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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30
SUSPECTED OF BLACK ART.
George Markert Thought to Have Beer
Killed by Suggestions NeighbCrs.

MIDpLETowS, y. Y, Jan. Ell. has
been learned that the murder OF George
Markert near CallIcoon Station, III Sui
Ivan county, was the result of the
superstition Of his uelgilbors that he
practiced sorcery.
George Markert bad been in this coun-
try Tor twenty-five years, and. after
working fer considerable time IL q
neighbOripg tanncry, he had saved
money enough to buy the farm on
which he lived with his wife and young
grandcbiid. He was quite Intellg gent
man, xnd, excepting the Hcidt family
living near him, was without enemies.
Heidi and his wife. their sons, joseph
and John, sged % and 20, and three
younger children. The story OF the
Disappearance of George Markert while
on his way home from the Half Way
hotel, about two miles from Jefferson
vile, has already en- rccounted, as
has also the story OF the finding of bis
body III the waters Of the Cal.lccoa
river. His rkull had been fractured
with blow by club, aud there were
five bullets In his head, all fired ap.
parently after be had been Knocked
scnselsss ana at such close range as 10
SINCE his hair and skin. Robbery was
not The motive, for the little money nc
had IN his pockets was undisturbed.
suspicion WAS a. once directed against
the HEIDI family. They were newcom.
ers IN the community, and parents and
children We're recognized IS exception
ally ignorant and superstitIous. 1t was
known that they had q grudge against
Mark ert, because they believed that he
WAS "hexenmeister," or wizard, and
had practlced his arts on them to blast
their crops, inlure their cattle and Oth-
erwise harm them. They had accused
him of being the principal Midnight
visitor to the 'hexenkanzeI," or witch
pulpit. spot in the neighborhood
where the adopts IN the black art we're
said TO meet to say their Vaccinations
against those whom they sought u
harm or destroy.
Two letters found IN the pockets OF
the murdered man, and believed u
have becu written by members of the
Heidi family, tend to confirm this the.
DRY of the incentive to the murder
The writers accuse Mr.. Markert pi hav
ing bewitched the Heidi famIlyis COW:
so that the ANIMALS would give nc
milk, or only bad milk, aud of causing
the death OF their cattle by strange DIS
eases. The writers warn him to ulscon
tnue his wicked practices against ths
family or he will bc killed on sight.
Coroner John Dicker ami District
Attorney NJ. IL. Couche have the inves
tigstiop in charge. A search of IN,
Heidi dwelling brought TO light q five
chambered revolver which had beer
discharged recently and bloody cloth
ing. The HeIdts stoiidly deny al
knowledge OF the crime. The d stric
attorney and coroner are confident tina
they are on the right track, and tina
they will bring the guilty persons K
| Justice.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30
EvzRYrHiNa PREPARED.

AL danger OF war being over, the
navy department makes public the fact
that ample preparations had been made
to put into active service the most
formidable naval squadron this govern
mens ever owned. So soon as il be-
came apparent that if pacific settle
ment OF existing differences could not
be made = declaration of hostilities
would be unavoidable, the navy de-
partment began 10 put into condition
for service al tho fighting craft In oar
possession. The plan OF action, should
1t become necessary TO put it INTO effect.
was TO order the Pacific squadron con-
sisting Of the Yorktown, Baltimore, San
Francisco, Charleston and Boston to
cruise OF Chilli until 1t could be rein
forced by the South Atlantic squadron
now at Montevdeo, consisting OF the
Atlantic, Bennington, Chicago, Essex,
Philsdelph and Concord. These two
squadrons were to act in concert. The
Mlantonomoh, Newark and Vesuvius
were TO be held in reserve. Great
stores OF ammunition, coal and sup
plies were ordered, aggregating IN
value 81 900. 900. A feet of steamships
was chartered to transport coal to
Montevideo and the Pacific crass where
fueling stations were TO be established.
The first movement against Chilli
was to have been the lombard
ment Of q port and its subjugstion.
This was to be occupied as base of
supplies. Then the Armada was to
anchor off Valparaiso aud first demand
its surrender. In the event of refusal
the monster boats were to rain upon
the city an incessant fusilade of shell
and solid shot until she would he
forced to capitulate. Every prelim-
mary was carefully arranged, and had
the war been declared the people
of this country would have been
surprised at the splendid manner in
which the navy department had antic-
ipated every emergency and necessity.
Our feet of warships IS incompatible
in point of effectiveness, with that of
any in the world. That its magnitude
is not so great 10 admitted, but we
don't need so many warships IS other
nations do.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30
DR.. D'LANO EXPLAINS.
He Says Ths, the Warwick is Free From
Contsgion.

