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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
HAWLEY AND POST REACH
CITY OF QUEBEC SAFELY
Balloon America II. Still at Place
Where Landing Was Effected
Men Recount Experience.

Quebec, Ont.-Alan r. Hawley and
Augustus Post, the heroes or the
greatest balloon flight on record, ar
rived here Wednesday night after an
experience that was more trying than
earlier reports indicated, but nightly
pleased because the cup for which
they contested remains in America.
Inc United States consul was there
to greet them, as well as a number OF
enthusiastic citizens who cheered them
Justify as they stepped to the plat
form.
Although persons of vigorous health
and dauntless spirits, 1t was easy to
perceive that the two aeronauts, about
whose safety the people of the entire
content had been held in suspense for
several days, Were worn out, and al
though they spoke freely. their bodily
fatigue could not be disguised And at
times, as they recounted their thrilling
experiences, they would remark that
they were somewhat dazed The party
drove to the Chateau Frontenac,
where they dined as the guests of the
U. s. consul
Messrs. Hawley and Post landed
about As hours after their departure
from st. Louis. The balloon basket
touched earth at 8: 35 the afternoon of
Oct 10. They probably flew about
1900 miles, although the direct dis
lance between the two points, on
which the international race is decid-
ed. is only 1856 miles This would
make their average rate of progress
about 35 miles an hour
The first day after leaving the Amer
lea H., at the end OF their journey on
the banks of the Peribonks river, Mr.
Hawley's leg was injured so badly
that he was laid up for several hours
and he has not yet entirely recovered
from the effects of the hurt
In describing the earlier part Of the
journey up to the time they were lost
sight of over the state of Michigan,
Mr.. Post said they followed a north
easterly course across the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers and thence along
the Illinois river into the state of Wis
consin. The next morning they were
just north of the city of Milwaukee,
but over the lake. Then varying winds
carried them along northeast over
Georgian bay TO Lake Nipissing, Ont
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
TIMES SUSPECTS IN PRISON
Three Men Arrested at Mexican Port
Halted in Cruise to GAIA
pages Islands.

Mexico City.-The names of the
three men who were arrested at AGA
pulco, suspected of being implicated
in the dynamiting of the Los Ange-
les Times building and who were
aboard the power schooner Kate, are
Harry Ham, o. Carlson and Dan
Archer. The names given are as
they are registered on the boats pa
pers. In addition the captain of the
vessel, Swan Engdethe, and the
engineer, Adolph Adolphson, also
said to be the owner, are still on
board the vessel under guard Of Gus
toms house officials.
The captain stated that he had
been engaged at a contract price OF
$3.50 by Adolphson to take the
schooner from San Francisco to the
Galapagos islands, off the coast Of
Peru and Ecuador.
Carlson, Ham and Archer are now
ia prison at Acapulco pending inves-
tigation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
FAIL LAWYERS END CONFERENCE
Constitutionality of New Rate Law Is
Referred to Committee

New York-The railroad lawyers
who have been in session at the Wal
dorf-Astoria adjourned after voting
that committee of seven from
their number be appointed to make a
closer investigation as to the consti-
tutioGality of the new interstate com.
merce court.
Tie convention Of lawyers did not
name the seven who will comprise the
committee which is to look into the
constitutionality Of the new court The
appointment of the seven was left to
Col. H. L. Stone, the chairman, who
lives in Louisville and is general coun-
sci for the Louisville & Nashville rail
road. He will appoint the committee
men within month or so.
THAT committee will decide whether
Or not a test case will be brought to
settle the commerce courts scope and
jurisdiction" said Colonel Stone.
He said that the railroad lawyers
did not purpose holding any future
meetings, but that the committee of
seven would be in touch with the rest
Of the members.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
EXPLOSION KILLS SEVENTY
Haitian Gunboas Lost and Only Tween
" Escape TO Safety.

