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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
Chica go Market.

CHICAGO. March %. - Flour-Steady, as quoted
Saturday. Wheat-Weak and lower; 9S14 for sci
Ter cash; 1924 for seller April; 1O1 for seller May
Corn-Steady; 3415 for seller cash; 3434 for seller
April; 35 GIG for seller May. Oats-Steady; 241z
for seller cash; 2534 for seller May. Rye-4315 for
seller May. Barley-Nothing doing. Flax seed
-1.51. Whisky, 1.03. Pork-Lower; 12 IS. for
seller May;12.59 for seller July. Lard-Easier;
6.922or seller cash; 1925 for seller May. Shout
ders-5. 50a5.75; short clear, 6.50a6 621h; short
ribs, .621aa6.30. Butter-Steady; creamery, ia
2412; dairy, 12a21. Cheese-Unchanged Eggs
Weaker; fresh, 10a11. Hides-Weaker; heavy
green sailed 5ka534; light green sailed, 534a6;
green, 4a41a; sailed bull, 81; green sailed calf,
614a615; dry flint, 715a6; green sailed kip 4a415;
dry calf, 7a8; dry sailed, 7aS. Tallow-Weak;
No. /, solid packed 4; No. 2. 81; cake, AZ.
Flour-Recelpts, 100; shipments, 5000.
Wheat-Receipts $4,000; shipments, 2S,Wn
Corn-Receipts, 10000; shipments, $4,000.
Oats-Receipts, $4,000: shipments, OOo
CHICAGO. March 25.-The Drovers Journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, II, 500; stronger; beeves
00a4 so; steers, 3.00a39 80; stockers and feeders
2.30a3 30; cows, bulls and mixed, 1.60a
$40; bulk 2 2Oa2.4O. Hogs-Receipts, L, 50O;,
opened five and ten cents higher, closing
easier; mixed, 4.70a500; heavy, 47Oa4 9715; light
4.75a5 10; skips, 85Oa4 so. Sheep--Receipts 1850;
strong; nat yes, 3OOa5 10; western, 41Oa47 20;
lambs, 475a5.50.
CHICAGO, March 25.-The Drovers Journals
special London cablegram quotes prices steady
at 12c for best American steers; supplies of
American cattle large; general supplies light.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
WORD FROM SECY TRACY
He Gives Good Advice to an Old
Soldier Office Holder.
Qualifications One of the Requisites for
Appointment and Holding Office.
Treasury Surplus Said to be Steadily
Increasing tor Several Days.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Secretary
Tracy has defined his intentions in the
matter OF retiring or re.nstating the
navy yard employees in letter addressed
to an employe in the bureau of yards and
docks at the Washington navy yard. as
follows: 81 have your letter of the 18Th
inst, concerning your discharge from the
position of clerk in the bureau OF yards
and docks in the Washington navy yard
in which you state your record as
a soldier, and also that this record was
the sole cause of your appointment. In
reply, aud to correct erroneous i'm pres
s1ons concerning the same, [ have to
state that you were discharged upon the
recommendation of the chief of the
bureau of yards and docks for inc ff1oiency
in the performance of your duties. At
the time of my approval OF the recon-
mendation for your dismissal, I
was not aware of your military
record, and it is a cause of deep regret
that such result should happen to a
soldier. But, nevertheless, it is necessary
to the proper transaction of the business
of the navy department that persons
holding positions hereunder shall be
allie to discharge their duties in a manner
satisfactory to their superior officers.
While the fact of person having as
good a record of a soldier will be
considered among the best of
recommendations for retention in, or
recomIa endation to position under the
navy department, the ability TO perform
satisfactorily the duties of the position
which he holds, or to which he aspires,
must be condition precedent to favor
able consideration of the application for
retention or appointment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
MUCH DISSATISFACTION
Naval Officers Kicking Against The
Celebration Arrangements.
EndeayOring 10 Have Admiral Jouett
Take Charge of Them.
Maj. ]. J. Lydecker urtmartialed
for Neglect of Duty.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-No little dis
satisfaction is felt among the naval of :
ficers over the details of the programme
for the celebration of the Washington
inaugural centennial in New York, next
month. According TO the programme
the army and navy are to figure promin
emily in the demonstration. Major
General Schoield, the highest command
ing general of the service, has been
selected to take charge of the military
forces, and against that select
no criticism is made. But the naval of
icers com plain that their branch of
the service, which will make
an exhibition of particular interest be-
cause Of its comparison and the new navy
has been placed in the charge of retired
army officers. They argue that naval
officer of the highest rank should have
been chosen to match the selection of
Major General Schoield, and they have
begun agitation to have Admiral Jouett
replace the retired army officer in com
mand of the naval demonstration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28

