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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23

WHEN Europeans have fight with
Asians or Africans ard win, it is great
battle; when they are defeated, it is a
massacre. A party of Italian troops have
been thus "massacred," in Abyssinia and
their misfortunes attributed TO the
t'treachery" of the Abyssians, who were
expected to stand up and be shot in an
honorable way by an army that was carry
ing on an aggressive and unnecessary
war against them. As matter of fact,
the Italians got no more than they de
served and invited. They have no bust
ness in Abyssinia, and if the people of
that country, fighting IN defense of their
own land, do not observe all the niceties
of military etiquette, it is quite unneces
sary to accuse them OF treachery. If an
army of Abyssinians cams over TO Italy
would there be any hesitation in shooting
them down?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
The management of the Horse.

Feed regularly three times daily, but
never ever feed
Never wash horse with cold water
when he is over-heated.
On the farm dispense with shoes unless
the roads are rocky.
Water before feeding, but not while
the horse is hot from work.
Use the whip very little, and never when
the animal SHES or stumbles.
Never leave horse standing unhitched
it is the way to make them runaways.
Do not storm and fret Be Quiet and
kind, and the horse will be so too in most
cases.
Give the horse a large stall ard good
bed at night. Il is important that ne lie
down to rest.
II horse is vicious and unmanageable
at your business, sell him to some Que
that can contr d him.
Hay and ground feed is Indispensable,
and ground corn or hominy IS be tier than
whole corn.
cotton card is one Of the best ihstru-
ments for grooming a horse. It cleans
better than the comb.
Do not expect your horse to be equally
good at everything. The horse like the
man must be adapted TO his work.
Near the close of a journey let the horse
walk. If covered with sweat, rub off with
rag TO prevent too sudden cooling.
Collar gals and bruises are benefited
by washing with salt water, vase shoulder
daily When using the horse. Brine is also
good for stiff joints.
When flies are bad wash the horse all
over with weak solution of carboIio acid
if you have not the acid, apply sturgeon
oil on the TANKS, neck and tender parts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
IN GENERAL.
PUBLIC LANDS RECLAIMED.

Secretary Villas Follows Secretary Gamar's
Good Example, ana Revokes Indemnity
Withdrawals.
WAsHINGTUN.-About year ago
Secretary Lamar, of the Interior Depart
ment, issued an order revoking the
indemnity withdrawal of vast amount
of railroad lands 10 which grants were
made in all OF their construction. The
secretary overlooked some lands and
S cretary Villas has taken up the matter,
and to-day issued an order revoking the
withdrawal OF lands not affected by Secre-
tary Lamsr's order. Among the lands in
Guided in the new order is a portion
of the Chicago d Northwestern, the Chi
cago, St. Paul, Minneap polls d Omaha,and
the Peninsular road IN Michigan run
ming from Marquette to the state line.
There is not much land left In the indem-
nifty limits, SO that the proposed settlers
will not be benefited to any great ex-
tent. The portion OF the Chicago g.
Northwestern which is to be revoked Is
part of tho Iowa Central air line living
west OF Lyons and running northeast
from Maauoketa. The revocatian to be
made on the line of the Chicago, ST. Paul
& Omaha road is thu indemnity land ly-
ing along the grant of the Gid Madison &
Portage road in Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
1T WASN'T a PICNIC.
A Veteran Tells What the War Was Like


Frank Gaiennie. of st. Louis, said 20 q
Chicago News reporter: You boys who
have grown Up since the war have an idce
that those four years between Bull Run
and the general smash up were a sort of
long drawn-out picnic. Those of rs who
vent through it know different. For in
stance, | happened to be inside of Vicks-
burg when you Yankees were playing
arouEd the outside. We we're in the out
er works pretty close to the Federal lines
and just beyond the place where one of
the cemeteries had been established. 4
greas many dead bodies had been buried
there from the hospitals and from the
front One night we suddenly discovered
that the Federals had got battery into
position Just where it would rake us in
the morning. and we had to get back and
tnfoEup new line of earthworks st right
angles to our former position. OF course
the trenches went right through the grave
YARD, and bodies which had been buried
for weeks were uncovered.
There was no time to do anything with
them at ail-we could hardly get them
out of the way-and there we Law for q
day and night in as hot weather as this
is Eow, with the decaying eorpses all
about US and the Federals pounding at
Us at short range, and with nothing for
Us to do but stay right where We were and
hold on. We thought it was pretty bad
when we found out that there was no
chioraform In the hospitals, but that time
Ia the trenches was something shat none
of US will forget. And it is little things
Of that sort that makes those of Us who
went through the mill the most peace
able citizens you ever saw. don't want
any II Ore war, for enc. have had plenty
of il. The next time there is row in
this country, if l can get contract, I'm
going to siay home"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23

