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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-09
K A S K IN E

hat the most delicate stomach VIII bear.
A Specific for Malaria,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
The Rock Island Files an Answer to
the Burlingt0n's Petition.
The 90" Permitted the Strike to Aid
the Rate War and Coerce Other Roads,
Freight Traffic on the Burlington
Road Practically at Stand Still.
Engineers, Firemen and Switchmen
COmbine-If One Strikes All Strike.
RULE OR RUIN.

The Rock Island Charges that the 20" Want
ed Roads Placed in Control of trust and
.Fostered the Strike to carry its Point.
CHICAGO, March 24.-The Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railway filed in
Judge Gresham's court to. day an answer
to the petition of the Burlington asking
that the former road be compelled to
handle 20" cars. The answer states the
relations existing between the railroad
systems in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and
Colorado and further alleges that
in the month of January last
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road
inaugurated war of rates, and perse-
cuted the same SO vigorously that on the
fifteenth of the present moRth the rates
through these states were reduced to
about third of rates which existed be-
fore the war commenced: that it has been
avOwed to the management of the other
railroad companies; that the purpose of
the war was to compel the railroads in
the states named to place exclusive and
absolute control of all rates in the hands
of a trust to be controlled by three COM
missioners, who should also have power
to pay compensation to the
lines for losses sustained because
of any rates by the trust
fixed and to impose fines and forfeitures
for disobedience to orders. It also alleges
that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
company permitted the strike which is
now in progress, because 1t would aid the
rate war in demoralizing business and
reducing revenues and in bringing about
a state Of things which would compel the
railroads of the west 20 submit to the
Burlington's scheme for placing the rail
roads under control of the proposed
trust. It sets out directly that it
was the purpose Of tbs Bur
lington company by bringing about
the.strike on its own line first, to absorb
all of the engineers and fremen of the
United States who were not members of
the brotherhood and thereby render it
impossible for its com petitors to man
their roads; that its demand for inter
change of traffic with competing lines
has not been made in good faith but for
the express purpose of bringing about
a strike on these lines we'll knowing that
the places of the striking engineers and
firemen conld not be supplied. The an
swer disclosed that before this bill was
filed the Rock Island company had ar
ranged with its engineers end fremen to
retire the boycott and that orders had been
issued before this strike commenced,
directing business to be inter changed
with all roads as before the commence
ment of the strike.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
THOUGHT THEY COULD WIN ALONE.

The Switchmen Taken Into the Brotherhood as
the Last ResOrt-A Large Number of Duputy
Sheriffs Sent Out
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 24.-The switch
mems strike on the "Q' system, inaugu-
rated al midnight last night, procla1ms
the formation of a powerful alliance of
railway employees. The waikout is the
outcome of deal between the Switch
mems Union and the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, which the two will
in some measure consolidate. The move
in this direction was first made by the
switchmen three weeks ago, but was
rejected by Chief Arthur who thought the
striking engineers could win alone. The
rank and the file of the engineers have
had great aversion to taking the switch
men into their order, but Mr.. Arthur look
ed upon it as a last resort and made the
deal subject to future ratification by the
society.
A Brotherhood engineer said this morn
ing that hereafter strike of either engi-
neers, fremen or switchmen on any road
will be supported by the other two organ
izations, and the road be thus brought to
complete atandstill.
There is a complete blockade of Bur
lington trains this morning. A laage
number Of deputy sherifs have gone to
the Union Depot and the round houses
All previous strikes of switchmen have
been attended by violence, and trouble
is feared this time. The Burlington
strikers have been kept in ignorance OF
the intended move and are overioyed al
the Developments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
The Budget Introduced in the Com
mons and the Proposals Explained.
BITTER DREGS OF FOLLY.

