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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
EDGERTON EXCITED.
A Wealthy Farmers Wife the Victim OF
Murderers.

Wealthy Farmers Wife the Victim OF
Murderers.
EDeERToN, Wis, June 6.-What is
thought to be mysterious murder took
place at the home of Daniel Stone, a
wealthy farmer living about four miles
south of this city, at an early hour yester-
day morning, the victim being Mrs.
Daniel Stone. Early this morning
Mrs. Stone arose to get breakfast.
Some time later her mother, who
is 50 years old, left her room, but
on going to the kitchen could not find her
daughter. She searched the house, then
called in the neighbors. After several
hours search the body was found in the
cistern, the only opening to which is a
trap door 16 by IA inches SQUARE, and 10
Gated beneath the kitchen sink. Physi-
clans on examining the body declared that
a murder had been committed. There is
no clue to the perpetrators of the crime.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
BURIED BY A FALLING WALL.
One Boy Killed and One Fatally Hurt
Several Workmen in the Debris.

CHICAGO, June 1.-The south wall of
two-story building at 312 West Four
teenth street collapsed to-day, instantly
killing one or two boys and fatally in
juring another. Several workmen
who were engaged in tearing down the
building are missing and it is feared
they are buried beneath the ruins. A
boy who cannot be found is also sup
posed to have been crushed beneath
the wall. AS far as is known the
victims are:
Killed:
EDDIE CLANCY, of 1871 Johnson street.
crushed to death.
HENRY GROSSMAN, of TT Johnson street,
thought to have been buried in the wreck.
Fatally injured:
FRANK SCHECTA 1876 Brown street.
All were boys about twelve years of
age who were gathering wood under
the sidewalk near the building Sew
eral of the workmen on the building
cannot be found, and it is feared their
bodies lie under the mass of debris
marking the scene of the accident. The
names of the missing could not be
learned,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
HALF A MILLION.
Handsome Estate Left by the Late ID. M
Benjamin.

Handsome Estate Left by the Late d. NJ
Benjamin.
MILWAUKEE, June Cd. M Benjamin
left property valued at half million dol
lars. His will was fled today.
To .Eben D. Ford, of East Livermore,
Ne, is left the old homestead of the late
father of the testator consisting of 100
acres of land near East Livermore, to-
gether with twenty acres of land three
miles away from it. To John D. Cutter,
2 nephew, is bequeathed all sums he may
owe the testator at the time the will was
made, and his niece Harriet L. Cutter, of
Milwaukee, 81 200. To the niece, Kate S.
PIllsbury, of Milwaukee, is left 500 and
to nephews c. R. Cutter and VIM. Cutter,
81 900 each.
The executors are directed to set aside
$4,000 and safely invest the same, and
out OF the revenue therefrom to pay, in
their discretion, $500 year to the tesla
tors sister, Henrietta M. Cutter, for ten
years, and if she die or any money re-
main at the expiration of that time, it is
to be paid to the testator's widow and
children.
To Joseph S. Benz of Minneapolis.
Mimi, is given the house and lot No. 734
Franklin street in that city, together with
the furniture during his natural life, and
on his death to his wife, Emily Benjamin,
and thence to their children, but if they
be dead it is to be given to testator's wife
and children.
It is directed that $4,000 be invested
for the benefit of Joseph S. Benjamin,
and that he be paid $500 year from the
income, during his life, after which the
money. if any remains, is to be divided
| among testator's children share and share
alike.
The Milwaukee homestead on Oakland
avenue together with the frrritpre,
fixtures, ETC., is left to Annie L.
Benjamin, the widow, with $1,000
life insurance. The residue of the prop
erty is to be divided between the widow
and the two children, Frederick W., aged
IA, and Catherine c. Benjamin, aged 8,
share and share alike.
Harry W. Pillsbury, of Milwaukee,
Mitchell J. Smiley, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
are named as executors, and Mrs. Annie
L. Benjamin, as executrix.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
CHAPTER XIII.

