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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
At THE SANITY CITY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WEI.
COINED AT ST. PAUL.
SPEAKS TO LEGISLATURE
Giving His Well Known Views on
Good Citizenship Outside
Capitol by Thousands of People
Later Is Guest at Minneapolis
Banquet, and Speaks on Tariff.

St Paul, April 5.-The presidential
salute. fired by battery A, Minnesota ma
tionaI guard, Joined with the cheers of an
immense crowd that filled the adjoining
streets. voiced the warm welcome to the
northwest for President Roosevelt, when
his special pulled in over the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road at 2 80 yesterday
afternoon. The local committee, headed by
Governor Van SAINT, extended a brief well
come. the waiting escort of civil and Span
ish war veterans, national guard and 21st
United States infantry formed, and the
procession passed through the business
streets to the capitol Buildings along the
line of march were flag decorated and lined
with crowds of people from all over Mime
sofa. The run up the river from Winona
was uneventfuI, the only incident being
short stop at Lake City, where the presi-
dent responded with few words of thanks
to the greeting extended.
Previous to the presidents arrival at the
capitol, Archbishop Ireland had delivered
brief and eloquent prayer for the prosper
ity of the nation and its chief executive
and as soon as the legislators were seated
after greeting the president, Speaker Bah
cock introduced him. President Roosevelt
spoke at some length on his well-known
views as to good citizenship.
In the executive chamber a brief recep-
ton was held, after which the president
addressed several thousand people from the
platform in front of the capitol. Governor
Van SAINT introduced the president, and as
he appeared the great crowd broke into
cheers which continued nearly five minutes.
Following this address, the party was taken
to Minneapolis, where banquet was held.
At Minneapolis.
minneapolis, April 5-The biggest, most
tremendous and most enthusiastic reception
ever rendered any man in the twin cities
From the time he arrived last night until
his departure from Minneapolis at II o'clock
for the west, he was in receipt of a contin-
ual ovation.
The presidential party reached Minneapo-
II about 40 last evening and arriving at
the Ncollet hotel was greeted by the i'm
mense crowd who cheered the president
until he had reached his apartments.
The banquet, which began at 80, lasted
aDout an hour. The party was then driven
to the university. Before going to the
armory, the president was prevailed upon
to address the students in the chapel. The
hall was crowded to its limit, and Roose-
He was then driven to the armOry. where
he was introduced by President Northup
of Minnesota university
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
CHICAGO MAYORALTY STATUS.
Leaders of Both Sides Predict Victory
for Their Nominees.

Chicago, April with the most
hotly contested mayoralty campaign
in Chicago's history practically ended,
the outcome is still an uncertainty, in
the opinion of impartial observers.
Chairman Revell of the republican
committee, who at the beginning of
the fight estimated the republican tick
ct would win by $4,000, adheres to
that figure. Stewart, the republican
nominee, himself expresses an opin-
ion, based upon personal observation
and reports from all over the city,
that there is likely to be a republican
landslide Chairman Carey of the
democratic committee declares Mayor
Harrison will have more votes to
spare than two years ago. In an esti-
mate by wards, he places Harrison's
plurality at $4,000 as against 28,342 in
1901 Mayor Harrison adheres to his
prediction of a week ago, that he will
win by $4,000, to 10000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
SOON To HAVE
A PRESIDENT
THEIR APRIL MEETING.
NEXT SESSION IMPORTANT
Committee Elected Last Fall Will Re-
port the TWenty-first as to the
Desirable Man-All Refuse to
Talk on the Candidates-Ann
Budget Will be Made Out
Madison, April 6

