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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25

naval power in the far east, the Japa-
nese assert that it is indispensable 10
secure lasting peace. Russia rejects
the whole idea as being offensive to Rus
sian honor and dignity. While declining
10 place such an article in Il treaty she
IS willing TO make declaration that Size
has no idea Of attempting TO threa ten
the naval position Of Japan or any other
power IN the far east.
France Ready to Aid
Paris, Aug 21.-Oficials. both govern
mental and diplomatic, apparently are
preparing 10 lend every assistance to
avert the failure of the peace negotia-
lions at Portsmouth. Premier Rouvier
has suspended his vacation in Switzer-
land for the. purpose of attending Il spe-
cial cabinet council Thursday next Mr.
Mccormick. the American ambassador,
VIII return from Carlsbad Wednesday for
the purpose of being ready TO exercise
any friendly Influences il his power. NJ.
Jusserand. the French ambassador at
Washington. who is spending mis- vaca-
ton in this country, will also return TO
Paris in the middle of the week.
According to the foreign office Pre-
mler Rouviers return has no direct con-
nection with the peace Negotiations.
However. it will afford him an oppor-
tunity TO consider the situation at an
4
ton that the crisis will be prolonged
beyond tomorrow, while the plenipoten-
tlaries communicate with their respec-
tive governments regarding their inabil-
ity to agree.
England Not Asked to Aid
London, Aug. 21.-The Associated
Press was Informed at the foreign office
today that President Roosevelt has lot
requested the British government to
make representations to Japan on the
peace question. The foreign office think
it would be impertinent for the British
government to request Japan to modify
her demands. The government believes
that these demands are moderate and
that Japan should not be deprived of the
fruits of her victory. 20
The foreign office further said it did
not believe Japan would modify the
terms put forward 1T the opening of the
conference. e--.
Official reports received by the govern
ment from Russia take gloomy view Of
the situation. The members of the Brit
ish cabinet are divided, some taking
hopeful view and others believing that
all hope of peace has been dissipated.
Kaiser Supports President.
Berlin, Aug. 21.-There has been a de-
cided weakness of the confidence felt by
the government officials and members of
the diplomatic corps that the negotiations
at Portsmouth would result in peace
agreement. The worst symptom, as it is
looked at here, is that President Roose-
welt should have found it necessary to
again take action. 1t is pointed out that
if the negotiations were proceeding
smoothly toward the desired end the
President would not have interpOsed and
that he has done 50, is considered an in
dication of acute tension. One of the
belligerents, it is said, invited the Presi-
dent to intervene.
Whatever the President may have.
done, however, is likely to be strongly
supported by the German government,
should outside support forward the mat
ter. .#a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
OPERATORS STRIKE
is DECLARED OFF.
NORTHERN. PACIFIC MEN VOTE TO
RETURN TO WORK AT
MORE WAGES.

st. Paul, MINI, Aug. 19.-At 10
o'clock today President Perham of the
Order of Ra ilway Telegraphers an
nounced to the Associated Press that he
had sent mess ges to the telegraph op-
orators on the Northern Pacific calling
off the strike oh that road.
The men ha d been asked by him to
vote as to whether they wished to return
TO work or continue the strike. The men
voted to return, having undoubtedly been
influenced in their action by the oper-
ators of the Great Northern. who voted
yesterday to return to work on tat
system.
This officially ends strike which has
been in effect on both systems about
twenty days, and which the railroads
declared was broken within twenty-four
hours after the strike was declared.
Mr.. Perham says the men accepted
the terms offered by the Northern Pa
cihc before they went on strike, which
he says gives them a total increase of
about $4,000 d year in wages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
CAR JUMPS TRACK; ONE DEAD.
Rounds Curve at High Speed and Is De-
rallied

Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. 21-ISpecial.
One man was killed and over score
injured in the derailing of southbound
Delaware avenue car No. 314, coming
from Fox Point. at the curve in the
tracks two blocks west of the Whitefish
1t was the worst which the street car
company has had in years.
.,..a.r THE DEAD.
ALTPASS, HENRY, 45 years of age, sin
gle, laborer, 547 Twenty-seventh street :
pinned beneath front trucks of car and in
stantly killed; body at county morgue.
@ THE INJURED.
John Berg, clerk, 1859 Fifth street: five
ribs broken, leg fractured, cut and bruised :;
taken to Albert Ransch's residence on the
Port Washington road. ss.t
William Witt, Oconto, Wis; scalp cut
and head bruised; taken at st. Mary's hos
William Schmidt, employee of Schwaab
stamp d Seal company, GIG Tenth street;
cut and. bruised about head; attended at
home
Charles Hardessen, 73o Fourteenth street:
Knee injured, scalp cut, probable internal
injuries; attended at St, Mary's hospital
about head, body and limbs; attended at
st Mary, so5 hospital and taken home
Lillian Kirchoff, 1919 Third street; cut
about limbs and bruised about body; taken
to hospital and removed to home. =
George X. Stolz, city plumbing inspectors,
s714 Newhall street, injured about head and
arms.
Mrs George r. Stolz, suffered nervous
shock and hands injured. - $40
3 s& May Hold Motorman. @ ~
County officials who are investigating
the accident say the motorman who is
said to have caused the wreck, may be
held. Sheriff w. j. Cary said this
morning that, could he ascertain the
name of the man, he would arrest him,
pending a finding Of the coroner's jury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
FOUR MEN DIE
TN TRAIN WRECK.
BEER AND ICE FREIGHTS ON
NORTH WESTERN COLLIDE
AT WAUKEGAN.
Engineers Leg Cut Of to Save Him
From Wreckage, But He Dies
Ten Minutes Later.

Waukegan, H., Aug. 19.-[Special.l j
On the Chicago & Northwestern rail
way at an early hour this morning, in a
rear-end collision.
A beer train and an ice train, both on
their way from Milwaukee to Chicago,
crashed into each other. Ten cars were
telescoped.
Four on the Death Roll.
The dead:
TAYLOR, ERNST, engineer of beer train
Chicago.
SCHRECK, - fireman of tbeer, train
HoAG, NJ, conductor of ice train, Chi.
eago.
Chicago.
After the wreoking crew started on its
work soon after the wreck occurred, it
was rumored that besides the four dead
positively known of early in the day,
There was another body in the debris.
Cut Off Leg to Save Engineer
Engineer Taylor was pinned under the
necessary to cut off his leo to get him
out of the wreckage. He died ten min
utes after being removed.
AS Engineer Taylor lay pinned under
the wreck and revived sufficiently to no
tice that an attempt was being made
to rescue him, he said: Let me alone.
Get Schreck, my fireman, out first"
John Heath, master mechanic, of Chi
cago, came with the wrecking crew and
personally superintendent the work of
removing the dead and clearing the
tracks.
Failed to Make Switch.
The story of the wreck as told by the
survivors among the train crews is that
the ice train left kenosha several min
utes before the beer train. AS the for
mer was going into a siding a quarter
Of a mile north of Waukegan, the beer
train came along at forty miles an hour.
Before the first freight could complete
Its way into the siding, the engine of
the second one dashed into the caboose
and coaches ahead
Just who is at fault for the accident
has not yet been determined. The coro-
ner is investigating.
When Conductor Sylvester Sweethurst
of the ice train heard the crash he WAS
near the engine. He Immediately de-
tached the locomotive and ordered it to
run into Waukegan for help.
Hundreds of people in Waukegan who
heard the crash of the two trains came
out to see the wreck despite that the
hour was 3 a. m. Many brought lam
terms and helped in the search for the
dead and wounded
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
KEPT WORD AND DIED.
Philadelphia Man Ends Life According
to His Pronnise-Took Three
Days Of Grace.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 21.-Shrinking
for three days through love of his g.
year-old daughter from the ful6llment of
a suicide agreement, William Webster
Hopes, member of a branch of the
prominent Philadelphia family of that
name, finally summoned up nerve and
killed himself in Paramount park some
time Sunday night.
His death contract had been made
with Joseph A. Thompson, a brother of
millionaire William r. Thompson of
SDarkili, n. Y, and relative of the
Pittsburg Thaws, who took his life on
Thursday.
Both men drank cyanide of potassium
and Hopes body was found in the same
clnmp of bushes as that in which
Ihompson's corpse was discovered.
Friends Agree to Die.
The existence of the death agreement
was revealed by letters and memoranda
found in II oopes' pocket, and is vouched
for by the dead mans only brother, f.
f. Hopes of Fernwood. - ~
Thompson and Hopes had been close
friends for twenty-five years. Their
death contract is made the more ira gic
by the fact that August II. the day
agreed upon for death, was the first
anniversary of the death of Hopes
wife.
Thompson left one wife and family in
Pittsburg twenty-five years ago. He
married another Woman in Philadelphia.
Fear of discovery and constant poverty
left him little relish for existence.
In Hopes case disa greeLent on re
HgiOn made his married life unhappy.
His wife practically Killed herself be-
cause of it, and after that Hopes stead
lily went downward.
Two memoranda found on the body
dated August and 8 Showed that sui
eide had been talked over between him
and Thompson for some time. On the
note of August was:
Thompson says its no use. When we
are out of the way the children viii
have a home. Failure makes its mark
on all around. We will lift the curse
from loved ones"
On the back of the note was written:
"Down and out. Looked for job. No
hope. No hope. Shall end it either this
week or next. Not helping hand given
to u.s. | wish i could die. / must die.
Well, | am satisfied | have nothing to
live for. as / can't get work. 0, N!
dear little girl Muriel. o, how / love
her"
"End it ALL ran another of the notes
I'VE will end it all Better die, says
Thompson, and / say so, too. Only a
few more days now. Sherman said war
is hell. l say life is hell. There is no
other hell"
One note, evidently written since
Thompson's death. said: Il let him go
alone l could not leave Muriel. / love
her so. but / must go. I have failed in
everything 1 won't fail in this
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
RAINS EN- FORCE
AN ARMISTICE.
Jap Army Has Kept in Perfect Condition
and Has Prepared for Battle
Should War Continue.

