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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

see land swindle, in which 100000
acres were sold from tract which
contained only $4,000 acres.
Fitzhugh Lee, in a warm interview,
denounced the opposition to placing
statute Of General Robert E. Lee in
statuary hall at the national capitol in
Washington He favored the idea,
declaring that the opposition in the
north comes from the ''invisibles in
war and the invincibles in peace
Near Peoria, H., William Minch
rode to the home of his brother-in-law
Odam Oetzel, and shot him in the
back, killing him instantly. Then
Minch rode to the home of his former
wife and cut off her right ear and one
of the fingers of her left hand. He
then killed himself. Domestic trouble
was the cause.
Indictments charging attempted eX-
tortion have been returned in New
York against DR.. Benjamin Thomas
Whitmore for years head of the scien-
tifc department of Parke, Davis &
Co. of Detroit, Mich, and Henry C.
were arrested charged with demand
ing money for a contracting firm I'M
der threats to withdraw the assist
ance of government tugs.
Assistant Secretary Taylor will soon
pTOmulgate the regulations for the adj
ministration Of the new immigration
law. One feature is the increase in
the head tax, the rate being 81 instead
of 81. The receipts from this source
last year aggregated 100000 One
result will be a more efficient patrol
of the northern border, the number
of immigrants from that direction hav-
ing increased in the past few years.
Arthur R. Pencil is frequently men
/ toned at the Buffalo inquest as i'm
plicated in the Edwin L. Burdick MUIR
der. Charles S. Parke, the Iatters
former partner, declared himself salts
fed of Pencils guilt Mrs. Paine
testified to an appointment with Bur
lick. A. R. PennelIs guilt as the
murderer will be further Indicated by
al alleged letter to Mrs Burdick by
Pennel. An expression: 81 feel that
must Kill Ed Burdick," occurs in it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
MORTUARY,

DR.. Samuel H. Mclean, aged "a
years, for the last two years superin-
tendent Of the state asylum for feeble
! minded children at Lincoln, H., died
Miss Edna Carr, widely known as
concert singer and with a large &C
! Quaintance in Chicago musical circles,
! died yesterday at her home in Bloom
! ington.
At Washington Daniel w. Kauf-
man, of Marquette, Mich, called on
] the clerk of the supreme court and Sc
/ cured a license to marry Miss Lulu B.
/ Kerr, of Chicago. He denied that there
| was any secret about his marriage
and said that alleged interviews with
! him were fakes.
| w. James Cannon, aged so years, of
! Custer, S. D., a cousin Of Congressman
: Cannon of Illinois and one of the best
/ known men in the hills region, died in
| a hospital at Hot Springs, S. D. Mr..
| Cannon served as a soldier under Sam
! Houston in the Texas revolution and
was awarded a special Houston medal
| for brave and meritorious conduct on
! the field Of battle. In the Mexican war
he served under General Taylor and
when the civil war broke out he en-
listed as a private and was mustered
out in 1865. He had been wounded
| thrice.
! General Schuyler Hamilton, a class
mate of General Grant at West Point,
grandson Of Alexander Hamilton and
| a hero Of two wars, died in New York
! city. He was 81 years old and had
lived in retirement owing to i'll health
for several years One of his sons,
Robert Ray Hamilton, was killed mys-
teriously several years ago in the
Snake river region Of the northwest.
Another son, Schuyler Hamilton, Jr.,
survives him. General Hamilton was
born July 20, 1922, IN New York. After
graduation from West Point in 1871
he served on the frontier as lieutenant
Of the First infantry. Afterward he
was assistant instructor IN tactics at
West Point. He served throughout
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
ARGUMENTS ENDED
JUDGE ADAMS TAKES WABASH
CASE UNDER AMUSEMENT.
JUDGE PRIEST Is CAUSTIC
Attorney for Company Says Wabash
Had Been Wiiin TO Arbitrate-
Counsel Judson's Afterthought Bet
ter Than His Forethought-Prie
Claims Arbitration Was Refused.

