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Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

81 had been in bed three weeks with grip
when my husband brought me Dr. Miles
Nervine, Pain pills and Nerve and Liver
Pills. was cured. Mrs. ]. Reinier,
Franklin, Ind.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

The friends of Mrs. L. Denison Will n.
pleased to learn OF her recovery from grip
at her home in Bay City. Mich, through
the use OF DR.. Miles NervIne aud Pills
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

w. f. Nihells of st. Louis. Mo-, who was
down with grip. is reported much improved
He used DR.. Miles Nervine and Pills.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

Referee: Fred Willis OF Omaha J'mpires.
G. a; Hall of Sioux City and r. Il. Jones OF
City.
After the game the visitors had supper
az the Young Mems Christian associa tor
Ihey VIII leave for home tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27
SENDS BACK THE INDIAN BILL
House Refers II Again to Conference
-Lentx PrOvOkes Another
Angry Scene.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The house was
the scene Of a sensational incident late
this afternoon which threw that body into
violent state OF excitement. For an hour
the storm ragged. ending abruptly when
an adjournment was taken, upon motion OF
Mr. Payne, the floor leader of the ma
jority.
Mr.. Lentz, an Ohio democrat who has
created many sensations during his serv"
ice in the house, stirred the democrats 20
fever pitch by rising to a question OF
privilege and alleging that speech he
had turned over to the public printer under
general leave TO print had been withheld
from the record and had been turned over
to General Grogvenor OF Ohio by the
speaker. The nature OF the speech was not
developed during the events that followed,
but 1t was learned that 1t was an attack
upon Senator Hanna and the methods by
which he was elected to the senate.
Violation of Privilege.
The speaker explained that 1t had been
represented to him that the speech vjo-
lated the privileges of the house and he
had directed that 1t be withheld until he
could look over It.. Pressure of business
had prevented him from doing SO. how
ever, and only twenty minutes before, he
said, he had directed that the speech 60
into the record believing that II It con.
tanned anything offensive 1t could be
stricken out of the record by the house
later.
Intense excitement followed. Several
points OF order were made by republicans.
but the speaker declined to sidetrack the
matter in that way, holding. however, that
to proceed a proposition Of some kind must
be before the house. Thereupon Mr.. Rich
ardson. the democratic leader offered a
resolution that the speaker had no right to
withhold speeches. Against this the ques-
tion of consideration was raised by Mr..
Lacey and by a strict party vote the house
decided not to consider It,
Condemns Speakers Action.
Amid still greater confusion Mr. Richard
son offered another resolution condemning
the speakers action and directing that the
speech be delivered forthwith to the pub
lie printer" Again Mr.. Lacey raised the
question OF consideration, and again, by a
strict party vote the house refused TO con-
slider It.
At this point further proceedings were cut
off by an adjournment taken on motion OF
Mr.. Payne, the floor leader of the majority
and again sustained by a strict party vote
The controversy probably will be resumed
tomorrow.
Earlier in the day a partial conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill was
agreed to and the bill was sent back to
conference. The western members made
an Intellectual effort to accept the senate
amendment appropriatng 100000 for ex-
periments on the ella river In Arizona, but
they we're defeated. 5s-97.
The conference report on the naval bill
was beaten on account Of the item Great
ing assistant chiefs Of bureaus in the Navy
department and a motion to accept the sem
ate amendment authorizing the construc.
tion OF three additional submarine boats
were pending when the row above mentioned
was precipitated by Mr.. Len.z.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

NEW YORK, Feb. 26-"There "a abso.
!utely no truth In the report that / am
trying to buy Volodyovski," said William
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

81 had grip three months; could not
sleep; pain all over and headache very bad
DR.. Miles Nervine, Pain Pills and Liver
Pills made me well."-Mrs. E. C.. Bowlby,
Waterloo Ind.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

Everybody says that ]. W. Udy is looking
splendid since his recovery from the grin
at his home in Des Moines, la. They all
know that Dr.. Miles Nervine was what
cured him.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

