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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
THE LATEST KILOGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.

SIX varieties of American birds have
become extinct during the last ten years.
II is estimated that there are 10000
600 acres in Colorado that may be irri-
gated.
On Wednesday snow drifts were fifteen
to twenty feet high in the streets of Pat
terson, New Jersey.
REPORTS from the great storm at the
East show that the loss of life as well as
of property has been immense.
The snow-storm on Monday, was the
worst ever knows in the Atlantic States.
The storm ragged as far south as Virginia.
The Milk Condensing Company near
Eigin, Ill, has contracted for six months
for rs, coo quarts of milk day, at an
average of Hip cents a gallon.
II is reported that Boston's offer to the
Philadel phia Club of $500 for the re-
lease of George E. Andrews, feId-play-
er, has been declined.
HENRY BERGH, the founder and presi-
dent of the society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals, died in New York
Monday.
CLAUS SPREcKELs, the sugar king, ad-
the manufacture of beet sugar will yet
prove one Of the great industries of the
country.
A RENO, Nevada, paper sees a great
domestic outbreak ahead unless the in
discriminate naming of half breed Indian
children Whereabouts after prOminen
citizens be stopped.
New YORK had en- Monday, the heaviest
snoW-storm of the season. Travel was
seriously impeded. Even the cars of the
elevated railroads have come to a stand
still.
The strike of the Reading Company's
coal-miner5 has ended, and the miners
are returning to their work at the old
wages.
FARMERS at Winchester, Ohio, tarred
and feathered two Mormon elders and
then chased them to the Ohio river, which
the fugitives safely crossed.
THERE was a Frederick Ill, Emperor
of Germany, before Unser Fritz. He
reigned from 1440 to 1893, and enjoyed
the sobriquet of "The Pacific" He be-
longed to the Hapsburgs-theh house now
reigning in Austria.
THE Iowa supreme court decides that
liquor unlawfully brought into the state
is subject to seizure at all times and
places, even when found in the posses
sion of person holding permit to
sell.
FREDERICK SCHUMACHER, a native of
Germany, 81 years old, committed suicide
at Eureka, Cal, after hearing of the
death of the Emperor of Germany. He
tied chalkline around his neck and
rolled out of bed. He often expressed
wish to die the same time as Emperor
William.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
WASHINGTON.

SENATOR Vest of Missouri, Sawyer of
Wisconsin and Jones of Nevada, are con-
sidered the best story tellers of the SEN
ate.
The house committee on Indian affairs
has completed the annual Indian appro-
priation bill. Appropriates $5,182, 253,
1926, 444 less than the estimate.
Me. CARLISLE is now in his third term
as speaker, and when he has completed it
Kentucky will have had the speakership
% years.
SENATOR Dawes, of Massachusetts, is
past 20, and his health is breaking down.
He has spent more than 80 years in the
two houses of congress.
THE gold, silver, United States any
national-bank notes in the Treasury
amount to $670,384, 4O2. Certificates out
standing $94 2O8, SOL; silver, $751;
71,744; cHrrency, $1O,296,OO0 Internal
revenue receipts were $13O,016; customs,
$225,031.
Mr.. HIT, of Illinois, is delighted over
the fact that his bill for the appointmen t
by the President of commission of three
to negotiate the reciprocity treaty with
Canada has been favorably reported to
the House. The report was unanimous.
The secretary of the treasury has
transmitted to the house, estimates of
the cost of collecting the customs reven-
ues for the fiscal year ending June so,
1889. The aggregate is $6,S96,2O3. Of
this amount $5,219,6lS is for salaries, and
$1,676,5 85 for miscellaneous items. The
expenses at the port of New York as
shown by tables are estimated at $2,168,-
947.
The following nominations and con-
frmations were made Monday:
Confrmation-Chas. S. Garry, New
York, solicitor of the treasury.
minations-Register of land offices,
Robert Z. Tidwick, Des Moines, Iowa;
Michael G. Sanity, of Kentucky. associate
justice of thesupreme court of Wyoming.
VIM. M. Burcell, United States attorney
for Dakota; United States consul, A. j.
Jones, of Illinois, at Barraugville.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
The Australian War Dance.
Alta California

