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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18
MORTUARY.

Col. Harry McCalmont, British poll
tic-an and sportsman, dropped dead.
j. G. Henry Frye, aged IS years G
pioneer of Illinois died at his home
near Havana, Ill
Oliver M. Gwynn, mayor of Oakland
IL, died after an illness Of two weeks
with typhoid fever.
Rev. Father Charles A. Ganser, fol
over twenty years pastor of a church
at hentland, Ind, dieG, aged As.
The funeral Of James G. Clarke
formerly president of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad company took place in
Chicago.
Altman Carnahan, republican rep
resentat-ve elect Of the second Indl
ara district, died at his home in Wash
ingtCn, Ind
MIS-, Mary King Price, aged IS
years, died in Rock Falls, III. She
was the first white child born in
Whiteside county.
Colonel Sheffield Phelps, son of the
late William Walter Phelps and for
merly editor Of the jersey City Jour
nal died at Aiken, S. C.
Charles B. Peet, founder of the firm
of Rogers, Peet & Co., was found dead
IN bed at his home at Plainfield, N. J.
Heart disease caused death.
Rev. Robert Wood, the oldest Epis-
c0pal minister in the upper peninsula
OF Michigan, died at Negaunee, Mich.
He came to the United States in 1866.
William W. Martin, aged 70 years, a
We-Fknown Montana pioneer, died at
Helena. He built Fort Logan under
government contract in 1866 and was
a large Iandholder.
Rev. l. G. Rottler, aged 50 years.
pastor Of the Roman Catholic church.
st. BOnatin, Iowa, died of heart dis
ease at the home Of the Franciscan
fathers, Los Angeles.
EE-Congressman Robert NJ. Yardley.
prominent member of the Bucks
county bar dropped dead in his office
at DOylestown, Pa He represented
the seventh district in the fiftieth and
tifty-Iirst congresses.
Dr.. j. n. Rice. president of the
Riverside Coal company, also con-
nected with thu West End Coal com
Dany, died at his home in Scranton.
Pa, after fwentr-four hours illness
from heat trouble. DR.. Rice was q
prominent Independent operator and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18

WAR IN VENEZUELA.

President Castro said he had not re-
celVed utimatums from Great Britain
and Germany, but that he had re-
ceiyed simultaneous requests"
The British and German ENJOYS left
Caracas and boarded warships at La
Guayra alter presenting ultimatums to
Venezuela and getting no satisfactory
reply.
Herbert W. Brown, United States
minister at Caracas, took charge of
British and German interests there in
the absence of the ministers of those
countries.
Venezuelans and British German
marines are fighting in La Guayra
streets President Castro is hurrying
preparations for war, and Puerto
Cabello is being fortified. The United
States IS assured in advance that ter
rltory will lot be seized. The Monroe
doctrine is held not to justify inter
ference otherwise.
English and German fleets entered
La Guayra harbOr, Venezuela. Presi-
dent Castro called the people to arms
against invasion. The German
consulate was wrecked by a moi.
Two hunderd and fifty British and
German citizens were imprisoned.
United States warships are en- route
out Secretary Hay admits the
creditors right to collect.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18
Camphor Eaters.

1t is surprising what a number of
camphor eaters there are among the
Well-to-do classes. The idea seems to
prevail that this gum, taken IN small
and regular doses, gives a peculiarly
clear GREATNESS of complexion, and
scores of young women buy it for this
purpose. Extreme weakness generally
follows the taking of regular doses.
and cases have been where it has been
almost as difficult to tell the effects
from those Of alcohol. AS to the com
plexion-if CHASTITY pallor be an i'm
proVement camphor certainly produces
1.-THE Scotsman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18
FOREIGN.

