunition
Still Manufactured

London, March ia special dis
patch from Standerton says the beers
are massirg at a station on the Delagoa
line and leaders are comforting daily
at each station, also at Petersburg.
Nothing has transpired except that
the fate of the beers who have sur,
rendered is one of the subjects
discussion. Leaders are In commune
cation on the subject of a general
surrender with boer committee at
Amsterdam. 1t is stated the manu-
facture of ammunition is proceeding
vigorously.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
Johnson Goino to PhiIippines

Ann Arbor, March 15.-Prcf E. Fin
ley Johnson, secretary of the law de-
partment Of the University Of Michi-
gan, last night annouced his intention
Of accepting the appointment of the
supreme judgeship Of the Philippines
rendered to him a few weeks ago by
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
AboIishes Office of Mayor

Scranton, March 1.-The ripper
bill, which provides a new charter for
second class cities, abolishes the Office
OF mayor and gives the governor pow
er to appoint a recorder was yesterday
declared constitutional by the Lacka-
wanna county courts
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
BONl DRAWS SlOOD.
in Duel With Editor CasteIIane Comes
Out Ahead.

Out Ahead.
Paris, March 17.-In the duel yes
terday between Count Boni de Gas.
tellane and M. de Rodays. the latter
received bullet in the thigh. At the
first fire, M. de Rodays clapped his
hand to his right thigh and exclaimed.
Il am wounded" He was carried TO a
side track where the surgeons probed
and dressed the wound Count Boni
approached the wounded man and
asked NJ. de Roday's, Are you in
pain?" mot too much" was the reply.
Count Boni then stretched out his
hand which M. de Rodays accepted.
Count Boni and his party then drove
home and NJ. de Rodays was removed
to his residence. The surgeon hopes
to extract the bullet in two or three
days. The entire absence of fever,
though the suffering of the wounded
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
CARNEGIE'S LATEST BIG GIFT.
New York City to Get Over Five Mil
lions For Library.

New York, March 16.-Andrew Car
negie, who since retiring as an active
figure from the steel world has been
able to devote his time exclusively to
the founding of libraries. has made
his departure for Europe memorable
by the largest offer of that kind ever
advanced. If New York will provide
sites and maintenance he has prom
ised to give s5,2O0,00O to establish 65
branch libraries in this city. The of
fer was made in letter to DR.. John S.
Billings, director Of the New York
public library
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21

man is intense, leads to the belief he
will be well again in a week. At a
tary to inquire as to the condition of
NJ. de Rodays. The messenger was
informed the wounded mans condi-
ton was satisfactory
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
STURDY SQUIRE.
Descends From Bench to Lick Wife
Beaten.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 19-Justice
Of the Peace R. G. Motiska of Duryea,
descended from his bench, stripped off
his coat and thoroughly thrashed a
wife-beater. The man bled profusely
and was badly bruised and cut before
he gave in and begged forgiveness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
Harris Found GUILTY,

Burlington, Kas., March 16.-James
Harris was yesterday found guilty of
murder in the first degree for Killing
last April J. H. Allen, a wealthy OF
tumwa merchant
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
Prominent Michigan Judue Dead.

Ludington, Aarch 16.-Judge James
B. Mcmahon died yesterday of pneu-
monia. He had been circuit Judge of
the nineteenth circuit since 1893 and
was one Of the most prominent barris-
tiers OF Michigan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
ESCAPING Prisoner Killed.

Duluth, March 16.-Frank Baker,
convicted of attempted robbery, while
attempting to escape from the court
room yesterday afternoon was shot
and probably fatally wounded by
Deputy Sheriff Magic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
CONGRESSMAN Stricken.

Lancaster, "a. March Icon
gresham Marriott Brosius was stricken
with paralysis yesterday afternoon
and is expected to die at any moment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
Attorney Blackburn Dead.

Cincinnati, March 16.-Major c.. H.
Blae kburn, the noted criminal lawyer,
died suddenly last night of pneumo-
MA
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21

The battleship Oregon was ordered
heMe from Philippines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21

Both houses adjourned to 10 o'clock
this morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21
WOULD REDUCE
| APPROPRIATIONS
RAILROAD LOBBY ..PREACHES
ECONOMY.
SOME BILLS MUST SUFFER

University Measures Involving Ex-
penditure of Money Will Have to
Fight for Passage Without Reduo-
tion-lf All Tax Bills Are Passed
the Situation Will Be Relieved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-21

The ex-judge sat in his rustic chair,
Dreaming of days when prospects
were fair:
Daily camera., 1901-06-13
IT is A PARASITE

That Causes Itchisg Scalp, DaadruT. and
ftaa,iy, Failing Hair.
The itching scalp. the falling hair and
the dandrad that annoys are the work Of
a parasite hidden in the scalp. Tha,
parasite must be killed to cure dandruf
and the only preparation that will d.
that is Newbro's Herpicide. Destroy the
cause, you remove the effect"
c. H. Reed OF Victor. Idaho, says;
Myself and wife had dandruff and fall
ing hair several years. Two bottles Of
Newbro's Herpicide completely cured
US. after several other hair preparations
had failed to do good" Makes hair
grow glossy and sof. as silk. Hundreds
OF other testimonials jus. as strong.