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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
P0tat0-Pat6h Politics.

Gov. Pingree of Michigan, the great
potato patch politician, is going the
way of all self-admitted very righteous
demagogues. Michigan gave an usu-
ally large republican majority last
fall, and Gov. Pingree at once as
sumed that the vote was a proof of
the great devotion of the people TO
him and his tuberose yagaries. The
next step in the political evolution of
of would-be general manager and die
tator of the politics of the state. In
the discharge of this high duty he de-
creed that Senator Burrows should
not be reelected to the United States
senate. But Michigan republicans do
not take naturally to boss rule and
sat down on Mr.. Pingree so effectually
that he ought to feel pretty fiat wheth-
er he does or not. Senator Burrows
was reelected by the unanimous vote
of the republican members Of the leg
islature.
The action of the Michigan legisla-
ture is hopeful sign. 1t is high
time for pharasaic demagoguery to be
taken by the ear and led out OF the
sanctuary. We have had enough of
such very good" men clamoring for
office. When YOU see fellow seeking
the suffrages of the people. on the
ground of his own great honesty and
that the other fellows are rascals and
ringsters, etc, look out for him. Two
to one he is in politics for what there
is in it., for Doodle or position or
some private bill to aid friend, or
for revenge, or to extend the sphere of
his dictation.
And when you take man like that
at his word and honor him by cleo
ton once or twice, he considers him
self the whole thing" after that and
tries TO control in the interests Of his
henchmen every caucus, convention,
school meeting, county board meet
ing or other public body, within the
radius of MS dominion. He is not to
blame for it; it is constitutional de-
feat Of that brand of statesman. that's
all. 1t is the people who are to
blame for being humbugged by his
smooth pretenses.
oh, we have little 'potato-patches'
in Wisconsin that need iiatteniug just
as much as Michigan's big one does.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
E,-Ch,ef OF Police H.rrix.. De.a.

ST. Louis. Jan. 9.-Laurence Harri-
gan, who for many years was one Of
the best known chiefs of police in this
country. died as the result of com
plication of diseases, aged IS years. The
deceased was born in Ireland June is,
1884. he came TO New York when IA
years old. After learning the shoe
makers trade, young Harrigan came to
St. Louis, and on the recommendation
of Hon. Frank p. Blair he was appoint
ed 20 the police force in 1857.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

There is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doctors
pronounced il local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies and by con-
stantly failing 10 cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven eatarrh TO be a
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured BY
+ J Cheney y Co. Toledo. Ohio. Is
the only constitutional cure on the
market IL is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops % spoonful
Ii acts directly on the blood and mu-
eous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollar, for any ease
IL fails 10 cure. Send TOR circulars
aua testimonials. Address.
T. J. CHENEl \ Co. Toledo, o,
sold bv Druggj ISIS. 15e
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

The thick II the senatorial light has
been transferred from Milwaukee rs
Madison where the various candidates
have headquarters The deciding
caucus viii probably oe held the 18th.
United States law provides thar lot-
ing must begin the second Tuesday
OF the session which Mil be the 3lth
inst. Estimates = The relative
strength of THE candidates continue
To be made hut most 81 them are
merely gue>se> Il IS pretty sale to
say that none e the tive Leaders
Quarles. Babcoc6. Stephenson. Cook
or Webb viii have 10 exceed ST
votes. Quarie> aad Bahcoek seem 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
Victims. of Fire.

Pittsburgh. Pa. 'Jan. "a fire which
broke out in the Hotel Richlieu at 3:15
Sunday morning resulted in property
loss of only about $4,000, but three
lives were sacrificed and five people
were badly hurt. The dead are: Amos
s. Lands, Grapeville, Pa; George A.
Waters, Camden, N. j.; Mrs. Katherine
Boyle. Pittsburgh, Pa. The three vic
Tins were guests of the hotel, and all
were suffocated by the dense smoke.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
should Demand His Pardoa.

