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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
MAYOR IHL'S REWARD
For the Arrest And Conviction Of
Rioters.
Two HUNDRED DOLLARS Is OFFERED
xhe City Hes Not Authority Co onsr
Rewards For Convictions OF Offend
90. Against state LAws-Ihs Nay
or Offers On his Responsibility.

One Of the most important matters
that came before the common council
last night was The following petition;
To the Honorable. Mayor and Common C0an-
eli OF the CITY 81 Grand Rapids
The undersigned citizens and tax pay
ers of your city, realizing that the falr
fame of the city mas been seriously I'M
pared ty the riotous and unlawful acts
which have occurred within the past
few days, and by the fact that the par
ties engaged IN the commission OF such
crimes have not been detected or ar
rested, aud that there Is no apparent
promise OF their detection or punish
ment without the employment OF ex-
traoTdinary eff orts, do hereby respect
fully petition your honorable body 10
offer reward OF not less than 5000 Tor
Information which Will lead To the ar
rest and convection OF any of the par
ties Who were engaged in the midnight
riot which occurred on scri5ner street
ON the night OF May 20. and reward
or ike amount Tor informa-
ton which will lead to the
arrest and conviction of tine parties who
were engaged IN the rICtous attack
upon street ear on CherTy-st., near
COllege-ay., on the evening OF the same
day. And we further respectfully petit
ton that reward OF not less than $50
De offered for information which Will
lead To the arrsst and conviction of any
party or person who has heretofore
been, or shall hereafter be, engaged IN
any act OF unlawful violence TO the
person or property OF any citizen or
corporation doing business i'll this city,
who may have been peacefully en-
gagged about their lawful business when
such violent acts have been or shall be
committed. The offer of reward last
mentioned 10 be continued until with
drawn by proclamation OF the Mayor or
the direction of the Common Council.
Aud your petitioners will ever pray.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
The Mackey Syndicate Said to Have
Purchased tho M. & o.

INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, June lit is an
nounced here that the Mackey syndi-
cate has purchased the Mobile and
Ohio railroad. The amount involved
in the deal is SO, SOC, 900. The present
management of the road will remain
until the annual meeting in Dece mber,
when it is likely that the re will be sew
eral changes Mr.. Mackey will proba-
bly, be elected president in place of j..
c. Clark. The new purchase
Is 700 miles long and extends
from East st. Louis to Mo-
bile. Ala. In 1890 its equipment was
ninety-eight locomotives, sixty pas
senger and 3,039 freight cars. Its busi-
ness has been first class for many years,
and now that it Will reach up into the
North 1t will be greatly improved. By
the acquisition of this line Mackey has
great North and South system. 1t
connects at East st. LOUIS with the
Louisville, Evansville Il st. Louis and
touches Peoria, st. LOUIS, Louisville and
Chicago over the various Mackey roads.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
OUT OF BONDAGE.
A Coiored Mans Long Privation In Or
der to Buy his Family's Freedom.

A Coiored Mans Long Privation In Or
der to Buy his Family's Freedom.
CHARLESTON, S. c., June l.-Rev.
Jacob Mills, (colored), who was buried
here last Monday, was the hero Of a
story of devotion and self-sacritice that
merits the telling. In aute-rebellion
days Mr.. Mills had the good fortune to
belong to particularly kind slave
owners. They showed him every pos
slble kindness, which he in after years
was in a measure to extend to others.
Mr.. Mills parents died when he was
quite young and his owners took the
young child into the house and raised
him. The lad was such a favorlte and
showed such devotion to his
master that he received mis-
freedom. His wife and child and
those that were afterward born to him
were slaves.
Mr.. Mills, following in the footsteps
of his master, became butcher, He
had at that time but one object IN
view-the liberation of his family He
worked hard and persIstently TO accum-
ulate money with which TO purchase
their freedom. His former master had
died and IN settling up the estate IT
was necessary that the wife and five
children he sold with the other prop
ertv. Here was Mills opportunity.
HIS family would either be purchased
by himself, which meant their freedom,
or by some one else, which would con-
tinue their slavery. The sale took
place the second year of the war,
when money was comparatively scarce.
The hard working butcher had saved
every cent he could and with tins and
what money he could borrow he went
to the sale to bid for his own people.
The sale was concluded and Jacob Mills
was the purchaser of his own family at
S5i00. The intention of the ex-slave
was such n noble one and his motive so
appealing that there was scarcely any
bidding against him. But at the prIce
he paid il can be seen that the interests
of the estate to which he owed ms free
dom had not been sacrificed. The sale
concluded, the family that had for the
first time been truly united went TO
housekeeping. IL was in after years
that Mills entered the ministry. Mr..
Mills did not like To talk about this in
cident except to very intimate friends.
and 10 them would not say much about
it. The incidents all occurred in
Charleston.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
she PLAYED WITH THs HOSE.
Mrs. Behrnt Wess Dssa some street
Car PAsssnEsrs-

