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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
PROCLAMATION
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT.

Washington, Nov. 3.-The president
ing proclamation:
while the American people should
every day remember With praise and
thanksgiving the divine goodness and
mercy which has followed them since
their beginning as a nation, it is fit
be especially devoted to the cOntempla-
ton of the blessing which we have
received from the hand of God, and
to the Sreatful acknowledgement Of his
loving kindness.
Therefor, /, Grover Cleveland, pres
ident of the United States, do hereby
designate and set apart Thursday, the
Both day of the present month of No
vember, as a day of thanksgiving and
praise to be kept and observed by all
the people of the land. On that day
let us forego our ordinary work and
emplOymentS and assemble in our
usual places of worship where we may
recall all God has done for us and
where from grateful hearts our united
tribute of praise and song may reach
the throne of grace. Let reunions OF
kindred and social meetings of friends
lend cheer and enjoyment to duty.
and let generous gifts Of charity for re
lief Of the poor and needy prove the
sincerity of our thanksgiving.
''(Signed) Grover Cleveland.
by the president, Walter @. Gresh-
am, secretary of state"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
DUN & CO.'S AND BRADSTREETS
WEEKLY REPORT.

New York, Nov. 3.-R. G. Dun &
Co. in their report of the weeks trade
say the repeal of the silver purchase
act does good already. Business in
every part of the country is better and
the tone of trade more confident. II
is hardly time yet for manufacturers
business to be benefited to a great ex-
tent, but bankers are more liberal in
accommodation and merchants more
hopeful in purchasing.
The act will do less good than if
passed early in the spring, or without
delay after congress assembled. 1t can
not now prevent the several thousand
failures which have already occurred,
nor relieve creditors from resulting en-
harrassmentS.
It cannot now save from loss the
multitude of manufacturing establish
ments which closed because the future
seemed uncer tain. 1t will g. Har to re
store business confidence which was
much needed, but may expect larger
results than can ut this late Gay be
realized
The volume of domestic trade gains
but little The railroads have been do
ing little better. but returns do not
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
COMING SILVER NOW.

Washington, Nov. 3.-ImpOrtant ac-
ton was taken by the treasury de-
partment today in regard to silver.
Orders were sent to the superintend-
ents of the United States minis at San
Francisco and New Orleans to resume
the coinage, suspended some months
ago, of standard silver dollars.
This action is taken under AUTHORITY
of section 3 of the Sherman law of
1890, which is as follows:
THAT the secretary of the treasury
shall each month coin 100000 ounces
of the silver bullion purchased under
the provisions of this act into standard
silver dollars, until the first day OF
July, 1891, and after that time he shall
coin of the silver bullion purchased
under the provisions of this act as
much as may be necessary to provide
for the redemption of the treasury
notes herein provided for, and any
gain or seigniorage arising from such
coinage shall be accounted for and
paid into the treasury"
1t is for the purpose of utilizing the
llldI lIlc VI
ard silver dollars is resumed. The eX-
pectation is that about 81, 500, 900 stand
ard silver dollars can be coined at
once, which will give the United States
treasury a SeigniOrage of about $780,
0O0-in other words, the seigniorage
bears the proportion of one-third the
amount of the silver coined.
1t is the intention of the treasury dc
partment, as the other minis become
clear of gold coinage, to have them
also coin silver and thus increase the
coinage from 100000 to 100000 of
dollars per month.
The seigniorage is so much clear gain
to the United States treasury, and it 1t
could ali be placed to the credit OF the
government at once it would increase
the balance by $53,OO0,0O0. The
amount of silver subject to coinage is
14O00O,OOO ounces.
The administration has for several
days past been considering the CUES
ton as to whether it could use all the
seigniOrage at once-thus making avail
able $53 100000, but as far as can be
learned no conclusion has been reached.
No doubt exists as to the use of the
seigniorage as fast as the standard sill
Yer dollars are coined.
The silver bullion to thus be con-
verted into standard silver dollars IN
der the Sherman act Of 1890, and upon
which the coin notes are issued.
The coinage of silver, however, will
not contract the currency, but will in
crease money in circulation to the eX-
tent of the seigniorage, and, without
further legislation, is the only means of
increasing the per capita circulation to
keep pace with the increase in popula-
ton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
PRENDERGAST NOT INSANE.
Collier Makes a Strong Argument on
the Prisoners Responsibility.

