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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
WESTERN DANE EXCITED.
DISTRICT AGITATED OVER DEATH
OF MR. NEES..
Suspicion of Strychinne Poisoning
Stomach Being Examined by Prof.
Daniels Of the University.
Madison. Feb. 20.

MdulSOu, req. ~.
Western Dane county is at present
considerably shaken over a supposed
case Of strychninne poisoning. Last
Thursday a farmer, William Nees,
living near Blue Mounds, died sudden
ly with severe stomach pains, while at
the home of George Konle in the town
Of Primrose. A three days inquest,
conducted by Justice Ole Barton of
Primrose, partly at the Konle house.
partly at Mt. Horeb and partly at the
Nees home showed that on Thursday
Nees left home to buy stock; that he
took with him for lunch two pieces of
mince pie; that after eating the pie
he was taken with cramps in the stom-
ach; and that he hurriedly drove I'D to
the residence of George Konle, and
called for some milk saying he had
been poisoned. He was given the
milk, and staggered into the house,
dying almost Immediately, with symp-
toms of stryChnine poisoning.
Mrs. Nees said there was nothing
wrong with the pie, and that she had
given a part of it to the children TO
take to school for lunch. Nees him
self had no suspicion of foul play, for
| he said to the Konles just before his
death, that he was afraid the whole
family We're poisoned, for they had all
, eaten of the pie. The stomach was
removed, and is now in charge of Prof
w. w. Daniels Of the university
who is making an examination
for poison. District Attorney Dudgeor
came out to Mt. Horeb and conducted
the examination, Miss Jennie Nelson
taking down the testimony. Mr.. Dud
geon is awaiting the report of Prof
Daniels before taking further steps
The coroners jury returned verde
that death was due to poison admins
tered by Nees himself or someone else
unknown to the jury.
Mrs. Nees admitted at the inques
that she had bought strychinne. bu
said it was to kill rats with. 1t wa:
also learned that boy of the famil,
had tried to purchase some of the drug
at Mt Horeb, a few days before hi
fathers death, but was refused.
Nees was born in Madison about A.
years ago. The wife is SO, and
granddaughter of George Beatty,
prominent pioneer of the town of Yer
mont Mr.. Nees was once a popular no
tel keeper at Mt Horeb The funera
occurred at Mt. Horeb Sunday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

cremated direct and that my ashes be
placed in earth unenclosed-'earth to
venient that have loved. I particu-
larly request that no Christian num-
meries or tomfooleries be performed at
my grave but that I ne buried as an
agnostic. If it should be a comfort to
anyone, there are plenty of friends
who can come to say a few words of
sense. No monument will be
required, and no procession, as the
ashes can be carried il a mans hand.
If the places I mention to my son
should be announcement for my burial,
then any place will suffice where the
stars shall ever shed heir light ana
the sun shall gid each rising morn"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
P0PULISTS IN SCRAP
ANTI-FUSIONISTS BOLT AT Ma
TIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING.
CALL ANOTHER CONVENTION
Question of Fusion With Democrats
Leads to the Observation-Disclosures
Butler Rules That Matter of Fusion
Must Go to Credentials Committee,
All Favoring Such Action

