davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-20
The National Capital.

THE act for the building of bridges
across the Mississippi at La Crosse, has
been signed by the president.
The democratic senators have decided
to let the senate tariff bill take its regQ-
lar course.
3 CONGRESSMAN NUTTING, of New York, is
in Washington suffering from a cancerous
affection of the throat.
R. B. HosTzTTER and A. p. Inghram,
of Illinois, have been appointed special
examiners in the pension Office.
THERE will be at least twenty-seven
contested seat cases in the new House of
Representatives whf II the Fifty-frst Con-
gress assemblies. Of these fifteen are
from Southern States.
The appointment of Perry Belmont, of
New York as envoy extraordinary and
minister pleni-potentiary to Spain, has
been confirmed.
REPRESENTATIVE MARTIN, of Texas, who
assaulted George FL. Harris, reporter of
the Washington Evening Star, pleaded
guilty to the charge and was fined five
dollars.
THE United States Government has en-
lcEcu butOo dS diu5U
railway corporations, and individuals in
Nevada for amounts aggregating $3,00O,-
600, for cutting wood from unsurveyed
Government lands.
THE legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, as reported to the
house, carries with it as an appropriation
! of $40, 500 .245, being S13S,195 less than
the bill for the current fiscal year, and
| S295, 240 less than the estimates.
CONGRESSMAN MILLS is again an invalid
from overwork in the campaign. He is
troubled with rush of blood to the head
and has frequent attacks of vertigo. The
doctors have ordered him TO take a res
pite from work and to take horseback
riding and other out door exercise.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate: Joseph
Kronenberg, of Minnesota, to be register
of the land Office at Taylor'sFalls, MINI.
! William Rusler, of Wisconsin, agent
/ for the Indians of Lapoint agency in
| Wisconsin. II. T. Tolernin, of Minnesota
| agent for the Indians of the Nez Perces
| agency IL Idaho.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-20
News in Brief.

GENERAL Fremont will go back to Cali
fornia in few weeks.
PASSENGER rates in the west and north
west will be restored in about ten days.
MRS GEN. Tom THUMB is starring in a
comedy company.
A PENNSYLVANIA oil expert says there is
more oil under the soil of California than
in all of p Pennsylvania.
DR., SKEToHLY, who started the first os-
trich farm'in California, now clears $40,-
600 year from it.
The movement is or foot in New Or
leans to endow that city with great no
tel.
Mrs. j. L. FIELDS, is a spiritualist and
holds seances at her house in Charles
street, Boston.
BUSINESS failures for the week number
303, against 800 last week and 286 in the
corresponding week in 1887.
TUE official vote of the state of Maine
shows the total number of ballots cast to
be Us, 206; Rarrison's plurality, 23, 253.
AN octopus weighing $50 pounds and
16 feet in length was caught lately near
Port Townsend, W. L.
4 Francis MURPHY says that of the 49,
100000 people who have signed their
names to the pledge for him, So Fer cent.
have kept it.
The chief of police of Newark, n. j.,
has notified all clairvoya ants and fortune
tellers to leave the city lest they be ar
rested as frauds.
STONE precisely similar to the eastern
brown stone and Nova Scotia free stone.
has been discovered in large quantities
on the Coronado islands, near San Diego.
Cal.
JAY EYE SEE is now pronounced entire
ly out of danger, and the veterinary sur
geoD attending him states that the acct
dens will in no wise affect him.
REPORTS say that the settlers on the
disputed Des Moines river lands have
organized to shoot United States officials
who come to evict the people.
5MR. MoRToN's secretary is Weston Coy
ney, an Englishman. He was formerly
connected with the New York Herald as
reporter and general writer.
AN ostrich escaped from one of the
California ostrich farms last week, swan
a river, and gave the horsemen run of
twenty seven miles before he was cap
tured.
A PREACHER in Creston, Iowa, worked all
day at the polls for the third party ticket
and got so interested that he forgot to
vote himself, and the official count showed
that not single third party vote was cast
In the precinct.
STwENTY engineers of the New York
steam literage and transportation COM
pany have struck against reduction of
10 cents an hour for extra time and
orders TO pay their own expenses here
after.
r The United States supreme court, in
an appealed case from the Missouri
upreme court, decides that the Lindell
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, Dec. 10.

