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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

fair is in progress and promises to be
most successful. The attendance from
neighboring towns is large, all the no
tells being taxed to their utmost ca
pacity.
A handsome drinking fountain was
presented to Columbus by the w. c.
t. Q. Mrs. Agnes Ralph of Usage, Ia,
made the presentation speech, to
which Mayor E. E. Brossard replied
in behalf of the city.
The Greer Wilkinson Lumber com.
pany OF Indianapolis has purchased
from the Girard Lumber company OF
Menominee 100000 feet of hemiock
Nearly all the hardwood of the river
has been sold and shipped.
E. W. Meinke, a resident of Evans
vile, was found dead in bed in a hote
at Danville, III. He was a. travelins
| salesman for the A. w. Schram Chai1
company of Sheboygan Falls, Wis. He
/ was As years old.
At meeting Of the Northern Wis
consin State Fair association officer.
were elected as follows: President
j. R. Sharp, Superior; first vice pres
ident, R. B. Clark, Chippewa Falls
secretary, George B. Mccall, Chippe
wa Falls.
Two large deals were recorded il
Oconto county this week, the first
transfer of 1000 acres of timber land
in this and Langlade county to tn
Menasha Woodenware company 70
| S9,79S; the other the purchase of l, As
acres of timber lands in the town c
Armstrong by the Manitowoc Inves
ment company for $500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
T'ELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
INSULAR-

Col. Summers campaign against the
Mindanao Moros began Friday.
Nine soldiers died of cholera in the
Philippines between August % and
September IA.
Six more cases of cholera developed
on the United States transport Sher-
man at Nagasaki, Japan.
AS a result of political conference
at oyster Bay, it is said that no at
tempt will be made to revise the tariff
at the coming session of congress,
but that President Roosevelt will
maintain his position as to trusts
and insist upon reciprocity with
Cuba.
The division of insular affairs has
now in press a remarkable document
which will furnish vast amount OF
detailed information respecting the
Philippine islands. 1t is a gazateer
Of the islands and will comprise
several hundred pages, giving every
known fact regarding the people,
the geography, climate, products, etc.
This document will go out about
Oct. l.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
DOM ESTIC.

Navajo, Indians numbering 10000.
are near starvation in Arizona.
Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., arrived at
oyster Bay from his western hunting
trip.
MIS-. Emmett Poindexter shot and
Killed her sleeping husband at Rock
ford, Iowa
The Salt Lake City board of educa-
ton will bar married teachers from
schools.
Abbeyville, Kan, was damaged bv
hre, seven retail stores being burned.
Loss $4,000.
one hundred Omaha school chill
dren marched in a body to a Judge
ana accused their principal of cruelty.
Inc housekeepr of Mrs. Ogden
Goelets Newport villa was killed
While Grand Duke Boris was in the
house.
Inc American board of commits
sloners for foreign missions will hold
It's nlnety-third annual meeting at
Oberlin. Oct. 14-17. An arch to the
martyred China missionaries will be
dedicated.
After conference of coal magnates
IN New York it was again stated that
no concessions would be made to the
strikers.
Free delivery postal service has
been established at Taylorville. Ill:
Long Beach, Cal; Franklin, Ind. and
Ardmore, I. 7.
AT the convention of the National
Prison congress, at PHILADELPHIA, DIR.
N. T. Gilmour of Canada advocated
the whipping post.
Lieut. John B. Morris, United States
navy, committed suicide on the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
WELSH COAL ARRIVES

New York, Sept. 20.-The first con
signment of Welsh anthracite coal
which large dealers and cOnsum ers
have found it necessary to import
reached this port yesterday on board
the British steamer Devonshire which
left Swansea. Wales, September 5th.
The second consignment is expected
to arrive in few days. These two
shipments consist Of about 5000 tons.
1t is reported that orders have been
placed in Wales for hundreds of thou
sands of tons OF anthracite and con
tracts have been made for immediate
shipment to this city Of 10000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

