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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-02

elxteentn DISTRICT
GEORGE q. sTEkETEH.
Seventeenth District
EDMUND NJ. BARNARD.
Representative Ticket
For Representatives in the Legislature
JEREMIAH III. ANDERSON.
WILLIAM ALpklCH IATEUM,
EUGENE 4. ALLEN.
Second Representative District
AUGUSTUS ". WEEKS OF Lowell,
Third Representative District
NORTON FITCH Of Sparta
County Ticket
Judge OF Probate
CYRUS 4. PERKINA
Register OF Deeds
JOHN I. GOULD.
Sheriff
ISAAC +. LAMoREAUX-
JACOB EIsENHARDT.
FRANKLIN d. EDDY.
Prosecuting Attorney
ALFRED WOLC0TT.
Circuit Court Comm ssi0ners-
CHARLES W. MC5lLL.
JANIS A. ColE.
Cororers-
DIR. NJ. W. DANF0RTH.
DR.. n. Il. LOCKER
County SURVEYOR
THEODORE o. WILLIAMS.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-02
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-02
Congregational.

Senatorial Ticket
Sixteenth District
GEORGE q. sTEkETEH.
Seventeenth District
EDMUND NJ. BARNARD.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

high bred gentleman of great wealth.
David Sinton. who has given more
largely to Cincinnati charities and for
AlsVfaIy &au ar culture Uniat, aiJ o'AoS
citizen, has passed his elghtieeh year, yet
still gives as close attention TO MS busl-
ness interests as he has done for quar-
ter of century. His wealth is over ten
millions and he has used it freely for
good. The great Bethel, established IN
q district that no church movement
reached, a popular church and school of
religious instruction that numbers its
worshipers and pupils by thousands, is
almost exclusively his charity and has
cost him nearly quarter OF million.
He has given thousands to the Art school,
and his last open gift was 800, 600 to the
Young Mems Christian association. He
is one of those rare men who combine
the most successful Of business qualifi-
cations with the most refined of literary
requirements, and his library excels all
other private collections OF the Queen
City.
A. T. Goshorn is the youngest of this
group OF benefactors, yet approaches his
sixtieth year. For a year his duties in
the presidency of the National Load
trust have kept him much Of his time in
New York, but he makes regular visits
west in the interest of the Art museum.
He made himself first conspicuous for
his management of the early Cincinnati
expositions, which were such marvels of
industrial exhibitions. These successes
won him the director generalship of the
Centennial which in turn brought an
order of knighthood from abroad. He
was named for director general Of the
Worlds fair, but declined the response
bility. His wealth made it possible for
him to indulge his love Of art, and he
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
THEY DID THE WIZARD.
Edison Said To Have Been Made Vic-
tim in Wall Street.

NEW YORK, Feb 20.-Thomas A. Edi-
son, the ''Wizard,'' the king of practi-
cal electricians, has been "done." The
hands of the Wall street manipulators
are seen everywhere in the act of his I'M
doing.
The calm, clear-headed, big-hearted
inventor relied on his friends and bust
ness associates. The former were spec
ulators, the latter have largely proved
incompetent. The result of the intel
lectual giants dependence will be the
amalgamation of the Edison General
Electric and the Thomson-Houston Com
panies. The reorganization was practi-
cally agreed upon several days ago.
Henry Willard arranged it. Drexel,
Morgan & Co., the bankers, who have
succeeded in obtaining control of the
majority of the stock of the Edison Gen
eral Electric Company, were and are the
power behind the throne.
The coalition as arranged wipes out
the Edison influence and transfers the
good will of business capitalized at
S15,O00,000 to the Thomson-Houston
Company. The brainiest inventor of
the age is asked to play second fiddle to
Elihu Thompson, the practical
man of the absorbing company.
The scheme was planned by
Mr.. Willard and carried out before
Mr.. Edison realized what was being
done. He imagined that the immense
financial interests he had brought into
the general company were being proper
~ taken care of by the men he trusted.
He never expected to be in position
where he would have to submit to the
dictation of Wall street manipulators.
When the details of the amalgamation
plan were presented to him, he frowned.
1t did not take him long to realize that
he was in a sad minority, and that those
who were engineering the scheme were
in virtual control of q business that he
had spent fifteen years in building up.
He was practically driven out of the gen
eral company.
1t is safe to say that Mr.. Edison does
not now know exactly where he stands in
the;new deal. 1t was reported in Wall
street yesterday that the absorbing cor
poration would throw him out of the di-
rectory as soon as the amalgamation was
completed. There is no truth in the ru-
NOR. 1t is well known that the Thorn
son-Houston people and their Wall street
friends are only too anxious to utilize
Mr.. EdiSon'S brains.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