To see Philip Darlington again, II 1t
were only for once, to know if he still loved
her, to hear only few words from lips that
had so long been dumb, Florence thought
must bring her back some comfort scanty
though it might be; but for Philip Car
rington to be dead to her, and yet living,
was uncomfortable; and, as Lady Ravens
carriage, rolling down Oxford Street,
passed the very bricks and mortar where
st that moment Miss Worthington's hearts
treasure was perhaps enShrined, the old
familiar street, the windows from which
she had looked on that one happiest day in
all her life, brought back the past with
sickening thoughts all too quickly; and
the suspense, the deathly silence, were tor
turing.
Florence would not compromise herself
in any way, yet she would try to still her
heartache with q CLEAN of comfort. She
would plead for line, written by himself,
so that he could not refuse it. Her resolve
was taken; but eyes she could not battle
were watching her, an influence beyond
her power to defy surrounded her; for La
dy Raven kept unceaSing guard, and her
vigilance was rewarded at last. The few
lines expressing little but siSterly interest
but yelling how much passion were
written, and some precautiou was taken
although Miss Worthington never stopped
to suspicion. For many reasons she pre-
ferred to keep all correspondence with the
Carrinpton's as far rs possible from her
aunt's notice: and she did not wish that
she should know now of her letter to
Philip. With beating heart and light step
Florence laid the letter on the hall table,
where all letters for the post had to be
placed.
Her ladyship was supposed to be in the
enjoyment of her afternoon siesta; but in
reality her brain was planning splendid
trousseau at the least possible cost, and
brilliant wedding-an arrangement which
she thought her kindness merited, and
which might give her some months sojourn
yearly In Lady Harcourt Vernon's house.
These thoughts kept her wakeful. She
heard Florence's door open, and the rust
ling silk and the light step pass her bou-
doir. She waited for her niece's entrance,
but she did not come: and then she listen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
FURY OF THE SIBERIAN STORM

| But even the dreariness of these sounds
is as nothing compared with the terror OF
! a storm suddenly breaking over it; at It's
furious onset even the stoutest heart
might quail, for it seems then as if tie
hitherto dumb and forsaken depths were
alive with wild and fierce beasts, roaring
and bowling in search of some prep to de-
vonr At such times, like the famine
stricken peasant of far-of Russia, the
traveller wonders whether the shelter of
| some subterranean mine were not prefer
able to the fateful freedom of the tempest
tossed taiga.
The Siberian forest has its denizens and
visitors; they are the hardy hunters who
know that those apparently desert soil
tudes are In some parts haunted by the
reindeer, afording tempting victim to
the bears, who are the object Of their
patient pursuit. They track them with
brave perseverance, and at the peril of
their lives, frequently remaining absent
from their home long that when they re-
turn to their villages their nature seems
changed, and instead of the smiling, sing
ing, laughing, good tempered peasants
they used to be, they have become silent,
morose and misanthropic.
A Siberian village differs greatly from a
Russian one, and in nothing moe than
the absence of cultivation. The forest
invaaes the single street and commences
again at the last of the struggling row of
houses; there are no barns, no sheds, hard
~ patch OF kitchen garden; the houses
are built of wood, and always in the center
or at the beginning Of the village stands
the ''stage" or building surrounded by a
courtyard inclosed with tall, sharply point
ed stakes. The stage is in fact the raison
d'etre of the settlement, as it marks one
step on the high road to the mines, and is
found regularly at an interval of about
thirty versets; it has been established
with no other object than to facilitate the
transport of convict gangs. This origin,
curious In itself, is still discernible in the
genera. construction; the stage proper has
generally two stories, while the other
buildings have but one; it is also the old
est looking house in the place, its pail
sades being blackened with age and ex-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
TO BE CONTINUED.
BUSINESS IN CONGRESS.