London. Jan. 9.-The Daily Chronicle
saws that the United States govern
ment ought to demand of Spain the
pardon of Col. Julison San Martin, who
has been sentenced 10 Imprisonment
for life at Ceuta. the Spanish penal col
ony in Morocco. for abandoning Ponce,
Porto Rico. where he was in command
of the Spanish troops when the United
States forces under Gen. Miles landed
in Porto Rico
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
HiR RoiIeE Rur.t..

London, Jan. IA big boiler being
tested in Hewitt's shipbuilding yards
at Barking burst and the superirtend.
ing engineer and eight men were killed.
About 40 persons were injured, some
fatally. The bodies of the dead were
frightfully mutilated. The whole ship
building works were wrecked. A lady
was found dead 800 yards from the
scene of the disaster. A number OF men
and boys are missing The windows in
houses half mile away were shattered.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
Imnetn. tn Trnde.

San Francisco, Jan. 7.-Advices re-
ceived at the custom house from officials
in the custom house at Manila report
that trade in the city has received an
impetus since American occupation.
The receipts at Manila custom house
during November averaged $4,000 a
day in gold. and the report states that
shipping is on the increase and that the
possibilities of commerce are unlimited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

Cleveland. o., Jan. 9.-FreGeriek Sill
berg, one of the most famous Kaights
Of Pythias in the country. died at his
home here Sunday. Silberg was six
feet five inches tall and weighed $40
mounds He was one of the sxmen
known as THE Big Five" and be had
for years led the parade at the national
ovrarUnrneut
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

The gold production OF the United
States in 1898 amounted in round
numbers to sixty-six million dollars.
The director of the mint estimates the
stock of gold in the United States at
nine hundred ten million dollars-the
largest holding of the precious metal
ever attained by any nation in the
history of the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

Pres. Mckinley has selected Hon.
Joseph Choate of New York to be am
bassador to Great Britain to succeed
John Hay now secretary of state. Mr.
Choate is a distinguished scholar.
lawyer and orator. He has an excep-
tionally winning manner and repu-
tation for the strictest integrity.
His appointment gives great satisfac-
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

The Wisconsin State Legislature
opens. today, Wednesday. 1t is
probable that after organization
adjournment will be taken until
Thursday when the governors mes
sage will be received and adjourn
ment then taken until Monday night
in order to give the presiding officers
u the two houses time to make up
their committees. 1t probably that
Geo. H. Ray. OF La Crosse, will be
elected speaker OF the Assembly. aud
/. W. Thayer, Of Ripon. president
pro tenn of the Senate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
The Mineralpoint Tribune announc.

The Mineralpoint Tribune announc-
es that there is to be change in the
control of the editorial columns of
that paper. For the last three years
the editorial department has reflected
the views of the senior member of the
firm, w. II. Bennett, only. 1t is per-
haps a fair influence that there IS to
be change in its policy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
a Fatal Gale.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. "a heavy
windstorm swept over the remote Sec
ton of Scott county Friday. At Boles
a schoolhouse was blown down and
three pupils were killed, another was
fatally wounded and dozen or more
sustained more or less serious injuries
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

Concerted effort is to be made this
winter in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota, Michigan, Indiana and Illi-
nois to secure the adoption of uni
form game and fish law 1t is rec
ognized truth that unless more Ell
cient measures are taken for the pres
ervation of game and fish in this
northwestern country much of it will
soon become nearly or quite extinct
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

Jeanette l.. Fricke OF Milwaukee
has been granted divorce from eN-
Insurance Commissioner Fricke on
the ground ,il, the commissioner
had been lsaag for several years
with another woman who had borne
him several children Mrs Fricke
gets So month alimony. In addi-
ton to TINS Or. Fricke-must keep alive
insurance policies aggregating $4,000
which name Mrs Friekeas beneficiary
and also provide Tor the education Of
their -on The unhappy couple had
been married twenty-five years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

Plymouth church OF Greater New
York. the church that Henry Ward
Beecher made famous and whose pull
pit has been so ably Tiled in recent
years by Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, has
elected the brilliant Chicago preacher,
DR.. Hills, as pastor. As pastor OF
Central church for the past three
years DIR. Hills has acquired great
fame and his removal to New York is
= decided loss to Chicago and the
west.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
THE FFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS
Important Business Being Transact
ed in Washington by Our
National Lawmakers.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Senate from the Preside nj and Sent
to Committee-CiviI Service Re-
ceives "a Blow In the House-Other
Bills and Resolutions.

