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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
WASHINGTON.

IT is now fully settled that Senator Ali
son of Iowa will be reelected.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has appointed
John M. Clark Collector of Customs, and
Christopher Manner, Collector of Internal
Revenue at Chicago. Their names went
to the Senate together with a number of
other nominations.
WAsHINGTON.-The actual horse power
performance of the new cruiser Balti-
more on its recent trip, Saturday, was made
known by the navy department. The
trial board stated the aggregate indi-
Gated horse power developed by the vessel
was 1044.18. This gives the Cramps
power a premium of 106, AL so.
SECRETARY WINDOWS call for 10 per
cent. Of the amount of public moneys held
by national banks expired on Wednesday.
Only eighty banks out of the 100 called
upon had responded up to Tuesday. The
amount surrendered. however, is far in ex-
cess'of the amount called for, as some of
the banks gave up the entire amount held
by them, and a number of others surren-
dered all above the amount necessary for
the transaction of the current public bust
ness. The total amount of bonds pur-
chased up to Tuesday in liquidation of
these deposits is Sc, I'll, 500. The future
course of the department in this matter
will be determined in a few days.
Nature in CONFUSION
Is terrific. Volcanic eruptions, cyclones, earth
quakes are awfully and tremendously picturesque,
but scarcely desirable to emulate in action and
effect by the administration of remedies which
produce CONFUSION and agony in the abnormal
portion of the human frame. Such is the effect
of the old fashioned violent purgatives happily
falling more and more into disuse, and of which
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the wholesome,
pleasant ana far more effective succedaneum.
They weakened the intestines-the Bitters invigor-
ates them. They left the bowels inactive, because
incapacitated by ensuing feebleness. The Bitters
on the contrary, and because it enables, not forces,
them TO act-a vast and fortunate difference
perpetuates their activity and regularity. The
liver is bene1icially stimulated, as the kidneys
also are, by this medicine, which easily cOnquers,
also, malaria. nervousness al rheumatism.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
CRIME.

SIX Choctaw Indian murderers were
hanged at Fort Smith, Ark, on Thursday.
THE trial of the jury bribers in the
Cronin matter will be brought on now very
soon.
The trial of the jury bribers in the
Cronin murder case has been postponed
until Feb. 10th.
THE president has granted a reprieve
until January 80, for Charles Billiard and
George Tobier, two of the eight murder
ers sentenced to be hanged at Fort Smith,
Ark.
The forgeries of Snyder Lockwood, of
Kingston, n. Y, reach $50, 900 and have
ruined his father. Lockwood lost much of
his money by investing heavily in lottery
tickets.
A REvULsIoN of feeling in favor of DIR.
Kniffin and Miss Purcell has taken place
at Trenton, n. J. The original theory,
that Mrs. Knifin was killed by robbers, is
finding many supporters.
THE Cronin murderers were duly set at
work in the Joliet P~enitentiary Wednesday
morning. Burke was assigned to the
cooper-shop, Coughlin to the stone-cutting
department and 0'Sullivan to the shoe
shop, All exhibited signs of nervousness.
but bore up reasonably well under the
novel and trying experience.
TOLEDO, Ohio.-Today the First
National bank obtained new war
rants against Madame Devere, the clair
voyant, charging forgery of a note of
$500. The bank is out 5000 on three
notes aggregating that sum, which are all
believed to be forgeries. The woman is
known to have received at least $4,000 by
her transactions In notes supposed to be
forged during the past year.
CHICAGo,-John Kunze. who was
among the four men found guilty of
the murder of DR.. Cronin, and whose pun
ishment the jury fixed at three years in
the p~enitentiary, is a free man again. His
bail of s.. 1000 was today furnished by
dime museum managers. 1t is not at all
likely that the states attorney will prose-
cute kunze again.
1T is said that a gang of Mexican coun-
terfeiters nave hoated nearly s., 000,0 600 in
bogus American silver dollars along the
border. Their plan has been, it is said.
to manufacture the coins in this country
and dispose of them at a discount to Mex
leans, who would then pay them out for
American merchandise. New York fnan-
ciers are investigating the affair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

