Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-24

THE people of Chicago will have to or
ganize a vigilance committee and hang the
Cronin suspects out of hand, if the bribery
of juries is to be carried on in the style
that is reported in the newspapers. 1t is
time thu s1cia5y rose in m tjesty wle1
bribery stands at the door Of the temple of
justice to tamper with her ministers.
From bribery In elections it is but a step
to bribery of juries and judges, and with
such high examples for the former kind of
bribery it is but natural that the latter
should be attempted. 1t is high time that
a crusade against bribery is inaugurated.
BEFORE the Car left Berlin both En-
peror William and Prince Bismarck vain
ly importuned him to recognize Prince
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria. The Muscovite
ruler sternly denied their united request.
As Prince Ferdinand has been steadily
holding down the throne these many
moons in the very teeth of the Cars ex-
press orders to get out, he probably does
not care whether he is recognized or
not. At all events, he has not yet petit
toned Russia for any favors on his own
account, and it will be time to talk about
granting them when he does.
THE Indians of Minnesota have written
the story of their ferocious prowess in blood
upon the annals of that state, but the day
Of their tribal ascendancy draws surely to
a close. The surrender of the lands of the
Red Lake Indians means that an enormou
area of fertile territory will pass into the
public domain, and that the large number
of Indians now living upon it will here
after hold in severalty and lose their dis
tinctive character. It IS very fitting that
the net proceeds Of the sale of these lands
should go, as it will, to form fund for
the betterment of the condition of its late
owners in matters Of education, ETC. As
the Indians are notnow decreasing in mum.
Der, their reduction from the tribal state
to one of individual responsibility is an
excellent step, sentimentalists to the con
trary Notwithstanding.
WHEN Mr. Seward negotiated the pur-
chase Of Alaska, there was no little very
natural ridicule directed at the new acquis
ition, but time has greatly modified the
Judgment of the people on the subject. Nc
one could then foresee that the time might
come when one could enter depot In New
York City and, purchasing a ticket, board
a ''solid vestibuled train" for Sitka with.
out change The time when something
very like this will be possible is not fan
distant, and, if there is anything in the
rumors now ahoat in railway circles, the
egg is already laid from which the gigan.
tic scheme of rail line to Alaska will be
Matched. A few more years hence the New
Yorker, with three or four weeks of sum
mer leisure, may think no more of run
to the far northwestern home of the salmon
than he now does of visit to Liverpool by
one Of the ocean ferries. This is a very
large country, and it has a very large way
of doing things when it sets about it.
A WRITER in the American Field i
publishing a series of articles on the ICON,
seriousness of Dogs" The subject is en-.
larged into history of the canine race
and the writer shows himself to be a very
Macaulay in gathering material and re
counting 1t in an interesting way He
finds that dogs, in common with men, ex
hibit the following list of passions and
emotions: Anger, hatred, jealousy, envy
gluttony, love, fear, pride, vanity, magma
nimity, chivalry, covetousness, avarice
shame, humor, gratitude, regret, grief
maternal love, courage, fortitude, hope
and faith, some of them in a highly de
yeloped form. Their love of the chase is
cleverly enlarged upon, as is the humor Of
dogs. Their histrionic propensity, similar
to that of men, is made plain to every one
who has seen dog pretend an unreal pas
sion, as of rage, in playing with his mas
ter, and of fear, when he scampers from {
puppy not half his size There are alsC
his imaginary quarrels with companion
dog or cat After long act of struggling
biting and growing, in which neither per
former is hurt. he finishes with pretenst
of throttling his victim. with tragic fu
rore like that of Salvini in "Othello.
After the play, like other great actors, he
is won't to take drink.
THE BIG DITCH DIGGERS.
I failure of the Panama canal scheme
does not seem to have had the least effect
in diverting attention from similar pro
jects in Europe. Germany is engaged IL
making exhaustive inquiry into canal dig
ging in this country, with view to tn,
construction of great internal waterways
The Italian government has under consid
Grafton and will probably adopt plans sub
mitted by one of its most eminent engi
neers for the construction of a canal 13(
miles long, $50 feet wide and 80 feet deep
eXtpndinc from Faro m Monal+o Al Castro