Madison, April 6.
The president of the University of
Wisconsin will be elected at the
April meeting of the board of re-
gents. This meeting comes on Aprn
21st and is the regular quarterly
meeting Of the board. The regents
| feel that enough delay has been
caused in this matter and that the
university must have a permanent
head. 1t is their desire to make the
Office a permanent one.
At their meeting last fall a selec-
ton committee of the regents was
chosen to find a desirable candidate
for the presidency and this com
mittee it was agreed, should have
until this April meeting to make
their report. The committee was
originally composed of J. H. Stout
(chairman), William F. Villas, James
G. Kerwin and DR.. Arthur J. Pulls
Since their appointment, Senator
Stout's term of office has expired and
w. F. Villas is chairman in his ste adj
The regents all decline to talk as
to who are the most suitable men for
this responsible position because they
feel that the public ought to await
their final decision and not be mis-,
lead by false rumors. 1t is safe to
say, however, that the selection COM
mittee will recommend to the board
the man who will best fill the posi-
ton as the whole board has been Oh
the lookout for candidates ever since
the late President Adams resigned.
Regent B. J. Stevens said yesterday
that the students should not be
anxious over the delay of the regents
in this matter of selection for he be-
lieved that the longer the delay ana
the more mature the consideration,
the better the choice would be. He
does not wish to hurry in this very
important matter.
The annual budget will also be
made out at this coming quarterly
meeting. Until this is done, the
exact financial condition of the uni
versity is not definitely known
Many additions to the faculty are
needed in some of the overcrowded
departments and Acting President
Birge will report at the April meet
ing some men who might he obtained
for these departments The regents
will make out the budget and ascer-
tain how much can be paid the new
men out Of the appropriation which is
left and with these considerations,
new faculty members will be chosen.
The many important matters which
will come up for settlement at this
coming April meeting make it one
Of the most important which has
ever been held at the university.
For this reason all of the regents
will probably be present. Their
legislative committee at whose head
is Hon. B. J. Stevens is working very
hard for the university appropriation
bill now in the hands of the joint
committee on claims Of the Iegis-
lature. They realize that the growth
of the university depends on its
passage as it stands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09

of trade and former president of the
board, in a statement says:
THE premature publication this
morning exposed a plot on the part
of the bucketshop to retaliate on the
Chicago board of trade for refusing to
give it's quotations by attempting to
obtain an indictment of certain board
members on misleading evidence. Ap-
parently, when the grand jury came to
look into the character of the charges
they saw through the scheme, and re-
fused to bring any indictments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
NEW STRIKE TROUBLE
CONTROVERSY OVER NUMBER OF
HOURS TO WORK.
MEN SAY IONLY s HOURS
Refuse to Remain Ten Hours When
Request Assert They
Will Pay Men Only for Actual Time
Put in-Men Claim This Is Viola
ton of the Agreement.

Philadelphia, April J.-The disagreement
between the mine operators and miners yes
terday regarding the strike commissions
ruling on the number of hours to conSti-
tute days work is resulting in the closing
of numerous collieries. The greatest dissat-
isfaction was expressed in the lower re-
gion and in Pottsville Shamokin, MahOny
10y and contiguous towns, and majority Of
the mines were idle portion of yesterday
some of the colleries the men laid down
their tools after they had worked eight
hours and at others they remained in the
mines nine hours, but refused TO work ten
hours when requested to do so by the SUI
perintendents The operators assert they
WI pay the men only for the actual time
worked and the miners claim this to be
violation of the agreement. Meetings Of
the local unions have been held and in a
majority of cases the miners decided to re
turn to work tomorrow and submit the
question to a joint Cancellation committee
of operators and mine workers as suggested
by the committee. Officials of the union,
as such, We're not permitted to interfere in
the controversies.
Work Only Eight Hours.
Mahony City, Pa, April 5.-The first
serious hitch in this region over the find
ing of the anthracite strike commission
occurred yesterday when employees at the
.conneries of this region quit work at 80
O'Clock after working eight hours causing
the collieries to close down. The coal com
panies will not pay them a full day and the
mine workers organization threatens to de-
clare future Saturday holidays.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
BLOWN UP AT SEA.
Believed That This Fate Has BefaIen
French Steamer.

