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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-26
POW ER OF THE PRESS.
HOW 1T is RECOGNIZED BY WASH
lNGTON'S PUBLIC MEN.

The Days of the Administration Organ
Have Gone-Nearly Every Statesman
Has His Special Journalistic Friend.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22
LET US HAVE SENSE.

"Senator Cameron is an intimate friend
of Senator Butler. He spends most of
his time In the Democratic cloak rooms
be went cunning with Butler in South
Carolina aud was a guest at the latter's
house BE ought TO be beaten for being
friendly with a Southern man.
That is the kind of stuff we have been
obliged to listen to from the opponents of
Senator Cameron. The single grain Of
truth in IL all Is that Cameron and Butler
are on friendly terms II may be a hor-
rible crime in the eyes Of the narrow
minded individuals who cannot get
beyond the limit Of their own
contracted vision and are unable
to understand that the world
moves, but they will be obliged to wit
ness continuance of the crime FOR
another six years at least. Senator Cam.
eron is, we believe, not only on good
terms with Butler, but with nearly If not
quite all the entire membership of the
Senate, and this includes Republicans
and Democrats alike II Is thing to be
proud of. We congratulate the Senator
that he Is 80 popular that men of all par.
ties seek his companionship. We wish
this same feeling Of cordiality might per
wade the entire chamber The nation
would be the gamer by it.
Under the caption Of ''Let Us Have
Peace. the above is the criticism Of one
Republican paper Of Philadelphia upon
an esteemed contempor airy of the same
faith Ia the same city.
1t does seem like waste OF effort TO
attempt the education Of the masses,
when prominent newspaper in the
third city Of the Upited States can find
readers enough to give circulation to, or
ensure the existence even, Of a paper,
which will permit such editorial nonsense,
such mawkish partisan fOolishness. such
i'll natured gibes and splenetic rancor to
enter its columns,
1t is impossible to construct an argu
ment against the inane proposition,
that Cameron should not be returned to
the Senate because he is the friend OF
Senator Butler OF South Carolina
Nobody but fool and poltroon would
advance such proposition and nobody
but fool would entertain it. No man
Of sense, certainly no man Of self respect,
viii consent to enter a contest with such
a man before such an audience Yet the
Philadelphia Press has been engaged in
just such work as the above item indi.
Gates for months.
What does that indicate for tho Repub
lican party in the only large Republican
city Of the United StatesS What does it
indicate for this administration OF which
the Press is one Of the steadiest, closest
and most honored supporters2
II it does not indicate that Republican.
ism is rotten at the top it does not indi-
cate anything.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed kilograms Gathered at r,
dom from Various Places,

Condensed kilograms Gathered at Ram
dom from Various Places.
Governor Russell, of Massachusetts,, has
nominated John Lathrop, of Boston, judge
Of the superior court, to be justice Of the
supreme court, vice Charles Devans, de-
ceased.
The New York State Agricultural So
ciety has elected the following officers:
President, o. ii. Potter, New York; vice
presidents, George b. Briggs, Joseph II.
Storm Gilbert Deans, h. ID. Curtis, A. r.
Eastman, G. ID. Smead, NJ @. Remington
and Col II. Bowen; corresponding secre.
tary, w Judson Smith, Syracuse; record
ing secretary, Seth Fenner, East Aurora;
treasurer, +. Q. Chamberlain, Canaan
daigua.
The Hon. George w. Drake, associate
judge of Pike county, Pa, died OF pull
monary disease at his residence in Mil
ford Pa, Jan. 81. He was appointed
judge by Governor Pattison May, 1886 to
fill yancy, and was elected by the people
in November following for the full term
of five years.
Leocatio Coles, an actress, formerly of
Baltimore, shot herself through the heart
in her fiat in New York.
Secretary Proctor's order removing Gen.
McKeever from Washington to Chicago
creates considerable gossip and sensation
in army circles. The action is said to be
a punishment for McKeever for having
prematurely given out information CON
cerning the Wounded Knee battle.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22
IT is SENATOR HILL NOW.
The Governor Chosen to Sue
ceed William M. Evarts.
THE YOTEWAs AVERY CLOSE ONE.