Pekin, Aug. 19.While the Japanese
and Russian pl4nipotentiaries have failed
to arrange an a rmistice during tLeir con-
ference, the we ather is enforcing an eff
fectual armistide for the month of Aug
ust. Operations on a large scale by
each army are impossible at the present
time and the 81 tuation will probably be
unchanged for the next fortnight or three
weeks.
The rains thI oughout Manchuria have
been usually III avy and prolonged this
summer. The country is now a swamp
and the roads are so soft that almost to
move artillery and heavy traps would be
out OF the question. There are many
heavy rains in June and July and the
rainy season began in earnest about the
middle of July. During the following
three weeks there was dOWnpOur al
most daily. The valleys east of the rail-
road particularly are inundated and the
streams are swollen, making the move
ments of carts and horses very slow and
difficult.
The Japanese army have fully pre-
pared for a general advance before the
rains begin and probably will give bat
tie quickly with its whole strength as
soon as the co hntry is sufficiently dry,
in the event that the present negotia-
tons fail. Or eat reserves of supplies
have been accu mulated by the japanese
at the front and at Mukden, Telling and
other base depdts.
The ARMY is in better condition than
ever before for work. The health of the
troops througho ut the summer has been
kept at high standard and the percent
age of sickness has been far below that
of the same period last year.
The army's energies have been devot-
ed to the procuring of munitions, build
ing bridges, NAL king roads and unceasing
target practice by til artillery and infan-
try when the weather permitted. From
the sound of firing within the japanese
lines for many days it was thought that
a battle was progressing.
Whatever opinion the Japanese mill
tary staff entertains regarding the proba-
bilities of peace, it has made prepara-
tons to continue the war
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
STRIKE IS DECLARED
IN POLISH CAPITAL.
The Cars Disregard of Poles Is Cause
for the Outbreak in
Warsaw.

Warsaw. Russian Poland. Aug. 21-
\ general strike has been proclaimed
throughout Poland as a protest against
the disregard of the rights of the Poles;
in the scheme for representation in the
national assembly. The strike began
Eere today. Employees of the Vistula.
railway quit work and many trains were
left standing at intermediate stations
Milatau, Russia, Aug. 21.-Martial
law has been declared throughout the
Baltic province of Courland. MF
Eighty Socialists, carrying arms while
attempting to enter the city, were OPP.
posed by q detachment of Cossac ks.
Eight of the Socialists were killed and.
the others arrested.
Employees of factories at Warsaw,
Lodz and Pobiance have joined the,
strike. Besides the Vistula railway the
TerespOl line and the light railways have.
been compelled to suspend service.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
REDS TOUR IN MOTOR CAR.
Ambassadors Family Goes Visiting a
Country Homes in England.

