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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
COLD AND HUNGRY.
The Condition of Many of the Working
Class in the Great Chicago.

The Condition of Many of the Working
Glass in the Great Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Thousands of men
and women in this large city are this day
shivering with cold and dying by the slow
process of starvation. The average we'll
warm bed to retire to when the night
great suffering which one of these freezing
nights covers over and hides from his
eye-even if he wanted to see tin the
poor quarters of the town, In the dim and
dingy sheds where squalor sits as on a
throne, and where hunger comes boldly
and fastans its horrible grip on his fellow
human beings.
Genuine poverty and pain do not vent
ure into the crowded thoroughfares under
the electric light and force sympathy from
him. 1t is only professional pauperism
that dares do that, and professional pau
perism receives more than it deserves,
Poverty, like crime, loves the shadow
There it thrives and for that very reason
very few know the full meaning of a win
ter's night in a city like Chicago.
''No work, ~ is the cry. 1--WE looked
everywhere. I've tramped the city by the
week till my bare feet are ON the ground;
till my wife and children are starving and
freezing at home; till my babies have died
for want of nourishment. Ne work
Work. says the fat merchant prince
"Why, any good man who is wiling to
work can find plenty to do in Chicago "
Wrong. This is not true. The county
agent will tell the fat prince that more
than fifty new men apply to him every day
for help-men who are young, VIGOROUS,
able, and willing to earn sufficient to keep
them alive, but who can not find employ
ment
Chief Clerk Stevenson, of the county
board, says he never heard of so many
young men out of employment and who
are anxious to find something to do. The
stories that are recited to him day after
day, of suffering and want are simply
appalling and give but slight idea of the
condition of the poorer classes
The Chicago Times, always in the lead
to lend helping hand to the needy, makes
the following proposition: amy person,
man or woman, who is out of employment
and who finds difficulty in securing work.
will be welcome to the advertising columns
of this paper free of charge. Advertise
ments will be printed in the want columns
for nothing during the cold season. Those
who desire help are also requested to put
their advertisements In The Times at no
expense Thus the mutual benefit derived
will in measure help to allay the suffer
ing"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
QUELLED BY TROOPS.
Another Disturbance Between Settlers and
Half Breeds.

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 24.-Trouble has
broken out between the intending settlers
on the mile square and the Indians and
half breeds of the reservation. The latter.
anticipating the immediate opening of the
reservation, have moved In large numbers
on the frontier, and are cutting all the
wood along the Bad and Missouri rivers
and hauling it back into the lands which
they intend to take up according to the
terms of the Sioux bill. The settlers
think that this is an injustice to them,
and hence the trouble Yesterday an at
tempt was made by the settlers on the mile
square to stop the Indians in their work.
and for while it looked as if there would
be a serious battle for supremacy. Troops
were immediately dispatched across Bad
river and Immediately hustled the settlers
back to the space allowed them. The In
dlans are not IN any way on the war path,
but declared they would fight for their
rights the same as the whites They have
already hauled off about 1000 cords of
wood.
The Northwestern officials with their
chief engineer are still here and are run
ming lines across the river and are resur-
veying the famous mile square. They now
declare that they intend to hold the mile
square according to the 1879 treaty with
the Indians. The interior department
has a special agent here who will attempt
to arrange the difficulty between the set
tiers, the railroad, and the half breeds,
who claim the mile square.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
COLMAN SECURES 1T.
Appointed U. S. District Attorney Vice W
a. Walker Resigned.

WASHINGTON, Jan. President
Harrison today sent to the senate the NOM
alton of Elihu CONAN, of Fond du Lac, to
be United States district attorney for the
eastern district of Wisconsin, vice w. A..
Walker, resigned.
Elihu Colman was born at Oneida,
Brown county, Wis. where his father,
the Rev. Henry R. Colman, was from
1910 to 1915 missionary to the Oneida
Indians. He has resided at Fond du Lac
since 1S47. He served from the fall of
1871 till January, 1868 with the First Wis
consin cavalry, filing the position of
acknowledgements, and issuing and
entry clerk in the commissionary depart
ment. He was elected to the assembly in
1872, previous to which he had served four
years as register in bankruptcy. In 1880
he ran against Gen. Bragg for congress,
but was badly beaten, the district being
strongly democratic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
TO AID THE STRIKERS.
United Mine Workers Taxed to Support
Their Brothers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 27.-The united
mine workers concluded their sessionsi to-
day. The report of the committee on de-
fensive fund was adopted 1t provides
that each member of the new organization
shall pay into the general treasury 25
cents per month till May l. and Is cents
per month thereafter; the fund to be used
for no other purpose than
for the support of miners who
are locked out or on strike,
each member to receive $3.50 per week
while out of employment under such con-
ditions. Local and district organizations
have power to create district funds. The
scale of prices for machine mining was
adopted. Illinois prices are: Braidwood,
So; Streator, 90; Spring Valley, go;
Springfield, 9215; Peoria, IS.
The convention adjourned, to meet in
this city in February, 1891.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
CANNOT FIX A SITE.
Franks and Springers Resolutions Reject
ed by the Sub Committee.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The sub-com-
mittee of the house committee on the
worlds fair was In session for an hour
this afternoon. The result was the fur
ther success of the policy of delay, which
has been so irritating to Chicagoans.
The Frank resolution, providing for the
fair in so and Springer's resolution look
ing to the ballots In the house next Mon
day. Both were rejected. The last
against Hits opposition. and the sub
committed decided to report TO the full
committee when it meets tomorrow, the
following resolution:
That this subcommittee report to the
full committee that it does not recommend
the adoption of either resolution referred
to it in the form stated, and asks permits
sion to proceed at once to the framing of
bill or bills embracing the entire subject
of the exposition in 1892, except as to the
sit to be presented, for the consideration
of the full committee at the earliest date
possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
A Prize Fight in Court.