The rioters remain persistent, bat one
by one the roses fsil. Cornelius Van
Dam Is a yerdant young Hollsndef who
ainbashed Division street car and at
tackled the passengers with yolley OF
stones. The police found him behind a
clump of bushes and he fed Ike u
deer. The officer called ''halt" but he
flew even faster, bat when pistol shot
was sent after him he weakened and
WAS caught standing ike hltehIag
post. John1H aneman, Nick Woeltcher
and Walter Smith thought they coulo
yell ''scab" with impunity. They
thought different after they were
lodged behind the bars. Fred Gold
smith interfered with Othcer Wlthee
while making an arrest and he Was
captured along with the other fellow.
Mrs Behrnt is proprietress of the facif-
ic house on the west eide. She was
having lots of fun with a hose last
evening. She was ostenslbly sprink-
ling the street. bat every time a car
would pass she let the stream flicker
right among the passengers. She he
hawed yocIferously at their efforts 10
escape the watee but when patrol
man waltzed her 10 police beadquar-
tiers the Joke seemed 10 have It's draw
backs.
Young Casey is youth with face
like horse and voice like corn
shelter. He picks the hanjo and
brays for patent medicine fakirs and
itenerant chiropodists. Dell Babcook
criticized his dulcet tones last evening
and Casey smote him with a cowhide
boot. Babcock retaliated with cob
blestone carom on Casey's ear and that
is why the aforesaid ear hangs down
like damp towel and Babcock Is IN
Jail charged with assault and battery.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
AN ELDER RAMPANT.
The Return of an Emigrant Creates q
Scene at the Barge once.

Scene at the Barge ONCE.
NEW YORK, June l.-Gen. O'Beirne
received visit at the barge Office
Thursday from pugnacious mormon
elder. He said his name was Martinot
and he demanded TO know on what au-
thority the general had debarred from
landing Marie Haselm an, the German
immigrant grl, who arrived here on,
Guion liner Wyoming, with fifty other
mormon immigrants. This young
woman declared her strict adherence
TO the doctrine of polygamy, and was
the first case barred under the new
law. Elder Martlnot openly defied
the immigration authorities. He sal 4
the girl would yet be landed. She Is
going back to Liverpool next Saturday
by order OF the Federal authorities,
but the elder said that she would be
brought back again at the expense of
the mormons, and would be spirited to
Utah.
General O'Beirne informed the angry
elder that the photograph and history
of the young woman had been sent to
every United States Marshal in Utah,
with orders to arrest her should she
get there.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
PROSPERITY IN Brazil.
FiattsrfDg Reports OF the Financial stta-
atisa In ths Nsaag kspabIie.


wAsHISsros, June Recent infor-
nation from Brazil gives iatteFlng
account OF the financial situation IN
that republic. BY decree OF the pro-
yisional government. which has now
become the constitutional government
Of Brazil. all import duties are made
payable IN gold. and II 10 estimated
that receipts from that source this year
Will aggregate $50. .000. 600. The remit
tances 20 Europe for interest on debt
and on guarantees of interest on enter
prises whose shares are held there. and
for purchases of war and railroad
material, diplomatic and consular SER
vice will aggregate but $4,000, 900.
Now, when the liquidation OF many of
the doubtful enterprises Is At hand, the
government Is beginning TO relax its
hold on its accumulation OF gold, and
the country, with excellent crops of It's
staple products, tinds its exports IN
creasing IN a remarkable manner. re-
ducing the trade balance against Brazil
with Great Britain and France and IN
ereaslng the balance IN It's favor against
Germany, as we'll as that against the
United States. which must be, for the
most part, liquidated in London.
The present crop of coffee is very
large, the deliveries for January and
February for this year aggregating
10000 tons and the next crop is esti-
mated a; 757 800 tons. Rubber is firm
and very high. Competent judges esti-
mate the total expectation from Brazil
for 1891 will amount 10 5000, 900. which,
with the ruling high prices for the
leading articles of export, will render
the financial condition OF Brazil sound
and easy.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
SPORTING BREvITlEs.