London, April Sit is believed the
steamer Bambara on her first trip
from Marseilles to Dakar, French
west Africa, with a cargo of $4,000
pounds Of gunpowder and two cases
of dynamite, was blown up at sea and
foundered. The Lloyds say there is
reason for fear that this has occurred,
although no confirmation is at hand.
The Bambara has not been reported
from Gibraltar, although she should
have been sighted there March 81.
The captain of the French schooner
Assumption, Of Marseilles, reports
that on March % when sixty miles off
the lie du PALMER, he saw brilliant
flash of light which was followed by a
loud explosion. The captain Of the
Nina makes a similar report The
crew of the Bambara numbered thir-
ty-five men and she carried six pas
sengers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
WANTS COOPERATION.
Government Asks Militia Officers to
Aid in inspection.

Washington, April 5.-Colonel Parker
assistant adiutant general in charge of the
militia division of the adjutant generals
office. has sent the following telegram to
the adiutant general of each state and ter
ritory in reference to the proposed inspec-
lions of militia organizations by regular
army officers with the view to supplying
them with standard arms and ammunition
in accordance with the provisions of the
militia law:
The secretary of war earnestly desires
that the officers and men of the national
guard will lend hearty cooperation in order
that this inspection may be an entire sue
cess. 1t is very necessary that information
to be obtained by this inspection should be
had at the earliest practicable moment and
it is therefore hoped every effort will be
mace, both by the department commanders
and adiutantS general of the states and ter
rlIores to complete it,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
INDIANA STORM
CAUSES DEATH
DISASTROUS TORNADO SWEEPS
HOOSIER STATE.
TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN
SchooIhouse Blown in, Causing Fatal
Injury to Several Pupils-Oklaho-
ma and Kansas Likewise Visited,
Railroads Suffer and State Practic-
ally Cut Off from Rest of World.

Washington, Ind, April A lorna
do swept over southern Indiana yes
terday, causing general destruction
At Wathen a portion of the school
house was blown IN. Of the 40 pupils
present, one was fatally injured, and
a number Of others badly hurt. AT
Oakland City one man was fatally in
jured by the falling walls of a fac
tory. Reports from other points show
that houses, barns and trees were
blown down.
Killed by Falling Tree.
Alexdria, Ind, April 4.-During a
storm yesterday afternoon, Oscar
Cummins was perhaps fatally injured
and his ten-year old daughter killed
by falling tree.
Kansas Railroads Suffer.
Topeka, Kas., April 4.-The rail
roads are suffering serious inconven-
fence as a result of the heavy snow
storms. The telegraph wires are de
moralized. Wheat is greatly helped.
In Oklahoma.
Guthrie, o. t, April A storm
cut off this city and practically all OF
Oklahoma from the outside world.
Will be Submerged.
New Orleans, April 1.-THE most
serious development in the flood situa-
ton yesterday was the break in the
levee in the East Carroll parish. Parts
of Tensas, Madison, Concordia. Cata-
houla and Richland parishes, in addi-
ton to East Carroll, vii be submerged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
SON HELD
FOR FATHERS MURDER

Peoria, H., April 5.-William Porter,
the 21-year-old son of John Porter,
whose dead body was found in the
high school building, was arrested last
evening. Father and son, it is said,
quarreled and came to blows a few
hours before the elder Porter's death.
The prisoner maintained his limo
cence, but is held pending an invest1-
cation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
WILL ENFORCE BASEBALL RULES
National League Changes Section Re-
latinq to Dead Balls.

Washington, April 4-The National
league umpires adopted a radical
measure to enforce the rules against
kicking and rowdyism. They con-
strued the rules relative to the pitch
er's position as meaning that the
pitcher, in taking his position. shall
place no part Of either foot back of the
rubber, nor shall he take more than
one-step in delivering the bali to the
batsman." No batsman hereafter will
be allowed to take first when hit by a
slowly delivered ball, the umpire to
judge Of the speed. Emphasis is laid
on the rule requiring runners to keep
within the three-foot lines in going to
first, and in general notice is given of
literal enforcement of the playing
rules.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
Work ONLY Eight Hours
Fashionable Young Atlanta, Ga, Man
Alleged to Have Taken $4,000.