THE Lick Observatory is soon to bave
rival nearly 1000 feet higher than
Mount Hamilton. It will be situated in
Colorado, at an elevation of 5000 feet
above sea level. III. B. Chamoerlin, of
Denver, provides the funds for its cree
ton; and the main instrument will be a
twenty inch telescope, size quite suf-
hcient for nineteen-twentIeths for all as
Economical work, and much less uuwiel6y
than the great Lick telescope with g
thirty -six-inch lel.s, and a tube nearly
sixty feet long. The new observatory
will be attached to the University of
Denver, and its director will be Profess
sor III. a. Howe, formerly of Cincinnati
who is now in the Eastern States on g
tour of inspection of the principal obser-
Fatories before building his own.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
Russia.

ST. PETERsBURG.-The Journal de St
Petersburg says it is satisfied with the
reference to European AFFAIRS which Lord
Salisbury made in his speech at tbs lord
mayors banquet in London recently. 1t
says it shares his hopes that peace will
arise from the meeting of the emperors
at Peterhof, and declares that these hope
responds to the wishes Of the Russian
people. The Journal asserts that tho
statement of the Italian government that
Russia considered that the capitulation
did not apply Is Massowa is premature.
Russia, it says, will not obi ec5 TO ABOLISH
the capiJulations when the other powers
have agreed TO such step, but their abo-
lition, lpso facto, through the occupation
of a country by civilized government is
an innovation which has neither been dis
cussed nor acce pted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23

that It would be probably the first of
next year before the treaty could be act
ed upon. The object of the bill, he said,
was TO carry out the provisions of the
treaty as soon as ratified by both coun
tries.
MONDAY, August 20.
SenGte.-After the adoption of several
unim portapS resolutions calling on the
departments for information in regard TO
certain matters, the senate went into open
executive session or the fisheries question
and Mr.. Morgan resumed his speech in
favor Of its ratification. After Mr.. Nor
gan had spoken over two hours, he yield
ed the toer. that the opponents Of the
treaty might present their views up to
four O'Clock, the last two hours, up to six,
being reserved for its friends. Senator'S
Hoar and Evarts spoke against the resi-
fcatlon of the treaty and Sen. Gray in
favor of it, Sea. Morgan then proceeded
to close the discussion. He spoke till six
o'clock and VIII have half an hour to-
morrow in order TO concluds his argu-
ment.
House. In the house to-day, Mr.. Ander-
son, of Iowa, introduced g bill TO de-
fine trusts and TO provide for the punish
ment Of persons connected with them,
and 1t was referred. Mr.. Anderson, of
Iowa, intro duced resolution declaring
that the report of the Pacific railroad
commissioner disclosed scandalcus law
breaking ou the part OF the management
of the Union and Central Pacific Rail
way companies, ard providing for the
printing CT 10000 extra copies of that re-
port. Referred. The Chinese bill was
then taken up, and after considerable de-
bate was passed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
THE NEWS AT CHICAGO.


