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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
.LADRONES CAPTURE
A PHILIPPINE TOWN
REVOLUTION is RENEWED IN
MINDANAO.
SEVERAL WHITES KILLED
Among Them Inspector Clarke, of
the Constabuary - First Time
American Troops Have Been Used
Since Peace With Moros-Gov.
Taft Trying to Effect Settlement.

Manila, March 24-The town of Su,
riga Island Of Mindano, was captured
by ladrones, who killed Constabulary
Inspector Clarke and several others
A detachment Of thirty soldiers has
left to recapture the place.
Brigadier General Sumner, com
manding the department of Mindanao
has been ordered to send two addi
tiOnal companies of troops to Surgiao
1t is reported the LadrOnes are holding
the town, but the details Of the fight
have not been received. The fate OF
the white officials and other foreigners
is not known. If they have been cap
tured vigorous measures will be taken
to relieve them. This is the first time
American troops have been used since
peace with the moros was declared.
Governor Taft and General DAVIS
are going to Jolo for a conference with
the sultan and leading morOs in JolC
in the hope of averting the trouble
They will leave here tomorrow on the
transport ingalls,. No advices have
been received from Jolo since Satur
day. The situation there is regarded
as being critical, although Gov. Taft
and Gen. Davis hope to succeed in
making the moros understand the in
tentions OF the Americans.
The burial ship Preteus, has arrived
ing the bodies Of five hundred soldiers
here from the Jolo archipelago, bring
ing a few citizenc. The bodies will
be sent home on a transport.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
MRS. MAVERICK
WILL Be FREED
BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN PASSES is
YEARS IN BRITISH PRISON..
POISONED HER HUSBAND
WEEDS at Eighteen but Lives Unhap.
PLY With Man More Than
Twice Her Age-Give-Away Letter
to Lover Leads to Her Convic-
ton.

London, March 24-Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, the American woman serv-
ing life esntence on the charge of
poisoning her husband, will be re-
leased in 1904. The announcement
comes from the home office, which au-
thOrizes her Washington lawyers to
use the fact of her release next year
as a reason for securing the postpone
ment of the trial of the suits bearing
on the prisoners interest in land in
Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia,
until she is able to personally testify.
The decision to release Mrs. Maybrick
was entirely due to efforts on this side
of the Atlantic and that Ambassador
Herbert has never been called upon to
act in this matter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

W. Chynoweth should be made a cab
didate. There was a section of the
Dane county bar which was also urs
ing Judge Siebecker to become a can.
didate. When Mr.. Chynoweth was az
prised of what was going on he re
fused to allow his name to be used in
connection with the position, or that
any petitions should be circulated in
his interests
R. NJ. Bashford and a number OF
other attorneys then turned to Judge
Siebecker. Early yesterday morning a
request addressed to Judge Siegecker
was circulated among the members of
the local bar. 1t merely called upon
the judge to permit Of petition being
circulated in his behalf This re-
quest was signed by $50 to 200 law
yers. When it was presented to him
it is said that Judge Siebecker allowed
his friends to circulate the petition.
They were put in circulation and yes
terday afternoon they were in all
parts OF Madison. The were literally
SI5uCu anu ll1S pSIitiO1i W do pIGSOulGu
in the Office Of the secretary of state
at $50 in the afternoon.
During the early part Of the day the
governor received calls from a num-
Der of lawyers in all parts Of the state
urging him to make an appointment
Various rumors were af1Cat as to what
the governor intended to do; but the
most reliable information was that
while he seriously considered the
proposition OF making an appointment.
that he did not settle upon anyone and
that he thought it best to first learn
the sentiment of the people, The
movement in behalf Of Judge Siebeck-
e. was started without the knowledge
Of the governor. On the heels of the
positive announcement that petitions
favorable to the nomination of Judge
Siebecker were in circulation came the
report from Oshkosh that a similar pc
tition was in circulation IN that city
in the interests Of ex-Attorney Gener-
al E. R. Hicks. The situation in re-
gard to the judgeship momentarily
became more complicated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
NEW CORPORATIONS.

