davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
PARkHURST'S CHARGES.
President Martin Says They are Founded
on Rumor.

New YORK, April q President MAJ tin,
of tie police board, this afternoon gave
out statement concerning the present
ment of the grand jury, He said it is
conceded by Dr. PaJkhurst that when he
sought vice be had to go behind closed doors
to find it. The function of the police is
not to make good men, but to protect life
and property and preserve decorum.
Charges that the police are corrupt are
founde7 on mere rumor, and Martin said
the grand jury lad no right to make such
sweeping charges unless they had lega
evidence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
Struck by Lightning.

MUNc1E, Ind. April Frank Young,
lineman for the City Electric Street
Light company, was knocked sense
less by lightning this morning while
engaged in placing carbon on street
light. He will recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
MANY FIRMS IN JEOPARDY.
The Durham Miners Strike Has Done
Immense Amoaut of Harm.


an Immense Amount of Harm.
LONDON, April 4.-Tbe effects of the
strike of the coal miners in Durham
threaten to be more deplorable than
was anticipated by any one who has
examined into the trouble. The stocks
of fuel in the large factories are almost
gone and it is probable that in few
weeks number of heavy failures will
be announced. There has never been
so grave crisis in the history of trade
and industry in the North of England
All the berths on the river Tyne are
occupied by vessels made idle by the
strike and firms with a European repu-
tation are in jeopardy. Huge coal
yards, formerly the scene of the busiest
activity and on which entire communi-
ties depended for their existence, are
now idle. The strike has already done
more harm than any modern strike and
Its effects become worse daily.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
Storm In the State.

OcoNoMowoc, Wis, April "a gale
of unusual severity and several hours du-
ration passed over this section last night
There had been copious showers, with
lightning and thunder, in the
afternoon, hut the skies were der
from surdown until past 10
o'clock, when they were OBJ
scured by swiftly moving clouds. The
wind begar to blow about O. clock and
increased in violence until toward mid
night, when it appeared to gradually sub
side. The gale was equal In severity to
that of the fateful night thirteen years
ago, when the Al phena went dowA with
all on board in Lake Michigan.
MILWAUKEE April The storm of
last evening in Milwaukee rnged for sew
eral hours at the rate of forty eight miles
per hour, but the city escaped with num-
Der Of small buildings, trees, etc, blown
down and windows more or less shattered.
A large pIate-glass window In the build
ing at 80 East Water street blew in with
a terrific crash.
At South Milwaukee The storm was IN
usually severe and demolished the new
furniture factory building being erected
there by the Schulz Bros. This was
three story brick, and was ABOUT ready
for the roof. The heavy wind blew
portions of the wall in all directions,
and shattered the building so that
it will have to be entirely rebuilt from the
first story. The damage amounts to about
$1,000.
EVANSVILLE, Wis, April "a portion
Of the iron roof of the school for the blind
was torn off by the storm last night, but
no one was injured.
KANSAS CITY, April 2 Not until today
was telegraphic communication restored
with the districts visited by the terrible
cyclone The dispatches do pot report
loss of life other than that already reported
in the Associated press dispatches.
A horrible fate overlook the family OF
Bert Eggels near Wamego. the resi-
dence was carried from It's foundations
and dashed to pieces, portions of the house
icing found mile away Eggerss was the
only member of the family OF four who
escaped death. Mrs. Eggers was
ound with six-months old babe
cIssped in her arms a quarter Ct a
mile from the location both dead and
crushed In a horrible manner. Eggers'
rignt arm was broken and he sustained
other injuries. When found he was wan
dering almlessly about oblivious to his in
juries. He soon recovered his reason, but
when told the fate of his wife and chill
dren his mind wandered and it is believed
he will be insane.
James Taylor and wife were blown from
the ruins Of their house and stripped of
their clothing by the wind. They were
cared for as best possible by neighbors,
but Taylor could find no trousers until
today and made use Of one of his wife's
skirts.
At Towanada a child of James Blake
was decapitated, the head being found a
hundred rods from the body. Both
parents are seriously wounned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
FAITH CURIsTs GET BAIL.

