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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
TO PREVENT POLYGANIY.
Governor of Arizona Wants All Inclined
That Way DISTINGUISHED.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Gov. Wolfey.
of Arizona. in his annual report to the
secretary of the interior, says: Arizona
had law DISTINGUISHING all who practiced
taught or encouraged polygamy. The
first Legislative act signed by my prede-
eessor was to repeal that act. request
and urge congress to repeal the repeating
act and re-establish the above territorial
law. Politically Mormons seem to have
plan of sending colonies
territories in sufficient numbers to form
the balance of power between The two
political parties. They are willing to trade
with either, but remain true only so long
as the interests of the church are best
served. The church is their law and all
other law Is subservient to the orders of
the church. The Mormons number about
5000 in this territory The total taxable
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
A PRETTY GIRL IN MALE ATTIRE
She Goes Bartending to Escape From Her
lover

DULUTH, Mimi, Oct. 18.-A pretty
black-haired, black-eyed young woman,
evidently about 20 years old, was arrested
at Clquot, while tending bar in a saloon,
dressed as a man. She appeared in that
town Saturday, and at once applied for
work at the saloon of a man named Smith,
and was promptly engaged as barkeeper
Suspicion was aroused by her woman s
voice, which she could not disguise She
was not surprised at being arrested
Her antecedents and name are not known
She said she assumed the disguise to
escape from her lover, who is horse thief.
She IS in Jail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
-I- -
PAID IN BRASS.
A Dishonest Manager Causes Much Suffer-
ing Among Laborers.

CHEsTERTowN, Md, Oct 18.-Much
restitution exists among a large number
of foreign laborers who have been employ
ed during the past summer in the canning
house of the Lynches, Kent county, owing,
it is said, to the departure of the manager
of the cannery without making provision
for the redemption of brass checks given
to the employees as evidence of indebted
ness. The stores formerly received the
checks in payment fer supplies but now re-
fuse to honor them, and the foreigners are
left with no protection, except rude board
huts. and with nothing to eat and no way
Of returning to their homes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
BALFoUR's NONsENsIcAL WORDS.
Attacks G1adstone's Home Rule Policy.

MANCHESTER, Oct. 19.-Balfour, chief
secretary for Ireland. III a
speech tonight, declared that the re-
cent GIadstonian successes at the election
are due to the socialist agitation. The
Irish tenants wanted home rule In order
to get the power to appropriate some
body's property Gladstone might not
look beyond home rule, but Labouchere
and the others cared less for home rule
than for social spoliation. The Gladston-
ians we're trying to debauch the nation
and destroy the union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
END OF AN EVENTFUL LIFE.
A Lawyer With an UnsayOry Reputa-
ton Shot in st. Louis.
A Deputy Sheriff Was a Witness to
the ARRAY.
The Killing Grew Out of a Newspaper
Partnership.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 21-Frank J Bowman.
the well known lawyer, who has figured in
so many matrimonial troubles In Chi
cago, was shot and killed this afternoon at
Ferguson, Mo-, by D. NJ. Chambers. The
The killing grew out of trouble over the
Times newspaper. Chambers was a large
stakeholder and principal owner of the
paper up to the time of its demise. Bow
man was also financially interested In it
and has been In litigation with Cham
bers. This afternoon In company with
Deputy Sheriff Garrett, of st. Louis, he
called at Chambers home IN Ferguson,
met Chambers In the yard and told him
he had come to levy on the property.
Chambers entered the house, but came out
almost Immediately with a shot gun. He
ordered the deputy sheriff out of his
grounds, and Garrett went. Nov, Bow
man, I'll give you three minutes to get out
Of these grounds, - said Chambers. Bow
man did not move and an instant later
Chambers raised the gun and fired the
load into Bowman S breast. Bowman fell
dead and Chambers walked into the house,
and at 4: 80 was still there awaiting arrest,
while Bowman's body lay in a pool of
blood In the yard, nobody yenturlng to
touch it, as the coroner had not yet ar
rived
Bowman was one of the best-hnown
men in St. Louis, although of somewhat
an unsavory reputation His matrimonial
trouble with his common law wife and 9TH
ers are familiar to readers of papers during
the past year Chambers was at one time
prominent in this city He was president
of the Butchers and Drovers' bank, which
failed a dozen years ago. After this he
bought out the Times and stayed with it
until it failed.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21-At five o'clock the
sheriff arrived at Chambers house and
placed the murderer under arrest. He
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
UP IN SMOKE.
Plant of the Oconomowoc Iron Works Now
in Ashes.

