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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-16
SPARKS OF WIT

PLANE sailing in prairie schooner.
A WIRE puller-the telegraph line
man.
JAGGs Pawnbrokers are ornery
cusses. Baggs-Yes; but you have to
put up with them.
WHILE the English drum beat is
heard around the world, the American
dead-beat isn't far behind.
JoNEs-"Say, Browne. why do you
call your eldest boy Telephone ?"
Brown-"Because he never works"
A soHooLBoY, being asked in an ex-
animation to state the significance Of
LID, wrote: "LLD. stands for lung
and liver DOCTOR"
A SPORTING character hearing of a
horse eating meat said he had seen
many nags running for stakes, and he
can chuck-le over that.
GRACIOUS" exclaimed Mrs. Mala-
prop, Il read in the papers of Con
gressman at large L do hope they'll
capture him before he does any harm. :"
BY quick shot he had just rescued
her from the clutches of Lear. "What
We're your thoughts when bruin COM
menced to squeeze?" was his inquiry.
"Oh, Charlie, 1 thought of your
WHEN the old lady had fallen into
the well, and was rescued with some
difficulty, she declared that "had it not
been for Providence and another man"
she never would have been got out
alive.
"UPoN my SOUL" exclaimed Mrs,
Flyaround, 81 never saw such an old
gadder in all my life as that Mrs.
Neverhome is Actually, L called
seven times at her home and couldn't
get in once"
ISN'T it lonely here, George? Did
you ever know anything so still?" "Oh,
yes. Once" when was that?" 81
hired plumber once to do days work
for me, and he never moved from morn
ing to night"
IRATE PoLITICIAN-Look here, you
published lie about me this morning
an infamous lie. l won't stand it,
Serene editor-But just think where
you would be if we were to publish the
truth about you"
Excuse me, sir, but did
not you buy bottle of hair invigorator
in that barber shop? Binks-Yes why =?
Stranger-Oh, nothing; only wish to
inform you that l am the most artistic
wigmaker on the street.
JoNsMITH -Debrown has changed
wonderfully since he went to work on
that religious paper. He leads blame
fess life now. Jonjones-Yes, he does
nothing wrong now except to lie about
the circulation of his paper
FOOLISH MAIDEN.
fall the foolish fashions
That foolish women wear,
There's nothing more outlandish
Than banging of the hair
1t Is q dangerous habit, too
And all girls should beware,
Lest after they married
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-01-16
MORTUARY STATISTICS.
BY WILLIAM ALEXANDER BOWEN.

\HE statistics of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
MUSICAL PRIZE WINNERS.
Hono-s Carried Off by Wisconsin Singers at
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Jan. 3.-The grand choral
contest for $500 was the feature of the
Welsh eisteddfod last evening. Four choirs
competed-the Racine choir, the Western
Avenue Methodist church choir, the Min
n~eapolis Philharmonic society, and the
Scotch choir. The first three were closely
matched. The adjudicator thought the
first organization contained the best mate
rial, and the Wisconsin singers took the
money. The greatest song of the musical
programme was the Welsh national an
them, sung by the audience, containing
1000 trained voices.
In the forenoon D. B. Davis, of Milwau-
kee, won the prize In singing a bass solo,
Haydn's Now Heaven in Fullest Glory
Shone." Five contestants entered the
lists.
The best singing of the three sessions
was done by the three choirs in the
grand ladies choral competition" Each
choir contained t%wenty-four voices. Miss
Jones led the winning choir. 1t came
from the Welsh Presbyterian choir. The
second prize was given to a Racine choir,
led by Mrs. Winship. The third choir
was from the Western Avenue Methodist
church and was led by Mrs. Thomas
Seven tenors competed for the tenor prize,
the song being Handel's Total Eclipse"
0. E. Ahrens, of Racine, won it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
A SAVAGE EPISTLE.
Chicago's Health Commissioner Scored in
an Open Letter.

