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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
NO El<TRA SESSION.
MILWAUKEE, POLITICIANS MAY
HAVE HAD A TIP.
Governor Upham Ha Been There but
Says He Hasn't Given
Out Anything.
Madison. December 10.

MduIoO1, DSCSIlUSl 1O
A dispatch from Milwaukee late last
night stated that the republican mem
bers of the council, assembled in
caucus, had been Officially" advised
that there would be no extra session
to re-apportion the state.
Three or four reporters called at the
executive residence after midnight
Gov. Upham received them cordially
and went straight to business without
even apOlogizing for the fact that he
was without shoes and stockings and
had nothing on to cover the lower Sec
ton of his night robe but a pair of
insufficiently supported trousers.
Il know nothing about it,"
said he. 81 am just back
from Chicago. I was in Mil
waukee Friday but didn't talk to
any aldermen. [ told several people
that when the bill reached me l would
carefully examine it and determine
what was best to be done in the in
terest of a fair. and just representation
for every community in the state.
And be careful not to get any more
paint on your coats as you pass
through the storm doors. Had I
known you were coming l would have
had that warning sign Illuminated.
Good night
According to telephone messages
from Milwaukee it SENS pretty we'll
understood among politicians there
that there will be no extra session.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

from New York, arrived here, after a
pleasant voyage, and is now in good
health and confidence. Pillsbury, who
is member OF the Chess Players
club in Brooklyn, U. S. A, has agree
ments with him empowering him to
act for the club in arranging an inter-
national cable match with the British
Chess club of London. This. he says,
he expects to do before returning to
the states.
Emanuel Lasker divides with Pills
bury the honor of being the youngest
chess master in the world. He was
born in 1868 in Germany, and having
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

a brother older than lie who was a
local champion, the child was early
initiated into the mysteries of chess.
When twenty-three years old he won
second prize in an international match
in Europe, and then, coming to Amer
lea, played succession Of games with
the picked men Of all the clubs in the
vicinity OF New York and won every
game played. making an unprecedent-
ed record. He gave Pillsbury the
hardest tussel at Hastings and his
friends say he is still the superior of
the American. Certainly his record
of victories and the brilliancy of his
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

London. The workingmen dress bet
ter here than in London; they eat bet
ter, live better and, far as conditions
are concerned, are better off every
way"
The basis of representation in
the convention is: From national or
international unions of less than 1000
or more two delegates, 5000 of more
three delegates, $4,000 or more four
delegates and so on, and from each
local or district trade organization or
federated body not counted with or
having a national or international
head affiliated with the federation one
delegate.
This evening mass meeting will be
held in Cooper union, and many prom
inent men vii be among the speakers.
Tomorrow evening a ball and supper
vii be held in the mushroom at Mad
ison Square garden. The delegates
from the various national and inter
national bodies will be entertained
during the week by the local trades
unions.
Father Ducey vas introduced and
said: II am here because the pope
wants me to be, if some of you do
not. There are many that live in lux
ury and pile up fortunes with the
blood and money Of the POOR. There
is enough Ire for All and it should
be so allotted that no man need appeal
for aims. God intended workingmen
should have proper food. 1t remains
for the ministers to teach the require
ments of mankind"
Father Ducey said the disruption of
the knights Of Labor was caused by
the wrongful use of statement is
sued by Cardinal Gibbons. 1t was
to cause feeling between Catholics and
protestants and SUCCEEDED.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

