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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16

boundary agreement, declaring that no
land has been granted to Canada.
At Denver Jack Jeffries of California
and Billy Stiff of Chicago fought ten
rounds to a draw before the Olympic
club.
Sidney Nhituco, seeking to wipe out
his wife's family in Springfield, HI,
shot a sister-in-law and made good his
escape.
On the Elgin board no butter was
offered. The market was quoted firm
at 20 cents, or half cent higher than
last week.
Lightning at New York struck nine
persons who had sought refuge under
a tree and bushes 10 avoid a storm.
Four will die.
A correspondent in s~Glh Africa de-
nOunces the British W. office, declar-
ing the troops are stc.r.ng owing to
incompetent officials.
G. N. Hitchcock. owner of the
Omaha World-Heraid, announces his
candidacy for the United States senate
to succeed John NJ. Thurston.
The French torpedo-boat destroyer
France sank in a collision during ma
val maneuvers off Cape St. Vincent.
Some fifty men were drowned.
Leslie GoOdpaster was shot and
killed by his friend Edgar Conner dur
ing an argument at Owingsville, Ky.
Conner then committed suicide.
At Milwaukee Frank B. Vanvalken-
burg, the we'll known cyclist, died sud-
denly, supposedly from hemorrhage of
the brain. He was 45 years of age.
Kansas poulists and democrats are
combining to make the Bryan populist
notification at Topeka, Aug %, one of
the biggest political events ever held
in the state.
Adjutant General Corbin received
cable message from Gen. Macarthur
saying that Major Elliott A. Whitney
of the sixth infantry died at Manila of
heart disease.
R. H Terrell, an ex-empIoye of the
Adams Express company confessed to
the murder of Messenger Lane on the
Pennsylvania east-bound train He
committed the robbery so he could
we'd Lane allowed him to ride in the
car, the two being friends.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
GARY FAMILY IN OFFICE.
Handicap on a South Carolinian's
Chances.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. 12.-With four
dispensary and one prohibition candi
date for governor, Senator Tillman has
gone so far as to espOuse the cause of
one Of the dispensary men and oppose
the reelection Of Governor Nc
Sweeney. "a politician" he says,
would not mix in state Cuarrels in
his own party, but I claim to be a
statesman, not a politician.
While openly fighting Colonel Hoyt,
the prohibitionist, Senator Tillman is
pulling for Frank B. Gary, present
speaker of the state house of represen-
tatiVes. With a clean record and evil
dence of personal speed, Mr.. Gary
finds himself heavily handicapped in
his family as officeholders. He is be-
ing attacked on this line, and it will be
a heavy weight, even for the combined
strength of himself and Senator Till
man to carry. Here is a summary:
Mr.. Gary is himself member OF the
house and speaker; Ernest Gary, a
brother, was promoted from member
Of the house to circuit judge, position
he now fills; Eugene B. Gary, broth
er, was likewise advanced from mem
Der of the house to associate justice Of
the supreme court. where he now is;
John Gary Evans, first cousin, was a
member of the house, then promoted
to the senate, then made governor, and
finally ran against Earle and then Nc
Laurin for United States senator. John
Gary Watts, another of the house of
Gary, was assistant adjutant and in
| spector general, then adjutant general
of the state; w. D. Evans, another OF
the blood, a member of the railroad
commission; Barney B. Evans, of the
same line, is a candidate for railroad
commissioner; H. H. Evans, another
of the house of Gary, was promoted
from the legislature to be member Of
the state board of control; w. BoyC
Evans, of the same blood, was the las
governors private secretary ana wa!
since made state agent to collect wal
| claims.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16

was exhumed and physical character
istics were noted.
The facial resemblance Of the dead
nan to the claimants was commented
upon. 1t was mostly on the evidence
of this identification and the web leet
of the dead man and OF the claimant,
John Bowers. that the surrogate signed
the decree, although strong chain OF
evidence on the relationship 81 the
claimants was also presented.
The surrogate has decided that
the estate shall be divided as follows:
John Bowers and Rebecca Ann Bowers
Bennett, one-third each; Buelah Bow
ers, Sidney Bowers and John Bowers,
One-ninth each. John Bowers, the
claimant. is a big stockholder in the
snuff trust, and his two sons are
managers Of two of the trusts branch
omces. Bowers for time was IN
charge of the Baltimore interests OF
the snun company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

