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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-17
THE LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

THE Fort Worth (Texasl Iron Works
failed I tuesday, for 100000.
D. c. NEWELL & Sons, dealers in lum-
Der at New York, assigned Wednesday to
Valentine Marsh without pre- ferences.
CHARLES B. EvARTs, son of ex-senator
Evarts, was found dead in bed at Wind
sor, VT, Thursday morning.
THERE is said to be less than a week s
supply In the hands of coal dealers in Min
nesota, the Dakotas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas
and Nebraska.
THE half sis 'ers and heirs of the late
Mrs. Stewart have divided their property,
worth between 81 900, 0C0 and 100000,
between their nephews and nleces, retain
ing only 10000 annuity.
SIR RoDERICK CAMERON, of New York,
has been gazetted as resident commissioner
for the colony of New South Wales to the
worlds Columbian exposition.
Gov MERRIAM has issued circular
asking the people of Minnesota for dona-
tons of breadstuffs for the starving peas
antry of Russia,
The United States training ship Mon
ongahela has sailed from the Gibraltar for
the West Indies.
CHARLES MEYRAN, president of the
Germania Savings Bank at Pittsburg, died
at New York Saturday.
SENATOR QUAY was taken suddenly i'll
Saturday at his home at Beaver, Pa. His
condition is not serious.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has offered Sen
ator Squire, of Washington state the post
of minister to China, and the Chinese
want him to accept
JOHN A. LOGAN, JR., son of our late
general is at Youngstown. Ohio, critical
ly I'LL with an abscess at the base of the
brain.
MISS JULIA A. AMEs, editor of The
Union Signal, of Chicago, official organ OF
the Woman's Christian Union, died Sat
urday morning at Boston, after short
illness.
THE CHILEAN minister had an audience
with Secretary Blaine Wednesday, at
which the matter of indemnity for the
further discussed.
PAUL DEsLAANEL, the great orator of
the French chamber of deputies, whose re-
cent speech on the liberty of the press
made such a sensation, will sail for New
York on the 10th.
SECRETARY Proctor attended the meet
ing of the cabinet Friday for the last time
and took official leave of his associates. He
severed his connection with the war de-
partment Saturday afternoon.
AN attachment for $4,000 has been is
sued against the property Of the Colonial
and United States Mortgage company of
Great Britain, in favor of Bird S. Color,
Of New York, on an assigned claim.
The New York bank statement for the
past week shows au increase In the re-
serve of 81 ATS, 875, an increase in deposits
of $2,699, 800 and a decrease in cir
culation of $500. The banks hold
SIS ,342, 500 in excess of the rs per cent.
rule.
The new cruiser New York was sue
cessfuily launched at Cramps shipyaTd in
Philadelphia Wednesday, in the presence
of Secretary Tracy and other distinguished
persons, together with crowd of over
$4,000 people.
SECRETARY JOHN L. DICKINSON of the
national worlds fair commission, says
that the report that he had resigned that
position to accept the general managership
of a railroad in Texas and Arkansas is
wholly without foundation in fact.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-17
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE John Dunlap silk mills of Paterson,
n. j., were destroyed by fire Tuesday.
Loss. 10000; partly insured.
By FIRE at Louisville twelve or fifteen
lives were lost and a financial loss of
$4,000 sustained
FOURTEEN holses were burned to death
Frioay in Davidson's livery barn at lsh-
peming, Mich.
Two men were fatally burned by gass
explosion at Wilkesbarre, Pa, while max
ing teur Of inspection through mine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-17
OPERATORS STRIKE
Western Union Men Sympathize With
Their Railroad Brethren.

Ell PAso, Texas, Dec. l2.-Ihe Southern
Pacific company yesterday requested the
Western Union operators to handle their
train dispatches for them, their operators
having been on strike for several days.
The Western Union operators refused to
take or send the dispatches. They were
threatened with discharge and black list
ing, it is said, and last night most of the
operators in the Western Union office
here walked out. The railroad strike
threatens to spread.
And you Will have me, my dear?"
said the young dry goods clerk, tenderly,
as she nestled in bis arms on the piazza.
Yes" she whispered.
"All right, madame" said he, in a
business like tone, swayed by the force OF
habit, and he Immediately pounded on
the railing with his pencil and yelled.
Cash. Truth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-17
Versus Free Coinae e.

