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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19

Secretary Root declared that our
soldiers should not be condemned till
heard.
0. E. Miller, president of st. Luke's
society sanitarium, where ten persons
were burned to death, Chicago, was
held on manslaughter charge. Ten
employees are detained as accessories.
The building was unfit for hospital
and the society had no license. 1t
was a place for drunkards.
Mrs Roosevelt and her children
left Washington on the Dolphin for
Oyster Bay, where the family will
spend the summer Mrs. Roosevelt
will remain at Oyster Bay until after
July 4. She will then return to Wash
lngton and remain with the president
until he leaves Washington.
Attorney Thomas A. McGarry Of
Grand Rapide was found guilty by a
Jury in the Allegan county (Michigan)
cicuit court of bribing former City At
torney Liant K. Salisbury in the
attempt to saddle a s4,000.OOO contract
upon the city for furnishing water
supply from Lake Michigan.
That the strict construction of the
ELECTROMAGNETIC act by the commits
sioner of internal revenue will be fol-
! lowed by test cases in the courts is
generally expected. Oleo repre-
sentatives have filed vigorous protests
against the position that will I'm.
doubtedly be taken by Commissioner
Yerkes.
| Otto Jashkel correspondence clerk
! for Engelbert, Hardt & Co., a German
! firm, of Chicago, is a fugitive, having
Sc manipulated letters and cablegrams
| as to bring 10000 marks into his pos
session, with which he absconded
Most OF it was recovered from safety
! deposit vaults here, through shadow.
| ing his wife.
| It is announced from London that
Charles l.. Lanman, professor of San
| skirt in Harvard university, has been
elected an honorary member of the
| Royal Asiatic society. The number
of honorary members is limited to 80
Prof Lanman's election was to fill the
! vacancy caused by the death of Prof
Weber of the university of Berlin.
| The dismissal of Rebecca J. Taylor
by Secretary Root has caused a sensa
ton. She has been writing for the
magazines and newspapers articles
rejecting upon the administration fol
number of years. Recently Sec
rotary Root asked about it and she
replied in letter that was couched in
offensive terms and was discharged
She will carry the case to the civil
! service commission.
| For telling James Parker, % years
old that he lacked the courage tc
shoot a fly, James Crane, aged 25
was shot and killed in a Brooklyn
! saloon When he saw his victim fall
Parker became excited and fired foul
other shots at the other persons in
| the saloon. None of the bullets took
| effect. Parker surrendered to the
| police. He is a negro and came from
! Kentucky.
| The statement published in the
United States that J. Pierpont Morgan
had broken down and was in the
hands of a physician is without
| foundation, says Venice dispatch
Mr.. Morgan and his family left Venice
on the yacht Corsair, and he was
then in good health. 1t was Mr.
Morgan's intention to proceed from
| some italian port overland to England
to attend the coronation Of King Ed
ward.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19
Coffee Ice Cream.

Prepare one-fourth of a cupful of
strong black coffee. Sift enough stale
sponge cake to make one-half cupful
and crumble sufficient macaroons for
one-half cupful. Stir the coffee and
crumbs of the macaroons and cake IN
to one quart Of cream, and sweeten it
to taste. The amount Of sugar will
depend on the sweetness Of the cake,
but remember that all ice creams are
not so sweet after they are frozen.
Pack the freezer as usual, allowing one
measure Of coarse salt to three of fine
ly-chopped ice. When the crumbs are
soft turn the mixture into the can and
freeze as you would any ice creom.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19
First One to Complain.

