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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
A PLTCKY BOY.
He Is Attacked BY Three Bears and Dispatch
es Them with an Ak.

He Is Attacked BY Three Bears and Dispatch
eS Them with an Ak.
Willie Altmese, II years of age, son of
jacob Altmese, living on clearing in the
woods Of Tunkhannock township, Mon
roe county, went out one day to chop
wood a short distance from the house.
He had been gone but short time when
he returned and cody asked his father e
he had time to go and help him carry in
the carcasses of three bears he had just
killed. Altemese followed the boy into
the woods, and there, by the side Of big
fallen hemlocE, almost within sight Of the
house, lay the dead bodies of three bears,
one very large one and the other two
yearling cubs.
The boy said he had commenced chop
ping on the fallen tree when the big bear
jumped out from beneath ii and made q
rush for him. He buried the ak in the
animals skull, and another blow killed
the bear. The boy then looked in under
the tree and discovered the Two smaller
bears. He routed them out and attacked
them. One of the bears showed fight, but
the other one slouched away. Altemese
killed the younger one as quickely as he
had the old one, and then gave chase to
TO the other and dispatched it in the same
way. The old bear weighed over three
hundred pounds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
Indian Grave and Sny Leyees Give Way and
Inundate Hundreds of Farms.

QUINCY, Ills. The Indian grave
Ievee broke five miles north of Quincy
early Monday morning, flooding hun
dreds of farms and ruining thousands
of acres of winter wheat Up
to this evening there are four
crevasses in the embankment
aud the entire levee district will be cover
ed with water. The Sny levee gave way
between Hannibal and Louisiana at noon
to-day, and ifty-four miles of the most
productive farms in the Mississippi Val
ley will be flooded. No lives
have been lost as all people living in the
low lands have been watching for break
for the past three days. The river at
this point rose seven inches yesterday
but has fallen 1 inch today, the decline
being caused by the break in the
levees and spreading out of the water.
At Quincy many of 5he large factories
along the river have been shut down, but
the damages thus far have been slight.
The railroads in the vicinity are exper
fencing great trouble from foods and on
some of them trains have been aban-
doned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
An Unpublished Lincoln Letter.

the following passage from the Cen
tury "Lincoln Life" for May, contains a
letter by Lincoln, written in 1861, and
hitherto unpublished:
"For the moment the leading Unionists
of Maryland deemed their true role one
of patience and cos.ciliation. In this
spirit Reve-dy johnson, lawyer and
statesman of fame and Influence both at
home and abroad, came to Lincoln upon
the stereotyred errand to obtain some as
surance in writing that he IN sditated no
invasion or subjugation of the South; to
which the President confidently replied:
81 forebore to answer yours of the 22d
because of my aversion (which / thought
you understood) to getting on paper and
furnishing new grounds for misunder-
standing. do Say the sole purpose of
bringing troops here is to defend this
Capital. do say I have no purpose to
invade Virginia with tLem or any other
troops, as l understand the word invasion.
But suppose Virginia sends Ter troops, or
admits others through her borders, to
assail this Capital, am / not to repel them
even TO the crossing of the Potomac, if L
can? Suppose Virginia erects, or permits
to be erected, batteries on the opposite
shore to lombard the city, are We TO stand
still and see 1t done? In word, if Vir-
gin1a strikes US, are we not to strike back
and as effectively as We can? Again, are
we not to hold Fort Monroe( for instance),
if we can? l have no objection to declGre
q thousand times that l have no purpose
to invade Virginia or any other State, but
[ do not mean to let them invade Us with
out striking back
'Mr. johnson replied, thanking the
President for his frankness, and endors-
ing all his policy. In a word said he,
all that your note suggests would be my
purpose were L intrusted with your high
office He also promised that the Presi
dents note should be held perfectly con-
idential.' But it appears that DIR. John
son chose his confioents with very poor
Judgment; for within four days its sub
stance was written from Washington
direct to Tsfferson Davis"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
CRIME,

REIGN of terror prevails at Chambers
burg, Pa, where the whiskey element is
making war with dynamite on the prohi-
bit1onists. Several terrible explosions
have occurred.
The Kansas council of Melefactors
known as the Blalock-Fry gang received a
partial quietus in the sentence of Andrew
Fry to five, Fred Fry TO eight, and Alex
ander Fry TO fifteen years in the peniten-
tiary.
SIX robbers stopped train at Nogales,
Ari. T., killed Conductor Atkinson and
Fireman Forbes, wounded Express Mes
senger Hay and passenger named
French, and escaped with booty of S130.
Four persons have been arrested on sus-
picion of being tha bandits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
An Assurance Of Health.

