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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

In the tournament OF Bisley. Eng,
the Canadian rife team Won the Kola-
pore cup by the following score: Can
ada, CSC; England, ga; Guernsey, 61S;
Jersey, $50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
PITTSBURG FLOODED
STREETS BECOME RIVERS AND
FLAT PLACES LAKES.
LOSS WILL REACH 100000

Rain Fails to the Amount of Nearly
Two Inches in Less Than One Hour
Allegheny Also Suffers Severely
No Lives Are Thought to Be
Lost.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

Paducah, KY, July 21-The populist
state convention yesterday by a vote
of 240 to 107 adopted a platform
strongly opposing the plan to have the
populist national convention endorse
the Chicago ticket and PLATFORM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

Cincinnati, July 16.-Yesterday af-
ternoon this city and Newport had a
storm of wind, rain and lightning of
unusual severity. The rain overtaXed
the sewers in the lower part of the city
and the streets were flooded. The
mercury fell from 81 to go.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23
POPS IN A QUANDARY
WHAT SHALL BE DONE ABOUT
BRYAN.
kUCH TALK OF A BOLT

Southern Delegates Appear Unwilling
30 Make Concessions
says Nine-Tenths of the Party Will
Support the Democratic Nominee
Anyway-A Peculiar Convention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

Mills on the Fox river must reduce
the volume of water used
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23

Pennsylvania gold democrats are OF
posed 20 a third ticket
The herald., 1896-05-04

was even drafted. and that the only
| way to avoid putting the American peo-
| pie into the hands of q receiver is to re-
| enact the tariff that has been super
seded. Probably as good a way as any
to puncture the pretenses and prevari-
cations of the tariff1tes Is to quote few
facts like these suggested in the Chi
cago Chronicles:
The Louisiana sugar crop Of 1895 Is
much larger than that of any year under
the Mckinley sugar bounty act. Money
aid from the government is not neces-
sary to promote the prosperity of the
sugar industry.
Carnegie and other manufacturers
have been selling steel rails to both
Chile and Japan at a lower price than
was bid by English manufacturers. The
United States can supply the world with
steel rails, underbidding European COM
petitors by at least 10 per cent on the
price Of every ton.
The nail manufacturers Of the United
States, who have been asking additional
protection for that stricken and pros
trate industry" export $4,000, 900 pounds
Of nails each year and sell the entire
quantity at a profit. though their for
eign price is much lower than that
which they procured for nails at home.
A cargo Of cotton ties (hoop iron used
in baling cotton) was sent by a Phila-
delphia arm few days ago to the
island Of Sumatra for use in packing the
cotton crop Of that island. A few years
ago manufacturers Of cotton ties were
clamoring for increased protection so
that they would not be ruined by foreign
competition.
United States manufacturers are now
exporting a vast variety of articles
which they formerly declared they could
not manufacture for the home market
unless protected by tariff of from so to
100 per cent against foreign rivals in the
same lines of production.
The same men are now underselling
their foreign rivals in all foreign mar
kets without a reduction of home wages
or Of their own profits But they charge
full tariff prices to consumers in the
United States.
With the aid of these facts and of the
conviction which they must produce in
the public mind. the problem of tariff
legislation will solve itself in this coun-
try,
The herald., 1896-05-04

While the Rossow Bros arc great fea-
ture of the show. It must not be under
stood that they constitute the whole
show. for every act on the bill II pro-
duced by star performers. Apollo is re-
garded as the king of wire walkers.
Namedo Bros. do. o very clever act, In
Producing their mysterious doll "Jes-
sie." Clayton Jenkins and Jasper, ap-
pear In their funny sketch, The Dark
town Circus. Horace Benner, the Eng
lish barytone. will appear in descriptive
and illustrated songs, Ford and Francis,
the operate duo, in a comedy sketch;
Sharp and Flat, In grotesque musical
comedy. The Evans in their original
sketch, Little Sweethearts, Tom Mack.
the great negro minstrel, and the great
and only Fulgora in his wonderful por-
traits of historical characters and de-
scriptive work. The advance sale is
already of such proportions as to guar
antee crowded houses all the week.
r 4
LOS ANGELES THEATER.-Thes sale
of seats for Richard Mansfield's en-
gagement opens this morning. Sur
rounded by a sterling company of play
ers. Mr.. Mansfield's engagement will be
one of marked interest and gratifica-
ton to all who love high stage ideals.
The herald., 1896-05-04
S. Excursion to the Hemet

