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Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-29

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AN * ON OF STARCH DgsT.

AN EXP 0sl0N OF STARCH DIST.
q scors OF Men rearfatty isurned and
s.,a6shss raar sSittea Outright H.
cors at Tie Resipsfy Refuse Informa-
ttoa.= Dsf siratty In Ieantify,ng Bodies
ssanie. 9 sesrsa,eins l y no are Missing
CHICAGO, Mach IS. Nearly j. score;
of men were fearfplIy hRrnesl sand
bruised aud probably four isil!es out.'
hight LAST eyesnng by She explosions of
starch dust an tii,A annex OF The big
siner at the foot Of Tayfor
stfeef riile huilding was literally
sssliostto pieces. large section Of it
ianaed inthe river and the 1sast is lying
ii, heaf Tor a distance of two blocks.
Owing to the reticence of the officers
of the sugar refinery and ignorance of
the most Of their employees it is nearly
impossible TO get anything ike a Com,
plete list of the men who We're at work
-ln the starch building and nothing like,
ii correct estimate OF the number probs
ably Killed.
ou-. fran che Rnins.
Long after tue flames in the RUNS
had been, exting uishela body was dug.
from beneath pile of brick and
mortar and sent oyerto Yeagers morgue
on Twelfth street. 1t was so burned
and bruised as to be mres ognizable.
The scattered remains OF another body,
SUM, SeC to be 'tlluss of 4 COY, We're
found bys;t fire accompany and turned
over to the police.
StiIt later a third body was found.
Tile driving storm of sleet and snow
that set in shortly after the explosion
made it nearly impossible for the fire.
men TO continue their search for bodies.
There are four dead. all unknown.
About twenty five employees were burned
and Guised more or less seriously. a
sman, name unknown, was blown to
the edge OF the river, where he was
picked up by II tug man. Lie was badly
bruised about the head.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-29
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
PARNELL'S SUCCESSOR.
Probability That His Leadership in the
House is Ended.

LONDON, May l2.-Whether it be true
or not that Dillon has succeeded Parnell in
the leadership of the Irish party, it is GER
tain that events appear to be ripe for a
change of some kind. All politicians de-
sire to look upon the face of their leader
occasionally, and Parnell's health has long
made his visits to the interior
of the house Of commons few and
far between. The loyalty of his followers
has not waned, but active work has to be
done and directing mind is indespensa-
bic.
This would be sufficient to account for
the temporary withdrawal from the field
which Parnell seems to have decided upon
Dillon has returned from his Australian
journey in such robust health that it
would not be a piece of rashness on
his part to undertake more labori-
Gus duties than those which he
has hitherto performed in connection with
the leadership of his party. He is popu-
lar in the house, and is far better speak
er than Parnell could ever pretend to be.
OF course he will have valuable allies in
Sexton, Tim Healey, 7. P. O'Connor and
others, but the main brunt of the work
will probably fall upon Dillon himself.
1t will be admitted on all sides that the
Irish party is not likely to suffer in his
hands
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
DEVOURED BY CANNIBALS
Shipwrecked Sailors Suffer Death at
the Hands of Natives.
Escape From a Watery Grave Only
to Feed Man-Eaters.
Civilization Has Not Yet Reached tn e
New Hebredies.

SAN Francisco, May 12.-Four white
men and forty-seVen natives who were 60
ing as Iaborers to Australia were lost by
the wreck of a schooner on the New
Hebrides. The survivors say that about
twenty natives and one white man reach
ed the shore, but the islanders after invit-
ing them to feast, tomahawked and ate
the whole crowd except one boy who
escaped. The schooner was the Eliza
Mary, and she had on board a crew
of eighteen, two passengers, fortyfour re-
cruits and fifteen returning laborers.
During a binding rain storm on
March 4, the schooner was driven
on the reefs at Mollicolo. A boat
manned by four white men and
several blacks was lowered, but was
dashed to pieces in attempting to
gain the shore. The four white men and
a number of the blacks were drowned.
About twenty of the blacks succeeded in
swimming to the shore and making their
way to the mission station, ten miles dis
tant. Here the castaways were given food
but while eating it the savages set upon
and began tomahawking them. Of the
twenty, only one, a boy, succeeded in es-
Gaping. In all four white men AMI forty
seven blacks were lost
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
Maple Sugar Making,