Lincoln, Feb. 20.-A split and walk
populist national committee last night
The anti-fusoin leaders, after having a
number of their followers turned down
by the credentials committee, organ
lied a bolt and formed a new commit
tee. The members favora BILE to fusion,
after adopting the report of the Gre
dentials committee, adjourned until
today. When the full committee be-
gan session the element favoring fu-
sion, led by Senator Allen, with the
apparent strongest following, insisted
on fusion, and to that end, that a CON-
mittee be appointed with power to call
convention for the same day and
place as the democrats. Chair man
Butler ruled that the whole matter
must go to the committee on creden-
tails and he thereupon appointed as
such committee, Messrs. Allen, Neb.;
Weaver, Ia, and Tracy, Texas All
are of the fusion faction and he de-
clared the meeting adjourned amid pro-
tests of the middle-o Of the-roaders, who
denounced his action as partisan.
When the committee re-as-
sembled at 8 o'clock, As anti
fusionists presented a proposition that
the committee recognize only PRIZES,
stamped with revenue stamps accord
ilg to law and that the roll of the
meeting ia Omaha in 1898 be accepted
as the roll Of this committee and that
no votes be cast by contested delegates
until their seats had been finally de-
cided by committee of five selected
f1om both factions. This proposition
was ignored by the full committee, and
he committee OIL Credentials reported
excluding all but five Of the anti
fusion members, and in the midst of
the uproar, the of-the-roaders.
led by Mr. Parker of Kentucky and
Mr.. Weller Of Iowa, left the hall.
The main convention, shortly before
midnight, without deciding on date
Or plan for the national convention,
adjourned until this morning. The
| boilers secured room at the Grand
hotel, prepared an address and called
the national convention for Cincin-
natl May 9.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
ANOTHER NEW JERSEY TRUST.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-The Tribune to-
day will say: The American Sash &
Door Co., a new corporation with a
capital stock of $6,OOOO00, Of which
$2,5O0,OOO is preferred and $500, 900
common, has been organized by Hatch
& Ritscher. 1t was incorporated I'M
der the laws of New Jersey yesterday.
The company was formed for the pur-
pose of acquiring the sash, door, blind
and interior finish mills in Chicago.
Out of 40 plants sought % will be in
cluded in the new corporation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

his worst fears realized by the receip
of letter from the captain of The
company in which his son was a pri
vate, stating that the young man dice
of malaria fever and was buried or
Christmas. Peter Robinson. aged 20
left last fall to work on the harvest
fields Of Dakota and while there a com
pany was organized at Fargo for Phil
lppine service. Shortly after ar
irving at the islands he was taken sick
The Union Telephone company
which controls the city telephone lines
III Richland, Grant, Crawford and Iowa
/ counties, has made a proposition to
the various farmers lines in the coun-
| ties to have the latter lines connect
| with the central stations of the Union
company. The proposition does not
contemplate a consolidation of the
various interests, but rather an ar
rangement by which the patrons of
the farmers lines will be given the
benefit of the city exchanges.
The story of ex-Sheriff Isenring's
appearance at Helena, Mont, on his
way to Alaska, caused considerable
comment in Milwaukee, E r. Still
man, one of the sureties on the bond.
was asked if any effort would be made
to trace him and bring him back to
Milwaukee. Nothing" he answered.
There would be no object in paying
out money to bring him back. even if
it should be known exactly where he
was. Let him go to Alaska if he
wants TO and make some money if he
can" The complaint in the suit of
the county against Isenring and his
sureties was filed. The amount of
shortage sued for is S9,079.29. The
amount of the bond is S25, 900, and the
sufeties are E. R. Stillman, R. L.
Estes, Ernst Timpel, W. J. Zetteler,
Edwin Reynolds, G. NJ. Hinkley. James
S. Church and F. J. Zilmcr.
Dr. Thomas Hatchard, a prominent
and successful medical practitioner in
Milwaukee forty-five years ago, and
of the twenty-second Wiscon-
sin infantry during the civil war, was
buried at soldiers home cemetery
Wednesday. He was nearly 80 years
" dSCs LII I1dlCudIu was udClVo
Ireland, and a graduate of the Dublin
College of Physicians and Surgeons.
He was one of the members of St.
Pauls Episcopal church for years. In
1890 he and his second wife were SEN
fenced to state prison for malpractice.
After four-year term, DR.. Hatchard
was released, and then admitted to the
soldiers home. He won notoriety
thirty years ago by deserving his first
wife and attaching himself to a young
er woman, whom he married after his
wife secured a divorce. He gave signs
of mental deterioration soon after, the
becoming more and more
marked as time went on. He owned q
fine residence near Baraboo at one
time, and went there to reside prior
to his domestic infelicities
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS,

