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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19
GkBLECRAMS.

A PRIVATE telegram from Rangoon
states that war between Burmah and
the Indian Government has been form
ally declared.
A DETACHMENT of Servian engineers
has catered the Timok river from the
Danube, taking with them pontoons,
for the purpose OF constructing bridge
from the Servian to the Bulgarian bank.
ABOUT one hundred sympathizers
with stead, the convicted editor, march
ed to the home office in London to
petition for his release. Henry Marley,
the occasion, reports that he was grossly
insulted by the officials.
THE appointment Of Moukhtar Pasha
as Turkish commissioner to Egypt,
greatly delights the Egyptians and also
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, the Brit
ish envoy. The porte will dsfray the
expenses of Moukhtar Pasha. The COM
mission, it is expected, will make q
lengthy stay in Egypt.
A BITTER controversy has arisen in
England and Scotland on the question
of disestablishing the church, to which
scheme no less than $50 liberal candi.
dates for parliament are pledged. An
address to Mr.. Gladstone, signed by
1, 40 dissenting Scotch clergymen. de-
clares that they look to him to sever the
relations between the church and the
state.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, in a speech at Edin-
burgh, expresses his ignorance of an at
tempt to make church disesta blishment
test question. He thought it impossi-
lie for parliament to deal satisfactorily
with the Irish issue except through
party sufficiently powerful TO ignore the
Irish vote. Descending to personalities,
he denied that he felled trees on Sun
days or owned land in Russia.
IN the central criminal curt at Lon
don, a verdict eff guilty of indecent
assault on Eliza Armstrong was render
ed against Messrs. Stead and Jacques,
OF the Pail Mall Gazette, Mrs. Jarrett,
and Madame Louise Mourry. The lat
ter were sentenced to six months at
hard labor, Stead to three month i'm
prisonment, Jaques to one month, and
Mrs. Jarrett to six months. The charges
against Bramwell Booth were with
drawn.
DIR. William Benjamin Carpenter,
Ii. D., f. r. S., eminent psychologist,
is dead, aged re years. DR.. Carpenter
bad few equals in acquaintance with
natural science, capacity for original
inquiry and skill as scientific writer.
He was President of the British Asse.
oiation for the Advancement of Sci
ence in 1872. DR.. Carpenter died from
the effects of terrible burns caused by
the upsetting of lamp while he was
taking a vapor bath for rheumatism.
DISPATCHES from Constantinople rep
resent that Prime Minister Salisbury
has sent final instructions to Mr.. White,
British representative at the Balkan
conference, ordering him to cooperate
with the other delegates in securing an
invitation to Prince Alexander to re-
store the status quo as a preliminary
basis for settlement of the Bulgarian
Roumelian matter, and afterward to ad
vocate the necessity of giving formal
sanction to the demonstrated wishes of
the Roumelians by confirming the union
of Roumelia with Bulgaria, under the
rule of Prince Alexander, with separate
administrations for each state as they
desire them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

THE process of manufacturing nit
rous oxide gas has been grealy SIM
plifed, and the products thus derived
is probably as perfect as can now be
realized by chemical skill. Salts of
ammonia are dissolved in nitric acid,
and this. on being dried off in sand
bath until it becomes like sugar. is
called ammonium. A quantity of the
latter is put into retort and subject
ed to two hundred and forty degrees
of heat until it throws off gas, which
passes first through a jar of water,
then successfully through one Of sul~
phate of iron and one of caustic pot
ash, from which it comes forth as
nitrous oxide. One and a half pounds
of ammonium, will make one humid
red gallons of gas. For the purpose
of transportation this quantity of gas
can be condensed until it becomes a
liquid capable of being contained in
an irou cylindrical jar six inches in
diameter and one and a halfffeet high
becoming gas again when allowed
to escape.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.

