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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
FORTUNE FOR FAY TEMPLE ON .
She Gets the 100000 Beqpeathed by
Howell Osborn

New Work, Jan. 1S--Fay Temple
tQn will get 100000 left her by the
will of Howell Osborn. Justice Freed
man in the supreme court handed down
a decision affirming the validity of his
will and that of his mother, Mrs
Miriam "A Osborn. The wills were
contested by Mrs. Leila P. Henriques,
Mrs. Mary A. Mason ane Henrietta
Olive TrGwbridge, the surTix ing sisters
of Mrs. Osborn She left her entire
property I'm TRUST to her sen, Howell,
but with the right To leave 'only a
part of it by will. The rest continued
In trust fur charities and I'M be11ests
affer his death. 1t was believed that
Howell Osborn and Miss TempIeton
were married. That he WIS willing
TIC marry her is known, but he would
hawa lost all his income, as well as
fCrfBiting all interests In his mothers
estate had he done So Ia his .tihem-
ma Miss Templeton freed him from mis-
promise. In his will he left her $780,
eco, all that ne could leave her, and
she will now gst it. At present she lis
iE Paris.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

general is considered by the board to
be excellent. During '97 no public
supply was condemned, though
analyses were made of water from An
tigo, Cassyille, Arbor Vitae, Bangor,
Beaver Dam. Berlin, Camp Douglas,
Chippewa Falls, Clinton, Fall River.
Hortonville, Kewaskum Kewaunee.
Park Falls, Rhinelander, Sheboygan.
Soldiers Grove and Superior.
The public school buildings at
Stoughton and Centralia were in
spected.
An invitation was accepted from
Gov. Pingree of Michigan asking the
board to attend the celebration of the
18th anniversary of the wolverine
board Of health to be held in Detroit
in July next.
The secretary reported that he had
sent out 1000 letters during the year,
a slight decrease over the previous
twelve months. Much literature in
pamphlet form was also sent out.
The committee reports showed that
all of the state institutions visited
are in healthful, sanitary condition.
though several Of them are in pressing
need Of some improvements.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
KILLS HIMSELF AND FAMILY.
Terrible Deed of a Dependent Retail
Grocer in New York

New York, Jan- 1S-John Mat
tween last Saturday night and Monday
morning murdered his wife and two
children, a boy of ten years and a
girl of twelve by hacking them to
eeath with a Ratchet Matthews then
committed suicide by shooting himself
III the head. Before shooting himself he
turned ON the gas with the intention
that asphyxiatiOn should complete his
work. The crime was committed in a
small bedroom in the rear of the store
kert by Matthews. It is supposed that
Matthew. nad become despond ent from
pecundary difficulties. From letters
left it is ascertained that Matthews
had been intending for some time TO
end his own life. He had been in the
dry goods business further UP town and
failed. A few months ago he opened
a grocery store and met with little
success. His wife had recently under
gone a severe operation. It was these
things that evidently prompted Mat
thews to write this letter which was
found open and unaddressed: cit is
a terrible thing to have to do. If Z
could only have died alone! For five
years we talked. the thing over. Il
always wanted to go out in a boat and
accidentally capsize it. / knew other
wise l would have hard time Of it."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

home. Il have spent a very pleasant
and profitable three months in Amer,
ica," said Mr.. Hope, ''and l hope to
return some day, but when I do not
know. l have no book in press and l
am not at present writing a book.
1t never occurred to me to write I'M
til 1 found 1 was getting no business
as a lawyer The critics had a great
worry about my first book, but not
half as much as | and the publishers
had. Nobody helped me. l was
fighting single-handed. 1 hawked
Father Stafford for long time and
could not find buyer. Mr.. Wits
Widow had as hard time There
were several others equally helpless
to me. 1t was five years ago that
The first thing took. The Prisoner of
Zenda started the thing. The work
since then has been steady. A char
acter novel takes time; incidents come
quicker; Dolly was introduced
through articles for Westminster Ga
zette at odd hours
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
CENSUS SUPERINTENDENT
a'lnnescta Aspirant Comes Bounding
Into the Arena.

