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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-27
AS Proxy.

Il can't see what a man of his size
wants to be crowding women away
from the bargain counter for!"
snapped one of the crowded.
Madam" plaintively spoke the
large man, turning his head to address
her, Il am here as the representative
of family of eleven daughters
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-27
An impossibiIity.

Mike Ito hemist)-"The docthor
said take wan ov these pills three
tonnes day. l took wan av thin
wanst, but the man doesn't live thot
kin take wan av thin three toimes!"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
BATTLE OF TRENTON
HISTORIC EVENT RE-ENACTED on
OLD BATTLE GROUND.
DEFEAT OF THE HESSlANS.
NEW JERSEY TROOPS GO THROUGH
THE MANEUVERs.

WnshingtOn's Signal Victory Re-
called in Graphic style on the
I25th Anniversary-Prof. woodrow
Wilson of Princeton Delivered an
Address Upon the Battle of Tren-
ton and the Ideals of America.
Our Progress During the Last I25
Years Natural Evolution.
Trenton, N. j., Dec. 26.-The one hun
dred and twenty-fifth anniversary of
the battle of Trenton was elaborately
celebrated here to-day. A sham battle
occurred in the morning. The three
forces of Gen. Washington, Gen. Sulli-
van and the Hessians for more than
an hour occupied the streets and COW
cred the ground that was gone over in
the original battle. and realistic pic
ture of that battle was presented, ex-
cept the suffering which the American
forces underwent because of the cold
weather and the insufficiency of cloth
ing. The sham battle began near the
battle monument, and continued down
Warren and Broad streets, the Hessian
forces. under Col. Gilmore, of the Sec
ond Regiment, retreating and halting
at short distances and firing on the ad-
vancing American army. This contin-
ued until the surrender at two points,
one in front of the postoffice on East
State street and the other on South
Broad street.
Prof Woodrow Wilson of Princeton
delivered an address in the afternoon.
In his address, besides touching on the
history of the battle of Trenton, he
spoke of the ideals of America.
Our progress during the last 125
years was a natural evolution. 1t was
not until the war of 1872" he said,
that we began to assume our position
as nation of the world Our expan.
sion from time to time was a natural
growth, finding elimination in the
acquiring of the Philippines as a re-
suit of the recent war with Spain"
Prof. Wilson spoke hopefully of the
result that will follow from our recent
expansion, both to ourselves as a ma
ton and the Filipinos as a people He
discussed the political condition which
seemed to have evolved the political
boss, but looked upon the boss as an
incident rather than a necessary result
of our form of government
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
FILIPINO CHIEF SURRENDERS.
Samson Gives Up Twenty-eight Cam
non With Officers and Men.

Samson Gives Up Twenty-eight Cam
non With Officers md Men.
Washington. Dec. 26.-The War De-
partment has been advised by cable
from Manila of the surrender of the
insurgent chieftain Samson, at Muta-
saron, with all his officers and men,
2S cannon and As rifles. Mutasaron
does not appear on any of the maps
in the possession of the department,
but it is assumed that the surrender
took place in the island of Bohol, as it
was there that Samson of late has
been operating with his followers, hav-
ing crossed over from the former scene
of his operations, the Island of Cebu.
The claim in question is that of First
Lieut.. Horton w. Sickle, Corps of En-
gineers, for $12534 for certain books
lost en- route from West Point, N. Y,
to Manila under shipment by the
Quartermaster's Department. The
books were the personal property of
Lieut.. Sickle and it appears they were
included in a large portion of the cargo
of the transport Centennial, which was
thrown overheard in order to tighten
that vessel when 1t ran aground off
the coast of Northern Luzon. p. /.
Secretary Root has recommended to
the Secretary of the Treasury that
Lieut.. Stlckles claim be included in the
recommendations to Congress, respect
ing the deficiency bill.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
ALABAMA PLANTER KILLED.
Quarrel over Widow Lends to a
Very Ugly Affair.

