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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, Feb. 5.

SENATE.-The appointment of Messrs
E. NJ. johnson, of Walworth county; and
W. II. Chandler, of Dane county; and G.
Y. Guy, of Pierce county, regents of the
normal schools, was confirmed. The
usual batch OF "den" petitions we're re-
oeived and disposed of. A joint reso-
luton was onered by Sen. Pond, provid-
ing for the submission to the voters of
the state of the question as to whether a
constitutional convention shall be called
to revise the constitution of the state.
A large number Of bills were introduced
when the senate adjourned until 10 O'Clock,
Wednesday morning.
AssEMBhY .--Several petitions we're pre-.
scented. large batch of pills Was intro
duced. A Communication from the gov
ernor of Kansas relating to the beef and
pork trust, was then read. The senate
bill to appropriate $4,000 for stationery
for the Legislature OF 1889, 1890 and 1891,
was adopted. The assembly then ad-
iOprna0.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14

IT Is charged by the Ohio Legislature
that school book syndicate has been
bleeding the state for some years, and a
committee has been chosen to lnvesti-
gate the subject. This committee claims
to have discovered that the various firms
interested in selling school books in
Ohio fought one another so tiercely, pre-
vious to combining, that over 100000
was spent in a short time in giving away
books, bribing school committees, ETC.
Then the syndicate or trust was formed
and prices increased, and it is these
prices that the Legislature proposes TO
shake off if possible. While one commit
tee is probing the school book trust, an
other is taking testimony for a suit to
break up the Standard oil company
which is one of the parent corporations
in the great trust.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14

WHILE the farmers of the northwest re-
ceived a greater aggregate return for
their short wheat crop than for larger
yields, the harvest was badly distributed
and many are in distress because of q
total failure of the crop. The Legislature
at Minneapolis is moving to the relief OF
such farmers, in bill appropriating
100000 for the purchase of seed wheat.
The situation in Dakota in this respect is
much worse. But unlike the similar case
in Texas two years ago there will be no
movement upon the federal treasury for
aid from that section. The people there
have a way of helping themselves where
such thing is possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14

JUDGE COOLEY, of the Interstate com.
meIce commission, has been making some
refreshing observations at Chicago in re-
gard to the pickering of the railroad
presidents over the proposed agreement
"Any DOUBT among the presidents" he
says, Gas to whether their agreement will
be passed and lived up to is simply a
doubt as to whether the Law of the land
will be obeyed. They have acted like a
pack of school boys in this matter, al
though they fully realize that they must
live up to the principles of the proposed
agreernent whett err they sign the agree
ment or not" Here are few facts, a
qlear mprehension of which By the
light parties will greatly facilitate pro
yress toward an inev liable result.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14
& Familiar Dodge.

Factory Owner-"How are the hands
acting now?"
Superintendent-"The men seem to be
getting restless again"
'Whispering around in groups, ehr'
ayes, sir"
"Well, give notice the wages will imme-
diately be reduced TO per Cent"
"My goodness! That will precipiatet
a strike. Why force strike by a de-
crease of wagess"
"To prevent them from striking for an
increase of wages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14
Shnoting al Richland Cente,

HIGHLAND CENTER.-Oscar Hgllln was
shot in William Brandt's saloon Wednes-
day night by John Bird. Bird and
Hallin had some slight trouble during the
evening, and meeting in BrandJ's saloon
Hallin made for Bird, who shot him twice
in the brea t. Both parties were some
what intoxicated. HalIiu, who is q mar
bic cutter by trade, will probably die
Bird Is lodged in jail. He is a brickIsyer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14

The emperor of China has prohibited
the extension of the Tiensten railway
because the astrologers of his court, 78
in number, have made the weird discovery
that the recent fire in the imperial palace
at Pekin was an Evil omen, intended as g
warning against the iuroads of western
inventions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14
FRIDAY, / eb. 8.