washington, Jan. 16.-The superin-
tenient of the next census may DOS
slby come from Minnesota. The real
object of the recent visit of l.. G..
Powers, labor commissioner of Mime
sofa, has just leaked out here. He is
a candidate for superintendent of
census and it is said that his candidacy
is being given serious consideration
by the president. 1t is said that the
president, in conversation with Labor
Commissioner Wright, who had charge
of the completion of the last census.
stated that he was anxious to secure
a CAPABLE man from the west for SUI
of the next census. Com
missioner Wright Endorsed Powers as
Just the man for the place. The most
formidable opponents of Mr.. Powers
will be Lock of Illinois, Casson of WIS
,onsfn and North of Massachusetts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

taken up with reports OF the various
committees the report of the manager
and editor of the new monthly mas
azine of the State Horticultural So
ciety and report by A. j. Philips,
on the new trial orchard. In the
evening a joint session will be held
with The State Forestry association
ard during the meeting the following
papers will be read: The Relation of
Forests to Agriculture in Wisconsin,
Prof. F. H. King of the state univer-
sity; Needed Legislation Regarding
the Preservation and Management of
Forests, Ernest Bruncken of Milwau-
kee, secretary of the Wisconsin State
Forestry commission; The Aesthetic
and Ethical Value of Trees, Prof. l..
E. Gettle, department of education,
Madison, Wis.
Thu session Wednesday morning
will be taken up in the appointment
of committees by the president; re-
Forts of committees on observation;
reception of delegates and papers by
A. L. Hatch, Ithaca, Wis, and F. A.
Hardin, Weyauwega. The following
papers will be read ard discussed
Wednesday afternoon: Are We Do
ing Our Duty as a Society to Prevent
the Ravages of the San Jose Scale
in Our State? Prof. E. S. Golf, Mad
ison. Wis. Conditions Favorable to
the Formation of Fruit Buds, Prof.
L. H. Bailey of Ithaca, N. Y.
Wednesday evening, William Toole
of BaraboO will lecture on the subject,
Horticulture in Our Schools, and
Prof. l.. H. Bailey will deliver a lee
ture illustrated with stereopticon
views.
During the session the following
papers will be read: Prospects for
Wisconsin Nurserymen, E. c.. Ais
meyer, Arlington; Cooperation in the
Handling and Marketing of Fruits, L.
E. Kellogg, Ripon, Wis; Value of
Seeding Apples, A. J. Philips, West
Salem Value of Seeding Small Fruits,
George. J. Kellogg, Janesville;
What I Have Learned CT Western Hor-
ticulture, John L. Herbst, SPARTA The
Plum as a Fruit for the People of the
Northwest, o. M. Lord of Minnesota
City, plum specialist of Minnesota;
Some New Things l Have Learned
About Girdling to Produce Fruit, E
H. S. Dart of Minnesota; he Best
Varieties and the Best Way to Plant
an Orchard, Chas. Hirschinger, Bar
aboo; A. D. Barnes, Waupaca; Clar-
ence Wedge, Minnesota; A. L. Hatch,
Ithica; The Best Varieties and in
What Proportion Should Samll Fruit
Farm Be Planted, F. G.. Edwards.
Fort Atkinson; Franklin Johnson,
Baraboo; L. G.. Kellogg, Ripon; r.
j. Scofield, Hanover.
The election of officers will be held
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock. The
distribution of premiums will be TN
der the direction Of Supt. Franklin
johnson. About $500 in cash prizes
will be given away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
FORGED RAILROAD TICKETS.
Supposed Crime Committed Several
Years Ago Comes to Light

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. ia long
series of railroad ticket forgeries have
come to light here which are believed
to have been carried on fou years.
The alleged forged tickets were over
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railway and connecting lines. August
E. Ambs of st. Louis, who until two
years ago was a ticket broker here,
has been arrested. The fraudulent
tickets were sold during the time
Walter Young was city agent of the
Santa Fe in this city. Young COM
mitted suicide nearly four years ago
and left nothing to explain the deed.
Ambs became financially embarrassed
and deposited the tickets as collateral
He was unable to redeem them and
they were placed on sale by another
broker. The sale was slow and that
is the reason that the fraud has been
so long in being discovered. The
value of the forgeries runs up into the
thousands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
CRISIS IN FRANCE
TURBULENT SCENES OVER
DREYFUS CONFESSION.
Premier Says if Chamber Insists on a
Discussion of Matter, Cabinet
Would Immediately Resign-Stu-
dents and Anarchists Hold a Large
Meeting and Come to Blows.

