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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03

support of the arrears of pensions
act. The matter came up on Ingalls,
motion declaring that the act ought not
to be repealed. Mr.. Voorhees, was the
first speaker and he declared that the
denunciations of the act by the press
were made without the slightest found
alton. 1t filed him with amazement
and pain when member of the sem
ate (meaning Beck, of Kentucky had
repeated these foundations.
When Voorhees, had taken his seat
Beck took the floor. He charged that
in the passage of the bill congress had
been sadly imposed upon by lot of
claim agnets, who had devised the pen
sion scheme for their own benefit. If
Its actual cost could have been foretold
the bill never would have passed 1t
was rushed through on the eve of ad-
journment. when members were going
home for reelection and were indis-
posed to vote against a proposition
which had upon its face only patriot
ic object. At that time it was believed
in the house that the very highest
amount which would be required was
thirty millions ana in the senate nine
teen and twenty millions were the
highest figures mentioned. If it had
been known that ten per cent. would
be paid in fraudulent claims not vote
would have been given the bill. He
asked ingalls, if he did not believe,
when he voted for the bill, that ii
| would not involve over thirty millions,
and ingalls, nettled at Beck's charges,
shouted out that he would have voted
for it if it had cost five hundred mil.
lions. :" 1 will to-day VOTE" he said
to allow any claim of soldier that is
established to run back to the time his
disability was incurred, whether il
costs five hundred millions or one bill
| lion dollars"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
SOlidifying Petroleum for Transporta-
tiOn.
(London Times.

A German, Herr 2. n Dittmar, has
practically solved the problem of rem
dering petroleum solid. A company
has been formed in Russia to work the
patent when completed The transfer
nation of the substance will not cost
more than about Sd per 36 pounds (six
kopecks per pood), whereas the casks
now used increase the cost of petroleum
about Is 4d for the same quantity (55
kopecks per pood). leakage not consid-
cred. The reporter of a st. Petersburg
paper saw the product; he says it is of
a wine-yellow color and has the consis-
tency of very stiff gelatine it can be
kneaded with the fingers like wax and
Is yet somewhat breakable. A small
piece of the thickness of lead pencil
and about an inch long could be lit at
one end and held with the fingers. II
melted like wax and it was only after a
little while, when hot drops ran down,
that the flame had to be blown out.
The danger of fire is considerable less
than with liquid petroleum. The pro-
duct can be easily liquifed when re-
quired by the addition of vinegar, and
the process is rapid The vinegar in
time separates out below and the petro-
leum above. 1t is not stated whether
the same vinegar can be rsed repeated
ly. 1t appears that the high and low
boiling hydro carbons in crude naptha
are not affected by the solidifying agent,
in which case the costly apparatus for
fractional distillation might be DIS
pensed with. The advantages of solid
petroleum would be peculiarly felt in
regions like the Caucasus, where the
naptha industry suffers through the
dearth of suitable wood for barrels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
Fdisnn,s Progress.

Edison says: eve have more than
eight hundred employees at work on full
time The Edison machine works have
been working day and night. They
have completed twelve dynamos of
/ 200 lights each for Nassau and Spruce
streets and the East river; also one
mammoth dynamo for an engraving
company i'll London, and 400 smaller
ones for isolated lighting. The lamp
factory at Menlo Park is turning out
ITO lamps daily. The Edison Tube
Company, which manufactures the
arctic underground street mains, is now
running with larger force than ever
before. The work of wiring the First
district, down town, is completed, over
eleven hundred houses having been
supplied with wires, with capacity
Of about fifteen thousand lamps. The
work of laying the wires in another
district viii not be begun for several
weeks. The first, or down town district,
will be lighted from one central station
in less than three months, unless by
reason of severe rains or heavy frosts
we are delayed In making our subter-
ranean connections. This branch of
the work is now progressing at the rate
of enc thousand feet day" Edison
Is still taking out patents for electric
lightning. He took ous twenty-five
patents on December 9th alone. This
makes about eighty patents on electric
lightning already issued to him. and
he has several further applications
pending In the patent Office. His cleo
tric railroad at Menlo Park Is nearly
completed for three miles. II Is per
feetlY graded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
A. NJ. Gibson