lives to appeal to the officers of the Law
for protection On Wednesday the
sheriff, armed with warrants, and accom-
panied by three deputies. set out to sur
prise the gang and dispense it, but were
fired upon from ambush and driven back,
as other officers have been on several pre-
vious occasions. Judge Daniel Gull ap-
pointed substitute III the court over
which he was presiding, and, with the
sheriff and posse of fifty resolute men,
mostly from this town, set out to capture
the gang, if possible, but at all hazards to
dlsperse it. His movements were made
between midnight and daylight yester-
day. and so well were they masked that
he sur nlised the gang and captured five
of them. The others, about twenty five,
are hiding in the mountains, every pass
and path which they knew.
UNIoNTowN. Pa, March PA sheriff S
posse following the vigilants reached
Markleysburg this morning to aid in the
capture of the McCleilandtown robbers,
who are reported to have been found in
log cabin. vigorous search failed to
disclose any of said robbers, however, and
the sheriff's posse and a number of 7igi-
lants have returned In disgust.
LII Is reported three OF the band re-
turned to the log house this morning and
ate their breakfast there. Word reached
here this evening, that the house of an
aged couple. living near Elliott Mills, in
the mountains, between Markleysburg
and this place, was entered by robbers
late last night, who bound the inmates
AMI threatened to hang them if they did
not give up their money. The report
says the miscreants secured $213, but no
particulars can yet be learned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
JUSTICE MATTHEW'S BURIAL.
Large COncOurse of Friends Pay Their Last
Respects to the Dead.


WASHINGTON, March 25-Justice Stan
ley Matthews, of the supreme court of
the United States, who died last Friday,
will De laid at rest tomorrow. The re-
mains were embalmed Saturday.
Religious services were held at his late
residence on Connecticut avenue, Wash
ington, this afternoon at l o'clock
They were brief and simple, and
were conducted by Rev. DR.. Hamlin,
pastor of the Church of the Cove
nant. At their conclusion the remains
were removed to the Baltimore & Ohio
station for transportation to Glendale,
Ohio, by way of Cincinnati. Religious
services will be held there at Christ E pis
copal church under the conduct of Rev.
DR.. Price, and the remains will then be
removed to Spring Grove cemetery for
interment.
The floral decorations seen at the resi-
dence were profuse. On the casket were
punches of caster lilies and lilies of the
valley and a laurel wreath of white roses
tied with purple ribbon, from Jastice and
Mrs. Field. The piano was covered with
offerings from friends, the principal one
being a massive pillow of white roses
from President and Mrs. Harrison On
the face of the pillow, in purple immcr-
telIes, was imbedded the sentiment, "S8y
not goodnight, but in some brighter
cline bid me good-morning." large
wreath of white roses came from Justice
Matthews surviving comrades of the Dis
trict of Columbia commandery of the
Legion of Honor.
CINCINNATI, March 25 There was a
large meeting of the bar in the United
States court today to take action on the
death of Associate Justice Matthews.
committee of seven, with Hon. Alon-
20 Taft as chairman, was appointed
to prepare a mem orial TO be submitted At
a meeting tomorrow. The family hiss
selected as honorary pall-bearers, in ad
dition to the justices of the supreme
court, ex President Hayes, Judge Howell,
S. Jackson, Judge George E. Sage, john
W. Berron, Wm. Proctor, S. j. Thomp
son and II. W. Hughes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
NGIBANTS ARE OUT.
Citizens in Pennsylvania Enraged Against
a Band of Robbers.