Paris, Jan. 1S.-There was great ex-
element in the chamber Of deputies
Monday when Cavaignac, republican,
demanded discussion Of the semi
official note just issued in which the
government declined to make public
the alleged confession of Alfred Drey-
fus to Lebrun-Renaud. Premier Me-
line, refusing to discuss the matter,
declared that if the chamber voted for
an Immediate discussion, the cabinet
would resign. The house then, $40
to 253, adopted motion shelving the
discussion. The Hobbies were crowd
ed and there were hot discussions even
among the usually cool-headed poll
ticians. A great anti-Dreyfus and
antl-Semite meeting held last night
in the TivoG Vaux hall produced ex-
traordlnary scenes. The neighbor-
hood was patroled by police mounted
and on foot and the rapidly growing
crowd increased the excitement. At
the opening of the meeting it was said
that the 5000 persons present consist
ed largely of anarchists and 9TH
ers bent on opposing the
students. On GGerin, the president
proposing that the honorary presidency
be conferred upon Rochefort and Dru-
mont, a great uproar ensued, the an
archists trying to wrench the banners
from the anti-Semites. Scuf1es took
place in which two officials were in
jured. Thiebaud delivered an address
denouncing the Jews and urging the
meeting to support the government.
The scene then became saturnalia
Free fights began around the flags and
finally the students chased she an
archists out of the hall. The hall was
partially emptied, but soon the an
! the great doors began further fighting
1 Ses7eral were injured. FINALLY the
students were vanquished and the an
archists were masters of the situation
! The meeting broke UP and the anarch-
lists invaded the tribune shouting
+ continued, the anarchists declaimins
from the tribune against the army In
tereSt was now transferred to the
streets, where the police We're re-en
forced by the republican guards. Large
| bodies of students proceeded in thu
] direction of the military club. Troop.
, charged bodies of students. In th
melee some were wounded. A 1argi
force was protecting the military
club. By midnight quiet was restored
kilograms from numerous provincial
towns report student manifestations
/ At Marseilies, the windows OF Jewisl
shops We're broken. At Nantes tfEer,
! were ATTACKS on shops and a syna
| gogHe..
/ The events of the past few days are
beginning to pEgduce a feeling Of
panic in Jewish circles. Both
| the business and private houses OF the
| RUhschiffis and Cother wealthy gews
| are guarded by detectives and gen
/ darmes, for the Drumont crusade ha!
produced "a sudden popular outbreak
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
HAEFFNER FOUND GUILTY.

Appleton, Wis, Jan. 18.-The
court martial convened to try Cadet
Haeffner, of the Lawrence University
cadet corps on the charge of insub-
ordination in leaving the ranks of his
company during drill and refusing to
return at the command of the officer,
finished its three days session yes
terday. The evidence was conclusive
and the accused found guilty az
charged. The recommendation of the
court was that Haeffner be publicly
reprimanded and made to do double
drill for the remainder of the winter
term. The recommendation will be
received by the faculty and final SEN
tence will be made public tomorrow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
THEY WANT OSTRANDER.

West Superior, Jan. 1S.-A thou
sand citizens met last night and
adopted resolutions earnestly urging
and requesting Gov, Scofield to reap
point Frank Ostrander a normal school,
regent to succeed himself The people
were never so unanimous on a ques-
ton here before and the report circu-
lated that systematic effort was be-
ing made against him with the govern
A committee was appointed to wait on
the governor. This committee
includes S. E. Middleton, j..
l.. Lomis, J. T. Murphy, ]. H. Agen
and A. J. Webster.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
RUINED BY A DEFAULTER
MfNlaalckg TEust Company Fails
Through Dishonest -Employe.

LoMlsKlle, Jan. 16.--At a meeting of
the directors of the Kentucky Trust
company, Saturday, an assignment to
the Columbia Finance and Trust com
Tany Was ordered 1t has been known
that the concern has been in hard lines
owing TO the flight and alleged specu-
iataons of Vice President and General
Manager William Reinecke At the
meeting a letter from Re5necke was
read Ee admitted that he was a de-
faulter- He lost $4,000 of the com
pany's money in one 6eaI.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
GLOVE MAKERS FAIL,

New York, Jan. 1S-Maurice Vert
zelmer, Herman Steinberger and
JACOB Steinberger, doing business I'M
DER the name of Wertzeimer & Co a
glove manufacturing company at
YOUNGSTOWN, N. Y, assigned Monday
The liabilities are reported to be $500.
600; assets about the same amount
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
LAUNCHING THE KASAGI
A White Pigeon to Be Released bv the
Sponsor, Miss Helen Long.

