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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

Best s-room house in Lancaster city. with
120x120 lots. Fine location, VIII trade to-
ward farm in Grant Co; binding new, fur
mace heated. Price 5000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

cheap. only miles from Barnum railroad
station. creamery. sawmill and church. Price
$500. $500 cash. balance TO suit the pur-
chaser. Ii you want a good little farm buy
this.
$40 acres in Crawford Co. 145 under plow.
~ acres in valley. meadow or pasture. Good
ridge farm. splendid location. Well and
windmill, good running water in pasture
from spring. House 20x24xle built In 1900
rooms good cellar, well at door, two barns
23X40Xl6. one barn 16x2ixl2 pranary, corn
cribs wagon sheds. machinery shed, hog shed.
Farm all wire fenced wires. ~ acres sheep
and hog fenced. More ground can be brok-
en-. miles from Barnum railroad station.
creamery, sawmill and church. Farmers
telephone, $4,000. A party offers to loan S.
600 on this property at per cent for any
number of years or will take $500 down. bal
ance at per cent TO suit purchaser.
1877 acres in Crawford Co. Is acres under
plow, spring, running water through farm.
house, rooms. one house rooms. both
frame and both story buildings. Good
barn. granary, corn crib. A new building
30x50, two and half stories high. new in
1897. was built for wooden mill. well built
and can be used for most any purpose.
Farm land all lies in valley. does not over
flow. plenty of timber on farm. well fenced.
Ia miles from Pesersburg railroad station.
sawmill. creamery. Price $3.50. All cash
or nearly so. Look at this property.
500 acre sheep ranch in Nebraska Good
buildings all round. running water, miles
from county seat. viii exchange for Lam
caster city property or Wisconsin farm land.
Price $500. What have you to offer;
80 acres in Crawford Co. 10 miles from
Boscobel. Sla miles from Petersburg. nearest
railroad; 50 acres under cultivation. Ridge
farm. clay soil. springs and well. house and
barns, log, in good condition. mile from
postotce. creamery. church. 3la miles to saw
mill Plenty of good saw timber-map Pile. oak
and Eastwood \ big bargain ut $1,000: Sl4.-
QUO cash, balance to suit.
440 acres 250 under cultivation. House
16X24Nl4 main part. additions 12X20Xl0 and
l2Xl7Xi0, , good cellars. cistern, well and wind
mill at door. Horse barn 26X36Xls, new. good
reservoir at barns; cow barn. main part.2sX-
2sXls with addition ON each side l4xlS Ice
house 15N20Nl2, > corn cribs sX30Xs. hen house
12xl2xs feed cooking house 10X12xS old barn
l2Nl6Nls with l2xl6Xs liens; tool house l0Xl2
machinery shed l6X30N3o All buildings
frame with singled roofs; rare bargain and
will be sold soon. Pc miles from Boscohe ia
Grant Go. Price SIC per acre All cash or
$1,000 cash balances per cent TO suit pur-
chaser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

Ten good farms in Crawford county rang
Ing in price from g., 800 to 3 900 which we can
sell you right and are not mentioned in this
list.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

Teams at the disposal Of parties wishing to
see lands or stock furnished free.
II you want to buy. sell or trade anything
call on Us, write Us or telephone US, Farm
ers' line and Union line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
GEO. E. LANCE, Manager

house. wagon shed. dandy little farm
cheap. Only miles from Barnum railroad
station. creamery. sawmill and church Price
$500 81 800 cash. balance to suit the pur-
chaser. Ii you want good little farm buy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

120 acres IL miles from MillviIle. 40 acres
has been cleared and can be broken. No
trade. sl,500, half cash. balance in yrs ut 6
per cent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

Two good livery stocks for sale in Grant
Co. Splendid opening for hustler Will
trade for farm land or sell for cash. Prices
81 300 and $1,000,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

500 acre sheep ranch in Nebraska. Good
buildings all round. running water miles
from county seat VIII exchange for Lam
caster city property or Wisconsin farm land.
Price $500. What have you to offer;
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

Hotel in Crawford Co Broom house;
good feed barn. VIII be sold complete with
for Sl.400 cas!f or trade for farm
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

300 buys a cheese factory complete in
Grant Co. 5000 pounds capacity and can be
increased. Everything goes buildings and
all machinery. Good patronage to start
with. A snap. Look it up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

30 acres in Grant Co., 100 under cultiva-
ton, Entire farm wire fenced. Good s-room
barn, foundation laid 32x70 log barn for IL
horses. good basement good springs miles
from Patch Grove miles from Bridgeport
shipping point. Let US show you this prop
erty. Price $4,000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

