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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
GOODS FREE TO FRISCO.
Nations Generous Aid Hauled by
the Southern Pacific.

Nations Generous Aid Hauled by
the Southern Pacific.
The Southern Pacific, according to its
statistician, handled free, up to and in
Guiding May 10, $3.50 cars of supplies for
the relief of the San Francisco earth
quake and fire sufferers. The entire coun-
try responded to the appeals for help.
California rose nightly to the occasion.
Sixty-seven cities and towns of the Gold
en- State each gave a carload or more of
provisions to the Southern Pacific to
transport to San Francisco within ten
days after the disaster. Down over the
Shasta route twenty-five Oregon cities
sent a carload or more of supplies to
San Francisco before the end of April.
Of the other States sending generous
contributions in carload lots, the Nebras-
ka towns along the lines of the Hartman
system, availing themselves of the offer
OF free transportation, secured for Ne
braska the first place among middle west
ern States in the number of cities con-
tributing carload or more. Up to the
end of April twenty-three cities and towns
in Nebraska had collected and forward
ed a carload or more each of provisions
for San Francisco.
The largest single item carried was
-four, of which more than 5000 tons were
brought to San Francisco between April
10 and May 10. In the three weeks sue
ceeding the fire the potatoes delivered ag-
gregated 127 cars, or fifteen pounds for
every inhabitant of the city. Canned
goods amounted to about ten pounds each.
The provisions and supplies that had no
other designation totaled more than A.
600 tons before May 10, or sixty pounds
for every resident of the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

HOLD SCHOOL IN TENTS.
Little San Francisco Refugees Pur-
sue Their Studies in the Park.

Little San Francisco Refugees Pur-
sue Their Studies in the Park.
San Francisco's summer vacation
school opened Monday in Golden Gate
Park. The militia, at the request of
the school board, has supplied seventeen
tents to accommodate the little refu-
gees These are scattered over the park,
and some time was taken in getting the
various grades classified and located.
The tents are on the recreation grounds,
the children's play grounds, in the base
ball park and on the main driveway.
The school opened with GOO pupils. and
it is expected that at least 800 soon
will be in attendance.
Each tent accommodates twenty pu-
pills and is equipped with desks and
blackboards. There are numerous
books on hand. Reading and arithme-
tic will be paid particular attention
while classes are indoors. There will
be many excursions through the park
so that the pupils can be taught from
nature. History will be illustrated by
the monuments, zoology by visits to the
animal pens, botany by the wealth of
wild flowers and so on down the list of
studies. Cooking will be taught by spe-
cialists and the children will prepare
their own lunches. The school will be
in operation three months.
The anticipated run on the banks did
not materialize. When the commercial
banks opened in their downtown quar-
ters they did so expecting q rush on the
part of depositors and were fully pre-
pared to meet it. Instead of heavy de-
mands for payments, there was a much
larger stream of depositors and each re-
ceiving teller was far buster than the
paying teller The Wells-Fargo-N Nevada
National Bank had more than $20000,-
600 in it's vault available for the expect
ed rush. 1t was stated that there were
no heavy Withdrawals and in view of
confidence being restored, some of the
banks decided that the assistance they
were to receive from other sources is
now unnecessary.
X. B. Hale, chairman of the library
committee, submitted to the general
committee on reconstruction a report on
the condition of the public library. Out
Of 166,344 volumes in the public library
and its branches there were only $4,000
accounted for after the fire. There are
only two library buildings of any con-
sequence left in the city-the McCreery
branch, damaged by earthquake to the
extent of about $4,000, and the Fill
more branch.
Besides the scores of employees and
patients injured in the collapsing of the
Agnew's State Hospital for the Insane
on the morning of the earthquake there
were l0S killed. After considerable re-
search definite list has for the first
time been completed. The list shows
that eleven employees and ninety-Seven
patients were killed by the falling brick
and huge timbers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
MEDALS NOT OUT YET.
HEROES STILL WAIT FOR CAR
NEGlE DECORATIONS.
Secretary Says Dies Are Being
Made, but that He Has Never Seen
Them-weaIfhy Men in Cleveland
suburb Pay Small Taxes.

