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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
OBITUARY.,

The funeral of P. S. Blodgett, late
general manager of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern railway. took
place
John Scherer, the Oldest settler of
Hammond, Ind, died, aged 81. His
father died at the age of 1O3 years and
his mother at 101.
j. H. Hunham, mayor of Seward,
Neb., died in Davenport from apo
plexy. He was a prominent member
OF Odd Fellows, United Workmen and
Modern Woodmen.
Frank H. Marsh, general agent of
the Wisconsin Central railroad, died
at Helena, Mont, Of scarlet fever,
after an illness of two weeks. Mr..
Marsh was AZ years old.
Mrs. Fannie McKane, widow of the
former political leader in the old town
OF Gravesend, John Y. McKane, is
dead at her home on Long island.
She leaves an estate valued at $780,
900.
Walter T. Forbes, aged 40 years, of
Atlanta, Ga, an inventor and promoter
OF patents, died at Salem, Mass,
where he had been for six months on
business. He sustained a stroke of
paralysis.
David Charles Bell, a well-known
author and educator, noted Shakes
pearean scholar and a nephew of
Alexander Graham Bell, died at the
Bell homestead in Washington of
heart failure.
Rev. c. G. Gerhardt, pastor of st.
Stephens Reformed church at Read
ing, Pa, died, aged So years. He re-
tired from the presidency of the gen
eral synod, the highest legislative
| body of the denomination, at it's meet
ing in Baltimore last June.
| George H. Marshall, 60, a we'll
known pioneer, died at Mankato,
MINI. He went to Mankato from
Boston in 1853, and was awarded the
United States mail contract between
ST. Paul and Sioux City in 1856. He
was at Redwood Falls in 1862 when
the Indian outbreak occurred and
brought the first news Of the mas
sacre to Mankato. He is reputed to
have been wealthy.
Mrs. Ruby N. Chaplin, aged 81 years.
one of the richest women in MICHIGAN.
widow Of the late H. A. Chaplin. who
in 1916 bought the Chaplin mine. the
largest deposit of ore in the United
States, died at her home in Niles,
Mich. She is survived by one son,
| Charles A. Chaplin, who resides in
Chicago, and seven grandchildren,
who likewise are residents of Chicago
| Charles A. Chaplin will inherit the
greater part of his mothers wealth.
The funeral of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton was held from her home in
New York city. Besides the family
there were present only a few close
friends, including Susan B. Anthony,
the Lifelong friend of Mrs. Stanton and
co-worker with her; Lillian Devereaux
Blake and Mrs. Wilbur, who repre-
sented Sorosis. Addresses were made
by Rev. Martin D. Conroy of the South
Place chapel, London, and by Mrs.
Anto1nette Brown Blackwell of Eliza
beth, n. J. Interment was at Wood
| lawn cemetery, where the services in
cluded an address by Mrs. Phoebe
HanafOrd.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
MAYOR JOHNSON
STRIKES A MAN

Cleveland, o., Nov. 1-During a DO
l1tical meeting here yesterday Mayor
Tom Johnson overheard William Mvla-
CRANE, a republican tax board official.
assert that he (Johnson) was a liar.
Hot words followed and the mayor
struck Mylecraine in the face. MyIe-
CRANE left the place, declaring his in
tention to have Johnson arrested. but
late last night no warrant had been is
sued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
Sioux CoIIiery Resumes.

