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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
STILL ANOTHER.
Policeman Wanted in Brooklyn to
Answer to a Charge of Bigamy.

New York, March 24-POliceman
John Cronin, of the Vernon avenue sta
ton, Brooklyn, charged with being a
bigamist, suddenly disappeared last
Tuesday night and has not returned.
Cronin, who is thirty-one years old
and has been seven years on the force
appeared to be devoted to his wife and
two children, who lived with him at
the home Of his mOther-in-laW, at No.
So Manhattan avenue, Greenpoint.
According to the accusations made
against him, Cronin, while on duty in
South First street. made the acquaint-
ance of a young woman who lived at
the corner of briggs avenue and South
First street two years ago and repre-
scented himself to her as single man.
He became attentive to her and, fin
ally in July last, they were married.
He adopted the name Of George Butler.
His alleged second wife says he told
her that he could not provide for her
support until April, when his mother
and sister, whom he had to support,
would receive a legacy.
She says she learned week ago that
she had been duped.
Cronin then left her and she asked
last Tuesday in the Lee avenue police
court for a warrant for his arrest on
charge Of bigamy.
Cronin said he did not know what to
make of the woman's charge, but when
his real wife was summoned to court
he disappeared.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
COLQUITT DEAD.
THE GEORGIA SENATOR PASSES
AWAY AT WASHINGTON.
Members of His Family at His Bedside
Sketch Of His Long and Event
full Life.

Washington, March Ex-senator Col
quit died at $40 a. N.
Around the bedside were Senator
Gordon and his daughter, Mrs. Jones,
Senator Colquitt's private secretary;
his nephew, Mr.. Bum; his son; Mrs
COlquitt; three unmarried daughters,
and his daughter Mrs. Marshall, of Chi
cago. AS the end approached, the SEN
ators breathing became very heavy,
but he relapsed into Inconsistencies
and suffered no pain.
Alfred Holt Colquitt was born in
Walton county, Georgia, April 20, 1924,
and was consequently in his 10th
year. He graduated at Princeton in
1914, studied law and was admitted to
the bar in 1916. He served during the
Mexican war as a staff officer with the
rank of major. In 1852 he was elected
to congress as democrat, serving one
term. He was a member Of the legis-
lature in 1859, and a presidential elector
in 1860 on the Breckenridge ticket.
He was a member of the secession
convention Of Georgia, and entered the
confederate army as captain. Later
he was chosen colonel Of the sixth
Georgia infantry; promoted to briga-
der general, and after serving some
time in that grade was commissioned
a major-general. In 1876 he was
elected governor of Georgia for four
years, at the expiration Of which he
was reelected for two years under the
new constitution. He was then elected
to the United States senate and re-
elected in 1888. Senator Colquitt was
a distinguished son of a distinguished
father, the latter being a lawyer of
eminence, a soldier and member
Of both branches of the national legis-
lature from Georgia.
Both the senate and the house passed
suitable resolutions on the death of
Senator Colquitt and adjourned as
mark of respect
The funeral will take place in the
senate chamber at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The remains will be taken
to Macon, Ca, for interment and will
be accompanied by committees from
the two houses of congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
GOVERNOR GETS 1T.
IOWA SENATE VOTES FOR LOCAL
OPTION.
Passes the House Mulct and Local OPP
ton Bill-Governor Jackson
Will Sign It.

Des Moines, March 22.-The house
mulct and local option bill has passed
the senate. 1t is known that Gov.
Jackson will sign it.
The bill provides for the assessment
of a tax of 5000 against every place in
the state where liquor is sold, the tax
to be a lien upon the real estate Upon
the finding of a petition signed by a
majority of the voters in cities Of 5000
and upwards and of 65 per cent. of the
voters in smaller cities and towns, the
payment of the mulct tax is a bar to
prosecutions under the prohibition
law.
The bill is provided with regulations
and restrictions for the liquor traffic
Of the most rigid sort. 1T contains no
provision for the manufacture of Ii
qlors.
The house has passed the bill grant
ing municipal suffrage to women, by a
vote of 81 to A.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29