Atlanta, Ga, April Sc. Hallman
Sims, collection clerk for the Capital
City National bank, was arrested upon
a warrant sworn out by President Sc
per of the bank, charging Sims with
embezzling $4,000. Sims has, it is al
legged, admitted his guilt. The first
suspicion of a shortage in Sims &C
counts arose Friday. Expert account
ants Immediately began work on the
books, and it was disclosed that large
sums had been distracted at vaious
times extending back several years.
Sims has been in the service of the
bank for eight years and was regarded
as one of it's most reliable employees.
He moved in the most exclusive cir
.cles of Atlanta society, and was popu-
lar as young man of fashion"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
EXPLAINS the Removal.

Washington, April 5.-The United
States civil service commission yes
terday made public statement claim
ing the recent supplanting of Survey
Or General Go0dale of Colorado by the
appointment of ]. F. Vivian to be due
to an investigation made by that COM
mission. This investigation was made
upon complaints against the surveyor
general and some of his assistants for
violation Of the civil service law by
collecting political assessments
against employees of the Office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
SALOONkEEPER Is SHOT
BY MASKED RORBER

Council Bluffs, April AT II
o'clock last night Bert Forney, a sa-
loonkeeper, was shot and killed by
masked robbers in his saloon. The
robbers commanded the men in the
saloon to throw up their hands. For
ney made a motion to draw gun
when the robbers commenced firing,
a bullet passing through Forney's
heart. The robbers escaped
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
KILLED ATTEMPTING TO
EMBRACE SERVANT GIRL

Peoria, H., April 5.-William Dixon,
a railroad man, attempted to embrace
Miss Tota Callahan, a servant en-
ployed in the boarding house at which
Dixon lived, Friday evening. The girl
threw up her arm to war1 Off the ca
ress when the knife she held in her
hand accidentally penetrated the back
of Dixon's neck, severing the spinal
cord Dixon died in the hospital i
few hours later. The girl was pros
trated with grief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
LIFE LINES.

Love is gracious only to beggars.
We are happy as We think we are.
Know thyself," said the ancients.
BE thyself," say we.
The years are steps that break from
under US as we climb.
The wizards who believe in their
own magic are the children
When we see something nice we
want it. That is why laws are made
The gods Of Olympus have shrunk
into the fairies and ogres of the
nursery.
The egotist is an optimist: he cx-
poets his neighbors to love him as be
does himser-Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
NAVY DEPARTMENT PLEASED
AT WORK OF GUNNERS

ashngton, April 5.-That navy depart
ment officials regard the recent records es-
tablished by the gunners of the North At
lantic fleet engaged in target practice in
southern waters as noteworthy is evident
from a telegram sent Rear Admiral Hig-
ginson, commanding, by Acting Secretary
Darling, congratulating the fleet upon the
improvement in gun practice. A dispatch
to the department yesterday from Admiral
Higginson announced a record of IS hits
out of "a shots by a 13-inch gun of the
Indiana at a 1J00-yard target.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09

seriously thinks of making new
tour of the country and visiting old
places. He has never been in Europe
and feels he ought to see that part
OF the world before he dies. Law
renee was born in Saratoga, N Y, in
1918, and learned his trade on the
Orleans American at Albion, n. Y.
this newspaper still being published.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
MESSENGER BOY HELD UP.
Robbed of 81 400 Under the Walls of
Tombs Prison, New York.

New York, April 5.-Under the
walls of Tombs prison, Warren Smith,
a 14-year-old messenger boy, was
held up by two men yesterday and
robbed of $1,400 belonging to his en-
ployers. The boy was returning from
the Mercantile National bank, where
he had been sent to cash a 1,400
check and was carrying the money in
a leather wallet chained to his waist.
The boy told the police that the rob-
bers, after holding him up, dragged
him into the rear room of a store
near by, and pointing revolver at
him, took the money and tied his
hands and feet. AS soon as they had
left him he managed to free himself
and notified his employers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
Americans Defeat British.

New York, April 5.-The American
players in this years cable match with
Great Britain won again, thereby re
tanning the trophy. Considering that
they started the days contest with a
clear lead of two games, the match
was won by a narrow margin. The
final score was SO to AZ, in favor Of
the Americans.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
First of Auxiliary Fleet.