The Hemet Land company have ar
ranged for second excursion to Henet
on Thursday next, the 7th inst. A special
train via the Santa Fe will leave the La
Grande station, Santa Fe First street
depot, at a. m. A rate Of So for the
round trip has been secured. Tickets
will be sold only at the office of the COM
pany and on the train from all points
outside of Los Angeles. Returning the
train will leave Hemet at $3.50 p. m. Ar
rangements have been made to remain
longer if desired. The Hemet excursion
is the only one giving the public ad-
vantage of low rates to all interior points
and to see the great San Jacinto val
ley. Hemet is lighted with electricity,
has first-class hotels, opera house. etc.
The herald., 1896-05-04
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS

The senate very wisely cut down the
naval appropriation bill so that two in
stead Of four battle ships and thirteen
instead Of fifteen torpedo boats will be
provided for. With the people just re-
covering from the effects of thirty years
of Republican revenue and financial leg
islation, it is certainly not good policy
to indulge in expensive and unnecessary
naval improvements and equipments.
The United States now possess the
nucleus of good navy. and with addi-
tions year by year it will not be long
before this republic has as powerful a
sea force as a government that minds
its own business will need. But the
additions should be made gradually. so
that the people who bear the burden of
taxes may not feel the cost too heavily
at time Senator Lodges fear that by
economizing in naval construction we
will not be able to dictate the policy Of
the two Americas" need not keep any
sensible American citizen awake nights
He should be permitted to enjoy an
absolutely safe monopoly Of that sort
of fear. If Senator Lodge and his foam
ing and fuming tribe will read the pre-
amble to the federal constitution they
will find that the government of the
United States was not instituted for the
purpose Of debating the policy of the
two Americas" or of interfering with
the domestic concerns of other coun-
tries, or of tearing down one government
and setting UP another, even though the
first be a kingdom and the other a re-
public.
The government Of the United States
was instituted "in order to form a more
perfect union, establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility. provide for the
common defense, promote the general
welfare, and secure the blessings of lib
erty to ourselves and our posterity," as
the preamble puts it. and the congress
that levies taxes or expends public funds
for any reason than the one that finds it's
justification in the words quoted, abuses
the trust reposed in it by the people.
The greatest victories the American
people have to win are the victories of
peace. They have a tremendous coun-
try. with magnificent but slightly de-
veloped, resources. Their grandest bat
ties will be to master the rugged forces
OF nature, and in order to fight these
successfully there must be freedom
from the battles of the other kind. They
need a navy strong enough to supple
ment efficiently an adequate system of
coast defenses and to protect American
shipping and citizens in isolated parts
of the world. but not a navy strong
enough to prey or dictate with. The
latter is not an American line of busi-
ness.
The herald., 1896-05-04
AT THE THEATERS

BURBANK THEATER.-It has been
long time since "Niobe," Harry Paul
toms rather fantastic comedy, was pro-
duced here, and its revival last night by
the Davis Moulton company at this
theater was greeted with large audi
ence. who, in the main. were we'll pleas
ed with the new company. The first act
rather fiat, however. by reason of some
blunder by which the audience were un-
provided with programs until the open
ing of the second act, and they were
somewhat nonplused to fix the indentity
Of the players. This was unfortunate
when one considers that Niobe needs d
thorough comprehension of it's fine
strung albeit fantastic element or humor
the main idea of the story being borrow
ed from Anstey's Tinted Venus. When
the audience got acquainted with the
company and the play, their expressions
OF applause were more plentiful and SYM
pathetic Miss Myra Davis as Hattie
the hoydenish precursor of the new wom-
an, was accorded a kindly reception, as
Miss Davis has hosts of friends in Los
Angeles. Mr. Arthur Moulton confirmed
the many pleasant things that have been
said about him, by his work as Peter
Dunn. OF Miss Rose Stuart who per-
sonated the classic Niobe, it can be said
that her shapely contours and poise OF
manner made one overlook her f1eshly
eccentric pronunciation of Zeus. Miss
Harrington as Helen Griffin, the turbu-
lent and mischief making old sister-ln-
law, possessed the requisite animation,
but was deficient in makeup She should
sacrifice her youth to the requirements
of tn erole, thus preserving the proper
coloring of the picture. Mr. Stockbridge
as Phineas was very acceptable pre-
sentiment. Mr.. Sellery's fine baritone was
heard to fine advantage, and the Bow
Bells touches when he sang Tommy At
kins burned incense to the British SOL
dier, and the queen did not detract from
the brimming measure of applause
which rewarded him. Mr.. Edison as Silox.
Mr.. Gibney as Tompkins, Miss Dallas
Miss Yantis and Miss Evans all gave
indication of graceful merit Taking the
company as a whole, 1t is a good one, and
there is promise of fine season of com
edy for the patrons of this theatre.
. r
ORPHEUM.-Tonigh the Hopkins
Trans -oceanic Star Speciality company
opens at the Orpheum for one week
only. This company is now under the
management of Robert Fulgora, and is
said to contain more high priced people
than any other vaudeville show on the
road They have just closed a most
successful engagement in San Fran
cisco, where thousands We're turned
away unable to get even standing room
The herald., 1896-05-04
WEALTH BY MILLIONS
Local Heirs to Colossal Fortune Getting
Ready to Invest

