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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
WASHINGTON.

IT is not though that the Electric
Investigating committees report will be
considered by the house.
The President has transmitted to con-
gress a report from Secretary of State in
regard to the fisheries in the waters adj
iancent to British North America, and
copies of the correspondence which has
taken place during the present year on
the subject.
DENIAL is made of the story that Can
ada has sent an agent tie Washington to
assist in negotiating fisheries treaty,
The Dominion, it is stated, is we'll pleased
with the presant condition of affairs,
The President has accepted a section
of forty miles of the Cascade branch of
the Northern Pacific Railroad in Wash
ington Territory, from the 125th to the
165th mile west from Columbia River.
The ways and means committee non
concurred in the senate amendments to
the house bill taxing the fractional parts
of gallon Of spirits. The effect of the
senate amendments was to provide for
fertilization of wines intended for ex-
port.
The senate chamber was draped in
mourning Monday IN memory of Austin
Z. Pile, of New Hampshire. Mr.. Will
Jams, Of California, was sworn in. Bills
were introduced to authorize bridges over
the East and Missouri rivers, to forfeit
the Florida railroad land grant, and for
the construction of a canal from st.
Augustine to indian river.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
GENERAL NOTES,

AN earthquake shock at APO Wednes-
morning aroused sleeping citizens in
Columbus S. c., the oscillations lasting
fully minute.
THERE are in Wisconsin 104 Knights Of
Labor assemblies, with a membership OF
$4,000. The State Assembly began its
convention Wednesday at Oshkosh.
HE governor of Michigan has issued
a supplementary and more peremptory
proclamation qnarantining cattle from
Cook ounty, Illinois.
SIZE snow is twenty-seven inches deep
at Asheville, n. G. The roofs of the
Ashenille Tobacco works, the Shelton
factory, and of Dickson & Watson's
wholesale provision house have been
crushed in.
NEAR Minneapolis Tuesday large eagle
measuring nearly ten feet from tip to tip
attacted two surveyors, Professor W. f.
Carr and Samual Chut, severely wounding
the former, and desperate effort to bear
him away. Timely aid arrived, and the
bird was captured. His talops are over
four inches in length.
The wine product of California fol-
1886 is of such excellence, both as regards
quality and quantity, that the years vim,
tage, estimated at 19,50OOO0 gallons, will
be accounted famous one. One-fourth
of the product will be turned into bran
dy, and, owing to low prices, the output
of sweet wines will be restricted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

I. O. WARREN, of East St. Louis, who
peddled Oleomargarine for butter, was
taken before the federal judge at Spring
field, and fined $50 and costs,
WILLIAM MoCAw was arrested Tuesday
night at Indianapolis for murder com
mitted at Lincoln, Ill. The prisoner
claims to know nothing of the matter.
The federal supreme court has decided
that Frederick NJ. Ker, the Chicago en-
bezzler, must serve out his sentence, al
though custody of his person was secured
in an irregular manner.
THOMAS MORRISON went to the town
ship school at Henderson, Mich, Tues
day morning intent upon assaulting
Fred Josylyn, the teacher, for severely
Furnishing MOrrison's son. The teacher
drew a revolver and shot Morrison
dead.
AT st. Louis Sunday night Edwin
Forrest and William Mcdonald were ar
rested while III the act of dividing jewel
ry and precious stones, valued at $4,000,
which they had stolen from e. FL. Kort-
kamps store on Thanksgiving night.
: WARRANTS have been issued for the ar
rest of several aldermen at Trenton, New
oSES6y3 IOL DEID6Ey Ill COuu0CbEOu Will
the award of d contract for rubber hose.
An attorney named Barbee claims to have
evidence sufficient to put most of the
board in state prison.
WILLIAM MUssEL went Tuesday night to
the home of Daniel Christman, an aged
farmer living in Preble County, Ohio,
fifteen miles from Richmond, Ind. He
split the old mans head with an ak,
knocked his wife senseless on the bed, on
which he then threw a lighted lamp,
robbed the house of $40, and decamped.
CYRUS T. GLASS, now in jail at Morri-
son, Illinois, for obtaining money under
false pretenses, proves to be a wholesale
dealer in wolf scalps, evidently having a
partner in fur house. He has recently
received $500 bounty from Bureau
county, $40 from Whiteside county, and
smaller sum from Lee county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
Arthur's Regard. for the Poor.
New York Times.