CLANS Bornemann Bull was his real
name and he was born in the citv of
Bergen, old town of legend. guarded
by the Seven mountains, on Febsuary
3, 1910. His father was a somewhat
noted chemist, and his mother a sister
OF the poet Storm. OF brothers and
sisters he had nine. The family was
highly intellectual and musical. and at
the age of five he was a decided prod
ICY, standing at his mothers knee
and playing en- the violin while she
manipulated the screws. which re-
fused to yield to his baby fingers. He
was started for school at the usual
age, but could not have made a very
brilliant record, for when he came 10
the Latin school the old rector said
to him: Go back to your fiddle. nv
boy; don't waste your time here" ana
yet, he must have done something. for
we find him. before he was twenty. at
the university at Christiania His
family had early designed him for The
church, and his father objected to his
music whenever it interfered with his
studies, so he practiced too often by
stealth, frequently wandering away to
the mountains in the long summer
twilight, sometimes staying till the
morning light showed him the way
back. Then stories OF a musical ghost
haunting the mountains became cur
rent among the people, and they be-
gan to believe that the daySsaf old
Morse song and story were returning.
(Mr. Bull always insisted that part of
the time his playing at home drove
the cats from their food) But he had
some good musical teaching. and mad
attracted some attention. AT his uni
versity examination he failed, which
his friends anticipated, and had Sc
cured for him the post of director &C
the Philharmonic society Then ne
determined to pursue his musical
studies further. and went to Cassel TO
study with Spohr, but he heard him md
Wiele and the eldest of the Muller
brothers play in a concert. So entire
ly different from their rendition was
his own conception of their music
that he returned to the university full
ly persuaded he was not a musician.
This determination could not have
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
QUEER STATEMENTS
HARRY HAYWARD IS CRAZY Or
VERY CLEVER.
HIS REMARKS ARE WILD
Governor Clough lakes No Stock in
the Insanity Dodge and Signs the
Death Warrant-The Prisoner Is
Very Bitter Against His Brother
Adry.

Minnef polls, Dec. S.--GoN. iough
Saturday afternoon sentenced Harry
Hayward, the murderer of Catherine
Cling, to be hanged Dec II. Hayward
heard the news of his doom from
Sheriff Holberg's lips. The prisoner
eYlnced no signs of breaking down,
but, on the other hand, repeated the
awful excavations against his brother
Adry which OF late have been the only
indications that he appreciated the Sc
robustness OF his position
We'll, Harry, said the sheriff, Il
have come to tell you the governor
has signed your death warrant and
fixed II for next Wednesday,
That's a id long time to wait for
railroad train" was the prisoners
ejaculation.
If your are in a depot it is a long
time sa4- the sheriff; but you are
on the track for eternity. You have Il
good many things to consider before
Wednesday. You have but little time
left to stay here
Il know that l have but little time, -
said Harry. There are a few things
I'd like to straighten out and a few
folks | would like to get even with. Ii
l had my brother Adry here, l would
take his entrails out and stretch them,
like clothes line, back and forth
through this CELL"
Here Hayward began to dictate a
statement to Jailer West in regard 10
the Jail breaking episode and other in
cidents of his Jail life
DR.. Thaddeus Hayward was in his
fathers office when the news Of the
governors action was broken to
him. When asked if he was
surprised, the doctor said: 'T hardly
know whether [ am or not. The whole
thing was so devilish and the Internal
clamor for blood was so furious that
now l cannot say 1 am surprised. The
tragedy of death on the scaffold
amounts to nothing. | care no more
for that than Harry does It is the
principle that is wrong. The whole
idea that man as insane as Harry
is could be legally guilty of the crime
is preposterous. [ expected to see the
governor go down into the foundations
OF the case. l expected something
would come Of the insanity matter.
The tragedy unfolds itself step by
step and the last act is near at hand.
1t is only the world. 1t is cruel and
unjust. After all, what difference does
it make?"
Harry Hayward's statement, taken
by Jailer West, is somewhat incoher-
ent and decidedly bloodthirsty. It
starts out: "a short time is just as
good as a longer time, and [ am as
ready now as [ ever shall be. | had
rather be hung than go to Saltwater
for life. If the governor would come
over here and talk with me, | would
tell him some things. | have had a
ID good time here, and will have a
good time there. have no kick con-
ing. They ought to go back to the
old times. People are too soft-hearted
now. If | had Adry here, I'd put his
eyes out-cut his heart out-and I'd
have BliXt look on; then I'd cut them
both and throw them to the dogs. I'm
not made of milk and water"
The statement then takes up the
matter of the prisoners projected es-
cape.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
NO OBJECTION.
Republicans May Control Senate
Peckham Confirmed.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The senate,
in executive session, confirmed the
nomination of Rufus H. Peckham, Of
New York, to be associate justice Of
the supreme court of the United
States. The populist senators have
changed their former decision con-
corning the organization of the senate
and have now agreed among them
selves to interpose no objections to the
republicans taking control
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
BEGINNING EARLY.
A ST. LOUIS CORPORAL ORGANIC.
ING FOR WAR.
Forming a Company to Help the Gu
ban Belligerents When Recognized
by Uncle Sam.