OcoNoMowoc, Wis, Oct 18.-At 10
o'clock this morning the entire plant of
the Oconomowoc Iron Works, on the cor
ner of Walnut and Pleasant streets, was
destroyed by fire. The origin of the flames
is not known. The plant includes the offices,
a large machine shop, back of this the
foundry, and several small sheds. The
loss on building and machinery is $4,000
to $4,000, with an insurance of 81, 900
81 900 in the Northwestern National, $500
in the Oconomowoc City and $500 in the
outside county. Patterns valued at several
thousand dollars were destroyed, on which
there is no insurance. The plant is owned
by n. J. Johnson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
DARKNESS WILL PREVAIL.
A National League of Colored Men to be
Organized.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-John G. Jones, a
lawyer of this city, with number of
prominent coIored men i'll different parts
of the country have arranged to call
conference of the leading men of the color
ed race srom every state and territory in the
Union, to meet in Chicago next June, for
the purpose of forming a national league
for the protection and elevation of the
coIored race In the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
TINE FOR A SETTLEMENT.
After Six Months Idleness Miners Resume
Operations.

LA SALE, ILL.,, Oct 21-After nearly
six months idleness the miners here and
in the 0glesby and Peru mines have settled
their difficulties with the oper-
sumed tomorrow. The advantage
to wage workers is that they have obtain
ed raise of 215 cents ton above that
offered them May l, supplemented by
whatever they may consider as a gain from
sticking to their principles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
HOLDING OFF.
Ball Players Have an AdversiOn to Signing
With the Brotherhood.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21-This was the day
when the men who are going to play in
league clubs next season should sign con-
tracts, but up to this evening Anson's
name was the only one put down
on the Chicago list. President
Spaulding of the Chicago club
had no explanation to offer. Dispatches
from Pittsburg and Cleveland tell the same
tale, and the opinion seems to prevail that
the players are waiting the action of the
Brotherhood meeting next month before
signing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24

property is given at S26,575, 692;
total territorial Indebtedness 1852
900, and the total territorial,
county and city Indebtedness about g.
902,910.
Agriculture is in a fairly prosperous
condition. Stock raising is one of the
leading industries The mineral products
for the year 1888 are given as follows:
Copper, 81. 1877 300 pounds; gold. s850,000
silver, $3.50, 900. With better railroad
facilities the governor thinks the mineral
output would be greatly increased
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
On the Road to Ruin.

NEWARK. N. J., Oct 21.-Annie
Green, a thirteen-years-old girl, who re-
ported to have been assaulted and robbed
last Wednesday night, at Kearney, n. J.,
confessed today that her story was pure
fabrication. She had spent the money
given her by her father and invented the
story of the robbery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
ON TRIAL AT ASHLAND.
Prize Fighters Trying to Escape on a Tech
nicaIity of Law.

ASHLAND. Wis, Oct. 21-The question
fore the municipal court here and is likely
to occupy the time of the court and sew
eral attorneys for the rest of the week. On
examination Cole and O'Keefe for defend
ants raised the point according to Wis
consin law, that to constitute a prize fight
the parties must arrange beforehand and
as no Encouragement had been proven
the match was simply an athletic exhibit
ton. The exhibition or fight whichever
it may be called is ofthe same kind as held
here many times before. The prosecution
is caused on account of jealousy between
county and city officials and Hoard's cru
SADIE against prize fighting. Defendants
are held on bonds for trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Transferring the Strikers.