Fair Patron-See here! You told
me a horrid story about the way my
husband was acting, and I've found,
on investigation that it is not true.
He's just as good as he can be.
Fortune Teller-Very remarkable,
Madame, very remarkable. I've told
that story to about 10000 different
women, and you are the first one
who has made compIaint.-Stray
Stories
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19

vote finally upon the Nicaragua canal
bill and all pending amendments June
~ Senator Fairbanks of Indiana
made speech favoring the Panama
route Originally, he said, he favored
the Nicaragua route. but inyestiga-
ton of the subject, coupled with the
determination of the isthmian COM
mission. induced him to change his
mind. He argued that the route
not only would be cheaper in the first
instance, but cheaper in operation
after the canal were constructed.
Before consideration of the canal
question was resumed, the motion of
Senator Wellington of MARYLAND to
discharge the committee on privileges
and elections from further considera.
ton OF the resolution providing for a
submission of an amendment to the
constitution for the election of SEN
ators by the people was defeated 81
to 50, after sharp debate.
The house dispatched the Corliss
Pacific cable bill by striking out tho
enacting clause Of the measure. by a
vote of 116 to II, thus giving no oppor-
tunlty to test the strength of the Dali
zell substitute, which authorized the
president to contract with a private
| company for laying a cable. The
speakers were Messrs, Shackleford OF
Missouri, Mann of Illinois, Morrell of
Pennsylvania, and Tompkins of Ohio.
for the bill; Messrs. Richardson of
| Alabama Newlands of Nevada. Loud
| OF California and Cannon of Illinois
| against it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19

Washington, June 1.-THE Nicara
qua canal was again before the senate
Z short time, Senator Morgan Of
Alabama continuing his speech in
support of the measure and in criti-
cism of the Panama project. The Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
was passed.
The feature of the session of the
house was the attempt of Mr.. Hay or
Virginia to secure adoption OF a
resolution calling upon the secretary
of war for information as to the cost
from all sources of the war in the
Philippines. The resolution had been
referred to the committee on insular
affairs and, not having been acted
upon within the time limit pre-
scribed by the rules, became
privileged. Mr.. Hay called it up and
Mr.. Crumpacker of Indiana moved to
lay it on the table. The motion pre-
vailed by a party vote, 81 to Sc. The
general deficiency bill, the last Of the
important appropriation measures.
was completed by the house COM
mittee and reported. The amount Is
s4,945,317.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19
POLITICAL.

Memphis democrats have. Endorsed
Richard Olney of Massachusetts for
president in 1904.
Thanksgiving services for peace in
south Africa were held throughout the
British empire.
The king of Italy is reported as in
tending to issue proposal for dis
armament in conjunction with the
car.
The Ohio democratic state conyen-
ton is called for Sept. at Sandusky.
Tom L. Johnson will be temporary
chairman.
Representative T. E. Burton's with
drawal as candidate for reelection
in the Cleveland district is expected
to cause political shake-up in Ohio.
The Maine republican state conven-
ton nominated John F. Hill for
governor. Secretary Shaw made an
address, declaring the tariff the pos
sible issue of the fall campaign.
The republican county convention at
Pittsburg made the following con-
gressional nominations: 29th district,
William H. Graham, Goth, John Dali
zell; 31st, James F. Burke; 32d, DR..
A. ]. Barchfield.
The Pittsburg republican county
conventions made the following con-
gressional nominations: Twenty.
ninth district, William H. Graham;
thirtieth. John Dalzell; thirty-first
James F. Burke; thffty-second, DR..
A. J. Barchfield
The Pennsylvania republican state
convention at Harrisburg pledged it.
self to the denomination of President
Roosevelt. Samuel w. Penny
poker, the Quay candidate, was nom
mated for governor. Quay was made
state chairman.
FOREIGN
Nine girls were burned to death in
London fire.
The price of seats to view the cor
onation procession has fallen over
one-half.
a number of volcanoes on the island
of Hawaii are showing unusual &C
tivity and fears are entertained of
eruption.
Certain American missionaries have
collected travelling expenses and room
rent from China as part of the Boxer
damages.
There is bitter feeling between the
beers now surrendering and those
who surrendered while the war was in
progress.
Near Tou1in, France, a balloon
manned by Lieutenant Baudic col
lapsed and the aeronaut disappeared
in the ocean.
The Glasgow ship Hampton was
showered with ashes from Mont Pelee
or La Soufriere when $50 miles away
from the volcanoes.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, Irishman
elected 20 parliament after fighting in
the boer army, reached London and
was arrested on q treason charge.
At Rome after wounding Signor
Franchetti slightly in the ears, Signor
Prinetti, minister of foreign affairs,
was forgiven and the duelists were
reconciled
The widow of Lieutenant Colonel
Henry, who killed himself during the
Dreyfus trial was given a verdict of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19

