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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10

upon the admission of the territory to
statehood. Each scholarship ia
worth $1,000
Comemnting on the will, the Times
says that the United States will be
able to have 100 scholars permanently
at Oxford and says it thinks the rules
for the selection of these scholars are
both curious and businessli1e."
The will of Mr.. Rhodes also provides
for five scholarships for students Of
German birth at Oxford. to be nomi-
mated by Emperor William, and com
menting on the bequest, Mr. Rhodes
in codicil telegraphed from south
Africa said:
For a good understanding betweea
England, Germany and the United
States will secure the peace of the
world and educational relations form
the strongest tie
Mr.. Rhodes will is a remarkable
and yoluminous document of more
/ than $500 words. Even this is not
| the entire will as the executors only
gave out the portions which they con
sidered to be of public interest. It
was executed in 1899, and has a cod
icil attached on the day of the de-
ceased last departure from England
and another, cabled from Cape Town.
leaves $4,000 yearly to keep up the
| spot in the Matopo hills, where his re-
mains are to be buried.
| The will further directs that a rail-
road extension be made into the Ma
| tOpno hills. so that visitors may go
! there at the week end to inspect the
majesty and glory of their surround
ings."
be buried in an aperture, cut in the
solid rock, surmounted by a brass
tablet bearing the words:
| Here lie the remains of Cecil john
| Rhodes
! No one else is to be buried there
who has not deserved well of his couH-
/ try.
| Mr.. Rhodes bequeathes all his land
and property near Buluwayo and Sails
! bury, both in Matabeleland to trus-
| tees, whom he directs to cultivate the
land for the instruction of the people
of Rhodesia His celebrated country
place at Great Schuur, not far from
Cape Town, he leaves as a residence
for the prime minister of the federal
government of south Africa" with
| G1, 900 yearly for its maintenance.
| The will disposes Of s6000,0O0.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
GIFT TO WISCONSIN
Cecil Rhodes Gives Aid to
Badger Students
Two Scholarships at Oxford
University
Diamond Kings Act PIeases
President Birge

President E. A. Birge of the univer-
sity is deeply interested in the provis-
ions of the will of Cecil Rhodes, the
south African diamond king, establish
ing two scholarships at Oxford univer-
sity. England, for Wisconsin stu
dents DR.. Birge believes that this
gift will afford valuable educational
and political opportunities for Ameri-
can students.
Inc viii provides for the estab-
llshment of two scholarships at Ok
ford for each of the present states and
territories of the United States Each
scholarship will pay $1,000 year
and the holder will be permitted to
prosecute his work three years.
Whether the work is to be in under
graduate or post graduate studies is
not stated in the press dispatches. 1t
Is the opinion of university men, how
ever, that it will be post graduate
work
The American students who obtain
these scholarships will be placed in a
struction in the classics and the
mathematical sciences such as can
not be obtained anywhere in the Unit
&C States. The opinion prevails that
there has been a decided breaking
away from the classical education in
this country and substitution there
fol of the technical and practical
which is due perhaps to the present
century spirit of commercialism which
has reached it's highest stage of de
velopment in the new world.
Oxford nas for centuries been noted
Provisions of Rhodes Will.
London, April 5.-The will of Ceci
Rhodes provides for the establish
ment at Oxford university of colonia
scholarships and two American
scholarships for each of the present
states and territories Of the United
States.
The will provides that the executors
may, at their discretion, delay estab
fishing any territorial scholarships
fol the United States until such time
as they may think fit, but it provides
also that the territorial scholarships
| when once established shall not lapse
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
SOUTH AFRICA.

