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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-09

Risen from the deadE
Eyes. risen from the dead to comfort
and console me-the Ada who loved
me. telling me so in artless, childish
fashion every hour; not the Ada who
loved another, and was marrying me
only for my money! said he.
A low cry escaped the girls lips.
She sprung forward and caught hold Of
Gerald Weare's arm.
You know all that? Who told your"
Il discovered it for myself You
may be sure no one else had the COM
mon honesty to open my eyes
But when-when-and how"
what does it matter?" he asked,
roughly shaking off her hand. Soon
enough to prevent my breaking my
heart when-when she died"
Elaine shuddered. The subject was
too terrible one to be pursued
7 II begged her so often to be true to
! herself and your she whispered at
| last
IF we could only see into the
future, how differently we should
shape our Iivesr' he said, presently,
'uoSSlHS LIS uedu anu puSuLAS LIS Illus
tache from his lips, a gesture she re-
membered in old times, when every
act Of his was noted by her and ad-
mired.
Perhaps it is better as it is" she
suggested timidly.
Better as it is? How can you say
so? What could be worse than the
dark tragedy which has spoiled our
lives? All, if we had only known:
And Ada might have been alive and
happy too"
ooh, hlshr' she cried, in agony; and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-09

La Crosse, Wis. Aug. 6.-Three more
incendiary fires occurred Friday night,
one Of them in the very center of ii.
Goddard's lumber yard. Only one pile
Of lumber was destroyed. Excitement
is again high.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-09
DIVINE MARY'S
IT WAS AN EFFORT NEVER To
BE FORGOTTEN.
SOLD TICKETS TO DEFRAY EN-
PENSES.

Her First Appearance as Juliet De
scribed by W. NJ. Griffiths Her
Romeo-A Stage-Suuck Girl-Au-
dience so Small that the Curtain
Was Not Raised.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
Wiping Out of Phillips Verified.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 2s.-Gen.
eral Manager II. f.. Whitcomb of tho
Wisconsin Central road this noon
made the following authentic state.
ment with regard to the forest fires in
the northern part of the state:
Trains from the south have reached
the south end of the Phillips yards.
Trains from the north have reached the
first bridge north of Phillips. about ono
mile north of the station, this bridge
having been damaged by fire. We expect
to have the track through the city OF
Phillips, and the bridge north of Phil
lips ready for the passage of trains to-
night. There are no reports of damage
beyond those given in the morning
papers. Nearly the whole city of Phil
lips is destroyed. including the saw
and planning mills and box factory of
the John X. Davis Lumber company
and Shaw's tannery. Abou. 800 houses
are left standing in Phillips. Aside
from the people rendered homeless by
the destruction of the city of
Phillips, a great many settlers
along our line have lost their
homes and all of their belongings. The
fires in the forests are still burning, but
sorne rain fell last night and the fires
are not spreading. The loss is esti.
mated at several million dollars. The
towns of Phillips, the county seat of
Price county, Shores Crossing and the
village Of Mason, i'm bayfield, county,
are wiped off the map"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
.NLHSi

same politicahparty as the president.
had seen fit to attack him. 1t
was a scene without precedent.
and he trusted that it would
not be witnessed again. 1t was not n
political speech but a personal attack
upon the presidents character. lie had
not seen hat speech published in tho
record and he supposed that the sen-
ator who made the attack was pre-
vented by his engagements from rcvis'
ing it. But he felt called upon TO mako
n reply to that attack. 1t WAS well
known, he said, that he must
speak to this subject, not only
from a political standpoint, but from
the standpoint of a personal friend of
that great man who is at the head of
the government. He felt pride in the
friendship of the president and one of
his greatest rewards in life vas the
favor of participating in the honorable
confidence of that disting uished man
at the mead of the administration. 1t
was his honest testimony to the presi-
dents character that not in my tempta-
ton, not in any crisis did he fail TO see
the light of uprightness Hume his
(the president's) mind. The president
needed no defense. He (Alr. Nilas)
would attempt to speak with temper
ance and moderation. What were the
points o, accusation in the remarkable
assault to which he had alluded, asked
Mr.. Nilas; and looking towards Mr..
Germans desk he said he regretted the
distinguished senator rom Nary
land was not in his seat. The first
was hat the president uas open TO the
charge OF duplicity. That accusation
rested on the urgency of the president,
in his letter. hat iron and coal should
go untaxed in the tariff bill. The next
accusation was that the president was
guilty CT on en~croachment on the
powers of the legislative body; and the
third and last accusation was that he
had traduced the sena of the United
States. What was there to
show the truth of the
accusations of the senator from
Maryland? The inference of the evi.
dence appeared TO him to be pure and
simple. Let us, he said, consider iron
and coa as fit subjects for tayation.
In this connection Mr.. Villas thanked
Senator Hill for his defense of the
president Nevs4sdid he appear to bet
ter advantage nor more ably argue
than when he presented his views &c
the senate on this matter on Tuesday
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
A. R. il. CALLS A CONVENTION
VIII Meet I'm Chicago ON the Second of
August.

