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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25

wildly screamed, the wheels still turned
and the boat was racing at her topmost
speed. The explanation was that one man
on board had not lost his head. Captain
Smith, at his post, had seen with one flash
of judgment that it would be useless to
fight the fire, and that the only chance of
saving the lives of his passengers lay in
quickly Bleaching the steamer. The banks
near by were rocky, but half mile away
was low lying, marshy island, and it was
to this place that Captain Smith drove the
burning vessel. Her speed drove the heat
and smoke aft, and forced many passen-
gers in that part of the boat to jump over
board. In this way thirty or forty were
drowned
When Captain Smith first headed the
boat for the island the flames were nearly
under him. Though slowly roasting, he
kept his grip upon the wheel From time
to time, above the frenzied shrieks of the
passengers, his voice was heard crying to
them not to jump. Many obeyed him, and
remained on deck till the race with fire was
won, and the flaming steamer was driven
forty feet upon the marshy beach. Then,
with his face swollen to nearly double its
natural size, with hands, arms and neck
blistered by the heat, Captain Smith ran
from the pilot house to help women and
children reach the land. There was I'M
usual delay in awarding the gold medal to
Captain Smith, and the very day the medal
was received at the treasury department
from the mint, news came of the death of
the hero from erysipelas, due, doubtless, to
the injuries suffered in the pilot house dur
ing that race for life.
Mrs. Ida Lewis Wilson, who under her
maiden name of Ida Lewis won national
celebrity as a life saver, was some years
ago awarded the gold medal for saving two
soldiers who had fallen through the ice at
Lime Rock lighthouse, Newport, of which
Mrs. LewisWilson is still the keeper
Mrs. Lewis Wilson had already saved thir-
teen lives.
Other wearers of the medal are John H.
Rapp, of Rivington street, New York, who
has saved some thirty lives; @. A. J.
Queckberner, New York, thirty-five lives;
William Daily, Santa Cruz, Cal, thirty
lives; Julius Rohn, Milwaukee, fifty lives,
and Joseph and Alfred Cardian, of Michi-
gan, who saved William Marshall and
three others, of the Spectator Reef light
house.
In the month April, 1888, William Mar
shall, keeper of Spectator Reef lighthouse,
Lake Huron, undertook to go thither in a
sailboat from Mackinac island The
weather was bitter cold, a gale was blow
ing and the lake was full of ice, both fixed
and floating. Besides Keeper Marshall
there were on board James Marshall, his
son, Edward Chambers and Edward Las
ley. Suddenly gust of wind and On acct
dent to the rigging overturned the little
vessel, and the men were thrown into the
icy water. All contrived to get hold of the
gunwale, and by an almost superhuman
effort Chambers cut away the foremost
with pocket knife, but this did not help
matters much.
Young Marshall suffered the most be-
ing under water more than the others, and
the keeper in time was greatly exhausted
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
FOR BRAVE LIFE SAVERS
ROBERT GRAVES WRITES OF MEDALS
OFFERED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
Three Hundred and Twenty-Five of These
Medals Have Been Awarded Since Their
Issue Was Authorization Some OF
Them Have Been Won.
Especial Correspondence


WASHINGTON, June ia few DAYS ago
Secretary Foster wrote a letter to Curtis
Harrison, a corporal in the regular army,
and inclosed to him piece of silver. 1t is
not often that cabinet officers write letters
to plain corporals, but Corporal Harrison
is hero, and the piece of silver sent him is
one which he will be proud to wear to his
dying day-the medal of the life saving
service, which is awarded in recognition of
gallant conduct. One day last November
Corporal Harrison was the driver of a
wagon in which Captain Schuyler, of the
Fifth cavalry, Mrs. E. D. Thomas and Miss
Nellie Thomas wife and daughter of Cap.
tain Thomas, also of the Fifth cavalry
were passengers.
In fording Red river, Texas, the four
horses and the wagon were swept 100 yards
down stream by the dangerous current,
and all were in imminent danger Of drown
ing. The peril was greatly augmented
when one of the horses became entangled
in his harness, floundering wildly, and
threatening to overturn the wagon into
the raging water. Without hesitation,
Corporal Harrison, though unable to swim,
sprang into the torrent, held fast to the
harness of the wheel horses, untaRgled the
drowning horses, disengaged the leaders,
and, mounting one of them, reached the
shore and rode rapidly to summon assist
ance. This done, he returned, plunged
again into the stream, trusted to the cur
rent to float him to the right spot, and
managed to reach the imperiled officer
and women and to render valuable assist
ance in getting them and the remaining
horses to the shore.
Three hundred and twenty-five of these
life saving medals have been awarded since
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
SILVER MEDAL.
TObVerSe.1

devotion and self
sacrifice Of these
unfortunate men,
who from first to
last aDDeared to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
OUR ARTISTS ABROAD.
MP THEODORE STANTON TELLS OF
AMERICAN STUDENTS IN PARIS.