The House in Committee of the Whole
Discusses Postoftice Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The post
Office appropria ton bill was taken UP
in the house To-Day, and the house re-
solved itself into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Buchanan, of Virginia, in
the chair. The pending paragraph
was that land grant railroads should
receive for the transportation of the
mails only so per cent of the
compensation paid by private parties
80 such railroads for this purpose. The
amendment providing for striking out
this section proposed by Mr.. Hayes of
Iowa, was discussed by Mr.. Hayes and
others. Hayes called attention to the
unfairness of a proposition made by
Mr.. Holman in stating that the
Supreme court had fixed the compensa-
ton for mail carrying on such roads
at so per cent and this should
be precedent. Mr.. Chapman,
of Michigan, scored Mr.. Holman
for his so-called economy. Mr.. Chip
man was in favor of economy but not
IN favor of robbery and this PROPOSE
ton smacked very much of robbery.
After further debates Mr.. Hayes
amendment to strike out the entire
section was adopted
An amendment by Mr. Newberry
was adopted providing that the branch
postoffice at the worlds fair grounds
be opened thirty days before the open
ing of the exhibi ton.
The leaders of both sides in the
house have agreed not to take up any
tariff measures until after the national
conventions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09

forgiveness-not that the past might be
forgotten or the future altered, bat that
her faithlessness might be pardoned-a let
ter filled with an agony OF >eIf-reproach.
of scarcely-yeiled love, of extreme pain,
the whole wild prayer TO see him once
again, for the last time. TO hear forgiveness
from his lip>-to bid him i final goodbye.
The time and hour were arranged, and for
once Lady Raven was outwitted. Accept
ance or contemptuous refusal rested only
with himself. The temptation WAS indeed
sweet, let him strive as be would agains:
it, and it prevailed. His pride was being
sorely humbled he knew; and he despised
himself for it, but he could not resi>t-love
triumphed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
Prepared For Trouble.

ORURo, Bolivia, May 17.-President
Vrco ane suite, with a large body OF
troops, are still in this Genital city OF
the rep ublic His intention is to stay
here reasonable time and
If nothing serious occurs, to
leave for the capital to make
arrangements for the inaugural of his
successor, Baptista, in August. From
africa it is 1eborted that the expected
revolution has virtually begun at
Viacha. The Indians at Puerto Perez
have added to the confusion by declar-
ing in favor Of Camacho.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
RECOGNIZE THE BLACKS.
Commander Palmer, of the Grand Army
on Behalf of CoIored Comrades.

Commander Palmer, of the Grand Army,
on Behalf of CoIored Comrades.
ALBANY, June f. - Commander-in-
Chief Palmer, of the G. A. R., has is
sued special order which shows that
he IS determined that the colored posts
in the department of Louisiana shall be
recognized by the posts composed of
their white comrades. The order sus-
ponds the junior vice-commander of
the department of Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi and appoints Comrade Badger
In his place The new commander is
ordered to inspect the colored posts
and if the situation in any of them is
shown to be as has been claimed, steps
will be taken at once to annul the char
tiers of such posts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
ALDERMEN ON TRIAL.
The Chicago Doodle Cases Come Up
Before Judge Collins.

CHICAGO, June 6.-The seve1 alder
men indicted by Gen. Lieb's March
grand jury for ''boodling" were put ON
trial to-day in branch of the Criminal
court, Judge Collins on the bench. The
State demanded an immediate hearing
and the defense offered no objection.
A plea of not guilty was entered by all
the defendants and the work of getting
a jury began without delay. When
court adjourned at noon four jurors
had been accepted.
The move of the defense in falling in
with the States demand for an immed-
late tria was complete surprise to the
States attorney. He had not the
slightest idea that his bluff would be
called. On the contrary ne had been
told that an affidavit had been signed
by one and all for continuance. As
matter of fact the State is not in a
position to go TO trial and the advan-
tage is all in favor of the defense.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
Lynched a Wife Murderer,

GRAYsoN, KY, June GA mob OF
about one hundred and fifty men,
from Willard, KY, came in by train
at o'clock this morning and compelled
the jailer to deliver up Austin Porter.
wife murderer. The men went back
to Willard, saying they would hang
Porter near the scene of the muadeI
He confessed before leaving that he
killed his wife The mob hanged Por-
ter on the second railroad bridge above
Willard
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
Want a General Wage Reduction.