Two worlds records were broken Sat
urday at the field meeting of the Inter
Collegiate Association at Berkeley Oval.
l.. VI. Cary. Princeton, ran 220 yards in
2ll seconds; worlds record, 20. ii. l..
Williams, Yale, ran $50 yards IN 10 4-5
seconds; worlds record, 16 seconds.
Five intercollegiate records were
broken: 100 yards run by l.. II. Cary,
Princeton, 10 seconds; 40 yards, by G..
b. Shattuck, Amherst, 4ol seconds;
pole vault, 10y Ed. RYDER, Yale, 10 feet
"a inches; running high jump, by 6. k.
Fearing, Harvard, G feet. running broad
Jump. by Victor Mapes, % feet III
inches. Harvard won the most points.
The Daytons and Terre Hautes were
arrested Sunday. at the first half of the
seventh, for trespass on wheatfleld.
The game will be played off before de-
Gliding who wins it.
Guy Hecker, who hurt his knee here,
with TT. Wayne, is laid up for a month.
Ives and Carter are matched at IA
inch balk .;;ue for $1,000.
Boland has caught twenty-five con-
secutive games.
Cochard has been released by Detroit.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

A dealer in dental supplies doing brsa-
ness in one of our large cities receptly
received an order from country Gus
toner. Of which the following is lit
crsl copy:
Dear Sir-Please send by mail D
upper gummed teeth the shade ansl s5ze
Of the sample | send you the right side
eve tooth or cuspid is in his mouth also
his hind teeth IL his mouth that is the
2 last on each side are in his bead and
his eye tooth right side would like yos
10 send me the block with inst 2 on TO fit
to the eye tooth Send them In four
blocks.
Please you understand me he has IN
bis mouth each side behind the eye
tooth fll the rest and oblige me.-De
hult Free PresA
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

WAsHfNGroS. June 1.-The State De-
parimsnt today made public the recent
correspondence on the BehrIng Sea
question, the substance of which is sal
Isbury's agreement to close season
and subsequent request of the Presl-
dent that Salisbury concede TO the
North American Company the right to
take sufficient seals to recompense
them for their outlay IN taking care of
natives TO the latter proposition Sal
isbury promises a prompt reply.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

$50 you ts-ink you can play Hs-nleA-
% you, young rrany~ sslced the manager.
Il do, responded the applicant firmly.
"And have you had any sctusl stage
srperpsTfcey
Certainly. SIR, OF wouldn't under.
take so difficult n role
And what parts have v5u pssve3T
Il don't know that you would call ~ .
par ersctiv; bat f1r three weeks
shook one end of the canvas waves IN The
groat -.s soene IN Wrsx,ked on tbe Eorts
Atlantic. London TIT Bix
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

Jackson. Mich, June IA convict
IN the Michigan state Prison named
Andrew G. Merrill. sent here ia 1889
for emhezz. .emsnt. e preparing designs
for United states COINS of tbe dollar,
half dollar and quarter dollar denomi-
nation m competition for the $500 pri1e
lately offered by the government. Mer-
rlil ga fair penman and csricaturist,
ard bra designs, although not quite
1aished, show rare ability and skill.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

LANSING. Mich, June 1,-CoI. George
+. Sanford is suffering from a severe
attack of nervous pros,rstion and ia
considered very i'll by his attending
physician. r. j. shank. The symptoms
were frat noticed while Mr.. Sanford
was speaking at the cemetery, on
Decoration Day, from where he was
taken 10 his home. He has been grow
ing gradually worse and is now unable
10 converse with anyone. His memory
- aIso greatly impaired and paralysis
is feared.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
FREIGHT HELI LINE

JscssoS, Mich, June The Michi-
gan Central Railroad company is about
10 construct = freight belt line in this
city. The plan is to make a loop for
freight traffic via the large manufac-
turing establishments in the east, north
and west ends. The main line now
runs through the heart OF the city.
Work Of construction viii commence
shortly. Upon IL completion all
freight trains viii use the belt line.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
lSaslaag Him nos&N.

