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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25
NAPOI EON AT FL RA.
The Great Conqueror's Reign Over That
Little Island.

The scene of Napoleon's landing at
Porto Ferraio was curious one. He
had taken the municipality by surprise,
so that the proposed decorations and
triumphal arch were incomplete.
Eighty pounds sterling had been voted
for these preparations, and the council
had also decreed that G40 should be
expended in the purchase of suitable
furniture for the palace which was set
apart for him. But, if their means
were small, the Elbans' hearts were
warm. Napoleon was met on the mole
by the mayor and corporation, the
vicario, and other clergy.
The people crowded around the har-
Dor and waved bunting from their win
dows. The keys of the city were
offered him in silver dish by the
mayor. He did not touch them with
his fingers. His troops then escorted
him through the little piazza of white
houses with green jalousies, now
known as Piazza Cavour. into the adj
jacent piazza (Vittorio Emanuelo) by
one side of which is the plain little
cathedral of the city. Here a TIE Deum
was sung with enthusiasm. Napoleon
bent knees and far-away look. He
was afterward presented with map
of the island. Then he lunched,
mounted his white horse Tibertin, and
rode out of the battlemented little
town to see something of this residue
of his great empire.
The vicario's vision of the opulence
that was to come upon Elba with the
emperor was Elusive. The revenue of
the island, all told, was only 3S7, 900
francs. Of this, as soon as the figures
were before him, Napoleon devoted
100000 francs to public works, such
as roads and Notifications. The ball
ance was little enough for the main
tenance of a court and the several hum
dred soldiers of the old guard who had
followed him into exile. By the treaty
of Fontainebleau an annual allowance
of 1000, 900 francs was allowed to him.
But he received not a franc of this,
and had he not carried with him sum
of 3, 400, 900 francs he would have been
at the mercy of the Elbans for the
means of existence. AS it was he did
not exc out his funds very judiciously.
Had his mother kept the bag the Elba
establishment might have held out for
two or three years instead of less than
one year and Waterloo been post
poned.
During the first few months he
seldom passed child or a peasant in
the road without a brief inquisitorial
chat, which ended in the gift of a
couple of gold pieces. He gave
ragged boys money to buy clothing,
and little girls napoleons in exchange
for flowers. Such lavishness could not
last. Retrenchment had to be the
order of the day. Thus. at length, the
worthy, astonished Elbans found such
burdens of taxes laid upon them as
they had never dreamed of. At Capoli-
veri, indeed, there was a revolt. The
people intrenched themselves in their
village and took up stones of resistance
against the tax collector. so Capo-
liveri wants to make war with mem ex.
claimed Napoleon, with brisk air,
when he heard of this. But, upon re-
Election, Capoliveri yielded to the bid
ding of the victor of Marengo. Corn
hill Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25
The Cheer of the Trenton.
II anchors drag and our cables surge

Our anchors drag and our cables surge
At every shock of the hurting sea,
While the mist of the breakers wells the verge
Of the reef of coral under our lee,
From the east by north TO the north-north-
The wild typhoon veers sweep on sweep.
And from moment to moment the cross
waves crest
Buries our waist in its sidelong leap.
The whitening breakers foam and churn,
But for all that steam and steel can do
We are drifting slowly astern, asternl
On our starboard quarter close aboard
We see the stanch CallIope loom,
While the black flood, from her smokestack
Covers the see like pail of doom.
Her topmasts struck and her yards braced
sharp,
While her shrouds like the strings of giants
Scream to the touch of the hurricane
We from the flagship Trenton's decks
Are watching her battle in hope and dread
AS she threads the throng of the tossing
Now beaten backward, now forging ahead.
She with the red-cross ensign aloft,
And we, our starry banner below,
Ale Dedu 10 DSdlIlt as 1rlgdJes OIL
Ranged in old sea fights long ago.
We watch the weight of the tempest fall
On her flooded decks and her Keeling bow.
And our hearts are beating one and all,
For we both go down should she foul us
now.
Through the darkest night there's CLEAN to
break:
Fathom by fathom she FORCES past,
TIL we know by the swirl of her eddying wake
That her seaward struggle is won at last.
The Admiral losses his sea cap high,
As from station to station is passed the word,
And over the uproar of wave and sky
The thunder roll of our cheer is heard.
And back from the Britou's taffrail came
The gallant, grateful and proud reply,
That stirred our hearts like pulse of fame,
The seaman's and brothers last good-by.
o blood is thicker than water, and long
Will England's memory hold it dear,
And the tale be told in fo'castle song
OF the flagship Trenton's parting cheer.
Walter Mitchell in New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25
Noblesse ObIige.