Washington, March 23..The meeting
to be held on the steps of the federal
capital by Citizen CoXey and the
army Of the commonwealth" on Tues
day, May 1, has been declared off by
Maj. William G. Moore superintendent
of the WashinS,On police, under author
ity Of an act of congress entitled IAN
act to regulate the use of the capitol
grounds
This act was drawn, / believe, .
said Maj. Moore this morning, by Sen
ator Edmunds, and it is very stringent
1t will serve to prevent the meeting On
the steps Of the capitol, and is ample in
its provisions in allowing the police
force to deal with loiterers in the cap
itol grounds"
James L. Pugh, Jr., the special as
sistant attorney for the district of
Columbia, who prosecutes vagrancy
cases in the police court, said this
morning if Coxey and his army came
here the police would undoubtedly
make a general raid on their forces
They could be arrested under the va
grancy laws said Mr.. Pugh, land GER
tainly convicted.
But you could not arrest Coxey as a
vagrant?' the reporter suggested; 'he
is a rich man."
Yes we could and would arrest
CoXey, too" said Mr. Pugh.
Under the broad construction of the
vagrancy law of Judge Kimball,
COXey would be an idle and disorderly
person and a suspicious person, I'M
able to give a good account of him.
self. No such gathering as Coxey
proposes will be permitted here, for
the police will not allow bands of sus-
picious characters to loiter on the
street.
Massilon, O., March 23.-The CoXey
Army of Peace" does not materialize
Not to exceed twenty men have put
in an appearance here.
Less than twenty-five men will start
Sunday and, while the movement will
have a large crowd to see it off, it is
certain that CoXey and Browne will
be the only men who will leave here
with the Washington destination idea
as a fixed purpose.
The representatives of Chicago, New
York and Pittsburg papers are all cog
infant of this, but they are trying to
justify their management in enterprise
by sending long narratives which have
no actual groundwork. The New York
Herald man, who has just arrived,
said after an investigation that his
news editor would drop dead" if he
knew what a fake this "Coxey" bust
ness was.
The correspondents are having jolly
time and Coxey is getting lots of free
advertising. Unless a crowd is gath
cred in Pittsburg or farther east the
"CommonweaP' army will be the joke
of the century
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
GET THEIR DESERTS.
CORRUPT COMFY ISLAND GANG
CAUGHT FAST.
Justice of the Peace Newton Sentenced
to Nine Months mpriSonment-A
Constable Convicted

Brooklyn, March 22.-Justice of the
Peace Newton was today sentenced to
nine months imprisonment and to pay
a fine of $500 for completely in the
Gravesend election frauds. Justice
Newton withdrew his appeal in the con-
tempt of court case and received an
additional sentence of thirty days i'm
prisonment in Raymond street Jail and
a fine of $3.50 in that case.
The jury in the case of Andrew
Scott Jameson, the Coney Island con-
stable, came into court this morning
with Z verdict of guilty Of perjury. On
account of the prisoners ignorance the
jury recommended mercy. The SEN
tence will be passed on the prisoner
on Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
HOW THEY DO TT IN ST. PAUL.
Bad Policemen Lose Their Heads il
Very Short Order

st. Paul, March pa triple bolt
of executive lightning struck in police
and saloon circles yesterday, doing in
slant and effective execution. Patrol
man Charles S. Hellrich was dis
charged in disgrace, Sergeant Foster
was dismissed and the license of the
saloon firm Of Spoorrong & Hoffman
at sos Washington avenue north was
revoked.
According to the testimony heard in
the mayors office two girls were en-
ticed into the saloon named by Patrol
man Hellrich, there piled with liquor
until bereft of their senses,
grossly insulted, and when one of the
victims gathered sufficient strength to
tear herself away, to run out upon the
street and call for help her sister was
struggled away into a mans room in
a block near by and hidden some time
before she was discovered. Later both
girls were taken into a house of uues-
tiOnable repute and left there till morn
ing. The police were not notified until
the landlady of the house hunted up
a patrolman and told him about the
two strange girls in her house. While
in the saloon the girls also stated that
their pocketbook was taken away from
them, and has not since been recov-
cred The girls are sisters named An
derson. The affair created a sensa-
ton. The general sentiment is that
the action Of the mayor was none too
severe. Sergeant Foster was not &C.
cused Of any completely in the out.
rage. but was blamed for not report
ing the matter at once to his superior
officer and for not taking the girls to
the police station and leaving them in
the care Of the matron.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
KILLED BY A POLICEMAN.
An Ex-Chief on Trial for Murder Most
Foul