Crawford, Ala, Dec. 26.-Joseph
Fincher, prominent merchant and
planter, was shot to death here last
night. Uriah Porter, a neighbor, is
charged with the killing. 1t is said
that Porter had openly threatsned to
kill Fincher and a widow named Bel
cher, and also negro man who was
tenant on Mrs. Belcher's place.
1t is alleged that Porter went to
the home of Mrs. Belcher yesterday
and abused her She appealed to a
negro tenant to remove him from the
premises and also sent for Fincher,
who, later with the negro, took Porter
to the road.
At s p. m. a shot was heard at the
Fincher store and Mrs. Myer says she
saw Porter leaving with his gun and
that when Porter saw her he fired at
her also, but without effect. When
Mrs. Fincher found her husband dead
she says she was alarmed on account
of threats Porter is alleged to have
made and she Immediately fled to the
woods with her little children and
sought refuge in the house of a negro
tenant until morning. During the
night some one fired through the win
dow of Mrs. Belcher's house, but hurt
no one. Porter is at large.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
OVER A CRAP GAME
BLOODY AFFAIR NEAR BIRMING-
HAM YESTERDAY.
WHITE MAN AND SON KILLED.
GENERAL MASSACRE of NEGROES
NARROWLY AvERTED.

Negroes Quarreled Over Their Win
nings-White Man Tried to Act ms
Peacemaker and Was Shot Down.
His Son, Ordered by Negroes TO
Run, Remained with His Dying
Father and Was Shot Dead-An-
other Son Wounded-Whites Cap
tured the Gang and Took Them to
TaIIadcGa.
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 26.-In gen.
eral fight between white men and ne
groes at Childersburg yesterday after
noon, a white man and his son were
killed and a white boy and negro
wounded. With great difficulty gen.
eral outbreak was prevented. The ne
gSoes are now in jail.at Talladega.
The dead are: j. B:rd, middle-aged
white man, and Reuben Bird, his son,
Is years old.
Tom Holley, a negro. was probably
fatally wounded. and George Bird,
white, was shot in the legs.
1t is said the trouble grew out of a
crap game, the negroes having quar-
relied over the winnings. Tom Holley
shot at one of the party. when J. Bird.
white man, came up and advised the
negroes to stop fighting. Holley be-
came angry at the / Interference and
fired on Bird, mortally wounding him.
Birds two sons. George and Reuben.
were with their father, and when he
was shot Reuben went to his side,
while George fired at the negro Holley,
fatally wounding him. The negroes be-
gan firing on both the boys. Reuben
was with his father, who was dying.
and was ordered by George Woods,
negro, to run. The boy
begged to remain by his father
but on failure to move, was shot dead.
Charnor Woods, father of George
Woods then shot the elder Bird again.
George Bird was shot in the legs while
escaping. A large crowd of whites
quickly gathered and surrounding the
negroes, captured them all and took
them to Talladega.
For a while 1t seemed as if serious
results would occur, but the quick ac-
tlon of conservative citizens prevented
a further outbreak.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
STEEL CRANE COLLAPSED.
Three Men Killed and Four Injured
In Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Three men were
instantly killed and four injured by the
falling of a steel crane at the Ameri-
can Bridge Works this afternoon.
The killed are: John Swan, John
Traver, Albert Rock.
The injured are: John Hoyle, Charles
Warren. Matthew Hogan and Patrick
Murphy.
All of the injured with the exception
of Murphy are seriously hurt.
Thirty men were working in the
vicinity of the crane at the time of the
accident and many of these had mar
row escapes. Swan, Traver and Rock
were caught beneath the huge mass of
steel and each man was crushed so
badly as to be almost unrecognizable.
The crane was guaranteed to hold
thirty tons, but was carrying only
twenty tons at the time of it's collapse.
No cause is assigned for the accident
except a possible flaw in one of the
chains supporting the crane.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
NO DECLARATION OF WAR.
But Colombia Will Increase Her
Troops on the Frontier.

But Colombia Will Increase Her
Troops on the Frontier.
Colon, Colombia, Dec. 26, via Calves
ton.-Newspapers just received here
from coast towns in Colombia and
Venezuela have much to say about the
present status of the Colombian Vene-
zuelan imbroglio. The gist of these va
rious newspaper articles is that each
republic is still recriminating the other
for permitting the mastering of arms,
troops, ammunition, etc. and the ac-
tual invasion of the others territory in
alleged violation of the laws governing
the relations of friendly nations. These
newspapers contain no news of a de-
claration of war by either Colombia or
Venezuela. They set forth that the
policy of Colombia is one of readiness
to meet any emergency; hence she will
make continued efforts to increase the
numbers of her troops now on the
Venezuelan frontier.
The Colombian gunboat General Pin
zon, with 700 troops on board, has left
here for Rio Hacha. 1t is reported
from the interior of Colombia that
there has been no recent serious fight
ing there. A few Liberal insurgents
were found near Honda on the Mag
dalena river. They were easily de-
feated and dispersed by the govern
nnent troops.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
MAY SUE CROKER FOR LIBEL.
Perry Belmont Makes This Thrent.
Nasty Row ON Among Democrats
In Seventh New York District.

