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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-26


pinch"
Moore saw what had happened,
that poor little Felicia, like many an
other of her sex before her, had been
driven from the field-felt a sudden
desire to champion the oppressed be-
fore the world, to which he did not, at
first, exactly see his way to give ex-
preston without transgressing pro-
priety.
You are really very civil" said his
hostess, with a short laugh. why
should you look like a thundercloud
because Miss Charlton has shown the
good sense to go back to her proper
place? One would think that, with
you, instead of being quatorzieme,
this young person is PREMIERE" and
she laughed again meaningly.
This gave Moore his opportunity.
''She is not, but shall be, if you are
going to be kind enough to give me
your help to win her." he said, where
she alone could hear him.
Mrs Caldwell, who had begun to
laugh as if this were a capital joke,
was silenced by the earnest expression
of the young mans eyes. And then,
by one of those caprices of nature who
delights in the development Of unex-
pected traits, the woman's heart in
side of her crust of worldliness wal
touched.
Good gracious, l believe you mean
itr' she exclaimed, wondering.
81 do mean it," he answered, serf-
ously.
"To tell the truth, have found
nothing but good in her" went on the
lady. and now I think she is lucky
as well as good"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Decrease i'm Australiap' WOO.

Daniel Maratta, United States consul
general at Melbourne, in report to
the State department, says that IL hss
been understood for several months
past that the present clip of Australian
wool showed substantial decrease COM
pared with the previous one, owing to
drouth, and to the fact that the strike
last year, involving q thirteen months'
clip, left only an eleven months clip in
many places this year. In New South
Wales alone the sheep have decreased
$500, 600 in one year, a loss beyond All
precedent. A good deal of incredulity
still exists among European and Amer
lean consumers as to the likelihood OF
a decrease in the wool products inyoly-
ing higher prices, but the BUYERS who
have visited Australia regard il as an
absolute certainty. Mr.. Maratta gives
exhaustive estimates Ito show that the
decrease in the present Australian clip
may amount to 160, 900 or 1SO. Oe0
bales. The decrease has not vet been
felt by consumers, because up TO now
there has been no falling of. and but
really an actual increase in the supplies
coming on the market, but the con-
sumers who have postponed their pur-
chases and depend upon making them
at the May. July and September Lon
don sales, viii have to face deficiency.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Received by the Presideut.

By special arrangement President
Cleveland received the visiting "First
Defenders" for Pennsylvania Friday.
The reception took place in the east
room, add was confined to the veterans
who responded so promptly to the first
call for troops for the defense of the
capital. Judge F. Devices, of the
Washington bar, representing the local
citizens committee Of reception, made
short address to the president in be.
half of the old soldiers. He said that
the 40 men who were with him con-
stituted nearly all the survivors of that
noble band of $50 soldiers, whe were
the first to respond to the presidents
call for troops at the very outbreak of
the war. President Cleveland said he
was very glad of the opportunity 70
welcome veterans with record 20 wor-
thy as theirs, and felicitate them upon
being able to leave the memory of
such record to posterity. There were
duties In time of peace as we'll as in
time OF war, and the country could con-
fdently expect men with such q record
as theirs had been to do their duty
equally well in time of peace. In clos
ing, he said he would be pleased to
take each of them by the hand. The
defenders, were then individually In
troduced to the president and each re-
ceiVed a cordial greeting.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
RestrIction of Immigration.

The secretary of the national legisla-
tive committee of the Junior o. q. A.
NJ has been in Washington for several
days in the interest of the bills
before congress for the restriction
of immigration. 1t is claimed
that more petitions have been
sent to congress during the present
session for the passage of some bill
which will restrain immigration than
for any measure ever before congress.
1t is expected by the secretary that if
either of the bills which have been
favorably reported by the immigration
committee of the house come to Q vote
they viii be passed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Navy BIZ Favorably Reported.