MONDAY, Dec. 10.
SENArE.-Among the documents pre-
scented were the following from the
secretary of the interior in response
TO the resolution recently offered
by Sen. Dawes, requiring information as
TO the alleged outreges and restraints of
liberty practiceu against the Indian
woman in Alaska. The secretary says the
department has no information on the
subject except newspaper reports of
uncertain value" He intimates that the
stories have arson from the highly magni-
fyingsspoweI in the visual leps of travellers.
Mr.. Farwell introduced in the senate
this morning bill to increase the pay of
the chief Justice of the supreme court TO
$40, 500, and that OF associate justices to
$4,000 each.
HoUsE.-The following bills were in
PRODUCED: By Mr.. Lawler, of Iiliaois,
granting a pension of $12 per month &c
honorabIy discharged soldiers and sailors
who sare sixty years of age. By Mr..
Morse, of Massachusetts,, to repeal the in :
terstate commerce law. By Mr.. McDon-
aid, of Minnesota, for constitutional con
vention in the territory OF North Dakota.
By L. j. Campbell, of New York, provid-
ing the grade of Acknowledgements IN the
united States army. BY Mr.. DuoOls, OF
Idaho, for the admission of the state of
Idaho. By Mr.. McAdoo, of New jersey,
proposing a constitutional amendment
provi1ing for uniformity as to the day for
choosing presidential electors and for
bidding voting for any other officsrs save
representatives in congress on that day.
Mr.. Holman introduced a resolution
providing that the committee on judi
ciary be instructed to investigate charges
of the use of large sums of money in the
recent election to influence the election,
and to inquire what legislation is neces-
sary and proper to suppress such contri-
buttons and to preserve and maintain
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-20
Criminal.

JOHN A. MARTIN snot and killed his
Iandlady Mrs. B. W. Merrill, in q Chicago
boarding house, and then suicided be-
cause che rejected his love.
JUDGE SAGE has signed a petition 20
President Cleveland for the pardon OF
Benjamin T. Hopkins, OF the defunct
Fidelity bank, on the ground that he is a
physical wreck.
TALEMAQUE L. TIMAvRNIs, a former
Harvard professor and author of "The
Original Mr.. Jacobs" and "The American
jew" has been arrested for extensive
embezzlement
Our of the ninety mine indictments re-
turned by the United States grand jury
for northern Iowa for this term of the
court, seventyfour are for selling liquor
without d government license.
A DIABoLIoAL attempt to fire number
of buildings was discovered in Troy, n
Y, Monday night, and the alleged in
cendiaries, Ira Smith and his wife, who
owned the property, are under arrest
Smith made a confession to shield his
wife.
BIRM1NGHAM.-Gov.S eay had an inter
view with Sheriff Smith Tuesday, and
Sa1G afterwards SnaG ne 6QQOrS6O Ine
sheriff and was glad Jefferson county had
a sheriff, who, no matter how painful his
duty, could uphold the law. Beginning
tonight, the troops will be sent away, one
company at time, until all are gone.
CHARLES BLAKE. of Storm Lake, Iowa
and George Smith, of Sioux Falls, d. K.
his guest, aged IA, were arrested fol
shooting at Illinois Central trains there
and the serious wounding of Brakeman
Ed Wright, Thursday, land confessed their
guilt. The only motive they admitted
was that of having fun.
2 CHIoAeo.-Frederick Won Oberkamp.
and Thomas Mack on trial for wholesale
robberies of street letter boxes of thi
city, were found guilty by the jury in the
United States court. Sentence has beer
deferred. Won Oberkampf is said TO have
given the postoffice inspector valuable
inform alton.
The striking miners at Bevier, Mo-, anG
the "new men" who have been hired tC
take their places, are at open war, bott
factions being armed. Governor More
house, with force of state militia, hai
arrived at the scene TO suppress riOtine
and Iawlessness. A great part of the vii
lage of Bevier was burned by incendiarie!
Sunday night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-20

estate is entitled to 200 acres of valuable
land in the heart of the residence por-
ton of the city of st. Louis now held by
the city as school lands.
HERR MosT, the anarchist, has a small
steel gallows, with gilt rope and moose,
erected at the end OF his editorial desk
in the sanctum of The Freiheit. It was
made by one of his colleagues to remind
him of what is in store for him if he
should LET his tongue get away with his
reason.
A NATIVE foliage plant, called "spiked
clover" is attracting attention in Cali
fornia. 1t grows in great profusion on
low lands by the streams IN Humboldt
county, attaining sometimes tbs height
of twelve feet. The plant puts on white
blossoms on slender spikes, and resem-
bles the clover leaf in formation. 1t is
eaten with avidity by horses and cattle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-20
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Fires And Casualties.