The Art of the Men and Women from tn g
New World Was Well Recognized This
Year at the Two Paris Salons-Some-
thing About the Artists.
Especial Correspondence
PARIS, June 5-As American art is well
represented this year at the two Paris sa-
Ions it may not be without interest to your
readers to learn who some of the most
prominent of these artists now are and
something about their studios.
Edward L. Weeks has a handsome little
villa at the corner of the Avenue Wagram
The studio, large one, is up stairs on the
Grst floor. Its walls are covered with
sketches in oils which the artist brought
back from his rambles in eastern lands
Egypt, Morocco and India-most of them
being glimpses of delightful visions of
Cairo, Fee and Benares. The whole at
mosphere of the place is redolent of the
orient and things oriental. Scimiters with
jade hats and recurvated points, ugly
looking creeses, light and delicate sandal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25


Senator Frank Hiscock, when he appears
in the Fifth Avenue hotel lobby in New
York, Immediately attracts attention by
his walk. 1t is good natured walk, with
almost the rolling step of a seafaring man.
He points with pride to the fact that his
toes neither turn in nor out. Senator His
cock served as a member of the naval af-
fairs committee of the house of representa-
tives, and he jokingly declares that there
is where he got seadog legs.
Thomas F. Bayard walks in very dig
nifed way. You at once associate him
with a college professor and man of letters
There is a deliberativeness about Mr.. Bay
ards walk that is interesting. He studies
his ground and never takes step till he
sees just where he is going to land. He
takes recreation in slowly walking up and
down the hotel corridors. Jay Gould is
not unlike Secretary of State Bayard in
his walk. He is cautious to painful de-
gree. When he puts his foot down he
looks up with an 81 know rve got it" ex-
preston. His son, Eddie Gould, is differ
ent. The young tinancjer moves quickly,
but with an alert air
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25

sculptors Of marked ability; of Miss Anna
E. Klampke, who goes to Boston in the
autumn to open studio; of Mr.. Charles
Clifford Dyer, who paints beautiful Vene-
tian scenes; of Mr.. Henry Bacon, who has
worked in Paris for more than a quarter
of century; of Mr.. Heaiy, who first came
here in the days of Louis Philippe; of Mr..
Harrison, Carl Melchers, Howe and score
of other Americans who have done so
much to cause the art name of the United
States to be respected on this side of the
ocean. But have said enough to show
what large share our countrymen and
women take in the artistic activity of this
the worlds greatest center of art life and
study. THEODORE STANTON.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-06-25
GOLD MEDAL

[Obverse.l
If ~ ven OF
these are gold
medals, in reward
of extreme and
heroic dari n.y."
and 1853 are silver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
Name.


