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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24

Cairo, April 22.-After searching TWO
days the death roll of the burned
steamer City of Pittsburg has not
been reduced from first reports. OF
the 145 on the boat, about half are still
missing, and last night no further
hopes for them were expressed The
wreck is above water and was still
smoldering last night Owing to the
heated condition of the hull, a search
for those cremated in it has not been
begun and very few bodies of those
who were drowned have been recov-
erred, owing to the swift current at the
scene OF the disaster.
At the coroner's inquest yesterday
over the bodies of Captain Sylvester
Doss and Miss Marie Tissin, a verdict
was rendered that the former came
to his Geath from exhaustion and the
latter from inha1ing smoke Nothins
was developed as to the origin. cause,
or responsibility for the diaster Cap
tain Philips testified that he coIla
not account for the origin of the fire.
unless an electric wire had started it.
He stated that so far as he knew tn ire
were fifty-six lives lost. The coroner
was advised of bodies Being recOv-
cred at distances from this city. but
none have been identified. Sensation
al reports have been circulated about
the alleged quarrel between the in
GERS OF the steamer and the rousI-
abOuts and that the fire may have been
OF incendiary origin, but no credence
is given to these reports. Many
stories have been told by survivors OF
their thrilling experiences in escaping
from the burning decks and some OF
them are of the most startling charac-
ter. The victims were from points
along the Ohio valley and they have
left trail of bereavement from Pitts
burg to the Mississippi.
Later Estimates e3.
A careful estimate later puts the
loss Of life 63 as the lowest and the
opinion of some is that the list will
APPROACH 100. Of this appalling death
list only three bodies have been re-
covered and were identified uD to a
late hour last night All the injured
are doing well and being well cared
for. All who escaped from the burn
ing boat without their effects have
been clothed and made comfortable
and most of them have departed for
their homes.
William Brees, little boy, whose
father, mother and brother were lost.
has gone to Sikeston Mo Mr.
Sweeney of the same place. went to
Greensboro some time ago to see the
moving of Patrick Burke and the fam
lily was left when the boat came away
and came in yesterday. His little girl
was the only one saved out OF that
family of thirteen Their meeting was
joyous.
One passenger and his two sons
were driven back by the heat to the
rear of the boat and stepping off the
boat, all three were drowned G. H.
Clifford, William Whitney and Mrs
Fennimore say they were all in the
wheel house, on the outer side, which
was the last to burn as the wind was
blowing from it. They could not be
seen from the shore and remained
until their cries were heard by people
on the Illinois shore who crossed the
river and rescued them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
Accidentally Shot by a aov.

Quincy, H.. April 22.-At Plymouth
Aldo Cox. aged IS, was accidentally
shot and killed by Clark Huddleston.
aged 20.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
GoeS 70 RockFn-I

Rockford, April 22-Miss E. J. Roun-
tree of Neenah, Wis, has been ap-
pointed instructor in the English de-
partment of Rockford college.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

In the home Of Mrs. AstOr, $40 Fifth
avenue, New York, took place recently
the funeral of Johanna Best, who had
been i'll Mrs. Astor's employ for thirty
years. When Mrs. Astor's husband
died he bequeathed to Miss Best
legacy of $500 a year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Vowelle, a
newly, married couple of Greensboro,
KY, spent their honeymoon in the pest
house at that place. The bride was
Quarantined in her home, where her
brother lay i'll of smallpox. She es-
capped and eloped with her lover t.
the next own, where they were mar
ried, and on their return they were
both sent to the pest house
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24

though he has an agreement with his
employer that he shall work for a
specific time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
House Debates West Point Bill.

The house entered on a considera-
ton of the military academy appropri-
alton bill. In addition to the regular
items it contains provision for extern
sive improvement of the grounds and
buildings at West Point. These i'm
provements will foot to $6,500,00O, of
which little over 100000 is in the
appropriation bill Twenty-four of the
thirty pages of the bill were completed.
During the general debate on the bill,
Mr.. Gilbert Of Kentucky precipitated a
discussion on the race question which
was participated in by Mr.. Gillett of
Massachusetts, Blackburn of North
Carolina, w. w. Kitchin of North Car
DINA and Gaines of Tennessee. Mr..
Cochran Of Missouri and Mr.. Gillett
discussed the question of alleged vio-
lation Of the neutrality laws in con-
nection with the shipment of mules
and horses to south Africa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
Denver Times Sold.

Denver, April 22.-The Times has
been sold to David H Moffatt for $780,
geo. A new company will be or
ganized
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
NO HEAD YET CHOSEN
COMMITTEE OF REGENTS FAILS
TO TAKE ACTION.
CHOICE MAY BE MADE SOON

Likely to be Done at Special Meeting
of Committee Within a Few Weeks
But May be Deferred Until Next
Regular Meeting of the Board in
June.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
CHICAGO MARKETS.