Chicago, Nov. 2-LaWyer Frank Col
| insane. He says that there is too
much method in his madness to war
rant the belief that he is so irrespOn
sible as not to be able to judge between
right and wrong. Mr.. Collier has
made a special study of the insane
law.
'9The case is parallel to that OF
Glliteau, who aSsaSSinated President
Garfield" said Mr.. Collier yesterday.
Il judge solely from the facts Of the
case as printed in the Chicago papers.
A man may be insane on one subject
and be perfectly sane on all others.
lie is perfectly able to distinguish
right from wrong. A man who,
though insane on one subject, a mono
maniac, commits crime wholly for
eign to his mOnOmania, is perfectly
responsible under the law for that
crime. A man does not become ire
SpOnSible because of the mere fact that
he IS insane. He may be sane as to
the crime he commits. The true test
of criminal responsibility as to whether
q man is insane or not is to discover
whether or not the accused has sufti-
Gent use Of his reason to understand
the nature of the act with which he is
charged and to understand if it was
wrong for him to commit it. If this
is fact he is criminally responsible.
eff a man laborS under a deluSiOn
that some one is going to kill him, and
he is exempt from punishment. If it
is his delusion that the deceased had
inflicted serious injury to his character
or fortune, and he kills him in revenge
for such supposed injury, he is liable
to punishment. This is the way the
law looks at the subject of insanity.
Il think that the murderer of Mayor
Harrison realized the enOrmity Of his
crime. He had sense enough to know
that it was the safest thing for him
to give himself up. He had sense
enough not to talk until he had seen
his lawyer. If he had an insane 1llu-
sion that he was justified he would
not have given himself UP. He knew
right from wrong and also knew has
rights. He was shrewd. He had an
insane idea that the mayor had done
him an injury and took his revenge. I
should consider him perfectly respon-
sible under the law and not exempt
from punishment for his crime"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
Stubborn Fight Instituted by the Ferris
Wheel Company.

Chicago, Nov. To-day the expo
sition officials had the best of the fight
begun yesterday with the Ferris Wheel
company in the effort to close it. A
high fence was put up at the eastern
entrance to Midway. A man was sta
toned at the wagon gate to admit pass
holders, and he also let in some visit
ors at 80 cents a head.
At the regular hour the wheel be-
gan to roll, and for want of other
pastime all the employees got into the
cars and howled at the guards on the
earth.
One OF the ticket gates was left
open and the leak was soon discov-
cred by men, women and children of
the nationalitieS which have made the
Midway attractive. They came sour
rying to the wheel with bowls of de-
light and got free ride before the
employees could get out of the cars to
close the gap.
Supt. Wright came down and ordered
tickets put on sale and operations con-
Quoted as usual, that the company
could preserve all its legal rights ready
for a long fight with the exposition.
A smaller number Of visitors than
yesterday was at the fair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
WHEAT AT A STANDSTILL.
Germ Advances Slightly-Closing Prices
on the Chicago Board.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-The markets were
fairly active and generally firmer.
Wheat was feyerish and irregular with
in a range Of 3-4c and closed without
change since yesterday for December,
but about 1-Sc higher for May. Corn
made gain Of 1-2c Oats only secured
about 1-16c improvement, but ruled
firm all day. Provisions experienced
an increase in business at a moderate
advance in prices.
Closing prices were: wheat, Nov. 81
IL, Dec. GA, May II Is; Corn Nov. 80,
Dec. SO 3-4 Jan. 50 II, May 43; oats,
Nov. % II, Dec. %, May 81 IA; pork,
Jan 14.55; lard, Jan. S.57 IL short ribs,
Jan. 752 II.
New York, Nov. 3.-The volume of
business On the stock exchange has
been decreasing during the week and
today'S transactions were the ightest
since Saturday last. The dealings were
characterized by the irregularity which
marks the purely professional specu-
lative element. The market closed
firm but at prices 1-S02 Is per cent.
below the closing figures yesterday.
Money on call easy, 1@1 IL per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 5@6 per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
WITH THE TRADERS.
Shorts Save the Wheat Market-Wau
Street Shares Slashed.