CHICAGO, July 2G.--The board of di-
rectors of the American Railway union
held IA meeting this morning at the Re-
we're house and decided 10 call "A con-
vention of delegates OF the local unions
TO be held ut Uhlich hall in this city on
August 2, at 10 o'clock n. IN. The con-
vention will be attended by u dele
gaze from every local union at the
points affected by the strike, and its
purpose will DO to determine
whether the strike will be continued
or abandoned and in'the former event to
decide on the future mode Of procedure.
Each delegate will be instructed by his
union before attending the convention
how his colleagues feel on the question
and he will have full authority to
act for them. This will relieve
the directors of direct RESPONSE
bility and incidentally accomplish
the purposes Of Mcssrs. Debs, Howard,
Kcliher and Rogers witout laying them
liable to another case Of contempt. At
least this is their opinion.
The directors wen into session at 10
o'clock and sat until after IL. Further
than issuing the call for n delegate
convention, nothing but routine bus
mess was transacted. The members
of the board went from the Revere
house Immediately on ad% adjournment and
attended u meeting of local strikers at
Uhlich hall. The directors say that the
strike situation will remain as IL is I'M
tn the convention of August ., at
which further tactics VIII be decided
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
AN ENGINE %DYNAMlTED.
A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Loco
motive Blown Up.

motive Blown Up.
CHICAGO, July 2S.-A diabolical at-
tempt was made shortly after midnight
to wreck a Burlington engine by cx-
ploding a dynamite bomb under h
wheels of the locomotive. Two men
we're seriously injured. They are; John
M. Best, special officer of the road,
wounded in breast and legs by frng-
ments of the bomb, and Frank Motuck.
switchinan, cut in thigh and taken to
the county hospital.
The engine was proceeding slowly
along the Pan Handle tracks, and when
near Twenty-ffth street, the front
wheels struck some small obstruction.
Immediately n deafening explosion fol-
lowed, which lifted the heavy engine
from the tracks, SCATTERING the forward
trucks and drivers.
Special Officer Best, who was a few
feet away, was thrown down by the
force OF the explosion and seriously in
jured by flying fragments of the bomb.
S~witchman Motuck, who was at the
switch a short distance ahead Of
the engine. was struck on the
thigh 10y n piece of flying iron and
badly hurt. He was taken to the
county hospital. Lieutenant Placek Of
the Human street police station and
Sergeant Conek were close by when the
explosion occurred and ran to
the scene. They saw n man run
across the tracks and dodge I'M
der some freight ears, Sergeant
Conek captured him. lie gave his
name as Thomas Melvin and said no
was a striking switchmnn ON the Bur
lington, but denied having placed the
bomb on the tracks. lie said he ,yas
looking for "a place TO sleep when the
police caught him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
M~EikELJOHN'S BILL.

