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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES,

BENZ RAMAGE, a merchant at the Union
Coal Works, eleven miles Lelow Wheeling
W. Va, was killed and his store blown ia
atoms by dynamite recently. Henry Ad-
ans, a former partner of Ramage's, was
arrested on suspicion.
A DISPATCH of the 18th reported cholera
decreasing in Italy.
THE Oleomargarine bin was before the
Senate on the 18th, motions to refer it OF
lay it aside being rejected. The Fortified
|tions Appropriation bill was before the
House.
NEAR Cork, Ireland, recently, two men
were killed by an explosion of dynamite in
"a deserted house. It was supposed the
dynamite was intended for other parties.
EVERY thing was reported quiet in Peru.
Congress had entered fairly upon its duties
and the greatest harmony existed between
the chambers and the executive.
In the London market during the week
!ended July IL American securities were
firm at advanced prices. Cable shares fell.
The continental bourses were depressed.
TROUBLE is reported brewing among the
Bell, the Erie and the Pan-Electric Tele-
phone Companies over Texas territory.
The American flint glass workers in ses.
sion at Hamilton, Ont, decided not to join
the Knights of Labor.
The Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias,
in convention recently at Toronto, Ont,
declined for the present to establish a rank
for ladies.
THE clearing house returns for week
ended July II showed an average increase
of 81 In New York. there was a decrease
of 30.
TUE walls of an old building located on
South and Roosevelt streets, New York,
and containing stock Of about 5000 bar.
rels of -four belonging to NJ. 7. Seezey &
Co., gave way the other night. Three per.
sons were seriously hurt
THE drouth in Wisconsin produced va,
rious disastrous brush fires. A prominent
lumberman says that at least 1OO, 600, OO0
feet of lumber have been destroyed al.
ready in the Menominee region and that
the timber loss by fire will be the greatest
for years.
THE Bulgarian Parliament has voted
credits for expenses of the late war with
Servia, and has authorized tho Govern.
ment to contract loans for the equipment
|of an army and for railway purposes
GENERAL BouLASeER, French Minister d
War, fought his duel with BaroR Delsreip
on the 18th. The weapons were pistols. The
Baron fired FIRST. missing tho General. The
latter then fred in the air and received an
ovation from The crowd.
COLONEL E. c. d. JUDsoN, famous a.
Ned Buntline," the story writer, died AT
his home at Stanford, N. Y, ON the 18th
iof heart disease. He was sixty years Of
age.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22

Miss EFFIE CosLErT, of Scranton,
Pa, has, in consideration of ten thou
sand dollars in cash, consented to re-
lease from an engagement her lover
Frank Howell. who failed TO put in an
appearance on the night appointed for
the wedding. because 1.-the spirit of his
father told him not to get married"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22

THE convictS at the Dade coal mines,
Ga, owned by Senator Brown & Co.,
were recently in state of open insur-
rection. About one hundred and fifty
cntrenchcd themselves in building
and refused to come out. The Cover
nor ordered the Gate City Guards and
an artillery company from Rome to the
mines to restore order
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22

The Nord, the Russian organ at
Brussels announces that Russia will
hereafter not confer Russian orders of
decoration on British, American of
Swiss subjects or citizens, because their
respective countries do not decorate
Russian subjects.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22

A RlvET named Joseph Pulitzer"
has been driven into the copper plat
ing Of the Bariholdi statue in honor OF
the New York Worlds effort to fifty
mount that figure.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22

SENATOR STANFORD, of California,
it is said, is tired of public life, and
will resign his seat in the United States
Senate at the close of this session Of
Congress-.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22

The impeachment trial OF Auditor
Brown, at Des Moines. Iowa, failed.
The prosecution failed TO obtain the
two-thirds vote necessary to conviction
and the Auditor was acquitted.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22

THE death is. announced at WIGS
baden of the widow of the great COM
poser, Giacomo Mcycrbecr, aged
cighty-two years.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22

PEoF. WIGGlNs predicts a great storm
will sweep from The Atlantic to the
Rocky Mountains September %.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

a NEW JERSEY post-oflicc has been
named after Mr. Gladstone.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-22