CltILenS III pennsylvania Enra9eu Against
a Band of Robbers.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, March pa large
party of vigilants from Uniouton, Y ork
and other points have gone into the
mountains near MarkIeysourg, where
the McClella ntown robbers are supposed
to be in camp, with the intention OF
capturing the outlaws. Both sides are
well armed, and if there is a conflict
there will probably be much blood shed
Should an assault fail to surprise the IN
mates Of the camp, the vigilants propose
70 surround it and starve out the gang,
and shooting any one who makes his
appearance with arms. The camp is
thirty miles distant.
This evening word was received here
that vigilantes tried to force an entrance
into log house in which robbers are at
bay, during which Shots were exchanged
on both sides without jury to any one.
The robbers refuse to surrender and are
pre- ared to sell their lives as dearly as
possible and to die if they cannot esca pc
under cover of darkness. Nine men and
three women constitute the party.
The attacking party has the house sur
rounded. The intelligence that the band
was corralled spread ike wild fire here,
AMI soon leriff Miller had started for
the scene of the difficulty with a largs
posse raised here. The vicinity of the
robbers is ablaze with excitement, men
hurrying there from all parts of the
mountains, and with a good leader they
expect TO finally land the band in Jail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
Another Tascott in California.

CHICO, Cal, March 21.-Oficers are
here from Sacramento, with detective
from San Francisco. They made several
secret excursions from here to the large
vineyards of Senator Stanford at Vina.
A week ago stranger applied for work
there which was given him. IL was
rumored among the men the stranger
was Tascott the murderer of millionaire
Smell of Chicago, the description of the
stanger and 1ascott tally1ng in many
particulars. One of tie men at the vine
yard informed the supposed Tascott the
officers were looking for him, and he dis
appeared yesterday, and is presumed to
be hiding in the mountains. The
officers are conducting thorough search.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
COURT MARTIALED.
Charges of Neglect Of Duty in the Work of
the AQueduct Tunnel.

Charges of Neglect of Duty in the Work of
the Aqueduct Tunnel.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-A court mar
tial was convened at the war department
this morning for the trial of Maj. j. j.
Lydecker. of the corps of engineers, on
charges arizing from the failure of the
aqueduct tunnel.
The proceedings opened with the read
ing of the order convening the court and
the charge of neglect of duty to the pre-
judice of good order and dicipline, which
was supported by six specifications,
which set out the faulty work in the tun-
mel and the failure of the defendant to
exercise care in its perintendence.
After the specifications had been read
Maj. Lydecker pleaded not guilty. He
denied all responsibility for the charac-
ter of work while admitting it was
defective in several particulars.
Then following the reading of contracts,
orders aud other papers connected with
the tunnel work, after which Lieutenant
Townsend testified he had discovered a
number of pieces of bad work, and in one
case where forty feet of dry packing and
Cavities were found and the sub inspec-
tor had been discharged and change
made in the force of men. Mej Or
Lydecker examined the reports and went
through the tunnel several times with the
witness when he first reported and after
wards. He had known these visits to be
two months apart and about 100000
would be required to line the tunnel, and
while there we're portions of which he
was afraid, and on the whole, he thought
that the tunnel would carry water in its
present condition. Adjourned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28

solidated, IS denied by officials of both
companies.
A three story brick building in course
of construction, collapsed at Binghamp-
ton, n. Y, killing one and injuring two
other workmen.
A Toronto (Ont.) dispatch has the fol-
lowing: William j. McGarigle, late of
Chicago, has arrived from Banff, n. W.
T., and ia going to stay here.
Thousands of men have been thrown
out of work by the difficulty on the
Panama canal, and it is expected that
nearly five thousand will have left before
the month is up.
Orders have been sent from Washing
ton to Philadelphia to have the new gun
boat, Yorktown, now st Cramps works
delivered to the United States authorities
at the League island yard.
The president has granted pardon to
f. f. Bickeel, convicted In Minnesota OF
abstracting the funds of the national
bank while acting as messenger. He was
sentenced June s, 1888, to five years i'm
prisonment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
Weather Favorable for CrOnS.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The weather
crop bulletin issued by the signal service
officer for week ending March % / says:
The weather has been favorable for
growing crops and farm work throughout
the central valley apd southern states.
Recent rains in the wheat region as far
north as central Illinois extending from
Ohio TO Kansas, have doubtless i'm
proved the condition of the wheat
crops. The weather in the south
west, including the gulf states, have en-
abled the farmers in that section to al
most complete the planting of corn. In
New England the ground is generally
frozen and covered with snow. In New
York ard Pennsylvania the weather is
generally favorable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
The Yorktown Will be Accepted

