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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07
Foreign Notes.

Queen Wilhelmina is a great novel
reader and her preference is for Eng
lish books. She likes the novels of
Scott and Dickens.
Henri de BlowitZ. the Paris CORES
pendent, has written a letter denying
the reports that he has recanted from
the Roman Catholic faith and re-
turned to that of the Jews in which he
was born.
The mayor of Rome recently asked
the duke of Abruzzi to deliver a
lecture in the capitol on his attempt
to reach the north pole, but out of
modesty he declined. He will give it,
however, in the Collegio Romano.
The king of Italy hates publicity,
and finding that all the particulars of
his private life were appearing in the
Italian papers, he has given strict
orders that no news of a personal ma
ture shall be made public by any
member of the royal household.
Queen Helene of Italy has a fond
ness for writing poetry, and, it is said,
writes some creditable verse. She
is about to bring out volume Of her
poems. Her father, the prince of
Montenegro, is a poet of no mean
ability. When he finishes a poem
which he considers better than usual
he calls together his court, reads it,
and asks the opinion of his hearers.
A unique casket will be presented
to Lord Roberts with the honorary
freedom of Winchester. It is made
out of two pieces of wood dating from
the time of Alfred the great and Of
William the conQuerOr, respectively.
A Danish galley wrecked and burned
by King Alfred in the Handle river.
Hampshire, provides the one relic,
and a gift of oak from the roofing Of
the Norman Cathedral at Winchester
furnishes the other
Count Lamsdorf, who has been ap-
pointed head of the Russian Foreign
office, is one of the most hard working
men in Russia. Nobody remembers
his last holiday. For thirty years he
has been behind the scenes of foreign
affairs in Russia Like Lord Sails
bury, he has no love for society, and
he generally leaves his cards early
in the morning before his friends are
out of bed Count Lamsdorff has
just turned 60, but he seems as young
as most men at 40.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07
Quaint Epitaphs in porchester.
here!
r. Andrews.

A Baltimore man has been collecting
queer epitaphs from the old grave
yards Of the state recently made some
unique additions from cemetery on
the banks of the Little ChOptank in
Dorchester. The cemetery is con-
nected with a church known as the
Old Trinity, and both the church and
many of the graves are well over 100
years old.
One of the epitaphs taken from an
ancient tomb is:
Little Willie was darling;
Little thought we he would pass
Through the holy gates Of heaven
When he ate that apple sass.
Another one, found in a cemetery
nearby, is even more peculiar:
Here lies a man who minded not
Business not his own
And left the money in the bank
With which to build this stone.
This last is even more peculiar in
view Of the fact that the man on
whose tomb the inscription appears is
alleged to have written it himself
few days before his death.-Baltimor
Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07
HOLMAN AT HEAD.
Deerfield Man Is Chosen by Retail
Lumber Dealers.

Milwaukee, March 1.-NeIs Holman
OF the firm of Grinde & Holman. Deer
field, was elected president OF the Re
tail Lumber Dealers association after
a somewhat close contest with T. Il.
Earle of Darlington. Theodore Huber
of Watertown was reelected. treas
urer, and Messrs. G. NJ Miller OF
Appleton, E. J. Mccormick Of Cuba
City and E. w. Wilcox of Fl. Atkinson
directors.
The newly elected president has
been in the lumber business in Wis
consin for the past fifteen years. Iii
viding his time OF late years in thar
and editing The DeerfeId News.
which he established in September.
1899. Mr.. Holman was editor Of The
Deerfeld Enterprise from 1894 TO
1896, disposing of it then to its pres
ent owners. He is regarded as q man
of great aptitude and we'll posted in
the trade.
\ legislative committee compose /
of Senators Jacobs and Moore. and
Assemblymen Dodge, Rettinger ana
Duerrwaechter. was elected TO look
after legislation and to oppose any
effort made to amend lien laws inso-
far as they affect lumber interests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07
A PROGRESSIVE RULER.
Cuestas of Uruguay Introduces Radical
Reforms