Among the assurances of health afforded US by
Ia regular discharge of the bodily functions
none is more important and reliable than that
- h ch regularity of the bowels gives US II
there s any-eyen q temporary interruption of
tt:i>-the liver and the stomach suffer CONFORMITY
v tn inactive organs, anu still greater mischief
cnsces if relief is not speedily obtained. A laxa
i've, above all cayu on the score of mineral com
position or violent effect Is Hostetter'S Stomach
BtterS, approved by the medical profession and
a most important item of the family materia
medIca OF American households. 1t is botanic,
painless In action, and if persisted in effectual
The stomach and liver, in no less degree and no
less promptly and thoroughly than the bowels,
are regulated and toned by it, and it is admir-
able defense against malarial and rheumatic all
mentS, and benign remedy for kidney COM
plants, nervousness and debility.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
Miss Gabrielle Greedy. the dauehL,

! Miss Garribelle Greedy, the daughter,
and only surviving child of the great ed
itor, is living a quiet and useful life at
her country home hear Chappaqua, N. Z
At Des Moines, Iowa, VIM. E. Shaffer,
aged %, son of John R. Shaffer, secret
airy of the state agricultural society, com
mitted suicide By shooting. Desponden-
cy is the cause assigned.
Michael Bailey, superintendent of the
government building at Chicago, is in
Washington comforting with the super
vising architect about extending that
structure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
IN GENERAL
BIG RAILROAD SCHEME.

Canadian Pacific Capitalists to Build Mon
ster Railroad System in Brazil.
OTTAWA, Canada.-A syndicate consist
ing largely OF Canadian Pacific capita
lists, headed by j. j. S. Abbott, member
Of the dominion ministry, and command
ing British capital to the extent of $780,
100000, has been formed to undertake a
railway work in Brazil. The terms offer
ed by the emperor are considered highly
attractive. Two surveyors employed by
the Canadian Pacific road have already
gone to Brazil to make the superficial
surveys. The proposed road will connect
the headquarters of the Amazon with
those of the Para.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24

WITH 13O miles of electric railroad in
operation IN the country and $50 more
in process of construction, the problem
of the economical application of electric
ity as motive power is far from settled.
The chief question lies between the con
duit system and the running Of cars by
power from stored batteries. The latter
method is criticised as expensive and in
effective, while the adoption of the form
or is delayed by the necessity of radical
changes in existing lines. The general
use of electricity as a motive power is
PROBABLY near at hand. But much yet
remains to be done before confidence can
be placed in it's operations on important
lines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24

The M urder of William Kernisop,
dOwn-East farmer, by young Ruimby,a
whom be had formerly employed, is an,
other victory for the publishers of that
class of books known as dime novels. cts
no more than I've always expected =
said his mother when informed of the
crime. "The boy has been a student of
dime literature and often boosted of his
ability to commit crimes without being
detected" So, when he fancied that he
had been wrOnged, what more natural
than he should remember the quick JUS
tice melted out by the heroes OF the hip
pocket and initiate their example in re-
dressing his fan cied wrongs. That he
did not kill some one long ago is the only
surprising feature of the case. Ordinari-
ly he carried a revolver and a seven-inch
dirk for just such work as that which will
probably send him to the gallows. 1t
would pay both parties to add to their
platforms plank insisting that the blood
and thunder novel must go.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
TARIFF TO REST.
appropriation Bills to be Handled for Fey
DAYS.

MISUNDERSTANDING ements were con
Guided Saturday afternoon by which
the tariff bill will be laid aside fer week
or ten days and tie house will proceed
with the consideration of the appropria
ton bills. 1t is the general understand
ing that this concession was made by Mr..
Mills. in order to ALLOW an opportunity to
the republicans to reach an agreement
concerning his proposition to take the
vote on the tariff bill and the republican
substitute without amendments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
GEORGES LAND THEORIES.
His Views are Illegal--He VIII Get None OF
the Hutchings Property.

the Hutchings Property.
TRENTON, N. J.-Vice Chancellor
Bird has decided the case of the
Hutchings heirs against Henry George.
The clause in the will leaving Henry
George a bequest for the purpose of
aiding him in the circulation of his
peculiar ideas and theories among
the people was declared void.
The point made by the contest
ants was that it was neither charitable,
benevolent nor educational bequest
The court said that George advocated
practices with respect to real estate in
violation of the laws OF the land. He
could not sanction the spreading of such
sentiment: the will is therefore broken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
GRAND RAPIDS
WISCONSIN.