Washington, June 12.-After con-
slderinS the London dock charged bill
for an hour and half without com
plotting it, the senate resumed CON
s1deratiOn of the isthmian canal
question. Senator Morgan of Alabama
occupied the floor three hours and d
half, discussing particularly the diplo-
matte phases of the question. From
this point he was diverted by an
amendment introduced by Senator
Fairbanks of Indiana providing FOR
the issue of bonds for the construc-
ton of canal. Senator 4Iorgan Wig
orously attacked the amendment,
maintaining that the expense of the
canal should be paid from treasury
current receipts. incidentally he again
opposed the Panama route and assail-
ed the effort of the company to dis
pose of concessions it held from the
old company. h
The house adopted as special rule
for consideration the irrigation nfll
which passed the senate some time
ago and devoted the day to a general
debate of the measure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19

Washington,- June 13-During the
greater part OF the day the senate
was in executive session, the nomina-
ton of Captain Crozier to be chief of
ordnance of the army being the sub
ject considered The presidents mes
sage urging lower tariff rates with
Cuba was received after the senate
mad gone into secret session. The
doors We're opened, the message read
and the secret session resumed
The house passed the irrigation bill,
146 to 90. 1t has already passed the
senate. The bill as passed creates a
reclamation fund from the sale of the
public lands of Arizona California,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyom-
ing. Provision is made for payment
out of the treasury of any deficiencies
in allowances to agricultural colleges
owing to this disposition of public
lands. The secretary of the interior
is authorized to examine, survey and
COHSCIuCL irrigation WOTkS ana TO re-
port the cost thereof to congress at
each session. Contracts for the
works contemplated are to be let in
sections when the necessary funds
are available in the reclamation fund
for such section. Section provides
that mo right to the use of water for
land in private ownership shall be
sold for tract exceeding 100 acres
to any one land owner, and no such
right shall permanently attach until
all payments therefor are made. and
no such sale shall be made to any
land owner unless he be an actual
bona fide resident on such land or oc-
cupant thereof residing in neighboring
land The secretary is authorized to
use the reclamation fund for the oper-
alton and maintenance of IRRIGATION
works. Section 8 requires state CON
trol over waters of non-navigable
streams, such as are used in irriga-
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19

Washington, June 10.-Another Dig
supply bill was disposed of by me
senate, the naval bill, carrying more
than $78,000,000, having been passed.
1t includes provisions for two first
class battleships, two firstclass arm
ored cruisers and two gunboats; but
strikes out the house provision that
eminent yards. When consideration
was resumed of the isthmian canal
question, Senator Turner delivered al
extended argument in support of the
new Panama company could not pass
a clear title to the Panama Canal
company's franchises and property.
The house defeated the bill to
transfer certain forest reserves to the
agricultural department and authorize
the president to establish game and
fish preserves. It's death was ac-
complished by striking out the enact
Ing clause. The motion was made by
Mr.. Cannon and carried by a vote of
100 to 70. He claimed the bill wouIu
greatly increase the cost of ad-
ministering the forest reserves ana
declared the estimated receipts OF
the next fiscal year were already ex-
ceeded by appropriations up to the
present time of over $51 100000. The
house then adopted as a special order
for consideration the Corliss Pacific
cable bill, by vote of 103 to 70, and
Tor the remainder of the afternoon
listened to the author of the measure
argue in favor of it's passage Mr..
DalzeI of Pennsylvania, who present
ed the rule, announced that he was
opposed to the government building d
cable to the Philippines. He said he
favored the construction of an Ameri-
can cable by American capital and
gave notice that at the proper sme
he would offer a substitute bill to
authorize the president to contract
for the construction of a cable under
certain conditions. The minority of
the commerce committee is opposed
to the Corliss bill On the ground that
the Commercial Pacific company is
now at work building a cable which
is to be laid bJ- 1905. Representative
McDermott of New Jersey introduced
a bill for a statue to the memory of
Samuel J. Tilden, to be erected in
at cost of $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19