The Joint Legislative Ballot Stood as Fol-
lows; HiIi. 81 Evarts, 70-Reception at
the Rooms Of the Albany Club in Honor
of the Successful Contestant.
ALBANY, Jan. 2..-The first dinner given
to Governor Hill after his election as
United States senator occurred last even
ing at the elegant rooms Of the Albany
club in this city. The dinner was given
by Col. William J. Rice, who was one Of
the original appoin5ees OF Governor Cleve-
laud, and after Mr.. Cleveland went to
Washington became tho successor of Col
D. S. Lamont as private secretary to Gov
ernor Hill, which position he held until
the appointment of Col. T. S. Williams.
The dinner was most thoroughly enjoyed
by Senator-elect Hill and, although no
speeches We're made, the affair had some
thing Of political bearing Among the
distinguished Democrats who were guests
were Hon. Ashbel p. Fitch, Hon. Edward
J. Dunnhy, Hon. Charles Tracey, Lieuten-
ant Governor Jones, Speaker William +.
Sheehan, Judge Alton, Adjt. Gen. Porter
and Col. r. S. Williams.
The Joint Legislative Session.
Governor Hill was elected United States
senator at joint session Of the legislature
held yesterday afternoon. After consider
able delay, during which the Democrats
became somewhat alarmed, all the mem
bers Of both the majority and minority
Of the house were in their places, including
Stein, Clark and Demarest
Then the senators, headed by Lieutenant
Governor Jones, appeared and took seats,
while every avenue Of approach to the
chamber was blocked and the galleries
were full to overflowing with spectators.
Lieutenant Governor Jones, as presiding
officer of the senate, took the chair and
announced the object OF the joint session
and directed the clerks of the senate and
house to read the journals Of Tuesday re-
lating to the ballot then taken
Governor Hill Elected.
As they did not agree on a successor to
William NJ. Evarts joint ballot was then
ordered, and each senator and assembly
man rose in his seat and named his choice,
with the result that David b. Hill received
81 votes and William NJ Evarts 70, thus
electing the governor by majority of two.
All was harmonious and the only accident
was the breaking of Speaker Sheehan's
chair under the weight Of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Jones
When the result was announced the ma
jority members began a round of applause,
which was checked by the gavel as not in
keeping with the solemnity of the occa-
sion. With the withdrawal of the sen
ators to their chamber, the crowd at once
sought the executive chamber, where for
an hour the governor was kept busy shak-
ing hands and receiving congratulations
upon his elevation to the senate at Wash
ington. As soon as the sessions Of senate
and assembly had ended the legislators
themselves went down to the second floor
to call upon the senator elect
Evening journal., 1891-01-22