There is no doubt that many of the
Little things done by Gen. Arthur had
more to do with his popularity in Wash
ington than his acts as a public officer.
He was not without a simple regard for
the poor and humble, the unfortunate
and helpless, that was captivating. It
was not shown OstentatioEsly, but it did
not escape observation. And at the sol
dier's home, where he was spending part
of the summer in the cottage near the
central building in which the inmates of
the Institution eat and sleep, he made
firm friends of the veterans. One day
poor fellow, whose mind had broken down
under disease, wandered into the dining
room while the president was at dinner
with his family. The servants were hor-
lifted, and were disposed to eject the in
truder in a rough way. Gen. Arthur put
them all aside, got up, talked kindly to
the harmless lunatic, and personally
guided him out of the house and to the
care of one of his associates.
At Enterprise. on Lake Monroe, in
Florida, as the boat on which he had
sailed from Jacksonville south, drew near
the landing, a br1ght-looking but very
black yonng fellow got up on the straight
piece to pass up TO Gen. Arthur a strUg
Cling young eagle. The boy had caught
this bird back in the state and had trav-
eled twenty miles to present it to the
president. He was tired and dusty, had
waited anxiously in the broiling April
sun for two hours, and now as he strug-
gled to be first, he was unceremoniously
thrust back by an officious white man.
Gen. Arthur read it all in the black boys
face. He stepped close to the edge of
the deck, called the boy to him, asked
him about the eagle, and how and where
he caught it. Then, in delightfully."-
polite and gracious manner, he thanked
the boy explained to him how difficult it
would be for him to accept the present,
and declined it With as much apparent sin
cerity of regret as he could have shown to
anybody. He shook hands with the boy,
whose face beamed with smile that re-
vealed teeth of dazzling white, and il was
plain that nothing save an acceptance
could have given the fellow greater salts
faction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
Sensible Hot Drinks

Locomotive is a trife com plicated;
but is merely made up of half an egg
yolk, tablespoonful of honey, dash of
cloves and curacao, whisked through to-
gether in quarter of pint Of Bur
gundy.
bishop is good warm drink for win
ter, but it is something which is better
manufactured at home than called for
over counter, as it requires more or
less preparation a day or two before
1t is made. You take one lemon
or four of them, and roast
them, and after laying them on the bot
tom of punch bowl, buried in half a
pound of white sugar and three glasses
of port wine, you cover the bowl and let
it stand for twenty-four hours. Now boil
the rest of your bottle of port, press the
juice out of thelemons with Tablespoon,
strain it, put it into the boiled wine and
drink it warm.
For an apple toddy take half baked
apple, tablespoonful of white sugar, VINE
glass of cider brandy and hot water TO
suit the taste.
Girls who want calico Mother Hubbards
should not make a mistake and apply
at the post Office window for stamped
wrappers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
HUGH H. PRICE.
He VIII Accept the Nomination if rendered
Him.

