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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
SimpIified Spelling Boom.

Close on the heels of President Roose-
velt's official Endorsement of the reform
cd spelling favored by the simplifed
spelling board, it was announced that
Rev. DR.. Walter W. Skeat, the noted
AngloSaxon scholar of Cambridge, Eng
land, and DR.. James A. Murray, editor of
the Oxford English dictionary, had joined
the ranks of spelling reform. Andrew
Carnegie, whose money endowed the work
of the board expressed delight, but not
surprise" at the Presidents attitude and
thought that this would settle the adop-
ton of spelling reform by the majority
of the English-speaking race. The spell
ing board has received great mass of
inquiries for lists and primers of the new
spelling rules. Nevertheless the press of
England and largely of this country has
ridiculed numerically the Presidents ac-
ton. President Eliot OF Harvard said the
new style did not appeal to him and he
thought it would be a long time before it
would become popular. John Wanamaker
has adopted the new spelling for his adj
vertising and likewise S. Plaut & Co. of
Newark and the editors of a number of
trade papers. Prof. Matthews calls atten-
ton to the fact that the board does not
attempt such radical changes as newSpa-
per articles would imply, as they have
gone no further than the 800 words listed.
Also to the fact that Editors Smith of
the Century Dictionary, Editor Funk of
the Standard and the editor of Webster's
are all members of the simplified spelling
board,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
JAPAN 1NcENsED AT KILLING.
Question Justification of Shooting of
Seal POachers.

The steamer Tartar, which arrived at
Victoria, B. c., from Japan and China,
brought news that the killing of the i've
japanese seal poachers in the raid at
Pribiloff islands had caused great excite
ment in Japan and the press is devoting
columns to the discussion of the affair.
One of the schooners engaged in the at
fair arrived at Azushi, Hokkaido, shortly
before the Tartar sailed and her officers
had been instructed to proceed to Toxic
to inform the government regarding the
occurrences. Some of the yernacular
press quote an unnamed japanese sealing
authority as saying: I'm 1901 some Amer
leans prohibited from sealing under their
own flag, started the practice of poachlng
under the japanese flag with the assist
ance of japanese sealers. Whether the
japanese who were killed or imprisoned
were employed by Americans or were act
ing Independently is still uncertain, ac-
cording to investigation. In view OF the
uncertainty in this point and as to the
other circumstances it is not clear wheth-
er the killing of the japanese sealers was
iustifable or not"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
Insurance Rates Cut Off.

The fist decision rendered by ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland as referee for the
big three life insurance companies will
prevent English policy holders from con-
tinuing to get a reduction on account of
the income tax law and will result in a
big saving to the companies. According
to the English law, those who were sub
ject to the payment of an income tax are
allowed to deduct the amount paid for
them for life insurance premiums on Eng
fish policies, but not on American policies.
Consequently, the American companies
have been in the habit of absorbing this
tax by granting a rebate. Mr.. Cleveland
holds that this can no longer be done I'M
der the new rebate law. One effect will
be to curtail the amount of foreign bust
ness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
ROBBERS DYNAMITE A TRAIN.
Explosive Intended to Blow Up Pas
senger Skaters Freight.