The following table shows the open.
ing, highest, lowest and closing prices
Of produce yesterday at Chicago:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
TRAIL OF
BEREAVrM
DEATH ROLL OF PITTSRURG DIS
AsTER INCREASED.
SlxTY-THREE LIVES, LOST

Hull of Burned Boat Still SHOULDER
ing and Too Hot to Allow Investi-
gation-Five May Be Of lncendiary
Origin-lnquest Over Recovered
Bodies Held.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24

who has been i'll for some days, was
reported a little better last night.
The erysipelas from which he is suf-
fering has abated somewhat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
ON THE RAIL


III roads east of the Mississippi
river will sell tickets at reduced rates
for the following gatherings:
Photographers Association of ILL
nois, Peoria May 6-S.
Independent Order B'nai Birth, Kan
sas City, Mo. May 1922.
State Medical society, Quincy, H..
May 1922.
American Institute OF Homeopathy,
Cleveland. June 1922.
Knights of ST. John, Rochester, n.
Y. June 1926.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24

By an arrangement just entered into
between the Northwestern and the
Milwaukee and st. Paul roads thous-
ands OF dollars annually will be saved
shippers in and around Chicago in the
abolition Of switching charges. 1t al
ways has been the practice of these
two lines as well as all other local
roads to make a charge of SIS to switch
loaded cars from one point to another.
This fee has been added to the rate
for the shipment. By a notice just
sent out by the Northwestern and St.
Paul companies shipments from any
industry adjacent to the tracks of
either line in Chicago will take the
Chicago rate, which means that there
will be no charge for the switching
service. The charge for hauling the
cars in and out of the plant, sidetrack
or to a connection with another road
will be assumed by the railroad Other
Chicago roads have announced that
they would reduce the switching
charge from SIS to SO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
FREAKS OF WEATHER
HEAT AND STORMS PRESENT
APRIL NOVELTIES.
MILWAUKEE, IN WARM WAVE

But Cream City Has Its Share of High
Temperature-La Crosse Their
mometer Breaks Record-Nebrask
and Missouri SWeIter and q Fatal
Storm Strikes Oklahoma.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24

The typewriter seems to have made
than with Europeon statesmen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24

Stanley NJ. Braden, superintendent
OF the Iowa and Minnesota divisions
OF the Northwestern road, has been
appointed superintendent of the
Galena division, vice W. E. Morse, re-
signed. AS a result of this appoint
men the following changes have been
made in the operating department of
the road: E. A. kellogg, formerly
chief clerk under Mr.. Gardner, to be
superintendent of dining and parlor
cars, vice w. NJ. Wells, promoted:
w NJ. Wells, to be assistant superin-
tendent Of the Iowa division, and e
e Schevenell, to be superintendent OF
the Iowa and Minnesota divisions, vice
NJ. Braden, promoted. Mr. Braden is
A years old and has been in the
railroad service for twenty years. He
started as night operator for the
Northwestern at Evansville, Wis.
Promoted to be train dispatcher at
BarabOO. he occupied that position for
three years, and, leaving the North
western, was train dispatcher for the
Wisconsin Central at Waukesha for
four years. In 1892 he returned ito
the Northwestern was chief train dis
patcher at Chicago and four Years
later was appointed assistant superin-
tendent of the Wisconsin division.
Two years ago Mr.. Branden was ap-
pointed superintendent of the Iowa
and Minnesota divisions
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
LORD KELVIN FETED.
At Reception Given by Scientists
of New York

OF new York.
New York, April ga reception in
honor Of Lord and Lady Kelvin was
given last evening by the Columbia
University, American Institute Oh tle~-
trlcal Engineers and other scientific
bodies. A response to the addresses
OF welcome was given by Lord KELVIN
recounting the marvellous successes OF
Edison and other inventors in the line
Of electricity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
EABCOCk is ILL.
Wisconsin Representative is SUFFERING
From Erysipelas.

Washington, April 22-Represen-
tative j. W. BabcOck of Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
Nebraska Torrid.

Omaha, April 22-Reports show that
the heat is greater than at first report
ed. At Fairbury the mark yesterday
was 1903; O'Neill and Ashland, 50; Ere
mont, SO; Tecumseh, 80. Indications
are for cooler weather. 1t is believed
the crops in Nebraska are in no imme-
date danger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
Heavy Snow in Black Hills.

Omaha, April 22.-Dispatches from
the Black Hills tell of rain and snow.
At Deadwodo and Rapid City inches
Of snow fell. Dispatches from eastern
Iowa, tell of hot wind and Des Moines
reports a maximum temperature Of 81
with a thirty mile wind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-24
La Crosse SWeIters.

