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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
ANrI-OPTIoN IN THE SENATE.
Final Debate Before 1t Passes To-mor-
row to Be Killed in the House.

TO" TO DE hHTeu III tHe 1ouse.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-The anti
option bill came up in the Senate
this afternoon for what is sup
posed to be the last debate before the
vote. Senator White denounced
the bill and gave his reasons. The
vote will, according to agreement, be
taken tomorrow at 2 o'clock
and will show a big majority
in its favor. The bill will then
go to the House, where, Buck
Kilgore said to-day, it will be killed
if there be any virtue left in flibus-
tering, and in view of his success in
downing the Torrey bankruptcy bill
he reckoned there was plenty of virtue
left.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
SOME FAMOUS NUGGETS.
South Australians Addition to the World
Wealth.

Chambers Journal: Referring to an
interesting article entitled, Gold in
Nature" and mentioning a nugget OF
134 pounds weight found in South
Australia (Victoria0 perhaps a refer
ence to some noted Australian nuggets
comes the Welcome Stranger" which
contained over $500 ounces of gold,
worth about f9, 200, and was found on
Feb. 5, 1869, in Moiagal, near Donolly,
in Victoria. Next in rank comes the
welcome nugget, found at Bakery
Hill, Ballarat, in the same colony, on
June II, 1873, at depth Of about $50
feet. The nugget weighed 1900 ounces
es in the gross, and its net value was
fS, 7SO. 1t was sold for 10000 to a
party who wanted it for show purposes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

All members of the state board Of
health, which was in session in the Cap
ital city last Saturday, expressed him.
self in favor of and urged a bill provid-
ing for fund Of $4,000 to be used in
protecting The state from the ravages
Of cholera, should that disease make its
appearance here next summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

Jacob David, the defaulting cashier
Of a Chicago Building Association who
was recently arrested in Germany, was
a passenger on boad ne steamship Al
Ter, from Bremen, which arrived at New
York Friday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

George r. Laughlin, one of the oldest
settlers In the Grant county lead
mining region, is lying at the point VI
death at his home in Platteville, as re-
suit of paralytic stroke. His death II
expected at any moment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
AMERICAN COMIC OPERA.
Marie Tempest Thinks 1t Has Entered
Era

New Era.
Comic opera is Il wonderful thing,
but not half as humorous as folks
think who sit in their stalls and boxes
and see simply the performance in its
perfected state. The curtain rises,
and for three hours every thing is de-
Nghtful No stumbles over words;
no false notes. The hero appears, like
wise the pri1na dona; also the wicked
sons who plot to keep them apart
The reuniting of several hearts, the
finale and then the retreat This is the
public idea Of comic opera.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

AS one who has sung and acted in
various productions, from dainty oper
cite of Planquette to "Cavalleria Rus
ticana'' and The Fencing Master"
think several things, writes Marie Tenn
pest in the New York Journal.
In the first place, you all remember
the French opera bouffe. You saw
Aimee and Ia Jolie Parfumeuse. -
Alice Oates you heard, and when
French opera Of that sort, through
, want of a vivacious prima-dena, be-
came simply tiresome you stayed away.
1.-The Chimes of Normandy" pleas
ed you always. Then came "Pinafore,' -
and you all went crazy.
Why? Because the brightness of
the performances suited you. The
, words were clever. There was just
plot and the music! You remember
that II you hadn't seen the opera
some small boy whistied the air in
your ears.
| People began to awaken to the fact
that English speaking people could
originate delightful melodies and enter
tanning words to go with them.
Patience" went over this country and
! England the same. Gilbert and Sulli-
| van, the authors, got as rich as they
| became famous. The same or similar
| people in France began to think
! NJ. Audran. with a nameless collab-
orator, produced, 1.-THE Mascot, and
"OGvette." They also went wonder
fully Well
Since then, alas! with the possible
exception of ''Hlanthe'' and THE
! Gofioliers," no great hit has been
made. OF a sudden there doomed
upon the horizon a man in whom
melody had been latent, so far as the
public is concerned.
robin Hood" a comic opera, was
presented. It's success was positive
Mr.. de Koven demonstrated the fact
: that melody and tuneful airs were al
his fingers tips, and that they were
what the people wanted. 1.-THE Fencing
Master" the next opera, was a success
Of the biggest kind, and when the
Casino people heard Of the enormous
business done everywhere they were
glad to make an arrangement with
Manager J. M. Hill and give up the
vaudeville idea, to which they had com
mitted themselves.
| So, in the so-called home Of comic
OPERA" ''The Fencing Master" the
first American opera ever sung there
has taken up residence which prom
ises to last for many months to come.
! With the success Of Mr.. de Koven
and Mr.. Smith, a distnctively new
era of comic opera is upon us. Past
the old dull days Of opera bouffe, and
newer than the Gilbert and Sullivan
pieces with a ibretto which depends
not on satire for it's success and a must
cal accompaniment which fills the soul
as well as the ear. I truly believe
the public is to be congratulated
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
Logger Killed by Falling Tree

