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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05

opinion and enlist the sympathies of the governor They base their application for pardon on the ground that Marshall was maligned by Dinkins. He could not do less than kill. Several iVicksburgers have made affidavits charging Dinkin's brothers with attempts to bribe them to testify that Marshall was known to be addicted to the filthy habit charged by the man he killed. These affidavits have been denounced as false by the dead mans brothers. Marshall is out today in three-column card, detailing his first meeting with Dinkins, de- nouncing his story as false and giving his reasons for killing him. Marshall is a highly educated man and makes a strong and touching appeal for mercy, but it is not believed Governor Stone can be moved by any amount of soft words and honeyed phrases, no matter how great the provocation for killing Dinkins may have been, on account of the cowardly manner in which 1t was done. Dinkins' brothers have charged that the papers they had were false, and suggested he bring suit for islander to compel them to produce 1t. Marshall denies they have proof that he is pro- tcge of Oscar Wilde and defies them to prove it. The case is the most sensa- tional ever experienced in Mississippi on account of the prominence of the Mar shall and Dinkins families, and it Is feared that the bitterness of the paper controversy will cause other killings be- fore 1t is ended.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05
Eollllx MurderAd

Jacksonville. Fla. Jan 4.-This morn- ing on Monroe street, in the western part of the city, the body of William B. George. young white man, was found, with the head almost severed from the body. George had evidently been killed 15 feet away from the spot where the body was found. which was in deep ditch. The sidewalk was covered with blood for an area of many feet near where the body was found. A short piece of gas pipe is supposed to have been used to stun George before his throat was cut. The murdered man was once the guard of the city convict gang. and the murder is thought to have been committed by some former prisoners out of revenge. The pockets of the victim were rified of everything of value.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05
Germany Is Aroused.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-The emperors act III sending a message to President Kruger of the South African republic, congrat- ulating him upon the victory Of the Boers over the armed force led into the Transvaal by Dr. Jameson. admnistra- tor of the British South African com pany, Is hailed with enthusiasm through out Germany and will add greatly to his ma1estys popularity as being true in- depreciation of the intensity of German pulic hostility toward Great Britain. The message could not have been a very great surprise to the English government, as some days prior to the publication of the message the emperor instructed Count yon Hatzfeldt the German ambassa- dor. to inform Lord Salisbury with. the utmost frankness that it was the firm dct termjna tion of Germany not to allow the government of the South African republic to be overthrown. At the same time Count Won Hatsfeldt was instructed to demand an explanation of the move mcnts of the authorities of the British South African company. These repre- sentations were immediately answered by the British foreign office. The first replies made by Lord Salisbury were deemed unsatisfactory, so much so i'm deed, that the relations of the two gov prnments on Wednesday last became so strained as to be on the point of abso- Iute rupture. The consequence was that diplomatic surrender on the part Of Lord Salisbury was the only thing that averted the gravest climax. Even now. although the situation is modified. II is not devoid of danger and the summa- res of the comments of the English press upon the emperors confidence in the Transvaal printed here, serve to height en the popular anger against England. while the anti-English feeling pervades all classes of the German press. Every political party and group. the socialists included sides with the Boers and de- nnnnces the aggression of England
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05
Leady.,le,s Ice Palace Opened.

Leadville, Col, Jan. 4.--Ten thousand people attended the formal opening of the Leadville ice palace today. Nine hundred people came up from Denver. including eight of Leadvllle's ex-mayors, now residing in Denver. regiment ap- peared in toboggan costumes and there were all kinds of sports and festivities. Ten special trains from different parts of Colorado and Utah brought the crowd and made the opening festivities decided ly brilliant
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05
DAN sTUART's PROMISE.
February IA, l5 and 16 Are the Days
 for the Boxing Carnival.

for the B0XlnE CarnlVaI.
 Fl Paso, Tex, Jan. 4.-Dan Stuart wired from Dallas yesterday that he had arranged to bring off the fight between Fitzsimmons and Maher February IA, Walcott and Bright Eyes February 15 and Everhardt and Griffo February 16. He also states that when Palmer arrives from England he will try to sign him and Berry. Maher starts for I1l Paso today, and WheeIock and Stuart Monday or Tuesday next. Although Stuart refuses to discuss the matter 1t is believed that he has secured a concession for the fights to take place in the bull amphitheater in Juariz. Mex, a little over a mile from the center of Fl Paso. Fitzsimmons has got down to work at his quarters in Jua- rig. and says he was never in better con dition.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05
The Yacht Is sas se.

