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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-24

State Of Wisconsin, County Of Woods.
|, Z. j. WoOD, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
md belief.
f J. WOOD, Cashier.
Subscribed and Sworn 20 before me this 1st
day of Jan. 1884.
E. B. FnITZSINGER. Notary Public.
Wood Co. Wis.
CoRRECT-Attest;
GEO. r. GARDNER.
T. P0MAINVILLE,
&. j. Jackson.
Directors,
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.

Fv- Senator Mitchell Of Oregon islocated IN
washington as the resident attorney LOT inc
Northern Pacific company
The treasurer of the United States is signing
about 1000 checks a day in payment OF the re-
bate of tobacco tax, and VIII nave W Keep ~
this average for two months or so.
Representative Maybury was instructed oy
the house committee on Judiciary to prepareah
adverse report on the joint resoluuoh PIoPtIL9
nc a con amendment to confer the
right Of suffrage on women
George Bliss. the star route counsel for the
government had to testify before SprlhseIs
Committee. that he had already received
s57, To IS with S6,4O still dse hln, m
s64 452 Is as compensation for his serNlCcs'
Conermations. Col David s Stanley, Tween
~ second infantry, brigadier general; >. A
f;ner wyoming. attorney Of the United States
for Wyoming; James G. Tracey, Iexas, mar
Shall of the United States, Gastlen DISTRICT
Texas.
II is related that Representatives George
Wise of Virginia and Townshend OF ILLINOIS,
and Senator German of Maryland were once
pages in congress, along with the actor, STUART
Robson; and GormOn was atterWard Presluen'
of the National Base Ball club.
President Arthur and his cabinet, together
with Generals Sheridan, Sherman and Hancock,
Postmaster General Gresham, and Hon. Lionel
SaghVIlle West, the brllsn ullh4cl0At HHN -
family. have promised to attend the Clnclnnsu
dramatic festival, beginning April %
The attorney of the notorious Maj. Nlcker-
son, late of the army has filed his answer to the
/ divorce suit, brought by his original wife, IN
court 1t is sworn to before the United states
, consul at St Catherine, Canada: He sNears
that he is not a fugitive from justice, but Is IN
on account of his health" But his answer 70
the petition is that the original divorce, when
he secured in Philadelphia while his wlfe was
in Europe, is legal, and that his wife has no
further claim upon him
The famous Bill Jones, the man on the gray
mare, who tried to shoot Guiteau while on the
wav from the court house to the jail, about two
years ago, appeared in court the2d, to answer
an indictment for assault with inten to kll;
When the case was called the court remarked
sententiously that he believed the prosecuting
witness was dead The district attorney re-
piled that he understood so, but they mad az
witnesses several policemen to prove the act
The attorney for Mr.. Jones asked that the case
/ benolled, in order to save expense to the gov
eminent. as he would be able to show that WI
liam was not the man on the gray mare VINO
fired at the assassin, but his suggestion wa;
not adopted, and the case was set Tor trlal
on the 18th of the month.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
murder at Aqate Bay.

Sheriff McQuade has received a telegram from
Agate Bay informing him that E. A Mute had
stabbed and nearly killed a cook in the saloon
and boarding house of Charles Larue at that
Mace. and that the criminal would probably ar
rive on the noon stage. VIII McQuade,
tbe sherif's deputy, was on hand and arrested
Mute as he left the stage at the foot of First ay-
enue east soon after noon. He was confined IN
the county Jail. Mute had been at work get
ting out ties up on the line of the Duluth q Iron
Range road, and went down to agate bay anu
cot DRINK THURSDAY forenoon. 1t was not long
after noon when he got into a quarrel with the
cook, who struck him in the face. Them 1t was
that mite drew a knife and stabbed the cooh
several times in the left side, SO seriously ina,
his wounds are considered fatal. Mute started
on foot for Duluth, sleeping at the halfway
house Thursday night, and coming into Duluth
by stage, as stated. The name of the injured
man is not learned.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Duel in the Dark.