CHICAGO, Jan. Oh. McChesney, of
the state board of livestock commission
ers, today sent an open letter to Chicago's
health commissioner, DR.. Wickersham,
concerning the controversy between the
city and state inspectors, relative to the
recent killing of cattle at the stock yards.
The letter is written in the most savage
vein, and scores Wickerham for his
statements that the state board
would mot be allowed to pass diseased
cattle upon the Chicago public" 1t
charges chat Chief City Inspector Lamb is
incompetent. The 100 cattle, regarding
which the controversy originated were
quarantined by the state board because all
were diseased with. actinemyosis. They
could not be tanked at Peoria, and the
state board issued a permit to the owners
to ship them under quarantine to Hess
Brothers, Chicago, in care of State
Agent Mcdonald; the carcaSses and all
parts used for food to be put In rendering
tanks under his supervision. This has
been done. McChesney says this is the
lot of cattle of which City Inspector
Lamb condemned II, and would
whereas all had been declared diseased by
a board of eight competent veterinarians.
He retaliateS on the city officials by saying
that no one knew how many cattle affected
with disease, had been passed by Inspector
Lamb and put on the market. He informs
Health Commissioner Wickersham that
the public will hold him responsible for
LAMBS acts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
THE WICKED MUST SUFFER.
La Grippe Has a Great lumber in 1t
Clutches.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 6.-Over 230
policemen of this city are sick with the
grip. Three deaths due to the malady
were reported today. One hundred and
sixty-two deaths of pulmonary difficulties
occurred last week.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The vital statistics
for twenty-four hours, ending at noon to-
| day. show the number or deaths to be l46,
a decrease of nearly 100 compared with
the previous twenty-four hours. 1t is be-
lieved at sanitary headqualters that the
worst of the influenza epidemic is over
The sick list in the police department,
however, shows no abatement, but the re-
verse.
BosToN, Jan. 6.-Nineteen hundred
pupils are absent from public schools down
with influenza. The death rate per day is
higher than has ever been known before.
CORNWALL, Ont, Jan. 6.-There are
800 cases of ~inflenza here.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, Jan. 6.-La
Grippe has broken out here. Over 100
cases are reported. principally among
railway employees. The men on the
Michigan Central and Grand Trunk roads
have to work double time.
LONDON, Jan. 6.-The number of cases
of influenza In this city is constantly In
creasing. A large number of nurses IN
the hospitals, doctors and ~clergymen are
Frustrated. The epidemic continues to
spread among the police.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 6.-La Grippe is
creating d profound sensation IN the Mo-
hawk valley. At Amsterdam there are
1000 cases, among the sufferers being
three of the principal physicians. At Fort
Plain 500 are Ill and at C~anajoharee 800.
| Several hundred cases are reported. at
Fonda, Fultonville and st. townsville.
BERLIN, Jan. 6.-Dowager Empress
Augusta is suffering from the influenza.
She passed a restless night. Her fever
has increased, but she maintains her
strength.
PARIS, Jan. 6.-The influenza is de-
creasing.
GIBRALTAR, Jan. 6.-The Influenza has
made its appearance here. There has
been no interruption of communication
between American squadron of evolution
and the shore.
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Many members of the
police force of Bradford are ~incapacitated
! for work by the influenza. A number of
the employees in the postal and telegraph
service at Belfast are suffering from the
influenza. The disease has also attacked
many of the college students.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Secretary Win
dom is suffering with a severe cold and it
feared he has La Grippe. Congressman
Gibson, of the 1st Maryland district, is
seriously i'll. suffering from pneumonia,
which followed an attack of influenza.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09