i'm Seventh New York District.
New York, Dec. 26.-The factional
disagreement among the Democrats
for the Seventh Congressional district
over the nomination of a candidate for
the seat in Congress made vacant by
the resignation of Nicholas Muller
reached the election bureau to-day.
The friends of Joseph O'Grady, repre-
sented by Asa Bird Gardiner, filed pro-
tests against the nomination of Perry
Belmont and John E. Bennett. The
main objections set forth were of a
technical nature and questioned the
legality of the nominating conventions.
The incident of the contest is
ard Croker and Perry Belmont
and the latter has threatened to sue
Mr.. Croker for libel
Tonight Perry Belmont filed objec-
tions with the Board of Elections to
the certificate of nomination filed by
OGrady. The objections are that Bel
mont is the nominee of the regular
convention, and that OGrady is not,
in that the convention which NOM
mated O'Grady was not legally called.
Argument will be heard on the objec>
tions Saturday.
The Greater New York Democracy
in convention tonight unanimously
nominated Perry Belmont as it's cam
didate for the Seventh congressional
district.
Protests were filed tonight against
the certificates of nomination of John
E. Bennett and Fritz Lindinger, inde-
pendent candidates in the Seventh dis
trict
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
AN AMDCABLE AGREEMENT
Both to Withdraw Forces From Dis.
puted Territory.


puted Territory.
Washington. Dec. 26.-The Argentine
minister, DR.. Garcia Merou, to-day re-
ceived a dispatch from the minister of
foreign affairs at Buenos Ayres an
nouncing the satisfactory termination
of the Chili-Argentine trouble, and Civ
ing the basis of settlement. The dis
patch is as follows:
"The pending incidents with Chill
have been solved by agreement, di-
rectly with the government of that
country and in a satisfactory form.
Chill gives explanation of the opening
of roads through the disputed ter
ritory and both government agree to
withdraw the police forces which they
have maintained in the territory in
controversy situated near the inlet of
Ultima Esperanza.
"Alcorta, Minister Of Foreign Af
fairs"
DR.. Garcia Merou expressed himself
as highly gratifed with the disap-
pearing of the war cloud, and pointed
out that the terms of the settlement
showed that Argentine's desire to main
tain peace had led her to make con-
siderable sacrifice. BY both forces
withdrawing their police from that To-
cality the government ownership of the
Ultima Esperanza territory becomes a
question for arbitration.
News PIenses Washington.
Washington. Dec. 26.-The State De-
partment has been informed by United
States Minister Wilson at Santiago de
Chill that the differences between Ar
gentina and Chill may be regarded as
settled through the signature yesterday
OF a protocol providing for the sub
mission of the boundary line and the
Ultima Esperanza territory disputes to
the decision of the King of Great
Britain. This announcement has given
great satisfaction to the officials here,
who have gone to the lengths of off,
cial practice in their efforts to avert a
war between the two most prosperous
of the South American republics.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
TO USE WIRELESS SIGNALS.
Navy Department to Make Use of
the New system.

Washington. Dec. 26.-The Navy De-
partment has taken the initial steps
toward the adoption of wireless tele-
graphy as a means of signalling be-
tween warships at sea. To this end
Admiral Bradford of the Department
of Equipment. has asked that the ar
mored cruisers of the Pennsylvania
class have their masts and rigging so
arranged that the wireless system can
be introduced. This will necessitate
the lengthening of the masts Of the
ships and the insulation of the metal
rigging by the use of hemp covering
for halyards. 1t is intended to get
sets of instruments of the various
wireless systems now being operated.
These include the Marconi system.
Thus far. however. the Navy Depart
ment has not adopted definitely any
system, but the construction of the new
ships is regarded as preliminary to
the adoption of a system whenever its
practicability is established fully. The
British navy already has number
of it's ships equipped with the wire
less system. but this is the first move
on the part of the American navy to
make use of a wireless plan.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
BILLIARDS. IN NORTHWEST.
Severe storms Work Havoc with
Train and Telegraph Service.

