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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
GON GhESSs
WEDNESDAY. June %

w EDNhSDAG, JUNE *.
SENATE Mr.. Sherman, referring to
the president message respecting re-
ciprocial trade with Canada, asked that
the printing be nastened in order that the
committee on finance could at once consid-
er the subject. The act of June, 1888.
providing for the construction of bridge
across the Missouri river near Omaha
was amended, extending the time for the
completion three years from the passage
of the act. Mr.. Cullom reported the post
Office appropriation bill. Mr. Allison re-
ported the agricultural appropriation bill.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The chaplain in his prayer,
alluded to the death of Emmons Blaine,
and invoked the plying love of the
Divine Being on the bel eaved father,
mother, and widow. Several unimport-
ant measures were passed. after which
the house went into committee of the
whole on the general deficiency appropria-
ton bill.
THURSDAY June %
SENATE Mr.. Sawyer reported the
house bill granting right of way to the
Marnette and Western road through the
Menominee lrdian reservation and asked
the unanimous consent for immediate con-
sheraton. This was agreed to and after
a few unimportant amendments, the bill
was passed.
HOUSE. On the assembling Of the
house to day, it being found that there
was not quorum present, an adjournment
until Tomorrow was at once taken.
FRIDAY, June, "A.
HOUEE. The house after session Of
a few minutes, adjourned for want of
working quorum.
SATURDAY, June 25.
HOUSE. There was a short session
lasting just three minutes, F. J. Watson,
OF Georgia, making the point Of no
quorum. 1t was dec ded to call up at the
earliest possible moment, the joint resoIu-
tioa providing for the election of senators
by the people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
The LATEST NEWS.
GEN Err AL NOTES.

HEAVY snow falls in the Montana noun
tains.
GOLD in large quantities is ordered for
shipment to Europe.
4 LINE of steamers between Superior
and Montreal is IS 'ablished.
On tire Elgin board of trake Monday.
q. l2O pounds Of butter were sold at 1879
cents.
GENERAL E. BURD CRUDE, who reached
New YORK unday, announces that he Will
Immediately resign the Spanish mission.
W. J. BRYAN, democrat, has been re-
nominated for congress in the first Ne
braska district
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine, Miss Harriet
Blaine and the Damroschs, have gone to
Bar HaTbor, Me.
CORNELIUS M. BLISS, of New York, is
eaid to be President Harrison's choice for
chairman of the republican national com
mittee.
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw denies the pub
lisbed report that he is to go abroad as
minister to the court of ST.. James.
THE Broadway & Newburg electric
street car line at CleveveIand, Ohio, was
tied up, Monday, by strike. About 500
men are out.
The Munich Allegenine Zaitung is au-
thority for the statement that Emperor
William is planning to visit the world S
fair at Chicago next year.
The Vermont republican convention
has nominated Levi K Fuller for COVER
nor The platform declares for con-
tinuation of the state prohibitory liquor
law.
The fourth annual royal convention of
the order of Scottish Clans of the United
States and Canada convened in New
Haven, Conn, Tuesday. Simm Clark, of
Duluth presided.
PROFESSOR BARNABAs COFFIN HOBBS,
the first president of Earlham college Ca
friends institution died at Booming
dale, Ind, Wednesday, aged Y years
GERTRUDE BLISS, daughter of Mrs. S.
Bliss, OF Worcester, Mass, has fallen heir
to So 100000 by the will of her intended
husband, Mr.. HartweII, of Hartfort, who
recently died.
The first exhibit to be taken into the
worlds fair has been received at the
custom house in Chicago. It consisted of
thirteen enormous logs, containing
! ,534 feet of lumber. They came from
Canada.
On the EIgin board of trade, Monday,
the range of prices Of butter was from II
to 1871 cents. The highest price for the
corresponding week in four years was 10
cents Mondays sales were: At 10 cents,
II, $40 pounds; at 1915 cents, 5000 lbs. !;
at 1871 cents, 6 $40 lbs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
ESJBGiASNs