ty Escape to Safety.
Port au Prince, Haiti - 1t is esti-
mated that at least seventy per-
sons were either killed or drowned.
and 20 saved when the Haitien gun
boat, the Liberti, was wrecked off
Port de Paix. An explosion was the
cause OF the disaster. Whether or not
this was caused by the blowing up of
boiler or of one of the powder maya
zines is unknown.
TIL Liberte sailed from this port
last Monday, having on board 80 per
sons. Among the 20 who were lost
were ten Haitian generals, who were
on their way to take command of di-
visions of troops in the department
Of the north.
Boston. = The s2,500,00O worth
of products of the far east which
the British steamer Kaisenga brought
to this port, were carried across
the seas amid many perils. The
Kaisenga's troubles began June II,
when she was four days out from Co
lOmbo for New York The steamer
ran into monsoon that day and
simultaneously the crew had to fight
fire In one of the bunkers. Before
the blaze was subdued it had done
$4,000 damage
Hardly had the kaisenga left Cal
cutta, September Z, when it ran down
and sank a fishing schooner. There
were no casualties.
While the Kaisenga was loading at
Colombo, the British steamer Janus,
IN preparing to sail, parted its stern
lines and ran against the Kaisenga,
nearly pushing it into the sea wall,
but doing little damage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
MONKEY MOTHERS A PUPPY
And In Spite OF the Fact That ita
Proper Mother Was Caring
for II.

a few months ago my son brought
home from Zanzibar small monkey
with a very pleasant face and the
bonniest brown eyes imaginable"
writes correspondent OF the London
STRAND. "Of course Jennie, as she is
called, is sharp as a needle, and being
Eull Of funny ways and mlschievous TO
"a fault, provides us with no end OF
amusement
AT the time Jennie arrived we had
"A little Irish terrier pup about ten
days old being sucked by its mother,
and from the moment she first saw IL
Jennie took complete possession OF the
pup. She guarded it with the greatest
care, showed herself ready to fight In
ats defence and nursed, petted and
actually kissed It. When moving Il
about she would do go not az dog
or cat would. carry their young but
with her arms clasped around 1t in the
afectionate way q mother would carry
her baby.
ITO such an extent was this strange
motherfng carried that the pups own
parent seemed puzzled as to whom the
child really belonged, for Immediately
after sucking 1t she had to relfnquish
1t to Jennie, who was quite restless
Rnd unhappy if kept away long.
And though the monkey had the
free run of the garden for hours at
time she never went far away, but at
3he least sign of danger to the child of
her adoption-efther human approach
or that of its own mother or the house
cat-she would instantly leave her
gambols on the trees AID flercely re-
sem any interference.
Now that the pup is growing big
ger every day we are naturally won
Herring how he will like being rolled
over and pulled about by his foster
nother-and a monkey at that; but
we are hoping they will long continue
20 be the greatest of chums.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
Church Built of Odds and Ends.

Built piece by piece with odds and
ends of material picked up here and
there throughout the city, the First
German Presbyterian church at Tween
aieth and Spruce streets. Omaha. is
completed and a standing monument
10 a persevering pastor and congrega-
tion. The dedication constitutes a full
alllment of dreams in years gone by
and marks period of two years since
The first steps were taken in the cree
aion of the strangest church in the
state.
Probably nowhere else in the coun-
try Is there such a church as this one,
nor a church of such a history
Curbing stones form its foundation
still, steel street car rails are its raft
Srs, thing from the roof of a wrecked
railroad station now is the roof of this
place of worship There is not a sim
gle corner in the interior of the edifice,
the walls at every section being round
ed out to preserve acoustic properties
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
HOLDS |. c. LIABLE
FOR BACK TAXES.
Supreme Court Order May 0ou-
bic Illinois Annual Income.
DIRECT TRIAL ON MERITS
Decision of High Tribunal Overruies
Contention in Demurrer That
Settlements Estop Suit to
Recover Unpaid Levies.

