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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26
FOREST FIRES.
Nova Scotia Visited by the Fire Fiend

Nova Scotia Visited by the Fire Fiend.
HALIFAX. n S., Sept. 21-The larges
forest fires ever seen on Prince Edward s
island ragged west of Summerside on
Thursday and Friday. The loss cannot be
estimated. Three saw mills and large
number Of dwellings and outbuildings were
destroyed. Several people had a narrow
escape from being burned. Rain which
has fallen, partly subdued the flames but
the people are fearful lest strong winds will
again fan them into activity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 20.-A car
on the electric railroad up Mission Ridge
slipped on the hill, the side of the track
being covered with dew. The car was
heavily loaded, and the passengers at the
bidding of the conductor jumped off. The
parties injured were all visitors in attend
ance at the reunion of Wilder's brigade.
The following is the list of the injured:
Mrs. Adams, Casey, ILL.,. injured internally,
probably fatal; Mrs NJ J. Morrison,
Casey, Ills, badly injured; Capt. Owen
Wiley, Casey, H., injured internally,
badly hurt; VIM Mumford, Casey, H.,
head badly cut; Mrs A.. c. Addison,
Casey, H., seriously bruised; L. F. Miller,
Casey, ILL.,, face hurt; Wash. Sanford,
Casey, H., slightly injured; Mrs. D. 3
Massep, Princeton, Ind, ankle spraired;
Samuel A. Reeves, Princeton, Ind, in
ternally injured; Mrs. S. A. Reeves, Prince
ton, Ind, knee and shoulder sprained;
Mrs J H. Clarke, Owensville, Ind, shout
der and ankle sprained; g. w. Parker,
Bunker Hill. ILL.,, slightly crushed; w. H.
Apologize, Hazeldell, H., cut by barbed
wire fence The injured were all brought
to this city, everything being done for
their relief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26
Them PiOus.
BIackwood's MAGAZINE.

a friend of mine who was giving large
dinner once called on old T., the negro ca
terer, to arrange the dinner and take the
trouble off her hands
Yes. ma am, said old T., ''I'll look
out for it all; but fust | want to know who
de company Is. Is there any clergymen
and them a comm
Certainly, said my friend: but why
do you ask such question:
''Oh, says old T.. If they clergymen
and that sort comm you must get more
to eat and drink. Them pious eats tremen-
donsi''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26
FOREIGN.

THE King of Portugal is seriously i'll.
THE Queen of Italy is a most ardent
mountaineer,
THE London docks have their usual busy
aspect, nearly all the strikers having re-
turned to work.
JOHN BURNS. leader of the London strik-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26
y SPORTIVE ROBBER.
An Express Messenger Arrested For Steal
ing Diamonds.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. Sept 21-Thoma;
Green, an express messenger on the New
port News & Mississippi Valley railroad
was arrested here last night, charged
with having stolen $500 worth of diamonds
from a trunk about ten days ago. The
baggage master, whose name is White,
was arrested at Lexington yesterday. When
Green was captured he was at the races
and was just cashing a couple of pool tick,
cts on which he had made a large win
ming.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26
A CITY WITHOUT CoUN TERPART

Thirty Thousand Luxurious People With
Neither Shop, Artisan, Nor Trade.
Lying between Assam and Burmah is
the remote little hill state of Manlpur,
lately visited by Indian officers, ore of
whom. writing on the forests of the state
in Indian Forests, gives an extraordinary
account of Imphail the capital. 1t sit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26

