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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
|. q. q. Il.

PROVIDENCE, Il. l., Sept 2l.-In the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd-Fel-
this morning the appeal of L. d. Freer,
of California, from the action of the
Grand Lodge of California, relating to
the question of whether members who
become incapacitated by reason of old
age are entitled to benefits, OF are sub
jects of donations, as their necessities
may require. The Grand Lodge Of
California took the latter view, and
their dicision was sustained and the
appeal dismissed. The appeal Of d. H.
Murdoch for the action of the Grand
Lodge of Illinois was dismissed. The
appeal of E. E. Burt from the action of
d. l.. Gladstone Lodge No 5, Mani
toba, was sustained
The appeal of j. w. Surles, from the
action of the Grand Lodge of Michigan
on a question of benefits was sustained
and the Grand Lodge of Michigan was
ordered to require Michigan Lodge No
| to pay Surles benefits from july 10.
1880, to January "a, 1881. The appeal
of William Blatt, from the action of the
Grand Lodge of Dakota, was referred
back to the Grand Lodge Of Dakota.
The appeal of r. j. McQuillan from the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was dis
cussed The judiciary Committee re-
ported, approving all the decisions by
the Grand Sire save one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
A Swindler.

ASSUMPTION. ILL.,. Sept. 21.-A man
claiming to represent a commission
firm of Chicago succeeded in playing a
confidence game here, by which he OBJ
tanned Sl25 from the Bank of Assump-
ton. He presented a draft on the firm
of Chicago. The cashier requested him
to get a responsible man to indentify
him. He succeeded in getting o. Over
halt, of the firm of Overhaul Brothers,
to identify him, and the draft was
cashed. He Immediately left town on
a freight train, and has not yet been
found. A sharp lookout is being kept
for him. 1t has been learned that g. S.
Shocks & Co., of Moaqua, were losers
to the tune of $50 by the same game
on the day before. Freeman, a grain
dealer Mt Decatur, is also said to have
been feeced of 500, and S. S. Lewis,
of Macon, Ill.,. of $50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
The Comet.