AePuon sau party TO free less
aum 1er Of slaves even than
II .ssia at the sacrifice Of a half million
sa,usble lives and at cost of more |
treasure than ali the wars that
have occurred ~ Europe since the
the Christian era.
The obvious reason for this is
that the Republican party was invented
as a political machine by non practicable
men like John Brown, Garrison. Greeley
ana lot OF vomanish slavery .shrieEers,
who never thought of the jas
tice, equity right or praeticaoihty
Of the one idea they had in their heads.
They were insane on the subject OF the
abolition OF slavery, and many Ike John
Brown esteemed an insuueetion Of
slaves-arson and murdsr-preferaole to.
slavery.
Slavery might have been sbol-
ished by peaceable methods, but these
insane persons reviied even Lincoln for
not freeing the slaves at once.
The Republican party has never ex-
hibited the slightest sign of reason OF
good sense, or desire to promote JUS
tite, except under the leadership
Of Lincoln and the small coterie Of sensi-
BILE men who gathered about him and
who afterwards died or turned against
their party The Republican party is Ii
that condition of insanity now. Th.
best men are driven away from 1t by iti
unjust tariff legislation and by It's pro
posed infamous Force bill legislation.
/, The negroes do not want to vote b.
force, they are not yet intelligent enough
to care even for peaceful vote. Still th'
leaders of the Republican party
are insanely trying to force then
to vote. II is the same oil
element OF one-ideaed impracticabil
ity. Of worship Of the negro fetich, 0
lack OF information Of the negro's needs
} of absolute and shameful disregard o
, the rights of the white people or Of justice
, to any body.
The infamous Force bill is stupen,
, ous scheme Of partison injustice bu
the Republican leaders are pursuing al
idea as the abolitionist pursued THEN
, idea which resulted In bloodshed. Th'
, negro will vote in time, just as the slav'
, would have been freed in time without 2
drop OF blood, If Llncolns counc
had prevailed instead Of that o.
Brown. 1t would be better nov
II the Republican party had some bettel
leader than Davenport.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22
nuntemala Prenarlnr for Wa.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-The World says
that two officers of the Guatemalan army
are now in New York city purchasing
quantities Of arms and ammunition, and a
third representative of the Guatemalan
government is here buying horses that,
from the standard fixed, will be just suited
for cavalry and field artillery service The
officers mission appeared to more than
threaten that the peace SO recently estab-
lished between Guatemala and Salvador is
to be broken. 1t is practically a promise
Of war, and already the preparations Of
the government of Guatemala have been
accepted by those aware Of them as a
warning that with the opening Of spring
one more effort will be made to wrest from
Salvador the independence for which that
little republic fought 50 long and hard
March is the time fixed by people acquaint-
ed with the peculiarities Of the two coun-
tries for the beginning Of hostilities.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22
HAWAII WI BE SHOCKED.
A Warm Welcome Being Prepared 70
the King, but He Is Dead.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 22--King Kala-
kaua's body was embalmed yesterday and
removed to Trinity church. The casket
was received this morning by Admiral
Brown amid the booming Of cannon and
transferred with little delay to the United
States cruiser Charleston, where it was
placed in an after barbette, arranged to re-
ceiye an eight inch gun. Here space wa. =
built, covered with American and Ha' e,ai-
ian flags. During the ceremonies 'ainute
guns were fired from the Charlie -ston and
from Preside and Alcatraz.
All the flags in the city were at half
mast. This afternoon. che Charleston sailed
on her sad missiod to Hawaii The arrival
Oh the Vessel with the kings remains at
honolulu will be a shock TO the people
there. No one there has known anything
aocut the kings serious illness, and ad-
vices sent to the islands since the kings
arrival here were to the effect that his
health was improving. The steamer Aus
tralia, which arrived from Honolulu yester-
day, brought news that extensive prepara-
tions were being made to welcome the
king on his return to the islands. The
king was expected to return week from
| today and the whole city will be decorated.
Triumphal arches are being built and the
| troops and volunteers have been ordered
to hold themselves in readiness for a
parade. There was to be a ball on the
evening OF the kings arrival and his re-
turn was to be the signal for season of
festivities. The triumphal arches and
houses will now have to be stripped of
their gay coloring and emblems of mourn
ing put on in their stead
Speculation is already awakened here as
to the effect Kalakaua's death may have
upon the policies Of the Hawaiian islands
Under provisions already made, Princess
Iolinokalani, who is acting as regent, be
comes queen. The queen is popular and
| has ability Under the new constitution
the present ministers may continue in
office. They will be required to resign,
but there is chance that they will be re-
elected
Evening journal., 1891-01-22
RAILROADS.
PHILADELPHIA, WILM MlnGTON AM
4 BALTIMORE RAILROAD.