White Plains, n. Y, March 24.-The
trial of eX-Chief Of Police Cash OF
for the murder of James
F. Cleary on May 20 last was contin-
ued before Justice Dykman. EX
Coroner Drews was the first witness.
It was he who told Cash that Cleary
was dead, to which he said Cash re-
piled: Il am damn glad of it. l made
a good shot, and l meant to kill him.
l have been practising for some time
ON frogs in the Bronx river" This
was about the only damaging evidence
produced against Cash today.
Lawyer Burns Of counsel for the de-
fence opened his side of the case this
afternoon. He said that several Of the
witnesses who testified for the people
had threatened to kill Cash for inter-
fering in the election held at Williams
bridge on the day of the murder. He
says that Cash was set upon and that
he drew his revolver to protect himself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
KEEP QUIET FOR TEN YEARS.
Engfshmen Have Half a Million Tied
up in a Paper Road.

Terre Haute Ind, March 26.-H. d.
Emerson, Of Cincinnati, has been look
ing through the county records here
to obtain information regarding the
Indiana Coal and Railway company.
1t is said that in 1881 a concern of
this name claimed to have in con-
strIlctiOn a road from Terre Haute
to Columbus, Ind, eighty miles. A
mortgage was filed here to raise ST.
100000 for improving the road, and it
is said 100000 was secured in London.
Affidavits are on record made by
George W. Stanton and II. Walter
Woollett, of New York, before Charles
Nettleson, of New York, who averred
he was state commissioner of Indiana
Records fail to show that Indiana
ever had commissioner named Net
tleson. Local papers printed at the
same time Of the filing of the mort
gage said that no right of way had
been secured for the railroad.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
ANOTHER CHIEF OF POLICE.
An Illinois Town Has One on the
Grill.

Champaign, ILL.,, March PA sensa-
ton was created in this city last night
by the city council making an in
vestigation of the official actions of
Chief of Police Cregier. Charges were
made that Cregier was receiving money
from the proprietresses of certain re-
sorts which have been running openly
for several months, and that they were
given immunity from arrest for the
monthly stipend which the chief of
police is supposed to have received.
Whether the charges are true is not
known, but the city council went into
the investigation far enough to prompt
them to ask Cregier for his resignation,
which was handed in, and William
Stevens appointed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
RESCUED FROM ROUGHS.
Miss Waters, a Popular Actress, S,H-
fers Frightful Indignities.

New York, March 2O.-Miss AdIna
Waters, leading lady of the Mckee
Rankin Theatrical company, was res
cued by police today while suffering
frightful indignities from a gang of
roughs ip deserted shanty in Jersey
City.
Miss Waters had been ill and had
wandered from the hospital while
under the influence of morphine when
she was seen by rough and conveyed
to the shanty. She is badly injured and
unconscious. Three Of her assailants
were captured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29