Hotels rooms. Doing good business in
Crawford county VIII sell or trade for
farm. Price $500 lots with hotel and 2
lots and good feed and livery barn goes with
property.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14

Good 1s-room hotel in one of the best towns
in Grant county. Stone building 72x3OX20
frame kitchen 22x20x16, dining room capacity
30 people. lots and barn for % head of
horses. Everything in the line of furnishings
is included IN the sale. Price 5000 Will
trade for farm land
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09

effective. I have had occasion to
say before, and 7 now repeat, that, while
there have been more iHuStriOuS leaders
IN the United States and more iluStFlOu5
leaders IN legislative halls, there has, L
think been no man IL this country VINO
mas combined the Two careers IN 50 emf
Atnt q degree as General Logan
General LoSan's personal appearance
was striking He was Of medium height
with "A robust physical Development, a
broad and deep chest, massive body, and
small hands and feet. He had fine and
regular features. q Swarthy complexion
long. Jet-btacE hair, a heavy nGSt3che
and dark eyes. He WAS the author OF seV-
eral works, ircIsIding The Great Con
spiracy'' New York. 1866 and The Vol
unteer Soldier Of America Chicago, 1S6D.
Mrs Logan was born in Peters
burg, Boone County. No. August l5 1893.
her maiden name being Mary SimmersOn
Cunningham. Her father. John NJ Cum
bingham. lived amid the haTdships of
frontier life, and he sent his daughter to
the Convent Of ST. Vincent. in Kentucky,
tuition she assisted in preparing the pa
peTs that were needed by her father, VINO,
on his return from the Black Hawk and
Mexican wars. had been elected sheriTL
and county clerk of Williamson County,
and appointed register Of the land once
at Shawneetown, Cailatin County, HI, by
President Pierce. Blank forms for any
Cunningham, through her industry IN her
fathers case, supplied the deficiency
While thus engaged she met General lIO-
gan. who was, al that time. prosecuting
attorney. She was married November Il
1855. and was closely Identified with her
husband < career, becoming his pest al
wiser IN the gravest crises OF political ana
o.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
COMPLICATION IN COLUMBUS.
Dir. s,sartz Refuses to Give Way tic
Hayor-EIect HinkIe.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 9--ATayor-
elect John y. HinkIe.+ who was sworn into
Office Monday but whose bond the Repub-
Iican City Council failed to approve last
night, will make another attempt to take
possession of the mayors Office by force
today. Both Mayor SFartz and Mayor
elect -HinkIe spent most of the night in
the mayors office at the City Hall, and
it is purely a legal question as to which
has an official right there.
Mayor Swartz and his advisers hold
that Mr. HiuIzle cannot take possession
until the council approves his bond This
the City Council failed to do. simply re-
ferring the bond to the finance committee
for examination and report
Mayor-eIect FiinkIe and his attorneys
claim that the approval Of the bond is a
mere Formally, and not necessary before
the new mayor assumes the duties Of tie
Office. The law requires that the inco.n-
ing mayor shall qualify within ten days
Eight of them have elapsed. II also re-
qIires that ne shall file q bond Of 5 GO
for the faithful discharge Of his duty. THIS
requirement has also been met, but the
Council and Director Of Law declare that
this requirement. IS not complete until the
bond has been passed upon An effort
was made 70 have this action performed,
but the Council by party vote refused
TO do So
The refusal OF Mayor Swartz to sIrrend-
70 his keys and turn over his papers has
caused a deal Of speculation, The general
impression being distinctly unfavOrable to
the outgoing officers, whom the uniform
ed believe are endeayoriEg to suppress
something Of an important nature
For Mayor SWaTtZ. il is asserted that
he is elected for two years He did not
assume the duties Of his Office until April
i. 1889. although he applied for II four
days previously. Mayor Black, at that
time. asked 10 be permitted to serve out
his fun term and the request was granted
This morning, shortly before 1 o'clock.
AIayor-eIect Hinkle, acting on the advice
Of his attorneys, Franklin Rubrecht and
John J. I.entz, performed the first official
act By appointing c c. PhiIbrocl1. Direc-
toy of Pebble Safety--The new director
at once took the oath of Office It is full
y claimed the case IS covered by the
Cleveland suit of Farley VS.. NcKisson.
the Circuit Court holding that the failure
to approve a bond Is not sufficient to keep
a mayor out Of Office.
The other memb.-s Of the new cabinet
are: ". c CUssins. Director of accounts;
I J Inman- director Of public improve
nents; l. G. ByIRe. director Of law.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
A MYSTERIOUS mURDER.
Pennsylvania Man Stabbed while on
I-Fs WAY Homo.

