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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-19
Accepted "a Plea of manslaughter.

San Francisco, Dec. 16.-William A.
Henderson, one of the five men who
killed Policeman Robinson here about
n year ago, appeared before Judge
Cook yesterday and pleaded guilty to
n charge of manslaughter. The court
accepted the plea and Henderson will
be sentenced to the penitentiary for
ten or Is years, in view of the fact
that he turned states evidence and
convicted Frank Woods and William
Kaufman. Henderson's true name Is
John Fraser and he halls from Mon
treal, where for years he was social
Iy prominent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-19
FILLETED BY INsTALLMENTs.
He Thought His Bones Were 10 Ne
Taken from Him n hit Mt
n Time

At the Royal national hospital, ventnor.
recently patient found very small piece
of splintered bone work out through his
skin. Next day he happened to be called
up for medical examination, with some four
CT five other patients. In the consulting
room he told the physician of the preced-
ing days incident, relates the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
"Can you produce the piece of bonew
said the latter. Whereupon the fellow care
fully unwrapped little piece of paper an6
handed over the .;ny object. The doctor
made some remarks about its chemical ma
ture, and passed it on to the resident med
ical officers for further scrutiny.
The patient was then dismissed, and in
the next room caused some amusement
among the few fellow sufferers present by
the remark: "Thst's all right. amt it? T
wonder what he'll do next. He's started
sneakin' my confounded skeleton, and says
how very nterestin' It isl" !
The vainest hopes are generally the most
II Il
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-19
Three Children Burn to Death.

Pellston, Mich, Dec. 16.-Alfred
Durkee's two children and a child be-
longing to his brother, Charles
Durltee, were burned to death here
Saturday night in Alfred Durkee's
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Durllee left the
three children, two boys and girl,
who were aged /, and 6 years, alone
in the house while they went to the
store. They were gone about 80 min
utes and the house burned in their
absence, cremating the children.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-19
Bliss Has 81, 200 Plurality.

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 16.-The official
vote for governor at the last election
as determined by the state canvassers
is as follows: A. Il. Bliss, republican,
1,261; L. II. Durand, democrat, 174,-
OFT; Westerman, prohibitionist, H.
326; Walter, socialist, 4.271; Cowles,
socialist labor, 1,2s2. The plurality
of the other candidates on the repub-
lican state ticket average $4,000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-19

An Exchange.-Mother (who has been
out for the dayl-"Tommy, did you take
that medicine that told you to, when was
away" Tommy-"No, ma. Willie Jones
came in, and he liked it SO, I exchanged it
with him for q sour apple. The King.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-19

First Fan-That right6elder is mighty
light on his feet. Look how he went into
the air for that fly.
Second Fan-Well, he ought to be. He's
jumped eight contracts so far this season.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-19

The vainest hopes are generally the most
roseate.-Chicago journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
PRINCE HENRY MAY
COME TO MILWAUKEE,

Washington, Jan. 1S-It is more
than probable that Admiral Prince
Henry of Prussia will visit Milwaukee
At he cabinet meeting yesterday the
itinerary was discussed.
Pressure is being brought to bear
by nearly all the large cities of the
country to secure the presence there
in Of Prince Henry, and the present
indications are that, after the con
clusion of the launching ceremonies,
the prince will make a rapid tour
through the country, going as far
west, perhaps as st. Louis. In case
this plan is executed the itinerary will
be arranged to allow the prince to see
the American cities having the largest
population of Germanic extraction.
AS Milwaukee is the Berlin of Amer
lea, it seems as if that city will Ger
tainly be visited should the distin
guished visitor go west of Washing
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
KILLED BY HIGHWAYMEN,
Oklahoma Officials Laid Low by
Murder