HE GETS THE GRAND BOUNCE AND IS RE-
CURED TO SURRENDER HIS KEYS.
Yesterday Com ptroller Lawrence re-
fused to allow the bill presented by A.
NJ. Gibson for 81 500 for services rem
dered in the postoffice department.
Gibson claimed to have expended
5000 of his own money in what he
called his investigation" but he could
produce no sufficient vouchers to es-
tablish his claim, and it was summary
rejected. He claimed to be in the en-
ploy of the Department of Justice, a
special assistant attorney, notwith-
standing that his name fails to appear
in the official list of the employees of
that Department furnished by Attorney
General MacVeagh on the 18th day OF
October last.
At the postoffice department he was
required 10 turn over the keys in his
possession of the rooms in which he
and Woodward had conducted their
so-called investigations also, the COM
bination was at once changed to pre-
vent any tampering with the safe and
its contents. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Gibson has been playing false both with
ex-Postmaster General James and ex-
Attorney-General MacVeagh.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
Gibson Gets the Grand Bounce
And Stalwart Will Take his
Characteristic Cap
itaI Swindle.
The Capers of Secretary Folger's
Clerks Toward Their Credit
orS-Abuses that need a
Positive Remedy.
The Christiancy Divorce Case-More
Clerks Wanted in the Pension
Bureau-Capitol Chips and
Miscellany.
Land Swindlers.
SENATOR VAN WICK, AFTER SURVEYORS
GENERAL WITH A HOT POKER.

SENATOR VAN WICK, AFTER SURVEYORS
GENERAL WITH A HOT POKER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Van
Wyck, has been collecting evidence to
substantiate his charge, that the gov
eminent is being swindled in land sur
veys by the ring, which includes the
west surveyors general. He has obtain
ed y good many facts and will present
them in his speech as soon as he gets
the floor. Among other things he will
show the cost Of the survey in the west
ern states and territories for several
years past, has been enormously out
Of proportion with the sales of land.
His charge made openly in the senate,
has stirred up the government land
officers IN the west considerable. Ben
son who has been connected with the
land surveys and transactions in the
west for several years, is here, and is
giving dinners to which western mem
bers of congress are invited. 1t is as
serted by Sen. Van. Wyck, and those
who are sustaining him in his efforts to
reform abuses which are alleged to ex-
list in the land department, that Ben
son is here IN the interest of the ring,
and to defeat Van Wyck, if possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
Capitol Chips.
ACTIONS OF THE COMMITTEES AND SUB
COMMITTEES NOTES.

