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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
PACKERS SET FREE.
DISCHARGE GRANTED ON PLEA
OF IMMUNITY.
sixteen Defendants Escape danger
of imprisonment for Alleged Con-
spiracy-DismissaI of individuals
Does Not Extend to Corporations.

Sixteen packers as individuals won
the legal battle which they have waged
for the last three months in the United
States District Court at Chicago and
they were freed Wednesday from pros
ecution under the indictment which
charges them with attempt to conspire
TO violate the antitrust and interstate
commerce laws.
They were sustained in their conten-
tons that they are entitled to immuni-
ty from prosecution upon the subject
matter of the Indictment because Com
missioner of Corporations Garfield and
his agents, backed by congressional
acts, had previously compelled them to
furnish information upon the same sub
ject matter to the Department of Com
merce and Labor.
While the individual packers were
freed by the court and exempted from
prosecution the five corporations which
are also named as defendants in the
Indictment must stand trial. The de-
cision of the court was to the effect
bASAL lAlC SlCNASlA klASdS III ecu W btlI
prosecution under the indictment were
proper and legal as to the individuals
but that while the individuals were en-.
titled to immunity the corporations
could in no way claim that right. The
trial of the five corporations will not
be taken up until after next Septem-
Der.
The individual packers are dis
charged from custody on the ground
that they have given the government
information under compulsion which
might tend to incriminate them, are
immune from prosecution on the evil
dence SO given. The packers thus es.
cape the punishment by Imprisonment
of five counts under the indictments as
sought by the government They also
escape fines of a maximum of $1,000 in
each count, or $4,000 for each defend
ant. The packing companies are not
included i'll the decision granting i'm
munity to the individual defendants
The five packing companies must go to
trial on five counts, each punishable by
maximum fine Of $1,000 on each
count, or possible aggregate of $125,
600
In deciding that the individual de-
PENDANTS are entitled to immunity from
prosecution, in accordance with their
special pleas, the court in no way
passed upon their guilt or innocence as
to the accusations made in the indict.
ment, which will now be tested only in
so far as the corporations are concern.
ed. The immunity plea, according tC
the packers, was urged because it is
based upon the right guaranteed by the
United States constitution that no per.
son shall be compelled to give test.
mony against himself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
SAVE PUPILS FROM FLAMES.
Goodness of Teachers Prevents HoIo-
caust at HayerhiII, Masz.

causr at Hayerhf1l, Masz.
The GOODNESS and generalship of the
teachers in the Haverhill, Mass, Man
ual Training school and high school saved
the lives of many when fire endangered
more than 80 boys and girls. Several
pupils had their hair burned and one
girl injured her leg by jumping from a
second-story window. Instructor Bourne,
intent upon the escape of the children
after they were all out, found his own
egress cut off and he was compelled to
leap from a window on the second floor
Of the training school, The training
school formerly was a factory and it was
three-story wood building whose beams
and flooring were ready food for the fire.
Almost Immediately after they had been
discovered the flames had leaped through
the three stories and were bursting from
the windows. The two-story high school
annex was connected with the training
school by a wooden passage, which was
almost the only avenue of exit for twelve
boys who were in the training depart
ment. Headed by Teacher Bourne, they
made dash from the second floor of the
school house and. rushing through the
flaming and smoking passageway, eventu-
ally reached the open air. In the high
school building the 80 boys and girls
were IN four rooms. The fire seemed to
come upon that building from all direc-
tons at the same time, but the teachers
quickly formed the pupils into fire drill
lines and ordered the march out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Idaho Arrests Stir Socialists

Leaders and organs of the Socialist par
ty throughout the country are rallying to
the defense of the officials of the Western
Federation of Miners, who were taken
to Idaho on the charge of conspiracy in
connection with the murder of ex-Gov.
Steunenberg. Through the party locals
a call has been sent out to labor unions
everywhere, soliciting pledges of moral
and financial aid in the legal defense of
the accused men. In the West every eff
fort is being made to organize popular
sentiment against what the Socialists re-
gard as the climax of legalized crime Eu-
gene V. Debs has not hesitated to say
that guns must be used if necessary TO
prevent the execution of Meyer and Hay
wood
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29

The widespread winter
NUN lUlk. storm has delayed the
opening of spring trade at
retail, causing some complaint of bad
roads and interruption to personal
buying at leading jobbing centers. On
the other hand, the benefits of accom-
panying heavy SHOWS or rains to thes
crops probably far outweigh the dam
age due to this cause or injury caused
to small fruit and truck interests by
the freezing weather. Wholesale trade
and industry show no signs of hesita-
ton and even the building trades have.
given little heed to the temporary
weather setback, in view of the i'm
mense business for spring and sum-
is still Il flaw in the situation, but
signs of the conflict being localized are
seen, and a general suspension of ALI
work is secuted.
JObbing trade at leading centers is
large and recorders for spring delivery
are already reported at Western CEN
ters. Railway earnings for February
and the first half of March break all
records for season, collections are
classed as fair to good, export trade is.
of a large midwinter volume, and there
are signs that lowered prices of ce-
reals have found response in improved
foreign buying. Business failures in
the United States for the week end
ing March Is number 1871, against 1T
last week, 1S6 in the like week OF
1905, 1913 in 1904, 194 in 1908 and
1877 in 1902. In Canada for the week
the number is thirty three, as against
thirty-four last week and twenty-five in
this week a year ago.-Bradstreets
Commercial Report.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
STORM KILLS SIXTY.