They were lor&ing into the window n
. croclScry store. when the old man Oh
sc~ved:
MARY. there's some mighty fine spit
boxes FOR onl SixteEn cents We never
had one. and / guess we'll invest
81 guess we WON'T They're too high
'Only sixteen cents.
"Yes. bat when you get too eocd -
spit on rag c-pet which cost me forty
two cents yarrl you can put your bead
out If the window or go to the doo.---
Detroit Free Press
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
GOOD HEALTH GONE.
The Large Publishing House at Battle
Creek Burned.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, June 1.-The
Good Health publishing house, with all
its contents. burned at Q o'clock this
morning, at loss of $4,000. 1t was n
brick building of four stories and con-
tanned eight large boilers, five printing
presses and a stock valued at $4,000.
The fire started from spontaneous
combustion from greasy rags. The
electric light plant, which lighted the
sanitarium and other buildings, was
located in the burning building, and is
a total wreck. The building was IN
sured. but the insurance Will not cover
the loss. The Sanitarium Food Com
pany's building caught fire. but was
extlngmshed without much loss. Crude
OIL was used for tuel under the bOiters
and helped TO make the fire hard to
contend with.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

MrSSEtroIds, Mimi, June IA
special to the Tribune from sturgus, :.
u, says "This city and vicinity wss
visited today by the worst storm sinee
1883. The water is three feet deep on
the main street. and the cellars and
first floors of business houses are over
flooded. Raj traffic is impaired. The
loss will reach thousands Of dollars.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

f.HS~cgtFfa, ont. June l.. II p. m.
The premier passed the day marked
by persns.s II depression. lie has
taken q .ntall sueunt 81 n0urshment.
CONSEQUENCES remains much the same
a. fof the past tva DAYS. lie suffers 30
ia n and hss every pfe=p'-os ~ passing
through the BAsht, esgaesi faReN,
s.Faat aud Wfght
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
WOULD NOT WORK.
Two Railroad Trains Try to Run on
single Track.

HOWELL, Mich, June 1.-Two freight
trains on the Toledo, Ann Artor 4
North Michigan railroad. tired to pass
each other here this morning on a
single track with the usual result. The
trains were going IN the same direction
and the accident was caused by the
failure Of a brakeman - flag the train
following. 4 half dozen cars we're
smashed and one engine slightly dam
aged. James Horton, the brakeman
who should have tagged the train, vas
asleep IN the caboose and was slightly
injured. The road was blocked two
hoQf<
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

BAY Cry, June William Doolttle.
q iongsh0reman, vas drowned this
naoraing IN the river At Hargrsves' mill
while crossing IN A small boat. which
cap-zed. Hls bccv sss taken to
Saglnav. where ne leaves widow and
tso children.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
HE'LL EARN HIS SALARY.
Tn. seaIer OF Weights To he Inspector of
Food.

Alderman Turner has decided to sub
INIT 10 the council resolution making
the city sesler of weights and measures
an Inspector of food as we'll. The al
derruan claims that the Offices should
be allied, and that the seaier will have
a rnecure unless ne has some addi-
tionsl duty beyond that prescribed by
the ordinance Mr.. Turner said yes
terisy. when the Charter Amend
nlent Committee was working on this
matter, I succeeded in attaching the
inspection of food IN the msrshal's
office, bat that was sfterward recon
sidered and eliminated. | think the
sealer - the proper msn to have charge
os the inspection OF food"
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
At CONEY ISLAND,
New York's Seaside Breathing Place Il
Now In Full Blast.


Now In Full Blast.
New YORK, June lit was q great
day at Coney Island yesterday, "a reg
ular old-timer," as one enthusiastic re-
marked. Twenty thousand people, a
fair estimate, visited the island, lured
from their homes by the favorable
weather, and they basked in the SUMS
rays to their hearts content.
Surf avenue was jammed and
the overflow at times ex-
tended to Brighton, while some people
went as far as Manhattan. The hotels
in these two places are closed. however,
and soon the wanderers would return
to the more attractive scenes about the
island proper. The local merchant and
"speculator" was IN high glee when he
saw the crowds, all bent on pleasure.
coming into the village, for the visitors
spent their money freely and
made "trade" brisk. The beer
seller, of course, got the cream.
or, more properly, the froth
of the days business, but the restaurant
keepers were not far behind. Then
came the merry -go-round men, the
photograph fiends, the "razzle dazzle"
individuals, the proprietors of the
many stuffed puppets which fall only
before the blow of base ball, the
"ring-ca man" and others with their
devices so dangerous to the pocket of
the uninltiated country visitor and SO
familiar to the New Yorker.
The first surf bathing of the season
at Coney Island was INDUCED in late
in the afternoon, when number of
venturesome spirits-all of them men
donned bathing suits and plunged into
the sea. They insisted that the water
was reasonably warm and In proof of
their assertions many of them remained
in the "brlny" for half an hour.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
OTHER LEAGUE GAMES.

