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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-08

tn~ TAX CT tnis city to conifm anu
ratity the project foe the improvement
Of the river. A special election will be
held April Is 10 vote on the question
whether the city shall be bonded.
Copy or senate Bill Nh. S7a.
4 hill 20 authorize the city Of Grand Rap
iis to issue its bonds for the improvement Ut
the navigation IT Grand river.
~scrioS I. The p~opl. of the state III
Michigan enact that 10 she II lie lawful for the
cry Of Grand RAPIDS Ia s--'ie ita bonds for
the improvement of the nav Sation of Grand
river.
40. 2. The question as To whether the
city shall i>~ue said bonds shall he deter
mined by the 9ualified electors of the city Ut
Grand Rapids. At a special charter election.
to Re held al such times. a. time. a. the CON-
mon council shall direct, on Tuesday, the
18th day OF April. A. ID. 1913, sud sue h
other time a. the common council may di-
res.t-
>sc. 3. The form Of ballot shall be as fol
lo~s; To authorize the city Of Grand Rap
.ds In issue its bonds for the i'm provement Ut
the navigation of Grand river. Yes; and
ITO authorize the city of Grand Rapids 10
issue lie bonds for the improvement OF the
navigation Of Grand river, No The hal
lots shall h. counted and passed upon the
same a. IN all general elections.
Ssr. T. The common council of the city OF
Grand Rapids srs hereby authorized to deter
mine the amount Of the bonds that shall he
voted for at the said election. or elections,
provided. however. that IL shall not exceed
In the aggregate the amount of 5000
Ssr. ). IL majority Of the electors vot-
ing az said election shall vote in favor of tho
issuing OF said bonds. the common council
OF Grand Rapids shall take immediate steps
TO prepare proper bonds, and shall sell the
same tpr the beet price obtainable. and the
pro~sGs thereof shall he turned over Ia the
sreasurcr Of the city OF Grand Rapids
Sac. 8. The money obtained from the
sals IT snid bonds shall he expended under
the Objection Of q board Of cominiss oners.
tn re known as commissioners for the i'm
provement of the navigation OF Grand river.
said toard shall consist Of i've citizens of
Grand Rapids TO ~ appointed by the mayor.
after the same shall have b~sn confirmed by
me common council. and they shall serve
without n compensation.
SIC :. Before entering upon the dis
charge Of the dutiss of their Office. said com
nis-ioners shal! give bond in the sum ~
$1,000. which shall indemnify the city Of
Gnnd Rapids against all loss by reason If
neglect Of duty or breach of trus, in Office.
The term of offce of said commissioners
shall hc az follows: One To H.. appointed
for i've 81 years. one for four 90 years. one
three l3i. one two o.. and one for one Il
year. ne the mayor shall determine. and in
case of vacancy or M the expiration Of the
Office Of said commissioners, the mayor shall
Ill the vacancy.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-08

Buy Dpilsms Great German ~ eeh.
Cough Cure AZ scFihser d Ahisatt'a
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-08
PATENT LEkTHERS.

Mail and special orders filed
promptly.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-08
THE POPULAR SHOES
FOR SUMMER.
By common consent fashion
will call for Russct Shoes this
summer.
Men, women and Children .
Shoes alike are included.

And not only fashion but
comfort demands them.
The coolest most comfortable
shoes to he found are Kusset
Shoes.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-08

follosing 10 . correct transcript, 81 the
Graad river improvement enabling act
The constitutional amendment has been
granted by the votes II the people and
4 no~ remains for the legislature and
the taxpayers 81 this city Ia confirm and
ratity the project foe the improvement
Of the river. A special election will be
held April Is % vote on the question
whether the city shall be bonded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
stlll In the Ring.

The Cotton Belt again holds the rates down. $15.2O to Chicago and return. $92O to St. Louis and return. Tickets on sale commencing Oct. 10th uutil further notice.
 The Cotton Belt offers superior service to passengers wishing to vis- it the great Fair. The only line with through Pullman Palace Sleeping cars to Chicago without change, landing passengers at Worlds Fair Grounds in time for breakfast. For further information enquire at Conton Belt ticket office.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
arpets Just Received COMPANY
City Conncil.