A terrific storm closed New York's
hot spell.
Seattle, Wash, will have a worlds
fair in 1904.
Fire at Glenn Falls, n. Y, caused a
loss of 100000.
Louis Bohmrich probably will be
nominated for governor by Wisconsin
democrats.
Chicago won the chief offices at the
Burlington Sangerfest. The next fest
is at Peoria.
Zionists entered Mansfield, O., de-
spite police vigilance, and were hus-
tied out of town.
Colonel Grassa and his command
surrendered to an American force in
the vicinity of Tayug.
A west bound South Pacific train was
wrecked near Lake Charles, La. Forty
were killed and injured.
Sadie and Libby Lauk of Necedah
aged 9 and 4, fell from raft in the
river and were drowned.
At New York Phillips H. Morgan
former United States minister to Mex
| leo. died of cancer, aged rs.
Bryan will make two speeches il
Kansas before election day, one il
| Wichita and one in Topeka.
A Lehigh and New England trair
| struck an omnibus on crossing neal
| Slatington, Pa, killing eleven.
| Secretary Hay explains the Alaska
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
JUSTICE COMES HIGH.
Molineux Case Alone Cost New York
100000

New York, Aug. 12-The conviction
of Roland Burnham Molineux for the
murder Of Mrs. Kate Adams cost New
York county more than 100000. The
handwriting experts asked large fees,
and Professor R. A. Witthaus, for perl
forming autopises and making
analyses Of the contents Of the stom-
ach of Mrs. Adams and Henry ..
Barnett, presented bill Of $4,000.
Professor Witthaus' claim and those
of several others have not been paid
because Controller Coler believes they
are excessive, and there has been a
protracted controversy between tie
controller and District Attorney Gardi-
ner. Suits are expected and the con-
trolIer expects to have to pay the claim
in full, because, as rule, the certiti-
cate Of the district attorney is accepted
| by the courts as authority for payment
| of such claims.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16

! ings in the restaurant are very elah-
crate. He is doing fair business, but
il is a hard proposition TO pull out onc
million francs when once they are well
sunk in an uncertain venture like a
restaurant.
| Tomorrow the exposition will be half
| through and the exhibitors in the an
| mex at Nincennes have already had
| enough experience to know that they
were left out in the cold. During the
| recent national fete some OF the >x-
| hibitors decorated their spaces with
bunting with which crepe was twined.
They also put up placards bewailing
their fate in being marooned out OF
Eincennes. The administration caused
all these seditious manifestations to be
stopped but that does not alter the fact
that there is a lot Of kicking because
so much space inside the fair grounds
was given to SideShOwS. streets of
Cairo, etc, while the transportation
and kindred exhibits were consigned
to Vincennes. The attendance there
IS very meager, and Of course the
AAAAOAlO4S SII1CI A1OLII ILLS, dIIAOuSi
it is said that the exhibits in the |. S.
machinery building there were sold
three times over within two months
after the opening Of the fair. The
vast majority of those who visit the
exposition do not konw that there is
such place as Vincennes, and even
those that do know rarely so out there
because it requires a considerable eX-
penditure of time, money and patience
to get there.
Socially considered, Paris is now less
gay than two weeks ago. Most of the
society leaders have left for the popu-
lar summer resorts, and most of the
functions during the heated spell are of
an official nature. ApropOs of hot
weather, it may be stated that last
Friday was the hottest day that has
ever been recorded in Paris. The
number OF prostrations has been great
and the consumption of water has ILL
creased so rapidly that the municipal
authorities of Paris have posted notices
all over the city saying that the supply
of water for private use will be shut
off every night from II till 6. If this
does not replenish the supply they
threaten to turn Seine water into the
mains This water would probably
start an epidemic of typhoid fever and
other diseases caused by impure water.
This would not affect the true French
man q great deal because very little
water passes his lips from one end Of
the year to the other He drinks only
wine. j. Q. L.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16