A terrible shooting ARRAY occurred over
game of cards at Coles Greek. columbia
county. Pa, the 30th. Charles Davis,
Charles Mills, James Roger and Henry
Williams were playing poker. Gradually tbs
amount grew larger, and at last reached $500
a side. Davis and Mills were playing against
Williams and Royner. At the conclusion of the
game Williams reached for the stakes, butRuy-
ner claimed he had seen Davis cheat, and .
scramble was made for the money. RevOlvers
were drawn and the bar-room was empted bt
the small crowd of spectators which had wit
messed the game. A promiscuous firing fol
| lowed. in which the lights were e~xtingulshed.
The firing lasted several minutes, and the crowd
| outside waited with bated breath for it to cease.
Finally there was silence inside. The crowd
surged in and found all four lying on the floor
apparently dead Davis and Mills each had
| four bullet holes IN their bodies. Royer ana
Williams were covered with blood and uneoB-
sc.ous. 1t was found that Roger was shot tglce
in the right leg and once in the thigh hls SKULL
/ bears the appearance of being fractured Wi
liams received three bullet wounds In ms booyi
and is undoubtedly fatally wounded Mills and
Davis died Monday. The widest exeltemens
exists. All kinds of rumOrs were ahoaI anu
the death of Boyer and Williams was a~nnounceu,
but afterward denied The last accounts are
10 the effect that Roger and Williams Wall 10
cover, although badly injured All fonr W.
considered highly respected citizens, and -
fact of their being shot Sunday night III q BBtu
bling quarrel has shown how strong te PaIH
fever ragged Rogers wife is reported law
lost her reason over the sad affair.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Personal News Notes.

Fred Davis, Sharon's private detecuVe, gave
the San Francisco editors a dinner AprH dse,
inst before the senator went on the Witness
stand for himself.
The will of the 10 = Gen. Weitzel devises his
o,t;re estate 10 his widow for life, TO &c tc his
daughter after the death of her mother.
The remains of the late Minister Hunt are ex-
pected to arrive in New York on the steamer
rI,o from Bremen. Mrs. Hunt accompanies
tbem and they will be received in New York by
four sons 4 the deceased, who will accompany
them 10 Washington. The interment Will DC
made in Oak Hill cemetery, Washington, 70 %
preceded by brief funeral aa services 2 cb sloeI- A''
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Miscellaneous News Notes.

The Ohio penitentiAry cleared $4,000 during
March.
The Turtle mountain opening put AT, 0OOnew
acres on the market
At Salt Lake City London Bank of Utah was
attached for $4,000.
Twelve m~oonshiners were brought into Lou
isville by United States deputy Marshal Camp
bell. They are part of a gang of twenty-one,
captured in a raid which officers have just
COMPLETED. In some cases the officers had
considerable trouble in getting the culprrts TO
submit to arrest, and in one or two cases SHOTS
were exchanged with the moonshiners. Oneo y
the gang was a robust, finelOOklng girl OF
nineteen. named Tina Baker, whose father es-
caped. She was armed with a rifle, and was
dressed in a skirt, and wore a mans SLOUGH hat.
The most destructive fire that LondOn has
known for years broke out on the 3D. inst
on Paternoster row, against which the entire
fire department of the city failed to make any
headway for over four hours. The fire origin
ated in the printing house of Pardon d Homes,
Lovelrs court. Thence it spread to the famous
old 'Dollv's chop houses" The house of Fan
del Phillips 4 Sous, importers of toys and
French goods, in Newgate street, the large
book bindery Of Smith Brother, Ivy lane, and
the music publishing house of b. Williams,
paternoster row, were completely destroyed.
The damage is as great as that caused by the
Wood street fire. The favorable direction OF
the wind saved St Paul cathedral The loss
is ESQ. 600; fully insured.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Rail and River News.

The ~bondholders of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company have applied to the house to
be heard before action is taken on the bill 10
forfeit the grant of that company.
The gross earnings of the st Paul & Duluth
during the fourth week in March decreased
s1,405. rs. The earnings during the week were
s24, 92921, and during the same week OF 1885,
S26,3S496.
The Milwaukee & St Paul has just con-
structed fifty furniture cars. IheneW cars are
81 feet s inches long, Sfeet wide and 5 feet . IL
inches high. and are solely designed Tor use IN
transportation of furniture, light agr1cuIturai
Implements, carriages and other bulky treiGh'
of that description
The Railroad Gazette says there was a total
of 10 accidents during the month of February
in which p persons were killed and $50 injured.
As compared with February, 1888, there was a
decrease of "A accidents, of 80 killed and OF %
injured. The two months of the current yeal
TO the end of February show a total OF 2?I accl-
/ dents. 7S killed and 800 injured inns Is z
monthly average of 129 accidents, 40 KILLED ant
los hurt, February being considerably Deio"
the average.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
IRIS shooting at Coer D'Alene.