Representative SulZer of New York
has introduced a pro-bOer resolution.
Boer forces nearly trapped the
British second Dragon guards. sent
to capture a laager. The beers were
driven off with heavy loss.
Cecil Rhodes funeral was held AT
Cape Town. The burial was in the
Matoppo hills, where 5000 Matabeles
acted as q guard Of honor.
President Steyn and General De
larey are located. ard a conference of
beer leaders is being arranged
Ccmmandant De Viliier has asked
terms.
The British military censor IS
blamed for the public misunderstand-
ine of the British convictions for
killing boer prisoners. The truth
clears Kitchener.
The bOer peace convention is at
tracing no attention in the British
Crmy. and hostiIities are not sus-
pended The government virtually
carried out the Dutch plan to let the
boer leaders confer.
Orders have been issued that every
available man Of the second and third
provisional battalion now being
formed at AldershOt as part of the
first army corps mus; embark for
south Africa by April Is.
It is asserted that King Edward
abandoned his proposed visit to the
RIVERS, because Of the discovery of
anarchist plots against his life The
anarchists purpOsed to give the ap
pearance Of boer revenge to their
operations.
8oer Delegate Vessels, on his re
turn to Paris from the United States
seemed discouraged at the results OF
his trip. He denied that he rejoicet
q. the death of Mr.. Rhodes. He
would not admit that Mr.. Rhodes was
the evil genius of the Transvaal
and said he was convinced tha
even if Mr.. Rhodes had never lived
the war would have come just the
same
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
FOREIGN.

At Constantinople Mohammed Re.
chad, the sultan's brother and his
presumptive successor, is dead Foul
play is suspected.
A mutiny because of alleged brutal.
ties occurred in the prison at vladi.
kavkas, Circassia. Troops suppressed
the turbulent prisoners. Many persons
we're injured.
The Marconi Wireless Telegraphy
company will be sued for infringe,
ment by the Siemens-Halske company
The total amount asked is $3.50, 600
The Braun patent is involved.
The Mad Mullah is on his way to
M. Santos-Dumont, the Franco
Brazilian aeronaut, is enroute to the
United States on the Hamburg Ameri-
can liner Deutschland, which sailed
from Cherbourg April f.
At Berne, Switzerland, the new par
lament buildings, constructed at a
cost of $1,600,00, were opened with
ceremony by the federal council and
federal assembly. Addresses were
made by President Zeemp and others
A Paris correspondent says the fur
niture, marbles and pictures collected
by the VicOmtesse de Ranneville, the
famous rOyaliste, who was conspicuous
at the time of the presidency of Mar
shall MacMahon, are to be sold at auc-
ton at the Hotel Drouot April IA.
The SWedish-Norwegian committee
appointed to consider the abolition of
the joint consular system OF the two
countries has decided in favor of a
separate consular service, thus re-
moving the principal cause of friction
between Norway and Sweden.
There are indications that grave
trouble is coming in Macedonia and
Alabama. There is no doubt that M.
Sarafoff, the chief Of the Macedonian
committee, has planned a general ris-
ing of the Christian population of
European Turkey for the coming
spring
The fetes upon the browning Of AL
fonso XIII. as king will commence May
y with review OF $4,000 troops.
There will be gala operate perform
ance and concert, May Is. The cere-
mOny of administering the oath will
occur May Is. There will be popular
and municipal festivities, bull fights,
horse races, balls and receptions.
The third installment of the Chinese
indemnity was paid. 1t amounts to
S1,250,000. The bankers commission
at Shanghai will accept the March pay
ment on account of the Indemnity I'M
der new arrangement by which it
will be divided into six equal parts IN
stead of five, because of the interna-
tional banking corporation which has
been established
1t is learned that the leader OF the
brigands who captured Miss Stone,
whose name is Sandansky, is young
partisan of Saraf, the Macedonian
leader. All of the twenty-nine brig
ands in Sandansky's band, with the
of two Greeks, are Bull
garians. These facts add to the COM
promising position in which Saraf is
placed in relation to the abducting of
the American missionary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
GERMANY TO USE
AMERICAN INVENTION