At Detroit Tom Sharkey knocked
out Jim Jeffords, the California aspi-
rant for heavy weight honors, IN the
second round of a scheduled ten round
bout before the Cadillac Athletic club.
At Hot Springs the contest between
Fred Gilbert and J. A. r. Elliott, at
80 birds each, for the E. C. cup, and
the worlds championship target shot,
resulted in GiIbert's favor by score of
1913 to 125.
Every state in the union is repre-
sented at the National Society of
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
TONS ninth continental congress in
Washington. Mrs. Daniel Manning OF
New York, presidet, delivered the ad-
dress of welcome, the response being
by Mrs. Robert Emory Park, state
,regent for Georgia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
ADMITS He PAID BIG MONEY.
Senator Clark Says His Expenses Were
$4,000.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Clark
of Montana was again the star witness
before the senate committee on privi-
Iege and elections Clark went over
much of the ground covered by him
Saturday. He was cross examined by
Attorney Campbell and insisted that
he spent no money for corrupt purposes
during the Montana senatorial cam
paign. He gave a detailed statement
of expenditures for political purposes
during the legislative senatorial con-
tests, which footed up. as Senator Tur-
ley announced, to S139,00O He de-
clarcd his only purpose in entering up
on the campaign was the overthrow OF
Days rule in the state, which, he said
was so 'tyrannical that he would not
desire to continue his residence in that
state if it was to continue. Campbell
said that DAILY would go on the stand
in rebuttal and that he was expected
every day
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
OSHKOSH ELECTRIC SELLS OUT.
Traction Company Disposes of It's Sys
tenn to Mcmillan.

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. 20.-From PR
vate sources it is learned that the Citi-
zens' Traction company, which oper-
ates the local street railway system
and the interurban line between this
city and Neenah, has been sold to NJ. C.
Mcmillan & Co. of New York. The
sale includes all the franchises of the
company, its total mileage, equipment
and lands. The company operates 80
miles of track, 1872 of which are in the
! city limits of Oshkosh The COMPANY
is capitalized at 100000, having been
raised last year from S25O.0OO. The
equipment includes is motors, the same
number of trailers and six double
truck cars for the interurban line
which was completed in November
1899. The local system was completed
in June, 1897. George J. Kobush. pres.
ident, and Otto L. Won Schroeder of ST
Louis, owned the majority of the stoc}
of the Citizens Traction company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
POET DIVORCED.
Editor of a New York Society Paper
Gets $4,000


Kansas City, Feb. Arthur Girls
som, poet and editor Of a society pa
per published in New York city has
dismissed his suit for $4,000 damages,
instituted last December against his
father-in-law, DR.. w 5. Woods, presi-
dent of the national hank of commerce,
for alternating the affections of his wife,
and breach of contract. The terms
of settlement are said to include the
payment to Grissom of 100000, while
Mrs. Grissom is allowed divorce and
the custody of their two-year-old
child. Mrs. Grissom fled a suit for
divorce yesterday morning. The de-
cree was granted within a few hours
time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

ton, yet still uses this ghost of a dead
treaty 70 brighten the people of the
United States from securing the great
advantage certain to flow to us from
a successful completion of this great
Undertaking
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

Envelopes can be rapidly and neatly
opened by a new implement. which has
metallic base to rest on the desk
with f1ange on one side. at the bot
tom of which is a thin blade of steel
which enters the fold Of the flap and
cuts it off as the envelope is drawn
through.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

J. L. Sutton, sheriff of Whitley
county, KY, who was recently arrest
ed on the charge of completely in
Goebel's assassination, was brought
from Louisville to Frankfort He
waived examination and was admitted
to bail. Harland Whitaker, also
charged with completely in the assassi-
nation, was also returned from Louis
Vile and lodged in jail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
London Hears BOer General
Is Entrapped.
Kitchener Is Closing In On
His Front.
Bio News AWaited==Buller
Gains a Point.