The city council met last night, Mayor Bell presiding. Aldermen Green, Veil, Huggard. Cook, Atkin- son, Edwards. Havis and Howell, answered to roll call. The minutes of last meeting were read by City Clerk, Buck Bloom, and approved.
 The mounted police question was sprung by Alderman Howell, and after considerable discussion the question was dropped Alderman Atkinson reported number of com plaints as to the failure of the water company to flush their pipes regu- larly and often enough. A motion then prevailed that the Water and Lightcompany inquire into the ex- isting geyils and correct the same.
 Alderman Veil made motion, which was adopted, that commit tee of three be appointed to secure place of meeting for the city council, the present place being totally un- suitable. Mayor Bell appointed the following members of that teommittee; Aldermen Green, Huggard and Veil. Alderman Green reported that the firecomrnittee had succeeded in rais- ing $545.00 for the purchase of new fire company. An ordinance sub mitted by Alderman Edwards. that $l0O be appropriated for the exten- sion of Olive street, which, upon sus- pension of the rules, was passed. There being no further business the council adjourned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
Hotel rrulocl, Under New Management.

Yesterday the management of the Hotel Trulock was placed in the hands of Mr. !. NJ. Brooks by Messrs Trulock Mir. Brooks is an expe- rienced hotel man, having recently had charge of Pratt's Hotel Texar- kama, the Brooks House, Camden, and was also connected with the Park Hotel in Hot Springs.
 Mir. Brooks intends that the Hotel Trulock shall stand at the head of the list under his management. We welcome him to our city and wish him unbounded success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
New York Preshxterians.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Oct. 1.-The annual meeting of the synod of New York of the Presbyterian Church, will open this evening at the first church. with divine exercises, and a sermon by Rev.Levi Parsons, D. D., and who is also the moderator of the synod. The interminable Briggs case, which has proved a bone of contention in every meeting of the synod for the past two years or more, is likely to again demand at tention in a new phase
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
{ CARELESS BRAKEMAN.
Is cARELEssNEss RESULTED IN THE
 LOSS OF TEN LIVES.
sers,ert Thompson, Who Caused the Ter Hole Railroad Wreck st Kings
 bury. has Disappeared.

IA PORTE. IND., Oct f7.-Appar- saf*sHIy: Herbert Thompson, the Wa bash railroad brakeman whose care lAssness in opening the switch at VkEngsbury on September 9 brought about the terrible accident by which so1ae ten lives were lost and more BIan that number of travellers in- ured, has disappeared from the face f the earth, so far as this part of the onntlY is concerned. He was last Teen a couple of hours after the atastrophe, when he obtained a cup insf coffee at q farm house and then Took the wagon road for a railroad anction where he could take train
 Ither for Chicago, Buffalo or Canada.
 lot d trace of his movements has cen obtained, however. from the
 tme he left the farm house. and his
 lends and relatives claim to be sllorant as to whether he is alive or | ead,in this country or in Canada. o fstr as is known the railroad com
 Anyhas made no particular effort
 locate him, although he has by heverdict of the coroner's jury been | I'd Responsible for the catastrophe.
 Ne officials Of the county, more
 zer are unwilling to incur any eX-
 nditure for detective services,
 is Said that the payments of the hNroad to relatives of those killed Id the injured as compensation Gould aggregate in the neighbor- Ctod of a quarter of a million dol
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
BATTLE WITH WINCHESTERS. THE NEGROES AND WHITES AT PER. NEVILLE UP IN ARMS. All Over the Arrest of Negro for Grand
 Larceny.
Special to the GRAPHIC.

Special to the GRAPHIC.
 PERRYyIII.E, ARK, Oct .T7.-Con- siderable excitement has been created here by the attempt of q number of negroes to mob a white man here named Stallings. He had sworn out warrant against negro named Oliver for larceny. Oliver was ar rested but subsequently, escaped, and i'll an effort to swim theriver was drowned. The rumorwas circulated among the negroes that Stallings had hired a deputy constable to cut Oliver's throat, which was generally believed by the negroes. Several ne- groes with Winchesters went to Stallings' house for the ostensible purpose of arresting, but really to murder him. When this became known among the whites, 6 number of Stallings' neighbors with guns came to his relief. A battle with Winchesters between the whites and negroes ensued, during which several were injured, but none killed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
Greene E. Raun.

PERRY, or, Oct, 17-If the fates are propitious ex-Commissioner oi Pensions Greene B. Raum, of Illinois, will be the first Mayor of this town. It's inaugural municipal election is in progress today asa climax of d red hot campaign. Raun is running on the Independent ticket, and has for competitors yolney Hoggatt, oi Guthrie.a Peoples party man;Judge F. B Mentz. of Louisiana, Republi. can; and John Brogan, of Illinois, Democrat. With the voting popu- lation thus split up, Raum's friends believe that his chances are good
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
British Letter Carriers.