There's good deal in human ma
ture after all. A dollar insurance
assessment is a dollar insurance as
sessment, any way you look at it, but
it does take several cents worth Of
sting out of it when the past grand
worshipful exalted treasurer merely
reminds his worthy grand venerable
brother that 81 is required of him by
Royal Grand international Adullam
lodge. Venerable Machpelah chapter,
No. q. Dear sir = yours truly"
wouldn't fetch him half so quick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25
The Great Australian Desert.

Australian travellers state the in
terror of Australia is by no means the
desert it has long been supposed to be.
Though now unpopulated, it is pro-
nounced capable of supporting large
population. Gold has been found
there. and the travellers brought home
stories of vast pasture lands, abundant
water, and finally of deep blue lakes,
at least one of which is of large and as
yet unknown extent. A great rail-
road is to extend across the continent
from north to south through the east
ern part of the country, once supposed
to be desert 1t is predicted that the
''desert'' will disappear, as that in
America mas done.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25
The Kind He Ought to Have.

"That's beautiful ebony cane you
have got, Nickleby."
Eyes, it's nice stick, but it's shape
is against it. If place 1t on the bar
counter it will roll to the end of the
counter or it will fall off on the floor.
In that respect it is very inconyen-
lent"
Yes, it must be inconVenient, Nick
leby, to a man like you. You ought
to have a square cane, one that, when
placed on the bar counter, will remain
in its position for hours. "-Ep0ch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25
Dangerous TinfoiI.

The tinfoil so commonly used to
wrap Neufchatel cheese, chewing gum,
various kinds of candy, and all kinds
of chewing tobacco, is said to be
dangerous or account of the lead in it.
Its use for wrapping articles of food
has been forbidden in France.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25
The Sun Never Sets on the United
States.

Since the purchase of Alaska it can
be said of the United States what has
been said of England for the last GEN.
tury-that the sun never sets on her
dominions. At sunset in Alaska the
next mornings sun is an hour high in
Maine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25

Maud Muller has been fined $40 for
misdemeanor at Parsons, Kan. What's
in a name?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25

A Belfast (Me.) woman has entered
machine shop to learn the trade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25
Whiting in Yankee Negotiations.

An eastern Maine paper estimates
that before full Grand Bank crew is
shipped in coast village whole dry
goods box is whitfield up in the course
of the negotiations in the village store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25

1t is estimated that there are 10000
more women in Washington than men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-25

naQ nypnOtlZeQ the Vlctlm ana forced
her to kill herself, public opinion ac-
cepted the possibility of the fact in a
way quite remarkable.
In a certain town in California the
doors of the calaboose are left open
all night. In the morning the consta-
BILE goes to the jail and closes the
door, and as general thing has from
six to ten Migrants inside. Then the
men have farcical trial, are found
guilty and ordered to leave the town,
while the justice of the peace and the
constable pocket fat fee in each case.
Soft thing.
A story of Won Bulow, told by the
Pail Mall Gazette, illustrates his pecu-
liarity: mot long ago Won Bulow
was conducting one of Beethoven's
concertos. In the pause before the
dead march. which constitutes the
second movement, the conductor, in
Difference to the funeral music, was
seen rapidly 10 take off his white
gloves and substitute a pair of fault
less black kids, which disappeared
again as soon as the dead march was
played"
There is a grim humor about some
of Judge Lynch's executions. A bank
president in southwest Texas made
away with all the funds under his
charge and then posted on the door of
his institution, Bank Suspended. F"
That night he was interviewed by a
number of depositors, who left him
hanging to a tree with this notice
pinned to his breast: Bank President
Suspended" Bank suspensions will
not occur very frequently in that To-
cality.
A Pittsburg doctor SAYS he can d.
agnose ailments by examining a single
hair of the patient. Two young men.
as joke. took him a hair from bay
, horse. The doctor eravelv wrote a
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-03-16
Az uaGEATEFUL CITY.