Wilmington. N. C., Jan. 1.-The yacht Talsman has arrived here for supplies and coal. This effectually disposes of the rumor circulated as to the loss of the vessel off Hatteras.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05
A schooner Ashora.

Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 1.-The schooner Clytie is ashore near Southport and may be total loss. She is loaded with kali nit from Baltimore for Charlotte and was beached
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05
six Ministers Have Rcsigned.

Toronto. Ont, Jan. 1.-The Sunday Worlds Ottawa special says trouble in the Dominion cabinet reached a climax tonight when Premier Bowell received letter signed by six ministers rendering their resignations. Foaster, Haggert. Tupper Ives, Montague and Dickey are the ministers. Controller of Customs Woods is also reported to have signed the letter The special adds that Sir Charles Tupper, senior high commissioner to Great Britain had a lengthy conference with Sir Mackenzie Bowell in which he expressed his Willingness to assume the premiership if requested to do so. Pre- caucus before doing anything.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05
2ooo Armenians Slaughtered

Constantinople, Jan. At is believed here that the massacre at Biridjik was committed by the Kurds of -Hamadieh cavalry. The recent massacre at Orfah was terrible affair. The porte admits
 
 lContinued on s!s.h Page)
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05
Death of Dr. James Edmnnd Reeve.

Chattanooga, Jan. s,-Dr. James Ed mund Reeve, an eminent bacteriologist and contributor of medical literature, died at 2 p. m. of cancer of the liver.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

brisk anthracite fire. This water,
when at a boiling point, passes in the
shape of stream through a worm,
where it is condensed in a reservoir.
From this point it is drawn into a sep
arating chamber that does not differ
rom those used in the breweries.
Pipes in which flow anhydrous am
monia furnish the cold. The water
flows into pans of varying sizes. Ice
or the pitcher or the wine cooler may
be produced at will This frozen
water, it will be observed, has not been
exposed to the air from the moment
it was placed in the boiling recepta-
Gle. II is absolutely pure. 1t will be
used in the sick wards. For other
purposes about the hospital ice will be
made from water that has been SIM
ply filtered by approved scientific
process. The doctors at Bellevue
Roosevelt, the Flower, Presbyterian
St. Luke's and other hospitals have
been watching the experiments at the
postgraduate hospital with interest
and, no doubt, the practical production
of steriliZed ice in this instance marks
an era of its general adoption in the
hospitals of the United States-New
York World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
NOT QUITE MEANT FOR HIM.

A countryman who was walking
along a certain street the other day
stopped in front of a fire station and
looked in.
Have many fires in this town." he
inquired Of one of the firemen standing
in the door.
I'VE have EN- pretty often,' replied
the other.
DO you have to go to all Of them?'
mo; not unless they're in our dist
riot, or unless there's a general alarm. -
Ever try to see how quick you can
hitch up?"
ooh, yes"
At that instant there came an alarm.
At the first stroke of the gong the men
ran to their posts, the doors of the
stalls opened, the horses ran out, and
were quickly hitched to the hose cart,
and within a few seconds men, horses
and cart were out of the door and
speeding down the street.
The interested young man watched
the performance with undisguised adj
miTation.
by gum &c exclaimed. That's
something like! There amt a town in
the whole O. the country where they'd
go to all that trouble to show q
stranger what they can do."-London
Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

the ceremony, which will be performed
by the Rev. Dr. Mackay Smith, a re-
ception to about 100 OF the most in
innate friends of the fal. lily will be
held at the residence of the chief JUS
tlce, on Massachusetts avenue. The at
tendance of married woman a. a maid
OF honor is a thing Of recent origin
Only once before has it marked an oc-
casion of this kind in Washington
Married men frequently act as grooms-
men, however.
The bride is the eighth daughter of
Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States supreme court The groom is a
cousin of the late Henry Ward Beecher.
the famous preacher. Miss Fuller is a
lovely blonde, and, like her sisters, is
gifted and inherits the keen but good
natured wit Of her father. Since the
marriage of her sisters, Mrs. Aubrey
and Mrs. Manning, Miss Fuller has
been prominent in society Miss Aubrey
is the heroine of a runaway match to
Milwaukee. 1t was, however, a case of
repenting at leisure, for she is now
divorcee,-and a pretty and fascinating
one, too.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
RICH POLICEMEN.