THE youthful Emperor Of China is
reported seriously i'll with consump-
ton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13
Madison Matters.
From Our Regular Corresponde

From Our Regular Correspondent.
MADISON, Wis, Dec. 1.-THE past
week has been noted for one thing
especially, and that is for the number
of Grant county people who have visit
ed Madison. The civil case of w. II.
Kellogg VS.. Powers, of Fennimore, on
trial before Judge Bum, of the U. S.
District Court, called a large number
of witnesses and lawyers. Wilson &
Provis, of Boscobel, watched the case
on behalf of Powers. Sheriff Richards
and District Attorney Orr were here
for two days. On Thursday Lieutenant
Governor-elect Ryland and Assembly
man-elect Mccoy, of Platteville, and
r. b. Showalter, of Lancaster, were
here. Messrs. Ryland and Showalter
visited the state hospital for the insane
at Mendoza and removed number of
patients to the Grant County Asylum.
The fourth annual exhibition of the
Wisconsin Poultry Association promises
to be very attractive show of fowls
and coops. The show opens at the
city ball on December IA and closes on
the 18th.
The excellent weather of the past
two weeks has rendered ice boating on
the lakes the enjoyment OF the season.
The ice-boat is the most rapid moving
machine run by sail. The platform is
elevated about ten inches above the ice
on sharp, smooth runners. A strong
mast of sails propels the boat, accord
ing to the velocity of the wind. from
six to thirty miles per hour. As many
as twenty-five lce-boats on each lake,
and two or three hundred skaters glid-
ing over the glistening mirror-like sur
face of our lakes, illuminated by the
clear moonlight, makes an attractive
picture. The location of our State Uni
versity is especially favorable for these
winter sports, and as soon as Jack
Frost has compelled the row and sail
boat to forsake the lake, the ice-boat
and skates take their place till the
spring cometh again.
The winter term of the University
will close on the 22d inst. Grant
eounty'S delegation at the University is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

After the disaster at Rio the heating
of coaches by steam from the locomo-
tive was suggested by the HERALD.
This idea was laughed at by some rail-
road men as utterly impracticable. The
Railroad Gazette says that the expert
ment has been successfully tried on the
Connecticut River road, and on other
roads in the east. The only danger
that from escaping steam in case of ac-
cident-was found not to exist, as the
steam was not hot enough to scald. If
this system is perfected all the roads
will have to adopt it and the time will
come when fire will not be one of the
breads of a railroad accident.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

distributed as follows: Senior class
English course. Fred p Meyer, of Lam
caster; Freshman class, Miss Nellie
Acstin, of Bloomington; Specials
Geo. II. Baxter, Marie Book, of Lam
easter; w. K. Cooley, Peter Seaman
and Patrick Seaman, of Mt. Hope;
James A. James and Geo. A. Byrne, of
Hazel Green; Bruce Meyer and Theo-
dore Kronshage, of Boscobel. Phar-
macy-Chas. III. Baxter and E. H.
Schreiner, of Lancaster; Chas. E.
Wright, of Platteville, and Frank Pitt
man. of Boscobel. In the Law Glass
are VIM. Jones, of Georgetown, (Junior)
and w. G. Palmer, of Boscobel, (Senior.)
The case of Bradstreet & Co. VS..
Powers ended with verdict for Kellogg
to the amount of $531.19.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13
Growers Backbone.

Oh. mighty and wonderful fabric
oh, fearful aud mythical thing!
Backbone of the great Grover Cleveland.
or thee and thy glory sing,
or all the gorgeous wonders
That ever on earth were shown,
Twas said that by far the rarest
Was Growers gigantic backbone.
The men and women and children,
The dudes and the old maids lone,
In great crowds they all floeked there TO gaze
The man with the raging backbone. ON
And often dispatches were printed
All over the land of the free
That pictured In radiant colors
That terrible grand yertehre.
They said it was huge as old Jumbos.
And frm as mountain of stone
That whatever on earth might be shaken,
Naught ever could jostle that bone.
But when everything warmed MP around him
And the west with howl was rung-
Aud the north and the south yelled for office
He wished he had died quite young.
And the nation all shuddered with horror
Aod looked at him very askance-
For Ne awful backbone OF old Grover
II sanslted and run down his pants
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13
EeUnimOre.