Washington, Jan. Sin the senate
yesterday the peace treaty was re-
ceived from the president and referred
10 the committee on foreign relations.
Adjournment was then taken out of
respect to the memory of the late SEN
ator Morrill,.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Little business
except that of routine character was
transacted in the senate yesterday.
Senator Berry (dem.. Ark.) presented
a protest against the payment Of pen
sions to confederate soldiers.
Washington, Jan. IA resolution
was adopted in the senate yesterday
calling ON the president for copies of
all instructions given by him to the
commissioners for negotiating the
treaty with Spain so far as not incon-
sistent with the public interests. Sem.
ator Caffrey (La.) spoke in opposition
to expansion.
Washington, Jan. "a resolution
was introduced in the senate Saturday
providing that the government of the
United States will not attempt to gov
ern the people of any other country
without the consent of the people, or
subject them by force to our dominion
against their will. A bill was intro
duced to provide for submarine cable
between the United States and Hawaii,
the Philippines, Japan, China and Aus
tralia. The District of Columbia APP
priation bill (s7, 900, o0o) was passed.
y4s,gei 81 The House, 80, ..s
Washington, Jan. .5.-rvIn the. house
Yesterday the time was occupied in
considering the bill to define and pun
ish crimes in the district of Alaska and
provide code of criminal proceedings
for the district. Resolutions of respect
to the memory of the late Senator Nor
rill were adopted. osa
Washington, Jan. 6.-The time was
occupied in the house yesterday in con-
sidering the bill to eodify the laws Of
Alaska. -
Washington. Jan. Tn the house
Yesterday, in committee of the whole,
the Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was taken up for
consideration, and when the appro-
priation for the civil service was
reached a motion TO strike it out was
carried by vote of 81 to 81. - p
Washington, Jan. f9.-The time was
occupied in the house Saturday I'M The
consideration of the executive appTo-
priation bill! and il was completed, sub.
stantially as reported, except the items
for the civil service commission, which
went over until to-day. sa -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
EnrInnh Mn Cnnnrrnte

London, Jan THE reply of Lord
Salisbury 70 the proposal Of Emperor
Nicholas for a disarmament conference
Of the powers which is just published,
promises the cooperation OF the Brit
ish government and asks for an indics-
ton Of the hsads If the discussion at
The conference.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
Made Fast Time.

san Francisco, Jan. 6.--The trans
continental mail train arrived in this
city from New York. making the run
of 3.347 miles in 9S hours and 80 min
utes. the fastest time on record from
ocean 10 ocean.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

Minnesota republicans in joint leg
islative caucus have unanimously
rendered their support to Cushman
X. Davis for his return to the United
States senate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

1t has been officially announced
that the Fourth Wisconsin will not
be mustered out at present. Whether
they will be moved soon from Camp
Ship is not determined.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

News from Russia indicate that
Count Tolstoi is to be banished for
supporting a dissenting religious
sect. The Cars personal friendship
for the count, it is thought, may
save him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12
THURSDAY, Jan. II, 1899.

Governor Scoield is confined to his
home by illness and cannot return TO
his duties for week at least.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-14
WESTERN RATES ON GRAIN
Now Being Investigated by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.

