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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

Visible supply of wheat 53,800,000,
corn II ,990,00 oats 11,399,000.
The rumors of a Chinese outbreak
headed by Gen. Tung-Fuh- Sian, former
commander Of the northern army in
the provinces of Mongolia and Shensi
is authenticated.
The Illinois secretary Of state has
licensed the Freeport Electric Rail-
way company. The railway will be
constructed from Rockford to Free
port
French detectives have been private
ly informed of the proposed attempt
to assassinate President Loubet during
his coming trip. Ten thousand SOL
diers have been delegated to maintain
order during the presidents stay at
Nice.
Congressman J. A. T. Hull, chair
man of the committee on military af-
fairs, accompanied by his family, has
started for the Philippines by way
Of San Francisco. He goes for the
purpose Of securing information in re-
gard to the condition of the army in
the islands.
G. Morland Agnew upon arrival in
Liverpool yesterday admitted that he
had the Gainsborough portrait of the
duchess of Devonshire. He carried
the picture ashore, but beyond admit
ting it was the famous missing por-
trait declined further details regard
ing its recovery.
The president has issued an order
excusing from duty this afternoon
such employees of the executive depart
ments, the government printing Of
fee and hayward and station as serv-
ed in the late civil war Or the Span
ish-American war to enable them to
participate in the exercises OF the I'M
yelling Of the Logan statute.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
MACHINE COMBINE E.
Vast One, Including the AIiis Works,
in Prospect.

Vast One, Including the AIiis Works,
in Prospect.
Milwaukee, April 9.-The interests
which are seeking to combine the big
machinery and stationary engine
plants of the country, including the
Allis plant of Milwaukee, are again at
work, and Charles Allis Of Milwaukee,
representing the E. P. Allis company,
is now in New York on business con
nected with its formation.
The Allis works is the largest plant
Of its kind in the United States ana
no combination can be successful IN
less it is included AID it is understood
that previous attempts along lines
similar have failed because the Allis
works could not be brought into line.
The combination as proposed viii
have a capital of $50,O00,000 and will
en- brace forty companies.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

health and received the congratata-
lions of officials, diplomats and other
dignitaries. The streets of the city
were crowded and in the square 'front.'
ing Amalienborg Palace several thou
sand people constantly cheered the
sovereign who appeared on the bal
ony with his daughter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
PLAGUE VICTIM RECOVERING.
Ann Arbor Student Coming Out of
Disease All Right.

Ann Arbor, April 9-The university
authorities refuse to make known the
hospital pest house with a mysterious
disease supposed to be bubonic plague,
but it was learned from a medical
student that the young man is Charles
B. Hare of Pawnee City, Nebraska.
He had been taking special culture
work in bacteriology and it is sup
posed in performing this work he be-
came inoculated. DR.. Novy said last
night that the young man was coming
out of the disease all right,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

The doctors claim was contracted in
1889 when, while located in Omaha
he was called by the attorneys of Mrs
Carter to act as medical legal counsel
in the divorce proceedings. His bill
was for $1,000. He got only $3.50 and
now claims $1,800, interest and prin-
cipai, as yet due him.
DR.. Gapen has not taken to the
woods for fear of the threatened pros
recution.
Mrs. Carter played in Madison a
couple of years ago having of course a
risque roll. She possesses as a special
inheritance a magnificent head of
auburn hair, but she has won fame on
the stage for acting no less than for
personal beauty. Her husband won
the divorce and obtained possession of
their only child.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
DEATH RECORD OF THE DAY

London, April Sir George Muir
ray Smith, the we'll known English
publisher. is dead He was a member
of the firm of Smith, Elder & Company
and published some Of the first edi-
lions of the works of Thackeray.
New Orleans, April 9.-Ex-Congress
man Matt D. Logan died yesterday,
aged y.
Quincy, April 9-Wolf Joseph, a
prominent Hebrew and one of the pio-
neer wholesale drygoods men of the
west, died last evening, aged 76.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Powers Succeeds Eoutetle.