to improve, and his restoration to perfect
health Is considered certain.
MUCH damage has been done to ship
ping by a gale nthe English Chanel.
A PARIS newspaper is authority for the
statement that Emperor Francis Joseph of
Australia intends to abdicate his throne.
Don CARLOS, the Spanish Pretender.
who is now living at Gratz, Austria, is
plotting a rising IL the event of the death
of the King of Spain.
IT is proposed by the Jews residing in
Rome, who are numerous, and IN many
cases extremely wealthy, to erect a syna-
gogue to cost upward of 3d. 200.
LoNDoN.-Artola Bros, foreign bank
ers, with houses in London, Paris and
Madrid, have been declared bankrupts.
Their liabilities are 81 900, 900.
PARIs.-Le Figaro says that Port
ugal has complained to Prince Bis
marck that Great Britain has violated the
Berlin treaty. She therefore asks that a
conference be convoked to discuss African
affairs.
CITY OF MExIco.-The influenza
is spreading in Mexico. Several
deaths from the disease are reported.
The editor CT ElProgresse has been i'm
prisoned for defaming Adelina Patti.
LoNDoN.-It is said in certain circles
here that the car is insane, owing to the
chronic state of fear In which he lives.
His bodily condition is known to be
weak. He exhibits the deepest feeling
of dependency and insists that his death
is drawing near. 1t is known that he is
trying to alleviate his misery by the use of
morphine.
BRUssELs,-The terms conceded to
the striking miners by the mine own
ers In the Chorleroi district are a reduc-
ton of the working hours to nine per day
and an increase of 10 per cent. in wages.
THE steamer Herschel, which has just
arrived at New York from Rio Janeiro, re-
ports that an engagement took place In
that city December Is between 200 soldiers
who were loyal to the monarchy and a de-
tachment of artillery sent to arrest them,
and that over 100 of the monarchists were
killed.
TURIN.-Prince Amadeo, of Aosta,
brother of the king of Italy and
formerly king of Spain, died here today.
He was conscious at the moment of
his death and received the pope's
blessing from Cardinal Alimonda.
The duke died of pneumonia; he had been
Ill but a few days. All the theatres in the
kingdom are. closed, and state festivities
discontinued. The duke of Aosta was IS
years old. He was king of Spain from
December 4, 1870, until February II, 1873,
when he abdicated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
TO WHAT WILL IT LEAD.

1t is coming to be understood that the
book agent, lightning-rod-man and jury
lawyer. is successful in his vocation In
proportion as he is enabled to hypnotic
those with whom he comes in contact.
The power of mind over mind in matters
of opinion, as well as in business affairs,
consists evidently in no small degree, In
what is now recognized by science as hyp-
notism. Indeed, from researches and ex-
periments already made in this field,
much has been found to throw doubt and
uncertainty on the motives of human con-
duct, and to raise a question as to the de
gree of responsibility which should attach
In the matter of crime. there Is no doubt
but in numerous instances, the impulse
comes unconsciously from the brain of
some one not known in connection with it.
To say the least, the recognition of
such a force must, and will, have much to
do in revo~lutionizing u methods of ar
irving at the guilt or innocence of Offend
ers in our courts. And again, while the
necessity for depriving even unconscious
subjects of hypnotic influence of their lib
erty, will forever remain to ensure the
public safety. yet in such cases the actor
in the drama will be regarded as an OBJ
ject of pity, rather than of resentment.
Who shall say what science may not do to
not only place crime where it belongs, and
upon whom it belongs, but also in so
changing our institutions that the motive
for crime will no longer exist. If hypno-
tism is what is claimed Cor it, motive will
become a thing so difficult to arrive at,
that its removal, so far as possible, will
become an absolute necessity among men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
DEATH OF WALKER BLAIN e.
La Grippe Develops into a Case of Acute
M


WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Walker Blaine.
examiner of claims of the state depart
ment, and the eldest son of J. G. Blaine.
secretary of state, died at the family resi-
dence at 500 o'clock this evening of acute
pneumonia, s~uperinduced by an attack of
la grippe. He had been i'll only a few
days and his death is a sudden and severe
shock to his unusually large circle of
friends who were not aware he was dam
gerously Iii until this morning, while the
not feeling well all last week and Friday
take to his bed. The secretary gave a
dinner party Monday night to a number
of people, prominent in official So
much better then that he sat up for some
time chatting with the guests and after
ward walked about the house. He con-
tractee additional cold which settled on
his lungs and developed into acute pneu-
dition was so alarming that all the i'm
lily summoned home by telegraph. He
was delirious most of the day, with ex-
ceedingly high temperature and painfully
labored respiration.
Walker Blaine graduated from Yale
college in 1876, and studying law received
his diploma from Columbia college, N. Y,
in 1878. In 1881, while Garfield was on
his death bed he sent for Walker Blaine
and appointed hin third assistant secre-
tary of state, saying he appreciated his
ability and desired to show it. After serv-
ing in this capacity very acceptably for
nearly a year he was appointed on the
Alabama claims commission where he
served with great credit from 1882 to 1885.
On the advent of the present administra-
ton he was appointed solicitor of the state
department. a position which he has also
filed with great credit and ability.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
WALKER BLAINE'S FUNERAL.
Services Attended by Near Friends Held a
the Family Residence.


WAsHINGToN.-The funeral of Walker
Blaine took place Saturday morning.
The day was bright and verycool. A
large number of the friends of the Blaine
family, members Of the diplomatic corps,
and people in official life, attended
the funeral. A private funeral cere-
mony was held at Sec. Blaine's home, on
Lafayette Square. at 1920 a. m. The
President and Mrs. Harrison, all the
members of the cabinet, E. W. Halford
several members Of the diplomatic corps,
and some intimate friends of the family,
attended the services, which we're conduct
ed by the Rev. DIR. Hamlin, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant. At the conclu-
sion of the private services, the remains
were taken to the Church of the Covenant,
followed by the family and friends in car
riages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
Confessed to Murder.

LEAvENwoRTH, Jan. 16.-Three weeks
g Alexander Blackburn, an inmate of
the soldiers home here, was murdered in
a deserted part of the CITY, VIM. Green,
George Thomas and George Wilkinson, all
colored, were arrested for the crime.
George Thomas made a confession in
which he states he and his companions
knowing that Blackburn had just been
paid a pension allo vance, enticed him to
the clubhouse where the three set upon him
and robbed him. Blackburn resisted and
Green struck him ON the head with an axe,
killing him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

THE courts have done away with the
last relics of the partriarchal system in
deciding that a mans grandchildren are
not members of his family. 1t is true the
decision is limited thus far to cases where
an attempt is made to give the grandchild
a ride on a pass issued to the grandfather
land family" But if the principle is
sound in that class of cases it must hold
good throughout.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
Deyoured by Wild Hogs.

GAINESVILLE, Tex, Jan. Is. = Wild
hogs entered the cabin of a farmer yester-
day in the Chickasaw Nation near Ar
buckle, and devoured a little child which
was alone in the house, the rest of the fam
lily being a short distance away in the cot
ton field. The mother is crazed with
grief.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

A TEXAS congressman recommends a
simple diet of gin and onions as the best
safeguard against the influenza. Other
orms of suicide, however, might answer
quite as well.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
TO JOLIET.
The Cronin Murderers Hurried Away at
Nirhf

The Crohlh Nurderers Hurried AWAY at
Night.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-To-night Coughlin,
Burke and O'Sullivan were hurried from
the jail, strongly manacled and taken to
Joliet on the nine o'clock train. They ar
rived at the penitentiary about midnight.
and. with little ado were put in solitary
confinement until tomorrow morning,
when they will be formally entered and
clad in the prison garb. The sudden
transfer was a great surprise to the pris-
oners. It appears that States Attorney
Longenecker decided early in the evening
to take immediate advantage of the ruling
of Judge Mcconnell, and at once gave
orders to Sheriff Matson to have the pris-
oners removed to the penitentiary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
AMONG THE JOKERS.