Philadelphia, Jan. 18.-The Kasagi
the first war vessel built in this coun-
try for a foreign nation, will be
Launched tomorrow at the yards of H.
Cramp & Sons, in the presence of the
Japanese Minister, Tori Hoshi. and
other distinguished guests. Miss
Helen Long, daughter of Secretary
Long, will act as sponsor, and a white
pigeon will be released at the moment
OF launching. The champagne bath
will be done away with.
The Kasagf is one of the largest and
most powerful ships ever launched by
the cramps. 1t has a tonnage of
about 5000 and can make a speed of
% knots an hour. A similar vessel in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
BILL BY SAUERHERING
Measure Introduced Prohibiting False
Branding of Goods.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Mr. Sauer-
herlng rep., Wis., has introduced in
the house bill prohibiting the false
branding of goods.
Most OF the session was devoted to
eulogies on the life and public services
OF the late Representative Seth w.
Mlliken.
A Dill was passed authorizing the
president to appoint an additional dis
trlct Judge for the northern district of
Ie1as. 1t was explained that Judge
rector, now the Judge of the district
was lncapacitated from performing
the duties of his office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
RETURN WITH FORTUNES

Seattle, jan 1S.-Twenty-two per-
sons arrived last night from Dawson
City on the steamer Corona, bringing
with them a small amount OF gold
dust and drafts on the North Ameri-
can Trading and Transportation COM
pany and the Alaska Commercial com
pany amounting to s1.000,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
CONWAY CABINET CO. FAILS.

Milwaukee, Jan. 18.-The Conway
Cabinet company of this city made a
voluntary assignment yesterday to
NJ. W. Pratt, Of the Milwaukee Trust
company, who furnished bond for
$4,000 William Conway, president,
says the suspension will only be tenn
porary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
A PRIEST KILLED.

Corfu, Greece, Jan. 18.-At the
Cathol1c church last evening during
vespers, a man attacked the priests.
one' rather Ernest Laitoux, was
Killed, another was MORALLY wounded
and two others were injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
JOINT SESSION.
Tree Men and Horticulturists to Come
Together Soon.
Madison. January Is.

MdUISUu, JdIIUdIy 10.
A joint convention of the Wisconsin
State Horticultural society, the Wis
ccnsin State Forestry association,
Wisconsin Cheese Makers and the
alumni of the short course school at
the university will be held in this
city Feb. 1, 2, 3 and 4. The session
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. l, will be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
HOUSE,.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The house
devoted its time to the consideration of
District of Columbia business in com
mittee of the whole. The feature was
vigorous speech by Mr.. Mcclellan
(dem., N. Y.) criticising the army
which, he said, is today little better
than clumsily organized national po-
lice force, top-heavy with gold lace
staff officers, many of whom have not
seen more active service than falls to
the lot of a member of a police force.
The army should be entirely reorgan-
lied he said. This statement is made
in no spirit of jingoism, he declared,
but for the purpose of calling the at
tention of the country to the fact that
we are paying a large price for a very
inefficient army, utterly unDr9Dared
for war should a crisis come, While
very small additional expenditure with
proper organization would work Won
ders. Mr.. Mcclellan then criticised
the various branches of the service.
Mr.. Lewis (Wash.) also made h
speech that attracted attention in de-
nunciation of trusts, which, he de-
clared, are threatening the liberties of
the country. He differed, he said, from
his leader (Bryan) whose cause he
had followed to the pit. He was lot
willing to subscribe to the idea that
free silver was the single end to be
fought for. There is necessity, he
said, for a return to true democracy
which had for it's end freedom of the
individual as an individual. Mr.. Lewis
quoted a telegram which, he said,
Senator Hanna had received from
Germany, signed A. Seligman, as fol-
lows: Il congratulate you on your
election. 1t is most satisfactory to
me-" That message, he said, came
from a man who had helped place a
mortgage on this government of $780,
100000. It's insolence, he said, had no
parallel in history save the message
sent by Pontius Plate to the eXecu-
TONER of Jesus Christ congratulating
him that his work was we'll done. Mr.
Hull rep., Ia.) chairman of the COM
mittee on military affairs, expressed
concurrence in the views of Mr.. Nc
Clellan to the extent that he believed
the army should be reorganized as the
present organization is obsolete. With
cut completing the bill the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
COUNTESS RUSSELL DEAD.