Bangor, Me, April 9.-The special
election in the fourth Maine congress
sional district yesterday to choose a
successor to Charles A. Boutelle, re-
signed, resulted in a victory for ex-
Governor Llewellyn Powers, repubE-
can, by majority estimated at 1000,
over Thomas White, democrat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
ATROCIOUS ACT.
Nine-Year-OId Girl Suffers a Cruel
Death

Butte, April 7.-Evelyn Blewitt,
aged 9, daughter of Mrs. Blewitt, a
widow of VAUDEVILLE, was outraged
and murdered yesterday in the cabin
of John Warne, aged II, a Waterman
at the VAUDEVILLE reservoir and the
place was then set on fire with the
purpose of concealing the evidence of
the crime. Warne is unde~ arrest
charged with murder. On a bed the
body of the girl was. found 1t was
badly burned. The neck was broken
and the skull crushed in. The girl
had been outraged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
LABOR TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.
Closing Down of Factories Causing
Much Unrest.

st. Petersburg, April THE stop
page of the works in the province of
Ekaterinoslav has caused 10000 work
men to become idle. The government,
with view of preventing disorders
and keeping political agitators from
being busy, is sending the unem-
ployed gratuitously to the places
whence they originally came.
The closing of the factories in Khar-
koff has produced much unrest there,
and trouble is likely to occur during
the Easter festivities, not only in the
districts of Ekaterinoslav and Khar-
koff but also in the factory quarters
of st. Petersburg, Tula, Moscow and
briansk, where work is almost at a
Standstill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

said to have made proposition TO
purchase 25 or 80 other companies 10
ing business in the principal lake
ports. The object Of the proposed
consolidation is understood to be
abolition Of keen competition
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Flood Scare Abatina.

Boston, April 9.-The food scare all
over New England, due to rising wat
ers under the influence of nearly five
days of rain, has died out as reports
indicated a change for the better
The losses will be heavy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
PHEW! SHE'S RED HEADED.
And DR.. Gapen Gets Her After Him in
Good Style.

Omaha, April eff Dr. Clarke Ga
pen doesn't stop prosecuting me-" said
Mrs. Leslie Carter, Il shall prosecute
him"
This remark was brought forth by
the action of Dr.. Clarke Gapen, of
Madison, Wis, who was medical coun-
sci for Mrs. Carter in her famous di-
vorce case. DR.. Gapen attaches Mrs.
Carriers baggage or box Office receipts
every time she comes to this city.
Mrs. Carter now proposes to prose
cute him on charge of malicious per-
secution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

peal to the United States supreme
The supreme court meets today.
Among the decisions expected is one
in the Milwaukee newspaper. con-
spiracy case, which was argued about
three months ago
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
King Christian Is Eighty-Three.

Copenhagen, April 9.-The eighty
third birthday of King Christian was
celebrated yesterday everywhere in
Denmark The king is in quite good
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Roehr's. relating to competency Of
SENATE.

witnesses.
SENATE.
Gov. La Toilette sent another veto
TO the senate last evening. This time
he withheld his approval of the bill to
provide for the depositing with the
secretary Of state Of the annotated
statutes and the statutes Of 1888, and
assigned as his reason for 50 doing
that there is no good reason why the
measure should become a law as 1t
makes no material Or necessary
changes in the present statute on thai
subject. He also thought that the
Plan might'entail extra expense on the
state without any justification what
ever.
Aside from this the session was uD
interesting, being confined to the roll
tine and very short
Bills Advanced.
No bills were passed but the follow
ing assembly bills were ordered to a
third reading:
McCormick's, relating to repeal OF
Chap. 79, laws of 1885, and Chap 154
laws of 1887.
Stevens, reIating to certificates OF
graduates
Rossman's, relating to catching oil
brock trout in certain rivers.
Prices, relating to building of :
bridge across Menomonie river.
Dodge's, relating to Brodhead schoo
district.
Johnston's, relating to high schools
Lanes, relating to injunction and re
| ceivers.
Both houses meet again this morn
ing, the assembly at 9 o'clock and tn
| senate at 10.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Knox Goes to Take Office.