|EILE E,SBARRE, Pa. April adam
Rhoads qyas mysteriousIy murdered at
Parsons early this morning and there IS
TO clue to the murderer or 10 the cause
for the deed
Rhcads was going home with a friend,
Matthew Cooper. at / o'clock, after the
two had spent the evening in this city
and they reached the corner Of the street
on which Rhoads lived. Cooper. accord
ing to his story. stood on the corner and
watched his friend proceeding heneward.
When Rhoads was about 100 feet away
and barely distinguishable in the dark
ness. Cooper says he saw another man
stop I'm, although he cannot say where
the other man came from The two stood
for a few moments. apparently talking
and then Cooper saw his friend fall and
tie other man run Cooper ran To Rhoads'
assistance. carried him 10 doctors Office
nearby ard saw him die in a few minutes
He mad been stabbed through the left
shoulder with a long knife and q main az
terry had been severed.
The strangeness Of the tale throws
some suspicion on Cooper. but this is of
set by the fact that the two were the
best OF friends Cooper is lending the
police all the aid he can. He has not yet
been arrested
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
Provided FOR BY CONGRESS.
Description and History of the Lo-
gam Equestrian Statue

The statue of General Logan IS of
bronze and is fourteen and q half feet
high. the figure being twice life size The
general IS represented riding along line
of battle with sword In hand and his
horse at 4 trot It vas originally in
tended that the statue should represent
General Logan acknowledging a saluta-
ton riding with his campaign hat in
hand The design was changed however,
and the sword s,I2 stituJed for the hat
The pedestal is also OF broaze ard is
twenty feet high
On its west face is a group represent
ing General Logan III consultation with
the principal officers OF the Army OF the
Tennessee. In the group are Included
Generals Dodge. Hazen, Slocum, Lesgett,
Mower. Blai-, ard Captain Strong.
On the east face is n group representing
General Logan in the act Of taking CfIe
oath of Office as e United States SeEia-
tor The oath is being administered by
Vice President Arthur The ether figures
represent Senators CGlioin. Eyarta- Conk-
ling. Morton, Miller, Foorhees and Thur
man.
At each end Of the pedestal is an ale
goric-.t female figure. draped. The one
facing south holds q sword and shield,
and represents the Defence Of the Cnion-
That facing north carries the laurel
wreath and represents TcdCe, or the Res
toration of the Union
BY an act OF Congress approved March
? 1853. 80 90 was appropriated for the
erection OF a statue to General Logan IN
the city OF Washington On March ;, ISL
another appropriation Of $1,000 was made
and the Grand Army Of the Republic con-
tribuIed 81. a0p- Mr. Franklin b Simmons,
- no was visiting Washington during the
winter OF 1892. was Invited by Stephen =.
EikiEs, at that time Secretary Of War,
TO submit q design for the statue EIr- Sim
mons suggested that as q departure from
the general rule the proposed statue have
q pedestal OF bronze and the idea met with
the approval Of 8ir- Efkins- 4 model Of
the monument was submitted and aDpr0E-
ed BIZ The Secretary Of War.
a contract vas made with Mr. Simmons
for the statue on December !. 1888 by q
commission created by act Of Congress
consisting of Daniel s. Lamont, Secretary
man of the Joint Committee on Library.
and Gen Green B. Raum, Chairman of
the Logan Statue Committee Mr. Sim
mons returned to Rome and at oncc began
work on the monument completing the
pedestal first. The work was finished in
October. 1863. and deIi"ered in Washington
in January last
The statue was discharged from
steamship al New York in December 1850
and remained on 4 EieE for a month while
Washington was solved The box con-
tanning the statue measured thirteen feet
In height, nine IN width and twenty
length II was found impossible 70 bring
the Il here by rail owing to the tunnels
en- route. they not being high enough TO
admit OF the paSSae g Of the box II was
finally decided 10 forward it b. water and
0n January 10, the tWO-masted schooner
! IA l. Ray, OF St0ningtou. Captain An
dersvn. arrived at Washington from rCauy
AOTk win the statue safely aboard
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
The E-nning E;ntries.

