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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
SUBMARINE ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Affording the Fun Without the Discom-
fort of a Sea Voyage.

Encouraged by the pronounced sue
cess of his electric railway skirting
portion of the coast at the Kemp Town
end of Brighton, the famous English
watering place, Magnus Volk conceived
the idea of an electrician running upon
rails submerger i'll the sea, which should
in a sense have the advantage Of a sea
voyage without its attendant discern
forts. This design in the hands Of a
company. of which the directors are Z.
o. Bleackley, chairman; ]. ]. Clark, R.
]. Pope and NJ. Nolk, with an energetic
secretary in F. J. Gully, has, at very
large cost, now been carried out. The
line begins at the east end of the pres
ent electric railway and extends for a
distance of three miles to the pretty
village of rockingham, where an iron
pier has been erected for the cars to
run to.
It may be only necessary, in the light
OF public interest, to give the main fea-
lures of the construction, as the tech
meal details involving the absolute
safety and successful working of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
PRIESTS INJURED.
Serious Runaway Accident Occurs at
Chippewa Falls.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, July 19.-ReV
Eugene Phelan, pastor of Notre Dame
parish, and Rev. John Schmitt, pastor
of Holy Ghost parish, were both severe
ly injured in a runaway accident A
portion of the harness broke coming
down a hill, permitting the carriage to
strike the horses TANKS. The animal
at once became unmanageable, and in
his effort to avoid contact with the
vehicle kicked it into splinters. Father
Phelan was kicked in both knees and
thrown from the buggy in a senseless
condition He will be laid up for two
weeks. Father Schmitt was injured in
the left leg and received some severe
bruises around the head. The two
priests had just come from st. Joseph's
hospital after visiting a patient. Fiji
teen minutes later Father Phelan was
brought there himself in a very criti-
cal condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
SEATS IN SLEEPING CARS.
Rights of Lower and Upper BERTH
Passengers to Their Choice.

An amicable controversy between
some men who, being Of amiable dis
position, have always managed to
travel about the country without get
ting into squabbles with fellow travel
ers, led to inquiries by a reporter for
the Sun as to the rule Of the seat in
sleeping car in the United States. Who
has the right to the rear seat in
sleeping car section? Was the question
discussed. 1t was asserted on the one
hand that by rule or law the holder
of the lower berth ticket had the
right to the seat that enabled him to
ride facing the engine. The claim was
put forward on the other hand that he
had no privileges in the matter of a
seat before those Of the upper berth
passenger.
There is no law 20 govern in the
matter, and one sleeping car company
has a rule covering the case, and the
other hasn't The Wagner company
has a rule by which the holder of the
lower berth ticket is entitled to the
rear seat The obvious reason is, that
commonly the first arrivals at the
ticket office ask for lower berths, and
on the principle of first come, first
served, the first conner is entitled to the
| choice of seats, which by common &C
ceptation would mean the seat enab-
! ling him to ride forward. To that seat
on the Wagner cars he is entitled.
The Pullman company has no rule
in the matter. The tickets of neither
company call fer particular seats with
in the specified sections. In ordinary
practice lower berth Pullman passen-
gers get the rear seats, just as on the
Wagner cars. The companies find that
the American public adjust their own
affairs pretty generally without pater-
nal oversight by the companies. An
officer of one of the companies recalls
just one instance where a passenger
raised a row over the matter of the
rear seat; a corresponding officer OF
the other could not call to mind any
instance
On one railroad which operates its
own sleeping cars from here it is said
that there is a rule giving the lower
, berth passenger the rear seat. In
some cases the railroad system render;
, governing rule needless. For in.
stance, a passenger for the west or
the Pennsylvania road may leave here
facing the engine, but on leaving Phil
adelphia will find himself looking to
ward the rear of the train instead O.
! in the direction in which the train il
: carrying him. On the New York Cen
$ trail road the same thing happens a
/ Buffalo. The train goes in on lool
5 and the engine is detached. An engin
= couples to what has been the rear ca
and takes the train on towards Cleve
r land. More than one person has gon
S to sleep feet foremost in a westward
E bound train going across central New
y York in the evening and awoke to fin
e himself being carried head first int,
e Cleveland in the morning.
t It is interesting to note that an of
e ficer of one of the sleeping car com
o panies is able to say that he neve
S knew Of woman obliged to trave
e backward in a sleeping car seat.-Ney
York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

