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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30

in the southwestern counties, and the
fields are becoming weedy, but in
other portions of the state this crop
has been worked generally for the sec
ond time. The growth is very rank.
the color rich green, and the con-
diton of the plant is generally strong
and healthy. The harvesting of
clover has commenced in the southern
counties, and will become general next
week. The crop is exceptionally
heavy. Winter wheat and rye are
heading out we'll and in some locali-
ties are beginning to turn yellow.
There is some complaint of rust, but
generally these crops give promise Of
a good yield. Early sown oats and
barley are beginning to head and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30
QUIET IN OSHKOSH.

Oshkosh, Wis, June 26.-There
was no rioting Saturday, the strikers
being oyerawed by the presence of
the troops. The latter will remain in
the city until all danger is passed. It
has been decided to start up several
mills, employing men regardless Of
whether they have been strikers or are
union or non-union men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30
KILLED BY STORM

Sioux City, Ia, June 25.-A severe
wind storm struck the city last night,
blowing down the main tents Of the
Sells circus while the per-
Torrance was in progress. The col
lapse Of the canvas caused a panic in
which over a score of people were in
jured. One of them, Adolph Halver-
sen Of Sioux City, died soon after
ward of his injuries, while Frank Rey-
holds, an attache Of the show, was
fatally injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30
CHAMBERLAIN TO RESIGN

London, June 23.-It is rumored that
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies, will shortly resign
from the ministry in order to assume
the leadership Of a large number of
unionists in the house of commons
who are discomfort with the foreign
policy Of the government.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30
AN ATTEMPTED HOLDUP.

Whitehall, Ill, June 25.-The north
bound express on the Burlington rail-
road, which left st. Louis at ESQ last
evening, was delayed a mile north Of
Whitehall at 10:40 by an attempted
holdup and Engineer Fred Dempsey
shot and killed. The would-be rob-
bers escaped.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30
ALL ARMY OFFICERS NEEDED.

Ashland, Wis, June 23.-Capt. G.
L. Scott, acting Indian agent of La
Pointe agency, has been ordered to
rejoin his regiment, the sixth United
States cavalry, and it is understood
that he will retire from the manage
ment of the agency about July /. His
successor will be Samuel Campbell OF
Hudson, who is a civilian. All army
officers in charge of Indian agencies
are being recalled for active military
duty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30
SHREWD MOVE: FAILS
sPANIARDs UNsUCCEssFULLY AT
TEMPT TO DESTROY RAILROAD.
BUT SAMPSON SHELLS THEM

Enemy Endeayors to Tear Up Rail-
road Running from Juragua to
Santiago, but Is Forced to Desist by
Fire from the New York, Scorpion
and Wasp.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30
TALES FROM RANKS
SIDE LIGHTS ON JACKSONVILLE
CAMP EXPERIENCES.
HEGlRA FOLLOWS PAY DAY

Boys Make a Bolt for the City and In
dulge in the Exhilarating Expert
ences of Hunting Up a Square Meal
The Sick Members Are All I'M
proving.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30
ASHLAND MAN KILLED.

Ashland, Wis, June 24.-Anton An
derson was killed and Gus Frier IA
tally injured by a lumber car falling
from a broken tramway at Mowatt's
mill Thursday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-30

narrowly escaped a dose Of blue Wit
riol.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
HAVE DECLARED
 A BITTER FEUD
Julius Cesar Saulnan and Samuel Braunhart on
 the Warpath.
A Reference to Isinglass Tickets Pro- vokes en Application for &
 Vagrancy Warrant.