Guthrie, 0. t., Jan. 16.-Sheriff
Frnak Smith and Deputy George Beck
were killed by highwaymen early yes
terday morning in the vicinity OF
Anadarko. A posse of a hundred men
started Immediately on the trail of
the murderers. There will be a fierce
fight between the men if they are
taken. A number of murders and rob-
berries are charged to the gang that
murdered the officers.
Sheriff Smith and Deputy Beck met
death while storming an Indian hut
eight miles west Of Anadarko. High
Waymen on Sunday night held I'D and
robbed persons going home from
church and Smith and Beck, accom-
panied by Deputy Briggs, located the
ROBBERS early Tuesday morning. At
tempting to enter, Smith was shot
through the breast and died in a few
minutes. Beck was also shot through
the breast and his left arm was shat
tered. Briggs was not injured. The
hlghwaymen robbed the dead bodies
of the officers and fled Smith made
a dying effort to arrest the robbers and
shot several times through the door
and walls after being wounded, Beck
continued to fight until killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
PLAN OF SUBSIDIES
SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
MAKES FAVORABLE REPORT.
FOR cARRYINGls OF. MAILS
Democratic Members Vote Soiidly
Against Reporting of Measure
Report Prepared by Senator Frye
Says Object is to Establish Mari
time Supremacy of United States.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The senate
committe on commerce yesterday au-
thorized Senator Frye, its chairman,
to make a favorable report on his ship
subsidy bill. Senator Frye's report
accompanying the bill places the cost
of the subsidy at s4,700,000. He says
the receipts from ocean mail postage
will provide 100000 Of this amount,
leaving a deficit under the system pro-
posed of nearly 100000.
The democratic members of the
committee voted against reporting
the bill. They also voted so'tdly for
motion offered by Senator Mallory
to strike out the general subsidy pro-
vision of the bill. The committee
made several amendments to the bill.
The most important are: Allowing
mail carrying vessels under the bill
to be either iron or steel, instead Of
stee1 only as originally provided, and
another reducing to 1000 gross regis
tered tons the vessels receiving d
bounty under the bill.
The report by Senator Frye says
the purpose of the bill is to establish
the maritime supremacy of the United
States in trade with Asia and III the
gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
sea; to establish thoroughly trade be-
| tween the United States and the South
American republics and to give the
United States a representation IN the
north Atlantic.
The proposed service will give the
United States AZ auxiliary merchant
cruisers compared with Britain's so.
The second part of the report deals
| with the granting Of subsidy to all
| American vessels except mail steam
ers. The subsidy proposed is not
naked bounty, for it is based On pub
| lie services to be rendered in return
! Americans have absolute free trade in
| foreign going ships, so no shipbuild-
ers' trust is possible under the bill.
| If an American ship owner will
| build his vessels in the United States,
employing home labor, American Of
fcers and crews performing certain
services for the American government
and using the vessel to promote
American commerce, he will be paid
subsidy sufficient to put him On an
equality with the foreign shipowner
employing foreign labor and serving
a foreign government.
Based on the actual navigation of
American vessels in foreign trade in
1900, the subsidies proposed would
amount to $1,072,00O. Under the gen.
eral subsidy the increase in expendi-
ture depends on the increase in ship
building. The completion of 100000
tons in ocean steamers for foreign
! trade for one year, involving $780,
600 in subsidies will place the United
States in advance OF Germany as a
shipbuilding nation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
MYSTERY IN MURDER
CHASTITY DISCOVERY MADE IN
PlTTSBURG HOME.
POLISH FAMILY INVOLVED
All Found Dead or Dying-Husband
at First Thought Guilty of All the
Bloody Work but Later Develop
ments Point to Robbery and Whole
sale Murder-One Arrest Made.

Pittsburg, Jan. ia CHASTITY dis
| covery was made yesterday when
some neighbors hearing cries coming
from the residence of S. Vincent Viso-
| Xix, Pole, knocked open the. doors
and found the bedroom of the house
| saturated with blood. Mrs Rosa Lock
lay beside her bed, her face and head
almost crushed and dead, and three
little children, their heads and bodies
covered with cuts and gashes, and
Visolik, almost dead, lying on the
floor
1t was at first suspected that. Wise
Xix did all the bloody work, but de-
velopments add mystery to the TRACE
dy which may end in wholesale muir
der. Three Poles who were boarders
in the Visolik house are under arrest
and the police are securing the CITY
for John Okenski, also a boarder hut
who has not been seen since the muir
woman had $1,000 last night and this
is also missing. Okenski is accused
Of having set fire to a mattress in the
house a week ago and later Visolik
tried to have him arrested because he
threatened to rob the house
When found the woman was lying
across the couch which belonged to
Okenski, with her face and head bat
tered almost to jelly. Visolik's head
was beaten in and his skull fractured.
The children's heads were also
crushed in and physicians at the hos
pital say none of the injured can re-
cover. Up to a late hour none of
them had regained consciousness.
Visolik, it IS said, was married to the
woman, Rosa Lock. A strange
man who was found in the house by
the police, was locked up. He refused
to talk
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
TO TEAR UP
ROAD AGAIN