with a steady hand and firm in
tention to be a president in fact as
well as in name, Cuestas took the
chair. He was tied by no entangling
alliances, and in making up his cabi-
net selected the best material from all
parties. Then he began to rule
Uruguay for Uruguays benefit, and
with no other end in view. For the
first time in generation this little ma
ton, hemmed in between the Atlantic
and the Rio de la Plata, had an Exc
cutive who though first Of his peoples
good. Government after government
had come to Uruguay's $4,000 square
miles, most Of them ending in bloody
dissension, and all Of them leaving the
country financially embarrassed, with
nothing save it's wonderful prolific re-
sources On which to depend for re-
cuperation. But in spite of all these
drawbacks, Uruguay has not only lived
but prospered.
Reforms followed closely in Cues
tas' wake. He found the public Offices
filled with salaried employees who u1d
little or no work. To the heads of de-
partments he said:
The office hours Of your depart
ment will begin at $50 a. m. and end
4 at p. III. Your employees must be
kept busy. AS for yourselves, you
must set the example,
This was rather a radical change
to easy-going politicians who had
limited their service to the govern
ment to an average Of one hour per
day. Then he cut the republics list
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07
Stayin' up Late.

Sometimes, when bedtime comes, l
tease:
please, daddy, let me stay up late?
amt a single snip O tired;
Jack Smith don't go to bed at eight
An daddy looks at nanny, men,
An eff she wiggles with her head,
He says, cali right, another hour
Before you halter go to bed
An men I feel jes like a man
q tell you what it's hard to wait
Ter grow-a Teller feels SO small
When he has to go to bed at eight,
So me N tn pup play drivin' horse
Until tn pup gets tired o that,
An he don't wanter play no more
An goes to sleep in daddy's hat. -
An nen I ask dad why it is
That | don't have hair on my face ,
Like him. An who he thinks ID win
Eff me an Jack Smith run a race.
An men dad says, Il was mistook 81.
In lettin' you stay up, 1 fear"
An men it's only half-past eight
An nen-an' nen-th' mornin's
here,
IT. r. Andrews
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07

Of salaYied clerks e. c7,e-ees
squarely in half. and by his stern reg
ulations of Office routine accom- shed
with the remaining force dor1e the
former work. The republics books
carried a long list OF officials who
limited their labors to the signing of
salary vouchers. These sinecures
were abolished. The president him
self set the first example OF atten ion
TO the duties of state by punctuality
At once Uruguay's debts began to van
ish, her credit went back to a favor
able condition and there was money in
the treasury
The army needed renovating, es-
pecially in the pay department, which
unfortunately until that time had been
handled on much the same methods as
that Of Spain. Then, too, there were
various subsidies which drained the
public till. Among them was a great
appropriation to the annual season of
opera at Montevideo. The granting of
this subsidy meant host of free seats
to the government officials who en-
gineered the appropriation, and many
a finely feathered Uruguayan shone in
the boxes and dress circle of the
1heater Soils simply through his pull
with the finance committee of the ma
tional legislature.
81 will support the opera said
Cuestas. by taking and paying for two
boxes for the season. and the rest of
the people may DO the same, for the
enterprise must live on the peoples
patronage, and he set his vote to the
appropriation. douglas White in
Ainslees.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07
THE MASKING PLAGUE.
How an Elderly Chamber was Dis
cOnfited

Before leaving the metropolitan
instances Of bad manners. I must
touch upon phase so vicious that it
should be suppressed by law. I allude
to tbs street 'mashing-I know no
other than the slang name for the
practically men in those thorough
fares where women go to shop. This
is the most disgusting form of vile
manners that we have, and I verify be-
heve that the men who do it openly
in Broadway and in Twenty-third
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07

In the Moser murder trial at Pekin
ILL.,, the defendant testified that he
had absolutely no recollection what
over Of killing his wife and children,
Notwithstanding he related all facts
to a number of friends Immediately
after his incarceration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-07
Silhouette in Seui5.

gloom
The white-topped wagons spectral
loom;
And weird the lonesome coyotes call.
And quiet stars stand watch Ger all.
The fires dcwn-the shadows creep.
Their work is done the camps
asleep.
Robert Y. Carr.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09
DEATH OF CROKERiSM.