Henry Clews in the Weekly Financial Pc
raeao, issued today, says: 1--WE have had ancthe.
week of halt in Wsi street. except at its close,
when fair rally set in. The halt may be said
to have been in the nature Of q reaction from
tie late rapid boom in prices. 1t is, more
over, to be considered that although tie
whole range Of conditions affecting Wall street
interests is in an unusually hopeful position,
yet the past rise in prices has also boon i'm
portant. The crop situation, which was the
principal cause OF the boom, is not yet COM
spring wheat from the late storms and the
increased yield OF winter wheat it
can only be roughly guessed what
Will be the domesti. output OF that cereal,
while the estimates OF tho European crop are
improving and may quite possibly reach con
siderably larger dimensions than have hitherto
been expected. The cotton crop also can be
but vaguely guessed in its present stage. 1t is
also to be noted that while the business of the
country at large is steadily improving,
yet at present there is no such boom in general
trade as has been expected from the extraordi-
nary harvest. This, however, Is largely ex-
plainable from the fact that the real results of
good harvest do not come until the products
have been in a good measure mar
true of any Of our farm staples.
1t cannot be denied that there are factors in
the European side of the market that are
hopeful for its future course. The improved
promise of the British harvest has produced
better feeling in London. That factor sug-
gests the probability of the importations OF
grain falling below what has been expected,
which 80 far favcrs a smaller expectation of gold
to this country than has been calculated upon.
For the present the situation warrants con-
servatism. The halt in the upward movement
is liable to produce frequent temporary drops
and quick rallies in prices, and it is advisable
to wait for the periods Of such fluctuations us
the safest occasions for either buying or selling
But notwithstanding the prudence or
these reservations. l see no reason for any
weakening of confidence in the ultimate revival
of the boom and in further advance Of prices
when the later benefits of large crops and of
abundance Of money make themselves more
broadly felt"
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sales-Regular call--ls O'Clock m. Pneumatic
Gun Carriage, 100 at y; 40 at =. U. 5. Electric
Government bonds-U. s: q, registered. 1901,
llos. bid, l1IA asked U. .. Il. coupons, 1907,
li6a4 bid. llIa asked.
District OF Columbia Bonds-Market stock, Ia.
1884, currency, laz bid, - asked zO-year fund. Is,
1892 gold Joy bid asked; 9o-year fund. s., 1899,
1902, 1ls bid - Asked. Water stock, Is, 1903, cur
rency, l22 bid. asked. a.Gss 1874. fund. cur
reney, ll2h bid us asked SHs, reg. z-i0s, 1893
Miscellaneru Washington and George
town Rair':d lo-iJ, ss, los bid, los asked. Wash
lss bid, asked washington and Georgetow w
Railroad Rights, l2s bid - asked. Masonic Hall
ASSOCIATION, Is, lso. ies bid asked: Washington
Bio '' asksa p' WASHINGTON Market Company NY
Security and Trust Company, S. 10, bid - asked.
100 bd,-asked. Washington LigAs Infantry I'd
Is, w bid. 10s asked. v ashiLg;on Gas
Company. series A. Go, 1875 bid, - asked. Wash.
asked Washington Gas Company Convert.
Bile 6s. 1901, l2o BID, 1873 asked lexington Rail
Toad Is. IS bid. loS asked. Chesapeake and
lo6 asked. Capitol and North Street Railroad
Railroad Convertible Is. ll9 bid. - asked U. ..
Electric Light, con. IS, ITO bid, - asked.
National Bank StocEs-Bank Of Washington. 42J
bid, 4oo asked Bank OF Republic, ESQ bid. SOC
asked. -HetropOntaC 10 DAD. Zt1S asked. Central,
80 bid, asked. Second. lis bid. asked.
Farmers and Mechanics. 1870 bid. asked.
u zens. 10 bid. ls5 asked Columbia. ll9 bid. l55
asked Capital, l2S bid. - askeu. West End, Vi
old. SOY asked. Traders. ITO bid. asked lin
coin, " bid, I03 asked.
Railroad Stocks - Washington and Georgetown
200 bid, 215 asked. Metropolitan, IS bid. IFS
asked Columbia 30 bid, - asked. Capitol aud
North o Street, 20 bid, - asked. lexington and
Soldiers lone, - bid, As .eI. GeOrgetown
ana fenleytOwn, - bid. co asked. Rock creek. 40
bid. - asked.
Insurance Stocks-Firemeno, 20 bid. 60 asked.
Franklin, 5: bid, - asked. Metropolitan. Is bid. -
asScd National Union, II bid, II asked. Airing
ton. li5 bid, - asked. C0rcoran, Is bid, - asked.
Columbia, 10 bid, 16E asked Ie-mar-Ameri.
ca 10 bid, asked. Potomac Is bid, ~
asked Riggs, Did, So asked. Peoples, 5k bid
- asked. Lincoln, g.. Did, ~ asked Com
mervia., rs bid - asked.
Title Insurance StocKs-Real Estate Title. Us
bid. 1856 asked. Columbia Title. 6.S bid, 6k asked
Gas and Electric light tocSS--Wiishing.Un Gas.
AN bid, 40 asked. Georgetown Gas, 4sj@ bid. -
| asked. u s. Electric Light, $50 bid, 1871 asked.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsyl vania, 70 hid, ~ asked
Chesapeake and Potomac, - BID, % asked ams.t
| "an GrapnophOne, 35s bid, asked.
Misc ellahcous Stocks-N ashiLgtun Market Com.
| pany. Ia Did. ri asked. Great Falls Ice Company
- bid, 1SD asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage
| a bid, Z asked. Lincoln Hall, - bid, lou asked
| Bull Kun Panorama Company, II bid. - asked.
safe Deposit anu Trust companies - Washing
| ton safe Deposit Company, ll2 bid, - asked
| BID, 81 asked. American security aud Trus,
COMPANY, lo4 bid. liz asked
sEx, dividend
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A BIG WISCONSIN FORGERY.