The latest articles of incorporation
fled in the Office of secretary of state
are as follows
The S. G.. Knox Co., numbering firm,
organized to operate in Louisiana, cap
ital stock 100000, divided into 1000
shares of 500 each; incorporators, S.
G.. Knox, Senator A. L. Kreutzer and
w. c. Winton.
The Wisconsin-LOuisiana Land e
Oil Co., Milwaukee, capital stock $780,
600, divided into 1000 shares Of 500
each; incorporators, Alfred c. KEN
per, A. ]. Schmitz and August Bergen
thai.
The Northwestern Land & Mining
Co., Baraboo, capital stock $4,000, di-
vided into $4,000 shares Of 81 each );
incOrpOratOrs, Arthur JudeVine, Her
bert Judevine and G. A Clark.
The Oil Burner Furnace Co., Mil
waukee, capital stock 100000, divided
into 200 shares of $50 each; incorpor-
ators, NJ D. Kelly, F. S. Garland and
John T. Kelly.
The Burlington Electric Light &
Power Co., Burlington, Racine county,
capital stock $4,000, divided into 500
shares of 500 each; incorporatOrs,
Leonard J. Smith, Clarence E. Pardee
and Mary D. Smith.
The Katharyn Zinc Mining & Mill
ing Co., Milwaukee, capital stock $780,
600, divided into 5000 shares of SO
low, Horace NJ. Brown and Frank M.
Hoyt.
The Miller and Co, Appleton, capital
stock $4,000, divided into $50 shares
of 500 each; incorporators, G. M.
Miller, M. H Miller and z. K. Miller
The Medford Pea Canning Co., Med
ford, Taylor county, capital stock $24,-
600, divided into 240 shares Of 500
each; incorporators, T M. Milor, G. l..
AIverson and F. w. Douthett.
The Merrill Railway & Lighting Co.,
Merrill, Lincoln county, y ]. NJ. COtter,
president, and e. S. King, secretary,
filed an amendment increasing the
capital stock from $4,000 to 100000.
The Jefferson Investment Co., Mil
waUkee, capital stock $4,000, divided
into 100 shares Of 500 each; incorpOr-
ators, Hugh Ryan, Harry c. McDer-
mott and Fordyce H. Bottom.
The Mandelert Merchantile Co.,
Chippewa Falls, capital stock 100000,
divided into 900 shares of 500 each; ;
incorporators, Charles A. George A,
Olive and Ida Mandelert, and Mary
Adele Murphy and Mary SOmmer-
meyer
The Favera Creamery Co, Favera,
Richland county, capital stock $4,000,
divided into 80 shares of $25 each !;
incorporators, M. D. Ellsworth, T. J.
| Ellsworth, NJ. J. McDermott and sew
en- others
The Wisconsin Archaeological socie-
| ty, Milwaukee. formed with no capital
stock for the purpose Of promoting
archaeological research; incorporates,
Henry A. Crosby, Charles E. Brown,
! Lee R. Whitney and George A. West.
The Sisters of Mary, Beloit, filed
! amendments making the articles more
explicit. signed by Mother Mary Agnes
and Sister NJ Madeleine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