The comet discovered, or more prop
erly detected, by Prof Brooks on Sept.
/ Is now thought to be the comet of 1912.
commonly called s'Pon's comet The
comet of last year was at first thought
to be tho visitor of some former time,
but 1t was soon found that the paths of
the two did not agree. As the eoinci-
dence of orbit is the principal means OF
determining the identity Of these wan
derers, the supposition was abandoned.
The Pon's comet was discovered by the
astronomer whose name it bears at
Marseilles July 20, 1912, and inde-
pendently by the Russian astronomer.
Wisniewsky, q few days later. Enke
calculated its periodicity, 20. 60 years.
This time has not been regarded as so
reliable but that the comet might reap
pear few months, or even wear.
earlier or later than the time assigned.
In 1872 the comet reached it perihelions
in less than two months from its dis
covery, or Sept 10. The longitude of
perihelion was found to be 90 degrees
Is minutes and 40 seconds. It's ascend
ing node, or the point at which ii cross
ed the plane of the earth's orbit, was
253 degrees ] minute aud 2 seconds.
Its orbit was inclined to the earth's
orbit at an angle of 70 degrees 81 min
utes and 3 seconds. Its motion was
direct, or in the same direction as the
earth and the planets in their orbits,
that is, from left to right. The lopa-
rithm of its eccentricity was, put down
at 0. 95454l. and that of its semi-axis
(major) at 15.0955. 1t win be observed
that Enke made its period 20 years and
PSI days (nearly), and allowed small
variation, and that the meteor has
come back again within about four
months OF the time set in the celestial
timetable, an accuracy compared with
which, considering the elements of the
problem, the calculation of an eclipse
within four seconds is nothing. The
wonderful mathematics with which a
comets path is determined covers
reams of paper, and includes the
deepest and most tangled principles of
numbers and angles and curves, and
yet is based on three simple obserya-
toes, which, when recorded, read in
three lines, noting the right assertion
and defamation of the meteor at each
observation. And then, if the path of
the comet should chance to be hy-
perbola instead of parabola, the
reasoning is useless. 1t is only won
der that in SO protracted and mixed a
calculation an error so rarely occurs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Senator Logan's Boom.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Sept. 20.-This
evening closed the second day of the
fifth reunion of the Eastern Iowa
Veterans Association. the browning
event Of which has been the presence
and speech Of General John A. Logan.
The oratory of the occasion was given
full flow. After addresses by Mayor
Claussen, j. w. Green and II. FL. Ben
son, General Logan spoke. He was
received with a tempest of applause.
A storm of wind and rain cut short the
speech. After the speech it was even
seriously proposed By soldiers to dis
pense with the horses of Logan's car
rage in order that the vehicle might be
pulled to the hotel by their own arms.
But Logan peremptorily forbade such
performance The entire affair has
been a grand success. a sham battle
to- morrow closes the programme. Cen
eral Logan has gone home tonight.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
In Memory Of the Hero Of 1878.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 20--The unveil-
ing of the monument to ex-Presidenl
Zachary Taylor was quietly performed
this morning in the presence of several
hundred spectators. The grave is some
miles distant from the city, aud is not
easily reached. About forty Mexican
veterans attended n a body, bearing
the old flag of the Louisville legion
carried through Mexico. Bishop Kava-
naugh and f. T. Perkins conducted the
religious exercises. and General VIII
liam Preston, formerly Minister to Spain
introduced the orator of the day. Gem
eral Thomas l.. Crittenden. u. S. A.,
as Taylor's intimate friend and COM
panion in youth. Crittenden was APP
propriatcly chosen. He made warm
though not fnlsome eulogy of the dead
President.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Educational Convention.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2l-The Inter-
State Educational Convention adjourn
ed to-day after a session of three days,
twenty -four states being represented by
appointments by their Governors In
view of the necessity of education to
the perpetuity of free institutions, and
of the inability of some states and ter
ritories to sustain efficient common
school systems without assistance. il
was
Re8otUed, That this convention cordially ap
proves the principle of giving federal aid to bt
distributed among the several states ard terrific
ries upon the basis of uliteracy.
Res0trcd, That u commission be appointed
whose duty it shall be to memorabilia Congress
upon this subject, and to assist in any manner
which their judgement may approve in securing
the legislation necessary
The following proviso was adopted:
That such such aid shall be distributed under
state laws and by state authority exclusively
but with proper guarantees for its faithful APP
plication.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Temperance in Ohio,

CLEVELAND, Sept. 23.-The Prohibit
tionists have been spending large sums
of money in Northern Ohio, and the
Womens Temperance Union has been
laboring necessarily for the success of
the second amendment. General Ed.
S. Meyer, one of the leaders in the
movement, said to-day: 1.-The second
amendment will receive large ma
jority of votes from both parties out
side of Cincinnati and Cleveland On
the day after election. if the second
amendment carries, all property used
for the Manufacture of beer or ferment-
ed liquors will cease to be of any legal
value. A court of justice will not lega-
lie the collection of a bill from the
wholesale liquor dealer against the
saloonkeeper, and the latter cannot col
lect money due for drink. The man
who rents his building to be used as a
groggery cannot collect rent therefor.
The consequence will be that capital
viii not risk money in business that
can give no legal security, and what
viii be the result? 1t will make the
liquor traffic outlawry''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
NUMBER 50.
Rose Amber Again

