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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
MAKES CONFESSION.
The Missing Wisconsin Banker
Writes a Letter.
In It He Acknowledges His StealfnRs
and Intimates suicide-New Acts of
Crime Being Discovered
Every Day.

Juneau, Wis, Oct. 16.-All doubt as
to the character of w. T. Rambusch.
whose disappearance last week led to
an investigation which disclosed BUSH
ness transactions that are, TO say the
least, questionable, were removed
Thursday morning when a letter was re-
ceived from him making a confession
which fully substantiates the appre-
tensions of those who feared the worst.
The letter was dated at PHILADELPHIA
and was addressed to his wife. In it
Rambusch makes full confession, as
complete in detail as the limits of an
ordinary letter will permit. The most
startling information was the asser-
ton that Mr.. Rambusch contemplated
taking his own life. 1t is impossible
to tell just how much Rambuseh's steal
ings amount to. At present they are
estimated at 100000. but additional
cases are constantly icing found, and
the figures will no doubt be greatly
swelled by later developments. Juneau
IL filed with attorneys, who are here to
look after the interests of various
clients, and long litigation will no
doubt follow.
Grows Worse Every Minute.
kilograms describing the fugitive
have been sent all over the country, but
there Is little doubt expressed that he
is now either dead In Philadelphia or
sailing across the Atlantic for foreign
port. His wife and child are complete
ly overcome, and the intense excitement
in the town still continues. The mud
Gle grows worse every minute. People
are coming to town by the score to Sec
what they have lost and new steals are
being discovered every hour. 1t is now
known beyond doubt that Rambusch
drew absolutely fraudulent mortgages,
signed the names of the holders of tue
land and filed the mortgages.
Another Sensation.
Juneau, Wis, Oct. 19.-Another SEN
sation fell Saturday with the discovery
of the fluid with which Rambusch nude
erasures from the county records, and
the further discovery that he had tam
pered with the records of the court as
well as those of the register of deeds.
1t was supposed that Rambusch had
confined his tinkering of the reports to
the Office of register of deeds, but it
has now been discovered that he made
use of duplicate key to the clerk of
the courts office and changed the rec
ords there. There is no telling what
mischief he may have done.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
Attempted wholesale Poisoning.

poisoning by paris green has been dis
covered at Almond. While preparing a
can of milk for shipment John Bibby,
a wealthy milk shipper. noticed pc
culiar color, and on Investigation found
a large quantity of paris green at the
bottom Of the can. John Burns, anothT
farmer, found score Of piles of paris
green and salt scattered in his pasture
land, and Thomas Brown lost five of the
most valuable cows of his herd from the
same poison, deposited by unknown
parties on his grazing range.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 16.-Henry Nit
ner, a negro, assaulted a young white
woman at Griffin Wednesday night. A
posse Mas quickly formed, pursuing and
overtalSing him in the neighborhood
Thursday morning. He was strung to
a tree one mile from the town and his
body riddled with bullets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
CIaims 100000 Indemn,tv

Constantinople, Oct. 16. - United
States Minister Terrell has lodged with
the Turkish government a claim for
$4,000 indemnity on behalf of Mrs.
LEM, mother of Frank Lenz, the Pitts
burgh bicyclist who was murdered by
Kurds while travelling through Turkey
in 1905
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
Sew Woman in Rusiness.

That the new woman is success in
business was demonstrated at the an
nual meeting in Milwaukee of the
Woman's Industrial exchange, coop
erative institution. The reports of the
officers showed that business aggre-
eating over $4,000 had been transacted
and thata profit of $500 had been made.
The exchange conducts lunchroom
and sells fancy goods.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
Bank Quits Business.

Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 1.-THE branch
of the Bank of British Columbia pub
lished notice Friday of its withdrawal
from business here. The reason given
is the unsatisfactory condition of BUSH
ness. 1t is reported the branch of Sc
attic will also be withdrawn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
E,perIenes VS. Theoru.

Experience is admitted to be the
best teacher. This maxim IS admit
ted to be true by all, as individuals.
and by all known aggregations of
men, except the democratic party.
The democratic party prefer theory
TO experience because experience is
composed Of hard. cold facts which
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
An May Portrait.
artist knit his brow.

The ARTIST Knit his brow.
81 wish to picture the heroine with
No. l. waist" he remarked. But
where, in that event, is her liver to be -
"oh. can make room for that" re-
Joined the author. 4 will just say that
she has no heart"
Thus it is to be seen how the muses.
advance hand in hand and are generous
ly disposed to mutual concession.-De-
troit Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
a PlausIble Theory.