tEc WILL ACCcpJ Jue NOiiIudtlOU IL 1eUUeGed
Him.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, Dec. A.
Hugh I'll. Price, mentioned for member of
congress, to fill the unexpired term of
his father, says that should the people see
fit to send him for the short term, as a
tribute to his lamented father, he would
not have the heart to decline. He thinks
he might be of some service iii finishing
up some of the work commenced by
his father; that he might be better
able TO enlist in the work some
of the able statesmen who were
friends of his father than would some
man who is better qualified for the duties
of congressman; that they would prob
ably help him for his fathers sake; but
he would not ask the position for any
other reason, and Will not enter into
fight for it. He would not consider
proposition for anything more thar the
short term, under any circumstances.
Mr.. Price is not public speaker and
claims no qualities particularly adapting
him for StateSmanShiD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

needful implements. Schools are provid-
ed for as in the case of the White Earth
indians and as with the White Earths the
criminal laws of the state of Minnesota,
are extended over the reservation Uncertain
cases. These agreements cannot become
operative until they are approved by con-
greSS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
HOMESTEAD DESPOILERS
Government Agents After the Timber
ThieyeS-NumerOus Arrests Made.
Congressman Price Leaves his Prop
erty Wholly to his Wife and Son.
TIMBER STEALING.
Cases Secured Against Many of the Most Ex-
tensive Menonimee Lumber Men

Cases Secured Against Many of the Most Ex-
tensive Menonimee Lumber Men.
MARINETTE, Dec 1.-THE Eagle to-day
prints an article stating that a govern
ment agent has been working up evil
dence, and has secured sure cases against
many of the most extensive lumbermen
and companies for trespass in cutting
timber from governments lands. 1t states
that cases are now pending in court
against John Latham, of Sturgeon Bay;
John Murphy, superintendent of the
Spauldlng Lumber company, and Geo. A.
Price and Jerry Ryan, OF Oconto.
and that Mann Bros of Milwaukee,
may be connected with some
of the cases. 1t further saws
that many more suits will be commenced
this winter, some of them against the
largest companies doing business on the
Menomonee river and tributaries, and
that the fortunes of some of the biggest
lumber kings are hanging by a very
slender thread, and all the expense of in
vestlgatIon, new surveys, estimates of
stumpage and costs of snits are charged
against the defendants as we'll as the
maximum value of the timber taken from
the land.
Rumors of timber stealing in this
section are of a very ancient origin and
have at one time or another been charg-
ed against nearly all the operators on
the river in one form or another
in current gossip. But PROOF has never
before been offered of the wholesale de-
frauding of the government, or rather
the public, by this means. Government
agents sent to investigate have found
good cheer and profit in ignorance.
The timber is cut from homestead land
which is out of the market and can only
be secured by purchase of an actual set
tier who can acquire it only after a resi-
dence of five years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

gun in his store at Decatur, H., Wednes-
day evening the weapon, which was not
supposed to be loaded, was accidentally
discharged, instantly killing Peter Lind
say, aged 20.
AT Mill Greek lind crossing Tuesday
afternoon Reuben Hill and his three sons
aged IA, is, and Is, were killed by train.
Hills little daughter escaped with a
broken leg and the horses are uniniured.
but a dog which was tied under the wagon
was cut in halves.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
Mortality OF the 18th Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The death of
representative Dowdney, which was an
nounced to-day, swells to twelve the death
1 us OF the 49th congress. 1t is as follows:
vice resident Hendricks, Senators Mil
Ter OF Can tornia, and Pike of New Hamp-
snire; Representatives Ellsworth of Hi
nols: RANKIN of Wisconsin, Hahn of
louisiana - Beach, Arnot and Dowdney of
Ne" York, Price Of Wisconsin, Cole of
maryland, and Duncan of PENNSYLVANIA.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
FLIES AND CASUALTIES.

The explosion of a locomotive on the
Beech Creek railroad, New York, caused
the instant death of five men.
DISPATCHES from Adelaide state that
large findings of gold have been made in
the South Australian diggings, in the re-
gion of Teetulpa.
WHILE E. G. Reese was examining a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

FIVE years and over $15O,OOO,OOO have
already been spent on the construction of
the canal De Lesseps, and yet, according
to him, only from twelve to fourteen per
cent, and according to other engineers,
only from six to eight per cent. of the
excavation has yet been completed.
ONE of the largest tobOgagan slides in
the world is the one at Saratoga, n. Y. it
is half mile long, and the sleds cover
the distance in about nineteen seconds.
A restaurant has been built near the slide,
and French cook will have charge this
winter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