Three years ago claim was made by
l.. e. Blaisdell. attorney for the Durkee
helfs, that 6O,OO0.000 of first mortgage
Donds We're in the treasury at Washing
ton which We're the property of the late
Charles Durkee, former governor of
Utah. AT the time, the Central and
Union Pacific railroads were in course
or construction, and the first mortgage
bonds were issued. The government
engineers and those sent from Europe
declared that the project to cross the
Rocky mountains was impracticable,
consequently the bonds were not read
lily taken UP by foreign capitalists. Gov
Durkee at that time was reputed to be
the wealthiest man in the west, but with
faith in the future value of trans.
continental railroad secured $60, 900, 900
worth of first mortgage bonds These
have been lying in the treasury for
thirty years and with the interest. to-
gether with the claim to every alter
nate section of land from Omaha to
The herald., 1896-05-04

Sacramento, amounts to the enormous
sum Of e276, ,oo0. 900. Word has been re-
admitted the claim and the supreme
Judge Of the court OF appeals has Given
instructions to issue letters of admin
istratien for the Durkee estate.
1t will be interesting to know that
there are two direct heirs to the estate
In Southern California. one being Judge
Huntington Of Santa Ana, whose moth
er was . Miss Durkee, the other being
Architect G. c. Durkee Of Powerie &
Co.. architects and contractors of Los
Angeles. Mr.. A. c. Moore, prominent
business man is now on his way to
Washington to look after the interests
of c. c. Durkee, whose share of the es-
tate will be several million dollars.
The herald., 1896-05-04
Woman,s Parliament

The woman's Parliament holds its
net session at Santa Ana, May goth
and 21st. The program is in the print
ers' hands and the following subjects
will be discussed: The Household. The
Press. In Humanity, The Kindergarten.
and the Social Needs Of Country Women.
Women from Ventura. Pasadena, Fair
mont. Riverside. Pomona, San Diego.
Manzana. and Los Angeles have places
on the program, and Mrs. Laura b.
Cooper will be present from San Fran
cisco The railroads will give one-third
fare from Santa Ana to those holding
certificates of having paid full fare to the
city. The women of Orange. Tustin and
Santa Ana are working together to make
the meeting a pleasant one to their visit
Ors
The herald., 1896-05-04
TODAY IN THE COUNCIL
Some Of the Business to Bs rrunsaetsl By
That Body

Some Of the buSlneS0 to Be ffanSaete1 by
That Body
The council will today take action re-
garding the written communication Of
the water company relative to FIRE hy-
drants, which are constantly being used
fire and water committee and the city
attorney for action.
Ordinances making legal the issuance
Of $780, 900 worth Of bonds to refund the
debt of the city will be reported by the
finance committee today and adopted.
washing the oil inspector, which report
Councilman NJ. P. Snyder will, II it Is
presented, fight upon the floor.
Councilman Teed will not preside at
today's meeting. He has gone to Sac
ramento, where he Is a delegate to the
Republican state convention.
The herald., 1896-05-04
SOME POINTED FACTS

In anticipation of the coming cam
paign the battered and bethumbed pro-
tectionist assertions and arguments
relative to the saving virtues of pro-
tective tariff are being brushed up and
made ready for use again. The people
are to have 1t dinned into them once
more that the present tariff law can be
logically and Justly held responsible
for the bankruptcy and industrial de-
moralization that occurred before 1t
The herald., 1896-05-04

