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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
KILL JEWS IN ROUMANIA.
MObs Slaughter the Semites. SacI
Stores and Loot Homes

Masacres of Jews that equal in bar
barity the bloodiest ever perpetrated
in Russia have taken place in Rou-
mania. The most horrifying news
comes from Podihilo, on this side of
the border, from Kishineff, where at
least 200 Jews have been killed and
hundreds more wounded. In numerous
districts of Moldavia a bitter warfare
is being waged against the Jews, thou
sands of whom have been driven from
their homes, robbed, and mercilessly
beaten by mObs of peasants. The starry
ing and otherwise distressed Jews who
have survived attacks and massacres
have appealed to King Charles for pro-
lection. Troops have been sent out in
response.
The maSsacres at POdihilo were car
ried on through several days The
towns population of 1000 was made
up of 1000 Jews and 5000 ROuman-
ians. The whole population was in
volved in the fighting, and in addition
several thousand peasants from the
country districts assisted the Rouman-
ian urban conbatants.
For the most part the Roumanians
were armed. They attacked the Jews
with ruthless hand, sacking stores.
smashing windows, looting residences.
and striking, shooting or cutting down
ali who resisted. The Jews were
stricken with panic Immediately after
the first onslaught of the antf-Semites.
They locked themselves up in homes
or places of business and barricaded
doors, but barbados were shattered
by the mob and many defenseless
Jews dragged forth to slaughter
Detailed information of the loss of
life and destruction of property has
not yet reached the capital. The gov
eminent has forces at work trying to
restore order and ascertain the cause
of the fighting. 1t appears that the
town is practically in ruins. and that
many Jews are suffering for want of
food as well as from attacks by mobs.
In the country districts of NIoIdayia
the peasants continue to pillage and
massacre Jews in spite of ali that has
been done by the government. It is
hoped, however. that re-enforcements
of soldiers will be able to ouell the
trouble.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28

tors and to make them prove, however
reluctantly, that Thaw either was and
is incurably insane or never was in
sane, a good many people began to get
the idea that the wonderful defense
in the Thaw case is very much like a
stage play a highly artistic and emo
tional production.
Jerome's task is a hard one. The
main purpose of his rebuttal will be to
assail, so strongly as to destroy them,
| the brain storms" upon which the de-
Tense has pinned it's faith in Thaw's
acquittal. In this effort he will have
the assistance of nine experts, and by
the preponderance of numbers, dignity
and prestige in the world of medical
science of these men the prosecutor eX-
poets to bring the jury to the belief
| that when Thaw shot White he was
| thoroughly responsible and that he
| nationally deliberated and executed the
| murder. He is supported in his theory
OF the crime by Drs. Flint, Ma.lon and
| Macdonald, who have studied Thaw
throughout the trial. The task before
Jerome's nine experts, all of whom may
not appear on the stand but will take
part in the preparation of questions is
to account for every act by Harry
| ThaW on the theory of sanity. Each in
stance indicative of brain storms" &C
cording to the defense experts, is to
be logically and scientifically construed
into proof of the mental soundness of
Thaw, by the prosecution authorities
on the brain.
Mr.. Jerome will have his alienists
support the theory that if there was
anything unusual or unnatural in the
appearance of Thaw at the time he
killed Stanford White the eXhilaratiOn
OF intoXicants was responsible. The
district attorney will also develop the
theory that Thaw's hostility to White
was due to jealousy, rational jealousy
o. his wife's fondness for his rival.
Although the general public has
learned the details of but one quarrel
among the lawyers who are defending
Harry Thaw for the murder of STAN
ford White, it is known among those
who have been in close touch with the
proceedings before the scenes of the
great case-and behind them-that 9TH
err disagreements. Just as violent. have
ragged from time to time among the six
councillors who are working so hard
to steer for the young millionaire
course that will dodge the reefs of the
death-chair and the shoals of the mad
house. Yet the defense is moving for
wsrd in a fairly harmonious manner.
Harry X. Thaw's fight to save the
life the State contends has been for
feited by the death of Stanford White
will cost the young man close to $3.50
600 according to an estimate compiled
from authoritative sources. The ex-
rense of the States attempt 10 send
the wealthy Pittsburger to the chair
Will be in excess of 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
THE RUSSIAN DOUMA.
Russfa's Parliament Made Up o
Many Conflicting Parties.

