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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
ADAMS SENDS IN RESIGNATION.
Formally Enters Race for Republican
Congressional Nomination.
Madison. March %.

Madison, March %.
II. c. Adams, state dairy and food
commissioner, yesterday sent his res
ignation to the governor and from
now on will be an active candidate for
the republican nomination for con-
gress in this district The resignation
is to take effect April /.
1T is true that l have handed NV
resignation to the governor to take eff
feet April L. said Mr.. Adams yester-
day. Il do this simply because L can
conduct my campaign for the repub-
ican congressional nomination better
out of office than in it. My desire to
run for congress is one of many years
standing, but have always suppressed
my own aspirations in Difference to
friends with political aspirations and
for the sake of party harmony. l have
now reached a time of life when if l
am ever to go to congress | must go
without further delay I have been
assured Of the support of many of the
foremost men of the party and l begin
my campaign with a most pleasant
prospect of success
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
WENT BEHIND QUICKLY.
Strange Case of Losing Sight While
Asleep,

Worcester, Mass, March 23.-Al-
phonse Duquette of East Providence,
a former Worcester man, is here to
His eyes. are as clear and perfect in
appearance as ever, but their useful
ness ceased one night while Mr. Du-
quette was asleep.
He went to bed after a hard days
work. The next day he was blind.
His sight was extinguished like the
light of snuffed candle, and, in spite
of everything that has been done to
bring back his vision, he is still to-
tally blind
He described his experience in these
words: 81 went home pretty well
tired out" he said and ate a hearty
supper, as usual | sat about the
kitchen for awhile before going to bed,
and aside from the general fatigue l
did not feel anything wrong about my
person. / slept soundly all night, and
about the usual hour | awoke.
opened my eyes and looked about me.
! thought the place was dark. l spL Ike
to my wife, asking her the time. She
answered that it was about 6 o'clock.
/ couldn't understand what was the
matter. The place appeared all dark.
l rubbed my eyes and leaned over on
my hands and elbows, perplexed, as a
person will do sometimes when
awakened too suddenly, to gather his
wits.
There was a window in my room
directly opposite the bed. l knew it,
and it seemed that at six o'clock there
should be light showing through the
window. In time the truth revealed
itself to me. | was a blind man"
He has been in hospitals in Provi-
dence and he has been directed to
specialists and tried some of them in
Boston. Nothing that has been done
by him has benefited his vision the
least
He believes that his blindness is due
to having worked many years at
painting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
OHIO STRIKERS
ARE ENJOINED
RESTRAINED FROM INTERFERING
WITH NoN-UNlON MEN.
SERIOUS RIOTS IN NORFOLK
Strike Sympathizers Capture Street
Car Line, Chase Passengers From
Cars, Beat Crews and Ruin Prop
erty-Shots are Fired at Non
Union Men in Charge of Cars.

Canton, O., March 23.-Judge Hart
er last night grantd an injunction
asked for by the Morgan Engineering
company of Alliance, restraining the
striking machinists from interfering
with the non-union men.
Strikers Run Street Cars.
Norfolk, March 23.-Strike sympa-
thizers owned the street car line late
last night. In Atlantic City as a car
with fourteen passengers aboard was
being run out, several pistol shots were
fired, one going through the front OF
the car near the motorman's head. AS
the motorman stopped the car eight
men jumped aboard and beat the crew
and ran the passengers from the car.
Then they took the car to the end of
the line where it was found after mid
night, with the trolley pole broken.
Another car on George street was
boarded by strikers who beat the mo-
torman and conductor, causing them
to take refuge under the seats, chased
the only passenger out of the car and
took possession. They ran it several
blocks down the street, took off the
trolley pole and left the car in a dis
mantled condition. Another car has
been missing several hours and no
trace If it can be found. Many ar
rests have been made.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
ITS DEFICIT
GREW RAPIDLY

Minneapolis, Mimi, March 21.-
George P. Flannery has been appoint
ed receiver of the Tontine-Saving in
stitution. It's charter and articles of
incorporation were declared forfeited
The court in a memorandum shows
that there has been a continuous
deficit. Up TO December last. the
court says. in less than four years, the
deficit increased from $23, 500 to ST.
292, 290, At the same time the ratio
OF increase the court estimates that
in fifty years the whole wealth of the
world since the creation of Adam
would be wholly insufficient to re-
deem the contracts which would be in
force. From the judges memorandum
it appears that five directors on a paid
up capital of only $3.50, received in
1901 $4,000 in dividends and $25 900
in the same way in the first 80 days
of 1902
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
TENTS FOR x. Ps.
House Votes to Allow War Depar,
ment to Loan Some.