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept. 21.-
Lewis, who was engaged to marry Rose
Amber, will probably be in Jail before
another sun sets, accused her of murder.
The jury meets again to morrow morn
ing, and there have been many rumors
flying about Stratford to-day of clews
that mean something. The coroner
and detectives say that new develop
ments are at hand. The people of the
village are busy again in discussing the
question of the guilt or innocence OF
Lewis. This evening Lewis said he
should go to Birmingham again in the
morning with vegetables, where his
trade has grown rapidly since the muir
der and where people flock to get a
glimpse OF him. Coroner Holt, who is
q bridgeport lawyer. recently, before
the jury, tried to trap Lewis with the
following question: 'sDid you last year
go to ride with Mrs Rose Amber. now
deceased, when she was still the lawful
wife of Norman Amber, aud during the
ride were you so drunk that in fooling
around on the ground subsequently, YOU
lost her and could not and her. and
drove away from the spot, leaving her
to walk home alone?n Lewis was not
caught, and quickly replied, Eyes, as
tonishing many in the courtroom.
Had he denied it the coroner would have
had case against him for perjury.
Tomorrow it viii be attempted to
show that Lewis horse and carriage
were out on the night of the murder, in
spite of his direct statement to the con
trary, and that there are peculiar stains
on the glass on the back of the car
riage made from froth from dead per-
sons mouth-the same froth that was
on Rose Clark's lips when her dead body
was discovered; behind that there had
been wrangling and jealousy between
them, and finally that on the night of
the murder carriage was heard to pro-
coed from place near Lewis house to
the spot where the body was found, and
to return half hour later by the same
route, which was circuitous one. To
the last fact many persons in the seven
houses along the route will testify
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
A Diamond As Big As Hickory Nut.

A jeweler in Maiden Lane held up be-
tween his thumb and forefinger yester-
day afternoon a rough, yellow stone as
large as a hickory nut THAT is the
biggest diamond ever brought into this
country" he said. 1T weighs 125 car
OTIS. In cutting it win lose 80 or 40 car
ats, according to the design. 1t is an
African stone. Our house bought II in
the London market. The weight of the
famous Koh-i-noor is 1925 carats. Be-
fore cutting, it weighed 1867 The
stone in the jewelers. hand was almost
an inch square. and three-quarters of
an inch through. 1t ran up to a sharp
point on one side, and on the other was
dome shaped. The jeweler said the
shape was perfect for cutting. There
was a blue streak in the center. This
was said to be no imperfection. When
the stone was cut, the ieweler added. it
would be much lighter in color. The
diamond is better calculated for a crown
than personal ornament 1t might be
worn by lady in the hair, as a medal
lion at the thro: t, or in bracelet. II
will be sent TO Boston to be cut. The
art of diamond cutting is said to have
been brought to as great perfection in
this country as in Amsterdam. The
stone. after cutting, will be worth about
500, 000.-Aetr York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
The Match MenOpoIy,

CHICAGO, Sept. 20 = In the dispatches
last night a special from Milwaukee
was quoted to the effect that the Dia-
mond Match company, very large con-
cern, has reduced the wholesale price
of lucifers more than 80 cent. The con-
clusion drawn. was that the match com
bination was broken. Investigation bv
reporter gives the reduction differ
ent meaning. Previous to July /, when
the stamp tax was removed from
matches, the wholesale price per case
for three gross boxes was 81. 10, at fc
per box stamps on each case, amount
S432; but rs manufacturers were al
lowed 10 per cent. off the actual cast
was $3.50, which gave the manufacture
ers, exclusive of stamps. S4.2i per case.
When the tax was taken off the whole
sale price was made S5.53, or an added
profit to the manufacturer OF 81. 81 per
case. The result of this increased profit
was a large number of small manufac-
tories outside of the combinations. and
it is asserted that the present reduction
to S2.50ta2. 50 per case is for the pur-
pose o.. crushing them out of existence
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Uncle Rufus at Rockford.

The visit of Uncle Rufus Hatch to
Rockford last Sunday. says a local cor
respondent of the Pioneer Press, drew
out a large throng to the First Con-
gregational church to listen to the grand
singing of the 1lendelssohn quartet,
whom Rufus telegraphed he would
bring with him. There was much dis
appointment at the realization. The
fact is, Uncle Rufus rather played il on
his old friends. He had q couple of
lady singers from London. ditto gentle
men from New York, whom he had
taken on his gallivanting trip to the
Yellowstone to furnish music. These
he dubbed the Mendelssohn club, and
roped in the citizens of his old home.
They sang but fairly we'll; in fact, would
be an average good country choir, but
they assisted Uncle Rufe in polishing
off a dozen bottles of Mumm's extra
dry at the Hotel Holland Sunday at
dinner. Rufus became decidedly happy
before the day closed, and at the even
ing service he was SO oifieious in flying
about the church, arranging the singing
etc, talking in so loud 4 tone Of voice,
that some of the good brethren were
fairly shocked, and were heard to assert
with holy emphasis that such a circus
should not have their countenance again
if hundred noted millionaires were
the projectors. Ever since Hatch pre-
.sented the organ to the church he has
acted as if he had an undisputed owner
ship in the sanctuary and the worship
.ers. Sunday morning he was up at 6
clock, bribed the ianitorof the Second
Congregational church to open up and
pump the organ for him. and at that
unseemly hour Of a Sunday when all
respectable Rockford were in bed he
operated the worries for half an hour.
On his return to Chicago he rode on the
engine and then presented the engineer
and fireman $25 each. He did not leave
a very enviable reputation in Rockford,
but he did leave IS in the hands of a
confidence man, and the crowd who
saw him heeced howled with enjoyment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Valuable Horses Burned.