ACTIONS OF THE COMMITTEES AND SUB
coMAGrTEEs-PoLITIC NOTES.
Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana, says that
during the four years that he was
chairman of the committee on mileage
it met but twice.
Ex-Congressm Gilfillan, of Pennsyl-
wanna. has thrown up the sponge in his
fight for the assistant secretaryship of
the treasury and gone home
Representative Neal, of Ohio, called
on the president this morning to urge
the appointment of B. f. Coates for as
slstant q. S. treasurer In Cincinnati.
The place Is now vacant.
Sam Cox says that during the time
that he was chairman of the commit
tee on library he performed the duties
of the committee ably without the aid
of a clerk. The duties of this commit
tee consist in distributing flowers.
A politician here is authority for the
statement that Senator Beck said, In a
conversation few days ago, that he did
not believe Senator Voorhees, would be
voting the democratic ticket few years
hence. Senator Back evidently antici-
pated straddle.
There has been an entire change in
the force at the post-ofice department
at the capitol, excepting in one man,
that of colored laborer. There are
twelve persons employed in this depart
ment. In the forty-fifth congress there
was an entire clean sweep.
Ex-Gov. Gear, of Iowa, is being pressed
by strong influence for the Secretary
ship of the Interior. 1t is urged in his
behalf that as the position is now filled
by Iowa it would be fair to keep il
there, and that this would be settle
ment acceptable to the west, of the
conflicting claims of Sargent and
Chaffee.
The bill introduced in the house by
Mr.. Ford, providing the purchase OIL
the telegraph lines of the country by
the United States, is Identical with that
reported from The select committee of
the house en- postal telegraph by Mr.
Washburn in 1870. If the government
should buy the telegraph lines it will
have no lack of water to supply this
district and all the rest of the country
with the aqueous fluid.
Hon. John Paul, of the seventh
Virginia district, is pressing with much
energy the important bill which he in
troduced early in the session to refund
to Virginia the amount of money ad-
vanced by the state to the United
States government to carry on the war
of 1912. 1t has been referred to the
committee on war claims, and by the
whole committee to subcommittee,
of which Judge Houk is chairman.
Tho house committee on ways and
means to-day agreed to report to the
house and recommend its passage, a bill
to remit the duty paid by the Ameri-
can Company of Revisers of the New
Testament on 2,100 copies of that work
imported for free distribution among
theologians and other scholars for the
purpose of examination and criticism.
An amendment to the bill confines the
future importations of the work for the
purpose set forth to 1000 copies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
plan for Presidents.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR FILLING PREsIDEN-
TIAL VACANCIES.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Representa-
tive McCoid's bill providing for the
election of president and vice-presi-
dent for the unexpired term in case of
the removal, death, resignation, or in
ability both of the president and vice
president, and for declaring what of
icer shall act as president al interim,
recently introduced in the house, is
drawn under constitutional provisions,
and meets every question us to the
presidential succession which Is likely
to arise except one, namely: The ques-
ton how and by whom presidential sue
cession shall be determined? This
question it is thought might, if any
legislation is necessary in regard to it.
be made the subject of another bill
Representative McCoid's bill continues
the electoral college for the presiden-
tial term, and gives them power to fill
vacancies. In the case of the death of
both president and vice president, it
provides that the secretary of state
shall temporarily perform ministerial
duties as acting president, and in the
meantime shall issue a proclamation
calling together the electoral colleges.
The colleges shall at once elect a presi-
dent and vice president for the unex-
pired term. The votes of these officers
shall be counted, if congress is in ses-
sion when the election takes place, on
the eighth Tuesday after the meeting
of such electors, and if congress is not
in session, then on the second Tuesday
after the meeting of the next session.
This will allow eight weeks for the re-
turns to by sent to the president pro
tempore of the senate. which is the
same time nav allowed by the consti-
tuition. A president and vice-president
could under this bill be so elected and
enter upon their duties within three
months after the vacancy occurred.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
WE'LL INDOESED IN OUR OWN
ClTIXENS

No matter how useful anything may
be IN itself, good Endorsements seem To
increase Its usefulness greatly by in
suring wider field Tor the display of
It's special merits. We were thus i'm
pressed in view of the following state
mentS received by one of our repreSen-
tatlves from leading individuals CON
nected with some of the largest enter
prlses III our midst. Among others
whose testimony was freely given WAS
| w. III. Stearns, Esq. Master Mechanic
of the Conn. River Railroad, residing
AT No. IS BoylSton street, who ohserv-
ed:-St. Jacobs Oil has had remarkable
effect among the men employed here.
One of them damned his arm very
badly, and by the use of St. Jacobs Oil
was greatly benefited, and the arm WAS
healed. Another used it for severe
rheumatic pains in the knee, and pro-
nounced the Oil a complete success, as
! he was cured by its use. Mr.. A. b.
Taylor, of the Ray & Taylor Manufac-
turing Co. was pleased to say: MY
aunt, Mrs. PlllSbury, of Mount Clair, y.
j., while visiting at our house tried ST.
Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and neural-
gia, aud found immediate relief every
time. She pronounced it the best thing
she had ever tried for the trouble" Mr..
j. b. Weston, IS Greenwood street,
Supt. Car Works, Boston & Albany Rail
road, thus addressed our reporter: 4
am one more of the fortunateS who
have had the good luck to hear Of that
wonderful remedy, St. Jacobs Oil. /
had rheumatism in the shoulder severe
" and could find no relief until used
the Oil | applied ii and must confess
| was surprised at the results l am
almost well and expect to be entirely so
in a few days. "-Sprinqfeh Mass, J
Union.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
The Chinese Must so.
HEREAFTER BRINGING ANY 10 THIS
COUNTRY.