Shorts Save the Wheat Market-Wau
Street Shares Slashed.
Chicago, Nov. 2.-Shorts have
many times before saved a
market from utter wreck and
they have to be credited with doing so
today. The wheat market was picked
up when apparently going to pieces
anG the advance which followed was
certainly not the result Of anything
of distinctly bullish character which
could not as well have been said of
it any time for the last six months
the price is very low. Corn improved
on light receipts and closed 14c higher
than on Monday. Provisions were ex-
tremely dull, but prices We're higher.
New York, Nov. "A heavy selling
movement toward the close weakened
pretty much the entire list on Wall
street. Wormser sold Chicago, BurI-
ington and Quincy in all directions,
while Hamilton and Flower hammered
st Paul, both of which stocks showed
marked reflections. Chicago Gas show
ed a good advance and was a prime
favorite throughout the session. The
close was generally heavy and slow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09

Washington, Nov. 3.-Congress ad-
made the proposition to the senate
yesterday to shut UP shop 1T o'clock
today. The senate accepted it today.
There was the usual rush and crowd
ing of bills and conference reports in
the Legislative chute Of the house today
that always marks the closing hours
OF a session of congress.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the senate amendments to the
bill permitting the sale of worlds fair
exhibits il this country upon payment
Of 80 per cent of the duties to which
they were subject were nOn-cOncurred
in and the bill was sent to further COZ
ference.
Ut 1855 the clerk of the senate :Jl-
r. unced to the house that the resOlu-
ton providing for final adjournmci. t
ut 3 o'u.ock was agreed To. AS SOOl
us the announcement was made. on
Jnrt!on Of Judge Holman, the house
passed a joint resolution instructing
the speaker to appoint a committee
of three to join a similar crnln:tTe1 ~
of the senate to wait on the president
and inform him if he had no further
communications to make, cong 'esS WAS
ready to adjourn. The speaker ap
pointed Messrs. Holman, of Indiana,
Turner, Of Georgia, and Dingley, Of
Maine.
After the adoption of the adj Jura-
n;ent resolution by the senate Mr.. Nc
Pnerson, of New Jersey, offered the
| usual resolution, which was agreed to,
70: a committee of two senators to
join Il similar committee of the louise
TO wait upon the president and -aform
E.Ll hat congress was ready TO adjourn
and 20 inquire il he had any furth II
communication to make to il.
| Mr.. Ransom, of North Carolina, and
Mr.. Colon, of Illinois, were appoint
ed as the committee, and then, at 1
o'clock, upon the motion of Mr.. Butler,
the senate proceeded to the considera-
ton of executive business.
AT 2:35 p. M, Judge Holman, Gov.
Dingley and Judge Turner, the COM
mittee appointed to wait upon the
president, marched down the aisle
and announced that the president had
nothing further to communicate, and
at 3 p. m. the house adjourned sine
die. At 3:O6 p. H., the senate clock
having been turned back six minutes,
the senate also adjourned.
The adjournment of the two houses
at p. ~. defeated the deficiency bill
and other measures which were pend
ing in the two bodies.
The exodus of senators and repreSen-
tatives began this afternoon, and in a
day or two the capitol will be deserted.
Nearly all the Wisconsin members left
tonight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
HARRISON'S LAST REQUEST.
Authority Given for Free Entry of tht
Group America"

Washington, Nov. Mayor Harri-
sons last request of the government in
behalf Of Chicago was today granted
by the treasury department. The re
quest was for the free entry of a group
of statuary representing America, :"
now on exhibition at Jackson park
and presented to the city by Sir Henry
Doulton, British commissioner at the
worlds fair.
Assistant Secretary Curtis, in a let
ter to Collector Clark, of Chicago, grant
ed the request and also gives authori-
ty, in accordance with the collector 5
request in his letter transmitting the
mayors letter for the free entry OF
all works Of art now on exhibition at
Jackson park which may be shown to
the collectors satisfaction to be so en-
titled under paragraph 757 of the act
Of congress of Oct. /, 1890, which pro
vides for the free importation of works
of art imported expressly for presenta-
ton to the public institution
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
ANARCHIST MANIFESTO.