NKIIIOnS OF women Use Out1Cura soap
OF
for all the
SOAP combines ONE SOAP
complexion and the BEST
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27
Our Bicycle Man

wants to remind you that one OF the most
enjoyable seasons OF the year is spring, and
with 1t comes the open fireplace warming
ana ventiiating your house. We have fire
brick and crates of all kinds for ireplaces.
why not send us your gasoline stove and
let us overhaul 1t and get 1t in perfect
working order, so that when the warm
days Of spring come on you do not need 10
roast yourself over a red hot cook stove?
We have all parts. such as generators.
burners. tanks, etc We will get your stove
and keep 1t until you want It any time in
the spring. Headquarters for furnace and
stove castings Of every kind, as well as
water fronts and water coils and expert
enced men TO do the work
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

Prosecuting Attorney Charles L. De
Waelc. who has passed the three score
milestone, had a time with the grip. but
when seen at his home in Roscommon
Mich, the other day he said DR.. Miles
Nervine was what cured him
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27

At nearly three score and ten Mrs. Galen
Humphrey was fighting against odds when
the grip attacked her but she took Dr.
Miles Nervino and now her neighbours in
Wareham, Mass, remark on how well she
Is looking.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
STILL OPPOSE
COMPROMISE
FRIENDS OF PRIMARY BILL ARE
STEADFAST.
MEASURE GOES TO SENATE
Committee to Which it Will be Re-
ferred Favors Bill in Present Form
and vii! so Report it-Opposition
is CIamoring for Substitutes
and Amendments.

Madison, March 26.
The primary election bill will come
into the senate this morning on a
message from the assembly and thus
the exciting scenes enacted in the
lower house last week will be trans
ferred to what is considered the more
dignified branch of the Legislature.
Just what will be done with the meas
ure is a question which no idle pro-
phet can answer in advance.
That the senate committee on priv
ileges and elections, to which it must
be referred, will bring in favorable
report upon the bill which passed the
assembly there is little doubt; for of
the five senators comprising the com
mittee three favor the bill in it's
present form. Senator Ratton, chair
man, and Senators Martin and Miller,
are for a measure along the line of
the original bill and it is not likely
that they will offer any additional
amendments to those adopted by the
assembly last week. On the other
hand, Senators Jones and Whitehead
are thought to be against the meas
ure as it now stands. The Waukesha
senator may oppose any kind of a pri-
mary election bill, but the GAINESVILLE
statesman will undoubtedly be for
some form of a compromise.
There does not seem to be DISPOSE
ton in the senate, to absolutely de-
feat any and all attempts at passing
a primary bill. Many senators who are
against the measure before them, are
deeply impressed with the necessity Of
the party keeping it's platform pledges
by enacting some law that shall pro-
vide for a direct vote for nominations,
and they are the ones that are talking
compromise. The friends of the meas
ure are not disposed to consider any
substitute or amendment except such
as will make the bill better.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
TRIBUTE TO PROF. WHITNEY,
Memorial Service to Be Held at Uni
versity After Easter.
Madison, March %

"ouiSOu, Ihdl III Go
President E. A. Birge, in an intro
ductory talk at the student convoca-
ton yesterday, spoke briefly on the
recent death of Prof n. o. Whitney,
paying special tribute by declaring
that it would seem there could be no
greater loss to the faculty than that
Of Prof. Whitney. He was man,
said President Birge. who bore clos,
personal relation to the few students
under him. and who was in sympa-
thetic touch with each Of them. A
memorial service will take the place
Of one of the regular convocations af-
ter Easter.
The regular address was by Prof J.
f. A. Pyre, who aptly chose for his
subject, Wandering Instincts of Eng
lish Poets, which he supplemented by
charming selections from Stevenson,
Kipling, and few minor poets.
1t has long been POLITICALLY stated,
said Prof. Pyre, that there is no place
like home. But when the spring days
come. and the longing to wander in
definitely surges over one, or. as Kip
ling puts it, when one has the tgo-
fever, then it that the poets line of
home loses it's significance in the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28