CHICAGO, JAM ga lively time was
had in the investigation of the Deimel
failure fraud today. Lawyer Newman
threw heavy stamp at Lawyer Mayer,
who is prosecuting the investiga-
ton. In the scrimmage which followed
Rudolph Deimel gave Mayer right
handler ON the jaw with seal ring
cutting Mayors face badly. Another at
torney then foored Deimel after which
the fight was stopped The master in
chancery has asked Judge Collins to in
flict heavy contempt fines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
A REVOLVING STORY.
Damning Work of a Lascivious Wretch on
the Pacific Coast.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 24.-Louis L..
BFomwell, president of the California In
surance company, was shot and badly
wounded this morning, by Geo. C. Pratt,
general agent of the company The shoot
ing caused a great sensation. In explana-
ton of the shooting he said he was re-
Gently sent TO Japan by Bromly, and upon
returning week ago received from his
wife a confession that she had been Sc
duced by Brom well After obtaining evil
dence confirming this Pratt went to
Bromwell's Office and charged him with
the crime and then shot him. Both men are
widely known In business and social circles.
Pratt was married twenty years ago and
came here several years ago. He has two
sons. Cromwell is married and has a
family. Bromwel declines to make any
statement Pratt said his principal rea
son for shooting grew out of the fact that
his wife, by reason of her betrayal, has
become insane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
A NAVY YARD AFIRE.
The Futtock and Machine Shop at Ports
mouth Destroyed.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan. 27.-The
largest fire that ever occurred at the Kit
terry navy yard started about o'clock this
morning in the boiler-room of building
No. As, occupied by the construction and
repair department as machine and iron
plate shops. The fire quickly extended
along the shafting and oily timbers into
building No. As, occupied as a futtock
mill, and workmen were obliged to drop
their tools and jump through the windows
to escape. A general alarm was rung in
and four steamers belonging to the navy
yard were quickly on hand Despite the
efforts of the department and the marine
guard the fire extended into the machine
shop, and bel p was then called for from
this city. Steamer Kearsarge and hose
company were Immediately sent over the
ferry on a steamboat, and with these rein
forcements the fire was confined entirely
to the two buildings. The two buildings
were built in 1916 and constructed in
''stilt fashion granite pillars being set
upon a heavy foundation and the rest of
the building constructed of wood. During
the war the buildings were remodeled and
connected together, making a building
400 feet in length and IS feet in width.
The loss Is expected to reach 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
CHINA WAS NOT CONSULTED
The Treaty Broken Without the Con-
sent of the Chinese.
Letter to Sec. Blaine demonstrating
Against Such Action.
Asking the United States to Take Back
the Insult Offered.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The presi-
dent today sent to the senate the cores
pOndence between the state department
and the Chinese government the sub
stance of which took place during Mr..
Cleveland's administration and has been
published from time to time The only
new feature Is letter from Chang Yen
Hon, the Chinese minister, to Secretary
Blaine, July s, 1889. In the letter the
minister says: In my country we have
acted upon the conviction that where two
nations enter upon treaty by a the stipula-
lions they form a sacred contract from which
they could not be honorably discharged ex-
cept through friendly negotiations and
new agreement. | was therefore not
prepared to learn through the medium of
that great tribunal, the United States SUI
preme court, that there was a way where
by your government could release itself
from treaty obligations without consulta-
ton with, or consent of the other party.
When it is remembered that the treaty
relations were established at the express
solicitation of your government, and that
its every request for further stipulations
have been met In the highest spirit of COM
plaisance, [ think you must sympathize
with my establishment that a body which
itself initiated this policy md which repre-
SCENTS the intelligence and justice of the
great American people should trample
these treaties under foot and grossly offend
nation which always held these compacts
In sacred esteem. | trust that some way
will be found whereby the hasty action of
congress may be undone, the wrong and
damage to thousands of my countrymen
avoided, and the high affront to the Chi
nese government and people removed.
In the earlier correspondence the minis
ter complains to Sec. Bayard, that he had
assured him (the minister) the president
would veto any such legislation In reply
Bayard denies any such assurance. and in
forms him that the act was passed by con-
gress with such unanimity as to plpably
render the veto wholly futile.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
MAY RETALIATE.
Secretary Rusk Interviewed on the Recen
Mexican Quarantine.