SENATE The naval appropriation
bill and the fertilization bill were
reported, with amendments, and placed
on the calendar. The senate bill
to remove the bar of the statute of limi-
tgtions as to certain claims for compen-
sation for horses and other property left
in the service of the United States, was
re ported from the committee on military
affairs. Sen. Edmunds objected to its
Immediate consideration aud it was
placed on the calendar. Sen. Evarts
gave notice that he would, next Monday,
call up the resolution reported from
the committee on privileges and -elec-
tions relating to the Texas utrages.
The senate then proceedt to the con-
sideration of the house bill, TO the quiet
title of the settlers on the Des MOiues
river lands in Iowa. After cOnsid-
cradle discussion, and without divi-
sion or amendment, the bill passed.
The conference report on the South
Dakota bill was then presented. The re-
port was that after q full ana free con-
ference the committee had failed to
agree. The senate further insisted on
its disagreement, and the conferees Plat,
CulIom and Rutler,) were reappointed.
The senate then took up the private
pension bills on the calendar, and passed
fftytwo of them, and then adjourned till
tomorrow.
HoUsE.-Mr. Struble, of Iowa, called
the bill for incre easing the pension of
Mrs. Ward B. Burnett, but the house
refused to consider the bill The
house then went into committee of
the whole on the army appropriation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14

THE importance of expert testimony
in murder cases where the plea of insan-
ity is set up in defence was seriously as
sailed in the Rawson trial in Chicago.
One of the lawyers invented two cases of
insanity similar TO that claimed to aff1ict
the defendant and pretended to read
them out of a standard work on medical
jurisprudence. The expert on the stand,
on being questioned on these cases, said
he remembered one of them very well,
and went on to show where it differed
from the case before the court. The pre-.
sent Judge of the St. Louis criminal
court oEce added materially to his repu
tation as a lawyer by showing greater
familiarity with the standard works on
insanity than the medical experts who
were called to testify in q celebrated
murder trial. Such trial seldom takes
place without emphasizing the fact that
medicine is not an exact science.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14

THE prohibitory campaign just begin
ming in New Hampshire in support of
the constitutional amendment, to be SUBJ
mitted to the popular suffrage in March,
has some char &C of success. The tenn
perance people sre already IN the field
with speakers for all the towns, and will
dispense literature freely fror the head
quarters at the capital. Nothing, on the
other hand, has been heard from the OPP
position, which is expected TO conduct q
''stil hunt" The move was in its origin
bid for the favor IF the prohibitionists
on the part of the republicans, and
though they have been accused of OPP
posing the progress of prohibition in the
state, they are confessedly enlisted on
this SIDE in the present issue. The dem
ocrats occupy q delicate position, because
pronounced opposition would be held TO
place them IN league with the saloon
keepers, and thus imperil their success in
future elections. Conservative N en- who
doubt the practicabiljty of prohibition
are thus left without a rallying point.
Beside this, the manufacture of the home
product, cider, will not be prohibited.
The whole combination of causes may
CITE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14
Loss SSnnnn

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 4.-This evening
Browns elevator, one of the largest in the
city, caught fire and burned TO the ground.
Loss on he elevator. together with 10000
bushels of grain, will aggregate over
S50 00n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14

The legislatures of Nebraska and Penn
sylvania have adopted resolutions sub
hitting a prohibitory constitutions
amendment to popular vote. grea
outcry has already been raised in the lat
ter state against the action of the legis
lature, but the Nebraska people take the
matter more calmly and will probably
vote as the adjoining states of Iowa and
Kansas have already voted on the ques-
ton. The prohibitionists of Iowa are
parading figures showing that the mum
Der of convicts has declined from BIG in
1886 to 286 in 1887 and 227 in 1888 and
Nebraska is strongly urged to make the
same experiment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14

THE combination of gunny bagging
manufacturers that has cornered the en-
tire worlds supply of jute butts will
make the paper makers suffer as. well as
the cotton planters. These iute butts
form an important raw material in paper
manufacture, and prices have already
been put up to figure that the paper
men refuse to pay. But the conspirators
declare that they must pay tribute either
at this or some higher figure, and there
the matter rests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14
CONGRESSMAN.
TUESDAY, Fep. s.