call to Roumania the fulfillment of
her duties and obligations, or bear
open shame"
Action Is Resented.
Vienna, Sept. 20.-In official circles
it is admitted that the American posi-
ton regarding the Roumanian Jews
is just, but it is argued that condi-
lions in the Balkans at the time OF
the signing of the treaty of Berlin and
now are different Austrian officials
are skeptical of any good resulting
from American Intervention. The
Deutsches Volksblatt, anti-semite,
characterizes the note as "imperti
nent meddling'' and hopes the powers
will decline to accept any instructions
concerning their duties from the
United States. The Neu Freie Press
prOnounces the attitude of Roumania
a blot upon civilization and says: at
is reserved to America to admonish
the European powers concerning obli-
cations to civilization and is a cruel
irony to the pride of European human.
ity, which has bowed itself so i'm
potently and pitiably before Rouman-
las barbarities.''
EngIands Prompt Action.
Washington, Sept. $3.50 far only
one answer to the state departments
note concerning the Roumanian Jews
has come to hand. This was from
Great Britain and consisted of a brief
acknowledgment with a promise to
look into the subject, which promise
appears to have been kept by the
prompt issue of an invitation by Great
Britain to Germany to open negotia-
lions on the subject. 1t is presumed
that the other nations addressed will
return their Acknowledgements short
ly. If they are all Of the same mind
as England it may be that confer
ence will be called of representatives
of the powers signatory Of the treaty
of Berlin with the purpose of bringing
pressure to bear on Roumania to live
up to her obligations under that
treaty
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

fire and renewed the struggle to
reach the door
Men and women crawled over
benches, fought their way into aisles
and those who had fallen were tram
pied upon like cattle. No power could
stay the struggling, fighting mass of
humanity. Screams Of women and
children added to the horror of the
scene and through mere fright many
persons tainted and as they fell to the
floor were crushed to death. The en-
trance to the church proved a VERT
able death trap. Down the steps many
fell. Before they could move scores
piled upon them and more than 20
were suffocated. The police and fire
men responded to the alarm and the
bodies were removed. The crowd in
side the church came pouring out and
in the rush many were seriously in
jured. Inside the church, down the
aisles and along the outside of the
pews the dead bodies of men and wC-
MANNED and crippled were heartrend-
ing. The bodies were soon removed
and physicians attended the injured.
During the stampede Booker T.
Washington and other prominent ne
grOeS on the stage were unwilling
witnesses to the frightful catastrophe.
They attempted in vain to restore or
der and after the panic assisted in
caring for the dead and injured.
Most Of the dead are women. A re-
markable feature of the calamity is
that no blood was seen On any of the
victims. They were either crushed or
died of suffocation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
MORTUARY,

James Oliver, once the teacher Oh
Jay Gould, died at Burlington, Kan
Julia Hanson, a wealthy and aged
negro woman of Washington, is dead.
Justice Horace Gray, who recently
retired from the United States
supreme court, died at Nahant, Mass.
Adjutant General Alexander c..
Olyphant, aged AZ years, of the New
Jersey national guard, died at Tren-
ton, N. J.
Mrs. Bowen, wife of Deputy United
States Consul General J. Allison
Bowen, died at Paris after long and
painful illness.
William Reed, aged sc years. a
pioneer citizen of Livingston county
and a civil war veteran, died at his
home in Wing, Ill.
T. P. Walden, republican rem
resentative from Wayne county in the
Iowa legislature, died at his home in
Allerton, Iowa, of typhoid fever.
At Cincinnati R. d. Bowler a
prominent attorney and formerly con-
troller OF the treasury under Presl-
dent Cleveland, is dead, aged 46.
George M. Jordan, aged 80 years.
one OF the oldest and wealthies,
citizens of Wayne county, Indiana,
| died near Hagerstown, Ind. of cancer
He was born in the county in 1872
and lived there all his life He was
| active in church work and three of
his sons became ministers in tn,
| Methodist church.
Colonel William A. Banks. aged 20
years died at his home in BRYAN. Tex,
He was a native of Virginia and q
graduate of Washington and Lee uni
Vers1ty. His life was spent in edu-
| cat1onal work in Virginia. North
Carolina, Arkansas and Texas. Col
Banks served through the civil war.
Rev. William Warren Painter, for a
year pastor of the Gross Park Meth.
odist Episcopal church, died at his
home at Winnetka, ILL.,, of heart all
ment and a complication of diseases.
He was a veteran of the civil war,
He was SO years old. Before accept
Ing the pastorate of the Gross Park
church he preached in Rockford. and
also at the Park avenue and Garfield
boulevard Methodist church in Chi
cago. He leaves a widow.
Hetty Castle, wife of William
Castle, formerly a grand opera singer
and now head of the vocal department
CT the Chicago Musical college, died.
Mrs. Castle was a member of the
Warren family, which contributed so
many of the people who have amused
theater-goers. William Warren, for
years one of the best known
comedians on the American stage.
was her uncle. Mrs. Joseph Jefferson
was her sister.
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Wisconsin State News