ST. Louis, Dec. 7.-Corporal Edward
M. Knapp, company F, first regiment
national guards, is organizing a COM
pany to be composed Of members of
the st. Louis militia to take to Cuba
as soon as the United States recog-
nizes the Cubans as beIligerents.
Havana, Dec. IA correspondent in
Puerto Principa confirms the report of
an engagement in which General Val
DEE diverted the advance of Antonio
MaXeo OH Santa Clara. The insur-
gents were 1erulsed; their loss IN
killed, wounded and prisoners 300.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
PRACTICAL REFORMERS.
Big Meeting of the Civil Service
League in Washington.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The annual
meeting of the National Civil Service
Reform league will be held here
Thursday and Friday, December II
and H. Carl Schurz, Of New York, is
chairman Of the general committee.
Other well-kpown members are
Franklin MacVeagh, Chicago; Sher-
man s. Rogers. Buffalo; Charles Noble
Gregory, Madison, Wis; Henry Hitch
cock, st. Louis; Lee Mcbride, Cleye-
land; William G.. Low, Brooklyn; Ar
thur Hobart, Boston; r. Francis Wood
Philadelphia; Dana Estes, Brookline
Mass; VIM. A Aiken, Norwich, Conn
E. NJ. Moore, Rochester, n. Y; vii
liam d. Foulke, Richmond, Ind; B.
w. Woodward, Lawrence, Kan. C. B.
Wildly, Cincinnati andF. l.. Siddons
Washington. A few Of the more no.
table members of the executive COM
mittee are:
Sherman S. Rogers, Buffalo; VIM. A
Aiken, Norwich, Conn; Edward NJ.
Shepard and William G. Low, Brook
Ign; Charles j. Bonaparte, Baltimore
Everett P. Wheeler, Silas w. Burt, A .
R. Macdonough, Edward Cary, Charles
Collins and Richard Watson Glider
New York; Morrill, Wyman, Jr., Cam
bridge, Mass; VIM. D. Foulke, Rich
mond, Ind, Richard H. Dana and
Moorfeld Storey, Boston; Lucius B.
Swift, Indianapolis; Herbert Welsh
and Charles Richardson, Philadelphia;
John w. Ella, Chicago; William Potts,
Pennington, Conn.
1t is proposed to '1crease the inter-
est and effect of the public meetings
by inviting to them representative of
the various municipal reform associa-
tons and other organizations of a
kind and character which hold the re-
form of the civil service to be an in
dispensable part of any permanent
change for the better in public admin
istration. The annual address will be
delivered by the president, Carl
Schurz, Thursday evening at o'clock
The special business session of the
league will be held Friday at 1920 a.
m. The business will be the election
Of a president and vice presidents, the
hearing and consideration of reports
and resolutions, and other routine
matters. Public meetings will be held
at 2:30 p. m. on the afternoons of the
18th and 18th, at which the following
papers will be read:
The Recent Civil Service Reform
Movement in Chicago, by John w.
Ella of Chicago; the. Appointment and
Tenure of Postmasters, by Richard
Henry Dana, of Cambridge; Superan-
nuation in the Civil Service, by VIM
Dudley Foulke, of Indiana; the Inter
est Of the Workfngman in Civil Ser
vice Reform, by Herbert Welsh, of
Philadelphia; the State Civil Service
Reform Sentiment in the South, by
Herman JUST, of Nashville; the I'M
portant Function of Civil Service Re
form, by F. L. Siddons, of Washing
ton; the Reign and Overthrow of an
Office-holding Oligarchy,. by Charles
]. Bonaparte, of Baltimore; the Neces-
sity of Thorough and | anent Re-
form in the Consular Service, by Jona-
than A. Lane, president of the Boston
Merchants association At p. m. on
Thursday a reception to visiting dele
gates will be held at the Arlington
hotel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