GRAND R.FIps, Jan. %. 1892.
Editor of THE HERALD.-On Monday
afternoon | vas called to the warwick.
On my srrivsl there the patient, Cora
saunders, net me st the elevator en-
trance, saying she was not very SICK,
but thought she would call help at
once, 30 she could keep at work. The
pstiens had been out de9r that day,
Mouday.i She stated 10 me that soc
vas quite subject 20 attseks CT "sore
shFoat." A. this tine | would say that
no pbvsic an could have faTetoid That
she Was coming down With sfphtberis.
I prescribed tor her and directed that
she remain 0ulrt in bed. On my merit
visit | was called in 10 see tas s-cend
patent. Nellie Wall. | suggested that
bota patients should b placed n one
room and la ore person &c detailed
to lock after them snt al others Kept
out. I weat back at ,. N TUESDAY
Thss wss iess team twenty feur h>1Ts
after had nrst seea the nrst pstsnt,
add isss ahan ar bears after | hss Srss
seen the second ore. Al tbs time
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30
A DEAF Ano DUMB nAResa
Contrary to Expectation. he pid hot
Prove . ssccesA


IInpellea by the great cutlery against
loquacio u Is bar oers. q 81. Louis earbr,
recently hired deaf aad dumb assist
ant BIZ. tie scheme didn't wcTS.
Though the man waS al excellent
workman" says the barber. I'm les
than week he found his razor nlnos,
as inactive Is his tongue. lie had err
IDENTIFY been through the same expers'
ence in other cities. for he very phi
osophically offered TO work 1t less THAI
scale wages. and did 3D. ! kept him
about three months. aud thea eroppes
him. for no fault except that he ooG.a
not work up n regular patrons trade
When all other chairs were occupied
some ono would 60 to him, and 70
picked up considerable outsiders bush
ness But the way everyday custca
ers left thu chair for others convirce.
me that the average man expects TO b.
entertained whilc being shaved. ans
kicks when he iss't Deaf muies seen
20 make excellent baseball players, hu'
are not phenomenal successes ia Ia-
Dor shops Journal
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

Railway postal clerks have Spoiled
20 congress for new classification OF
the railway service ard an increase IN
slsries The present. order OF things
has been in operation for ten years. and
although she service q unsurpassed By
hat Of any n the world, still Is . not
nsiacient nor ss impartial " the men
"a u shonld he. Ten PEARS ago de-
te,ency il The appropriation for the
1osssl service mate Il necessary 10 re-
luce ssisrisa Il vas thought 20 be =
temporary reduction. but q has never
sren restored, although the werk IN
pe.rd apon the clerks hss increased rs
Der cent. With an sddihen 70 TIE auna-
ssr employed Of eniy 90 Per cent. Ia
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

Tomorros's HzKALD will be bright,
lively and Interesting. Tbs leading
special article Will be. do Men Like
Fliftsr' By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The
usual aunaber Of humorous and sentl-
mental Articles by special and sxelusave
writers vail appear. The local depart
nsnt viii be replete with all the society.
sasissss, dramatic, court and religious
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30
Appeal from Clara Barton.

wAsHIscros, Jan. 29.-Miss Glars
Barton, president of the Red Cross, has
issued an appeal to the American peV-
pie TO contribute funds TO carry deus
tons OF grain to the starving Rsss.an
people. The appeal estimates tlat
SIS, 200 will ship, including sll attendant
expenses. four cargoes of food from
New York to libesu, on tic Bate.
which port IL open to steamers AMI
rarely closed IN any winter.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30
Supcrsedeas for DR.. Graves.