The following are the entries ~ BeRuing
t0m~rroT:
First race Tor three-year-olds and uD-
ward: six and a half furIongs. 2Ioors. IS:
Invasion. I8l: Lofter 106; Boney Boy. 10:
Tony Licaizi, 10; Eloin, 1l5. PunctuaI.
81
Second race-For FLIES and CeldinSs;
half mile: The Stewardess l3y; FrivoI. 100:
PraIine. loo; Astery 1Go; Tea Earre. 100;
@Rona lgy; 'Laracor, 100.
sGoughacres entry
Third Handicap steepiechase for
rglir-y.ar-oIds and upward. about two
miles and a half: TriiHon. 159; SC. r
I.onchurst. $50. prince Midas, 123; Lady
Dainty. ~: Mazo. 40. Breach OF Prom
Use. l26: Bacchanal. Ia.
sHurkamps entry
Fourth race-For Jhree-year-oIds and
race. as announced having failed to fII
Il was withdrawn and the following race
substituted. which Will close at D. m:
Fourth race-For threc-year-uidS and
upward. NOu-WiungrS in 1901. at fourt cen
pounds under the scale: five furlongs.
Fifth racC-For three-year-OldS and up
ward. selling. seven furlOugS. Imperial
ist 109: 7Giold Fox, ll5; @Scurry, 80; @Pros-
it. %: Cherished. s.
Apprentice allowance claimed
Sixth race-Hardieap for three-year-
olds and upward. one mile and fifty
Yards: sidney Lucas. I25; aG0ld Fox,
l24. - Magic Light 100. T+AISilse. lug. First
Whip. I2f; D.Ssnter. l25; Knight of tho
Garter. IIC: Topey Boy, Il2. Loftcr, lnz ,
Althea. 100. PetrelIus. 100.
Thompson Bros entry
T~IDafN y entry.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
The Torpedo Boat Perry.

The report Of the board OF officers which
conducted the official trial Of the torpedo
boat Perry, built by the Union Iron
Works at San Francisco. shows that the
little vessel failed to reach the required
speed of twenty-aine knots an hour. She
made twenty-eight and two-tenths knots.
In accordance with the contract require
ment that the vessel would be accepted
subject TO penalties If she made between
twenty-seven and twenty-nine knots the
Navy Department viii receive her from
the contractors at a reduced price. The
penalty for failure to develop the required
speed is 50, 900 4 knot and the Navy De-
partment Will deduct S2,7O9 or the penalty
for eight-tenths Of knot, from the con-
tract price of S2S5. 600.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
THEATRE FIRE In OTTAWA
The Russell Playhouse Destroyed
by an Early Morning Blaze.

Narrow Escape of Guests From the
Hotel AdjoininR-The "BeIIe of
New York; Opera Company
Loses Scenery and Costumes.
OTTAWA. April 1.-Two hundred panic
stricken guests. made their escape from
the burning Russell House here this
morning. The guests were driven out in
their night clothing. The Russell Thea
ire, one of the finest playhOuses in Cana
da. which adjoined the hotel. was destroy
ed by the fire The hotel and the two
other big buildings on the block bounded
by Queen. Elgin. Canal, and Sparks
Streets were badly damaged by fire and
water
The flames. famed by high winds,
spread With great rapidity from the thea
ire to the hotel and before the guests
could be aroused tie electric light wires
had been burned 5ut and the whole house
left in darkness. Guests. aroused by the
changing of the fire. engines and half
stupefied by the smoke, CROPPED their way
through the dark Railways to windows
from which they were rescued by the fire.
men
Women screamed and tainted and the
servants on the top floor fed in panic
down the sla-rs, trampIing upon each
other in thei' haste to reach places Of
safety Fortunately, all escaped with
their lives, but many are suffering from
shock and exposure as well a. with
! bruises.
/ The entire fire department was turned
! out. else there might have been a horrible
| loss of life. For some time it was feared
that the fire would get beyond control
and the confagration Of a year ago. in
which $50 Q,0o9 damage was done. would
/ be repeated
The Russell House stands in the very
heart of the city. opposite the poStoflce
and within a stones throw Of the hand
some Parliament buildings.
The fire sent a shower Of sparks over all
this part of the city, and the vigilance OF
the fremen was put to the utmost test.
The Belle Of New York Opera Com
pany played last night N the theatre,
and many of the members of the company
were among those who fed from the burn
/ ing hotel. bareheaded. baIefooted. and clad
only in their night clothing All the
/ scenery ard costumes left in the theatre
were lost The company leaves the city
today and actors and actresses had to do
( a lot Of shopping before they would be TT
[ for the road again.
( The pubIicat ton Office of the Free
/ Press" and the office building adjoining
were slightly damaged. The total loss Is
/ estimated at upward Of 800 600.
/ Aside from its magnitude and elegance,
the Russell House was noteworthy IN
stitutIon as the most frequented political
rendezvous in Canada It was to the Do
! rrinion what the Fifth Avenue Hotel is 70
New York-the meeting place of all the
men high in the councils of the Govern
ment.
/ King Edward VII when he visited Can
+ ada. in 1869 as the Prince of Wales, was
a guest at the hotel
/ At the Russell the manifold delegations
from All parts Of the Dominion were wont
/ TO congregate and marshal their forces be-
+ fore proceeding to the Offices OF the Gov
ernment Within its rotunda many
I schemes originated long before they were
promulgated in the House Of Commons.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
& LINEN YARN TRUST.
One Formed Involving All The SpIn-
ming Concerns in Euroye-