Il am still of the opinion" adds the
president, THAT the free coinage OF silver
under existing conditions, would disas-
trously affect our business interests at
home and abroad. We would not hope
to maintain an equality in the purchas
ing power of the gold and silver dollar
in our own markets, and in foreign
trade the stamp gives no added value to
the bullion contained in the coin. The
producers of the county have the high
est interest that every dollar, paper or
coin issued by the government, shall be
as good as any other. To place bust
ness upon a silver basis would mean a
sudden and severe withdrawal of gold
and gold notes and such an unsettling of
all values as would produce great panic.
believe it is the earnest desire of a ma
iOrity of people that full coin use be
made of silver as soon as the CO opera
ton of other nations can be secured and
ratio fixed that will give circulation
equally to gold and silver. Bimetallism
is the desired end, and true friends of
silver will be careful not to overrun the
goal and bring in silver monometallism
with its necessary attendants" As a
scarcity of gold in the European reserve
Will be the most persuasive argument for
the use of silver, the president speaks of
bond redemption during the year, saying
it has put into circulation over two hum
dred and fifty million of dollars.
War ana Navy.
The president concurs in the recon-
mendation of the secretary of war for
the three battalion organizations for in
fantry; expresses the hope that the adop-
ton smokeless powder and the modern
rifle will not be longer delayed con-
ours in the recommendation of the post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-17
S63.611,159 35

L invite dJlpEUlOu ~, anu col 10
new, the recommendation Of my predeces-
sor concerning needed amendments to the
laws relating to the administration of the
customs service. | quote from his an
nual report:
First. The increase of the permanent
appropriation for the expense OF collecting
the revenue from customs,
Second The compensation of all col
letters Of customs by fixed salaries, and
the adjustment of all fees, commissions,
perquisites and emoluments.
Third. The consolidation Of customs
districts, demanded alike for reasons Of
economy and the changed condition OF
commerce and transportation.
Fourth. The adjustment OF oaths to
monthly accounts of customs employees IS
unnecessary and as subjectlng these Off
GERS to useless expense.
Fifth. The repeal of the laws requiring
bonds to be given by individual impor ers
upon the entry of merchandise for ware
house, and for the return of packages not
designated for examination and delivered
to importers in advance of appraisement
and liquidation of duties.
Sixth. The revision and codifcation OF
the customs laws.
Seventh. Legislation to secure railway
statistics of foreign commerce.
Cool progress has been made during
the past year in the matter of enforcing
the provisions Of the alien contract-labor
laws. Prosecutions have been Instituted
wherever sufficient evidence could be pro-
cured, and these, with resulting convic-
lions, have had a wholesale deterrent
effect upon such employers as might not
be In nuenced by mere knowledge of the
illegality of the prohibited traffic In alien
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-17

Nothing 50 Niuiy L. Dllnus US OF the
Siftings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-17
GRAVES CASE
Further Proof of Death From Poisoning
are Given.


DENVER, Disc lin the Graves trial
today the examination of DR.. Headone IN
regard to arsenic4l poisoning, the analysis
made, ETC.. was continued at much length.
DR.. A. n Holmes testified to his having
been called in tC treat Mrs. BarnabaY and
Mrs. Worrell. Both ladies were suffering
from irritsnt poisoning. DR.. 8onesteele,
the physician who was In attendance upon
Mrs. Barnaby when she died, testified
in most emphatic terms that she died of
arsenical poisoning. The defense asked
why he gave his certificate that death was
caused by congestion of tie lrngs- He
replied that congestion of the lungs was
the immediate cause of death and that 1t
was the result Of poison, which would have
caused death had not the congestion set
in. Before his examination was con-
cluded court adjourned until tomorrow.
The Voice OF the People
Reaches us-or should do so-through the ballot
box. This Is the medium through which 1t ought
to speak in clarion tones. But there are other
means by which the people voice their senti-
ments, irrespective of politics, concerning mat
ters of vital importance. Successful or unsuc-
cessful are those popular admonitions as they
ucdIU VI Dut liIc IoiiO
desideratum, appeals to US all. The avenue Is
only cleared when the obstacles which bar its
complete recovery are swept aside. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters has for nearly third of CEN
fury occupied the first rank among proprietary
remedies for debility, dyspepsia, constipation,
disorder of the liver and kidneys, and as an eff
fectual means of conquering and preventing
malarial complaints. Since the advent of ''la
grippe it has also fignalized itself 40 cure of
The complaint
The morning call., 1891-06-17
ALAMEDA.