The senate committee on military
affairs Thursday agreed to report ia
vorably Senator Hawley's bill for the
reorganization of the army. The bill
increases the force to 10000 enlisted
men, to be composed of ten regiments
of cavalry, seven Of artillery and twen-
ty-fiye of infantry; The bill, as it will
be reported, will also provide for the
continuance of the battalion of en-
gineers as provided for by the existing
law. This provision was omitted in the
general draft of the bill, but was in
serted in committee.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
To Enter the Rebel Port.

1t is more than likely that q shot or
two viii be fired across the bow cf the
Pacific mail steamer City of Para be-
fore she again returns to San Francisco.
The vessel sailed for the turbulent Gen.
tral American ports Saturday and Capt.
Russell was instructed to make an effort
to enter the ports held by the Nicara-
guam insurgents for the purpose of
landing freight. AS the result Of the
revolution which has been in progress
for several months, the Pacific mail
steamers, as well as other steamers,
have been denied entry at San Juan del
Sur. Corrnto and several less important
harbors.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Fatal Runaway.

As the result of q runaway accident
at Eminenc, Kentucky, Saturday
evening James Deakins is dead,
Mrs. Humphreys Washbnrn is dying
and son of Mrs. Deakins and a
daughter of Mrs. Washburn are badly
hurt, but will recover. Mr.. Deakins
and his son we're driving home from
town and overtaking Mrs. Washburn
and daughter on the road, invited them
to ride. About two miles from town
the horses became unmsnsgeable and
ran away, the vehicle striking a tree
and throwing the occupants out. Mr..
Deakins received injuries from which
he died to-day. Mrs. Washburn was
taken to her home, short distance,
after the accident. 1t is said she can
not recover.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
THROUGH A TREsTLE.
Bridge Coilapses and Wrecks an En-
gine and Two Cars.


gine and Two Cars.
Five men were instantly killed and
two others SO badly injured that they
will die, in bridge accident 1t hap
pened half mile from Bedford juno
ton, Ind, on the belt railroad on
which the stone from the Bedford quar-
ries is transferred from one road to the
other, at 8 o'clock Monday morning.
The train broke through trestle. The
train consisted of an engine and two
gravel cars, and was running at high
rate of speed at the time of the accident.
While passing over what Is known as
the Standard trestle the last span from
the direction of Bedford collapsed.
The locomotive was at that time be-
yond the trestle, and had it not been
pulled from the track by the weight of
the cars behind it the men on the en-
gine would have escaped AS it was
the two cars went down with the trestle
into ditch seventy-fve feet deep, and
the engine was pulled backward in spite
of the momentum of the train, rolled
over and plunged down an embank-
ment seventy-five feet high. All the
men who were on the train were en-
ployecs of the road, and were engaged
in ballasting the track with gravel be-
tween Mitchell and Bedford. The
breaking of the trestle will blockade
the road for several days.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
A Deputy sherifr Assasslnated.

d.. V. Perkins, a respectable farmer
and deputy sheriff, was assassinated by
some unknown person at his home two
milessouth of Harrisburg, Ark. Thurs
day night about o'clock. 1t seems
that Perkins was out at the horse lot
feed, and the assassin came up the back
way, near the house, and called for
him. Perkins turned and walked in
the direction of the unknown man, and
when nesr the fence asked: "What
do you want?" Without making reply
the assassin opened fire, the first shot
taking effect in the shoulder, breaking
the collar bone, the ball ranging down.
Perkins fell to the ground and the as
sassin climbed upon the fence and
fired Igain, shattering the thigh bone,
and then ran away.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Conviction i'm Bank Robbey cases.

The trial of M. A. Spur, who was
president of the Commercial National
Bank, of Nashville, Tenn, which has
been heard in the United States court
for nearly three days, was brought to
an end. The jury rendered verdict
of guilty on three of the four counts
in the indictment, which charged Spur
with falsely certifying checks. The
jury recommended him to the mercy
of the court with the consent of the
district attorney. The court ordered
the defendant released on the existing
bond, pending the motion for a new
trial and arrest of judgment entered
by his counsel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
+ ST. JOSEPH, La, FRIDAY APRIL "a 1896.

was run and killed by Florida South
ern train near Gainesville, Friday af-
ternoon. Capt. Faisin was walking on
the track to Oliver Park, where
a picnic was in progress. While
on q trestle, near the park, he
was overtaken by the train and liter
ally ground to pieces. He was one OF
the best known men in Florida. He
possessed competence, but of late
years has refused to spend any money,
and his friends and relatives were
forced to support him. He was noted
for his peculiar religious views, and of
ten claimed that he frequently had
revelations from God.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Another Road from Cairo.