cattle, 100 wagons of provisions anC
100 men"
How Wiltshires Were Taken.
Lorenzo Marques, Feb. 2O.-A cor
respondent who was with the boel
forces in the attack upon Rensburg
gives further particulars regarding
the capture of the Wiltshires. He
says: 'Commandant Peller, who ar
rived first, found two companies OF
Wiltshires and began attacking in
open. Soon after he was joined by a
body of Free Skaters, and together
they drove the British back from the
neighboring kopjes, capturing all but
three. 1t is impossible to say exactly
how many of the British were willed
and wounded, but of 200 Wiltshires,
142 were captured, and of these "A
were wounded. The suffering of the
wounded from heat and thirst was in
tense, and the burghers did their best
TO alleviate it, many of the wounded
being carried in blankets to Rensburg
siding. AT Rietfontein the British
rear guard began Smelling, thus COM
pelling the federals to leave their
wounded in order to repulSe the at
tack. The federal Krupp gun replied
effectively to the British cannonade,
ed. They now occupy all the Rens-
burg positions formerly occupied by
the British, whose rear guard is at
Rietfontein, with the federals close
up"
Irish Can't Block the Wheels.
London, Feb. 2O.-In the house of
commons yesterday during the debate
on the measure for an addition of $780,
900 men to the army, William Red
mOnd opposed it on the ground that
the governments proposals were large
ly of a permanent character. He de-
nOunced the scheme as a miserable
makeshift." Other Irish members OPP
posed the measure but the report was
adopted by a vote of 1874 against r..
Michael Joseph Flavin, nationalist
member for North Kerry, moved to re-
GUcC the vote of G13,0000 900 by G12,-
100000. Various other members raised
protests from different points of view
against the war, John Dillon protest
ing against the threatened employ
ment of natives in hostilities. Mr.
Wyndham replying. said: The gov
ernment is doing its best in circum-
stances Of great difficulty to prevent
that nation from defending itself. "
John Redmond, nationalist leader, de-
clared the principal European nations
we're agairst Gera Britain in .njs war
and that the great mass of public opin-
ion in the United States was in the
same direction. Flavin's motion was
rejected by 233 against 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
PLAGUE MAY COME
BUT THERE Is LITTLE DANGER
OF IT SPREADING.
so SAYS DOCTOR GAPEN

The Most Fatal of Infectious Diseases
Not Impossible 1t May Reach Our
Shores, but Sanitary Conditions
Preclude Wide Ravages-Miss No
ble's and DR.. MulIers Experiences.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22

Michael Fayen, farmer residing ON
st. Joseph Ridge, eight miles east of
La Crosse, blew off the top of his head
while insane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-02-22
WANTED NO MUMMERIES
Marquis Of Queensbury Asked an
AgnOstic's Burial

London, Feb. 20.-The codicil to the
will of the marquis of Queensbury. who
died Feb, II, made the following pro-
visions: AT my death I wish to be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-05
RAN IND HEART STOPPED
n. +. WHITING, MINNEAPOLIS SHIRT
MANUFACTURER, DIED SUD-
DENLY YESTERDAY
HURRIED TO CATCH A CAR
ExertiOn Proved Fatal, as He Stag
gered and Fell, Dying Be-
fore Aid Could Reach
~
HURRIED TO CATCH A CAR
nLOBE'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
u 20 WASHINGTON AV. SOUTH.

Nelson P. Whiting, a member of the
milford Whiting Shirt Manufacturing
company, Minneapolis, dropped dea at
Fourth avenue south and Franklin yes
terday morning, while he was running to
catch street car. Mr. Whiting left his
residence, 1916 Park avenue at 6 o'clock
He hurried up to Franklin avenue, and
as he reached Fourth avenue he was seen
to stagger. Several persons rushed to
his assistance, but before anything could
be done he had expired. The remains
were taken to the residence of A. Q. Weir,
1918 Portland avenue.
Mrs. Whiting is in Washington, and
she was wired the news Of The death Of
her husband.
Mr.. Whiting was born near Ripon, Wis,
in 1851, and removed with his father to
Southern Minnesota, settling near Roch-
ester about forty years ago. Later he
moved to Dubuque, from whence he went
to Chicago. In 1880 he came to Minneap-
oils, where he engaged in the shirt manu-
featuring business. He was In the same
business in Dubuque and Chicago. The
notice of his sudden death came as a
great shock to his friends, who never
knew that he was troubled with an al
1t himself, in fact, as he has been heard
TO remark a number of times that his
heart was unusually strong and sound.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-05
JUST A MINUTE.