New York, Dec 10.-The American
federation of labors' fifteenth annual
convention opened yesterday IL Madi-
son Square garden. The officers of the
federation have prepared a bill for
presentation to congress prohibiting
the assessment of a fine in contempt
cases already covered by statute.
There will be two delegates from the
English labor congress to the conven-
ton, Messrs. Cowes and Mawdsley.
One of the interesting questions that
will be considered will be how to en-
force the eight-hour day May l, next
year. A poll of the delegates shows
that a majority favors the return Of
GOmpers to power. He was defeated
by Mcbride year ago largely through
what is termed "tiuke." And yet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

ed all the old-time champions at the
recent tournament at Hastings, Eng
land. So young world beaten al
rocks and pawns-ne is only a little
past his majority-has not been seen
since the days of the startling Paul
Morphy. Proverbially critical as are
the Russians, young Pillsbury must
needs be the champion his friends say
he is if he succeeds in carrying Oil
the first honors of this great tourna-
ment and capturing the applause OF
the Russians. These contests are not
open to the world-there will be no
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
TWAS CARRIE TURNER.
1 lie Dead Woman Observation-Disclosures
or Suicide?

keokuk, Ia, Dec. 10.-The woman
who was murdered or who committed
suicide in Beatrice, Neb., Sunday, was
Miss Carrie Turner, of this city, who
had been living with her uncle, A. F.
Turner, at Kshoka, Mo, while her
father, G. B. Turner, formerly of this
city, had been serving out sentence
in the Kansas state penitentiary for
the murder of his brother-in-law at
Atchison. Miss Turner and her uncle
left Kahoka November 26, for Kansas,
intending to bring back with them the
woman's farher, who was about to be
released from the penitentiary. Moth
ing was heard of them afterwards.
The girls father was wealthy when
here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
DURRANT MUST HANG
JUDGE MURPHY DENIES MOTTO.
FOR NEW TRIAL.
The Murderer of Blanche Lamont
Again Fooled in Attempt to Gain
Freedom.

San Francisco, Dec 7.-Super1or
Judge Murphy yesterday denied Dur
rants motion for a new trial. He SEN
fenced him to be hanged for the MUIR
der Of Blanche Lamont,
but fixed no date for the execu-
ton. The prisoner was ordered into
the custody of the sheriff, who was in
structed within ten days to take Dur
rant to San Quentin prison. The
prisoners attorney gave notice of an
appeal to the supreme court
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
Chiffon BURNING.
Help Is Called For From Green
Bay.

Milwaukee, Dec. let is reported
that Chiffon, Wis, is burning and that
Green Bay has been called on for as
sistance
Later-Only meager news is obtain
able from Chiffon where the disaster
Gus fire is raging. Through the rail-
read Offices it is learned that the bus
mess portion of the town is in ruins,
and the fire is spreading.
Chiffon has 1000 population, two
Touring mills, planning mill, chair
factory, two machine shops, two grain
elevators, brewery, malt house, pub
lie library, etc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

cheap players at the tables. Only the
winners of the first, second, third and
fifth prizes at Hastings Will compete
here-namely, Lasker, Tchigorin and
Steinitz. The winner of the fourth
prize, DR.. Tarrasch, is prevented by
professional engagements from par
ticipating. Each player is TO contest
four games with every other player,
thus giving to each party the first
move twice, SC that the question OF
pre-eminence should for the present
at least be settled.
Pillsbury, who sailed November 20
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
COMPANY STORE STRIKE.
Ohio Miners Likely to Begin One
Soon.