Dynamite placed on the Wisconsin Cen
trail tracks at Ironwood, Mich, with the
evident intention of wrecking a passen-
ger train carrying valuable mail and ex-
press blew up an ore train. When the
engine struck the dynamite a terrific ex-
ploslon lifted the engine into the air, and
it fell on its side a mass of twisted wreck
age. The tender was demolished and one
of the cars was blown to splinters. Charles
Nelson, the engineer, and Patrick Walsh,
the fremep, were taken from the wreckage
badly injured. Four other cars of the
train were destroyed and the tracks were
torn up for several rods. Ore was scat
tered over the tracks and in the fields for
a distance of more than 800 yards. The
dynamite had been placed in a switch
frog and the explosion caught the engine
Immediately in front of the cab, which
was shattered as though it had been an
eggshell. The fireman and engineer were
hurled high in the air, alighting in the
ditch. Other members of the crew were
lifted into the air and fell at the side
of the tracks, cut and bruised by ore and
splinters. Search for the perpetrators OF
the outrage, which has Infatuated the peo-
pie in the neighborhood, has begun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
DG4z lEAl2s29ERS
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Ahicago-Cattle, common to primef
$500 to $3.50; hogs, prime heavy, $4.oJ
to $6.40; sheep, fair to choice, S3a No
to $3.50; wheat, No. =, &c to Zoe; Corn,
No. ., 41c to 4Sc; oats, standard, % TO
3Oc; rye, No ,, SOC to SIC; hay Elmo
thy, $1,000 to $1650; prairie, 5000 to
$500; butter, choice creamery, flSc to
23c; eggs, fresh, 1Sc to 22c r1otatoes,
doc to sc.
anapols-Cattle, shipping. $500
to $3.50 hogs, choice heavy, $+00 to
$500; sheep, common to prime, $3.50 to
S4.5O; wheat, No. 2, G9c to lie; corn,
No. . white, SOC to sic; oats, No. =
white, soc to Bic.
St. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $6.35; sheep, $4.00 TO
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, roc t, Tie; corn,
No. 2 4;ic to 41c; oats, No. 2, Doc to
Gle; rye, No. ., J9c to Coo.
Cincinnati-Cattle. 500 to 1913;
hogs, 800 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
S4.15; wheat, No. ., re to 73c; corn,
10. . mixed, 49c to soc; oats, No.
mixed, SOC to 32c; rye, No. 2, 60c to
&c.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $3.50 sheIp, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat No. 2, zoe 9o re; corn, No. 3
yellow, sic to 52c Ioats, No. 3 white,
Sic to 33c; rye, No. T.. SIC to SOC.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
73c to 7Gc: corn, No. 3, 4Sc to 49c;
oats, standard, 30c to 31c; rye, No. /,
&c TO 57c; barley, standard, 53c to soc:
pork. mess, S16.9j.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to S6.25; hogs, fair TO choice, $500
to 500; sheep, common to good mixed,
500 to $3.50; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $3.50.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $G.12;
hogs, 800 to S6.75; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. red, 75c to 76c;
corn, No. 2, 55c to SIC; oats, natural
white, 36c to SIC; butter creamery, 1Sc
to 24c; eggs, western, lie to Die
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed. tic TO
75c; corn. No. mixed, SIC to j4c;
oats, No. 2 mixed, Bic to 33c; rye. No.
., soc to SIC; clover seed, prime, SIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
Notes of Current Events.

San Francisco will build a temporary
city hall, two stories high and costing
| $4,000.
Private Harold Bing of Minnesota, a
member Of Troop II, Fifteenth United
States cavalry, was struck by passenger
train and probably fatally injured at
| Rutherford, Pa.
! Vice Chancellor Pitney appointed ]. X.
Louckel and Robert A. Messler receivers
| of the Reeves Engine Company of Tren-
| ron. y. J. The liabilities are 1911 900
and the assets S2j8JO00.
Ouartermaster Sergeant Dodds of Com
many e, Twenty-second infantry. located
at San Francisco, committed suicide by
! drowning.
J. J. Hardwick of Phoenix and Los
Angeles has secured a concession from the
Mexican government for the construction
of a railroad 800 miles long in Sonora.
Jim Jackson, Philip House and Joe.
Murray, negroes, have been arrested in
Tulsa, |. T., for the murder of Harry
Priester, years DID, in West Tulsa a
month ago. The crime was most brutal.
Priester's body being horribly mutilated
ana lhIo"h INTO car ol Wheat tof CON
cealment.
Annie Dressback, aged 16, shot Newt
MuIliken at Onadarko, O. "a, by accident
ally discharging revolver and then. be-
lieving she had killed him, shot herself.
At Kansas City and Independence, No.,
400 linemen and construction men of the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company
went on strike for increased wages. At
Sedalia forty men went out.
Prof. Howard A. Kelly of Johns Hop
kins university, Baltimore, has written a
book entitled Walter Reed and Yellow
Fever" and its sale is expected to in
crease the Walter Reed memorial fund
from 1000 to $4,000 Major Reed
sacrificed his life in valued investiga-
ton of the fever plague.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
Nixon's Novel Marine Engine.