anu SCEtACCs
Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 26.-Sleet and
snow storms, accompanied by wind,
which at some points almost reached
the velocity of a hurricane. have
wrought havoc with train and tele-
graph service In the Northwest. In
the mountains west of Missoula, Mon,
the snow and sleet was binding. The
storm is still raging in the mountains,
all trains are more or less delayed,
while telegraph service is completely
Frustrated.
Spokane, Wash, so far as telegraph
service is concerned, is completely cut
off from the outside world. At Butte,
Mont, the storm came from the west
out of a clear sky the snow, driven
by a fierce wind, being so thick that
1t was impossible to see across the
street. The storms apparently extend
clear through to the coast Seattle,
Tacoma and other points reported ter
rife wind and marine disasters are
feared.
The storm appears to be gradually
working South. High winds are re-
ported from Utah points to-day and
every indication points to severe
blizzard in the inter- mountain region.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
SIX MEN FATALLY WOUNDED.
A Regular Kentucky Feudist Fight
I'm Ohio Country Church.

Piketon. o., Dec. 26.-Six men were
probably fatally wounded in a general
fight at a small country church at
Pike Postoffice last night and a panic
took place among the worshipers. Dur
ing a religious meeting Charles and
Orrin Day appeared and announced
that they had come to "clean out the
Leggs," a family with which the Days
had had frequent quarrels. A general
fight resulted in the church and around
1t, women and children shrieked and
sought safety from revolvers and
knives by jumping from the windows
Only the minister, Rev. Mr.. Rowe,
remained. At the close six men lay
wounded, Orrin and Charles Day, Wes-
ley Legg, Joseph Williams, John Cur
rant and Lebanon Williams. Physi-
clans were called from Piketon and
Idaho to attend the wounded men, and
the sheriff was notified. 1t is believed
the six men will die. Many others
were slightly injured.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
De WET MAKES A RUSH.
British Camp Surprised and Cap
tured with Heavy Loss.

London, Dec. 26.-The following dis
patch has been received from Lord
Kitchener, dated johannesburg:
Gen. Rumble reports that the night
of Dec. "a, Col. Firman's camp at Zee
tontein, consisting of three companies
OF yeomanry and two guns was sue
cessfully rushed by a strong commando
under DeWet. 1t is feared the casual
ties were heavy. Two regiments of
light horse are pursuing the Beers"
De Vets Christmas Coup.
London, Dec. 27.-Boer resistance has
always been very strong in that part
of the Orange River Colony which was
the scene of Gen. DeWets Christmas
coup. A great quadrangle of block
houses is being built there, the four
points of which are Vereeniging, Volks-
rust, Harrismith and Kroonstadt. At
the southeast corner of this quadran-
gle is long open space from Bethle-
hem to Lindsay, where the square of
blockhouses is still incomplete, and
here DeWet made his attack. Col. Fir
mans force probably amounted to 400
men, and the disaster, especially the
loss of guns, the possession of which
may enable DeWet successfully to at
tack the blockhouses, creates a dis
turbing impression.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
DEcoMposED BODY IN sTEEPLE.
Strange Find of Hunters I'm Negro
Church I'm Alabama.

Birmingham. Ala. Dec. 26.-The de-
composed body of man was found in
the steeple of Mount Zion (colored)
Church three miles from this city. by
two hunters this afternoon. The body
was found in space about two feet
square, and owing to its terrible de-
composition, the coroner who is In
vestigating is unable to determine
whether 1t is a white man or negro.
The man was well dressed, and by his
side was a large knife. The only en-
trance to the steeple is through an 49,
inch hole in the belfry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
ANOTHER WAR CLOUD
COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA MAY
LOCK HORNS.
MUCH SORENESS EXISTS.
VENEZUELA HAS A LIVELY REvO-
LUTON ON HAND.