Denver, March 24.-The supreme
court this morning handed down
written reply to the question pro
pounded by Gov. Waite last week as
to who are the legal members of the
hre and police boards. The decision
was by Chief Justice Goddard The
decision was substantially against the
governor.
The opinion is that the question as
to who are the legal members of the
board must so to the district court
for decision, and the governor is Sc
verely criticised for calling out the
militia
The opinion reviews the lengthy
statement of Gov. Waite relative to
his examination of the acts of the
board in appointing special policemen
for the gambling houses. The court
declined to answer the question di-
rect, but gave an opinion in order to
allay the intense public excitement and
prevent any outbreak.
1t holds that the governor has the
right to remove from office his APP
Them was clearly in the right, but as
Orr and Martin refused to relinquish
their duties, alleging that the appoint
mentS Of Mullins and Barnes had not
been properly made, and the court be-
ing not advised of the facts upon
which Martin and Orr base their OBJ
jections, the case must go to the dis
trict court for inquiry. The courts
have the power, if objections are
the facts, and all such contests must
raised by incumbentS, to inquire into
go to them for decision.
The court expressed decided views
in attempting to use force, and that
the militia shall always be subordinate
to all civil power. By no rule can the
power of the governor be constructed
TO be such as to call out the militia to
induct an appOintee into office. This
is a dangerous exercise of arbitrary
power that tends toward anarchy and
despotism.
The committee of safety is in SEES
sion at the chamber of commerce to
discuss the situation and prepare for
any overt act on the part of the gov
ernor. Gov. Waite refuses to talk up
ON the decision of the supreme court.
This decision is received with general
satisfaction.
A subcommittee Of the committee
of safety waited upon Governor Waite
this evening and discussed the situa-
ton. Neither the governor nor the
committeeman would divulge the re-
suits of the interview, but it is known
that the governor would not promise
that he would not again attempt forci-
bly, to seat the new commissioners,
but told the committee that he would
carefully consider its suggestions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, March 26.-Wheat was firm
today cash selling at SIC; May, So 3-4c.
Corn steady; cash, 80 3-4c; May, 81 1-Sc.
Oats higher; cash, 80 3-Sc; May, 80 34c.
Rye 46 II. Barley, nominal, Flax,
1.3S. Prime timothy, 4.3O.
Pork firmer; May, HOP -; July,
HOO. Lard firmer; May, 6.72 IL; July,
$50. Short ribs firmer; May, 5.70@
5.72 II; July, SO
Cattle; Receipts, $4,000; market
firmer; prime to extra native steers,
4.1004.35 good to choice, 3.75@4.1 10;
others, 3.OO@35O. Hogs: Receipts, 81
900; market steady; mixed, 4.60@4.70;
heavy, 4.65G4.7O; light, 4.7O@4.75.
Sheep: Receipts, 10000; market 100
25c higher; top sheep, 4.00@4.25; top
lambs 4.4O@4,65.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
BADGER BRIEFS.
Newsy Items from Many Parts of
Wisconsin.

Joseph Bullmer, of Bennett Siding,
has been bound over for shooting and
fatally wounding a young man named
William Quinn.
The Spirit river extension of the
Wisconsin & Chippewa railway is
DOW ironed to the new bridge across
the Some. This bridge, 1000 feet long,
will be built so as to admit of the
passage of steamers and tugs. Most of
the piling for it has been driven.
A tramp crawled into a refrigerator
car at Ashland needless of the con
sequences. Had it not CHANGED that
several cases of eggs had to be shipped
from Clintonville he would have been
as rigid as an icicle before reaching
Chicago. He had been without food
and light for more than twenty-four
hours
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
STATES THREATEN TO SECEDE.
Serious Results viii Follow if Peixoto
Becomes Dictator.

Santos, via Galveston, Tex, March
ga messenger from Admiral MellO
has arrived in Sac Paulo. He has
urged President-elect Moraes to use
his influence with President PeiXotO
to renounce any intention of assuming
a dictatorship. He intimated that if
this is not done the states of Parana,
Santa Catharina, and Rio Grande
would secede and proclaim an indie
pendent republic.
Isla Flores, Montevideo, via Gal
weston, Tex, March 25.-Admiral
Mello, the new chief of the provisional
government, said yesterday relative to
the surrender of Admiral Saldanha da
CANA in Rio Bay: 81 was not at all
surprised at the fiasco in Rio Bay. I
believe the surrender of the fleet was
inevitabel after the interference of Ad-
miral Benham of the United States
navy in protecting vessels landing car
goes at the wharves.
Saldanha reached his decision to
surrender the feet without a fight after
he had made a desperate attempt to
land his forces at Nictheroy. He after
ward dispatched the Aquidaban to the
south loaded with all the portable mu-
nitions of war he possessed which We're
Of value. He also sent away all avail
able marines. Then, being powerless,
he surrendered"
The provisional government junta
consists of Silveria Martins for Rio do
Sui, Ferreira de Mello for Santa Catha-
rina, and DR.. Westphalia for Parana.
The Portuguese warship Albuquer-
que has been sighted. 1t is bound for
Buenos Ayres, where it will be quaran-
tined. 1t is reported that Admiral da
Cana is on board the Albuquerque
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
FIRE AT RACINE.
Big Iron Works Are Burned to the
Ground.