OWN SOlilSiy hCSUHlSSs
Shamokin, Pa, Nov. 1.-The Sioux
colliery owned by the Lehigh Valley
Coal company, having been tied up
since the resumption of mining, at
other collieries because the company
would not re-employ a union stable
boss who quit work when Mitchell
ordered him to remain away from the
mines, resumed operations yesterday
by the Lehigh Valley Coal company
reinstating the union man Four
hundred men and boys are employed
at the Sioux.
Decline to Answer Mitchell.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-The Black Dia-
mond today will say the Illinois Coal
Operators association, through it's
commissioner, Hermann D. Justi, has
| declined to answer certain questions
propounded by President Mitchell.
| These questions were:
| The views of the Illinois operators
as to the responsibility of the miners
| organization.
with that organization.
Their APPROVAL Of it's methods of dis
| ciplining it's members.
Their views concerning the reason
| ablenesS and conservativeness of it's
officers
! Justi said the strike commission has
not called for any testimony from the
bituminous operators in Illinois and
that none be given until called for by
the committee. Justi added that
| should the commission find it neces-
sary to formulate a series of questions
for the bituminous operators to answer
operators will give the composite
opinion of all operators of the state,
, and will speak through their associa-
/ ton.
1t would, in Justi's opinion, be dis
courteous to the president and COM
mission to anticipate in any way the
| questions they might ask.
Date of Wages
Scranton, Pa, Nov. 1.-The anthra-
cite strike commission has officially
decided that if any change is made in
| the rate of wages of the men it shall
date from today. This announcement
was made by the commission through
Recorder Wright.
Seeing the Mines.
! Scranton Pa, Nov. 1.-The commits
| sioners yesterday visited the Manville
colliery and the afternoon was spent
in riding through the region. They
investigated the underground work
ings, and asked numerous questions
of the men in the mine. At one place
| General Wilson and Messrs. Clark and
Parker crawled into a three-foot hori-
zontal opening out of which coal was
| being taken. The commissioners pre-
| sented novel picture as they sat
| around with flaming lamps in their
hands listening to grimy digger
giving his testimony. There were
many incidents during the day 1t is
possible the commission may make a
preliminary report on the three prin-
| cipal questions, increase of wages,
shorter workday and weighing Of coal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
IRISH LAND PURCHASE
BILL TO BE FEATURE

London, Nov. 1.-The chief secre-
tary Of Ireland, Wyndham, made a
speech at Dover last night in which he
dealt with the natfonalists' challenge
of the governments Irish policy. The
speaker expressed the belief that the
end of the Irish QUESTION was coming
soon and said an Irish land purchase
bill, based upon sound business propo-
s1tlons, would be the principal meas
ure proposed at the next session of
parliament. In the meantime the gov
eminent must vindicate law and or
der, the defense of which Wyndham
said was frontier politics."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
IN
DARKNESS
GREAT ALARM FELT OVER ERUP.
TON OF VOLCANO IN
GUATEMALA.

Tapachula, Mexico, Nov There
is continued alarm here over the erup-
ton OF Santa Maria mountain in Qua
temala. For SO hours the city was "a
most totally dark. Surrounding coffee
planters have experienced great loss
and across the line in Guatemala
many valuable properties have been
destroyed. Tacana volcano, near at
hand, shows no signs of breaking out.
There has been no loss of life.
On the coast ashes fell covering the
decks Of ships in the port of San Ben
ito. Subterranean rumblings have
been almost constantly heard. Bust
ness is depressed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
THE MAN WHO FLOATED Upton
Some of Panmure Gordon's Expensive
EccentricitieS.