Washington, June 11.-Just before
the senate agreed to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19

A tornado in central Illinois Tues
day killed eleven persons and caused
$2,O00,000 damage to farm and town
property. A path 200 miles long was
devastated through Bloomin gton.
Lincoln, Champaign, Peoria and
Urbana
At kokomo, Ind, William Chapman.
veteran who was wounded in the
neck with shell in 1862, and thereby
lost his voice, coughed up a lump
containing a small piece of the shell
and at once regained his power of
speech.
At Cleveland, Joseph McPhee, lion
tanner with an animal show, was fatal
ly mutilated, bear trainer was bad
~ injured by one of his charges. and
woman leopard tanner. was en-
braced by one Of her pets, but will
recover.
Venezuela is said to have declared
blockade Of the Orinoco river. A
warship may be sent to protect Amerl-
can interests. The status of the river
is like that of the Mississippi. wher.,
foreign warships may pass without
giving notice
On the vote on an important bill
during the past week it has revealed
that about one-third of the entire
membership in the house was absent
There is a rule providing for the re-
ductlon of pay for absence without
leave, and it may be enforced.
Near ST. Paul battle was fought
with pistols and shotguns between
three residents and so Italians en-
ployed in suburban railroad camn
resulting in the death OF A. Roberg
and the serious injury of n. Marcot
FREQ Wayman and Joseph st. Dore.
West Point military academy's
Tooth anniversary was celebrated with
speeches by President Roosevelt and
Generals Miles and Horace Porter. de-
, Tending the army against attacks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-03
ANIMALS WITH THREE EYES.
New Zealand Creatures That Have n
Third Optical Organ on Top
of the Head.

Nearly everyone has heard of the
tuatara, the curious, iguana-like look
ing creature, now found on only one
or two islands off the coast of New
Zealand, and supposed to be the old
est living type of animal on the face
of the globe. One of the most curious
features is an organ on the head, which
at one time was spoken of as the pineal
gland, but which DR.. Dendy discovered
to be in reality third eye, says the
Melbourne Argus. His paper on the
subject caused the greatest interest
in the English scientific circles, and,
as an illustration of the way in which
research is specialized nowadays, it
may be mentioned that while Dr. Den
dy devoted himself to the study of the
third eye one distinguished English
biologist is working out" the sllele-
ton, another the kidneys, and so
forth. In short time, therefore, our
anatomical knowledge of the tuatara
ought to be complete.
More recently DR.. Dendy has dis
covered another New Zealand creature
possessing a third eye. This is the
New Zealand lamprey, favorite arti-
Gle of food among the Maoris. The
third eye is situated right on top of
the head and is covered with a thin
coating of skin. 1t is doubtful wheth-
er it is now of any practical use for
seeing, but DR.. Dendy believes that at
one time, far back in the worlds his
tory, there were two eyes on the back
OF the lamprey's head. He is further
of the opinion that at one time the
tuatara also had two eyes where now
only one remains. In the tuatara it
is the left eye which has survived,
while in the lamprey it is the right one.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-03
SOCIAL DRINKING.
temperance md Where Reform
Should Begin.