"Since that fellow moved in next TO
me and is trying to learn how to play
the violin. have new theory as to the
burning of Rome"
what is it?'
"I'm satisfied that Nero was sitting
at the front window playing fiddle
and some of the people in the block took
to throwing bombs st him."-Detroit
Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
Killed by an Electric Car

St. Paul, Mimi. Oct. 16.-Fred
Geogue, night Waterman at the Mime
apolis post Office, was run down and in
family killed late Thursday afternoon
at the Midway district by an Interurban
electric car while riding his bicycle to
work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
Wisconsin Baptists.

At the state convention in Oshkosh
of Wisconsin Baptists state commits
sion was elected as follows: Chairman,
IL. W. Reed, First church, La Crosse !;
secretary, Granger w. Smith, Green
Bay; +. j. Lindsay, Milwaukee; L. G.
Dinsmore, Delavan; II. j. Vosburgb,
Beaver Dam; Mrs. William Lindsay, Mil
waukee; Mrs. L. Smith, Darlington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
Death of an Inventor.

Sylvanus Dyer Locke, formerly sur
veyor of Rock county and chief engi-
neer of GAINESVILLE, died at Hoosic Falls.
\. s., aged s.. He was the inventor of
n successful automatic harvester and
binder. He had also done considerable
literary work of historical nature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
Issues Two Pardons.

Gov. Upham has pardoned Matthew
Thomet, of Milwaukee, who was con-
yicted in April, 1898, and sentenced to
Waupun for eight years, and j. B. Dan
iels, of West Superior, who was con-
victed in November, 1898. and sentenced
to state prison for term of five years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22

Chicago, Oct. 16.-After residence
of six years at Fort Sheridan the Fiji
teenth infantry, U. S. A., has left for
Fort Bayard, n. NJ. Col. Robert HI.
Hall, of the Fourth infantry. succeeds
Col. Crofton as commandant of Fort
Sheridan
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22

Dubuque, Ia, Oct. 16.-Commercial
Agent Benson, of the Illinois Central
railway, has sent in his report as to
hog cholera in Iowa. From Jessup to
Fort Dodge the loss is 40 per cent, and
at Iowa Falls, Alden, Williams and
harrisburg so per cent. 1t prevails also
from Charles City north.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22

Twenty-seven years of protection
Qs65 to 1899 decreased our public
debt 81 ,747, 301, 1878. Three years of
the working of the Wilson bill from
Qs93 to 1880 increased our public
debt 1862. 329. $50. Which will you
vote for ON the 3rd of November, the
restoration of protection, or continu-
ance of Free Trade?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22

The Niagara Falls Gazette under
takes to cover in verse the record of
Popocracy for period of six months
as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
CLYDE R. ShOWdlt6r, Editor
AND PROPRIETOR

Horace Rublee the veteran journal
ist of Wisconsin and able editor of the
Milwaukee Sentinel is dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
November,
Dyin'.

This is all right, except that the eN-
igencies of rhyme have made the No
vember condition '.dyin'" instead of
dead" but that the October pro-
gram has been worked industriously
in every mouth Of the eampaigu.-
Evening Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22

June,
Bryan.
July,
Tryin'.
August,
Sighin'.
September,
Cryin'.
October,
Lynn.
November.
Dyin'.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
STEVENSON MANUSCRIPTS.
MIR. Leroy I. Hight Obtains Some Of the
Famous A Authors Writings.

Mr.. Leroy L. Hight, yesterday received
from friend In Mst,lure's publishing
house. New York. some Of the original
manuscripts of the late Robert Louis
Stevenson. It will be reinem berad that
before the death Of Mr.. Stevenson. No
Clure's publishing company purchased
from the famous author large humber
of South Sea island folk lore stores and
sketches. nearly all Of which have been
published in tho McClure's magazine.
The manuscript which Mr.. Hight has
just received inolud several Of these
stories and sketches in the hand Writing
of Mr.. Stevenson. They are written on
sheets of ordinary fools cap paper now
turning yellow with age, and the dlicate
almost feminine writing OF the fImous
author with the interlineations and
changes of words shows them to- have
been the original draft of the storis. Mr..
Hight believes himself to be extlmely
fortunate in receiving this manuscript Of
Mr.. Stevenson which Ia very valuale as
memento of the lamented author, and
he exhibits the yellow PACED manu- ript
with great pride. 1t is supposed that
these stories on the South Sea Bland
folk lore were written but few npnths
previous to Mr.. Stevenson's d cath
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Fern Lodge, Odd Ladies.

