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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
CARLYLE HARRIS.

ris displayed Indifference and it's read
ing did not noticeably affect him. Rev.
John G. S. Wells, the prison chaplain,
went in to see Harris at o'clock and
remained for an hour After he came
out DR.. Irvine went IN and found Har-
ris showing nervousness, but otherwise
all right He said afterward that
Harris did not ask for morphine or any
other st mulant. His only request
was for two oranges. They were
taken in to him Harris was shaved
and had his hair cut at 1890. He then
put on new suit of clothes furnished
by the State.
The final test Of the apparatus was
made at 1l:40 o'clock. A board on
which We're run twenty-four incan-
descent lights was placed across the
arms OF the chair and the current was
turned on full head, showing a voltage
of 1,7OO.
Not since the first electrocution at
Sing Sing, when four men-Slocum
Smiler, Jugiro AMI Wood-were put to
death with the experimental apparatus
then in use, has there been such an
interest displayed here.
Throngs Of people gathered on the
hillside overlooking the gray walls of
the prison, and though they could not
hope to catch glimpse of Harris or
see the implement of death they gazed
with morbid curiosity at the building
from which the doomed will not
emerge until soul and body are parted.
The crowds began assembling early
and they were larger and of a more
intelligent class of people than is
usually drawn to this spot.
The fact that Harris is the first man
wit any pretensions to culture, re-
finement and intelligence who las
taken his place in the electric chair is
appreciated. Public interest in the
cases of the thirteen men who have
met their fate at the touch of the mys-
FERROUS agent employed by this State
has been confined to the method of
the killing, as to whether it was quick
and painless or slow and torturesome.
The cleo rocutions which have pre-
coded the one to-day were the going to
death of the brutes who had killed
fellow beings, and about whose guilt
there was no doubt and in whose cases
there was little to arouse sympathy.
At o'clock Undertaken Kipp drove
to the prison and placed the body in a
highly polished oak casket. The un-
dertaker refused to disclose the plans
for the disposition Of the body.
The silver plate upon the cover of
the casket contained this inscription:
Carlyle W. Harris, murdered May s,
1898, aged % years, Z months, Is days.
I'VE would not if we had known
There was very impressive scene at
the Amber house in the afternoon when
Mrs. Harris saw the reporters. The re-
markable woman stood calm and pas
sive facing them with dry eyes. Her
voice was firm as she declared her boy
innocent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
UntrOGden Heig n Is.

The cloud-piercing SUBMITS of the
Himalayas are not the only untrod-
den heights of our present world.
Mount Elbrus and Demavend, in
Western Asia, and the pinnacle of
Mount Aconcagua, in the Chilean
Andes, have baff1ed the most enter
prising explorers, and in the Austrian
Alps (the so-called dolomite region Of
the Eastern TyroD there is a whole
group of tower-like peaks that have
never yet been reached by wing
less visitor. AS rule a slope of for
ty-five degrees is the steepest practi-
cable incline, and the difficulties of
p.ecipitous mountain wall become
almost hopeless in the latitude of
Greenland, where frost turns every
highland brook into glacier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
YOUNG WOMAN SHOT.
Miss Hohgrefe, Music Teacher, Badly
Injured in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, May S.-While walk
ing along the banks Of the Kinnicknnic
Hohgrefe, a music teacher who lives at
SGT Sixth avenue, was shot and serious
ly wounded. Andrew TOmasso was one
of the party of boys who had been
shooting in the woods and it is alleged
that Tomasso, when he saw Miss Hob
CRETE and her friends, remarked to his
companions: whats the matter with
shooting and soaring those women
Suiting his action tot his word, TomaSso
fired and the bullet struck the young
woman just below the shoulder blade
She was taken home and the doctor
who were called say that she will re-
cover. TOmaSSo was arrested.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11

