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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
FORTIFIED IN AN OLD BARN.
Kentucky Outlaws Fire Upon and
ROut Detachment of Soldiers.
They Have Surrounded the Barn and
Requirements Sent For.
Soldiers Anxious to Revenge the Blood
of Their Brothers,.

fight be'1 ooenrred NH this AP morning at aS1 25
o'clock, seventeen miles east of Harlan
Court House, up in the Black Mountains,
between a detail Of the state troops, con-
sisting of sixteen privates, Lieutenant
Milton and Sergeant Pullian, and about
thirty outlaws, who we're fortified in an
old barn. Five of the soldiers were
wounded 1t is not known how
many OF the outlaws were killed, as
they still have possession of the barn.
Corporal Blanton was sent in after rein
forcements, and knows but little, as he
left Immediately after the firing began. c
Yesterday afternoon Capt. Gather,
who is the commanding officer, was in
formed that a body of lawless men,
some of whom had been indicted for
various offenses, were fortified against
the law at the above mentioned locality,
and had refused to surrender to the
civil authorities. He was asked for a de-
tail of his men to go out with some of the
civil service officers for the purpose of ar
res sling them, and he at once sent sixteen
privates in charge of Lieut.. Milton, Sergt.
PuIlian and Corporal Blanton. They left
camp about 5: 80 yesterday afternoon, ex-
pecting to find the men they were pursuing
in d private house about 600 yards be-
yOnd the barn from which they were tired
upon. The attack was not looked for at
that point, and came so unexpectedly that
it demoralized the soldiers for moment
or two; but they soon rallied, surrounded
the barn, and began firing into it from
every direction, when it was thought best
to cease action and hold the fort until the
reinforcements arrived with more ammu-
milton
1t is believed that severe fight will
take place as soon as the additional troops
reach the place, for the outlaws are forti-
fed, we'll armed with Winchester rifles,
and swear they will not surrender while
the soldiers are determined, and want
revenge for those who have been shot
down. 1t is impossible to hear anything
further at this writing, and nothing fur
ther can be had tonight.
The troops have the barn surrounded,
and it will be impossible for those on the
inside to make their escape. and the only
two roads which lead from the place Of &C
ton are cut off by pickets, who are In
structed to allow no one to pass toward
town, as it was thought best to keep the
news of the conflict from the people about
here until after the reinforcements had
reached the place.
LOUISVILLE, April 18.-Up to late
hour tonight no further news had been
received from the scene Of fighting. Adjt.-
Gen Hill says that the fight may
have been between the posse and Howard s
gang or it may have been an attempt on
the part of friends of Will Jennings tC
rescue him. He was to have been taken
to Pineville under guard of troops on the
way to Missouri and it may be the fight
resulted from an attempt of his friends tc
release him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
CRUEL RUSSIANS.
A Man Who Rose from His Coffin Trans
fixed with Holy Stakes.