London, Jan. 18.-Frances Anna
Maria, the Dowager Countess Russell,
widow of the celebrated Lord John
Russell, is dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

From a letter left by Mrs. Matthews
to a friend, it was gathered that she
was party to the suicide agreement
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
Madison, January IS.

Madison, January Is.
Ex-United States Senator w. F.
Villas, Col. John H. Knight, Michael
j. McGuygan and Martin Hendrick-
son are named as defendants in a
suit began in the federal court here
Monday by Henry c. Pierce Of ST.
Louis, who petitions the court for an
order permanently restraining Messrs.
Villas and knight from enforcing a
contract with Messrs. McGuygan and
Hendrickson for running several
hundred thousand feet of logs down
the Brule river. Judge Bum issued
a temporary injunction restraining
the defendants from floating any logs
down the Brule until February when
the merits of the case will be heard
and final action taken. Attorney c.
E. Buell. represents the plaintiff.
The plaintiff alleges in his COM
plant that he owns a tract of over 24O
acres of land lying On both sides of the
Brule river including the bed of the
stream. Close to the river at several
points he says he has constructed fish
hatcheries which are distributed
through a series of canals and ponds
separated from the river by an earthen
dixie which would, if legs were floated
down the river, quickly give way and
ruin the hatche-ies. He further al
| leges that he has fitted up an island
lying in the stream as residence
place and has erected on it several
commodious buildings for the use of
| himself and friends on their fishing
and hunting trips in northern Wiscon-
sin. Around this island he has
erected retaining wall of boulders
to protect it from the encroachment
of the river. All these Improvements
he alleges have cost him in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 and the entire pro-
perty with the improvements he al
leges to be worth $4,000. Mr.. Pierce
claims that if logging is permitted on
the Brule his property will be greatly
damaged and his improvements de-
stroyed.
Many wealthy men and clubs own
property on the Brule river where
they have erected costly summer
homes. The Brule is famous as a
trout stream and these wealthy pro-
perty owners along it's banks believe
that if logs are foated down it its
value as a trout stream will be de-
stroyed Consequently this case is
looked upon as test and it's result is
awaited with much interest by all pro
perty owners on the Brule.
The following cases were argued in
the supreme court Monday:
Cary, appellant VS.. Broderick, re-
spondent; argued by B. F. Dunwiddit
for appellant and by t. C. Richmond
for respondent.
Cooper, appellant, VS.. the village OF
Waterloo, respondent; argued by A
R. Bushnell for appellant and by
George w. Bird for respondent.
Dahlmann, respondent, VS.. Green
wood, appellant; argued by r. M
Bsshford for appellant and by l.. M
Halsey for respondent
, Zilley, respondent, VS. Dunwiddie
appellant; argued by B. F. Dunwid-
die for appellant and by William
Kreger for respondent.
, The cases of Upham VS.. Northern
, National Bank, the Park Falls Paper
& Pulp company were dismissed by
, stipulation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

Rev. G. H. Dodson, whose nom de
plume was Lewis Carroll, the author
of Alice in Wonderland, is dead in Lon
don.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20

New York, Jan. Is Anthony Hope
Hawkins, the author of The Prisoner
Of Zenda, sailed on the Umbria for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
LODGE BILL PASSES
IMMIGRATION MEASURE GOES
THROUGH SENATE.
SPOONER HAS 1T AMENDED

Wisconsin Senator Succeeds in Max
ing the Test Lighter and Compel
ling Steamship Lines to Carry
Back Wife and Children of a Man
Unable to Pass Examination.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
Villas A DEFENDANT
IMPORTANT CASE BEGUN IN
FEDERAL COURT.
LOGGING ON BRULE RIVER

Henry c.. Pierce of st. Louis Wants
an Injunction Permanently Re
straining Messrs. Villas, Knight,
McGuygan and Hendrickson from
Floating Logs Down the Brule.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-20
HAD A PROFITABLE TRIP.

Anthony HOPE, With Pockets Full,
Sails for Home.