During the past week the price Of
exposition tickets has taken another
sudden slump and the ruling price now
is cents per ticket, and sometimes
). They can be bought in lots OF
hundred at little over 4 cents apiece
This fall in the price of tickets appears
ridiculous to Americans who paIu 80
cents for one admission to the world S
fair at Chicago. The administration Of
the fair is trying to think up some
scheme that will stop the slump in the
price Of tickets. One of these schemes
is to have some special night fetes for
admission to which eight or ten tickets
will be charged. There has been a
general protest against this proposition
so it is not likely to be tried. Inc at
tendance at the fair grows smaller
every day, perhaps owing to heat,
which has been very intense for the
past week or ten days. Of course the
exposition authorities themselves do
not suffer from the small attendance
and the fall in the price Of tickets. 1t
is those who bought the tickets four
years ago at a franc each. But suppos-
ing that the exposition authorities
were selling tickets at cents them
selves, it is interesting to compare the
amount of money they would receive
with the amount that the worlds fair
people took in on their biggest day,
which was Chicago day, Oct. y. On
that day the paid admissions were over
| 100000, thus giving over $350,000 of re-
! ceipts. At the present price Of tickets
here and at the present rate Of attend
ance it would take about a month and
a half bfore the receipts would amount
to s350.O00.
While the exposition itself is not SUI
fering the different concessiOnaires are
Some of them have put fortunes into
| their concessions and are now suSer-
ing severely from lack Of patronage
There is one concessionaire who is run
ming a so-called American bar and res
taurant in one Of the arcades overlook
ing the Champs de Mars. 1t is said thai
he paid $4,000 merely for the conces
sion to say nothing Of the money spent
in fixing up his place for business. u
TO date ne mas uOL udu enough DuSIueS'
to pay for the wear and tear on Lnt
dishes. There is a little army Of wait
ers standing around idle and strikini
now and then because they do not ge
enough tips to pay for their salt. Som
! of the other concessionaires are in tn
same fix There is one who, according
to report, has sunk a million francs il
, his venture This is hard to believe bu
it may be true, as some Of the furnish
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
ROOSEVELT'S BIG JOB.
Rough Rider Has Hard Layout for
Coming Campaign.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Perry S. Heath
says after conference with Senator
Hanna and Governor Roosevelt and
other eastern leaders that the campaign
tour for Gov. Roosevelt will break all
records in the annals of presidential
campaigning. From labor day, when
Roosevelt is to make his first big
speech of the campaign in Chicago, IN
til the end of September the governor
will spend all of his time east of the
Mississippi river. All Octobc" he will
be occupied in hard campaigning IN
the states Of Illinois, Indiana, Michi-
gan and Ohio, with the exception IF a
few days in West Virginia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
HEATS GRIM HARVEST.
Dozens Die in the Terrific Weather
Prevalent.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-SiZ deaths were
due to the heat yesterday, the eighth
day Of the torrid spell, and there were
Is prostrations, three Of which will
prove fatal. The mercury's highest
point at the weather bureau was
SO. Down on the street it was sc,
A small shower in the afternoon sent
the mercury down to so for short
period, but it rose again to 80 and was
sent down to 80 by a pitiful little thun-
derstorm at p. N. The second time
it remained at 80, but the weather man
says it will pass 80 again today. Re
ports received show the extreme heat
prevails over a large extent Of terri
tory with the following results: New
York, SO deaths, innumerable prostra-
tons; maximum, So; Washington,
maximum 101; Pittsburg. two deaths
and eight prostrations; maximum SO;
Cleveland. one death and seven pros
trations; Toledo, two deaths; Fremont,
Ohio, two deaths; Sandusky, fou"
deaths, dozens of prostratiOns; Mil
waukee, one death and one prostra-
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
TO TAKE "BOBS," PRISONER.
Beers Plan Desperate Coup at
Pretoria.

London, Aug. 10.-A plot to shoot
all British officers and make Lord Rob
erts a prisoner has been opportunity
discovered at Pretoria. Ten ringlead-
ers arrested are now in Jail Every
thing was prepared in the plot to make
Roberts prisoner and shoot the Brit
ish officers. 1t was only discovered at
the last moment. The conspiratOrs
were forcihly to enter all houses occu-
pied by British officers, these having
been previously marked. and kill the
occupants. They planned to set fire to
the houses in the extreme western part
Of the city, hoping the troops would be
concentrated there. Ali boer sympa-
thiZers were acquainted with the plot,
and several had been told to secure
the person Of Roberts and hurry with
him to the nearest commando. Horses
had been obtained for this purpose. The
British learned the names of the ring
leaders, who were put under arrest.
The affair has created a tremendous
sensation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
PICTURE PLAY" TABOOED.
Ocean Grove Camp~-Meeting Drew
Line At Little Minister"