Berlin, April 5.-After a prolonged
experiment in sending four telegraph
ic messages each way simultaneously
over single wire, the German postal
department has accepted the octuple
transmitter invented by the late Pro
fessor Henry A Rowland of BaItt-
more. The experiments were con
Quoted between Berlin and Hamburg
and between 300 and $50 words were
transmitted per minute 1t is under
stood that the German postal depart
ment intends to introduce the Row
land system between Berlin. Ham
burg, Cologne, Leipsic and Frankfort
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10

favorably bill providing for the es-
Enlistment of a biological station on
the great lakes, to be under the CON
troll of the United States fish com
mission. The sum of $4,000 is APP
propriated for an investigation to
determine where the station shall be
lCC ated. The bill designs several
states affording good locations fCr
such a station, and included are Wis
cCnsin. Minnesota and Michigan.
The democratic members OF the
senate committee on the Philippines
have agreed upon a substitute for the
government bill. It provides that the
United States shall relinquish all
claim of sovereignty, but that the
United States shall continue to occupy
and govern until the people there shall
have established a government, and
until such sufficient guarantees have
| been obtained for the performance OF
! our treaty obligations with Spain and
! for the safety of those inhabitants who
| have adhered to the United States and
! for the maintenance and protection OF
! all tights WHICH nave dItI uSh NlluFL
the authority thereof"
EX-President Manuel A. San Gle
mente of Colombia, aged 90 years,
died March 10 at Villeta, few miles
from BOgOta. San Clemente was
elected president in November, 1898
and Dr. J M Marroquin was elected
vice president. In August, 1900, ii
was officially announced from Bogota
that Dr.. San Clemente, being physi
cally and mentally unable to exercise
the duties of president and his indef
mite absence from the capital on &C
count of his poor health having made
! impossible the regular progress of af
fairs, which encouraged and pro
longed the civil war, the people OF
Bogota publicly demanded that DR..
Marroquin, the vice president, should
assume the reins of government
which the latter eventually did in the
same month. From that time on vari
GUS reports in connection with the
president and vice president of Colon
bia have been in circulation, the gen
eral belief being that San Clement
was practically prisoner at Villeta.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
MRS. DENNIS DEMENTED.
Assaulted Washington Dressmaker
Has Lost Her Mind.

Washington, April 5.-Steps have
been taken to have Mrs. Ida Gilbert
Dennis, the dressmaker who was so
mysteriously assaulted four months
ago, removed to the government hos
pital for the insane or some private
institution. 1t is said that while all
her wounds have healed and she is ap-
parently stronger than she was a
month ago, her rawlings interfere with
the proper treatment of the other pa
tients in the hospital where she was
taken soon after the assault was COM
mitted.
The attending physicians are salts
fed that her mind will never be re-
stored. No clue has yet been found
to the perpetrator of the crime.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10

Cullom, Deboe. Dietrich. Dillingham;.
Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster. Wash
Frye, Gallinger. Gamble, Hale.
Hanna. Hansborough, Harris. Hawiey
Kean, Kearns, Kittredge, Lodge, Nc
Comas. McCumber, Mcmillan, Iason
Willard, Mitchell, Nelson, Penrose,
Perkins, Platt Comm. Pritchard.
Proctor. Quarles. Spooner-total 80
Nays-Senators Aldrich. Bacon
Bailey, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Car
mack, Clark (MonL), Clark CWyo)
Culberson Dryden, Dubois. Foster
(La.), Gibson, Heitfeld, McEnery. Nc
Laurin (Miss), McLaurin IS. c.
Mallory, Martin, Patterson. Pettus
Rawlins Scott, Simmons, Stewart
Talfaferro, Teller. Vest. Wellington
Wetmore--total, 81
The senate bill to promote the eff
ftciency of the revenue cutter service
passed the house
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
MERGER SUIT BEGUN.
Great Case of State of Minnesota VS.
Railroads Started,

st. Paul, April 5.-Mfnnesota yes
terday began its merger suit at home
Inc Dill of complaint in the suit Of
the state against the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific, Northern Secur-
tues company, J. J. Hill as president
OF the Northern Securities company
ana individually was served TUESDAY
afternoon. The prayers at the end of the
recital OF facts are those which have
been heretofore published. The court
was asked to make orders restraining
the merger as contrary to law. from
Of stock. from Interference
Dy one rcad with the other and from
the r1ght OF ore set OF di ecicrs L,
vote in other corporations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
ALTGELO'S WIDOW.
Fund Being Raised for Her. the For
mer Governor Dying Poor. !

