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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-04
aain in oswego County

OswEeo, N. Y., Nov. 4.-Oswege County, complete gave Fassett 2, ,05O, 6 Democratic gain of 1,600.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-04
Valentine Bros.

Are known to do the best Hard Wood Finishing and Painting in the city.
 J. N. Valentine, the recog, nized Artist -Grainer of the state is with VALENTINE BROS.
 Wall Papers from 5c a roll up, to be had at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-04

' TO RENTING tonements of four
 rooms each, on second floor, $9 each.
 Wm H. Smith, 928 North Main street,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29

81 don't, much" confesses Brian, seating
himself on the edge of the bed. you see,
you haven't told me what it is all about"
ut is about Katherine Beresford. Pris-
ella told me, and should like to tell you.
1 say, Brian, you won't throw it in my teeth,
now, when I'm better, eh?'
ST swear WON'T says Brian.
swell, she told me Katherine led regu-
lar devil of life with her husband, and I'm
glad of it.! IheTeP' says the Squire; after
which dsgraceful confession he regularly
scrambles under the bedclothes, with view
to hiding his shame and his exultation from
public view.
Brian fairly roars with laughter. At the
sound of his welcome mirth, the old man
slowly energies from the sheets again, and
looks at him doubtfully, but with growing
hope.
''She had the best of it, Of course: ANY one
would have the best of it with James Beres-
ford" he says. But she couldn't have been
altogether comfortable; that's what mean.
l don't want you to think should rejoice at
her having received bad treatment at her
husbands hands. He had all the bad treat
ment to himself, expect"
so do l." says Brian, who is laughing
still.
''And you don't think so badly of me for
it?' says the Squire, anxiously.
"Not 1, says Brian.
'Still, it's rather mean sort of feeling,
isn't it now? It's very low-eh?"
"Low or not" says Brian, with decision,
'I'm perfectly certain if it was myc case
should feel just like that myself"
you're the comfort of my life, Brian,"
says his uncle, gratefully; and then he in
dulges in covert smile himself, after which
he drops off into slumber, sound and re-
freshing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
LYING IN WAIT FOR BLAINE
A Deputy .NEarshaps Unsuccessful At.
tempt to Ses . Papers on Him.

"A DcPuGy ~NAdIShdIS OhSucceSHluA MT
tempt to Ses q Papers on Him.
BALTIMORE, nd. Oct. 26.-Jaques
Van Raalte, native of Rotterdam,
Holland, but who resides and does
business in Glasgow, Scotland, where
he, is also consul for the Netherlands,
instituted suit here last January
against James g. Blaine as Secretary
OF State. Prior to July IS, 1868. Van
Raalte bought at their then full value
S125,0L0 negotiable coupon bonds is
sued by the Southern States On that
day Mr.. Seward, then Secretary of
State, issued proclamation which re-
cited that ''neither the United States
nor any sother State shall pay any
debt or obligation incurred in the aid
Of instruction Or rebellion against
the United States, but all such debts
shall be held illegal and void
Ever since the beginning of his suit
Mr.. Gephart, the counsel for Van
Raalte, has watched his chance to
until yesterday did the opportunity
of Mr.. Blaine's departure from New
York for Washington and stationed
United States Deputy Marshal Davis
at the Union station, with instructions
to board the train as it came through.
1t was 3 o'clock when the express
came in. The deputy inquired for Mr..
Blaine and was directed to sleeper.
The conductor stopped him at the
door with the sta ;ement that NJ.
Blaine was sleeping and should not be
disturbed. The deputy did not care
to force his way and SO quietly
stepped off. Three minutes later the
train was pushing to Washington.
Mr.. Gephart will watch for Mr.. Blaine
when he is awake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
TELL UNCLE SAMTO WATT
The London '"Eimes'' Says There
Should BE No Haste.
Ito be continued. J