Gen. Matos Is at Martinique With a
british Steamer Loaded With
Rifles and Ammunition-Wars
of the Powers Are Getting to the
Scene-The Recent InvnsiOns OF
Territory From Each Side During
the Colombian Revolution Re-
spOnsibIe for the State of Affairs.
Fort de France. Island of Martinique.
Dec. 26, via Haytien cable.-Large
numbers of Venezuelans have arrived
here.
Gen. Matos, the reputed leader of
the revolution, against President Cas-
tro, and the British steamer BanBigh,
are still here. 1t is alleged that the
vessel has ca board 5,000,G30 cartridges
and 10000 Mauser rifles.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27

Executive Committee May Discuss
Presidents Refusal to Recognize.
Washington, Dec. 26.-Register OF
the Treasury Judson Lyons. left TO-
day for Atlanta to attend the meeting
of the Republican State Executive
Committee. which has been called to
meet day after tomorrow. While
Georgia Republicans consistently re-
fuse to discuss political matters for
publication Ii Is known that a good
many of them are not particularly
happy over the Presidents refusal to
recognize the organization, and unless
all signs fail this meeting of the State
Committee is likely to develop some
hot talk. 1t is intimated that Chair
man Pledger is not at all happy over
having been turned down for the po~
sition of minister to Liberia which
he very much desired, and that others
are equally unhappy
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
ZIONIST CONGRESS OPENS.

jews of All Countries Meet to Dis
cuss Re-estabIishment of Their
Nation.
Basle, Switzerland, Dec. 26.-The
Zionist Congress opened here to-day
under the presidency of DR.. Theodore
Herzl, of Vienna, the founder of the
Zionist movement to Palestine. The
Congress is attended by over 1000 dele
gates, representing every important
country of the world, with the excep-
ton of Australia.
In the course of his opening address
President Herzl referred to his audi
ence with the Sultan last May, in which
the Sultan expressed his sympathy
with the Zionist movement, said that
he considered the Jews to be desirable
colonists and declared himself their
friend.
President Herzl said that he had alb
solute confidence in the National col
onization movement, and believed this
would succeed where efforts toward
charitable colonization have failed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
MILITARY FORCE REQUIRED.
Mr.. Root Renders Opinion ON Phil
ippine Situation.

Washington, Dec. 26.-In reference
to a claim to the Treasury Depart
ment Secretary Root of the War De-
partment, has rendered the following
opinion:
"The insurrection in the Philippines
against the sovereignty of the United
States and the authority of the gov
ernment of the Philippine Islands is
Of such character and extent as re-
quires the United States to prosecute
it's rights by military force, and there
fore creates the condition of war In
said archipelago"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
FOUL MURDER IN TEXAS.
Minister Killed at His own Door by
Lawless Mob.

Paris. Tex. Dec. 2e.-The people of
this city and surrounding country are
still greatly excited over the assassina-
tion yesterday of Rev. ]. N. McClin-
ton, a preacher and farmer near De-
port who was called to his door and
shot by a crowd OF men. 1t is said
that Rev. McClinton's dying statement
implicated two persons, one OF whom,
Howard McGill, a farmer, has been
arrested. The horse owned and sup
posed to have been ridden by the other
man implicated in the preachers dying
statement, was found badly wounded
near the scene of the tragedy, two or
three buckshot having penetrated its
shoulder. THE owner of the horse has
not been found
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
THE PHILIPPINE RATIO FIXED.
VIII he s2.1O I'm Mexican silver TO
One American Gold Dollar.

Manila. Dec. 26.-It was publicly an
nounced to-day that the ratio for the
first quarter OF 1902 will be $2.1O Mexi-
can silver to one American gold dollar
Gen. Wright, the acting civil governor,
says that, though unsatisfactory, this
is the only solution of the matter the
Philippine Commission thought possf-
BILE. He hopes for early action by
Congress on this subject.
Gen. Wright considers that the situa-
tion in those parts OF the Philippines
where military operations are being
carried on is daily improving. He has
the greatest confidence in Gen. Chat
fees ability TO end the insurrection in
the islands and says perfect harmony
prevails between the civil and military
authorities.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-27
THE INDIANA AT WILLEMsTAD.
II Yellow Fever Exists She VIII Be
Ordered Away.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The Indiana
has arrived at Willemstad, Island of
Curacao. There have been reports that
there was yellow fever at Curacao. and
as the Navy Department does not wish
to subject the crew of the Indiana to
any danger, inquiry was instituted by
the officials here to learn whether the
disease was prevalent there. Surgeon
General Wyman of the Marine Hospi-
tai Service reported that there were no
cases according to his last report. To
commander of the Indiana to report on
the yellow fever situation. If there is
any danger the Indiana will not re-
main there.