Although over two years have elapsed
since Andrew Carnegie founded the hero
fund commission hich bears his name,
and the commission, after investigation,
has awarded medals to forty-seven heroes
whom it has discovered, some of whom
have also received gifts of money from
the SJ,O0O,OOO fund set aside by Mr.. Car
negie, no hero medals have yet been Civ
en- out. The commission has been going
ahead making announcements Of new
awards, and the name of Carnegie has
been heralded all over the world as that
of the giver Of recognition to those who
have performed brave deeds, but the per-
formers Of those deeds, alas! are still
straining their eyes for a first sight Of
the tributes which they have been prom
ised. Secretary +. NJ. Wilmot, who su-
peryises the work of the commission, says
that the dies for striking the medals are
being prepared, but admits he never has
seen them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
EAHIKP
AZ FAIRS FAIRS
NNONNOON~

L. T. Petrie of GAINESVILLE, Ark. just
p years cd, has been elected Mayor
after one days campaign.
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley expects
shortly to settle in Baltimore, and will
make that city his permanent home.
NJ. Jusserand. the French ambassador
since his residence in Washington, has
largely added to his reputation as an ora
tor.
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston intends to
establish a bureau of publicity to make
the attractiveness of his city better
known.
Although Vice President Fairbanks is
the talIest man in the Senate, his third
son, Frederick, who is his private secre-
tary, now overtops him by half an inch.
Secretary Root announces that in max
ing his trip to South America he will 90
clear around that continent coming up
the west coast and crossing the isthmus.
Senator Germans seat in the United
States Senate formerly was occupied by
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, Lincoln s
great and unsuccessful rival and the early
political preCeptor and mentor of Cor
man. Douglas made German a Senate
page when he was IS.
Viscount de Alte. the Portuguese envoy
at Washington, leads the life of recluse
and, although credited to this country
four years. he is known by bur few resi-
dents of the capital. He rarely invites
his colleagues in the corps to his home
and still more rarely accepts their invi-
tations.
DIR. Andrew s. Draper, the State com
missioner of education of New York. will
conduct the usual three institutes at
Chautauqua, Thousand Islands, and Cliff
Haven from July 8 to Aug. 3.
George K. Patterson, the Pennsylva-
MAN, who died recently, was the only
travelling man" in Congress. Mr.. Pat
terson was proud of the fact that he was
a flour salesman, aud had put it in his
official biography.
Congressman 2. p. Campbell of Kansas
is regarded as one of the best dressed
men in Washington. One of his friends
once described him as THE only member
Of the Kansas delegation who does not
look ike a Kansan.'
Secretary Taft, who recently has been
NlSltIIlS view 1lGAtu- recovered the hinge
cane that he carried there while attend
ing Yale college. 1t was in the posses
sion of Mrs. George II. Hotchkiss.
Mayor Clute of Schenectady. \. Y.
thinks it foolish to spend money for the
musical education of children and then
permit the dispensers of street melody to
lower the standard of public taste bv
grinding out rag time airs
When Gen. c. II. Grosvenor of Ohio
ends MS term in Congress a large number
of heads viii fall in Washington. T C.
McElroy, the postmaster of the House OF
Representatives for ten years, is one OF
the men who viii have to go.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
From Ear and Near.