was wealthy. The mother had married
William G. Chandler, rich banker,
in Mobile just before the war. He died
suddenly, leaving son and Florence,
and the widow moved to Macon,
where she married the Count du Bar
ry. On the way to Europe the count
died, and the widow married again,
this time to Baron de Rogue.
In 1880 Florence was eighteen and
very beautiful On the way to Trieste
the girl and her mother met James
Maybrick, a Liverpool cotton broker of
AZ. He fell in love with the girl, and
in 1881 they were married, a union
that resulted in a long succession Of
family differences and, on the part Of
Maybrick, actual violence. Two chill
dren were born, a boy in 1882, and a
girl in 1886.
In March, 1889, Mrs. Maybrick wrote
to a housekeeper in London ordering
rooms for herself and husband, and for
her sister-in-law. The sister-in-law
knew nothing of this, but Mrs. May
brick went to London and there met a
man named Albert Briefly. On her re-
turn to Liverpool Maybrick assaulted
his wife in public, alleging that she
had been untrue to him. Mrs. May
brick swOre she would leave him for
this, and but for the intercession Of a
maid servant the pair would have sep
aTated.
A few weeks later Maybrick was
suddenly taken i'll. 1t was seen that
after taking medicine he grew worse.
The brothers, suspecting his wife,
went to the house with a trained
nurse and kept watch over the sick
man.
Mrs. Maybrick wrote a letter which
she gave to the children's nurse to
lnail 1t was dropped in the mud, and
the inquisitive nurse while renewing
the envelope was attracted by the SUI
prescription, Darling" and the sigma
ture, Your own Florrie" This letter
convicted MIS-. Maybrick, for in it
were the following sentences:
Both my brothers-in-law are here,
and we are terribly anxious. l cannot
answer your letter fully today, darling,
but relieve your mind of all fear of
discovery, now or in the future"
The letter was addressed to Albert
Briefly. The day following Mr. May
brick grew worse, and on May II he
died. A postmortem disclosed only
one one-hundredth Of a grain Of arsen-
ic in the stomach, too little to cause
death. The physicians said that Mr.
Maybrick died of natural causes, but it
was known that he was addicted to
the arsenic habit. In the search of
Mrs. Maybrick's rooms unusual guam
titles of arsenic were found. The
young wife, still beautiful at only %,
was convicted and sentenced to death.
This sentence was afterward commut-
ed. and an international movement
was begun to free the woman, but it
never succeeded. She will have been
in prison Is years when freed.
News Is Confirmed.
Washington, March 24.-Mrs. May
bricks attorneys in this city, received
a cablegram from the American en-
bassy in London yesterday afternoon,
confirming the news of her forthcom-
ing release and adding that she will be
liberated in July, 1904.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
NO BILL OFFERED
ON JUDCESH|P
MEASURE TO ALLOW MORE TIME
Is WITHHELD
ASPHALT AMENDMENT IN
Report Received Favorine Passage of
Bill to Permit Use of Other Mater
ial in Pavement of States Strip
Around Capitol Park-Both
Branches Adjourn Quickly.
Madison, March "a,

-
! The legislative week began last
night with short sessions in both
houses. Each branch had long cal
endar before it, but the absentees be-
| ing numerous neither side concluded
! to work. No bill developed with refer
ence to the supreme court vacancy, al
though one was expected from the sem
ate judiciary committee, providing
that candidates might file their NOM
nation papers up to eight days before
the election.
The senate passed the bill to apprO-
pirate 500 to each of the members OF
the legislative committee on visitation
Of the state charitable and penal insti-
tutlons, and Immediately adjourn.
The assembly heard committee re-
ports, among which was that of the
committee on state affairs recommend
ing the passage of the Dudgeon bill to
amend the law appropriating $4,000
for the paving of the states strip
around the capitol park with asphalt,
so that it shall read asphalt or other
suitable material"
jOurn Mr.. Ray induced him to with
draw the motion and inquired of the
speaker if a bill had been passed by
the senate and meSSaged over relating
to the supreme court vacancy. Upon
being informed that no such bill had
been passed and that the senate had
already adjourned he offered the mo-
tn obi
The opening prayer in both houses was
offered last night by Rev. G. Schneider.
The sessions in both houses this
morning, beginning at 10 o'clock as
usual, will be long, there being unual-
ly lengthy calendars of bills to be
considered
Speaker LenrOot announced the ap-
pointment of Messrs. Cady, Andrew,
Ray, Frear and Potter as the assembly
members of the legislative committee
in connection with the visit of Presf-
dent Roosevelt week from Friday.
Lieut.. Gov. Davidson has not an
nounced his appointments.
Assemblyman Andrew offered an
amendment to the law OF 1901 relating
to biennial elections of city officers,
definitely providing that members of
county boards of supervisors shall be
elected annually for terms Of one year
except in cities operating under spe-
cial charters. The amendment came
as a substitute for a similar bill and
was passed under suspension of the
rules. The state affairs committee re-
ported in favor of cOncurring in the
senate blu to establish a system Of
state insurance of public buildings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
BAD SNOW AT YELLOWSTONE.
Prospects For Good Weather for Pres
ident's Visit Not Bright.