The customs of the ''black fellows" of
the Australian bush in their wild state are
not un1nteresting. Their grand dance or
corraberee, performed on occasions of
great state, such as victory over an enc
my, or to appease an angered diety, for
they have crude,notions of Supreme Be-
ing, is a weird ard ghostly spectacle. 1t
is always performed at midnight in the
darkest glade. huge bonfire is built,
and the natives, with their bones outlined
on the surface of their bodies with white
paint, thus giving them the appearance
of skeletons, leap and jump in circle
about the fire to the tune of a rude chant.
Faster and faster the dance becomes,
higher and higher leaps are made, till, in
one grand finale, all fall fiat to tbs ground.
Should one fall before the end, he is at
once tabooed as possessed of the evil
spirit, and death will be his lot if he fails
to make his escape
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
IN GENERAL.
UNEARNED LAND GRANTS.

The House Committee Decided by a party Vote
to Draft Bill to Forfeit Them.
The house committee Oh public lands
has decided by party vote to formulate
a general bill providing for the forfeiture
of all the unearned land grants. The re-
publican members offered two distinct
bills, first to declare the forfeiture out
right of that land grants over which the
road was not built within the time speci-
fed by the granting act. Second--the bill
to declare the forfeiture of the remainder
of the land grant, or that part over which
the road was completed during the speci-
fed time. This plan they thought would
ensure the passage by the senate of the
bill of the first class at least without the
ieopardizing of any and all the forfeiture
hills
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
DEATH AMID THE RUINS
Gallant Milwaukee Firemen Meet an
Awful Fate i'm Great Blaze.
One Killed and Five Others Terribly
Maimed-The Loss to Property
S425,000.

MILWAUKEE, visa fire which started
at AS Thursday morning, completely
destroyed the large four-story brick block
on West Water street occupied by Atkins,
Ogden d Co., shoe manufacturers, and
the Thomas d Wenthfort Manufacturing
Company, wholesale dealers and
manufacturers of brass goods and en-
CINE trimmings. About half an hour after
the fire broke out the north wall of the
burning structure fell with great crash,
demolishing one-story addition in the
rear Of Gimbel Bros dry goods establish
ment and burying number of firemen in
the ruins. Herman Lecher, first pipe
man of Engine No. s. was the first of the
unfortunates rescued. He died at a. M,
at the Central Fire Station. The body CT
John III. Hummel, of truck No. l. was re-
covered about two hours later.
Following is the list of victims:
Herman Leicher, first pipeman No.
taken out unconscious; died at a. m.
the station.
John Ell. Hummel, taken out from the
ruins dead.
Thomas Cleary, cart driver, cut very
badly about the head by glass.
Jack Dall, of truck No. 3, hurt about
leg and arms and cut badly on the head.
John Caughlin, chemical No. 2, one
leg crushed.
Peter Vaughn, of chemical No. 1, crush
ed and arms and legs njured.
The losses, as estimated at this hour,
will not fall much short of 1926, 900. At
kins, Ogden d Co. carried stock valued
somewhere between 100000 and $780,
900. They carried about $4,000 worth
of insurance. The Thomas 81 Wentworth
Manufacturing Company figures it's loss
at about $4,000. The building was own
ed by John Plankinton, as IS also the
store occupied by Gimbel Bros. The for
met building walls will probably have to
be torn down. The loss on this building
will reach $4,000; covered by insurance.
The loss on the store occupied by Gimbel
Bros. will probably not exceed $4,000.
as thu only damage was caused by
the falling in of the small one-story
extension in the rear and the
blowing out of the front plate glass win
dows.
Gimbel Bros, probably lose $4,000 on
stock.
The entire fire department was called
to the scene, and it was ouly by the hard
est kind of work that the flames were pre-
vented from destroying the entire
square.
LATER-John Il. Hummei, who was re-
ported as having been taken from the
ruins dead, turned up all right after the
excitement had subsidized. His place on
the list of dead and wounded was taken
by Richard Langton, an engine driver,
who had both legs broken. CIeary, Doll
mot Dahl), and Langton will die. Assist
ant Chief Riener, John Hummel and
Charles Heider were all more or less
bruised. Chief Foley had narrow es-
cape from death.
The aggregate loss will reach $425,000
and the insurance $25O,O0O. The cause
of the IRE is unknown. 1t started with
an explosion and was followed by others
at intervals, one of which wrecked the
north wall of the burning building and
burned the firemen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
Turpie's Story ON Judge Gresham.