SANDERsoN," said President Cleveland
to r. B. Anderson, our minister TO Den
mark, when he went to Washington to get
his credentials, II want to say to you as
I have said to all others who have been
appointed to foreign posts, keep out of
politics" Mr.. Anderson tells this him
self, and is quite sure the president meant
Just what he said.
The Brazilian Senate has concurred III
the bill passed by the Chamber of Depu-
ties for the immediate abolition of
slavery, and the more than six hundred
thousand slaves still held in bonde gal n
The South American. Empire will become
free at once, thus carrying out the wish
of the dying Emperor Dom Pedro that
his reign might witness the final extinc-
ton of human slavery within his domin-
ions. This leaves Cuba and Porto Rico
the only territories in the New World in
which slavery is tolerated, and it is scarcely
possible that the end of the present cen
fury will not witness its final extinction,
not only in America, but in all countries
of the globe laying any claim to civiliza-
zion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24
A Big Town.

Passenger Conductor, how far are We from
Kansas Cityf
Conductor-Were there now, sir; just passed
S50th street.
Passenger-How soon viii we get to the stationf
Conductor-It's about an hours ride
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24

ROUGH ON ITCH'' Ointment cures Skin Hu
nors Pimples, Flesh Worms, Ring Worm, letter,
Salt RheGIn, Frosted Feet, Chilblains, Itch, Ivy
Poison, Barber's Itch, Scald Head, Eczema. Soc.
Drup-rrsfs Oh. mail Z S Wells. Jersey City. 4. j
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24

Senator Don Cameron has two ma1l1sA
danghters-Mrs. Bradley, wife of a SCI
of Justice Bradley, and Mrs. Rogers, wit :.
of a son of Admiral Rogers. Miss Mar
garet, the youngest of the senator's two
grown up unmarried daughters, is en-
gagged to Mr.. Clarke, of Newark, n. j.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24

THE Supreme Court of the United
States decided in the Indiana tally-sheet
lection fraud cases that when election
officers violate the state election laws and
get caught at it they must suffer the
penalties which the State laws inhict.
The case under consideration was the APP
plication of Coy and Bernham, who were
convicted of making fraudulent election
returns in Marion county, Ind, and SEN
kenoed to eighteen months each in the
penitentiary for their crimes. They ap
piled 20 the Supreme Court for writ of
habeas corpus on the ground that the
Criminal Court that convicted them had
no right to try the cases. The Supreme
Court denied the writ, thus adding one
more to the many decisions of late that a
State has complete jurisdiction in its
own affairs. 1t should not require many
more decisions of this kind to convince
criminals of every grade that State laws
are to be enforced and that part of the
function in the United States Court is to
help enforce them Ey declining to usarp
The prsrogatives of tha State courts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24

Andrew Carnegie sails for Europe pext
week to meet Mr.. Blaine fer the coaching
trip through Scotland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-24

The sleepy precincts of the British
House of Lords have been disturbed by a
debate that attracted Mr.. Gladstone, Lord
Randolph Churchill aud scores of others.
ten Woiseley held his ground that the
army and navy we're in no condition to
defend the empire against foreign attack.
s'If force of 100000 men succeeded i'll
efFecting landing" he said, ''and prop
erly handled, there is no reason why they
might not take possession of the coun-
y" he had just said that the British
navy was weak. Lord Salisbury did not
deny these charges, but complained that
Gen. Wolseley delivered speeches on the
army outside OF the House; and the duke
of Cambridge made the premier's speech
Ridiculous by saying that military mat
tiers should not be discussed in the House.
As long as Wolseley held to his position
and offered TO resign the Office of adiu-
tant-general, which offer was not accept
sd, would say that he has the best of it.
IT has long been a mooted question
whether or not rats aud mice cause some
of the fires that are classed as mysteri-
Gus or ineendiary. A test has recently
been made by the Fire Marshal of Boston
by shutting up rats in cage in which
matches were exposed. The result WAS
conclusive. The first night that the rats
were in the cage they ignited the match
es four times by gnawing at the phos-
phorus-covered ends. and not day nor q
night passed during the experiment. that
the matches were not ignited in like man
ner. There appears to be something in
the phosphorus that the rats are very
fond of, inasmuch as during the expert
ment they had plenty of food given them.
but nevertheless gnawed eagerly at the
phosphorus. and in Rearly every instanse
they dragged the matches they selected
for gnawing into the obscurest nook or
corner they could find in the cage. The
result of the test was complete demon
STRAIT On, proving that the rat land no
doubt the mouse also) will be an incen-
dIar-' IL wen the opportunity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-19

The ILLUSTRATED HERALD is now
on hand at this Office and for sale at the
extremely low price of Is cents each, or
eight copies for$1. The current number
has vast amount of fresh statistical
matter OF great interest regarding this
section. The ILLUSTRATED HERAIn of
1888 is by all odds the best medium
through which to make known to those
at distance all the varied attractions
and industries of Los Angeles and of the
semi-tropics generally. If you want to
keep up the boom send a copy of this
splendidly embellished publication to
your friends in the East.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-19
NEWS MISCELLANY.
Police SwOop Down on Prize
Fighters.
A BATTLE OF THREE ROUNDS
An English Champion Knocked Out
Sporting Men Arrested-At-
tempted Train Robbery.


Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
New YORK, August 1S.-The officers of
the steamboat patrol ran alongside a
barge at o'clock this morning and ar
rested los persons, witnessing prize
fight between LeBlanche, the Marine,
and John Varley, the middle-weight
champion of England.
The fight had just ended in Varley be-
ing knocked out at the end of the third
round, which occupied eight minutes.
Among the persons arrested were Jack
Dempsey and Jack Fallon, the prize
fighters, and "Snapper" Garrison, the
Jockey. They also arrested Jack Nc
Auliffe, Frank Farrell, and a number Of
sporting reporters. Jack Dempsey hur-
riedly tried to disguise himself as fire.
man of the boat.
LeBlanche and Varley were arraigned
in the police court and held to bail; the
others were discharged.
Varley is pretty badly used mp. Both
of his eyes are closed and his lips are cut.
LIE Blanche escaped almost unhurt. His
hands are badly swollen.
The corrected list foots up ninety pas
sengers. The fight was according to
Queensbury rules. At 20
TIME WAS CALLED
And the men began the battle. From
the start 1.-THE Marine began the rush
ing tactics for which he is famous. They
had no sooner faced each other than out
shot his left on Varley's right eye, cut
ting the skin. He followed this up with
another right and left in quick success
sion. 1t was evident from the start that
the Englishman was overmatched. LIE
Blanche's left visited Varley's nose and a
crimson stream flowed down and the first
blood was called. Varley seemed in
capable all through the round to do any
thing but take his terrible punishment.
Time was called with Varley's eye badly
swollen and bloody nose.
SECOND ROUND.
lie Blanche went right to work again,
and his rushes with upper cuts were so
fierce that they almost knocked Varley
out. He landed terrible blow in the re-
gion of Varley's heart. and the latter
dropped to the floor like a log. Varley
was 80 groggy at the call of time that his
seconds had to assist him to his corner
His lip and left evelid were cut clear
through. Varley did not land single
effective blow on the Marine. The third
and
LAST ROUND
Lasted only thirty-fve seconds. The
Marine saw his opponent was used up
and went for him. Right and left Var
ley turned and quit. His second threw
up tn sponge, and the fight was awarded
to LIE Blanche.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-19
THE POWELL CASE.
The Evidence Submitted by the
People.


REDWOOD Cry, August 1S.-When
court opened this morning in the Powell
trial Charles Wentwort was again placed
on the stand for cross.examination. He
was rigidly cross examined by Mr..
knight, but his testimony was not
shaken. The clothes of the deceased
were introduced and the bullet holes
shown to the jury. Bette Portal testified
to a meeting between Smith and Powell
on the Sunday previous to the shooting.
W. E. Wagner, the next witness, testified
as to conversation he had with Powell
after he had met Mr.. Smith
on the Sunday previous, in
which Powell had called Mr..
Smith coward. Powell wanted him to
show fight. B. A. Portal testified as to
PowelPs arrest and his appeal not to be
taken to jail, as he would furnish bail,
and the Gazette man had put something in
the paper about him. VIM. Lyons, a
witness. testified that on Sunday evening
previous to the shooting he saw Powell
talking to man on street car. Powell
said: 81 will go for him. 1 will fix the
----. will make him squeal. "
After the examination of DR.. Ross, who
attended Smith when he was shot, the
people closed the case and the court ad-
journed until Monday
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-19
Two Lovers.

Two lovers by moss grown spring;
They leaned soft cheeks together there,
Mingled the dark and su ny hair
And heard the woOing thrushts sing,
o, budding time
o, loves best prime!
Two welded from the portal slept;
The bells made happy carolings,
The air was soft as tanning WINGS
While petals on the pathway swept.
o, pure eyed bride!
o, tender bride!
Two faces over q cradle bent;
Two hands above the head were locked,
THESE pressed each other while they rocked
There watched life that love had sent
o, solemn hour!
o, hidden power.
Two parents by the evening FIRE;
The red light shone about their knees,
on heads that rose by slow degrees,
Like buds upon the lily spire
o, patient lifel
o, tender strife!
The two still sat together there;
The red light shone about their knees;
But all the heads by slow degrees
Had gone and left the lonely pafr.
o, voyage fast!
o, vanished past
The red light shone about the floor.
And made the space between them wide;
And drew their chairs up side by side;
Their pale cheeks joined, and said "Once
more!"
o, memories!
o, past that is!
-TGeOrae Eliot