Fort Yellowstone, March 24.-The
National Park was swept by terrific
snow storm during the past two days.
The guIches were filled, making travel
even for ski runners almost impossi-
BILE. The prospect for pleasant wealth
er when the president visits the park
is not at all good.
Major Pitcher, superintendent of the
park, declared President Roosevelt
will do no hunting in the park. His
gun will be sealed by a military when
he enters the park, just as though he
were an ordinary citizen. 1t is under
stood from information received by
Major Pitcher from Washington is
that one of the chief purposes of the
presidents visit to the park is to eX-
anime the precautions being taken for
the preservation of game, and see
what is necessary to make the protec-
ton still more effective.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
T kilograms in Brief

Governor Yates denied a pardon to
William Tribble who has been sent
to Jail and disfranchised for selling
his vote for $40.
The work of loading ore on cars for
delivery at Duluth and Two Harbors
is begun. The ore movement is
earlier than last year.
Invitations to the dinner of the
Brooklyn democratic club April q
have been sent to number of prom
inent democrats, among them former
President Cleveland and VIM. j.
Bryan.
At Toledo, Ohio, Benjamin Hage-
man, defaulting treasurer of the Tole-
do White Lead company, pleaded
guilty to embezzlement and was
sentenced to eighteen months in the
penitentiary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
Harvard Defeats Yale at Debate.

Cambridge, Mass, March 24-Har
ward defeated Yale at joint debate
last night, having the affirmative OF
the question. Resolved, United States
should permit any European govern
ment to seize and hold permanently
the territory Of debtor state not ex
ceeding the value of the amount OF
the award" This question was ap
piled to South America.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

ton, throwing black cloud over the
entire colony. The country people are
terrified. The lands beyond George
town and Chateau Belair, where the
erosion of former deposits has been
rapid since last October, are again
overwhelmed, causing serious hind
rance to, if not complete abandonment
of future cultivation The land own
ers and arrowroot growers are despon-
dent. At Georgetown windows were
broken by falling stones and the
streets are covered with three or four
inches of sand. Earth tremors are felt
constantly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
NEW YORK BUTLER MISSING
WITH $25, 600 IN JEWELRY

New YORK, March 24.-GeOrge BOs-
suit, the butler at the residence of Al
fred Nathan, disappeared and jewelry
belonging to Nathan valued at $4,000
is missing. Bossut left a note admit
ting he took the jewelry, promising if
the matter is kept quiet to send the
pawn tickets to Nathan and threaten
ing to leave for Europe if the police
are put on his track.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

to the room. She also admitted, after
first denying, that she frequently met
Pencil at other houses. Other wit
nesses yesterday included George G.
Miller, Burdick's attorney; Henry ].
Orrett. Pencils furnace man, and
Lizzie Romance, maid in Pennell' s
house.
Miller's testimony related mostly to
the divorce proceedings. He said that
Pencil once in his office made a
yelled threat at suicide. The testi-
mony of the others was not Of great
importance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
SUMMONS SERVED ON
EIGHT COAL COMPANIES

indianapolis, March 2.4-Summons
were served yesterday on eight In
diana coal companies ordering them
to appear before Judge Kahlsaat Of
the United States district court at
Chicago this morning to answer to
the application for restraining order
filed by the United States District At
torney Bethea. The defendants are
charged with violating the Sherman
law The defendants are the same
companies that were indicated at
Chicago for conspiracy to raise the
price of coal during the famine last
winter Judge Chetlain decided that
the state courts had no Jurisdiction
any any action must proceed against
them through the federal courts if at
all.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
Man and Money Are Missinq.

Milwaukee, March 24.-Treasurer
Harry E. Nirdlinger Of the Marguerite
Sylvia opera company was robbed of
cash and notes amounting in all to
about $4,000. Yesterday, the money
having been taken from beneath his
head while he slept. 1t is asserted
Nirdlinger was drugged before he re-
tired. A member of the company who
is missing and who slept with Nird-
Iinger is suspected Of the theft.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
ARTISTS WIFE WINS
IN SUIT FOR MILLIONS

New York, March 24.-Mrs. Fannie
Rayne McComb Herzog, daughter of
the late James Jennings McComb,
and who married the artist Louis Her
zog before she could get court to de-
eide whether the clause of her fathers
will cutting her out of her share of his
S15,000,000 estate should she marry
Herzog was valid, has won her con-
tention. Under the decision filed yes
terday Mrs. Herzog is declared en-
titled to about 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
USED A "RAZZER."
So Minister to the Black Land Had to
Draw Gun.