SRNATE.-The house bill for the estab-
Iisment of territorial government in
Oklahoma having been presented, Mr..
Piatt moved its reference to the com
mittee on territories, AID DR.. Dawes
moved its reference to the commit
tee on Indian affairs. The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on territories.
Mr.. Hawley offered an amendment to
the sGndry appropriation bill, which was
referred to the committee on military af-
fairs, for the payment to the widow of
General Sheridan, $1,000. The house
joint resolution for the payment of $2j,-
600 to the representatives of the late
James B. Eads was taken up and passed.
HoUsE--rhe senate amendment 70
the house bill for the retirement OF Gen
eral VIM. L. Smith, authorizing bis retire
ment with the rank of ma ior of engin
eers) was cOncurred in. the house pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the confer
ence report on the Nicaragua canal bill.
Mr.. Cobb, of Alabama, thought that the
house owed it to itself to reject the re
port. He declared that it was not fitting
for great government like the United
States TO put the power into the hands Of
a set of men TO go abroad and get money
under false pretenses. There WIGS mil
lions In 1t to the innor pOrators 49,
terprise was a success; there vas TO be nc
loss if IL was failure. He then proceed
ed to argue that congress had no constt
tutional authority to erect a private
business CORPORATION.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6.

SENATE.-When the senate got ready
for work Wednesday morniHg, Sen. d. A.
Taylor asked for correction of the
journal. He noticed that petition of his
on the subject of railroads, had got into
the "dens Of infamy" department.. He
hoped it would be taken out as soon as
possible. In accordance with resolation
PASSED, the presidents appointed a COM
mittee, 10 which ali executive appoint
ments should be referred. Senators Kidd,
Cooper, Green, II. A. Taylor and Persons
we're appointed. The appointment of
Henry NJ. Stark, Of Milwaukee, as com
missioner OF labor statistics, was referred
to the above committee. Several bills
were introduced and the senate adjourned
until 10 O'Clock Thursday morning.
ASSEMBLY Several bills and petitions
were presented.
THE STATE PRINTING INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. McCoy's resolution for the appoint
ment of committee of three from each
mouse TO investigate the subject of state
printing, vas considered. Mr.. Mccoy
offered the following substitutes:
WHEREAS, The attention of members Of
this state Legislature has been officially
called TO certain instances of alleged
gross extravaganza in the matter of pub-
lie printing, as we'll as radical defects in
the system, permitting the public printer
to secure from the state profits out OF
all proportion to the work performed,
therefore,
Resolved, That joint committee, con-
sisting of three members from the sen
ate and three from the assembly, be ap-
pointed to make q thorough investiga-
tion into the expenditures of the state
for printing matter, the system of award
ing the contract, and the methods en-
ployed, if any, for evadiDg its stipula-
tions; also, to ascertain whether large
quantities of public documents have been
ordered printed which have never been
disposed of, and which are 40 use or
public benefit and to look into such other
matters in connection with the public
printing as shall suggest themselves In
the course of this inquiry.
Resolved, That for the purposes of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14

SENATE-ln6 conference TepNfG on
the bill to Incorporate the Maritime
Canal Company, of Nicaragua, was
presented and agreed to. The bill
now goes to the president for approval
Mr.. Blair. from the committee on wO
man suffrage, reported back favorably
the joint resolution proposing constl-
tntionsl amendment 10 prohibit the denial
or abrijgement OF the ght to vote by the
United States or any state on account of
seq. It was placed on the calendar, ana Mr.
Cockren said minority report would be
made hereafter. The house amendment to
the senate bill as to the cutting of timbe
on Indian lands was cOncUrred in. The
senate then resumed consideration of the
Legislative precipitation bill, the pending
question being on Hawley's amendment
TO give an additional clerk of class three
to the civil service commission.
HOUSE, The committee On public
lands reported back the senate bill pro
viding that the public lands of the Unit
ed States, now subject TO private en-
try or adapted to, and chiefly valuable for
agriculture, shall be disposed of accord
ing to the provisions OF the homestead
laws. The amendments adopted
were for striking out the words
which exempt Missouri from the
provisions of the bill, repeating Che
Communication clause of the homestead
law, and allowing persons who haze
abandoned or relinqUished their home
stead entries TO make another entry.
The bill vas then passed. Mr.. O'Neil, of
Pennsylvania, called up the bill increas
ing the pension of the widow of Brigadier
General Emery to $50 per month and 1t
was passed.
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Married in Jest.