Mexican Quarantine.
WASHINGTON Jan. q. = Secretary
Rusk was today interviewed in relation
to the recent quarantine restrictions plac-
ed by the Mexican government upon hogs
shipped from this country. He said the
trade was a large and increasing one, and
the inspection fees would practically de-
stroy it if they were continued.
He had laid the matter before the state
department. When asked if ne intended
retaliating by placing restrictions on the
Mexican cattle trade, the secretary was
non-communicative but stated the depart
ment had frequently been urged to place a
three months quarantine ON all cattle i'm
ported from Mexico, IN order to avoid the
introduction of disease. He thought a
regulation of this character justifable on
sanitary grounds.
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 27.-The Mexi-
can Gov, only decided against Kansas hogs
after full investigation had been made
by the Mexican representatives at Kansas
City, and when Romero Rubio, secretary
of the interior became satisfied of the non
existence of cholera, he raised the quar-
antine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
improvement in Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 27.-The American
Live Stock Commission company received
reports from $50 counties in seven princi-
pal live stock producing states relative to
the supply of hogs and cattle. The reports
show moderate increase in the number of
cattle and hogs, and decided improve
ment in the condition over that of last
xrnar ano
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Big Money in the Iron Business

MILWAUKEE, Jan. % - The directors
Of the Metropolitan Iron and Lead com
pany which operates the Norrie east Nor
RE and Pabat mines have declared divi-
dend of $3.50 per share on the capital
stock of the company. The capital stock
is 100000 divided into so, 900 shares of
a per value of S25. The dividend means
a distribution of $500, 900 among the stock
holders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
ESCAPE OF NELLIE BLY,.
The Plucky Little Woman Passes Miracu
l1,11sIx- lxar. az, -1as f. Bid

GALLUP, n. NJ, Jan. 23.-Nellie BY
passed here last night on a special train
running at the rate of over fifty miles an
hour Three miles east of this place the
track repairers were replae ng the string
ers ON the bridge over deep canyon.
The rails were in place, but only held up
by jack-screws. The workmen heard the
special coming, and tried to flag it but
they were too late. The engine and car
went laundering over the ravine and
passed over safely. The escape was a
miraculous one, and section-men who wit
messed the train fash past ON its straw
like structure, regard the escape as one of
of the most marvellous In railway history.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Scores Consul Lewis.

TANGIERs, Jan. 27.-The Morocco
Times to-day prints long article severely
scoring the late United States Consul
Lewis for alleged violations of interna-
tional law; the illegal Imprisonment of
Moorish subjects, extorting money, ETC.,
and complains that the Moorish govern
ment demand last December was ignored
by the Washington government until the
matter was published in the press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Of Course He Is Insane.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-David Alex
ander, young man who last night at
tempted to assassinate Bishop Whitaker,
was arraigned to-day. Surgeons exam.
med the prisoner and found him a relig-
ious monomaniac with homicidal tenden-
cies. The magistrate committed Alexan-
der for trial at the present term of court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Demands a Reduction.

CHICAGO, JAM 27.-The merchants
freight bureau of the Chicago board of
trade makes a formal demand on the
Southwestern Missouri river roads for
reduction of the hog rate from Kansas
City to Chicago to correspond with the cut
IN cattle rates. In case of refusal they
threaten a complaint to the interstate
commerce commission.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
WINDOWS Silver Bill Not Needed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Sen. Teller, of
Colorado, in argument today before the
house committee on coinage, expressed
disapprobation of the Window silver bill,
regarding it as hostile to the silver pro-
ducing interests of the country He . oked
upon the silver question as one of the most
important before congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Shot by a Robber.

SEATTLE, Wash, JAN 27.-This morn
ing young man, alone III saloon with a
faro dealer, made the latter give up at the
point of a revolver 5000. As he started to
leave he was intercepted by the doorkeeper,
Richards, whom he fatally shot The rob-
her pScaned
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. q Wheat Primer; No.
2, spring on track, 72974 for seller cash; 741
for seller May. Corn-Steady; No on track,
281a. Oats-Quiet No. white, on track
%. Rye-Quiet: No. l, in store, Az.
Barley-Quiet: No. in store. 412l. Provisions
Steady Pork-9.671a.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30

New YORK, Jan. 27.-At a special
meeting of the directors of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois road, in this city today.
D. j. Mackey, of the Evansville & Terre
system was elected president and Elk Presi-
dent Porter was made chairman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
More Ice Houses at Lake Mills.