A very lurid light has just been thrown
upon the lite and superstitions of the Rus
sian peasantry by the preparation of a
gruesome crime In the name of what they
take to be Christianity
A rich, popular farmer died rather sud
denly in the village of Sooroffsky. He had
been seen in the enjoyment of excellent
health on Thursday, and was found dead
in the bed Friday morning. He was
prayed for, after which he was carried to
his grave Almost all of the inhabitants
of the village, inclusive of the priest, fol-
lowed him to the church yard.
Just as the body was being lowered the
lid, which had been fastened rather loosely
with wooden nails, began to rise up slow
ly and detach itself from the coffin, to the
indescribable horror of the friends and
mourners of the deceased. Then the dead
man was seen in his white shroud stretch
ing his arms upward and sitting up.
At this sight the grave diggers let 60
the cord and, along with the bystanders,
fed In terror from the spot. The supposed
grave, and shivering from the cold (the
for the village as fast as his feebleness
But the villagers had barred and bolted
themselves in against the wizard, and
no one made answer to the appeals he
made with chattering teeth to be admit
ted; and so, blue, GREATNESS and tremb-
ling, he ran from the hut like a rat in a
burning room seeking some escape from
death. At last fortune seemed to favor
him, and he chancellor hut the inmate
of which was an old woman.
Meanwhile the peasants gathered to-
gether, armed themselves with poles and
stakes Of aspen wood, the only effectdal
weapons in fight with a wizard, and
surrounded the cabin.
The miserable man, dazed by all that
had happened that morning and suffering
from cold and hunger was soon overpow-
cred, and his neighbors, with many pious
CALCULATIONS, transfxed him, though alive,
with holy aspen stakes to the ground in
court before the hut.
An Italian contemporary gives some
curious particulars about dead and living
cardinals. Sixty-fve cardinals have died
during the twelve years of Leo KILL pa
pacy. The sacred college is almost all
composed of new cardinals Only sixteen
were there under Pho Mono, and one of
these, Cardinal Howard, is seriously i'll,
and several others are past 50 years of age.
The youngest of the cardinals Pic Mono
are Parochi and Zighari, who are each
ffty-seven years Of age; the oldest is Mer-
tel, who is eighty-four and has worn the
scarlet for thirty-two years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
HOW THE BABY WAS SAVED.
The Story of a Snow-Slide Among the
Mountains of Nevada

Mountains of Nevada.
Yesterday, says the Virginia (Nev FIR.
terprise, was the anniversary of a snow
1867, sweeping away two or three houses
and killing Richard Northey The slide
occurred at a point on the eastern face of
the mountain, above the old Hale q Nor
cross hoisting-works.
In 1875, the 18th of January, there was
second avalanche at the same place.
which killed two men and buried a woman
and a child. The woman and the child
were, however, dug out of the snow unin-
Jured. The woman was protected by
portion of her wrecked home-a frame
structure.
The house was swept from its founda-
ton In such way as to leave the lower
floor intact. The woman was first rescued.
She at once began to cry out for her child
of which nothing was to be seen about the
wrecked house.
Soon some one said: Il hear child"
All listened, and several persons assert
ed that they heard the faint cry of child,
and agreed that it came from above-up
on the side of the mountain
All in that direction appeared to be a
compact mass Of snow. Men were soon
scattered all over the mountain slope near
where 1t was supposed the several'wrecked
buildings had stood. The faint cries of a
child were heard, but it was several min
utes before the searchers could agree
whence the sounds came
At last the sounds were so well located
that digging began. The snow was so
compact that it was difficult to remove it
with shovels, and the workers dared not
use picks, therefore there was time for a
big crowd to collect and great excitement
to grow while the digging was in prog
reSS.
The cries of the child constantly became
more distinct. and at last, after four feet
of snow had been Dug through, the top of
a cooking stove was reached
The voice of the child was then so plain
ly heard that several cried out: 1T is in
the stove! The child is in the oven, of the
towel"
Soon hole had been made beside the
stove, and a man, thrusting down his
hand, said that the even door of the stove
on that side was closed. Examination
soon showed that the opposite door wa
also closed. The mystery of the wher
abouts of the child was not solved until
the workers had dug down to the floor of
the house. 1t was then found that the
child was beneath the stove, whence it was
hauled out safe and sound
1t had doubtless been crawling about the
floor when the avalanche came, and at the
first rush of snow was pushed under the
stove, which fortunately stood on blocks
several inches in height.
That child is probably still alive and in
the city: If so, it is now about Is years of
age and too big to be again saved in the
same way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
THE SCRAP FINISHED.
The Illinois State Board Wins the Belt and
the Stakes.