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tells what the Republicans are doing.
Every reader of newspaper is inter-
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G b is the only morning newspaper
that Covers the field. It is the only
newspaper in the Twin Cities that prints
the box scores of the National league.
The Sunday G o e is especially pop
ular. Its features are bright and selected
with view of meeting the diversified
tastes of large reading public.
For instance;
Next Sundays Globe will contain
another interesting and descriptive arti-
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new monastery of the Third Order of
Franciscans recently established in a
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Dooley contributes characteristic arti-
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'-The Family Forum" feature which
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For the ladies who like to follow the
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A feature of the sporting page will be
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-05
MOVING TRAIN
Illusion Has Mt Last Been Success
fully Produced In Paris.

Illusion Has Mt Last Been Success
fully Produced In Paris.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
1.-THE moving train illusion is some
thing the cyclorama experts have been
at work on for years." said an old show
man, talking about tricks of the trade.
1.-THE idea is to present the same effect
one gets in looking out of the window of
a passenger car moving at full speed, and
the thing suggested itself almost as soon
as the modern cyclorama was invented.
In the abstract 1t seems very simple
merely a matter of seating the spectators
in a dummy car and then Keeling a long
panorama of landscape past the windows.
Nine people out OF ten would say such
a continuance would produce an illusion
of motion; but it doesn't do anything of
the kind If you will stop to think about
1t you will remember that real land
scape, seen through a car window, APP
pears to be moving past you at d1fferent
rates of speed. The foreground, nearest
the train, whizzes by like lightning; the
middle distance glides away less rapidly,
and the horizon line recedes very grad
ually from view. In order to secure the
same illusion 1T is necessary to observe
the same graduations In speed, and that
was apparently such complicated prob
lem that most Of the cyclorama people
gave 1t up in despair. But I hear that
it has finally been solved in Paris. In the
big Siberian railroad panorama, and peo-
pie who have seen the thing tell me that
the effect Is so realistic that 1t is almost
impossible to believe that one Is not ac-
tualIy on q moving train. The landscape
is represented by three long rolls of can
vas Of different heights, the first and low
est showing the rocks and bushes of the
foreground, the second the middle dis
lance and the third the background and
sky. They move at speeds of twenty,
eight and a half and three miles an hour,
and the spectators are seated In ordinary
parlor cars, which are given sight rock
ing motion by machinery under the
trucks The result is the best Illusion in
the history of cycloremas up to the pres
ent day 1 understand the show will be
brought to this country after the expo1-
ton is over"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-05

upon the limbs would destroy the tree
1t is a well-known fact that many thou
sands of the majestic oaks and other nut
trees in Baltimore county were shorn Of
their branches and became worthless
This was the case within a radius of
many miles Of the city.
1t may not be out of place to attempt
an estimate of the number of pigeons con-
tanned in one of these immense flocks. 4
writer on the subject said: Let us take
a column of one mile in breadth, which
IS far below the average size, and suppose
1T passing over us without interruption
for three hours and at the rate of one
mile minute; this will give US an oblong
square of $50 miles by one covering $50
square miles Allowing two pigeons to
the square yard, we have 1,115, 036, 600 in
one flock. Now, as every pigeon daily
consumes a half pint of food. the quaint
ty necessary to supply this vast multitude
must be S,712,000 bushels of oak nuts a
day.
The flights of the Wild pigeons are caus-
ed by the necessity of procuring food,
and were not performed with the view Of
escaping the severity Of weather North
or South. The flights, consequently, do
not take place at any fixed time or sea-
son Of the year So far as the writer can
remember, there has not been seen in
this state since 1882 SO marvellous num-
Der or so sublime a sight AS the time
for their departure came they simultane-
ously rose, as if by magic, and. passing
overhead, were lost to view. The noise
they made, though distant. reminded one
of severe gale at sea.
On visiting the ground over which the
pigeons had roasted a wonderful and al
most terrifying sight presented itself.
Here and there tree could be seen crush
ed to the grounds many trees two feet in
thickness were broken off from the ground
from the weight of the birds. On Col
Hugh Thompson's tract extending from
the Hartford road to the Belair road. part
of which is now Clifton park, over 100
majestic oaks and chestnuts were ru-
ined.