St. Louis, March 21.-Arguments in
the Wabash injunction suit were con-
Guided yesterday afternoon and the
case taken under advisement by Judge
Adams. He gave no intimation of
how much time he might require to
prepare his opinion, but the attorneys
recIared after adjournment that they
would look for a decision in a week or
ten days.
Attached to one of the affidavits by
President Ramsey and submitted to
the court was stenOgraphic report of
the meeting between Ramsey and the
grievance committee. In this report
]. R. Courtney of the committee is
quoted as having said to Ramsey that
the men would be willing to arbitrate,
but would not allow the company to
select any arbitrators. In the after
noon Judge Priest, who made the final
argument for the company, alluded to
the reported statements Of Courtney
and declared the company had been
willing to arbitrate. Grand Master
Hanahan of the fireman, who was seat
ed behind F. n. Judson, chief counsel
for the defendants, leaned quickly for
ward and spoke a few words to the
attorney, who at once interrupted
Priests arguments with: Are you
willing to settle this thing in that
manner"
Il am here to answer the argument
made by the gentleman" said Priest.
Il have no authority to speak either
for Ramsey or Wabash upon such a
question"
Instantly Judson announced his will
ingness to accept the arbitration of the
tribunal provided for under the acts of
congress. THE gent1eman's after
thought is better than his fore
thought" retorted Priest and resumed
his argument.
Hanahan speaking for both the fire
men and trainmen said he was willing
to arbitrate and that he told JudsOn to
make the proposition.
Mr.. Blodgett, chief counsel for the
Wabash, did not think Ramsey cared
to say anything as 1.-The men fatty re-
fused arbitration when he offered it. ;"
Judge Priest concluded his argu-
ment and the court adjourned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
HADLEYS COMING WEST.
President of Yale Will Attend Phi
Beta Kappa Banuet

Wisconsin is to have a visit from
the president of Yale university
Prof. Arthur Twining Hadley, and his
wife, who will arrive in Milwaukee
March Is, and remain three days, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. James G..
Flanders. The occasion of President
Hadley's visit is the annual banquet
of the Wisconsin Yale Alumni asso-
citation, which will be held at the Mil
waukee club on the evening of Thurs
day, March &c. Members from all
parts Of the state will attend the ban
quet, and President Hadley will de-
liver the principal address.
On the afternoon of March 26 Mr.
and Mrs. Flanders will give a recep-
ton from 4 to $50 o'clock for Presi-
dcrt and Mrs. Hadley. From Milwau-
kee they will go to Madison, where
President Hadley will address the Phi
Beta Kappa fraternity at it's annual
banquet He is a member of the fra
ternity.
President and Mrs Hadley are
making tour of the central states
and will attend the annual Yale
alumni meetings in a number of the
larger cities
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
JUSTICE RARDEEN
CALLED BY DEATH
END COMES FRIDAY MORNING
AFTER A LONG DECLINE.
A DISTINGUISHED CAREER
On Circuit Bench for Many Years Be-
fore Being Advanced to Higher
Tribunal-Was Candidate Fer
Reelection AboIutely Without Op-
position--A State Funeral.
Madison, March q.

Justice Charles V. Bardeen of the
Wisconsin supreme court died Friday
morning at 500 o'clock at his home,
211 Langdon street, Of cancer Of the
stomach. Up to a year ago he was
apparently in perfect health. He
was a man who took excellent
physical care of himself, walked
much, played golf with enthusiasm,
enjoyed the vigorous exercise Of
bowling and found much useful recre-
alton at s-participating freely
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

in the game with good friends in the
Elk club house. But in July stomach
trouble developed, not alarmingly at
first, and yet of such a nature as to
occasion some concern. Milwaukee
and Chicago specialists were visited
and in January treatment for cancer
was commenced under the direction
Of Dr. Palmer of GAINESVILLE, a relative
of the decedent. But a gradual de,
cline ensued, yet happily dissociated
with pain. Some three weeks ago
Ex-Governor Alva Adams Of Colorado
came on from the west to see his old
college associate and the two were
about together in the supreme court,
among the legislators, at the state
offices. Mrs. Adams also came and
with her husband was a guest at the
Bardeen home. Judge Bardeen was
then looking very badly and his close
friends were not taken wholly by sur
prise when the sad news was passed
about yesterday that the end had
come, though they had not anticipated
it so early. To one of his physicians
Thursday evening the patient, upon
whom sore suffering had now begun
to fall, expressed the wish that death
might speedily ensue. From the
Roentgen ray treatment, which had
been given at times during the pro-
gress of the illness by Drs. Keenan,
and Abaly, some hope was felt, but
all remedies were powerless to stay
the advance of the fatal malady.
Early Thursday evening Judge Bar
deem suffered considerable pain. He
became unconscious several hours be-
fore the end and failed to regain con
seriousness. Those at his bedside
were Mrs. Bardeen, Claire L., a
younger brother, Mrs. Maurice l.
Johnson, a daughter, and DR.. Palmer
Of GAINESVILLE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
Former Marshal in the Tolls.