A COLLISION between aspassenger train
and a freight, near Wabasha, Mimi,
caused the death of Brakeman Brooks,
and the fatal injury of Conductor Mead.
NEAR Coalmont, Pa, Monday morning
a freight train crashed into the rear Of
passenger car on the Dudley branch of
the Huntington and Broadstop Road. A
dozen persons were hurt, Of whom six
sustained dangerous injuries.
THE Chicago Fair Store, OF EIgin, Ill,
Burton d Rabinowitz, proPrietors, was
closed Wednesday on judgments entered
on notes held by Wolf 81 Goldstein, of
Chicago, for S739 So and by Moses Burton
of Elgin, for $445. Other liabilities ag-
greg ate $500.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.-Ihe overland train
was wrecked thirty-eight mites north of
here, by the spreading of the rails. Every
car except the sleeper left the track and
rolled down a thirty-fUur foot embank-
ment. Express Messenger Whitehead
had rib broken. All others escaped IN
jury.
CANON CRY, Col.-An explosion &C.
CURED in shaft No. 2, of the Confeld coal
mine Monday night, killing two outright
and fatally injdring ten or dozen others.
The mine had been on fire since last
Thursday, and last night gang won't
down to endeaYor to extinguish 1t when
the explosion occurred by the ignition of
gas in some unknown manner. The
mine is badly damaged.
An explosion IN divers cat mills, a
fOur-story brick building at the corner of
Fulton and Halsteac streets, Chicago,
early Tuesday morning, completely
wrecked that and the adjoining buildings
Four men were in the building at
the time, three of whom are
dead, and the other is badly injured. The
entire money loss approximates over
100000. The cause of the explosion is
mystery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-20
The Ghost of a Chance

'Materializes" and becomes veritable reality
when health will o. the wisp often chased in vain,
is sought by the nervous, dyspeptic, bilious inval-
Id through the agency of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters Looming in the distance at first it is surely
drawn toward the sufferer by the Bitters' potent
influence. 1t Incorporates itself with his being
lt Is seen reflected In the hue of the countenance
the animation of the eye. 1t is felt in sense of
renewed vigor IN the restoration of nerve tran
guilty and digestion, and undisturbed nightly
repose. What person, suffering from any Of the
maladieS TO which the Bitters are adapted, will
postpone the means of cure knowing it can be
relied upon? Dyspepsia. constipation. malarial
disorders, rheumatism biliousnesS. kidney mac
tivity are Certainly conquered BY il.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-20

AN epidemic of lung disease among
horses Is proving fatal to horses at
Oconomowoc and Genessee, Wis.
BLACKS dry goods and grocery store in
Texarkana, Arkansas, has been closed by
attachments; liabilities, $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-20

como TO tread the paths which no client
iver trod. Hence the hope and the de
spliir in his eyes. Eustace had nothing OF
the solicitors clerk about him. Clearly ht
was not client
Mr.. Short was in "that door to the
right" Eustace knocked, and entered in
to bare little chamber about the size ol
a large housemaid's closet, furnished witt
table, three chairs, Zone basket easy,
and q bookcase. with a couple dozen O.
law books, and some old volumes of re
ports, and broad window sill, in the ex
act centre Of which lay the solitary anC
venerated brief.
Mr.. James Short was a short, stout
young man, with black eyes, hooked
nose, and a prematurely bald head. In
deed, this badness of the head was the
only distinguishing mark between James
and John, and, therefore, a thing to be
thankful for, though, of course, useless tc
the perplexed acquaintance who met then
in the street when their hats were on. Al
the moment Of Eustace'S entry, Mr.. Shor1
hau been o gagged in studying that in
tensely L gal print, the Sporting Times
which, however, from some unexplained
bashfulness, he had hastily thrown under
the table, filling its space with law book
snatched at hazard from the shelf
"An right, old fellow" said Eustace
whose quick eyes had caught the quick
f1utter of the vanishing paper; don't be
alarmed, it's only me-"
''Ahp' said Mr.. James Short, when he
had shaken hands with him, you see
thought that it might have been a client,
"a client is always possible, however i'm.
probable, and one has TO be ready to meet
the possibility"
''Quite so, old fellow said Eustace;
'sbut do you know, as it happens, am a
elient-and big one, too; it is a matter Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-21
STEPPING AWAY RS CHARTER.
PROPOSED ABOLITION or UNUSED RAPID TRANSIT