The use of formaldehyde to prevent
oat smut was general in ST. Croiz
county this year and effective.
The Dexter Land company sold it's
entire holdings in Bayfield, county to
Ohio parties. The deal involves $780,
900.
The Sheboygan Evangelical ST.
Johns congregation will erect a new
church building. A site has been do
mated the congregation.
Barron's annual street fair opened
and great throngs of people came to
see exhibits of grain, vegetables and
northern Wisconsin fruit.
At Trempealeau passing train
struck the vehicle occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kellman. Mrs. KelI
man was seriously though not fatally
injured and the horse was killed
At Rhinelander the Oneida county
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
.HAY'sINOTEI
STIRs EUROPE
GERMAN PAPERS MAKE VARYING
COMMENTS.
Tageblatt Says 1t Is Great Step in
Americas March to Great Things
Admitted in Official Circles That
Attitude of This Country Is Just
Resented in Austria.

Berlin, Sept. 20.-"The American
note to the Berlin signatories,' says
the Vossische Zeitung, represents
one of the most interesting docu-
ments in contemporary history and is
one Of the most remarkable political
acts of the present day, for it is the
first time the diplomacy of the United
States draws into it's sphere of activ-
ity occurrences within an European
commonwealth. Americas controver-
sy with Turkey was a totally dissiml-
lar case, since the United States
there exercised it's natural right of de-
Tending the interests of it's citizens,
but in the unjust treatment Of the
Roumanian Jews America is not di-
rectly damaged. The United States
ic moved to this step by considerations
of humanity and is not willing to keep
silence in the presence of internation-
al wrong. AS the United States did
not participate in the Berlin treaty it
points to the principles of internation-
al law and to eternal justice. Under
any circumstances, the United States
had the sympathies Of the civilized
world and it would be highly shameful
to the governments of Europe that
the wrongs should be removed by the
action Of America The Tageblatt
says:
Secretary Hays note is one Of loud
appeal to humanity, which Roumania
has outraged in a most disgarceful
manner. The young American power
inaugurates it's world policy by max
ing itself the spokesman of humanity,
and liberty and religion. 1t shames
the old civilized states of Europe by
reminding them of their duties toward
civilization Continuing the Tage-
blatt says:
''The note is an address to all the
signers of the Berlin treaty, especially
to Germany, because it was held I'M
der Germany's auspices. No attempt
at evasion will do any longer. 1t is
necessary now to show our colors. We
hope the policy Of the German empire
will not break down at a moment
when in such a public manner its cor
poration is invited in the great task
Of interesting civilization and hui
mainly"
Nordau Enthusiastic.
Paris, Sept. 20.-A representative
Of the Associated Press last night in
,erviewed Max Nordau, vice president
II the congress of Zionists, on Hays |
RoumanIan note. TT is magnificent"
said Nordau. after a period of dark |
less during which America seemed |
in Monroeism and the fur
herance of her own material inter
'sts she has stepped forward and |
AIKEN a glorious step in behalf of suf-
ering humanity. She has torn the
mask from Europes face. Hays cir
,ular compels the European powers
Who signed the treaty OF Berlin to DO
heir duty or stand convicted of con-
living at the determination of quar-
er of my brethren by barbarians,
aoumania. Secretary Hays note
must bear fruit. Europe must now re.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
CHINA.

The boxer uprising serious and the
Pekin siege Of 1900 may be repeated.
The boxer society formed to ex-
terminate foreigners is besieging
Chentu, the capital of Szechuen
province. Over 1000 native converts
are reported killed.
The military commander at Port Ar
thur, together with the director gel
eral of railways of Manchuria, has
agreed with M. Paul Lessar, the Rus
sian minister, the details of the
restoration of the New Chwang rail
way and the southern province Of
Manchuria to China. The restoration
viii take place on Oct 8.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
POLITICAL.