Society Belle WEEDS in Haste to Repent
at Leisure. She is now Repenting.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, March 90 Saturday
there was filed with the clerk of the court
papers in the divorce case of Ada Bling
ham from Walter P. Bingham. The
parties in the case we've formerly young
society people in this city and of promi-
nent family. The plaintiff to the action
is young lady of beauty, refinement
and grace. The defendant is the son of
the late Elk Governor j. M. Bingham, one
of Wisconsin's most popular citizens
and well known to all public
men of the state; and the
circumstances connected with the mar
rage of the parties was quite romantic
one, and at the time of its occurrence
was the general theme of the society of
this city. There had been much parental
opposition to the match, and the defend
ant had left for the wild west to drown
his sorrow by becoming a cowboy, leaving
the plaintiff in this city. Distance, as
usual, lent double attractions, and the
plaintiff left the city, ostensibly for a
visit to Michigan, but the first word heard
from her was that she had Joined her
lover at White Sulphur Springs, Mont,
and that they were married January IA,
1886. Married life and love was very
short, as in the complaint it is stated
that at all times since their mar
riage the defendant has refused and
neglected to provide for the plaintiff and
has spent his time in idleness, in gambl-
ing and all other sins. The case will be
called at the spring term of the circuit
court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
A MOTHERS TERRIBLE CRIME.

She Murders her Three Children and sur
renders-P0yerty and Persecution Drive her
to 1t
New YORK, March 24.-This morning a
woman came into the police Headquarters
and announced that she had killed two of
her children and the third was dying.
Her name is Mrs. Lebkuechaner, and she
told pitiful tale of poverty and perse-
cutiOn, which caused her to end the lives
of her children. She used trough on
rats" Mrs. Lebkuechaner is only 81
years old. Ten years ago she married
Jacob Lebkuechaner, then a wealthy
brewer. He was a widower with grown
up children who protested against his
second marriage Finally Lebkuechaner's
brewery failed and the split In the family
widened. The old man stuck to the
young wife and started a saloon which
also failed on account Of his i'll health.
When he died his life insurance
ali went to his first children; the second
wife had to support her three children
by scrubbing and washing. Her earn
ings were not sufficient to keep the
children and some time ago she took
the two oldest boys TO the river and
jun ped in with them but they were res
cued and the children sent to Juvenile
asylum. About four weeks ago she sue
eeeded in getting the children back from
the asylum on false pretenses and being
shortly afterwards advised that homes in
the west hac been provided for them, by
authorities, she determined to kill them.
She insists that she is not insane and is
content to hang for her crime.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
Flowers ia Winter.
BY FLORIST, MICHIGAN.

Window plants should not be kept very
warm at this season. They should have
all the sun and air and as little of the ar
tificial heat of the room as possible.
These remarks apply especially to mig
nonette, which is very i'm patient Of indoor
confinement. Succulents, such as cacti, are
excellent window plants in this respect,
as the dry air does not affect them. To
keep the air about the plants moist is one
of the secrets of winter culture. Some
who have very fine windows well stocked
with fine plants make glazed cases with
folding doors to them, by which, when the
room is highly heated and very dry, tn ey
can be inclosed in an atmosphere of
their own. In such cases ferns and moss :
es can be grown to perfection. Hang
ing baskets, on the other hand, are gen.
eralIy too dry. Besides the daily water
inge, about once a week they should be
immersed in a bucket of water. Plants
stored away for the winter in cold pits
REQUIRE more care for the first month or so
than at any other time through the win.
ter season Many of them have unriped-
ed shoots, or shed many of their leaves,
and unless I'll ey be cut off and removed
gangrene and decay commit distressing
havoc Air should be given at every OPP
portunity, and nothing omitted that will,
in any way tend to harden the plants, and
send vegetation to rest. No more water
should be giveu than just sufficient to
prevent whitening, and the temperature
should be kept as near forty degrees as
possible, and every chance taxed to rem
der theair about the plants dry. When
frost actually does come, no further
care than protection from its embraces
will then be required. Plants SO hard
ened may staycovered up for weeks,
without any light or air, and secure from
the slightest injury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
ENGLISH FINANCE.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Explains the
Provisions of the Budget to the Commons.