Chicago's Building Commissioner An
nounces Himself "A Believer
CHICAGO, April Mrs. Syebbins, the
faith-curist. secured bondsman today in
the person of Louis Oneill, city building
commissioner, who alleged that he himself
was culed of rheumatism of years stand
ing by the faith cure.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
KILLED HIS WIFE.
Outcome of Divorce suit In New Hamp
shire

TACOMA, N. H., Arrii A cold blooded
murder was committed at the Meredith
passenger depot this morning. The
victim was Drusilla A. Wiggin, of
L3keport, and the murderer her
husband, George F. Wiggin, who did
not live with his wife. Both had been
at Laconia, where her application for
divorce was to come up In few days.
She asserted that he threatened to kill
her at various times Her reputation was
rot good
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
Two Hundred Said to Have Perished,

ST. PETERSBURG, April At is re-
ported here that steamer bound from
the Persian coast for Baku, in the
Black Sea, with two hundred passeng-
ers and a cargo of cotton, has been
lost with all on board 1t is said that
the disaster was due to the fact that
the steamer was greatly overloaded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
Porter for Governor.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 4.-Dis-
patches received here from various
points in Indiana indicate that ex-Gov
Albert G. Porter has decided to enter
the contest for the Republican guber-
material nomination.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
TROUBLE OVER ia RIFF
designations of Six Professors Asked for
in Pennsylvania.

in Pennsy lVania.
PHILADELPHIA. April At has tran
spLred that Provost PEPPER, of the univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania. has asked for the
resignation of Rev. Robert Ellis rhomp-
son, professor of history and political
economy, and six members of the faculty.
All except two have refused to resign.
1t is said the most serious aspect of the
whole affair Is the strong opposition by
the Wharton school of finance against the
members of the faculty, whose heads are
vi'htd to De chopped off. The opposi-
ton to Prof. Thompson is said to be most
pronounced, as he teaches the protection
Isl theory in political economy to students
When the, e students go before the Whar
ton school, free trade doctrines are pro
pounded to t0em.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
Iersey Cantral Dividend.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Jersey Cen
trail directors have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of q per cent, pay
able May 2. The annual election takes
place May 6.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
VIII Never he Built,

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April &C. P.
Huntington, the railroad magnate, ar
rived here by a special train. In an in
serview he said the Nicaragua canal
would not be built, and he don't see
Ehv it should.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
Imprisoned For Life.

MORRIS, Ill, April 4.-William Bar
nett, the Chicago book-keeper who
murdered his wife here last fall, to-day
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
TORNADO IN GRANT COUNTY.

Barns aud Fences Leveied and Houses
Unrooied.
MILWAUKEE, April A tornado
pa sse4 through Grant county this afFer-
noon, leveling several barns, fences and
telegraph poles and unroofng houses. No
loss of life is so far reported.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
DIFFICULT TASK.
Club Incorporated to Reform the New
York city Government.

New York, April A certificate of
incorporation of the City club of New
York was fled today in the Office of the
county clers. 1t is stated in the articles
of incorporation that the object of the or
ganizatioD is TO secure an honest and
efficient administration of city affairs. to
sever municipal from national politics
and to secure the election of fit persons to
city Offices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-07
THOUSANDS OF BOOMERS.

Ell Reno Crowded and Rush for the Res
ervation.
Ell RENO, O. t., April 4 1t is esti-
mated that 5000 boomers are at present
camped in town and every day sees an in
crease. The rush for the Indian reserva-
ton continues undated. Ell Reno and
King Fisher are swarming with PEG pie,
but as yet all is quiet, though the suspense
is becoming painful.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-10
BOYLE HEIGHTS DEMOCRATS.
An Enthusiastic Meeting in the Nintl
Ward.