London, Aug. 19.-Whitelaw Reid. the
American ambassador, and Mrs. and
Miss Reid have gone on a three-weeks
tour of the country houses of their Eng
ish friends in a motor car. The first
visit will be paid to the earl of Dart
mouth and the next to the duke and
duchess of Somerset at Maiden Brad
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Reid later hope to
entertain at Wrest Park, the beautiful
estate Of the late Earl Cowpef at Amp
thil, Bedfordshire. which the ambassa-
der recently leased.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25

New Orleans, La, Aug. 19.-Summing
up results of the fever campaign to date,
DR.. Beverly Warner says today that
while the fever cannot be said to be I'M
der control, the chances are that there
Is 40 longer danger of a serious epidemic
DR.. Warner added that it was DR..
Whites opinion that, if it had not been
Tor the splendid volunteer work which
had been done by the citizens in screen
Ing and oiling and in taking other pre-
cautions recommended 10y the local
health authorities, New Orleans today
would probably be in the throes of an
epidemic as devastating as were some
of those of previous years.
The death percentage continues to de-
crease. The large number of new cases
testifes TO the zeal with which the ply
sicians are making report of cases with
In their practice. They turned in thirty
two of the sixty-two in the preceding
twenty-four hours. Each day shows a
large number of patients discharged.
A party of forty-seven Italians has
rea ched the city over the Mississippi
Valley road. when they reached the
union station they were detained and a
report of their presence there telephoned
TO federal headquarters. The Italians
said that they had been chased out of
the towns east of Baton Rouge many of
them with shotguns. They tried to leave
the train at different points on the way
down, but were prevented from doing so.
AS there was no sickness among them
they were permitted to scatter over the
city
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25

ership and operation of the line by the
Chinese Eastern, but with provision for
the eventual s. Institution of Chinese i'm
perial police for Russian railroad
guards" Accepted.
Question of Indemnity.
Nine-Remuhe Iteration for the cost of
the war Refused and action deferred.
Ten-The surrender of the Russian
warships inter- he'd in neutral far eastern
waters DisaE reement, and action de-
ferred.
Eleven-The limitation of Russia's ma
val power on Pacific waters. Under con-
sideration.
Twelve-The grant to the citizens of
Japan of the right to fish in waters Of
the Russian lttoral from Eladivostok
north to the Behring sea. To be consid-
cred.
The above 81 atement of Japan's terms,
as disclosed by the proceedings of the
conference, it will be noticed confirms
the outline of Tapan's terms given in the
Associated Pr ess dispatches of Thurs
day, August I'D.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
NEGRO RACE IS WARMED
John Wanamaker Says Colored People
Cannot Expect to Be Ma
toms Wards.

New York, Aug. 19.-Before the Ma
tional Negro Business league closed its
convention here the negro race received
jolt from John Wanamaker and a high
compliment from S. Laing Williams of
Chicago
Mr.. Wanamaker was as frank with
regard to the shortcomings of the negroes
as he was sympathetic to their aspira-
tions. He said: America is watching
closely to measure your capacity for citi-
zenship. You can't afford any longer
TO be the waIu of the nation. The great
ried has been exploded. You are like
the man who was kicked by mule.
You're not quite so handsome, but you've
learned a great deal"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
JUSTICE OF PEACE FINED.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 21.-Judge
Whelan. in police court, sentenced JUS
tice of the Peace S. c. Fellows of Glen
vile. recently annexed suburb, to serve
twenty days in the workhouse and to
pay a fine of $50 and costs. upon the
charge of having collected illegal fees
from persons brought into his court
Constable A. /. Drew received a SEN
tence of twenty days imprisonment and
$50 fine and costs on the charge of ex-
tortion. An appeal was taken, both Of
ficials being released On bail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
DIES ON GALLONS
PROTESTING INNOCEN { &
HENRY HEUSACK or ST. LOUIS
EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF
HIS. FATHER IN-LAW
All the Evidence Was Circumstant;aI ard
His Wife and Family Believed
Hin Not Guilty.


st. Louis, Mo, Aug. 21.--Henry Heu-
sack, convicted of the murder of his
father-in-law, August Raphael, was
hanged today in the rear of the city JAIL
heusack maintained his innocence I'M
III the last and his wife, the daughter
of the murdered man, remained firm in
the belief that her husband was the vic
TIM OF circumstantial evidence.
Raphael was found lying on the floor
OF ms kitchen, his bod hacked to pieces
With Ratchet. NO witnesses to the
crime We're found and the evidence con-
meeting Heusack with it was circumsta u
tial
There was also an indictment returned
against Heusack charging him with the
death of his mother. eight years ago
The latter was the result of an investi-
cation started after Heusack had been
identified with the death of his father
in-law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
NINE DIE IN COLLISION
One Fatally Injured and Thirteen
Badly Hart in a Wreck.
TRAIN RUNS INTO CAR.
Motornan Tried to Cross in Front Of
Freight Train and Terrible
Crash Follows.