Merrill, Wis, Jan. 25.-Edward Tole
was killed in Langley & A1derson's lum-
Der camp by the falling Of tree. The
tree fell In such a manner that several
others barely escaped like fate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02
Tho Decline of Literature.

At lecture on The Decline of Lit
srature," the eloquent orator shouteds
"Where are the Chaucers. and Shak-
speares, and Millions, and Sponsors, and
Macaulays? Where are they say7'
A voice answered. sadly from the
gallery. "All dead,'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-02

James FfHgbbons, once prominent at
Marinette as labor agitator, Is arrang-
ing to open a bank at Iron Mountain In
company with Oshkosh and Neenah
capitalists
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
Reforming a Parrot.

A Pittsburger who spent part OF ia
summer in England tells an incideu
which sadly disturbed the religious peac
OF parish in Penzance.
A maiden lady OF that town owned s
parrot, whica somehow acquired the die.
agreeable habit OF observing, at frequeEt
intervals:
81 wish the old lady would die"
This annoyed the birds owner, who
spoke to her crrate about it.
"Ithink that we can rectify the mat
;er," replied the good man. 81 also have
parrot, and he is ighteous bird, hav-
ng been brought up in the way heshouid
20. will lend you my parrot, and ]
trust his influence will reform that de
rraved bird OF yours"
The curate's parrot was placed in the
anne room with the wicked one, and
Don as the two had become sccustome!
. each other the bad bird remarked:
II wish the old lady would die"
Whereupon the clergyman's bird rolled
p his eyes and in solemn accents added !:
1--WE beseech thee to hear us, good
Iordl"
The story got out in the parish, and fo-
cvcral Sundays it was necessary to omit
he litany at the church services.-Pitts.
,urg Chronicle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
a Chinese Heroine.

We do not look for heroines in Chinese
story, but there are plenty 10 be found.
The most famous OF them was Hwakee,
who has been called the Chinese Joan
dare, and the comparison is not unrea-
sonsble. She was Queen OF a small state.
allied, like so many others, by respect and
gratitude to the Imperial throne, but In
dependent. When the Japanese had es-
tablished themselves in all the maritime
provinces, and threatened Pekin itself,
in 1852, Hwakee visited the Emperor. pro-
calming q divine mission for his deliver
snce. He had the wit 10 receive her
gratefully and put force at her aiseesal,
which she drilled with terrible severity
before leading them against tho foe.
After many defeats the japanese raised
the siege OF Nanking, and though the
wer was continued they had no chance oi
succcss afterwards.-N Y. Evenip- Pos.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
The FINANCIAL NEWS.

BosToS, Jan. The market shows
signs OF being heavily oversold, and de-
spite the fact that $,.000.0o0 in gold had
been ordered for exports tomorrow it has
been dull but very strong. The market
generally rallies on Friday upon the
evening up OF accounts, and to- day his
tory promises to re leat itself.
A fair demand for Reading was noticed
and the ahorts are nervous
Wormer has been the principal buyer
of sugar. Contrary 60 expectation there
Is a scarcity of stock In both markets.
A heavy short Interest Is reported In
New York as the outcome OF yesterday 5
operations.
NV England was bought by Flower
and Harves Durard.
Local houses were the principal buyers
Of A cnison.
w AsHINGToN, Jan. 6-Charles Vance,
privase secretary TO Senator Vance Tor
the past twelve years, writes under date
OF last night that the anti-option bill will
surely pass.
NEW YORK. Jan. G. 12 M-London
prices are strong. st. Paul aud Louis
vile Nashville are better. The rest of
of the list is Is better. Business is very
duh on the otuer side. The chamber of
commerce has voted in favor OF of the re-
peal of the silver law. The newspapers
here say that the Cleveland faction are
going TO advocate the old Bland bill as "A
compromise.
II is rumored that Gov. Merriam OF
Minnesota will be president OF the n. r.,
and that Willard will 10 into Clevelands
cabinet as secretary of the interior It
looks as il two millions would go out by
to-morrow's boat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
Misplaced Rragginc.