PUBLIC newspapers have become so init
mately interviewer with progress of our
civilization that they must be honest to COM
mand public respect. They are the great
educators of the people; they expose by
pocrisy and crime; they are the accepted
champions of public and business integrity;
they are largely the guardians of the purity
of society, of politics, of public morals, and
they must be thoroughly honest to be
equipped for their responsible mission.
The honest newspaper criticises public
wrong in political power with equal fidelity
whether committed by friend or foe, and it
defends it cause only by giving the whole
truth to its readers The time was when
the blind party organ was the political
teacher of the age, but that period has pass
ed away forever. Now intelligent citizens
of every faith read the independent news
paper to revise or strengthen their con-
vietions, and Independent journalism leads
all rivals in every great centre of intelll-
renee on the continent. Narrow, blgoted
partisans reject the Independent journal,
but the great mass of all the parties now
believe in and support the honest news
paper. The honestnewspaper must be honest
alike In its convictions, its teachings and
its business. 1t must be honest in its APP
peals for patronage as well as honest In
in its appeal for honesty in
the public and private circles which it
criticises. It must be honest in It's circula-
ton: honest with its advertisers; honest
with all who have business relations with
it. When it claims circulation, it must
have it in bona fida subscribers or purchas-
ers, and not in exaggerated figures or IN
unread unpaid and returned copies. When
it claims Advertising it must be for the
patronage of the honest advertisers, all
paying the same price for the same ser
vice, and not in bogus advertising from
free to any price that can be commanded.
The public journal that would invite pub
lie respect must be the clearly honest news
paper in its news columns; in its editorial
columns; IL its advertising columns, and
in presenting its claims for patronage. As
the intelligent business public is never
misled by the dishonest newspaper, In
journalism, as in every other calling of
life, honesty is the best policy"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26

He meant it: Yabsley-''It is queer
what lack of harmony there is among the
members of your choir. Miss Marble
why, Mr.. Yabsley. there has never been
quarrel among US yet. Yabsley-''I
wasn't talking about anything of that
kind. | referred to the singing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26

PROF. LEXIS of the University of Got
tingen, has published work in which he
proves by statistics that the German uni
versities have twice as many students as
can possibly hope to make a living by the
respective professions for which they are
preparing. The consequence Is, of course,
a large annual increase of the learned and
most dangerous proleterian class.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26
The Spartan Virtue of Fortitude

Must be possessed in no ordinary degree by those
who bear the pangs of rheumatism without COM
plant. We have never heard of such an individu-
al. But why not, ere the lifelong martyrdom
begins, extinguish the germ of this atrocious
malady with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the
efficacy OF which as preventative of the disease,
as well as means of relieving it, is well estab-
nshed and amply attested, during the last thirty
i've years, over professional signatures! 1t ex-
purgates from the blood those acrid principles
which beget the pain and Inflammation character
1stlc OF this complaint, which, it should be recol
lected, is always liable to terminate life suddenly
when it attacks vital part. The Bitters also ex-
pels the virus of malaria from the SYSTEM rem
edies dyspepsia, kidney complaint, constipation
and biiousness quiets the nerves, and invigorates
the whole physical organism.
Down to hard facts Testy old gent
Huh Do you think you can support my
daughter IN the style to which she has
been accustomed?" Young sutton Well,
no; but think can support in the style
to which her mother was accustomed for a
good many years after she married you :"
Old Gent (su5dued Take her my son,
and be happy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26

THE controversy over Lincoln's religion
comes at last to the simple fact that any
man who succeeds in living as good and true
life as he did will surely be saved, even
if a special plan of redemption should have
0 be devised for that PURPOSE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26
GRAND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN

A CHINESE journal contains the sur
prising intelligence that in America, if a
man does not smoke or drink, he is uni
versaIly respected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-26

sau are enthusiartic over the supposed dis
covery of gold. The president of the COM
pany has taken samples of the ore away
for examination.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
The Cotton Belt Management.