Pittsburg, April 9.-P. G. Knox, the
new attorney general, left last night
for Washington to assume the duties
of his new position at once,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

badge made and forged the names of
Allen and William Pinkerton to a GER
tlfcate that he was ia their employ.
From Dayton he came to Columbus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
PAUL MEYER KILLS HIMSELF.

Prominent Roscobel Lawyer Commit.
Suicide by Shooting.
Prairie du Chen. Wis, April 8
Paul Meyer of Boscobel. one of the
most prominent lawyers in the state.
committed suicide yesterday after
neon by shooting. No cause is as
signed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
WILL HAVE TOHURRY
LEGISLATURE HAS MANY BILLS
TO DISPOSE OF.
NO EARLY ADJOURNMENT
Chief Clerk NOVEL; S Report Shows
Some 200 Bills Still In Assembly
Committee After Three Months
Work-Governor Issues Another
veto-Street Sprinkling Bill Killed
Madison. April 9.

Madison, April 9.
Chief Clerk w. A. NOVEL; of the as
sembly made a report last night of
the condition Of the bins before that
body, showing that the members will
have to hurry if Lney intend to go
home before the middle of May. Out
of 625 bills introduced in the lower
house and referred to committees, af-
ter three months work, 1913, or only z
short of 200, are still in committee.
These include the taxation bills, many
of the large Appropriation measures.
the sensational and congressional ap-
portionment bills and much other i'm
portant legislation. In addition to
these 1913 in committee 81 bills are
now pending before the house. The
assembly also has As senate bills in
committee, and must dispose OF all
that may come from the upper house
from now to the close of the session
What with amendments, compromises,
substitutes and new bills from the
committees in both houses, an ear!y
adjournment is not probable.
Routine Business.
By an overwhelming majority the
assembly voted down Mr. Gilman's
street sprinkling bill, over which there
had been so much debate in the morn
ing.
There will be no Sheridan drive leg
islation this year as the bills, provid
ing for work on that great Wisconsin,
Illinois highway, were withdrawn last
evening by the author, Mr.. Stevens
Bills Killed.
The days calendar was finished jaSt
night by indefinitely postponing he
following bills:
Elias, relating to the sale of liquoes
to minors
Spratt's, relating to the assessment
of personal property.
Spratt's, relating TO railroad license
fees.
Krumrey's, relating to- assessment
Of mortgages.
Krumrey's, relating to real estate
mortgages.
Hartung's, relating to salary of
county officers.
Assenbiy-Day.
The assembly held its first Monday
meeting of the session yes
terday and passed through a short and
unimportant calendar. After concur
ring in the senate's amendment to the |
linn bill requiring fire escapes for hO- |
tells, the assembly killed three upper
house measures. Roehr's. relating to
chattel mortgages; McGillivray's, call |
ing for an examination of school &C.
counts; education committees, relat- |
ing TO requirements for admission 20
the Wisconsin bar.
bar.
Bills Advanced.
Green's, relating to easement in
lands in Vernon county
RiOrdan'S relating tn townShin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
BRIEFS ABOUT BADGERS

A dispatch from Washington states
that Capt H. w. Newton of Superior,
who was with Gen. Funston on his
Aguinaldo expedition, is to be re-
warded by first lieutenancy in the
regular army. Capt. Newton is serv-
ing in the 34th infantry.
Chase S. Osborn, railroad COM
missioner of Michigan and for twelve
years past editor and proprietor of
The Sault Ste. Marie News, has just
sold his newspaper. He had only re-
Gently made daily of the paper. Mr..
Osborne will confine himself to the
duties of railroad commissioner his
appointment to which extends until
the end of next year. He is an old
Milwaukee newspaper man. He went
from the cream city to the 500 when
he interested himself in the newspaper
business there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
AFTER AN OFFICE.
Four Applicants for District At
torneyShip.