House Votes to Allow War Depart
ment to Loan Some
Washington, March 23.-The house
Saturday after passing a number of
minor bills, including one authorizing
the secretary of war to loan tents for
the use of the Knights of Pythias' en-
campment at San Francisco, took up
the contested election case of H. B.
Spears VS. John L. Burnett from the
seventh district of Alabama. The re-
port, unanimously in favor of Bur
nett, the sitting member and a demo
crat, was adopted. Mr.. Mann of Hi
nois then called up the contested cleo
ton case of J. Mckenzie Moss VS..
John l.. Rhea from the third Kentucky
district. In this case the majority re-
ported in favor of the contestant,
Moss, republican, and the minority in
favor of the sitting member, Rhea. 1t
was agreed the debate upon the case
should be limited to eight hours, and a
vote to be taken on Tuesday next.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
Welded TOO YOUNG.
And Girl of Fifteen Now Seeks a
Divorce.


Patterson, March 23.-Irving A. ].
Secor is only 10 years of age, but
he is a bridegroom with a divorce
suit on his hands and a prisoner in
the county jail, serving a six months
term for the larceny of two diamond
rings from Mrs. Mary Bingham. of
Passaic.
On January last he was with Jen-
ME Geary, fifteen years old, in the
company of some friends, and during
an argument he dared Miss Geary to
marry him. The girl took the chal-
lenge and they Immediately called
upon the Rev. DR.. Leavens, of Pas
sale, to whom they gave the names of
Irving j. Wright and Mabel Blake.
They told the clergyman that they
were of age. Joseph Smith and
Jennie Smith accompanied them.
The pair spent a honeymoon lasting
three days and then they quarreled.
The girl returned to her parents. A
week later Secor was arrested for the
theft Of the diamond rings, and Miss
Geary's parents began proceedings
to have the marriage annulled. on the
ground that the girl was under age
and had been deceived.
Secor was served with the papers
in jail. He says he will contest the
divorce proceedings, as there was no
deception on his part
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
MISS BURNS NOT
HELD FOR MURDER
YOUNG BROOKLYN WOMAN DIS.
CHARGED BY MAGISTRATE.
DIDN'T Kill SWEETHEART
Court Roun6iy Scores Police for Get
ting Statement From Accused Be-
fore She Had Been Informed of
Her Rights or What the Charge
Against Her Was.

New York. March 23.-Florence
Burns, the young Brooklyn woman who
had been in the custody of the police
of this city since February Is under
suspicion of knowing how Walter
Brooks met his death was discharged
from custody by Justice Mayer last
night.
Brooks. who was young commits
sion merchant here, had been keeping
company with Florence Burns. He
was found dead the night OF February
IA, in room at the Glen Island hotel.
The gas in the room was turned OF
and there was a bullet wound in his
head. The district attorney tried to
show that Florence Burns had likely
killed Brooks because he was trying to
break off association with her The
defense advanced the suicide theory.
For several days Justice Mayer has
been examining into the two theories
He finally decided, when the hearing
closed, that nothing had been brought
out sufficient to hold Florence Burns
to the grand jury. After being dis
charged she returned to her home in
Brooklyn. Justice Mayer of the spec
ial sessions court sat as examining
magistrate.
At yesterdays hearing Backus, the
statements made by his client to the
detectives be stricken from the record
because she had not been informed
of her rights when the statements
were made. Assistant District Attor-
ney Schurman opposed this motion,
but Justice Mayer granted it, saying
he had sought carefully for precedent
where statements of defendant made
when not informed of the charge
against him or her, had been used as
evidence, and had failed to find one
such case. Justice Mayer said he
found no warrant in law for the ques-
tioning of a prisoner by a police OF
ficer before the prisoner had been ar
raigned before a police magistrate or
informed of his rights.
Schurman said he hoped the court
would make it possible to have the
view thoroughly tested. ut is not
good to work such a great innovation
in the system in vogue" he added,
mot only in the city of New York but
the entire country. Thousands of
men have been convicted on state
ments made by prisoners to officers
before arraignment"
Justice Mayer said the system might
have come into vogue by custom, bur
as long as there was no warrant for
it in law, the custom could have no
force. The justice also declared that
there was no law permitting person
to be arrested on suspicion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
DOGS AND LOVE.
In One instance at Least They Run
Not Well Together.