1t has been ascertained that of the
1,400 Brooklyn, N. Y, policemen doing
patrol duty more than 700 are property
owners Nearly all the officers in the
department own real estate, but there
is not a sergeant or captain who
owns as much as some Of their patrol
men. In many cases the Brooklyn
policemen have speculated in real es-
tate on a capital of 5000 Or $500 and
amassed fortunes. One of these spec
ulators, says an account, was Police
man John Kline, for years attached to
the fourteenth precinct He was final
ly, the other day, enabled to retire
with, at the least calculation, it is said,
5000, 900. Others of the patrolmen are
rich holders in lesser amounts, but the
captains own little, if anything. Sum
med up from the books of the Brooklyn
assessors, the total value of real es-
tate owned solely by members of the
Brooklyn police force is over $5,0OO,OOO.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
VALUABLE WORK OF ART.
A puritanical policeman at Berne HI

A puritanical policeman at Berne has
rendered a service to posterity. In a
secondhand furniture shop the gend-
arme observed an obscure canvas, and
through the crust of dirt and smOk e
which had gathered on it he was just
able to make out that it was a nude.
1t was recumbent WOman's figure; her
head rested on her right arm, and
above her lowered a cupid Venus
and Cupid were at once impounded by
the gendarme, with the remark that
the state did not allow frau-persOns to
be exhibited without clothing in the
open street. Then the goddess follow
ed exactly the course of action adopted
by the real and original Venus centu-
ries ago-she went to Paris to establish
her reputation. At Paris, cleansed
from the incrusting dirt, which covered
it, the picture came out in all the
splendor of it's beauty, the harmony of
outline and the richness Of hue which
proclaimed the hand of the master. The
experts have declared it a Venus cou-
chez by Titan, and Philip Armour Of
Chicago is said to have offered 200 900
francs for this once despised frau-per-
son.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
PURE ICE IN SIGHT.
Experiments Have Shown the Posi-
bility of Sterilizing the Product.

The faculty of the New York post
graduate hospital, on East Twentieth
street, are now prepared to make pub
lie the fact that their experiments in
the line of the manufacture of steri-
lized ice-that is, ice that is abso-
lutely free from taint-have been
crowned with success. A simple ap-
paratus, elaborate in design, represent
ing much thought, yet as simple as a
churn, is a part now of the para
phernalia of this well-equipped insti-
tuition, and ice as pure as that to be
found at the poles or on the trackless
arctic wastes, where mans contaminat-
ing influence has never obtruded, will
hereafter cool the drinks of it's few
cred patients.
The hospital is famous for it's surg.
cry, and physicians distinguished in
their profession return to avail them
selves of the clinical examples, espe-
daily presented. DR.. Eugene Wynkoop
is an enthusiastic who believes that
with proper surroundings all acct
dental injuries TO the human system
may be repaired. The wonderful
surgical successes of the past decade
he attributes entirely to the use Of
antiseptics. He is ready to aver that
the surgeon of old, with his microbe-
covered hands, killed as many patients
as did the original injuries.
Today the surgeon approaches the
operating table only after ne has
thoroughly cleaned himself in anti
septics, and he works only with instru-
ments that have been freshly steri-
lized by immersion in superheated
water. All water used is filtered and
sterilized And now this attention is
to be paid to the ice. The apparatus
which will furnish the daily supply of
ice necessary in the summer is not as
yet completed, but will be in season.
The smaller plant that meets the pres
ent demand may be thus described:
Fifty to 100 gallons of water are placed
in a retort, under which there is a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
QUITE A FIT UNION
SUCH IS THAT OF MISS FULLER
AND MR.. BEECHER.
The Bride is the Eighth Daughter of
the Chief Justice and is Described as
a Lovely Blonde-A Divorce as
Maid of Ronor-Social Event of the
National Capital