In Madison a few nights ago, Mrs.
M. S. Woodward told of the siege of
Pekin through which she passed.
The speaker began with an account
of the country Of China, mentioning
among other interesting bits of infor-
nation the fact that the foreigners
built railroads directly through the
Chinese grave yards. This fact, she
said, was one of the causes of the out
break of the smoldeTing boxer
trouble.
Mrs. Woodward and daughter were
the guests of Minister Conger at the
time Of the trouble, and because of
this close connection she is familiar
with all the details of the siege. To
ward the latter part of May came
rumors Of the killing of native Chris
| tians, but there was no thought of uni
versal trouble. About the first of
| June, when the trouble began to as
sumo more definite proportions, there
| came the first thoughts of real dan
| ger, and when the marines arrived
about $50 in all, bringing automatic
relief. And it was time, for had their
arrival been two days later there
would have been no one left to defend.
| Soon the boxers began to set fires to
the various buildings, and in accord
ance with the posted notices about
the city, began to wait for an oppor.
tunity to kill the foreign Devils
T1n Dr,+ ,cl,
est and best fitted for defense. In all
1000 men. women and children of the
various countries were settled here.
Things rapidly became worse, and Lee
cation street was barricaded for bet
| ter resistance. At first carts and any
thing at hand were used for this pur-
| pose, but later sand bags of silk, satin
and costly brocades were made by the
ladies to bar progress up this street.
Soon the food supply began to
| dwindle, and horses were eaten, and
| even dogs were used for food by the
native Christians. All this time
constant war was waged and deaths
on both sides resulted. The Chinese
| did not bury their dead and the
! stencil was horrible. To better care
| for the wounded of the allied forces a
hospital corps was organized and 4
most efficient care of the sick was
maintained. AS the soldiers died they
were tenderly but rudely buried, to-
gcther with a sealed bottle in which
was given the name and nationality of
The dead.
Then came that morning in August,
after eight weeks of the horrible
nightmare, when the quick, sharp fire
Of the machine guns heralded the APP
proach of succor. One by one the re-
| lief companies entered The Amer-
cans, tired and dirty, were greeted
with the utmost joy. it is an old
story now, said Mrs. Woodward in
concluding, how our brave boys took
the four gates, leaving six gallant sol
der lads as tribute.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
RIVERS ON RAMPAGE
HEAVY EAiNS AND THAW WORK
DESTRUCTION
FAMILIES LEAVE HOMES
Cities of Milwaukee, Sheboyean, osh-
kosh, Fond du Lac and SaukViiie.
Menaced by Rising Waters-Sev-
eraI Business Firms Compelled to
Suspend Operations.

Milwaukee, March 26.-Heavy rains
and the thaw throughout Wisconsin
the past three days have caused high
water in many places throughout the
state. Several business firms have
been compelled to suspend operations
temporarily at least. Sheboygan,
Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Saukville and
fence. Piggsville, a Milwaukee SUI
burb, is under water and the streets
are inundated. The Milwaukee west
side car shops are working, but little
more of a rise in water will flood
them. At WauwatOsa the river is
threateningly high. At Black River
Falls the Black river is on the ram
page. 1t rose eight feet yesterday
and is still rising. The ice is going
out and the damage to property will
be heavy unless the waters recede.
Fond du Lac reports an ice gorge
formed at the Twelfth street bridge
and it is feared the bridge will be
hoisted from it's foundation. The
river overlooked it's banks and is
doing considerable damage along its
course. Oshkosh reports the low.
lands all covered with water.
The dam on the East Twin river
in the village of Mishicott, suddenly
gave way yesterday and it is esti
| mated the sudden overflow of water
did damage to the amount of 5000
Houses were completely turned around
and three bridges badly damaged
main street of the village. Several
large stores are heavy losers and
| much grain in store in the basement
will be entirely lost. No lives were
| lost, although there were several mar.
| row escapes and some families had tc
leave their homes.
The village of SaukviIle has been
cut in two by the flood and the rail
way station cannot be reached from
either side. Excitement runs high
Families are leaving their homes by
scores. All night there were parties
two boats the place possesses with
lanterns and torches searching fol
unfortunates who might have beer
caught in their homes Or near the
village. The villages of Grafton anC
Thienville are in danger.
La Crosse, March 26.-The North
western roadbed was washed out a
the Grand Crossing, in the city limits
last night and residents in that par
of the city have been forced to leav,
their homes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Amputation May Be Necessary.