Butte. Mont, Aug. 21.-Nine persons
Were killed one fatally injured and
about thirteen more were more or less
injured in a collision between a street
car filled with returning merrymakers
from the Columbia gardens and a
freight train on the Butte. Anaconda
| and Pacific railway last night.
List of the Victims.
b The dead: 80
JOHNSON, MAND, aged 49, Butte.
JACOBS, MRS, colored, Butte.
kEEFE, MAGGIE, aged 10, Butte.
sHMAIHTfHHp MRs E sA6AE aged H. Butte
WoLD, CHRIS, Identified by metal check
in his pocket.
NAN AND WOMAN, both at the Montana
Undertaking rooms. a '.#
The injured: &a
Lors Kottke, buck hurt, not seriously in
jured.
Harry L. Lindley, cut on the face.
Joseph Kennedy. confusion on the back.
Iennie BrudeS, slight bruise on right arm
and confusion on right leg.
Albert Dockstader, suffering from shock
and some contuSions 2s
Agnes Sullivan, suffering from shock and
slight contusions
Gertie Shay, leg hurt, perhaps internal
injuries. ts8
JdEleS cairns, leg broken.
injuries
Alfred jackson, notorman, broken leg and
scalp wounds; possibly internal injuries.
h. Mostly Women and Girls,
Loaded With passengers. many of them
women and girls, the car returning from
Columbia Gardens was struck by the
end OF freight train on the railroad
tracks north of the Butte, Anaconda and
Pacific depot and crushed beneath the
weight of one freight car, killing nine
and fatally mjuring one and perhaps
another. Numerous others were slightly
hurt and were taken to their homes for
treatment, their ma mes at this time being
unobtainable.
Many Miraculous Escapes
sE That more were not killed is mi
raculous for the accident occurred with
suddenness that precluded any hope
of escape for those on the front end of
the car. a E-s
Most Of them were women and young
girls and sven of these We're killed, the
ether two victims being men.
ProtrudiLg from beneath the bottom
Of the mass of broken timbers were sew
eral victims. The limbs of several of
them were badly crushed and the feet
of woman were almost completely sew
cred just above the ankles. Her agoniz-
ing screams could be family heard, but
as the remainder of the body was OBJ
scured from view it was impossible to
identify the victim.
Locomotive Was Pushing Cars.
The train which struck the street car
was composed of fourteen freight cars
being pushed east on the tracks by a
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific engine.
The street car was approaching from
the SOUTH.
Motorman ignored Warning
Conductor Hoagland says he was on
top Of the train with lantern and
warned the motorman, but the latter put
on speed and attempted to cross ahead
of the train. @
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
SHOOTS STENOGRAPHER.

New York, Aug. 19.--Mrs Beatrice
Young, wife of William + Young, who
employs several stenographers in New
York hotels, shot and probably fatally
wounded Mrs. Catherine Morgan in a
parlor of the Hotel Imperial today.
where the latter was employed by Mr..
Young. Jealousy is believed to be the
cause. Mrs. Young had separated from
her husband. The affair created a panic
in the cafes of the hotel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
0atbin His Saving Bank.

My oat bin has been my bank for
years." said Fritz Schultz of Appleton,
Wis, when. after canceling a $1,000
note, he was asked to explain why his
money smelled like oats. For years 1
have kept my money in my oat bin at
home" continued Mr.. Schultz. 'When
1t is there | am certain that it can be
neither stolen, sQua ndered or destroyed.
Thieves can't find it, fire can't burn it,
and bank cashiers can't run away with
it. l have had as much as $1,000 in cash
in my oat bin at one time, and l have
left that sum there for upwards of six
months
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-08-25
RECEIVER FOR AN
INSURANCE SOCIETY.
Policy Holders in National Creation So
ciety Appeal to the United
EFs States Courts.

States courts have been appealed to for
the appointment of a receiver for the
National Creation Society of the United
States, a fraternity insurance society.
The receivership proceedings are the re-
suit of internal disagreements which
threaten the existence of the association.