Eagle City Special: h first serious shoot
ing match for weeks occurred here, and for a
time a general riot was anticipated Three
men. who were working on a lot on Eagle
street, Just north of the business center, were
ordered off by two others, who claimed to be
the original owners. They refused to leave,
and the enemy went of for their shooung IRONS
and reinforcements. During their absence
the holders of the lot strengthened their posi-
ton by throwing up breastworks, behind which
thew announced their intention of holding the
claim at all hazards. When the two parties
came together there was a fusllade wnlcn
aroused the town. Over fifty shots were fired
in a short time, and at a distance of not more
than fifty feet, but, owing to the entrenched
position of both parties, no one was seriously
injured, with the exception of a bystander, who
was shot in the leg by a flying bullet.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Crimes and Criminals.

Delano Smith, a Harvard law student,
stabbed himself thirty-nine times in the breast
with a pocket-knife. He was delrious Wlth
drinking.
From st. Smith, Ark, recently, twenty
nine United States prisoners, convicted OF va
rious crimes committed in the Indian 1errltory'
were sent to the house of correction at De'roi,
Mich.
Austin Keen has just served out ten years IN
the New Jersey state prison. When he had
haap in five wears he sent for a glrl ne mad
wronged and married her in prison She ana
her cRiIdlived there until he was released
At Toronto Horace F.. Atkins, aged thirty
one. shot his wife, aged twenty-one, and HACK
ett a street car conductor, whom he accuses OF
be}ng too intimate, and whom he caught 10
oetber at the house of a friend Botn were
taken To the hospital whore Hackett 3 injuries
were pronounced fatal Atkins was arrested
Cant William H. Robinson, Democratic
/ candidate for Congress, Eight Alabama DIS
trict. against Gen Joe Wheeler, committed SUI
eide at Scotteboro, Ala, recently, by sticking
a pen-knife in his heart. He had Just returheS
from an e-lectioneering tour, and it's
Inc excitement affected his min
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

Bold Bismarck is said to be at length
alarmed for his personal safety. A ca
BILE dispatch says that he has ordered
the -postmasters throughout the empire
not to receive any registered letters in
tended for him. The postmasters have
no option about non-rcgistered letters,
but these the chancellor will hereafter
refuse to receive from the Berlin post
office, so that every communication that
reaches him hereafter must come
through the official channels and run
the gauntlet of official inspection. Some
of the papers suggest that he has at last
become alarmed at the activity of the
Socialists and is afraid of being blown
M by mail. The chancellor says his
only object Is to be rid of the annoy
anee of the pretty insults which are con
stantly sent to him, generally in the
form of registered letters.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

The riots in Cincinnati have furnished
another text fer the callow and incon.
siderate scribblers of the daily press,
who never tire of believing the evils at
tending trials by jury. The man Bre-
ner was charged with murder but con.
victed only of manslaughter, n of the
most common things on criminal iuris-
prudence. Admitting that the jury in
this case made a mistake, that is no
reason for abolishing one of the most
sacred rights of freemen. As well over
turn the republic and start a monarchy
in case a mistake is made in the election
of a President. Abolish the right Of
trial by jury and all other monuments
of freedom would soon follow.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
A rerr4ble ocean Disaster.

sambro ledge, the spot where eleven years
ago $40 persons persisted at the wreck of the
Atlantic, is again the scene of another terrible
disaster. On Thursday night the steamer
Daniel Steinmann from Antwerp to New York,
while irving to make the Halifax harbor during
a dense fog, struck the rocks and sunk. VI
the $50 or more persons on board IA are re-
ported lost Most of the passengers were
steerage.
The latest in regard to the wrecked steamer
;s that of the crew of t%hirty-nine and captain
and ninety passengers, only nine reached shore
~tbe captain. five of the crew and three pas
/ senpers. These are still on Sambro island, a
shoTt distance from the main land
The Daniel Steinmann was built at Antwerp
in 1875. She was La teet l9ng' "a Ieet pean
was 1,7S5 tons. Her name was formerly the
Khedive She has been running IN the White
Cross line since lotA Al one Ime she wa
considered a very '1ucky" vessel, but during
The last two or three years she has lost thu
reputation
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

Bartholdi's colossal statue of Glib
erty Enlightening the World" to be
erected in New York harbor, was paid
for by contributions from every town In
France and it was expected that the
pedestal would be paid by small con-
tributions from all parts of the United
States. The New York committee IN
charge of the matter has received S14O,-
600, but all the subscriptions thus far
have come from the east, and the bulk
has been given in large amounts by
wealthy men in New York city. The
committee say that nothing has, as yet,
been received from the west. The
whole amount required for the founda-
ton and pedestali is $3.50, 600.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

