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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
Denouncing Butterine.

New York, Oct. 16.-The Mercan-
tile Exchange to-day denounced but
terine in terms not very flattering to the
packing-hou kings of Chicago. With
oUt dissenting voice, the Exchange
passed the following resolution: 1T is
known that the mixture called, but
terine' this word .butterine' is for the
purpose of descriptions manufac-
iured largely, and is intended TO be an
imitation Of butter 1t is composed OF
a small quantity of butter, but largely
of deodorized lard and other compounds
unknown except to the manufacturer.
1t is sold almost entirely to the con-
sumers as pure butter, and in violation
of the law of this State, known as the
Oleomargarine law and the law regu-
lating the sale of adulterated food J"
A committee was appointed to take
charge of the butter prosecutions and
TO confer with the Attorney General
and State Board of Health with view
to prohibiting the sale of butter1ne in
this State II think we suffer from
butterine in New York more than they
do in Chicago, where it is made. The
Chicago people have some chance OF
knowing il when they see it, but it all
comes labelled butter to this market, !
said one of the Committee. THE
great bulk of the buttcrine received
here is made by Fairbanks d Armour,
of Chicago, and much of it is deyillsh
bad. / prefer to take my lard separate
and | want to bring up my customers
in the same way
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
Ben Hills God a Living God.

Senator Hill, it might be said, adj
ministered on his own estate during his
lifetime. Most of his property was dis
posed of before he died by gifts to his
children and his wife. His will is
short, merely disposing of the remain
ing part of his property and giving d.
rections about things that he wished
done and in which the public could
feel no interest. In item six is the fol-
lowing: Il now give and bequeath to
my wife and children that which some
of them now possess and which assure
them, in full view of death, is tar rich
er than gold and more to be desired
than all human honors God is a hv-
ing God and Christ came into the world
to save sinners. | beg them to have
faith in Jesus, for by this faith alone
can they be saved ''-AUa1'ta Consti-
t2tt3On
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
For yyonen,s Rights.

CHICAGO, October 19.-The closing
day of the Women's Congress opened
with an executive session, at which the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Julia Ward
Howe, Rhode Island; yice-presidents,
one from each State: secretary, Ella C.
Chapman, New York; treasurer, Hen
rieita L. I. Wolcott, Massachusetts.
At the afternoon session, Mrs. Julia
Holmes Smith, of Illinois, read paper
on Mourning Garb 1t took The
ground that it should be dispensed with
as unwholesome, mentally end physi-
cally. and this opinion generally was
conceded in in the discussion. Mrs.
DR. Mary Z. Bagg, Of New York, read
an interesting paper on Historic AIT.
In the evening Mrs. Augusta Cooper
Bristol. of New Jersey. read q thought
full and intelligent paper OH Labor
and Capital The last paper was By
Julia Ward Howe. on the benefits Of
Suffrage for Women. She said bene-
and to society. The physical weak
nesses of women were dilated on. The
ballot would give her an independence
which would enable her to throw off the
thraldom of fashion which depressed
her vitality, made her beauty simply
dead beauty, and rendered her Incap-
able of producing the best specimens Of
men and women Relieved of her
chains her feminine weaknesses would
disappear and the effect on society Of
herimproved progeny would be marked.
She made these cardinal POINTS First.
woman would have better world to
work in; second, better work TO do;
third, better ability to do it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
The Poor Sea islanders.

