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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-01
Architects, Contractors, Builders.
W D..

Last year soon after the passage Of
Chapter 100, laws of 1885, circular
containing copy Of said chapter was
sent by this department to every
architect, contractor and builder in
Wisconsin. the names being obtained
from the architects Guide or Gazet
teers and the various state and city
directories.
Now again, as the building season
opens, [ desire through the public
press, as far as this medium of inform
alton shall be found willing to accord
the necessary space, to place that law
before the people, section 1, which
provides as follows
"Section l. All churches, public
and private school houses, hotels,
factories, or other manufacturing es-
Establishments, constructed at any time
after the passage of this act, shall be
80 constructed that the doors shall
swing outward, or both in and out as
the builders may elect"
Chapter 247, laws of 1885, clothes
the department of Industrial and La
Dor Statistics with power to enforce
the act above quoted from, and there
fore ask any person noticing violation
of the said act in the erection of any
buildings enumerated therein, to lodge
information with the undersigned, or
with Henry Siebers, State Factory
Inspector, Milwaukee.
Respectfully Your Obedient Servant,
FRANK A. FOWLER,
Commissioner.
Madison, Wis, Mar. 20, 1886.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-01

A STARTLING DIsC0vERY.-Mr.
VIM. johnson, of Huron, Oak, writes
that his wife had been troubled with
acute Bronchitis for many years, and
that all remedies tried gave no perma-
nent relief, until he procured a bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs, and Colds, which
had magical effect, and produced a
permanent cure. It is guaranteed to
cure all Diseases of throat, Lungs, or
Bronchial Tubes.
Trial Bottles Free at E. j. Wood &
Go, Drug Store. Large size S1.00.
may10no5y1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-01

$685. removals within the past II
months. At the same rate there will
not be many Republican postmasters
when the Democratic term expires.
Senator VOORHEES,, of Indiana, is on
his feet and in his place again His
speech on the 25th inst. sustained the
President in suspensions and stigmatiz-
ed the Civil Service law as fraud.
IF the Democracy had majority in
the Senate it would not be forty eight
hours before the law would be repeal
ed.
W n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-01
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WEEKLY NEWS

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Both old and young people like it, and
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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Several Earthquake Shocks.


New YORK, Jan. There has been
several shocks of earthquake recently
in Valparaiso, africa, Taina and Sc
rena; but the most alarming have
been at Iquiqua of which the "Chilian
Times" says: 1.-THE first shock occur
red at 2:40 am. December 18th, and it
was an unusually heavy one, buildings
were shaken in an ominous manner.
Five minutes after the first earthquake
a slight shock occurred, and ten min
utes after the second a third was felt.
The third was followed later by two
slight but distinct shocks, and it is
believed that a continuous tremor,
lasting for several consecutive hours,
might have been detected with proper
instruments; to add to the alarm the
sea was extraordinarily agitated, and
persons residing near the beach, and,
more especially, those living at the
Punctillia left their beds and watched
the furious waves as they broke on the
shore, and the fear Of an Eruption of
the ocean was uppermost in every
body's mind. The agitation Of the
sea continued with gradually decreas-
ing violence throughout the 18th in.
slant, until nightfall, when 1t became
calm"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
MaIne,s Lumber business.

BANGOR, ME-, Jan. 2.-The Penob-
scot river is closed to navigation and
the interest of business is transferred
from the harbor of Bangor to the
woods away towards the headwaters,
where the army of ak sWingers are
now well at work, chopping the logs
that are to come down next Spring.
The past season has been successful for
lucky ones who had logs to sell, but
was not very profitable for those
who sawed them into lumber,
because the logs brought good prices,
and manufactured lumber sold low.
There are only 100000 feet of logs
left over on the river out Of total stock
Of 10000 900 for the year, which is
the smallest reserve for Is years.
Lumber men feel confident Of better
times next season, and intend to cut
about 5 0.000.000 feet, Is per cent.
more than last winter, which amount,
with the reserve, will make a total
stock of 1890 900 feet for 1886. 1t
is estimated that $500 men and 1000
horses and oxen are now at work on
the PenobscOt waters, and there is
more than the usual force On other
rivers.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Fled Through a Window.