The defeat of Tammany in Tues
days election was not unexpected.
There were many conditions ana cir
cumstances which led NJ to the result
plainly discernable throughout the
campaign.
In the first place, Richard Croker,
for seventeen years its leader, has made
himself of recent years exceedingly I'M
popular personally to the rank and file
of the Tammany workers.
His predictions for England as a
place of residence, for English race
tracks ms his place of amusement, and
for English tradesmen and English
marts and markets for the expenditure
of his wealth, contributed most to this
feeling of antagOnism.
lie has done well to turn the leader
ship over to another man at this june
ture
Again, the man chosen for banner
bearer of Tammany in the fight just
closed was not one to inspire enthusi-
asm. shepard was the wrong man In
the wrong place. The great mass of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

william Jennings Bryan. and all that
he stands for. denounced by boilers
ana traitors who rallied to the support
Of the Republican party In days when
men like Mc(iillen were Loyalty sup.
porting Bryan and the Democratic plat
form.
The end was In view from the begin.
ming. Elements NO discOr(lant and 80
antagOnistic could not remain n cOhe-
sive whole. Not even the power or In.
fluence Of public plumber could have
held them together.
But there was Il hope abiding In the
breasts Of the little gang Of conspira.
tors That the sO-called organization
might stick together long enough to
enable them and u few Of their friends
to get hold Of the party reins ana as.
sumo command OF things.
That hope II now destroyed, ana II
II only matter Of few days, or ut
most Of weeks. until the sad demise Of
the sO-called ridden Democracy shall
be announced.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09
NO CRE0S0yE BLOCK HvMsv0.

Chicago taxpayers alr up In arms
against creOsOte block paving.
An attempt. u Is said. Is now being
made to Introduce this kind Of paving
and to foist II l,pOn the prOperty-0wnerw
Of this city,"
1t II claimed that there Ia select
cOterle Of patriots with City Hall afiilia.
tons deeply interested In the boosting
Of this humbug to the front In street
improvements ordered by the city, but
the public will not stand for II.
CreOsOte paving consists simply Of
pine blocks stepped In creOsOte, and
wherever II was laid In the past 1t rose
right up In the street.
The idea Of taxpayers being CON-
PEELED to pay $50 for twenty-five feet
Of property frontage for this kind Of a
pavement II nothing more nor less than
highway robbery.
The Eagle would like to know II the
Board Of Public improvements II In.
terested IN creOsOte paving, and II so. tn
what extent and how.
The public would also like to he In.
formed on this and other points In con-
nectlOn with the creOsOte crusade. and
The Eagle proposes to furnish all nee
essary information on the subject be
fore getting through with 1t.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

The genius Of Americanism, as exem-
plitied In Canton, is put into words by
one OF the Congressman who escorted
the body Of the late President home to
Ohio. MIR. McKinley's plain and un.
pretentious house." he said, had EVIL
IDENTIFY been enlarged to meet increasing
prosperity. 80 that It bore the stamp Of
the normal condition Of our American
life, small. modest beginnings. and
gradual and steady improvement. At
the cemetery there was the simple fam.
lily burial plot where lay the father and
mother and two children, with nothing
TO indicate that 1t was to be the final
resting place OF the first citizen Of the
nation, the man whose influence ON the
recent history OF the world had been
second to none. All was simple and
democratic and plain as 1t ought to be
In republic Of equal rights, and one
could not be blind to the illustration 1t
gave that power and distinction are
open to all, and that anarchy Is not only
wicked but prepOsterOus when 1t levels
a weapon against such ruler" Pre-
posterOus IL the right word. In this
country anarchy Is not SO much belief
of the intellect as It Is a form of de.
mentia which would be laughable II II
were not dangerous.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