by Justice Strong, retired. He was attired
in the black robe of office. He took a seat
quietly at the clerks desk, while the
marshal opened the court. The chief
justice arose and announced that the
commission of the new associate justice
was in the clerks hands and called upon
the clerk to read it. TIE reading over, the
new associate justice arose, and standing
at the clerks desk, read aloud the oath of
office. At the end, the clerk said. 'Sohelp
you God" and Judge Brewer bowed his
acquiesence. The marshal, Mr.. Wright
then escorted Justice Brewer to his seat on
the extreme left of the chief justice. the
chief justice and the associate justices bow
ing to him as he passed.
The regular business of the court was
then taken up "a numbero of decisions being
read.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
A Severe Blizzard.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 6.-Dispatches from
Kansas and Missouri say a blizzard of con-
siderable severity prevails throughout
those two states tonight. The tempera-
ture is generally near the zero point and
the snow is drifting badly.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 6.--The storm
caused great damage to the Oregon Rail
woy and Navigation company's road.
Three accidents, each attended
with fatal results, is reported.
EMPoRIA, Kas., Jan. 6.-The worst
blizzard of the season struck this place
yesterday afternoon and been in progress
ever since with a fierce north
west wind accompanied by snow.
The thermometer fell SO degrees
in a few hours, and this morning was "a
degrees below freezing. The storm con-
tinues this evening and it is feared rail
road travel will be delayed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
A MURDERoUs FRENCHMAN
Kills a Little Boy With a Hammer, and
Cuts a Girls Throat.

H~AvERHILL, n. S., Jan. 4.-Stephen La
Plant, a Frenchman, whose home is in
Benton, has been spending a few days
with his sons family at Centre Haverhill.
Today his son and wife went to Warren,
leaving La Plant and his wife in charge of
the children. There were four children,
the two eldest going skating, leaving the
other two at home. Some dispute arose in
regard to them, when La Plant picked up a
hammer and crushed the little boys skull,
killing him instantly. La Plant then cut
the girl with a knife and also dealt her a
heavy blow with the hammer, wounding
her fatally. At this point a passer by was
attracted by the noise and La Plant was
seized in the act of murderously assaulting
his wife, whose life he doubtless would
also have taken. La Plant was addicted to
the use of liquor, and in all probabilities
was under its influence when the crime was
committed. The murderer is in jail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09

MILWAUKEE, Jan. "a special to the
Evening Wisconsin from Baltimore says:
Il is authoritatively announced that a
movement is on foot which, within a year,
will probably result in Archbishop Ireland,
of st. Paul, being vested with a cardinals
hat and appointed papal delegate for the
United States.
Siuce the death of Cardinal McClosky,
of New York, Cardinal Gibbons, of Balti-
more has been the only cardinal in the
United States. It would naturally be sup
posed that he would become
papal delegate if such a position
Is created, but it is learned on
excellent authority that Archbishop Ire
lands name has already been considered
with favor at Rome. His relations with
the Propaganda are known to be closer
than those of any other American perlate,
and the news of his probable appointment
comes indirectly from Rome. His ap-
pointment as papal prelate will give him
higher rank than has ever yet been held
by a Catholic clergyman In America. As
papal delegate he will act as and for the
pope. All church matters now referred to
the pope will be referred to him, and he
will have a powerful voice in the selection
OF archbishops. 1t is thought that his ap
pointmsnt as papal delegate will aterially
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
TO CATCH THE CHILDREN
Eau Claire's Board Of Education Ap-
point Seven Children Catchers.
Who Will See That Waits of the Street
Attend Some School.
The Resolutions Passed i'm Pursuance
to the Bennett Law.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Jan. at the first
meeting of the board of education tonight
a resolution was adopted under the Ben
nett law appointing seven men to catch
all children who ought to be in school,
they may find in alleys, streets or other
public places, and take them to some
school, to be designated by the parents or
guardians, and if they refuse to designate
a school, then In some school to be desig-
mated by the board. The question arising
in this and other cities, whether the law
could be enforced this year, IN a notice
posted by the board, published! later than
September first, last, has been decided IN
the affirmative by the opinion of the at
torney-general transmitted to the local
board through the state superintendent of
public instruction, viz: That the provision
for notice is directory but not mandatory.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09