PrTTsBURG, Sept. 23,e-The stables of
the Exposition Society took fire this eve
ming from the spontaneous combustion
of large quantity of fireworks, which
were stored there for the exhibition to-
morrow night. The stables contained a
number of valuable horses, entered for
the Exposition races, and three of the
most valuable, Maud Il. Polka Dot
and Grey Chief were consumed in the
flames. The two first mentioned were
valued at $4,000 each. Maud r. was
the property of James A. Dustin, of Bos-
ton; Polka Dot was owned by Il. j.
Smith, of Kalamazoo, Mich. Thomas
Rodgers, fourteen-year-old boy, was
burned to death while trying to lead the
animals out of the blazing building.
The total loss will be about $4,000; in
surance on stables, $4,000. The inn
preston was abroad that the Exposition
buildings were on fire, and $1,000 peo-
pie visited the scene
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Goyernor Sherman Ill in Iowa.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Sept. 49, 1t is
feared that Governor Sherman health
is fast falling him. He is naturally very
delicate, and the strain on his nervous
system during this campaign is quite
noticeable, if not serious. His falling
down the stairs at Council Bluffs last
Saturday and again at Harlan yester-
day, has created considerable alarm
among his friends, fearing that it may
prove disastrous, inasmuch as be is
subject to .epileptic fits. He spoke at
Atlanta today ~ ~ a..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

FASHIONABLE FLOWERS 1t will be
Of interest to our ladies to know that the
two most useful and brilliant of au-
tumnal flowers are the dahlia and the
hollyhock. Both, oil course, were orig
inally single. Under cultivation, both
become double, and until recently no
garden that respected itself tolerated
single dahlia or single hollyhock-
Within the last year or two, however
tickle fashion has come to the conclu,
sion that the ancient single dahlia, as it
came from Mexico in the days of our
grandfathers, IS more beautiful than the
double, solid, and regular ball of flow
ers which attained symmetry and per-
lection under the care of successive gar
deners, ana which has for many years
formed the autumnal home of the ear
wig. 1t is not unlikely the same change
may await the hollyhock. Eg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
The Canvass for Sneaker.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.--The speaker
ship candidates are coming to town,
and will soon have their rival shops
open and be doing brisk business.
Carlisle and company are to set up their
booths at the Riggs house; Morrison
will make Wizards his headquarters;
Springer goes to the National. where
Randall conducted his successful can
yass against Blackburn four years ago.
Randall will probably choose the same
base Corporations this season. He was
in the city the other day to spy out the
land, and is now in West Virginia.
Cox was also here recently, but only
to go TO minstrel performance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
The President In Newport.

NEWPORT, r, L., Sept 20 The
President arrived here from New York
about o'clock this afternoon, and
was taken in charge by Mr.. Seth Bar
ton French, of New York, and driven
directly to the Swan Villa on Cliff ave
nue., the summer house of Mr.. French.
Tonight Mr.. French gave a dinner
party of eighteen covers in honor of
the President. The President will at
tend meeting of the Town and Country
Club at the residence of Mrs. Roeblmg,
of Brooklyn, on Saturday aud has also
been invited to visit the public SCHOOLS
He will remain here about ten dare
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Tie Astoria Road.