Tornado DemoIishes Southern Town
and Devastates Strip of Country.
Sixty persons were killed, scores in
iured and 100000 worth of property
destroyed by the tornado which devas-
tated the town of Brooklyn, Miss, Mon
day night. The tornado came without
other warning than that of a high
wind, which soon developed into a gale
blowing at the rate of ninety miles an
hour.
Most of the residents were home or
asleep at the time, and to this cause
the great loss of life is ascribed. The
tornado's fury tore houses to pieces as
though they were made of cardboard.
Those who escaped into the street were
knocked down by flying roofs, cornices
and other debris scattered by the force
of the storm. Trees were uprooted, tel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
pkTICS ~
0PLITIelANS
~NNO0~~N~

Gen. Henry E. Tremain, the newly
elected president of the Republican Club
of New York City, has a splendid war
record.
When Senator Scott of West Virginia
gave notice, the other day, that he would
read twenty-five minute speech and said
Senators might safely retire to the cloak
rooms, he was left with an audience of
just seven.
In several of the important cities of
Maine the local elections resulted in Dem
ocratic victories. Auburn and Rockland
both Republican strongholds, went Dem
ocratic, as did Waterville, a prohibition
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29

tect, is to have a thorough shaking out
and is to be supplied with an intelli-
gent head.
Chief Collins and Assistant Chief
Schuettler are to take night about do
ing a "Caliph of Bagdad stunt watch
ing the operation of the reorganiZed
force and injecting the long-needed
ginger" into the rank and file.
About 200 old-timerS among the pres
ent policemen, men who by handicap of
age. avoirdupois or ill-health are dis
qualified for proper performance of
duty, are to be pensioned and retired.
One of the leading brewers of Chi
cago asserts that the new license fee
will force 1000 saloons out of bust
ness, or about One-half of the whole
number in the city. The brewerieS will
be heavy losers from this source, as
they own most Of the property, which
will command much less rent from 9th
er business than saloons would pay.
However. the officials consider that the
reduction will be only One-half of what
the brewer estimates, and that the rev
enues will be increased about $1,000
600. This amount will be turned into
the police apartment for better protec-
ton.
Chief Collins plan to spur the police
departments to its full activity by max
ing rounds at night and having Assist
ant Chief Schuettler do the same was
and, taking the phraseology given it
by Chief Collins, is likely to become
known in this city as "Roosevelting"
the department. No sooner had Presi-
dent Roosevelt been appointed police
commissioner of New York than he
began his now historical series of noe
turnal tours of the city for the pur-
pose OF getting his information about
the police department at first hand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
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3g AND 49, 1a
Xxx Me- <SlSsas
zENANCAL
CHICAGO.

| Uul6QQU stormy weather Stimulat-
----Ied renewed demand in
lines which previously had Jagged
somewhat, but its effect was not Sc
we're enough to interfere seriously with
construction and transportation. A
better demand followed for fuel and
heavy apparel. Manufacturing pro-
ceeds steadily, the leading producers
in iron and steel having all the work
which can be overtaken, while there is
more effort to increase output in car
building, farm implements, heavy ma
chinery and electric supplies.
Buying of raw materials is undated
and the average of prices exhibits no
change, although hides have been sub
jected to slight fluctuations Leather
continues strong and there is consider
able activity in deliveries from the tan
neries. Building work exhibits sus-
tanned gain for this season. and there
IS further remarkable absorption of
lumber and other needs, all bringing
high prices.
Distributive trade is strengthened by
conditions which mainly favor the out
look for spring business, shipments re-
manning exceptionally we'll sustained.
The Jobbing market shows unusual ac-
tivity, many interior buyers being pres
ent who make liberal purchases in the
principal staples. This months sales
thus far exceed those for the same pc
Rod last year, the gain being conspic-
uous in drygoods, footwear, furniture
and mems furnishings.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %, against 2S last week
and % a year ago.-Duns Review of
Trade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
DRAINED HIS AssAILANTs.
Southern Railroad Foreman, in Sim
GIehanded Fight, Kills Seven.