A feud has been declared between Julius Caesar Saulman, diplomat and politician, and Samuel Braunhart, politician and diplomat
 No blood has been shed as yet, but there are rumors of war in the air, and mutual promises of exposure and social disgrace not at all in keeping with the established code of ethics made and pro- vided for the use and guidance of lower strata politicians.
 It all came about in this way: Saulman is a valiant soldier in the ranks of the Rainey Democrats; Braunhart is an hon. ored member of the strategic board of the Sullivan Democrats. The general com mittee is the executive body of the Rainey forces, and it therefore follows that Saul man has a vote in its councils. At the last meeting of the committee, Saulman introduced a resolution providing that the tickets for the primary elections should be printed on paper of uniform color and texture, with the exception of those in tended for use in the Twenty-ninth As Sembly District. These, the reSoiution provided, were to be printed on isinglass, so that the name of Braunhart could not be scratched or another name substituted. gThe student of local political history will remember that tickets of this description were adopted by Braunhart at the prim- ary election in 1892, a scheme that facili- tated the counting of the vote and pre-
 
 voter. The inventor of this novel scheme has since declared that any mention of the matter can only be made at the peril of his extreme displeaSure.
 Saulman, having cast down the gage of battle, 1t remained for Braunhart to devise some effective retaliatory measure After much deliberation, be decided upon a course of action, which he proceeded to carry into effect by going to the City Hall yesterday and applying to Warrant Clerk McGovern for the arrest of Saulman on charge of vagrancy. In support of his complaint he set forth the act that saulman a1aI depended for his political and physical existence upon the strength of the Rafney Democracy, and that he. therefore, had no visible means of sup. port
 McGovern took the matter under advise ment, with the result that he ascertained that Saulman has, besides his political afinities, some invisible connection with a. downtown insurance concern. Believing that this might be alleged as a defense against the charge of vagrancy, he de- cided not to issue the warrant
 As the matter stands at present, both sides are on the defensive and both are collecting arms and ammunition for use in the immediate future.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
More Trouble Ahead.

A suit was filed yesterday with the Rail- road Commissioners by John Robinson against the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and all affiliated lines known as the Southern Pacific system.
 The complainant goes into history of the Southern Pacific Company, the issu- ance of its franchises and the issuance of franchises to roads which have been ab- sorbed by this company. He then states on general belief that these roads were leased by the Southern Pacific in a man ner contrary to law. If they were iIle- gally leased they are at present being illegally operated or practically not being operated at all. He then prays that as the roads have not been in Operation for a period exceeding one year. the franchises be declared void and that the respondents be summoned before the commission and ordered to bring all books, papers, etc, relating to the con solidated roads, that thorough inyestiga- tion may be made
 The whole bill of complaint bristles with allegations of fraud and deception of aI- most every kind in which a corDoration may be implicated. The Commissioners are in doubt as to whether they have jurisdiction to hear the case. and fhe opinion of the Attorney-General will be asked before summonses are issued. Ar torney George W. Monteith represents the complainant
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
MEMORIAL DAY.
Action Taken to Observe the Day o.
 the Soldier Dead.

The general committee for the observ- ance of Memorial day met last evening with Commander c. J. Handley in the chair The latter was elected permanent chairman, Comrades J. J. Lyon and J. Karminsky, secretary and treasurer re- spectively. Sub-committeeS were elected to consist of the following comrades: Finance-Jacob Wollner. J. C. BolleS. J. Karminsky, Harry Brown, R. R. Kill gore; programme and printfng-C. Mason Kinne, J. H. Hilton. z. N. Harris. Sam parade-E. S. Solomon, T. c. Mastellar, Peter Maas, J. H. Riley, J. H. Banfeld, decorations-George H. Robinson, L. b. Olin. Frank Elliott Myers, W. H. Wharff, James Stuart. c: Alberti: transporta- tion-A. F. Leavitt John Massey, J. S.. French, William Hatch, George T. John son.
 An invitation was extended to the Mex ican War Veterans, Sons of Veterans and the Womans Relief Corps to participate in decorating the soldiers graves at Odd Fellows Cemetery. It was decided to in- pervisors and Education to take part In the parade and to furnish carriages for their use.
 This year, in addition to placing flow CTS on the graves of deceased comrades each grave will be marked by a miniature flag of the Union
 Colonel M. Schlaudecker was unani- mously elected grand marshal of the parade.
 As yet no invitation has been received from any church in which to hold the usual memorial services on the Sunday by the general committee that the secre- tary may be informed at an early day what may be the wishes of the San Fran cisco clergy in this matter.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS RESIGN.
Three Men Holding Good Berths Have Left to Fight the Cruel
 SDaniard