Big Iron Works Are Burned to the
Ground.
Racine, March 1.-THE Belle City
Malleable Iron works was totally de-
stroyed by fire early this morning. en-
failing loss of $4,000, with insur-
ance of half that amount The fire
broke out in the japanning room of the
factory and was discovered at about
4 o'clock. The plant is totally de-
stroyed. Shadbolt & Boyd of Milwau-
kee are the principal stockholders.
Kaukauna, Wis, March 1.-THE tail
oring establishment of John Watson
was struck by lightning this forenoon.
The bolt passed down the chimney,
wrecking it. Mr.. Watson and a friend
were knocked over by the shock
Earlier in the morning lightning struck
the house of John Peat, crumbling the
chimney, wrecking the stove and
floors. Mrs. Peat received a severe
shock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29

plies prevented the tramps from get
ting into any alteration over how the
stuff should be divided, and for the
first night out everything passed off
tremendously and the prospects seem
fattering to the men, notwithstanding
the cold weather.
Many of the men were heard to
grumble about Mr. Coxey taking lodg
ings at the best hotel in the city, and
were of the opinion that he should
take dose of his own medicine Sew
eral were interviewed at the city
prison last evening as to what they
intended to do in case provisions were
not furnished en- route, and each and
every one of them said they would
make a raid upon the farm houses.
At the ground this morning the most
notable thing was the absence of any,
body to command the much shattered
forces. Carl Browne did not arrive
upon the scene until 1890 o'clock. he
also taking a room in a prominent
hotel.
Once upon the grounds his orders to
men, but the men were slow in obey
ing. Inside the tent was a curious
scene to behold. Horses and men
bunked together during the night, were
huddled in small groups, endeavori1g
to keep warm. while waiting for the
cooks to cook the food. No tables had
been prepared for the men to eat ON,
1irolif tod Nv Of
forks, knives and plates.
At 1870 preparations We're made to
get dinner and strike camp so as to be
On the road at II o'clock.
1t is probable that the only trouble
which will be experienced will be from
the tramps who will not work and
want all they can eat.
Stark Siding, one mile east of this
city, a favorable rendezvous for
tramps, added a new squad, number
ing fifty, to the army this morning
Pittsburg, March ga foreign at
tachment was issued today by B. NJ.
Everson of this city against Gen. J. s.
COXey, commander of the common
veal. The claim is for 5000 for mill
supplies. In view of the fact that Mr..
Coxey has seemingly abandoned his
business and is devotng his energies
and money to the army and it's OBJ
jects, Mr.. Everson felt it necessary
to protect himself.
Sheriff Richards will send deputies
to the border of the county to meet
Gen. CoXey and escort him to the sher-
ifs office, where he will be required to
give bail in the sum of 81, 500 or re-
main here.
The company organized in the eight
teenth ward of this city to meet
COXey has been disbanded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
FRIED EGGS AND CHICKENS.

La Crosse, Wis, March 24.-Fire
broke out this morning in the hennery
on the farm of Joseph Egan, two miles
west of town, and before help could ar
rive the building was burned, together
with 1000 eggs, 500 choice chickens and
five incubators
Total loss is S1,1OO, no insurance.
The cause of the fire was the explo-
sion Of lamp in one of the iucubators:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
CLOVES PLEADS GUILTY.
The Brighton Murderer Will Be I'M
prisoned for Life.

kenosha, Wis, March 23.-This morn
ing in the circuit court the case of the
state VS.. George Cloves for the muir
der of John Callahan, of Brighton, this
county, Feb. 81 last, was called aud
the prisoner pleaded guilty
Judge Fish will hear some testimony
and pass sentence tomorrow. The pris
oner will undoubtedly be sentenced to
imprisonment for life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
TRUST IS LAWFUL.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 26.--Judge
Butler, in the United States circuit
court, today decided that the Sugar
Trust did not act contrary to the law
when it absorbed the Philadelphia
sugar refneries. Shortly after the con-
summation of the big sugar deal, the
government brought suit for the pur-
pose of having the trust dissolved on
the ground that the combination was
contrary to law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29
STROUD APPOINTED.
Succeeds Carter as Assistant United
States Attorney.

Milwaukee, March 22.-United States
District Attorney Wigman today for.
warded the name of A. E. Stroud to
Attorney General Olney for appoint
ment to the Office of assistant district
attorney in place of S. S. Carter, who
has resigned to take effect April 1.