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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29
FOREIGN.
Secretary,

KING ALFONZO, of Spain, promises
that the pay of the soldiers shall be il
creased, and that there shall be a reform
in the system of national taxation.
THE artisan arrested at Rossbal9h,
Prussian Saxony, Confessed that he was
implicated in an attempt to destroy with
dynamite the statue OF Germania at
Niederswald.
The marquis of Normandy, governor
of Victoria, Australia, and the marchion-
ess were among the passengers on the
steamer Australia which arrived at San
Francisco.
AT Bei-Bazar, a city of Asia Minor,
$50 dwellings. 544 stores and shops, II
mosques and Is schools, khans and 146
other buildings were burned. Eleven
persons persisted.
IN the commons Monday evening
Joseph Chamberlain spoke for nearly
four hours and moved to a second read
ing the Merchants Shipping bill. David
Maclver, Conservative, and other ship
owners opposed the motion. The pass
age Of the bill is regarded as improba-
BILE.
THE London Times and Englishmen
generally express to Isgret at the finan-
cial misfortune which, has overtaken
General Grant. This decent sympathy
from across the sea will do much 20 take
the sting out of brutal and undeserved
slurs spoken and printed in this coun-
try.
THE coming of age of the Czarewitch
of Ressia was recently celebrated at ST.
Petersburg with res al pageantry. The
members of the imperial family were
loudly cheered by the populace on the
streets. These may be signs of better
days to come for afflicted royalty.
WHILE regiment of infantry were
marching across q bridge just completed
at Berlin Germany, Wednesday, for the
purpose of testing its strength, a por-
ton of the structure gave way, precipi-
tating many of the soldiers and by
stanGers to the ground and into the
river. Twenty persons were injured,
some of them mOrtalIy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

patents IL fee to tie Indians as tribes
This viii probably be agreed to bv the
full committee, and it is understood the
friends of the measure will not onnose
the amendments. In other respects the
full committee will undoubtedly agree
to the bill substantially as it is.
The secretary of state received dis
patch from the minister to Mexico an
nouncing that the president of the re-
public had, in accordance with the de-
cree of the chamber of deputies. given
an appropriation of 500 600 to defray
the expenses of the government of
Mexico at the New Orleans exposition,
The bill recently reported from the
Pacific railroads committee, authorizing.
the construction of railroad from
Sioux City west, via Yankton, to con-
meet with the 190th meridian, is attract
ing a good deal of attention from the
northwest. 1t authorizes the construc-
ton of a road over the line which the
Union Pacific should have built from
Sioux City west, and requires the Union
Pacific to pro rate with it. 1t is claim
ed that this line will put MINNEAPOLIS
400 miles nearer the Pacific coast than
now, ar" Milwaukee $50 miles nearer,
besides giving them the advantage of
being in Union Pacific territory.
The house passed three appropriation
bills yesterday. When they were taken
up on motion of Mr.. Randall, Mr.. Can
non moved to recommit the Consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill with
instructions to the committee on Sp-
preparations to report back the bill car
rying appropriations similar to those for
the currentyear, with certain specified
exceptions. 1t was Iost-yeas SO. nays
1856 The bill then passed-yeas 1879,
nays 1856.
The army and district of Columbia
appropriation bills passed without ep-
position.
THE house committee on invalid pen
sions has unanimously agreed to report
favorably the bill increasing certain
pensions prepared by Representative
MatsOn as a substitute for the bill of
similar character. The substitute pro-
vides that all persons on or hereafter
placed on the pension roll, who while
10 the military or naval service of the
| y. S., have lost an arm or leg, shall be
entitled to a pension of $40 per month,
and those who have lost a hand or foot
to a pension of $50 per month, and if
they nave received wound or other
disability in addition thereto shall re-
ceive a pension of $50 per month: and
all persons who have leg amputated
at the hip-joint, and all persons who
lost an arm at tie shoulder joint, shall
be entitled to a pension of $50 Per month;
and all persons who lost an arm and a
leg be entitled to pension of $72 per
month.
The Secretary of the Treasury tele-
graphed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York as followed:
"From this date to June 1 you are
authorized to pay the bonds embraced
in the 125tb, 126th and 127th calls, with
ACQUIRED interest, subject to the decision
Of the Department as to the regularity
of assignment, the expressage to the De,
partment to be paid as heretofore, by
the parties having bonds redeemed.
(Signedi CHARLES J. FOLGER,
Secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