Des Moines, March 21.-Former
United States Marshal w. A. Rich
ards, indicted two months ago on the
charge Of having been leader of trio
that it is alleged tortured Mr.. and
Mrs. P. Sullivan OF Hamilton, new
years evening last. forcing them to
disgorge $1,000, returned to the city
yesterday and announced he would
surrender to the authorities of Marion
county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
Bowen Gets British Note.

Washington, March 21-Minster
Bowen has received a note from the
British ambassador indicating the in
tentiOn to resume negotiations on
the Venezuelan protocols next week.
1t also sets at rest the impression that
the allies did not care to have the
preferential question go to The
Hagueu by stating that so far as he
is aware it is the wish of his govern
ment that the matter shall go to The
Hague for determination.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
RIG HOTEL BURNED
AND ONE LIFE LOST

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 21.-By
the careless throwing of a lighted
match by guest III his room, a fire
was started last night which practic-
ally destroyed the Clarendon hotel, en-
failing a total loss of 100000 and
causing the loss of one life and the
more or less serious injury of several
persons. William G. Hawkins, a tray
cling man of Bay City, Mich, is dead
and Peter Sternberg of Chicago
travelling man, badly hurt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
TO GET EXTENSION
IN SELF.GOVERNMENT

London, March PA bill giving
Ireland an important extension in To-
cal self government will be introduced
in parliament by the government.
Leaders Of nationalists and Irish union
lists have already been consulted and
rough outlines of the proposed meas
ure have been sketched.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

lighting commissions shall not be an
nulled except by a three-fourths vote
of councils and TimEn's, to license
and regulate the storage and use of
dangerous acids.
Madison, March 2O-The senate
passed the Rogers bill to provide for
the reading of the bible and for re-
ligious instruction and ministration to
inmates of the state institutions under
the charge of the board of control and
including all prisons in the state. The
senate reconsidered and again refused
engrCssment to the Riordan bill to
detatch the counties Of Villas and
Oneida from the 10th judicial circuit
ana add them to the 10th. Senator
North's bill permitting county boards
to vote appropriations for soldiers
monuments without submitting the
question to popular vote was resusci-
tated in the assembly, debated and
cCncurred in, the vote being so to "a
1t had been killed the day before, 40
to 46, but by a motion Mr.. Ray gal
vanized it into life then an hour S
discussion ensued, the old arguments
absolutely forbidding the Importation,
being repeated. The Dudgeon bill
absolutely forbidding the importation,
sale or manufacture Of cigarettes or
cigarette papers was reported favor
ably by the assembly committee on
health and sanitation. The penalty
is $50 to 500 fine or 80 to 80 days
imprisonment. The pure beer bill
and the bill forbidding the sale of
liquor within one mile of the Milwau-
kee soldiers home came from the same
committee adversely recommended. A
favorable report was made on the bill
for the gathering Of alcoholic statis-
tics. A really meritOriOus bill, i'll
creasing grand and petty jurors fees
from 50 to So per day, was introduced
by the judiciary committee Of the as
sembly with a favorable recOmmen-
dation. In case Wingra Park be an
nexed to the city Of Madison, or of a
similar annexation anywhere else in
the state, the council may not grant
licenses in the acquired portion unless
the residents thereof want it. At
least, such will be the case if a bill
which passed the assembly also goes
through the senate. Mr.. Donald S
bill, giving the county board of Dane
county the power to increase the sal
aries of the probate Judge and his
assistants was passed. Mr.. Cady
raised a question of the wisdom of
exempting from taxation pianos, or
gans and melodeons, as provided for
in Mr.. Timlins bill. When Mr.. Tim
lin explained how such taxation af-
fected many families whose household
furniture did not equal the amount
not exempt and Mr.. DOolittle had de-
clared that it did not actually create
a larger exemption, he pressed the
matter no farther and the bill was
passed, 70 to %. The killing of the
Dudgeon engineer bill was postponed
by the assembly at the earnest solici-
tation of Mr. Dudgeon. 1t comes up
Tuesday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
To Prison for NecIect of Family