Washington, Feb. 17.-Tomorrow the
marriage of Miss Katherine Fuller and
Theodore Beecher, of Buffalo. will take
place at St. Johns church The bride
will be attended by her youngest sister,
Miss Jane Fuller, and Mrs. Aubrey as
n aid of honor The ushers at the
churh will be Richard D. Ware, of Bos-
ton; DR.. H Haskell, of Massachusetts,
Nathan Stafford, of Portland, Me-; s
Wells, jr., of Detroit, and G. P. Keat-
ing, of Buffalo. At the conclusion of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

At Grand Rapids, Mich, the House
man block, occupied by the Daily Dem
ocrat, the United States and National
Express companies, was burned; loss
100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

Fogg-Oh, you are too hard on Finn
sey. He has his faults, but there is
one good thing about him.
Gibbs-And, pray, what it that?
Fogg-He-er-I can't recall it just
al this moment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20
A LUCKY DAY.

Milwaukee, Feb. 1S.-The jury in the
Plnkinton bank case found verdict of
not guilty. Other charges are pending.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

The smallest watch in the world has
been made, after two years labor, by
a Geneva artisan. The dial is one
sixteenth of an inch in diameter, and
the watch adorns the head Of pencil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

DR.. Archibald gave up the North Da-
kota insane asylum to his successor,
Supt Moore.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE debate on
the bond bill proceeded in the house.
Mr.. Hainer rep, Neb.) spoke in favor
of inconvenience in the free coinage
substitute and Mr.. McDearmon, dem,
Tenn, Mr.. Calderhead (pop., Kan) and
Mr. Skinner, (pop., n. Co. in favor of
concurrence. The death of Congress-
man Grain, of Texas, was then an
nounced and the house adjourned.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Mr. Morrill,,
chairman of the finance committee,
gave notice that he would call up the
tariff bill next Wednesday, Mr.. Call
dem, Fla) secured unanimous consent
that the Cuban question should be
made special order following the de-
ficiency appropriation. bill. Mr.. Davis,
author of the Davis resolution on the
Monroe doctrine, gave notice that next
Monday he would call up the resolu-
ton.
Mr. Cameron rep, Pa offered joint
resolution favoring self-government for
the Cubans.
Mr.. Smith dem, N. j. then ad-
resolution defining the Monroe doctrine.
Mr.. Lindsay gave notice of an
amendment to the house tariff bill,
proposing a repeal of the provision of
the present tariff law which provides
a duty of one-eighth Of a cent per
pound on all sugars above No. 16
Dutch standard and on all discolored
sugars.
Consideration was resumed of the
resolution directing the secretary of
agriculture to carry out the law for
the distribution of seeds and Mr. Vest,
dem, Mo- renewed his criticism of
the secretary. Mr. Bate (dem., TENN
defended Secretary Morton
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

Washington, Feb. 15.-Mr. Boatner
dem, La, Mr.. Livinston dem, Ga),
Mr.. Moses dem, Ga), and Mr.. Mere
dith dem, Va, also attacked Secre-
tary Morton for shutting off the free
seed distribution. There was some
talk of impeaching the secretary for
multiplying laws of congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

Washington, Feb. 12.-Debate on the
senate passed without division the bill
directing Secretary Morton to continue
Mr.. Quay's resolution to recommit the
tariff bill went over A discussion of
Secretary Carlisle's observance of civil
service methods brought much criti-
cism of them.
Washington, Feb. 12.-Debate on the
bond bill was resumed Concurrence
was opposed by Hill rep, Conn.,,
Lacy rep, Iowa., and Burton (rep.,
Mo-. De Almond (dem., Mo-, and
Ogden dem, La, spoke in it's favor
Washington, Feb. 13.-In the
senate consideration of the urgent de
Rciency bill was resumed An item for
S210,000 for the salaries of judges and
officers of federal courts in the Indian
territory brought out a protest from
Mr.. Chandler. The two judges, Spring
er and Kilgore, are ex-members of con-
gress, he said, and had gone to the
Indian territory with all the extrav-
agent notions engendered by life in
Washington and membership in the
billion dollar democratic congress" He
also criticized the growing expenditures
under the department Of justice. These
had trebled in ten years with little
increase in business. Tillman agreed
with Chandler, saying that the negroes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-20