Chicago, March I3--The interstate com
merce commission in session here today.
began investigating the grain rates OF
western railroads II IS expected the in
curry VIII continue the greater part OF
the week The Chicago Board Of Trade
has complained that the western rail-
roads arc discriminating in grain rates
against Illinois points in favor q places
west 81 the Mississippi The railroad and
warehouse commission OF Illinois is con-
Quoting the case for the shippers IRE
board ot trade presented 10 evidence he
fore the commission against the railroads,
IL support Of the discrimination n the
matter OF corn rates. 4 written state
rnenr. not sworn u. was fled. but could
no. be 5udicially considered by the com
mission. Z =. Grie-, o. ire Peoria dele
CATION. tod OF the injury done 70 III
uo;s shippers. He said Peoria had four
teen railroads and last year handed -
1le,ea bushels q grain At present there
< ssoooc bushels q grain in elevators
there. The discrimination OF rates Re
said had sto0Ded the shipment 81 grain
through Peoria foT export Points n
liza he said. could ship 60 Baltimore for
cents per hundred less iran from PEG
ria As a result. the Iowa farmer Ess
SETTING gt.c per bush=l more for RS corn
than the Illinois producer. II rery %
questions. put BY railroad men NJ Grfs-
admitted that his years crap q c1rn IN
Illinois was inferior IL qua-ity 70 tEe pro
duct cf Iowa snE less SHIFTED fcr .he sx-
port trade. Other Witness from Peoria
reiterated NJ C-5s~'s tssTl-zCET-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-14
TANK
Continued from Fist Page.)

office sent Mr. Powell TO Florida to expert
ment The experiment was not satisfac-
tory to the government and that was the
end Of il.
S. S. Conway, general superintendent OF
Armour & Co.. and H II. Walton. super
intendent Of the canned meat department
of Armour & Co.. gave in detail a de-
scription Of the process Of canning and
the methods of detecting swellers and
faulty cans.
The last witness Of the day was W. f.
Porce. in charge Of the slaughtering. cool
ing and loading of csttie AZ Armour *
Co.'S. He was asked if any discussion or
dispute had ever arisen between the frm
and the government inspectors as to the
proprteJy Of 4 condemnation.
Yes, sometimes. but very seldom
IF a prime steer Is condemned, what IS
the loss TO Armour & Co. %
Forty dollars. or about that"
HAS any matter ever been removed
from the tanks during your connection
with the establishment"
only after Il has been thoroughly dis
integrated."
Have you ever had any reason 70 sus-
poet any tampe-ing or foul pay with re-
speet 10 condemned meat
'No, sir
Are any chemical salts or acids used IA
connection with preservation
NO. si-; cold alone Is relied upon"
The court adjourned untu 4 o'clock to
Morrow morning
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-14
SAAOASEEhSS
Ambassadors of Three Inter-
ested Powers Agree.
DR.. S0LF, VICE DR.. RAFFEL
Nngship to be Settled in a
Leisurely Conference.

Washington. March Batter numerous
conferences and the exchange Of notes be-
tween Secretary Hay. the British ambas-
sador and the German ambassador. a sat
isfactory understanding has been reached
between the three powers interested in
Samoa, as TO the conditions there. This
seeks 20 open a new account in the az
fairs Of Samoa and 10 obliterate the trou-
bles among officials which have recently
occurred there. To this end DR.. Wilhelm
Solf, who has been nominated by Germany
as president of The municipal council al
Apia, 10 succeed DR.. Raffel, will be recog-
nized by the British and United States au-
thorities Already this recognition is as
sured. but it remains for the consuls at
Apia to carry it into formal effect, in ac-
cordance with the letter Of the treaty OF
erlin. In order that this may pave the
way to an agreeable and harmonious ad-
justment. DR.. Solf viii so to London and
make himself acquainted with the authori-
ties there and afterwards come 10 Wash
ington and become acquainted with our
officials so that there may be mutual IN
derstandings. DR.. Solf viii reach Wash
ington the latter part of this month and
will be presented by DR.. Won Holleben,
the German ambassador. He viii then
proceed to Samoa, reaching there in May.
His assumption Of the municipal presi-
dency, with the approval OF the three
powers, is expected TO smooth out matters
among the officials and go a long way
toward adjusting tht entire matter.
In reaching his conclusion the officials of
the three powers have decided not to at
tempt a settlement of the Samoan king
ship for the present. That is left open for
adjustment when each of the three powers
have had opportunity to collect full infor-
nation. In the meantime the status uqo
is ia be maintained. The last advices in
dictated that Mataafa was exercising de-
facto kingship, while Malietoa was on
board the British ship Porpoise and had
the support of the British and American
authorities. According to the understand
ing reached there win be no immediate
move 70 permanently establish one or the
other of these claimants on the throne.
The best wishes Of the Samoan people VIII
be consulted and, with a more agreeable
feeling among the officials of the three
powers. the kingship will be settled by a
full conference as soon as the information
on the subject is obtained.
In the conference leading up to the pres
ent understanding it developed that Dr.
Raffel was recalled from his post at Sa-
moa last November but he persisted in
staying after his recall and his presence
appears TO have had much to do In prec!p-
itating the trouble.
DR.. Solf, who succeeds him as president,
IS described as an accomplished diplomat,
with service in Calcutta and more recently
as district judge of the German colony at
Darrah-Samara. in South Africa It is a
post similar to that of Judge Chambers in
Samoa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-14
STATISTICS IN THE CASE
AIva Normal Defended Against the
Legislative Report.