SPINKs shoddy mills at Philadelphia,
were burned recently. Loss, see, 1000.
THE village of Caro-, Tuscola county,
Mich, was ravaged By $50, 900 fire last
night.
THE strawberry crop in South Illinois
is likely to prove failure, owing to the
appearance within ten days of insects
and rust.
EIGHTEEN boys near Harrodsburg,
Kentucky. ate hemlOck for wild pars-
lev. Two died and the others are more
or less dangerously i'll. The names are
not given.
THE Cincinnati Lead Pipe and Sheet
Company's works at Cincinnati were
destroyed by fire Monday, involving a
loss of $4,000. Two persons were fatal
ly burned.
A PORTION of the Greensboro (Ky.)
wagon factory was burned recently.
with large quantity of hubs and
spokes. Loss, 100000; insurance, S10;-
900.
JAMES ANsTY, of Toronto, while out
hunting two months ago, attempted to
cross the river Humber on the ice. His
body was found yesterday, horribly
mutilated, by beng damned ia the ice.
Elicit. Dewey 6 Co., wholesale dry
liabilities, 100000; assets not known
Dewey thinks they will pay dollar for
dollar. Preferred creditors dues
amount to 100000.
The bridge across the Scioto river at
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29
WA SHINGTON.

n. G. Summerfield, an assistant sup
erlnteEdent of the railway service, has
been removed.
The issues of standard dollars for the
week ended May II, was. 33S. 1896. Cor
responding period last year, 155, 99S.
DR.. VINCENTO GARCIA, formerly presi-
dent of the Columbian state of Bolivia.
has been appointed Columbian minister
to the United States.
THE president nominated John D.
Seaman to be receiver Of public moneys
at North Platte, Neb.
The House Ways and Means Commit
tee Friday began consideration of that
part of Representative Hewitt's tariff
bill which was prepared at the Treasury
Department.
THE president has approved the bill
granting loan of $1,000,000 to the new
Orleans Exposition.
TnE House Committee on Civil Ser
vice Reform has unanimously directed
favorable report on the bill to repeal
the tenure of office acts.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM has
ordered all mail matter heretofore sent
from New York, New Orleans, and
Galveston to Mexico by sea shall kere-
after be sent via Elpaso, Texas, over the
Mexican Cent al Railroad.
The stude ITS of Washington and
jefferson &C tege recently nominated
Mr.. Edmund for president at a mock
convention, and notified him. He
sends the following reply: Il sincerely
thank the young gentlemen for the
compliment. [ much prefer it to the
actual office in question, the embarrass-
ments and burdens Of which [ do Eot
desire TO assume.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BLISS, of st. Louis,
who has been here a day or two, is in
tere5ting himself ia the bill fixing the
salaries of the district officials of the
department of justice. The bill, as it
now stands, fixes the salary Of the st.
Louis district attorney at $1,000 less per
year than that of the same officer at Gin
cinnati and Chicago. This, he thinks,
is an injustice, as thu duties of his Office
are quite as heavy as those of either of
the others named.
THE subcommittee having in charge
the Sioux Reservation bill will report it
to the full Committee on Indian Affairs.
| The most important amendment they
recommend to the senate bill is to strike
out the clause which provides for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

granting $4,000 to open consular re-
lations with the Congo country. The
bill closing the mails to publications in
which are lottery advertisements went
to the foot Of the calendar.
House-In the house Mr.. English. the
contestant in the Engiish-Peele case
was seated by a vote of $50 to 1877. 1t
was charged that VIM. II. English. his
father, had used his privilege of the fiool
as an eX-member to lobby for his sons
success and that Representative Weller
had been influenced to cease voting
against the contestant after the first
BALLOT a committee was appointed to
investigate the charges. In the house
the bill TO forfeit the land grant of the
Oregoo Central railroad was debated.
The committee on ways and means has
decided to give no consideration to that
part of the Hewitt Tariff bill which
looks towards reduction of tariff.
FRIDAY, MAY %.
Sendte-In the senate Mr.. Harrison re-
ported favorably a bill providing that
the Dakota legislature shall consist of
twenty-four members Of the council and
forty-eight of the house. The pension
appropriation bill passed the senate.
Also the bill establishing a bureau of
labor, with a commissioner at So, 900 a
year and a chief clerk at $4,000
House-In the house Mr.. Weller in
dignantly denied that he had been in
fiuenced to cease voting against Eng
fish. Mr.. Kellogg appealed for an
investigation of the charges against him
in the Star-route cases, and, after some
hesitation, it was referred to the COM
mittee on Judiciary to decide whether
the house had power to investigate the
acts of a person committed before he
became a member of the house. Mr..
Springer attacked Gen. Grant in the
house, calling attention to his connec-
ton with the greatest swindel of the
age. The house favorably reported
bill giving 100000 to pay quartermas-
ter claims.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29
Freshets Propagate Malaria.