The democratic state convention OF
Delaware nominated Henry A. Hous-
ton for congress.
Speaker David B. Henderson was
urged in vain by his friends to with
draw his refusal to run for congress.
President Roosevelt will speak in
fifty-seven cities and towns during
the trip which began Sept. 10 and is
to end Oct. Z.
Republican policies were consider
ed at conference at oyster Bay held
by the president and Senators Hanna,
Aldrich, Allison, SpOoner and Lodge
The Massachusetts democratic state
convention ousted George Fred Will
Jams, as leader, repudiated the Kan
sas City platform and nominated Will
lam A. CASTOR for governor.
The Connecticut republican state
convention nominated Abram Cham
berlain Meridian for governor and in
dorsed President Roosevelt for re-
nomination. Tariff revision was
favored.
Congressman Joseph G. Cannon de-
cIared he would be grateful if elected
speaker, but that the party's first duty
is success at election. Illinois re-
publicans started a movement to
further his candidacy.
David B. Henderson, of Iowa,
speaker of the house of representa-
tives and republican leader, with
drew as candidate for congress in a
letter declaring himself opposed to
the party's wish in his district for
tariff revision and trust legislation.
Speaker Henderson will not resign
at the opening of congress, but will
serve out his term, according to D.
ID. CHASER, his representative The
real reason for his Withdrawal as a
candidate is declared to be jealousy
or hostility to Gov. Cummins.
Tom Johnson Of Ohio is to be the
leading figure of the democratic cam
palgn this year, according to the
managers of the Chicago Headquarters
OF the national congressional COM
mlttee There is ten times the de-
mand for the 3-cent-fare statesman
from all state committees seeking
stump speakers than there is for ann
one else.
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Unique. is gradually subsiding.

Unique, is gradually subsiding.
The hotel bill of the shah oil
Persia in Paris was $4,000 day.
Lord Salisbury is seriously i'll, &C
cording to London Times dispatch.
The increase of the British debt due
to the south African war was $685.
597, $40.
King Christian gave a dinner at
Copenhagen in honor of the crown
prince of Siam
A gendarme became suddenly i'll
sane in theater at Malaga, Spain,
and killed seven persons.
The social democrats in the Ger
man political campaign are making an
I issue of the meat famine"
Pope Leo XIII definitely decided to
appoint Mgr. Diomede Folconio papal
| delegate to the United States.
The car, in an address at Kursk
! to elders of cantons and villages, 40
vised the peasants 20 be peaceful
| The Scottish National Antartic as
ISOLATION will send the ship Scotia on
an expedition to the Antarctic next
month.
M. Palletan, French minister Of
marine, in speech at Bizerta, Tunis,
used language which is construed as
a defiance of Germany and England.
Losses from the recent fire in the
oil fields at Beaumont, Texas, will ag-
gregate about 100000, according to
F. W. Greer, a Beaumont newspaper
man at the Auditorium.
| Word has been received at the Uni
versity of California from Burmah,
| India, that Prince Sui Nam Rhola,
eldest son and heir apparent of Sura
Jah Rhola Mures, of Rajputara, is
coming to pursue graduate work
Explorer Robert E. Peary arrived
at Sydney, G. B., from an arctic
voyage lasting four years. Surgeon
Dedrick is we'll and sane and is ex-
pected to tell queer experience.
Lieut.. Peary's expedition reached "a
degrees II minutes latitude, nearest
to the pole ever reached from the
western hemisphere. An ice barrier
impossible by sledge, boat or on foot
compelled the return.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