Down in Southern Indiana, where Judge
Gresham is generally known as "Walt,"
both Republicans and Democrats name
their babies and other pets after the man
who hit Jay Gould between the eyes.
Concerning this prediction of the
Hoosiers, Senator Turpie, of Indiana,
told several good stories the last time he
vas in Chicago. Shortly after General
Gresham had made his two gallant but
unsuccessful runs for Congress against
the invincible NJ. G. Kerr, he and Judge
Turpie were riding one day along a coun-
try road in one of the southern counties.
Upon hilltop they halted a few nom
ents to admire the beauty of the scenery
and to rest their tired horses. Near by
was a settlers cabin, its, barn, fences and
other surroundings bearing the marks of
decentralization and lack OF care SO CON-
mon upon the farms of Southern men.
General Gresham's experienced eye at
once detected the fact that this settler
was a refuge, and when lank, raw look
ing man with sun-burned hair and
an old greasy SLOUGH hat upon his head
came ambling up the hill, accompanied
by six dogs, the General hailed the man
and asked him where he was from. In
answering that he was a settler from
Tennessee, whence he had been driven
because of his loyalty to the Union, the
settler was much harassed by one of his
dogs. This animal kept jumping and
barking about and making su,h nuis-
ance OF himself that the settler was prone
to make frequent and profane renon-
STRANGE, and to administer sundry kicks
and blows. "Cuss that ar dog" he ex-
claimed; She's the meanest pup 1 ever
raised-the orneriest dog 1 ever had Cd
my place. I've big notion to shoe
him. Can't teach the durn fool anythin,
He mought be good dog, fer he's named
after one o. the best naen in Injesnny,
but he amt" "Aud what do you call
him!" inquired Judge Turpie. so,
that pups pame," replied the settler, els
Gen1 Gresham, cuss his fool soul.s'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22

Members of the royal families generally
called at the British embassies and of
fered their congratulations.
OCCUPATIONS from all regiments have
sworn fidelity to the pew king and en-
peror. The crown prince took the oath
with the second regiment of guards
The question has arisen whether the
land5tag may accept the Emperor Fred
erick's written oath instead of his per-
sonal oath spoken in an audible voice as
prescribed by the constitution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22

Bayard explains the featurs of the treaty
and history of its negotiation from the
time the present administration entered
office. The treaty, by its terms runs
twenty years, and it binds this country
to pay to the Chinese minister S276.O
within one year, which sum shall be &C.
cepted as full settlement of all claims
against the United States or her citizens
fer loss or injury suffered by Chinese
here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
In Loves Harness.

N st women naturally look forward to matri-
mo"y as their proper sphere in life but thy
should constantly bear in mind that fair, rosy
face, bright ewes and a healthy, welldeveloped
form. the best passports to a happy marriage.
All those wasting disorders. weaknesses, Drag
gng down. sensations, and functional irregular
cific il Dr. Pi-rce's Favorite Prescription. It is
the only medicine for women, sold by druggists
1tnder positive guarantee from the manufac-
turers that will give satisfaction in every case,
or money will be refunded. This guarantee has
been printed on the bottle-wrapper, and faith
fully carried out for many years.
Your husband is a self made man. / believe
remarked q gentleman to congresSman's wife
Yes, - she replied her pluming putting up with
pride; yes, he is the anarchist of his own for
tune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
The Most Used Lanoua ge.

Professor Kirchnoff, of Halle, was re-
Gently requested, in order to decide bet,
70 state which language was the one most
in use. His reply was to the effect that
without doubt the Chinese language
stood first. 1t is being spoken by about
400, 100000 people. Next comes the Hin.
doostanee, spoken by more than 100000
600; then English, spoken by upward of
100000; Russian, by upward of TO-
OOO,GO0; German by about 100000;
Spanish, by about 1000 900, and fifth In
order, French, by about 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
The Australian AbOrigin, eS.
San Francisco Alta.