Duluth, Mimi, March 21.-Jobn
Brooks, who pleaded guilty to having
failed to provide for his family, was
yesterday sentenced TO one year in the
penitentiary. It is alleged his wife's
insanity was due to neglect and worry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
An Honorable Career.

Judge Bardeen was born in Brook
field, Madison county, New York.
Sept. %, 1850. In 1855 the family
removed to Wisconsin, locating in
Dane county, and Mr.. Bardeen spent
his early life upon a farm, attending
the district school. In 1870 he was
graduated from the Albion academy.
On Judge Bardeen's graduation at Al
blOn it was forecast in the class pro-
phecy that he would attain dis
tinguished honors on the bench. He
attended the state university for a
time, but was compelled to leave Oh
account of failing eyesight. A few
years after leaving school were spent
in Colorado. Returning in 1874 he
took up the study of law with ]. P.
Towne of Edgerton, and in 1875 was
graduated from the law department Of
the university, locating at WausaU
the same year for the practice Of
law and forming partnership with
Roger G.. SpOOner, youngest brother
OF the senator. Carl H. Mueller be-
came a member of the firm at a later
date the firm being Mueller, Spooner
& Bardeen. Mr.. Spooner retired in
1876 Mueller following in 1877, being
succeeded by Gen. John A. Kellogg, at
which time the firm became Kellogg
& Bardeen, the cO-partnership con-
tinuing until the death Of Mr. Kellogg
in 1882. Judge BardeeB and ". II.
Mylrea became associated in 1888,
and the relationship was sustained
until Mr.. Bardeen became judge Of
the sixteenth judicial circuit in 1892
and from 1885, Judge Louis Marchetti
was a member of the firm. The six
teenth judicial circuit was formed II
1891, from the counties of Lincoln,
Marathon and Oneida. Being new
circuit no appointment of a Judge
could be made as such appointments
can only be made to fill vacancies and
the supreme court has held that va
cancy cannot exist in the Office of
circuit Judge until after the Office has
been once filled by election. Hence
the new circuit had to wait for a
Judge until it could elect one. At the
judicial election in April, 1891, two
candidates were in the field, Mr.. Bar
deem and E. L. Bump. Mr.. Bardeen
received 1924 votes against 2,940 for
his opponent He served out his first
term, and in the meantime the county
of Villas was added to his circuit. The
term of office of circuit judges is six
years and so Judge Bardeen's first
term expired in 1897. At the judi
cial election in that year he was re-
elected without opposition, the entire
bar of the circuit having petitioned
him to again be candidate. In Feb
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
Father Conducted Lincoln Service.

st. Louis, March Pin. Oscar
Gray, a prominent attorney, is dead
He was the son of DR.. Gray, who was
chaplain of the senate during the Lin
coin administration and who conduct
ed the Lincoln funeral service.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
HOPES ARE DASHED
FLOOD SUFFERERS AGAIN IN
FEARFUL STATE.
lEVEES GIVE WAY TWICE
Situation in Arkansas More Grave
Than at Any Other Time During
FIood-Refusees Continue to Ar
rive in Memphis in Large Numbers
The Situation Elsewhere.