An Enthusiastic Meeting in the Ninth
Ward.
The Ninth ward Democrats are evil
IDENTIFY in the swim, if the enthusiastic
meetings that are being held in Hem
drick's hall every two weeks, cut any
figure. Thursday night large and
eager crowd met on the heights in Hen
drick's hall, and when Col. John L.
O'Bryan, the popular president, called
the club together, fully 200 members
were present. Chas. E. Blake, the eff
cient secretary. was at mis- post. An an
imated discussion occurred on motion
made at the last meeting by Geo. W..
Frame, that it was judicious for the
Democracy of this district to join the
Populists in the congressional nomina-
tion.a Col. j. p. Rogers, ex-Mayor
Workman, Hon. Frank Finlayson, Col.
John L. O'Bryan, Ed. s. Irwin, Hon. M.
T. Collins and others thought proper to
endorse Mr.. Cannon. Messrs. Lambourn,
L. V. Glasscock and j. w. Drown each
made pertinent, logical and apparently
convincing arguments against fusion,
but upon the motion being submitted to
the club. the proposition of Mr.. Frame
was almost unanimously endorsed.
After allowing bills, and hearing good,
sound Democratic doctrine expounded
by ex-Mayor Workman. Frank Finlay-
son, Walter Drown, M. 7. Collins, Colo
mel O'Bryan and others, the club ad-
journed to meet next Thursday night.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-10
sOME ESSENTIAL TARIFF POINTS.

Congressman Wilson OF West Virginia
has contributed to the last number of
the North American Review a very in
teresting article on the tariff from a
Democratic point of view. In the course
of this clear and incisive exposition OF
the attitude OF the Democratic party,
as outlined in it's national platforms of
late years, Mr. Wilson notes the fre-
quent complaint heard in the Republi-
can press and from Republican orators
that the Fifty second congress, over
whelmingly Democratic, has done moth
ing to undothe effects of the Mckinley
bill. These gentlemen exclaim, "What
have the Democrats done to relieve the
country from the great burden which
they say has been imposed upon the
people by the Mckinley bill?"
The answer to this question is a very
simple one indeed. and it can almost be
condensed into word, viz, while the
EFifty-Second congress is overwhelmingly
Democratic in it's membership it is only
so in one branch. II the membership
-of both senate and house could be con-
,verted into one body Democratic reform
would be very easy thing indeed, but
it cannot. By the constitution of the
United States TIE congress consists
of two houses, of which only the
popular branch is Democratic. AS Mr..
Wilson points out, the Democratic
house presented six measures towards
remedying the iniquities of the McKin-
ley tariff. OF these, the bill placing
wool on the free list was tie principal
recurring to the lines of Mr.. Cleveland's
mesaage-but five other measures, those
relating to the tariff on binding twine,
tin plate etc, were cent up to the Re-
publican senate. OF course, they were
all promptly sat down on by that august
body, which, under Republican control
and inspiration, would die before it
would permit reform of any kind.
Only Republicans could, under any
circumstances, be found possessed of
the su5limated, undefecated and de-
phlegmated impudence to arraign the
Democratic party for the failure to
remedy abuses for which Republicans
were themselves responsible. If any
one should object TO the words of
learned length and laundering sound,
by which we have characterized this
peculiar Republican performance, we
beg to assure him or her, as the case
Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-10

THE nomination OF Walter S. Moore
for state senator, is another conspicuous
challenge to the voters of Los Angeles.
This gentleman must be credited with
an amount of courage far out OF the com
mon. One might have supposed that
his thirst for political distinction would
have been quenched by his disastrous
experience when he ran for secretary oi
state, in 1886, and run go lar behind bis
ticket; or, at least, if that were not suf-
ficiently cooling, that his more recent
douche at the hands OF Gen. John R..
would fll the bill. The blonde states
man has evidently adopted the
notion that the third time is
the charm. Colonel Moore comes
to the front this time as the infexible
opponent of fraud, and incorporating
enemy of boessm. He has assured his
friends that if elected he will be found
opposing all schemes that have the
slightest tincture of jobhery, and that
he will wear the collar of neither man
nor corporation. Well, we'll, who would
have thought it? Those who are. best
acquainted with this ingenious poll
tician would have thought just the other
way, and we are really afraid that the
great mass of the voters will be found to
have clung obstinately to that opinion
when the clouds shall have rolled by
next November.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-10