Fern lodge, No. ., Odd Ladies, held a
grand supper and entertainment last evs-
ming at Thatcher Post hall. The supper
was served from to s O'Clock and wes
we'll patronized. The programme of
musical and literary numbers was then
rendered to large audience. The pro-
gramme was as Pillows:
Piano Solo, Miss Hanson
gacai solo. Mr.. Sprague
Heading, Mr. Charles Butler
vocal Solo, Miss Ethel Mills
Reading, Mrs. Pike
Violin Solo, Miss Carrie Manchester
Vocal Solo, Miss Getcheli
Violin Solo, Miss Carrie Manchester
All OF tine mum bers were well recel we'd
and warmly applauded. Special mention
should be made of the violin solo
rendered by Miss Manchester, young
miss of ten years, who bids fsir to be-
Come I'm exeellent player. The entertain
ment was followed by dancing, music for
the same being furnished by Messrs.
Duffey and CloyeA
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
PUBLIC BUILDINGS. ;
Important Meeting of the Committee
Yesterday,

The public buildings committee held
a meeting yesterday to consider the heat
ing and ventilation of the new school
house in Ward J.. Architect Tompson
aud Superintendent Lord reported the
result of their visit to number of school,
houses In Boston last week. They found
several excellent gravity systems of
ventilation, but these systems fail to
work to perfect satisfaction In certain
kinds of weather. Mr.. Tompson and
MT. Lord both recommended that the
fan system be introduced in the new
building. Mr.. Thompson stated that the
cost of this system would be very little
in excess of the gravity system, but that
the COST of furnishing fan would be
more. The fan, however, would ensure
good ventilation and few tons Of coal
per year ought not to stand In the way
OF having the best system Of heating
and ventilation in existence. The pub
lilo buildings committee thought that the
best system possible ought to be had
and they voted unanimously to adopt
the fan system. The system is practical
ly the same as that in operation In the
High school. but in the new schoolhouse
the system can be put in at an expense
much less than the High school plant
cost, say about $4,000. Mr.. 1ompson will
now perfect his arrangements for putting
in the fan system.
Bids were opened for excavating and
laying the foundation of the new school
house. The contract was awarded to
John CULVER at 16 cents cubic yard
for Garth excavation and 81. 65 per cubic
yard for stone masonry.
The renting of the City hall Thanks
giving evening was settled. The Knights
of Columbus will have 1t. Mr.. o. E.
Dyer said that he had booked
an attraction that night and that
he had right to 1t. Mr.. Lib
by, agent of the hall, said he asked Mr..
Dyer If he had an attraction engaged
for that night and Mr.. Dyer told him he
had not. He then notified Mr.. Doh erty,
who represents the Knights of Column
bus chat he could have the hall. Mr..
Doherty detailed tbs. same facts az Mr..
Libby presented. The committee voted
to stand by the agent and give Mr..
Doherty the right to the hall on Thanks
giving evening. Mr.. Dyer says. al
though he has no attraction now, his
agents in New York will probably get
him one and that he shall bring ID on
here and If not allowed the hall shall
sue the city for damages. HeIsays he
has paid the city $4,000 for rent Of the
ball in the past. The committee did not
appear disturbed by Mr.. Dyer's state.
ment.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
The Armenian Refugees.

The last Of this week the 25 expected
Armenian refugees will reach Portland.
We have NO do ubt the hearts of the
Christian people will be moved ana that
such action will be taken as will insure
them proper shelter, clothing and food.
All should be profoundly impressed
with sense of duty and of our high
responsibility regarding thesegtortured
children of the Oldest Christian church
in the world. And when their feet
touch Portland soil they should fiud a
Christian welcome
Homes are still wanted for them, also
contributions of money, clothing and
provisions. All offers of assistance
should be promptly made to Mrs. L. NJ.
N. Stevens. $50 Free street. Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Tukey's Bridge.

The commissioner of public works has
advertised for bids TOR the constructor
OF pile bridge This bridge will un
parallel to Tukey's bridge. while the sw
bridge ordered BY the War Department IL
in process Of construction. It will hge
to be built strongly and yet within
short time, and will be as long Is
Tukey's bridge and sixteen feet broa.
One was built at Lewiston to take tie
place of the one carried off by the spriR
freshet. The Lewiston bridge oontrat
required 1t to be built In twenty days. j
was finished, in sixteen days and COT
$4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
PERSONAL.