Representative Gamble, of South Da-
kota, thinks the free home bill will pass
in spite of the great opposition. 1t
would affect lands on the Sissiton,
Yankton and Sioux reservations in
South Dakota.
Priceless tapestries and beautiful
vases selected from the collection of
lis imperial Japanese majesty the mi
kado, constitute the offering of friend
ship and esteem which the Oriental
sovereign has sent through his minister
to Mrs. Walter Q. Gresham, widow of
the late secretary of state.
Mr.. Picker has introduced a bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the establish
ment of a sanitarium at Hot Springs,
S. D., to be under the control of the
board of national soldiers homes and
used exclusively as a home for diseased
eX-soldiers. Mr.. Pettigrew will intro
duce a similar bill in the senate.
The proposition of the suspended
keystone National bank at West Su-
perior to settle with the city for its
deposit has been made by w. E. Nc
Cord, who is on the banks bond for a
large amount, he offering to buy the
city's and board of education's claims
for so cents on the dollar. The bank
had a city deposit of $4,000.
The Italian colony in San Francisco,
is considerably agitated over the dis
coyery that Pietro Gori. the anarchist
who was said to have melted Santo
: Caserio to murder President Carnot, is
shadowing Prince Luigi, the nephew of
King Humbert, of Italy, who arrived
there last week on the war ship Chris
topper Colombo.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
AhCAZAR THEATER.

Tomorrow night the Alcazar Theater
will revive "Ours," a military comedy by
T. w. Robertson, which was a favorite
years ago with the late Lester Wallack.
Ours" is bright, interesting play, which
will have all the charm OF novelty to
good many end-Cf-the-century theater-
goers. Its incidents are supposed to occur
forty years ago, curing the Crimean War,
when England was sending her troops to
take Sebastopol and keep the Russians
from dominating the Black Sea.
Among those ordered to the front is Sir
Alexander Shendryn, a punclilious officer
OF the old school, whose wife scarcely ap-
preciates him at his worth. Unknown to
her Sir Alexander has assisted her brother
who has committed the crime of forgery
On the eve OF his departure for the Crimea
Sir Alexander receives a letter regarding
his transactions with the misguided young
man. Lady Shendryn desires to read it,
and when her husband refuses her request
she becomes jealous and parts from
him in a painful scene. Later she Joins
him in the Crimea and learns of his gem
erosity, after which all is forgiven and for
gotten. Around this central story several
minor plots revolve.
Spectacular effects are promised in seve-
raj scenes, particularly in the parade
scene, when the troops pass on their wav
to The front. and in the Crimean scene
before Sebastopol.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
AT JHE JlVoLl.

Humperdinck's famous fairy opera.
"Hansel and Gretei," will be performed
for the first time in this City at the Tiyoli
tonight. The music. which is extremely
musicianly in character, has been de-
scribed as Wagner made easy," and the
libretto is based on one of the stories in
Grimm's Goblins, all of which are dear
to children. Adults will also retain a rec
objection of 'Hansel and GreteI'' as the
fairy tale in which two children lose their
way in the woods and meet with numer-
Gus adventures including being taken
prisoner Dy terrible old witch, who wants
to bake them in an oven.
An orchestral prelude precedes each act
OF "Hansel and Gretel." Joseph Hirsch-
bach will conduct. Several new vocalists
will appear in the opera. The cast is as
follows: Fri. Mathilde Wilde, who will
sing the witch; May Tunison, Hansel;
Miss Ella Prankard, Gretel; Miss Zophiel
Worth. the mother; w. H. West the
father; Miss Katherine Kreg. the sand
man and dewman.
After the run of "Hansel and Gretel'
the grand opera company will return from
Los Angeles and perform Aida"