The London ''TImes' Says There
should he No Haste.
LoNEoN. Oct 26.-The Times COM
menting upon the attack upon sailors
of the United States man of-war Balti-
more at Valparaiso, says: Admitting
the perfect accuracy of the account of
the affair told by Judge Foster, who
has been conducting the inquiry into
the matter, it shows no justification
Or excuse for retaliatory violence on
the part of the Chilean mob. It is clear
that brutal outrage was committed
and the Washington government
has good prima facie case to demand
satisfaction. But the time has not yet
come when such d demand could prop
erly be pressed. If made now it would
be made in hot blood and based upon
incomplete information.
sit is not for a great and powerful
nation like the United States to deal
in this high-handed fashion with a
weak neighbor. If the United States
insists it will be prudent for Chile to
yield. Some PREPARATION and indemnity
must be given in due course, for the
outrage is far too grave to be suffered
to pass without adequate atonement.
Nor do we suppose Chile will take any
other view, whatever the result of Mr..
Fosters inquiry, but an immediate
and ,peremptory demand upon Chile
such as President Harrison speaks of
is not what self-respectlng nation
could either make Or submit to will
ingiy.
arguing that Chile is recovering
from regime of bad government the
attack on the Baltimore's sailors may
be regarded as an act in the same
drama. Americas strong aggressive
policy will tend to enhance the diff
culties, the government having al
ready task hard enough to maintain
law and order. SO sudden resolve
before full inquiry is made looks
more like an outburst of tenn ger than
the acts of statesmen careful either of
their own or the national dignity, or
what is due to a weaker and equally
sensitive government
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
GOOD SHORT STORIES.

A train on the Column bus & Western
railroad went through a burning
bridge near Goodwutcr, Ala, and two
trainmen were burned to death.
A wild man was recently captured
in tide woods near HOLSTER CANYON.
California. For months he had sub
sisted on raw quails, which he caught
in horse-hair trap.
Maurice Strolllnger, alias NJ B. Cur
tbs, the actor, was SATURDAY. ar.
raigned in San Francisco for the kill
ing of Policeman Grant. He was al.
lowed a week in which to plead.
Mr.. Edison and Henry Willard pro-
pose to equip a road between Chicago
and Milwaukee on which Edison's new
electric motor will be tested During
the Worlds Fair they will run trains
every twenty minutes. They claim to
be IDLE to average 100 miles an hour.
John Meuke, young man living in
st. Louis, attempted to murder his
pretty cousin, Miss Sophie Broec5er of
Springfield, Ill, and to commit suicide,
but was unsuccessful. He had been
very devoted to Miss Broecker and de-
termined to make her his wife, but she
had refused to consent, both because
Of their relationship and because she
was engaged to another man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
MUST RULE OR RUIN.
Frank McGrath Is Trying to Break
Up the Order.

Up the Order.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 26.-Frank Nc
Grath, president of the Farmers Alli-
ance, who was overwhelmingly de.
feated for re election at Salina Friday,
returned to this city to-day. He Is
feeling very sore over his defeat and
gave out numerous secrets of the or.
ganization, which shows that he in
tends to make war upon it.
1.-The politicians within the ALI
ance," said he, ''are killing it. Ever
since the Peoples party sprang into
existence our numbers have been de-
creasing. Last year the books of the
secretary showed we had mem ber-
ship of 10000; the present member
ship is not over 6O.OOO and the farmers
are becoming 1ukewarm. what the
ALLAN &c needs is men of brains and
this it has not got The Vincent
crowd of free lovers and atheists, who
are striving for control in the ALI
ance, run the political end of the ma
chine.
s.Biddle, who has been elected presi-
dent, has no independence of charac-
ter and will always listen to some ono.
il the Vincent crowd are his advisers
he will kill the organization in ono
year. ne FARMERS are tlreu Oh tnc Olo
political hack and their patience IL
well-nigh exhausted"
President McGrath said that it was
. good thing for the order that he was
defeated, as he would go home and
work for it's success, while the men
who had been fighting him would have
fought the organization had he been
reelected.
The Vincent crowd. to which Mo-
Grath referred. comprises the union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
BLAINE BEGINS WORK
He. First Holds a Long Private Inter.
view with President
Harrison.
The Gillian Situation is Carefully
Gone Over for His
Benefit.
Unless Prompt Apology is Received,
Vigorous Measures May be
Taken.