Massillon, Ohio, Dec. 1O.-The coal
operators of the state having absolute
ly refused to concede anything to the
miners employed in the company store
mines, there remains every prospect of
a state strike. The cash operators are
hopeful that when it is ordered they
will be exempted from its operations
and they think that policy of this
kind would bring the company store
operators around more likely than any
other.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
BABCOCK'S PLUM.
VIII Direct the Affairs of the District
of Columbia.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Although it is
SAID that Speaker Reed has so far de-
clined to give anybody positive
promise about committee chairman
ships, it appears to be settled that
Congressman Babcock is to be chair
man Of the District of Columbia COM
mittee. He vas appointed member of
that committee during the last con-
gress and he is said to be well quail
fed to fill the place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
DISCUSSED THE MEMORIAL.

Washington, Dec. THE greater
part of Fridays session of the national
association of wool growers was con-
sumed in the discussion of the
memorial asking for relief for the
wool industry which is to be present
ed to congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

Flensburg, Prussia, Dec. 10.-The
gale which has been doing so mucn
damage III this vicinity has finally as
sumed the proportions of a hurricane
Saturday immense damage was caused
by the bursting Of dams and dykes
along the western shores. The result
ant floods were extensive and pro-
life with accidents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

Canal boats are now run by cleo
tricity, and the Baltic ship canal is to
be equipped with $4,000 electric lamps.
1t is expected that some day ships
may be propelled by electricity drawn
from the ocean, the latter furnishing
the motive power as we'll as a medium
of transportation. Electricity is used
to make plants grow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
ACQUIRED A ROAD.

Keokuk, Ia, Dec 10-The Keokuk
& Western railway has acquired the
Des Moines & Kansas City road ex-
tending from Des Moines to Kansas
vile, Missouri, 112 miles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12

play have placed him among the
lights in the chess world. He is a
dashing player, differing from Stein
itz, the former champion, in that he
seems to see his moves intuitiveIy
nearly always beating out the clock"
on each move.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
A MAD LOVER.

Peshtigo, Wis, Dec. 1G.-When
Annie Bundy, aged 16, yesterday re-
fused to marry August Noblen, he
drew a revolver and fatally wounded
her. He then shot and killed himself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
PIONSAT CHESS
GIANT MINDS GRAPPLE AT ST.
PETERSBURG.
METERS or ROOFS, PAWNS
Pillstury, tie American Wonder, Is
Present and Promises 10 Greatly
Worry the Experts Of the OF
World-Lasker, Steinitz and Tchi-
gorin Among the Players.

ST. Petersburg, Dec. S.-There is no
denying that interest in the interna-
tional chess match which opens today
centers on the young American cham
pion, Harry n. Pillsbury, VINO defeat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
LIKELY TO PROVE INTERESTING.

Omaha, Dec 10-The trial of James
Ish and wife for the murder last win
ter of W. B. Chapel, of Kansas City,
opened yesterday. 1t will likely prove
interesting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
OLE BULL MEMORIAL
ONE IS PROJECTED BY MINNEAP-
OILS NORWEGIANS.
BIG FUND ALREADY STARTED

Two Great Concerts Given to Further
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Part
Taken by the Talented Son, Alex
ander BulI-An Ovation rendered
Him-OIe Bulls Wife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
Mr.. GOMPERS AGAIN
FEDERATION OF LABOR MAY
RESTORE HIM TO POWER.
He WAS BEATEN EYA "FLUKE"

Great Gathering of Union Working
men-Labol S Good Condition in
America-Father Ducey Present
Because the Pope Wants Him
Big Mass Meeting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
A HURRICANE.

Wind and Water DO Much Damage i
Prussia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-15
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