Local stockholders in the proposed
new railroad from Cairo to Cumber-
land Gap say that they have propo-
sition from New York syndicate to
build the road, which makes it strong
probability. The road was recently
incorporated under the laws of Ten
nessee, and is capitalized st 50, ,OOO,-
900. Negotiations are now on foot
with local parties for a survey of the
proposed route, which is to take in
Mayfeld, Elkton. Franklin and other
western and southern Kentucky towns
between Cumberland Gap and Jellico.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Diver Floats the capsized sinta.

Capt. Chas. Cummings, of Brooklyn,
New York, and his son, Walter Cum.
mings, an expert diver, have accom-
plished great feat in raising the Ger
man iron bark Sinta, in the harbor of
Pensacola. The vessel capsized in the
bay during squall last summer and
was almost totslly submerged. She
was insured for $40, 900, and the under
writer's took charge. The wreck was
sold at nominal price to NJ. A. Quinn
and Creary & McQuintck, of Pensacola.
They employed Capt. Cummings and
his son, aud after four months of labor
they have succeeded in floating the
vessel. This was done by securely
bracing the decks and closing the
matches, ventilators, etc., a most diff
cult feat, accomplished by young Cum
mings, who worked under the water
for weeks. The vessel was then slowly
raised bv pumping. The iron hull is
covered with barnacles, but when these
are scraped off and the vessel is thor
oughly overhauled, she will be valua-
BILE addition to the shipping interests
of that port.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Writ of Error Alloued

The district court OF appeals has
allowed the writ of error to the United
States supreme court asked for by the
counsel for Elverton r. Chapman, the
New York stock broker, convicted for
having refused to answer questions
propounded by the senate sugar trust
investigating committee. The case
probably will be heard by the supreme
court next term, as motion to advance
it on the docket will be made.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24

Three fremen we're crushed TO death
and several others seriously injured as
the result Of fire which destroyed the
old depot of the Pennsylvania com
pany, at Thirty-second and Market
streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Saturday
evening and entailed loss Of about
s200, 600. The depot had frontage
on Market street Of about l50 feet, and
extended back, including the car shed,
to Arch street, distance Of 400 feet.
The shed was used to store cars. At
the time the FIRE broke out there were
twenty Pullman cars in the shed, eight
of them being destroyed. The unfor-
tunate Hen we're working on the slant
ing roof In the rear OF the front wall
when the wall crashed down upon them
without warning. All the men were
buried beneath the wall.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Their First Informal Recept,on.

Gen. and Mrs. Harrison gave their
first informal reception since their
marriage Thursday afternoon at their
home on North Delaware street.
Indianapolis, Indiana. The callers.
of whom there were many, were
received in the drawing room.
where there were simple decorations OF
palms and roses. Mrs. H-arrison's
gown was a white silk with pompadour
stripe and trimmings OF blue velvet.
chiffon and lace. The dining room
was adorned With pink roses. Tea was
poured by Mrs. Clifford Arrick and
served by Miss Jessie Miller.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Jllted, He Slew Himself.

Charles Yout, son of a prominent
farmer, living near Milan, Tenn, was
found dead Thursday morning beside
the Illinois Central Railroad south of
Milan, with morphine bottle clutched
in his rigid fingers. He purchased the
drug Wednesday and left for home
about dusk. He took thirty grains
and had been dead several hours when
discovered. Tilted by his sweetheart
caused the suicide.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Found a Nugget of Gold.

Great excitement prevails at Massey
vile, Chester county, Tenn, in a wild,
hilly country. A nugget of gold was
found in the bed of creek, and it is
believed that a rich find is in store. A
merchant named Mitchell is having
the quartz tested by druggist. The
country is similar to the section of
Georgia where the gold fields exist,
and which were considered rich before
the California mines were discovered.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Honorably Acquitted.