Four Applicants for District At
torneyship.
A spirited contest prevails over the
Monroe county district attorneyship
recently made vacant by death. Four
aspirants are in the field, some of
them being at the capital now to press
their claims upon the governor They
are Howard l.. Teasdale and R. A.
Richards of Sparta and w. B. Naylor
and J. P. Gallagher of Tomah. Teas
dale graduated from the university
law school in '82 and was city attorney
at Sparta four years. Richards was
in the national guard and served as a
major in Porto Rico in 1898. He was
a gold democrat and, while away, was
put on the democratic county ticket
for district attorney but was de-
feated. Then, only last week, he
ran as a republican for county judge
in a republican county and was beaten
500 or SO by Capt R. B. Mccoy a
democrat running no2partisan. 1t is
admitted that the succession lies be-
tween these two The place pays
1900 year and the residue of the
term is one year and nine months.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

Emigration of laborers from Porto
Rico is causing apprehension.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
FILIPINO PROBLEMS
TWO SECRET SOCIETIES THE
WORST OF THEM.
GENERAL YOuNG's VIEWS

One Organization Is Military and the
Other CiVil--Natives Treacherous
ard Incapable of Self-Government
at Present-American Admnistra-
ton Spreading.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
To Live One Hundred Years.


These are Sir John Sawyer's 10
rules for living 100 years:
1 Eight hours sleep.
2. Sleep on your right side.
3. Keep your bedroom window open
all night.
4. Have a mat to your bedroom
door.
5. Do not have your bedstead
against the wall.
6. No cold water in the morning, but
bath at the temperature of the body.
7. Exercise before breakfast.
s. Eat little meat and see that it is
well cooked.
9. For adults. Drink no milk.
10. Eat plenty Of fat to feed the
cells which destroy disease germs.
II. Avoid intoxicants, which destroy
those cells.
r. Daily exercise in the open air.
IS. Allow no pet animals in your
living rooms.
IA. Live in the country if You can.
Is. Watch the three D's-drinking-
water, damp, drains.
16 Have change of occupation.
II. Take frequent and short holt
days
18. Limit your ambition.
10. Keep your temper-New York
World
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Bills Advanced.

Green's, relating to easement in
lands in Vernon county
Riordan's, relating to township
school board.
O'Neills, relating to normal school
regents.
Morse's, relating to incorporation CT
Ripon college.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE NANlES.
Russia.

treng Of The nations in of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
Bills Advanced.

Both houses meet again this morn
ing, the assembly at 9 o'clock and the
senate at 10.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-13
JAMAICA,

II. H. Reed intends to finish his saving
this week.
All are glad to know that NJ. L. Boyn-
ton is gaining.
Miss Irene Gleason is spending a few
days in Boston.
Capt. Warren and family intend to go
soon to Nova Scotia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost's children have re-
turned to their homes
DIR. a. w. Payne has returned from
Barre, where he attended the camp meet
ings.
All are glad to learn that Cassius
White, who has been in poor health, is
gaining.
The village seems very quiet, after
many of the summer guests have left
for their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs Addison Shaffner and Mrs.
Heszag of Chicago are visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Howard.
Mrs. Oracle Noble and children have
returned to Westfield, Mass, after spend
ing some time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Sherwin.
Miss Edith White has returned from a
visit in Mortified and Barre, this state,
to remain some time with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Cassius White.
S. T. r. Cheney of Poughkeepsie, n. Y,
who has been spending the summer with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wales Cheney,
has gone to New London to visit his
brothers. Abbott and Cecil Cheney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-13