The Chancellor of the ExcheQuer Explains the
Provisions of the Budget to the Commons.
LONDON, March &c. = Goschep, the
chancellor of the exchequer, introduced
the budget in the commons tonight. He
spoke for four hours explaining the de-
tails and proposals. In summing
up he said: "The excess OF the revenue
over the estimate, added to the saving
in the expenditures, gave total realized
surplus of 60, 10000, the greatest since
1874. He had begun the year with q
balance in hand of e5,950,00O and ended
it with a balance of e7,43S,000.
Coming to the national debt
they had decreased the liabilities during
9he year by 1901, 900 pounds the largest
sum paid off during any year since ~.
The revenue as estimated for the coming
year would give a surplus of 1877 900
pounds over the expenditures. They
desired to take penny off the
income tax and as the balance
of the surplus after devoting q
sum proposed to be given to the local
government, expenditures under the new
bill would net be sufficient, they pro-
posed to raise enough TO make good the
deficiency by various minor taxes. The
SoNCA pAOBOsSO W uhO "a
penditures for Notifications, ports and
coaling stations by raising yearly
loan of e2,3O0,0OO on the revenue
derived from the Suez canal shares, thus
avoiding the placing of the slightest bur-
den on the tax payers to meet the i'm
perial measure. Goschen asked the
house to pass a resolution at once re-
6ucing the income tax and increasing the
duty on wine. The debate continued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
PACIFIC RAILWAY MATTERS.
Senator Stanford Fires a Final Shot at tn,
Senate Special Committee.

Senator Stanford Fires Final Shot at the
Senate Special Committee.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Stan
ford to-day submitted long address to
the senate special committee in charge of
the Pacific railway commissioners re-
ports. In conclusion, Senator Stanford
said he desired the committee in franz
ing new legislation applicable to the
company to bear in mind first,
that the company had perform
ed all its obligations; second,
that it had saved enormous sums of
money for the government; third,
that it never made a cent at the expense
of the government or the people; fourth,
that the cost of the road was doubled by
the tremendous expedition of its con-
struction from which the government re-
ceived great benefit; fifth, that the debt
owed to the government will not be due
for ten years, and sixth, the relation of
the United States to the Central Pacific is
that of the contract which the govern
ment has no justification to violate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE.

1t is Very Effectual at Present-NO Grievance
Against the CompaDy-A Scheme to Help the
Brotherhood.
CHICAGO, March 24.-Freight traffic on
the Burlington road is practically at a
stand still to-day as the result of the
switchmen's strike. The com pany have
decided to move no freight until the
strike is settled and stock trains are all
that are moving to-day. Passenger
trains are moving as usual. The men
have no grievance against the company.
Some of the men state that they are tired
of working with incompetent engineers.
The mea are striking out of sympathy
with the engineers. It is common talk
about the engineers headquarters and in
the yards that the switchmen have been
taken into the Brotherhood fold on the
condition that they strike. The officials
will do nothing until Monday about fill
ing the places of the strikers. There
will be no difficulty in filling the places
of the men if that is found necessary. If
the brakemen are asked to do switching
they will strike the whole length of the
system.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
THE FARM AND HOME
OWNERSHIP.
YOUTHS COMPASSION.

Old Farmer Boggs of Doggy Brook
Went 70 the county fair.
And with his wife he stroied around
To see che wonders there.
THAT horse" he said, GRAY Eagle Wing.
Viii take the highest prize:
But our old Dobbln forks as well
And better to Ely eyes,
He is, know, what folks call slow,
LIS far the safest way 10 go;
Some men, perhaps, might think it straus e
really shouldn't want to change
And those fat oxen Buck end Bright,
Don't have so large girth,
Nor mat n like them, just to a hair,
But | know what they're worth.
They're good to piow ami good to draw,
You stronger pullers never saw,
And always mind my gee and 'baw.'
Some folks, perhaps, might think it strange
ireally shouldn't want to change"
That Devon heifer cost, heard.
A thousand dollars Now
Said Mrs. Boggs, my Crumple Horn
Is Just as good COW;
Her milk I'm Sure'S the very best,
Her butter is the yelloweSt;
Some folks, perhaps, might Ihink it strar ge
really shouldn't want a change.
Those premium hogs" said Mrs Boggs,
MY little Cheshire pig
Is better than The best of them,
Although he's not so big
And that young Jersey is not half
So pretty as OLD Brindles calf;
Nor is there in the poultry pen
AS Speckled Wings so good as hen"
AS Farmer Boges to Bogey Brook
Rode homeward from the fair,
He said: Il wish my animals
Had all or them been there;
And if the judges had be n wise
might Lave taken every prize!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29