A clergyman of California madea tel
ling point the other day in a sermon on
a sex in religion, that while there were
two women to one man in the church
at San Quentin the member
ship of the penitentiary was made up al
most wholly of men. There were hard
" any women there to speak of. The
women preponderate in the churches
and men in the ~penitentaries. The
point is a good one that while there are
two women in the church to n man,
there are forty men in the penitentiary
to one woman. Where the population
is about equally divided as to sexes wom-
en- make a comparatively small figure
in the criminal records.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

Massachusetts, has passed alaw, that
the school committee of every city and
town shall purchase at the expense OF
such city or town text books and other
school supplies used in the public
schools, and text books and supplies
shall be loaned to thepupils of the pub
lie schools free of charge, subject to
such rules and regulations as to care
and custody as the school committee
may prescribe. Similar laws have
been proposed in various states but
Massachusetts,, it is believed sthe first
to try the experiment under Legislative
sanction.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

vacbtsmen who cruise in Southern waters, be
cause it keeps sweet and fresh while butter gets
rancid
The cases have been dismissed at Kansas
CITY against Dick Liddell, and he has gone TO
Alabama where he is under bond Tor tedetai
charges.
The settlement of the estate Of Hirsey. Whit,
tier 4 Wvman. insolvent leather dealers OF
Boston, has been effected. lsiah Virgins Pui-
chased the property paying S'oo'ooo'
The London bank of Utah was attached oy
". II. H. Bowers, for $4,000, and Is IN pos
session of the United Stats marshal Ohe
bundred thousand dollars were locked up
pending litigation.
Louisville Special; Leonatus, the winner ol
last years Derby. and who was looked upon as
the greatest race horse ever sired, has broken
down again. and it is now thought that ne VIII
never run another race.
Mrs. Mary Raspberry has sued for the posses
sion OF about twenty-five acres OF land III inc
Fourth ward of Atlanta, upon which there ar
sevcnty-fYe or eighty houses. Inc properly
is valued at $500, 90. She claims that the prop,
erty was bequesthed to her by her auh'' ou
that the will was lost or stolen
Judge Lawrence of New York appointed a
| commission de Iunatico inquirendo In the cast
of John F. Delaphine, formerly secretary O
the United States legation at Vienna he re
signed and came 10 New York In the ualha
March II last He has already been examined
bv medical experts, who declared him insane
| Proceedings were brought by his sister, Mr.
Julia A. Chase, in conjunction with George X
/. Schieffelin and James H. Deekman, huspahu
of his nieces.
Adit General Mccarthy of Minnesota lei
Cincinnati Friday, before the riots began, ou
heard most of the tall and indignation expires
sed bv the citizens in reference TO the Berne
trial 1.-THE national guard banquet Ihursda
night Capt Desmond, a bright young lawyer
predicted the possibility of what oecqrre!
the next day, and in his speech claimed that
was the duty of every good citizen to bear arm
in support of law and order. Within twenty
four hours he fell a victim to mob law.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Arainst popular Eleetions.

In the mmon Justin Mccarthy that
1.-THE condition of the Irish magistracy constltu-
ted as it is almost entirely of one religious de
nomination and one class, is offensive and IN
furious to the majority of the people and calcu-
tion of Justice In supporting the motion sew
eral speakers urged that magistrates be elected
nv n6pular suffrage. Lord John Hamilton,
conservative, said the experience of America,
and especially the recent riots IN onclnnau;
nopular election. Trevelyan, chief secretary
Tor Ireland. declared the system Of popular
election could never be adopted. The irish
chancellor, he said, would impartiaIy exercise
his powers in regard 20 the appointment OF
magistrates. McCarthy's motion was rejected
-1u6 tn 80
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

That trade rivalry is at the bottom of
foreign opposition to the American
hog" is in effect tacitly admitted on all
sides; and now that the French and
German parties injured by expectations
Of meat from this country have been
joined by the corresponding business
interests of England, it will be instruc-
tive to watch the manner in which the
opposition there is managed aud devel-
oped, as compared with the methods
pursued onthe continent. So far, there
has been no outbreak of temper on the
subject between the two Anglo-S Saxon
nations, and Minister LowelIs repre-
sensations have been listened to with
respect by the British public and parlia-
ment, although their tenor was similar
TO that of Minister Sargent's statements,
which so stirred up the German gov.
eminent.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Foreign Flashes.