Line AT Little Minister.
Asbury Park, n j., Aug. 12-The
fact that a stereopticon exhibition rep
resenting The Little Minister was
tabooed by the Ocean Grove Camp
Meeting association has precipitated a
whole lot Of trouble and considerable
comment
The exhibition was to have been
given by Albert Armstrong, a Sunday
school superintendent. He had been
engaged by the summer school Of
theology to show the pictures, but
shortly before the time they were 10
have been put on the canvas the de-
votional committee of the association,
composed of Bishop Fitzgerald, Rev.
Dr. Ballard and Rev. Dr. Alday, came
forward and said that the entertain
ment could not go on. Mr.. Armstrong,
the lecturer, and Rev. DR.. J. E. Price
Dean, of the school, pressed the conf
mittee for some explanation. Bishop
Fitzgerald then stated that in adver-
Using the entertainment the words
picture play had been used, and the
Interpretation was that the exhibition
would not be in line with the mo. al
and religious principles of Ocean
Grove Mr.. Armstrong stOutly main
tanned that the pictures represented
only views taken in Scotland, but the
committee was firm. Lecturer Arm
strong packed up his outfit and left
the place.
He received his money according to
agreement, but it was only a little
saIve for his wounded feelings. In
place of Mr.. Armstrong; lecture the
summer-school Of theology made ar
engagements for a stereOptlcon eX-
hibition showing scenes in China and
the Philippines. Those who sympa-
thize with Mr.. Armstrong and Dean
| Price point to the fact that only a few
| days ago the association officials per
| mitted to be exhibited in the audi
| t0rium moving pictures representing a
| cake-waIk, pillow fight an cock
! fight Not only this, but at the close
of the public performance the vita
graph operator threw upon the canvas
scenes from Cinderella, with ballet
dancers, etc. These views were eX-
hibited to a few of the association
members and others, in order, it is
said, that they might pass upon the
pictures and prevent their exhibition
at a moving picture entertainment :
few evenings later.
DR.. Ballard is vice-president OF the
Ocean Grove Campaigning associa
ton. He said that the moral tone Q
Ocean Grove must be preserved at al
hazards. The devotional committee
he said, would not have interfered will
the representation Of The Little Minis
ter had the words picture play" no
been inserted on the advertising pla
cards Many persons came to him an
complimented the association for tn
stand the devotional committee ha
taken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
NEW CONSERVATIVE CURE.
Applications From Powerful Electri
Machines Of Tesla.

New York, Aug. 12-" Electrical Os-
citation" as a new treatment of tuber-
culosis was demonstrated and the i'm
mediate benefits derived from it by
men in the last stage of the disease
were testified to at an interesting clinic
yesterday in the offices of DR.. Craft c.
Carroll, q Cast Twenty-fOurtn street.
Or. Carroll declares that by the APP
plication Of a new principle evolved by
Nikola Tesla he can cure the worst
cases of acute tuberculosis.
DR.. z. p. Cliff of Newark. specialist
in lung disease, who three weeks ago
was declared to De dying Of consump-
ton by his brother physicians, re-
ceived his third treatment of "electri-
cal oscillation" recently at the clinic,
and then ran to catch car for home.
Rev. S. w. Switzer, pastor of the
Baptist Tabernacle, in Harrison, n. j.,
who had been sent to DR.. Carroll in
the last stages of consumption, told Of
his remarkable cure.
DR.. John B. Rich, president of the
American Microscopical Society, de-
clared that it was the most wonderful
demonstration of positive beneficial
results that the had ever seen in the
treatment of germ diseases.
Nikola Tesle worked for two years
on the apparatus which DR.. Carroll
used. BY applying the electrode of the
Tesla machine DR.. Carroll drives
through the affected part quantity Of
electricity which. if applied in any
other way would cause instant death
With the Tesla "oscillator" he handle!
between two and three thousand volt:
Of electricity with impunity. TIL
current kills the germs without harm
ing the patient
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16

William futile Of Charlton, Iowa,
hired a livery rig and started with his
wife for Benton. On the way he shot
and killed the woman, drove to his
brothers house near by and told what
he had done, and then sent bullet
through his own head.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
WEB FEET WIN FORTUNE.
Strong Physical Resemblance Identifies
a Mans Heirs.