potatoes have at length come to be poor
ones. They lack the characteristics of
genuinely good product. But paying no
regard for the moment toshe ravages of
the beetle, the testimony otherwise is of
serious import that the value of different
varieties of potatoes diminishes as they
are heavy choppers, and that there are
more liable to disease as they grow older.
Within the memory of the present gener-
alton of farmers, says the Dundee (Scot-
land Advertiser, varieties have in turn
held the field, and been succeeded by new
varieties. The splendid troopers sitter
time begin to degenerate, and are finally
discarded.
The Rock, for example, was at that
time famous cropper in that country,
but after good many years gave way to
the champion, which proved TO be one of
the best and heaviest troopers of modern
times by the process of judicious selec-
ton and cultivation. The Champion,
however, has of late shown unmistak-
able signs of degeneracy, and for that
reason been rapidly losing favor with
growers. The Magnums appeared as a
still later variety, and for a number of
years have proved excellent croppers.
But it begins to appear that even they
are pas6 tnelT pest, making the necessity
of propagating new varieties of approx
ed merit apparent. One cultivator for
several years past has beeen regurlarly
devoting his potato break to the testing
and cultivation of new varieties. And
he has deservedly won such a reputation
as grover that numerous English seeds
men and growers received their supplies
of seed potatoes from him. He has
about hundred varieties under cultiva-
ton this year.
The price of potatoes this season can
hardly fail to quicken the attention of
cultlvators to the urgent necessity of i'm
proving their quality as well as their
character as troopers. We seem to have
reached potato crisis in this country.
1t Is believed by many careful cultivators
| that the chief part of the present general
complaint is due to the free use of Paris
green, which has fatally affected the tu-
Der and rendered it practically value.
That being the case, the first thing to be
done Is TO bring out new varieties. But
the beetle is far from having been dis
posed of. He has found his sure way
across and achieved his triumph by de-
stroying his part of the potato crop and
forcing us to destroy ours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
CABLE FLASHES.

King Humbert, of Italy, drinks nothing
but water at state dinners.
Russia denies to Austria that troops
are being concentrated in the Crimea.
The new empress of Germany has an
Independent personal income of $4,000
year.
4 bill has been introduced in the Cana
dian house of commons to ratify the fish.
cries treaty.
Mr.. Gladstone will personally open the
Gladstone Library" at the National
Liberal club, London, May 2.
1t is claimed that Russia has assurances
that Germany will no longer support
Austria's warlike aspirations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
THE RAILWAY WORLD.

It is expected that the Chicago, Mil
waukee s. st. Paul Railway will be ex
tended from Mather, Juneau County, to
Black River Falls.
Peter Walling has resigned the super
intendency of bridges for the Wisconsin
Central Railway Company to assume the
management of the Stevens Point Manu-
featuring Company's works.
All freight rates throughout the west were
yesterday restored to the tariffs in
force prior to January 81, on all lines
with the exception of Chicago Burlington
and Quincy and Chicago, Burlington and
Northern. On the first named April L is
the date for the advance, and the latter
April 5.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.