COUNT HERBERT BIsMARK weds an
Austrian countess.
BUFFALO BILL will present the wild
west show before Q cen Victoria at Wind
sor.
CHOLERA is still epidemic in Persia,
and there is a large number of deaths daily
from the disease.
Elk PRESIDENT Palacio has reached the
Island of Trinid I'd, on his way to Europe,
an exile from his native country
TIMOTHY REALY was nobbed in the
streets Of Dublin. Friday, and had mar
row escape from being seriously injured.
The Theater Royal, at Birtenhead, EGG
land, was destroyed by FIRE Friday night.
The audience had left the house before the
fire broke out.
GRAND MASTER KANE, of the Belfast
Oiangeman, declared that General LORD
Wolsey will lead Ulster men against the
dismemberment Of the empire.
PREMIER CoNsTANToPoULo announced
the resignation Of the Creek cabinet in
the chamber Monday.
The king and queen of Italy arrived at
b .zlln Monday and received cordial wei
come from the emperor and empress of
Germany.
GERMAN forces under the command Of
Baron Bulon have been severely defe ted
IN the Mashie territory. II is believed
that one European and 100 of the Soudan-
csc were killed.
In the municipal election held in R ome
Sunday, the liberal candidates. Including
ex Premier Crispi, were victorious Sig
nor CrIspi says he viii devote the rest of
his life TO the welfare of Italy and Rome.
The ANU Parnellites have selected Tim
othy Healy to stand for North Langford,
which he now represents, and Hon. Ed
ward Blake of Canada to he candidate for
South L9ngford.
WHILE Mr.. Gladstone was on his way
to meeting of a liberal club at Chester
Saturday, some one threw stone at him
which struck him in the eye The injury
was slight and did not prevent Mr. Glad
tone from attending the meeting.
TUESDAY nearly every telegraph oper-
ator In Spain left his instrument and went
on a strike, being dissatisfied with the
hours of labor and wages. The wires in
Madrid were worked by the operators at
the military telegraph service.
RAvACHoL was found guilty by the jury
after they had been cut but fifteen minutes
and he was sentenced to death. Beala
and the woman, Soubere, who were &C.
cused of being RavachoI's accomplices
in the murder of the hermit, Brunei, were
acquitted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
The Evening Session.

The resolutions include the tariff for
revenue" plank in the TiIden platform of
1875; favor the Nicaragua canal project;
opposes all sumptuary laws; are against
force" bills; ask for reform In the civil
service and the recovery Of public lands
are in favor of strong navy, fair
and liberal pension policy, but the aboli-
ton of the 10 per cent. tax ON state bank
issues; aenounca the Russian government
for it's treatment of the Jews; oppose Chi
Dese immigration; approve river improve
ments nationally carried on; and believe
the worlds fair worthy of
liberal federal aid. In regard to
education the platform says: "The dem
ocratic party is opposed to state interior
ence with parental rights and the rights
Of conscience in the education Of chill
dren as an infrin cement of the funda-
M democrati> doctrine that the
largest Individual 20 consistent with
the rights of others insures the highest
type Of American citizenship and the
best government. -
TIE following is the silver planK:
1--WE Genounce the republican legisla-
ton known as the Sherman act of 1890
as a cowardly makeshift fraught with pos
sibiiities of danger in the future which
should make all Of its supporters, rs well
as its author, anxious for Its speedy re-
peal. We hold to the use of both gold
ana silver as the standard money of the
country and to tae coinage of both gold
and silver, without discriminating against
either metal or charging for mintage; but
the dollar, the unit Of coinage of both
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30

of is action on the ceotla system
the same period Italian authors sp,ke Of
the de rs csiada, and discussed its won
dertul powers FOR neaiing qciatica, The
legends SUR uqding this stone abound in
history. 6 d specimens Of j de are ex-
lrenely rare, ara yhe world is at a loss to
know how the Chinese managed to cut it.
because IT is so extremely hard that moth
ing can make an impression upon it.
Splendid spacim-nt of gray aid green
Jade can BE- seen in the N Iseum Of the
irocadero
In conclusion, Dc. de Lignieres admits
the possibility of the soundness of the
theory that precious stones may have heal
ing properties. High scientific authority
ne says, has established beyond disoute
the reality OF an action Wis. virtus, or vita,
exercised by a greaS number Of precious
stones, leaving cut of the question the
influence OF imagination aud the rhenom-
ena OF auto uggesuon-Chicago Evening
Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
CRIME