IIiO DCliiS ndloCO TOT FlGi. lrlE or
mer Governor Dying Poor. !
Washington April 6.-Clarence Oar
row and Joseph Martin are here visit
ing democrats of national prominence
in the interest of former Governor
Altgeld's widow, who, it is reported,
has been left practically destitute. An
effort is being made to keep this
errand from becoming generally pub
lie and the friends of the deceased
decline to say what success they are
having. 1t is known, however, that
senators and men of national reputa-
ton who knew and admired Altgeld
have asked to be put down for sums
ranging from $500 to $1,000 It is
related here that Governor Altgeld
did not leave money enough to pay
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
WITTER GIVES WIDELY.
Grand Rapids Manufacturer Made Lib
era Beouests,

eral Requests.
Grand Rapids, Wis, April 5.-The
will of ]. D. Witter, the paper manu-
facturer who died recently, bequeaths
to a brother and five sisters $4,000
apiece; to three nephews and one
niece $4,000 apiece; to the ]. D. Wit
ter Free Travelling Library associa-
ton and to the T. B. Scott free public
library of Grand Rapids, $4,000; to
every church in Grand Rapids, Wis.
each $1,000; to a domestic, $500; to
the Grand Rapids board of education
$4,000; to an adopted daughter $4,000.
His homestead and personal property
he bequeathed to his wife, the residue
of his estate to be divided equally
among his wife and two children, the
three being named as executors of the
estate
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10

She-"I wonder why the Creator
made woman last, instead of first?"
He-"Oh, I suppose He didn't want
any advice as to how things should be
made. Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
FEDERALLAW MAKERS,

Washington, April 2.-Discussion of
the oleomargarine bill In the senate
was enlivened by two or three bright
colloquies between senator's Senator
Bailey of Texas attracted the careful
attention of senators on both sides OF
the chamber and of the occupants of
the crowded galleries. He was fol-
lowed by Senator Depew of New York
in a witty speech, in support Of the
measure. Mr.. Depew matched his
with that of Mr. Bailey on the sub
ject of the American girl and the
ed with shouts of laughter both on the
floor and in the galleries. The Texans
keen reference to the recent marriage
OF Senator Depew was most happily
fenced by the senator from New York.
Senator Bailey maintained that the
bill contained a palpable and even
wicked violation of the constitution
in placing tax on an article manu-
featured and sold within the state
At the conclusion of Senator De-
pew's remarks Senators Bailey and
Spooner became involved in a colloquy
as to some legal phases of the bill
There was also a sharp exchange be-
tween Senators SpOoner and Stewart
The house passed the sundry civil
bill This is the eighth
of the regular annual supply bills
which has passed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10

Washington, April 1.-THE senate
began consideration of Chinese ex-
clusiOn bill. Senator Mitchell of Ore
gon pointed out forcefully the neces-
sity> for the exclusion of Chinese la
borers and carefully and deliberately
analysed the bill While its provisions
were drastic. he said in some respects
it was more liberal than the Geary act.
The house also began consideration
OF the Chinese bill. No opponents of
the general principle of exclusion ap-
peared, but the members were divided
in support of the two bills presented
Mr.. Sulzer of New York introduced a
resolution for information relative to
the shipment of mules from New
Orleans to south Africa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10

for his burial and that all funeral ex-
penses will be met by private sub
scription.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10

Washington, April AT the con-
clusiOn of lively debate the senate
passed the oleomargarine bill.
Senator Spooner made the principal
speech, maintaining that congress
had ample authority to enact the
proposed legislation because it was
in the interest of the people. In a
protest against the measure, Senator
Vest Of Missouri held that congress
was invading the powers of the
states. During the afternoon a per-
feet flood of kilograms poured into
the senate from all parts of the
country, urging senators to either
support or oppose the measure. The
measure differs in some. respects
from that passed by the house 1t
provides that oleomargarine and
kindred products shall be subject to
the tax provided by the existing law;
that upon oleomargarine colOred so
as to resemble butter a tax of 10
cents pound shall DE levied, but
upon olemargarine not colored The
tax shall be one-fourth of one cent
per pound: that upon adulterated
butter tax OF 20 cents a pound shall
be levied; and upon all process or
renovated butter the tax shall be
of one cent per pound.
of process or of reno
waited or Of adulterated butter shall
pay an annual tax of $500; wholesale
dealers shall pay a tax of $3.50 and
retail dealers tax of s4S per annum
4eas-Senators Allison. Burnhsm,
Burrows. Burton, Clapp, Cockerell,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10