Memphis. March 21-The feeling of
hope produced Thursday night by the
Mississippi river coming to a stand at
this point was dispelled yesterday by
two additional breaks in the st. Fran
| ces levees north of the first crevasse
at Tierce's Landing, Ark, and grave
reports that are being received from
/ Mississippi points, as we'll as by
! slightrise here. Yesterday the ST. Fran
! ces levees gave way at Randoll Shot
and ShaWanee village, Arkansas. The
situation in Arkansas is more grave
than at any time during the food Re
! lief measures have been taken, but
| must be for several days completely
| inadequate. The long line of levees
that guard the river front of the Mis-
| sIsslppi and protect the vast and fer
| tile delta region of that state and
have thus far stood firm against the,
! flood are reported in a critical condi-
ton at many points, and the news of
disasters from that coufntry will not
be surprising.
The most encouraging feature last
night was that a falling stage is re-
ported from ST. Louis, Cairo and other
points. Refugees are continuing to az
rive in great numbers and facilities
are entirely too limited to care for
them. In response to a telegram ask
ing for aid, Secretary Root has all
swered that he will supply all needed
! tents as we'll as provisions for flood
sufferers.
From the protected sections able
bodied negro men and their entire
families are coming here in large
numbers, ostensibly as flood refugees,
but it is claimed their real purpose is
to escape work and becared for by
the city and charitable organizations.
! The railroad situation west of Mem
phis shows no improvement and it is
reported that traffic is still completely
suspended and no predictions of re-
lief can yet be made. In Memphis the
situation is about the same. Much of
the manufacturing districts is still
| flooded and in the residence portions
there is much suffering. Develop
ments yesterday show reports from
Marion, Ark, Thursday night were ex-
aggerated. The levee was not dyna-
mited yesterday and no relief boat has
been sent there. 1t is authoritatively
and emphatically denied that any one
at Marion is without food.
Dynamting Levees
| Vicksburg, March 21.-Reports from
Duvalls late last evening state that
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Wl$tonSlG, legislature.

Madison, March 17-Assembl yman
Robert A. Lang's antitrust bill, aimed
particularly at the druggist combine
cOnspiracies in restraint of trade,
was passed by the assembly. 1t is
a sweeping measure anu was drafted
at the instance Of pioneer Eau Claire
druggist who found himself unable
to buy from certain wholesalers be-
cause he was not member Of a re-
tail druggists organization. The Kin
ney bill which amends the law so as
to require farmers to work 10 hours
a day instead Of in road making
was killed, II to %. Mr.. Dahl thought
the bill a good one-that farmers
ought to work 10 hours, and Mr..
Peterson, MIR. Morgan and Mr.. Baker
argued along the same line while
Messrs. Benson, Carberry, Chandler
and Fridd spoke in opposition, some
holding that farmers could not do
their chores and put in 10 hours on
the highway and others, like Mr..
Benson, insisting that at such hard
work as shoveling gravel hours were
quite enough. Mr.. Root was certain
that Mr.. Baker would regard it so if
he only shoveled hours. Mr.. Rays
bill, eXempting from the payment of
poll tax all persons who go to the
polls and vote but making the tax So
on all male adults who neglected that
duty was killed and the governors
veto of the bill forbidding the importa-
ton of western hcIses into the state
unless accompanied by clean bill of
health was unanimously sustained.
The assembly evidently feels full
confidence in county boards, because
it refused by an Overwhelming vote
to reconsider the vote by which it
had ordered TO a third reading the
senate bill permitting boards to make
appropriations not exceeding $4,000
for soldiers monuments without sub
hitting the matter to popular vote.
Senator Wipperman's bill, the pTacti-
cal effect Of which is to forbid whole
salers from selling liquor to minors,
was sent to the committee on health
.
did not fully understand it's purport.
A new phone bill came from the state
affairs committee. 1t provides for an
increase of the license fee on gross
earnings from to per cent. on com
panies doing a gross business of $780,
600 or more a year and from PA to 3
per cent where the earnings are less.
Senator Stout's bill, increasing the
salary Of the state superintendent to
$4,000, and another to provide that the
commissioners of taxation be a state
board of assessment for the taxation
Of express and sleeping car com
panies were concurred in. In the up
per house the bill, providing that chill
dren between the ages of and 16, not
regularly and lawfully employed, shall
attend some public, parochial or pri-
vate school in cities eight months and
in towns, villages and districts not
less than five calendar months was
laid over till March %. The so-called
BARRIERS bill, on the calendar for in
definite postponement, was laid over
for one week ON request of Senator
Hudnall.
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Dynamiting Levees.

Vicksburg, March 21.-Reports from
Duvalls late last evening state that
from the end of the loop to Chotard,
four miles, the old protection levee is
in bad shape, with water washing
over it at several points. A private
levee at David Island was dynamited
last night in several places with the
object Of easing the water through ana
preventing the great damage that
would result from a sudden rush.