WILLIAM H PAINToR, who murdered
Mrs. M. Strominger, was hanged at York,
Pa, Saturday.
WILLIAM Mcintosh, of Manchester,
Iowa, shot himself through the heart
Wednesday, on account Of dependency
BENJAMIN MCCUNE, young rolling
mill employe, committed suicide Wednes-
day, at Springfield H., by hanging him
self in his barn because of the disgrace of
his sister.
MORE troops are ordered to Tower to
deal with striking miners. Twenty ring
leaders are arrested and the backbone of
the difficulty is regarded broken.
DOUBTS are entertained Of the accident
al death of Charley Henderson, who was
found drowned at Vandalia, Ill.,, Sunday.
it is thought by some that he was murder
ed and thrown into the creek.
JOHN RUGGLEs, who, with his brother
Charles, robbed the Redding stage about
a month ago, was tracked to Woodland
CAL, by sheriff Sunday and fatally shot.
During the attack on the stage John Rug
e5es shot and killed the express messenger,
a man named Montgomery.
AT Portland, Ore, Henry Norberg. on
Friday night, shot and killed his sweet
heart, Augusta Shogrena, domestic He
then put bullet through his owl brain.
Two daughters of the late General Es-
cobedo. who was one of the most noted of
Mexican military leaders in recent years,
have been arrested in the city of Mexico
for raising $40 bills to 800 bills and pass
ing them.
FRIDAY night John Vanarsdale, resi-
dent of Jacksonville, Ill, committed
suicide by taking poison. He was about
so years of age, and had been an Invalid
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
for good many yelrs. I'll health was
the cause Of the suicide.

for good many yelrs. Ill health was
the cause of the suicide
ANOTHER of the Hatfield, of Pike
county, KY, has met violent death. His
slayer was Henry Stallard, and the
tragedy occurred in a church Sunday.
when Hatfield reproved Sallard for un-
seemly conduct.
AT CobleskiIl, n. Y, Tuesday, Melvin
Let's shot and killed Miss Swart. his
sister-in-law, at her residence and then
went to the barn and shot and kill him
self. 1t is thought that he was insane.
Mrs JAMES BURCH, of Cardonia, Ind,
placed dynamite cartridge beneath the
house Of A. Handbook, and its explosion
wrecked thu bilding and injured Mr..
and Mrs. Handbook and one of their
chiidred. Mrs. Burch thought the house
was occupied by a family named Michnot,
and thought her husband was there visit
ing Mrs. Michn0t.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

A RAILROAD collision near Saltwater.
Mimi, kills one person and Injuries seven
others.
Iowa had a cyclone which did great
damage but killed nobody, though several
persons were injured.
OWEN KIRK, IS years old, a car in
spector for the Chicago and Alton rail-
way, was run over and killed by train of
cars NJ Jnday afternoon.
FRANK CRAFTY, miller at Argyle, ILL.,,
while in bathing Sunday got beyond
his depth and was drowned. He leaves a
family.
AT Newark, O., lightning struck two
sons Of Winfield Harlow while in each
Others arms in a swing. Henry, aged 5,
was killed and the other badly injured.
A HEAVY storm occurred near Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, Wednesday night. Rail
roads north, east and sonth were washed
out and trains were all late.
TUESDAY. morning Frederick B .essen,
employed as a janitor In the Iroquois
Club, at Chicago, was caught between the
elevator car and the sixth floor and in
stantly killed.
FIFTEEN persons were killed by the
railroad accident at Harrisonburg, Pa,
Saturday morning. A telegraph operator
confesses responsibility for the disaster
and is arrested.
PAUL PATILLo well known in Canada
and Michigan as a prize-fgdter and
boxer, was killed Friday by falling from
the seventh story of Pingree & Smith S
new building. He leaves a wife and two
children.
The yacht Caprice, with twenty seven
people on board, capsized Sunday on the
river below Detroit, Mich. Two young
ladies of the party, and man on the yacht
Duke, who attempted to rescue them, were
rowned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
A LEAP YEAR hOMA5CE.
1t Was Only Small A fair, Butt Was the
nf

End of Love
81 am only a clerk on a snla salary. -
she said, "but can offer you acomfort-
able home if you can dispense with lux
uries, Harold"
Il am no ice cream fend," henswered
coIdly.
And can you forego soda wate?"
81 never touch it.
Nor candy?''
Mamma would never let meacouire
the candy habit, ne said, truthfdk.
Sweet boy; But you love the ttatre-
the matinee
You forget. | was raised Bos-
ton
"Oh, then, concerts are your onl weak
ness. Darling, there is a sym plny TO-
night. am sure you would like 90 :"
Will you call for me, my Edith?f
AT quarter to s precisely. u will
be all ready, dearest?"
"Yaas. never keeping any one Wait
ing"
Punctual to the hour E 18th Ma rmaI-
low made Der appearance and fun her
young lover ready for the evening All
except his gloves These he held i bis
hand.
Il can put them on in the carriag he
explained, ''as we go along
''Carriage!' shrieked Edith, ''die Won
expect for one moment Harold Sniyjet
that | was to bring carriage?"
And did you expect for one mos t.
Edith Marshmallow, that | was to
walk ?"
II was the bitter end Of their romsla
and each went on Observation-Disclosures
a wiser and sadder man-and womat
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
A. f. sTEvENSN.
The Illinois Candidate Nam d For Second
Place. =