Eau Claire, Wis, Nov. 2.-CharleS
James, the Eau Claire anarchist, has re-
ceived a copy Of the manifesto adopted
| at the secret meeting of reds held in
Chicago, Sept. so. The manifesto de-
nOunceS the police and militia and
claims that government has failed in
all its objects and that the courts are
! engines of oppression.
It then goes on to state that ''all
government of man by man must
cease" and that men must ''be left
free to work out their own destiny
without interference" All sources and
means of producing wealth should be
open to everyone and every political
privilege should be abolished; and this
would bring about a condition of gen
eral prosperity, under which wealth
would naturally distribute itself with
practical equity.
Anarchy would promote order based
on justice and equality of rights. The
only title to wealth should be labor,
which is the law of ife. The manifesto
goes on to say that the anarchists in
sist upon the adjustment of taxes,
rents, interest, dividends, and the eX-
ploitatiOn of labor; that occupancy and
use of land shall be the only title to
it; that no man shall reap profits with
out labor and that all laws that in any
way discriminate against any person
whatever on account of sex, condition,
race or color, must be done away with.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
MISS HOWARD'S LIFE.
Delicate in Her Youth and Educated at
Home.

New Orleans, Nov. Miss Annie
Howard who was to have become the
wife of Carter H Harrison on Nov.
16, is the youngest of the four child
rem of the late Charles Howard of
New Orleans, and his only daughter.
Mr.. Howard was q BaltimOrean, but
went to Louisiana in 1852, and later
served with distinction in the COnfed-
crate army. 1t was during the last
years of the war that Miss Howard was
born at Biloxi. During a large part of
her youth she was an invalid and much
of her early life was spent at her
fathers home on the Hudson in New
York. Her frai1 health prevented her
attendance at any of the colleges, but
she had every educational advantage
at her northern home. This was re-
enforced by travelling. Miss Howard
has been to Europe half a dozen times,
has travelled several times entirely
over the United States, and has re-
sided for whole seasons in representa-.
tive cities in it.
Mr. Howard usually lived with his
daughter at his New York home, and
Mrs Howard resided in New Orleans
with the boys. 1t was while trying to
break in q horse for his daughter to
killed in 1887. Since that time Miss
Howard has passed most of her time
in the north, seldom spending more than
a month or two in New Orleans. How
ever. she has a large circle of friends
in this city, has occasionally entertain
ed on an elaborate scale, has given
great deal to local charities, joined
with her brothers and mother in erect
ing a magnificent library for the city,
making it a repository of archives and
articles on the history of Louisiana.
There is hardly a New Orleans charity
to which she has rot literally contrib
uted.
BY the death of her father six years
ago Miss Howard inherited 100000.
This has been judiciously invested and
has doubtless increased notwithstand-
ing the large inroads she has made on
it in charitable and public work. Her
mother, her brothers, Frank T. and
Harry T., and their families reside in
New Orleans, where they are we'll
known in society as patrons of music
and dispensers of elaborate hospitality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09