Enactment OF a Most Stringent Liquor
License Law,
George A. Jackson was last evening
elected Principal Of the Porter School.
The two horses purchased for $500 by the
City Trustees 10 haul the chemical engine
to fires arrived yesterday aud were at once
put into commission. They are iron grays,
3 and 6 years Of age, and weigh 1900 Pc unds
each.
The City Trustees held an adjourned
meeting last evening to consider petition
signed By four-fifths of the property
owners on Park street and vicinity, asking
them to give permission to the railroa d
company to build passenger and freight
denot on Railroad avenue, east of Park
street. After short discussion the matter
was referred to the City Attorney 20 report
whether the board has the power to grant
such permission.
The ordinance adopted by the City Trus-
tees imposing license of $500 on saloon
Keepers has many restrictions and require
mentS, and it appears doubtful whether
any saloOn-keeper can obtain a license.
The application must be signed by at least
twenty five, oil majority of the residents,
heads OF families and proprietorS Of places
of business actually occupying premises on
a public street within a radius of 600 feet
from the front entrance Of the proposed si-
loon; but where there is not a sufficient
number of heads Of families, the Trustees
may grant license. The $500 will be paid
in semi-annual installments OF $3.50, in jan
uary and July. No saloon will be Above
within 100 feet of the front yard of school,
and only liquors and tobacco will be sold in
saloon. No other goods can be sold in any
place connected Herewith by any door,
window or passageway of any kind; and all
saloons must close at midnight and remain
closed until o'clock the next morning. All
applications must be accompanied by an
affidavit certifying TO the good moral char
acter of the applicant, the board reSerVing
the right of refusing any license. A bond
Of $1,000 is required, and Il violation of any
provisions of the ordinance is made punish
able by fine of 500 or Imprisonment in
the County Jail for sixty days. Trustees
Mastick and Stephenson endeavored to
have the amount Of the license reduced to
$500 in view Of the severe requirements.
but the other members OF the board would
not have it.
The morning call., 1891-06-17
BOUND TO A SHAFT.
An Oilers Horrible Injuries In Phlla-
deIDhfa MIL.

An oilers Horrible Injuries In a PhIIa-
deIphia MIL.
Lying en- a cot in the Episcopal Hospital
yesterday, swathed in bandages. with nearly
every bone in his body broken, and raving
in the fever Of delirium. was young May
| land Abrams, an oiler in Baeder & Adam
! sons glue factory at Allegheny avenue and
| Richmond street. who was frightfully man.
| gled by being caught in the shaftiDg on Fri
| day ing last, says the Philadelphia
| Record. In spite of the eight distinct frac-
lures, and probable Internal injuries re-
! ceiyed, the unfortunate man still lives, but
Death, the doctors say, is near, and the eud
! is only a matter OF a few hours.
! Abrams, who is a married man, "a years
| of age, left his clearinghouse at 459 North
| Sixth street, as usual on Friday. Arriving
| at the factory he donned his usual working
| clothes, consisting of overals and a loose
| every day, and. dangerous as it was, he was
| not on the lookout for any catastrophe.
| The olling of the machinery below had
| been finished, and Abrams had noun ed
| ladder to oil the hangings above. The
machinery is Of a very powerful pattern.
| IT is used TO crush stone, and makes about
! $50 revolutions per minute. Abrams reached
! over to lubricate part OF the machine,
| when his loose blouse came in contact with
| the shaft In an instant this had become
| last, anu He Was WHITING around with
! frightiul velocity.
With each revolution of the shaft Abrams
| body was dashed against the Tafters above
| with terrific force. His pitiful shrieks and
wild struggles terrified his fellow-w orkmen,
| who stood around unable 10 render any
| assistance. A number OF the cooler headed
| ones rushed to the engine for the purpose of
! stopping il, but before this could be accom-
| plished there came rip as of tearing cloth,
and the body of the unfortunate man, now
a bruised and bleeding mass OF flesh and
! bones, was hurled to the floor with ire
| mendOus force The whole occurrence
| occupied but few seconds, the man being
| whirled around about dozen times, yet to
the helpless OnlOokers it seemed as many
| hours.
Willing and tender hands conveyed the
| inanlmate body to the yard. The man was
! dead to all appearances. IL seemed imp0s-
| sible that any human being could live
| through such a frightful experience. The
ambulance of the Episcopal Hospital was
| hastily summoned Abrams regaining con-
seriousness before it arrived and retaining it
! during the lorg ride TO the hospital.
There DR.. Staveley took The case in
| charge, and an examination showed frac-
| ture Of the left thigh, fractures Of both
| bones Of the right leg, dislocati0n OF tine
right foot, frac ures Of the eighth. ninth and
| tenth ribs on the right side, fractures of two
| bones OF the right hand, numerous brush
burns ABOUT the body. In addition to these
| injuries the popiteal artery is injured, and
there are indications of internal injuries,
but no examination TO verify this can be
made In the patients present condition.
The morning call., 1891-06-17