Panmure Gordon. head of the Lon
don firm of Panmure Gordon, Hill &
Co. is dead. 1t was he VINO marketed
the stock of Upton, Limited the
company of which that most eminent
among the many challengers for the
Americas cup is the chairman. When
Sir Thomas Upton was in doubt as to
whom he should intrust the work of
placing his company's shares before
the purchasing public he received a
visit from Gordon.
Give me the job said the broker.
"and I'll put quarter of million in
your pocket
How"
EsBy charging 'em five shillings a
share premium"
Gordon got the job and Upton got
his e250,O00, enough to pay for one
seasons chase of the worlds greatest
sporting trophy.
Gordon was an elaborate dresser
and a high liver, but he was never vul-
carly ostentatious either in his
clothes or his domestic establishment.
The best of everything was his be-
cause he had the money to pay for it
and he once told a friend that he
spent $4,000 a month on himself.
That" he explained, lis the cost of
the bare necessities of life for a gen.
tleman-clothes, horses, carriages, a
yacht, grouse moor, a place in the
country and all that sort of thing, you
know. Of course, if you want Iuxur-
les it costs you more"
1t was commonly reported in Lon
don that Gordon bought $50 pairs of
trousers every year. one for every day
! in the week and the rest for special
occasions. A London newspaper
writer who knew him we'll said that
his rooms at Loudwater looked like a
sartOrial museum. They contained
specially constructed racks, in which
stood row upon row of shoes, mainly
unwOrn, and innumerabIe umbrellas.
At one time Gordon said he had in
his house 13 new overcoats which he
had never even seen and, on another
occasion, when he was burned out, he
complained that he had lost 100
neckties.
He was inordinately proud of his
Scotch lineage and among his most
cherished possessions was the green
flag carried by the Cay Gordons" on
the bloody field of Culloden A piper
always attended him at dinner time
and Gordon liked the mans playing so
much that he determined to make
photograph records of some of his ia
vorite tunes. One evening the piper,
stationed in Gordon's library, in front
OF big photograph, was droning
out
March, march, Elliott and Teviotdale,
Why the dell dinna We march forward
in order,
when footman opened the door Sup
posing his employer desired to hear
the servants message the piper
stopped. go on you, go on"
yelled Gordon. The piper went on
Next day Gordon gave a dinnei' party
among his guests being the duke of
Fife and Sir Thomas Upton
GIVE got record of my pipes" said
the host after dinner, tiust listen to
it."
And as the cylinder of the phono-
graph revolved out came "Blue Bon
nets Over the Border" with the
profane interpretations and angry or
ders of Panmure Gordon.-BrookIvn
Eagle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
MORE TIME FOR MOROS.
General Sumner Not Vet Ready to
Move Enemy.


Move Enemy.
Manila, Nov. IA telegram was
received here from General Sumner at
Zamboanga, Mindanao, saying he is
disposed to give the Bacolod Moros
more time in which to make peace be-
fore capturing and destroying their
strongholds. Captain Pershing re
ports to Sumner that many additional
Moro leaders have come in and
pledged their friendship and support
to the Americans. These visits have
been returned by the Americans who
were cordially received by the Moros.
Twenty members of the native con
stabulary of negros defeated 70 La
drones near Turica, Negros Thursday
Six bandits were killed and several
wounded. Their leader, Dalmacio, was
wounded and captured. Two guides
in the employ of the constabulary
were killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
SPEED BRINGING COASTS
CLOSER TOGETHER

Chicago, Nov. 1.-Wltn the inaugu-
ration tomorrow Of the golden state
limited, between Los Angeles and Chi
cago, over the Southern Pacific and
Rock Island, the time from coast to
coast will be reduced to SO hours. The
running time from Los Angeles to Chi
cago will be &c hours and, allowing a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
REVOLUTIONARY.

A Morocco rebellion against Sultan
Muley Abdul Aziz is threatened as
the result of the anti-foreign feeling.
His Introduction of telephones and
automobiles brought a charge of lean
ing toward England.
Colombian rebels under Tribe Tribe
and Castillo were defeated by govern
ment troops at Rio Frio. Both COM
~landers were captured, with 1000
lilies and 100000 rounds of ammuni-
1on. The revolt is believed ended.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
PRESIDENT OFF ON HUNTING
TRIP IN VIRGINIA

Washington, Nov. 1.-The president
left last night for a trief hunting trip
near Manassas, Va. He is accom-
panied by Secretary Root, DR.. Rixey
and Secretary Cortelyou.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
Sort of Early English.

L confess 1 can't understand what
your baby's saying"
1T is a queer language, isn't it?'
Yes, sort of early English. -
Philadelphia Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06

Nearly all of the musicians in tie
theaters in Paris are on strike be-
cause the managers want them, like
the stars, to rehearse without pay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
TROOPS LEAVING
THE COAL REGIONS
NINTH REGIMENT BREAKS CAMP
AT WILkESSARRE.
SIOUX COLLiERY RESUMES
Until Recently Tied Up Because of
Trouble About Non-union Boss
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Refuses to Answer Questions Pro-
pounded by Mitchell.