City subscribers to The Herald will confer
1uver BY reporting to the business office late
delivery or any other negligence on the part Of
Sarrjers. During the week all papers should
reach subscribers not later than : o'clock, and
q SUNDAYS by 8 o'clock.
The herald., 1896-05-04

The South Carolina political night
mare, T1llman, was accorded by Senator
Sherman, the other day the only treat
ment which. under the law. it is proper
to give him. large and wholesome in
difference. The reply of Senator Hill to
the senatorial rowdy's vulgar vaporings
was decidedly ill-advised and helped to
break the fall that would have resulted
from completely ignoring him.
The herald., 1896-05-04

Felix Jules Meline, the new prime min
lister Of France, is Gaul after McKin-
leys own heart He IL a firm believer in
the efficacy Of trade restriction in the
promotion Of domestic prosperity, favor
ing a tariff that will be practically pro-
hibitive. He has at least the merit of
being logical in his economic lunacy.
The herald., 1896-05-04

The Santa Monica Outlook remarks:
"Col. Otis should come out to the beach
and associate freely with the salt water.
He might then not be quite so fresh" A
dip in the briny would freshen up even
the Hoodoo. But salt has also preserv-
ing effects. so 1t Is doubtful If the Out
look editor really means what he says.
The herald., 1896-05-04

The publishers have arranged to have The
nersld on sale at all news stands and on all
railroad trains In Southern California. II the
paper cannot be secured at any Of the above
Dlaess the publishers will deem II q special
iaver II patrons should report same to the
buslness office.
The herald., 1896-05-04
How OF; Nav 10

1t is announced by Republican organs
hereabouts that free passes to st. Louis
having Influence who wish to go to the
convention in the Mckinley interest. The
only condition attached, according TO this
report, is that they must shout for 0cktn-
ley.-Boston Post.
The herald., 1896-05-04

The Herald Publishing company hereby Of
hrs . reward Of ten (sIo) dollars for the arrest
and conviction Of anyone found stealing .
espy Or copies Of THE HERALD from wher'
ever the same may have been placed by
Oarrier for delivery to patrons.
The herald., 1896-05-04
MONDAY, MAY 4, 1896

South Carolina is now getting her re-
venge doubly distilled for being kept in
the Union against her will. She has
Senator Tillman in the United States
AAnate
The herald., 1896-05-04

Write the Truth as you see it |;
Fight the Wrong as you find it; Pub
lish all the News and Trust the
Event to the Judgment of the People
The herald., 1896-05-04

Inc hepuDllCdn party mas not Deen fOr
many years. nor is it now, in a position
to win presidential contest without
carrying a majority of the states, both
in the east and the west. The differences
in opinion between the eastern and west
ern Republicans regarding the free-sil-
yer issue make 1t altogether unlikely
that both sections can be carried by the
party next fall. Senator Teller
and other representative western Repub-
licans have announced most emphati-
cally their intention of boiling the Re
publican ticket unless the st. Louis COLI
vention makes the concessions demand
cd by the free-silver element. If those
concessions are made, it is pretty we'll
assured that there will be some tall
bolting by the brethren in the east, SO
that any way you take it the Republi-
cans are in a bad way. They will be
damned If they don't and damned If they
do. All Of which makes the mad and
unseemly scramble now being indulged
in for the next Republican presidential
nomination more or less inexpiicable.
The pursuit of the thing suggests the
story of the initial entry of a railroad
train into one of the back counties of
Georgia. A lengthy. lanky Cracker" :"
as the aborigines thereabouts are term
ed, stood with his wife and dog-might
as we'll expect a Cracker" to be without
his pipe as without his dog-eying in
mute wonderment the swiftly speeding
train. AS the latter passed. the dog start
ed full tilt after it, For a minute or
two the Cracker" couple watched the
canine'S wild chase and then the wife
broke in with the query: Dyer think
he'll ketch it. Jim?" Il dunno" replied
Jim. but I wuz a kinder wonderin'
what in ther name O. Gineral Jackson
he'll do with it if he do ketch it," What
in the name of Old Hickory will Mckin-
ley, or Allison, or Reed, or any other
Republican do with the st. Louis bauble
"if he do ketch it?"
The herald., 1896-05-04
A Thorn In the Side

