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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
PCSTCFFICE "BURCLED."
AND $500 WORTH OF DOODLE
CARRIED OFF.
Entrance Effected Through the Cellar
Door-Stamp Clerk Loses
Some Cash.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Aug 1S.-Burg-
lars effected an entrance to the Fond
du Lac postoffice and made away
with $500 in stamps and cash. They
broke the cellar door and in that way
gained easy access to the Office on the
second floor. They drilled a hole be-
side the combination on the vaIllt
door and easily drew back the bolt.
The money taken in at the sta mp
window during the day amounted to
about 1852 aid $50 was a personal
loan TO Miss Emmal Briscol, the stamp
agent The thieves also got $3.50 in
cash taken in in the money order de-
partment end rif1ed the registered
mail matter in the vault. A futile at
tempt was made to open the safe in
the vault Several mail pouches were
cut open but SO far as can be learned
the contents were not disturbed.
There is no clue to the robbers. This
is the third time this office has been
robbed in ten years
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
SILVER MEN DELAY.
Permanent Organization Is Not Com
pleted.

Washington, Aug. 17.-The eXecu-
tive committee appointed by the dem-
ocratic silver conference to effect
permanent organization met at the
Metropolitan hotel yesterday and de-
cided not to attempt to complete the
national committee for the present.
The pOStponement was rendered nee
esSary by the fact tnat the committee
has received the names OF proper men
for the national organization from
only the states represented at the con-
ference. They consider it desirable
that the best advice possible should
be had in the selection of the con-
mittee and, after distributing the
work of obtaining the necessary in
forma ton among the members of the
executive committee, ado rned sub
ject to the call of the chairman. Col.
Young said that it was the purpose
of the executive committee to COM
plete the national organization as
soon as practicable.
1t is probable that the meeting for
the announcement Of this committee
will be held in some western city and
st. Louis has been suggested as the
place most conveniently located.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
Thirty Offending Miners Quickly
Run In.

Spring Valley, Ill, Aug. 17.-Sheriff
Clarke, of Princeton, yesterday arrest
ed over thirty of a club that runs
negroes. out. He was assisted by
fifteen armed deputies. The sheriff
and his men went to No. 3 shaft and
as the men came out that he wanted
he promptly served them with war
rants. They were not allowed to
change their pit clothes or wash their
faces. The sheriff started off with his
prisoners about supper time and ar
rived in Princeton about II o'clock at
night. Maj. Buckner is here and will
prosecute the cases for the negroes.
Moline, ILL.,, Aug. III. G. G. Jones,
colored lawyer of Chicago, Rev. H.
Lackey, of Quincy, A. B. Walkup, of
Moline, and Jesse Hall, of Rock
Island, have issued a call for a state
convention of cOlored men to meet at
Springfield Sept. "A to organize
state league to protect and promote
the best interests of the cOlored people
of Illinois. Every city and town are
requested to send two delegates 1t
is the outgrowth of the Spring Valley
RIOTS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
SAW THEM GO IN.
WHAT 4 WOMAN BEHELD IN
FRISCO.
Durant and Miss Lamont Seen to
Enter Emmanuel Church in
tue Early Evening.

San Francisco, Aug. IA local
paper says that the last link III the
chain of evidence against Theodore
Durant has been discovered. a wo-
man who lives a.:roSS the street from
Emmanuel church has reported to the
police that she saw Durant and
Blanche Lamont enter tle church at
4:1O on April 3, the day of Miss La
mont's disappearance. The woman 5
name is Mrs. I.eake and she lives at
124 Bartlett street. She is 80 years
old and has been a member of the
church a number of years. She knew
both Durant and Miss Lamont init
mately and therefore cannot be mis-
taken. She says she has remained 81
lent since the discovery Of the bodies
of the two girls because she did not
wish to undergo the annoyance Of be-
ing a witness in the case and did not
consent 10 divulge her information
until she became convinced that il
was a duty she owed to the state.
On April 3 Mrs. Leake sat at the
window of her residence nearly all
afternoon looking for her daughter
whom she expected to arrive from San
Mateo. AT 4 o'clock she saw a couple
coming up the street, whom she in
stantly recognized as Durant and
Blanche Lamont. Miss Lamont wore
a short school girls dress and carried
a package of school books. The dress
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
INTO A CAR OF ACID
SERIOUS RESULTS FROM
TRAIN COLLISION.
SULPHURlC ACID SPILLED
eral Of His Companions Are In
jured-Al Passengers Escape
Harm but Are Badly Shaken
Up.