Lewis William Washington, ex-vice
president of the Sheet Steel Company of
Pittsburg, died in Nice, France.
Dr. Frank Billings of Chicago presided
at a joint session of the National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis and the Association of Amer
lean Physicians held in Washington.
Having first seen Miss Concetta Rocco,
daugl ter of a wealthy Kansas City Ital-
ian, in St. Louis two years ago, but be-
ing unable again to find her until few
months ago, Francesca Ferrullo, leader
of Ellery's band, won her love and mar
ried her the other night.
Reports from Salt Lake City that the
Mormon church was to withdraw from
business were learned TO be without foun-
dation. Beresford Hope of London, Eng
land. who claimed to be at the head of
100000 corporation formed to take
over the interests of the church, admitted
he had misrepresented the facts.
Allen Smith, d years of age, promi-
nent farmer living near Akron, Ohio, COM
mitted suicide by shooting Smiths for
tune is estimated at 100000. The cause
for the suicide is not known.
President Benton OF Miami university
received a check for $1,000 from Ambas-
sador Whitelaw Reid in London as IL
brary fund contribution. 1t was the fifth
eth anniversary of Mr.. Reds graduation
from Miami.
Investigation is being made at Cripple
Greek, Colo, of charges against Sheriff
Edward Bell. alleging forgery, raising
checks and falsifving accounts. Bell was
made sheriff during the troubIous times
under Gov. Peabody.
Witnesses in the trial of James E. Won
Spiegel at Akron, Ohio, for bigamy testi-
fed that Won Spiegel was given knockout
drops by a bartender in a prominent
Akron cafe when he welded GoIdie Wat
terson, a beautiful girl of that city. Won
Spiegels two wives are at Akron, but
neither will testify against him.
The grand jury at Hamilton, Ohio, has
returned four indictments for forgery and
embezzlement against Lawyer Ulysses f.
Beckley, recently Democratic nominee for
Congress. Charles Gathman is indicted
for alleged frauds in administration and
Detective Charles Gay for manslaughter
in killing William O'Connell, saloon
keeper, in crap game raid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
PRESBYTERIAN UNION WINS.
Des Moines Assembly Votes for Mer-
ger with Cum berIand BODY

The Presbyterian general assembly at
Des Moines voted for union with the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, thus
concentrating the merger of the two
bodies.
The assembly by a large majority re-
fused to give its official sanction to the
book of forms and services, popularity
known as the prayer book. The action
was taken after a long and spirited de-
bate.
The book of forms will continue to be
published, but nowhere on its pages will
be found anything to indicate that it bears
any authority from the Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly, all such words and phrases
having been stricken out. 1t will be pub
lished merely ''for the purpose contemplate
ed by the general assembly of 1905" and
''for voluntary use"
An effort was made by the opposition
to have the names of the committee who
have prepared it stricken from the book,
but this was defeated. BY its action the
assembly virtually rescinded the action of
three preceding assemblies of 1908, 1904
and 1905, in which progressive steps were
taken for an authorized book of forms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
REVOLT IN ISLE OF PINES.
Land Owners say United states Mus
Control or Trouble VIII Follow.

Land owners say nIteG states Must
Control or Trouble VIII Follow.
According to a statement by 5. II.
Pearcy, large land owner in the Isle Of
Pines, a revolt against Cuban authority
in that island viii occur in the near fu-
ture unless the United States resumes
control over it. Mr.. Pearcy and his
brother, ]. L. Pearcy, called at the White
House in Washington the other day, but
the President declined to see them and
they were referred to Secretary Root. Mr.
Pearcy declared that he did not come to
Washington 10 threaten the President
with revolution in which hundreds of
American lives would oe endangered but
simply to tell him the facts. He said that
Americans now own nine-tenths of the
property in the island, which they pur-
chased solely on the assurance of Presi-
dent Mckinley and the War Department
that the island was American soil. Con
dluons, he says, however. were at a crit
zeal stage, and the majority of the Amer
leans have stated that they will stand
their oppression no longer. Mr.. Pearcy
said that these American citizens have re-
ceived many offers of aid from the United
States in case of a revolt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
HENRIK IRsEN DEAD.
Great Norwegian Dramatisf al
Poet pasSae syyax

oES<aN NSEoeSian DF.lRs3IiSf ssnG
Poet Passes Away.
Henrik Ibsen, the great Norwegian
dramatist and poet. died in Christiania,
Wednesday afternoon after lingering
illness Of many months lie was rs
years old, and his death had long been
threatened. He had not left his house
since the beginning of winter.
Ibsen's last drama. When We Dead
Awaken was published in 1899 Ibsen
is survived by his widow and an only
son, DR.. Sigurd Ibsen, who recently
married the eldest daughter of the Nor
wegian novelist, Bjornstierne Bjornsen.
With the death of Henrik Ibsen
closes a career Incompatible with any
in modern literature. Although writing
i'll little known language. confirming
himself in recent years TO the narrow
life Of the Norwegian community. H.
sens dramas have had a worldwide
significance. Some of them have been
translated into as many as eleven Ian
guages.
Acted for the last thirty-five years in
Norway, Denmark and Germany and
later in England. America and France.
each new play has aroused storm of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