Most of the cottagers at Laurel Beach
have returned to their homes in North
Adams, Fitchburg and other places.
Warner Bell has a position in New
York. Some of our young men have
become wealthy and prosperous in New
York.
Our people are reminded that winter is
coming. We suppose we are entitled to
three the first came in the form of frost
Monday morning. Very little damage
was done.
The Universalist society will slate their
meeting house this fall If we were not
proud of our little village perhaps we
should refrain from saying that this is
one of the neatest little churches within
a hundred miles.
We sometimes wonder If certain parents
in this village know where their boys are
nights. We are sure they would be more
swift than the law to try to check the
baser disposition which is showing itself
in various criminal acts.
The master and wardens of Unity lodge,
No. SO, F. and a. NJ. who, by the laws
passed in 1896 are a perpetual corporation
entitled to hold property for the lodge,
have bought the schoolhouse in this viii
lage and will convert it into pleasant
and commodious quarters for the lodge.
At the town meeting Monday, called to
see If the town would rescnd the vote by
which they agreed to sell the schoolhouse
and buy the academy at Jacksonville,
there was a sentiment in favor of a law
suit, but the better element prevailed,
and the meeting adjourned after several
selections of oratory were delivered, salts
fled to let well enough alone.
Whooping cough has struck town again.
Perhaps it is not understood that it is
the duty of the head of the family to at
once report such things to the health off,
GERS so that measures can be taken to
stop the spread of the disease. Perhaps
it is not generally known that to vol
unfairly communicate this disease is pun
ishable by fine not exceeding 5000
OF the students who attended the acade-
my last year some from Halifax will
attend Arms Academy at Shelburne Falls
and some will go to Mortified. Estella
E. Butterfield is at Vermont Academy
Gladys Cheney at the High school in
Brattleboro, VIII Canedy, Frank Good
now and Park fainter at Bliss business
College in North Adams. where they will
be followed by Robert Chase. Lottie
Stetson, Marian Lake, Floyd Reed, Phoe-
be Corkins and others are here in the
High school taught by Miss Velma Cane
dy, who is teaching class in algebra and
other High school studies after the regu-
lar school hours.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-13
GUILFORD CENTRE.

School at the Centre will begin Monday
Sept. 16.
Mrs. Samuel Boyden is visiting in Con-
way, Mass.
Gilbert Gallup and family visited in
Leyden recently.
Mrs. Lucy c. Lindsey was the guest of
her sister last week.
Mrs. Rena Worden is with Mrs E. W.
Legate for a few weeks.
The ladies' circle will meet in their
rooms next Thursday afternoon.
James Thayer has returned from Brock
ton, Mass, after a visit of two weeks
Mrs. Gertrude Thayer of Gill spent sew
eral days last week with her parents.
Last week Mrs. Lewis E. Jaquith en-
tertained Mrs. Ellen Mann of East Dover
and Mrs. Casey of Gill
Walter ]. Bullock has picked and taken
TO the canning factory in Brattleboro
nearly II tons of sweet corn.
Theodore Turner and son, with their
wives and friend from Brattleboro at
tended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. r.
Smith Friday.
Guilford has the most complete check
list of any found by Mr.. Drew of Boston,
who is gathering statistics for a directory
to be published soon.
Carroll son of George N. Bond, who
has suffered from a throat trouble for
some time, was operated upon last week
by Drs. Gorham and Waterman. The
tonsils were removed, and it is hoped that
the lad will be soon restored to health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-13
JAMAICA.

The ladies' industrial society met We'd
nesday with Mrs. II. ]. Sage.
Carroll Robinson, who has been at home
on a vacation, returned Monday to his
work in Springfield.
Mrs. Phillip Howe and Mrs. Ada Good
enough and son returned to their home
in Westfield Tuesday. They spent the
summer at ]. A Muzzy's.
Rev. and Mrs. w. j. Harris, Mrs.
Laurette Kellogg and Mrs. Lucy Kellogg
attended the county conference at Sax
tons River Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. Jennie Allen, after leaving ia
maica, visited in Townshend and Brattle-
boro, and then Joined her husband in
Winchendon, Mass, where they will live
for the present.
Lyman Holden, Rev. Guy Lamson Mrs
Emogene White, Ernest White and Frank
Boynton spent Monday night at NJ. L.
BOynton's on their way to Bondville to
attend the funeral of Horace Holden.
The w. C. T. L. held a meeting at the
Congregational church last Friday after
noon with Mrs. c. r. Amsden as leader
and the evangelistic department for sub
ject. The delegates chosen for the state
convention to be held at Bellows Falls
were Mrs. Kellogg and Mrs Blackjack
with Mrs Robinson and Mrs. Tucker as
alternates.