the Tammany voters had no confidence
in him; he had ever been the foe of the
great organization, and It was in the
minds Of many of the stalwart Tam
manyites. toss up as whether he or
Seth Low would be the more Objec-
tionable to the party organization as
chief magistrate Of Greater New York.
His attack upon the New York police
force and denunclation of the depart
ment for activity I'm politics. coming
OH the eve of election. was little short
Of political suicide. 1t certainly cost
him more than 5000 votes. and
change Of that number from one col.
umn to the other would have given
Shepard the victory.
The ice-trust scandal in which Mayor
Van ,Wyck was mixed up also cost the
Tammany ticket thousands of votes.
especially among the poorer classes I'm
the tenement districts.
Chief of Police Devery's recent ut
terances and exploits also cut some fig
urc, and cost some votes, and of course
the goody goody Democratic element,
which IL always to be found ready to
cast In Its lot with the Republicans and
which IL a curse to the regular Demo-
cratic organization in New York. in
this city and state and elsewhere. con.
tributcd also something to the defeat
of their party In New York.
These men are in reality Democratic
| only in name. They are never loyal to
the party only when they have the die
tating of the ticket and the grabbing of
of the plums themselves.
The fact that they would not vote for
Shepard. who represented all that they
did. simply because the regular party
organization which they cannot now.
and never In the future can. control
nominated him. demonstrates the true
inwardncss of the alleged patriotism
of this class Of politicians.
| But the action of these people Is not
likely to do them much good, for their
organized secession to the so-called
Fusion party contributed but a small
share of the victory won by the latter.
The unpopularity Of Croker did more
than the organized secession Of the
g0O,gOO Democracy.
II Is claimed that the English irish.
man" and his COckney ways and sur.
rOundin9s caused the loss Of thousands
Of Irish votes to the Democratic ticket
80 that It would have been better fOi
the gOO-gOos after all to have gone down
In defeat with Tammany than to be-
come the tail end Of the new New York
"Fuslonist' kite. Of which the Repub
llcan party will be the head. body and
"whOle works" when II comes to n d.
vision Of the spells.
When that time comes the gOO-gOOs
will be made to feel keenly the position
In which they have placed themselves
The Tammany organization has beer
defeated In New York City elections he
fore. and It will undoubtedly survive
this one. but II It IL ever TO again re
gain power and control In New York |,
will have to adopt different methods
and to provide itself with different
agents and surroundings.
Seth Low may give n policy Of blue
laws which may again cause reaction
In New York. but CrOkerism IL dead
whatever may be said Of Tammany.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

evidence to bear out the charge. 1t Is
the old story Of alleging conspiracy
when Grand Jury can find. no other
charge on which to return an indict-
ment."
Before Judge Dunno. who handled
the former charge of embcZzlement,
Mr.. Burke and his legal forces asked
that the present Indictment be quashed.
nullificd. and sent the way Of the accu-
sations registered by the September
Grand Jury.
MIR. Burke has made the case against
Max Praeger, who served as his chief
deputy, and who is equally involved
in the conspiracy charges. his own. lie
is the head and front of the attack,
which is aimed at freeing both men.
Mr. Burkes attorneys had twenty
reasons why the Indictment against the
two men should not stand. 1t was At
torncy a. =. Trudc who addressed the
| court.
II would like to file u motion In be-
half Of Robert 4. Burke and Max Prne.
ger" he said. 1.-THE motion Is one to
Quash the indictments against them"
Here are some of the reasons set
forth.
The Indictment is based on no general
law of the state Of Illinois.
The Indictment Is contrary to law.
There Is no law by which a conviction
can he secured on the Indictment.
The body purporting to be the Grand
Jury was not regularly chosen, selected
and sworn.
The Grand Jury which returned tn,
Indictment was not lawfully and regu
larry assembled.
Persons other than those selected (,
serve on the Grand Jury were prcsen
when the grand Jurors were voting OF
the question.
These persons. by their discussion
influenced the finding Of the indict
ment.
Not sufficient number of Juror
voted or cast their ballots In rcturnin,
u true bill.
Burke is protected by the habca
corpus writ which released him from
the former Indictment and declared in
, valid ordinances OH which the secOn,
indictment II found.
The finding Of the Grand Jury wa
not the result Of calm and careful DELHI
Grafton.
Upon the foregoing grounds and 9th
ers that can be- advanced when neces
!, sary. there II no doubt that this films!
charge Of conspiracy" must full.
, II there IL any conspiracy In thu
, Burke case It Is not upon the side Of thu
prosecuted but indOmltable public OH
+, ciul AMI Democratic leader.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

revolver and began shooting. While
the bullets were flying well.knOwn
physician. who also happened to be In
the room, rushed In to separate the
men. Meanwhile the deputy sheriff, as
a measure Of self.defense, had pulled
his own weapon and 'turned 1t loose"
When the smoke had blown away 1t
was found that Of the three men the
merchant and the physician were fa-
tally wounded. while the officer Of the
law was seriously wounded. As for
the drunken men, who were the original
cause of the whole controversy, they
seem to have escaped scot free. 1t Is
notorious that persons who interfere
In family quarrels invariably fare
worse than any Of the actual parties
to the controversy, and Instances are
frequent where men who "scek peace"
IRE turned upon and beaten by both OF
tho men whom they have attempted to
separate. 1t takes some courage to-
pick quarrel. but It takes much more
to attempt to stop one after It has be.
gun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09
REINFORCEMENT OF ROBERT E.
BURKE.