may be, that they are taken from
speech OF the celebrated Edmund Burke,
and that words 4s long, or longer, are
needed to fittinyly characterize the very
peculiar antics of our opponents.
Why didn't the Fifty-second congress,
elected bv an overwhelming majority of
the voters of the United States to
repair the inequality and injus-
tice Of the Mckinley bill, topple the
whole scheme over? Simply because
the Democratic house Of representatives
could not do it alone and the Republican
senate would not cooperate in the salu-
tary work which was demanded by such
an emphatic uprising of the people.
That this demand was exigent, and
should have been respected, was shown
by the fact that, in the congressional
elections OF 1890, the Democratic nomi-
nees received majority Of over a mil
lion ard quarter of votes. The Demo-
cratic house of representatives, not
having the power to accomplish these
reforms for the people, can well employ
the Chinaman's plea, "No have, no
can"
Another highly ingenious Republican
attack on the tariff attitude of the first
session of the Fifty-second congress is
embodied in the oft-reiterated charge
that the Democrats did not dare to
attack the Mckinley bill as whole.
In the language OF the immortal
Squeere, "here's richness for you."
That party, having attacked elk glaring
evils of the Mckinley bill. and failing
to get one of them passed through the
obstructive tactics of the senate, ought,
as matter of course, to have opened
it's guns against schedules embracing
hundreds of counts. This is reductit
ad absurdum with vengeance. 1t is
scarcely worth while to waste ink OF
space in treating such trivialities. bu'
underlying this proposition there is 8
profound fact highly creditable to tie
Democratic house Of representatives..
The leaders OF the Democratic party
really desired to effect something in the
interest of the people. In view OF sucf
an impressive popular verdict they were
warranted in assuming that a moderate
programme OF tariff reform would re
ceive respectful hearing at the hands
OF the senate that no radical plan coult
hope to command. The Democratic ini
tiative was based on the idea that half 6
loaf is better than no bread. And thel
underlying even that, az basic idea
was the really earnest desire On the par
of the patriotic Democratic majority o
the house OF representatives that the
business of the country should not bt
radically disturbed, and that no legiti
mate interests should be arbitrarily
menaced. This is Mr.. Cleveland's idea
and it was his dominant impulse wher
he wrote his celebrated free wool mes
cage in 1887.
And Democrats can cheeriully take
their stand just therel
Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-10
"A GREAT PERFORMANCE. WITH sIDE
LIGHTS.

There is play on the stage in which
an individual, citizen of Byzantium,
or come other high sounding city OF an
tiquity--of course the modern Constan-
tinople with her dogs still occupies the
site--igures as the hero. He has good
sized Hoodoo on him, is loaded up with
the evil eye, and is otherwise criss-
crossed and unpleasantly particularMed.
III he takes his stand in the peristyle of
some noble building it begins to crum-
BILE and drop to pieces from turret to
foundation stone. Nothing can stop the
process CT demolition, columns and pill
lars fall to pieces, and shortly every.
: thing is in state of ruin.
3 The Republican party of Los Angeles
county seems to have got hold OF SIM
liar genius. He might be called the
Vitruvius of Political Ruin, with q big
r. Everything that the late Repub
lican comfy and district conventions
could do to wreck that party has been
done with great promptitude and un-
erring sagacity. 1t has trapped the
e. O. p. into snubbing the old soldier
and hoodwinking the "trooly" moral
element of the party. 1t has challenged
disaster in the country districts
by giving all positions of any
moment to city Republicans, and
to city Republicans, at that.
who in many cases have incurred pro-
nounced public censure. The renom-
inaiion of Mr.. Trowbridge III. Ward for
county clerk was very hazardous per-
formance, one would think, in view OF
his contribution of $2500 to $4,000 out of
the pockets of the county to the Repub-
lican campaign fund through his douceur
to the Express. The denomination OF
Col. Banbury for county treasurer for a
third term is also something verging
on the lines of what is known
in theological terms as ''judic
ial blindness These, and a scors
of other things upon which we shall
comment at ouz leisure, will receive due
attention in the columns of the HERALD
shortly. Meanwhile, we refer our read
ers to the full, exhaustive and lively
local account of the closing OF this great
political circus, in which the long haired
lamb laid down with the short haired
lion, and laid down within the capacious
stomach OF Leo.
We have been obliged to vary our
metaphor in the foregoing, but its varia.
tiors have not begun to keep pace with
the lightning changes of a Republican
convention which has given the Demo
cratic party bond Of fate for electing
its county ticket from top to bottom, if
only we shall make good nominations.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-10
IN SOCIETY.