Rebels defeated the army of the
sultan Of Morocco.
The French cabinet is urging arbitra-
ton Of the Marseilles strike.
A committee Of the house Of com
mons reported against the general
principle of ship subsidies.
The betrothal is announced at Ber-
lin Of the grand duke Of Saxe-Weimar
to Princess Caroline Of Reus.
The king of Portugal concluded his
three weeks visit to England and
started homeward By way Of Paris.
Thirteen anarchists were arrested
near Spezia, Italy, while taking an
cath to assass:nate King Victor EN-
manuel
A silver EIizabethan salt cellar o.
the date of 1877 and weighing nine
ounces was sold at auction in London
for $4,000
The trial Of Jean de Rydzewski
Russian singer, who killed Mrs. Ellen
Gore in Paris, is demanded by Ameri-
can residents there.
The Mexican chamber Of deputies
congress, courts, navy, army, or col
legiate body criminal offense.
Dennis Kilbride, Irish orator ana
former member Of parliament, was
given eight months prison sentence
at Leinster assizes for a speech in
citing murder.
A heavy storm has caused losses
n no OH 41O Tri, 81
lighting plants and the telegraph and
telephone wires at Odessa and Sevas
tOpol were crippled.
Prince Oscar Emperor Williams
fifth son, has sustained a slight frac-
ture of the cOllarbOne through falling
from a horizontal bar The injury
will net interfere with his studies.
Signor Pola-co, Italian minister at
Sofa, has committed suicide at Mi
Ian. He threw himself out of a win
dow of a hotel. The minister had
been suffering for some time past
from nervous debility.
The extremely cold weather prevail
ing in Germany, in connection with
the hard times, is causing much suf-
fering. Many persons have been
frozen to death N the western in
dustrial provinces and in the north
eastern provinces.
With her flag flying at halfmast for
the less of three Of her crew, who
were lost at sea during a storm, the
Gloucester schooner Vera McKeown
Capt. Mcfarland, arrived at North
Sydney.
hitherto unknown portrait of Mar
tin Luther. painted by Lucus Cranach,
the celebrated artist and burgomaster
OF Wittenberg, has been uncovered in
the town church Of Wittenberg. 1t is
pronounced to be the best portrait Of
Martin Luther.
Eighty firms in Denmark have prom
ised to exhibit at the St. Louis expo
sition and great pressure is being
brought to bear by all the business in
terests to induce the Danish govern
ment to make an appropriation to pro
vide for its official representation.
Consul General Gowdy at Paris is
seeking information regarding Clar-
ence Andrews, said to be an American
who was found dead IN his bed at the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18

took conspicuous part in the present
arbitration proceedings.
: Mrs. John A. Berry, wife of Lien
tenant Berry or the twelfth battery
United States artillery, died of con-
sumption at Les Angeles. Mrs. Berry
was The daughter Of Attorney General
BIeedon o. Utah and came to Califor-
ria in October in failing health. She
vas married to Lieutenant Berry while
. unable to move. the wedding being
celebrated in the sickroom.
Calvin W. Green. professor Of math-
enaucs in the Illinois Wesleyan uni
Versity at Bloomington. H.. died. aged
- years. He was graduate of
GIeenv4lle college in Kentucky and
IcE time was principal Of the science
department. CT Grove seminary at
Roberts, Ky. He had been connected
with the Bloomington institution thin
teen years.
Funeral services for John hudson
Allen, former general agent for the
! Ward line of steamships in the CITY of
Mexico were held in Joliet. Mr.. Allen
died in London Nov. 25. EIr. Alien was
! born il Wilmington. Ill, forty-five
! years a5C. lie leaves a wife. two
brothers, Edmund A. Allen of Chi
cage and Robert L. Allen Of Joliet,
and sister, Elizabeth Allen of Chi
cago.
Conrad Schmitt, the tobacco manu-
| tacturer Of Milwaukee, died at his
/ nome. He was a lifelong democrat
and held the office of county treasurer
lor two successive terms. In 1890 he
moved to Seattle, Wash, on account
CT his health and remained there I'M
! til the panic Of 1895, when he returned
10 Milwaukee and with the assistance
OF his eight sons, engaged in the
! wholesale tobacco business. He is
survived by his widow and twelve
children
Mrs. G. K. Adams, wife of the late
president of the Wisconsin university.
died CT Bright's disease Wednesday at
Redlands Cal. With her at the time
OF her death were Mr.. Robert Mat
! theWs, brother from Rochester. n.
! Y, and Miss Albright, a cousin. of
Brooklyn, n. Y. The interment will
be tomorrow at Redlands Cal. Mrs.
Adams leaves her estate to the Uni
VeIsity CT Wisconsin and this will
bring the institution $4,000 or more,
but it is not known whether the money
is to be devoted to increasing the
Mary M. Adams art fund which she
endowed, or to the scholarship fund
endowed by her husband
Perry Trumbun. son of the late
JudSe Lyman Trumbull, died in Chica-
so Oh pulmonary consumption. Mr..
Trumbull was born at Alton, ILL.,. in
1851, and removed to Chicago in his
boyhoOd with his father He was edu-
Gated at the Old University of Chicago,
IrCm which he was graduated when
he was 10 years old. He studied law
with his father and was admitted to the
bar three years later. He was soon
admitted to partnership, the firm be-
coming Trumbull, Trumbull & Han
nah. After his fathers death he prac-
ticed alone. He was married in 1873
to Miss Mary c. Peck, the daughter of
Judge Ebenezer Peck HIS wife
died five years ago and he leaves one
daughter and three sons, Edward A.
Irumbull, Charles Perry Trumbull
and Sheldon Trumbull. and a daughter
Julia Wright TrumbulI. His father
had three children living at the time
OF his death, one having died before
him, and Perry Trumbull was the last
Of the four.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18
CROSSING SALT LAKE.
Railway Line Thirty Miles Long
Through the Water.