LONDON, Oct. LA letter is pub- ,Thed here today from the Postmas- E General in reply to s conmunica- -fn Addressed to him by AIr. Saun- rs. of the Central News, and a sInbtr of the House of Commons, Hing attention to the case of a let
 earfier at Belkanistead, who prks five hours daily in two shifts, prning and afternoon, for the mag HFent remuneration Of two dollars I twelve cents per week, his duties auiring him to cover over twelve lies daily on foot. The reply which karcastically commented upon by mo of the morning papers contain le usual number of circumlocution irases, and winds up with the ave Statement that the Postmas- ' General has been pleased to rec that the mans wages be creased two shillings and six pence 'r week, or rsiXty-two cents in Amer m money, thus bringing his week earnings up to $2.74. The object 1his remarkable munifieence on the trt of the government is yet to be sard from.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17

Alexander. Will H. Langford and Fred Fox, was appointed to select a suitable lot on which to locate their new church building The former lots will be either sold OF exchanged for one more suitably situated. 1t is thought by many that thenew build ing will be erected somewhere on Sixth avenue. There are those who would like to see the church located nearer the heart of the city. The committee that has the matter in hand will be governed in this loca- tion principally by the majority sen timent of the members of the Presby- terian congregation
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
ANOTHER WRECK.
TWELVE PEOPLE HURT IN A COLLISION
 NEAR PlTTs8URc.
Heavy Fog Caused Passenger to Crash into Freight Train on the Fort
 Wayne Road.
Special to the GRAPHIC.

Special to the GRAPHIC.
 PrTTsBURG, PA, Oct. IA wreck five miles east of here on the Pitts burg & Fort Wayne road occurred this morning, in which twelve people are known to have been killed and injured. The wreck was caused by a heavy fog over the track, which pre- vented the engineer from seeing a freight train that stood upon the track, and which the passenger train crashed into at q rapid rate of speed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
County Judge. William D. Jones,

County Judge. William D. Jones. and Miss Emma Clayton. Pine Bluff .ex-postmistress, will be married this afternoon at the Main Street Metho- dist church, at I o'clock, Rev J. k. Moore officiating All friends are in- vited tol attend the marriage. After the ceremony they will leave via the Valley road for Chicago and other northern and eastern cities. The Gfarnlo offers congratulations and wishes for them a pleasant trip and safe return.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17

Since the Hotel Trulock has been placed under new management. Mr. Frank Owens has resigned his posi- tion as clerk. For the past five years Mir. Owens has been associated with his brother, Mir Charles Owens, i'll the management, and by his courteous and polite treatment, gentlemanly manners and close at tention to business has made himself very popular, not only with the travelling guests of the Hotel Tru- lock. but also with the citizens of Pine Bluff, all of wom will greatly miss his pleasant greeting at the hotel desk. In all probability MT. Owens will enter the ranks of the Knights Of the Grip" however, he will retain his citizenship in Pine Bluff In whatever avenue of busi- ness he embarks he has the unqualified endorsement and best wishes of the GRAPHIC.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17

NEW YORK, Oct 17.-Cotton: steay Middling, S9-1Gc Futures closed easy at a decline of 10 points, as fol lows:
 October, s.l9as. q; November, s2 @S.25; December, S.346aS.35; January S.45; February, S.54@S.55; March S.62@S.63 April, s.70@s.71; May, S.7SMS. 70; June, S.S2@S.S3.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
INDIGNANT DEPOSITORs
TO LYNCH AN RESPONDING
 BANKER.
The Prisoner Was Spirited Away for Safe
 Keeping.
Special I'd the GRApHTC

opVOIdi V0 ILG U1AfHIOs
 MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 1T.-An at tempt was made here this morning to lynch Banker Heating, who had absconded with the bank money, but was arrested and brought back. The depositors were so indignant that they undertook to lynch him, but the lynching was ayerted by the order of Judge Johnson, who caused the prisoner to be spirited away.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
MARKET REPORT.
COTTON MARKET.