gave her music hall, and Charles West
and Joseph Longworth, whose gifts and
requests made the Art school and Art
museum certainty, are dead. There
are left, though dwelling on the de-
clivity of life, Henry Probasco, who
gave the wonderful Tyler-Davidson
fountain; William S. Groesbeck, who
provided the fund for the popular sum-
mer concerts in the beautiful parks given
the city from the estate Of his wife;
David Sinton, who SO largely endowed
the Art school, Bethel and Y. M. G. A.,
and A. T. Goshorn, whose successful
conduct of the early expositions of the
Queen City gave her fame throughout
the world, and who has contributed
largely of time and money to the gather
ing of treasures from all lands into the
Art museum, of which he is curator.
Of these Henry Probasco is perhaps
the one who has attracted least public
attention abroad and is least known at
home. He made his fortune in leather
during the war, and lives quietly at his
country seat Or travels abroad. He is
a horticultural enthusiast, and his
grounds, covering nearly fifty acres, are
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
A Lewiston Trouble Settled.
Questions for Farmers.

The Secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture will issue a midwinter bulle-
tin and is propounding the following
questions to correspondents: Give
amount of farm stock being wintered as
compared with last year. What is the
comparative value of same? What pro-
portion of the farmers feed grain winter
and to what kinds of stock? What kinds
of grain are fed, and what proportion is
produced on the farms? What products
of the farms are sold in your vicinity?
Give the present home market value of
the following: Hay, oats, corn, apples,
butter, other crops sold. What proper
ton of the cows kept are fresh in win
ter? How many farms are capable of
carrying more stock, on their own re-
sources, than last year? What effort are
being made to increase the fertility of
the farms? What proportion of the
farmers carefully husband and properly
apply all the manure made by their farm
animals.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
GORHAM AROUSED.
The Village viii Be Ready to Fight the
Next Fire.
Especial to the Press.1

GoRHAM, February 20.-At an adj
iourned meeting of the citizens of this
village held this evening, Harding's hall
was well filled. The committee selected
at the meeting held February S, to for
mulate plans in case of fire recommend
ed the following:
First-That the town be asked to appropriate
five hundred dollars i'll providing means to pro-
tect the town from fire.
Second-That this meeting select committee
of three to prepare an article in the warrant for
the annual town meeting for the above purpose
and also to recommend its adoption at said
meeting.
Third--Your committee would suggest the
following names for said committee: Judge
Waterman, John Leavitt and Stephen Hlnkley.
Eourth-We recommend that the town elect
for this village seven fire Wardens, and suggest
the names of Stephen Hinkley, Lewis Mcclellan,
Foster, smith,, Edward Harding, Joseph Rldlon
and Charles Alden.
Fiftll-That there be a new engine house built
upon the present lot on the line OF the street, at
least twenty by thirty-fve feet, two stories In
height.
Sixth--We further recommend that immedi-
ate steps be taken to form an engine and hook
and ladder companies.
Seventh-We recommend, also, that a safe
walk be placed upon the roofs OF the school
house, the two churches, Masonic block, state
street block, the Grange building and Redlo ms
hall, to enable persons TO safely keep those nlgh
roofs wet in case OF fire.
The spirit of the meeting was mani
tested by the unanimous adoption of the
entire recommendation and money will
be raised Immediately to complete the
building above that expected from the
town. A committee of five was chosen
to form a fire and hook and ladder com
pany. The committee consists of G. N.
Hayes, E. F. Smith, E. P. Hanson, G.
II. Lowell, H. L. Harding. The meeting
adjourned to meet Monday, March 18th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
The Housatonic,s Worst Accident,