Victoria Gets Details of Recent
EIooh-Eire Adds To Dfsaster

The steamer Teucer, which arrived at
Victoria, b. c., from Japan and China,
brought further advices regarding the dis
astrous floods of the Haihanghao in
China All the valleys along the course
of the river were inundated, homes swept
away by hundreds and thousands of men
and animals drowned. At Hsiangtau the
inundated buildings took fire and the
greater part of the walled city was de-
stroyed. This news was telegraphed by
the japanese consul at Hsiangtau, who
says that although an immense loss of
life occurred among the Chinese none of
his nationality was lost. The Human
Steamship Company steamers were still
running, but could get no passengers or
cargo. 1t is feared that the destruction
of the rice crop in the flooded areas will
cause an extensive famine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

Chicago " have BEEN favorable sspt'1 to-

oL. ne conditions general
UlllGQuU. ~ have been favorable to.
---s easonable progress in the
leading lines of activity, new commit
ments being exceptionally large in in
ished steel for next years delivery,
while consumption of necessaries re-
mains unprecedented and money works.
easier. Labor difficulties have disap-
peared, except as to foundry work.
which is delayed owing to the mold
ers' strike. Movements of commodi-
ties again are increasing, heavier mar
keting of crops and lake carrying con-
tributing to the current gain in tom
mage.
Factory work is strengthened in the
effort to obtain more output. particular
~ of farm implements, heavy hardware
furniture and power machinery New
building operations never before were,
OF such magnitude, and the fine wealth
er permits rapid advance in other out
side construction work. Real estate.
dealings have expanded, a feature be-
ing much investment for mercantile,
purposes. Building materials are in
urgent request and some trouble is eX-
perlenced in getting prompt deliveries.
Distributive trade was considerably
stimulated by the warm weather. The
demand for lightweight clothing has
made Il substantial increase and this
led to the hurried placing of various re-
orders for both city and country ac-
count. Wholesale transactions are of
steady aggregate and frequent ship
ments to Western points were made of
dry goods, footwear, furniture, clothing
and hardware. The absorption of sport
ing goods and automobiles shows bet
ter than year ago, while the current
sales of food products are remarkably
active. Agricultural reports reflect
most encouraging conditions. Corn
planting throughout Illinois covers an
extended acreage and is almost COM
pleted. These favorable factors impart
further confidence in commercial cir
cles, and it is noted that mercantile COL
lections have improved.
Western railroad traffic returns ex-
hibit further increase and the indica--
tons suggest continued profitable earn
inSs.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %, against AZ last week
and SO year ago.-Dun's Review Of
Trade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
In the National CanifaI.

Senator Beverage of Indiana vii! in.
troduce a bill for stringent federal regula.
ton of meat business
House Democrats, led by Williams OF
Mississippi, made a pretty but unsuccess-
full filibuster fight on negro bill.
Pennsylvania railroads paid rebates to
coal shippers, was testimony given be-
fore interstate commerce commission.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of Bernard s. Rodey of
New Mexico as United States district
judge.
The construction of lock level type OF
canal at Panama is to go on I; Congress is
not expected to decide at this session.
Xxi Hioko, in charge of japanese af-
fairs in Washington until the arrival
Of Yiscount Aoki, the new ambassador,
has started for Japan.
Speaker Cannon is to be nominated on
the floor of the House of Representatives
for President of the United States. The
nominating speech probably will be made
by Representative Boutell of Chicago and
will contest the statement frequently re-
peated that Uncle joe is too old to be
President.
Commissioner Garfield offered proof
that railroads granted oil trust secret
rates, and the railway deniel is refuted.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill has been reported to the
Senate. 1t carries 500, 755,914, an in
crease of S44J,721 over the amount voted
in the House. The largest item of in
crease is 100000 for collecting the in
ternal revenue.
Practical agreement has been reached
by the conference committee on the state
hood bill. The report, it is said, viii pro-
vide that referendum vote be taken separ
ately in Arizona and New Mexico to allow
the people to decide whether or not they
wish TO come into the Union as one State.
Count La Mira, Mexican minister to
China, formerly military attache of the
Mexican legation at Washington, who was
injured during a recent typhoon, is in a
critical condition at Pekin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
AMERICAN OFFICIAL SLAIN,
Vice Consul at Batoum Is Victim OF
Russ Assassin.