The corn crop of Nebraska is estima-
ted at $50, 900, 900 bushels.
THE state veterinarian of Iowa finds
hog cholera increasing, and gives as a
remedy isolation and quarantine, as
the disease is not contracted from dead
animals.
THE body of Mrs. J. w. Taylor, of
Louisville, which was inferred about
six years ago, has been found complete
ly petrifed, with every feature life
like.
On his Palo Alto ranch, near Menlo
Park, CAL, Senator Stanford, proposes
to establish great university, which
he proposes to endow to the extent Of
$20,000,000.
JOSEPH DYER, who was buried four
teen months ago at Cape Elizabeth,
Maine, has returned to his fathers
home. 1t is stated as probable that
medical students robbed his grave, and,
finding signs of life, treated him until
he recovered.
AT Boston, in the case of Frea j
Taber for divorce from his wife, on
the ground of her adultery with the
Rev Mr.. Downs, of the Bowdoin Square
Baptist Church, Judge Allen Monday
granted Taber a divorce and dismissed
hig wife's cross-bill.
LOUIS REL was examined three times
by an insanity commission comprising
DR.. Lowell, of Kingston, and DR.. La
vorie, of Quebec, who have forwarded
to Ottawa sealed report. Pere Andre,
the spiritual attendant of the condemn
ed man, says the latter's nervous system
is so shattered that he could not live
three years.
EIGHT THOUSAND persons gazed on the
dead face of JOAN Mccullough the &C
tor, in st. Georges Hall, Philadelphia,
Thursday forenoon, and fully 10, 900
people could not gam admission to the
structure. The religious services were
conducted by the Rev. Robsrt Hunter,
hymns being sung by Miss Bertha Ricci
and Mr.. w. FL. Morton. The collection
of flowers, ferns, and palms were beau
tiful. The remains were inferred &C
cordlng to the rites OF the Elks in Mon
ument cemetery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19
WASHINGTON.

SECRETARY LAMAR is engaged in
hearing the petitions of nine different
telephone interests for the vacation of
the patent granted to Mr.. Bell. 1t is
alleged that Meucci used telephone
IN 1S49, ard never abandoned his in
ventiOn.
THE register of the treasury, in bis
annual report to the secretary, suggests
the construction of fire. proof hlerooms
covering the whole interior courts of
the treasury building, now grass cover
ed areas, by which means, he says, the
department will have about 10000
cubic feet of additional file space.
THE japanese Postal Commission, ac-
companied by the Japanese Minister,
called at the postofice department on
Thursday. Postmaster General Villas
heing absent, the distinguished visitors
were received by First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson, who ex-
planned to them the American Postal
system, aud escorted them through the
various bureaus of the department. The
commission will leave for the West via
New Y ork in few days.
GEN. JOHNSON, commissioner of rail
roads, has made his report to Secretary
Lamar, and he recommends settle
ment with the Pacific roads, on the
terms of the Hoar bill; that is, the third
and last revision of the bill after
Charles Francis Adams. Jr., had ex-
planned to Senator Hoar the impractic-
ability of the revision. This third bill
extends the period of settlement over
sixty wears.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

IT was forseen years ago that Cali
fornia would produce ten times as
much fruit as would meet the wants
of local consumption. That point is
now believed to have been reached,
yet fruit culture is still in It's infancy
there. The only limit to production
seems to be the foreign demand, and
fruit growers are anxiously casting
about to find markets for their crops.
They have held several conver tons
to consider the subject, and will soon
hold anther. 1t is expected that they
will be enabled 70 send two freight
trains of fruit per week to the eastern
markets next year. and if the business
is pooled it can be made profitable,
otherwise not. The elements of CO.
operation is essential to success,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

THE National Conference Of Free
Traders and Revenue Reformers as
sembled in Haverly's Theater in Chi
cago to the number of 200 or 300
Thursday. The Hon. J. Sterling
Morton was chosen permanent chair
man. Several interesting papers were
read during the day, a discussion was
had in the afternoon, andat night ex~
Gov. Morton, ex-Congressman Frank
Hurd, and others addressed large
audience at Central Music Hall
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