La Crosse, Wis. april 22-The ten
perature here was 81 yesterday, the
hottest in April since 1876.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-29
HENDERSON ANSWERS MlLLERS
Favors LondOn Dock Bill and Gave
Three Chances I'm the
House.

DUBUQUE, Ia, July 2s.-Speaker Hen
derson in an interview today on the reports
OF the grievances Of the National Millers'
association, on the ground that he prevented
the passage OF the London dock bill, said:
II had not heard anything OF It until
Saturday last, when l first saw an article
on the subject. l was greatly surprised to
see anything Of the kind from the millers,
whose friend / have been all the time and
! tried to get their bill through. l gave
them the foor once and let II come up the
second time, but members In charge Of the
measure wanted 1t passed over. as they
hoped for a compromise between friends and
enemies OF the bill. This was twice that
the bills friends had an opportunity. Later
l proposed again to have the bill called up
by calling upon the committees, but Mr..
Tawney, author of the bill, was absent that
day and other friends Of the measure were
unwilling to have 1t come up In his alb
sence, so that lie three times that the bill
practically had it's day in court, and for the
reasons named failed to be disposed Of, but
in no instance was II any fault of mine.
The bill lie a just one and ought to pass,
and / have no doubt It will pass at the
short session Of congress. / fear there has
been some very thoughtless misrepresent-
alton about this matter, for II lie not usual
for men to attack their loyal friends"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-29
WooDMEN SAVE INSURANCE
Newspaper Clipping a vital Point in
the Evidence In the
Case,

ST. LOUIS, July 2s.-(special Telegram.)
The validity OF a newspaper clipping as
evidence was the pivot upon which a case
in the United States court Of appeals has
been decided, closing several years Of liti-
cation, and the Modern Woodmen OF Amer
lea is saved over $4,000 In an opinion
handed down this morning. The court
affirmed a verdict In the United States
district court OF Iowa against Mrs. Jessie
Kerr, who sued for $4,000 insurance. james
r. Kerr, formerly a clerk for the Modern
Woodmen Of America, a lumberman, was
arrested July 81. 1897. at Manila. Ia, on
a charge of blgamy, alleged to have been
committed In Missouri. He blew out his
brains in an upstairs room on the day
Of his arrest while the officers were watt
ing for him below. His widow sued for
the $4,000 insurance. A Manila newspaper,
in It's account Of the tragedy. printed this
letter:
Dearest Jessie; They are onto this for
the money there is in II. The others Hre
nothing to me. Collect my insurance and
take good care Of Georgia. Goodbye. Our
loving HUSBAND.
The Woodmen, whose charter prohibits
payment Of death policies on lives Of sui
cides, protested, introducing the clipping
as evidence, and the defense fought this.
but lost today.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-29
Use any soap 90 its Packs soap.
IOWA MAY BUY CAMP GROUND
of Site for ReEimental En-
campments Contemplated and
Cedar Falls Park Suggested.

CEDAR FALLS, Ia, July 2~s.-(Special.)
The announcement Of the state o~facials
sometime ago that a probable selection of
Q site would be made this year to be used
as q permanent camp grounds for the diff
ferent regiments Of the state in the flu
ture has started the Business Mems asso-
citation after the location of the same here.
The recent encampment Of the Forty
ninth regiment has convinced General
Byers and other army o~fhcials that no bet
ter grounds could be found In the state
than those known as the Mullarkey park.
High, dry and yet supplied with pure
spring water, timber and vacant drill
ground, 1t seems to meet all the require
ments. Cedar Falls is . temperance tow
and no liquor can be had here, which re-
suited in q sober regiment during the en-
tire time. The ground could be purchased
for a reasonable sum and used each year
for the encampments of the various regI-
ments,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-29
Congressman smith and General
Members OF Delegation as
Advance Guard. =

Congressman Walter I. Smith, who will
act as temporary chairman Of the repub-
lican state convention at Des Moines
Wednesday, left for the capital city last
evening. He was accompanied by i. M.
Postmaster A. 8. Hazelton, Colonel
C. @. Saunders, ]. P. Greenshields and
George s. Wright, chairman of the repub-
lican central committee OF Pottawattamte
county. and delegates to the convention.
A caucus Of the delegates from the Ninth
congressional district will be held In Des
Moines Wednesday to select it's member
Of the state central committee. George
s. Wright and e. H. Walters, both Of this
city, are candidates for the position. State
Senator James e. Bruce Of Cas- county,
the present committeeman, is a candidate
for reelection. James S. Dewell Of Mis-
souri, Valley. whom he succeeded on the
committee, is after the place again and Ii
Mr.. Bruce's active opponent. Asmus Boy
sen OF Audubon and A. c. Savage Of Adair
are also said to be candidates for the po-
sition.
The majority Of the delegates from Pot
tawattamle county will leave for Des
Moines today. This is the complete list Of
delegates from this county; First district,
]. H. jerks, w. G. Depew. H.. c. Brandes;
Second district, J. w. Rounds, w. H. Free
man, Elmer Fehr; Third district. Frank
shinn, ]. H. King, II. 7. Barber; Fourth
district, }. L. wilkinson, Herman Miller,
Walter /. Smith: Fifth district. Ed Can
ming. l. Lovett. F. H. Friend; Sixth dis
trict, ]. p. Greenshields, E. H.. Walters, L
M. T~reynor; Seventh district. Ralph H
williams. Finley Burke, E. H.. Lougee; al
large. C. @. Saunders. c. M. Harl, JohE
Lindt. George s. Wright. Theodore Guitar
Ernest e. Hart.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-29
Iowa State Newt Notes.