WASHINGTON. Get. 20. - Sc retaay
Blaine resumed work at the State De-
partment this morning and is now saw
ing wood with his old-time vigor He
lett his house a little before 10 clock,
wearing a dou BILE breasted graylsh suit
and dark overcoat. A new silk tile
adorned his head. He walked with a
hrmness and alertness that would have
done credit to any man of his years.
lie carried no cane or umbrella to sup
port him, and he needed neither. He
walked over to the White House,
and holding pleasantly to the attend
ants passed in and was at once closeted
with the President. He remained until
nearly IL o'clock, and then, with his
overcoat slung across his arm, he
walked to the State Department. and
taking his seat at his desk, after chat
ting q few minutes with the attaches
of his office, he plunged into a pile of
matter that awaited him and began
work.
The attendants at the White House
who have been aUouutomeu to see him
for years say that the secretary looks
as he did last winter. and at that time
there was no thought of his health.
The secretary may not be wholly re-
stored to health, but it is pretty GER
tain that he doesn feel half as sick
as certain Republican presidential can
didates that have seen him since his
return.
The situation arising from the
Chilean insult to our flag has lost none
OF it's threatening aspect. It's import
ance may be realized from the fact
that the President, Secretary Blaine
and Secretary Tracy held two hours
conference over it to-day. The sub
jet was gone over in all its details for
Mr.. Blaine's benefit, and the records
were searched for parallel cases. It
was unanimously decided that
the affair bore no aspect that
could be compared to the italian
incident in New Orleans, and that no
paliiation could be discovered in the
reports received thus far, or the MUIR
derous assault on the Americans. No
dispatch has been received from Egan
since his acknowledgement on Satur-
day of the receipt of the Presidents in
structions. Egan will doubles lay the
report before the junta to-day and IN
form the President of his action. If the
result be satisfactory nothing further
will be done until the report of the
committee in Valparaiso charged with
investigating the cowardly murder is
received. Should the result show that
the junta is disposed to temporize, an
ultimatum from the United States will
be cabled that will make the heads of
the yellow-skinned Chileans swim.
This was decided upon at the confer
ence to-day and the ultimatum framed.
The President has been charged
with undue haste in this Chilean
matter. Such charge finds no sup
port here The insult was of national
character The dignity of the nation
was at stake. Prompt action was
called for and the President obeyed
the call.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
GRUBB PUTS ON STYLE.
How Uncle Sans Minister to Spail
PROPOSES to Get Married.

Proposes to Get Married.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 26.-It has
just come out here in fashionable cir.
cles and the announcement las been
received with a considerable amount
of varied comment that the forth COM
ing wedding of Gen. E. Bird Grubb,
American minister to Spain, to the
beautiful young Scotch woman whom
he wooed and won at Madrid before
retur ming for his recent visit to the
United States, is to be very decidedly
a spectacular affair and one that cam
not do otherwise than attract wide.
spread attention IN England on &C.
count of the high social and official
position of the bride, the social and
official attitude of the bridegroom ana
the unique manner in which he has
arranged to have the bride escorted to
the altar.
There sailed with Gen Grubb on
the steamer Normonia from New York
to Southampton last Thursday six
young men, all members OF that
famous Philadelphia cavalry associa-
ton, the City troop, and these young
men are to act as ushers at the wedding,
rayed in all the spIender of the mag.
nlfcant uniform which is the pride OF
the City troop and much the most
elaborate uniform worn by any mill
tary company III the United States.
The un form is of white, scarlet and
silver, with very high boots and silver
helmets, surmOunted by enormous
bearskin crests, and in general mag.
niticence is exceeded but by very few
uniforms of the household cavalry
corps of the British or continental
armies.
Gen. Grub was the last captain OF
the City troop and resigned on account
of his running for the governorship OF
New Jersey, the holding OF an office in
a Pennsylvania military organization
being regarded as draw back.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29

Plenty of Cash on Hand In London
Business on Foreign Exchanges.

Plenty of Cash on Hand In London
Business on Foreign Exchanges.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-During the last
week discount was easy and money
plentiful, but without demand, the
quotations being 4 for three months
and one for short. The decline in
rates has revived the demand for ex.
port gold and there is a rumor of re-
mlttance going to America and the
continent. The Bank of England
directors apparently attach no i'm
portance to the demand, seeing that
they have made a further reduction in
the selling price of eagles A ship
ment of $500, 900 in gold from Brazil is
due here Nov. 2. which with 5000, 900
coming from Australia, promises to
keep the market easy to meet any
probable drain to America.
Melville, Flckus 4 Co.. announce the
issue of $4,000 e5 shares of the Herr
mann Timber company of Evansville,
Ind.
PARIS, Oct. 26.-During the last week
business on the bourse was inactive
and prices were weak. There was q
general tendency to sell until Satur-
day, when symptoms of strengthen
ing of the market appeared The sale
of the Societie des Metaux works has
been postponed until Dec. 2.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
Suicide at Peoria.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Oct 26.-M1ss Nellie
Herstine, daughter of John Herstine,
committed suicide this morning about
6 clock with a cooper's draw knife.
The jugular vein had Teen completely
severed and 50 was the wlndpipe. The
cash cut was four inches from end to
end. Nellie has been in poor health
for year Or more and for the last two
or three months very weak in mind,
caused by nervous prostration. 1t is
supposed that she c mmitted the deed
while temporarily insane.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
JACK THE RIPPER AG AIN.M
Fiendish Murder OF n Young Woman
I'm Berlin.