the Stakes.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE state board of
live stock commissioners has at last scored
a victory in the battle with the health de-
partment. To-day the attorney for the
commissioners served a notice on the
mayor, signed by a committee of the live
stock exchange, demanding before killing
or destroying hereafter any cattle they
shall be submitted to the inspection of the
state veterinarian or some competent vet
erinarian, and that notice shall be given
to the person to whom the cattle are con-
signed before inspection. Should any cat
tie be killed hereafter without compliance
with these demands the members of the
exchange will hold the city responsible for
all loss and damage, claiming, by their
methods in the past they have invaded
property rights contrary to law The
mayor referred the communication to the
city law department and received there
from the opinion that the power
of the live stock commissioners
was conferred by the Legislature aud
are superior to those of the city and in
every case where the city ordinances or
regulations of the health department con-
fict with the act the state law must gov
ern. Health Commissioner Wickersham
said toni ght he thinks he shall call in all
his officers from the stock yards and leave
1t entirely in the hands of the state COM
mission, allowing them to assume the re-
sponsibility for lumpy-jaw, etc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
ALAS! TOO
A FaithIess Woman Tries to Right Hell
Wrong by Suicide.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 21.-The phys
icians today probed for the ball shot into
Cornell head by Grinnell last week. but
although they found it they could not re-
move it. 1t is not thought that he can
recover. and the doctors say that if he
does he viii probably be mental wreck.
Mrs. Grinnell whose intimacy with Cor
nell caused the shooting, was taken yio-
lently i'll Saturday night and the general
belief is that she poisoned herself. The
physician denies this but at the same time
says she will probably not recover Mrs.
Grinnell was healthy, robust woman and
it is considered strange she should be
taken so alarmingiy Ill just at this time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
oils, April 25, and convention of Illinois
operators, at St. Louis, April %.
BIount Bill Amended to Give the Post.
master General Wider Scope.

BIount Bill Amended to Give the Post
master General Wider Scope.
WASHINGTON, April Is. The house
committee ON post-ofices and post-roads
today authorized the report to the house in
a modified form of the Blount bill to pro-
vide for the erection of post-ofice build
ings As amended, it authorizes
the postmaster general to construct at
his discretion buildings at any place
at which the gross receipts Of the postofice
for two years or more preceding shall have
exceeded $4,000. or in county seats 81, 800
each year. The cost of such buildings
shall not exceed $4,000 in any case
Where the receipts do not exceed $500
the cost of buildings is limited to $4,000,
and receipts to the amount of $1,000 en-
titles place to a building not exceeding
515,0 900 in cost. The postmaster general
is authorized to receive donations of
ground as sites for the erection of such
buildings and when necessary purchase
grounds at price not to exceed $1,000.
The bill appropriates for the fiscal year
1891, 100000. Nearly 1000 places in
the country will be affected by the passage
of the bill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
THE BREACH IS WIDENING
No Settlement With the Strikers Has
Been Reached.
Neither Side Will COncede a Point
in the Conference.
1t is But the First Great Movement
for Eight Hours.

CHICAGO, April 21.-No progress was
made toward the settlement of the carpen-
tiers strike today. In fact the settlement
seelns further away than ever. 1t was
understood that as soon as the new bosses
association should become strong enough
to employ 1000 men, work by that num-
Der would be resumed. Today. however.
the strike leaders say that under no cir
cumstances will any of the men be al
lowed to return to work until the bosses
representing seven-eights of the employ
ing capacity of the city have given
in and recognized the union. 1t is not
likely this will be done soon The citizen s
committee appointed to bring about a
settlement of the trouble, has given up the
idea of conference with the strikers ow-
ing to this radical change of the posi-
ton.
Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor in this city in
talking about the eight-hour movement
said the labor organizations are
devoted solely to this idea TO this end
of obtaining eight hours work per day
they are concentrating all their energy,
ability and intelligence. The carpenters
were chosen as the first craft for which to
win this benefit. When the carpenters
shall have won, the same will be demand
ed for miners and mine labor. Their
the other trades will be taken up and
pushed forward. Campers asserted that
in this way an entire change in the in
dustrial system to eight hours a day will
be accomplished with the least effect on
the countrys business. There is nc
doubt of the success of the movement, >
said he I'm the federation there are
100000 members in the eight-hour move
ment, besides there are more than enough
to bring the force to a million men,
INDIANAPoLIs, April 21.-This after.
noon Mayor Sullivan sent letters to strik-
ers of the Carpenters Union stating that
the welfare Of the city required arbitration
of the present eight hour trouble. He
asked it to appoint a committee to confer
at his office with a like committee from
the Contractors association. The unior
readily consented to do this anC
tonight the contractors and bose:
appointed their committees with power t.
act. to meet the carpenters committee
Tomorrow afternoon these committees
will attempt to arbitrate the existing diff
fculties. There are but few non-union
carpenters in the city and work is almos
at standstill. About 500 men are out.
BERLIN, April 21-Sixteen Thousand
Berlin shoemakers have struck for ten
hour day and raise in wages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24