KEY WEST, Fla, Oct. 21.-The Spanish
gunboat sent by the Havana authorities at
therequest Of the Spanish consul at this
place, arrived today to transfer the Cuban
cigar makers and their families who are
on strike, to Havana. The strike, which
was ordered last week by the cigar max
ers, has permeated every branch of the
business and today was made general.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
The Greenback Nominees.

New YORK, Oct 21.-Representatives
of the greenback party met to-day and
nominated Rev Thomas K. Beecher for
secretary of state; John B. Sullivan, of
Winchester for comptroller; Joseph
Madison Hall, of Hamilton, for treasurer.
Other nominations will be made later.
A platform was adopted reciting the
familiar tenets of the party.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Minnesota Items.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 2l.-There was a
slight furry of snow in Minneapolis this
morning.
The work Of getting jury for the trial
of j. Frank Cullom was begun this morn
ing.
A Fergus Falls, Mimi, despatch says
the ground was covered with snow this
morning and it was still falling at
noon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21.-Wheat-Easy; 70 for
seller cash; 81 for No. l. northern. Corn-Dun;
No. 8, 3Ola@3l. Oats-Steady No. ? white, 81
@21la. Rye Easier No 3, 42@4224 Barley
Easy; No. 2, 522l for seller October Pro-
visions - Firm; Pork-u.5O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
WANTED THE LAW REPEALED.
Forbidding Chinese Immigration to the
United States.

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-The convention of
the inter-seminary alliance closed to-day.
Under the head of miscellaneous business.
Mr. Hillyard, of the Chicago seminary
threw a bomb into the convention in the
shape of the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The United States law for
bidding Chinese immigration is hurtful to
missionary work In China
RESOLVED. That the United States con-
gress be requested to repeal said law.
a dozen delegates wanted to speak at
nee and when order was restored many
peeches were made in opposition to the
esolution and not one In favor of it. 1t
was tabled indefinitely.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Two Factions United.

CINCINNATI, Oct. ia special says +:
This morning at Pine Springs. Ky, Frank
Tolliver married Grace Martin The
bride and bridegroom are sister and
brother of the leaders of the opposing fac
lions that for several years have been in
dustriously numbering each other in that
county. Today's wedding seems to be a
treaty of peace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
THE BLACK VILLAINS.
Horribly Treat White Man at Greenvil1e,
Ala.

GREENvIILE, Ala, Oct. 19-This
morning a quarrel between negro and
young white man named Roberts re-
suited in the negro pouring gasoline over
Roberts Another negro touched off the
fluid with lighted lamp and in an in
slant Boberts was enveloped in flames. He
ran wildly up and down the street and was
literally roasted alive. One of the negroes
has been arrested
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Will Sit Monday.

HELENA, Mont, Oct 21.-At a meeting
of supreme court judges today it was de-
cided to hold a special term of court next
Monday to hear the Tunnel precinct case
from Silver Bow county. This is the case
ON the decision of which depends the COM
plexion of the legislature.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
His Election Assured.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-The Seventh
district democratic convention tonight en-
dorsed the nomination of Amos J. Cum
mings for congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
CANNOT LIVE Z.
The Victim of an Outrageous Assault Will


IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich, Oct 21-The
girl Brachetti. who, it is alleged, was out
ragged at Norway by Henry Sampson is
still living, but cannot recover. The Ital-
ian countrymen of the girl planned to
lynch Sampson, but the sheriff took him
to Menominie There is talk among the
Italians of organizing a lynching party to
hang Sampson at Menominie, but such an
attempt would be doubtful of success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Poison i'm the Well.

ALMAMoNT, H., Oct. 19-Wm. Carey,
a farmer, died last night supposedly from
the effects of poison placed in his well:
His wife and child and Mrs Durbin and
her children are sick and in danger, some
If not all will die.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Fined for Keeping a Dive.