DANBURY, Conn. February PA
wreck occurred at Cannons last night
which was the most disastrous the hous-
atomic road has ever had. Engineer
Ford was killed and his body recovered
in badly mangled condition today.
Fireman Luckey and Conductor Heating
were bruised and badly scalded. Their
injuries are not dangerous. The acct
dent was due to Engineer Ford failing to
see tie signal of a brakeman sent back
from a disabled train. Ford's train is a
fast freight and was going thirty miles
an hour when the collision occurred.
Fifteen cars and locomotive were de-
molished. The loss will exceed $4,000
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

crowded with such trees, plants and
flowers from all countries as can be
made to thrive in this climate. The
care of these requires the expenditure
of thousands of dollars every year. He
cultivated literary tastes and accumu-
lated an extensive library, which he re-
Gently disposed of to the city of Chicago.
The fountain that he gave the city was
designed and made in Milan and cost
over a hundred thousand dollars. The
city gave up all of one market space to
its reception, and it stands conspicuous
alongside the 100000 custom house.
Cincinnati has been expecting some
handsome remembrance upon his death,
but recently at the age of seventy-fve
he married a beautiful young wife and
now has two heirs, which will of course
restrict his public benefaction.
William S. Groesbeck, now advancing
toward his seventy-ifth year, was one
of the leading lawyers Of the Queen
City, but has been long retired. He has
been active in politics, and is Democrat
of national fame. He has been put for
ward by that party for congress, the
senate ard the White House, but always
at times when the tide of battle was the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

BosroN, February 20.-There has been
considerable speculation among yachting
men during the past few months as to
who the new 24-rater just finished by the
Herreshoffs was for. The builders said
she was going to the Clyde, but further
information on the subject was kept very
dark. From letter just received from
Scotland the Transcript learns that she
is for Mr.. Allan of Glasgow, of the Allan
line of steamships. The Allans are cred
tied with being the smartest yachtsmen
on the Clyde, and own the Watson cen
past season the 259-rater Elfin came out
way ahead in the Clyde races, and with a
boat such as the Herreshoffs know
how to turn out, the Allans are likely to
lead the coming season as well.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

OTTAWA, Ont, February 81. - George
johnson, Dominion Statistician, referring
to movements in the United States Con-
gress, calculated to affect Canadian inter
ests, said that one was of very consider
able importance to Canada. This was the
free silver coinage question. A majority
of the committee OF the House of Repre-
sentstives on coinage, weights and meas
ures, had reported recommending the
passage of the Bland free coinage bill. If
such a bill became d law, the present
guaranty of the United States govern
ment that it's silver coin would be re-
redeemed in gold, would cease. That
guaranty was all that maintained the sill
yer coinage of the United States at its
face value. All holders in Canada of
United States silver coin would find it at
once to depreciate in value. A good deal
of that coinage was held in Canada and
the loss in the aggregate would be large.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
The Pension List.

WASHINGTON, February 21.-The fol
lowingMaine pensions have been granted
ORIGINAL.
Israel B. Merrill, VIM. Witham
JOS. Hill, Nathaniel II. Adams,
Geo. c. Jellison. Charles T. Neal,
C. J.. HobrCok.
ADDITIONAL.
VIM. White, Edwin Rounds
INCREASE.
Nelson J. Baker.
REISSUE.
Arastus Ames, Geo. G. Emery
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
n. BOwden.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, ETC.
Elizabeth L. Danforth. Belle c. Boyd,
J.. j. Leayitt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
The Detectives Found Private Mint