Proposition to Make the Government PAY
Taxes ON Indian Lands.
WASHINGTON. July es.--The commit
tee on Indian affairs has under eonsid-
Grafton the bill OF Representative
Meikeljohn OF Nebraska to compel fAd
United States government to pay taxes
on all Indian lands which have been
heretofore allotted to Indians and
upon patents not yet issued. This
is rather a remarkable bill i'm many
ways. 1t Is ono of the results OF the
rampant desire in the new states for
the opening of the Indian reservations
to settlement. In Nebraska. as well as
a number of other western states, where
Indian reservations have been opened
and much lard allotted TO the
Indian tribes belonging thereon, there
is q scarcity of revenue. The state tax
collectors cannot brook the idea that
this Indian land will not be taxable for
fifteen TO twenty years to come, for. as
is generally known, full title is not
given to indians under Indian nllot-
ments for fifteen to twenty-Aye wears
after the allotment issmade.
II, therefore. Mr.. Meikeliohn's hin
passes there would be about 2. 500. 600
acres In the west upon which the row
ernnent would have to pay taxes to the
VARIOUS states wherein il is located. and
Will have to pay out annually a sum
amounting to about $4,000. This pay
ment will be continued for at least If
teen years. 1t Is needless to say that
such a proposition viii meet with
strenuous opposition, and that Il IS
very probable that tho western stasss
having Indian lands within their bor-
ders will have to look elsewhere for
r.evenue than from the Golfers Of Uncle
Sam.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
4 Deplorable state of Affairs.

SIOUX FALLS, S. d., July 2s.-
Notwithstanding the reports that crops
in South Dr ;ota are Welding fairly
well, they are a failure. After each
little rain, which have been very infre-
quent, reports nave been sent cut that
crops were greatly revived, but the
long drouth, intense heat and the
scorching winds have done their deadly
work. Speaking generally wheat will
not average four bushels to the acre.
Oats may average eight bushels.
Barley will yield probably six BUSH
els. Corn, which was in the finest
condition possible the last of June, is
now just about n failure The hot
wind of the past 1--WE weeks catching
the corn in the tassel has burned the
life II of IL; with plenty of rain flax
would be half a crop; late millet, pota-
toes and grass are in the best condition
of anything in the vegetable line, but
they cannot withstand the drouth
much longer. The small grain harvest
is practically over, and in several cases
the farmers have already threshed
their grain. The quality is
very good, but the quantity is
small. There are spots over the
state where crops will about average
with last year, but they are few. Be
ginning about ten miles south of here
there is Il strip of country twenty miles
wide which has been wonderfully
blessed with rain. The strip extends
through Lincoln and Union counties.
The crops are good in hat strip and
farmers feel confident Of getting
twenty bushels of wheat to the acre
and twenty-five bushels of oats. Crops
last year were not considered good, but
they were much better than the crops
Of this Year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
REILLY PACIFIC BILL.
The Minority of the House Commit
Pranu rfnD an Raax

The Minority of the House COMMITTEES
Preparing IA Report.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The minority
of the house committee on Pacific rail
roads, who voted against the Reilly
bill for adjusting the debts Of the Gem
trail and Union Pacific, are drawing a
report on the subject. which will be
presented to the house this week.
Three or more members will contribute
their views, making the report a COM
posite affair. Mr.. Boatner of Louisiana
is drawing that part, Of the document
which Is intended TO point out the de-
fects Of the Reilly bill. from the stand.
point OF the opposition, while Mr.. Har-
ris of Kansas and perhaps others will
contribute supplementary views.
They will Stand on common ground
in their opposition to the bill reported,
holding that 1t Is inadvisable for the
government to grant any extension of
the timo for the railroads TO settle
their debts, ~contending that the plan,
il 1t Is enacted into law. will have the
legal effect OF quashing the suit
brought by Attorney General Olney
against the Stanford estate, and in
dieting the PROJECTORS and directors OF
the road for what they win call irregu-
larlties In the management of the
funds.
They will argue that the bill re-
ported does not afford any security to
the government that tho companies
will carry out its provisions, and will
express doubt OF the ability Of the
companies to raise the suin-some-
thing like $.5, 600, 0O0-necessary, In ad-
dition to the sinking fund. to raise the
first mortgage. They will recommend
that in the event of the default In pay
ment of the bonds at maturity the gov
eminent should fortclose and take pos
session.. but they differ regarding the
disposition which the government
should make OF the property u II came
into control.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
A RUSSELL SAGE STORY.
How the Crafty Financier Tried to buy
SI2 Suit for $40.