SIX to eight millions of dollars is all it
requires to dig the Hennepin drain
ditch for Chicago. 1t ought to be done
at once.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

REPEATED failures of winter wheat in
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana and
other states where the climate is more
trying by reason of frequent thaws and
freezes, have led to the experiments in
winter wheat planting on large scale in
the northern latitudes where winter comes
in the fall and stays until the final break
up in the spring, and the result has en-
couraged the farmers to plant increased
areas of this kind of grain. The fact is
Of no importance as affecting market
fluctuations, but as showing the change
that is going on in an important branch
of agriculture it is interesting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

At the masquerade ball in Adm las
week, st. Jacobs Oil took the first prize.
Nothing strange in this, as it is highly
priced in every family where used-es-
pecially in ours.-Bieber, CAL, Mountain
Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

Mr.. Geo. Deuterman, New York city,
suffered nearly a month with severe
cough, and having tried several remedies
without relief, finally used Red Star Cough
Cure, which, he says, proved speedy and
effectual.n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16
DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN PRICE.
He Passes Peacefully Away at an Early Hour
Monday Morning.

ne raSSeS peacefully Away at an Early Hour
Monday Morning.
BLACK RIVER FALLS. Wis. Dec g.
congressman Prices death this morning
was so gradual and easy that it is not
known for certain when the end came.
1t Is thought that he breathed his last
about O'Clock, but it was not generally
realized in the house that it was ANYTHING
more than sleep until nearly O'Clock.
In fact, Mrs. Femme, the Christian science
doctor, did not give him up till that time.
1t is thought now that he mad been SLOWLY
dying since Friday, when the fever and
pain all left him, as he commenced to
grow weaker then and continued till he
was too weak to breathe longer. The
bunch in his stomach entirely disappear
ed and neither it nor the pain nor the
fever reappeared. For the past two weeks
he was confident he would not live, but
was careful to whom he communicated
this belief. When his brother Hiram went
away last week, he said; He has gone.
will never see him again, God bless the
old man. He was kind to me when was
boy and ever afterward'-and the tears
came to his eyes. He was conscious to
the last but was too weak to talk. The
funeral will be held at the residence.
Wednesday, at 1 O'Clock, the Rev. E. Brad
ford, of Chippewa Falls, will preach the
sermon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-In the house Mr..
Caswell made formal announcement of
Mr.. Prices death A committee consist
ing of Messrs. Guenther, Morrill,, Freder-
icks, Taulbee, Osborne, Hudd and LaFol-
lette, was appointed to attend Mr.. Prices
funeral, and then, as a mark of res pect to
the memory of the diseased representa-
tive, the house adjourned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

Miss Ellen Terry has temporarily lost
her voice and Miss Emery is filling her
place in Faust with Irving.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

The largest locomotive in the world
passed through BisEark, D. T., recently,
en- route to the Cascade Division of the
Northern Pacific road. This engine has
been built expressly for use by the North
ern Pacific on the Cascade mountains, and
without coal and water weighs eightytwo
tons, When in running order she will
weigh ninety tons. Size has ten drive
wheels, and will draw all the track will
hold on the steepast or AIDES.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

William Thompson Price was born at
Barre, Huntington county, Pa, June II,
1924, and came to Wisconsin in 1916, To-
eating at Black River Falls. He was a
member of the assembly in 1851 and 1882
and of the senate in 1857, 1901, 1878, g,
80 and 81, county judge of Jackson
county in 1853 and 1854, undersheriff in
1855, and collector of internal revenue in
1885. He was elected as president Of
the county board of supervisors, was
president of the Jackson county bank.
He was member of the Forty eighth and
Forty-ninth congresses and in November
last had been reelected as member of
the Fiftieth congress. 4 special election
Will therefore be necessary to fill the va
cancy for the remainder of his present
term and another election for the full
term which begins March 4th next. Mr..
Prices business was that of a lumber
man, and he was reputed to be a very rich
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