Russfa's Parliament Made Up of
Many Conflicting Parties.
The second Russian Donna. now
holding sessions in the Tauride palace
at St Petersburg, is the center of
worldwide interest. The life of the
first douma was brief, having been dis
solved by the Gar, but the present
body, differing from the first, has we'll
defined aims and is expected to achieve
a substantial program of constructive
legislation.
Unfortunately, however, the douma
of 1907 is a body OF minority groups,
SO that any positive action must be
effected through coalitions Coalitions
as rule are not very stable, so that
surprising changes may mark the ca
reer of the new Parliament Still on
important matters it should not be
hard to secure working majorities such
as are often found in the French
Chamber of Deputies or the German
AeCiShSldSs NuCIc the representatives
Of the people are divided into many
small groups. At present the douma
consists of 495 members, with 80 more
yet to be elected These are divided
into Monarchists, or reactonaries.
Moderates Constitutional Democrats,
Poles, Progressives and Socialists, or
Revolutionists In addition there are
Independents, or unattached members
The Socialist group are the strongest
numerically and the Constitutional
Democrats rank next to them. In the
organization of the douma the candi-
date of the Constitutional Democrats
Feodor GOlovin, was elected speaker
even the Socialists throwing their
strength to him in opposition to the
Monarchical candidate. Golovin is n
man of great energy and enjoys the
confidence of the people. He is 40 years
of age and was at one time president
of the Moscow Zemstvo. With the ex-
ception of the Socialists, who are anX-
lous to abolish throne and dynasty, and
the Monarchists, who are opposed to
constitutional government. all the mem
bers of the douma believe in constitu-
tional government and it should not be
hard, with this as a basis, to form
coalition which will give to Russia
much remedial legislation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
NEW YORK.

Spring trade is at its height. and
turnover bids fair to exceed even la
years. the stimuli being furnished
more favorable weather. the approach
Easter and the visits of country me
chants to the larger centers. Improve
ment is reflected all around. even in the
Northwest, which now appears to be get
ting back to normal conditions. In fact,
doubt as to the future is nowhere in evil
dence in the great producing sections of
the country. In some points in the West
sales of dry goods on spring account are
fully 10 per cent above those of last year,
while fall business thus far placed is also
in excess of that booked at this time in
1906. While the car situation in the
West has improved. conditions in the
East are worse, but nevertheless a great
er movement of cereals to market may
now be expected.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending March p number
151, against 1856 last week and 10 i'll the
like week of 1906. Canadian failures for
the week number b. against % last week
and % in this week a year ago.-Brad-
streets Report.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
BLOW AT RAILROADS.
President Appoints Inland Water
Ways COmmi sion.