WARRINGTON, March 25.-The secretery
of the navy has approved the report of
the trial board of the yorktown aHd the
vessel, including all her fittings and ma
chinery, excepting the electric lighting
plant, will be accepted, subject to a
special reserve of 500 600, and to the
further reservation of $4,000, to be held
until the lighting plant snail be COM
pIeted and tested.
Cramp d Sons are required, when a
vessel leaves their yard, to place on board
ali duplicate Lieccs and other articles be
longing to the vessel, and at as early a
day as practicable, deliver her to the
commandant at the League island navy
yard, when she will be formally accepted
subject to the above mentioned condi-
rin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
MRS. STOVES MIND FAILING.
Her Health Has Returned But Her Mind is
Gone.

zone
NEW York, March pa Hartford,
Conn, special says: It is now about six
months since Harriet Beecher Stowe was
brought as dying invalid from Sag Har-
Dor to this city. Only the care of her
physician and the attentive nursing of
her children brought her through her ill
ness. But Mrs. Stowe finally recovered
of her ailments, and is seemingly now in
as good health as she has been ever of
late years. The true mental condition of
Mrs. Stowe although well known here in
Hartford, is seldom alluded to. It is,
however, fact that Mrs. Stoves mind is
shattered, AMI she is at best, intel
lectually, now but a mere child. Her
friends will not say she Is
insane nor that she is an IN beetle, but her
mind is almost onpletely gone. Her
memory is that of baby. When former
dear friends visit her-people whom she
has known for years-she greets them
with a vacant stare, so indicative symp-
tom in cases of that kind. Of course,
Mrs. Stoves relatives view all this with
feeling of dismay, but they have now be
come reconciled to the change, and her
whims are treated with the utmost ten
derness. For some time it was given out
that Mrs. Stove did not recognize her
friends because of failing eyesight, but
this excuse is DO longer alluded to, and
the fact that she is no longer mentally
capable is recognized by all. 1t was
also for long time thought to be an at
tribute of genius when Mrs. Stowe showed
their idiosyncrasies, but the geuius which
made 'Uncle Toms Cabin" has departed.
The father of Mrs. Stowe, Rev. Lyman
Beecher, passed the closing years of his
life with cloud resting over his mind.
His symptoms were greatly similar to
those which now affect Mrs. Stowe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
ABIG FIRE.

Town in illinois Nearly Wiped Out by Fire
BLooMINGToN, ILL.,, March ga special
from Clinton, ILL.,, states that fire al
Kenney, Dewitt county, tonight, destroy
ed 100000 worth of property, including
more than twenty storee and business
houses. Among the greatest losses are:
G. Howard d CO., general store; Crockery
d Co., same; Robbins general store; FL
Beattie, buggies and harness; Gallagher
furniture store; Merriman's hardware
store. The fire broke out In Merriman's
place at 8 O'Clock p. m. The Clinton f-e
department went TO the rescue on spe-
cial train and saved the hotel, the Illinois
Central depot and the Kent elevator.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
VIOLATED THE ELECTION LAWS.