There is thorn in the side of the Re-
publican party of Southern California, and
1t is bad one. viz: the Times of Los An
geles.
The herald., 1896-05-04

The only objection the people here have
is advocating his nomination.-Santa Mon
ca 0uflaalx
The herald., 1896-05-04

EU-Persons desiring THE HERALD deIiv-
cred at their homes can secure Il by postal
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The herald., 1896-05-04
The Ladies' Tournament

The referees in the ladies' and girls
bicycle tournament, to occur May 8, will
be announced in a day or two. At the
rate at which entries are being made 1t
is apparent that there will be good list
of competitors, which, of course, will
guarantee an interesting lot of events.
Some of the expert lady bicyclists of
this city will have a splendid chance to
do some scoring. All entries will have
TO be in at 455 South Spring street be-
fore Saturday morning next.
The herald., 1896-05-04

Apparently the editor of the San Ber-
nardino Times-Index did not enjoy La
Fiesta He refers to it as "a drunk and
undressed affair."" and congratulates
himself that the San Bernardino May
day festival bore no resemblance to it.
Possibly not, but to say that mo event
in the history Of Southern California
has done more to corrupt public morals
and set all ideas Of decency at defiance
than the so-called Fiesta is as silly as
1t is libelous. With whom did the Times
Index editor travel when he attended
the Los Angeles fete? One might infer
from the glib manner in which he pratt
ties about affairs that were drunk and
undressed" that he familiarized himself
while here with some of the precincts
Of Councilman Savages ward.
The herald., 1896-05-04

Engraved Cards and Invitations
Executed by us will please you. The Webb
Edwards-Peckham Co., 233 South Spring
street.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06

afternoon on the "Resurrection as a Mys-
terry" The subject for the text Of the morn
ing's sermon was Now IL Christ risen from
the dead That of the afternoon was,
'Some man will say, how are the dead raised
up, and with what body do they conner"
In his mornings sermon Mr.. Graham pre-
sented four points as reasonable testimony
in behalf of the resurrection as a fact. The
resurrection OF Jesus Christ took place in
perhaps the most critical period of the
worlds history, at a time when intellectual
life in Greece and Rome was developed as 1t
has never been since. BY critical, Mr.. Gra-
ham meant Ii was at time when the in
telligence of the people led them to investi-
gate all things Yet the life of Christ, His
death and resurrection, has become a part of
the history of that period. and 1t was re-
corded in that time as wonderful by those
who did not believe in Him.
A second point made was the observance
of the Lords day through all the years, MAX
ing a continuous chain of testimony to the
fact that He did arise from the dead. Had
il not been so, the observance OF the day
would never have been commenced and con-
tinued through all the centuries.
The perpetuation OF the apostolic ministry
was taken as another evidence: 1t can be
traced back from to-day to the Mount of
Olives, when the risen Jesus appointed and
commanded the apostles. The observance of
the holy communion, as first taught by
Christ. is continuous testimony OF the resur-
rection a fact.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-06
A GALA CHURCH DAY
CROWDS TURNED AWAY FROM
DOWNTOWN PLACES OF WORSHIP.
Unusual Fine Easter Musfc-Children's
Service at Tabernacle - In the
Liturgical Churches.

Yesterday was banner day with the
churches of Indianapolis and had record of
attendance been kept it would probably
have been shown that the high-water mark
of church-going in the city's history was
reached. The ideal Easter day and the un-
usually fine programmes of music at the
churches made a combination irresistible TO
many a husband, accustomed to spending
the morning reading his newspaper or
smoking a cigar at the neighboring drug
store. The hour for beginning morning
services in most of the indianapolis
churches is 10:45 O'Clock, but the attendant
who reached his favorite church at that
hour was compelled to take a rear seat. AT
the downtown places of worship the
crush was extraordinary. Fifteen minutes
before the services began at the Second
Presbyterian and First Baptist churches
there were few. if any, unoccupied seats
and when the first peals of the organ broke
forth people at both churches were crowded
in the vestibules. unable to get inside. The
dreds OF worshipers were turned away from
the churches on University Square.
The beautiful flowers were in all their
ideal glory yesterday, lilies predominating
in the decoration of nearly all the pulpits.
The street-car service on lines passing
churches was wholly inadequate, both in
the morning and evening. and on the
bunghng management which lost the COM
pany many fares. On day like yesterday
people were content to walk, when the
street car didn't come along.