The tapping" of the trees is generally
done by an inch or an inch and half aug
er; a smooth hole being bored In the trunk of
the tree, about three feet from its base.
The hole is bored through its bark and
about an inch beyound, that is. through to
the sap vessels. Thy scars of former taps
may be plainly seen In the form of ringed
hollows. When the hole has done its duty
it fills up, but not quite to the level of the
old wood, which unites with It and forms
the ridgid ring that attracks attention
As the holes are bored, pieces of sheet
iron, such as stovepipes are made of, and
which are selected from the refuse of the
village tinsmith's yard, are formed into
spOuts. These are about six inches long
and two inches wide. slightly turned up at
the sides. Bya smart tap of mallet one
of these is punched into the bark beneath
the hole, and Immediately, or in time, the
sap, clear as spring water. trickles, drop
Drop by drop, or runs in tiny stream into
the pail or trough beneath.
The sap tastes just like slightly warmed
spring water well sweetened with the
best of granulated sugar. 1t was we'll
named by the North American Indians.
who first discovered its virtues, "Sweet
Water
When the weather keeps favorable one
gallon and half of syrup can be made
from twenty-eight gallons of sap; but if it
storms, and snow and rain get into the
sap, despite all precautions, it requires
thirty or more gallons to make a gallon
and half of syrup. While boiling it in
the woods, everything is done, by careful
workers, to keep the syrup clean and I'M
contaminated by smoke, but ashes will fly
up into it and twigs and leaves will fly
down into it, necessitating a division of
labor. After pail or two of syrup is
the stove, in a bras or enameled preserving
generally the mother and eldest daugh-
ter; While the syrup is thus being further
reduced. milk is poured into it to clarity
it. As it foams up it is skinned. In
pioneer days the settlers were glad to get
any odd mugs and jugs to store away their
syrup in, but now it is universally ''can-
ned, )" and kept in the cellar 1t usually
keeps very we'll there, but sometimes, like
preserved fruits, it is fond of working"
and if its surroundings are damp and cold
it protects itself by donning a coat of
mold as jelly often does Such solicitude
for its own comfort is not appreciated by
those who eat it, 50 it has to be skinned
and reboiled and Immediately used to save
it from further deterioration. The syrup
is sampled very often in the process of re-
ducing it, That is the only way of test
ing it and knowing just when to take it
off. The consequence is, that those who
help to make it care very little for it,
after it is first put up.-Good Housekeep-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, May 12.-Flour-Very dull and un
changed; winter wheat 2.O0@4.75; spring, 1900
SIS; rye, 2.500290. Wheat-Firm; 931a for sci
345s for seller cash; 351s@p35A for seller July.
Oats-Firm; 27A for seller cash. 26 for seller
July. Rye Steady; 81. Enthusiastically Flax
seed-Steady; No. 1, LA. Prime timothy Quiet
1.3001.31. Whiskey - 102 Mess pork Dull
1900 for seller cash; 6.4006. 42a for seller July.
Lard-Dull; 6.22Ha for seller cash; 6.23h for
seller June; 64O0642A for seller July
Shoulders 5.0005 10; short clear, 5.S0@590;
short ribs, 5.35@5.40. Butter-Easier; cream
cry, 121a@l7dairy, SOLO; Eggs-Firm; fresh, 1919
@11A .Cheese-Firm; full cream cheddars, $685.,
flats, $685.; fancy young Americas, 9A@94
Hides-a shade better; heavy green sailed $40
5h; sailed bull, a; green sailed calf, 6a dry
flint, cor; dry sailed hides, g.; dry calf, 5@6;
deacons, each zoe. Wool-slow.
Flour-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 10000.
Wheat-Receipts, $4,000: shipments, 81 600
Corn-Receipts, 124 900: shipments 1896, coo.
Oats-Recepts, 100000; shipments, $4,000.
CHICAGO. May 12-The Drovers journal reports:
cattle-Receipts, 5000; strong and active; beeves,
.5OGs5.2O; stockers and feeders, 2.75@4OO:
cows, bulls and mixed, 1853 80; Texas cattle,
30001415. Hogs-Raceipts, 26,500, slow; to 10c
lower; mixed, 4.0O@420; heavy, 4O0G.4.20; light,
5000; strong; natives, 5.00G6 40; western corn
fed, 5.OO@6.4O; Texans wooded, 5.25615 so; shorn,
375@4.75; lambs, 55O@5.75.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15