Aurora, H., Aug. ia Chicago &
Northwestern passenger train bound
for Chicago ran through an open
switch a mile north of the city and
collided with some freight cars. The
passengers were badly shaken up but
none received serious injury. Ten boys
were standing on one of the freight
cars. One of these was killed and five
others were badly hurt. The car was
loaded with sulphuric acid which,
Spilling, burned all the boys more or
less. The dead boy is Thomas Rush,
aged 10. He was burned TO death
by acid and steam. The injured are
William Farrell, Albert Hippo, Henry
Holders, Arthur Robinson and Fred.
Wilson. All were badly cut and
burned. Mrs. Nancy Smith and Mrs.
Vandervert, of Chicago, sustained
painful but not serious injuries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
CHINESE ASSASSINS.
Some Important Arrests Made by the
Special Commission

Hong Kong, Aug. 1S.-The commits
sion appointed to investigate the IA
cent massacres of missionaries and
their families at Ku Cheng, which
left Foo Chow on Tuesday last, ar
rived safely at Ku Cheng. Important
arrests have been made in connection
with the massacres. The natives are
quiet and appear to be much alarmed
at the arrival Of the commission.
The commission consists Of R. w.
Mansfield, the acting British consul at
Foo Chow; J. G. HoXson, e United
States consul at Foo Chow; E. l.. 3.
Allen, the British consul at PadoSa
island; the Rev. MeSsrs. Bannister.
Gregory and Starr and Lieut.. Evans
of the United States warship Detroit,
together with a number of Chinese Of
ficials of high rank. The commission
is escorted by one hundred Chinese
braves
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
HOME RULERS PRESS IT UPON
PARLIAMENT.
But Are Overwhelmingly Voted Down
by the Great Government
Majority.

London, Aug. 17.-Yesterday in the
commons Thomas Tough liberal, re-
sumed the debate on Dillon's motion
which was a reply to the queens
speech I'd expressed necessity for
immedia, e legislation ON the land
question in Irealnd in accordance with
recommendations of last years COM
mittee Tough said it was great
mistake on the part of the govern
ment to ignore the poverty of Ireland
when taxation had been increased one
and one-half at times during the last
half century while the population had
decreased.
T. NJ. Healy criticised the action of
Gerald Balfour in obtaining an en-
gagement from Judge Delay, one of
the land commissioners, to defer judg
ments on land cases before him
pending the governments Irish
legislation Healy said any English
Judge would be removed from the
bench for making such an agreement
and he described sub-land commits
sioners as not being judges but day
laborers. The speaker was compelled
frequently to call Healy to order. The
latter concluded with remarking that
the big government majority repre-
scented the fluctuations in English po-
litical feeling while the nationalist
represented the permanent element Of
Irish nationality. billions amendment
was finally lost by vote Of PSI to
1913, and Redmond's amendment call
ing upon the government to declare It's
policy III regard to home rule, reform
of land law, compulsory purchase Of
land, evicted tenants and industrial
condition of Ireland was rejected by
q vote of 243 to 113.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