New YORK, Dec. 3l-Primaries for
choice o. delegates 60 the Tammany
Hall general committee were held last
night. In the Twenty-fourth district
two factions were led by Col. E. T.
Woods, ex.Mayor Edson's brother.in-
law, and one by Charles Jones. The
inspectors were Woods sympathizers
and the doors, which had been closed
by the police, were burst open by the
Jones party, and the inspectors fled
through a window, twenty-seven bal
lots having been cast. The primary
was thus broken up and deferred.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
special to Commercial Herald.

Speeial to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, Jan. 2-Members of the
legislature continue to arrive and there
are now quite a number here.
All the candidates for the Offices are
on the grounds, and the preliminaries
of the battle have fairly commenced.
The committee Of the last legisla-
ture, appointed to investigate Col.
Power, State printer, on account of an
overcharge of SLIPS due the State on
shortage in printing the acts of 1882,
have rejected the report of the sub
committee and made a report of its
own, which puts a new phase on the
subject. This sub-con mittee met here
December 18th and decided that while
Col. Power was due the amount
claimed by the legislature on the acts
of 1882, that for the acts of l876-'77-
70 and 1880, he had put more matter
on a page than the law requires to the
amount Of $1,534.50, thus bringing
the State out In debt to Power $409.50.
The committee to which this sub.com-
mittee reported, after a thorough in
vestigation, has decided that report to
be erroneous, and that Col, Power was
entitled to no credits on the years
claimed, that be had put more matter
on the pages than the law requies.
The committee makes the award that
Power is indebted to the State s l,l25
as the last legislature found, and d.
reefs that he shall pay the same into
the State treasury.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
The Presidents chrIstmae Git.

The Presidents Christmas Gift.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
(Rep.) prints the following despatch
tiom its Washington corresponds Mt:
President Cleveland can congratulate
himself upon having made Washing
ton happier with his gifts than it has
been in many years. This solid pres
ent which has given direct or indirect
happiness to nearly every man, woman
and child in this city, is his civil ser
vice practice, by which the old force
has been almost wholly retained in the
Departments. The shadow of the
general sweep which was feared cloud.
ed last Christmas, affected a thousand
homes with dread, embarrassed all
business, and depressed all the thou.
sand small expenditures which give
life to Christmas. This year every
thing pertaining to Christmas is on
the other extreme. While there have
been two or three hundred changes in
the force of the Departments, these
have made ne appreciable impression
on the city and scarcely exceed the or.
binary changes from non.political
causes. Confidence exists az to the
general permanency Of the Govern
ment force, and this has extended to
every business, social, and public inter-
est in the capital"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Mamnhls Spring Meeting

MEMPHIS Jan. 2.-Stakes tor the
spring meeting of the new Memphis
Jockey Club, which commences on
May 81, continues six days, have been
announced. They are CASTOR hotel
stakes for two year old, u miles; Pea
body hotel handicap, for all ages, 3
miles; Tennessee stakes for three year
olds, u miles; Gayoso hotel, selling
stake, Tor three year old and upwards,
II miles; Montgomery stake, sweep
stake, for all ages, II miles; handicap
steeple chase stake, Tor all ages, about
II miles. Entries close April 18th.
Weights for Peabody hotel handicap
will lie announced March 18th. All
communications should be addressed
to s. r. Montgomery, secretary.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Health RefOrmers, . ,test Motion.

What is the latest notion of the health
reformers?" DR.. Fremont Swain, assist.
ant in the Hemenway gymnasium, Har-
yard university, says: Some of the radical
German Psychologists now contend that
man Is naturally %frugivOrous, and that
his only proper diet Is bread and fruit.
Some of the enthusiastic disciples of this
system eat all their food raw, including
even wheat and other grain. The grape.
cure, which has become SO famous in
parts of Europe, as well as the fruit cures
in California, are but the outgrowth Of
this system. Its adherents claim that
man never ate animal food until the
glacial age, when the want of his natural
nulriment drove him to meat.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
SETTLED POSITIVELY.