At the session of the conuntion Thurs
day, ex- assistant Postmater General.
Adlai E. Stevenson, of blinds, was nom
mated for vice presidentl A dozen
speeches were made, but SteheDgon was
named over l. 2. Gray, of I1iana: John
l. Mitchell, of Wisconsin; hief Justice
Judge Morse, of higana and others.
Burke Cochran, of New York; and Judge
Lambert Tree, OF ILL.,, were 40 honored
with Few votes. Stevenson siomination
was made unanimous by accllnation be-
lore the ballot was over. ray was a
fairly close second. N. Y We'd solidlv
TOR Stevenson, but "a. gave ray a like
vote. Boies refused to be cadidate.
TIE convention adjourned Ane die at
SIT 0. m. Thuradav.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
SATURDAY, June 25.
MAJESTIC PALMS IN INDIA.
Trees a Hundred Feet High-Many Uses
for the Leaves

The TALBOT or great fan-paim, grows for
about thirty years, and reaches a hight OF
more than 100 feet. Then. for the first
single huge bud four feet in height is
developed, and finally bursts into pyramid
of snowie plumes composed of numberless
is some times twenty-five feet high, and
at its base has diameter of forty feet
As Miss Cummings says in her 1.-TWO
Happy Years in CeyIon. at is glorious
sight, and is visible from an immense dis
lance, IS it often grows among flat sur
roundines, such as rice fields"
The natives turn the leaves to thousand
uses, domestic and literary. When on a
journey, and especially if they are on pill
grimage to some sacred shrine, each of
them carries portion of one of these great
leaves tightly folded into long, narrow
form, like gigantic closed fan. This ser.
yes as a sunshade or rain cloak by day,and
| at night several friends contribute every
man his palm leaf, three or four of them,
with the pointed end upward, forming a
very fair bell shaped tent. And very pictur
esque few groups OF these tents look when
| pitched IN some, forest glade around blaz-
ing camp fires.
Formerly the exact great noble was
| shown by the number of such sunshades
which he was entitled to have carried be
| fore him, an on state occasions a leaf, in
laid with pieces of gllttering tale and
folded like huge fan, formed the cere-
moniai canopy which was held above his
| mead by one or more attendants.
The leaves attain their largest size when
the tree Is about twenty years of age, at
which they sometimes measure twenty-five
feet from the base Of the leaf stock to the
outer edge of the fan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
Uudae Lynch.

Public opinion is becoming aroused
over TIE alarming increase in iynchineg
all over the country and especially in the
south. The law, the attorneys and the
judges are greatly to blame for this lynch
ing business. If miscreants deserving of
death would recajve sure ana prompt
punishment there would be no ynching
bee. But as it IS when red handed
murderer gets arrested for his deeds the
first thing that is done is TO SET about
some way to get him free, and in nine
cases out of ten he does get free. There
are no lynchings in European countries,
because there is 10 Juggling with law and
justice. In Germany, France and Eng
land 1t Is pretty certain that If party on
trial deserves punishment he will get it.
Hence there Is no interference with the
laws course. Ia this country the contrary
is the case. The more guilty and blood
stained the cDlprit, the more likely is he
to escape. We are pleased to see that
some attention Is beng paid to this mat
ter by the courts. The New York courts
OF appeals has given note of warning to
the lawyers who attempt to defeat tke ends
OF justice In shielding criminals. As
stated a murderer was tried and convicted
two years ago, and there was no doubt
whatever of his guilt. Neither was there
any serious question about his having had
a fair trial. Yet the case war twice taken
to the supreme court Of the United States,
and three times to the New YORK court OF
appeals, and now the lawyers have applied
for a rehearing. Ia denying this motion
the court administered severe rebuke to
the pettifogging lawyers who thus under
took to prevent the administration Of
Justice
When all the forms of law have been
said the court, and the defend
ant has had every opportunity to make
ms deteEse, and his conviction has been
affirmed by the highest court of our state.
ne contest Ii the courts should end, and
5he final judgment should be executed.
lnless the governor of the state should,
n the exercise of his clemency, grant
eprleye or a pardon. Attorneys and
'ounsellors admitted TO practice in the
;ourts o. this state are under a duty to
nd IN the administration Of justice, and
hey can not, consistently with their duty.
ngage IN Vexatious proceedings merely
or the purpose Of undermining the final
judgments OF the courts and defe atinc the
ehests Of the law" The court added
hat 1t was proper subject of INQUIRY
whether the attorneys engaging in such
PRACTICES do not expose themselves TO the
powers of the courts. This
! courageous and timely stand taken bp
lis court. 1t should be initiated bv all.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
IT'S \ MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.
Its Inha bitants Are Skeletons and There
Are Many Houses ~