Dinner for Two. Appetite for One"
Said a dyspeptc to the waiter, ordering for self
aud friend. And suppose he had had ALI appetite,
1t would have agonized him. subsequently. to crafty
it. on the'abominable pangs that little meal
causes the confirmed victim of Indigestion. Pur-
gatory on earth-no less. Altogether unnecessary
though. Begin at once. systematically course of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, we unfortunates with
refractory stomaehs. In saying this we merely
echo the recorded experience Of thousands who
have used the great stomachic to their lasting ben
eft. For the inaction of sluggish liver. aud for
tardy or irregular action of the bowels. both very
apt to accompany dyspepsia, this fine regulator is
equally efficient. Malarlal complaints, kidney
trouble. rheumatism and neuralgia depart when a
resort Is had to the Bitters. 25
The morning call., 1891-06-17
EXTENSIONS FAVORED.
A Meeting of Ninth Street and PotreI
Property Holders.

Meeting of Ninth Street and Potrero
Property Holders.
A meeting of the Ninth-street and POtrero
Improvement Club was held last night in
Teutonia Hall, g. l.. Center, Vice President,
in the chair.
Action on the proposed petition to the
Board of Supervisors asking for the extern
sion OF the Channel-Street sewer down Bran
nan street., to avoid the present outflow at
the foot of Ninth street, was deferred until
the next meeting OF the club.
The proposed extensions of Potrer0 avenue
to the county line and TO Ninth street were
then considered. G. l.. Center. f. Peterson
and John FOtheringham indorsng the prupo-
sition, and other gentlemen present enum-
Grating the advantages which would re-
suit from the accomplishment of the project.
The Chairman exhibited diagram OF the
proposed extension OF Ninth street in a
southeasterly direction to Santa Clara, jack
son Park and the continuing projection to
the bay. An informal discussion of the
merits Of this proposition followed, but no
definite action was taken regarding 1t.
The morning call., 1891-06-17
OF. VOH RHEIH { CO..
AUCTIONEERS.
NOTICE OF EXECUTORS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE,

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance OF an
order OF resale OF the Superior Court OF the City and
County OF Ssu Francisco, State of California made
the 9Th day OF February. 1891 in the matter of
the estate of ELLEN 0'BRIEN, deceased the un-
derSgned Will sell at public auction TO the highest
bidder for in gold of the United States OF
America, and subject TO confirmation by the SD
perior Court in and for the City and County OF San
Francisco, State of California, on THURSDAY, the
25th day of June. 1891. at II O'Clock at the
ton SaIesrOoms of o. +. Won RHEIN Il CO., at No.
524 California street, i'll said City and County of
san Francisco, ali the right, ttie interest and eS
tate OF the said Ellen 0'Brlen at the time of her
DEATH and all the right. title and Interest that the
said estate has by operation OF law or otherwise.
acquired other than in addition to that of the
and to a haf-interest in all that certain piece
parcel of land being situated in the City and County
of San Francisco, State of California, aud bounded
and described as follows, to wit;
Commencing at point on the westerly line or
Florida street, distant eighty-nins (39) feet and
corner of Florida and Napa streets (now Twentieth
street,: running thence uortherty along the said
westerly line of Florida street forty (40) feet:
thence at right angles westerly and parallel with
Napa street (n0w Twentiethl one hundred (lu0)
feet; thence at right angles southeriy forty (4O)
feet and thence at right angles easterly and parallel
with Napa (nOw called Twentieth street) one hun
dred (l00) feet to the point OF commencement.
Terms and Conditions OF Sale.-CaSh in gold coin
of the United States; 10 per cent of the purchase
sale. balance on confirmation OF sale by said SUI
perioT Court
Deed at expense OF purchaser.
Dated San Francisco, June /, 1891.
JOHN +. GoRMLEY,
Executor of the last will and testament of Ellen
O'Bri-n deceased
THOMAS f. BARRY. Attorney for Executor,
Nevada BLOCK San Francisco je4 I'd
The morning call., 1891-06-17
NEW CLUBHOUSE.
The Union League Selects a Site Oppo-
site Union Square.