The charming residence OF Mrs. Leo
poldina Harvey, on Rosedale avenue,
wore bright and cheerful look on
Wednesday evening, it being the occa-
eion of a musical recital. The rooms
we're tastefully decorated with bright
flowers and green. The accomplished
dered their different parts, reflects
musical educator. Following is the
programme:
Trio. Andante, Bethoven-yiolln, Miss
Ruth Green; piano, Mis-. Bechsel; organ, Mr..
Piano solo, a. Sonata Andante, Mozart; b.
! Miss Dora Vorwerk. sl.
Piano solo, Invitation la valse, Weber,
Piano duet, Abscheiden der schwalben, ,Rondo
Brunner-Misses Maria and Dora r~erk.
Piano solo-Iphigenie en- Auiide, Overture,
Gluek-Mrs. Bechtel. r
Piano solo, a. Nearer My God to Thee, Rich
ard; b Dreams, Behr- iss Clara Stoll
Piano eoio, u. Etude, Kohler; b. Call Me
Piano.duet, La File du Re giment, Donizetti-
Misses Clara Ferris and Clara Stoll.
Violin solo-1l Trovatore, opera. Verdi.Mt
Ruth Green, accompanied by Mr. Floyd Green.
Piano 500, Sonata, Clementi-Miss Marie
Vorwerek
Piano solo. Impromptu. Eur Guitarre, Hill
ler-MrE. BeCnLel
Piano solo; Second Rhspsodie Hongroise in
LiFEt-Miss Ruth Green.
Trio, Avo Maria, Bach-Goun d-VIolin, Miss
Ruth Green; piano, Miss NJ. vorwerk; organ,
Mr.. F. Green.
Miss Ruth Green distinguished her
self for the mastery manner with which
ehe performed on the violin, as well as
on the piano.
Among the many guests we're: Rev.
DR.. Rawsop and Mrs. Rawson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Green. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and
the Misses Brown, Mrs. Sinsabaugh and
Miss Sinsabaugh, Prof. r. T. Berra and
Mrs. Berra, Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris, Mr..
and Mrs. Bechtel, MIR. and Mrs. Burtt,
Mr.. Clark, Misses Fannie and Minnie
Vanmeter, Mr.. and Mrs. Stol, Mrs.
Whittakre, Mrs Dimmick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richter, Miss Schlei, Miss Petris, Mr..
and Mrs. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Amos,
Mrs. Hunsaker, Mrs. Nelgen, Mrs. Ed
wards, Rev. Mr.. Runkel and Mrs Run
kel, Mr.. and Mrs. Lang. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vorwerk, Mr.. and Mrs. Zackau, Mrs.
Martin, Mrs. Linsenbard, Mrs. III. G.
Mertens, Mr.. Robinson, Mrs. Boyd, Miss
Ray Willard.
A very pleasant affair in the way of a
Dlrthday parry, was given on thursday
afternoon, at 719 South Grand avenue,
by Mrs. T. A. Cole to her daughter
Edith on her seventh birthday; many
presents were received. The following
were present: Alice Bryson, Hazel M.
Bryson, Bessie Bryson, Eda Heinseman,
Lulu Junger, Mamie Voigt, Marguerite
Seymour, Bessie Harris, Bessie Yonkin,
Ruby Moves, Clara L. Allies.
x*x
Mrs. *. HI. Wade and Miss Wade left
for their home at Coronado. yesterday.
They returned from San Francisco on
Thursday.
x*x
Mrs. G. s. Simpson has returned from
q three weeks trip to Catalina, where
she has been the guest of Mrs. Charles
Patton.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-10

THE excellent work being done by
Health Officer Jenkins in New York, in
fighting off the cholera, should serve as
an incentive to the Pacific coast health
officials to use all means Of prevention.
The ports Of San Diego and San Pedro,
and those in the north, cannot have too
close attention as regards vessels from
Asia and South America, as refugees
from Russia and Europe can easily
make their way to this coast to avoid
the barriers SO carefully watched on the
Atlantic side OF the continent.