A new double-action, reversible gas ma
rine engine has just passed a successful
test at the shops of the Standard Motor
and Construction Company in Jersey City
in the presence of a number of naval Off
GERS and manufacturers. 1t is the first
marine gas engine which runs at slow
speed, with a development of high power,
at a fuel consumption of seven-tenths of
a pound of horsepower per hour; the en-
CINE develops 300 horsepower, at 800 rev.
olutions per minute, with a practical alb
sence of vibration and without noise. The
double action is obtained by using both
sides of the piston surface, making one
cylinder do the work of two. All the
valves have a continuous circulation of
cold water automatically. Lewis Nixon is
the owner of this engine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
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The News ~

The new Rate law is now under weigh.
The Cuban uprising has run out of
yeast.
The Sons of the Revolution are quite
active in Cuba.
Russia is looking for the sudden step-off
of Gen. Trepoff.
Corn promises to be abundant and high
ii feet in Kansas.
Will the next presidential message be
signed "Theodor RuzveltF
Trust that the earthquake has no idea
of making a tour of the world.
When words are spelled by sound school
teachers will look for another job.
Small bills are needed exclaims the
Washington Star. Right you are.
Henceforth we are supposed to begin
to Josh Billings our way through life
Secretary Wilson is determined to make
the Chicago packers paste up or shut up.
Fifty-three job holders were assassinat-
ed in Russia last month. After all. that
is cheaper than undertaking them out Of
their jobs.
The real trouble in Cuba seems to be
that there are not enough offices to 90
around
The time seems to be coming fast in
Russia when only the bravest win dare
hold Office.
Worst of it is the Coal Trust won't let
US have coal enough to make it hot enough
for the Ice Trust.
The reason none Of the bombs are
thrown straight in Russia may be because
most of them are thrown By women.
For the two New York chauffeurs killed
while going at the rate of more than fifty
miles an hour a simple verdict Of suicide
will be enough.
The scarcity of chorus girls in New
York seems in many cases to be equiva-
lent to failure of the peach crop.
Russian assassins who blow up inno-
cent children with bombs love their po-
litical theories more than humanity.
With AIuzaffer-ed-Din and Abdul Ha-
mid both on the sick list, the Emperor Of
Morocco will have to do double time.
1t was naturally expected that a man
with a double-barreled name like Vosliar-
Iiarski would meet with tragic fate.
In nineteen months the Chicago street
cars have killed 225 persons. And Chi
cago is not the only city where the trolley
car Is an agent of death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
Interesting News Items.

Cars left the track, demolished a house
and killed George Carberry at Syracuse,
\. \.
Tom Ramsey shot and fatally injured a
man named Brown, who jumped one of
Ramsey's claims at Ramsey, New. Ram
sey is a millionaire mine owner of Gold
field.
Brig. Gen. James A. Buchanan, re-
tired, recommends TO the government that
it make provision for the advancement of
the Philippine scouts and place them on
army bas' :.
The City Council at Seattle, Wash,
passed an ordinance calling for a special
election to vote on the issuance of ST.
272,OO0 worth of bonds for a municipal
street railway system.
Theodore Larson, a fireman, was held
to the federal grand jury in Duluth,
Mimi, for melting disorder on board the
steamship Northwest. He quarreled with
the steward and started a grub riot"
The county commissioners of Walaerth
county, South Dakota. have instructed
States Attorney Carl F. Clelant to bring
suit against fifty citizens of Selby for
$4,000 damages for the destruction of
the court house at Bangor in December,
1901
William Dickey, who was believed 10
be lost with four other people on Lake
Ontario in a disabled launch, was found
after a terrible night on the water.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt, daughter Of
William Jennings Bryan. has written a
play entitled "Mrs. S. Holmes, Detec-
rive and her father has agreed 70 Wit
ress its performance in New York.
Lady Hesketh. daughter of the late
Senator Sharon. has cabled from London
her decision to join other Sharon heirs in
rebuilding the Palace Hotel in San Fran
cisco and has signed. through her local
attorney. an agreement TO subscribe her
share of 100000 which will be expend-
ed on the building.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13