No Doubt the Orphan Boy Went
Down in the Terrible Storm Of
December 9th.
GRAND HAVEN, MICH. Jan. g.
Speculations as to the fate Of the miss
ing schooner Orphan Boy, were many
and varied by those who are thorough
ly familiar with the lake navigation
and its danger during the late season,
but all felt a doubt and hope Of an Ill
innate safe turning up Of the vessel
and crew at some isolated point north.
This hope is now dispelled by a letter
received last night by Superintendent
Robbins, Of the sa~vinghervice. from
the keeper Of the Grand Point sable
station. This letter is dated Dec. Both,
and in it the keeper says there has
been a large amount Of w~reckage
coming ashore in his vicinity for the
past two wseks; spars, bomms ETC., in
dictate that the wrecked vesse. was a
three master steamer, and the keeper
states that he found amongst the de-
bris the stern Of a yawl boat, which
bears the nameof Orphan Boy. This,
1t is thought, settles positively the fate
of the vessel. There Is no doubt but
she went down In the terrible storm
OF Dec. 9th, with all hands,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Counterfeiters Captured--Vander-
bits Wealth,

New York. Dec. 3l-Capt. Ben
nett, of the T~hirty-third precinct,
with six men made a raid yester-
day on a den of counterfeiters at
1854 street and Morris avenue, com
monty called Frog Hollow" Four
Italians were taken prisoners after a
desperate resistance. Two of them
were we'll armed. Moulds, bogus coins
and metals for spurious coinage were
also seized.
The Herald says the maximum esti-
mate of the value Of the estate left by
VIM. H. Vanderbilt did not exceed
2OO,000,000. A statement however
has been published that a careful
count of the securities in the Wander
hilt safe in the vaults of the Lincoln
National bank shows an aggregate of
1906, 000, 900.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Daniel Osborn Meets His Death in
a Singular Way.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 2.-Daniel o.
born wanted in Prospect, Ohio, for
forgery, was arrested at Canal, Win
chester, ten miles below here yester-
day, and afterwards met his death in
a singular manner. The officer was
on horseback, while the prisoner, hand
cuffed, was walking in front. AT some
point on the road a farmer was met,
who informed the marshal that the
prisoner was armed, as he had seen
him trying to get his revolver out of
the breast pocket of his coat. The
marshal, %thereupon, dismounted to
disarm the fellow. AS he approached
Osborne, he saw him draw the weapon
from his pocket and apparently point
at him as we'll as he could, handcuffed
as he was. The marshal seized his
hand, at the same instant the revolver
was discharged. The ball entering
Osborne's left side, between the ribs
and passing through the heart.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Gen. Putnam's Cave.

The cave out Of which Gen. Israe,
Putnam dragged the wolf is seldom Wis
tied, because it is in q stony. mountain
GUS forest in a remote corner Of Connect.
cut A picnic party this summar made
the tedious trip, which involved several
miles Of rough walking. There are pic.
lures in primers of Putnam enter.
ing the cave erect, with a
blazing torch help above his head.
The hole is really so small that it can
only be explored on hands and knees, and
an adult cannot turn round in II. The
length is 800 feet, and tradition says that
he followed the beast to the further end,
shot him between the eyes by their own
glow, and was drawn out with him by
means of a rope.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Some Absurd name.

The names of some well known French
dishes are absurd enough when trans.
lated Here are some specimens: "Oeufs
q Paurore, " eggs blushing like Aurora;
Sauce en- petit deuil, " sauce in half
mourning; @Salmi de c~hasseurs, " q hash
of huntsmen; "Bouchees de danes, "
mouthfuls of ladies; "Compote de bon
Chretiens, F" a stew Of good Christians;
"Eperlans IN comets, " smelts in dice
boxes; and so on, ad absurdum.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Newspaper Controversy.