PORTLAND, Oregon. Sept. % The
Astoria Chamber of Commerce tele.
graphed Willard, President of the
Northern Pacific, asking if he would
build the Astoria and Forest Grove
Railroad provided they found con-
tractor to take it for $50, 900 mile, and
they to furnish the terminal facilities at
Astoria. Willard replied that he would
build the line if the contractors take il
for $4,000 a mile payable in first
mortgage bonds and $4,000 a mile in
second mortgage bonds, which was all
the available funds the company had at
present
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

An ignorant housemaid who had to
call gentleman TO dinner. found him
engaged in using his tooth brush.
''WelI, is he coming?' said the lady of
the house when the servant returned.
eyes, ma'am. directly; he's just sharp
ening his teeth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
Eouinoetial storms in Dakota.

FARGO, ID. T.. Sept. 2l.-The equi-
noctial storms struck this section yes
terday. The farmers are already
through with threshing, but considera-
bic wheat remains in the stack on large
farms, and if the weather keeps cold not
much damage will be done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27
A Story Of q Senator.

Ex-Sergeant-at-Arms French in his
interesting lecture, lien Years Among
the Senators, relates the following
amusing anecdote concerning Senator
Davis, of West Virginia: s.There was
Davis, of West Virginia. From the
humble position of brakeman upon
the railroad, he had fought his upward
way to two honorable elections to the
Senate. An industrious, useful. hon
orable member. a diligent, conseien-
tlous worker on appropriation COM
mittees, and, with Window, earnest
in all efforts for improving and cheap
ening transportation from the interior
to the seaboard. 1t is wonderful how
the influence of early education, or
early habits, cling to US in after life
Senator Davis, who, have just told
you, was in early days u brakeman,
once gave the Senate an emphatic DEM
onstration on this oft-noted fact
Judge Thurman being q generous
snuff-taker, carried an immense red
bandana handkerchief; and when he
arose to speak, usually, as prelimi-
nary, grasped his nose with the red
bandana and gave a blast like n tIum-
pet. II was well toward morning of u
wearisome all-night session, and Sena-
tor Davis was asleep, his head resting
upon his desk. But | will say for the
Senator that he was not often asleep
in the Senate. Senator Edmunds had
provoked Judge Thurman to q speech,
and, by Introduction, the Judge un-
furled his red bandana and blew blast
of more than usual power. Mr.. Davis
may have been dreaming of his old
railroad days; at any rate he sprang
to his feet in half'dazed condition.
and, catching sight of the red flag the
old signal of danger-and seeming to
imagine that he had heard shrek of
alarm from the open throttle of q loco
motive calling for Down Brakes!' seized
his desk, and, by the brakeman's firm,
quick twist, wrenched it from the floor.
| was not present on this occasion,
and therefore cannot assert the entire
truth of the story from personal
knowledge But it was often repeated
about the Senate Chamber, and |
never heard any of the details called in
question:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

Gov. Sherman, of Iowa, predicts 49,
600 Republican majority in that State in
October. Senator Wilson says that his
figures were placed at that at the start,
but he is getting above that limit as the
campaign advances.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

Two young Canadians who nearly
killed themselves by blowing out the gas
at a Bradford hotel, say they would do it
again rather than turn the light down
into the gas pipe and canse an explosion.
The innocents are abroad and ought to
be got home as speedily as possible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

1t is said that Robinson. the candi-
date for Governor of Massachusetts on
the Republican ticket, is as cold man
as Charles Francis Adams. He will
probably be warn enough for Butler
however.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

Never Give Up.-If you are suffering
with low and depressed spirits, loss of
appetite, general debility, disordered
blood, weak constitution, headache, or
any diseass of a bilious nature, by all
procure bottle of Electric Bitters.
You will be surprised to see the rapid
improvement that will follow; you will
be inspired with new life; strength and
activity win return; pain and misery
will cease, and henceforth you will re-
ioiee in the praise of Electric Bitters.
Sold at fifty cents bottle BY Stone &
Hassell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

Postmaster General Gresham has
gone to New York to look into the OPP
erations of the Post Office of that city.
His visit viii be extended to Boston.
and thence to Chicago, and probably as
far west as Iowa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-27

a Chinaman who appeared as a VIII
ness in a case in which he was deeply
interested could not understand what
was meant by kissing the book. Final
" he got mad and Bit the whole corner
off of il.