"Here let me ask the sympathies of all
people for the poor South Sea Islanders
who are held as degraded slaves on the
Sandwich Islands. The other serfs can in
some way be heard. The Chinese coolies
are, perhaps, better off than they were
in China; anyway, they are able to take
care of themselves, and they have more
than once thrown defiance in the face of
the Hawaiian Government. The Portu-
gese have q sort of Consul in Honolulu
and also the Bishop of the Catholic
Church to whom they can appeal in some
respects; the Mexicans, and there are
quite number ON the island now, have
also Consul. do not know how it is
about the Norwegians and others, but
being white men they can probably be
heard. But no hearing can alleviate
their CALLING servitude. They may be
simply counseled to obedience. 1t is
different with the South Sea Islanders.
They have no Consul, nobody to repre-
sent them, and as they are ignorant of
both the Hawaiian and English lam
guages, they are virtually deaf and
dumb, and are driven about by signs,
precisely like beasts of burden. In
their own islands they never labored be-
yond fishing and picking cocoanuts
enough to sustain life. They were free
and independent men, subject alone to
the call of their chief. When arriving
on the plantations they find that they
must work from daylight till dark and
their food is not fit for hogs. They are
Injured to hardship they find their chains
r,,4o Al
among them, both on the slaves while
they are coming TO the islands and on
tho plantations, is frightful. They at
times die off like sheep that have the
rot. They are sad sight as they ar
rive, and to see them with tin labels
around their necks, and numbers thereon
TO designate them, as they go along, de-
iected and aimless looking, is sight
that would move any heart (not hard
eneD with pity.
81 will narrate touching incident
connected with one of those poor crea-
lures. He was working on one of the
other islands, got sick, and by some
means came to Honolulu to go to the
hospital. The steamer on which he was
On board arrived in Honolulu on Sunday.
but the authorities took no steps
TO see into the case of the
unfortunate South Sea Islander, as
people there are very careful not to
break the Sabbath. On Monday morn
ing somebody made it his business to
inform the authorities that there was
hospital patient on board the steamer,
and when the proper authorities went on
board they found the poor South Sea
Islander dead. He was literally muir
dered through carelessness, through in
human and brutal neglect. was in
Honolulu at the time, and j only heard
one man who denounced this merciless
Indifference, and that was DR.. McKib-
ben, jun, who did not hesitate to name
the brutality in its proper terms. But /
can not give you perfect picture of the
degradation that exists ON the planta-
tions, and of the utterly wretched condi-
tian of the serfs. The dead South Sea
Islander is but one, no doubt, of many
who die like dogs, and are put out Of
sight as soon as possible. Honolulu
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
IIymeneal.

GALENA, H., Oct. 1S.-Miss Lucy
Kittoe, belle and society lady of this
city, and Mr.. George T. Chamberlain,
a leading farmer of Shullsburg, Wis,
were married this evening at Grace
Episcopal church, the rector, Rev. w.
II. Knowton, officiating, assisted by
Rev. w. w. Steel, of Batavia. Ill. The
attendants were Miss Fannie Snyder. of
Galena. first bridesmaid, and Mr.. John
G. Lister, of Chicago, the groom's best
man; Miss Flora Gratiot. of Shulls-
burg, and Mr.. c. S. Merrick, of Ga
lena. The ushers were DR.. H. ii. Ray.
of Darlington, and Mr.. Fred Smith, of
Galena. A brilliant reception followed
at the home of the bride. The lady is
the only daughter of DR.. +. ID. Kittoe,
a surgeon during the war on the stalls
of Gems. Grant and Sherman, and medi-
cal inspector of the Army of the Cum
berland during the last year of Grant 5
administration. Mr. and Mrs. Cham
berlain leave tonight on an extended
tour in the east. A large number Of
prominent society people from abroad
were present at the wedding, including
many Chicagoans
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
Edwin L. Evans.

feel that il is opening wound now partially
healed to sketch some incidents In the life Of the
late Edwin E. Evans. But the respect hold for
his memory must be my apology for this intru-
sion. Mr.. Evans was born at West ford Vermont
Sept. s 1928. Was married in Bettown To Miss
Jenny Preston daughter of Mr.. L. Preston and
Mrs. s Preston) in September 1868. The re-
suit of this marriage was son and daughter
named Willie and Ella. who were both regarded
with tender affection by their parents. Daring
my acquaintance with Mr.. Evans he has mani
Tested none but the kindest feelings for his fell
low men, About years since he received
wound from the hands of one He had befriended
which finally terminated his life. The thought
of this ingratitude, together with the severe
pain of his wound tended to make his life ex-
tremely unhappy during his latter years. When
the doctors told him that amputation Of his
limb was the only hope ofhis life, he submitted
but not before he had written 10 his brother in
Minnesota bidding him good bye. That brother
fastened TO his bed side Kind friends. an af
feetionate brother and loving wife gave him con-
ISOLATION during his last hours. He died Sept
10, 1888. He now rests in peace. He snffers no
pain from the wound inflicted by an assassin.
Ingratitnde will not rend his heart again. No
vile SANDER will disturb him now As he be
lieyed in the Great Brotherhood of mankind, /
recognize him brother. With feelings Of
sorrow say farewell
Beetown. Oct IS. 1888. IS
[Plattyille papers please copy.l
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
Rnssia,s Policy in Re,cin.l.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. -. The
in pursuance Of the policy to de'
the supremacy of Russian iufGc
Bulgaria or to withdraw Russian
port altogether, has assumed
gressiye policy by ordering G.
Kaulbars to 20 to Servia nj once a
range the existing disturbance #a
army. General Kauibars isantHis
attache of the German Russian Em
at Vienna, and is one Of the G
who has already caused some ogs
his alleged interference in l
rights of Bulgaria.
LONDON, Oct 10 Late di-ra
from Vienna say that General hae
has been sent TO Sofia not only
9anize the troops. but to accept
pointment of Minister of War anl faA
his orders from St. Petersburr n aae
equivalent to n leave Of absence,
der that he may accept \ spaei
under the Bulgarian government
he can actively aid Russian inter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25