New YORK, Jan. "A Montreal
special to the Sun says: 1.-THE New
York Post recently charged Capt.
Howard, the American, who was in
command of the gatling guns during
the late alf-breed rebellion with
having scalped the dead after the light
at Fish Creek. The Gazette of yester-
day, denits the charge, and reminds
the Post that Capt. Howard was not
at Fish Creek, and that he did not ar
rive there until several days after
the fight. The Post, Of last evening,
returned to the charge. 1t says that it
was mistaken in saying that the scalp
ing took place at Fish Creek, but that it
can proveit was done at BatOuche when
the Canadian troops carried that viii
lage on June 18th. There are several
officers and men here, who were at
Batouche, and to-day all of them ad-
mitted that .he latter charge is true.
They say that Capt. Howard, in their
presence, scalped one dead mar after
the fight, and he made no secrecy
about il. Whether the man scalped
by Capt. Howard was half-breed or
Indian they could not say, as it was
often difficult TO distinguish one from
the other. The incident is likely to
cause stir in French Canadian circles,
as Capt. Howard is about to start a
cartridge factory in the province of
Quebec, and his French. Canadian
neighbars will be furious if they dis.
cover that he scalped a half breed, and
it is likely will seriously interfere with
his business.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Chinese National Competition for
the Military Degree,


New YORK, Jan. 2.-Ihe Times this
morning prints the following About
the middle of next month the Chinese
national competition for the military
degree of Chang Yuen, the highest
degree of the Empire, is to take place
in Pekin. This is held in the Imperial
presence once in five years. The sue
cessful competitor is crowned by the
Emperor and w~orshiped as a hero by
the military fraternity of the entire
nation. 10 attain such honOrs veal
thy families are more than willing to
give up their entire fortune. Triumphal
arches are built for the winner by the
government, and the people of his
own province devote seven days in fes-
t~ivities in his honor. His wife re-
ceiveS the rank of First Lady of the
Empire, and the Empress allows her
a sun of 5000 taels per annum as
paint and powder money. There is
at present only one Chinaman in Amer
lea who is entitled to enter this con-
test. lie is a Kin Yin, and is chair
man OF the Chinese municipal society
at 2O2 Chatham street. His name is
Ii Hodg GWin ; he is 80 years old, s
feet in height, weighs about 200
pounds, and is considered the best
looking Chinaman in New York. III
am afraid l shall not enter the Pekin
contest" he said last night, although
it was my intention TO do 50 about a
year ago. l came here simply to see
tue sights of New York, but things
so pleased me here that l have tarried
lOag enough to get into a political
Office, besides it is now too late for
preparations. l should have to exer-
else in drawing the bow sitting, great
weights, and shooting On horseback at
marks at 200 feet. We employ the
bow simply as "a textbook Of u mil
itary education, for we believe that II
a man shoots AN arrow straight he can
also shoot IA gun straight. l should
have been able to show u graceful and
easy use of the great swords, which
weigh FROM $50 to 200 pounds, accord
ing TO the degrees We contend for. At
Prkin, We will have co begin say with
a 200 FOUNDER first with two hands,
and then with only one hand, and
handle them almost a common sword.
II stlll have some strength" and Iii
jokingIy picked up the reporter with
one hand and danced him IN the air
until cut short by an incoherent and
pleading protest.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
The Springfield Arsenal.
IChicagO Times.

The picturesqueness Of the arsenal a,
Springfield, with its rows of FURNISHED
guns that inspirited Longfellow's poems.
has been lost The ordnance officers no
longer stack the muskets behind glass n
look pretty and gather dust and rust. hut
pack them in we'll painted boxes coated
with petroleum paper. They are ther
always ready for shipment, and suffer M
damage as time goes on.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
A Villain

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Ex.Con-
gresham Manning, of Mississippi, and
Consul Dubois, Of Leipsic, have saved
a young lady of Mississippi from a
step hal must have been attended
with the saddest results. Some time
ago Manning received a letter from
Mississippi saying that n b. B.
Wright, a teacher Of music in a prom .
inent seminary Of that State, was pay
ing his addresses to a young lady of
prominence, and urging matrimony,
though he had previously claimed to
be a married man. The latter asked
for an investigation by the Consul at
Leipsic. from whence Wright came.
Investigations have been made by
Consul Dubois, who reports that
Wright has a wife in LEIPZIG who sup
ports herself and children upon twenty
four cents a day as a corset maker.
The result of the investigation was
forwarded to the friends of the young
lady just in time to prevent her mar
riage with Wright.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Natural Gas Nothing New.
t'Gath's" Lettarl

The natural gas 80 lately in the field is
n of the Oldest things known. Nobody
supposed that it lsy under hundreds OF
miles and even thu usands of miles Of ter.
ritory. but it was Gsed in Fredonia, N. Y,
in the last generation. That little town.
now a bright and prosperous place, had
natural gas long before l was born. II
the New York Geographical Reports for
for 1882 Director Lewis G. Beck de.
scribed the gas springs Of Cautauqua
county.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
The Troubles at Montreal Compro-
missed.