Little dogs bark the most, because that
is all they have to do.-Denver Times.
Five red-haired girls gave a white horse
bazaar at Williamsport in the cause of
charity.
Architect-Now, sir, do you wish any
bow windows?
Pater-Beau windows? Well, I should
say | did. Put in one for every daughter
| have got.-Time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

AND still bodies are found at Johnstown
a few of the hundreds that are probably
buried under mud and debris the city over.
These periodical discoveries grimly impress
which occurred so many months ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
TourisM

Whether on pleasure bent or b4siaess.
of Figs. as it acts most pleasantly and Of
fectually on the kidneys. liver. and bowels
preventing fevers. headaches. and other
forms OF sickness. For sale In Soc and q
bottles by all leading druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
Last Home of Big Game.

Spokane Falls is the center of the great
est game country in the world. The sur
rounding region is not only prolific in
game. but it is about the very last place
In the United States where big game IS
plenty. The geographical! boundaries of
this splendid game district are: The Bit
ter Root Mountains ON the east, and the
Cascade and Methow range on the west.
The game country of British Columbia to
the north, northeast and northwest Is also
more easily reached from Spokane than
from n other point. Much Of the oun
try to the north and northeast is too rough
for horses, and Indian packers are found
to be absolutely indispensable. Indians
will carry from eighty to one hundred
pounds of baggage. and will travel all the
way from ten to fifteen miles a day, and
charge only LIS per day and their grub
for their services.
Dom Pedro will remain only a short
time at Pan, after which he viii retire to
the mansion of Chantilly, which the Duke
d'Aumale has placed at his disposition,
and where his expenses will be very light.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

To SHOW how abject is the worship of
royalty in India, the following extracts
from a poem written in Bombay to well
come Prince Albert Victor of Wales are
pertinent: "a prince independent in dig
nifty, high in beauty and grace, Is lovely
as the moon, the world boasts of the abili-
ties of him descended from a royal line
most exalted. Born of an heir apparent
at whose feet the highest heavens do rev.
erence, to whom the world far and wide
pays homage, the confronting enemy yield
readily to his sword" etc. Evidently they
have not heard Of the west end scandals In
Bombay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
FOREIGN.

MADR1D.-Alfonso' IS condition continues
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

William Greer, who is engaged in the
cattle business on the Canadian river,
Deer's Forks district, Texas, shot and killed
a white deer a few mornings ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

the grand mastership Of all the Brazilian
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
A Jack Tar in Church.
Ocean

One of the old sailors on the receiving
ship Wabash tells the following story
about a chum of his: Jim, here, was
drifting along by a church one quiet Sun
day, and desiring to keep up an acquaint-
ance with his early boyhood friend, he
dropped in to hear the sky pilot spout.
He hadn't done a great deal of snoozln'
for twenty-four hours before that, and it
was not long before he was asleep and
dreaming. He was at sea In his dreams,
aloft. Presently the preacher talked
louder and louder. He was describing the
end Of the world. The end has comet
he cried, striking the pulpit with his fist.
The words aroused jim, who started up
and shouted: Then make a knot, you
lubber; make a knott The parson after
word accepted Jim's apology for the in
~terruption.
To-day Seattle is Largely rebuilt, and the
new buildings are much finer than the old
ones were. In seventeen days after the
fire a brick hotel, containing 200 rooms,
was completed. Nine street car lines are
either completed or about to be, and they
will be operated by cables or electric mo-
tors. A $500, 900 rolling mill has been
finished, and iron works to cost 50 1900, 900
dit DtlI2 cSDdDllSutu. n IOCbiy ODtIo
house has just been thrown open to the
public, and there is nothing On the Pacific
coast that approaches it in magniicence.
These are only a few of the Improvements
that have been made within six months,
but they are sufficient to show that Seattle
possesses indomItable pluck, and that her
people believe in her future.
How's This,
We ofar Ono Hundrad Dollars Reward for
any case of CatarTh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.. j..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West d Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Tole-
do, Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan s. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
E. H. VAN HOesen, Cashier, Toledo National
Bank, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all druggists.
Berlin has now 1896 600 population, to
which should be added the suburban pOpu-
lation of 1880 making a city considerably
larger than New York. Tn mass of the IN
habitants are persons Of very modest in
comes, and living is very cheap.
Do you wish to know how to have no
steam, and not half the usual soo5k on
wash day? Ask your grocer for a bar of
DObbins' Electric Soap, and the directions
will tell you how. Be sure to get no imi-
tation. There are lots of them.
William Greer, who is engaged in the
cattle business on the Canadian river,
Deer's Forks district, Texas, shot and killed
a white deer a few mornings ago.
General De Fonseca has been elected to
the grand mastership Of all the Brazilian
lodges of the order Of Free Masons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