A Plague Carried to Louisville by the
Recent Hurricane.

A Plague Carried to Louisville by the
Recent Hurricane.
LOUISVILLE, April 1o-A week ago the
family of Lewis PIewitt, living near La
Grange near this place, was attacked by a
virulent disease, the nature of which the
local doctors were unable to de-
termine. It's symptoms were SINH
lar to those of spotted fever; but no cause
of such a disease could be found in the
surrounding neighborhood. DR.. D. n.
Porter, a physician of eminence was called
in, and at length decided that it was tor
nado poisoning" The germs, he said
were born on the late tornado from an in :.
fected district, hundreds of miles away,
and lodged In the vicinity of the Prewitt
homestead He claims that small pox and
other virulent diseases have thus been
communicated to patients in many in
stances of medical history. The commun-
ity is much alarmed. One of Prewitt' S
daughters has died and two others and
son are at the point of death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24

LONDON, April 19-The London Herald
prints the report of an interview with the
pope. Ii discussing the labor question,
his holiness dwelt upon the necessity of
improving the moral condition of both
workmen ond employers. He said he in
tended to form a committee in every do
cese in the world, whose duty it shall be to
call the toilers together on every fast and
rest day and discuss their duties and
teach them and inspire them with
true morality. Sound rules of life. said
the pope, must be founded upon religion.
The committees which he proposed to form
are to consist of workmen or those sympa-
timing with workmen, and bishop is to
be at the head of each committee. Re-
ferring to the subject of European dis
armament, he said that military life sur
rounds thousands of young men with
violent and immoral influences and
brushes and degrades them. Ar
mics drain countries of wealth,
and draw labor from the soil, over
tax the poor, set the people against each
other, and intensity national jealousies'
They are anti-christian The doctrine of
arbitration as accepted by Americans is a
true principle, but most of the men con-
trolling Europe do not desire the truth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
IT'S STRANGE, IT'S TRUE.
Miners and Mine Operators Agree Upon
Scale of Prices.

COLUMBUS, April 17.-Through con-
cessions made ON both sides, the joint
meeting of miners and mine operators
reached an agreement this evening. upon
the following scale of prices. to rule for
one year from May |. For Hooking Valley
70 cents, Pennsylvania 49, The scale Is 10
cents lower than the original proposal
and five cents over the prices paid in the
Hooking district the past year, and six
cents in the Pittsburg district. Now it
it seems probable that corresponding
prices will be fixed in Indiana
and Illinois and West Virginia.
The operators of these states must
now i;sree to prices satisfactory to the
miners or submit to a strike in which they
will have to fight not only the miners in
their own states, but also the miners and
operators Of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The
miners of Illinois and Indiana are confident
that the operators Of those states will now
give them audience. In view Of this fact
a joint convention of mine operators and
miners will probably be held at Indianap-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
FOR WIDER CIRCULATION.
Sen. Hisccck Improvises II Scheme and
Introduces 1t.