half block away. There was a roar
of welcome as the train rolled in. and
Mr.. Bryan appeared on the platform. His
only verbal expression as he looked down
On the multitude of faces was Great
Scot, what a crowd" The crowd includ-
&c many visitors from other States.
The police forced an alley from the
train to the carriages in waiting. Show
ing no signs of fatigue, but bowling right
and left, and smiling broadly, Mr.. Bryan
| made his way TO the carriage. Seated
with him were Gov Mickey, Mayor
Brown and John Z. Miller, president of
| the Lincoln Commercial Club.
Two hours before the time for the exer-
cises at the capitol grounds crowd esti-
mated all the way from 10000 to 10000
struggled for points of vantage around the
speakers stand. Mr. Bryan was escorted
to the stand by Gov. Mickey from his
private office in the state house. A pray
er by the Rev. George w. Martin, pastor
of the Methodist church at Normal, Mr..
Bryan's suburban home, was followed by
a brief speech of welcome by Mayor
Brown.
The crowd showed some impotence as
the Governor proceeded with his speech,
but be asked it to bear with him for a
few moments. The cries for Bryan in
| creased. As Gov. Mickey concluded and
MIR. Bryan arose there was renewed cheer
ing and handclapping. Mr.. Bryan began
| by saying that in his travels he had learn
ed the Arabic language contained 600
words meaning camel, and that since re-
turning to the United States he had wish
ed that the American language contained
as many words meaning Il thank you"
He declared the happiest part of the long
journey was the homecoming, and then
went into a general description of his
| travels.
Following Mr.. Bryan's speech the for
NAL reception took place in the corridors
of the capitol, in which Mr.. Bryan shook
hands with the thousands who passed be-
| fore him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
THIEF LEAPS FROM CAR.
Woman Pursues Escaped Prisoner,
Who Jumps from Train.

Passengers who came through to ADer-
deem, 5. D., on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul passenger train the other
night were surprised to see man sud
denly jump out of window of moving
coach and a woman leap from the rear
platform of the train near Watson. The
woman was Mrs. Giddings. She had been
at Minneapolis to identify the man, who
had been arrested there on suspicion of
having stolen case of dry goods valued
at $500. The man was being taken back
to Groton to face a charge of grand lar
ceny. When the man leaped through the
window the woman pulled the bell cord,
and an instant later was on the rear plat
form shouting to the crew not to wait for
her. She jumped from the moving train
and started in pursuit of the fugitive.
The passengers did not learn the result
of the race,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13

A large number of Hindoos have come
into Vancouver. B. c.. and will work as
laborers in mills and mines. Senator
Macpherson, NJ. P, announced that tais
Immigration will now be checked.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13

Slender Means Enables Farmer and
Wife to Prevent Wreck

Upon a single match depended the lives
Of many persons the other night, when
an attempt to wreck the Fort Smith pas
senger train near Palarm, Ark, was frus-
rated by John Sloan and his wife. They
were walking along the track and discov-
cred switch thrown open and large
stones and railroad ties piled on the
track. They could hear the train speed
ing around nearby Curve Sloan had
only one match, which he succeeded in
lighting, and fired piece of paper. His
wife removed her white petticoat, and,
waving it in the light of the burning
paper, succeeded in stopping the train
within a few yards of the switch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
SURPLUS IN WORLDS CROPS.
Production of Grain Greatly Exceeds
Consump tiOn.

The Hungarian minister of agriculture
has issued his annual estimates of the
worlds crops, showing the total yields in
millions of meter-centners to be: Wheat,
94' 100000, as compared with 926, 0O0,-
600 last year; rye, 100000, compared
with S94,000.OO0; barley. 315,000,OOO,
compared with O7,OOO,OO0; oats, 527,-
100000, compared with 534,000,OOO;
maize, 9S7O00,OOO, compared with 917,-
100000. The minister estimates the
worlds total requirements of all grains
at ,131,000,OO0 meter-centners, so that
with the supplies remaining from previous
crops, amounting to 100000 meter
centners, he estimates that the surplus of
all grains for 1867 will be in the neigh
borhood of 120,OOO,OOO meter-centners.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13

