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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
THE IRON HAND.
Sensational STORY OF Its Shadow Being Seen In
Mexican Affairs.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-There is a
| report current here to-day that the
Mexican government has secretly made
treaty, offensive and defensive, with
the German Empire. which gives to the
latter country all the advantages the
treaty made with the United States
gives US, and more, besides the of
fensiye and defensive clause, which
substantially guarantees the integrity
of the Mexican republic. 1t is said that
| this treaty was made against strong re-
monstrances of our minister, Hon.
Philip II. Morgan, and that Judge
Morgan Immediately made full report
to the secretary of state setting forth
| the facts. and that this whole matter
has been concealed from the people bv
our department of state. The con-
| duct of the German minister at the
| City of Mexico was so full of insolence
to Judge Morgan that the latter, who
is brother-in-law of Gen. Drum, adj
jutant general of the army, was serious
ly inclined to make the matter per-
sonal one, and would have done 50 but
for the prompt declaration of the Ger
man minister that he meant no person.
al offense. Leaving the personal part
of the above statement out of the ques-
ton, this news is of the greatest import
ance. A resolution looking to getting
the facts concerning this most eXtraor-
binary affair will be offered by lead
ing democratic member of congress
from the west, who is also prominent
candidate for speaker, and that will
bring out the truth and demonstrate
whether or not our secretary of the
state knew anything of this, and, if he
knew. why he did not prevent it.
Of course, an alliance offensive and
defensive means only one thing-viz.,
grave violation of our policy touch
ing other states of North America as
announced in the Monroe doctrine.
Germany knows this and is no doubt
ready to test our pretension. We have
talked long time, and now it is very
probable that something more than
mere talk will be required before long.
Three-fourths of the general business
of Mexico is foreign Three-fourths of
the importing and nine-tenths of the
wholesale business of all Mexico is done
by the people of German nationality.
They have all the capital in the country,
excepting four or five banks owned by
lrishMeXicans. Some of these houses
are enormously rich. The Germans be-
gan to come to Mexico in 1920, and
the greatest influx of them was from
that year up to 1926. Last spring
Bismarck bought great tract of land
in Mexico upon which to build col
ony. In fact, the cause of this per-
sonal difficulty between Judge Morgan
and the German minister was the lat
ter's undisguised sneers at what he
called ''the compelled peaceableness"
of the United States. The matters re-
called are of the greatest import Per-
haps some one will return from the an
nual junketing between this and win
ter who knows something about it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
Cure for Games.

Col. Curtis, of New York, has u
simple cure for gapes in chickens. and
in communication to the Rural New
Yorker he gives it as follows: The
most easily applied and best remedy
for gapes in chickens is caustic lime.
either air or water-slacked 1t should
be in dry powdered state. Take the
chicken in the left hand and open its
mouth, keeping it upright, and then
drop a pinch of lime into it. Hold it
in this position for few moments until
it is obliged to breathe, when it win in
hale some of the lime; then let it 60
One application of the lime in this man
ner has cured, in my experience, every
case of gapes, some of them in the last
stages. After trying number of reme-
dies, have hit upon this as the best
of all, as it is simple and sure and does
not injure the chicken. The lime Kills
the worms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
East Hurricane.

After looking in VAIN for some notice
of this locality by the many able cor
respondents of our county papers, |
have seized my pen in the desperate
determination of once at least, airing
the news of the day.
The farmers are busy harvesting.
The hay has been put away in fine
order. The rye, fall wheat and oat
crops promise larger yield than last
year.
The voice of the threshing machine is
now heard in the land.
The hog disease has been very fatal
among the porkers. Samuel Walker,
John and James Ellis suffering heavy
losses.
Among the improvements, is notica-
BILE anew barn at John Ellis. An ex-
tensiye hay shed at John Flesche's.
Mrs. Hodges is having the material
hauled for new dwelling, to be erected
upon the site of the present one, which
was built in the time when ''Lo, the
poor Indian" was monarch of all he
surveyed.
The noted soap factory, which netted
the general agent such handsome pro-
fits last fall, seems to be doing but
little business at present, and the Gen.
Agt. has been retailing lGeP)ye instead.
A number of intelligent and inter
prising young people have organized a
literary society, in the eastern part of
this section, for mutual improvement,
and pleasant social intercourse. 1t
bears the characteristic name of '.In-
dependent Club" Long may it wave.
The community was aroused from
peaceful slumbeis, two nights last
week by music which far exceeded Jack
Planes fayorite nuisance. 1t succeeded
in bringing the young groom to the
front with two kegs of beer This
seemed to satisfy its longings and it
took its departure in the silent shades
of night and was heard no more.
"WARPING BARS"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
Electrical Display
And another night of Wondvous
Mystic ?agssasry, Never E,aslei 4%asVs.ld