A NEW YORK man has devised a
plan by which the Atlantic ocean can
be illuminated at night. He proposes
to employ light ships, bearing electric
candles of enormous power and con-
nected with each other, and with a
submarine cable by suitably adjusted
wires. The practicability Of this is
based on what are styled two undis-
puted possibilities = namely, that a
light ship will lie at anchor in heavy
sea without protection, and the cleo
trical communication may readily be
maintained from such q ship with the
two continents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

George A Brooks packing-house al
Brazille Mile, Neb., was burned Mon.
day night. Loss, $4,000; insurance
81, 900.
The Depot Hotel at Youngstown,
Ohio, burned to the ground Sunday
morning, causing loss of $4,000.
A FIRE in Bethune street, New York
destroyed the Empire plaster mills Of
Augustus 1saacs & Bro, causing loss
of $50, 900.
THREE painters were killed and two
others received fatal injuries by the
fall of a scaffold at the drill-shed il
Montreal.
A LOSS of $4,000 was incurred al
Nashville, Tenn, by fire in the furNi
ture factory and lumber yards of War
ren & Weadley.
A LOSS of nearly 100000 was incur.
red ia Chicago, by fire ia the old Far.
well block, on Franklin, Monroe, and
Market streets, occupied by several
clothing and shoe firms.
The iron steamer Algoma, belonging
to the Canadian Pacific road, struck a
reef off Port Arthur, Lake Superior,
in dense fog, and went down. The
loss of life is reported at thirty seven,
but the latest dispatches show that the
crew of thirteen and two passengers
were saved.
AT Freeport, I'LL, Tuesday. Mrs, Book
man accidentally used dish, In which
was rat poison, to mix -four with which
to fry chicken. After dinner the fam
lily OF seven persons became dangerous
ly i'll, but were relieved by the prompt
attendance OF physician.
AT STEUBENvILLE, O., Sunday night
Sharr's stove foundry was discovered
ia flames and was destroyed. The fire
soon communicated with The st.
Charles hotel stables, William Colt
mans stable, A @. Floto's two stables
and workshop, and Thomas Simpsons
stable. The total loss on the foundry
was $4,000. The insurance was $751;
900.
THE Duquesne Furniture Factory, and
Fisher &c Thompson's foundry, adjoin-
ing, at Pittsburg, Pa, were completely
destroyed by fire Tuesday morning.
The fire started in the engine-room of
the furniture factory, from shavings on
the floor, and in ten minutes spread to
all parts of both buildings. The loss is
estimated at $4,000; insurance, $780,
600.
A..MIsPLACED switch wrecked Balti-
more and Ohio passenger tr ain at Blue
Stone Quarry, near Connellsville. Pa,
Thursday morning, the sleeping-car
tumbling into the Youghiogheny river,
and the other coaches being thrown on
their sides and dragged some distance.
Seventeen persons were injured, Con-
gresham G. E. Boyle probably fatally.
The officials of the road believe that
the switch had been tempered With by
some ore.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

Some of the rooms at the Capital
Building at Indianapolis, the founda-
ton of which was laid more than
twenty years ago, are just being plas-
tered. ~
There is Law In the Argentine Re-
public making It an ofense, punish
able by imprisonment, to offer for sale
the photographs of beauties, profess
sional or otherwise.
The agitation of tae labor question
see ans to be general throughout the
country Efforts are beng made to
establish branch orders of the Knights
of Labor throughout Wisconsin and
the northwest. at present the prin-
cipal question discussed by these
organizations is the eight hour system
of labor in manufacturing establishs
ments. representatives of trades
unions aEd the knights of labor are
canvassing the large cities and towns
of the northwest, melting a mutua
movement on this questions among
the trades to take place some time the
coming spring.
The agricultural department at
Washington has sent Prof. 81. w.
Wiley, chief chemist of the depart
ment, to Europe to investigate and
purchase for the use of the govern
ment in its experimental stations IN
Louisians, the latest improved mach>
inery for the manufacture Of cane
sugar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