MONTREAL, jan. 1.-THE barricade
between St. Cunegonde and the city,
on st. James street, was again pulled
down last night, but was replaced. A
row occurred and the officers were
pelted with stones. One officer was
cut on the head with a bottle, but no
serious result ensued. A deputation
from st. Cunegonde waited upon the
city authorities last night and an
agreement was arrived at by which the
city Is to withdraw the force from the
barTicades and the health regulations
are to becomplied with.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Michael payItt IntervIewed.

LONDON, Dec. 30.-Michael Davitt,
in an interview. said: "If home rule is
granted to Ireland. it is difficult for
mt to see how the Irish members can
continue to sit in the parliament at
Westminster unless the colonies are
similarly represented in that body.
The appointment of a prince of the
Royal family as viceroy Of Ireland
would be a mistake, as Ireland re-
quires a statesman of tact and brains
to administer the government, not a
royal show"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Arrested for a murder Committed in
1881

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-, Jan. 2.-Tom
Archer, charged with murder of John
B. Bunch, near Schools. Martin county,
Ind, in 1881, was arrested in this city
late Thursday night by City Marshal
Miles. Archer had just arrived in
town and getting considerably under
the influence OF liquor divulged his
name to the marshal. In 1881 John
Bunch was murdered near Schools, in
Martin county, Ind, and his body sunk
in the river and afterwards supposed
to have been taken up by perpetrators
of the dastardly crime and burned.
Tom Archer, Sam Archer and a mar
named Lynch are charged with COM
hitting the deed. All have been ar
rested.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
HvdronhohIo 0arma.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29-Several doc
! tors Of this city and Newark tonight
operated on rabid dog for the purpose
Of securing the saliva and the spinal
marrow for the propagation Of hydro
phobic germs on the Pasteur system a..
They were supplied with a number Of
KOch's tubes, containing a medium in
which the germs will grow. The
medium consists of Japanese vegeta-
BILE gelatine. The germs will breed
10 this in a few days. The tribes were
especially prepared for this purpose,
being stopped with sterilized cotton,
and being one-third full of the gela-
tine. The dog, a magnificent lemon
and white greyhound, was laid upon a
table. DR.. Nelson then heated a plati-
mum needle in a spirit lamp, and, hav-
ing gathered some Of the saliva from
the teeth of the dog. as soon as the
needle vas cold held the tube in his
left hand, with the mouth inclined to-
ward the table, and, quickly removing
the stopper, thrust the needle up
into the gelatine; then, having
withdrawn the needle, he closed
the tube, marked it, and laid
1T aside. DR.. Runge then dissect-
ed the dog. He opened a gland, from
which DR.. Nelson extracted some
saliva, which he enclosed in a vial
previously sterilized with bichloride
of mercury. When the spinal cord
was laid bare, DIR. Nelson secured ev-
eral small portions. which he quickly
transferred to Koch's tubes. DR..
O'Gorman, who watched the opera
ton, said it was the first time that the
virus Of a rabid dog had been secured
for the culture of germs in this coun-
try. He had 10 doubt of the success
of the experiment. DIR. Runge has in
his possession four cats that were bit
ten by the greyhound.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
AT Home

without It. AS a liver medicine and
general purifier Of the blood, it has no
equal" Mrs. A. B. Allen, Winterpock,
Va, writes: "My youngest child, two
years Of age, was taken with Bowel Com
plant, which we could not cure. etried
many remedies, but he continued to grow
worse, and finally became so reduced in
flesh that we could only move him upon
a pillow. 1t was suggested by n Of the
doctors that ScrofuIa might be the u
Of the trouble. We procured a bottle Of