Middletown, n Y, March pa
dog fight broke the engagement OF
Miss Irene Blackinton and Samuel
Phillips, both prominent in Greene
vile society, who were to have been
married April %.
BY some unlucky chance, Miss
Blacllinton's Christmas gift to Mr..
Phillips was an English bulldog OF
ancient lineage, and his to her was a
foxterrier with long pedigree. The
dogs disliked each other, and the
terrier was Worsted in so many
fights that Miss Blackinton warned
her lover not to bring the bulldog
near the house. He disregarded this
injunction last Friday night, and
when Miss Blackinton answered the
ring, with the terrier at her heels
the bulldog seized it.
He's killing my dog" screame,
the young woman.
Let them fight it out" answered
Phillips. They might as we'll settle
it now as next month"
Deaf to the girls appeals, Phillips
refused to intervene, and it was d
fight that finished the terrier. In her
wrath Miss Blackinton broke the
engagement
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27

Victoria, March 23.-According to
advices received by oriental liners,
which arrived here yesterday, the re-
formers are at the back of big revO-
luton in southern China, which is a
widespread and serious movement.
Coincidentally, reports come from
Kansu and Mongolia, in the north
west of outbreaks fomented by Tung
Flu HIN, an ex-boxer, aided by Mon
golian princes. Ten thousand rebels
are massed at Nanaianz to move on
Kwangsi towns.
In west Japan an avalanche
aid down upon the petroleum works
beneath high hill, February IS,
causing the death of over 100 Japan
ese. Over 80 bodies have been recOv-
cred. Four were rescued alive, but
were terribly burned. The oil works,
warehouses, Offices and dwellings
were crushed. A fire started and all
Of the buildings, with the entombed
people, were burned.
A tornado occurred in southeast
Japan on March 3, killing many per-
sons and wrecking many temples ano
whole villages. The Red Cross So
ciety is aiding officials in the relief
work.
The Shanghai Mercury says that be-
fore his death Ii Hung Chang sur
rendered full privileges to Russia in
Manchuria and that present negotla-
tionS are but a blind to hOOdwink rival
powers. The Mercury says that had
Ii not died his adhesion to Russia's
policy would have involved China in
war
From Shanghai comes news of ex-
cILement over the decision of Ger
many to maintain a garrison there,
which means that France, Great Br1-
tain and Japan will also be obliged to
have garrisons there.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
MARYLAND'S PRIMARY BILL.
Election Committee Proposes Amend
ments to a Senate Measure.

Election Committee Proposes Amend
ments to Senate Measure
Annapolis, Md, March 2;-Tne demo
cratic party primary election bill, al
ready passed by the senate, was favor
ably reported with amendments by
the house elections committee.
Mr.. Painter, chairman of the com
mittee attempted to have the rules
suspended and the bill given its third
reading. Objection was made by re-
publicans and Mr.. Straus, who claimed
they had not had time to consider
the amendments offered. Several of
those who spoke stated they are hearti-
ly in favor of the bill, but saw. no
reason for such undue haste in it's pass
age. An agreement was finally made
to have the bill come up on it's third
reading as the special order at noon
tomorrow.
The principal changes proposed by
the amendments are as follows:
Prohibiting the holding of primary
elections in saloons.
Booths are to be provided in same
manner as at the general election
A prohibition against voting by
young men who are not registered,
but who will have reached the voting
age at the time of the general cleo
ton. The committee is divided on
this amendment.
The amount to be deposited by dele
cations is reduced from $40 to So.
Of n Il
at conventions to which delegates are
to be elected may appear at the head
Of delegations whose interests these
delegations represent, as well as the
ocffies for which they are candidates.
There shall be no extra expense for
printing the names of these candi-
dates. Such delegations or candidates
as desire to be united upon the same
ticket in accordance with party usage
may have their names printed in sep
arate columns on the official ballot.
A large square shall be placed at the
head of such column and a cross-mark
therein shall be counted for all the
names in that column, but voters de-
string to vote for names in different
columns shall vote for each name sep
arately in the square opposite such
name.
If any voter applying to vote shall
be objected to as not affiliated with the
party in whose primary ho desires to
vote his party affiliation 81 be deter
mined by the two judges al al he clerk
in accordance with party usage.
Penalties for violations of the law
are provided by applying the same
penalties as are provided by the gen
eral election law
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
DINGESS LOSES HIS CASE.
End of Sensational Suit for $4,000
Damages.