On the Electric Night, Lord Baltimore will
arrive in the Harbor of Baltimore upon one of the
finest steamers atloat, and which viii literally be
n blaze of electrical Illumination. The Royal
Steamer viii be escorted up the harbor by from
sixty to eighty tug boats four abreast, and each
carrying electric lights in various colors. From
all sides of the harbor Fireworks in great pro-
fusion will be discharged from special barges
stationed for such purpose, and the spectacle
a whole will be an Unprecedented one.
Arriving in the city, Lord Baltimore. his Cour-
tiers Hons ehold and officers will he escorted to
the City Hall by most novel Military Parade-a
thousand soldiers covered with Electric Lights in
different colors; horses with electrical plumes
and the whole city presenting scene simply in
desCribable
On Pageant Night another remarkable spec
tacle win he witnessed. and effects produced
never before attempted in any city of the world.
The parade will be the grandest in extent known
In the history Of mystic pageantry. The cos
times all entirely new, were made in Paris and
beyond all comparison the finest ever imported
to this country. The unparalleled number of
Forty Tableau Floats viii be in line. and will be
larger aud more imposing in construction than
ever before known. Some conception Of the
amazing extent Of the pageant may be cleaned
/ from the fact that upwards of thirteen hundred
men two hundred and thirty horses, six bands.
! and six hundred carried lights required to
/ place il npon the streets.
! No advance viii be made in the usna rates for
! Hotel Accommodations either in Baltimore or
Washington. visitors being enabled to stop in
either city. the Baltimore and Ohio running fifty
minute trains between the two cities Trains
/ run at least every hour
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
What They Think.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 3.-The State
Journal has concluded its canvass Of
all the principal local newspapers of
Wisconsin on the pending questions of
Presidential preference, tariff and i'd
uor license. OF 200 circulars of inquiry
issued 166 responded. The result is
published this afternoon. The major
ity of the Republican papers favor
Fairchild as first choice for President,
with Arthur and Blaine for second
choice. The independents nearly all
favor Fairchilds. The Democratic
journals are mainly for Tilden first and
Bayard. or Mcdonald second. The
great majority of all the newspapers of
both parties favor high liquor license.
Nearly all the Republican journals adj
advocate a straight protective tariff
while the Democratic papers chiefly
favor tariff for revenue only.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
Daring Deyilfry.