CINCINNATI, February 21.-Ralph
Whom, steam engineer; W. G. Heir,
photographer, and W. 7. Brown, an en-
graver, were arrested here yesterday for
counterfeiting. Detectives captured
dozen photo-engrayed plates of the Grant
They also captured in process of prepare
ton $40 silver certificate plate of the
Hendricks series of 'S6. Besides these,
they found glass etchings for both coun-
terfeits in course of preparation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

other way He inherited much wealth
and made more, and married into the
old and wealthy Burnet family. He
has been conspicuous in all public chart
ties and benefactions, but the one of all
these that has won him the applause
and gratitude OF tens of thousands Of his
fellow citizens was the creation Of the
fund for the popular summer concerts in
Burnet Woods park, which, while made
the occasion Of a great society outing
every week, are also the delight, as he
intended they should be, Of thousands Of
poor people and children. He is a rare
old man, who exhibits in his bearing the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

MONTREAL, February 20.-The skating
contest of the Amateur Skating Associa-
of Canada was held today. Joe Donog-
hue, Newburg, N. V, the worlds cham
pion, won the 220 yards, the half mile,
the mile and five miles races
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
Especial to the Press

HALIFAX, N. S., February 21.-The
Allan steamer Circassian arrived at three
o'clock this morning from Liverpool.
She will sail for Portland Monday fore
noon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
A Big Show of Fine Horses in Lewiston.

LEWISTON, February 2O.-Lewiston's
midwinter sleighing carnival was an I'M
precedented success. The trotting sires
from various sections Of Maine were
represented and the leading stables of
this section of the state were in line. The
procession was two miles long, including
about $50 blooded horses, with a trades
display and great show of humorous
and burlesque turnouts with many local
hits. Special trains brought about 1000
people into town from other cities and
the surrounding country. One hundred
dollars in prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
Best six in hand-Col F. W. Dana, Lewis
Best four in hand-J. E. Fairbanks, Lewis
ton.
Handsomest pair driven by a lady-Mrs. Wal
lace Tuttle, Lewiston.
A Saco Mans Request.
BIDDEFoRD. February 20.-Loren Foss
of Saco, who died this week, left real
estate valued at $4,000 to the Wardwell
Home for Old Ladies, Saco.
For Running Drinking Club.
BIDDEFoRD, February 20.-Fred Lord,
manager of the drinking clubroom in
which the stabbing affray occurred early
Sunday morning, was today arraigned in
the Biddeford court on charges of search
and seizure and nuisance. On the first
charge, Judge Cram fined the prisoner
500 and costs with a sentence of 80 days
in the county jail; on the nuisance charge
he was fined $500. He appealed.
A Lewiston Trouble Settled.
LEWISTON, February 2o.-The contest
between the county commissioners and
Special Constables Phillips and Stubbs,
ended today by the resignation of the
constables. The commissioners paid
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
LARGE HEARTED MIN.
MiIIiOnaires Who Have Given Literally
to CINCINNATI.

The Four Surviving Wealthy Public Civ
ers of the Queen City--Henry Probasco
william $. Groesbeck, David Sinton
and A. T. Goshorn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

RAYMOND & WRITCOMB,
296 Washington st. Opposite School SD,
BOSTON. feb20d3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

Special Corrcspondence.I
CINCINNATI, Feb. 18.-This town has
still among her citizens some of her most
public spirited men, though Reuben
Springer, whose muniicent endowment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
STATEMENT OF THE
Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
JANUARY 1, 1892.

ASSETS, Dec. 81, 1891.
Real estate owned by the company,
unncumbered -. .....-...........$ 100000
Loans on bond and mortgage FIRST
Stocks and bonds owned by the
company, market value 347, 8O5.00
Loans secured by collaterals. ....... 1876, 557.09
Cash in the companyS principal
Office and in bank. ............ 36,904.73
Interest due and accrued. ....... 6,456.60
Premiums in due course of collec-
ton ..................... 1O,183.1s
Aggregate of all the admitted assets
of the company at their actual
LIABILITIES, Dec. 81, 1891.
Net amount of unpaid losses and
cldllllS 80. -'---.....---. 5,50U.UU
Amount required to safelyre-insure
all outstanding risks. .......... 233,1O477
All other demands against the COM
pany, viz: commissions, etc 49,. 9,250.00
Aggregate amount of liabilities ..S247, 9O477
CHAS. A. ROWLAND, President.
J.H. WEBSTER, Agent,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING.
feb9 d1aW3wTu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

Passenger and Freight Steamboats, for
Sale.
n +. Wagner 80 tons net M. L. Dickerman,
1877 tons net. For description and price apply to
NJ. X. KING, General Manager.
feb19eod2m Norfolk. Va.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22
A Saco Mans Request.