About Fifty Norwegians from the Northwest
Took Passage on tbs Geiser-Iheir Friends
Anxious.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Immediateiy upon
the receipt Of the associated press dis
patch announcing the sinking of the
Geiser reporter called at the Office of
the Tshingvalia company here. In point
of Importance this Office is only second
to the Now York Office. Branch offices
are established throughout the north
west which are tributary to the Chi
cago office. These minor Offices
reach. large Scandinavian population
and the resolution is that thu Thingvalia
line is, really the only one which receives
the patronage of that nationality. No
news OF the disaster had been received,
anG the agent III charge stated that sew
eral hundred passengers had left on the
ill-fated ship from New York.
FIFTY FROM THE NORTHWEST.
The Chicago Office had sold about so
tickets TO people from all parts of the
northwest. They were a class who
were making a trip back to their old
homes TO visit friends and renew their
old associations. Later in the even
ing when the sad news had become
disseminated and the Office of the com
pany was beseiged by ANXIOUS friends
of some of those who sailed by the
Geiser, but as the telegram received from
the New York Office was very meagro as
to the details, no consolation was
giveI hem. The list of
THOSE WHO TOOK PASSAGE FROM THE OHIcA-
GO OFFICE
is about as follows: Andrew IDgebregt-
sen. Mary Ingebr eg tsen and their daHsh-
tors Ida and Mary, A. G. Jonsen, L. P.
Petersen and his wife, HedWig, and
two children, Solfert Petersen, John
Broerssen, Mrs. Jensen, julius
Fredericksen and wife, Julia, and
daughter, Annie, Jhen Charles Carlser,
Kittle Gallicksen, Peter FL. Morstad,
Peter Hansen, John Ehlquist, Mrs. John
s. Jansen and child, T. G. Johansen,
Christ Eyieson, Magnus Andersen, Mrs.
johnson and infant, 0. FL. Lie, G. G.
Braeter, Elizabeth and Rogna
Berga, Captain George M. Hommer,
John Tenyold, Ole ChristBffersen,
Caroline, Carl and Fritz Christensen, An
ME and Oscar Wicker, Jens Hansen,
Hilda Soldberg, Louise Andersen, LaU
ri'z RummendahI, Annie Thom pson,
MAIDS Hansen, Gust Adler, Paul Paulsen,
Annie and Kristen Sorensen, and Miss
e. III. Petersen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
The Road Healthward Made Easier.

You have teen i'll. We viii suppose, and are con-
vaIescipg slowly That is, you are trying TO pick
10 little flesh, to regain some of your wonted
color to sccuston your stomach to more solid
uutriment than it's recently enfeebled condition
PERMITTED you u take How can you accelerate
your snai's pace heathward? We are warranted
uy concurrent testimony in aft ming, that if you
VIII use twice or thrice a day Hostetter's Stom-
ach tiers. an enabling medicine of long ascer-
"a ned purity and tonic virtues. that you viii BE-
materially add. 1t promotes flow of the gas
tic Juices. and helps the system to assimilate
the nourishment Of which it stands SO much
in need. 1t remedies a tendency 20 constipation
without convulsing the bowe.s The liver it
stimulates to renewed activity. safely promotes
the action of the kidneys and bladder, and an
n hilates malaria and rheumatism at the outset.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
LOW TEMPERATURES.

The Mercury Falls to so Above in the North
west.
ST.. PAUL, Mina.-The observer re-
ports the occurrence of a chilling FROST
at st. Vincent, Mimi, where the tempera
ture fell to 80 degrees before sunrise the
18th. The frost extended southwark
to Moorhead and westward to Bismarck
but was light at these points. Though
tending to retard the maturing Of crops
it was not fatal. At Winnipeg, reports
have been received from all over the
wheat belt, and all agreo in saying the
immense wheat crop is injured by tn
cold snap.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
TIE EMPEROR AND THE CAR.
The War Agitation Resumed in the Face
Their Recent Visit.