Through the Water.
The cutoff across the Great Salt
flake, now being built by the Southern
Pacific, is an example Of the costly
improvements now being made by
modern corporations to effect slight
Dat constant economies in operation
The Ogden-Lucin cutoff" as it is
called, is 104 miles long, of which near.
! Is thirty miles is across the lake itself,
| the remainder running along the pro
mOntoTy.' The saving in distance is
only forty-eight miles, but there are
| which are Obviated. There is only
twenty-one feet difference in the low
and high level of the cutoff" while on
the present track there are several
variations in level Of 5 to 800 feet.
So great are the obstacles which the
road has had to overcome in construct
ing the viaduct over the lake that the
work has attracted attention not only
throughout the country but also
among foreign engineers. When com
pleted most Of the thirty miles Of tract;
across the lake will rest on a rock en-
bankment, but for the prevent all but
few miles will lie laid on trestles
driven from ten to forty feet in the
ground, part Of which is little better
than OOze, other parts being haTdpan
Of such density that the piles only sink
a few inches at a time under the ham
Iner
The general improvement CT the
right of way by TIE roads Of the cour-
try shows the losses which they sui
Tered on account Of the insufficiency of
capital available for their construction. I
The Ogden-Lucin cutoff is only one
Of the many economies which. if they
had been possible at the time of orig
inal construction, would have saved !
the roads millions of dollars in operat- |
ing expenses and the shippers would !
have gained something in time and |
possibly something in rates. 1t is the
cid story Of being too poor to save
money With the restoration of pros
DeT4.y the western railroads have
adopted the policy Of liberal expendi-
cure which has so long characterized
some railroad systems. Work similar
to that at Salt Lake is going on all
over the west. Instead of starving
their systems for present dividends
he railroad presidents are building for
future prosperity il
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18

bonded warehouses after Jan. / was
passed by both houses. The federal
court held that it must be paid, al
though duty is repealed The feature
OF the house proceedings was a
speech by the venerable Mr. Galusha
A. Grow of Pennsylvania on the rela-
tons between capital and labor. At
the end OF the present session he re-
tres at the age of 70, after career in
pubic life extending over half a cen
fury. His first speech in the house
was on mans right to the soil" He
was the author Of the free homestead
act. His speech today was regarded
as his yaledictory to public life. His
conclusion was that some sort of CO.
operation between labor and capital
was the only solution of the impending
problem.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18

Why is a campaign orator like
schoolbook publisher" EASY. Both
spellbinders. baltimore American.
County Down, Ire, boasts 10 CEN
tenarians, five men and five women.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18
Take Middle Street

Don't strive for riches, my son.
Wealth doesn't bring happiness. -
MOP" certainly not" well. I
haven't heard that poverty does.
either, have you?"-Chicago Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18
THE USE OF BOILERS
DANGER OF EXPLOSIONS RE-
DUCED 10 MINIMUM.
RESULTS OF EXPERIENCE