Tive nty-one Cases Tried in the United States
District Court of West Virginia
WHEELING, W. Va, March 23.-The
United States district court, Judge Jack
son presiding, has been engaged this
week in trying parties who were indicted
at the last term for violations of the
election laws. The cases have excited a
great deal of interest owing to the fact
that, with four exceptions, seventy odd
Indictments are all against republicans;
and the cases are being prosecuted by
District Attorney Watts, who refused to
resign at President Harrison's le-
| quest, and who said publicly that
his resignation was demanded in order
| that these indicted parties might
not be convicted. Republicans claimed
| that the indictments were found for eff
feet on pending election contests. So
| far twenty one csses have been disposed
of, embracing alleged illegal voters of
! election, charged with knowingly receiv-
ing illegal votes, and parties accused in
inducing the casting of illegal votes. OF
| these twenty-one cases, one plead guilty
jury failed to agree in one case; two in
dictments were dismissed by district at
torney and IL we're acquitted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
The Issue of Arms Regulated.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The secretary
of war has prescribed regulations govern
ing the issue of arms for military instruc
ton at colleges. Such college or univer-
sity where such army officer is stationed,
will be allowed two three-inch rifed guns
of wrought iron, valued at $3.50 each, two
carriages, HnbeTs aDd appurtenances,
$50 Springfield cadet rifles and cores
ponding number of bayonet scabbards
and appendages. Colleges are required
to give bonds equal to double the value Ct
the arms furnished. Ammunition will be
supplied as folio rs, 100 blank cartridges
and 300 primers for inch guns and fl fly
rifle ball cartridges for each cadet en- :
gagged in target practice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
ORGANIZATION OF GLASS WORKERS.
The Union Will be One of the Largest in the
United States.

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 23-The new
union of glass house men, the first as
sembly of which was organized here a
week ago, promises to be one of the
largest labor organizations in the United
States. The Window Glass Workers as
socistion and the Flint Glass Workers
Union only admit skilled workmen. Other
classes of workmen employed about the
factories, many of them earning good
wages have no union. The new organ1z
alton now being formed proposes to take
all classes of workmen employed about
the glass houses. 1t is estimated that
their membership will reach at least TO-
600. The members of the older unions
are giving the movement whatever assist,
ance they caE, because in case of trouble
in any of the glass factories, flint or win
dow, every body will be organized and the
various organizations can work In har-
mony.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
WINDOWS INSTRUCTIONS.
Articles sent to the Paris EXPOSITION Can b
Returned Free of Duty.

Articles sent to the Paris EXPOSITION Can be
Returned Free of Duty.
WASHINGTON, March, % = Secretary
Windop issued the following instruc-
tions to the customs officers in regard to
the Paris exposition: Manufacturers,
articles of wares produced or maLufac
tured in the United States which may be
sent to the Paris exposition of '69 for
exhibition, will, upon their return to the
United States be admitted to free entry
upon com pliance with the following re-
quirements, that is to say, shippers at
the time and port of expectation shall file
at the custom house a manifest showing
the marks and numbers of packages to-
gether with an invoice or staten ent spec
flying the contents of such packages,
which documents may. If shippers so de-
wise, be fled by S. T. Luck, assistant
commissioner general of such exhibition,
whose office is at No. 1 Broadway, New
York, and who will act as their agent for
such purpose, and shall upon the return
of the packages produce certificates
either from the director or some other
proper officer of said Paris exhibition,
duly authenticated by the United States
minister or the consular officer or by 8
statement of the consignees at
the foreign port from which
re-impor tations may De made GER
titled by proper officers of customs at
that port aud required by department
circulars of March 81, 1886, which doou-
ments shall fully identify goods. Paint
ings and other works of art production
of foreign schools of art now owned IN
this country by residents of the United
States, and which may be loaned to
the FreEc Oh department of fine arts of
said exhibition for exhibition will also
upon their return to the United States,
be exempted from payment of duty up
on their identity being established in
the manner hereinbefore described.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
WHISKY WAS THE CAUSE
A Respectable Citizen of Chippewa
Falls An Embezzler.
changed From an Honorable Man TO
Criminal by Drink.
The Eau Claire Republicans Nominal.
ed Their City Ticket.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, March 25.-Mr. Lar
son, formerly prominent business man
of this city, and q highly respected citi-
zen, is prisoner in the county Jail here
for ENLIGHTENMENT. The amount embez-
zled does not exceed seventy-ive dollars,
and no doubt lenicency will be extended
to him through the influence of citizens
here. Whiskey has transformed him
from man of means and responsibility
to q criminal