Alva, o. T., aMrch 13.-(Special)-In the
report of the legislative invesIi0a tins COM
mittee at Guthrie thew say there are hut
few students Attending the Ava normal
school: that the coIp-ry Is sparsely set-
tied and that the majority of students are
Of an age that does not show them to be
normal students, but might possibly do
for a high school. AS n matter Of fact
there are at least 175 stuGeats, ranging
in age from Is to 20 years old and oTer.
There may be % who dc not exceed fTcm
u to u years of are. There are in the
country about 1900 children of school age.
There are over 5000 homestead filings, rep
resenting 1,440,O00 acres occupied by set
tiers. There are 2S.GG0 bona file inhabi-
tants in the county.
The city of Alva has about 800 lnhabi-
tanJs and not a single empty house i'll the
place If rooms could have been had BY
applicants there wcIld row be at least
100 more students IN attendance. AS to our
public schools. we have a corps CT four
teachers and the enro' lment is about 2G5
While the normal building IS perhaps a
little large for present needs, Il Is certain
shat in less than three y"acs 1t viii ne
filed and many win be turned away for
L. Ck Of room.
ANY one who viii take the time to OK
anime our building in 4 fair and Impair
ti2l manner viii at once come TO the con
clusion that $50, 900 is little enough to pay
for this magnificent structure, which IS
not only credit 70 Woods county and
Oklahoma, but TO the live and progress
sive west at large.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-14
ON MEAT TAKEN FROM TANKS
Devoe's Report Made in 1864. sent to
the Beef Court

Washington. March E.-The report
which Caiet Inspector Dev5s o. the aul-
nal industry bureau @ Chicago testified
before The beef court q inquiry Saturday
he had made IN 1ss4 10 the agricultural de-
partment regarding allegations q the
marketing OF condemned meat that bad
been taken cut u tie tanks q Chsczz0
packer. VII be the Subject q .nvsstlga-
ton ~ the court lieutenant Col11el Da-
vis. the recorder Of & c3urr. today telc-
s-aphsd Secretary % Agriculture Wilsou
asking hin 90 forward copy % tse re-
port. and T. vas decided 70 forward fae
d1cur-s1t Immediately as coz81erflaL A.
Information concerning she caaracfe- %
ire rspor; = refused 81 ne Department On
me ground that tha allegations r-aae n g
co2l3 no- b s7as1antiaEe1 entirely Or
that ground the asue q The packing con
cerz snxelvea ard othsr details are not
tar1aco--n-. when ire report ass re-
cefred here during fas izst s,i-ni efatisz
~ case wzs Submitted 70 tse attorney
general Hlth q visE - UrassecsilnE TIE
latter examined tse paparz aa1 repsTseE
t-ac tae evidence sszs 4rsZfzc-aB- spo1
Eh.ca 70 base = sEssec-ti9a AZ. rscozz-