What the Chief Inspector of an In
specton and Insurance Company
Says on the iect-SimpIe Rules
That Need to Be Observed
Cause for Alarm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
passed with several amendments the
, Dill fixing the compensation of the
strike commission and it now goes TO
the conference. The sentiment of the
senate was in favor of allowing the
members of the commission who are
not IN the civil or military service of
the government a lump sum for their
service and after considerable debate
$4,000 was settled upon as the proper
amount, thus taking the matter out of
the hands of the president as the bin
originally provided. The statehood
I'LL came up but went over until
Monday.
The house devoted ,ne whole dav
TO the discussion Of a resolution TO
limit the period for taking the testl-
mony in the Wagner Butler con-
tested election case to 40 days and fin
ally adopted the resolution by a party
vote Of 155 to 11S. Mr. Butler. the
sitting member, was unseated at that
session and again returned at the last
election to fill vacancy. He hau
over 5000 plurality on the face of the
present returns, but the returns are
contested. Mr.. Sulzer of New York
introduced a bill the purpose of when
IS to give publicity to the affairs of
large corporations by requiring them
TO make annual returns to the govern
ment authorities.
A bill introduced by Representative
Pugsley Of New York authorizes the
issue of circulating notes under
prescribed conditions. Inese notes
may he issued to any national bank
TO the extent of one-tenth of the face
value OF the bonds deposited by the
bank with the treasury and are to be
secured by approved notes, bonds or
bills receivable, double in value the
amount of issue. The aim of the biT
is to render the currency more
elastic and responsive to the financial
and commercial requirements of the
country Representative Jenkins Of
Wisconsin resigned from the member
ship of the house committee on
irrigation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18

Washington, Dec. 10.-Almost the
entire session Of the senate was de-
voted to a discussion Of the omnibus
statehood bill. which came over as I'M
finished business from the last ses-
sion Senator Beveridge, chairman
OF the committee on territories. pre-
sented the committee report giving
reasons for recommending the joint
statehood Of Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory and for not favoring the omni-
bus bill which Mr.. Quay advocates.
No action was taken. A bill
relieving merchants from s7,000,000
duties on tea to be withdrawn from
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18

Washington, Dec. 13.-The house
entered upon consideration of the
legislative, executive andjudicial ap-
preparation bill and made rapid
progress, so of the 143 pages having
been completed. The house judiciary
committee heard the arguments of a
number of representatives on bills
affecting the trusts and combines.
One Of these was Representative H.
c. Smith Of Michigan, who introduced
a joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution comforting
upon congress the power to regulate
and dissolve trusts and monopolies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The senate
devoted most OF the day to the immt-
grafton bill and adopted a number of
amendments. An amendment offered
| by Mr.. Burton of Kansas to admit
! Chinese labOrers to Hawaii met with
! considerable opposition and finally
was laid On the table. The provision
in the bill prohibiting the sale of liquor
! : the capitol building caused some
i criticism Of the house for putting it in
the bill, but was not stricken out At
the instance Of Mr.. Penrose the SEN
! ate agreed to a substitute for the
tWenty-flrst section of the bill, extend
ing to two years the time for the de-
pCrtat- on Of aliens who become a pub
. IL charge. The section as amended
/ specifies lUnacy, idiOcy and epilepsy
and says that aliens afflicted with
either trouble shall be presumed to
nave been sc affected prior to landing
ii the United States and shall be de-
ported at the expense Of the transpor-
Sat-on companies bringing them in.
Washington. Dec. 9.-The gigantic
!C6Jy representing steamboat and rail
read interests which has been over
running the capital since congress re
sumed business gained a decisive vic
tory by securing the defeat Of the Lon
don dock bill by a vote of 1873 to 129
CT motion to strike out the enact
ing clause made by Representative
Sherman of New York The with
draWal Of the support of the lumber
and meat packing interests, which
orig nalIy had Joined with the flour
milling interest in pressing the meas ,
ure, brought about it's defeat. The
-four milling interests CT the country
were practically unanimous in de- !
mand-ng its passage. Other shippers
OF lcodstuffs Joined in petitions to !
congress to enact the measure into +
law. They Claimed that the exactions
CT the steamship lines in forcing
them to sign contracts which com
PEELED them to pay fer the unloading
81 their freight in London were not
1E!y q violation Of English law, but a
-oTm Of eXtOrtiOn that ought to be pro-
9ibited by congressional enactment.
Under the English law the London
decks are supposed to be free. Steam
ship ard railway companies, however,
before accepting freight billed to Lon
lon REQUIRE shipI eTs to sign a contract
which imposes on them dock charge
7 the form Of compelling payment
or the work of unloading.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-18


Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
devoted the day to a consideration of
private pension Hills. The calendar
was cleared, 173 bills being passed.
The bill to appropriate $1,OOO,OOO
for the eradication of the foot and
mouth disease = New England was
made lie special order for next Tues
day. Bills were introduced ap-
propriating $612,O0O for a military
camp in Kentucky and S36O,OOO for
one in California, also one authoriz-
ing the president to. enter into
reciprocal agreement with Great
Britain whereby the coal mined in the
United States may be shipped into
Canada free Of duty and Canadian coal
admitted into the United States free.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-06-12