remains were taken TO Mill Center.
brown county, where his family re-
sides.
John Dertz, Racine baker. commit
ted suicide by shooting. He claimed t.
nave recently been robbed Of it.I hi,
money while in Chicago. He leaves a
wife and several children in Germany.
james Gibson, station agent for the
Wisconsin Central Railroad company
been declared insane and committed to
the northern hospital at Oshkosh.
J. II. Kimball, the winner of the
second prize in the interstate orator.
cal contest at Columbus, O., was given
an enthusiastic reception upon his re-
turn to Beloit college.
Thieves entered the Office of the Kau-
kauna Lumber & Manufacturing COM
pany, at Appleton, and tapped the till
for $35. The police claim to have a
clue to the guilty parties.
1t is claimed by woodsmen that hun
dreds of deer have been killed in north
ern Wisconsin the past winter by
wolves, which are growing very nu-
merOus Of late years.
The final session of the convention
Of the Missouri synod was held at st.
Louis Saturday. The resignation of
Prof. G. LOeber, director Of ConcOrdia
college of Milwaukee, was formally
accepted.
Henry Mesenheimer, who is supposed
to have lived in Milwaukee at one
time, committed suicide in the jail at
Terre Haute Sunday.
The damage to the government break
water in Milwaukee by the recent
heavy storms, it is now estimated, will
reach probably $4,000. About 100
feet of the structure just north of the
fair weather opening, was entirely
washed away. That part running
shoreward is badly damaged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11

Chicago May S.-The feature of the
day in official circles OF the world S
fair was the effort Of Phoebe CouznS
to abrogqte the action of the board OF
lady maIaagers IL adjOurnlng sine die.
She appeared before the national com
mission Out point of order was made
against her and she was ordered TO
preSent{ the matter in writing.
Reports Of committees directed to in
spect the condition Of several depart
ments' were received. Most of the
committees asked for further time and
others made verbal statements. Most
OF the exhibits in the agricultural build
ing will he in position by the end OF
this week. The executive committee
on awards submitted a report favoring
judge ih place of ID jury.
Sunday CLOSING was brought up when
Commissioner Huntley, of Alabama,
offered a resolution that the commits
sion REGARDS the rule requiring the gates
to be closed on Sunday as binding and
final determination of the subject
both in law and in fact. At the close
OF an animated and prolonged debate
matters were SO involved that the resO-
luton was withdrawn. But quiet
reigned for moment only as Commits
sioner Way, of Georgia, offered IA resO-
luton that the commission having
passed upon the matter it could not
be brought up again. After a debate
this resolution was also withdrawn.
A magnificent display was witnessed
by hundreds Of visitors at the fair to
night when the whole electric force
stored within the grounds was turned
on, making one of the grandest cleo.
trical Examinations ever seen in the
country. Thousands of electric lights
cleaned from almost every crevice OF
the exterior of the administration, agri
cultural electrical, manufacturers and
liberal arts buildings. Electrical fOun
tainS sparkled in myradS of colOred
lights.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
ONE OF THE WORST IN THE HIS
TORY OF INDIANA.
The Air Brakes Refuse to Work and the
rife Rate Leaving the Track and De
inolishing Depot and Train
Sheds.

LAFAYrTTF. Ind. May o.-The wreck
on th> l. g our at II in the morning
was one of the worst in the history of
Indiana as a result of which ten men
are now dead and many more injured.
The train was the t asst bound pas
senger leaving Chicago at o. m. The
accident was caused by the failure of
the ART reaks to work. The engineer
undoubtedly discovered this before
reaching the Gu beyond the Wabash
river, as che vigorous whistling of the
engine for brakes could be heard when
the train was still a mile west of the
city. The engineers desperate effort
to stop the train was shown by the
large amount of sand thrown by him
on the bridge through which the train
came just before the fatal crash The
train dashed out of the bridge over the
Wabash river at speed not less than
sixty mil, S an hour, when the engine
left the track, crashing into the depot
building, tearing off a portion of the
depot and urain-sheds, carrying them
several hundred feet.
The list of the dead is as follows:
MICHAEL WEIGH, engineer, Indianap-
oils, frightfully mangled, head crushed leg
torn from body; found under the engine.
E. d. MYERS, Logansport, mail clerk.
- M'MAHON, Cincinnati, express mes
senger
A: R. CHADWICK, Cincinnati, mail
clerk.
CHARLES MYERS, Lafayette. hackman.
JOHN LENNON, Lafayette, mail cart
driver.
JESSE H. LONG, Lebanon Ind, mail
clerk
CHARLES SCHAHILL, passenger, Just
bought ticket for Indianapolis
OTTO JERSELSON, Alhambra Hotel
Chicago passenger going to train.
These were all frightfully crushed
and mangled, their limbs being severed
in several instances and bodies terri
bly, distigured:
The I'M ured are as follows:
JEFFERSON REESE, Kempton, bruised and
cut about the head
RICHARD JONES. Pontiac ILL.,, cut about
head
LOUIS LEFFLER, Fowler, cut by glass from
breaking windows.
SEPHAs BERGENCALE, Milwaukee, cut
about head and hand badly bruised
WILLIAM PLACE, hving'near Frankfort,
Ind, bruised and cut.
CHARLES RoUsH, Lafayette, leg broken in
two places.
WILLIAM BECHTELL, Lebanon, Ind, pas
senger in waitin groom, arm and hand lac
Grated.
G. A. WIssELL
A. W. CoRNAHAN.
l.. A. WETZLER.
j. N. VICKERY, mail clerks, all from Gin
cinnati, were more or less injured, but not
seriOuSly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
THE Russell CASE.
1t is Finally Brought to an End at Eau
Claire.