WASHINGTON, April 18.-Sen. Hiscock
today introduced a bill providing that
national banks may secure circulation by
deposits with the government, of
state, railway and municipal
not in default of interest for ten years
past; above circulation it need noC exceed
ninety per cent of their market value eX
cept on government bonds upon which the
face value be issued Also, first mort
gage loans on improved real estate
at not exceeding fifty per cent.
assessed value; property guaranteed
certificates of deposit of gold and silver
or bullion; storage warrants and ware
house receipts for pig iron, cotton aud
wheat in responsible companies and IN
sured in reliable companies. The per
centage or circulation of these are not to
exceed IS per cent. of the face value ex-
cept in the case of gold and silver. Banks
must make good any deficiency caused by
shrinkage in value. That circulating
notes be issued redeemabe in SO
years at two per cent. government
bonds. The secretary of the treasury
shall set apart from the amount paid IN
previously 10y the national banks as tax
on circulation, and from the fund acCumu
lated by the non-presentation ofcirculation
lost or destroyed, $50, 100000 as guaran-
tee fund for the protection of bank deposit
tors, and an amount equal to one-tenth of
one per cent per annum upon deposits, to
be paid into the treasury as an addition
to this fund; payment to cease when the
fund becomes large enough so provide the
requisite protection and reimburse the
government for the original amount set
apart for the fund
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
AN UNJUST DEATH.
O'DonneH Shot Inforner Carey in Self
Defense.

MILWAUKEE, April 21-It will he re-
membered that Patrick O'Donnell the
slayer of the informer Carey on steamer
bound from Cape Town to Nital, in 1888,
and who was taken back to England and
convicted and executed was charged with
being an avenger in the employ of the Irish
that cahrge to be false, the detectives of
the British government having made such
discoveries as left no doubt in regard to
the matter.
Among the developments is this fact
that during the spring of 1888 O'Donnell
was empl yeod for some time as a laborerin
the freight depot of the st. Paul company
in Milwaukee. He had left Bozeman Mont,
for Chicago, with quite sum of money
which he had won at cards, saying he was
going south to Africa On the way he
fell in with sharper men than himself,
and a monte trio relieved him of his
wealth.
O'Donnell had the trio arrested and the
railroad officials, who desired to get the
gang behind walls where they would not
trouble travellers. gave their accuser a job
in Milwaukee in order to hold him for a
witness when the case came up for trial.
1t was not long before Chicago gentle
man who was looking around Milwaukee
became we'll acquitted with O'Donnell.
O'Donnell claimed in telling his story to
his new friend that all he wanted was his,
$500 back so that he could go to South
Africa. The friend thought he knew
some Chicago friends of the gamblers who
would furnish the money to accommodate
MIN. Soon he returned to Milwaukee
with the money ready to deposit in
O'Donnell's hands when he started for the
east, and the bargain was consummated
and carried out in good faith. The cases
of the monte men never came to ial be-
cause the main witness against them was
gone, and the railroad officials were much
disguised at the failure of their plan.
When placed on trial for the murder of
Carey, O'Donnell had told of his living in
Montana, his adventure with gamblers.
and his story in Milwaukee to prove that
he was an American citizen and had not
been in England or Ireland during the
troublous times The English govern
ment hanged him first and Investigated
afterwards, though the strongest appeals
were made in his behalf by the American
people through official channels 1t was
thus found that his meeting with Carey
was by accident, and not by design.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
Want to Lyneh a Murderer,

GUTHRIE, l. T., April 2l-Capt Couch
the we'll known boomer" died this NOM
ing of a wound inflicted by J. c..
Adams, with rife April 4
When it became known yesterday
that Capt. Couch was dying, a party was
organized to lynch Adams. The United
States marshal was informed of this, and
he boarded the train with the prisoner for
Wichita
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 21.-A
special from Wichita says that J.
G. Adams, who shot Captain
Couch, when informed this even
ing of the death of that gentleman.
laughed and said he was glad of it, 1t
is understood that Adams came from
Springfield, Ills.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-24
Too Familiar With Another Mans Wife

DUBUQUE, Ia, April 17.-At North
McGregor, last night, George Cornell a
locomotive engineer, was shot and fatally
wounded by J. Grinnel, who is the official
reporter of the McGregor district court
Grinnel asserts that Cornell has been pay
ing too much attention to his wife, and
there is considerable scandal attached to
the case. Cornell has been married five
years and has two children. His wife
left him a short time ago alleging inf
deity on his part.