President Appoints Inland Water
Ways Commission.
The development of comprehensive
system of rivers and canals in the Uni
ted States is the object of the inland
water ways commission created by
President Roosevelt The President
announces that he is actuated solely
by broad considerations of national
policy, and that the railroads have
shown that they are no longer capable
of moving the crops and manufactures
fast enough TO secure prompt transac-
ton of the business of the country,
and that the only complete remedy for
the present car shortage is a compile
nentary system of transportation by
water.
Progress in inland transportation,
having made a full revolution, has got
back TO where it started. The rivers
were the highways of the pioneers.
Their canoes and freight boats gave
civilization to the wilderness. The first
settlements Rugged the muddy banks
of western streams. The first crops
were sent to market by river Then the
railroads came and river transporta-
ton was almost abandoned. The
canals which have been constructed at
heavy cost before the railroads were
built fell into disuse.
Now the country has outgrown the
railroads. In ten years the traffic of
the northern interior States has dou-
bled, though railroad facilities have
increased only one-eighth during the
same period. 1t seems probable that
the discrepancy between traffic and
train capacity will continue to grow
greater as time goes on. The rivers
must come into use again. This is rec
OgniZed by President Roosevelt, who
has appointed an inland waterways
commission of eight members, it's
chairman being Congressman Burton
of Cleveland, the chairman of the
House Committee on Rivers and Har-
boIts This commission has for it's task
the formulating of a report giving the
best methods of developing "a compile
mentary system of transportation by
water"
This is a hopeful sequel of the wide
spread movement which has been in
augurated by the commercial organiza-
tons of the Mississippi valley to secure
the improvement of the inland rivers.
One may suppose that the commission
will approach the task assigned to it
with a full realization of the import
ance which its recommendations will
have to the entire country. 1t should
work out a broad and systematic pro-
gram for river improvement to be made
effective by Congress. To supersede
the haphazard, logrolling appropria-
tons of the past by appropriations
made with system and knowledge must
prove great gain to the nation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
Brief News Items

The Humbird Lumber Company's mill
at Sand Point. Idaho, was destroyed by
fire. Loss $4,000, insurance 100000
John Lamoreaux of North Adams,
Mass, Republican Representative to the
State Legislature, was arrested in Boston,
charged with soliciting and accepting a
bribe.
The Pennsylvania railroad has sent out
plea to the colleges to train more men
for railroad work, reporting themselves
constantly short-handed in the engineering
department.
A fast Pennsylvania train from New
York to Chicago was delayed seventy min
utes near Pittsburg, Pa, by the breaking
of spring on a Pullman car. The pas
sengers were badly shaken, but none was
hurt.
Bert Curtis was arraigned in New
York, charged with having entered the
Misses Lock woods school for girls at
Scarsdale, " Y. and stolen $4,000 worth
of gems.
First Lieut.. G. w Sager of the Eigh-
teenth infantry, United States army. is
to be court martialed for neglect of duty
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Sager was
Chicago man.
Fire at Charleston, S. c., caused $780,
600 loss to the Combahee Fertilizer Com
pany, McMurphy & Co, the Charleston
iron works, the Southern pick factory
and the Goldsmith Mercantile Company.
All brakemen in the Pennsylvania COM
pany's local service on the Schuylkill and
Philadelphia divisions will be given an
increase in wages. amounting TO 10 cents
a day. advancing the rate Of SILL day
to $3.50.
The steamship Columbia, built at the
yards of the New York Shipbuilding Com
pany, Camden, n. j., for the Chesapeake
Steamship Company, was launched, and
was christened by Miss Lille Eliotte EN-
erson of Columbia, S. c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
LIFT BAN ON MAN OVER ia.
Reading Railroad Company Places
the Limit for Applicants at 4o.

Reading Railroad Company Places
the Limit for Applicants at 40.
Men of 40 and - years old need not
apply for admission to old peoples homes
if they are capable of working for the
Reading railroad and there are any va
cancies for them. This is the edict of
President George F. Baer, who has raised
the age limit for those applying for en-
ployment from 80 to 45, thus dealing an
other blow to the Osler theory. Mr.. Baer
gave effect to the board of directors ac-
ton. 1t is nearly five years since the idea
got abroad in the land. On the crest of
the wave of popularity, DR.. Osler came
out and scared the men of 60 with his
theory of chloroform as being best for
them. The big railroads jumped at the
new idea and hung out the no-old-men-
need-apply sign. They set the age limit
at 30 years on the theory that thus they
would secure men whose minds had not
yet become set and who were thus capable
of becoming imbued with the ideas which
governed the roads. This plan didn't
work, as there were not enough appli-
cants under 30 to fill the new places. Un-
der the pension system of both the Penn
sylvania and the Reading employees are
not retired until 20 years of age, so that
the man 40 years of age has thirty years
service ahead of him, while the man 40
years old has twenty-five years service.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
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NJ appg:|
oNNo@%NO~-%o.