Conductor Z. V, Philbrook. of the
Maine Central railroad, with Hon. E.
B. Winslow, of Portland; Geo. W. York,
treasurer of the Maine Central, and
Hon. John F. Berry, of Boston, have
been passing some time in the Rangeley
lake region.
4 Miss Sophie Zisgaronda, the blind vi
olinist. is in this city.
j. r. Williams of Island Pond, diyis-
ion superintendent of the Grand Trunk
railroad, is at the Falmouth,
MIR. II. R. Mcleod, superintendent of
the Portland & Cape Elizabeth electric
road, has been made general m .nager of
the road and MIR. a. S. Macreadie has
boon promoted to the superinten.lency.
Mr.. Fred Randall. Pearl street, Wood
fords, has just returned from very sue
oessful hunting trip to Stow, Me He
brought back 81 ducks
A. J. Blethen. ESQ.,, formerly Of this
city, is now editor ia chief of the Eve
ming Times at Seattle, Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Perry and family
Of the Dirigo house. Long Island, are
stopping at the Park house, Cornish,
where they will remain until they leave
for Aiken, S. c., where they have taken
the Steadman house, for the coming soa-
son.
MIR. Francis P. King, son Of Hon. Nj.
E. King, has returned from Germany.
where he has been taking course of
study.
AIRS. E. E. Bliss of Constantinople.
ia at present visiting her sister Mrs. @.
W. Longfellow, South street.
Among the prominent arrivals at the
Preble are: Mrs. h. Green, New York:
W. s. Amers, ID. Il. Ranlet, Il. W, Viii.
llams, Boston; Mrs. Geo. Under, Jr..
Rumford Falls; A. E. Donley, Proyi-
denoe; E. L. Allen, J. Goldman, Henry
Cohn, New York; S. Il. Chandler. New
Gloucester.
The following were among the arrivals
at the Congress Square hotel yesterday:
J. G. Baldwin, San francisco; A. N.
Hamilton, Glenwood Springs: Mrs. ].
M. Martin, New York; Mrs. w. g. Per
kius, Burlington; Miss Henderson, Eliza.
beth, N. j.; Mrs. Dexter, Mrs. J. w.
Austin, Miss Austin, Boston;S S. A.
Keeler. New York; j. W. Kline. Phila.
delphia; II. B. Peck, New York; James
Johnston. Newark. N. j.; WV. Brown.
Proyidencs; G. +. Miller, g. r. Orr and
wife, q. $. Waterhouse, New York.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Lucky sportsmen.

There were three deer on the Bar Har-
Dor train Monday. h. S. Higgins of
Portland, had one, and G. b. Black and
o. G. Metz of Erie, Pa, had two.
e. Kelley and H. NJ. Wilson of Port
and, on Mondays train had two deer
apiece which they killed OF Grindstone,
and Geo. B. Smith Of Boston, also had
two from the same place. ". A. Shop
herd of Wakefield Centre, Mass, brought
down deer from Grindstone and s. L.
Preble, W. Taylor and Allie Priest of
Watersiiie, each had two deer which
they killed at Norcross These deer
weighed IS pounds each.
e. ID. Eastman of Portland. brought
down TO Norcross two quarters of moofe
aud two saddles Of deer.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
DAYS OF STORM.
Steamers Lie at Their M0orings and
Wait.

Incoming Vessels, Which Are Few, Re-
port Heavy Weather.
The schooner Atwood, Capt. Benja-
min of Parrsboro, N. S., arrived late Mon
day night with II tons of culm coal for
the Portland Company. Capt. Benjamin
reports that he had most severe expert
enos on Monday. The seas ran noun
tains high, sweeping his decks, staving
in his bulwarks, and flooding the cabin
and forecastle completely. All his he'd
ding and clothing were soaked. Not
another sail was to be seen on the angry
ocean. Captain Benjamin said for a
while he did not know whether he should
ever reach Portland or not. 1t would
have been impossible to stand at the
wheel had not the boat hanging at the
stern davits broken the great force of
the waves. when saw Seguin, was
happy man. you may believe" said
Capt. Benjamin.
The steamer Herman Reesing came in
with Holsters for N. +. Trefethen about
noon Tuesday. Capt. Frank Gilbert
said it was the toughest trip he ever
made.
The waves were very high in the har-
Dor Tuesday morning, but they subsidized
towards night. Few craft were moving
in the harbor.
The steamers have besn lying by for
the last two days. The steamer Port
land, which arrived from Boston Sunday
morning and was duo to leave here Mon
day night, remained ct her wharf all day
yesterday and did not seem likely to get
away until sometime this morning.
The Bay State was in Boston. The
Cottage City Of the New York line.
which went into Provinoetown Sunday
afternoon, was still there yesterday. The
Manhattan was not due to leave New
York until last night.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
Election of omcers by the Boys 4ster-
day.