DESvEn, Jan. 2e.-The supreme
court OF Colorado THIS morning granted
q writ of supersedeAs IN the case of DIR.
Graves, who wIli now be released on
bal. Owing 10 the Crowded condition
OF the docket Il may be Two or three
ysars before the case will be reached.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30
IT has been agreed that it is physi-

IT has been agreed that il is a physi-
cal impossIbility for two trains going At
full speed in opposite directions to pass
on the same track without marring the
varnish at the extreme end OF the
pilots. 1t has aleo been demonstrated
that . can of dynamite placed on hot
oven will suddenly expand and break
the stove and other contiguous objects
into unidentiablc fragments. Yet we
hear almost every day that one or the
other of these experiments is tired.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

1T is announced that Dave Hill will
lead the democratic delegation to the
national convention, and will then rise
m bis place and nominate Cleveland.
Very pretty, indeed. But when David
does that, the young tigers OF the
jungle vill refuse the prey that their
parents bring.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

DEMOCRATIC members OF the ways
aud means committee OF the house
shrink from tackling the tariff. They
arc afraid that to tinker with meas
urs that has been such a popular sue
cess viii be hazardous They are quite
right in nursing such q fear. although
1t isa confession of hypocrisy.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

Two Philadelphia horse dealers have
declared that It Is perfectly hsathfDi
to eat the meat of cattle affected With
lump iaw. People wno have seen cat
tie affected with the lump Jaw won't
run over each other N = w.Id scramble
Tor the meat.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

NEW York will send . solid delega-
ton TO Chicago for Hill, so the Hlltes
declare. The same statement is made
by the Cleveland men. 1t may go
there solid for one or both, but before
1t has been there four hours it will be
in . liquid state unless ChIcago's dis
tilIeries are closed beforehand.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

JEAs lsoELow thinks women have
rights enough. IL he privilege OF writ
ing tue siush that Mis-, Ingelow calls
poetry IA to be enumerated among the
nights. IL must be confessed that they
have. Too many, in fact.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

sac original lasensor Of the ..shrashing'
aAeas1s. Ii had slasys been sap-
posed that the motser CT the author of
"lhe PStter u the shinxle" had a.
usdlspated title 70 the claim.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

wrrsa record Of ninety-nine nur-
ders ard a spirit Of boa.sas. Sslsou
Hail, ths Virgins desperate, has al
the qualifications for resasrce N Bsv
City. where murders are committed
with such frequency that no attempt :
made to Keep t,b on them.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

CoSeRxszwsx ALLEYS vii reported
from Washington - punctusted by
frequent psrsnthetcsl notices of ap-
psuse. II vss doubtless . very funny
speech, bat in residing it one would
never know when 90 laugh hut for the
sisn-bosrds intsrspersed n the report.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

BYRON NJ. CUTcHEoN has been con-
firmed as civilian member OF the
board of ordnance and fertilization.
The position is worthily bestowed.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

SIR EDWIN ARNOLD will return to Eng
land disappointed man. His lectures
failed to command the respect he had
anticipated they would command. The
Americans like good solid English de-
livered with force. They do not ad-
mire Immaculate ehirt fronts, kid
gloves, studied gestures and toadyism
as q substitute.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

TEssysoS has written few lines IN
rhyme TO dignity the memory of the
Duke of Clarence. II Is 30 vile As .
sample OF poetry that the cheapest
English Prints ridieuie 1t.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

CIVILIZATIONS 10 slowly spreading.
Chicago society women have decided
that hereafter they viii pay some
attention 10 the comfort Of their
servants.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

A TRAIN robber that was killed in
Kansas has been ideEtified az cousin
to the governor Of Missouri. Strange
how vice seems to run in some families.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