SIG Suit for $40.
NEW YORK, July 26.-It has been
some time low since the honorable and
frugal Russell Sage has furnished Wall
street with IA joke, but the brokers
have waited patiently, knowing it
would come sooner or later. II came
Tuesday.
some time ago a clothing store was
opened in the building under the offices
in which Mr.. Sage carries on his varied
business. As Mr.. Sage passed
in and out of the building on
his diurnal explorations of Wall
street and the Western Union lunch
room his eye fell upon the suits hung
up in the window bearing placards
which stated that they could be pur-
chased for Sl2 each. Day by day Mr..
Sage's eyes wandered in the direction
of the store window, but he held off,
waiting for n drop in the market for
ready made clothes. Mentally he bid
$40 for "A complete exterior outfit, but
the storekeeper held his toggery firmly
at Sl2. So no trading took place. But
Mr.. Sage wanted one of those suits
nevertheless, and he Gagged the tiger in
his lair, SO to speak, by making the first
advances toward IA deal.
Just dropped in TO look at your
stock" warbled the fiuancier as he en-
tered the store.
One Of the finest SIC suits was
brought out and Mr.. Sage ran his hand
over the texture. 1t was smooth, soft
and light. just what he wanted.
"How much?" he asked.
Twelve" said the salesman.
Mr.. Sage felt again. The market was
weak across the street in the stock ex-
change, SO feeling his way Mr.. Snge
bid SO.
1--WE have only one price here, Mr..
Sage"
Ten dollars and two shillings."
Not under S12, Mr.. Sage"
Ten dollars and four shillings," bid
Mr.. Sage.
"Nope," responded the salesman.
We'll" said Mr.. Sage, I'm tell you
what I'll do. I'll give you SO and q
shillings and carry them upstairs my
self"
mo, Mr.. Sage, that won't do" said
the salesman. but I'll sell you a call
on this suit at Sll. so for 50 cents, good
for one week."
But the salesman was playing against
Mr.. Sage's long suit here and the finan-
cier quit.
Il guess the warm weather won't
last long, anyway" he said, land I'll
get along with this and my other suit
very well"
"All right, Mr.. Sage" answered the
salesman, and the great deal was off.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
AN FACTORY.
smelter Works I'm Kansas to He Put to

Smelser Works I'm Kansas to BE Put to
= New Use.
TOPEKA, Kas., July &c. For several
years the largest manufacturing estab-
lishment eve built in Kansas has been
deserted. 1t is the mammoth smelter
built by English capitalists at Turner
in Wyandotte county. These works
are soon 10 be converted into an alumi-
mum factory. They cost the company,
completed, almost $3.50, 900. When the
work was begun the projectors had no
doubt as to the possibility of obtaining
8 efficient funds to start the furnaces
and lay in the sixty days supply Of ore
necessary before a blast could be made
profitable. Kansas City was considered
one of the best smelling points In the
world on account of the accessibility tc
all the different ores used In the com
position o. the ~iux." hence great saw.
ing could be made in freight.
All their hopes were dashed 10 the
ground, however, by the Barring Bros :
failure and the consequent timidity OF
English capital in making foreign in.
vestments. Since that time the contin.
ued silver agitation and general uncer.
tninty OF values have rendered It i'm
possible for the company TO secure the
financial aid desired.
Two months ago q u by the nam.
OF Schwau rented q portion OF tn.
buildings and has been making expert
ments In the manufncture, or rattle
extraction, of aluminium from clay. o,
this process. 1t Is said, the cost OF the
metal will be reduced nearly one halt.
y reduction which will make that hith.
erto exp6nsive article come within
reach Of the manufacturer for mechau
lcal purposes. The expenses of the ex.
periments are being borne by the sell.
Ing OF almmina TO the packing housss
Dt Kausas City.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
THE NEW STATEHOOD BILLS.
Prospective Legislation In Behalf of New
Mexico and Arizona.