The most disturbing rumor in local
railroad offices yesterday, outside of the
Alton s war in the West, was the an
nouncement emanating from Houston
Tex, to the effect that Co-ReceiveT
Swanson, of the Cotton Belt, would
wake the general management in
his own hands after July l. Gen
eral Manager Doddridge is at
present in Texas with Robert
Moore, the expert engaged in the exam
nation of the property for the first
mortgage bondholders. Receiver For
dyce is in New York, and Vice-Pr es1dent
Kerens is likewise in the East with his
family.
The Doddridge appointment was made
last December, ut the instance of the
Gould element, and in his half-year s
work he has used the pruning
knife all over the system
III Missouri, Arkansas and Texas
reducing the operating expenses to q
minimum without impairing the eff
cheney of the service. The Goulds
placed him in charge of the property !,
knowing that he was practical railroad
man, and Receiver Fordyce, the presi-
dent of the company, was SO well satisfied
with the economic results of the new
management that upon assuming the re-
ownership he at once issued circular
continuing the service of General Man
ager Doddridge.
The action taken before Judge Pardee
in New Orleans, however, may some
what change the general situation. The
application for a co-receivership was
made at the instance of the Central
trust company for the first mortgage
bondholders and others, and the object
was stated in official quarters to be de-
sire to comply with the Texas state laws,
which require that receiver of a road
operated in Texas must be resident
of that state. 1t was stated to
be harmonious proceeding, and the
Federal court in this district was to be
asked to enter the co-appointment here,
so that the joint receivership would be
recognized in Missouri and Arkansas, as
well as in Texas. The general trans
portatlon manager of the Houston and
receiver, and it is an open question
whether the appointment is agreeable to
the Gould interests of the second mort
gage.
MIR Swanson is of course a practical
IdllTodu HILL, anu tne TeIHoFd1 OF the
general offices to Texarkana or Houston
is among the possibilities of the Cotton
Belt case. Texarkana is already the
headquarters for the general superin-
tendent and chief engineer of the system.
Nothing, however, would be done in
changing the the general management
without a consultation with Receiver
Fordyce, whose authority extends over
the property in Texas.-CSt. Louis
Globe Democrat, June IS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
THE GAZETTE: FORT WORTH. TEXAS MONDAY July /.

the part Of the Alton that it would notify
It's fellow members of the Western
States passenger association should it
desire to make any change in passenger
rates.
The Atoms ground for the reduction
in rates is that the Rock Island
allowed its descriptive round-tTip ticketS8
to Denver to be so manipulated that
passengers could make the trip either
way for S26. This they claim was done
in the following way: A Chicago
scalper would buy a round-trip tioket
for $50. The one-way rate being $50 90
This ticket he would sell to "a
Denver passenger for $50, WITH
an order on Denver scalper foB.s
$50, or as much less as he COULD
get the customer to accept. The Denver
scalper then sold the return passage for
S25, or as much more as he could get.
The ticket is of the descriptive character +
including In fact everything but a photos
graph of the purchaser. The AltgsE
claims that q lady rode on one of tls5ase
tickets, which described man Wfe2.
blonde side whiskers. 1t is alleged that
this took place on q Rock Island roAte.
The Alton further claims that there are
now 900 of these unused portions of tick
being of the Rock Island issue.
To this charge the Rock Island makes
answer in a circular claiming that there
are but fifty-four outstanding round
trip Denver tickets of its issue, and it is
reasonable to suppose that at least nine
out of ten of these are in the hands of
legitimate purchasers. The Alton peo-
pie claim that tine circular is pure bun
combe
The Alton is by no means satisfied with
the reduction in passenger rates which
will extend to all intermediate points. 1t
is now attacking the Rock Island in
very tender spot. If private information
from points west of the Missouri are to be
believed, the word comes that the Rock
Island, refusing to break cargoes at the
Missouri river, the Alton is offering
stockmen to take cattle to Chicago from
any point on the Rock Island
system west of the river at regular rates,
This it can do by paying local rates to
the Rock Island to Kansas City and
thence to Chicago over its own line.
This will not cut the. through rate,
but the traffic will net the Alton much
less than 1t would the Rock Island.
With several other changes of social
amenities the situation stands as above.
1t may change, however, within twenty
four hours Il st. Louis Globe-Democrat
June 2S
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
1T WAS THE GIRLS FAULT.
Causes that Sometimes Make Jewelry Turn
Black.
Jewelers. Weekly.