PROPOSED ABOLITION or UNUSED RAPID TRANSIT
GRANTS.
There IS constantly discussion and gossip 10 uptown
places Of public resort about rapid transit projects
and legislation proposed required TO further them
The general idea IS deeply seated In the public mind
that greater facilities for going up and down Manha
tan Island are relu red and must DO provided soon
The legislation with reference to the various scbomes
which has been proposed at Albany all known
here and talked about before the bills introduced
there. The gossip within day or two has been with
regard to a movement which Is said to be on foot TO
secure the annulment OF all the charters In exist
ence for rapid transit routes in this city bill
is said to be prepared for this purpose which Will 10
presented to the Legislature and backed by sutstan-
ual citizens, who Will ask for It's passage. Their
argument Will be that charters have of them
In existence since 1868 1862 Without the slightest
progress being made tow ard the construction
roads that 1t has become evident that these charters
are held for speculation only and that II these are
annulled new and solid syndicates will be formed to
which the Legislature might safely grant charters in
the full assurance that new roads would he once
Constructed some OF the present charters they say,
are OHeied Tor sale al enormous prices that preclude
their being utilized and show the object for which they
were procured to be speculative and not real There
are several charters which will be affected by this
movement. One is the Broadway underground scheme,
known as the Arcade another the Metropolitan Transit
company, which wants to build elevated road on
foreground Road. 1t IS not anticipated that any Of
these charters will be given up without struggle,
but the effort IS to be made TO induce The Assemble
To abolish them By single act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-21
LIEUTENANT TAUNr MISSING 4GIIN
THE NIPsIc HAD TO SAIL WITHOUT HtM-A MEpf

THE NIPSIC HAD TO SAIL WITHOUT HTM-A MEDT-
CAL BOARD TO EXAMINE HIM.
Lieutenant Emory II. Taunt, who was attac he'd TO
the Cnted States steamer Nlpslc which sailed on
Monday for the Pacific Squadron by way of the Cape
do rde Islands and the Straits of Magellan, did
not sail upon that vessel and the Navy Department
at Washingto and hts brother officers anxious to
know where no Is. His family have Informed the
Navy Department that they DO not know where he
Is, and his wife, d.uga'er OF Rear ADMIRAL Earl
EngiSa, Is approhensve about HUI The anxiety
among his friends IS not great as IT might be Il
he had not disappeared other occasions Once
IN san Francisco he vas mysteriousiy missing for
several weels. and his vessel had 10 sail without
him
Lieutenant Taunt was recently tried by court
tial at the Navy Yard upon serious charges and the
court recommended his dismissal. but IA view Of the
fact that there some doubt to his sanity
secretary Whitney chautably withheld his approval
that Lieutenant Taunt absented himself without
leave from tho Ntpsic from October IL to November
|, and that when Commander Mullan found bim at
10 return his ship the lieutenant neglected to obey
bis superior officer and concealed himself for nine
days 10 also charged That he incapacita;ed HIM
self for duty By drinking TO such an extent that
medical attendance necessary 70 bring him around
Secretary whitney has issued order Tor Lieutenant
Tauut appear before medical board for eXainina-
ton to his sanity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-21
TO SUE EX-COLLECTOR HIDDEN.
COLONEL ]. G. sLAGHr. OF BROOKLYN, WANTS

COLONEL ]. 9. sLAGHT, OF BROOKLYN, WANTS
DAMAGES FOR ILLEGAL DISMISSAL.
Colonel James slaght. who empioyed by certain
firms engaged importing tobacco nuR and to ak
and cancel Government stamps cigar cigarette and IA
boxes the Custom House until prevented from doing
Edward l. Holden then Collector Of the Port has begun
$4,000 from Mr edden. tho dam he
suffered from the loss Of his position which worth $4,000
and OF which had four undsr his
tract Colonel Slaght removed Nav l. 1886 and no
claimed that the Collector exceee his powers his action
lie then Washington about the matter
and the President who reierrei him Secretary Fair
child. The latter Colonel Stg took the ground that
lie had right TO perform his duties in Custom Hoase bat
Collector Hedien refused TO ronstl,e him. Tbs sunmons
and recently served tho Collector and
he has denying the allegations Colonel
Slaght active tho First Warl Republican
Association Brooklyn and examiner the Cv Service
Board IN this city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-21
MAYOR HEWITT And THE DOCK BOARD