Siehanded Fight, Kills Seven.
Using a steel crowbar as a weapon,
George Haverly Drained seven Italians,
one by one, who were attempting to muir
der him. near Marion, n. c. Haverly is
the foreman in charge of work on the
South and West railroad, and had under
him a number of Italian laborers. There
has been bad feeling between Haverly and
the Italians for several days, the men
claiming that they were being worked too
hard. The Italians, it is alleged, COM
bined to murder the foreman with spades
and picks. They made a rush for Hav-
erly. He, seeing them coming, seized a
long steel crowbar and stationed himself
so that he could not be attacked from be-
hind. As the first one of the Italians
came in reach Haverly swung the crow
bar and Drained his foe. The Italians
kept coming on and Haverly continued to
swing the steel bar until seven dead men
were piled in front of him. The slaugh-
ter of their comrades appalled, the other
Italians and they fed. Every one of the
men slain was struck squarely on the
head.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
4 Point for the Packers.

During the direct examination of Spe-
cial Agent Durand of the Department of
Commerce and Labor in the case of the
government against the beef packers at
Chicago, Judge Humphrey ruled that the
names of 200 witnesses, which the
packers contended had been turne over to
the Department of Justice by Commits
sioner Garfield, should be admitted as evil
dence. District Attorney Morrison said he
had no such information, but the Judge
ordered that the government make
search for the names and correspondence
regarding them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
QUAkES ON ITALIAN ISLE.
Shocks Cause Terror Among Native!
of Utica, Sicily.

of Utica, Sicily.
cable dispatch from Palermo Sicily,
says: There have been twenty-one earth
quake shocks on the island of UStica. The
population lives in constant terror. a
great valley has been formed in the center
of the island and all the houses have been
demolished. Panic seized upon the 1000
inhabitants of the island, who abandoned
their homes after the first visitation of
the earthquakes and camped in the fields
and public squares. Many took refuge in
boats in the harbor. The island is used
as a penal settlement for hardened Grim
inals, of whom there are 600 quartered
there. These were also panic-stricken and
attempted to escape, attacking their
guards, but were subdued. One of the
three mountains on the island is report
ed to be in eruption. The government
at the first news sent the cruiser Varese
to subdue the revolt of the prisoners and
aid the sufferers. She was followed by
the cruiser Eurydice, with a scientific
commission aboard to study the seismic
phenomena.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
ScOIIN Held for AssamIt.

Walter Scott, the Death Valley miner,
was arrested in San Francisco on a tele-
graphic request from the Sheriff of San
Bernardino County, who stated that
Scott was wanted there to answer
charge of assault with deadly weapon.
The charge grows out of recent attack
on a party that was being escorted to
SCOTS mine. Scott was released ON $500
hal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
GAS ENGINES ARE CHEAPEST.
Produce Power at Half Expense
Says Government Report.

Produce Power at Half Expense
Says Government Report.
The full report of the tests made at the
government coal testing station at the st.
Louis worlds fair grounds has been
made public. 1t gives in detail the rec
ords of experiments, which show that by
ing coal as a gas producer and using
mis- gas in gas engines, manufacturing
plants can save half or more of the cost
of burning the coal under steam boilers
and getting the power from steam en-
gines. The report also shows the manu-
facturer exactly the cost of producing
gas from coal, the best coal to get gas
from, the cost of transportation, and of
making the change from the steam plant
to the gas producing plant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Seven Killed NV n Train.

Seven persons, representing three gen
erations of one family were killed on
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
nj Hass crossing. one mile south of
Sunbury, Pa. The dead are G. w. Mel
dig, aged 80 years, his two sons and
daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.
They were ON their way to family re-
union
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29

Veterans Widows Summoned
Witnesses-TO Exnoss. Trick.

"ttHeHSSs-IO ENDOse TICK.
Deputy United States Marshal Rich of
st. Paul has served subpenas on nine
widows of veterans of the Civil War,
commanding them to appear in Sioux
Falls, S. d., April to testify in a land
fraud trial. 1t is alleged that Joseph
Wallace and Attorney Miller of Pierre,
5. d., secured the names of twelve widows
and prevailed on them TO take up home
steads with the understanding that when
they had proved their claims each would
be paid $500. The government charges
the defendant hired men to live in small
shacks on the tracts, simply to create the
impression the requirements of law were
being complied with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
surpIus for wooTeu rrnSt

The annual report OF President Wood
of the American wooden company shows
a surplus of 81 So 903 after paying pre-
ferred dividends. During the year an
other great plant for the manufacture Of
yarn and worsted goods has been started
at South Lawrence, Mass. All of the va
rious plants are now owned by the trust
in fee or by stock purchase and are with
out any encumbrance
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Decoyed to Death.