WAUsAU, Wis, Oct. 21-Anna John
son, the mistress of the notorious cotton
farm resort near this city, which was
raided and up last spring, has just
been fined 5000 in the circuit court by
Judge Webb, which she paid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
WILL Raise the Price.

WORCESTER, Mass. Oct. 21-The vari-
Gus wire goods companies of Worcester,
it is reported, have entered into a combina-
ton with leading eastern wire goods man
ufacturers to raise the price of their manu-
features and especially these relating to
household utensils.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Captain Kids Pets

KANSAS CRY. Oct. ia large number
of small incendiary fires occurred recently.
The police have discovered the incendi-
aries were band of school boys ranging
from eleven to fifteen years. They were
regularly organized. and called themselves
Captain Kids Pets. The leaders are
under arrest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Victims of the Wreck.

KANSAS CRY. Oct. 19.-The passengers
who were injured in the wreck near
Dodge City yesterday, were brought here
today Mrs. Dankler is still unconscious
and there is little hope for her recovery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
An Inventors Death.

BosToN, Oct 21.-The well-known in
yentOr of Ipswich, Mass, James Peatfeld,
whose name is closely associated with the
early lace and wool manufacturing of this
country, died to-day
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24

Miss Mary Lupton, of Keokuk, Iowa, and
E. B. Almen, of Elgin, ILL.,, were taken to
the sisters hospital. They were both Sc
siously injured Almen is an old man and
may not recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Arrived in Safety,

GENOA. Oct. 21.-Emperor William and
Empress Victoria Augusta, arrived here
from Monza today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
A Nice Fortune Gone.

EDINBURG, Oct. 21.-Miss Florence st.
John, an actress, has been been robbed of
Jewels valued at FL 500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Referred the Case.

CHICAGO, Oct 19.-Judge Gresham
took steps toward setting the Wisconsin
Central litigati on today. by referring the
matter to the special master in chauncery
at Milwaukee, the latter being authorized
to take all necessary testimony
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Chanin Rennminated.

BROOKLYN, Oct. 21-The democratic
county convention tonight renominated
Alfred G. Chaplin for mayor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24
Weekly Banks Statement.

New YORK, Oct. 19-The weekly state
ment of the associated banks shows the
folIoUinU cbanons.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-08-14

Allentown, Mercer Co., in this State,
is trying the "close corporation act,
with the same result, probably, that all
such attempts meet, namely, injury to the
business Of the town. A Trenton paper
says:
Allentown was recently made Dor
ough, and the Commissioners made an
ordinance imposing a license fee of 800
on all nonresident retail dealers, except-
lng milk and fish, clam and oyster ped
dlers. E. B. Yard, Newtown merchant,
has considerable coal trade at Allentown
and declined to pay the license. Recently
his driver, Peter Mershon, was arrested
when delivering coal, but was released.
On Saturday be was again arrested. He
demanded hearing but was refused and
sent to Freehold Jail. Mr.. Yard employed
John Sykes as counsel, who went TO Allen
town and had q conference with the
President OF the Board, and 1t was agreed
that Mershon should be discharged pend
ing al opinion on the law points involved,
and on Sunday Mr. Yard went to Free
hold with the necessary discharge papers.
The defense viii claim that the ordinance
Is utterly invalid, as 1t discriminates in
favor OF residents, which in view of a late
decision of the courts cannot be legally
done.
" 1t is highly probable that the defense
will claim damages for false Imprisonment.
Opinion seems to be strongly against the
ordinance.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-08-14

AN exchange says "Oncc 10 while
every newspaper Office receives copy Of
their paper marked refused. Nine eases
out Of ten the party returning it is indebt-
ed to the office for subscription. 1t will
be interesting TO such 10 learn that the
latest postal laws are such that newspa-
per publishers can arrest any one for
fraud who takes a paper and refuses to
pay for t. Under this law the man who
allows his subscription to run along for
some time unpaid and then orders 1t dis
continued, or tells the postmaster to mark
1t refused and have a postal card sent
notifying the publisher, lays himself liza
BILE TO arrest and fine, the same as for
theft, etc"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-08-14
CARD.

