Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-21
THE NEWS BUDGET.
4 Summary OF Eventg During the
Past Week.
Latest Events.

HE Oregon senate passed the constItu
tional amendment in favor OF women suf-
frage by q to 9, and the house by 80 to 27.
THE supreme court Of Dakota has af-
firmed the verdict and sentence In the case
IF Adams, the defaulting Deadwood post
master.
Low water has compelled the mills on
Mogog river at Montreal to stop work, in
consequence Of which 800 operatives are
out Of employment.
TmE war on passenger rates between
Chicago St. Louis, and Kansas City has
become a furious one. Tickets NAV be
had at St. Louis for almost any price.
TnE Seattle and WallawalIa railroad of
California, has been purchased by Henry
Wizard, of New York. Formal possession
has been taken of the property by Gen. r.
A. Tannatt.
RAIN has fallen in the province of Que
bee every day for three weeks. There
had been public prayers for rain, and now
that the thing has been overdone, the
people are praying for fair weather
Dunn, WYNAN < Co., report failures in
Canada, for the quarter ending Sept. 80, at
l30, with liabilities at $1,2I9,753. against
Az failures with liabilities at S6,99S, 6 50
for the corresponding quarter last year
LEOPOLD MORSE, candidate for CON
eress in the Fourth Massachusetts, district.
will pay poll taxes to the amount of 81, :
GOO this year This is a genteel method Of
buying votes in the Bay state, largely
practiced by both parties
SECRETARY SCHURz decides that no claim
will be recognized by any miner or settler
70 any mineral or other land upon the
Ute reservation, which is based upon set
tlement or occupation previous to the for
mai opening of that reservation.
The Methodist conference of Minnesota.
in session at Minneapolis, has adopted a
resolution declaring the obligation of the
state to pay the $5,000,OOO Of repudiated
railroad bonds, and promising that each
minister would do all in his power to Gre
ate a right public sentiment on the ques-
ton.
SPOTTED TAILS Indians have raised
$3.50 with which to retain a lawyer for
the defense of the six young men belong
ing to the tribe who were some time ago
sent 70 Omaha to be tried for misdemean-
orB. "Old Spot" writes TO Secretary
Schurz inclosing this sum and urging that
the youths be speedily punished if guilty
or liberated, if innocent.
An extraordinary instance of cruelty TO
on the 10Th inst. Several days ago the
cattle-shed5 at Sterling, H., were destroy
ed by fire, and many of the animals were
horribly burned and multiIated. Five car
loads of the dead, dying, roasted, and
bleeding cattle passed through Chicago,
to the rendering establishment at Globe
station, while fifteen other carloads were
switched off a. point outside the city,
and sent to their destination. Officers of
the humane society stopped the cars and
would have killed the poor beasts had not
their owner promised to put them out of
their misery at once. The motive for
transporting them alive was selfish and,
lnhuman one.
a TELEGRAM from Denver, Colorado,
SAYS: 4 conflict with the Utes seems inns
minent. Yesterday morning two compa-,
nies of militia LEFT Gunnison City for the
reservation, to arrest agent Berry and
others on writs issued by the district attor-
ney for Gunnison county, under orders
from the governor, and they have probably
reached the reservation by this time
Governor Pitkin was very much sur
prised at this movement of military with
out having informed him. He expressed
fears they would not be able to cope with
the Indians. In his judgment they should
have taken at least twice rs many men.
The United States district attorney this
morning left for Gunni5on county. 1t is
probable he will issue writs for the
arrest of the agent and associates and
have them examined before the United
States commissioner. Agent Berry makes
the statement that if Jackson had not
been delivered to the Indians, the SOL
diers, all whites present, and all freight
crs on the road and inside of the reserva-
ton would have been murdered. Should
the military 80 on the reservation for
prisoners there is every danger of a con-
tict