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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-01-27
NJ. E. Church.

Morning text unconditional Sur
render" In the evening there will be
a platform meeting. The text will be
"Cigarette Eyil." Addresses by Prof.
Schwede, DR.. A. l.. Ridgman and
others. All are cordially invited to
these meetings. Rev. W. A. Peterson,
pastor.
District Attorney, Theo. W..
Brazeau accompanied by Paul Abeldt,
prisoner, went to Stevens Point,
Tuesday, where the latter plead guilty
to the charge of rape and was
sentenced to states prison for one
year. The first day to be solitary
confinement. The prisoner Will be
taken to Waupun by sheriff Little
this week.
-WANTED-A man and his wife to
take care of Mrs. Erestine Fontaine.
Home furnished. For particulars
enquire of A. L. Fontaine.
Sen. H. G.. Wipperman and son
Richard, returned Thursday evening
from Madison where they were
during the senatorial contest.
The election OF Gov. La Toilette
to the q. S. senate will pro-
badly prove turning point in
Republican politics in the state of
Wisconsin. Just what the change
will be, we are not now ready TO
predict.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-01-27

This office is under obligations to G..
P. Carey, state superintendent of
schools for a copy of pamphlet con-
tanning the selections for ArbOr and
Bird day for 1906" It's d very
creditable number and reflects
favOrably upon the contributors.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
HEROES OF THE SEAS
Gave Up Their Lives That Others
Might Live.
BRAVE CAPTAIN MCDONALD IS LOST.
Thrilling Adventure OF the Crew and Psssen-
Wrecked on Sand Islaud-The Captain and
Six Members Of the Crew Volunteered to
Remain With Slsamer.

Ashland, Wis. (SpeciaD D-More .Nan a
score of lives were lost and property-valu-
ed at half million dollars was destroyed
IN furious storm that swept over Lake
Superior from Friday night to Sunday
night, according to reports. The gale
was the most destructive to lake ship
ping that has been experienced in many
years.
Besides the wreck of the steel steamer
SevOna, which broke in two on Sand
Island reef, seven of the crew. including
the captain, losing their lives, the barge
Pretoria, of Bay City, Mich, carrying a
crew of 10 men, sank, five sailors drown
ing.
The schooner Olive Jeanette, which
carried crew of seven men. is also
thought to be lost The Olive Jean
nette, ii is believed, went to the bottom
about 10 miles from Portage Entry.
This schooner was i'm tow of the steamer
ID. K. Doty when the latter vessel was
lost, with her entire crew, on Lake
Michigan, a few years ago.
The storm of the las. three days at
times reached the proportions of hur-
ricane, and the StauncheSt new steel YES
sells were forced 10 run for shelter. The
new steel steamer Stackhouse arrived at
the 500 on her first trip with her hatch
covers so badly sprung that water poured
continually into the hold. One of the
crew was washed overheard. The whale
back steamer Samuel Mather also lost
one of It's crew overheard. The bat
tering sustained by steel steamers gives
rise 10 the graveSt fears for the safety
OF many wooden ships which have not
yet reported. The monetary loss of the
Sevona is $4,000. while that of the
Pretoria is $4,000.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
Newspapcrs and "StrIen ~

Dr. Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton
University, seems not TO feel quite as
Mr.. James does about our newspapei.s.
Talking lately to n representative of
the New York Herald about the de-
hciencies Of college undergraduates in
writing English, he praised the Eng
llsh of the newspapers as remarkably
good. He found it generally terse and
clear and to the point. and was sur
prised that so many reporters. writ
ing so hurriedly, wrote so well. 1t is
odd that there should be this dispar-
ity of impression between DR.. Wilson
and Mr.. James. 1t must be. that they
have not read the same papers. or
that Dr.Wilson has been reading the
editorials and stock market pieces,
and Mr.. James the baseball and race
track items. Or perhaps they have
different notions about what writing
should be. DR.. Wilson says: style
in writing is something 1 do: not be-
lieve in. 1t sets Il limit to expression
and sets a wet blanket on thought"
Mr.. James has style, but his power of
expression is limitleSs. Peter Dooley
Dunno has style; so has. George Ade.
so had the judiciOus Hoeiier, so had
Newman. so had Iz%Pk Walton. and
Lamb and others. But they expressed
themselves and unblanEsted plenty of
thought. When any c6mpetent hand
like Dr. Wilson says he doesn believe
in style in writing it means that he
doesn't believe i'll bad style. "Style"
cOnVeyS TO some mindSEnnIv tho i'm
preston of stills. arti6ciality, rigid
ity and hobbies. The way writer
writes is his style. If he writes much,
h is as sure to have style of his
own as he is to have voice of his
own. He can't help it.-Harper's
Weekly
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
BAILOONIST BLOWN TO PIECES.
BalIOcnist's FrightfuI Death High Up In the
Clouds.