A HUNTER near Hartwen, Ga, shot pc
culiar bird few days ago. 1t measured
six feet from tip to tip of wings, has a
head as large as the largest house-cat,
and a thick coat of white feathers with
small dark spots. 1t is not at all vicious,
but will allow persons to stroke its head,
and appears to enjoy it. 1t has large vel
low eyes, and an appetite for small birds,
and its legs and feet are thickly coated
with feathers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

A RAGGED old document dated Nov. 10,
1903, and conveying from the people of
the state of New York to George Snyder
and Jasper UnderhiIl $50 acres on lot $50
of the Onondaga reservation, was left at
the county clerks office in Syracuse Tues
day. The signature of Gov. George Gin
ton, ''trustly and we'll beloved" is attach
ed to the paper
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

The United States Express company,
taking warning from the late robbery
from an Adams Express company car,
has placed onssits cars new fire and burg
lar proof safes, which are bolted to the
car. The express messengers do not
carry the keys or have the combination
to these safes, and they cannot be open
ed by them or any one else on the train.
They are only opened at the leading sta
tions by the station agent. who gets on
the train for that purpose, and locks
safely before the train leaves the station.
By this arrangement all collisions be-
tween dishonest messengers and express
robbers is prevented, and the safes can
not be forced open without consuming
longer time than would be necessary to
successfully carry out the deed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-16

EODD6IS 10 pE6H0u1Su, anu Oh0 SoL0o SoAA
not be forced open without consuming
longer time than would be necessary to
successfully carry out the deed.
The managers of the Lyceum theater,
New York city, have inaugurated genu-
inc reform. They invite ladies to leave
their bonnets and wraps, free of charge,
in a convenient cloak room, where fe-
male attendant is employed. The custom
was introduced Tuesday evening of this
week, and a great many leading society
ladies helped the good work along by
laying aside their towering bonnets,
greatly to the delight of their neighbors
in the parquette. The tall bonnet of the
period is a serious obstruction to view, in
places of entertainment, and ladies should
have consideration enough for those who
are obliged to sit behind them, to either
dof their head-gear during the stage en-
tertainment or wear bonnets which are
unobstrusive. 1t is to be hoped that the
reform started at the New York Lyceum
will be rapid and general in its growth.
4 GOOD business barometer Is found In
immigration figures. When trade is de-
pressed in this country immigr alton
falls off, and when it is buoyant the arri-
walls increase. In the first ten months OF
the yesr 333, 1884 aliens landed in the diff
ferent customs districts of the United
States, which was over $4,000 more than
in the like period of 1885. The increase
however, has been in the last few months
October's total being over $4,000 greater
than that of the same month last year
CONSPICUOUS features of the immigration
statistics of the past year or two have
been the increase of arrivals from Eng
LAID an! the decrease from Ireland
England and Wales contributed over 81,
900 in the ten months and Ireland not
qnite $4,000. Germany still maintain:
the lead, with $4,000 for the ten months
The increase from England, however puts
the immigration from the United King
dom as whole far ahead of that from
Germany.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-11
How Some Accidents Occur.

The frequency with which unloaded
guns and pistols are discharged with
fatal results is suggestive OF the sus-
picion that some of the alleged deplora-
bio accidents are the result of deep de-
sign.
These peculiar accidents reminds ono
Of conversation that occurred between
two negroes.
"What has yer got wropped up in
dat paperP"
"Dat's pistil, one OBJ dis heah pistils
what's easy on de trigger. what cocks
hitsef and shoots hitsef off.
"Whafor does yer want a pistil?
Cant yer 'fend yerself wild knife9h
The other negro. who was q very
hard case, shut one eye, and with
smile that was calculated to produce
shuddcr, replied;
"When a pistil goes off an k's
yer kin make folks belieyeent business
BY akcerdent. but of yo
killed man akcerdentalh
win be shore to hab do
Siffings.