the fire broke ont and that ended it.
Joe Maneal, of Cairo, H., was res
cued \. L. Blake, of Florence, Col,
was stopping in the room directly
over the boiler and the clerk places
him among the dead. Myron E. Haw-
ley, clerk in the freight department
of the Union Pacific railway office,
and Jas. Murphy, a contractor, must
also be among the dead.
Others who had rooms in the hotel
and who have not been accounted for
are: NJ. E. Lett, f. E. French, Bert
E. Larch, of Central City, W. ]. Car
son Of Pueblo, - Calkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burgess and two others, =
Edwards, Boulder, Herman Lueders,
Mrs. Wolfe and daughter, A. w. Rob
ertS and wife, Colorado Springs, E. f.
McCloskey, Canon City. three cham
bermaids and ore bell boy.
Later Details.
The scenes surrounding the death of
James Murphy, the contractor, were
heart-rending The firemen engaged
at the rear of the building heard
agonizing cries from man, calling
out that he was burning and asking
them to continue to play water on
him. After a few hours of heroic
work the fremen detached his two
upper limbs which were caught be-
tween two heavy poists. After most
Herculean efforts, with dense smoke
binding them, the fremen released
Murphy's left leg. At this moment
they were compelled to withdraw.
Murphy then off cred the rescuers ST.
OOO to get him out and piteously de-
manded them to chop off his leg. \
second later the wall collapsed and
covered Murphy with tons of debris.
Murphy came TO Denver from Omaha
six years ago.
Mrs. George R. Wolfe, of Lincoln,
Nebraska, who was visiting Mrs
Schmidt, was also a victim. She WAS
accompanied by her 5-year-old daugh-
ter. Mrs. VOLTS husband is a prom
inent tobacco manufacturer. He left
the hotel yesterday for tour through
Colorado. j. A. Brown and J. L.
Kirk if Omaha, are among the miss
ing. They registered at the hotel
Sunday afternoon and have not been
seen since the explosion. Mrs.
Brown telegraphed an inquiry from
Omaha and was answered that there
was little hopes of finding her hus-
band alive.
A suit of clothes was found in the
hotel, in the pockets of which was a
1000 mile railroad book bearing the
name Of A. Stuckey and a letter ad-
dressed to Miss Hattie Layton, Belvi-
deere, Ills. J. e. Calkins, wife and
baby. who were Thought for time to
have been victims of the casulty, have
been located in the highlands. Mr.
CakinS is a newspaper man from
Davenport, Iowa. NJ. Z. IIetson. who
was badly injured, says: You CAM
not have the faintest idea of my feel
ings. l lay there in the bottom of
the basement with all the ruins on
Top and around me, hearing eXcruciat-
ing cries of those dying and those
in agony and being almost overcome
by the shock and smoke and almost
drowned, and feeling that the next
minute | would be buried alive
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

and the school books were afterward
found secreted in the church. When
the couple reached the church gate
they stopped for a moment. Durant
then opened the gate and they passed
through Mrs. Leake saw the girl
step through the gateway and said 10
herself: What an imprudent thing
for her TO do
Mrs. Leake imagined that they had
some errand in the church and ex
pected in few minutes they would
come out. She watched carefully but
the gate die not open. Mrs. Leake
knew the young people would have TO
pass through the gate and she
wanted TO see item on the street
again before she left the window.
She waited a long time, but house
hold duties finally called her to an
other part of her fiat. Mrs. Leake's
testimony completes the chain Of evil
dence against Durant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
OTHERS SAW DURANT.
More Witnesses Found-Mrs. Leake' 5
Neighbors Doubt Her.

san Francisco, Aug. 1S.-The state
ment of Mrs. Caroline Leake that she
saw Theodore Durant and Blanche
Lamont enter Emanuel Baptist
church on April 5 few minutes be-
fore Miss Lamont is supposed to have
been murdered has broken the ice,
and two more witnesses have come
forward who say they saw Durant
and the girl in the vicinity Of the
church at the same time4 p. N.
One of the witnesses is John Rush. a
carpenter.
Mrs. Leake's neighbors are inclined
to discredit her story and to represent
her as a woman rather prone to Cos
sip. They credit her with the origin
of the statements that young men ara
women were accustomed to resort >
the church at all hours of the night
and day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
SWALLOW GOES FREE.
Slayer of Black Hawk Acquitted on
Ground of Self Defense.

Black River Falls, Wis, Aug. IS
James Swallow, who has beer con-
fined in the jail since May 20 last.
was discharged by Judge Barclay, On
The grounds of sef-defense. Swallow
was arrested on May 20, charged
with the murder of Black Hawk. The
row was the outgrowth Of au old feud
between the Black Hawk and Swat
low families. George was the sole
surviving son Of old Chief Black
Hawk, now 80 years old, end the old
chief has said that the slayer of hi.;
son should suffer the penalty for The
crime if the Indian node was ap-
piled. The evidence showed that
Swallow was the only sober Indian in
the crowd on the night of the alleged
murder and was discharged on the
grounds of self-defense The action
of Judge Barclay met the approval Of
public sentiment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