Greenville, o., (SpeciaD Prof A..
Baldwin, airShip exhibitor, was blown to
atoms by the explosion of six sticks Of
dynamite in his balloon while I,5oo feet
in the air. His wife and two children
were in the crowd of $4,000 persons who
saw the calamity.
Baldwin had been giving daily exhibi-
tons at the county fair He would as
cend several thousand feet in the air
and explode half a dozen sticks of dyna-
mite at different times. Thursday he
h2d mounted 1900 feet in the air and his
airship was soaring gracefully. While
the crowd was, watching him there ap-
peared in the sky where the airship had
been a great cloud OF -. 0ke. A few
seconds later there came down great
report from the clouds. the smoke OBJ
Scured the view and fragments of the
airship began falling. Baldwin had lit
orally been blown TO bits by the explo-
sion. His body was picked up over a
space of several acres and removed TO a
morgue.
Badwin's wife screamed when she
saw the smoke, long before the explo-
sion, for her practised eye told her of the
tragedy which had occurred in the clouds
She fell in dead faint before the vast
crowd had realized what was happening.
No one can tell how the accident oc-
CURED. The six sticks of dynamite ex-
ploded simultaneously, as only one re-
port was heard. Mems faces blanched
and women tainted as the fragments OF
the ship and the aeronaut's body fell.
Baldwin was from LosantviIe, Ind,
and was 80 years of age. He had been
engaged for long while in giving bal
loon and airship exhibitions at county
fairs
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
FIFTY KILLED IN RIOTING.
Situation at Baku. Caucasis, Is Extremely
Grave.

St. Petersburg, (SpeciaD D.-Dispatche
received by the Ministry of the Inter
ior estimate that so persons were killed
during the fighting at BaEu, Caucasia,
last Saturday, with a relatively large
number of wounded, the majority of
whom are TartarS.
No official accounts of Sundays cas-
ualtieS nor the events of Monday had
been received up to 9 p. NJ. but private
dispatches report that corpSes are lying
about the streets and that incendiarv fires
have already destroyed ISL buildings and
arc still spreading
Both factions, after the former dis
orders, supplied themselves fully with
arms, and they are now almost as well
equipped for street fighting as the troops.
The situation not only at Baku. bnc also
throughout The Caucasus, has been ex-
ceedingly tense for weeks.
The disorders at ShuSha had lust
ceased when the Street-car strike at Baku
furnished the occasion for another out
break
a private dispatch from Baku reports
sanGuinary encounters between troops
and the Armenian employees of the street
railroads whose positions had been taken
by soldiers The disorders commenced
at about P. NJ. Saturday. the Armcn-
ians firing first on the soldiers on board
the cars. Eight MuSsulmaus. three Ar
menians and one Russian were killed.
The encounters continued until a. NJ.
Sunday.
AdviceS from Baku say that the firing
was resumed Sunday. the Tartars at
taeking the troops with greater despera-
tion. Thus far the killed or wounded.
according to these adviceS, exceeded 100
Prince Nisheradzee was wounded.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
A YOUNG FIEND'S CRIME.
Saturates a Companion With GasoIIue and
Sets Him 0n Fire.