The character of the aboriginal, when
STABBED, shows traits that his white OPP
pressor might be proud to possess. His
faithfulness is remarkable, and he has
to stay with his sick master on the desert
plains of interior Australia till death had
taxed them both, though his own safety
might have been secured with ease.
Their power of endurance is such that
they have been known to travel over one
hundred and twenty-five miles in twenty
four hours, and be ready to move on if
required. Their keen power of scent and
observation Is now appreciated by the
police, ana woe to the criminal whose
track they are upon! Not disturbed
leaf or an overturned stone will escape
their keen eyes.
Last November three desperate bush
rangers escaped from the Jail at Perth,
Western Australia. They were familiar
with the, bush, and had hours start, yet
with the assistance of the "black track
ers" the escapes were in the hands of the
police within twenty-four hours.
But the black fellow will not work; if
any duty is required of him, and the idea
is impressed upon him that it is only
play, he is willing to DO it, no matter how
arduous the task may be. He will ride
all day after cattle and stay awake ali
night to watch them, if he thinks it is
fun; but let him find j. is work he is do
ing, and he will Ike to the bush at short
notice, nor will he return to the same
master. He asks no pay, clothes he does
not need; bite to eat and his satisfac-
ton is complete.
It is the fashion among Queensland Ia
u
Tricked out in CANDY clothes, the litSle
fellows take the place of the pet poodle
of European society. These boys are
usually taken from the "Gins" by force,
but as it is nobody's business, the crime
liz never noticed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
No Longer Dependent ON Nature.

Baltimore Sun.
One thing to be borne in mind in re-
Elections upon our future is that modern
cities are to an unprecedented extent ar
tifcial products, the work of mems genius
and energy. Formerly nature decided
where great city could grow up, and a
high civilization was possible only On the
seacoast or on the banks of great rivers.
Now man has subjugated nature to such
an extent that he is, comparatively speak
ing independent of her within and caprice.
If natural waterways fail, he may con-
struct artificial waterways, and even with
out the aid of navigation at all city may
spring up in the heart of q continent.
Berlin, nearly the size of New York, is in
the center of a great open plain on the
continent of Europe, and may be regard
ed as a work of art. Only by canals can
navigable rivers be reached, while the
modern highway, the railroad, still more
an artificial product, is far more i'm
portant element in developing Berlin,
which has become an important railroad
center. It is the will of man which has
made Berlin more important than the sea-
ports Bremen and Hamburg.
Saida, the town at which has been dis
covered the sarcophagus supposed TO
COAIdlu VI aiCAoloOl WIG
Great, who died 324 B. c., from a fever
contracted while surveying the marshes
around Babylon, and to which he was
more susceptible because he had just got
over protracted drunk, Is about twenty
four miles from Beyrout, in Syria, and is
the ancient Sidon or Zidon. In 1850
gold coins of the time of Alexander,
valued at $4,000, were unearthed there,
and il was while at the head of the
French exploring expedition there in
1850 that NJ. Rezan picked up good
many of the points which he used in his
famous Life of Christ"
Salutations in Japan are something re-
markable, and are thus described by a
CORES pondent of the San Francisco
Chronicle: "The men of Japan are ex-
cessively polite to one another. They
bend their backs and bow their heads and
put their two hands back to back between
their knees and have q great time. But
the most amusing thing is to see two old
ladies in japan meeting another on the
street. They catch sight of each other
when three or four blocks apart. They
Immediately begin to make obeisence at
Cas- another, and they keep banding and
bowling at short intervals until they come
together when they make peculiar kiss
by drawing Ia the breath and keep on
saying 'Ohavo' for about two minutes"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
GRAND RAPIDS

LONDON has 1O7, 900 paupers, the number
of which has increased 10000 per year for
the last five years. In other words, the
number has increased in perfect ratio
with the amount of the charity fund. It
does that everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
EThAEninaSn Treaty.

The president .has sent the Chinese
treaty to the senate. It's main features
has been published. 1t is understood the
president recommends in his message of
transmittaI that the IN junction Of secrecy
be at once removed from the treaty.
The accompanying paper by Secretary
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
Territory Admission Bills to be favora bly, Re.