The secretary of the treasury has
approved the proceedings and findings
of the board convened at San Francisco
to investigate allegations of drunken
ness, immortality and incompetency
against Second Lieut. George NJ. Dan
iels and First Assistant Engineer J. E.
Dorry, of the revenue cutter service.
These officers, after an exhaustive in
vestigation, were honorably acquitted
of all allegations against them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
DEADLY cyoLosE.
Two Persons killed and Many Injured
In Ohio.

~ OmA0<
A tornado, accompanied by rain fall,
swept over the northwestern part OF
Sandusky county, Ohio, about
o'clock Monday afternoon, killing two
persons. injuring q number Of others
and doing great damage to property.
The tornado came from the southwest,
with great fury and every building il
struck was swept away. A railrosd
bridge was smashed, big tree was
blown across q Wheeling 4 Lake Erie
freight train, crushing the caboose
and nearly killing q number of
trainmen. The wind then began to
play havoc with farm buildings. The
barns of Jacob Engeler, J. Hefftiner,
Upton Burgoon and Anthony Swift
first went down before il. The house
of James Green was destroyed, Green's
aged father, VIM. J. Green, was killed
outright, his wife fatally hurt and the
baby carried across the road in its
cradle The child escaped uninjured.
Next the barn of Amos Heterek, in
which Heterek and John Low were
shearing sheep, was crushed. Low was
blown across field against tree, be-
ing instantly killed. Other buildings
destroyed were the barns of AL Fair
child, VIM. Hensel, Perry Parrish,
Geo. Waggoner and Charles Tucker.
Tncker's child was badly hurt. At
Bookton. hamlet near Fremont.
nearly all the buildings were destroved.
No losss of life. The storm compassed
q wide track and it is possibles that
further damage will be reported.
Great excitement was caused by the
rumor that the Ball school house in
Rice township had been demolished
md that many of the scholars were
eeriously injured This report is moi
substantiated however. A large mum.
Der of oil derricks fear Kingsway were
blown down and rendered useless. The
damage in this particular alone viii be
very great. The damage will be fully
500. 900 to- sfarm. stock and property.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Internal Revenue.

The receipts from internal revenue
for the month of March aggregated
$11. 297, 7O4, an increase of 81, ,S35, O47
over last year. For the niue months
OF the fiscal year the aggregate receipts
have been $110, 179, ,075, as compared
with slO9, ,995,11 for the same period
of last year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
wrecking Of : Bank Rexired.

The subject of the wrecking of the
City National Bank in 1892 was re-
vived Saturday in Marshall, Wis, by
the beginning of a suit by Anna M.
Alexander, q stockholder, to compel an
accounting by George. w. Bentley,
president. and John r. Bentley. cashier,
and also asking for the appointment Of
a receiver. The bank was closed in
1891, when $4,000 short, and E. J.
Kirby, then assistant cashier, is now
serving ten-year's sentence in Jack
son prison for forgery in that connec-
ton. The bill is on behalf of twenty
stockholders. It charges reckless and
dishonest management of the bank.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
lmes.Baptised.

n. Il. Holmes was baptised and re-
ceived into the Catholic Church in
Philadelphia, Thursday morning be-
tween 10 and IL o'clock The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. P. J.
Daley. pastor of the Christian Nun
citation, within the walls Of Holmes
cell, at Moyamensing prison. Besides
Holmes and Father DALEY there were
present Revs. Fathers De Cantillion,
Higgins and McCabe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
High Water In New York.

The hot wave is reducing the Adj
rondsck snow deposit to a freshet;
lakes, rivers and streams are unusually
high and still rising. Schroon lake Is
higher than it has been any time during
the past twenty-seven years. At Glen
Falls, Chestertown, Fort Edwards,
South Raricon, Warrensburg. Thurman
and other points the water is bursting
its banks and threatens great destruct-
ion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Baker Suicides

Paul NJ. Goetz, baker at the Phos-
nix Hotel, was found hanging from 9
hook in a ceiling at his home, Third
and Deweese streets, Lexington, KY,
Thursday morning by Officer Beker,
and cut down. He is still alive but
cannot recover. Goetz left letter to
four secret societies of which he was a
member, stating that his wife had asked
him to kill himself as she no longer
cared for him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24

ambassador, viii be authorized by his
government to act upon them at once
in Washington, and that exchange os
ratifcations will follow quickly. A
selection of commissioner to. repre-
sent the United States on the arbitra-
ton board has been under considers
ton, but it cannot be definitely learned
who has been chosen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
The River Front Fire-sw,nt.