It lie claimed that the leading railroads
centering in Des Moines have agreed not
iican eonvention. IN these GOOD repubIfcan
times delegates have the price to attend
conventions.
A party of twelve syrians left Sioux City
which have made comparatively goOd-sized
they are taking their wives and children
back TO show them their boyhood homes.
William Baliinger. president Of the Keo-
pickle packers in the United States. has
been investigating the damaEs done by
TIeeent h93os 70 Snst ,no IN mn hs n say anne une
dreds of thousands of dollars, and that
high prices for cucumbers will prevail an
other year.
The dead body of a man was found on
the English river bottom near Richmond.
1t was hanging over a log where the river
body Is that Of OFT sommers, whose parents
I've North Of Ks!Sns; put it a off som6 6sen
Sss n6 been missing n lhss' since Friday a week ago,
when he went to Iowa City. and made an
appointment 70 return the following Sun
day. He was a steady young man about %
George curtis of Benton got on the war:
path with his family. He whipped one of
after the boy left the house he followed
him, and after catching him kicked and
sqgsa MN Mrs sr c1rtis SSenssaln f To scream IsH that
Be had killed her child, which aroused Sam
Winger and he armed himself with a ball
bat and hurried to the scene, where he
uptown for help. Several men went down
and marched Curtis up before the court,
which fined him $40 and costs and sent him
to Glenwood to board In the county jail for
a few days.
Louis Yager Of the restaurant In Rand
park at Keokuk found a man trying tc
pass on him about the rankest counterfeit
coin ever seen here. Considering his for
was mad and notified headquarters. ThC
police found the man with the fake silver
to be q n honest resident of Keokuk. Hs
got the dollar with some others IN chang
leyee. Down there the police had no dim
Guilty In tracing the counterfeit TO the peo
pie who are making them, but the lattel
known. The silver counterfeits are poorly
moulded and the milling is initiated some
what by nicking with a knife blade. The!
can be told as counterfeits across the stree
and are not dangerous.
The cornhelds In the vicinity OF shenan
doah are Just hustling. A great deal o
the corn is tasseled out and the ears ar
pushing out at great rate. This remind
mer and the reporters were busy examln
ing the ~cornhelds, reporting the great mum
Der OF dead tassels and predicting tina
without plenty OF live pollen TO ~fertiIize tn
eobs with scattering kernels Of corn wer
daily brought 10 town and farmers wer
Offering to bet the corn would be a tota
fsllsT IRE ~ nov yoS f cannot aps n9d r,c E asaS are ss1
No one talks OF failure now except In tn
few places where water has killed the cor
or stunted it's growth. .Ninety-nve pc
The crop Is almost assured right now ys
August showers Utl be needed to make
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-29
Davis sells glass.
MOTOR JUMPS THE TRACK
stops Just on the Edge of big FilI
and Passengers Have n Had
Scare for Nothing.

A w~esthound motor on the Omaha line
was derailed last evening about 5 o'clock
near the old slough ~trestle. which has
been recently hlled. The front trucks
stopped within a few inches Of the edge
OF the embankment and what might have
been a bad accident was thus narrowly
averted. The car was we'll nlled with
passengers many OF whom became almost
panio-stricken when Il seemed that the
car was about to plunge down the embank-
ment. The derailment was due to a piece
OF wood being left alongside OF the north
rail. Il is asserted by the ofneers OF the
motor company that a member OF a sur
veying party had placed the piece Of wood
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-29
nural Routes for Mononn.

oNAwA, Ia. July 2~s.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Special Agent Mills Of the rural
free delivery service, h has spent con-
siderable time In Monona county recently,
has recommended that seven routes be es-
~tablished, as follows: On through Ashton
township, one through Franklin, one addi-
tional from Whiting. two from Mapleton,
one from Castana and one from Blencoe.
They are expected TO be in operation by
October I next. There are already hve ru-
raj routes in operation in Monona county
one at onAwo. one at whiting, two at Ute
and one from Sloan to Woodbury., that
takes IN part Of FairviSw township, In Mo-
mona county.