dcmning such schemes issued under the
! false representation that they are en-
dOrSCd by the Semi-centcnniaI manage
ment. and warning business men of the
state against patronlzIng advertising
! books or other advertising publications OF
doubtful merit, in preference to the lcgit-
| innate and Wcll-estabiShed advertising
mediums.
One of the questions to be discussed
| by the exposition officials at an early
Gate is the ACCESSIBILITY of charging its
scope so as to include. in addition 10
the distinctively Wisconsin features. dis
plays by other states The fact that
the Tennessee centennial management has
| been successful i'll securing apprOpria-
lions from number of other states for
special buildings and exhibits, has sug-
geSted the advisability of increasing the
attra ctiveness of the Wisconsin EXPOSE
! ton in a similar manner By widening
its scope it is believed that several ad-
vantageS would be gained. The resi-
dents of surrounding states would have
Il larger interest in attending the EXPOSE
ton if their own states were given rep
reSentatiOn. and the variety in the eX-
hihitS would be likely to add greatly to
the interest on the part of Wisconsin
people also. The matter of an approprl-
alton from the national government may
also he worthy of consideration. While
Uncle Sam would probably be unwilling
to contribute to a purely state affair, he
would be very likely to prepare an at
tractive exhibit, similar in general feat
ures to that at the Worlds fair, if a
group of states could be induced to club
together in district or interstate ex-
position. Mrs. Angus Cameron of La
Crosse has suggested the bility OF
interesting if possible the states com
prsing the original Northwest territory
in a historical exposition. The states
now comprised in the Northwest terri
tory, in addition to Wisconsin, are Ohio
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and a part
| of Minnesota.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
WHERE WAS HE?

The Forfarshire lairds OF remote
day were wont to go weekly to great
Dundee. not so great then, to dine early,
but too well, and ride away home, not
in every case very fit for the saddle.
7 he road ran eastward for some mics
on a height above the Tay; a steep
grassy slope down TO the Firth. One
If the old gentlemen Chey were gentle
mem rolled off his horse and rolled
away down the declivity. The water
at tn" edge was only a few inches deep
at that season Of the tide and there
he lay By ard by, some one remarked
that the laird's saddle was empty
though lis hose was trotting or with
the others. So the party turnal 5ac'.,
looking for Z q missing man, and ey-
claiming: Far are We, Blanwiggin?
Faar are ye?" At length a vJ'c: we :
reard coming from far below The
Lord knows fan am. But 7 Gamma
be in hell. for here water Long
mans Magazine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
ALL LOVELY NOW.

London, July 1.-THE Standards
Madrid special says that the relations
between Spain and the United States
are now on satisfactory footing. Ths
dispatch adds that no final decision viii
be taken in the case Of the Americans
captured on board the flibustering
schooner Competitor and on the Amer
lean claims for various indemnities un-
til the session of the cortes closes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
Could Not Stand the Shock of Her Illus
bands Imprisonment.

New Haven, Conn, July 19.-Mrs.
Charles X. Stricken died here from
what the doctors said WIS a combina-
ton of broken heart and Bright's dis
ease. She and her husband, who was
a cash register salesman, came here
several weeks ago. Her husband was
put in Jail on the charge of forgery.
She was left destitute. A kind-hearted
woman took her in, but she fell i'll and
was sent to the hospital. She asked
that her illness be kept frC N her hus-
band.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
AMAZED, D|SGUSTED
SUCH IS THE FEELING OF LON
DON TOWARD PARLIAMENT.
SESSION AN AWFUL FIZZlE
Liberals Take Heart for the Future
Another Colonial Scandal on the
Point of Exploding in Germany
Austrian Royalty Awheel-Foreig
News in General

London, July 19.-The fourteenth
parliament will close its first session
August IA This program which has
been decided upon by the cabinet
springs from d desire to cut the Cor
dian knot of difficulties in which the
government finds its affairs thus
throwing things over until time can
be found for an effective reOrganiza-
ton Of the political cohorts. A more
disastrous session than this has rarely
been known in the history of any
party having a majority in the house
of commons. 1t has been deemed i'm
possible to proceed with the deceased
has no chance at this session even if
the house should enter upon all night
sittings. London, which was over
whelmingly conservative at the last
election, stands amazed and disguised
at the ridiculous outcome. All this
fortifies the common belief that before
the next session begins A. ]. Balfour
VIII retire from the government lead
ership in the commons and will take
his seat among the lords, leaving Jo-
seph Chamberlain master of the COM
mons and the real head of the cOnserv-
ative party's destiny. London radicals
are in high spirits and have already
began seriously to trim their sails for
the next election. Baron Tweedmouth
has arranged a conference for Monday
night to consider thorough reorgani-
zation of the liberal party in London.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
STRUCK COAL.