January lS, 1871
Trains will leave Wilininaren as follows.
Philadelphia lexpressl. 55, 2 65, 10, 80. 30,
90, 90, AZ. 10 o.. 10 A. Ii 49, III 81. am s12la
Il ~; I Ss. 3O4, 10, II. s 50, 2l, 8 %, 7 "
Accommodation, 8 40. Q IS, 706, slO lo@sm
IL 3s, 20, 49, 35 90 40. 2 40, and 10 30 D m.
For Chester le2press), 81, 2 So, G30 81.
So, 9oo, Q A., II 81 a M. 1s 30, 8 II, 30, &C.
Accommodation, $40, 6 IS, O5, 10. 10 As.
u II ~ m, Il Ss, 20, 45, 35. 20. lO 7f0 and
New York, i IS. 2 s55.4@. $50. q IS, sro. 10 o.,
~ 20. II 81 N. +l2 lg. 1880, J 70, 3O4, 345.
IL, Q II, 5o q, 9 30, CO. " 22, 10 and 10 ~
For Roston, without change, 10 40 a m and
Tor West Chester, via Larnokin. 40 and
~ "a. 81 and IS pm.
For Newark lCentre) and intermediate.
stations, 40 am, II 81 and 90 pIn.
Baltimore and intermediate stations, 2.4s
40 and % p m and II 10 night.
baltimore and Bay Line, 5 70 . m.
10 II, and II % m, u O6, II is, IA, 5 Is .05a
70. 20 p m and IL 40 night.
Trains for Delaware Division leave for,
New Castle, l5, IL 08. II. .13 M, rs, 3.50458
6.l3, 200, 9 80 p m. and IL 06 night,
Georgetown, 10 a m, 3 SO D. nl.
harrington, Delrnar, and way stations. -
a m, 90 p m.
Express for Dover. Harrington andm Delu a..
II 08 a m 50,and u o. night.
Franklin City. Is m.
Express for Cape Charles. Old Point Conn.
fort. and Norfolk. IL 0s a m and IL Oh nigna.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad street. for WI
mington, (express) 50,7 20. 2T, B3i no 20 10 "a
II 10, M, *12 35, 2 02, Oh, 46, a OF, 44I, 5Os
30, 607, 81, 40, II l6. II ~. D M, and IL 05
Accommodation, rs, e1O, 1928, 11bs a m,
S5 %. 10, 90. 40, 22, 80, 10 %. 10 40 and
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Philadelphia texpress), / b5. 255 40,
~ II 81. m, o., bl7, SO, 62l. 0d, 81
Accommodation, 700, SOS, 901, q 10. u 10,
g, 10, 20 and 10 80 m.
For Chester (express), 55, s 60 IL 81 am,
5 II, 06 and 10 m.
Accommodation, 90. 8 05, 8 90 a m. I2 10 Is
4 10 3 20, 80 and 10 30 p m.
For New York lexpress), 90, 2 b5. 4 -. 20,
$50 II 5l m, 1910. W, 41O, 5H SIS, 62l,
Z e6, y ~, and 10 30 p M.
For Boston, without change, s So p m.
For West Chester. via Lalnokin, 8 05 a m.
For New Castle, IL W. night.
For Cape Charles, Old Point Comfort ana
Norfolk, IL o. night.
For Middletown, Claytoa, Dover, WVou ing,
FELTON,, Harrington, Bridgeville, Sst ford,
Laurel and Delmar, IL Oh night.
Baltimore and Washington. A6, . 94, 10 i2 B
M, II Of, IS 23 t6 o. 40 20 p N and u 49 light
Baltimore, only 06 M and u 13 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad street. for VIII
mington (expresal, 30, 20, II le ". Al. Os,
b5i, 40, 20 il 10, II 30 m: and - j3 night.
Accommodation, 8 80, 9 10, 10 88, u m, ~ 30,
2 05, 10, 3s. 10 03and II 80 p M.
For further information passengers are re-
ferred to the ticket Office at the station.
Trains marked thus % are limited ext ress,
upon which extra fare Ia charged.
OHAS. Il, PUGH, J. R. WOOD.
General aiansger Gen. Pasa. Agent.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22
eLADsroNE's MAN ELECTED.
Evidence That the Liberals Are Not De-
moralized by IreIand's Fight.