THE COMMISSIONERS DEFEND THEIR POSITIONS IN
REGARD TO THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE.
Tho Dock Commissioners said yesterday that tho
reports Of their interview with Mayor Hewitt placed
them in a moro unfavorabe light than was actually
tho case Their interview harmonious, and there
was no expression OF feeling between them and the
Mayor. He expressed his intention OF presenting a
bill at Albany requiring the Dock Board to appear be-
fore the Board Of Estimate and submit It's budget.
ave gave our reasons why We did not approve this
measure" said President Stark, and we admitted that
tho position OF our Department different from that
of Others IN the city. We cannot make a statement
of the money that is required at the beginning OF the
year. Mr.. Hewitt finally proposed that we Should
appear before tho Board OF Estimate at such times as
We needed money. What was said Of asking our
designations was partly in JEST
Commissioner Matthews said that the objection to
presenting yearly budget to the Board of Estimate
besides being impossible to tho Dock Department was
also in a measure supernuous Tho Board OF ESti-
mate IS substantially the same as the Sinking FUND
Commission which has TO approve every dollar before
IT is paid out by tie Dock Department Tho DOCK
Department Of ITSELF" he continued, handles no
money at all To require 1t to appear before another
Board would only delay the work of tho Department.
If a pier breaks down to-day the city Is responsible,
and the Dock PCard must act az once or there IS tlc
and money lost the city and to great business IN
terests." 49,,
Charles H. Marshall, who was appointed by Mr.
Hewitt q Dock Commissioner, said that all the IN
formation he had obtained snce his connection WIN nc
the Department convinced him that IT. was not I0l te
required to submit budget to tho Board OF Esnma'e
for approyal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-21
pAKYE RlLLEp RT HIS SrRPMOTHER.

William Howell Payne. Of the iewelry firm OF Payne
steck who has arrested several tmes IN CIVIL
criminal proceedings surrendered yesterday AZ lne
DisriotAtorneys Office By OTTO Burkhardt his bondsman
In the cases. In the TOmbs Few houre
whom his stspmoher Mira Maria W. Payne gave new BOND
OF a which released The latest indictment
against him the complaint Of John saunders OF
No 20 Maiden who that Payne obtained jerey
valued at $3.50 from him memorandum Deputy eher'u
McGongs was waiting for Payne whoa he WAS released on
the criminal charge and no again takoh In custody IN
civil proceeding
Justice Andrews made permanent yesterday the Injunction
recently obtained from him In the Supreme court pJ honsf
& Frey, diamond merchants against Mrs. MAY 4" rHns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-21
STEERAGE RATES TO BE ADVANCED

ALL IKE STE lMsHIP LINES EXCEPT TIE FRENCH
ONE COMBINE
After a long experience OF unreHuneIsuVo s'eetase
rates TO and from Scandinavian ports and long
struggle with argument and statistics to show the Jolly
Of continuing to solicit seerage passengers at tho cur
rent rates all of the leading English and Continental
steamship lines excepting the French Lnel yesterday
united agreement to advance rates 81 or ABOUT
twenty per cent both eastbound and westbonnd Inc
agreement is to 20 into effect today. Tho advanced
rates to or from Copenhagen, Chrstansend' Oothen
burg and other Scandinavian ports, excepting etooK
bolm ere fixed at ST, and to or from Stockholm 800
The companies agreeing this advance are the Cunarn
Gulon, North German Lloyd, White star inman
American from Philadelphia, state, National Ahchor
Hamburg. American aud Union Line. The Tl1hgV ala
line subscrbes the conditions, but It's rates VIII 90
81 bSier han tho others No reduction IS 10 be al
lowed for round trip tickets and agents arc bound 70
observe closely the rules adopted by the combined
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-21
c,rr MN p1rvBryg WORK STOPPED.

The work of putting tho plumbing and sewerage OF
no CITY Hall ia beautiful condition has come 70 a
sudden ending. because of clash between the PuOIc
Works Department, under whose direction the WORK
was being done, and the Board Of Health Inc qu's
ron arose wletler the Public Works Department IS
compelled TO submit all rs plans for plumbing to tho
BOARD of Health Tho Corporation Counsel decided
tina, this must be doue In the meantime the work
had been begun a deep trench had been dug In the
basement Of tho City Hall from the east to the west
entrance uncOvcrng tho pipes loading to the sewer
The pl,ns under which the plumbing WORK was peihs
done we're then submitted to the Board OF Health
These were not approved unless the sewerage plans
vera changed a new plan must therefore be wOrEea
out ana submitted to the Board Of Health Inc te1cn
has been closed up and the work will be stopped t0r
an indefinite perod The Mayor insists that the work
shall lie Thoroughly done now that It has Deon begun