Springfield, Ill-The Illinois Cen
tral Railroad company received a set
back when the supreme court
decideI that the $15,000,000 back
tax suit brought by the state
must go to trial The suit was filed
by the attorney general early in 1907,
following a message Of Governor De-
neen to the legislature, in which 1t
was asserted that the railroad had so
millions Of it's earnings to lines not
chartered in Illinois and hence not
subject to the per cent. tax An
appropriation was made by the Iegis-
Iature to defray the expenses of an ac-
counting. This accounting swelled
the amount which the governor had
estimated to be due the state from
$4,000 600 to $15,000,000
The state won every important con
tention with the exception that the
opinion holds the accounts prior to
1905 have been accepted by the state
and payment made thereon, and that
therefore they are not subject to fur
Their inquiry.
The court considers the case under
three important headings. The first
is whether the amount to be levied
by the state auditor is a tax or wheth-
er it is based on a contract under
its charter. The court holds it is a
contract.
On the question of interstate COM
merce business, the court holds all in
terstate commerce business passing
over the charter lines, whether orig
mating in Illinois or in other states
and coming into Illinois, Is subject to
the per cent tax on gross receipts.
Then on the question of scope OF the
inquiry it is held it cannot extend
back prior to 1905
Under the head of accounting, the
state wins in its contention that it
should be on the basis of mileage The
same thing is true in regard to express
earnings. On the subject of charter
line property for the use of the non
charter lines, the court holds the state
is entitled to a money consideration
for this service. The state wins in
ITS CUALShlIoH ludG II SDOul0 receive
the contract rate of per cent Of the
receipts from eatiDg-houses and dining
cars.
On the question of newspaper ad-
vertising the railroad company loses,
the court holding that where it issues
mileage for such advertising it should
be included in the accounting with the
state.
About the only point on which the
company wins, aside from excluding
all accounts prior to 1905, is that it is
not required to account for interest on
deposits.
The court remands the case to the
Circuit court of La Sale county, with
instructions to proceed in accordance
with the views in its opinion. Unless
the railroad accepts the courts de-
cisiOn as final, the Circuit court Of
La Sale county will no doubt appoint
a master to go into all the details of
the accounting since 1906, and the case
may be prolonged indefinitely. At
present the railroad is paying approx
mately 100000 to the state every
year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
Crow and Rat in Einht.

= Iife-and-death struggle between
crow and a rat was recently witness
ed from the bridge over the Gala at
Ealashiels (Eng) railway station. A
crow was observed to alight at the
site of the river and pick up a piece
of food which had been washed down
10y the food. A large rat. which had
evidently had its eye on the same
tasty morsel, at once attacked the
crow, and noisy fight between the
two combatants attracted a crowd TO
the side of the bridge. The crow was
having decidedly the worst of matters
when some one threw a stone and
sent the rat scurrying for refuge to
dts hole near by. But the rat was
seemingly aware of the disabled state
of the bird and waited until he would
ibe able to finish his repast of crow un,
anolested
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
ETHEL LENEVE FREED.
Companion of DR.. Crippen Acquitted
Of CHARGE.

London.-After trial lasting but
few hours, in the New Bailey Grim
inal court. jury found Ethel Clare
Leneve not guilty as an accessory
after the fact il the murder of Cora
Belle Crippen, for whose death Doctor
Crippen Will die on the gallows No
Yember 8.
1t was for love of Miss Lenere that
DR.. H. II. Crippen, now under death
sentence, murdered his wife. The
crown counsel. Richard Muir, failed
to show that Miss Leneve had knowl-
edge of either the Americans inten-
ton or of the crime itself.
No witnesses were called by the de-
tense. Immediately upon the conclu-
sion of the speech of Miss Leneve's
attorney, F. E. Smith, Justice Alyer-
stone delivered his charge to the jury
and they retired, returning in twenty
two minutes with a verdict of ac-
quittal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
KAISER THREATENED BY eoMs.
Unusual Precautions Taken for His
Safety at Belgian Capital.

Safety at Belgian Capital.
Brussels.-In explanation Of the IN
usual precautions taken to guard
Kaiser Wilhelm and the kaiserin
during their visit 10 King Albert, it
was announced by the police that
threats had been made against the
life of the emperor by anarchists.
The following letter signed with
the name of militant anarchist of
this city was received at the palace:
Since no one has had the courage
TO blow up the German autocrat l
have decided to throw bonb''
Efforts to arrest the writer were
fruitless and hence unusual steps were
taken to safeguard the emperor on his
way from the palace to the railway
station.
All windows of houses overlooking
streets through which the royal party
passed to the station were ordered
closed and the station itself was
packed with troops.
The railway line for considerable
distance out of the city also was
guarded
The local Socialists on the day of
the kaiser's arrival met and adopted
resolutions of sympathy for their
brethren in Germany
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
HURLED FROM AUTO
MACHINES OF STATE TREAS
uRER DAHL AND EX-SENA-
TOR MILLER COLLIDE.
CHILDREN At PLAY INJURED
In Trying to Pass a Street Corner in
Madison the Dahl Car Strikes the
Other With Disastrous Results,
Both Machines Badly Wrecked.