PITTsBURG, j une 1.-THE Mahoning and
Shenango Valley iron and steel manu-
facturers have presented a wage scale
for the consideration of the Amalga-
mated Association of Steel and Iron
Workers, which convenes in this city to-
morrow. The manufacturers scale
contemplates general reduction in
wages of from 16 to 60 per cent. The
Pitsburg Forge and Iron company,
gheny works, have notified their men
that on July 1 a general reduction in
wages must be made irrespective of any
scale or rules the amalgamated asso-
citation may determine upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
Destruction from Army Worm.

COLUMBUS, Ind, June An the
eastern part of this country the army
worms in great numbers have made
their appearance and are doing great
damage to hsyfelds. So numerous are
these worms that in some instances as
many as ten acres of growing hay is
destroyed in a day. They come from
the ground, it appears. 1t is twenty
four years ago this season when these
pests last appeared hear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
Demo Deal

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 6.-The
terms Of the agreement looking to a
fusion of the Democratic and the Peo-
pies party in Kansas have been made
public. They provide that the Demo
the seven Congressional distI lets, the
at-large, the Attorney
General and Judge of the Supreme
Court. All other nominations on the
Congressional, State and Electoral
ticket were conceded to the Peoples
party.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
No NEED TO APPLY.
There Will be no W DIRK for Outsiders Du
ing the Extra Session.

Gov. Peck says there will be but little
expense about the extra session of the
Legislature. The chief clerks and the
ergeants-at-arms of both houses will be
on hand, but the hosts of assistants will
be left at home. There will be no mess
enger boys. The sergeants will do the
little act of running hither and thither, SO
there is TO reason for anybody being wor-
ried about getting a job for three or four
days. 1t is quite likely that some of the
clerks in the capitol not much hurried
with work at the present will be called
upon to perform some of the work of the
extra session.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
JIMTOWN IN ASHES.
Colorado Mining Town Wiped Out
by Flames.

DENVER, Col, June 6-The busting
| camp of Jimtown, which is separated
from the famous mining town of
Creole by mile and half, was al
most totally destroyed by fire which
started at $50 o'clock this morn.
ing. The flames were started
by an explosion of coal oil with
which a family living in thu
Kinneavy block were starting a fire to
prepare breakfast. AS there was no
fire department the flames were un-
checked and in a short time they
burned through the rows of frame
buildings for a distance of mile in the
narrow gulch in which the town is Sit
uated. The total loss is estimated alta
81. 900, 600. 1t is rumored that four per-
sons persisted in the fire. This cannot
be substantiated at present, although
searching party has been at work for
several hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
CHAPTER XIV.

The summer sunshine flooded Philip
Carrington's chambers, and their owner
stood, with white quiyering face, with
trembling hands-in spite of all his efforts
at self-control-reading for the hundredth
time letter from Florence, and each time
the perusal stirred him more and made the
temptation seem impossible to resist. 1t
was letter full Of passionate pleading for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
Bank Bookkeeper Arrested.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, June 4.-United
States Marshal Gard has arrested Fl. E.
OBrien, bookkeeper of the California
National bank which failed a few
months ago, on an indictment found
by the Federal grand jury, charging
him with having made false entries on
the books of the bank.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
THE HOWELL FAILURE.
Settlement Reached With the Michigan
Creditors of the Lumberman.

Creditors of the Lumberman.
MUSHROOM, Mich, June ALL OF
the Michigan creditors of r. S. Howell,
the big Chicago lum herman who went
Muskegon Circuit court yesterday by
attorney and signed REIMBURSEMENT of
their claims. An order was entered
directing the Michigan Trust company
of Grand Rapids, which was appointed
receiver, to pay over the funds and
property to the First National bank of
Chicago. acting for Howell. The claims
of the Michigan creditors aggregated
100000, and the basis of settlements
is estimated at SO per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
Joseph BarOndess Pardoned.