The river front of Evansville, Ind.
was swept with fire at noon Saturday.
Three wharfboats and two steamers,
the Alex. Perry, Cumberland river
packet, and the A. Il. Norton, Green
river packet, burned 20 the waters
edge and sank. The wharibcats were
packed with freight, which is an entire
loss. The loss will reach 500, 900.
Partially covered by insurance. Nc
lives lost.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
state umoermen,s Convention.

The Texas State lumbermen's con-
vention adjourned Thursday. Hous-
ton was selected as the next meeting
place. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: s. T.
Swinford, of Houston, president; G. A.
Lyons, OF Sherman, vice-president;
Carl Drake, of Austin, secretary. Reso-
lutions were adopted concerning the
lumber trade in Texas and the South.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Col. Coclxerill,s Remains..

A brief ceremony was conducted
Friday, at Cairo, Egypt, by the clergy
OF the American mission, prior to send
ing the remains Of the late Col. John
A. Cockerill to New York, and was
attended by the American colony.
Thekhedive was officially represented.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
southern Postal Matter..

Ellen ]. Guyse has been appointed
postmaster at Homewood, Scott coun-
ty, Miss. A new postoffice has been
established at Cummings, Ittawamba
county, Miss, and John W. Cum
mings commissioned as postmaster,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
100000 Damages.

In the circuit court at Pensacola,
Fla, jury rendered verdict of S20,-
OOO against the Louisville and Nashville
railroad company in favor of Mrs. An
ME O'Brien, whose husband was killed
about four years ago in an accident to
freight train on the Escambia bay.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Vaughn Acouitted.

The jury in the case of A. B.
Vaughan, charged with the murder of
John W. Kirk, State superintendent Of
prisons. which has been on trial in the
criminal court at Nashville, Tenn, for
several days, Thursday returned a
verdict of not guilty. The shooting
OF KIRK occurred some months ago at
the State capitol.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Half Million Dollars indictment.

In the Federal district court at Lit
tie Rock decree was rendered in the
case of the New York Security and
Trust Company against the Pine Bluff
Water, Gas and Electric Light Com
Pany for $494, ,945, on surplus bonds
secured by mortgage. ~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Congress of Religious Education.

The first national congress ofreligious
education, under the auspices of the
American society devoted to that
purpose, is being held in this city. AS
sociated with the officers of the society
in the congress Is committee repre-
senting seven of the leading denomina-
tions.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
National Bank snsnrnds.

Acting Comptroller Coffin has re-
ceivsd telegram stating that the First
National Bank of Bedford, Va, Friday
suspended payment. The bank has
capital of $50, 1000 and owes to deposit
ors and others about $126, 900.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Behring Sea Arbitration Treatv.

To give effect to the Behring Sea
arbitration treaty, approved by the
senate, it only remains for the British
government to assent to the immaterial
amendments adopted at the suggestion
of the senate committee. tits believed
Sir Julian Paunceforte, the British
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
Bank Boss Killed.

Joseph. Dyer, bank boss for the
hnoxyille Iron company, was killed at
Coal Creek Friday morning He was
entering shaft, when the coal fell in
on him, causing instant death.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-04-24
THE DOINGs OF STATESMEN AND
OFFICIALS.
LACEY BILL FAyORABlY REPORTED,
The Canadian Boundary-Behring Sea
Arbitration Treaty-Southern Postal
Matters-Internal Revenue Report
Congress OF Religious Education.


The president has issued the annual
fur seal fisheries proclamation, reciting
the law prohibiting the taking of seal
bearing animals in Alaskan waters.