Springfield, Ohio, Aug. 20.-Many
delegates are already here although
the remocratic state convention does
not assemble till tomorrow. The fight
between the free silver and Brice
men will occupy this evening when
the members of the committee on res
olutions and of other committees will
be selected. There are sos delegates.
The silver men classify them as 343
for free silver, 32S gold, and 1877
doubtful. The Brice men claim there
are 465 for honest money" and of the
343 claimed by Thurman men for sill
yer some are doubtful. 1t is general
~ believed since the last counties Sc
lected delegates that the Brice men
will control all the organizations and
have fourteen of the twenty-one mem
bers of the committee on resolutions.
Senator Brice, Ex-Governor Campbell
and other leaders will arrive today
and are to confer with Thomas, the
free silver leader This fact is recog
niZed as assuring a compromise be-
fore the district meetings are held in
the evening. 1t is believed there will
be some disagreement at the Thomas
meeting as to who shall be nom
mated for governor. If ex-governor
Campbell will not run, then John II.
Thomas or James Killburne may be
nominated. Both are free silver men.
The real issue pending is as to what
concession will he made To the free
silver men and yet make the financial
record for the party that is desired by
Brice. One side may get the platform
and the other the nominee as in Ken
lucky. There are some bitter contests
to be settled while Brice is presiding
as temporary chairman and there may
be trouble at the opening of the con-
vention if all the silver contestants
are unSeated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
CABLE TO HAWAII.
Prospect Bright for the Early Laying
of One.

San Francisco Aug. 1S.-A cable
proposition of definite character has
been made to the Hawaii government
by Colonel Spaulding, a wealthy sugar
planter, recently returned from
Europe. 1t seems to have been made
in good faith and to have been re-
ceived with favor by President Dole
and his cabinet. The matter will
come up in the senate on the 2Sth
and it is thought the upper house will
ratify the contract for the construction
of the cable The proposition is to
build from San Francisco. Spaulding
wants $4,000 year for twenty years,
the government to have the right to
use the system for the transmission
of official messages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
BRILLIANT WEDDING.
NuptialS of Miss A. Shores and DR..
Walker Celebrated.

Ashland, Wis, Aug. 1.-The we'd
ding of Miss Adele Shores of Ash
land to DIR. A E. Walker, of Duluth,
was the most brilliant society event
that ever occurred here. The cere-
mony was performed at Elmhurst the
residence of the brides father, A.
Shores, by the Rev. 6. w. Sherman.
of Traverse City, Mich, who married
Mr.. and Mrs. Shores thirty years ago
at Manistee. The couple left on the
steamer Adele Shores soon after the
ceremony for a trip down the lakes.
Guests present from outside were Mr..
Lucius Fairchild, Mrs. Gov. Upham
and Miss Caroline Upham of Madison
l.. R. Connolly, Waukegan; Miss Alta
Owens, Tower, Mimi; Mrs. Louis
Sands, Earl and Alice Russell, and
Mrs. William Wente, Manistee; Mrs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
DIAMOND THIEF THWARTED.
He Gets No Plumber and Is Caught
Besides

Springfield. H., Aug. ia daring
attempt at wholesale diamond robbery
occurred Yesterday afternoon on the
west side of the public square. A
we'll dressed stranger entered Chat
terman'S jewelry store and asked to
see some diamond rings. A tray was
placed before him. Chatterman's at
tention was attracted by another Gus
toner, but. looking in mirror, he
saw the diamond customer grab up
hand full of valuable rings. Chatter
man stopped him but the thief, drop
ping his plumber, fed. He was pur-
sued and captured The thief gave
his name as George Simmons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22

London, Aug 1S.-Ever since Nov.
4, 1905, when a certain Guy FaWk9s
and others engineered such a scheme,
but were detected and hanged, the
possibility of a plot to blow up the
houses of parliament has been one of
the pet Scares of the British officials,
and regularly, year after year, ever
since, the vaults of the houses of par
lament, previous to the reaSsembling
of that body, are formally searched
for powder barrels. This year, how
ever, there was little show of cause
for the apparently unnecessary pre-
cautions taken, for, with the opening
Of parliament comes the discovery,
real or imaginery, of a scheme to send
the commoners and lords skyWard in
a body. Whether the story be true or
not the papers made quite a sensation
out of the affair, and the inhabitants
Of this great metropolis have not done
talking about it
Some few weeks ago the manager
of local printing and lithOgTa phing
company was asked by a foreigner,
described as dark looking and mys-
terious,'' to Autograph a weekly paper
for Turkish company. AS no knoWl-
edge of the Turkish language was nee
e&Sary for the job, the manager of the
English concern undertook the con-
tract and autographed thousands of
copies Of the Turkish weekly, the
paper being mostly sent abroad. A
few days ago, however, two detec-
tive sergeants from Scotland yard
called at the lithOgraphing establish
ment and asked to see the manager.
He was asked if he was aware that
he was suspected of being in a plot
to blow up the houses of parliament
and that his visitors hailed from Scot
land yard. He protested innocence
and the detectives explained to him
that he had been printing in the guile
less Turkish weekly red-hOt anarchist
literature calling upon socialists and
others to combine for the purpose of
blowing up the houses of parliament
upon the occasion of the opening SeS-
sion. One article actually stated that
sixteen men were already ON their
way to England from various points in
order to make necessary arrangements
for sending the members of parlia
ment and peers of the realm Skyward.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
KILLED IN DENVER.
A Drunken Engineer the Primary
Cause of an Awful Accident
Many Dead or Missing.