years ago, boy named Hiram Gregg,
the eldest of a very large family of chill
dren, was stolen from his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Gregg. The boy was
last seen on the banks of creek, and his
parents supposed he was drowned. At
ter dragging the stream they gave him
up as lost. They moved to this city, and
the father, who died here few years
ago, was one of the pioneers of the COM
munity. On Saturday it was learned
indirectly that the missing member Of the
family is living at Richardson, Wis,
under the name of G. A. Gage, ::the name
was given him by his abductor, an I'M
serupulous woman who kidnapped him to
avenge herself ON his parents, with whom
she had had trouble. She brought the
boy up in ignorance of his real name,
and he only learned it few weeks ago.
He will reach hear next week, man 43
years of age and married. The woman
who kidnapped him left him when he mar
ria1
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
SQUIBS.

A new industry in Germany is the utili
zation of the young leaves eff the straw
berry plant as beverage. Having
been carefully dried, they are used instead
of Chinese tea, which they closely APP
proach in taste.
The new rife with which the German
army is now being armed is the third
which has been adopted by the sages at
Berlin since the summer of 1871, and each
change has involved an expenditure Of
0,000, 900 marks.
In Massachusetts the birth rate of the
that of the foreign population is more than
81 per | 200, which is considerably higher
than that of any other county. The pro-
portion of deaths among the foreign born,
as compared with the natives, is to g.
Sumter County, Georgia, is scourged
with millions of feas, from the attacks of
which small animals and chickens are said
to be dying bv hundreds. The flea is of
the Mexican variety, brought here by the
hundreds of Texas and Mexican horses
that are scattered over the country of late
years.
The RepubIique Franchise gave long
account of learned seal, who comes when
called, gives his paw or rather his fipper
to any one when properly introduced,
walks from his boarding house to the cir
Gus where he is exhibited, but strangely
enough insists on riding in carriage when
it rains.
One result of Prince Bismarck's retire
ment will, perhaps, be notable improve
ment in the eyesight Of his countrymen.
German oculists almost unanimously at
tribute the extraordinary prevalence of
presOyopia and other defects of vision in
the fatherland to the use of the national
blackletter type in school books. Prince
Bismarck has always resolutely stood upon
the ancient ways in this matter. and has
opposed the substitution of the Roman for
the Gothic character in German books.
The party y Of ypographca a. reform eSrna is nov
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15

MONTREAL. May 9.-The Rev. Louis
Martin. an x-Roman Catholic priest but
now Methodist minister, has disappeared
from his home here and his family are un-
able to get any trace of his whereabouts.
By some it is believed that he has either
been abducted or that he has been pre-
vailed upon to leave his home and family
and return to Rome, and there
renounce his new faith, and once more
promise allegiance to the holy father.
The missing minister is about 10 years of
age. He claims that he was educated at
the Grand seminary of Paris, France, and
otfclated for some years as priest In small
village in Normandy. Four years ago he
crossed the Atlantic, and became parish
priest of the village of st. Martin in Wis
consln. There he fell in love with his
pretty housekeeper and put himself outside
OF the pale of the priesthood by marrying
her. He then renowned his allegiance to
the church of Rome, and came to this city
with his young wife. Here he was taken
In hand by several Protestant minis
tiers, who took lively interest in him,
and he was soon placed In charge of
Methodist congregation. He entered
upon a violent crusade against Cathoh-
clsm. 1t is reported that just previous to
his disappearance he was visited at his
home by two nuns, and that he bad also
been communicated with by Father La
croix, of the st. Louis Catholic church.
These facts create the impression that he
has gone back to the Catholic church. His
wife, who is left alone with two small
children, is greatly distressed at his dis
appearance.
MILWAUKEE, May 9.-The foregoing
dispatch was shown Futhers Zeininger
and Kerting at diocesan headquarters to-
day. Both at once declared that there
must be mistake in the matter as they
know of no such case in the state. The
postotfice of st. Martin is in the town of
Franklin, in Milwaukee county, and no
such affair had ever happened there
To make certain, however,
they did not rely upon
remembrance alone, but searched the
records of the diocese for years past, the
result confirming their first statement
They are positive that no such case has oc-
Cured in Wisconsin, and that the alleged
recalcitrant priest was either in some other
diocese or an impostor who had pulled
the wool over the eyes of the Protestant
clergy of Montreal for his own selfish pur-
poses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15