Judge Foraker, il is said, has super
stitious dread of the 9th of October
He believes he would have been elected
but for the fact that the election oc-
Cured on that date. On the 9th of
October, when child, he fell from a
tree and broke his shoulder-blade; on
the 9th of October, while in the army,
he fell off horse and had to go to the
hospital for month; on the 9th of Oc-
tober, 1876, he lost an important law
suit, which has changed the course of
his life ever since. Yet this don't con-
vince the over-sanguine Democrats but
that it was their wonderful skill that
did it in Ohio for them after ALL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
4 New Railroad.

ST PAUL, Oct. ia new company
called the Iowa. Sioux Falls and North
ern has filed articles of incorporation in
Sioux Falls. The capital stock is So
100000, divided into fifty thousand
shares. The ncorporators propose 10
at once secure the right of way and be-
gin the construction of the road, which
is TO be built of standard guage and ex-
tend from some point in Iowa on the
Illinois Central road, through Sioux
Falls, to jamestown, Dakota, and will
pass through the counties of Lincoln,
Neb, Minnchaha, Lake Miner, Kings
bury, Clark, Sphinx, Day. Brown, Dick
ey, La Moure, and Stutsman. The
length of the line will be five hundred
miles. The stock is being taken rapid
ly by capitalists, both along the line
and in the east. Surveys will be made
at once, and that portion of the road
extending from Sioux Fall into Central
Iowa will, it is claimed, be completed
at the earliest possible date, in order
to offer relief from the determinations
imposed upon southeastern Dakota by
the roads now holding control of the
business. Local railroad officials are
of the opinion that the conference Of
President Hill with the Manitoba direc-
tors will terminate in decision 10 build
Immediately three important extensions.
These viii be formed from Duluth TO
Crookston. 4 continuation of the line to
Minnetonka in the Milwaukee and St.
Paul territory, and the building of the
Austin, Mankato and St Cloud road
through Dakota.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25

MILWAUKEE, Oct 10. The
about PROSTITUTION wheat creates ca
cradle talk. Mr.. L. 7. Bacon said t4-
day in regard to the matter tbat
wheat certainly had a strange APP
ance which lee had never before aa-
served. He had no information rs s.
the proportion of damaged wheat to Re
whole crop, but did not think il a0T-
thing near SO large rs claimed .t
correspondence from Minnesota G.3 MT
indicate any amount of consequence,
and be was inclined to lool, rTo1 .so
talk as largely sensational Inpeslar
Holland said in his Judgment The ~
legged frosted wheat was as good So
3, and he should inspect il as
From the best tests obtainahje 4
sesscd enough gluten to make Ir
grade of flour. The dispatch nu
in Minnesota paper TO the eA
this wheat had been inspected ~
No . was a mistake 1t was iuD
as No. 3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
a. al Vnnderhill,s -