1t was not because am easily duped,
that was misled into paying a dishon-
est man or officer, money, that righttully
belongs TO THE Hibernia Fire 90. ;,
but that was confident that the superior
officer present at the time of said payment
(who had assured me that but for him,
'the Company" never sco4td or could
have come to my assistance), would never
even tacitly allow himself to be consider
ed on the same level, and that IL he had
the authority to control the whole CON-
pany, Gas he had just told me he had), he
most assuredly had the authority to see
and know that his subordinate paid over
to "the Company" money paid for ser
vices rendered by said Company, and
not by any one individual.
BY failing so to do, he throws himself
open TO the imputation OF having shared
in the ''divvy." MISS ToRBERr.
August 18th, 1889.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-08-14

Early 10 June last we printed para
graph stating how peculiarly three.
year.old colt belonging to Arson Mar
shall, of Sunnyside. had been afflicted
after driving. The animals legs. began
swelling to great proportions soon after
being returned to the stable, finally
bursting. The colt is now past the pos.
sibility of any further affliction. On the
morning of the Sd inst. lightning struck
the barn In which it was tied. killing the
promising animal. The hair was com.
pletely burned from its body. Hunterdon
Democrat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-08-14
A Cows strange 1nfataatlon.


Peter M. Larew, who last Spring re-
moved from a farm near Copper Hill to
Pennington, tells quite remarkable story.
He says that a few years ago while upon
this farm, he noticed that one of his best
cows came In from the pasture field every
night with very little milk in her udder.
He was greatly puzzled to account for the
phenomenon, and concluded TO make an
effort TO ascertain the reason for the snd-
den falling off in the milk yield Of nearly
fresh COW.
Therefore, on the following morning Ne
turned the COW into another pasture field,
when, instead Of feeding, she set up a
great believing and running TO and fro
like COW which has been bereft Of her
calf. This she continued for some hours,
and finally Mr.. Larew turned her again
into her former quarters. She imme-
diately hurried off towards an old tree
stump, and stopped by it. Here she gave
peculiarly endearing call or two, and
Mr.. Larew was surprised to see a huge
black snake emerge from the stump. The
reptile at once coiled itself about the hind
leg Of the COW, and taking one Of her
teats In its mouth began sucking the milk.
After it had satisfied itself 1t looscned Its
grip aud glided around 10 front Of the
COW, drawing Its tail caressingIy over her
face, while she bestowed upon 1t every
mark OF affection that COW would mani
fest toward her calf After thus dallying
for time the snake went off to Its retreat
In the tree stump.
MIR. Larew having now solved the prob
lem that had been bothering him concluded
that this intimscy had better be broken
up, and he engaged neighbor-Mr.
Jacob Thatcher, who was dead shot-to
kill the milk-loying ophidian upon his
next appearance. Mr.. Thatcher came,
armed with bis rusty shotgun, and after
a short time the cow again went to her
trysting- place by the stump and recalled
her black pet. Again was the milking
and fondling process gone through with,
and at favorable moment The marksman
fired with deadly aim, blowing the snakes
head clean off It's body. The head was
seen to spring from the ground at least
foot high several times before its vitality
was expended.
And now comes the strangest part OF
the story. The COW, upon realizing that
the snake was dead, behaved ike mad.
She roared and beloved and paved the
earth for long time, and from that hour
she grieyed and pinned, eating but little,
and after a few weeks died, her bovine
heart apparently broken by the tragic
death Of her crawling charmer. It was
a very remarkable case OF affection be-
tween two animals differing so widely In
their constitution and nature. The snake,
upon measurement, was found to be nine
feet and half 10 length. = Htnteraon
Democrat.