There Is one thing in connection
with Ericsson's death that sseEas to
have been overlooked, and that is
the part played by John r. Girls
void, OF New York, in the con-
strrclon OF the Monitor.
Ericsson showed his plans to the
Gov errnent, but was so coolly re-
ceived that he wezt to his friend
john r. Griswold, the iron founder.
Griswold undertook the construct
ion OF the Monitor and pushed it
rapidly ahead at his own expense.
He fully realized the importance OF
action, and had it ready in time to
reach Hampton Roads and whip
the Merrimac. 1t not only saved
the honor of the navy, but 1T saved
the City of New York.
Well, what was the sequel? Girls
void ran for Mayor OF New
York in 1869, and was beaten
by Huffman. Talk about munich
pal ingratitudel
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-03-16
The San Francisco Chror

The San FRANCISCO Chronicle
remarks: General Harrison has
not made half SO many professions
about his unalterable devotion to
the cause OF civil service reform as
Mr.. Cleveland did, but he has an
nounced his intention Of filling Ter
ritorial Offices from the Territories
themselves, instead of importing
carpetbaggers. This is a reform OF
o genuine fort.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-03-16
ASSEMBLY ELL I3S.

The Silver State and Austin Rev
ellie are SAYING a good deal against
Assembly Bill 1855, which prevents
unlawful herdiBg OF stock uDon
land without the consent OF the
owner of The land.
The CIV has been raised that :
was a bill passed in the interests o:
the cattle men 10 siE,ke down the
sheep indusi Y of Nevada.
We believe that careful reading
of the biil-which for the sake CT
ready reference is printed in an
other columu-will place the facts in
a different light entirely.
The first section provides that
.sno one soail herd stock on snv
land in this Stats without FIRST OBJ
tanning the consent OF the owner."
If there is anything wrong in such
a proposition the APPEAL would
ike 10 see some OF The opponents
of the bill explain it. A bill pro-
viding that no man could milk an
others cows without the owners
consent could net be fairer.
What little talk there is against
the bill does not come from recog-
nized sheep men CT this State, who
own their lands, but from maraud-
ering Portugese from California,
who swarm their herds over Nevada
lands nine months in the year, and
slide back over the Sierra range be-
fore the tax collector comes around.
There are also few sheep rails
ers in Nevada who run their sheep
over tseir neighbours lands, owning
meme of their own. asd these few
men a-e turning heaven and earth
TO induce the Governor not to sign
the bill.
1t is charged that the bill is
drawn up In the interests OF the G.
P. r. K. Company to keep sheep
off their lands. The same papers
making this assertion have charged
that tie c. P. road does not pay
its land taxes in Nevada. All right.
Let US place these two assertions
side by side and see what the bill
saws. The bill provides that the
land included in the province OF the
bill must have been assessed and
all taxes due therefor have been
paid" Ii the road owes taxes on
its land it can take no advantage
from the bill until it pays the taxes
due on the land.
The bill, should IL become law,
would drive all The pi:at'cal, 70 ag-
Ing, mountaineering sheep owners OF
California back into TIER own
State, Leaving the ranges for Ne
vada stock, and it would compel the
non-land owning sheep men to take
up land and pay taxes on it Ike
other people.
1t would also compel cattle men
who wished to protect their ranges
to take up and pay taxes on the
land used as a range. In short,
TIE law would cause thousands OF
acres to be taken up which are now
useless to the State bein. untaxed,
and largely increase the revenue OF
the Stale
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
MINISTER seAN DENIES 1T.

The Revised story of the Transfer of Land
League Money % the CIaD-na-GaeI.
New YORK, May 3L-Patrick Egan, min
ister to Chilli, who is stopping at the Gilsey
house, denies the story Of Martinez Scanlan,
the Chicago criminal court bailiff, and Pat
rick Cavanagh, as communicated in a confer
ence al Chicago to the state attorney. THIS
story IS that Egan, who was then treasurer OF
the Land league funds and was at Paris, was
appealed to by Alexander Sullivan for
100000 Of the Land league money to for
ward the physical force work Of tie
Clan-na-Gael, and that he yielded and
paid over the money after Patrick
J. Sheridan had come from Ireland and ad-
vised him TO do so. Sullivan, it is alleged by
Scanlan and Cavanagh, turned over Of this
only $4,000 to the Clan-na-Gael Of Chicago.
and deposited the other $s2, 600 in the Trad
ers' bank in Chicago to Sullivan's personal
account Mr.. Egan said:
"The story Of my giving 800, 900 to Alex
ander Sullivan in Paris first appeared in print
about three years ago. 1t was shown to be-
falsl then. Every dollar Of the funds for the
Land league has been accounted for. The
story has since appeared in varied forms, and
is no more true now than it was when 1t first
appeared. Mr. Parnen was asked about it in
The London Tines investigation. He deried
that any such sum was given away.
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
cLlFToNs ElRE BUG SCARE.