Captain T. J. McCreagh. Assistant weigher In the Custom House; J. J. Null cahy. extra assistant weigner. and Lloyd Spencer, messenger for the Surveyor of Customs, have enrolled themselves as vol unteerS for the war with Spaln and should they pass the medical examination they will tender their resignations as Custom House employees. Their places will be filled temporarily by promotions and by appointments made from the civil service eligible list When the three off, cials named return from the war they will be reinstated in their old positions.
 Captain McCreagh is captain of a com pany in the First Regiment N. G. C., and will be commissioned a s a captain of voiun- teers MT Mulcahy is a private in the National Guard and hopes to rise to shoulderstrapS from the ranks of the volunteers.
 Messenger Spencer Is not 8 member of the National Guard He is a volunteer from the word "go,' and also has hopes
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
STATE POLITICS
 AND THE WAR

municated to Senator Perkins in Wash ington, with the result that he wrote to Major Mclaughlin to the effect that as long as Coombs laid claim to the Federal appointment no one else would get it. With this understandins Coombs accepted the office of State Librarian with it's salary of s3O00 a year. This part of the plan having proved success ful the matter was allowed to rest for awhile. It is now proposed to appoint Mrs. Coombs to the position in the State Library made vacant by the resignation of Miss Green. This posi- ton is worth $2400 a year. This ap- pointment is to be made if Coombs will resign all claims to appointment as United States District Attorney. It has been pointed out to hIm that the Federal position is worth but $4000 a year and involves very considerable amount of hard work, while on the other hand the position of Librarian Is a sinecure which, with the position to be given to Mrs. Coombs, would be worth $540p year The bait is a tempt ing one and 1t may have the desired effect. Should Coombs elect to remain an officer of the State then the rival claims of Eugene F. Bert and R. T. Devlin for the Federal appointment would become a matter of public in terest. Bert's friends claim that he has the inside track and they more than intimate that he Is responsible for all of the fine work that has been done in this connection during the past two months.
 In connection with the appointment of Will s. Green to the position of State Treasurer, vice Levi Racl1liffe, de- ceased, much talk has been indulged in regarding the distribution of the pat ronage of the office. Treasurer Green has set malicious tongues at rest by announcing that he will make ample provision for he family of his prede- cessor. It is needless to say that such generous action meets with ne ap- proval and commendation of Republi- cans and Democrats alike.
 The Republicans of the Second Con gressional District have practically and properly given the marble heart to Dis trict Attorney Frank Ryans aspiration to be the successor of Marion de Vries It became evident some time ago that Ryan could not get the support of his own county delegation and his strength in the other counties in the district Is even less than it Is in his own county. P. A. Buell. of Stockton has a strong following and all signs point to the conclusion that will succeed in get ting the nomination. Judge J. M. Wal ling of Nevada City is his most dan gerous opponent, 1t being conceded that Ryan is out of the running.
 In the First Congressional District John A. Barham still holds first place in the minds of his constituents, a, con- dition that may be due to the fact that as yet no one has come forward with a bid for the nomination. T. H. Salvage is talked of as a possibility, as is also State Senator Gillette. As he has served but half his term as Senator there is small possibility that Gillette will oppose himself to Barham. He is extremely popular in the district and would probably succeed in getting the nomination -- he so desired.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

ARRIVED
 Wednesday, May {. Stmr Crescent City. Stockdeth; S3 hours from Crescent City. Schr Joseph and Henry. Christiansen. days from Coquille River. Schr Coquille River. Pearson; S1a days from Coquille River
 DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE-Arrived May 4-Stmr Rival. hnc April 26; stnr Lakme, hence April 29.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05