Evidence That the Liberals Are Not De-
mOralized by IreIand's Fight.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-The election Of West
Hartlepool resulte6MR the success Of the
Gladstonian candiossve, Mr.. Furnes, by a
vote of 1908 to 4.3O5 for Sir William Gray,
the Unionist candidate. The constituency
had been strongly Liberal up to 1885, when
Thomas Richardson, popular and infiu-
ential man was elected by vote of 8, ,3s1
over Hawkes., Gladstonian Liberal, who
received 2469.
Since that time the number Of voters has
been increased to 10 400, of whom more
than /, 400 remained away from the polls.
Both candidates were local men, but Mr.
Gray had by far the greater personal infiu-
ence, as he owns a great part of the town,
and employs nearly one-half of the indus
trial population.
The Liberals have maintained home rule
as one of their principles, along with inn
portant English reforms, and the result, in
the face of Mr.. Gray's enormous personal
influence, is accepted as indicating that
the English Liberals are not demoralized
by the Irish situation. While the election
was in progress a wretch marched about
the streets carrying two cats slung over a
pole, and vigorously engaged in clawing
each other. At the end of the pole was a
label, "The Irish Party" A constable
gave chase and the fellow disappeared.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22
A. M. & M nranrn r.,nnsIon

Superintendent McCausland Of tho
Wilmington and Northern railroad
which now controls the Delaware
river railroad Of New Jersey
conferred with several prominent b1si
ness men Of Salem N. j., yesterday, in
relation TO the extension OF the latter
branch from Deep Water Point to that
city. 1t is thought that the new road
will extend feom that city to
Bridgeton and Millvllle. II will only
be two miles longer between Salem and
Philadelphia than the West Jer
sey road, with which It will com
pete. Its principal advantage
willlbe the traffic in Cumberland Valley
btuminous coal between this city, via
Deep Water Point, and the above Jersey
towns, The road may also extend to
Gloucester to connect with the Reading
road into Camden.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22

THR turmoil in Congress will stop 50
sDon as the Republican leaders come to
siselr senses and begin to legislate for the
neeple rather than for a small class Of
she people as IN the case of the Mckinley
n'il and for the preservation Of the Re-
peblican organization BY force and fraud
"a in the Force bill. There is not a
single newspaper OF influence in the
Republican party advocating the Force
eill. except the Philadelphia Press, and
the editor Of that paper is absent on a
salary awarded by this administration.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22

THAT curious and mistaken sympathy
which has been given Eva Mann Hamil-
ton, may be moderated perhaps by her
own admissions that her relations with
Mann we're improper, and that the baby
was not Hamilton's On the stand yes
terday she became involved in many con
tradictions but remained cool and una
dashed even during the most damaging
and disgrRceful admissions. It would
seem that sympathy wasted on such a
creature would be slightly repressed by
these incidents, but sympathy is
frequently the result Of sort Of hysteria
and hence is not governed by the needs
Or the deserts Of its object and has little
Orno comprehension of the good Of the
commonwealth OF the preservation Of the
virtue, modesty, chastity and honesty of
woman. Eva was not victim--she has
made others the victims Of her vile pas.
Hions. She deserves nothing but public
indignation and private scorn. Sympa
thy should be reserved for worthier
objects. It is shame to waste such a
God like gift on such an object. OF
course there is no reason for doing the
woman any injustice but there IS still less
reason for giving her enc victims money
to set her up in the business of making,
perhaps. many other victims.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22

TEE EVENING JouRNAI is wise. \
prophesied that Koeh's lymph, even Il Il
possessed some virtue, would If made 8
TAD. prove as harmful in the hands Of
srnorant doctors as the Brown-SequGra
-4iixir Of life proved. .If you see It ia the
ExENrNs journal it's q" A despatch
from Paris this Eaorning reports the
death of man due to treatment BY the
Koch method. That is one Of many vic
inns, only some of which have been fatal
III you see 1t in the EVENING JOURNAL
a.. a 2
Evening journal., 1891-01-22