Huntington, w Va, March 23-The
jury, after a sensational trial, found
verdict for the defendant in the
noted damage suit of William Dingess
against Stephen G. Keyser. Dingess
had sued Keyser, who is a young
money broker of this city, for SIC, 900
damages for alternating his wife's af-
fections, and at a former trial the
jury failed to agree.
In the closing hours of the former
trial all the love letters that had been
written to Mrs. Keyser and which had
been submitted in evidence were
stolen from the judges desk. This
caused a separation, for without the lie
tiers it was known that the plaintiff
would have but little on which to base
his case. Every effort to find the
stolen letters proved futile. The evil
dence today, though, was of very
sensational nature and many persons
were unable to gain admittance to the
courtroom.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
GRAVE CHARGES OF BRIBERY.
CounciImen Said to Have Offered to
Sell Their Votes.

Sell Their Votes.
Wheeling, W. Va, March 23.-Be-
cause of rumored corruption in the
Wheeling council, Judge Hugus or
dered a special grand jury summoned
to investigate at the request of
Prosecuting Attorney Nesbitt. The
investigation will be held March q.
1t is alleged that 10 councilmen
bound themselves by a solemn oath to
barter their votes in a block to the
highest bidder in pending trolley
franchise matters. Two of them, it is
said, approached President Henry
Schmulbach of the city Railway COM
pany, with an offer to support his
company's franchise application for
$4,000. According to the story told
by him and City Clerk Thomas
O'Brien, they are said also to have ap-
preached the Wheeling Traction com
pany for money to defeat the city
company's petition. The affair has
created the biggest sensation in
Wheeling for years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
St. Joseph's Day Charity of Proml-
nent People.

81. Joseph's Day Charity of Proml-
nent People.
Washington, March 23.-Once a
year society wends its way to the un-
fashionable northeastern section of
the city, on ST. Joseph's day. Its
destination is the Home of the Little
Sisters of the Poor: the occasion, the
feast given their ancient pensioners
annually on this saints day. The
order # the Little Sisters was
founded in France and here in Wash
ington considers itself under the
French ambassador and the personel
Of the embassy. The former French
ambassador, Mr.. Paternotre, set the
fashion of visiting the home in person
on st. Joseph's day, a custom which
has been followed ever since by his
successor. His example has been
followed by other members of the
diplomatic corps and society at
large. and a gala day it is to the
home, with its scrupulously clean
corridors and rooms, with CHEEKY
French sisters presiding in their
black habits and white caps, and the
old people in holiday attire, their
faces fairly beaming with content
ment and happiness.
M. Boeufve, the chancellor of the
French embassy, is always present
IN the capacity of head waiter and
general manager. The matrons and
maids of society don the white aprons
laid out for them by the sisters and
take hand in serving. Many Of
the good things placed upon the
board are donated by those who
afterward dispense them. Mrs
Grant always sends a donation. This
year the French ambassador, M.
CamboE, sent the beer and cigars for
the men; Mrs. Letter contributed 60
dozen eggs, the Misses Patten fur
nished the icecream, Mrs. Crack
anthorpe of the British embassy, 90
mated the oranges, and the Misses
Letter supplied the cake.
The Japanese minister and Nine.
Takahira entertained dinner com
pany in honor of the Attorney General
and Mrs. Richards, Judge and Mrs.
William L. Penfeld, Prof. S. P. Lang
ley, Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
TRUE TO OLD LOVE.
Death of Woman Who Waited a
Bride for so Years.