CHURCH disestablishment appears
to be the leading factor in the British
parliamentary campaign. The cons
servatives seem to enjoy the favor of
the churchmen to a greater extent
than their political opponents, which
will largely influence the elections in
favor of the former party. Mr.. Glad
stone is about to undertake STUN
ping pilgrimage in behalf of the iber-
ais, who anticipate much from the
personal enthusiasm this tour will in
still into their ranks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

channel is narrow she could not avoid
seeing the wreck and the distress of
those on the island. A boat was sent
ashore and brought the rescued to
the Arthabasca, which set set sail for
Port Arthur, where it arrived about z
O'Clock this evening. There is
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
IN this city tonight, as many had
friends on board. The list of Cabin
passengers can be had at Toronto and
at Sault Ste Marie, where manifest
OF the passengers is given to the Gus
tom officers. The Algema was thor
oughly built and splendidly equipped
Clyde steel steamer, lighted 5y cleo
tricity. The gross tonnage is /. $50.
length, go feet; breadth, SO feet. 1t
was complete In every detail. The
furnishing was luxurious, equal to the
finest ocean steamers.
Tie vessel cost $3.50, 900, ard is
understood to have been insured for
$500, 600. 1t is one of the three steam
ers, Alberta, Arthabasca, and Algoma,
purchased two years ago by the Cana~
dian Pacific railroad company for
lake traffic. Since that time it has
been plying steadily between Owen
Sound and Port Arthur, and doing a
big business. The steamer gave the
greatest satisfaction.
j. Q. Brown and sister, referred to
Ia former dispatch, were not on
board the steamer, not being outward
bound. Dudgeon's wife and children
were on their way from Owen Sound
to join her husband here, and were
lost.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

but in the burnt district were TWENTY
one groceries, saloons and small stores.
The chief of these are Cross & Co..
grocers; A. Werner, timer and John
Alhsmmer, lumber merchant. ,.rhay
lost everything. As the fire
SWEPT PAST THE COUNTY JAIL
rejecting its fearful glare and intense
heat through the grated windows, the
forty imprisoned inmates became
nearly frantic with fear. They set
up yell which was heard for squares
above the awful roar of the terrible
fire. Or top of the Jail and court
house were corps of strong men de-
termined to save the buildings, and
with the aid of the brick walls they
succeeded. The Jail was on fire a
dozen times, but was saved. All the
street cars were hastily run out of the
Galveston City railway stables. and
they were abandoned to their fate,
but as if in mockery at their flight
the ire monster spared the habitation
of the humble mule, seeking richer
fields.
THE TOTAL AREA OF BURNT DISTRICT
is one hundred acres, and forty and
half blocks were swept clean of every
thing combustible. Something over
400 houses were burned and It is ess
timated that about 1, 900 families were
rendered homeless, the great majority
of whom, especially the poorer ones,
lost everything as thefire started ia the
poor district they had little or no time
IN which to move furniture while the
weather. victims moved valuable pic
lures and effects. Several of the fn-
est houses, however, were burned
without single article being saved,
so confident were the occupants that
the FIRE would pass by them. The
meeting at the cottage exchange this
p. m. was largely attended by the
business men, who at once set about
providing relief for the homeless and
suffering. A general relief commit
tee of % prominent citizens was or
ganized with D. L. Moody the presi-
dent of the cotton exchange as chair
man. A financial committee with
W. IL. Sinclair as chairman, was
named by the original committee.
Besides those there are sub commits
tees for the various sections of the
burned districts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

THE November number of the
Omitted States Official Postal Guide, y
published by Callahan & Co., of CHR
cago, gives the whole number of post
Offices Ia the United States as 81, 563,
of which II are first class; 382 second
class, 1896 third class, and 1914
fourth class. The first, second, and
third classes are presidential Offices.
the president appointing the post
masters; the postmasters of the fourth
class offices are appointed by the post
master general.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19
ading with her lover when seized by