ATHENS, Ca, August 3-The excite
ment over kuklux outrages in jackson.
WhitebankS. and HalcountS continues
TO increase. Maysville, Banks county.
seems to be the headquarters of the
marauders, who met on horseback a
little way out of town, separate in diff
ferent squads, and ride out in all diree-
tons, spreading terror wherever they
60. The object of the raid is hard to
determine, as the negroes in the county
mentioned are not sufficient in number
to be considered. Cad Bush, for some
reason, incurred the displeasure of the
marauders, for which he was taken ont
by patty of masked men, his back
burned and 175 lashes inflicted there
upon. While the castigation was be-
ing given the party would form in
circles around the unfortunate man. IN
dulge in unearthly shrieks and then
disappear for a few minutes, only 10
rush Unexpectedly back again. Among
the latest victims is Nancy Prichett,
who was subject to horrible indigniiies.
Wednesday night the plantations oftwo
men named Sandersen and James Hol-
lands were visited by grotesquek dis
guised men. The inmates of the negro
cabins hudd,ed together in fright beg
glng for mercy. The marauders broke
IN the doors. upsetting everything in
their way. SanderSon was severely
shot while running away from danger.
Alex Brooks, Warner Brison, Glenn
Stout, and other inoffensive negroes
were dashed until blood streamed from
their backs. So great was the dismay
created by the nights work that many
colored men who were farming on
shares have abandoned their homes and
property, and seeking safety elsewhere.
In Jackson county the .marauders are
remarkably well organized A party of
fifty called at the cabin of Bob Ransom,
who is a troublesome negro, and after
whipping him severely one of the party
shot him through the mouth, the bali
coming out through the back of his
neck. He is not expected to live News
has just been received from Banks
county of two more murders by I'M
known parties. They were accused of
meddling with the affairs of the whites.
The better class of citizens have be-
come alarmed, especially since the press
has begun TO notice the matter. Yes
terday large meeting was held at
Maysville, in which the outrages were
condemned and committee appointed
to bring the trouble TO an end But
little will come of this. however, as
many of the murderers were undoubt-
eddy part of the gathering, and were
among the loudest takers The Legis-
lature being in session, it is thought it
should look into this matter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
Coyernmept Proteetion.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., August q
Business men in this as we'll as other
cities are loud in their demands for
protection against the Western Union
Company. They now claim that it is
the duty of the Government to step in
and provide that wholesome and proper
competition which alone can liberate
the public fromithe grasp of the Western
Union. All the leading journals from
every section of the country received
here to-day favor the establishment of
a postal telegraph system, and the fact
that the question Is being so widely
discussed is strong evidence that the
sentiment in trade circles has great
weight. The plan advocated by Sena-
tors Edmunds, Sherman and Plat looks
TO the building of an independent
Government line to be operated as an
adjunct to the mail service. The Gov
eminent line would enable person to
telegraph letter instead of sending
it by railroad; the telegraphed letters
would he delivered in the ordinary
course of mail delivery at the point of
destination. The general sentiment
seems to be an expectation that not
many more weeks will pass before the
press all over the country will urge
the consideration of postal telegraph
by congress next winter. The claim
is made that under the present state of
affairs there can be NO free competition
in private telegraphy as long as the
Western Union company continues to
gobble competing companies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09

From nine removals, all for cause,
under Adams, to thirty-nine removals
under Jefferson is the record of Demo-
cratic civil service reform under the
noblest Democrat of them all. And yet
we are asked why we put so little faith
in Democratic protestations of reform.
The Union League, of New York, has
issued stirring address to Republicans
which should be read in every house.
hold. We are too prone to forget the
gems of government brought from the
dirt and polished into brightness by the
party which saved the union, under the
covert slurs and open mud-slinging of
INSCRIPTIONS partisans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
to. General Grant used to. Why not?
He was IN the habit oftaking in the Os-

ceola horse races before the war.
Edgar Seaton, former typo in your
office has the situation of collector in
the Sheriff's office at Denver, Colorado.
Henry S. Coons, late clerk in the
store Of Messrs. Hunt & jackson, is
now in the employment of Messrs. John
Bell & Co.. of Dubuque, Iowa.
Edgar Wright. supposed to be the
late Adam of neighboring journal) is
somewhere in the Businesses of Montana
seeking his fortune. Adam was live
ly correspondent, and will yet be beard
from in the wild gulches of the West.
In the past week Dir. Artz has set the
broken limbs of two children in this
neighborhood. Misfortune like wolves
never come single.
A. Huntimer. Alderman 4th ward
Lancaster and wife, were down at the
old homestead for Sunday dinner.
Gus looks well for an alderman.
Mr.. Nathan Utt, of the law firm of
UT Bros, Dubuque, passed through
town on his return from home visit
Sunday afternoon.
Frank H. Bonham, Esq, wife and
daughter, Mrs. d. d. UT, of Boice
Prairie, were in town Sunday, on their
way to the old settlers reunion which
meets at Louisiana, Lincoln Co. Mo, on
the 10th. inst. Mr.. Bonham carries with
him an old heirloom in the shape of a
sword brought over from England, two
hundred years ago, by his grandfather.
1t was probably used by Prince Rupert
when he led the gallant cavaliers
against Cromwells ironsides. Mr..
Bonham expects to address the society
on the early settlement of Missouri
Harry Barnett with an escort of four
charming young ladies, Miss Maggie
Philips of Rockville. Miss Jessie Calls
and the two Misses Barnetts, of Lam
caster enjoyed the romantic seen
cry of our quiet village on Sunday.
All Potosi now needs is mineral well
or hot spring to make it a noted
fashionable resort.
Rockville was struck by whiskey
cyclone Saturday night, badly damag-
ing the front window of George
Schrum's saloon. George was equal to
the emergency and auelled the storm
by vigorous application of his club,
unroofing the assailants and SCATTERING
their timbers. If report is true the at
lacking parties richly deserved the
drubbing they got and should be held
amenable to the law for disturbing the
peace and injuring private property
The parties are men of property with
respectable families and ought to be
made ashamed of themselves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09