Denver, Col, Aug. 2O.-The ruins
of the Gumrey hotel, which was
wrecked by an explosion, are still
smoking. Buried in the ruins are
many guests and employees of the no
tel, whose bodies must have been
wholly or partly cremated. There IS
no doubt the disaster was caused by
a boiler explosion. Frank Loescher,
an engineer, it is said, was intoXi-
Gated, and after turning a quantity Of
cold water into the hot boilers left the
building ten minutes before the eX-
plosion occurred. The police are
looking for him. r. E. Irwin, the
night clerk, says L0escher, who was
only IL years old, was drunk when he
went on duty and that he was in the
habit of neglecting his duty. The
Gumrey was a five-story building val
ued at $4,000, and had been used as
a hotel since 1888, when it was re-
built, after a fire in which one life
was lost. 1t is impossible as yet to
give a list of the dead or even to ap-
proxinate the number. Out of forty
or more people who were certainly in
the hotel when the explosion oc-
Cured, score were got out safely,
and three were rescued with more or
less serious injuries The death list
will include the owner of the hotel,
Peter Gumrey, the manager, Robert
@. lGreiner, and his wife, who acted
as day clerk. They are known to
have been in the rear of the building
and could not possibly have escaped
Before fire added to the horrors of
the explosion the fremen were ap-
pealed to piteosly by men and
women and babes whose lives were
being crushed out in the ruins. Then
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
NEW BADGER COMPANIES.

Three companies fled articles of in
corporation with the secretary of state
Friday One was the Central Land
company, of Superior, with a capital
Of $4,000. It's incorporat tors are Clair
F. Logan, W. K. Applebaugh and W.
B. Gregory Another was the Egyp-
tan Cement Plaster company. of Mer
rill, with a capital stock of $4,000.
Its incorpora tors are W. D. Martin, f.
3. McNutt and W. II. Monroe. The
third was the Kassuba Commission
company. of Milwaukee, which was
incorporated by G. W. L., Marie J.
and William 81. Kassuba. Its capital
is $1,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
COLORED Il. P's.

Chicago, Aug. 20.-The colored X. of
2. are not anticipating much trouble
in spite of the fact that the affairs
of their supreme lodge have been
placed in the hands of a receiver. The
eighth biennial session of the supreme
lodge opened yesterday. The first
session is being occupied by the com
mittee on credentials in checking up
credential delegates. These number
1872 and represent % states as well as
the West Indies. The delegates eX-
pressed themselves as satisfied that
their troubles would be settled in
short order.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
FAILS TO KILL HIMSELF.

Racine, Wis, Aug. 2O.-Swan Gun
derson, once prominent politician of
Racine county, attempted suicide at
his brother-in-law's farm, near Water
ford. The attempt was unsuccessful.
Gunderson was at one time president
of the Racine county board, while su-
pervisor from the town of Norway.
Some time ago he lost considerable
money by speculation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-08-22
NEW CONDITIONS.
They Cause the Assignment Of an
Old Firm.

Cleveland, Aug. 1.-THE Otis Ele-
vator company, which has been in bus
mess for many years as a retailer and
wholesaler in oats, corn and other
grain, has closed it's elevator, the
reason for the assignment being the
substitution of electricity for horses
on street cars and the displacement
of horses by bicycles. The changed
conditions, the manager says, made it
impossible to conduct business at a
profit.