jewelers. Weekly.
Every jeweler has doubtless met with
many curious incidents in his business
career. Shortly after the holidays there
came into my place a pleasant hammered
young man who expressed a desire to
look at some gold necklaces. 1t is need
less to say that 1 sold him one. 1t was
fourteen karats and very pretty. Two
days later the door was flung open and in
rushed the same young man, boiling with
rage. He threw the necklace on the
counter, demanded the return of his
money, and threatened to expose me as a
swindler. It took half an hour to learn
his story.
It seems that after presenting the neck
lace to his lady love he had taken her to
a reception ornamented with his present.
After the first dance there was a commo-
ton in the corner of the room, and the
rivals of our customers best girl were
tittering among themselves and whisper
ing about her.
The young lady looked in the glass and
almost tainted at the sight. Her beau
tiful neck was almost black from the
friction of the necklace. She changed
her mind about falnting, returned home
with her brother, and sent the necklace
back to her young man, and note that
she did not like his brass
1 tested the necklace in his presence
and proved to him that it was full four
teen carats. About that time a young
physician called to purchase scarf-pin
He had overheard part of the story and
asked to hear the balance, as he believed
he could throw some light ON the subject
Pretty soon he laughed oughtright and
said: Why, sir, the trouble is with your
girl, and not the necklace. She has too
much sulphur, iron, mercury, salt or
acid in her blood, and as any of these
substances has an affinity for gold, the
explanation is clear. have patients for
whom mercurial medicines have been
prescribed, and the result is that their
fingers upon which rings are worn dis
color at once.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY
The Great Popular Route Between
THE EAST AND THE WEST.
Short Lineto New Orleans and all
Points in Louisiana, New 5
Mexico, Arizona and
California.
FaYorite Line to tie North,
East and Southeast.

Double sxiig line of Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars tkFcnsh to st. Louis via the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
pEArH-R1pE OF AN ENGINEER.
Paralyzed in HIS Cab, He Opens the Throt
tie and Reaches Home a Corpse.

Paralyzed in HIS Cab, He Opens the Throt-
tie and Reaches Home a Corpse.
The body of John Meyers, passenger
train engineer on the Wabash, who died
Wednesday, %as buried in this city to-
day. Meyers was stricken with paraly-
sis while on his engine just before reach
ing the end of the run at Sparta, Mo
He knew his time had come, and told his
fireman that he had only few hours to
live. Summoning all his strength
he pulled open the throttle of his
engine and made the great machine fairly
bound in order to reach the Station at
Sparta before he became perfectly help
less. As the train dashed along the rigor
became more intense, and when he ran
into the station he was almost completely
paralyzed. His left arm alone was ca
pable of action, and with that he shut off
steam and turned on the brakes, for the
last time stopping the train at the sta
ton. He was carried from his cab, and
before his wife and children could reach
his bedside he was speeches. and died in
q few minutes. He was practically dead
before he left his engine = Chicago
Herald
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
ABILENE.

Taylor County Appreciates the Prize She Cap
tured 1t the Spring Palace.
Special to the Gazette.
ABILENE, TEX, June 9o.-Sherif
Cunningham went over into Jones county
yesterday and brought back a man
named Hendricks who is charged with
sw1ndling in Bell county. Hendricks is
held in jail here, and the Bell county
officials will come after him.
Taylor county duly appreciates the
prize she captured at the Spring Palace.
Next year she will be at the Spring Pal
ace, and will bring the whole cake
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
Northern paoiflc.s Position.

ST. PAUL, MINI, June 9o.-T. r.
Cakes, president of the Northern Pa
cifc, in an interview in this city denies
emphatically that his C company proposes
to withdraw from its Canadian relations.
He says they are building rapidly
through Montana, and admits that nego
tiations are under way looking to the
purchase of the Northwest Central
railway.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01

ceiver McNulta to the pur -
committee, and the operati# 'haslf
the road by thes management Iof Is
Wabash Western began at that tour.
All remittances for agents and foreign
roads to close accounts prior TO July
will be made to the receiver in Chicago.
Remlttapces from receipts commencing
July l viii be made to the treasurer of
the Wabash Western at st. Louis.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
The Atoms Campaign.