II would be well for the Legislature to
weigh carefully the judicial, studiously
prepared aud thoroughly deliberate
advice Of Chief Justlcs ComegYs on the
subject OF marriage and divorce leglsla-
tion. This subject demands the most
careful study Of the best minds and the
most humane treatment Of the kindest.
best aud purest sympathy that mankind
is capable of bringing upon
it to meet the exigencies Of
the present time Legislation planned
on the needs Of any other period than
this, to meet the conditions among any
other people than this people Of the
present day, is absolutely wrong, useless
and harmful. Legislation concerning
divorce should be made in harmony with
the marriage laws. Marriage should not
be too easy and divorce should not be toe
difficult In short, wise laws are needed,
not crank legislative efforts at race regu.
iRtion.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22

THE Force bill could not have any ad-
vocates among honest men, whok new
the characters and conditions o. the
negro in the South CT who cared for his
sntnre welfare. The negro is not pre-
pared and does not want to assume con
ssol Of the local governments and the
prondsst and noblest, the hravest and
saost chivalrous people on the face Of the
globe are not willing to submit TO negro
domination. The enforcement of the
Force bill means the death Of many
negroes, and disturbance and bloodshed
in the South generally. The negro is
doing fairly well as he is and Il exlgen-
cies Of the Republican party ought not to
demand such drastic and portentious
legislation.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22

''DRD with her diamonds on, is the
brief death notice OF Leah Coles Harring-
Ton. an actress, who deliberately shot
herself In New York Yesterday. She was
22 years old, had been married several
times. and had probably made the sad
mistake OF over-estimating her ability.
Like many another poor girl, she thought
the dramatic ladder might be climbed
with small ability and less work. She
failed, then died by her own hand How
much sweeter, purer and more useful
would have been the life OF
the virt1ous wife OF man who
honestly earned his living by daily
toll It is better to be unknown than to
be kno Tn by ones errors and their con-
ssqueneies, ones crimes and their pun
ishments
Evening journal., 1891-01-22
ADJUSTMENTS,
Academy Of nTus,o.

Charles A. Gardner, the sweet singer
will be at the Academy Of Music the re.
mainder of the week, In his romantic and
picturesque comedy of 'Fatherland I"
He Is, If we may accept the views OF our
exchanges A man with sweet mellow
voice, graceful in manner and an original
interpreter of German domestic charac-
ters The St Louis Evening star saws
30 larles A. Gardner can be highly
praised for the enterprise lie has demon
strated in arranging and presenting to
the public 50 good and pleasing play os
'Fatherland 1t Is uncommonly inter
estiug, because its idea is new. The
scenes are picturesque, and will be
familiar to those who lave Travelled in
that portion Of Europe, iu the mountains
in the Tyrol. The play is more romantic
and decidedly more absorbing shan those
generally thrown together for singing
comedians. Mr. Gardner possesses
sweet tenor voice and sings only songs to
which IL is adapted, his clever work all
through being received with great en
thusiasm by the large audience. aud as
whole the attraction is one which should
be generously patronizsd.
Evening journal., 1891-01-22

candidate. Judge Morris is 70 .orn,vaa
as Governor by the Sc ate
Democratic lieutenant oso,,a~,o.
presides over the Senate. Tbs act,,al
vernon is BulKeley, Z - Ra,,hliea,
hold over. The Repuol .rans are lY'as'r. nrans,.
ing for the election Of % ,hir5 oavsrro,.
Merwin. Nobody is recognizss CENT 81 gov
ernor by both hous .s Tbsre Is nobod
Woose slBh11ure to a bill would be
sscspeeu y saif by both houses Judge
sl,. MOTIFS his fty over ali WAS so scanty
ones sne ~ ,publcaus think it can b.
oFsienrowH The Constitution that pr
mus "a 49idste for governor, who has
1soslVeo as Judge Morris has, a plurality
ol Q, nlo' than 1000 votes over his Repub
ilcah opponent, to be billed out of his
sle' Jtion is a disgrace to the state
I'D to the United States Whatever
J ~ the issue Of the contest now
going on in the Legislature. the move
ment for a constitution which shall
establish popular government in Connec-
ticut will be helped by It, The injustice.
} the folly and the temptation to fraud
under the present system will be made
more evident; and it will not be many
years before the people of Connecticut
will be hamed Of having the represen.
taiives Of rotten boroughs, electing state
officers, defeated at the polls.