Hannibal, Mo. (SpeciaD Charles
Christian, II years old, son of Lee
Christian, was roasted alive in Union
street here by another boy named Nc
Lain, who dashed can OF gasoline over
the clothes of young Christian and then
applied a lighted match.
Christian was playing in the street
with several other boys when McI>ain
walked up swinging a gasoline can.
After twice threatening to roast the
Christian boy alive, he finally made
his word good. He unscrewed
the cap of the can, rushed upon
Christian and drenched him from head
to foot with gasoline. Before the un-
fortunate lad could get away he touched
Il lighted match to his trousers, which
were soaked with gasoline. Instantly the
boy was enveloped in flames He fell to
the ground screaming i'll agony and fight
ing the fire. Many persons ran to the
rescue. and succeeded in extinguishing
the flames. Every stitch of clothing
was burned from young Christians
back. The boy will die
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
UNDER FIRE"

The woman behind the preserving not
Is surely deserving of fame:
She not like the man behind the gun.
~, But she's getting there" just the same.
Inc hero Is trying to MAIN or kill,
And great is his show of nerve:
but praise should go, too, to tire woman
Is using her skill to preserve.
Uo time is she wasting in drill or march.
Winch hts the brave soldier for strife
But she gathers around her whate'er she'll
attack,
And then gets to work with her knife.
one pares and she cores, aud she slices
with care
I'll fingers and muscles are sore.
Then, hither and thither in other tasks.
She Skirmishes over the foor.
She calamity stands at the firing line
nnmindful of heat and toll;
All flushed in her face and her fine eyes
strained
r, BY watching the things that must boil.
one spices and sweetens and stirs and
Ill weary from head to her feet;
But bravely she stands till her work is
done
With never thought of retreat.
She carefully gathers the harvest of sweets
~, Her deft hands have patiently made;
The marmalades, pickles, and jellies. pre-
serves.
In jars, glasses crooks are displayed.
She works not for plaudits, or oSaplets.
or praise:
-, Yet, while she no laurels may claim.
The woman behind the preserving not
Is surely deserving of fame.
The Commoner.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
OBSERVATION OF ECLIPSE PERFECT
Report From Rear Admiral Chester, of Unlted
States Squadron.

Washington, d. c.. (Specia). - The
following was issued at the Navy De
partmcnt:
Rear Admiral c. NJ Chester, COM
manding the specal-service squadron,
which was formed in June to proceed
TO Spain and the northern coast of At
rica for the purpose OF observing the
solar eclipse occurring on August 80, re-
ports as follows: ao
Observation of eclipse in s -
feet in every respect"
London, (By Cable). A telegrar1s
from Sir Norman Lockyer. chief OF d.
eclipse party at Palma, Island Of Ma
jorca, says:
The results were indifferent, owing to,
unf&vorable weather
Prof. Hugh Calendar, of the Royy6
College of Science, London. reports frQk
Castellon de la Plana, near Valenq}
Spain, that the first and last conf
were observed in a clear sky al
good records OF the radiation and
perature were obtained.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
TREATY NOW COMPLETE
The Evacuation of Manchuria Causes
Discussion.
JAPANESE TAKING NO CHANCES.
They Insist That All The Russian Forces Along
the Line of the Eastern Chinese Railroad
That Remains In Russis's Possession Shall
Be Required 70 Leave Mauchuria at the
Earliest Practical Time.