The War Agitation Resumed in the Face OF
Their Recent Visit.
BERLIN-The Emperor lunched on Fri
day at the headq udrters OF the First
infantry. In his speech in res ponse TO
toast to his health he said: Germany
would keep what she had gained, and ex-
pressed the conviction that the army
was able to meet all corners. The Ian
guage of the emperor although there is
no Immediate menace is not to be at
tributed TO his habits OF
expressing himself bluntiy. His
speech "a Frankfort was prem editateG,
if not verbally prepared. The emperor's
ire has been excited by the Russian gov
eminent permitting Or melting the press
to raise the Schleswig Hoistein question
with additional contention that the car
as Representative of the HolsteIn cotters
claims special rights to support the claim
of Denmark. The press con
cur in regrettjng the futliity
of the Peterhof and Copenhagen
visits. It says that within four weeks af-
ter the interview betwe IN the car and
En- peror William, the tension of the sit
uation threatens Edrope more than ever.
Sweeping changes in command Of the
army are impending. Nlne more gen
erals, nine lieutenant generals and a
number of major generals will be re,
tired. Gen. Won SchellendOrf's successo or
as minister of war will De General Won
Caprinl. Gen. Won Schellendorf gets
com mand of the first corps. The war
fever pervades svery epartment, notwith-
standing he wide peeatiOn ard brusq ne
character of these changes. The war Of
fee is confident that the army will be
kept every moment we'll in hand.
Mr. Henry Gilman, the United States
consul at jerusalem, gives some interest
ing information with regard TO the culti-
Walton OF rice and sugar IL Syria. "Rlce, .
he says, SIS not grown in Palestine, and
sugar is never manufactured there.
Though the sugar-cane is grown in small
quantities at affa and Ramlch, 1t is sim
ply used for chewing, and is sold at from
two to four cents per cane. Along the
coast Of Syria, where it is more abundant
IL produced, and is of better uality, 1t
retails at about one cent per cane. The
fertile plains of Sharon and the valley Of
the Jordon would produce the sugar-cane
in great abundance, and its not being
grown aud probably manufactured, Is
only another Instance of the anomalous
condition of things existing In this coun-
try. It is perennial here, and where once
planted does not require renewal: but
when cut down shoots out canes from the
original stump Or stock without the least
cultivation. The canes grow from to 20
feet In height, and flowers in the month
of January. The canes are cut from
January to March, and during that time
may be found in the Jerusalem market.
They are much used by the natives. but
only in the way above mentioned, viz,
for chewing. Used in this way it is COZ
sidered wholesome and fattening. those
indulging in it soon showing its effect in
their improved appearances and the
smoothness and delicacy of their COM
ple1ion."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23

THE suspicion is reasonable that the
industrial riots in France are instigated
by political schemers and are of part
with the Boulanger agitation. The great
middle class in France is moderately
satisfied with the Republic, as it would be
with any orderly government, but the Re-
public has failed to satisfy the expecta-
tions of the lower classes and has equally
failed to command the confidence of the
upper classes so-calied. The French hav-
ing been so long educated to that idea of
centralized power which some Americans
are trying to introduce here, look to the
government to redress every wrong and
cure every i'll; aud when the government
fails, as it must, to do this, the result is d
riot or revolution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
HOW IT ALL OCCURRED.
Reports of the Captain of the Wieiand an,
the Third Officer

Reports of the Captain of the Wieiand and
the Third Officer
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Capt. 4. Albers
of the Wielanj, tells the following story;
At ten O'Clock on the morning of August
II We passed some wreckage floating in
the sea and suspected that an accident
had happened somewhere lear US. A
little later we sailed through q sea of oil
and sighted & broken boat of the Geiser.
About 1880 We sighted d steamer 10 the
northward about eight miles off
end seeing that she had a flag of
distress up, we ran down TO her. It
proved to be the Thingvalia, ana Captain
Lamb OF that vessel came to rs IN small
boat and begged Us 70 take of his pas
sengers and those he had saved fronl the
Geiser. He said his own vessel was so
badly injured re expected her to
SINK At ANY MOMENT.
The forward Impairment had been
completely carried away from half way
from the deck to below the water line.
We sent out three OF our boats and I'll e
Thingvalia lowered tTo of hers and in
five hours We had transferred the saved
passengers and crew of the Geiser and
also the 455 passengers OF the Thingvalia
The sea was very rough at times and the
work OF transferring passengers was very
difficult. The immense hole in the
Ihingvalias bow was then patched up as
we'll as possible, ana she started for Hal
flax. The collision, so far as known, was
caused by fog"
The chief officer Of each vessel was on
deck at the time of the collision.
Third Officer Peterson told much the
same story of the occurrence. He said
the fog was very dense. Through the
night rain had fallen at intervals. The
first we knew of the Geiser's approach
was whes she appeared on the starboerd
side
RIGHT UPON Us.
Both vessels attempted TO sheer of, be-
ing head on. The G User was struck op
posite the engine room amidships. The
Geiser being heavily loaded, was very low
in water, so that the Thipgvalia carried
away her own com partmeGt. The upper
part OF her bow ran over the deck of
the Geiser. The Geiser's deck
houses were carried away and
the state rooms were smashed in and the
occupants killed. He heard g bel! ring
in the Geiser's engine room, bat could
not tell what the order was. Officer
Peterson was on deck at the time. He
then heard the bell ring again, this
time to back, and the steamer
had just commenced to re
verse, when the Thingvalia struck,
The Geiser''s whistle was blowing st the
time. Second Officer Figensen jumped
for the Thingvalia when they struck and
was hauled on the Thingvalia's deck by
some of the lat5er's crew. One of the
Geiser's passengers was picked up with
a broken leg.
AS soon as the Wieland arrived IN the
lower bay, Captain Moller, of the Geiser
left the steamer on a revenue cutter.
He went directly to the Office of the
agents of the company where he was
closeted d few moments with the agents.
He only left word that the accident was
due to the weather and left without
stating his destination. The rescued
crew of the Geiser were taken to the hotel
Denmark on the arrival of the Wieiand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
ODDS AND ENDS OF NEWS.