HEAVY PENALTIES UPON SHIPMASTERs
HEREAFTER BRINGING ANY 10 THIS
COUNTRY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.-Bills to regu-
late Chinese immigration were report
ed to congress to-day, one in each house,
but with similar provisions. The SEN
ate bill provides that after sixty
days from the passage of the bill, for a
period of twenty years, it shall be I'M
lawful for Chinese laborers to come to
this country Any shipmaster wis
may bring any shall be liable to fine
Of $500 for every one brought, and may
also be imprisoned for term not ex-
ceeding one year. These provisions
shall not apply to any Chinese laborers
who were in the United States on the
18th of November, 1880, the date of the
last treaty with China, or who shall
come within the sixty days above men,
toned
The bill also provides that all Chi
nese subjects who were entitled under
the treaty TO come into and reside in
the United States, such as merchants,
teachers, students, and travellers and
their servants, shall be required to ex-
hibit passports from the Chinese gov
eminent, fully identifying them, and
showing that they belong to one of the
exempted classes, which passports must
be also approved by our diplomatic
representatives in China, or the United
States Consul =. the port of departure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
Smoking in the Presence of Ladies

The woman who does not require of
man the form of respect. invites him
to discard its substance. and there is
one violation Of the form which is re-
cent and gross, and might well be cited
IS a striking illustration in the decay
of manners. 1t is the practice of smok-
ing in the society of ladies in public
and in private places, whether driving,
walking, sailing or sitting. There are
preur CherulieTs who would be honest
ly amazed if they were told they
did not behave ike gentlemen, who
sitting with ladies on hotel
piazza. or strolling in public park,
take out cigar, light il and puff as
TRANQUILITY as if they were alone in their
rooms. Or young man comes along
upon the deck Of a steamer and blows
clouds of tobacco smoke IN their faces,
without even remsrking: Tobacco is
disagreeable to some people, A man
when he unconcernedly sings false be-
trays That he has no ear for music;
and the man who smokes IN this way
shows that he Is not gentleman
Harper's Mdgusins.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
CIerk'- Capers.
ACTION OF SECRETARY FoLGER-CREDI-
TORS AND CLERKS.

TORS AND CLERKS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The abuses
which have sprung up in connection
with the system of lending money to
Government clerks are more extensive
than any one has any idea of Secretary
Folger has determined to put stop to
the custom which has prevailed by the
disbursing clerks in the Department
acting as sort of an agent for the
broker. He has no idea that he will be
able to put a stop to the habit on the
part of the clerks of borrowing money.
As long as there are clerks the borrow
ing system will flourish. 1t is chronic
complaint with the Government clerk
to be short some days before the
monthly pay day. But the brokers
comes to them for money they tell him
that they will lend him money provid-
ing he secures the initials to the due
bill of either the chief of his division or
the disbursing clerk. In the Treasury
Department the exclusive employment
OF an 81 500 clerk has been for some
time to
TAKE CHARGE OF THE FINANCIAL TRANS
ACTIONS
between clerks and the brokers. Some
brokers lend as high as $1,000 each
month to Government employees.
While it is not the intention of Secre-
tary Folger to countenance any longer
this lending system, he does not pro-
pose to aid clerks in avoiding the pay
ment of their just dues. The other day
a creditor of clerk came to the APP
pointment clerk and complained that
he could not get bill settled. He was
asked if he wanted the clerk discharged.
He said that he did not, as in that event
he would lose his money. He was then
told that the Department would not
collect his bill for him, but if he had
any complaint to make against the
clerk it would receive due considera-
ton. 1t is not expected that the sys-
tenn of borrowing money can be stop
ped, but by sanction of the higher
officials it will be more difficult for the
clerks to effect loans.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
Chistiancy-s Case.
THE ON MANS DIPToMAc