Washburn, Wis, jan 18.-Receivel
Frost of the Washburn, Bayfield, ane
Iron River road is hiring men here to
tear up the main line of the road next
Monday. Legal proceedings are uu-
der way to thwart his plans. The
courts finding at Madison has intensi-
fed the feeling here.
District Attorney A. w. Mcleod Of
Washburn county, who is now in Mad
lson, received a telegram last night
saying that Receiver 4. c.. Frost and
a gang Of men had started to tear m
the rails and ties of the railroad in
accordance with the order issued Inv
Judge Bum on Oct. IL The receiver
has begun operations at Iron River
and unless he. can be restrained bo
will have the 35 miles of road die
mantled in five DAYS.
Attorney Mcleod said that some ac-
ton might be taken today to restrain
MIN. The telegram received nv Mr.
Mcleod was sent by Sheriff Lien. opr
OF the eight men found guilty of con
tempt in the federal court here Thurs |
day for interfering with the execution |
CT the order i1structing the receiver /
to Glsmaltle the road. The action of |
the receiver in so promptly resumin- |
the work of tearing up the rails has
rather discouraged the Washburn
county people. As the matter now
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
B|G1 MINE TUNNEL
GIGANTIC WORK BEGINS NEAR
JUNEAU, ALASKA.
WILL BE OVER MILE LONG
To Run Into Mountain and Tap Large
Ore Deposits-MiII to be Operated
the Year Round Also to be Started
Tunnel Will Cost Nearly Two
Million Dollars.

Port Townsend, Jan. 16.-Latest adj
vices from Dawson were brought yes
terday on the Cottage City by Charles
Bergman, who left the latter part of
December. Bergman says there is a
stampede from Dawson for Henderson
Creek near Stewart river. He reports
several thousand men on the creek
and all claims staked. Preliminary
work has been commenced on one of
the largest and longest mining tunnels
in the world near Juneau, Alaska.
The tunnel will be over 5000 feet long
and be started on the beach at South
Juneau and run into the mountains to
tap the large claims in the Silver
Bow basin. A large mill will be built
on the. beach, where it can be operated
the year round. 1t is said the tunnel
will cost in the neighborhood of
100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
KING EDWARD HAS
HOPES OF PEACE SOON.

London, Jan. fixing Edward and
viewd 1900 of the guards brigade who
are about to sail for the Cape. King
Edward spoke to the men as follows ::
Il trust your duties in south Africa
will not be so arduous as those OF the
men who have gone before, as l hope
the war will soon be coming to a con.
clusion.''
The Vienna correspondent Of the
Times says one Of the principal rea-
sons for Mr.. Chamberlain unpopu-
larlty on the continent is the fact that
he has done more than any other iiv-
in Englishman to further the cause of
Imperialism in the British empire In
years past, says the correspondent,
efforts were made to include Great
Britain to join the triple alliance.
Contrary to the general expectation
abroad, the boer war has not brought
home to the British people a sense of
h6lpleSSneSS. On the contrary it
has enabled them to realize the extent
of British might available in a case
Of emergency. Mr.. Chamberlain's
latest speech in particular. was dis
appointing to those foreign statesmen
who had been looking forward to find
ing Great Britain more amiable to
continental allies. Consequently he
has incurred the displeasure of those
reckoning without the host,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
Viriculture

lhanks to Mr.. Cations studies, we
know how much children inherit from
each OF their ancestors; and it is
theoretically possible to calculate how
much increasing the productiveness of
the better individuals would improve
the race. Thus, if those who are wei,
endoWed--and Dr. Cation believes that
lt Is possible to discover differences IN
efhclency early in life-were enabled
10 marry young. and were placed in
favorable conditions the efficiency OF
the race would be increased by an
amount that can be calculated. A
Utopia such as DR.. Gallon plans is NOT
easy to carry into effect but it is well
to realize what enormous consequences
would follow were this possible "under
existing condition of law and senti
ment '-Popular Science Monthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23