BERLIN, Oct. 26.-''Jack the Ripper
is thought to have begun his work in
Berlin this morning. Shortly after 3
o'clock Hedwig Nitsche, woman Of
the town living IN the Holzmark
strasse. was found by her roommate
upon returning from carousal dead
on the floor of her room. Niusche's
throat was cut from ear to ear. Her
arms and legs had been unjointed with
knife, and the body was otherwise
mutilated as was the case in the
Whitechapel murders.
At about clock the night watch
man and two of N1tsche's ne1ghbors
saw well-dressed young man OF about
20 years, slender figure and light COM
plex1on. leave the house in which SIN.
mad room. lie mad a small blond
mustache and walked with nervous
and springy step. The police have .
detailed description Of him, which
they have already telegraphed to Ant
werp, Bremen and hamburg and all
cities in the interior of the empire.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
BOLD SAFE ROBBERY.
Masked Men Hold Up Omaha Street
Car Men and Tap the Strong Box.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 26.-One of the
boldest safe burglaries ever known in
Omaha occurred at 1 o'clock this
morning. Superintendent Beals, to-
gether with two other employees of the
Omaha Street Railway company, were
seat. d in the company's Office in the
car barn at Twenty second street and
Ames avenue when four masked men
entered and, drawing revolvers, COM
manded them to hold up their hands.
They were then ordered to stand in one
corner of the room and keep quiet.
Two of the men stood guarI while
the others went to work on the SAFE
A hole was quickly bored in the heavy
door near the com bna alton and guam
tity of powder placed within. The ex-
plosion was terrific, blowing the safe
door fully thirty feet. Here was
stored the days receipts obtained from
the collection of fares along the Sher-
man avenue and South Omaha motor
line, amounting to about $1,000. The
contents of the safe was captured and
the safe blowers made their escape.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago Board of Trade.

CsICAGo. Oct. 26.-The Board of Trade
markets were active most of the session
with heaviness in wheat and provisions and
strength in corn. An increase of 3,60J.0 900
bushels in the visible supply of wheat put
the December price to 81 cents, with rally
to "a 3-3 cents at the close, leaving 81 cent
decline from Saturday. Corn sold 40 7-8
cents up to 81 3-S cents for November. clos
ing at the best price of the day. Oats and
rye were little changed, nax-seed 2 1-2 cents
lower; Mess pork declined about % cents;
lard and ribs each about 10 cents. About
$4,000 bushels in grain was chartered to go
by lake. Chicago stocks increased 576( co
Bushels of wheat and decreased $4,000 bush
els of corn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
HELP TO GET A HUSBAND.
Kind Offer of a Chicago Marriage
Broker to Connections Girls.

Broker to Connecticut Girls.
New HAVEN, Conn, Oct 26.-For
some time number of young ladies
in the towns of this vicinity have been
receiving circulars from Chicago,
which read as follows:
CHICAGO, Ill, Get. 9, 1s91.-Dear
Miss: A gentleman in your neighbor-
hood is very anxious to keep your
company. He has forwarded me your
name with the statement that he
would like to pay his attentions to
you, but he does not know whether
you care for him or not. On inclosed
''private list write out the names and
address OF gentlemen, not less chan
three nor more than ten, whose atten-
lions would be agreeaDIe TO you.
If your list contains the name of the
gentleman we refer to it will be evil
dent that there is mutual liking and
we will inform you at once. Other
wise your name will not be mentioned.
Perhaps this discovery will lead to a
happy marriage between yourself and
the gentleman. If it does don't for-
get to send me piece of the wedding
cake. l charge you nothing for this
service, as the gentleman has paid
your fee. All you have to do Is to
send in your names and see if you can
guess the right one. Yours in conf
dence. Miss
Accompanying the letter is bla nix
on which to write the names and in
structions to read the red circular.
The latter depicts the troubles of a
forlorn young woman who is turning
into a sour old maid because the man
to whom she has given her heart I'M
solicited is not acquainted with her or
she HAS not -the-naans of making his
acquaintance. The agent in Chicago
sends an Introduction card which is to
be exchanged on the street. The cir
culars have in a mum Der of cases been
given to the police
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
Live Stock.