Eau Claire, Wis, May S.-Judge Bal
ley today discharged Mrs. Elizabeth
Russell, who was convicted of murder
year ago. The defense withdrew the
plea III bar and made a motion in ar
rest of judgment which raised all the
issues. Judge Bailey held that Mrs.
Russell had been placed once in jeOpar-
dy and had not waived the cOnStitu-
tional right against a second jeopardy
for the same offense and also that
he.' most sacred rights had been so
invaded by the district attorney in the
telephone episode that a second trial
could not restore them to her and that
he substitution of another prosecutor
however honorable, could not restore
her to the position she occupied at the
con mencement.
In closing the judge said: THE dis
charge of the accused on these proceed
ings may excite comment and lead to
EXPIRE sSiOns unfavorable to the admin
istration of justice. This cannot be
avoided. 1t may be urged by some
who have been anxious for the convic-
ton of this woman whether the evil
denct was sufficient or not, that she has
escaped punishment on Il mere techni-
cality. In the application of legal prin-
ciples such is not the case. Her dis
charge now saves the county thousands
of dollars The court is frank enough
to state that unless the evidence given
up,l second trial was more SubStan-
tial in its nature-more direct and pos
tive than the evidence given on the
former trial-the court would not, even
if a jury should convict, permit the
verdict to stand
Mrs. Russell showed no emotion and
went quietly away with her attorneys.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Some Aim LIZ That Ween.

1t would be mistake to suppose
that the faculty of weeping" is mo-
nopolized by the children of Adam.
The reindeer, the chamois and sew
eral species of antelopes shed visible
tears, and the East India rhesus mon
key, in a fit of rage, will flush Grim
son and use the back of his hand to
rub the water out of his eyes.
Laughter is more specific human
function, for the grin of our Darwin
ian cousins is rather menace, anal
ogous to the snarl of dog showing
his ts.Ahh-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
SPECTATORS WE'RE AFRAID.
Did Little Business on the Foreign Stock
Exchanges Last Week

LONDON, May o.-Discount rates
were firm during the week at 234 for
three months and 2 a for short. The
advance of the Bank of England rate
steadied both money and stock mar
,kets. The exports Of gold were mod
crate and serious decline is not ex-
pected, in spite of the crisis in Aus
tralia, whittier 81, 25O, 900 has gone in
a fortnight. Silver improved further
during the week, though there was
relapse ABOUT m1o-wcek. On the stock
exchange business was checked by fear
of further suspensions in Australia and
the collapse of industrial institutions
in New York. Nevertheless the bond
market was extremely. firm, with a
strong undercurrent of optimism
throughout. Consols closed with a
weeks fall of TIC. Foreign securities
were almost at staudstill. and the
changes that did occur were small
American railway securities suffered
general relapse, though there were
signs of improvement at the close.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11

this order necessitates moving the guns
to the Cretm city. The bronze cannon
are, of course, out Of date and useless
for drilling purposes, hence the transfer
is made to give the battery drilling
equipment that is more nearly up to
date. 1t will be regretted that the
state capitol is to be deprived of this
Gattling gun attraction, but it is hoped
that some provision will soon be made
whereby new, and more modern engines
of war may be placed in the quarter
master generals Office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Seaport Defense Guns Ready.