A dispatch from Rome is authority for
the statement that the silence of the
Vatican regarding the publication of the
correspondence of Mgr. Montagnini, for
merly secretary to the nunciature at
Paris, is due to the fact that the viola
ton of the nunciature by the French
government is now in the hands of Aus
tria. The question is being examined
under its different aspects, meantime the
Vatican is in the position of third par
ty, and will remain passive, awaiting
developments.
The new Lords day act has gone into
force throughout Canada, with the ex-
ceptiOn of the province of Quebec. Some
of the things prohibited on Sunday by
this act are: Public entertainments given
for money, baseball. football, gambling,
racing, hunting. shooting, fishing, the
sale of intoxicating / RS Except by
physicians prescripti,. between the
hours of p. m. Saturday and 6 a. m.
Monday. the sale of cigars, the bringing
into Canada or selling of any foreign
newspaper. the selling of goods and the
carrying on of any business. When the
bill was passed by parliament, some of
the members from Quebec having protest
ed a clause was added permitting such
provincial legislatures as wished to do so
to evade the law by enacting measure of
their own. The Quebec legislature was
the only one to take advantage of this
by passing a bill practically maintaining
existing conditions. Some complaints as
to the stringency of the new law are re-
ported on the part of travellers.
Following the announcement that Min
lister of the Interior BRAND had changed
front by refusing to accept the proposal of
Cardinal Richard as to church leases. and
the publication of the alleged church doc
uments taken from Papal Nuncio Mon
taenini, who was expelled from France,
the Vatican published a note in the Os-
servatore Romano denouncing the French
government as a violator of right and
truth. On the same day the seized docu-
ments were turned over to the Austrian
embassy for transmission to Mgr. Mon
tagnini, presumably with desire to make
amends for their seizure. The negotia-
lions for the lease of churches were def
nitely broken off.
The result of the first elections under
the new constitution of the Transyaal is
clear majority of five for the ''het
volk' or Boer party in the lower house of
the legislature. On most questions they
will have the support of the nationalist,
laborites and independents, giving ma
jority of twenty-three to the ministry
headed by Gen. Botha, one of the leaders
in the late war. At present the members
of the upper house are appointed by the
Governor. thus checking the victorious
party. Botha insists that British suprem-
acy is safer in the hands of the Beers
than in those of cosmopolitan capitalists.
He says they are not hostile to the mines,
but to the men who run them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
News of Minor Note.

As a result of quarrel Joseph Abbott
shot and killed Charles Greenwood near
Milton, Ky.
The Supreme Court of Ohio sustained
the constitutionality of the Jones local
option law. The law gives local option
in cities by petition instead of by cleo
ton.
A court martial to try Lieut. G. W.
Eager of the Eighteenth infantry. charged
with violation of the sixty-second article
of war in failing. while intoxicated. prop
erly to attend to his duties, convened at
Fort Leavenworth.
Papers asking for the liquidation Of the
]. D. King Company. one of the largest
shoe houses in Canada, have been filed
at Toronto. The total liabilities are
$4,000.
By decree Of the Armstrong county
courts the Ford china pottery at Ford
City. Pa, will be offered for sale on
April 16 to satisfy $4,000 of first mort
gage bonds held by the Fidelity Title and
Trust Company of Pittsburg.
Abner McGary, wealthy merchant of
Vandergrift, Pa, is dying at his home as
a result of an accident in which a woman
weighing more than 200 pounds fell on
him. His pelvic bone was crushed and he
sustained other internal injuries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
CUBA TO LOSE FREEDOM.
American Protectorate Sure to BE
Declared Soon.