Wilkesbarre, Nov. 1.-The ninth
regiment broke camp at noon yester-
day. The troops marched from the
camping ground to their armory in
this city and were received by General
Goblin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06

two hours layover at Chicago, the
through time from coast to coast will
be IS hours. 1t is a new record for
the distance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
|cLAMoR FOR MEAT
PEOPLE OF GERMANY EXERCISED
OVER SITUATION.
TO ENCOURAGE IMPORTS

Price Has Become Prohibitiye to Lab
oring Ciasses-Best Beef Retails at
A Cents Pound-Apparently Gov
eminent Not Disposed to 90 Any.
thing in Matter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06

SONelheSS, is SUING lOr SoO,OOO DAM
ages for injuries alleged to have been
inflicted by the nine-year-old son of
Broker James NJ. Hartshorne.
Mrs. Florence Eva Rogers, daughter
of Mrs. Adams, who died by poison
said to have been sent by Molineux.
successfully withstood a severe cross
examination as to her friendship with
Cornish.
Old Tatby, chief of the Unitah
Utes for as far back as the memory of
the oldest inhabitant runs, is deau
near White Rock agency, aged 1O4
years. He was in the early days
special friend Of Brigham Young.
Baroness Schaezler, formerly of
Davenport, Iowa, seeks a divorce,
claiming she has to take at her meals
whatever is left after her besotted
husband has fed his Newfoundland
dog.
Victor Herbert, a composer, was
awarded $4,000 damages by New
York court because a musical maya
zine called him a plagiarist The jury
was instructed that the statements
made were not libelous if true.
Gen. Corbin's annual report will
recommend that the army canteen be
reestablished. Secretary Root will
concur. Gen. Miles is expected to
disapprove, as he believes the abolish
ment has benefited the soldiers
The Iowa State bank at Prairie City
was robbed of $4,000 by four men, who
held the citizens at bay three hours
while they blew the safe open with
dynamite. The Cheneyville, ILL.,, bank
was robbed of $500.
A chorus girl, Bonnie Hoyt, lies dead
at a Chicago sanitarium. and two DAYS
of diligent search have failed to reveal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-04-11
Fulton.

L F Potter took trip to Brooklyn
last Saturday.
W S Atwood transacted business in
Whitewater last week.
Mrs Jane Walker of Evansville was
calling on friends here Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Kramer is visiting her
brother, Charlie, in Berlin.
Miss Eta Warner has been having
improvements made on her house.
Eph Sayre and daughter, Dorothy OF
Beloit are visiting at Frank Pease's.
Luella Post has been sick for the past
two weeks but is now convalescent
Chas Gray, the famous pop man OF
GAINESVILLE, was in the village Monday.
We are pleased to hear that A B Fes-
sender, who is at the Palmer hospital at
Janesville is on the gain.
We hear that Mr. Dash Higgins, for
merly much esteemed resident of this
place, now living at Albion, had the mis-
fortune while fooling with dynamite
cap to have his hand quite badly hurt
by the explosion.
Parties using seine in the river here
nights should be prepared to stand the
consequences. If the game warden
should take hand with them, the fish
might come little high even if they did
make good haul.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-04-11
Lawyer Patrick Hears That He Is to
Die May in the Electric Chair
at Sing Sing.