New y oRK, May S.-The long-delayed
dynamite defense guns for the seaports
of New York and San Francisco are
now nearing completion. To re-
portor Mr.. 5. Schuyler, vice-president
of the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Com
pany, said that his company hoped to
have the guns for Sandy Hook ready
for placing by Aug l. The guns for
San Francisco he said, would he ready
for mounting by Jan. l, 1894
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
IMPORTANT BIRTH RECORD.
Arkansas Woman Breaks the WorId's
Record and Is Proud.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May S.-Mrs L..
E. Finney, the pretty young wife of l..
E. Finney, a prosperous young mer-
chant of huntsville, has distinguished
herself by presenting her husband with
five bouncing baby girls, all within the
short space of eleven months.
Last May Mrs. Finney gave birth to
two pretty little girl babies, both of
whom are living and are fine looking,
well developed children for their age.
Yesterday Mrs. Finney increased the
family by three and all girls at that.
Mrs. Finney is a plump, healthy-look-
ing woman of about 90 and weighs 40
pounds. Her husband is 30 years old
and the very type of masculine beauty
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Convicts Become a State Charge.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, May s.-The act
passed by the Legislature abolishing
the lease system went into effect yes
terday. The Arkansas Industrial
Company, late lessees, turned over 700
convicts to superintendent R. W.
Worthen of the State Penitentiary.
The care of these convicts, their food,
medical care and guarding. involves
the expenditure Of nearly 500, 200 per
month
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Aeronrut ROun2tree Fatally Hurt

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 6.-Wil-
liam Roundtree, the aeronaut, known
professionally as one of the Woodford
brothers, while about to make a bal
loon ascension here yesterday received
injuries from which he will probably
die. A sudden gust Of wind carried the
balloon from its mornings. Roundtree
was in the trapeze and violently col
and he fell to the ground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Mrs. Chauncey Depew Dead.

New YORK, May s.-Mrs. Elise Hege-
man Depew, wife of Chauncey M.
Depew, died at her residence in this
city at 1890 Sunday afternoon. AL
though Mrs. Depew was known to be
seriously i'll, this sudden determina-
ton of her illness was not expected by
her family and those who were most
intimately connected with her. Her
condition showed no material change
Saturday and early next morning the
turn for the worse came
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
NJ EWS IN Brief.

]. L. Rawlins has rendered his resip.
nation as mem Der of Congress from
Utah.
The Arkansas River at Arkansas
City, Ark. showed ass feet, the high
est ever known.
The Whitecap trouble in Lincoln
County, Miss, is becoming so Sc 'ious
that the Copiah rifles have been or
dered to Broolham to preserve the
peace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Old Offenses of SaIoOn-k eeDerS

BELorr, Wis, May s.-The Grand
Jury is again at " ork on liquor cases
to the distress OF many citizens who
do not care to be identified with the
investigation. A batch of witnesses
was subp@naed to-day to give testi-
mony against saloon-keepers, and it is
thought there will be many convictions.
Saloons have license now, but these
prosecutions for old offenses will be
conducted to the end.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
THE WAKE AWOK HER,
Woman Dies of Heart Disease and Re
turns to Life.

turns to Life.
SARANAC LAKE, n. Y, May S.-Mrs.
Carson, residing near Lake Kushau-
qua, having apparently died Of heart
disease, was laid out in coffin and
while wake was being held those in
the death chamber were Mortified to
see the supp 'sed corpse slowly rising
to an erect position.
Nearly all of those present were
women, and they ran out screaming in
terror. A daughter of Mrs. Carson
fell outside the house and expired.
The mother, in a bewiIdered way
slowly emerged from the coffin and
gazed about her upon the candles and
other evidences of death. She did not
seem to mind the death of her daugh-
ter, and is about as Usual, though
speaking and moving in dazed way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
King Humbert Thanks His People.