Notwithstanding the disagreeable
break in the fine winter weather till
lately prevailing, the business stir about
this place keeps up pretty brisk and
our merchants appear to be kept very
busy. Dyer's drug store with its large
display of holiday goods attracts manF
customers, and doubtless Santa Class
will there lay in the main part OF the
stock that he desires distributing here
abouts at Christmas time.
Speaking of Christmas, we hear that
the Methodist and United Brethren
Sunday Schools are each preparing to
make it an occasion of special interest
TO the children. Just what the pro-
gram is has not yet been published, but
the little ones who are to take part are
fairly boiling over with the excitement
of preparation.
A number of our citizens were called
to Madison during the past week as
witnesses in case on trial growing out
of the Powers failure.
Sam Montieth Post, q. A. r., have
had their annual election of officers
which is as follows: John Walters, P.
c.; John Draggs, Sr., V. c.; VIM. A.
Clark, DR.. V. c.; G. A. Lance, Chap
lain; %. Mupson, p. S.; Jno. Walker,
Q. M; Taylor Brunemer, 0. ID. The
Post will hereafter occupy the hall over
the old Him, Hildebrand & Co. store
room, which they sub-rent from the
Good Templars.
A new force pump has been put into
the well at the square and is vast I'M
provement over the old one. With
suitable hose, water can now be forced
in fair-sized stream on the roofs of
adjacent buildings. What is now
needed further is some kind of fence
around this pump, both to protect the
latter from injury and to prevent acct
dents to horses and vehicles.
Prof. Woolcock reports the schools as
being in flourishing condition. The
memberships is now 161 pupils, of
which Al are in the high school, AZ in
the intermediate and 70 in the primary
department. The average standing In
the high school for November is as fol-
lows: A grade 80, B grade SO, and C
grade 80. The proceeds of the late en-
tertainment have been spent for certain
select books as the beginning of school
library, which will be added to from
time to time as funds can be raised
S. w. Rogers has been having siege
of quite serious illness, but under DR..
McDermott's medical care he seems
now in fair way to recovery.
NJ. j. and E. j. Shcaver after short
visit with relatives here. returned last
week to their home near Milford, Iowa.
Mrs. Fred McNair, of Lancaster,
spent several days here last week dur
ing her husbands absence at Madison
on business and as witness IN the
Powers case. 49,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

w. w. Botkin, lieutenant colonel of
the AID Wisconsin volunteer infantry
during the war, while on his way from
Deer Lodge, Montana, to the Soldiers
Home at Leavenworth. Kansas, recently.
jumped from the train near Denver,
Colrado, and was severely injured. He
is insane. There are number of mem
Der of the AZ regiment residing in this
country who will roget to learn of the
sad misfortune that has overtaken their
brilliant and gallant commander
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13
The Maid OF Dubuque.

A maiden who lived in Dubuque,
The young man who loved her forsuque,
But later repented,
Said she never had meant il.
And measures TO win him back tuque.
But he, full OF pride, would not deign
To hear what she sought to expleign;
He said she was tickle,
And in such pickle
She never would put him again.
Then despair seized the maid of Dubuque
And her life with cold poison she tuque;
And the young man, they say,
Is now pining away,
For he's haunted each night by her spuque
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

1t is announced that Alley Peterson,
the newly elected railroad commits
sioner, has determined to retain as his
deputy Mr.. j. II. Foster, who has held
that position during two or three adj
ministrations. 1t is also announced
that Insurance Commissioner Cheek
will retain the present deputy, Roger C.
Spooner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