alter the polity of the Catholic church
of the United States with regard to the
temperance question. He is now at the
head of the Catholic temperance move
ment, and since his recent elevation to the
archbishopric he has made his influence
count for temperance throughout the dis
trict over which he has jurisdiction. His
appointment as papal prelate would salts
fy the American element of the Catholic
church. He is as much of an American,
so far as patriotism is concerned, as he is
a Catholic in religion.
Archbishop Ireland is exceedingly pop
ular In Milwaukee, and the news of his
probable elevation to the head of the
Catholic church of the United States will
please his numerous admirers here. He
has delivered a number of temperance
lectures in Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
VIEWS.
Lord RandoIph's Letter Awakens a Stir
Among Politicians.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-Lord Randolph
Churchill's second letter on the eight-hour
question is attracting quite d good deal of
attention and is regarded in a variety of
ways by the different sections of polite
ians. The ministers generally regard is
as a rather wild bid for popularity and
power, but in tory circles of less response
bility the letter is otherwise interpreted.
In London the conditions of labor are es-
sentially different from those which obtain
in any of the big towns of the
north. 1t is not the rule
here for men to work in conjunction
with great investments In machinery. This
lessons the amount of opposition from pow
erful capitalists to be encountered here, as
compared with most other English cities,
in regard to the eight-hour plan. Lord
Randolph Churchill is evidently counting
on this fact in his attempt to commit the
conservative candidates In London to a po-
sition on the labor question which will
give them the support of many followers OF
the socialist, John Burns, and take the
wind out of the hands of the advanced lib
erals. On the other hand, however, there is
a strong party In the working class afraid
of the eight-hour system, because they
fear it will involve reduction of pay. Pitt
fully enough, men can be found who are
working an average of Lightweight hours
a week, yet who protest against a proposal
to lessen their period of work, They can
hardly be blamed, however, for their fears,
since disinterested and learned political
economists are by no means agreed as to
what effect a compulsory eight-hour law
would have upon wages. At all events,
Mr.. John Burns has within a few days in
timated to the liberal leaders that the
tories are ready to concede all that the
socialists demand on this point.
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Parnell has retained
Sir Charles Russell in the O'Shea case.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
Mai. Burke's Whereabouts

New ORLEANS, Jan. 3.-An evening
says: According to an interviews with
a representative of the Honduras Process,
a newspaper published in Tegucigalpa,
Maj. Burke, the defaulting state treasurer
of Louisiana, said, relative to
his return to Louisiana he would probably
not be able to leave his Honduras inter
ests until the beginning of March next. 1t
was a painful situation for him to be In,
but he would have to endure it for some
months to come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.
A Saloon-Keeper Had a Bad Habit of Get
ting Married.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-Robert Kenigs-
dorfer, a S saloon-keeper, was arrested here
tonight on a warrant sworn out by his
wife, charging him with bigamy. Ke-
~nigsdorfer. it seems, has figured under
several aliases. On the first of
July, 1889, Carl Housert, a cigar
manufacturer, of Peoria, ILL.,, disappeared
and his friends found that he had beaten
them out of 81 1000. Besides this, he LETT
a wife and child behind him. Housert and
K~nnigSdorfer are known to be the same
person. On leaving Peoria he went to
Dresden, Germany, where he passed him
self as Adolph Beirut, a banker, He here
met and won the affection Of Ida Kenigs-
dorfer. 1t is not known whether or not he
married her, but at all events they
came to Philadelphia together last No
vember. He obtained his companions
trunk checks and money and then left her
to come to Baltimore. She was seLt back
to her home by a German society
of Philadelphia. Here Kenigsdorfer
under that name started a saloon and
married again. Marshal Frey telegraph
ed to Peoria to ascertain if Mrs. Housert
will come on to assist in the prosecution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
Not as They Thought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--The supreme
court today rendered an opinion in the
case of Clayton, appellant, VS.. The People
of the Territory of Utah. Clayton was
elected auditor of public accounts in Utah
in 1879, and has held the office ever since,
refusing to turn the office over to Arthur
Pratt, appointed to the place by Governor
Murray, of Utah. 1t was contended that
the act of the legislature of Utah creating
the office and providing it should be filled
by a popular election, is in contravention
with the organic act of the territory. The
supreme court of Utah decided against
Clayton, and this court affirmed the iudg-
ment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09