Two Suspicious Blazes In the Town with
in Forty-eight Hours.
CLIFTON, N. j., May 3l-Two fires within
forty-eight hours have convinced the good
people Of this place that fire bugs are at work
A barn rented by Olney Brothers. the race
horse owners has been burned. Loss, $1,000
That, il Is alleged, was incendiary fire No. l..
The grocery store of Postmaster James Bricx
on Main street, about one hundred feet from
where the other fire occurred, was found to
be on fire
The flames started inside the building,
which was a one story frame structure, and
spread TO the new building occupied by Eiser
& Mackey, printers, whichlndjoined.
Both houses were entirely consumed with
their contents. A large amount of mail ma t
ter was also destroyed, as the postoftice was
in Mr.. Bricks
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
InvestlRatinR Cronln's Record.

ST. Louis, May Sl.-A newspaper pub
fishes fiery article ON the connection be-
tween Alexander Sullivan and DR.. Cronin-
The newspaper says that during the Demo
cratic convention Alexander Sullivan and
another man came down from Chicago and
engaged rooms at a hotel, representing that
they were Chicago newspaper men. The.
pair, il IS alleged, Immediately began an in
vestigation Of DR. Cronin's record in this
city. They called on Mathew Dougherty,
the grocer, who first employed Cronin when
be came TO this city from an interior MissoulR
town. They had a talk with Cliff Richard
son, the who esale druggist who sold DR..
Cronin his drugs when he kept drug store.
They talked with DR.. 0Reilly, the most
prominent Irish Nationalist ia St Louis, and
who was for many years DR.. Cronin's most
intimate friend. What they ascertained they
kept to themselves. DR.. OReilly refuses to
speak about the matter but said that Cronin
once tried to involve him in some sort Of a
scrape, and that he then dropped Croninis
acQuaintance
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
Thn rIinnin MIna

New YoRK, May 3l.-The yachts Sham
rock and Titania sailed over twenty seven
mile course for a trophy valued at $3.50 The
course was from the Larchmont club house,
at New Rochelle, to and around stake boat
anchored in Hempstead hnrbor, thence around
stake boat anchored half mile southeast
Of Stamford harbor lighthouse, and return
by the same course. The Ttania being two
feet longer than the Shamrock, gave the lat
ter time allowance Of forty-nine seconds
The race was won by the Titauia ID hrs
~ minis. 80 2-5 secs; shamrock's time, 2 hrs
SO minis 30 is secs
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
Accldents at Isase nnn.

Lincoln Merrihew, a member Of the
Bankers Base Bail Club was struck in
the back of the head while the game was
in progress yesterday afternoon. He was
knocked unconscious and had to be taken
to 900 jackson street. He is slightly bet
ter to-day.
Harvey vanzant, living on the High
lands, while playing base ball yesterday
morning had his nose broken by being
struck with ball. Dr.. John Palmer, Jr.,
attended him.
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
American onern Amin.

NEW YoRK, May 3L-E A. Locke, who
will be remembered ia connection with the
rather unfortunate National Opera company,
is to have real opera company Of his own
next season. Mrs Jeanette Thurbcr will have
no interest at all In the organization, which
Mr. Locke intends to model after the Carl
Rosa Opera company in England, a company
that has for years toured the English prov
inces and made plenty OF money. Mr.. Locke
is said to be engaging his company at the
present time. The prima donna is TO be Miss
Emma Juch
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
DRIVEN TO cANNIBALIsM.
Terrible Suffering In china-children sold
to Ie Killed and Eaten.