The waste and woes growing out
of the liquor traffic make the ques-
ton of temperance reform one OF the
greatest Importance, and force the
drinking usages of society upon the
attention of every true patriot and
Christian. The subject has for many
years occupied the attention of the
highest ecclesiastical courts and con-
ventions of well-nigh every branch
of the Christian church, and their
united testimony is that the general
use of intoxicating beverages is a
great and terrible evil, and presents
a powerful obstacle to the progress
of pure religion and the extension of
the Redeemer's kingdom. The ques-
ton seems at the present time to be
awakening a fresh interest, and to
be receiving general and earnest con-
sideration in other lands as well as
our own.
In England it attracts more atten-
ton to-day than at any previous
period in the history of the temper
ance movements. Many of the high
est dignitaries in the Established
Church are active advocates of tenn
perance, and more than three-fourths
of the whole number of clergymen
connected with the church are ask
ing for the enactment of laws to sup
press the traffic. In the Dominion of
Canada renewed efforts have recent
ly been made to secure additional le-
rra1 ,sictipnc tho 1Oaptt-
facture and sale of Intoxicating liq-
uors.
In our own country there is deep
ening conviction in the minds of
Christian people that something
more effective than what has yet
been attained must be desired and
carried out to arrest the progress
and prevent the preparation of the
desoIating scourge of intemperance
among our people. For the accom-
pilshment of an end so desirable it
is by no means sufficient simply to
seek the rescue of the drunkard
from the wretchedness and ruin
which his habits have brought upon
him. Few, comparatively few, of
that class can be saved. Nor does
their deliverance, when accomplished,
seriously affect the question at issue.
The chief thing to be arrived at
is to check the evil in its beginning,
to strike a blow at the roots of this
deadly tree, not merely to lOp off
an extra or overgrown branch. We
must seek to dry up the source of
this river of death at the fountain
head, not vainly to lessen it's volume
as it nears the ocean. What would
be thought of man who should I'M
dertake to stop Niagara by taking
out pailful of water at time? Nj
agara is the outcome of the great
lakes, and you must dry them up be-
fore you can stop the great cataract,
The lakes out of which the Niagara
of intemperance rolls it's awful flood
are the moderate drinking habits of
society. Stop them and you have
stopped it. All other efforts than
going direct to the source of the
evil must necessarily end in failure.
William G. Hasselbarth, in Chris
tian Work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-03
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TWO SLAVES.
Revealed n Distinction With
out 4 Difference

1t was late in the afternoon. The
men of the large factory had received
their weeks pay. Some lad hurried
home to their loved ones; others
were enjoying the freedom of the
city's parks and drinking in the beau
ties of nature; while still others who
were slaves of appetite remained in
the close and crowded quarter to en-
joy-their freedom. They had been
slaves, so they argued, all week, but
this Saturday afternoon they were
free men, and that freedom they
would enjoy.
Many doors were open to extend
them welcome. Indeed, doors every
where are usually open to the man
who carries money in his pocket. But
these men were not seeking entrance
to the fashionable homes. Their de-
sire was to quench thirst-to secure
the cooling drink and enjoy what
they call the social life" of the sa-
loon. During the afternoon the
money lasted and the liquor flowed
But now the small salary was ex-
hausted and the demands for an
other glass were denied. Half crazed
with drink, one of the young men
rushed frantically into the street, in
sulting and abusing the passers-by.
He had no money, and no one would
befriend him.
On the front seat of the grip car
were a mother and her son, evident
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-03
NOTES OF PROGRESS.

One hundred thousand copies of a
pamphlet, entitled "Away with Alco-
hol," were distributed last summer
by the accident insurance department
of the Austrian government.
The Independent Order of Recha-
bites, the largest of the English total
abstainers' friendly societies, had a
most successful year in 1891. Their
adult membership is now 174,0O0 and
their juvenile membership 100000
A Missouri saloon keeper has an
nounced that not only will he sell no
liquor to minors and inebriates, but
he will refuse to sell liquor to any
man whose wife advises him that her
husband has come home intoxicated.
The six states of New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois
and California have an aggregate of
$50 more retail drink dealers than
there are in all the other 80 states,
four territories, District of Columbia,
Alaska and Hawaii
At recent meeting of the Boston
chapter of the Church Total Absti-
nence league (EpfscopaD a strong
resolution was passed. 1t protests
against the movement, at the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, to
introduce into student life in Amer
lea the German custom of beer drink
ing.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, of Topeka,
is contemplating the publication of
a series of 27o newspaper clippings,
telling of specific instances of crime
or other evil produced by drink.
These clippings were gathered in
about two weeks from 80 daily pa
pers. 1t is believed that their wide
distribution in pamphlet form will
be productive of good results.