The Union League Selects a Site Oppo-
site Union Square.
The Union League Club has selected as a
site for its new clubhouse a lot on Geary
street, opposite Union Square. and adjon-
Ing the German Lutheran Church. 1t is
80 :6x137 g, and will cost $4,000 The
grantor, Antoine Borel, paid $44,O0 for the
property year ago. Peter Spreckels, Of
whom he purchased it, paid $4,000 for it
twelve years ago. The clubhouse will cost
about SEC, coo, and the specifications are now
under consideration. 1t is to be five stories
high, and occupied exclusively by the club.
Reception-roomS, parlors, living apart
ments, gymnasium, bowling alley, restaur-
ant, etc, will be the variety OF equipment,
and the fittings will cost not less than 500
600, probably more. The club now has 800
members. Wendell Easton is President;
a. E. Castle, First Vice-P President; S. NJ.
Shortridge, Second Viee-President; F. S.
Chadbourne, Treasurer, and j. +. Spear,
Secretary
The morning call., 1891-06-17
A HUMAN PINCUSHI0N.
Her Fate VIII Prove Warming to
DreSSmakErs.

Her Fate VIII Prove Warming to
DTessmakers.
Lille Miller, daughter of Henry Miller
of this city, died to-day after suffe ring with
peculiar malady that for time baffled the
physicians. The young woman was Il seam
stress ami wore very tight-ftting habii-
ments. She had habit of sticking pins and
needles in her dress. Many of the needles
and pins worked their way into her body
aud came out in the upper part of the arm
and body.
She had been frequently requested TO alb
stain from the habit, but she bad continued
it so long that she unconsciously stuck the
pins into her clothing.
The deceased was about % years OF age
and had continued the habit for the past
three years until 1t resulted in dropsy and
blood poisoning, which finally ended her
life.-YOrk Pa.) special to Philadelphia
Rapord
The morning call., 1891-06-17
KowaIskx,s Argument.

III. l. Kowalsky continued his Argument
for the contestants in the Dana will case
yesterday, denouncng the witnesses for the
prop0nent and stOutly maintaining that a
conspiracy had been formed against them,
and that the coDspirators had fabricated the
will. Such conspiracy had been formed
in the Sharon case, but that case had been
shattered, and in the Dana case tru tn
would ultimately prevail.
The morning call., 1891-06-17
VETERAN FIREMEN,
Arrangements Completed for Their An.
nuaI Picnic.

ArfahBemehts COmpIeted Tor Iheir An
nuaI Picnic.
At the meeting of The Veteran Firemen
last evening the Picnic Committee reported
that $50 had been realized by the sale of
picnic tickets. OF which $500 had been al
ready sold. The picnic takes place to-day.
A communication was ordered to be sent
to the Veteran Firemeu of Portland, Ore
gon, stating that seventy-fve members had
already undertaken to make the Portland
trip. The visitors to Portland will sail on
the Columbia on Sunday, June 2Sth.
The fremen were obliged to decline an in
vitation TO parade in the Fourth OF July
members will at that time be absent in Port
land
The morning call., 1891-06-17
"The Waste-Basket Scandal,

Attorney-General Hart stated to CALL
reporter yesterday that additional evidence
has been obtained against the members of
the Legislature who were involved in what
is known as the the waste-basket sean
ial," and that the Sacramento County
Grand Jury will INVESTIGATES the disgraceful
affair when it meets In October.
The morning call., 1891-06-17
Bunker Hin Day.

The anniversary of the battle of Bunker
Hill will be celebrated to-day by appro-
pirate exercises The forts and men-0f- war
in the harbnr, by order of the Secretary of
War, will fire salutes. and the ships will
wear their holiday attire The Bunker Hill
Association will picnic at Glenwood, Santa
Cruz Mountains.
The morning call., 1891-06-17
Municipal Reports.

The Printing and Salaries Committee of
the Board of Supervisors decided yesterday
to recommend that the contract for printing
the municipal reports be awarded to Will
lam NJ. Hinton at 50 cents page.
The morning call., 1891-06-17
Identified a. ,Jobn scott

John Scott, who was asphyxiated at the
Golden West Hotel on Sunday night. has
been identified as shIp-joiner employed at
the Mare Island Navy-yard. He was 30
years of age, and a native of Scotland.
The morning call., 1891-06-17
One Weak,s Yacation ONLY.

The police officers are much dissatisfied at
the recent order of Chief Crowley allowing
each man seven days vacation, instead of
from ten to fifteen days as provided by
statute. a CLAUSE in the law gives the Chief
The morning call., 1891-06-17

discretionary power, which he feels obliged
one week being imnossible. according to the
Chief, if the efficiency of the force must be
preserved with the present number of off,