Appleton, Wis, March 26-It is
feared that Presiding Elder Farmer OF
the Appleton district of the Wisconsin
Methodist church will lose his arm
Some time ago Elder Farmer, while
visiting in Canada, accidentally shot
himself in the hand. The wound re-
sisted medical treatment and two op-
erations were necessary Blood poi
soning set in some time ago, and it Is
with that disorder that physicians
have been battling for some time 1t
is now feared the arm will have to be
amputated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28

hungering and thirsting for travel.
In the hordes which follow this
prompting are two classes,-those
who go only to see and be charmed.
and those who go to see and learn.
It is the former class that the poets
love to tell about, and that an old SUI
perstition says, will find that truth
falls on them in their careless wander
ings. 1t is to that class that Steven
son, the prince of vagabonds," be-
longs, as does Kipling when he occs-
sionally drifts from his tales of action
to that keen appreciation of nature.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
MORE MERGING OF LINES.
Illinois Central to Get Valuable Trans
Mississippi Property.

New York. March 26.-The Mail
and Express says: ct is stated on
authority that the deal for the acqui-
sition of the Minneapolis & st. Louis
and Iowa Central roads by the Hi
nois Central company will shortly be
closed Negotiations have been pend
ing for some time. There was a
hitch in the matter of the price, but
it is expected a compromise will be
reached. The Illinois Central offered
a guarantee Of 4 per cent. on the
common stock of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis. while the owners of the
latter held for per cent, claiming
the company is earning now upward
of on the common. Their plan is
for the Minneapolis & ST. Louis first
to absorb the Iowa Central, with the
exchange Of the Minneapolis & St
Louis stock for Iowa Central stock
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
DECIDES FOR PUBLIC.
Federal Supreme Court Passes on ILL
nois Waterworks Gases.


Washington, March 26.-In the
United States supreme court yester-
day, opinions were handed down in
several cases involving the construc-
ton of a state law in Illinois author
izing cities and villages to contract
for water and waterworks. The cases
decided affect the water systems of
F'reepOrt, Danville and Rogers Park.
The water companies in each case
contended that the law of 1872 and
other subsequent acts authorizing
town and city authorities to contract
for a water supply for thirty years in
Guided the right to fix a rate for
that time and a rate once fixed could
not be changed. They argued that
the ordinances fixing rates were i'll
the nature of contracts for term of
thirty years. In the case of the Free
port company rate of SIS for each
fire hydrant was first fixed by the or
d1nance, but it was reduced by a
subsequent ordinance to $50 The
water company attacked the validity
OF this ordinance and took the case
into the state courts. The Illinois su-
preme court decided against the COM
pany, holding the ordinance reducing
the price of water to be valid. Yes
terday's decision sustained the find
Ing Of the state court Justice Nc
kenna, in handing down the opinion,
said the state statutes were ambigu-
Gus but it had been thought advisable
to decide the ambiguity in the inter
est OF the public. A dissenting opin-
On was handed down by Justice White
on the ground of the first ordinance
contract.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28

to a company to connect Winterset
and Creston. Results from other
towns are: Perry, ]. ". Wilson, cit
liens ticket, elected mayor; Valley
Junction, democratic; Winterset, John
McAndrew, democratic mayor; Ana
mosa, w A. Jackler, republican may
or; Marion, P. NJ. Plum, republican
mayor; Toledo, republican.
Democrats Win at Ottun1Wa.
Ottumwa Ia, March Pet. H
Picker, democratic candidate fol-
mayor, with the balance of the demo
cratic ticket, was elected here yester
day by a majority of 200 to 500. This
city council has democrats and one
republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Pirates AegressiveIy Bold.
SUSPECT THE ST. PAUL
Electric Line May Be Owned by Big
Steam Road.