Suspicion Rests on q Man Who Was Re-
puted Wealthy and Honorable.
MILWAUKEE, Oct 17.-One Of the biggest
forgeries ever known in the business his
tory Of Wisconsin has come to Light
here. The name Of George Hiles. the
millionaire land owner and capitalist, has
been forged for nearly $4,000. The
fraudulent paper passed through the hands OF
NJ. r. Hansen. who was reputed to be n wealthy
lumberman Of Hansen, Wood county, near Bah
cock. Mr.. Hiles has made it a rule for many
years never to give notes or inGorse anybody q
notes and all such papers bearing his name are
for2eries.
Hansen disappeared several days ago and his
whereabouts are unknown. His mills and prop
erty have been attached by creditors. He had
been in business at Hansen for several years. and
had extensive business transactions with Mr..
lilies. Up to the present time he had been
re- yarded as an upright and honorable business
man. and he was very prominent in lumber
circles.
The first that was known Of the forgeries
vas when the Grand Rapids Bank sent in a
$1,000 note for Mr.. Hiles to pay.
the note purporting to have been made
Hansen to other parties MIR. Hiles
has not a scrap Of promissory paper i'll the
world and II was evident at once that forgery
had been committed. Following that came In
formation of two notes of e. $40 each at La
crosse and another OF 5000 at Centraiis. just
how much more is III circulation Ii not known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
READY TO OPPOSE RUSSIA.
Roumania VIII Give the Cars Troops Stou
Resistance.

Roumania VIII Give the Cars Troops Stout
Resistance.
LONDON. Oct. IA Vienna dispatch says
that excitement is on the increase in ounania
owing to the massins of Russian troops near
the Pruth, barracks and towers are every
where, and the long stretch of barren land on
the Russian side OF the stream seems to be con-
verted into an armed camp. The Roumanians,
although alarmed, are not afraid. 1t is said
that they consider themselves amply capable Of
resisting Russian advance long enough for
other powers to come to the rescue.
Bucharest, the capital. is a strongly fortified
city. 1t is capable of holding a garrison Of
100, 900 men within the cover Of its great and
heavily armed forts. Besides there are power
full lines Of Notifications that the Russians
would have to pass, even though they SHOULD
ignore Bucharest. The ROumanian army il be-
ing thoroughly reorganized, and by next spring
will be in excellent military condition, with
the best of arms and equipments. which have
already been ordered by the government.
Even should the attack come now the Kouman-
ians would show themselves. judging from AL
appearances, as good soldiers as in 1873.
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AFTER sPOONEH's PROPERTY.
The Adams Express Company Sues Hoeyi
Former Associate.

The Adams Express Company Sues Hoey's
Former Associate.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Oct 17.-Au property
in this city Of Clapp Spooner. the ex-vice prebi-
dent of the Adams Express Company, has been
attached for $40, 900 in a suit brought by the
express company. There are fully half hun
dred pieces under attachment The suit is re-
turnable to the superior court Of this county
November 3. The writ alleges that during
the spriug of 1882 MIR. Spooner en-
tered into a fraudulent and corrupt
Hoey. co-trustee with the de-
sendant in the plaintiff association and certain
other men az associates in this enterprise. who
were unconnected with the management Of the
affairs OF this plaintiff, to dofraud this plaintiff
ont o. large sum OF money.
The Layers then refer to the deal by which
a portion OF New YORK and Boston Dispatch
Company and the Union Express Company
wera sod to the Adams Express Company for
1856, go. their rea, value being only
SIS O0J; also that in 1888 the remaining shares
OF the three companies we're sold TO the Adams
Company by Soooner and Hocy for $500 600. their
wortl being only sS0,GGc. The plaintiffs claim
$50 coo damage, or sucn other pscuniary relief
the facts may warrant that the defendants pay
TO them 100000, the profits together with
interest from the tiIic OF their purchase CT The
stocA. Henry sanford II recognized to prose-
cute in the sum Of 5lC0. Stodda,d, Bishop and
Bolton are the company attorneys,
Mr.. Spooner declines to be interviewed con-
corning the sEit.
NEW YoaK, Oct. T.-John Hoey, ex-
president OF the Adams Express Company, was
interviewed last night by a reporter Of the
Herald. He refused to talk OF the charges
| made against him, acting, lie said. under the
! advice of his counsel. He added, however,
that the charges are SO serious
that he must answer them, but that
would come at the proper time. Mr.. Hoey said
he would appear to defend the suit when
wanted and that he had notified the sheriff to
| that effect. The public. no said. should realize
that they have heard but one side of the story al
yet In o few days they would hear the other.
HoEY RESIGNS Az MANAGER
John Hoey this morning rendered his resig-
nation as manager of the company, which was
PROMPTLY accepted.
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GEN. Mi,.hs' REPORT.
He Tells the Story n: the Sioux War of Las,
Winner