Declared Soon.
Cuba is practically doomed to lose
her independence. The United States
will be compelled by circumstances to
declare a protectorate probably within
a year, over the island. The Ameri-
can flag now. at least figuratively
speaking, in the ascendancy there, will
never come down. The American mill
tary occupation undertaken simply as
a temporary move to prevent a revolu-
ton and secure order and stability, will
be made permanent. Such is the terror
of dispatches received here from Off
cfal sources in the Pearl of the An
titles.
These remarkable predictions are
based on a most intimate knowledge of
conditions gained by the chief Ameri-
can officers now in control in the island
The following reasons are given for
their prophecy:
That the regime of the United States
in Cuba will continue for many months
That at the municipal elections to be
held probably in June the property
holders will refuse to vote, and that the
ignorant and vicious elements of the
population will thus secure the Offices
That diplomatic representations will
then be made to the United States by
England, France, Germany and Spain,
which countries will look to America
for damages in case of destruction of
their property il the island. This sit
uation will compel the United States to
announce protectorate over Cuba.
In Cuba the conservative property
holding class is in helpless minority.
Citizens of Great Britain have at least
$1OO,000,000 invested in Cuba. German
citizens have about $40,00O,00O invest
ed in sugar and tobacco. and French
men have about $10,000,000 in the same
industries. Spain owns practically two
thirds of the landed interests of the
island. American citizens have invest
ments running to $125,000,000 1t is
regarded as certain. therefore that the
foreign governments named, in behalf
of their citizens, will appeal to the
United States to prevent the threat
ened calamity, accompanying that APP
peal with the suggestion that they will
look to the United States to recoup
them for such losses as they may suf-
fer.
The United States has already too
much at stake in Cuba to willingly as
sumo such liabilities, and the establish
ment of strict prOtectorate by the
United States over the island is regard
ed by Cuban commercial and financial
interests as the only possible solution
of the difficulty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
CIeveIand'S INSURANCE Brief

Ex-President Grover Cleveland, as head
of the association of life insurance presi-
dents, has taken the first step toward
combating legislation proposed in several
Western States requiring that each com
pany shall invest 20 per cent of the re-
serve on policies which originate in any
State in the securities or mortgages of
that State. 1t is in the nature of brief
to be used by insurance authorities in
different States. lie says that there is a
normal demand for nearly all of the Sc
curities referred to in the pending bills,
and that the insurance companies will
have to take only what is left without
the guarantee of the State concerned. He
appeals for a reputation of any intent Of
one State to gain advantage at the ex-
pense of its neghbor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28

The desire to make money too quickly
is our greatest financial fault.
Railroads are vastly overcapitalized. If
l wanted to work big scheme l would
not overcapitalize. The penalty is too
great.
Is it reasonable that a stock legitimate
ly earning 6 per cent would be allowed
out of the hands of the controlling in
terests?
The railroads are in very lamentable
condition. Labor is going up, while leg
islatures are cutting down the roads in
come.
Feder:a control would be better.
Op its surface the general financial of
the country is good But there is an un-
dercurrent that doesn't look good.
| do not think our people are saving
enough. We are making more money, but
unfortunately spending more.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
Peace Congress ut New York.

The first national arbitration and peace
congress ever held in this country is. to
De convened in Carnegie hall and Cooper
Union. New York City, April "A to II.
Andrew Carnegie is TO preside and more
than 200 delegates. including many men
of prominence, will discuss new projects
for submission to The Hague conference
in June Among the speakers announced
are William T. Stead. Archbishop Farley,
Bishop Potter. Rabbi Hirsch. Elihu Root,
James Bryce, Woodrow Wilson and w. j.
Rryan
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-28
E'isLlns Heir and Talk

\ dispatch from Paris states that at
the next meeting of the academy of sci
ences a paper written by Prof Koelickeb,
director Of the geological laboratory at
Naples. viii be read. describing the exger-
iments which he made with a special mi
crophonograph in connection with fishes.
These experiments. he claims, prove that
fish, even shellfSh. emit a certain hum
ming. varying their tones and enabling
them to communicate with each other. He
found the gurnet the most loquacious and
so well qualified as to be entitled 10 the
nickname sea lawyer"