Washington. April 7.-COnsiderable
time was consumed by the senate III
discussion Of the conference report
of the bill to reduce the war revenue
taxes. AS passed by the senate, the
tax on transactions in so-called
bucket-shops was retained. The con-
ference struck out that provision. and
the senate adopted the con-
ference report. So to 90. Sen
ator Simmons IN. c.. explained
briefly that he should support the ex-
clusion bill, although he frankly saiu
he would do so with some reluctance.
The house passed the Chinese ex-
clusion bill after Incorporating in it
several amendments which increased
the drastic character of the measure.
The principal one not only excludes
Chinese by birth and descent but all
Chinese of mixed blood. The chief
struggle was over the amendment to
sailors on American ships. The
amendment covering this proposition
at first was ruled out on point Of
order, but subsequently was modified
to evade the ruling and was adopted,
100 to "A. AS passed, the bill practi-
cally re-enacts all the exclusion laws
and incorporates with them the exist
ing treaty obligations 1t extends
these exclusion laws to the Philip
pines and other possessions of the
United States and forbids Chinese
labOrers in our colonial possessions
coming into this country,
The conference report on the war
revenue tax repeal bill was adoptec
and the bill sent to the white house
Mr.. Fowler IN. j., moved to pass
the senate bill to extend the charac-
ters of national banks 20 years. The
democrats were taken by surprise.
AS it was after the usual hour tor
adjournment the attendance was
slim. The democrats attempted to
flibuster but a call of the house
finally secured a quorum and the bill
passed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10

Washington, APPEL 5.-After passing
the Indian appropriation bill the SEN
ate considered the Chinese exclusion
measure. The principal speech was
made by Senator Fairbanks rep.
Ind) in support of the bill. Senators
Gallinger (rep., n. H. and Platt (rep.
Conn., Indicated their belief that the
provisions of the measure relating to
exempted classes were in contraven-
ton of our treaty obligations to China.
Senators Lodge (rep., Mass.), Penrose
rep. Pa and Fairbanks combatted
this view, the supporters of the meas
ure maintaining that its provisions
were drawn clearly within the treaty
obligations of this country.
The Chinese exclusion bill was un-
der consideration in the house
throughout the day. Without excep-
ton the speeches were favorable to
rigid exclusion and expressed feel
ing of repugnance to the Chinese.
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that Senator Clapp is favorable to the
appointment OF Johnson, while Sena-
tor Nelson is for the reappointment of
Peterson.
Senior Concha. Colombian minister.
has delivered to Secretary Hay a
protocol between the United States
and Colombia embodying the terms IN
der which Colombia will agree to con-
cede the rights necessary for the CON
struetion Of Panama canal. Colombia
gives unqualified consent to the sale
of the rights of the new Panama Canal
company and the contamination of its
offer of S40,000.000
A bill to punish anarchy and as
sault upon the president or state Off
GERS has passed the Ohio house. 1t
provides that an assailant of the
president of the United States or any
officer in the line of succession shall
be electrocuted and his body be ere
mated or disposed of in some secret
way. Life imprisonment is provided
for assault upon these officers with
intent TO kill.
At Louisville the jury in the suit of
St. John Boyle, an attorney against
j. ". Henning, New York stock
broker, for $4,000 alleged to be due
owing TO certain speculative transac-
lions in Northern Pacific stock in May
1901, returned a verdict in favor of
the defendant for $4,000, which Mr..
Henning, in a counter suit claimed the
plaintiff owed him owing to the same
transactions
The senate committee has reported