Mexico and Arizona.
WAsBINGToN, July 2s.-Ac, ording
10 the present outlook in the presiden-
tial election of 1896, three new states
will cast their votes for one candidate
or another. These states will be Utah.
Arizona and New Mexico. The bill
for the admission of Utah has already
passed congress and been signed by the
president. The senate committee on
territories has directed Chairman Hin
to make a favorable report to the
senate on the bill admitting New
Mexico to statehood. This report,
however, it was concluded "a hold back
until the bill admitting Arizona had
been acted upon in a similar manner.
Next Wednesday was set aside for the
consideration of the Arizona bill, and
there is no doubt that a favorable re-
port will be made t%hereupon.
Delegate Smith and eS.Governor Zu-
lick are putting in hard work To this
end, and have every prospect for sue
cess. In fact IL is necessary, not that
effort should be expended upop> Nthe,
committee on territories, bat to- peT.
suade the senate to take up these hills
utioIt Tic duJOutuLncHl Vi the present
session. III the tariff fight should pro-
woke n deadlock there is little doubt
that the enate will pass both the Ari-
zona and New Mexico bills before adj
journment. IL adjournment should
take place, however, within the next
week or two, they will be postponed
until the December session. Del
egate Joseph OF New Mex
leo, who is Of course elated with
the favorable action Of the Senate yes
terday, says that II he can only receive
consideration for the bill By the senate
at this time he. has no doubt of its
passage"
The New Mexico aud Arizona bills
are practically identical with the Utah
bill. They provide that the constitu-
ton shall be submitted for adoption by
the people of the territory on Tuesday.
after the first Monday in November.
1895. This will give ample time for
the admission of this states either late
in 1895 or early in 1896, and will GER
tainly give them a vote in the next
presidential election.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
ITO INFLUENCE ELECTIONS
Why Japan Is So Anxious to Go
to War With China.
The General Elections VIII BE Held In
August and Then 1t Is Assumed
the Astute Jap VIII lie
Ready for Peace.

SHANGHAI, July 2S.-The activity of
the japanese operations is supposed to
have been melted by the desire of the
government to achieve some success
before the general elections which take
place in August. After the elections,
it is assumed that Japan will readily
arrange terms of peace.
1t is stated that there were /, 100 Chi
nese soldiers on board the teaner
Kow Shung, which was sunk by the
Japanese batteries. Some of these are
reported to have been saved, but ii is
said that "A large majority of them were
drowned. The Japanese claim To have
captured n Chinese gunboat. Other
Chinese transports have reached the
Yaloo ri yer and landed their troops
without mishap. These troops have
joined the Corean forces.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04
A SEA SERPENT.
A Wonderful Creature Seen On Manhat.
tan Beach.

A Wonderful Creature Seen on Manhat.
tan Beach.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-News having
been received from Santiago, Cal, of
the appearance Of a sea serpent near
that port, Manhattan beach has deter
mined to uphold the honor OF the east
and of the Atlantic ocean by discover
ing n sea monster. According to re-
ports collected from various sources,
M~anhattan's sea serpent was sighted
on Wednesday afternoon about IA quar-
ter of a mile u at sea. The
discovery was made by prom
enaders on the sea wall back Of the
music pavilion and as the news
spread Sousa's concert was deserted and
Hagenbeck's animals performed Ia
empty benches, while every one crowded
down to the sea wall to get n sight OF
the serpent. The monster remained in
view for about Ave minutes and then
went swiftly out to sea. IL appeared tc
be about fifty feet long. of a dark brown
color, marked with yellow patches.
Like all its fellows. it Gifted high from
the water a head about the size of a
barrel" The fact that so many people
saw 1t renders impossible the theory
that it vas discovered by some feverisb
dipsomaniac just recovering from a pro
longed celebration. The managers OF
the Hagenbeck show are extremely
anxious to get the creature to add &c
their happy family Of performing ami
mails.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-04

Sioux FALLS. =. d., July 2s.-On The
1ith inst. l.. j. Sexton, the only demo
cratic letter carrier in the city, was re-
moved for not getting letters from Il
remote box on Sunday. 1t has always
been the custom on all Of the routes to
miss several of the most remote boxes
on sunday. A decoy letter was placed
in n of the boxes on Sections route
10y the postal inspector. None of the
other carriers were molested. 1t was
on this tlat Sexton was removed
although III postmaster had always
been war that letters were not coll
lectcd from that box on Sundays. The
influential democrats here took up the
matter and explained IL to the depart
ment officers and a telegram reinstat-
ing Sexton was sent on at once. Last
spring f.. w. Dobson, a democrat. vas
removed for a trivial offense and it was
pretty certain that the idea was to turn
the force over to the new postmaster
solidly republican which, under the
civil service rules would probably keep
it republican through the democratic
administration.