He was very tired looking man. De-
lection was written on every line of his
lace, and as was stranger in the viii
age with nothing to do, and no one to
.alk to, relieved my pent-up spirits by
expressing my sympathy with him in his
troubles, whatever they were.
Thanks, he said. "My chief trou bic
seems to be that / am an idiot from
idiotsville, and that is incurable. 1 go,
INTO braggin' match with stranger up
n the post Office. He bet he was richer'n
was, an took him up just for a bluff.
told him everything had an more too,
and after awhile he gave in, sayin' as
how he wouldn't have thought IL. Then
said I'd swear TO It, m he said all right.
an did, and by thunder, who do you
suppose he was9"
81 don't know" answered. who?"
"The tax-assessorv' he moaned.
IL certainly was case of hard luck
Harper's Drawer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
Trial Trip of the Monterey.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.-The official
trial trip of the new coast defense vessel
Monterey occurred in the bay OF San
Francisco yesterday and was entirely sue
cessful. Approximate computations sho :
a development OF 5i52 horse power of til,
main engines alone. The horse power O
the auxiliary engines is estimated q,
from 100 to 20O. Both contractors an
naval engineers who were on duty duriu
the trial are confident that the 800 hor3
power required by contract has been eN.
ceeded. Her maximum speed was ovr
iifteen knots per hour, which is consd
cred satisfp N-v.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
The Parliamentary Commission.

PARIS, Jan. 6.-The parliamentary COM
mission of inquiry has resumed its sit
tings. The principal witness called was
Viscount de Villebois- Mareuil, Mon
archist deputy for Mayenne. He said that
the expenditure of the Panama Canal
Company in corrupting the press was a
trifie when compared with the enormous
amount lost through bogus contracts. He
urged the commission to call the principa
contractors and examine them as to tbs
amounts received and the work actually
done. The wide discrepancy between th'
two items would then be revealed. Tn
Comite de la Union du Panama, he sale
had been formed expressly TO infiuenc
deputies and conspicuous men in tn
provinces to favor the lottery loan. Th
commission appointed n sub-committe,
TO inquire into Viscount de Villebois-
Mareuil's charges and then adjourned
until tomorrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
0URt0W4PE0PIl

The engagement Is announced OF Miss
Susie Talbot To Mr.. George Ciahin, form
erly OF this city. now of Kansas City.
Mrs. Hollis Of Yonkers. N. ", is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Frederick G. Sayles
OF Pawtucket Miss Cowperthwaite OF
Yonkers is also guest of Mrs. Sayles.
Cards of invitation are out for sub
scrtption matinee and evening entertain
ment o be held at the Trocadero, Janu-
airy .7th, for the benefit of st. Mary's
Orphanage. The evening performance TO
be followed by "A full dress ball and SUP
per. Answers TO be sent To Mrs. w. w.
Browaell.
Prof William G. Poland Of Brown
University has gone TO New York TO lee
ture at Columbia College this evening
before the Archeologic Al Institute OF
America on Excavations in Greece in
1892 by the American School at Athens" !"
Mrs. Mary Blundell and daughter,
Miss Flora, are sojourning in Asneville.
n. G.
Mr. Chester Barrows has gone to Ashe-
vile, n. &.
Mrs. l.. w. Kenyon, contemplates So
Journing for the season In Florida.
Miss Florence l.. Williams is one of the
most promising or the rising elocutionists
in this city.
Mr.. S. Edward Eastman aud Miss
Emma w. Cromp6on were married
Wednesday evening by the Rev. Thomas
III. Cocroft or this city at the residence of
the brides parents. Mr. auu Mrs. Will
liam y. Crompton, on Crompton avenue
in East Greenwich The couple left on
the boat train at 7:i6 for New York.
Their wedding trip will include Phila-
delphia and Washington.
Prof. Hiese gave reception in Tilling-
hast's Assembly rooms last evening, il
being the end OF the quarter in'the dane
ing school. There were about for y-five
couples present.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06

