Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-02
WISCONSIN.

HE man who gets chance to e1ploe6
bombs or fire pistol shots at the Gar In
these days will have to be an exceptionally
clever person. The monarch is now on
his way to Rovno to the maneuvres, and
so the roads are lined with troops, every
traveller is rigidly scrutinized and the IN
habitan1s of Rovno itself are forbidden to
leave their houses. When the Russian
peasants call the Gar the Little Father it
must sound like sarcasm.
So MUCH mortgaged land in western
Kansas has come into the hands Of the
loan companies, through foreclosures and
the exodus Of farmers, that syndicate OF
the mortgages has been formed, known
as the Syndicate Land Company, to dis
pose of or cultivate the surrendered acres
for the benefit of the combined owners.
Their holdings are said to be very large.
Probably no other case of landlordism
quite SO big has grown out of the western
mortgage business.
ALL question of the popularity of Cen
eral Ezeta with his own countrymen Is
removed by the result OF the election rati-
flying his accession to the presidency OF
Salvador Whether his success In the war
th Guatemala was an advantage to him
or not need not be too curiously asked. 1t
is we'll that the new government should
begin its career under reasonably favor
able conditions, since, Notwithstanding
the treaty of peace that has at last been
arranged, many difficulties, no doubt, will
be found ahead of it One thing appears
tolerablv certain there will be no union
of the five Central American republics toI
some time to come.
The Conemaugh food is recalled to mind
by the deaih of Chalmers l.. Dick, the
iron-nerved sheriff of Cambria county,
who on the day after the terrible devasta-
ton assumed the guardianship of afflicted
Johnstown, and mounted on his great bay
horse, with rifle slung over his shoulder
bers and sight -seers from the valley. 1t
was said that he shot a fellow cutting off
dead woman's finger to get the ring up
on tiff he did, it was a justifable act,
for the mere rumor of the deed turned back
many a thief who was capable of such out
RACES. There is no doubt that he tran
scended the law in that emergency, but he
was the right man in the right place, and
he was recognized. Mr.. Dick was only
"a years old at his death, and yet he was
a leading lawyer, COUNSEL at Johnstown
for the Pennsylvania railroad, and had
been mayor of Johnstown.
The U5ah commission report disproves
the claims of the Mormons or their apollo
gists that the practice and defense of poly
gamy are decreasing among them. The
church of Latter Day Saints refuses in any
way to frown upon it, the number of con-
victions for plural marriages or unlawful
combinations among the Mormons is in
creasing, and it is noticeable that those
tried or convicted for this offense refuse to
pledge themselves to refrain from repe-
tition or continuance of it. The church
is on the side of the offender always, and
denounces as persecution the efforts Of the
officials to stamp out the crime. Within
a short time newspaper intended for the
children and youth of Utah, and said to
be edited by George Q. Cannon, contained
an article headed BY the Editor in
which the teaching of the church was de-
Tended, and the Mormons who had been
convicted and imprisoned for polygamy
were held up to honor as martyrs to their
religion. The commission ask for more
power and more stringent legislation to
enable them to force this abomination at
least out Of sight. This power should be
given them. and President Woodruff and
his fellow "apostes" should be given to
understand that polygamy will be EXTERN
mated, and if by cinging to it the
church of the Latter Day Saints is EXTERN
mated also, nobody is to blame but them
selves.
sruI I'D NI'Ie nre 4 NEPITA