LAKE Mills. Wis, Jan. 25-The
Washington ice company, of Chicago,
have bought lake shore property, and are
about to erect an ice house 900 feet long,
200 feet wide, and So feet high. having a
capacity of sc, 900 tons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
showing Heavily,

DENVER, Jan. 27.-Heavy snow today
again filed the cuts, causing the blockade of
the Rio Grande road between Alamosa and
Durango, which probably will not be raised
for several days. South Park trains are
blockaded at Kenoha Hill by drifts fourteen
feet deep.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Terribly ScaIded.

MURDERsvILLE, Pa, Jan 23.-The
boiler at the Western and Atlantic pipe
line station ON Burns farm, exploded last
night. J. T. Brandon, Engineer Curtis
and Mrs Burns and daughter were ter
ribly scalded
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Stabbed by a Stock Buyer.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan 27.-Lee MINER,
a stock buyer from Craig, Neb, this morn
ing fatally stabbed Leigh Scott, the
weigher at the stock yards. MINER was
crazed with drink. and the assault was
entirely unsupported
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
More Eyictions.

PUNxsUTAwNEY, Pa, Jan. 27.-The
sheriff evicted nineteen families at Wal
ston and Adrian to-day. No excitement
The miners do not seem at all discouraged
by the wholesale evictions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Death of Criminal Lawyer.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 22.-John Ne
Sweeney, the we'll known criminal lawyer
of Wooster, died this morning from heart
failure induced by influenza.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Will be Lynched.

NEWPORT, Ark, Jan. o. Sunday eve
ming john Schneider, d rejected sutton of
Miss Emma Fay, fatally shot that young
lady and badly wounded her affianced hus-
band. There may be a lynching.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
A FEARFUL TALE.
An Express Train Dashes Into a Funeral
Procession killing Several.

CHICAGO, Jan. pa husband and wife
were slain this afternoon while attending
the funeral of their child The driver of
the conveyance and neighbor riding with
them were fatally injured and died in a
few minutes. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Payne. were the unfortunate parents
Simon Anderson was the name of the hack
man and Mrs. Reprogal the neighbor.
Just as the carriage had reached the gate
Of Rose Hill cemetery, where the road
crosses the railway track an inbound Chi
cago & Northwestern express dashed
upon it, utterly wrecking it
and throwing the unfortunate victims
thirty feet away. A 9-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Payne miraculously
escaped with a slight scalp wound. The
driver and engineer are each censured for
lack of caution, but the absence of a
fagman at the crossing none being kept
there by the railroad company seems to
have been the principal cause of the hor-
ror, as the view of both engineers and
carriage drivers is shut off almost, if not
wholly, by the Rose Hill railroad station
and a group of saloons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
A Heavy Loss.
Changing the Head.

IsHPEMING. Mich, Jan. 27.-The iron
store of Mayors & Co. burned this morning
Loss $50. 900
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
Another Indictment for Conspiracy.

DENVER, Jan. 23.-The Arapahoe
county grand jury has just returned
another Indictment for conspiracy to de-
fraud the state of Colorado, against Sec
rotary of State Rice, Collier & Cleveland,
state printers, and Graham & Weber,
furniture dealers. The frauds are claimed
to have been concocted during the session
of the Seventh general assembly last
winter, and money to the amount of 49,
900 is claimed to have been secured on ex-
cessiye charges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-30
A SENSATIONAL LIBEL SUIT.
The Toronto Mail Wants Steps Taken to
Prevent lis ReDetitinn. Il


Prevent Its Repetition. q
TORONTO, Jan. 25.-The hearing In the
suit of criminal libel brought by the Mail
against David Creighton, of the Empire,
took place in the police court this morn
ing. The defendant pleaded not guilty
Counsel for the Mail asked that the case be
tried as early as possible, and asked the
magistrate to take the steps to prevent
the libel being repeated. Counsel for the
defendant stated that they were willing to
risk repeating it. The case was adjourned
until Monday
The Empire sent commissioner to New
Pork and Washington to investigate, and
then made the following charges, on which
the libel suit was based:
The result of our commissioner in
vestigation establishes beyond the shadow
of doubt or the possibility of contradic-
ton, that the Mail, through its chief edi-
tor. not only secretly furnished the sena-
torial committee with information ON
Canadian affairs, and garbled information
at that, but that Mr.. Farrer, the Mail S
editor, appeared before the republican
section of the committee at Washington,
arranged for furnishing this information,
and did it; assuring the committee that if
reciprocity of all kinds were refused,
Canada could be coerced into annexation
In very short time.