Writ Sued Under the Domestic Attachment
Act of 1886.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4.-Lawyer Shields
today brought a peculiar and unusual pro-
ceedings in the common pleas court under
the domestic attachment act of the 18th of
June, 1886, on behalf of Chas. Slower and
against Joseph Ditman, the missing bank
president, who, it was supposed, had
committed suicide by drowning.
The affidavit made by Slower sets forth
that Ditman is indebted to him in the sum
of 5000, and AYERS that Ditman, December
IL, 1889 absconded from this city and con-
cealed himself elsewhere with the design
and intent to defraud his creditors, and
that said Ditman has not left in Philadel-
phia county sufficient estate to pay his
debts. The writ was made returnable ON
Monday next.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
MUST WEAR MORE CLOTHES.
Duncan Clark's Female Ministries Fine,
for Exposure,

STEUBENvILLE, O., Jan. g. Duncan
Clark's entire Lady minstrel company was
yesterday arranged before Mayor Brashear
on a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Dora Webb
and Mrs. R. L. Brownlee, of S~teubenville's
Social Purity society. The company per-
formed Wednesday night in the city
opera house, and the affidavit charges
that the members did ~"unlawfully
violate ordinance No. 272, by an
indecent exposure of person" At noon
the entire company, male and female, were
before the mayor. A motion to quash the
Indictment was vigorously contested and
then refused, and a fine of $40 imposed.
The Social Purity people will next turn
their attention to the Rose Hill Folly COM
panY. billed to appear here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09

caught fire, causing considerable excite
ment. VIM. Culver, foreman, was found
insensible under the debris with a bad cash
In the head. Peter Devine had his right
leg broken IN two places and was badly
bruised and burned. Their injuries are
fatal. J. F. Deyman. VIM. Murphy. J. I.
Caller, |. E. Helser, Walter Evans. Frank
White and John Sullivan were seriously
burned Chas. Landkammen was thrown
quite a distance into a tank of water and
came near drowning. The fire was
quickly extinguished.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
ASSERTING THEIR POWER.
The Organization of CoIored Post in New
Orleans Causing Trouble.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 6.-The fight in
the Grand Army of the Republic growing
out of the organization of a colored post in
This city promises to be a very bitter one
and may lead to the d~isintegration of the
orGer here. Members of the five white
posts say openly that they will surrender
their charter, leaving the negroes an open
field. There are 100 negro soldiers to each
white union veteran IN this department
and the negroes, even though they promise
not to enter the white posts, will by sheer
force of numbers capture the department
organization and run things to suit them
selves, to the utter humiliation of the white
element. The white members think that
the social features of the Grand Army
should be considered and the negros left
out. 1t seems that the matter of their ad-
mission some time ago was considered, and
the whites voted almost unanimously
against It. Capt. Gray, who brought in
the negro post the other day. was against
it, and when elected department command
er solemnly declared that his right hand
would wither before he would sign the
charter of a negro post. There isno doubt
but that Capt. Gray is in bad odor with his
brother members, and they charge open
ly that his action was intended as a
revenge because they would not turn
out at the Jefferson Davis funeral. Tney
even accused him Of saying: well, if
they will not turn out with the whites |
will give them a chance to turn out with
the negroes" Capt. Gray seems to be UNI
affected by the storm he has raised. He
says that while he had been roughly ham
died by some papers for the
position he took In the matter
of Mr.. Davis funeral. he acting as a pail
bearer, his course had been approved by
others. The Grand Army men were try
ing to carry water on both shoulders, he
thought, on the negro question, and he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
a Dakota Conference.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 3.-The conference be-
tween Governor Miller, of North Dakota,
Ex-Governor Pillsbury and the Minneapolis
elevator men, yesterday, was entirely
satisfactory and Governor Miller
feels feels much encouraged. The
elevator men agree to furnish all
seed wheat needed by Dakota farmers at
a very low rate of interest or no interest or
no interest at all, provided in either state
that the railroads or corporate bodies will
guarantee the payment when the crops
are harvested.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-09
Girl Killed by InbaIing Gas.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Lillie Cunning
ham, aged 20. at 206 Eighth avenue, and
Mary Fulton, aged %, of 749 Sixth ave-
nue., went to sleep last night in the bed
room of the former, and this morning
Mary wa found dead and Lizzie dying
from the effects Of gas, which in some
manner had been left turned on but un-
lighted. Lizzie was taking to the New
York hospital.