CHILI has 60 completely humbied
herself and proifered every atonement
within her power TO make that she
leaves Us with nothing more to
demand.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

De WOLF HOPPER says he doesn't
know how he ever came to be an opera
singer. The public doesn't either.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

Hoxoss are bns empty tries after
all. West yirginis man claims TO Re
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30
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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10

The law governing postal matters re-
quires that the stamps on letters, books
and periodicals be properly cancelled,
and that the name of the. %postofice
where the article is mailed be stamped
or written on the envelope, together
with the date of the time of it's trans
mission. These requirements are faith
fully complied with in a few postof6ces,
which are generally those in the country
or small towns. In most large cities the
canceling of the stamp and the stamp
ing of the name of the postofice and of
the date Of mailing are done at one oper-
alton. The stamp is put in a condi-
ton that units it for the use of the
collector, but no n not proficient in
the occult sciences can decipher the
postmark. For many years the post
mark on most letters mailed in
Chicago have been illegible. It
has consisted chiefly Of q circular
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10

In all we have had twenty-three presi-
dents. Seven of them were reelected,
~amely-Washingto Jefferson, Madi-
son, Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln and
Grant. Two were renominated and
failed of election-Martin Van Buren,,
who was beaten by Harrison, and Mr..
Cleveland, who was beaten by the repub.
lican grandson of the great wing leader.
This gives nine presidential renomina.
tions, seven of which we're approved by
the people. Six presidents who lived
out their terms of Office failed to get a
denomination. They are the two
Adamses, Polk, Pierce, Buchanan and
Hayes. Three presidents died during
their first terms, namely-Harrison,
Taylor and Garfield. The four vice.
presidents who became presidents
Tyler, Fillmore, johnson and Arthur
were all beaten for the regular nomina.
ton. The record thus stands: Nine
presidents renominated and seven oil
them reelected; six. presidents and foul
vice-presidents who were set aside by
their respective parties, and three presi.
dents who died or were killed during
their first term.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10

If all that Is said be true about the
wage-earning capacity of the working
man in Germany, one must cease to
wonder at the demands of socialism and
its ~portentous growth, says the New
Orleans Picayune. In Saxony, which is
a great manufacturing state, statistics
show that 70 per cent of the workingmen
earn less than 900 marks per annum-
barely $3.50. The average weekly wages
of the German workingman may be set
down at something less than Is marks
$3.50. This is not enough for him to live
upon, however poorly. He is. s
quently, forced to make his wife and
children work to exc out an existence
as bare of comforts as the Desert of
Sahara is of vegetation.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10

B~RADsTREET's Journal of Finance, in
discussing the bill making a%ppropria-
tions for the agricultural department
says that the bill makes reductions in
some Of the regular items of a%ppropria.
ton, but it Judgments by 100000 the
appropriation to carry out the provisions
OF the meat inspection law, increases by
100000 the amount set apart for the
distribution of seeds, and grants minor
increases in the appropriations for in
designations on the subject of forestry,
for the continuation of the experiments
in rain production, and for continuing
the work of ascertaining the feasibility
of creating d foreign demand for agricul-
tural products of the United States.
One notable feature of the bill provides
that the monthly crop report issued on
the tenth Of each month shall be con-
fined strictly to a statement Of the per-
centage totals by states and full total,
without comment or argument, and that
it shall be submitted to the secretary of
agriculture, who shall officially approve
the report before it is issued or pub
lished. Another provision of the bill
transfers from the secretary of the
treasury to the secretary of agriculture
the supervision Of the admission of ami
mails for breeding purposes.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10
The following is a Turkish press
ordinance. from the New York Ey-