Editor daily paper-So you would
like job on the paper, RastusP Ras-
tus-Yes, sab. | kinder feels dat
wud make er good journals wifi little
'sperienee. Editor-Quitel likely. Well,
Rastus, Wen give you trial. You can
carry that ton of coal on the sidewalk
up to the sixth story, then wash down
the windows, and scrub the floor. and
clean the sub-cellar, and Rastus-
| say, boss, | reckon I'll try an Git er
job on n weekly paper fust. Gittin' out
paper every day am too much oh a
strain on er pusson what has nebber
had no journalsticum 'sperience. Deed
it is.-f9fck
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

General Fairchild, commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, has received the following statement
from the secretary of war: SAT the last
session of congress (Act of August IL,
1886) provision was made for continue
ing the work of furnishing headstones
for unmarked graves of soldiers, sailors
and marines, in the city, town and Will
age cemeteries and other burial places,
and the war department has accordingly
made arrangement for supplying all
that may be required to the 80 day OF
June, 1887. Applications can be made
at any time before the 80 of next
June, but it is desired that thy be filed
at the earliest day practicable, to en-
able the department to supply the stone
with the first shipment, which will be
made early in the ensuing spring"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

President Cleveland in his annual
message has given to the country a few
phrases that are almost worthy to stand
with f'innocuousd esuetude" nd"ghoul-
ish glee." Some of the pat phrases
are:
An arena Tor endless antagoDisms.
Discussions not uuaccompanied by irritation.
Autonomous administration.
Misguided zeal OF mpracticable friends.
Injurious retaliation.
An expectant constituency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

A young woman of Ancona, H.,
teaches school, helps her mother do the
homework. and takes care of three,
horses and two COWS. In summer She
has charge of large garden, but found
time to paint her mothers house and
paper two rooms in it besides sending
correspondence each week to two county,
newspapers. She was, however, forced
to call in reporter to help her do the
lying HqUen NeOs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13
Top Knots.
A DREAM.


there lives fat, jolly and prosperous
farmer, who loves his neighbors, hates
the ID and always votes the Republic
can ticket. He has the appearance,
and his surroundings would indicate,
that he was happy man, But alas for
the deception of all human appearances.
He says that like all others he has
horrible skeleton grinning in his closet.
His skeleton is that he is subject to hor-
rible dreams. In vain has he consulted
the learned Esculapiaus in his neighbor-
hood. Some have prescribed one thing
and some another, but all to no pur-
pose, the horrible dreams still recur
with vividness and apparent reality
that sometimes makes his life almost
burden. As related by himself on the
night of November /, 1886, he dreamed
dream that left an impression on his
mind that time will never efface. He
dreamed that he was an engineer on a
railroad. The track was agrand one. 1t
ran over deep ravines and level plains.
1t spanned deep and yawning chasms
and climbed high mountains, yet the
road was safe and we'll ballasted. All
along its line were magnificent struct-
ures erected to commemorate the grand
achievements of the company. One
was to mark its successful resistance to
slavery extension; another was to show
when and by whom the letters were
stricken from four millions of slaves;
another told of the preservation of the
Union; another of the honest payment
of the national debt and another told
of the settling of a difficulty by the
peaceful arbitration that threatened to
involve two powerful nations in pro-
tracted and bloody war. All along its
| line there were monuments that marked
the grandest of all human achievements.
He said his train was magnificent one,
and was freighted with the best and
dearest hopes and the highest aspira-
tons of the people. One foggy morn
ing as his train Numbered along he had
his eye at the lookout and his hand was
oil the throttle. Pinch, the fireman,
was shoveling in the coal and in turn
ing curve he saw something on the
track. He blew his whistle, but the OBJ
ject did not move. Pinch, the fireman,
who is noted for his clearness of vision
as we'll as promptness of action in case
of emergency, shouted to the engineer
to pull the throttle, as it would be
cheaper to pay for such stock than to
stop the train. At that he pulled the
throttle wide open. His engine almost
leaped from the track. Nearing the
objects to his horror he saw that they
were wild band of Prohibitionists that
had got upon the track to wreck his
train. The mighty train plowed through
them, grinding some to powder beneath
the iron wheels and hurting the mangl-
Gu anu DEoheH IOrmS OF many more
high in the air, while the dying wall of
rage. hate and disappointment could be
heard above the Kissing steam and the
rumbling of the train.
The friends of the dead Prohibition
lists filed claim for damages. The
engineer and fireman were called on to
/ testify as to their value The engineer
thought that they might be worth thirty
cents each. Pinch the fireman said
they were never worth more than 90
cents per dozen. Now he could load
train with them at nickle each.
NEXT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