ading with her lover when seized bv
the villiaLs.
ED. JONES. murderer imprisoned at
Centrain, ILL.,, concealed himself Wed.
ncsday morning in the bed-clothing,
and when the latter was carried into
the yard to be aired at an opportune
moment made his escape.
J. w. PURDY, who two years was
agent for the New York Central Road
at Batavia, N. Y, and decamped with
$4,000 of the railway funds, was ar
rested Wednesday at Denver, Col.
IN Rockford, Ill, Sunday. James Bur-
dick, son OF E. L. Burdick, was seri-
ously and perhaps fatally shot by his
brother Dwight. They were fooIing
with a revolver, when it accidently
went off, the ball lodging near the base
of the victims brain.
AFTER desperate battle with reven-
ue officers, Riley Pyle, tie murderer of
United States Commissioner Mcdonald
IN Pickett County. Tennessee, was cap
tured near the Ke,Ituckey line, but not
until he had been shot in the leg, and
his brother and another man danger
ously wounded.
In their residence near Greensboro,
n. O., Mrs. Martha Wilkerson and her
son, aged IS, were found dead Sunday
morning, bullet holes in their heads de.
noting the manner Of death. 1t is
stated that a proposed marriage of Mrs.
WIlkerson was opposed by ner son;
that they engaged in a violent quarrel
Saturday, and that by mutual agree
ment they ended their lives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19
Died on The GallOWS.
Three Italians are Hanged i'm
Chicago for the Murder of
Fellow COuntryman.
The Hanging at Chicago.
THE THREE ITALIANS PASS A QUIET
NJCIfT

THE THREE ITALIANS PASS A QUIET
NIGHT.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14-Gilardo, Alzzro,
and Sylvestri, the three Italian muir
derers who are to be hanged at noon
to-day for the murder of their fellow
countryman, Filippo Caruso, passed
a quiet night. They all slept quietly
until daybreak, when they arose and
lighting their cigarettes kept up an
animated conversation with each other
until a little after eight o'clock, when
their breakfast, consisting of oysters,
fish and potatoes fried in oil, veal cut
let's, coffee and toast was brought
them. They ate with seemingly
relish. After they had finished Father
Moretti arrived, and mass was cele
brated. AS early as 9 a. M, there
was large crowd assembled in the
vicinity of the county jail.
PAID THE EXTREME PENALTY.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-At precisely
1909 o'clock to>day the drop fell and
Azzaro, Sylvestri and Gilardo had
paid the extreme penalty of the law
for the murder Of Fi1ippv Caruso.
The execution occurred in the county
Jail, and the programme previously
arranged was carried out without de-
lay or hindrance of any kind. At IL
o'clock representatives of the press, a
number of Italian residents of the city
and city officials, making in all a
crowd of about fifty, occupied the
space in front of the gallows.
The scaffold was painted a deep
black, and three ropes We're suspended
from its cross beam, and the moose at
the lower end of each rested on a
chair placed directly over its respect
i've drop. Back of these chairs was
structure on which vas stationed a
man to spring the trap, At 11:45
when the three condemned men ap-
peared with their guards and spiritual
advisers, the crowds had increased to
about 300. A few minutes previously
the death warrants had been read in
toe jail library, the condemned men
but little emotion. Arrived
at the place of execution the con-
demned men we're placed IN position
on the trap side by side.
G;lardo and Sylvestri appeared
brave and collected but Azzaru kept
his eyes closed and was apparently on
the verge of breaking down. They
all repeated, after the priests, the
for the dying, after which the
straps and nooses were adjusted and
the caps and shrouds were placed on
the men. A minute later the trap
swung and the murders shot down.
ward. The necks of Sylvestri and
Gilardo were broken, but the moose
slipped around under Azzaro's chin
and the wretch slowly strangled in
horrible convulsions. In seven min
utes his pulse ceased to beat and the
execution was completed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-19

ALASKA is full of wonders, the half
of which have rot been brought to
light. A great lake has been found
at the source of the Karvak River,
which is so deep that no fathom line
has been found long enough TO reach
the bottom. The natives are strong
and hardy, about the size of white
men, with small black eyes, high fore
heads, small and fiat noses, fine teeth
and coarse black hair. They are Of q
bright brunette color. Their dress is
raade from the skin of the reindeer
and other animals. They live in huts
partly under ground.