As was expected, the last Grand Jury
indicted Robert T.. Burke the second
true bill against the well.known po-
litical leader being returned in the last
expiring moments of that body ana
under peculiar, not To say cXtraordi.
nary, circumstances. Accompanying
the Indictment was Il long, somewhat
rambling but venomous arraignment
Of the conduct of the public office Of
which Mr.. Burke was the head, and Of
publicfee offices In general.
1t Is said that some Of the states At
tOrney's ambitious and otiicious assist
ants are responsible for the fulmina-
ton regarding the cnormity of the fee
system. This no doubt was done with
out the knowledge of Mr.. Deneen, who
would undoubtedly have squelched that
part of the Outburst Of virtue on the
part OF his subordlnates had he known
of II, for the very good reason that the
States Attorneys office is in part "A fee
office itself II is also claimed that
during the discussion Of the bills
against Mr. Burke and his assistant,
Max Praeger, one Of the assistants OF
the states Attorney was present, and
this Is now set ny by Mr.. Burke's at
torney as one Of the grounds upon
which the court Is asked to quash the
indictment.
1t Is also highly improbable that
States Attorney Dcncen knew OF the
presence in the Grand Jury room, un'
der the circumstances mentioned, OF
his Oyer-ardent cmploye because, as II
Is universally known, Mr., Dcnecn is
not only good lawyer, but an emil
nently fair and honorable public prose
cutOr.
Whatever may he said OF this feature
Of the case, however, the action Of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

There Is much discussion of the ques-
ton whether the industrial OppOrtuni-
ties for young men are as great to-day
rs formerly. However this may be.
with all the concentration of wealth
that has gone on and with all the group
ing of capital into vast combinations.
the avenues to the highest preferment
are by no means closed to young men
without money. Indeed, one Is some-
times disposed to ask II they are not
wider open than ever. For 1t Is fact
that Industrial and financial manage
ment Is drifting more and more into
nOn-Ownership hands. This necessarily
follows from the grouping OF capital
into such great masses that the indi.
vidual capitalist, no matter how
wealthy. tends to lose much Of his indi.
vidual mastery over the particular bust.
ness or corporation In which he Is In
terested. -
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

Since 1851, when the America cup
was won In English waters. there have
been twelve unsuccessful contests for
Its recovery. The most Of the con.
tests have been very spirited and the
English challengers-w wanted to get
the trophy back-have spent much
money aud energy In the effort. They
have built new boats. They have ex.
perimented with new sailing masters
and crews. They have applied all the
means Mt their command to defeat an
American yacht In the struggle for pos
session Of the cup. 1t would be a marvel
II English skill In naval architecture
should not ut some time plan and build
better boat than American science
could produce. 1t Ia not improbable
that tho Shamrock II. Is better craft
than tlie Columbia. But the American
sailOrs were superior In skill to the
English sailors. Their yacht was better
managed. The Columbia sought every
advantage OF the shifting and incOn-
slant breezes. while the Shamrock II.
never seem to know Of change until
after It had occurred and had filled the
COlumbIa's sails with Its advantages.
This could not have been altogether be.
cause American waters were new to
English sailors ana that they were not
, familiar with the local drift Of winds
ana currents. The America won the
first international race In English wa.
tiers. There cannot be 30 much differ
ence between the weather conditions
on one side Of the Atlantic and on the
other side as to seriously handicap the
management of either vessel. This
suggestiOn-that It was the better crew.
not the better boat. which won the race
has made such an impression that
change of crews and vessels for new
race has been suggested. 1t Is talked
about In England. 1t would be great
test of seamanshlp rs well as test Of
the yachts. II the yachts should change
crews for this experiment some time for
practice would be required by both
sides. but they ought to try 1t. 1t might
result In the solution of great inter-
national problem.