Jack Carkeek and Pat Ntzhugh, met
at Iron Mountain, Michigan, recently
and had a wrestle catch-as-catch-can
style. One fall was all that McHugh
wanted in order to satisfy HIM that
Jack was the best man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

The House has passed the Senate
electoral count bill, with some amend
ments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

The round-house of the c., NJ. & St.
Paul railroad company, at Shullsburg,
was burned Saturday, December 4, and
one locomotive ruined.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

JOHN SCHREINER has just received
a new stock of ready made clothing for
the fall and winter and invites inspec-
ton of his stock. Soft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

Henry George is expected to address
the workingmen OF Chicago soon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

The tariff promises to be the princi-
pal issue of the Fiftieth Congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

BOUCLE AND JERSEY Jackets, nev
and novel at G. FL. Baxter & Co.'s. 30t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

NEW CROP of Tycoon Tea at C. H.
Baxter & Cos. soft
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

DON'T fail to try that Maple Syrup
and Sugar at Joe Nathan's. 4tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-13

CHOICE STYLES and Patterns OF
Ingram and Brussels Carpets at C. H.
Baxter & Cos. 3Oti
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-13
THE FEATURES OF TIL n MAN VINO OR
G4yfZED THE CENrENSfaLS
FINANCES

John Welsh, ex-minister to England, who
died on April 10th, after a weeks illness, at
Philadelphia, is best known to the country
at large through his connection with the
Centennial board of finance. He was born
in Philadelphia in lS05 and was one OF the
three sons of the late John Welsh, sr., who
came from New Castle, Delaware, in l7s6
The elder Welsh brought up his sons for
mercantile career and gradually relin-
ouished his business to them. John Welsh
became a member of the firm upon the death
of his father, in lS54 The house is the largest
one in the West India trade in Philadelphia.
They import solely on commission. For some
time Mr.. Welsh was member of councils
and was member Of the sinking fund for
twenty years. He was also president OF the
Philadelphia board of trade. In June, 1854,
he was chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the sanitary fair, from
which Sl,OoO,o00 were realized for
sanitary purposes. Ia lo,2 Congress
body corporate, organized to raise the neces.
sary funds for the Centennial Exposition.
John Welsh was unanimously elected presi-
dent of the board, and no one man is entitled
to a greater share of the credit for the success
of the Worlds fair of 1876 In ls17 sub
scription of $4,000 was rendered him in re-
cognition OF his services, and at his request
the " John Welsh Professorship" of the Uni
Nerslty Ol pennsylvania, was endowed tntrt-
with. In October, lS77, President HAYES ap-
pointed Mr.. Welsh to the position as minister
to England, which he filled with great credit
until his voluntary retirement in lS19 His
retirement was caused by the death of his
brother William, so universally known as a
philanthropist and of his two sisters. Upon
his return he was given a rousing reception
in Philadelphia, and one hundred of New
York's most prominent business men ten
dered him complimentary dinner at Del
monico's which he was forced to decline. In
ISL an effort was made to place him in the
United States Senate, but the politicians
would not allow this. Since then he has
taken little interest in public affairs. In ISIS
| the University of Pennsylvania conferred
upon him the degree of Ii. D., and the same
| honor was bestowed by the Washington and
| Lee University in 1850 Mr.. Welsh was
| twice married, and was the father OF eight
| children.
| The funeral occurred this morning at II
| o'clock, from his late residence, on the south.
| east corner of Eleventh and Spruce streets.
| The interment was at Laurel Hill. In ac,
cordance with his well known wishes, the
| ceremonies were brief and unostentatious
| His pall-bearers were the vestry OF old St
| Peters church, of which congregation ht
| was member for fifty.three years The
| services at the house and at the grave were
| conducted by the rector, Rev. Thomas F.
| Davies, ID. ID.