AMERIcAN-St. Louis 2, Athletic g.;
Washington 4, Louisville 5. The Others
were prevented by rain.
NArIoNAL-- Boston =, Cincinnati 5;
Philadelphia 3, Chicago 6; New York
3, Cleveland 3; Brooklyn 5, Pittsburg 3.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

NV YORK, June l-Secrstsry Blaine
left for Bar Harbor by the 10 O'Clock
tram this morning where h4s cottage
has been made ready for ham. Mrs.
ngaine and Mrs lbamrosch accom-
panied HIM. The psmro$ch residence
has been closed for The summer.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

Frs.s . P.ssr-r sie.psns or . Caledonia
Toot-"

Charles Mann. Of Csledonis, vas ar
rested yesterday on the charge OF lar
eeny. and officer g. ". bsFisr brought
nInl 20 iai lasg night lie "a charged
with stealing bundle 81 dry goods snd
= aafe froui Thomas e}osriwin. q pack
psddleF, whom Ae found lying beside
tAe NshiQan Central faarsad track :,
saake,i up Nith Caledonia ~hisky lie
w.ii to essmaned ~ Justice betaesf, os
esieaouls. today.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

isSroS, Jane I knxlana Is rapldly
developing an effective system a naval
aefense. Hereafter a wkfship = - -
sssig4sd 10 every port ei coase etnoe.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

rASsFxo. Men. june i.-There wss
q auorunl present ~ hosh Hni-*s this
sreas2<. bu. 40 b0AEess vac dosae.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

TIE fy~ss<scsl,-Ah. who ran srv---s the
rover - tovc'
Sc gpr.s-tfraiiI can It's twe donk~T
eswet. Aunsey's weesiy
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
BASE BALL AT Sparta

SPARTA, Jan. Fully 200 patrons
of base bali enjoyed the most exciting
game of the season at Sparta Decora-
ton day, between the Welch Folding
Bed Co. club and the Belding Manufac-
turing Co. club, Of Belding, Mich.
Belding. .,.......-..-.- Q l IS
w. r. B. Co.. o 0 ] o 0 8 s-ls
Batteries-.,elding. Mcdonald and Lewis;
w. T. y. Co., Hodgins and Hewitt.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
me L. Bay City G.

Base Hifs-Ft. Wayne Il, Bay City G.
Errors-Ft. Wayne 6. Bay City o.
Batteries-W. Inks and Briggs; Beam and
Whalen.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
ENvIOUS RAIN.
IL Takes . Hand i'm Several Games and
knocks Them Out.

DAYTON, o., June l.-Rain prevented
the game between Dayton and Terre
Haute todav.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02
TT. wAYNE,s SECOND.

FT. WAYNE, Ind, June l.-Ft. Wayne
won the second game from Bay City
today in q festureless ten inning con-
test Score.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

Whereas. in the opinion of the city
attorney there IS no authority in the
Common Council under the city char
ter to offer n reward for the arrest and
conviction of the person or persons en-
gagged IN the injury to the building on
scrlbner-st. on the night of May % ut.
and also those who made the attack on
n street car on Cherry-st., near College
ave, upon the evening of that day.
Therefore hereby upon my personal
responsibility offer a reward of 800
IN each of said cases for information
that shall lead 10 the arrest and cOnvic-
ton of the parties engaged IN such
criminal action. EDWIN f. Uni.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-02

Alderman Conger moved that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted,
and the mayor be instructed to offer,
In behalf OF the city, the rewards there
IN named. When the point was raised
that the council had no authority to
pay money for such apurpose, the mat
ter was referred to the city attorney
with instructions 10 report this evening.
Later the city attorney reported that IN
his opinion the council had no such
authority.
After the council adjourned the
mayor decided TO step into the breach
himself, and furnished the press with
the following:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-02-24

made some remarks on the committees
report. At a slight expenditure the
air could be purified. The necessary
alterations, the lowering OF the win
dows at the top and a ventilator In the
ceiling can be quickly made. The EN-
perat1re varies greatly, and should be
kept equal at 20 degrees. MI. Sutton
offered a resolution providing that the
keeper of the capitol have the neces-
sary changes made, which was
adopted.
At 2 o'clock the House adjourned.