Portsmouth, n. H. (SpeciaD - After
two long sessions, the second lasting
until late at night, the treaty of peace
between Russia and Japan was completed
in rough form. The work of engrossing
on parchment will be entrusted to ex-
pert penmen from the Department OF
State in Washington.
The e~air had been full OF rumors all
day of differences between the ENJOYS
over the articles relating to the division
OF Sakhalin Island~S1d the evacuation
of Manchuria. But those wh5 are in
timately concerned in the conference
insisted that there was no danger that
the negotiations would fail
While the completed treaty will be
cabled to ST. Petersburg and Toxic, the
reports OF both nations indicate that
there Is no occasion to wait until formal
approval comes from the Gar and the
Mlkado before the plenipotentiares may
attlX their signatures.
The Japanese admit that they have
not had the Mikado's approval of the
agreement reached on last Tuesday. but
painly intimate that thaS is not necessary
to permit Baron Komura and Mr.. Taxa
hlra becoming signatories of the conven-
ton. Mr.. Takahira. for Japan. and Mr..
Martens and Mr.. Plancon, for Russia.
declared that there was no danger of any
hitch.
The points OF difference regarding
Sakhalin Island were harmonized The
Russian ENJOYS having agreed that the
northern part of the island, which Rus
Sia will retain, should not be fortified.
this having been insisted upon by the
Japanese who were required by the
terms of the agreement to erect no guns
on the southern part of the island. the
only remaining feature of the SAX
halln article relating to the rights Of
Russian property holders and residents in
the portion of the island which will be-
come Japans, were quickly adjusted.
The provision forbidding the Japanese
to erect fortihcations overlooking La
PerouSe Straits is very explicit and will
make 1t impossible for Sakhalin to be
used as a war base for a Japanese fleet
or for the matter of that, for a Russian
fleet.
Under the agreement reached the
troops of both beligerents are to retire
from their present position in Man
churia immediately upon the proclama-
ton of the peace treaty, the Russian to
Harbln and the Japanese 10 Mukden. Sub
sequently the complete withdrawal from
Chinese territory OF the troops of both
armies will be carried out in accordance
with provisions set forth in the treaty.
Upon the insistence of Japan, all Rus
sian forces along the line of that part
of the Eastern Chinese Railroad which
will remain in Russia's possession will
be required 10 leave Manchura at the
earliest practicable moment The treaty
as agreed upon will provide the exact
number of railway guards which both
Russia and Japan may retain for the
purpose of protecting their rolling stock
and trackage in Manchuria
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
WRECK on THE SOUTHERN.
Two People Are Killed and Three
Slightly Injured.

Augusta, Ga. (SpeciaD City Police
man F. J. Murphy. acting as quarantine
officer. was killed outright; Flagman
Geo. ]. Lott so badly injured that he
died at the hospital shortly after,
three others were slightly injured
wreck of a,Soutthern Railway passeTY~
ger train on its way to Charleston with
in the city limits here. After the en-
gine. baggage car and second-clasS.,
coach had passed the crossing the
wheels of the frSt-clasS coach, owl s
is alleged. to a defective SwiN 81
siding and the car was throwYS -
pletely over.
Officer Murphy who had jumped an
was trying to dodge, was mashed bc
meath the wreck Flagman Lofts legs
were cut nearly off and he died while
they were being amputated The sleep
ing car, in the rear of the train, did
not leave the track and none of its oc-
cupantS was hurt. The injured were
passengers in the overturned coach.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
PHOTOGRAPHED FORTS.
How Boston Physician Got Into Trouble Ia
jamaica.

Kingston, Jamaica (By Cable) DIR
Franklin Clarke, of Boston, was tried
here before the Chief Justice. for a
breach of the official secrets act, in tax
ing photographs of the fortifcations of
the Port Royal.
The crown prosecutor argued that for
eign powers whould pay largely for such
photographs. but the evidence against
the accused was conflicting and the law
yers for the defense urged that there had
been no criminal intent. DR.. Clarke be-
ing animated simply by Photographic
enthusiasm.
The Chief Justice summed mp in favor
of the prisoner and the jury failed 10
agree and was discharged.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
DIAMONDS FOUND IN MAINE.
More Gems Supposed to Be Hidden 10 Beds of
Blue Clay.

Rumford Falls, Me. Especially The
finding of diamonds at Fryeburg, in Ok
ford County, has given rise to the be :
lief that diamonds may possibly be hid
den in the many clay beds of the county.
Search will be made for them by owners
of the beds.
The diamonds found at Freyburg we're
in and near Jockey Cap, in the Saco
Valley. The alluvial soil hold many
beds of the blue clay of the character
to suggest diamonds.
In the mines at North Rumford a few
days ago a I3o-carat tourmainc was
found. and recently Lorin Merrill, in
South Paris, found gem worth $1,000
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
MANIAC KILLS HIMSELF.
Pitts Shot at Those Who Escaped From Build.
iugs He Fired. =. nn

Lorain, O. (SpeciaD Peter PitN
Avon maniac who has been terrorizS
the inhabitants Of this county, killc 8
himself when he found that capture wss
at hand
Sheriff Salisbury and a posse had besn<
following the maniac all night. -.
Pitts started 20. me home of his
grandfather, LeiSen, at French Creek.
Leisen refused to give him shelter, and
informed the sheriff
A posse of 100 men secured the
country in Avon township all the morn.
ing for Pitts ,
Pitts was heavily armed.
The members of the posse were armed
with revolverS and rifles.
Pitts was charged with setting fire -
two houses. The buildings were del
stroyed and the occupants barely escaped
with their lives.
When they ran out of the building
Pitts shot at them from thicket.
Since then he was accused of having
attempted 10 wreck the Toledo Limited
on the Lake Shore electric railway By
piling ties on the track
The maniac had also attempted 10 kill
several women and children by shooting
When he found escape cut off in every
direction, Pitts fired two shots into his
head
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
Ready To Sign the Treaty.