"When ] was in st. Louis last, 50. ID
Major j. w. Edwards, 81 was the bearer
of some very important instructions
rom the Government at Washington t.
the authorities at Macon City, in this
state. started up over the old Nor. J.
Missouri railroad, and had a Fremont
on OF danger ahead, but, OF course, has
20 go on. AT some little town near Me:.-
col have forgotten the name--we Wee
stopped by lot of Bill Anderson's men.
= they found the papers on me or any
where about me my life would not d.
worth a moments thought. S.oopiri
down, j opened the satchel at my fect
grasped the papers, without any clear
dea as to what / intended to &c
with them, just as two of the men
came to the door with drawn re-
volvers. At this juncture a lady oc-
cupying seat just opposite car''
across the aisle, stopped as If leanin'
over my satchel, and before knew it Tn
papers had been snatched out of IL.
hands and bad disappeared. When thc
'oid!ers searched me and my satchel they
ound nothing against me, though they
even made me take off my boots and
socks. After we were fully under wGy
again the lady opposite me spent consid-
erable time in arranging her draperie3,
and after mysterious movement or two
HANDED me bundle wrapped in her hand
kerchief, which turned out to be my
apers. Who was she? I never learned
As she was leaving the train / started 10
ask, but was silenced by look, and az
; lie handkerchief was only marked Mary
! have long since given up all hopes OF
dnding out. st. Louis q obe- Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
THE FlREMEN HUSTLED
A Lively Blaze and a S500,000 Loss
at Pittsburg.
RARE PAINTINGS DESTROYED.
The Historic Vermont Mansion a Heap of
Ruins = Three Five-story Buildings
Also Destroycd--Frozen Water Plugs
Delayed the Firemen's Work.

PITTsBURo, Pa, Jan. GA large brick
building on Fayette street, between 9th
and 10th streets, occupied by the Collins
Cigar Company, and three ive-story
buildings and q residence on Penn avenue,
were burned last night. The fve-story
buildings were occupied by p. Duff &
sons, commission merchants; Gavitt Il
Pollock, lamps and fancy imported goods /;
Booth & Flynn, contractors, and numer-
Gus offices.
IL was cold night and the firemen ex-
perienced considerable difficulty with fro
zen water plugs. The fire started at 1929
O'Clock. The flames spread rapidly and in
less than 80 minutes after they caught fire
the structures were doomed.
The firemen then turned their attention
to the adjoining buildings and after
hard fight succeeded in keeping the
flames confined to the buildings on fire.
Keech's immense instalment house, and
the Westinghouse machine shops, were
on fire several times, but the good work
OF the fire department saved them.
At 11.30 O'Clock the walls of the Duff
building fell with a crash burylng the
old Werner mansion adjoining. The family
had deserted the house in time, and as far
as known, no one was injured.
The total loss is variously estimated at
$3.50, 900 to $500, 900.
1t was stated that 100000 worth of liq-
uors and cigars was stored in the Collins
building, but this could not be verified.
Gavitt d Pollock's loss is $4,000 and
Duh's loss Will be as much more. The
other losses Will range from 5000 TO s50,-
600.
The Werner mansion was one OF the
Oldest residences in the city and many
valuable paintings were destroyed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
TERMINAL FACILITIES.
Some Additional Facts About the New
York and New Engiand's Position.

Some Additional Facts About the New
York and New England's Position.
There Is good deal OF informati on
concerning the delay in the terminal
negotiations which has not been made
public" said one of the gentlemen in
terested to-day, ''and naturally too, for
the members OF the committee do not
yish To give out information concerning
The. plans Till they have either been
perfected or rejected.
Naturally, the New York and New
England railroad wants all IL can get
and has made demands watch the COM
mittee cou'd not comply with. They
have also hesitated about accepting the
propositions of the committee which has
the authority, but IL Is expected that be-
fore the Legislature meets everything
will be satisfactorily arranged.
"OIe of the little difficulties which
arose was the fact that the officials and
attorneys who made tho original agree
ment TO sell the roadbed to the city Of
Providence for a specified pric, did not
have the authority to make such AN
agreement though they sup ,osel at the
time that they had the authority
This makes u new agreement necessary
and the n. Y. aud n. +. officials insist
that the expense of the removal of their
tracks and freight house shall be borne
right ana there will probably be no
trouble on that point.
Another point on which there was a
slight dispute was tho ownership OF
certain piece of land which the n. Y. aud
n. Il. claims, but which is also claimed
by the city. III the railroa can show "A
title to the land In question the city will
nave no objection 10 paying the proper
price for 1t. The land is not iFcluded in
the strip owned by the n. Y. and y. r..
III the plat furnished by the city engi-
neer. and the city officials claim that il is
low lp tue possession of the city.
The New York and New England also
desired perpetual permission TO haul its
cars down Dorrance street, but this no
City Council would ever consent to do.
The company will have all the necessary
privileges over the Harbor Junction Line,
ana AS long as the tracks remain in Dor
rance street the right will be reserved by
the City Council to order them up on
ninety days notice. This demand was
most unreasonable. and tne officials of
the New York and New England nave
been made 20 understand it. in fact have
Withdrawn ii.
'At the last meeting Of the committee
on terminal facilities a communication
from the railroal was Coz sidered aud a
re urn proposition forwarded to the
headquarters OF the company in New
York city. AT tie .eeting of the di-
rectors Of J,e road ON the following day
the matter was brought up and COM
mittee appointed TO consider the propo-
sition.
1T is expected that the company will be
heard froin in IA few days, AID there is
also reason TO expect there will b. no ne
cessity OF going 10 the General Assembly
Tor authority TO condemu tue lands"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
Woman suffrage.