NEW YORK, Oct. 2I.-Son3
ing inside history concerning
shore pool Of last summer ha
out since II. N. Smith went over
bear party. Dave Aierga s.
was prominent member of iii
bination gives some facts reiaii
Early in the spring Morgan, Sni
w. X Vanderbilt formed a .auj
and purchased from w H.
bilt 80. coo shares Of Lake SHORE
which was | per cent. below
lar market price This left N
Vanderbilt with a block ol
shares on hand. The mara
ever, gave but few signs Of inpruf
during the summer. The pa
compelled to buy about 90
mere in the market to keep upi r.
and it subsequently trans lara
VIM. H. himself padded 0at as,
stock To this extent, all the Wis:it
ing up the property to The poo! IS
most enthusiastic manner. rs
Smith. getting tired Of the poo. lae
the dav. went to Saratoga 10 talk
Vanderbilt about it. The latiF
ceived him very eoolly, signifie
admitting that be was not buzz
stock, and in fact he did not prop
again enter the market as specs
tire BUYER Of anything. His sil
funds, he said, were at the moment
" employed, and he did not =;
making any change in bis investment
This was a great blow 70 Sn2iih Ila
and expectations, and be immas
returned to New YOrl. and sgsti g M
his stock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
For the Farmers.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22-Alva II.
Doan, clerk in the pension office, has
invented method of displaying wealth
er signals in the country for the bene-
fit of farmers, which may be adopted
by the signal service bureau. 1t pro-
vides for system of signal flags, to be
known as farmers signals, which are
to be displayed from sides of United
States mail cars, which passes rapidly
and continuously over the country on a
network of tracks. The flags win sig
nal information as follows: White,
meaning clear weather; blue flag, fair
weather; red for doubtful and black
stormy. Signals can be ordered up
from Washington by telegraph, and the
cost of the entire system, it is said, will
be INSIGNIFICANT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
EaiIurp.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi. Oct. 19.-The Bank
of Pennington, Mimi. has made an as
signment TO Dennis Follett, Assistant
Cashier of the First National Bank of
Hastings. The assets are reported at
$4,000. and the liabilities at $50. 900,
to depositors. 1t is said the
bank was Incorporated under state laws
with capital OF $4,000. The officers
are d. Underwood, President; j. c. Bet
finger. Vice President; and George IL.
Hcsmer. Cashier. The general belief
in st. Paul is that the depositors will be
paid in full.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
Strange HalIncinatiNn.

A drunkard labored under a curious
hallucination of the faculty of hearing
He rose every morning full of the best
resolutions, and determined to keep
sober for the day. Unfortunately, the
road to where he worked passed by a
certain public house, and ut some dis
lance from this fatal spot he became
conscious of two voices crying in his
ear, the one He will not go in," the
other, HE will go in" AS he got near
the door the voice of the tempter in
creased in force till it quite drowned
that of the good angel The matter
always ended by his going in and TAX
ing drink, when the hallucinations
ceased as if by enchantment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
Chinese Round IN ro,oa

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 81 A"E
is drawn to the fact that unless
stringent measures are adopted rs 9e-
vent the smuggling Of Chimes se
the British Columbia border ialo 81
ington territory, the thousands az ems
nese now employed on the Caa
Pacific railway Will. as soon as tla
tracts arc completed. which W
very soon, find their way withoul
Guilty into the United States. q
fact well known to residents of
Columbia that at the present
Cinnamon are coming over TWEEN
thirty At 4 time. 1t has been sua
that the revenue cutters now lvlv
here might be employed m la
some purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
Striking Switellmen.

ST. LoUIs. Oct. 10. HE
switchmen are dcspondenj, aed
most enthusiastic now eNpcct ~
cessions on the part If tiic ra
None Of the roads are finding niH h.slE-
ficulty in securing men to DO lhe
ing, and although committee 81
strikers are visiting the different
and doing all in their power
draw the men at work. their
uniformly failures. One 81 thr
who has heretofore been ytI4
about the success of the strike,
admitted that the men could n
out past Monday. .'Wo STRUCK
we were ready, sand lie,
outside help That help 0a
coming. and we viii have to
we give mp the fight now. }ou
on one thing, and that IS THAI
lst Of January we win be ot
Chicago scale o. be in tie n
one Of the biggest strikes that
Pile have seen for years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25

Bradstreet's takes rather discourage
ing view of this years cotton crop. 1t
claims that this years production will
be much less than last years. 1t says
that in North Carolina there will be a
falling off of ~ per cent; in Georgia,
80 per cent. in Florida, 90 per cent. in
Louisiana. South Carolina and Texas,
40 per cent. there will be 35 per cent.
reduction in Alabama, 35 per cent. in
Arkansas, and Is per cent. in Tennes-
see. The crop of last year was $685.
900 bales. This years crop is estimated
at 1924, 900 bales. This is an enormous
falling off of 2,46S,000 bales-over IS
per cent. of the corn crop of last year.
This, too, in despite of the larger
acreage under cotton. The acreage in
1881 was 1864, 900; in 1882, 16, 500, 600
acres; this year it is 17,449, 900 acres.
On the strength of this report there has
been an advance in the prices of some
varieties of cotton goods. The Agri-
cultural Department, on the other hand
estimates that this years crop will be
$685. 900 bales or more than /, POO. 900
in excess of Bradstreet's estimate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
The Orangemen.