THE following is a Turkish press
ordinance, from the New York Ex-
change:
l. Give preference to all news regard
ing the health of the emperor ana his
family, the condition of agriculture,
and the progress OF industry and COM
merce.
2. No novels must be published that
have not been approved by the minister
OF education and guardians of public
morals.
3. Long literary and scientific articles
must be avoided. The words "to be con-
timed" must not be used, as they excite
too great expectations.
4. Leads and pointed lines must not be
used. as they produce offensive propositions
and irritations, and may be mistaken
as equivocations concerning his imperial
majesty.
s.. Carefully avoid the names Of promi-
nent people. Should a governor or an i'll
feriOr office holder be accused of theft, en-
bezzlement, manslaughter or other crimes
the e must either be suppressed or
represented as not proven.
8. 1t is absolutely prohibited to publish
petitions regarding abuses of the admins
tratiOn.
7. 1t is not allowed to report attempts of
murder against princes or riots in foreign
countries, the knowledge of such events
being not profitable to our loyal and peace
able people,
published in your paper, as it might cause
dissatisfied men to pass evil criticism and
remarks concerning them.
These are interesting to show the
added cares of a Turkish editor.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10

The strike of the coal miners Of Dur
ham, England, which has lasted nine
weeks, still continues. A short while
ago there seemed to be a prospect OF it's
early settlement, as the council of the
Miners Association had decided in ia
vor OF the arbitration. But according to
the latest reports a majority of the dele
gates of the striking miners voted
against the proposition to resume their
work. There are reported to be about
one hundred thousand starving people
in Durham and in the North Riding at
Yorkshire. Not merely the strikers, but
great numbers of persons employed in
allied trades are in great distress. The
men are said to be willing to accept the
seven and a half per cent. reduction
against which they struck; but the
owners now insist on a thirteen and a
half per cent. reduction.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10

The Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., is not al
all daunted by the Tammany attack
upon him. In his sermon yesterday he
referred only briefly to his arrest fol
libel at the suit of that flower of Tam.
many misgovernment, Excise Commits.
sioner Koch. Two weeks hence the fear.
less young clergyman promises to re-
turn to the subject of Tammany Hall.
OF course, nothing would so delight the
leaders of the local democratic organ
lzation as to silence the pulpit and
muzzle the press. To shut up the latter
is clearly out of question; and the politi-
clans are likely to find, as the result of
their attacks upon Parkhurst and Dixon,
that many other preachers, who might
otherwise have kept silence, will join in
the denunciation of the u%nprincipled
gang which has so long had it's own way
III this town.-New York Tribune.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10

AND the politicians are all agog, again,
because of Blaine's resignation. Just
what this means, few can state. 1t may
mean that Blaine is a candidate for the
presidency, or, OF the other hand, it may
be followed by a letter of absolute refusal
to accept. Blaine men say it means &C.
ceptance. Harrison men say it means
refusal. The st. Paul Pioneer Press says
Mr.. Blaine's resignation from the cabinet
at this juncture-when the national con-
vention is about to assemble, and when
the chief question of the hour is whether
those who are clamoring for his nomina-
ton have his sanction for a proceeding SO
contrary to his " positive declaration to
the country-will be accepted as an affirm
alive answer to that question. 1t will be
everywhere understood as q tacit an
nOuncement that he is a candidate for the
presidential nomination in spite of his
positive assurance that his name would
not go before the cor vention.
Then again, the opinion of the Mime.
apolis Tribune, Is significant. The Trib-
une says:
Mr.. Blaine resigned from the cabinet.
This means that he will accept a nomina-
tion-not if rendered unanimously" not if
IT rendered even by a '.large Majority
but if he can get it by any kind of a major
lty, large or small, little or big.
Just what it means, lies within the
power of a few men to say. But it's
meaning will be shown in a very short
time.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-10

Fair commission, has been placed in the
hands of President Southland and has
been there for some days, long before
the legislature convened. This is to be
regretted as it will be very hard for the
board to find a man of the time and in.
clination to carry On this matter, one
who would have brought to the same
that business enterprise that MI. Tyler
would have done. When..; the appoint.
ment was announced the TRIBUNE ap-
plauded the same, but was of the pri-
vate opinion that he would not accept.
Later when he did and entered upon the
active discharge of his duties this paper
was pleased. But owing to other enter
prises in which Mr.. Tyler is interested
he has been compelled to take the step
he has. We regret it and wish it could
be otherwise.