Madison.-Hurled through the air
for distance of about thirty feet.
striking with her head on a cement
curb and escaping with only a few
bruises was the experience of the
2-year-old daughter of former sena-
tor George P. Miller, when Mr.. Mil
ler's automobile and that of State
Treasurer a. H. Dahl collided.
Three other children playing on
lawn narrowly escaped death.
Mr.. Miller and his family had just
started away from their home in
the Sixth ward for an afternoons
drive and were going at moderate
speed.
Upon arriving at the corner of
Spaight and South Few streets he
saw the Dahl machine, driven by
Victor Dahl, 16-year-old son of the
state treasurer, coming up Spaight
street.
In order to avoid collision he
put on speed, but young Dahl did not
see him.
The Dahl car struck Mr.. Millers
car IN the rear and swung it around.
The Dahl auto then struck the chill
dren on the lawn.
Two sons of Attorney John Moran
were rendered unconscious AMI the
little son of Lynn Clarke sustained
an ugly wound in the forehead. HAD
not the machine collided with a tele-
egraph pole the children might have
sustained even more serious injur-
les.
Mr.. Miller picked up his child in
an unconscious condition, but she
soon recovered. Mrs. MilIer's gar
ments were torn, but she and her
husband escaped injury.
Mr.. Miller says his car was dam
aged to the extent of $1,000 The
Dahl auto also was badly damaged
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
Afflicted German Village.

A repetition of the plaques of Egypt
seem to be affecting the German dis
trict of Phi1ipsburg. After suffering
from successive plaques of flies, grass
snakes. and foundations, it is now har-
raised by an extraordinary plague of
aoads of all sorts and sizes, which
,acover the fields and roads at night,
come into the villages. swarm in thou
sands over farmyards, and tumble
into the wells and springs. Many
wells have become entirely unusable
owing to the corpses of drowned toads
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
NEGRO TO oUTRANk ARMY MEN.
Social Phase of w. n. Lewis Appoint
ment Stirs Capital.

Washington. - In spite of the
storm stirred over the prospective
appointment of w. H. Lewis, negro,
who is now assistant TO the district
attorney at Boston, as assistant at
torney general of the United States,
the appointment will be made. One
of the most striking notes sounded by
the opposition has to do with the So
cial phase of such an appointment
The rank of an assistant attorney
general would give him precedence
socially over brigadier generals. cap
tains in the navy, district commission
ers and number of other high off,
Gals
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
AIRMEN BUCK GALE.
Hoxsey Travels 25 Miles and John.
stone 55 Against Wind.

New York.-Again the Wright flyers
furnished the sensation of the
aviation meet at Belmont park.
Hoxsey and tombstone renewed their
altitude duel. rising from the field al
most as the bomb burst, announcing
the opening of the hourly altitude con-
test. In three-quarters of an hour they
had passed over the woods to the
northeast beyond the range of the
strongest glasses on the ground, fight
Ing the gale blowing in the upper at
mosphere like football players bucking
the center
One hour and forty minutes had they
been missing from view before word
was received that Hoxsey had landed
safe and so0nd at Brentwood, %
miles east of the park. 1t was nearly
a half hour later before the welcome
news reached the spectators that
tombstone had also landed without mis-
hap at Middle island, 80 miles further
east than Brentwood, whereupon the
crowd, the largest by several thousand
that has yet graced the tournament,
gave g. cheer of thanksgiving and re-
lief.
But biplanes were not The oLly ma
chimes TO match their prowess with
the wind. Just as the Wright machines
climbed into the air Hubert Latham,
i'll his Antionette, rose from the field
and swept into the course as an en-
trant in the hourly distance contest.
No other aeroplane followed his ex-
ample and he had the center of the
stage throughout the performance,
with the Wright flyers doing a sort of
buck and wing dance off the northeast
He was at it for nearly the entire
hour and completed II laps, about
I'll miles. in SIS minutes "a 15-100 sec
onds, which the experts pronounced
remarkable time considering the con.
ditions
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
CHINA GETS BIG LOAN.
New Workers Are to Finance Empires
Reform Program.