LIvERPooL,O Oct. 17.-Cotton: Firm. Middling, 41t-l6d. Sales, 15,0OO bales. Futures closed steady at 2-64d advance, as follows:
 Oct.-Nov., 4.40@4.41; Noy.-Dec., 4.4O @4.41; Dec.-Jan., 440@4 Al; Jan Feb, 4.41M.4.42; April-MaY, 4.45 buyers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
MABER AND BEAVER.
Meet Before the Fargo Athletic Club To-
 night.

night.
 FARGO, N. D., Oct. 17.-Unless the authorities interfere Shadow. Ma Der, the Australian, who recently put the Marine" to sleep in three rounds. and Tom Beaver, the cham pion welter- weight of Wisconsin, will face each other for finish fight be- fore the Fargo Athletic Club tonight. The mill promises to be a rattling on9, as Beaver is $ hard and deter mined fighter
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
American Bankers Association.

1HIcAGo, ILL, Oct, 17.-Represen- tive fnaneiers from the East and est are registering today at the lacipal down town hotels. They g here in advance of the national I6Kention of the American Bankers Nqcla tion, which opens tomorrow. Ider the original call the conyen- n Should have been held in August 3 but at that time the financial
 Twas at it's height, and not q
 e financier could have been in
 3to leave his institution. To-
 INV, however, will afford an in
 lon that the financial unrest is
 ag of the past in the assemblage
 largest number of bankers ever
 Ied together in this country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
LOCAL MARKETS.

PINE BLuFF,A Oct. l7-cotton; Middling, 7H. Receipts today, 3l6 bales, against s62 last year. Since Friday, 1,034, against 7S6 last year Since Sept. 1, 6,S24, against 3,429 last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17

The Epworth League of Riverside Methodist Church, met last night. There was q large attendance. Rev T. R. Moore. and others, made appro- priate talks This church. under the pastorate of Rev L. c, Wilson, is prospering.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17

A dlSaSlfOuS )fdlfle lire ndS been ra2ing in Victoria county, Texas, days.
 < Inc jury in the case of Prof. H. l.. a1sharp for killing Mason. the tra- ducer of his wife, returned a verdict which consigned that gentleman to fhe penitentiary for sixty-two days.
 *se
 Henry Starr, one of the most noto- rious bank and train robbers in the west, is now on trial at Fort Smith for killing United States Marshal E'lay in the Indian Territory last De cember.
 *s*
 Senor Don Allen, who, with his vie, exhibited couple of hundred snakes of all kinds in this city this s,anlmer, was bitten in the hand last Friday at Memphis by huge rat ter, which he had disturbed. The bIfe is pronounced dangerous.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17

|A. H. Todd, by a unanimous |as been called to the pastorate. Second Presbyterian Church. It yesterday for AIissis- bis former home, and will re
 he last of this week with his
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
Meeting of Presbyterian officers.

Wt6OEHs OI r TtsU3 teFIaM UIHCeFs. The officers of the Presbyterian Church met last night, at their pas tors study, as announced in yester- days GRAHPn.
 A committee. consisting of Mrs J oe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-10-17
HE NEWS IN BRIEF.

disastrous prairie fire has been
 ing in Victoria county, Texas, several days.
The herald., 1893-05-06
A GIGANTIC CONSPIRACY,
The Country Being Flooded
with Chinese.
Thousands Landed by Canadian
Pacific Steamers.
The Heather Struggled Across the
Border by the Hundred.
Government Officials Bribed to, Keep
Their Eyes Shut-Chinese Registra-
tion q Failure--A Test
Case Arranged.

By the Associated Press.l
TACOMA, Wash, May 5.-An investi-
CATION by the Ledger shows that a
gigantic conspiracy exists to flood the
country with Chinese. Every Canadian
Pacific steamer for months past has
brought hordes OF Chinese. It is found
that the number publicly reported to
be on the steamer was less than half,
probably not more than one-third the
number actually on board. The Empress
of Japan reported 400 and when she
arrived 1902 were on board 657 were
destined for the United States. Twelve
OF these came across from Victoria at
night in small skiff. the skipper re-
ceiving $25 head for landing them. A
dozen left in yawl on the 10Th to be
landed at Port Townsend. 1t is reported
that they pay $l25 to be landed in the
United States, $50 of which goes to
somebody who keeps his eyes shut
when they are coming in. Many
small crafts ply between British
Columbia and the United States whose
busiDess ia supposed to be entirely the
handling of Chinese. Government OFF,
cials are said to receive monthly salary,
according to their station, for their serv-
ices. A large number of. ranchers in
British Columbia along the Canadian
Pacific employ Chinese whom they are
preparing to get over the line. When
gone, q new crowd takes their positions.
The herald., 1893-05-06

The Constftutfonality of the Registratio
Law Soon to Re Tested.