About forty ardent believers In
woman's rights being equal with mans
gathered in Blackstone Hall Yesterday
afternoon aud listened to "A talk by Mrs
Mary \. Greene. LII. u. IL is "a pity thai
50 many seats were empty, for the address
meritei larger audience. but IL stormed
aud the women did not want 20 brave N
This need not be used as an argu u ent
against eniranchis.ng women, for IL their
presence was needed at the ballot box
they would be there, storm or no storm
Mrs. Grreae's subj c. was "Ihe Legal
aud Political llign Of Nomen ia Kho,la
Island as IempsIsi With y her states
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
Paints of Uufarast
BOARD OF ARBITRATION,
Francis w. Carpenter Chosen as the Third
Electric Light Arbitrator.

The third arbitrator TO fix the price of
electric lights for the city of Providence
under the new contract to be executed
has been selected and the board of arbi-
traton is now complete. Gardner c.
Sims was chosed by the City Council and
f; a. Gilbert by the Narragansett Elec-
trio Lighting Co.
Under the terms OF the contract these
two arbitrators were TO choose the third
aud they have chosen Francis w. Carpen
ter to fill the position. Mr.. Gilbert
assented to Mr.. Simms' proposition that
the third arbitrator should be citizen of
Providence aud Mr.. Carpenters name
was acceptable, both To Mr.. Gilbert and
the Narragausett Electric Lighting Com
pany. Mr. Carpenter is member of tile
frm or Congdon, Carpenter n Co. and
president OF the American National
Bank. Mayor Potter has been ofiicially
notified Of the choice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-06
LOCAL ITEMS.

The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Democratic Club will be held next
Wednesday evening. Officers will De
elected aud supper served.
A parish festival service will he held in
the Church of the Epiphany, Elmwood,
Friday evening (feast of the Epiphany,
at s o'clock The sermon will he preached
by the Rt Rev. Thomas NJ. CLARK, ID. d.,
bishop OF the diocese.
In accordance with general request
made at the recent citizens meeting at
the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms, the Rev. X. L.. Greene will com
mence Sunday evening, at the Trinity NJ.
r.. Church, a series OF sermons relating o
the moral problems confronting the cru
saders.
Patrol Driver Frank McGarr has been
transferred from Station o to Station .
and Driver Daniel O'Connor of Station 2
Will drive ut Station q.
A woman named Sarah RYDER. fell on
the sidewalk on High street ut 4;30
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and sustained
severe injuries but not fatal.
Officer Mitchell assisted a horse to it's
feet In j. NJ. Lincoln's stable, rear 1SI
North Main street at 1910 this morniny
lhe animal had become cast in his stall
At 4:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
woman named Lizzie Patstoue. living in
south Providence slipped on the sidewalk
on Brook street aid sust ,iled severe in.
Juries. The woman was rendered un-
conscious aud was taken into j. Z. VOL
stenholme's store at the corner OF Brook
and Arnold streets and later proceeded
to her home.
A horse attached to wagon owned By
Leprelett Sweet became frightened by
escaping steam which was issuing from a
manhole in the street and ran away The
animal took TO the sidewalk and collided
with post. breaking the shaft and one
wheel. The damage will not exceed SIS.