Goldman, well-to-do citizen. The alleged
object of this was to secure
Goldman money. Coupled with this was
gossip of Meyer playing the role of Lotha-
rio to Goldman's wife. Following the
death of her husband she married Never.
but they soon separated. The woman I'M
der arrest with Meyer is understood to be
another wife, the daughter of C. c. Ores
sci. an aged gentleman, whose life is said
to have been insured in the Germania Co.
of Chicago for $1,000 The fraud con-
sisted in presenting bogus Dressell for
examination. Meyer was the consulting
physician of the Germania company, and
since unearthing the Dressell fraud it is
asserted that number of other cases of
a similar nature have come to light. The
police had long search for the doctor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
HORRIBLE IF TRUE,
An Inhuman Tigres' Brutality to Her
Little Stepdaughrers.


BANGOR: Me, May IA shocking
case of child torture is reported from Old
town, dozen miles up the river. Fred.
Sawyer and wife have two little daugh-
tiers, who have been subjected almost daily
to shocking abuse. Several persons de-
clared that they had seen the step
mother take Myrtle by the heir, pull it
from the head in handfuls and then
throw her violently TO the ground,
while others have seen the unnatural
woman strike the child across the face
with club with such force as to make her
unconscious. Saturday night a mob
surrounded the Sawyer house with the
expectation of capturing him and his
wife. They were too late; the couple,
having got wind of what was coming,
skipped from Bangor, leaving the chill
dren behind The oldest child was
covered with cuts, sores and bruises from
head to foot. Her left wrist was broken.
and her arm fractured, while the bridge of
her nose was smashed in. It was found
that her wrist and arm had been broken
six weeks before by the step-mother The
child was told that she would be killed if
she complained to anyone of her treatment.
Not content with this, the tigress actually
sank her teeth repeatedly into the arms
and body of the victim. The girls cloth
ing became glued to her flesh with clots of
blood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
WILL NOT MEET THE CUT.
Roads From Chicago to Kansas City Will
Advance the Rate.

CHICAGO, May 12.-None of the roads
have yet intimated the intention to meet
the Atoms three-dollar passenger rate to
Kansas City. On the contrary. it is under
stood that some of them will advance the
present eight dollar rate to $3.50, both to
Council Bluffs and Kansas City in order to
save themselves on local traffic. 1t is
understood that the Atchison road
is preparing to put into service a
vestibule train reducing the running time
between Chicago and San Francisco TO
twenty-four hours. The st. Paul road to-
day made a sweeping reduction in passen-
ger rates between st. Paul and Kansas
City in connection with the Iowa Central,
thus further comphcating the already
muddled situation. The Alton people say
their rates are purel y war measures, in
tended to force an issue and see if the
present decentralization cannot be over
come.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
DON'T WANT PROHIBITION.
Englishmen VIII Not Brook Interference,
in a Lc ultimate Business.

LONDON, May 12.-In the house of
commons tonight Richie, president of
the local government board, moved a
second reading of the local taxation bill
dealing with publicans' licenses. He de-
elared that the governments purpose was
to promote temperance by gradully lessen
ing the number of public houses Heroic
measures would not do in
view of the fact that the country
was not yet converted to the popular veto.
He appealed to the temperance party to
recognize the existing facts. Public opin-
ion would not support them in trying to
reduce to beggary people carrying on a
legitimate business.
Mr.. Caine advanced liberaD moved re-
lection. The bill, while giving six pence
the LIQUOR dealers a SOVEREIGN On CAV" NC
moral nor legal ground could compensation
be given.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
TO STRIKE IN JULY.
Chicago Packing House Employees to As
sert Their Claims Then.