The C0nstftutfonality of the Registration
Law Soon to Re Tested.
NEW YoRK, May 5.-Three Cinnamon
will be arraigned in the United States
court tomorrow to test the constitution
atty OF the Chinese exclusion law. This
action was taken under an agreed case
between the Chinese six companies of
California and the United States govern
ment, in order that a quick determine
tion may be reached.
The United States supreme court will
convene at Washington Wednesday for
final argument. The programme is that
the United States marshal will tomor-
row arrest three Cinnamon who have
not registered. They may be taken be-
fore Judge Brown in the United States
district court, sitting as a circuit court
Judge, and the United States district at
torney, on behalf of the government,
will request an order that they
be deported. This order will be
granted and the attorneys for
the Cinnamon will bring habeas corpus
proceedings before Judge Lacomb in the
United States circuit court, who will dis
miss the habeas corpus and remand the
prisoners to the custody of the United
States marshal. This applies to two
prisoners only. The third prison
er will. be arraigned first before
Judge Lacomb. AS there are two
avenues of procedure open, it has been
deemed advisable to test both. At the
end of this stage of the performance the
matter will be in readiness for the
United States supreme court. 1t is ex
pected that its decision will be rendered
within week or 10 days after the arRu-
ments have been heard. The lawyers
for the Chinese will lay much stress on
the unconstitutionslity of the entire ex-
cIusion act, especially section six.
The herald., 1893-05-06
POSTPONED TILL AUTUMN.
The Brussels Conference Not to Reas-
sembIe Before November.

The Brussels Conference Not to Reas-
semble Before November.
WASHINGTON. May 5.-The interna-
tional monetary conference, which adj
journed to reasonable in Brussela on
the 30th inst, will not reasonable on
that date. The general feeling expressed
by the representatives of the leading
powers is that the end OF May is not q
suitable time for recommending the la
bors Of the conference, and as the result
OF consultation held between the pres
ident, Secretary Gresham and some del
egates of the United States today, it was
determined to cable the announcement
that the reassemb bling of the conference
would be postponed until some time
next November. Governor McCreary of
Kentucky, who is in the city, and who,
as we'll as Senator Jones of Nevada, will
continue to serve upon the commission,
expresses much qualification at the
change of date, and believes it will in
crease the prospect of the conference &C.
complishing some solid results.
The herald., 1893-05-06
AN rsrEsrsrrNs oAsE.


The Burveyor-General Reichert Man
damus Proceedings.
SACRAMENTO, May 6.--The case Of the
people. by relation Of e. B. Willis.
against Theodore Reichert, surveyor
general, to compel the latter to make
public the applications for lieu lands
which that officer has had locked in his
safe for months, attracted great deal
of attention in the superior court before
Judge Catlin today. Reichert and his
deputy, Angels, were subpBnaed as
witnesses and to bring all the applica.
tions and papers into court, and did
SO. Attorney ]. O. Campbell offered to
comply with the demand of the relator
as soon as the applications could be re-
corded, but William Singer, Jr., attor-
ney for the relstor, insisted on evidence
of the condition of the applications.
Reichert and Angels were put on the
stand and the fact was developed that
since the petition for mandamus was
filed large number OF applications
have been withdrawn by land attorneys
who filed them together with fees. The
case comes up again for further testi-
mony tomorrow morning.
The herald., 1893-05-06
PRESIDENTIAL PosrMAsrERs.
Cleveland Not Decaritating Them al
Fast as Harrison Did.

Fast as Harrison Did.
WASHINGTON, May ga statement
has been prepared from the records Of
the postoffice department showing the
number of presidential postmasters ap-
pointed during the first two months Of
the present administration. and also the
number appointed during the cores
ponding period of Harrison's adminia-
tration. The statement shows that
during the last two months 155 presi-
Dental postmasters have been ap-
pointed, as against 264 appointed during
the corresponding period of Harrison's
administration.
Vacancies to fill which appointments
were made occurred during the two pc
RODS as follows: Offices become presi-
Dental, 1898, 21 1889, 81. Resigna-
tionr, 1893, AZ; 1889. SO. Commissions
expired, 1898. 55; 1889. 81. Postmasters
deceased, 1893, 4; 1889, IA; removals,
1898, %; 1889, 80.
The statement also shows that the
average term served by the 80 post
masters removed by Harrison was two
years and eight months, while the aver
age time served by the % postmasters
removed during the last two months was
three years and four months.