THE OLD MANS DIPLOMACY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Chancellor
Wyhe, on motion of the counsel for ex-
Sen. Christiancy in the suit for divorce
brouoht by him against his wife, today
appointed E. S. Chaplin, Esq, COM
missioner to take the testimony of the
following witnesses: Ira II. Bartholo-
NEW. Halbert B. Shank, Kittie Shar-
key, Lucy Meyers, Orlando NJ. Barnes,
Merritt S. Coleman, E. II. Davis, Rush
s. Shank, Stephen d. Bingham, Samuel
L. Kilbourn, Harley Ingersoll. Frank
Wells, Eugene f. Cooley, Manly Mills,
Martin V. Montgomery, Schuyler S.
Odds, and Mrs. Allen.
The object of this testimony is to con-
tradict that of Mrs Christiancy and has
her mother, Mrs. Logenbeel, regarding
the conduct of Mr.. Christisncy while in
Lansing, Mich, with his wife, and to
disprove the charges of cruelty and in
temperance of himself and sons, rs al
legged by her.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
The Rage for Sealskins.

Some thirty years ago sealskln was
common enough. Boxes were covered
with it, gloves and driving rugs were
made of it, costermopgers and cabmen
cut their caps from it. Then came q
time when some cunning furrier dis
covered how to dye 1t a rich dark
brown, and to give it that exquisite soft
and downy texture which is its chief
charm. At once ladies adopted the
luxury. 1t was soon found that for
cloaks. jackets. muffs, dainty little hats,
collars, cuffs, bags, portemonnaies, for
thousand other articles of femenine
use, it was the most delightful, the most
beautiful, the most indispensable
of all possible materials The
demand for 1t increased with
rapidity almost marvellous, and
the fashion, Instead of wearing itself
out, has, If anything, steadily in
creased. Indeed, the best Alaska seal
skin, like the furs of the sable, the sill
yer fox and the Russian sea otter,
command an altogether fancy price.
and handsome jacket of close tex
ture and uniform color, with no white
hairs to break the continuation Of its
tint, viii fetch as many guineas As i've
and-twenty years ego 1t would have
fetched halferowns. The result Is that
the luckless seals have had waged
against them. now for several years.
what practically amounts TO a war OF
determination.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-03
Mormon Intrigues.
INCrTING A NUMBER OF INDIAN TRIBES TO
GO ON THE wARPATH.

GO ON THE WARPATH.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-On Deem
Der IA, a Leayenworth paper published
a report from Chris. Gibson, an Indian
scout, to the effect that there is likely
to he an uprising of the Ute, Piute, and
Navajo Indians in Arizona, Utah, and
New Mexico as soon as the winter is
over, owing to Mormon intrigues. The
Mormons are said to be furnishing the
Indians with arms, ammunition, and
whisky. Mr.. Thomas f. Hopkins,
man of means and good standing, en-
gagged i'll mining operations in Mari
copa county, Arizona, transmitted this
report to Gen. Q. B. Wilcox, at Fort
Whipple, with letter, in which he
says:
These whisperings of Mormon work are
growing louder and more positive, and
very much fear that their present secret
actions will soon produce dire results, I'M
less cognizance is taken of the matter.
As | said TO you when here, there is no
doubt that our Mormon neighbors al Mesa
City and other points east of us here are
pursuing the same course, and the facts
can be established by reliable evidence
Most people know the facts, but hesitate
TO accuse the Mormons because of bust
ness connections, trade considerations, ETC.
Unless the snake be scotched, its venomous
spring is only question of time.
The letter and enclosure were sent to
the interior department, and Secretary
Kirkwood mas laid them before the
commissioner on Indian affairs. In a
letter accompanying them Secretary
kirkwood says:
have to request that you will cause
copies of the papers to be furnished to
each of the United States Indian agents
of the tribes and bands noted, and instruct
the agents to exercise the utmost dill
gence and energy in examining into the
matters of complaint, to spare no pains to
ascertain the truth of these allegations,
and promptly report any evidence or signs
OF interference with their Indians in any
way; also any manifestations Of discomfort,
INSTRUMENTATION, or restlessness on the
part of the Indians
have requested the attorney general
of the United States TO furnish some reli-
able detectives, if possible. to find out
any facts or circumstances which will aid
the department in arriving at a just I'M
derstanding of the situation, and provid-
ing such means of averting the trouble as
may be found requisite.