Its Inha bitants Are Skeletons and There
Are Many Houses. ~
Los ANGELES, June 1S.--Ine captaia of
cOasting vessel who arrived at Guayamas,
Mex recently, tells of a strange discovery
made by himself during his last trip. He
traded up and down the coast, doing bust
ness amoug the inhabitants of the island
and coast villages btween there and San
ID ego. A heavy wind drove him far out
of his way, and when the ST rm allotted he
found that he was so far out OF his usual
path that he had lost his reckoning.
He was out Of sight of shore, and when
he saw land bore down upon it and found
an island that was not down on any of the
charts. He sent the boat ashore, and the
men returned, saying no one lived there,
but that there were many houses and evi-
dences of the place having at one time
oeen inhabited The captain then went
and found that the island had undoubtedly
been swept by a scourge of some kind. There
were numerous huts, tut not living thing
was to be found
An examination reveled the fact that the
former residents had died in such numbers
that they had not been buried. The tkele-
tons were lying around the island where
the people ~ere when death overlook them.
In one hut were found the remains Of
seventeen people, while III many others
were the bones of great numbers. They
had been dead for such a time that the bones
were beginning to decay. There was
little to be found to show what kind of
people they were, but it Is supposed that
they belonged to one Of the island tribes
which were so abundant in this part Of tae
coast fifty years ago. OF COURSE, there can
only be coDj9cture as to tie probable cause
of the wiplng out Of an entire tribe, but
KIN }wlege Of the fearful sweep of scourges
on the islands leads to the belief that
pestilence swept off the inhabitants.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30
Harvesting The Hay Crop.

The value of the nav crop depends so
largely upon Its ing harvested .t the
right time, and especially upon its being
properly cured without damage 1r0m rains.
that the time of the hav harvest is ALWAYS
a season of anxiety. Clover and orchard
grass are the hcst crops TO be made into
hay From the b1i leness of the cured
leaves of clover and the Coarseness of
the HeuIs it Is much more difficult to cure
successfully than the smaller stalked grasses
which constitute the bulk Of the hay crop.
Clover should be cut for hay as soon as the
blossoms beg to turn slightly brown, for
the development and ripening of the seed
Will make stems more woody and less nut
rltIouS. When mown the swath SHOULD
lie In the sun until the upper portion is
partly cured, then turn II over anu gen.
orally finish by placing into small cocks
until dry enough for the barn. The less
handling and stirring itreceives while
being cured the better In season of
con tinued dry weather it may be hauled in
from the swath or winroe, if cured enough.
but clover will not shed rain in an nncoy-
cred cocks and is damaged by a heavy
dew
limo ny is the standard hay grass of
the country, and of the two is more risis-
tant to injury from wet than clover. Mel
Their one, however, should be allowed to
become wet from rain after it has partly
dried when it is possible to prevent it.
When catching shOwery weather prevents,
partly cured hay should be placed into cocks
and covered with hap caps, of which every
farmer should have d supply. These map be
made from coarse, heavy muslin. two yards
wide, and If stretched evenly over the hay
cocks and fastened down will in most
cases, be sufficiently protective without
being painted.
Care must be taken that pa: .leY-cured
hay does not remain unopened in the cock
long enough to heat and mould. Farmers
differ somewhat in their ideas ahout the
proper stage Of growth in which timothy
should be lnown. The most common praC-
tice is TO cut after the seeds are fully deve-
loptd, but before they are so ripe as to
shell out Will curing and handling the
hay.
As a rule coarse grasses should be cut at
an early stage and before ripeniug of the
seeds has made the stems dry and woody.