Lawyer Patrick Hears That He Is to
Die May 5 in the Electric Chair
at Sing Sing.
New York. April S.-Albert T. Pat
rick, convicted of the murder of Will
lam NJ Rice, has been sentenced by
Recorder Golf. The date of execution
was fixed for Monday, May ). His
last Sunday in the Tombs was spent
quietly by Albert L. Patrick. He had
no visitors. Neither of his counsel or
his wife called, and the convicted muir
derer of William NJ Rice passed his
time reading and writing. except dur
ing the religious services. which he lis
tened to from behind the bars Of his
CELL
The case will go to the court of ap-
peals, and the mere filing OF notice
of appeal by the prisoners counsel
will act as stay of execution. 1t will
require many months work to make
up this ease" for the court of ap-
pealS to pass upon. More than 1000
typewriter pages of testimony were
taken by the StenOgraphers at the trial
and this will be condensed as far as
possible by agreement between the
prisoners counsel, the prosecuting at
torney and the recorder.
It is doubted if the case will be in
shape to be sent to the highest court
i'll the state before the end of the sum-
mer. There is slim chance that the
court of appeals will be able to take
up the Patrick case inside of a year
at least. When their opinion is handed
down finally, Patrick will be brought
to this city again. If the conviction
is sustained the prisoner must be
brought here for resentence. and in
case the judgment is reversed and
new trial granted.
Patrick also will have a release, at
least temporary, from the Sing Sing
death chamber. He will be taken to
Sing Sing at once. His wife, who was
Mrs. Addie NJ. Francis. will accompany
him to the prison, and she will spend
much Of her time from now on near
her husband. She has obtained lodg-
ings in Ossinning and will divide her
time between the village and her home
in this city. The last session of the leg
islature passed law requiring that
cases Of murder must be passed on by
the court Of appeals within six months.
AS the bill did not pass until after Pat
ricks conviction. it is question
whether it is applicable in his case.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-04-11
At the Myers Grand, GAINESVILLE.

The celebrated "all star" New York
cast and stupenduous production of
"The Burgomaster" is the most impor-
tant announcement for Saturday matt
nee and night, April II. Quite recently
we saw the western production and COM
pany, and although it pleased us i'm
mensely we may expect even more on
this occasion inasmuch as this celebrat-
ed eastern aggregation is more eminent
and much larger to degree and the
production more gorgeous and costly
than was ever claimed for the Chicago
production; in fact, this organization
and panoramic dream Of splendor has
only been seen during the past two sea-
sons in the principal cities of the East,
and it is foreg ne conclusion to re-
mark that many soul in Edgerton NAV
regret that old Peter Stuyvesant was
ever dug up again, and that "The Bur-
gomaster" was ever brought back to
town with it's insinuatingly catchy air of
"The Tale of the Kangaroo" Such a
gracious performance is the best evil
dence in the world of the success of this
show. In fact the musical bit was re-
peatedly encored and the gallery gods"
paid the singers a most unusual tribute
III CAOy OO1lSIuSly IoGSAC VI anu Wills
tied the entire refrain, during which
time the orchestra ceased to play and
the entire company sang and danced to
the time and tune of the enthused whis-
tiers. There are twenty -four other songs
in 1.-THE Burgomaster," many of them of
unusual note and popularity.
Frank Pixley wrote the book and
lyrics, and Gustave Lunders the score.
The music of "The Burgomaster" is as
bright and catchy as the lines are clever.
It is brimful Of the daintiest, prettiest
little airs with choruses to match.
This much heralded "all star" aggre-
cation, which for the past two seasons
has received the unstinted praise of the
eastern press and public, numbers among
it's eighty players some of the eminent
artists of the American and foreign stage
and comprises Richard earle, an actor,
author and manager of international
prominence and ability, and Edith
Hutchins. distinguished and most
beautiful American prima donna, and
two of the highest salaried actors before
the public today, besides numerous 9TH
ers; of course not forgetting that large,
dashing, cherry array of grille choristers
that is said to have created positive
rage throughout the east where their
youth, beauty and grace have been SEN
sationalized by the eastern press and
public.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-04-11
Milton.

Arrangements are being perfected for
a large attendance of alumni and friends
at the commencement exercises of Mil
ton next June. A pavilion tent accom-
modating a thousand persons has been
secured and banquet will be served
The afternoon and evening will be de-
voted to the alumni meetings.
The Seventh Day Baptists are talking
of expanding thousand dollars or more
in repairs and improvements on their
church building this season.
Joseph Granger and S A Cary deliv-
cred their tobacco crops to Janeville
parties Saturday. They received 6&2c
Harry Holmes has also sold his crop.
The fire bell rang Monday noon and
the department got out in rush, the
call coming from Milton Junction, but
before they reached the Phelps place
between the two villages, where the fire
was, it was under control, and the de-
partm ent returned.