Terrible Suffering In Chinn-Children Sold
TO re Killed and Eaten.
SAN Francesca. May Sl.--Lstters received
from China l.. the City OF Pekin, which has
arrived here, SHOW an appalling situation Of
aifaigs in the north Of China. In Shat-g tut-g
the hstress from starvation is frightful A
missionary named Alfred M. Jones, in d re-
cent letter TO newspaper, says that canni-
balism is TO his own knowledge often prac-
uced by the poorer classes
I'm the histories of sieges,n he says, tive
read of people exchanging their children to
eat them, as they could not bear TO eat those
to whom they themselves had given birth,
and Of cutting up bodies In order 10 cook them
for food, and this is being repeated now. The
general state Of Shat-g-tut-g is such that
all the benevolent exertions Of the governors,
Chang and Taotsi Shenk, have but touched
the outside Of the misery. The 20O, 900 taels
already distributed have gone very little
way among such millions of starving human
beings Foreigners, forgetting the political
or geographical demarcations that divide men
from men, have contributed mcst generously
TO help these people Regarding the sale Of
women and children II is a matter Of as much
notoriety as the selling OF mules and donkeys,
except that they are not brought to market
Since the very cold weather passed over the
number Of deaths from starvation has de
creased, but not SO the sale Of women and
children. Women between 20 and 80 years of
age are sold for IS or $40 the latter being a
high price, and children under 10 years for
from 81 to S150n
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
Lost Every Dollar ~ nIs Fortuno,

CHICAGO, May 3l.-Nathan Corwith, one
Of the most widely known citizens of Chi
cago, died at his residence on Michigan ave
nue. Mr.. Corwith had at one time accumu-
lated about 81 100000 and retired from busi-
ness Last July his son, Gordon Corwith,
a metal broker IN New York, persuaded his
father 70 embark his means in an effort to
corner the lead market but the attempt
failed and Mr.. Corwith lost every dollar Of
hfs fortuna
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
bertha schrcrer MlIi Die.

NEW York, May 3i.-Bertha Schreyer,
the young woman who was shot by John
Menken, dissipated bartender who mad been
paying her attention, Is in the Manhattan
hospital, One Hundred and Thiriy-first street
and Tenth avenue, unconscious, and has
been in that condition since her arrival.
Although the young woman is still alive, the
physicians at the hospital say there is no
hope for her recovery.
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
couNclLMEN AT SUPPER.
Edwin @. Moore Commentaries His II
tirement In Pleasant Manner.

Edwin @. Moore Commentaries His Re
tirement in Pleasant Manner.
Every member Of City Council who
could do so accepted Edwin G. Moore's
invitation, extended at the adjournment
Of the evenings session, to meet him at
Farra's ice cream saloon at 0 o'clock.
There were present, in addition to mem.
bers of City Council, Mayor Harrington,
Registrar Lee of the Health Department,
Lineman Hanley of the fire alarm tele-
graph, representatives of the press and
others.
The guests were surprised on arriving
to find long table spread with a light
supper, followed by ice-cream and cigars.
AS the gentlemen present seated them
selves, Mr.. Moore stated that the supper
was in honor of his 50th birthday, which
occurred last Saturday aud to commem-
crate the expiration of his service as
member Of council for eight consecutive
years and ten months, ably representing
/ and he has declined a reelection.
After the supper was ended and the
blue wreaths Of cigar smoke began to
curl upward to the ceiling, President
Farra, who presided, rose, and in behalf
of the members of Council, thanked Mr..
Moore for his kindness and spoke of the
pleasant relations that had always ex-
listed between him and the other mem.
bers of Council.
AS toastmaster, Mr.. Farra then pro
posed the toast ''The City Government, 4"
and called upon Mayor Harrington to re-
spond to it. w. II. Quinn responded to
The City Council, and George w.
Roberts of the Morning News, to THE
Press" Councilman McGonigle, Mccall
and Hawkins also made brief speeches.
All of the remarks were in compli.
mentary vein to Mr. Moore and at the
end unanimous vote Of thanks was
given him.
Evening journal., 1889-05-31
FIVE MEN KILLED, SEVEN INJURED
by the Sudden Collapse of an Unfinished


By the Sudden Collapse of an Unfinished
building.
DANvILLE, Va, May Si.-An awful casu-
atty has occurred here. A force OF men were
engaged on brick factory which j. g. Penn,
tobacconist, was building. The building was
200 feet long and six stories high. The brick
layers had just completed the walls, but there
was no roof on the building The wind was
blowing gale, and one Of the walls got out
OF plumb. The force OF hands went TO differ
ent parts Of the building TO brace the walls,
and were 80 engaged when the entire struct-
ure collapsed Robert Print, d. A. Collie,
G. b. Jones, William Young and Buck Hoo
per were killed. Seven Others we're more or
less injured.