1t is pleasant to note the newly awak-
ened interest of the Madison Democrat
in the old soldiers. The pleasure is
probably enhanced by q lack of time to
investigate the files of the Democrat
during the period that its party friends
had control of the halls of congress.
1t is possible that its voice was lifted in
earnest denunciation of the infamy of
displacing old soldiers to make room
for ex-confederates. This is possible,
yet, still, no recollections of any such
glowing periods linger in the memory
of its readers. 1t appears the Dem
ocrat has enough of human nature in
its composition to make some differ
ence which party bull does the goring.
The scorching wrath of the Madison
organ over the displacement of Gen.
Harnden would be truly blood curd-
ling was there not lingering sus-
picion that it was for this occasion only.
The Democrat wakes eloquent over the
case of the Madison collector deposed
in the interest of that economical hand
ling of the public service so earnestly
demanded by it and its fellow party
journals, but was strangely silent when
old soldiers, many manned and wound
ed, were hustled out of the halls of the
capital they fought to save TO make
room for its would be destroyers. The
Democrat is entitled to credit for
its superb attempt to use Gen. Harm
den as a cracker over the heads of
the Republican party, but IFS newly
awakened zeal has too much of the
evidence of freshly awakened convic-
tons. Again the dodge has hardly the
merit of originality. 1t has been played
spasmodically for the past fifteen years.
The spasms being the most pronounced
Just previous to presidential election.
If the party which the Democrat
represents had been as careful of the
union and its defenders in sixty as
the organ is to-day, million of lives
and treasure might have been saved
and there would have been no sold
soldier element over which the Demo
crat and its party contemporaries could
shed crocodile tears.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
dwelling the Germania Monument.

BERLIN, August 3.-The Emperor
William has announced his intention OF
being present at the Inauguration OF the
gigantic national monument to Ger
mania, which is to be unveiled in Neid-
erwald, near BiDgen, on Sept. %. The
work is almost entirely completed. The
towns along the Rhine ale making
every preparation for a grand display.
and Mayence has already chartered all
the boats possible in the neighborhood
of the city to visit the nearest point to
tho old forest ground.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
Lifting Linen.

LONDON, August 3.--A box of dynam-
lite, TO which lighted fuse was attached,
was discovered in large linen factory
at Cupar Fife, Scotland. The fuse was
extinguished before it reached the ex-
plosiye. The attempt to blow up the
factory is attributed to Fenianism.
Great excitement is caused by the af-
fairs and the police are searching for
the persons who placed the box where it
was found.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
FLANDERS In Illinois.