Washburn, Wis, Jan. 19.-Federai
Judge Jenkins yesterday issued an or
der staying proceedings in the dis
mantlement of the Washburn, Bayfield,
and Iron River railroad for seven
days This is regarded here as vic
tory for the people, as it will bring
the whole matter before the court of
appeals and the case will be reviewed
in its entirety. 1t is now believed
that the road will never be destroyed.
Atty. Gen. Hicks and A. w. Mcleod
the Washburn lawyer, who was SEN
fenced to jail by Judge Jenkins for
contempt Of court in connection with
the railroad matter, were in Milwau-
kee yesterday with a petition to the
court to allow the state to intervene
on the ground that the road is public
utility, over which the state should
| have jurisdiction. Mr.. Mcleod takes
his situation philosophically and does
not look like man under sentence Of
sixty days in jail. His case will be
| taken to the court of appeals within
the ten days limit.
Yesterday afternoon, in the case of
the intervening petition of Atty. Gen.
Hicks, who holds that the federal
courts have exceeded their jurisdic-
ton, Judge Jenkins issued an order
allowing the state to appear before
Judge Bum at Madison Jan. 25, and
show cause if it can, why it should
not be made a party to the pending
! litigation.
The Iron River railroad which was
located entirely within Bayfield, coun-
| ty, was organized in 1895 and default
| ed on the first interest on it's bonds.
The bond holders being not residents
of the state, foreclosed through the
| Unitel States court and had a receiver
appointed by Judge Bum at Madison,
who operated the road. The bond
holders got a decree for sale of the
| property at not less than $275,000. Re-
ceiver Frost was unable to get any
bids and the court ordered him to
tear up the rails and sell them as
scrap. This involved the state, it
being contended that the road was
public highway. The receiver was
| tearing up the rails when Bayfield,
county people objected and Judge Par
IRISH issued a restraining order. Frost
was arrested.
He then got a contempt order from
Judge Bum against those who had
obstructed his administration. Yes.
terday Atty. Gen Hicks go an order
to show cause before Judge Bum,
primarily as to why he thinks the road
should be sold in its entirety.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
SANTA FEE WILL SPEND
BIG SUM THIS YEAR

Chicago, Jan. 16.-The Record-Her-
aid today says: The management of
the Santa Fe has dedided to spend
$l9.OOO,O00 for equipment during the
present year. The order has been
given for 5000 box cars, $50 locomo-
tive engines and practically a renewal
OF passenger equipment Five million
dollars will be paid for terminals at
San Francisco. grade. etc. The com
pany contemplates Chicago-St. Louis
line via Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis
road.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
Briquettes From GARBAGE.

A process has been discovered in
France by which garbage is converted
into briquettes. 1t consists of mincing
the refuse from abattoirs, fish markers,
etc., st-aw, paper and the like and add
ing tar and naphthalene. The Whole
mass is then mixed in a kneading an
paratus, dried and pressed into brl-
quotes. The director of the Paris
laboratory says: "These
br1quetets have a slight odor of gas
burn brightly and engender heat SLOW
~. With more highly perfected
method of manufacture they will en-
gender less ash and the heat-produc-
Ing qualities will be about the same
as those of common coal. They will
also posses the advantage of burning
slowly and developing no smoke"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
Madison, Jan. J