BELFAST, Oct. 2l-Lord Rossmore
has written a letter stating that it is un-
certain how much longer the exercise
of patience and forbearance on the part
of the 0rangemen can be continued.
Hitherto, he says, they have refrained
from resenting the repeated insults and
attacks Of the National Leaguers. and
it was with great difficulty that they
were restrained from fighting at Rosslea
on the occasion of the revival meeting
there last week. He appeals to the
government to take such steps as will
prevent collision and avert bloodshed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25

The Newburg Centennial was cele-
brated on Thursday last, it being the
anniversary of the disbandonment of
the revolutionary army, which occurred
on the Esd of June, 1888. Senator
Bayard of Delaware, presided, and ex-
Secretary VIM. M. Evarts delivered the
Grafton. 1t is estimated $4,000 persons
were present. Newburg is handsome
city on the banks of the Hudson sixty
one miles above New York city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
NUMBER 81.
Peace Between Peru and Chill.

LONDON, Oct 2l.-0iiieial adyices.
both from Callao and Lima. announce
that the treaty of peace had finally been
signed by the Representatives of Peru
and Chill. in accordance with the terms
which had already been agreed upon
and which have already been published.
The Gillian army will evacuate Peru
on Oct. goth, except certain small de-
taehments, which remain temporarily
on the border.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
Land Leagne Act Denounced.

DUBLIN, Oct q. Eight thousand
people were present at meeting of the
National League in Wexford last night.
Michael Davitt and Mr.. Healy were the
principal speakers Mr.. Davitt severely
denounced the land act, and urged his
hearers by all means to make the
League more efficient and so aggressive
as to strike terror into the hearts of the
landlords. After the meeting Mr.
Healy was presented with purse con-
tanning f700.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
Arbitration.

DEs MONIES, Oct. 20.-The differ
ences between the Angus mine owners
and miners, regarding an advance of
half cent per bushel for mining coal,
were lately submitted to John Boulger
for the miners and Thomas Buck for
the owners, and Hon. John Mitchell as
referee. to determine between them.
The arbitrators and referee decided that
the advance, as asked, was just, and to
begin Oct. Is, and be subject to the
rise and fall of the price of coal in the
market. A fiye-foot vein OF coal has
been opened at Manning, on the ex-
IRENE western edge of the coal belt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25

In regard to the recent decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States de-
claring the Civil Rights act of 1875 un-
constitutional, it is the opinion of some
good lawyers that too much importance
has been attached to that law. and that
the colored man is practically as well
off now rs he would have been if the
Supreme Court had decided it valid.
A legal gentleman, whose opinions are
entitled to great respect. holds TO the
view that the equal privileges of inns
and public conyeyances are common
law rights, which can be enforced with
out any reference to the Civil Rights
law. But equal priv iieges in places OF
public amusement have never been re-
cognized by the Federal courts as q
right, they holding generally that nc
person has legal right to enter thea
ter except by the consent of the pro-
prietor. The Supreme Court does not
deny the right of colored citizens to the
equal enjoyment of inns and public con-
yeyances, but only says that the FEEDER
al Government has no power to legis-
late for the protection of those rights.
The eolored man still has his rights
under the common law and if he is de-
MED any of them he can recover the
damages that he can show he has sus-
tanned, before a jury. In the case OF
Gray VS. the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road, tried in the Federal Court of the
southern district of Ohio, the plaintiff
recovered damages for being elected
from the defendants cars. without any
reference to the civil rights bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-25
The wiseacres are hard at worl

The wiseacres are hard at work
creating reconciliation between Blaine
and Conkling whereby the former is to
be made President and the latter Sena-
tor in 1884. The story on its face is too
strange to be credited and it is very
doubtful if reconciliation will ever be
brought about between them, and
whether they enter politics again very
soon or not as both have a lucrative
business, the former from his book and
the latter from his law practice.