Portsmouth. n. H., Especially The
closing act OF the peace conference prom
iSeS 10 be a very tame affair. There
will be no spectacular features:
Final arrangements have been made
for the signing of the Treaty of Ports
mouth" at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
in the conference-room of the Naval
Stores Building.
Besides the plenipotentiarieS only As
siStant Secretary Peice. representing the
President; Governor McLane, the Mayor
OF Portsmouth; Admiral Mead and Com
mander WinSlow will be present The
ceremony will be brief.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
Motor Car Sneak Thieves.

Tile increasing number of robberies
of motor cars is n matter which de-
mands the attention Of every manufac-
turer to provide remedy. An or
binary sneak thief who would steal
q horse and buggy could not even be
suspected Of stealing motor car for
the simple reason that he wouldn't
know how. The motor car thief is
usually a worthless chauffeur or dis
charged mechanic who has picked up
his knowledge of handling car while
honestly employed. He may never
have driven a car Of the same make as
the one he steals. but he can learn
vQiy quickly, even while he is running
aEvay with it, To put IL out cf the
pAwer of such rascals to steal car
slhuId only REQUIRE a simple locking
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
Many VICTIMS
Exploded Among HOIi5
EarcIeena.
CONE WAS COVERED Win CEMENT.
Panic Ensued and the Air Was Rest
With the Shrieks aud Creams Of the Vic
Tins. Who Numbered Between 40 sad ~
Including one Woman Killed sud Five Per-
sons Mortally Wounded.

Barcelona. (By Cablc).-A bomb cx-
plodcd with terrific force on Ffses- Ffss--A AAq -
Parade which was thronged with holi-
day makers.
A panic en>ued and the air was rent
win the shriek- and gg5s., q rhe vic
Twenty-one persons. including ono
woman, were killed and FIVE others wersA
mortally wounded &
The bomb was conical in shapeN
was covered with cement.
The perpetrator OF the outrage is uni
known. One witness states that a chiH
was seen to deposit a bomb at the foot
-ot tree. Another version was that
the Somb was placed at the foot Of a
tree in >7t}fS afternoon and that tho mair-
who was seen t,S-nlace 1t there was IN
jured by its prematufC~J@ll.osion.
After the explosion Pa1Ss7T~lats. par
asOls and wearing apparel were forSSd
strewn about. and here and there were
pools of blood The detouation was
heard throughout the city and the force
OF the explosion threw a cOachman from
the seat of his carriage 80 yards away
The bomb was filled with nails and-scrap<,
iron.
A workman covered with blood wh
running away from the scene was n
sued by mob which believed him 10 -
responsible for the outrage. and being
caught was nearly lynched The man
was taken to hospital. where he dc
MED he had exploded the bomb.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
Find Seven-Foot Skeletons.

Fond du Lac, Wis, (Special) Two
skeletons each measuring more than
seven feet in length were found in a
gravel pit in Forest, near this place.
The skulls are twice as large as those of
an ordinary adult and the thigh bones are
almost six inches longer than those OF
a Six-foot man. 1t is probable the slele-
tons. which are thought to be the remains
of some prehistoric race, will be sent to
Milwaukee for examination.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-09-07
FINANCIAL.

The special weakness in Copper makes
some persons think Rogers is working
with Lawson.
L. w Clark & Co. are largely inter
eSted i'll the purchase of all the street
railways of Portland, Me
The average price of railroad shares
has fallen about 4 per cent from the
top level Of last week
No one doubts that Morgan still favors
higher prices There is sonme doubt
about what the Standardy> Oil people
favor
One firm of brokers havi& an,impoG-
ant PhllsSsiaaia house ~