New York, March 24.-Dr. J. R. A.
Grassland, United States minister to
Liberia and C. washington Ellis, sec
rotary of the legation, arrived last
night. Both are negroes. Explaining
his shooting of Thomas Faulkner at
the legation last October, Grassland
says it was done in self defense.
Faulkner occupied rooms in the bul-u
ing in Monrovia which Grassland
leased for the legation. When or
dered to move out Faulkner attacked
him with a razor and Grassland shot
him three times. Faulkner has re-
covered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
George w. Bishop GROWING Worse

Milwaukee, March 24.-The condi,
ton of George w. Bishop of Rhine
lander, formerly member of the state
board of control, who is suffering
from paresis at the Riverside SAM
tarium, is gradually growing worse
II is probable that he will be removed
to one of the state institutions soon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
REFUSES TO ACCEPT
CASTRO'S RESIGNATION

Washington, March 24.-United
States Charge Russell at Caracas has
cabled the state department that the
Venezuelan congress, unanimously de-
cided not TO accept the resignation OF
President Castro.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
Oshkosh Woman Succumbs After
YaWning Three Days Continuously

the woman was suffering from an OBJ
scure lieson of the brain, producing
laryngial spasms. Mrs. Jenner was
unable to sleep, but yawned until she
could do so no more from lack OF
strength and died.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

Oshkosh, Wis, March 24-After
yawning without interruption for three
days, despite every effort to relieve
her, Mrs. William Henry Jenner is
dead. The physicians. have decided
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
SHOT AT A LAWYER.
Milwaukee Has an Exciting Shooting
Episode.

Episode.
Milwaukee, March 24.-Believing
he was a victim of injustice, Thomas
Cusack last night fired three shots al
Attorney Chas. NJ. Seaman, as the
latter emerged from a restaurant in
the business part of the town. One
shot struck Seaman in the back, but
the wound is not considered serious.
A stray bullet cut through Jacob
Hulien's clothes but did not wound
him. After an exciting chase Cusack
was arrested.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
Geography Argument.

Members of the bar from the
northern part of the state are making
the contest one purely of geography
They claim their section should have
a man on the bench who knows the
business of that section.
NO one can find fault with Judge
Siebecker, said Neil Brown of Wau-
sau. 1T is solely a question OF
geography with the men from the
northern part of the state. We want
man on the bench who understands
our tax title cases and other litiga-
ton peculiar to our section and there
is not a lawyer in southern Wiscon-
sin who understands these cases
That's why we want a man from the
north"
A great surprise was sprung by
members of the Dane county bar yes
terday morning, when they started a
movement to place Judge Siebecker in
nomination. Early in the morning At
torney General Sturdevant rendered
an opinion to Secretary of State
Houser holding that the time for filing
nomination papers for supreme court
justice did not expire until midnight
last night. This made the filing of
the Ruger nomination papers perfect
ly regular, independent of any consid-
Grafton as to the time they were pre-
sented to the Office on Saturday AS
soon as it became known that the Ru-
ger filing was legal. a number of the
Madison lawyers set on foot a move
ment to have another man brought
out At first it was proposed that H.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
DR.. G. RI. IDE DEAD.
Milwaukee Pastor Passes Away in Ke-

Milwaukee Pastor Passes Away in ke-
nosha Sanitarum.
KenOsha, March 24.-Dr G. H. Ide
died here last night as a result of an
attack of apoplexy Sunday morning
He came here to rest and had not
been ill up to the time he was stricken
Sunday. He was pastor Of Grand Ave
nue. Congregational church, Milwau-
kee, and was one of the best known
pastors of his denomination in the
west Ca
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

Mrs. Sarah Bennett Hagard, prom
inent in Illinois Eastern Star work, is
dead at her home in Austin. III.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

The Missouri house investigating
committee finds no direct evidence of
bribery in connection with school
book legislation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
La Soufriere Is Again Active.

kingstown, st. Vincent, March "a
La Souriere is again in violent erup-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
History of the Crime.

Mrs. Maybrick was before marriage
Florence Chandler, the only surviving
child of the Baroness de Rogue, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

Milwaukee, March 24.-WiscOnsin
storm of the winter and reports from
several interior cities are that nearly
a foot of snow has fallen. Railroad
traffic is delayed. Reports from the
northern part Of the state are that the
railroads and telegraph lines are tied