Mr.. j. Fletcher Marcum, of Catlettsburg,
and Miss Laura Duke Smith, of Lexington,
attended a social gathering in Ashland, NY,
one evening last week, and young minister
and the county clerk were among the guests.
After a while some one suggested a mock
marriage, and Mr.. Marcum and Miss Smith
volunteered to be the bride and bridegroom.
The county clerk was appealed TO and made
ont the license and the minister performed
the ceremony. Nothing more was thought
Of the affair until Friday, when it was mem
toned to a lawyer, who declared that the
marriage was a legal one. This view is
accepted as correct, and the make-belleve
| bride and bridegroom are intensely distressed,
To add to the complication, Mr. Marcum was
engaged to an estimable young lady of Ash
| land. The courts will have to be appealed to
for relief Mr. Mareum is editor of the Cat.
lettsburg Democrat, and Miss Smith, or Mrs.
Marcum, is the daughter of Gen. Greene Clay
Smith, one of the best known men in Ken
lucky.
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Among the pupils from tA3s place whp AZ
tended The Reisterstown HiEh Schoo. tunhg
ne "a, wear ths following Eraaaased Wei
Ser Wooden. kenneih MaYgay, EasAr Bash,
Elsper Jackson. Harry Houck aud Wu!laE
q Abbott. The bows deserve credit toF their
hieh average in al branches Fsarsaed the
ReSs,s.rssoEn Hira School has hcen 4 great
blessing u those who crave good common
sense education. and orr boys seen % appfe
ciaie i.
These graduates werc former pupils 81 Mss
Neffje Milirr. ore Of she most accomplished
teachers IN the county. who taught The Ham
staad school Cor sevea seArs To her these
boys owe debt of gratitude for the inspiration
that prompted them 10 aspire SO high They
ara living monuments 0f Wogk sell done.
ana abe il entitled 10 aBd resolves proper
ere8ii from her Old friends and patrons.
OWin, 10 the death Of Miss lsslah. and thc
retirement OF Miss Mefiie on aceouat q ths
care Of an azed Hsosher, the profession Wlil
( lose two % the most capable ard conscientious
/ teachers ia the county.
Owinr 20 the wet weather very li;iie hSy
+ has been made Wheat. while Selected some
bv blight. will be 4 good average. Hay g
heavy and cora stands we'll
A r. Marsh has reasrd his hotel property
10 Mr.. Weirei. from York. Pa, and Dos 81
our hotels are iiiled-that IS, with tenants.
Hieh license would make our town look IKE
a tornado bad struck her.
Politics seems TO have gouc oai pt tashioe
and candidates are scarce IN cur district, oa'
( # Dr.. Shaw aud three 6Ihrr capable men can
/ be induced to stand Tor the Legislature. damP
stead will get there With oae 81 her old time
f majorities.
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An ini0rsnsI reception was ten cred the
youue gentlemen ot Union Bridge by mum
Der OF young ladies al the hosP'iable aome q
Miss Bessie Shaw, Oh Thursday evening.
Inly 4ih. The evening was spent IA all sorts
Of games-aangjng and innocent anase ments.
Al intervals dering the evening aae display
Of Gre works was given. Abous eleven o clock
a dainty nenast was served. As the wee sma
hours approached the ladies and gentlemen
seemed 10th 10 leave scene OF gsye1y and
meriu,ent TO wend their way home tor happy
dreamlaud, ailexpressed themselves as spend.
lar an evening long 10 be remembered.
Misses Bessie Shaw and Miss Sadie Watt, re-
eeived. Among those present were MISS Lois
3. TregelIas, Miss C. t. DUNN, Miss Sadie
+. Wait, Miss Amy .. Myers. Miss Linnie
Wright. Miss Lulu Norris, Miss Bessie shaw,
Misses Lulu and Minnie Buckley, Of Middle
burg: Messrs Frank 5. Rowe, 0ryille Wright.
Frank Russell, Vim. G. Jones and VIM. o 4.
Hiltabidle, of Baltimore; Vim. &. Buckley, Of
Frederick; Elmer Buckley, Of Middleburg,
and others
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The will of the late Maj. B. ". Bennett, OF
I this city. was admitted to probate on Monday
last in the Orphans Court OF Carroll county.
( The will was executed On the 2ls, day OF
4 Nav. 1887, with Col J. X. Lougwe'l Dr.. !.
n Herring and Hugo L. Fiddis as witnesses.
The estate Of Mai. Bennett i estimated al
SAG. 600. and State Senator +. J. Bennett,
the ,estator's son, Is left sole executor. The
estate is devised as follows:
To bis wife the property which he occupied
At the time Of has death, on Main street;
Westminster, together with ihe household
furniture.
To his wife and son. in trust for his afflicted
daughter. Margaret A. Bennett. tive lots aad
improvements, and ground reuts thereon,
Calhoun and Franklin streets, BaliimoTei
three lots and Improvements. and ground
rents thereof. IN Baltimore, on the west side
Of Howard street, between Wayne and barre,
now occupied by the Baltimore 4 Ohio X. L.
as part ii It's Camden Station also u shares
Of The stock OF the Commercial and Farmers
National Bank OF Baltimore. AZ the death
Of the said Margaret A. Bennett the ground,
stock and ground rents 20 go % L. J Bennett
during his life, and then 20 hrs children ard
their heirs
To pr. J. ". Herring and 2. J. Bennett. IN
trust for his grandchildren. DAISY J., Bess.e
Bennett, sach Of his bonds and stocks not
otherwise beqaeathed, as they may prefer, 10
the amoant Of $4,000, to be held 10 trust
until they are twenty Eve years Of age resPee-
lively, exeept. If they marry and wanl the
money, they shall have II when they attain The
age af twenty one years, a. the peymIssloa q
the trustees.
rs Irene Bennett, wife Of r. J. Bennett,
tro second mortgage bonds Of 81 900 each a
he Northern Paeihc Railroad
To the congregation or church kDosn As
BETHANY Methodist Episcopal ChareA,
soafh. = Of Fnuklia district, Is shares Of the
stock of the People Bank ri Baltimore.
To the congregation or church known a.
~St. James Methodist Episcopal Charea,
Soath. near nenning $. p shares Of the
People Bauk Of Baltimore.
To p. ]. Bennett and his heirs al he resi-
and residue OF his estate, real, personal aud
mixed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-07-06