New York, April 5-The steam
yacht Czarina, built for Charles S.
Bryan, at the Crescent shipyards,
was launched yester.
day The yacht is the first of pro
posed auxiliary fleet to be used by the
government in case of war and is
built according to United States navy
specifications to have strength equal
to a 1,000-tOn cruiser.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
Kaiser at a Concert,

Copenhagen, April 5.-Emperor Viii
liam and King Christian attended a
concert last night given in aid of the
fund to erect a monument to P. B. E
Hartman, the composer. The concert
was patronized by Queen Alexandra
who is at present visiting her father,
King Christian. The emperor and
king received an ovation from the au-
dience.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
WHAT PHYSICIANS SAY.

Death months" are March and
April for adults and July and August
for children under 5 years of age, &C
cording to the statistician of the
twelfth census.
A freshly cut slice of pineapple laid
on piece of beefsteak will in COM
paratively short time cause softening.
swelling, and partial digestion of the
meat for a considerable depth from
the surface.
The government Of the Punjab has
undertaken to immunize 100000 inhab-
itants against the plague. The labor
atory of Bombay has been asked to
provide daily $4,000 doses of anti
plague serum to the physicians of the
Punjab.
Tuberculosis was not known among
cattle in Denmark until the importa-
ton Of Schleswig- Holsteins began.
1t then spread so rapidly that a gov
eminent commission which tested
1440OO head with tuberculin found one
in three affected.
The deaths from pneumonia per
10000 of population in 1860 were 44O;
in 1870, 1924; in 1880, 1888; III 1890,
1884; in 1900, 19,78-an aggregatite
increase of 1896 per cent of pneu-
monia, as compared with an aggregate
decrease of 39.5 per cent. of consump-
ton.
The so-called reflective classes of
society'-the idiotic, feeble minded,
improvement, habitually immortal, in
ebriate, criminal, insane, and other i'm
pared persons-are as a rule victims
of arrested or otherwise imperfect de-
velopment of brain attributable large
" to malnutrition both before and
after birth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Pennsylvania County Chairman and
Burgess Goes to Jail.

Chambersburg, Pa, April 5.-How-
ard F. Noble, democratic county chair
man and burgess of this place, was
yesterday committed to Jail in default
of $1,000 bail, charged with forgery
and embezzlement. w G. Vance,
farmer of Upton, accuses Noble of
forging his name to transfer of
mortgage amounting to $3,100 and c.
P. Pentz, GreencastIe, charges him
with forging the names of the protho-
notary and deputy prothonotary to
fraudulent Judgment transcripts in
volving $4,000. The district attorney
who investigated the matter last night
expressed the belief that Noble specu-
lated tc the amount of $4,000 to $780,
900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09

When funeral procession enters
the cemetery grounds a bell is tolled.
AS soon as Tombstone hears the bell it
starts for the door If it cannot get
out it sets up a series of caterwauls
that only ends when the bell ceases
tolling If it can get out it runs dl.
rectly to the gate and watches until
the funeral coaches depart. Then the
cat goes home Mr.. Hornung has
yainly tried to break Tombstone of it's
funeral habit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
Miss Jefferson Welded.

Mont Clair, N. J., April 5.-The we'd
ding of Miss Eugene Jefferson, oldest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas JEFF
ferson, and granddaughter of Joseph
Jefferson, the actor, to Rumsey w.
Scott of Louisville, Ky, took place
here yesterday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
KILLED WHILE ON WAY
TO SEE THE PRESIDENT

Buffalo, Mimi, April 5.-Nathan
Warner, a pioneer resident of Wright
county, was killed yesterday morning
while coming to town to take a train
for Minneapolis to see President
Roosevelt. He was walking on the
track and was struck by a 500 train
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
AULTMAN COMPANY
GOES TO THE WALL

Akron, Ohio, April 5,-The plant of
Aultman, Miller & Company, agricul-
tural implements, was yesterday
placed in the hands of receivers, on
application of George B. Grouse, pres
ident of the company. The liabilities
are s1,S00,000; the assets exceed that