An important discovery of copper was
reported on the premontory which ex-
tends into the Great Salt lake from the
north within sight of the Union Pacific
passenger trains. An immense ledge OF
copper ore, 10 TO 80 feet in width, pro-
jects ten to fifteen feet above the ground
for a distance of 800 feet. The boulders
from this ledge assay 40 per cent copper
and the ledge averages ) per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
CHICAGO

-' midsummer activity which
exceeds all former experience This
weeks developments sustain encourag-
ing views of the trade outlook. Fac
( tory work has recovered from the adj
verse effect of the hot wave, while crop
reports carry Il most assuring tone,
corn having continued excellent ad
vance toward an unprecedented har-
vest Leading industries remain press
ed TO the limit of production. new de-
mandS for manufactures make increas-
ing aggregates, and distributive deal
ingS steadily expand in staple mer-
chandiSe
he raw material markets testify to
strongly sustained absorption of sup
plleS, and the average of cost rises to a
higher level, due to advances eStab-
hshed this week in iron and steel prod
uctS. Heavy construction shows head
way under the influence of more sea-
sonable weather. Bank exchanges for
August compare favorahly in growth
win those of the core, 7Onding month
~ '~"A' elCdHIlle corrections are
good and trading defaults less.
Current demands show best i'm man
ufacturing and jobbing branches Pri-
mary foodstuffs exhibit some results of
accommodating stocks in lower values
and decreased shipments. Other lines,
however, maintain a strong position.
Retail traffic is remarkably strong.
store stocks of summer wares are we'll
reduced and country buyers place
heavy orders for dry goods, boots and
shoes, clothing and millinery
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %, against 10 last week
and % year ago.-DunS Review of
Trade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13

States Attorney James J. Barbour in a
cablegram directing him to notify the
authorizes at Washington at once.
Within a few hours new warrants
had been issued for Stensland the State
and federal governments were at work
preparing for his return to Chicago. and
arrangements had been begun to send
an officer to TaHgier, if necessary, to
bring him back. One of the new war
rants charges Stensland with the lar
ceny and embezzlement of S1,OO3, 900
from the bank of which he was presi-
dent.
One Of the steps taken at Washington
was to cable Minister Gummere at Tan
gier to ascertain the attitude of the
Moroccan government toward a pro-
posed surrender of Stensland. The Uni
ted States has no extradition treaty
with Morocco.
Cables TO His Son.
Before the machinery had been set in
motion for Stensland's return a cable
gram. sent by him to Theodore Stems
land, his son, FROM Gibraltar three days
before his embellishments became
known, fell into the hands of Inspector
Shippy. In effect it said Stensland con-
sidered himself safe. and it instructed
Stensland Jr. that concealment no long
er was necessary.
Tangier is across the strait from
Gibraltar, and Stensland was about to
embark for the country in which he
finally was captured when he cabled.
Inspector Shippy declared that the ca
blegram was the only communication
received by the son from his father be-
fore the crash, and that the letter
from st. Paul. which Theodore pre-
tended conveyed to him the news of his
fathers defalcatiOns had no existence.
Meanwhile Stcnsland is fighting des-
perately in Tangier to retain $4,000
probably all that remained to him of
the thousands he stole from the de-
positOrs Of the Milwaukee Avenue Bank
when he was captured. The money is
on deposit in the Compton National
d'Escompte. Mr.. Barbour received
word that Stensland was res0rting to
every means to retain possession of
the money. He accordingly cabled Mr..
Olson authority from John c. FetZer,
receiver of the looted bank. to attach
the fund to Stensland's credit in the
Tangier bank in the name of Mr. Fet-
ger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-13
Deaths In Frisco Put at 452.

In all 452 persons lost their lives as
the result of the disaster of April Is, the
San Francisco health department asserts
in a formal report to the State board of
health. OF the victims 266 were killed by
fire, were shot and died as the result
of ptomaine poisoning due to eating
emergency" canned goods of poor quality !;
400 are believed to have been white, IS
Chinese and japanese.