Montreal, March 23-Miss Cathar-
inc Miller, known as Kitty" Miller,
died few days ago at Perth, village
in the Ottawa valley, and thus ended
her wait of 60 years for her lover, who
Tilted her on her wedding day
Sixty years ago she was a beautiful
and accomplished girl in Scotland.
She was engaged to be married to a
young man who had a large interest
in a Scottish thread factory Tie day
was fixed and every preparation was
made for the ceremony
The wedding day came and Kitty
dressed in her bridal attire waited
the bridegroom. Instead there came
a message that he had married an
other
The shock affected her mind and for
several years she was confined in an
asylum. The doctors finally decided
that she could be given into the Gus
a change of scene and surroundings
would prove the best cure. The Mil
Ter family removed from Scotland to
Canada.
Nearly so years have passed since
their settlement in Lanark county
Ont, yet never month has elapsed
in which kitty" did not don her
wedding garments to await the COM
ing of her lover. The dress was an
tique, of ambre-colored silk. with a
long front-peaked waist, plated and
corded, with bell sleeves, the skirt
hanging oddly on account of the
straight width. The bonnet also was
peculiar. 1t was made of white silk.
trimmed with satin ribbon and a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27

will mean daily loss of $4,000 in
business to the Standard. 1t is pro-
posed by the Standards rival to pay a
bonus to the independent companies
not absorbed on partnership basis.
Jennings Bros, p Murphy and other
Pennsylvania millionaire oil men back
the Pure Oil concern. The deal is the
greatest in magnitude for years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
NATURAL GAS EXHAUSTED.
Muncie, Ind. viii Lose Its Fuel and
Light VIII be Manufactured.

Muncie, Ind, March 23.-The
natural gas supply in this section or
Indiana is gradually becoming ex-
hausted. The Muncie Natural Gas
company has notified the city council
that after October next it will cease
To furnish fuel gas for domestic uses.
This means that the company will
abandon the natural gas field and
devote itself hereafter to gas for
Illuminating purposes only. This
latter will be manufactured by one Of
well-known processes. a large plant
having been erected by the company,
The company claims that owing TO
the scarcity of gas more pumps are
required, and that these are very eX-
pensive. AS the rate now paid will
not permit of purchase of new
machinery, the company goes out OF
the fuel gas business.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27

Darling, Rev. and Mrs. Barron, Mrs.
Esther Baker Steele, Miss Foraker, Dr.
Swisher, Miss Scidmore, MIR. Stevens,
Nj. Komata, second secretary, and
Mr.. Nakamura third secretary Of the
legation. The drawing rooms were
handsomely adorned with pink azalees
and masses of maidenhair ferns about
the mirrors The table was decorated
in pink flowers and ferns.
The BARONESS Moncheur, wife Of
the Belgian minister, will leave Wash
ington April ! to visit her sister and
her husband, Captain and Mrs Jones
OF West Point.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27
STRONG CHILD THIS.
But Her Father Was Powerful Before
Her

Her
Boston, March 23.-The city Of
Maiden boasts of having a phenom-
enon in little Gladys Martyr, who is
a marvel of strength. She is the
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Sedgwick
Martyr and is only years and 10
months old. Her father is the new
pastor of the First Unitarian church
The child is perfectly developed, and
her strength is due mostly to the
way in which she was brought up.
When only a few days old Mr..
Martyr began to try tests upon her
and has continued them daily,
making them more severe as she
grew older. Her father holds the
single-arm record of the world for
lifting and holds the record today of
this country for heavy lifting, doing
many tasks, which, it is said, even
Sandow does not attempt. He can
lift 1854 pounds dead weight from
the floor. During the years that he
studied at Columbia college he held
the amateur record for short-distance
running.
The girl has inherited in many re-
spects the strength OF her father and
delights in doing feats which many
athletes are unable to perform. One
OF her feats is to lie PROSTATE on the
floor and allow her father, who
weighs 176 pounds, to stand upon her
abdomen.
She can stand upon her head for
an indefinite time and is a wonderful
contortionist. With her head on the
edge of one chair and heels on an
other she lies inert between them
and holds a 30-pound weight upon
her abdomen. Her own weight is
"a pounds. She can hang for almost
an indefinite time by her toes or
fingers