Vienna, Nov. 3.-TheTe WAS fierce
fighting in this city tonight caused by
an attempt of socialists to invade Il
hall where a meeting of liberals was
being held for the purpose of passing Il
vote of want of confidence in DR.. Kron-
aWetter, representative from Vienna in
the reichSrath.
The meeting was originally fixed for
Friday last, but was prevented by the
action of the radicals, they refusing to
allow the liberals to proceed Further
interference was anticipated tonight
and a strong force of police was on
hand
BY .7:30 o'clock the street leading to
the hall was thronged with clamorous
mObS of socialists and Workmen, in
, tent upon mischief. They shouted
/ down with the liberals" Down with
the cOwardly enemies of the people
and sang the labor song, Hell Arbeit'
The mob finally made Il charge upon
, the police. The police were badly hand
led and the commanding inspector was
knocked down and trampled upon. The
/ hISh, III u y lIS W IGStuS Hill, Wlelu6U
sabres right and left with great fierce
ness.
! The scene for a time was a fearful
! one. Both sides fought sayagely and as
a result many bloody heads were among
the mob while the police were bruised
and beaten and their uniforms torn
The fight caused Il panic among the
people in the vicinity and houses and
shops were closed.
The police telephOned for reinforce
ments, which soon arrived. The mot
was then driven out of the street and
at last dispersed, but later gathered, in
| different parts of the city and listened
| to violent speeches.
! At 9 O'Clock great eXcitemtn contin
ued and police, in strong force, were
engaged in breaking up different gath
erings. Three rioters were arrested
| including the man who led the attack
| At 1870 p. NJ. the streets were quiet.
! The socialists afterwards made q
| demonstration in front of the palace OF
| Arch Duke Wilhelm, shouting 'LOng
live the republic" The police made q
number of furious charges before they
succeeded in scattering the mob. Many
rioters were wounded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-09
WORLDS FAIR TRAFFIC.
Roads Find They Did a Larger R,,si-
hess than They Had Counted Upon.

Chicago, Nov. 2.-Some of the asti-
mates made by the railroad comnanies
as TO their worlds fair business Dra-
sent considerably larger figures than
were anticipated. From NAV | till
now the Burlington has tried to run its
extra trains as regular on rao71Iar train
! 'Ihe>''ues, 50 that the service was more
'll''n uoupIeu' each train being made
up OF from twelve to eighteen cars.
1ne NUMBER Of regular trains arriving
IN the union depot each day over +ba
burlington tracks was 81. Fo, tho 1s4
days of the fair period the road
brought in 1854 regular trains with
the worlds fair traffic and 736 ax+,.,
trans, making total of 1O12O trains
Allowing an average of ten cars ny.
| traln ana a seating capacity of fif+v
passengers per car, the Burlington es-
Inmates that it brought in 5.0GNoo0
passengers, of which 2,76O.00O were
local or suburban passengers. This
road brought in from Aurora alone
! during the fair period 279,356 D1ssep-
gers.
/ What figures the Chicago & North
| western road has been able to collect
show that the fair has been very Eher-
ally patrOnized by the citizens of ST
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Superior
Denver, Omaha, Sioux City and Des
! MoineS. The Northwestern estimates
| that 1T brought in from 40 to so per
cent. Of the entire population in the
territory trayerSed by its lines. IT
| brought in on an average $4,000 Der
day, 5000 being through and 1900
from nearby points. This would be
an increase of from 5000 to 1000 a
day more than for the corresponding
period a year ago. Taking the figures
furnished from the superintendent's
reports the number of passengers car
rled into and out of Chicago in Nav
was 1,2O2,172; in June, 1853 $50; in
July, 1,279,1S4; in August, 1,26O,216;
in September, 1,279, 1856, and in October,
100000, making total of 7,711,42S.
From May 1 till the end of October
the Alton brought in 10,4S0 passenger
cars and 100000 passengers. During
the same time in 1892 the Alton brought
in 167,346 passengers, showing an in
crease of S2,654 passengers on account
of the fair.
The Rock Island places it's arrivals
at 100000 outside of suburban bust
ness. The Milwaukee & st. Paul sold
100000 excursion tickets through it's
own agents, $4,000 through its con
nections and 100000 one-way tickets
in Chicago. The Sante F'e gives $4,000
as the number of its through passen-
gers, a large proportion of which were
from California and trans Missouri
points. The Michigan Central calculates
that 1T brought in 100000 people during
the fair period. The Lake Shores fig
res are about the same. The Penn
sylvania, Chicago & Erie and Big -Four
acrried to their full capacity, the ag-
gregate for the three roads being l.,
100000 people. The Wisconsin Central,
Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago Great West
ern, MOnOn, Eastern Illinois and Nickel
Plate brought in among them 100000.
The Grand Trunk and Wabash are
credited with somewhere in the neigh
borhood of 100000. The Illinois Cen
trails world fair traffic Appropriated
closely 20,OOO,O00.