The receding waters leave vast tracts covered
with rOtting vegetation exposed to the rays of
fever and other malarial diseases, both obstinate
and vIrulent. This year, in consequence of the
uneXampled foundations, in towns and cities no
less than in bottom lands, and along river banks,
the air is fecIInd of disease. Certain protection
may be found in HoStetter's Stomach Bitters
The urban and suburban residents Of towns, as
well as the agriculturist the miner and the west
crn emigrant will exercise a wise precaution by
t0restaliing the peril with this excellent defen-
Sive agent. 1t renders the debilitated vigorous
promotes regular habit of body, reforms irreg-
ularity of the liver and renews digestion and APP
petite. The wholesome warmth which it begets
in the system also cOunteracts a tendency TO
rheumatism, and kidney complaints fostered by
dampness and unwise exposure and sudden chills
produced by fall Of temperature
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

THE Pixies Peak Railway to be com
pIeted during 1885, is already in
operation to point 1000 feet above
the sea level. An exchange has the
following concerning it;
The entire thirty miles of it's length
will be a succession of complicated
curves and grades with no piece of
straight track longer than 300 feet.
The maximum grade will be 316 feet
to the mile, and the average grade 270
feet. The line will abound IN curves
from 500 to 1000 feet long, in which
the radius changes every chain. The
road will cost from $12, 900 to $4,000
a mile.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

Portsmouth, Ohio, fell under the weight
OF drove of cattle that were passing
over it Wednesday morning. The
structure, valued at $4,000 is COM
plete wreck, and three children who
were on the bridge at the time were
killed
A FIRE in the Arcade block, Oswego.
n. Y, destroyed $4,000 worth of prop
erty. The heaviest losers were, o. S.
Osterhout, clothing, loss S35, 600, insur-
ance $4,000; d. Long, confect onery,
loss $4,000, insurance $4,000; G. NJ. Hill
bert. E4iIlinery, loss $4,000, insurance
$4,000; E. Waite, picture frames. loss
$4,000, insurance 81, 500; John Phillips,
tailor, loss $4,000, insurance $4,000;
Petrie & Purdy, millinery, loss $4,000
insurance 81 200.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

THE bill relating to the forfeiture of
the Northern Pasific railroad lands,
introduced by Sen. Dolph, provides
for the immediate restoration to the
public domain and to the operation of
the public land laws, that portion of
the grant lying coterminous with its
main line between Wallula Junction
and Portland, a distance of 214 miles.
It also provides for the forfeiture at
the end of five years from the passage
of the bill, of all lands adjacent to
that portion of the Cascade Grant
which shall then be unbuilt; which,
in effect gives the road five years to
built the Cascade branch. The bill
proposes to authorize persons in pos
session of any OF these lands to Eur-
chase 800 acres, if so much has been
improved by them, and the railway
company is required to file its assent
to the conditions of the bill, so as t
avoid all question as to the title OF
orfeited lands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

Two young women were examin-
ing the animals in Central Park, New
York, last Sunday. ''Oh, what 1
beautiful spotted deer!' said one. The
other woman bowed her head and
wept. why, what's the matter?''
"Oh, you don't know how bad you
made me feel when you talked about
that spotted deer. [ once had DEAR
You did," Yes, my dear was q
strcet-car conductor, and we were 90
ing to got married, but the company
spotted him and he lost his position.
and ever since it makes me feel bad
10 hear people say anything about
spotted dears."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29
Bees that Made Honey in Stove.
San Bernardino Index.

Odu DSILdIulIlO
Miss Valhe Case, principal Of La
Sierra public school, in this county, is
responsible for the following bee
story: Recently on opening the stove,
in which there had beeA no fire for
several days, she was surprised to
find that a colony of bees had taken
possession of it and had commenced
to make honeycomb. To get into tie
stove the bees came down the chim-
ney and pipe, making the turn of
two elbows before reaching the bot
tom. The bees, on being disturbed In
their work, attacked the pupils vigor-
ously and drove them out of the
school house. The schoolmistress es-
capped injury by tanning the bees in
dustriously With her pocket handker-
chief. The bees were at last thorough
ly subdued by being smoked out and
killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

TROUBLE is rapidly coming to a
climax among the Indians in tn
northwest territories. Peapot has
called big Sun dance and invited all
the Indians, and will demand to be
given land where they can get fresh
fish to counterfeit the effect of the
bacon which has spread scurvey
through the camps, causing fifty of
his people to die in three months. He
complains of the broken pledges of
the government as to the supplies.
The Assimbonies and other tribes are
to JOIN the movement for a change.
Yellow Calls band is armed and de-
flying the authorities Cannon and
troops will be sent to the front from
Regina and fight is looked for.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

TIE tobacco-growers of New Erg-
land have started a movement to Sc
cure the repeal of all internal-rev,
enue taxes on their product, and they
expect aid from southern and west
ern politicians and tobacco men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

THE suspension of the firm of Don,
nell, Lawson & Simpson, the New
York private bankers and brokers,
was the most serious incident of last
weeks financial disturbance as far as
the West was directly concerned, in
asmuch as it involved number of
banking institutions in Missouri,
Iowa and Indiana
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29
No Marks.

