The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-04
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GENERAL NEWS.



James river are partly submerged
and hundreds of people have fed to
the hills to escape the rising waters.
At Lynchburg the water was ten
feet higher than it has been in thirty
years, but the damage was slight.
Richmond is facing freshet and the
residents of Fulton, the lower end of
the city, are moving out. while mer-
chants are having their stocks of
goods carried to the second story of
their places of business.
OMAHA, NEB.-Nearly one thou
sand carpenters are repairing build
ings partially wrecked by the storm
and 1000 laborers are clearing the
debris of the demolished structures.
Hundreds Of roofs were destroyed and
the work of replacing many homes on
foundations from which they had
been twisted is we'll under way.
The destroyed portion of the city
will be rebuilt better than ever, &C
cording to the city authorities. Mem
bers OF the building trades decided to
make a public announcement of regu-
lar wages, so that any attempt at ex-
tortion would be forestalled. 81,
ROME, ITALY - Pope Plus
condition is causing apprehension. He
has passed practically the last fort
night in bed. He is forbidden to say
mass or to grant audiences to any one
except his sisters and brother, who
have been summoned to his bedside.
The cardinals are not informed as
to his real condition and are not al
lowed to see him. The doctors, how
ever, make two and sometimes three
reports to Cardinal Merry del Val, the
paral secretary, who is prepared to
inform the ether cardinals only when
recovery is deemed hopeless.
CHICAGO - Charles w. Cram
CIR, alias Conway, the circus clown
and his wife, Mrs. Lillian Beatrice
Ryal Conway Cramer, were sentenced
to the penitentiary by judge Kersten
for the murder of Miss Sophia Singer.
The husband was sentenced to life
imprisonment after. motion for a
new trial had been denied. Attorney
George Remus, counsel for the wife,
with drew the motion for new trial
on behalf of his client and she was
sentenced to fourteen years imprison,
ment.
OMAHA, NEB.-The burying Of
the dead and work of reconstruction
occupied tornado stricken Omaha.
Paying last rites occupied the time
of thousands of persons. Funerals
were held in all parts of the city.
Many of the bodies recovered from
wrecks of Sundays storm were cared
for at undertaking establishments and
many funerals were held from these
places Whenever possible friends of
stricken families took care of bodies
and had them prepared for burial.
WASHINGTON, D. c.-George A.
Galvis of Chicago received suspend
ed sentence of one year and eight
months here after pleading guilty to
having obtained $3.50 from the Chica-
go Tribune in June, 1911. under false
pretences. Money was given CLAY is
after he had informed officers of the
Tribune that he could furnish import
ant records showing moral turpi.
tude' on the part of William Lorimer
while a member of the house. CLAWS
did not return the record.
WASHINGTON - 1t has become
known that President Wilson has
made up his mind to take a trip to
Panama Immediately after the close
of the special session or congress.
President Wilson has hopes that the
extra session will be ready to put up
it's shutters by Aug. II and he will
be ready to board warsh1p and
leave for the isthmus.
NEW YORK - Former President
Taft, accompanied by his secre-
tary and Mrs. Taft, arrived in New
York from Augusta, Ca, and went Oh
rectIy to the residence of his brother
Henry w. Taft. One of the hrst
things Mr. Taft said he wanted to ex-
press was his regret over the death
of ]. P. Morgan.
ST. LOUIS, MO. - The Wabash
passenger train No. 1, carrying Oma-
ha and Kansas City sleepers, was
wrecked near Normandy, few miles
out of st. Louis. The fireman was
killed and it is reported the engineer
was fatally hurt, and that several
coaches were overturned into ditch
LONDON ENG. - All accounts
reaching here agree that the Turks
suffered a severe defeat at Tchatalja.
Some correspondents place their loss
at $500 killed and $500 wounded, but
these figures probably are exaggerat-
ed.