CHICAGO, May 12.-It is now said to
be the intention of the packing-hous en-
ployes to go out on a general strike in July
unless their demand for eight hours is
granted. The employees mostly left the
knights of labor after the troubles of 1886
and joined Barry's new brotherhood.
which will handle the strike In July the
receipts of cattle will be the largest in the
year and the greatest number OF hands
will be employed. A strike under such
circumstances, it is argued, would be
almost certain to result favorably.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
A Vast Inland Sea,

SHREVEPORT, La, May 9.-The New
Haven, with the relief committee, arrived
last MI ht from Black and Dooley bayous.
They gave narrowing descriptions Of the
sad condition of the people of that
portion of the parish. The whole Sec
ton is deserted and is Iiks an inland sea.
Houses were washed away, families scat
tered and few escaped with the necessaries
of life Hundreds of people were rescued
from their homes standing in several feet
of 11ra tor
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
CON CHARGES.
A Man and Women Charge Each Other
With Attem pting Murder.


With Attem pting Murder.
New York, May l2.-Murat Masterson
who says he is an eX-supreme court Judge
of Prescott. Arizona, and who lives at
80 WestThirty- second street, was locked
up tonight on the charge of attempting
to kill his alleged cousin and mistress,
Mrs. Alice Hopkinson, at the Grand Cen
trail IS West Thirty-sixth street. Mrs.
Hopkinson makes a similar charge against
Masterson. Masterson, according to
the account given by Mrs. Hopkin-
sons maid, called at the house
early in the evening, and being denied ad
mittance, kicked the door open and entered
her apartment, demanding 100000, which
he claimed she had swindled him out of.
A shot was heard shortly af-
terward, and Masterson rushed from
the room with a smoking pistol in his
hand and running to the West Thirtieth
stress police station demanded Mrs Hop
kinson's arrest for attempting to shoot
him. Mrs. Hopkinson was arrested and
at the police station made a counter
charge against Masterson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
Named for RandaII'S Seat

PHILADELPHIA, May 12.--Hon. Richard
Vaux was nominated for congress by the
democratic convention this morning to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel
J. Randall.
The special election will be held May 20.
Vaux is a native of this city and was born
in 1916. During President Van Buren, s
administration he acted as secretary of the
American legation at London
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
MAY DEFEAT BOTH.
Geilfuss and Wechselberg Fighting to
Obtain Recognition

MILWAUKEE, May 9-The fight be-
tween A. B. Geilfuss and julius Wechsel-
berg, both of this county, for place on
the state ticket is still going On. and if
their friends are not careful it will create
sufficient disaffection in the party's ranks
here to prevent the nomination of either
of them, and, as usual, this county would
come away from the convention without
any representation ON the ticket. From
present indications Geilfuss, who wants
to be treasurer, would never consent to
Wechselberg's nomination for secretary of
state, and vice versa. Boss Payne and
his crowd are said to be against Geilfuss
and in favor of Bart B. Scott, of Ashland,
for treasurer. If this is true Geilfuss
might as well quit the contest and give
his entire attention to his bank. Payne
left for Washington where he will doubt
less have another consultation with
Senators Spooner and Sawyer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
A Trust Gives Ont

RocKLAND, Maine, May 9.-For three
years the Maine lime producers have had
a ombination to maintain prices. The
combination expired by limitation yester-
which it has maintained steadily, will be
a thing of the past. 1t is thought that
the price will now be lowered to so cents
per barrel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-15
THE TRUSTS RIGHT.
Refuse to Issue Stock and Sustained by the
Court.

NEW YORK, May 9.-In 1886, George
Rice, the Oil refner. we'll known by his
long litigation against the Standard Oil
trust, purchased from T, B. Mallaby, a
certificate of five shares in the trust. He
asks that the trust issue for it new GER
tifcate in his name; that he should
lave all the sfrights and privileges
etc. The trust refused on the ground that
he secured the shares only to harrass and
annoy the trust. He brought suit, and
some time ago special term of the SUI
preme court rendered decision ordering
the Standard Oil trust to make the trans
fer as requested. Today the general term
of the supreme court reversed this order,
holding that the transfer is at the discre-
ton Of the trust.