CHICAGO, Oct 26.-Receipts Of cattle co. 600
divided at 500 Texans, 1900 rangers. and
5000 natives. Business slow and prices weak
on about everything on the list. Receipts
Of hogs, 80 000; demand active and prices
steady at the advance noted on Saturday
the general market closing about steady and
with about everything sold. Rough and
commons, $3.50 to 40; mixed and packers.
G.15 to e25; prime heavy and butcher
weights, g. so to 81. As; light. 20 to "A. s.
Receipts of sheep 5000; lambs steady; sheep
10 to ~ cents lower.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29

Where did you see himg' he says, mildly
I'm the summer-houSe, this morning. He
was knaeling down before her, just as
kneel to mamma and he had his head in her
lap, and he was whispering his prayers. l
could not hear what he said" At this in
slant an expression of the most devout
thankfulness overspreads Mrs. Bohun-s fea-
lures. But they were very long prayers;
and | think he was sorry for something he
had DONE"
II haven't doubt of it, says Mr.. Kelly,
-,~''-nf nllv. go on nv child
Ito be continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
Can't. r. N. Comley Dead.

DAYTON. Ohio, Oct 26.-Capt.
Richard Comley, who was born in
Philadelphia in July, 1s0o, came here
In 1880 and became one of the pro-
prietors Of the Dayton journal, died
a. Richmond, Ind, to-day and will be
brought here for burial He served as
captain and commissary through tho
war, and his son, Major Clinton Com
ley, has charge of the construction Of
the government buildings in the
C0lum bian Exposition, Chicago.
Anniversary of American MetbOdIsm.
New YORK, Oct. 26.-The 125th ami
versary of American Methodism was
celebrated with appropriate services
in the old John Street Methodist
Episcopal church, the first church
of that denomination esta Elished in
this country. Many clergynen from
all parts of the country and abroad
were present
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
Visible supply of Grain.

NEW YoRK, Oct 26-The following
is the visible supply of grain in store
and ahoat on Saturday, Oct. "a, as
compiled by the New York Produce
Exchange: Wheat, "a, 644,251 bushels;
increase, 3.GO5,31O bushels. Corn,
1881 1868 bushels; decrease, 1921, $50
bushels. Oats, 4,448,5S3 bushels; in
crease, ia, 246 bushels. Rye, 2,719, sO7
bushels: increase, 23,SS bushels Bar
ley, 2,7O5, $50 bushels; increase, 1877. 662
bushels.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
New York Stocks.

NEW YORK. Oct. 26-The market opened
feversh and active with heavy buying of ST.
Paul for ondon account. This speciality
showed an advance of 3 per cent. Richmond
Terminal was 14H Did on one side of the
crowd and IA 1-2 on the other. Traders sold
the general list Commission houses bought
bonds. Changers and Goulds were quiet and
Vanderbits firm. Exchange was 43l 100
48l 1-2 Silver was 95 3-S.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29
ITS ACTS ALL RIGHT.
Charges Against an Iowa Insurance Com
pany UnfOanded.

Sioux CITY. Oct. N.-Under date Of
Oct. IA, dispatches were sent out from
Waterloo, Ia, stating that the Life In.
demnity & Investment company, of Sioux
City, had been ordered by the court to re
fund certain assessments upon its mem
bers and claimed that they
we're illegal. This was mis-
take. The evidence shows that no
illegal assessments were ever made by
the company. Every corporate act Of the
company was sustained by the court. l.
is further shown that no receiver was ever
asked for the Life Indemnity and Invest
ment company of Sioux City.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-29

Ia Dor element, which mas majority
in the Peoples party. Jerry Simpson,
who accompanied McGrath from
Sallna, admitted that interest in tho
Alliance as a business organization
was dying out. but said that politically
1t was becoming stronger every day.