Mr. T. NJ Casad, editor of the Cory
don, Iowa Times, writes that his little
ri burned her foot severely on a
tove. One application of ST. Jacobs
Cd, the great pain-relievcr, cured 1t
completely, leaving no marks; BY
two applications of st. Jacobs on he
cured himself of torturing pam IL
the side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

ALEXANDER WHITE, a wealthy
dairyman of Grand Rapids, Mich,
who lost heavily in New York last
week shot himself dead at his moth
er's home at Utica, n Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29
cOnSln.

THE late Cyrus FL. McCormic by
his will, leaves property valued at
about $1O,OoO,0OO, all of which is
bequeathed to his widow and chill
drpn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

THE career of that chivalrous South
Carolina murderer, w. Began Cash,
has Terminated suddenly by his death
in barn from the muskets of his
pursuers. Cash was barricaded at
Cheraw, and a sheriff s posse sum-
moned him to surrender. Instead of
complying, he opened fire on the be-
seigers, and, incautiously exposing
himself, was riddled with bullets.
Mr.. Cash's thoughtful action has
saved the state the worry and expense
of q long trial and the probable dis
grace of his acquittal. On the other
hand, Cash died with his boots on, "
a taking off peculiarly gratifying to
men of his vigorous disposition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

FOREST fires are again raging in
New Jersey; also in Northern Wis
cOnSln.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29

THE mayor of Montreal has called
a meeting of citizens to protest against
pauper emigration from England.
The cmigrants are largely from the
London slums, and are far from be-
ing desirable citizens. They cannot
or Will not work, and become charges
on the charitable institutions of the
city Immediately on their arrival.
They have been induced to leave
London, 1t is said, by the Marquis of
Lorne, Sir Henry Tyler, Lord Napier,
and other British notables with whom
Summing" has become a fashion
able craze. The Dominion govern
ment will be asked to make represen-
tation to the home government in OPP
position to this class of emigration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-29
WEDNESDAY, MAY 81.

w EDNESDAY, MAY u,
Sel1Gte-The resolution Calling on the
president for information concerning
the appointment of commissioners to
examine certain sections of the North
ern Pacific railroad, was referred to the
judiciary committee; yeas, 27;nays, %.
The following bills were passed: For
the erection of public buildings: In
Vicksburg, 100000; Chattanooga; $780,
900; Opelanda, La, $4,000; Port
land, Oregon, $4,000; Sacra-
mento, $500, 900; Dayton, O., $780,
900; Springfield, o., 100000.
The above sums inclu@e the cost of
sites and buildings. The bill passed to
authorize the issue of the congressional
recor! and statutes at large to public
libraries. The bill passed authorizing
tt construction of a bridge across the
Mississippi river at Sibley, Missouri.
The Utah bill was laid aside, and the
bill establishing bureau of labor sta
tistics was taken up.
HOuse-Mr. Black burn supported the
claims of the contesteea After consid-
cradle debate eele addressed the house
in his own behalf English's claims were
advocated by Hurd, Springer. Henley
and Converse, of Ohio. EIr. Hart
then offered to substitute for
the majority resolution the reso-
luton or the minority confirming the
right of PeeIe to his seat. During the
progress of the vote there was great
deal of interest manifested. Mr.. Eng
lish sat at a desk in the last row and
kept tally; and looking over his Shout
der stood his father. A number of
members watched each vote intently.
At the conclusion of the call when it
was evident that the substitute was
ag1eed to Springer, who had voted in
the negative changed his vote to the
affirmative for the purpose of moving
the reconsideration. The vote was
then announced, yeas 121, nays III.
The following democrats voted with
the republicans in the affirmative:
Aiken. Beach, Boyle, Budd. Connolly,
Dargan, Findlay, Greenleaf, sHardeman.
Herbert Hewitt of Ala, Hunt, Jones. of
Wis, Dare, Miles Morgan, Neese, Peele
of Ark, Potter. Stevens, Sumner Of Col,
Throckmorton. Tillman, Turner of Ca,
Woodward, WOrthington and Yaple.
Mr.. Springer Immediately moved to re-
consider the action, and Mr.. Hart nor
ed to lay that on tie table, pending
which. Mr.. Converse moved to adjourn.
The motion was carried, 119 to lis,
amid applause on the democratic side.
THURSDAY, MAY %.
SeRdte-In the senate tire title of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics bill was
changed to Department of Labor Sta
tistics." The senate committee report
ed an amendment to the sundry civil
appropriation giving $4,000 for the ex-
ploration of Alaska. An amendment