ALBANY, n. Y, June 4.-Gov. Flower
has pardoned the labor agitator, Jose phi
Barondess, who was sentenced to Sing
Sing for blackmail in obtaining s1oO
from the cloak firm of Popl1in & Marks.
New York, on the promise that he
would send their cloakmakers back to
work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
Gutenberg Mine Horror,

PRAGUE, June At will be fully
two weeks before all the bodies are re-
covered from the Birkenberg silver
mine, and it will be fifteen months be-
fore the shafts can be reconstructed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09

Commencement exercises at the Downer
college, at Fox Lake, will begin June II
and end June %. An appropriate pro-
gramme has been arranged for the occs-
sion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-09
Murdered nv ADaehe Indian

PHOENIX, A. T., June "A report
reached here to-day that Charles Doble,
white boy renegade. had been killed
Arizona republican., 1892-08-05
Lookout No More Premature Death.

Not claiming such pretentions, as Galeno is entitled to claim, and desiring also to remain modest without consulting the Medical science Of today that is yet in its cradle or in it's infan- cy. With or without the permission of the learned astronomer Camille Flnmarian who in-
 yes igates and measures with non n-pOsitiveneSs his marvellous distances Also Of Pasteur curing and inoculsting hydrophobia and also with the
 permission of Professor Koch stumbling against
 his new discovery of inoculating consumption
 or tuberculosis.to those who are h, althy He like a rattletrap made more noise in this suffering
 world than was necessary to relieve suffering
 hu nanity. It happens to to them all what
 happened to the almanac of Galyan, promising
 rain and producing wind. will also mention
 Castellar the learned who in all his yarns never
 fOrgets to blow in the Mediterranean sea, and
 also of Yglesias the tapeworm doctor who
 creates and takes away tapeworms from those thu have none. desire to announce to the world that all discoveries were made by chance
 or accident; and that, have myself suffered SO much, and that have been hoTroriZc so much by learned doctors that fe lar them worse than do q attlesnHke. fear and despise them for the reason that they have poisoned a brother of mine. and for having poisoned me several times. And fl have escaped from their learned hands it was through fear and horror of the pains and suterinRs they imposed on me att, mpting to ruake some new discovery. l have myss If dis covered autidOtes and remedies that are harm less and simple and of great powers to cure and alleviate the following diseases: Consumption or tuberculosis, such as Professor Koch calls it. rheumatism, dysentery, yellow fever and fever and ague, stone in the bladder, syphilis
 and al diseases of men and women. l desire 10
 announce that am ready to cure the most for
 midabe diseases that doctors of fame cannot pretend tO cure. believe that the science of
 medicine is in its infancy or in the cradle as
 have before stated. It was necesii ity that obliged
 me to make experiments, and they assisted me in making my wonderful discoveries Teeom-
 mend my remedies to suffering humanity. No
 more premature death. am satifed that by making such declaration will be judged as | fool, but do pot care, cannot help 1t, res | olive myself to cslumny and prejudice, know
 that doctors will bart at me like dogs bark at
 something they never have seen before, but do not care for their hydrjphobic ignorance know | tug l have relieved suffering humanity and
 saved human life hope that the hour 0f jus | tihcation has arrived and that justice win be
 rendered to the one that deserves 1t.
 R. SILVA, A. Phenix, Ariz., July ls, 1892.
Arizona republican., 1892-08-05
The NepaIese "kora."

The Nepalese "kukri', or heavy curved knife, with the edge on the inner side, is familiar by name to readers of the accounts of our little wars," in which the Ghoorka infantry have taken part. But there is another Nepalese weapon, the "kora," the most strangely shaped sword ever used, which, starting from the hilt about an inch and a half wide, when near the end turns at right angles and expands to six inches. The late Jung Bahadur, Q noted expert at all eastern arms and exercises, was able to decapitate bullock with one blow of the kora.-Chambers' Journal.
Arizona republican., 1892-08-05

LNOR RENT-NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS Y either single or fin suite at the Yendome.