Yonkers, y. Y, Aug. 12.-The web
feet" Of the late Yonkers miser, Will
ian Bowers. caused Surrogate Theodore
H. Silkman to decide that John Bow
ers. of Changewater, n. J., and his
brothers children and sister were the
nearest living relatives of the dead
man, whose estate is valued at 100000
William Bowers formerly lived in
Riverdale avenue and died in St Jo-
seph's hospital apparently in direst
poverty. After his death bankbooks
and deeds for property aggregating
many thousands of dollars were found.
Through the publication of the story
in the papers the present heirs became
aware Of the death OF Bowers, and
after an investigation, put in claim
for the estate The body of the miser
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16

CHICAGO, Aug. 13-Cattle Receipts, 200;
steady to slow good to prime steers, 525@5. 81 !;
stockers and feeders, 3.0O@46O; cows and heif-
ers, 3.OO@5.1O; Texas fed steers, 4.35@5.15,
Hogs : Receipts yesterday, 1900 today, 30
mixed and butchers, 5.O7 a $40; good to choice
heavy, 5.12 q 30 rough heavy Is q AZ light.
). 10 a SO; bulk of sales, SIS a 5.22. Sheep
4 Is q $40.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
London S Dull Week.

Copyrighted by Associated Press.
London, Aug. 12.-This can hardly
be said to have been a lively week in
England for obituaries and funerals
have been taking the largest space in
the newspapers. Nevertheless, the
ffnanciers have been busy with Amer
lean loan" politicians, with parliament
and the general election prospects. The
plot to kill the British officers at Pre-
tora was taken in England as show
ing the average temper of the beers,
while the British are reported to be
doing some things which are prOVOk-
ing adverse comment in Great Britain.
Even the English papers sayt here must
be mistake somewhere. West bound
transatlantic travel is rapidly in
creasing. though reports of the Amer
lean hot wave caused a number of can
celIations. England is still manifesting
much interest in famine conditions in
India, and an extensive tour of inveS-
tigation was made by the viceroy. Lord
Curz0n Whether, as suggested by
some papers. the superstitious and
courteous Indians are sure to attrib-
ute that the vicerOy's presence caused
the recent satisfactory rainfalls may Or
may not be true. it is pointed out
that it is his good fortune that Tie
rains fell. and that this coincidence is
likely to add to his assets as Indian
ruler.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16

4 petition in bankruptcy was filed
in the United States district court in
Chicago by Henry J. O'Neill, common
Iy called the Barley King" giving liza
bilities Of SAP, 491, and assets Of $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16
SAMUEL VI. CLARK DEAD.

Keokuk. Aug. 12.-Former Congress
man Samuel NJ. Clark. editor Of the
Gate City. died last night, aged So. He
was a prominent editor and politician
and had held many offices of public
trust in republican ranks
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-16

London Aug. 12.-The only news
last night relative to the advance on
Pekin was found in belated Toxic
dispatch Of Aug. 9, according to which,
after the capture of Yang Tsun, on
Aug. 6, it was arranged that two bat
talions of the Japanese infantry and
squadron battery Of mounted artillery
and a company of engineers should
march on the 7th, in advance Of the
main body Of the allies and occupy
Tsai Tsun, five miles north Of Yang
Tsun. The other dispatches merely
repeat the details of the capture OF
Yang rsun. One cable message, how
ever credits the emperor OF Corea
with giving permission for the laying
Of a cable between Taku and Chem
ulpo A Yokohama dispatch, dated
the 18th, says the Corean government
has consented to the dispatch Of Jap
anese troops to Corea for the purpose
of providing for emergencies growing
out of the Chinese trouble.
Various rumors having their origin
in Chinese sources are floating around
in Shanghai. One of these is to the
effect that Prince Tuan and his follow
ers are preparing to leave Pekin i'll
case the allies should succeed in get
ting near the capital. Reports have
been received in London to the effect
that the hospital ship Maine has ar
rived at Colombo Speaking at the
Primrose League demonstration at
Eagles Cliff, Lord Londonderry eX-
pressed the hope that when the allies
reach PeIin the first step would be to
punish, not as in the past few subor-
dinates, but the mandarins and others
high in authority. There, he was Of
the opinion, all the vengeance ought to