Wheat harvest commenced here Jas; week.
and. as expected. the head Was foand % be
noorIy filed. The rye seems 10 be better
maturea. 4 few availed themselves Of the
GOOD harvest DAYS Of last week. and several
acres OF hay aud grain we're harvested but
this week, ap 70 the time or this correspond.
ence. the rain has been pouring doEn. AID
farmers are anxioasiy waiting taF iasFes
weather Ia order to save their perishlug crops
IN this immediate aeighborhood are hundreds
Of acres Of standing grain dead ripe, but can.
NOT be harvested Until the weather becomes
fair. besides this many ar acre Of cut hay lag
scattered on the hay fields, where II was mowu
lasi week Il will be ruined BY 80 much vet
weather
The pea harvester IS the merrest man We
meet NOWADAYS, as be can save his crop set
or drv, and as general thing large yields
have been realized Ia proportion tossed soSn.
Farmers scarcely ever we're more crowded
with work 10 be done, and seldom were they
more helpless shsn they are at this time
There have been large crops o. wormseed
planted here this spring and sumner, and q
/ Is looking very nice, too. 50 are all the
growing crops. Cherries are an abundant
crop. and very iue in appearance and quality
Zion Sabbath School viii hold Children 5
Z dsv exercises al the church on the morning
/ of the 18th inst. A good tine Is expected.
John Carroll, son Of Columbus 4. Sh'piey,
has been very poorly lately. bat, under the
skiilfli treatment Of Dr. James 7. SUMMERS
he is improving.