Robert Grace Zellner, prominent
young church worker, and her iance, Roy
Shank, molder, were found dead in bed
at boarding house in Mansfield, Ohio.
Shank had shot her and then killed him
self. 1t is believed that the young wom-
an was decoyed to the mans room.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Three Freicbts I'm n Wreck.

Three freight trains were mixed up in
a wreck on the Lake Shore road at
Goshen, Ind. An east-bound freight train
containing number of cars of live stock
stopped for water and was run into by
second train, demolishing many cars and
killing a large number of hogs. Some of
the wrecked cars were thrown over on to
the west-bound track and were run into
by third freight train. Three trainmen
were in iurp6
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Rad season ON the Coast.

Eighty-five lives were lost and fifty-four
ships We're wrecked along the coast of
New England and the maritime provinces
the past winter. While the season up to
the present month was comparatively
mild on shore, at sea ii was one of ex-
treme severity, especially in waters off
the provinces
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
An American FIar Rose.

Florists have been producing green car
Moons for several years by sleeping the
stems of white blooms in a chemical solu-
ton. They are now trying to develop a
rose with the American flag distinctly
portrayed for use on Memorial day.
Fourth of July and other holidays. A jet
black carnation is also being developed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Paws $40 To Hold Fight

In the custer proceedings against
County Attorney Gibson held in Kansas
City, Kan. S. f. Peate, secretary of the
BARRIERS Union of that city, testified that
he paid $40 to NJ. II. McHale, the al
legged collector for the county attorneys
Office, for the privilege of giving a prize
eight and chicken fight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Mail Weighing Fraud Foupd

Three thousand pounds of old maya
zines mailed in New York and declared to
have been sent for the purpose of de-
fraudng the government during the
weighing of the mails to fix the price to
be paid the railroads for the next four
years are said to have been seized at
Fort Worth, Texas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
ErrOr in LnbOr'S PIea.

President Roosevelt received a memo
rial from Samuel Gompers and a delega-
ton from the American Federation of
Labor setting forth the desires of labor
in the matter of legislation, and in reply
declared that the requests, in a number
of instances, are against what he consid-
ers good national policy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Plan Union Labor Party.

Chicago trades unions are to be asked
to send representatives to a convention
to be held for the purpose of enIisting the
interest of union men and other organ
izations in a movement to form an indie
pendent political party which will nomi-
nate candidates for all offices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
SAFE BLOWERS KILL CONSTABLE.
Sodus IN. W officer Surprises Men
at Work and Is Slain.

al " Ofk ana Is Slain.
Edward Pullman, a constable and night
Waterman at Sodus, n. Y, was murdered
by burglars whom he discovered in the
act of rif1ing the Knapp bank of that vii
lage. The burglars first visited the Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg railway de-
pot, where they blew open the large safe,
stole a small safe and ransacked the ex-
press packages. They secured only
small amount of money. Then they went
to the Knapp bank. They were drilling
hole in the safe when discovered by
Pullman. Although five men were engag-
ed in the job Pullman entered the bank
and gave battle. 4 fusillade OF shots fol-
lowed, during which the constable was
shot and killed. After the shooting the
robbers fed, leaving the drill in the safe.
When Pullman did not reach his home at
the usual time the family became alarmed
and search was made, but it was not
until two hours later that a bank en-
ploye found the body. The robbers were
traced to Rochester, where they separated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Kills Seven Men with Cro,vbor.

Information from Marion, n. c.. is TO
the effect that in a fight between fore
man and italian laborers on the South
and Western railroad, the foreman, in
defending himself. dubbed seven of the
men to death with a crowbar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Whole Family Victims of Fumes.

The entire family of John H. William
son, postmaster and station agent at
Glen Osborne, Pa, on the Fort Wayne
railroad, were found unconscious from
asphyxiation. The family consisted of
the father, mother and three children.
The house was filled with fumes of gas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
.sl.s Damapes &C ,roc,

The Mutual Life suit against Richard
A. McCurdy asks damages of S3,25O,OOO
on the grounds of .wastefulness and neg
lect of duty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
state Must Control.

The House committee on judiciary de-
cides that the federal government has no
power to control insurance companies, the
report drawn up by Chairman jenkins
citing the opinions of the United States
Supreme Court and holding that Congress
cannot impair the police powers of the
States
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29

Reports from many of the peach-grow-
ing districts of Georgia indicate loss of
30 per cent from the cold. This means
a probable loss of 100000 to Georgia
growers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
Preparations for Fight.

Mine foremen in the Schuylkill region
of Pennsylvania have received orders to
hurry the measurements ON all inside
work. This is taken as an indication
thar the anthracite companies expect a
genernl cessation of onerations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-29
RIMS Smoker for wo,

The first smoking car ever reserved for
women in Great Britain left big Lon
don terminus Wednesday for Liverpool.
The windows bore a label reading: La
dies Smoking" The innovation attests
the spread of smoking among English
women during recent years.