There will be no season tickets sold
this year for the ball games.
The queen has donated cup of the
value of $500 to be competed for in the
Ryde, England, regatta this summer.
There are but very few cities where the
baseball grounds are reached in less than
a half hours street car ride.
Prof. VIM. Miller and Joe Acton have
agreed to wrestle, Gr@co-Roman style,
best two in three falls, for $3.50 side, in
Philadelphia, March 26.
A match between John Teemer and
O'Connor is almost sure to result from
the latter's victory over Petersen at San
Francisco. And it will be no sure thing
that Teemer will BE- able to win, either.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
A Review of Hawaiian Affairs.

People aud things in the Sandwich
islands are considerably mixed getting
more so, it would appear. What the next
election will reveal nobody can predict.
The new constitution was too double
faced to be wise or safe, apparently con-
tinuing the sovereignty of the king, while
its intention was to cripple it entirely.
The supreme court has taken advantage
of its ambiguity and decided in favor of
the kings veto power independent of his
ministers. The leaders of the reform
party promised more than they have
performed in respect of landed and politi-
cal privileges, aud many of the Portu-
gue5e voters, have accordingly taken
offense. The Portuguese, while not
particularly elevated In point of morals,
are quite thrifty and have been arriving
of late in great numbers. Having paid
their passage money out of their wages,
they have saved enough more to put de-
posits in the savings bank to consider
able amount. The recent boom in Cali
fornia has stirred up quite an exodus of
them to seek homes there, although many,
not finding work in California, have re-
turned to the islands. Being good Catho
lies and thoroughly subservient to priest
ly control, there is likelihood of trouble
by and by, in the political bid for their
votes, and the hostility of their priests to
the public school systems.
The Chinese are having hard tines.
! The great fire destroyed much of their
property, apd rebuilding has cost them
heavily, their ground rents being exhor-
| b1tant. The opium traffic has absorbed
! too much of their earnings, and although
| the sale of this demoralizing drug is soon
to be abated, the habit has been estab-
| lished in too many cases to their perma-
nent injury. Foreign mechanics of eau
casian extraction seeking home in the
| islands hate Chiaese competition. The
| Legislature having passed a law restrict
| ing Chinese immigration, the board Of
| trade sent in a remonstrance, declaring that
| the plantations wouldbe ruined by such
restrictions, as the Chinese laborers would
! take immediate advantage of the situation
to strike for higher wages. So the Legis-
| leture backed down. and allows 1.2CO
Chinese immigrants to come in annually.
| On the other hand mechanics are offend
F, ed at this concession to Chinese labor,
and strenuously protest against working
| by the side of these Asiatics and in the
social atmosphere that they create.
| Meanwhile the native Hawallians, be-
| ing not at all a quarrelsone or competi-
| tive people, and not really capable of
managing such a government es the for
eign residents demand, will, or rather
| must, except the situation whatever il
may be.-Seringfeld Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
WISCONSIN NEWS BOILED DOWN

The La Crosse Sketching club will
visit Devil'e lake soon after spring has
set in.
The business men of Portage are con
lake cemetery.
James Alban has assumed control OF
the Rhinelander paper known as the
Oneida Herald.
The ruins of the old Gov. Dewey house
at Cassville are being converted into g
fine residence.
Recently fires at Milwaukee have dis
abled twenty members of the fire depart
ment of that city.
J. G. Reynolds, musical director OF
considerable ability. is IN Green Bay
figuring on organizing convention fol
the instruction of music.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29
LARD ADULTERATION.
1t Makes the Pork Packers Squirm to be Elk
nOsed-BartIe;s Testimony a libel

1t Makes the Pork Packers Squirm to be Ex
pOsed-Bartle's Testimony Libel.
ST. Louis, March 26.-The pork pack
ers of st. Louis have signed and present
ed protest TO the members of the mer-
chants exchange, concerning the testi-
mony Of William G. Bartle, member of
that exchange, before the house commit
tee On agriculture, in which he said the
packers of st. Louis and elsewhere pack
ed diseased hogs. They say it is libel
and if not decidedly denied will cause I'M
told losses not only to the pork packing
companies but to the agricultural in
terests of the country as well. The mer-
chants exchange is asked to make an in
vestigation.