Madison, JAN 10.
The state board of health held It's
annual meeting at the Park hotel Fri
day afternoon. 1t decided to take
vigorous steps to suppress the spread
of smallpox 1t refused to modify the
quarantine regulations, as requested
by the health officer of Milwaukee.
The question Of conducting expert
ments to determine whether or not
bovine tuberculosis can be transmit
ted to human beings was left to DR..
H. L. Russell of the university. A res
olution was adopted requesting him to
suggest some plan for conducting such
an experiment. if he can hit upon a
feasible one The board received an
opinion from the attorney general say
ing that no part of the contingent fund
of $4,000 could be used for this pur-
pose
The board will employ two or more
skilled physicians to travel about the
state to assist local boards of health
in diagnosing cases of suspected small
pox, maintaining strict guarantees,
insisting on the vaccination of all per
sons exposed to the pest and helping
in all other possible ways to wipe out
the disease The governor commend
ed this action.
DR.. u. o. B. Wingate of Milwaukee,
secretary of the board, said there were
fully 500 cases of smallpox in the state
at the present time. Unless the most
extraordinary precautions were taken,
he said, everyone in the state who had
not been yaCcinated or had not had
the disease would get it. Under the
most favorable circumstances it would
take several years to completely wipe
out the disease in this state.
DR.. Wingate reported that smallpox
exists or had existed during the past
year in every county in the state eX
cept Kenosha and Richland. In 1906
there were reported to them 588 cases
of the disease, seven of which resulted
fatally In 1901 there were 4,415
cases and % deaths. He thought that
not more than one-half of the actual
number of cases had been reported.
The number of contagious diseases
other than smallpox during the past
two years was: 1896 cases of diph-
iberia and 264 deaths in 1900 against
1904 cases and 191 deaths in 1901;
3,041 cases Of scarlet fever and 9S
deaths in 1900 against 2,034 cases and
50 deaths in 1901; 1,045 cases of ty-
phoid fever and 95 deaths in 1900
against 944 cases and 103 deaths N
1901
Dr. Scion Marks of Milwaukee was
reelected president. Secretary Wingate
holds office during the pleasure of the
board All of the members of the
board, except DR.. G. w. Harrison OF
Ashland, who recently suffered a
stroke of paralysis, were present
With the exception of the two officers
named, they are DR.. j. H. Mcneil of
Fond du Lac, DR.. F. c.. Suffer of La
Crosse, DR.. Q. O. Sutherland of James
lille and DR.. H. F. White of Water
town.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23

stands Attorney Horace S. Oakley OF
Chicago, representing the receiver, has
until Monday in which to file in the
supreme court an answer to the mo-
ton Of the attorney general for an or
der restraining the receiver from de-
stroying the road. AS the court has
adjourned until January %, it's deci-
sion if handed down then will be OF
little value unless the receiver in the
meantime can be restrained from tax.
ing up the rails and carrying them out
OF the state. The rails are worth
about 100000.
Mr.. Mcleod says that the defend
ants have about perfected the papers il
their appeal from the decision Of
Judge Jenkins holding them in con
| tempt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
EVANS TO ASSIST IN
PRINCE HENRYS RECEPTION

Washington, Jan. 16.-Secretary
Long yesterday called Rear Admiral
Evans into consultation respecting
the coming visit to the United states
Of Prince Henry. He charged Evans
with the naval end of the reception.
A number of distinguished officers
are now reported TO be about to ac-
company the prince and it is evident
that Evans will require the attend
ance Of a number of junior officers.
They will be detailed as occasion re-
quires. 1t is assumed at the war de-
partment that Maj. Gen. Brooke. COM
mander in chief of the department of
the east, will represent the army.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
Stiles Goes Out,

Milwaukee, Jan. 16.-Lynn B. Stiles
county superintendent of schools for
Milwaukee county, will retire from Of
nee today. In the event, however,
that State Sueprinte4- lent Harvey de
slres more time in which to consider
his successor, Mr.. Stiles will continue
In nominal charge Of the Office. Among
the candidates for the position is J.
+. Cory, principal of the Layton Park
schools.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-23
ATTEMPT ON BANK
AT MAYVILLE FOMED

Mayvllle, Wis, jan 18-A bold at.
tempt to rob the State bank of Nav.
vile was foiled Thursday night The
robbers blew out the outer wall of the
vault with dynamite, but were fright
ened away by some unknown agent be
tore reaching the money box. There
were several thousand dollars in the
bank with which the Northwestern Iron
company intended to pay its men.