The High School Cadets elected &cers
for the ensuing year yesterday. Adhere
were not the full thirty-three mhbers
present to each company only maid and
lieutenants were elected, but 1t IL pder
stood that the first lieu tenants eeoted
will be made captains at the nextpeet-
ing, the second lieuteants f1rsts. an the
new second lieutenants will be elcted.
also adjutant and quartermaster. This
IL the list elected yesterday,
Major-T. A. Norton.
Company A.-First lieutenant, larry
Freeman; second lieutenant. r. L. lana,
Company B.-Tirst lieutenant, s.
O'Donoghue; second lieutenant, Gerge
FogR.
Company C.-First lieutenant, H. G.
Norton; second lieutenant, e. T. EN-
Icy.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
Mr.W. C. whelden Entertains His Friends
at South Freeport.

Monday evening MIR. W. C. Whelden of
this city entertained party of Portland
friends at an old fashioned corn husking
at the home of his aunt, Mrs. j. e.
Sweatsir in South Fresport. The party
left Portland on the 500 p. m. train and
were met at Yarmouth junction with a
barge and driven to Mrs. Sweetsir's large
farm house where q bountiful supper
was found waiting. The house was very
prettily decorated with Chinese lanterns
and ported plants. After supper the
ladies and gentlemen were taken out to
the barn and the husking began. 1t
was novelty for the city boys and girls
and they enjoyed 1t immensely. After
the husking the remainder of the eve
ming was spent In games and music.
The party left for Portland on The Pull
man, all voting it most enjoyable occa-
sion.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
WILL OF RACHEL ANN RUMERY.
Large Requests Made to Portland Insti-
tutfons.

The will of Mrs. Rachel Rumeryswas
presented for probate yesterday.
She bequsaths to George W. Marston of
Portland q small tin box and Its contents
deposited in the vault of the Portland
Safe Deposit Company, the box contain
ing bonds to the amount Of $4,000. She
also bequeaths Mr.. Marston some per-
sonal belongings.
She gives to the Maine General Hos
pital $4,000 for the support of a hospital
free bed; to the Home for Aged Women.
$4,000; to the Portland Society of Natural
History, $4,000; to the Society for Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals. $4,000.
She gives Harriet C. wilkins of Bos-
ton her wardrobe, wearing apparel and
library; to Ray 6tearns of Manchester,
N. H., $500; to Rachel Soule Etockbridge,
$4,000.
She orders her lot in Evergreen ceme-
tary kept In perfect repair.
She also gives $4,000 additional to the
Home for ged Women, the income to
be devoted to pay nurses who shall attend
To Emma Small, her husbands neice,
she gives $4,000.
Shs gives Mrs. Ellen N. Bacon, wife
Of Dr.. ElbriaRe Bacon, Mrs. Elizabeth
Murray's fine water color painting en-
titled "The Peace Offering"
To Caroline Fox, wife of Frederick
Fox, she leaves her cancels hair shawl
and $4,000.
She leaves nothing to her adopted son,
Samuel D. Rumery. as &c has already re-
ceived large share his fathers estate,
neither does she leave anything to her
sisters, Mrs. VIII. Dennett and Margaret
j. and Della Card.
All the rest and remainder of her prop
erty she left to Frederick Fox, but he
having deceased, she leaves 1t to his son,
Frederick Fox, Jr., who is made execu-
tor Of the will.
By q second codicil she leaves Katie
Mcleod of Montreal. $4,000 and her seal
skin sacque, and to Emma McCrink, who
lives with her $500, and If they are not
living at the time Of her decease, she puts
this property into the general estate.
10 Henry L. Taylor of Portland, she
leaves her homestead in Deering, veran-
da street, and all its belongings
All the remainder of the estate except
the requests we have mentioned above,
60 as already stated to Frederick Fox,
Jr