Peking.-An American group of
financiers has practically consummat-
ed the $50,000,000 gold loan to the
Chinese government.
The negotiations have been conduct
ed between Duke Tsai Use, president
of the board of finance, and NJ. Memo
CAL the representative of the Interna-
tlonal Banking company. Naturally
much secrecy has been maintained.
Duke Tsai Use, 1t is understood, re-
ceived the regents approval The pre-
liminary agreement was signed last
night. The bonds are to bear five per
cent. and the rate of issue probably
will be 80.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03

Washington.-One of Uncle Sam 5
newest dreadnoughts, the Delaware.
led the sixteen battleships Of the At
lantic fleet in gunnery efficiency dur
the annual battle practice held off the
Virginia coast last September. The
trophy winner last yea, the Vermont
IS third in the standing. The Della
wares sister ship, the North Dakota,
finished sixth, which is considered by
naval officers as a splendid record for
a ship which had met with serious
accident aboard just prior to the prae-
tire
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
NEW CUSTOMS FRAUD FOUND?
Millions Lost in Duties on Lemons, Is
tic Latest Charge.

the Latest Charge.
New York.-Another alleged leak
age in the customs service, where
by it is estimated that duties
ranging into the millions have been
diverted from the federal treasury, it
became known, is being investigated
by William Loeb, Jr., collector Of the
port The inquiry deals with rebates
allowed importers of fruits on ship
ments reported as decayed or unfit for
market
Owing to the fact that the number
of inspectors was too small to permit
a complete examination of all car
goes, an agreement was reached some
time ago between importers and the
customs officials whereby if an allow
ance for decay was claimed an in
spection Of only 5 per cent. Of the
cargo was made and the percentage
of decay found in this portion alone
applied to the entire cargo. 1t is now
claimed that frequently the rebates
thus allowed were excessive.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
Man Found Dead in Pool.

Racine-The body Of man was
found in muddy pool on Lake ave
nue., less than a block from the police
station. Evidently he had been dead
several hours. Appearances indicate
that he became exhausted from i'll
ness, fell, and was unable to help
himself, and died from exposure. He
was a stranger, 55 years old, and is
sha. The police say he canvassed the
city, mending umbrellas. On his arm
was tattooed the initials y. A. H.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
Fire Loss Half a Million.

Superior, visa huge anthracite
coal storage shed on the NJ. A. Hanna
coal dock caught fire Tuesday and is
9 total loss. 1t contained 100000 tons
of anthracite coal. The entire fire
department and several fire tugs were
working to prevent the blaze from
spreading to other big docks and
boats near by. Loss, 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
Auto and Bear Mixed Up.

A curious adventure with a bear re
Gently befel a party of motorists In
Maine, 80 miles north of Bangor. The
rar crashed into the animal, which
was flung across the hood. Growing
his anger. the animal was carried
along the road until bump threw
him TO the ground. Falling in front
of il. the bear overturned the car into
the ditch, and then made of, appar-
emily more scared by the adventures
shan were the two ladies who formed
members of the touring party.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
DIES OF FOOTBALL INJURIES.
Captain of Cornell Team, Hurt in
Scrimmaqe. Succumbs.

Ithaca, N. VI. B. Paine of Duluth,
Mimi, acting captain of the Cornell
freshmen football team, died at the
Cornell infirmary from supposed inter
nal injuries received while playing
football President Schurman said
the boy was injured on October IS in
a practise scrimmage. but the attend
ing physician did not think the injury
dangerous
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03
Editor Held on Libel CHARGE.

Philadelphia a charge of crimi-
nally Hbeling Congressman John K.
Tensr. the Republican candidate for
governor. E. A Van Valkenbucg, edi-
tor and publisher of the North Ameri-
can of this city, was Friday held IN
$4,000 bail for court.