ANNUAL Meeting-The regular annual meet ing of stockholders of the Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Company will be held at the office of the company, S27 Market st., San Fran cisco Cal. on TUESDAY, the 10th day Of May. 1898. at the hour of Il a. m, for the purpose of electing Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing year, and the transac- tion of such other business as may come be- fore the meeting. Transfer books will close on FRIDAY. April 29. at o'clock D. m
 E. H. SHELDON. Secretary
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
Thrashed by His Broker.

miner, swore to complaint in Judge Campbells court yesterday for the arrest of his broker, L. Bowles, 405 Montgomery street, on charge of battery. Tuesday
 he came to the City to see RoNles about
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call. corner of Market and Third streets. open until 12 O clock every night r the year. BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street. corner Clay: open until 9:30 o'clock.
 sS7 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 621 McAllister street; open until s:3o o'clock. 615 Larkin street; open Fl 9:3o o'clock. 1sH Mission street: open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market street. corner Sixteenth; open until O clock.
 106 Eleventh street; open until o'clock 2526 Mission street; open until clock. l505 Polk street; open until s:30 clock. N. W. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky streets; open until o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05

THE California Debris Commission, having re- ceived applications to mine by the hy
 draulic process from George c. Rose, in the Blue Rock mine at Georgia Slide, Fl Dorado County, to deposit tall
 ngs behind the dam of the Gold Bug mine in Canyon Creek; from A. B. Dries bach and J. F. Dudley. in the Driesbach Dudley mine near North San Juan, Ne Creek; from William E. Moore ard John Is- blister in the Fair View mine at Sweetland, Nevada County, to deposit tailings fiat below the mine, and from David Cabona and John Romano, in the Imperial mine near Sierra City, Sierra County, to deposit tail ings in old pits below the mine, gives notice that meeting will be held at room 59. Flood building, San Francisco, Cal, on May 16,
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05

their transactions and he alleges that
 Bowles grabbed him by the WhlsKers with one hand and struck him in the lace With the other, blackening his eyes
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
HELP wANTED-MALE.

A Dry goods clerk for country store; saS hoss here early this morning. MURRAY S READY, Leading Employment Agents, sSi and 636 Clay st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
SITUATIONS wANTED-ooatinued.

SITUATION wanted by cook and wife to take charge of mining camp; good references BOX 1456 Call office.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05

5s railroad teansters and laborers; g la- borers, city jobs; 3 milkers; choremen for ranches; choreboys for ranchess ta'Iner and wife with or without children; 8 sand team sters city; 10 farm hands. MURRAY S- READY, Leading Employment Agents o54 and 636 Clay st.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
OPPOSED TO STAGE COACHES.
Objections Raised Against the ye-
hicles by Patriotic EngIish-
man in 1879.

The first stage coach was exhibited in
| England in 1853, but another 12O years
passed before single coaches began to
run, and then they were not received
with much favor.
In 1913 treatise was published in
London by "A Lover of His Country and
Well NNisher to the Prosperity Both of
the King and Kingdoms" in which
were used many elaborate arguments
and violent TRADES against them.
These coaches and caravans" said
the writer, 'are one of the greatest
mischiefs that hath happened of late
years to the kingdom, mischievous to
the public, destructive to trade and
prejudicial to lands"
He laments the decay of good horse
manship which would follow if every
body rode to London in coach. He
calculates that coach from York,
Chester or Exeter would have 40
horses on the journey to the capital,
and carry is passengers week
In the whole year it would carry
about 1872. Suppose there were return
ing passengers there would be 936, and
for these 40 horses would be sufficient;
but if people travelled in the good, old
fashioned way, then at least 500 horses
would be required for the work. The
use of so many horses would give EN-
ployment to many who were by the
stage coach thrown out of work, such
as cloth workers, drapers, tailcrs. sad
dlers, tanners, curriers', shoemakers
and spurriers. The inns would also suf-
fer, for the stage coach stops only at
few, but when gentlemen Travelled on
horseback, accompanied, as they usual
ly were, by two or three servants, they
stopped at any and as often as they
liked, and thus encouraged trade.
Farmers will be ruined, he says, by
the stage coach; for how can they dis
pose of their hay, straw and horse
corn? Moreover, the influence on
health would be bad; men called out
of their beds before daylight, hurried
from place to place until far out into
the night, in the summer stifed with
heat and choked with dust, in the win
ter starving and freezing with cold or
choked with fog, obliged to ride all day
with strangers and with sick, ancient
and diseased persons, and with chill
dren crying, poisoned with fetid
brcaths and crippled by the crowd of
boxes and bundles. Besides all these
troubles. there were accidents arising
from the breaking coaches and bad
roads.
In short, the writer is fully convinced
that if stage coach travelling becomes
popular the country will go to ruin.
Had he lived to see the railway he would
have been bereft of his enses.-Golden
Days.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