Juda, Wis, July 18.-While Christian
Zausse, a farmer residing a mile from
this place in Green county, was digging
well, he struck coal 100 feet from the
surface. The vein is apparently i've
feet thick and the water which comes
from it is oily. Zausse bought tho
farm for $50 per acre and has been Of
fered 800 per acre since the coal was
discovered
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
FAILURES INCREASE
MORE OCCUR THAN DID A YEAR
AGO.
SOME FAVORABLE FEATURES

Nine Business Centers Return Encour-
aging Reports and Wheat Prices
Are a Trife Up-Steel and Iron
Prices Very Low-POlitical Uncer-
tainty Causes Hesitation in Trade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
CELEBRATION PLANS,
MATTERS MOVING NICELY FOR
THE GREAT SEMI-CENTENNIAL.
AN IMPORTANT SELECTION

Projects Proposed by Sec
rotary Pollock-An Historical Elk
hibition a Possibility in Connection
With the Demonstration a
Million to Be Raised.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

Middle of the road populists may
bolt if Bryan is endorsed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01
A NEW WABASH RULE.
A Record to Be Kept Of Every Offens<
Committed by Employees Of the Road.

A Record to Be Kept Of Every Offense
Committed by Employees Of the Road.
WABASH, Ind, Sept. 24.-Wa bash
railroad employees will not be suspend
ed for carelessness or neglect of duty
after October l, when Superintendent
Gould's new rule becomes operative.
Instead Of laying off" the employees
in the train service, they will be
checked on record kept for the pur-
pose for every offense which heretofore
has been punished with suspension.
When six Of these offenses have accrued
the employe will be discharged, his
place being given to the man who has
earned by close attention to his work
and obedience to the rules the highest
number Of white marks. The change
will, it is thought, work great i'm.
provement in discipline and efficiency.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01
Ministers Object.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Sept 24.-One Of
the events scheduled for carnival week
which has attracted attention far and
near for its novelty is grand free
dance on the asphalt on Grand avenue.
1t is proposed to rope in two full blocks
between Ninth and Eleventh streets,
station band at either end, select
leather.lunged callers and have fes-
tival which will outshine anything
ever seen in the country. Strong oppo-
sition to this move is developing among
the Protestant ministers Of the city.
A delegation yesterday waited on the
chief of police and protested against
the public dance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01
Shot Down at His Doorway.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Sept 24.-J. A.
Carlson, contractor, was assaulted
by two men as he was entering his
home on Pennsylvania avenue late last
night and shot. He was returning
home from meeting Of the school
board, of which he is member, and as
he stepped on the porch man showed
a revolver in his face and told him to
hold up his hands. Mr.. Carlson
knocked the revolver away, when the
second man stepped from behind tree
and fred at him. The ball went
through his right leg above the knee.
The men escaped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01
BANKING MEN TALK.
General Condition Of Huaineas IA Discussed
ut the ~. L0n,s Meeting.

General Condition Of Huafneas Ia Discussed
ut the IT. Ions Meeting.
ST.LouIs. sept. "a u he see IN days
session OF the 99l annual CONVENTION
Of the American l,anarrs association
was Gale to I'd. r at lb;' ihi, morn.
iny. The first lushess OF the session
was the report Of the various dele aies
as TO the general condition Of banking
IN their states Among those who
spoke we're uele ates from Kansas,
Kentucky, Missouri and Nebraska.
John II. feathers. Of Louisville,
KY, evoked rounds OF applause
when, in laudine the merits Of
his state. he claimed that It's
women, as It's horses, enjoyed .
world wide reputation for beauty,
talent and speed. Mr. feathers claimed
that the banks Of Kentucky were pros
porous and confident Of the future r.
W. Millssps, Of jackson, Miss, sa d
that in 1893 there WAS but one bank
failure in his state. and that since then
but one more failure was recorded.
The conditions were favorable for the
banking interests Of Mississippi, as the
cotton crop was GOOD and prices high.
W. H. Woods,o Kansas City. spoke for
Missouri lie said that the banking in
interests Of Missouri were in better
condition Mt present than at any time
in their history. He stated that there
was $l37, 600, 600 on deposit Ia the vari-
Gus banks OF the state and that collec-
ton, were good. Henry W. Va es, OF
Omaha, Neb,, claimed that in the
three years from 1902 to 1895, the banks
OF Nebraska had lost on deposits
nearly 95.O00,0O0 He claimed that
tbs was due to the depression in real
estate, low prices for crops and the un-
settled condition of affairs on account
OF the CURRENCY question
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01
TAKE HOLD.
Leadville Placed Under Martial
Law by the Governor.
MINERS WANT TO BURN THE CITY.
The Strikers Also Threaten to Wipe Out
the Entire National Gusrd-United
States Troops Appraised to Be
Ready to Take the Field.