Miss Goddard, an American, was married IN
Paris recently to Prince Po~niatowski The reg
lister was signed by Morton, United States MIN
lister.
Max O'Ren. whose little book, John Bull et
Son ue.s has had an enormous sale in Europe
and America has written a note to the London
Standard, saying America has lo9 religions; Dul
her publishers are thieves. He got nothlne
from them for his pamphlet
London Catholic circles are excited by the re-
port that DIR. Herbert Vaughan, bishop OF Sal,
ford. has been appointed coadjutor to Gardlna'
Manning. with right of succession II APP
pointment meets with general approval among
the Catholic clergy of England and Ireland
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Casualties of the Week.

Between the capes of Virginia and Delaware
the gale of the 31st blew sixty miles an hour az
times. Disasters were numerous, Dut onty
meager details can be procured
The details of fires of March show an aggre-
gate loss of IS, $50, 900. Of this amount sS,O2o'-
600 was burned up in ten fires. The January
February and March fire record shows So,
"a. 600. being $500, 600 more than in the mrs
three months of 1885, aud at the rate OF SIV'''
600. 600 for a year.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
nrsatnesa of Gen. Grant.

Gen. Grant being invited to preside over the
meetingt to be held in New York, under the aus
nices of soldiers of both armies of the late civ
II war to raise a fund TO build a home Tor aus
ahIed Confederate soldiers. writes Gen. J. B..
Gordon promising his support financial and
otherwise. He adds: Il am in hearty, sym
oatbv with the movement and would be glad to
accept the position ofpresiding officer If was
able to do SO. You may rely on me, however,
the designs of the meeting
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
General News Items.

T-nan \ Curtiss. New York toy merchants
assigned for s172,OoO
A. baltimore ]. c. Vincent & Co, grain spec
uIators, have suspended
oleomarparine Is preferred to butter Hy
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

The emigration of Canadians to the
United States is steadily going On. Tbs
Grand Trunk railroad authorities say
that from Montreal alone twenty-five
families are carried away. Hosts OF
others get this side the line at other
points along the extended border line
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-24
Stock Men.
Editors Herald:

Editors HeTGtd:
Why not have \ fair next fall? is
the question asked by stock men.
The a. s. NJ. Society directors
answer that the Legislature failed
to make the usual appropriation,
for which the legislators should be
thanked, because In my opinion
they had no right to vote the peos
Pies taxes to be wasted as they
have been by this society since the
territory has been organised, Look
at the money that has been appros
priated by the legislators; what
have the managers of the association
to show for all of it? Not even q
shanty nor hay rake, to say nothing
of any stock. Tie your stock to the
fence has been the rule. I do not
accuse them of appropriRting the
money to their own use, but OF
wasting it in mismsnagement. II
these officers are elected, there
should be due notice given to the
members OF the association of the
day Of election, so that We could elect
some one who will do something,
and not let it be ss it has been; the
directors meet and elect themselves
asreport hiss it. If the office is pero
petual let the present incumbents
have the modesty to resign, and have
someone go In who knows the wants
and necessities of the Territory.
[ believe that the stock men of this
Territory should hold stock meetings
some time in September. Willard,
Beaver and all counties south, at
Beaver, in enc place; Juab and San
pete In one place; al OF Utah
County in Provo, or join with Mr..
Stewart at his race track on his
ranch: Salt Lake County and Davis
County in Salt Lake City; Weber
and Box Elder Counties at Ogden;
Cache County at Logan. Then
bring the horses, cattle and sheep
that took the premiums In these
counties to Salt Lake City, say on
October 1st, and contest for the Ter
Iitorial premiums.
Who will pay for The premiumsp
Why the stock men and the mer-
chants and leading men of Salt
Lake City will stand the triflng ex-
pense that will be incurred for
diplomas and chromos. 1t is not the
gold or silver medal that makes the
stock man glad, but the honor of a
premium. Will the directors do
something? And il they will not,
will the stock men move in the mat
ter? Let US hear. If Mr.. Stewart
had not enterprise enough 10 try his
horse, what could he have sold him
for? $3.50 perhap; bat instead he
has $4,000 and sold too cheap at
that. Who comes nsxt, is what We
can find ont II we viii try our
horses.
A MEMEER.