Milwaukee, March 20.-The opinion
is growing that the proposed Milwau-
kee and Lake Geneva electric railway
that has asked for entrance into the
city is being pushed in the interest of
the st. Paul road and is designed, in
time, to become a part of that giant
system. Old railroaders point to the
fact that the men who are named as
being behind the new road are old St.
Paul road men. S. M Green is the
agent for the Merrill estate and has
been associated with the ST. Paul road
in most of it's plans where the aid Of
an outsider is desired and w. H. Shell
don has been a civil engineer for the
road almost since the beginning of
time and has often been associated
with plans that required. in the begin
ming, the presence of someone who
would in reality be the ST. Paul road
under cover.
1t is argued that. as Chicago sends
about 5000 people to the Lake Geneva
country every Sunday during the sea-
son, Milwaukee being a good Sunday
excursion town. would send almost
half as many, and that business would
make the line a good piece of prop
erty. For the present, it is believed
that the electric plans will be carried
out, but when the business is worked
up to the right point, the railroad
men look to see the ST. Pauls trains
running over the tracks of the new
road to Lake Geneva. though they
will not run through the city,
but will connect with the Chicago di-
vision south of the city.
This line, takes in Hale's Corners,
the Muskego lakes, Mukwonago.
Tischigon, Big Bend and the Beulah
axes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
MORGAN GETS SHIP LINES.
Magnate Buys Up Rockefeiler's Inter
terests in the Northwest

New York, March 26.-The an,
nouncements made last week that J.
2. Morgan & Co., had purchased
what is known as the Rockefeller in
terests in ships and railways mines
of the northwest was confirmed yes
terday by Rockefeller's representa-
tive, F. T. Gates, president of the
Bessemer Steamship company, the
Duluth, Mesaba and Northern rail
way and Lake Superior consolidated
iron mines. Gates said that the terms
of the sales had been fully agreed
upon and duly signed. He was not at
| liberty, he said, to state the exact
terms. He could only say that the
terms were satisfactory and that all
shareholders would be treated pre-
cisely alike.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
BRITISH MAKE BIG HAUL.
Babington's Force Bests DeIarey Nea,
Venterdorp.

London, March 26.-The war de-
partment IS received the following
dispatch from Kitchener: Pretoria
Babbington's force, including
Shekleton's column, attacked Delarey
1,500 strong southwest of Ventersdorr
and having defeated him followed him
up rapidly with the result that the
boer rear guard was driven in, and
their convey, including guns, captured
at VaaPs bank. Our troops displayed
great gallantry and dash. They cap
tured two 15-pounder guns, one pom
pom, six maXims, 800 rounds of big
ammunition, 100 rifles, SO wagons, "a
carts, besides taking 140 prisoners
Our losses were slight. Many beers
were killed or wounded"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
NEARLY READY TO BEGIN.
Big Furniture Trust Absorbs Michi-
Gan Factories.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 20
The plan to form a combine Of all the
principal furniture factories here has
progressed so rapidly under the direc-
ton of Charles r. Flint of New York
that it is expected to be in working
order by May l. Corporation papers
will be filed by the middle of April
either in New Jersey or Delaware,
with capital of $4,000 900. Fourteen
big firms are in the trust.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
Fatal Mine Explosion.

Connellsville, Pa, March 26.-The
most fatal explosion to occur in the
New Klondike region of Fayette coun-
ty happened yesterday. One man was
instantly killed. five will die and ten
were burned and crushed so terribly
1t is doubtful if they can recover. AS
result of the explosion the mine is
on fire. The cause of the explosion
was the accumulation of gas in the
gates. The mine was one of the new
ones opened up this winter by the
American Steel and Wire company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-28
State Oratorical Winners.

Appleton, Wis. March 23-At the
state oratorical contest held here last
night W. R. Davis of Ripon won first
place, l. B. Davies of Beloit second
and Claude d. Cole of Lawrence uni
Vers1ty third. The first and second
viii represent Wisconsin in the inter-
state contest at Des Moines in May.