DENVER, COL, Sept. "a. Martial law
was declared yesterday. The impress.
sion that the presence Of troops in
Leadville would end the strike has
been dissipated by the reports which
reached Gov. Mcintyre yesterday from
Leadville. He was told that miners
from Aspen, Cripple Creek and the San
Juan are quietly gathering at Lead
vile and that the strikers will wipe
out the entire national guard and Lurn
the town. The governor has inquired,
unofficially, of Brig. Gen. Wheaton,
commander of the military department
of Colorado, as to what asst itanee the
federal authorities can render in case
of emer .ency on few hours notice.
Col. Merriam, of the Seventh infantry,
stationed at Fort Logan, has been ap-
prsed that his command may receive
orders to take the field, and his troops
will be ready when the official call
CUutS. utu lcuCEdl uIu 10 uCCuCu
the governor will address President
Cleveland directly, who, in turn will,
through the secretary of war, order
Gen Wheaton TO act.
Warrants have been issued for rs
members of the miners union, includ-
ing the president, vice president, Sec
rotary and the executive committee.
Three of the men have been landed in
Jail. They are E. J. Dewar, secretary
of the Miners union; Eugene Cannon,
member of the executive committee,
and Conner Richards member of the
union who does not hold any official
position. The authorities refuse to
say on just what grounds the warrants
are sworn out but say that the action
is taken partly on suspicion. The
prisoners are kept closely under guard,
and the sheriff will not allow them 10
be interviewed
An attack was made, presumably by
the strikers or their sympathizers, just
before dawn yesterday, upon the Lead
vile water works, located in California
gulch, about two miles from town. A
guard of 80 soldiers has been stationed
at the works. About five a. IN. the
pickets saw fash on a distant hill,
supposed to have been signal, and "a
little later one of the sentries saw
dark forms crawling up the hill. He
hailed them and was answered by a
shot. Several scattering shots were
fired, but the attacking party, finding
the guard wide awake, drew off with.
out any injury being done on either
side, so far as known.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01
UNION GENERALS CRUSADE.
Itinerary Of the Gen. Alger Party's Trip
Through Kansas Arranged.

Itinerary Of the Gen. Alger Party's TIP
Through Kansas Arranged.
Topeka, Kan, Sept 24-The repub-
lican committee has completed the
schedule for the trip Of Gen. Alger's
party of veteran generals in Kansas
the latter part Of next week. The
Alger train will leave Atchson at eight
a. M, DC ober 1, and arrive in Topeka
two hours later where the party will
remain until the next morning. On
October 2 speeches will he made from
the platform of the car at Usage City,
Emporia, Strong City, Florence,
Marion. Mcpherson, Newton, Wichita,
Winfield and Arkansas City. A big
rally will be held at the last named
place.
Addresses will be delivered on October
8 at independence Cherryvale, Noun
Valley, Oswego, Columbus, Cherokee,
Girard, Walnut, Erie, Chanute, lola,
Garnett, Ottawa and Olathe. The
party will arrive in Kansas City at
1890 Saturday night and will remain
until Monday noon, speaking at both
Kansas Citys. The committee has ar
ranged for meetings at every point
where the train stops, and good speak.
ers have been chosen to entertain the
crowds after the generals train has
departed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01

Democrats OF the Second Missouri
congressional district met at Chilli
Gothic on the Esd in adjourned session.
After taking the !,s0Oth ballot without
change a recess was taken until to-
day.
The September report of the depart
meut of agriculture makes the num-
Der of young hogs in the country for
fattepinv per cent. smaller than last
year, but as corn is plenty and cheap
and little complaint Of cholera this
fall, this will count for but little.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01
Over 1000 silver Clubs.

JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, Sept 94.-Ed
7. Orear, assistant state treasurer of
Missouri, who has charge Of the cam.
paign club bureau, has made partial
report to the democratic state COM
mittee. In his report he says that in
90 counties OF Missouri there are now
organized and in active campaign work
927 democratic free silver clubs. This
is exclusive Of the city of St. Louis,
where there are now about 100 clubs
and others organizing every dav.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01

LONDON, Sept 24.-The National
Sporting club has decided not to offer
purse for any match in which Corbett
is engaged, but should Fitzsimmons
arrange suitable match with anyone
else, the club will offer a substantial
purse. The resolution adopted includ-
ed decision that Corbett should not
be allowed to enter the club premises.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01

SENATOR woLcorr. to inspect them,
and then ask him to resign. II he
does not, every petition will be filed
with the United States senate, de-
mandiny the action Of that body. In
case they should neglect or refuse to
act, the matter will be taken right
into the United States supreme court
and a test case made. 1t will decide
the question as to whether majority
OF the people Of sovereign state have
a right to recall an official who has
been recreant to the trust reposed in
him.