MANSFIELD, H., Aug. 3.-An alarm
of CHAMBERS has created great conster-
nation here among horse owners. The
state veterinary surgeon hes declared
Jour horses of Mr.. A. Furlong TO have
the CHAMBERS, and has promptly shot
and burned them. He also burned the
harnesses. He allowed Mr.. Furlong
$50 compensation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
Red Rennhlieanisnn

MADRID, August 6.-The outbreak
among the Spanish troops, reported
from Portugal, occurred in the CITY OF
Badajos, the capital of the province OF
the same name on the Portuguese from
tier The garrison of the town. num-
bering 700, pronounced for the Republic,
the constitution of 1869, and Ruizzarilla
for President. The troops and people
fraternize. Several regiments of sol
diers have been dispatched to Badaios
to suppress the rising.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09

Another boot and shoe failure is re-
ported from the eastern states. 1t does
look now as though the chances for
visitors to beauty's bower were looking
up. With the absence of number twelve
stogas much of the terror of interviews
with irate papas will lose its chilliness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09

1t is rumored in the cable dispatches
that the royalists are plotting to over
throw the republic in France. If the
republic in that volatile country lasts
until it is sent skyward through the
Vaccinations of royalist plotters it is
likely to be eternal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
Cnt to Pieces.

A terrible accident happened to Rob-
ert Gray, in the town of Fayette, on Fri
day of last week. He was driving a
mower for Charles Andrews, when. for
some reason, the team took fright, and
threw him of into the sickle, literally
cutting him TO pieces. The muscles Of
his left arm were entirely cut away,
some of his fingers, the end of his nose.
and parts of the flesh all over his body
were hacked off. Strange to say, he es-
capped without being killed DIR. Thurs
ton, Of Argyle, was called, and thinks,
with proper nursing. the sufferer will
live. DarlinqtOa RepmbLican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09

The initial number of "Dio Lewis
Monthly comes to hand in the August
list of magazines The ann of the
monthly, as stated in note accom-
panying the number, SIS to popularize
sanitary science 1--WE shall strive
says the editor ''to make the subject of
our bodies as simple and interesting as
a story 1t is fair to add that in this
respect the ruling powers have been
successful. The magazine is given
over almost entirely to the incubation
of the peculiar and combative views of
the editor on health and hygiene. 1t
could be hardly otherwise under the
head. The magazine is meant to be
the browning liiework of the veteran
gymast and physician. The style is
simple and bright and whatever may
be the belief or disbelief of the
reader, he cannot fail to be interested
in the lucidity and freshness with which
the ideas of this new school are adj
vanced: Clark Bros, 6S and 50 Bible
House.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09

Society at Newport is, it is said,
divided into two cliques. The meeting
of the north and south friged zones as
it were. 1t must be cold day for
the hapless wretch that gets caught
between the two.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09

The Acting Secretary of the Navy has
approved the sentence of court-martials
in the cases of Passed Assistant Engin-
GERS Entwistle and Leitch, charged with
abandoning posts of duty in time OF
peril on the occasion of the loss of the
Ashuelnf.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
GentIeGreyy.

ROME, August 6.-The letter Of Pres
ident Grevy to the Pope, in answer to
the communication Of His Holiness rel
alive to church matters in Franco. JUS
titles the position taken by the French
government against the attacks Of the
clergy, and says France has no inten-
ton of making war upon the church.
President Grevy says he hopes an agree
ment between his government and the
Vatican viii be arrived at, now that
both parties take stand upon the loyal
observance of the concordat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
Crnn Prosnects in England.

The Times, reviewing the harvest
prospects in England. estimates that
wheat and barley will be below the av-
erage crop. Ii. +. Moore reports that
the yield of wheat will be 81 per cent.
below the standard average per acre.
aud that of barley per cent. below the
average. The yield of oats. he says,
viii be 6 per cent above. and that of
potatoes 20 per cent above
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09
Limiting Snnnlies.

BERLIN, August 6.-The German Adj
miralty have ordered commanders of
men-of-war to limit their supplies of
picked pork to what is necessary for
the sustenance of crews during the pass
age home of vessels from foreign sta
items. The object of the order is to
avoid the handling of any such pork at
German ports.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-09

An effort is being made to secure the
next National convention for Milwau-
kee. In view of the easy accessibility
of the metropolis of Wisconsin the
claims put forth are not without JUS
tice, and should merit careful con-
sideration at least.