The athletic committee of Harvard
college has decided that after the close of
the season of 1889-90 Harvard shall not
participate IN any athletic sports outside
of New England.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

Do you wish to know how to have no
steam, and not half the usual too5-k on
wash day? Ask your grocer for a bar of
DObbins' Electric Soap, and the directions
will tell you how. Be sure to get no imi-
tation- There are lots of them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

Col. GARRICK MALLERY of the Smith
sonian institution promulgates as a great
discovery that not a tribe of North Ameri-
can Indians had any definite belief lin a
single ovcr-ruling Great Spirit" or any
being corresponding to the Christian no.
ton of God before European missionaries
came. At the same time, while he regards
them as unlike the Hebrews, Oh the other
hand he finds IAN astounding number of
customs" that are ''the same as those re-
garded of the ancient Israelites. We
do not know how learned Col. Garrick
Mallery may be, but the brief dispatch
about his paper on ''Israelite and Indian; a
parallel in planes of culture does
not impress us with awe of his great
ness as an ethnologist. Parallelisms be-
tween the I~sraelite and the Indian have
been noted at times; likewise between the
Japanese and certain Pacific coast tribes;
Madoc's Welshmen have been traced in
some southern tribes; w. H. II. Murray
opines that the Basques and the Lenni
Lenape were kindred; and the book of
Mormon that came down from heaven on
gold plates to Joe Smith traces the ten lost
tribes in the red men. That ought to be
authority for the colonel, who has spent
years of investigation of tradition in So
linguistic stocks and more than 800 Ian
guages. Col. Mallory argues, we are
told, that it is useless to attempt to Christ
ianize the Indian until you c%ivilize him.
And yet there are thousands of alleged
Christians in this country who are not
more than half civilized yet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

Mr.. PowDERLY has been giving some
attention to ballot reform. He is In
favor of a severe reform. He gives his
reasons In full, and they are a savage In
dictment of the monopolists who compel
their employees to vote monopoly tickets or
suffer discharge. Every man who tolls
for a living," Mr.. Powderly says, ''knows
what it is to stand in the sight of his fore
man and take a ballot from a ticket ped
dler who represents a party in opposition
TO the one In whose behalf the foreman
interests himself. 1t is quite an easy mat
ter to advise the workingman to assert hi
independence at the polls and ignore the
boss. Put yourself in the place of a work
man who has a wife and five or six help
less children dependent on him for sup
port; look into the cellar on that early
morning in raw November and count the
number of barrels of flour, bushels of
potatoes or pounds of beef; count the num-
Der of little feet that will require shoes
during the winter; sum up the expenses of
the household, and then look into a pock-
et-book with nothing in it but the hope of
the next payday. Then walk up before
the man who can at a word deprive you of
the chance to earn a dollar during the
whole winter and refuse to take the ticket
he offers you. 1t is expecting too much of
human nature to ask a man to starve his
children for the sake of his vote"