Consul Mahin. Of Reichenberg. informs
the State Department that a gigantic
linen yarn trust has been formed in
Europe He writes The department as
folIows:
For some tim it has been understood
that the Austrian. German. ard Belgian
spinners Of linen thread had decided TO
unite in a reduction Of product The re
port comes from Paris that the french
spinEers viii join their confreres in re-
ducing the output Of their mills To
all intents and purposes. this agreement
amounts 10 a gigantic trust embracing
every linen-spinninG concern on the canti-
nonr Of Europe. The object is Dresuna-
bly, to steady and TO possibly enhance
the price Of linen yarn Makers of linen
cloth have FOR the past six months suf-
feTed from the high price OF yarn and
this combination VIII make conditions
stlil worse. Manufacturers can and relief
only through increasing the price of linen
cloth. which, they have 50 far hesIiated
TO do, the condition Of trade not war
rautinE IL -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
AGREE TO LIVE APART.
Henry Brovrniotv and His wife File
Contract Of Separation.

The terms of an agreement OF separa-
ton entered into between Henry c.
BEoWulow and his wife. Mary z. Brown
low, were placed on record today in the
Office Of Recorder OF Deeds The con-
tract states that because Of divers d.s-
putes and unhappy differences between
the parties they have decided to live sep
ar3te and apart, for the remainder Of
their lives. It is also agreed by BroWniow
that he VIII rot visit his wife without her
consent or go to any place where she
may De living. Neither will he demand
any money or goods which she may ac-
Warren G. Stone. Ia med as trustee the
sum OF 800 annually for the support Of
his wife and child. at the rate OF SIS
per month
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
AFTER SOUTHERN PROPERTIES
Philadelphia Men Want the Lookout
Mountain Inclined Rond

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April a-CIar-
ence P King and J. II. Jeffreys. Philadel-
phia capitalists, are here to close a deal
for the purchase Of the incline up Look
out Mountain, which viii be operated in
connection with a rapid transit system in
which they are interested.
They are also negotiating for the pur-
chase OF the Chattanooga Electric Rail
way. If they succeed they will control
the entire electric railway system OF the
city and the line TO Chickamauga Park.
80 miles long The deal involves 81. 00o. 600.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
TENEMENT FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
Two 5Ien Probably Fatally Injured
by Jumping. From Il Window

NEW YORK. april "a fire of I'm
known origin, which broke out in a three
story brick building at 423 Smith Street.
Brooklyn. at ! o clock this morning. caus-
"a a panic among the tenants in the place,
who were sleeping when the blaze began
Michael Lennon and Thomas Carr jump
ed from Z window Lennon laceTated his
scalp, sDrai5sed his back and sustained
internal injuries. and Carr fractured his
skull They We're afterward removed 70
the hospital, where both are likely to die
There were several thrilling escapes
The damage done was about 81 so.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
GREAT SPEED FOR VESSEL.
a Torpedo Bont Makes oyer Thirty
Knots AN HGur.

The Navy Department today received i
despatch from the Wolf ( wicker Ship
building Company, Of Portland. Ore. stat
ing that the torpedo boat GoIdsborough,
on her trial trip had attained q speed OF
Isl knots per hour.
This Is regarded as wonderful speed by
the Navy Department. and "A higher rate
IS expected at the trial over a long course.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
aIajor J. II. DuvaI Retired

Among the army orders issued today was
the following: Major John II. DuyaI
Commissary, United States Army. having
been found by an Army Retiring Board in
capacitated for active service on account
Of disability incident thereto his -atfra-
ment from active service April g 1901. by
the President Is announced lty the Srcre-
tary of War
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-09
Italian Officers Coouy Received.

TOULON. April 9.-The Duke OF Genoa
and the commanders of the Italian war
ships now in the harhor visited the Mari
time Prefecture today The streets we're
crowded. The officers were C8oIIy rcceiv-
ed by the people