Russ Assassin.
w. II. Stuart, the American vice con-
sui at Batoum, Russia, was shot and
killed at his country place. The assassin
escaped Mr.. Stuart was a British sub
ject and one of the largest ship brokers
and exporters of Batoum. During the
revolutionary troubles of last fall his life
was many times threatened by longshore-
men. At Christmas a deputation visited
Mr.. Stuart's Office and practically COM
PEELED him to give up $1,000 under the
guise of a holiday gratuity for dock la
borers. Information is that Mr.. Stuart
was killed as a result of revolutionary
movements in that far-off portion of the
Russian empire.
Batcum is situated ON the east shore
OF the Black sea and contains in the
neighborhood of 10000 population. The
city has long been known as a hotbed
of opposition to the government of the
Gar. 1t was to that port that the bat
tleship Kniaz Poemkin started to find a
haven after its crew had mutinied and
slain its officers at Odessa
SO far as known in the capital Mr..
Stuart had not been involved in any trou-
revolutionaries secretly and openly prop
agated their ideas in the city, however, he
maintained friendly relations with the
Russian government officials. This may
have angered the enemies of the govern
ment and brought about the assassina-
ton.
\ serious aspect has arisen over the
affair. Russia is not most friendly to-
ward the United States, and, it is de-
clared, does not stand ready to make rep
aration in the event it is found the gov
eminent officials at Batoum failed to give
Mr.. Stuart proper protection or in any
way connived at his death. 1t is pointed
out that Batoum has been in a state of
great unrest ever since the revolutionaries
began to spread their propaganda through
out southern Russia. The officials are
confident that this movement is RESPONSE
bic for the murder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
WEALTHY PAY TAX ON LITTLE.
Assessor Finds Small Cleveland SUBJ
urb Home of NIiIIionaires.

In Bratenahl, a Cleveland suburb,
where only sixty-fve persons, all million
aires, own property, the assessor found
only $fS,3G0 worth of personality to TAX.
There is net a resident worth less than
S1,50O000, and every one is interested
in CIeveland's largest concerns. Among
the collection or ticles in the village is
a s. watch owned by Abraham Garfield !;
a s. carriage, a So watch and SO piano
owned by \. S. Ingalls,; three s. watches
owned by =. 7. Sanford and three $50
horses owned by Charles II. Colt. Only
four persons in the village have money
invested in stocks or otherwise, so they
say. Millionaire l.. +. Holden was found
TO have personal property worth $1,000.
He owns a newspaper, silver mines and
n 100000 hotel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31

from st. Petersburg that General Stoes-
sci has been condemned to die for sur
rendering Port Arthur:
"Stoessel will probably be sent to
some obscure station in Russia, and
after he has dropped from public no.
tice the announcement will come that
he has been found dead. He is DOOM
ed man and will be killed in osme way
by the Russian government"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
ILLINOIS TOWN FEELS QUAKE.
Water Mains Burst and Many Chin
neys Topic.

Southern Illinois felt an earthquake
shortly after noon Monday. The shock
was from west to east, lasting two sec
ondS. In some places the people ran from
their houses into the street At Flora
water mains burst and portion of the
town was flooded. Chimneys fell at Clay
City, but otherwise there was no damage.
The greatest alarm was at Louisville,
where houses rocked and glassware and
bric-a-brac fell. Clay City, Flora and
Louisville are in Clay county, the heart
of the soft-coal district.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-31
Planning Religious Instruction.

The movement for so arranging the pub
lie school program as to leave a part of
Wednesday afternoons free for religious
instruction, which was started by the in
terchurch conference, is being pushed by
group of Catholics, Jews and Protest
ants at New York, who held a meeting
Monday night. 1t is proposed that the
children be allowed to leave school at that
time and go to their respective churches
for systematic study. This appears to
be a platform on which members of all
churches can stand