BIDDEFoRD. February 20.-Loren Foss
of Saco, who died this week, left real
estate valued at $4,000 to the Wardwell
Home for Old Ladies, Saco.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-30
journalism.

II one is born for lawyer. preacher, dos
tor. and so on. the same rule must apply to
= journalist. No doubt you can educate a
man to certain line. but Journalism"
means more than one line. Il means being
able to take hold Of any work, from pol;s-
ical editorials down TO market reports. To
one seemingly born for the work everything
comes easy. To one who forces himself
into il the work is drudgery. In the last
twenty years have seen fifty college grs;i-
yates take hold and let go OF journalism in
Detroit During the same time a hundred
well known preachers, lawy ers. doctors and
professors in the country ST large have been
announced as accepting journalism, Ieau't
recall single instance where any one made
reputstion.-M Quad in Detroit Free
Press
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-30

/ confess that when | consider this
charming young nation, with It's romantic
past and its most attractive future pros
poets, ffesl ittls thrill comparable TO that
with which | watched the fortunes az the
water in its Wentworth valley. 80 talI q
surprises must It's life bs-so splendid in
its ventures. il rs fezriess1ess, in its 10y
Gus seeking Of dangers. IN It's bold plunges
into nidsir. in is enjoyment az the calm
prosperity Of peaceful moments, and in itz
csasetess progress 70 new adventures and
conflicts. It's future Is hidden. like the
stream in the forests at the bottom Of the
gorge. but the SEA Is far away still for the
young mountain torrent sad the long
course IS full OF fair scenes and grea. ex-
perfencsS.
Australia will not be one Of the happy
countries without history. hut viii SURE
IL know, in CsrIylSss sense Of the word.
the "blesseiness' Of having history It's
varied and progressive population. its con
trasrs OF climate, its relations 70 Asia. ics
important position in the Pseiic. It's vSss
resources and its social progressiTeaess all
unite 10 assure IL Of $ very significant
place in the future tale of civilization. -
Professor Royce in Scribner's
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-30

Walter Collier says: Young actors often
find themselves in tight places, but doabs
if any one was ever Obliged TO take eight
parts AZ the same time without change
of clothing. We were playing al phtia-
delphia- Macbeth" was the drama and
Losiis james took The leading part YVES
one OF the accusing Specters that rise from
the calGrcn- As il was the work OF but a
moment, and had nothing else TO 10 after
my little act, merely threw On the white
shroud over my street clothes, intending
To visit some other theatre But when the
ghosts came TO waltz the master of the
supers found that in his hurry he had for
gotten all about the scene, and had allowed
the other seven specceFs 10 go home Evil
IDENTIFY there was nothing for it but for me
10 take the place OF the OF hers As had
appeared once, and as walked of suppos-
ing was done. the master caught hold Of
me and literally fired me back
had TO run around behind the painted
rocks in order 10 appear from the kettle.
The rock was huge affair OF canvas, prop
ped up from behind by two long supports
Then I began pay race. jumped out OF
the caldroa and passed before Macbeth.
| was caught again and hurled hack by
the manager over the long props and out
of the kettle again This seven times. rS-
member. BY the fourth time the audience
caught on, and you can imagine my dis
msy 10 ind that my shroud was fall5ns
off By the sixth successful appearance
the thing hung by the neck only. nv black
coat tails sticking out behind By the
eighth it fell off completely, aud sunk ex
hausted amid the pl2udits Of the multi
tude. James was SO couyulsed with laugh
ter that he had to take a seat upon roek
and the curtain went down | was re
called by the house, being probably The
only super who ever Inzde such a pro
nounced hit--St- Louis Globe Democrat