Irrigation has produced great crop
of mosquitoes ct Los Angeles, California.
The New York democratic state con-
vention will be held IL Buffalo, Septem-
Der u.
The wool interests in Australia have
suffered severely from drought. The
sheep have died by millions.
conference Is being held at Eau
Claire. with view to uniting the four
scandinavian Lutheran denominations.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
EVERYBODY SOUND ASLEEP.
They We're Awakened Only to Meet Their
Deaths,

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Twenty-fo of
the passengers and crew of the Geiser
under the charge Of Second Officer Jorg-
ensen arrived at Hotel Denmark. They
wer, brawny fellows, curiously ett1red
and but few had either coats or stockings
Second Officer Jorgensen gave a
gra phic description of the collision.
He said: II was asleep in my bunk when
I heard a shock and Immediately went on
deck. Then l swung myself off on the
bow of the Thingvalla and scrambled to
her deck. The doomed craft sank grace
fully, stern first with her bow in air. Most
everybody was sound Lsleep, and when she
began to fill / could hear groans and
heartrending screams coming from be-
low. Those who reached the deck made
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23

frantic efforts to cut down the bosts. but
they were too excited to be successful.
They finally grabbed up different pieces
Of wood and jumped over the side of the
vessel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23

ME-. PowDERLY and the. knights of labor
executive board have determined upon
the plan of having published in the Eu-
ropean papers an impartial account of
the condition of labor in the coal regions
of pennsylvania, in the hope that this
may aid in checking the tide of foreign
pauper labor to the United States. What
has Mr.. Blaine to say about this? He has
observed the condition of free-trade
English labor from the top Of tariff
protected millionaire's coach. What has
he to say of the knights of labor propo-
sition?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23

The Wholesale agricultural implement
houses of Martin & Co. and Kingman &
Co., of Peoria, H., were totally destroy
ed by fire. Loss, 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23

The dynamite fends are still plying
their avocation in Chicago. They placed
enough OF the explosive on the Burling
ton tracks at Sixteenth and Halsted
streets Tuesday morning to blow
up whole train. Happily it was discov-
cred before any damage had been done.
Strikers are suspected, but no clue was
left to give tAe officers lead.
TT is rather surprising" said promI-
nent Chicago business man, the other
day, show many women and girls are now
doing business entirely mOnopollzed by
man up to within couple of gears ago
know, for instance, eight lady insurance
canvassers, all doing well. There is q
lady now, at the head of large insurance
concern in this, city. There are a mum
Der of girls, women, widows or grass
widows, making a good living by solicit,
ing custom for big loan firms. The
young lady who left US, for instance, Is
earning between 81. 200 and $1,500a year
that way, all on commission, of course
Women seem to be specially adapted for
that kind of work"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-23
CHICAGO Guards AGAINST yellow Fever.

Chicago Guards Against Yellow Fever.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-The health officers
here have arranged TO inspect all incom-
ing trains from the south having connec-
ton with the yellow fever districts, and
will fCmiga5e ali baggage from such
DOlnis.