London, Sept 19.-In a dispatch
from Bucharest, Roumania, the CORE
spondent of the Press says the emf
grafton of Jews from Roumania still
continues and that within the last
three months 1000 have left the coun-
try. A party of 1856 just left for Can
ada and the United States and small
parties leave large towns almost daily.
Although the reason given by the emf
grants for leaving is inability to obtain
work, the Jews steadily refuse to take
up farm labor. Proof of this is found
in the fact that within the last three
years Roumania has paid for outside
Bulgarian labor about $1,000, 900
which might have gone to the Jews if
they would turn their hands to the
light labor of harvesting. Bulgarian
laborers, the correspondent concludes,
are we'll housed and excellently fed
while working on Roumanian farms.
Berlin Gets Note.
Berlin, Sept. 19.-The German for
eign office has received a note from
the British government, inviting &C.
ton on the part of the signatories Of
the treaty of Berlin in 1878, regarding
Roumania's treatment of the Jews.
The British note was shorter than
that of the United States on the same
subject, but it pursues the same end.
It is assumed here that Great Britain
knew the United States step before
hand and acted in support thereof.
The United States action is regarded
as being within her rights, in seeking
the assistance of the signatories in
preventing the influx of INDECENT immi
grants, which is recognized as a sub
Stantial grievance. These two notes
will result in an interchange of views
is feasible. In the meantime it is ex
pected that Roumania will take cog
nizance of the United States protest
and defend her case upon her own in
itiative before the signatories
The foregoing represents the views
VI CilS DuL lie
press, knowing nothing of the British
note seems to consider the United
States action as simply chivalrous
and as not likely to result in practical
measures.
The Vossische Zeitung says that
while thinking Germany will do moth
ing, it still believes the United States
note cannot fail to have a strong
moral effect.
Gratitude to Hay.
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 19.-Co-re
ligionists in this city of the persecut
ed Roumanian Jews heartily approve
of the protest against the injustice
and barbarity Of the Roumanian gov
eminent which has been sent to the
powers by Secretary Hay. At a meet
ing yesterday of the Roumanian re-
lief committee of Milwaukee a tele-
gram was forwarded to Secretary Hay
expressing gratitude for the protest
sent to other nations against the
treatment received by Roumania-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
QUEEN
CALLED
Marie Henrietta, Spouse
of Belgian King, Dies
Suddenly
Passes Away at Dinner
Table While Almost
Alone
Had Been Suffering for
Some Time of Heart
Trouble

Spa, Belgium, Sept. 20.-Marie Hen
riette, queen of the Belgiums, died
suddenly last night while eating din
ner Neither her husband, members
of the family, nor her majesty's doe
tors were present at the time. DR..
Guilleaume, who in course Of the day
had remarked upon the disquieting
symptoms in the queens condition,
was summoned Immediately, but her
majesty was dead before he arrived.
Two members of her suite were with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
REVOL UTtONARY AFFAIRS.

Panama railroad trains are guarded
by United States marines armed with
quick firing guns against the
Colombian governments protest.
The latter will not declare war on
Nicaragua.
Venezuelan government troops were
defeated by rebels and President
Castro is in retreat, soldiers deserving
and the overthrow of his rule is be-
lieved near A final attack on Men
doza's army planned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25

TO CONTROL
COAL MINES

Philadelphia, Sept. 2O.-Daniel H.
Mccarthy, lawyer of Hazelton, Pa,
visited Senator Quay here yesterday
and sumitted the draft of a bill MAX
ing provision for the appointment of a
receiver to assume control of the an
thracite coal mines under certain con-
tingencies. Mccarthy recently SUBJ
mitted the same bill to President
Mitchell. The measure authorizes the
legislature to appoint a receiver for
the coal companies on the ground that
the corporations violated the state
constitution which provides that char
tiers and franchises of incorporate
companies may be revoked if the bus
mess of the corporations is so conduct
ed as to infringe on the rights of indi-
viduals or the public welfare. Il could
not be learned what transacted during
the conference but Mccarthy intimat-
ed that Quay had agreed to give the
subject careful consideration.
Says Ends in Sight
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept 20.-The Tele-
graph last evening said: "Informa-
ton has reached the Telegraph
private source that the end
of the strike was in sight. Otncial
announcement viii be made either to-
morrow or early next week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
CONDUCTOR KILLS SELF.
Richard Roberts Becomes Despondent
Over Lay-off

Columbus, WIS, Sept. 20.-Richard
Roberts, aged so years, for many years
a freight conductor on the Milwaukee
road, committed suicide at the home
of his sister Thursday night. He was
found dead in bed yesterday morning.
No cause for the deed can be ascer-
tanned, excepting the fact that he was
given lay-off by the company recent
ly. Mr.. Roberts had the run between
Milwaukee and Portage for a number
of years. At the post norton exam
ination held over the body it was
found that Roberts had taken carbol1c
acid and chloroform. He lived at Por-
tage and is survived by a widow and
four children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-09-25
DESTRUCI PRAIRIE
FIRE IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Huron, S. D., Sept. 20.-The most
destructive prairie fire in the history
of Beaddle county is reported from
the northwest. Not grain or hay
stack is left standing in an area of
twelve by five miles am many farmers
lost their entire grain crops