ROME, May Skiing Humbert has
requested Premier Glolitti to express
to the people 3he profound 10y and
gratitude which the King and Queen
feel for the national demonstration
during their silver wedding. The
King thanks the people especially for
the hospitality shown by them toward
foreign Sovereigns and Princes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Minister Romero to Be Promoted.

CITY OF MEXICO, May SIT is re-
ported here on good authority that
Matias Romero, Mexican Minister to
the United States will return to Mex
leo and resume his former position as
Secretary of the Treasurd, now held
Jose Ives Limantour. 1t is reported
that President Diaz contemplates MAX
ing other changes in his cabinet off,
GERS. The proposed changes will go
into effect June /.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
JOLIET MILL SHUTS DOWN.
The Big Branch of the Illinois Steel
Company Ceases Operations.

BIS Steel
Company Ceases Operations.
JOLIET, ILL.,, May The Joliet roll
ing mill, a branch of the Illinois Steel
Company, is closed in all departments.
The plant has furnished work for >, 500
men. In December a portion of the
mill was clio ed, leaving 1,0OO men idle,
but these had expecta lions of speedy
resumption. Now, however, all hands
are out of work. The officers declare
it would be impossible to resume at
the present prices of steel and iron,
which are lower than in the last
twenty years. Even if the mills were
opened the perplexing questions of adj
justing the yearly scale of prices will
arise, as the old scale expired Jan. 1.
The mills monthly payroll averaged
S13C, 90.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
FOR SUNDAY OPENING.

Chicago, May S.-The council tonight
unanimously passed a resolution declar-
ing for Sunday opening of the worlds
fair grounds, and as a representative of
$5,000OO0 stock in the exposition crit
icised the financial management which
closes the gates one day out of seven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES.

st. Louis Chicago, game postponed
wet grounds.
Iouisville-Cleveland, game postponed
rain
Washington &; Boston 9.
Cincinnati s; Pittsburg g.
New York 4; Brooklyn Z.
Baltimore 4; Philadelphia 2
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
DIED, LIVED AND DIED.
Remarkable Conduct OF a Corpse Down
in Kentucky.

ASHLAND, Ny, May S.-Mrs. James
Williams, living a mile from here,
died Saturday and was prepared for
burial. Yesterday, while several of
her children were in the room where
the supposed dead mother was laid out
on a cooling board, the body suddenly
rose from the bier, looked around the
room, reached out her hands as if to
hug the children, and suddenly fell
back corpse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

A memorial is to be erected to John
Lefferts, who died lately at Flatbush,
L. l., in house occupied by his family
for the last hundred years, on property
coded to his ancestors under a patent
from the Dutch government and after
ward confirmed by the English crown.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Sturgeon Will Assist Moody Here.

ELoNDoN, May s.-The Rev. Thomas
Sturgeon will sail from Auckland, n.
H., for San Francisco on May 90. He
will pass several days in Chicago and
will assist the Rev. Dwight L. Moody
in his evangelical work in that city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11

Miss Braddon has realized the his
toIic ambition Of Sir Walter Scott, who
vowed he would make 100000 by fic-
ton before he ceased writing. This,
with fifty-three novels standing to her
credit and a still unwaning popularity,
is probably enough.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Shot a Priest for Revenge.

VIENNA, May 8.-A school boy named
Grueber shot Father Puronka in Olutz
yesterday with a revolver and then
killed himself. The priest will recover.
Puronka had interfered in Grueber's
affairs and Grueber was seeking re-
venge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
II. 81. WARNER ASSIGNS.

Rochester, n. Y, May S.-H. II.
Warner, the patent medicine man, today
filed a general assignment for the ben
eft of his creditors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Murderer Fitz1um's Execution STAYED

Muruef5r Exec1t1on Stayeo:
AUBURN, N. Y, May s.-Warden
Stout has received telegram from
Court Justice Lam bert of Dunkirk an
nouncing that stay Of execution has
been granted in the case OF John Fitz-
hum, the Buffalo murderer, who was
to have been electrocued this week.
Fitzhum was notified last night and
said: ''Now / CO to Sleep