I All over the capitol basement and
| sub basement there are incongruous ac-
| cumulations. Nooks and cranIies are
: filed with all sorts of odd things which
should be placed elsewhere on storage
or be destroyed. There are restaurants,
barber shops. baths, elevators, and
other parapbernalia belonging rather
10 the stage fixtures of variety thea
ter than to the capitol of this republic.
They contribute TO make it firetrap.
Already in the new congressional IT.
brary building these conditions have be-
gun. The cellar of that magnificent
building, like the cellar of the capitol.
must needs become like the attic OF
country house; harbor of refuge
for all things not needed for the pres
ent, but which ought not to be thrown
away. Moreover. in the same congress
sional library building, whose every
inch of mural space is beautiful, there
is now, artistically arranged on either
side of the main entrance, the thor
oughly American suggestion: Take
the elevator to the restaurant"
In other words, Americans cannot
appreciate the beauty of this building;
consequently. get out of its splendor,
go downstairs and get some ham and
eggs"
1t is about time for the congress to
provide an outside pavilion somewhere
near the capitol, where the restaurant
keepers, the unlicensed liquor dealers,
the scullions, and worshipers of their
appetites may go; so that gentlemen
and ladies at the capitol may be able
to breathe pure air while within the
walls and beneath the dome, on busl-
ness or on pleasure bent.
There are elevators in the senate and
house wings of the capitol, and those
elevators were used by the chief justice
and associate justices of the supreme
court for many years. But about five
years ago the clerks employed in the
supreme court and in the law library,
in order to save themselves the eNer-
else of walking up and downstairs with
volumes and documents, agitated the
idea of a special elevator for the SUI
pGGlut luC CuiSl ,JuSt'SS obe
associate justices fell into the scheme,
and an elevator was put in, 1t was
through this air shaft that the flames
rushed on that dreadful Sunday after
noon. 1t was through this elevator
shaft that the fire was communicated
to the supreme court records. whereby
some of the most valuable papers in
our world of Jurisprudence were de-
stroyed. There never should have been
an elevator there in the first place. 1t
was put in primarily to pampe1 people
who live and receive good pay, but who
do not relish work of any description.
But aside from the existence of the
elevator there should never have been
any possibility of the beginning of the
fire. Every part of the capitol build
ing should be regularly patrolled.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

men and policemen of the capitol are
political place men, whose highest am
bition is TO draw salaries, with as little
nctual performance of duty as possible
While the gas was escaping and accu-
mulating there was neither watchnlan,
fireman nor policeman near enough to
the place to discern the fact Nobody
knew anything about it until the build
ing was shaken. while smoke and flame
followed the concussion and noise.
Down in the crypt, beneath the an
cient senate chamber, now the supreme
court room, there are stored thousands
Of old books and newspapers, which
properly belong to the congressional
library, and which will ultimately be
placed there. For years it has been
customary to permit newspaper men
and other literary workers 10 90 into
the crypt, study books, pamphlets and
papers by gasIight, and then depart,
after turning out or turning down the
gas. But nobody has been on duty
there TO see how the gas has been man
aged