Main to Broadway, west on Broadway to
the Grand theater where 1t will disband.
In the evening there will be a grand ball
o. Miners Union hall.
Marshal and Committees.
Ed Hughes, president of the union, has
been named as marshal of the day but as
he has not yet returned from Denver,
where he has been attending the cohvcn-
tion, it is probable that his place will be
taken by Vice President Joseph Galloway.
The marshal will be assisted by the follow
ing aides: Dan Donovan, John p. Muir
yphy, William Haggerty and Frank O'Con-
I nor.
s The committee which has been busy all
Z day making arrangements for the exercises
tomorrow is as follows: Thomas DUG
nan, James p. Murphy. Joseph Shannon,
1 Frank O'Connor, John Shea, John X. Muir
ply John Murtha, Dan Donovan, Dan
lIannifan, M. ]. Maloncy, John keegan,
& Patrick Nugent, Joseph Galloway, James
I 6onnell and Charles White
j Everything points to successful OBJ
servance of the day, and If the sunshine
will only come to gladden. the hearts OF
sthe men who spend so much of their lives
saway from it, Miners union day, 1909, will
Gl4ng be remembered by the toiIers of
Baitte.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-06-12
GEN. DEWET CLAIMS HIS YOUNG
STEERS THE BEST FIGHTERS
HOLD HARD POSITIONS.
BITTERNESS IS AGAINST
FRANCE AND GERMANY
Beers Declare That Newspaper Encour-
aeement From Those Countries Pro-
longed Their Resistance to British
Arms and Caused Much Suffering and
Prvation and Many Deaths.
TRy ASSOCIATED rRrss !

Pretoria, Wednesday, May Ill In all,
li,225 Beers have surrendered up to date.
MANY are youngsters Of II years of age,
ana upwards. The majority are under 80,
though some are septuagenarians.
AdvIces iron II districts say that the
Burghers are increasingly friendly. The
only bitterness observed among the lead
ing Beers here is against France and Ger
many. They declare the war was pro-
tracted unnecessarily owing to hopes held
out by the French and German press.
Some of the Boers are so incensed that
they have expressed the hope that some
day they will fight on the side OF the
British against one of these powers.
The anticipated friction between the
surrendered Beers and their former com
rades of the Natal scouts has not materi-
allied to any extent.
The Beers admit they receiver ammuni-
ton through Portuguese territory.
Young Boer Fighters
General Dewet says the youngsters were
his best fighters and frequently held posi-
tons after the older Burghers had cleared
out.
The Beers of the Orange River colony
are handing in only small percentage OF
their ammunition. They explain that they
used the most of it in hunting game since
the peace agreement was signed.
Addressing the surrendered Beers at
kronstadt Orange River colony, General
Elliott said the only wish Of King Edward.
his government and the British people was
to help the Burghers and get them back
on their farms rs soon as possible. The
king, the general added had telepraphed
congratulations to the Burghcrs OIL the
good stand they had made.
This announcement was greeted with
lusty cheers for the king and for Lord
Kitchener.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-06-12
FEARING AMERICAN
COMPETITION MOST
REQUIRES ONLY A FEW STAMPS AND
BUT LITTLE WORK TO CHANGE
OWNERS OF BRITISH SHIPS.
tBy ASSOCIATED PRESS ]

London, June Ia.-Gcorge Renwick,
conservative member of parliament for
New Castle -On-Tyne aud a ship owner,
testifying today before the parliamentary
subsidies committee, in behalf of the own
ers of tramp" steamships, objected to the
government substituting the great liners
instead of subsidizng cargoes, and said
the foreign competition which he most
feared was the American.
The transfer of British ships to foreign
ers was absurdly simple.
All ships in the American combination
could be transferred to the United States
within quarter of an hour and at the
cost OF only few stamps.
Mr.. Renwick, when asked il he thought
the American ship subsidy bill would be
dropped in consequence of the Morgan
shipping combine, replied that on the con-
trary, he had good reason to believe it
would be pressed.
One of the most important points in
connection with the American combine
Mr. Renwick pointed out was the fact that
the sellers were precluded for number of
years from engaging in the shipping bust
ness.