The annual report of Mai. Gen. Nelson 4.
Miies, commanding the Depsrtment OF til
Missouri, is MANLY an historical review OF tae
sioux war o. last Water. its causes, episo aes
sad results. yiewel from this distance Of tine
the general inGs good zeal to say.
Al iae eorel1sor VI h, narration a. he
Is OF tie outbreak Cos. Niles remarks
"-oo much credit cHnn1 n be given lie t-ocps
Who endured tho hard hips ana sue
tninei The honor, chnrs ter alu irt,g-
my q the service, r-skins their hscs
tranquility. placing themselves bet cen meet
u eatcning oojy Of ,ages AID ibo aarro-
'ccteo settlements Of the frontier IN such yay
a. 20 svoid She loss Of a single life of any q.
ine settlers and establ.sRing peace IL
that country with the least possible delay.
N fact lie time consumed IN solving this nc It
uifrcul. PROVEN Was remarkably Orici, 1t
being but 'oarteon days from the sIme
sitting BaL. Wac Rrrt sted 20 the tiI0e
'hs inaiHns were moving IN to surrender.
anc would nave encsmped within iolE miiss ..
nc a.eEoy had not tie disaster at Wounded
hle, occurred No.s;t. strn.in. Ills un:ortu-
aste af.i-. the I'm, ooeuI led was oElv thirty
tN2 IL. lac N he -iTao Of iae arrest OF 81 in z
nnii n al ds whole oaI1p o. 400 Indians sur
-ende e. at Pine Ridge"
TIBzs oF orscoEp sriLL REMAIN.
Gen. Niles cou,ne. DIS the admins ration Of
Capt Penney as Ectirs Indian agent at Pine
h.dgc, and says tia through additional appro-
priaticns the Indians now receive nearly one
cali Cd n,ucn mere than thew did a year ago.
lr concluding has .e'.is.Iks on :he Campaign. he
sats: Notwithstanding the fact that the vol
cano has cooled dow, he fires VI discord still
-ersaIn- Even while the hostages were
ut Fort Sheridan they received comm al
cations from thtir friends in the Sioux
CAMPS STATING thai they had not given 40
the eonsr,tacv of enc g,and uprising OF the
iians Gai .bst tie Utes were ready to join
the Sioux whenever they were ready to
resume hostllities. Communications have
hpen discovered going between the
din e-en. camps. iaciiIhg Tho luoians TO
.osadtv, and even now The report is f.. cd
September li-''there IS a Geleg1. on from tie
Indian territc-y absent. ostensi,ly % visis ren-
tvs n tao Arrsf.shoe and Slcsaone reseryl-
tons III wyoming. They have. la Tact. gone
hcio ss me mountains va are now IN the aoo.es
OF the sipPoi Ee.s VI tbs .:,essah delusioE, neat
Pyramid lake iI Nevada. During the
months following the serious disturb
ance OF the peace the confidence of all
has been restored. --sny of the sc ltlers have
gone, BACK 10 their abandoned homes and RANCHES
and the Indians ia, resumed their acc ustome Il
occupations. The ali airs gradually adjust
ing themselves, after being in q state Of
transition for long ume. The days OF large
holdings OF land by The Indians In common wili
eventually cease and the Indians take I'D lands
Ia seveTslty.
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DISTINCT GOVERNMENT,
PERMIT TO LAY GAS MAINS.


Tho Commissioners have granted the Wash.
ing.on Gas Light Company permission to lay
gas mains in the following streets: Cd stree,
(sast side) from Massachusetts avenue to r
street northwest, in sidewalk r street, both
sides; from Florida avenue to 22d street, both
sides, in side walk.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued as follows: ]. NJ. Hepburn,
shreo brick dwellings, 351 to 955 eth stree,
south vest; s5,400. c. r. Smith son, four brick
dwellings, LOOT to 1913 Sd street south west
$500. ". II. Abbott one brick dwelling, 40i
c street southeast; $1,000. c. Gesford, sixteen
brick dwellings, 200 TO $50 18th street south
east; S4S, 0C0, A. p. Clark, one brick dwelling,
24l Delaware avenue southeast; $1,000.
HEALTH OFFICE ESTIMATES.
The Commissioners yesterday received from
Health Officer Hammett his es Inmates for the
support of his department the next fiscal
year: For salaries and other expenses he est.
mates that "a, 200 will be required.
MISCELLANEOUS
Commissioner Ross left yesterday for Pitts
burg, to be absent for several days.
Upon the recommendation Of the health
officer the services OF NJ. E. Shipley, II. W.
James and E. H. Tabler, Inspector Of garbage
have been dispensed with.