As previously announced in the Globe
Democrat, the Chicago and Alton man
'agement has entered upon campaign
which will arouse lively interest among
its competitors. 1t claims not TO be
bound by any association rules, and viii
give notice of changes in rates only to the
Interstate commerce commission. The
beginning of this plan of compaign was
inaugurated by the notice of reduction
in the Denver passenger rate of
S3b. 60 to SIG. General Passenger
Agent Charlton sent notice of the reduc-
tiqMwhich goes into effect July g, to
n rsoI, D. c.. Hut no notice was
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
Texas Panhandle Route
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth
RAHRoAD

Shortest line, quickest time from the Gulf Of
Mexico, Fort Worth and all principal points in
Texas to Rocky Mountain resorts and Pacific
coast. including Trinidad, Pueblo, Manitou,
Colorado Springs, Denver, COL, and Salt Lake,
Utah. Daily trains leaving Fort Worth 9 q.
M, comprising and elegantly equipped
Pullman Palace Sleeping Car with buffet service,
through to Denver, connecting at Colorado janc-
ton points with at A. T. & S. F. +, r., d. & r.
G. r. R., Colorado Midland railway and Union
Pacific railway.
RATES OF FARE FROM Fo9T WORTH.
To Trinidad SIT 40; to PRe5fo So. 90; to Colo
RADIO Springs, $23- 90; torT1enver, 80. 90.
ROUND TRIP ExeURsIoN RATES.
From Fort Worth to Trinidad and return,
SIS; to Pueslos Colorado Springs and return,
SIC. CO., to Denver and return, $50 90.
- Tickets good for thirty days going and five
days returning, with lay-over privileges, both
wass. Extreme limit of tickets six months.
Bound trip excursion rates, Salt Lake City,
gtah Ogden, Utah, sos 90, with limit of thirty
days going and thirty returning; extreme limit
of tickets ninety days-routed via Denver and
U. P. or Pueblo and D. and r. G..
Special Excursion Rates!
Made by all railroads in Colorado to persons
holding our excursion tickets.
The Summer resorts of Colorado are noted the
world over and the scenery over the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad is the greatest on earth.
Tickets on sale via Texas Panhandle Route at
all coupon ticket stations in Texas and LOuisi-
ana.
For further information, ETC., call on or adj
dress W. v. NEWLIN, A. G.. P. A, N. s.
DAVIS, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, 612
Main street, Fort Worth, Tex, or J. L. A.
THOMAS, T. p. A, Dallas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
Agreed to Restore Ratas.

ST. PAUL, MINI, June 3o.-Yester-
day the Lake Superior lines had formally
decided to restore lake and ran rates
from the seaboard to ST. Paul and Min
neapolis. The proposition came from
the Lake Superior transit company, and
was readily agreed to by the Eastern
Minnesota companies. The restoration
takes effect July 10.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-01
Mr.. Julius Kruttschnitt, for

Mr.. Julius Kruttschnitt, for
ssistant general manager of tie
ir. Hutchinson will still super
affairs of the road and particu-
ose of the steamship lines. Mr..
Rlnitt will henceforth have his
-rters at Houston, Tex, al
he will spend much of his time in
y. He left this forenoon on the
rain for his new home accompa-
by Messrs. b. G.. Batson,
odgson ande John Bagnall
he auditors department here.
gnall will assume the position of
of tie Galveston, Harrisburg
b Antonio on july /. Clerks will
sent to Victoria and Beaumont to
rgasOf the lines Iof the Southern
lat those points, as beginning on
Sall the Texas branches will be
p un@er their ink ividual charters.
j. qraighead d as been appointed
passenger and freight agent of
Y. a4dT. NJ. hna g. W. T. and
5, and is LOCATED at Victoria. Mr..
|. Bteker Il as been made
freight land passenger
# the Texas hnd New Orleans,
and East Texaf Galveston, Har-
and San Antonio, with headquar-
Houston. TIL rest of the South
eific men ham ding the through
s of the roads in Louisiana, as
the steamship business of the
IN Pacific com pany, will remain
New OrleansL Mr.. Kruttschnitt,
general maqager of the Texas
viii also have the general manage
f the lines in Louisiana, though
,e will be in Houston, Tex.