The senate committee on territories
Monday morning, instructed Senetor Piatt
to report favorably the enabling act for
admission Of North Dakota. 1t also in
structed Senator Stewart to report favor
ably the enabling act for tbs admission
of Washington Territory and North
Idaho as single state, providing no part
of Idaho shall be included without the
consent of majority of the electors re
siding in the part in question. There
will be minority adverse report upon
the last ID mentioned bill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22

THE Michigan lumber barons have de-
scended on Arkansas where they have
purchased 100000 acres of land. That
kiRd of boom which puts all the timber
of the state in the hands of monopoly
is to be avoided.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22
TWO YEARS IN AN ASYLUM.
A Prominent Citizen of Minneapolis Confined
by Mistake in an Insane Hospital.

Sylvester Hall, the well-known build
er who DISAPPEARED two years ago under
mysterious circumstances, has returned
home. He was mistaken for an insane
patient who escaped from the state asy-
lum at st. Peter, and arrested and
placed in the asylum, where he spent two
years. He made every effort to show
that mistake had been made, but the
authorities thought his protestations
were the rawlings of a maniac. He will
sue for heavy damages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22

AS the crown prince of Germany takes
greatest empires of modern times the
world looks on IN sadness. young man,
in the prime of life, with all that human
ambition can ask for realized, yet know
ing that in few brief days he must bow
his head to the memorable, and bid adieu
to earth and all it can bestow on man. 1t
would be difficult to cite a more forcible
illustration of the bitterness of all things
pertaining to this earthly existence. If
man is immortal, then existence is a
blessing, whether its condition be that of
a potentate, prince, or peasant. But
if this is all, then all is nothing; and it
would be as well had it n aver been.
No AMOUNT of good in their cause can
justify the brotherhood of locomotive
engineers in extending their strike to
roads handling freight from or for the
Burlington and Quincy. There is no
complaint against these roads. They pay
satisfactory wages and have service rules
in conformity with the brotherhood's de-
mands. But they are bound under the
law. to receive freight from and deliver
FIRE ght to the Burlington road in case
shi ppers demanded it. And to strike at
them in order to punish the enemy would
be full as ugly and wanton piece of bus
mess as was ever charged against the
knights of Labor. 1t will be sorry day
for the brotherhood when it enters IN
any such destructive course.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22

The fearful storm that has swept over
the eastern states has afforded those who
suffered from the Dakota blizzard, an
opportunity to repeat back to the people
of the east the expressions of sympathy
they received from that section. Nor is
this all; the northwesterners are now
showing that the 'blizzard belt" extends
from Maine to Chesapeake bay. The peo-
pie of Dakota and Minnesota have reas-
on to rejoice that while they have an oc-
oasional storm, they are SO far removed
from the "great blizzard belt"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22

TIE Canadian Parliament is not likely
to take any definite action in reference to
the fisheries treaty until something more
definite is known as to the fate of
the treaty in the United States
Senate. No one questions the ability of
the Macdonald government to ratify when
the time comes. The modus virendi is an
Invitation for deliberstion, which will be
taken advantage of. The sentiments of
the republican senators who have express
ed all opinion upon the subject are so in
imical to the conclusions of the fisheries
conference, considering as they do that
the honor of the nation is involved, that
it will be perilous for them to dodge the
issue by single postpouement of definite
action until after the presidential cleo
ton. Political strategy should not be
forgiven in an international dispute of
this magnitude. 1t is fact worth men
tien that the more the details of the
treaty are discussed the more advantag-
cons to us they appear. The substantial
commercial papers with few exceptions
favor the treaty. The trouble is that the
interests of POLITICAL schemers will be
best served by keeping this old sore open
for the present.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-22

AvEGETABLE new to American markets
has been introduced in New York. 1t IS
something like one hundred years since
sea kale came to be used as food in
England, although it was eaten by the
ancient Romans. In this country it has
scarcely been known until now. The
vegetable is a delicious one of the cab
bage family and grows wild on the sea
coasts of Europe, and in some manner
is said lately to have made its appearance
along our American coasts.