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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
LABOR VS.. CAPITAL.
What the Senate Committee
are Learning About this
Chronic Issue.
The Strike--The Company Plays
the Role of Martyr to the
Linemen'S Shears.
The News Fine Cut.
The Labor Committee.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE United
States senatorial subcommittee on
labor and education re-assembled to-
day. Jno. F. Mcclellan, member
of the brotherhood of telegraphers,
resumed his testimony. He said the
estimated cost of telegraphic line
1900 miles long, would be 1925, ,965.
Telegraph operators were generally
young men and lived in boarding
houses. They usually came from the
better classes of society. The morals
of operators as class had greatly
improved within the last 10 years and
this was one result of the organization
which had been effected. Most of
them were single, but some were mar
ried men. The witness thought $50
per month was reasonable estimate
for food, clothes and lodging for sim
gle men. Only one in a hundred ever
saved any money. The highest paid
operators did not receive enough to
enable them to lay by anything for
support in old age In 1870 the W.
q. required every man coming into
employ to take an oath he would
never connect himself with a trade or
labor organization This was called
'the iron-clad," and was administered
to every person who took part in the
strike of 1870. After the existence of
the elegraph brotherhood was made
known, recently, railroad superin-
tendents issued a circular, which
was sent to every employe
of the company, forbiddding
him to connect himself with
organization under penalty of dismis-
sal. Day operators worked from s
a. NJ to 5 p. M, and had but two or
three hours to devote to amusements.
Night operators had more time at
their disposal; there was no such
thing as a vacation known in tele-
graph business
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
Vanderbilt and Garrison.

learn that the long standing diff
ference between the Vanderbilt and
GarriSons have at last been settled
The story of this feud and its origin
has never been told before in print.
1t commenced in 1S49. That year
captain, now called Commodore Gar
rison. went from the Mississippi
river to New York, having had diff
ficulty in 1S4S which resulted In his
killing his antagonist The dead
man had many friends, and William
C. Rallston. his clerk, persuaded Gar
rison that his life would be constant
ly in danger if he stayed there. and
therefore he had better quit the Missis-
sippi river for good. Having quite a
fortune. Garrison took the advice,
and went to New York to begin anew.
AT that time Commodore Vanderbilt
owned a line of sailing vessels from
New York to San Francisco. CARR
son proposed to buy out this line. and
after some negotiation a price and
terms were agreed upon Before the
first payment was made gold was dis
covered in California. and the line al
once became enormously valuable,
and Commodore Vanderbilt, though
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
GENERAL NOTES.
A TEN ACRE field of oats near Mason
ty Iowa thraShed $50 bushels

A TEN ACRE field of oats near Mason
City, Iowa, threshed $50 bushels.
IT now appears that the family of Ed
ward O'Donnell, who ended the days of
Informer Carey. lived at No. TAI Van
Buren street, Milwaukee, in 1877.
THE New England Telegraph company
has been incorporated at Boston, to run
wires from that city to Bangor.
ELLIOTT. the former champion oars
man of England, defeated George Gazle,
in three-mile race on the Passaic river,
making the distance in twenty-one min
utes.
THE recorder of Kansas City fined
Charles Ford $500 for carrying a revolv-
er without proper authority, although
the chief of police swore that he believ-
ed such protection to be necessary since
the killing of Jesse James.
The battle-fag of the Sd Iowa vol
unteers, which was captured before
Atlanta by General Pat Cleburne, has
been sent by Georgia lady TO Adjutant
General Alexander at Des Moines.
ID. o. MILLS has given the state of
California, for the rotunda of the capt.
tol at Sacramento, piece of statuary
nine feet i'll height, representing Column
cost was $50, 600.
ONE hundred citizens of Castleton,
New York, incensed over the immOrah-
ty of young German named Voss, took
the fellow from the residence of Il friend
and gave him a heavy coat of tar and
feathers and warning him to keep away.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Aug 1t Flour-Q Quiet and unchanged
regular. Wheat Unsettled and III good demand
closing very strong / % for seller August; i0SaS
for seller September; l0Sss for seller October;
1o6lS for seller November; Log for seller the
year; No, ,, Chicago spring, ln1le; Nc. 3, Chi
cago spring, So; No. - red winter toSlS Corn
Active, firm and higher; 51tt for seller cash
or August; 5oasGl50a4 for seller September; Aas
I5Ols for seller October; 4SisG1i9 fer seller Ne
vember; 46I4 for seller the year Oats In inn
proucd demand aud stronger u for seller cash,
MI Tor seller August; @6ls for seller September;
2das6f 2634 for seller October; NJ for seller the
year. Rye Easier; 6odG61 Barley Quiet; 81
FOR seller cash; to for seller September Flax
Seed-Quiet 1G061131 Pork In good demand
but unsettled; generally higher; l2l@ts6ni23a for
seller cash; l211tam12"0 for seller September;
12Gl@@l23 for seller October; II 95Gli2a for
seller November; 1i5S@1l. 10 for seller the year
Lard In fair demand but unsettled and generally
higher S.156St1la for seller cash and August
S.lilI0S.s0 for seller September; S25 for seller
October; Sl0. as 12is Tor seller November; SIC
for seller the year Bulk Meats In fair demand
and easier; shoulders 30 short ribs GA; de
clear, :. Butter and Eggs Quiet aud unchanged
Whiskey Steady and unchanged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17

New YORK, Aug. 11.--One scnsa
ton of the day was the failure of Geo
VIM Ballou & Co, Of this city and
Boston. The failure is understood to
have been caused by the inability of
its customers to make good their mar
gins and to the fact that the firm has
had considerable money tied in the
Cincinnati, Toledo * Saint Louis
Narrow Gauge road which recently
went into receivers hands. About
5000 shares of the various stocks
were closed out under this rule for
their account including the Oregon
Transportation company, New York
Central, Denver & Rio Grande, Mis-
souri, Pacific, Jersey Central, Wabash
and Lake Shore. The rally in the
market before l2 o'clock was on the
reports that the leading operators had
purchased large blocks of stock mt pri
vate sale at Boston of Geo. VIM. Bal
lou & Co. Very little respecting their
suspension can be learned. It's stated,
however, am assignment will be made
to Theo. Nevin who is connected with
the firm.
New YORK, Aug Since the an
nouncement of the failure of Geo.
W. Ballon & Co, quicter feeling pre-
vailed in the stock circles. 1t being
generally believed the suspension will
not necessarily lead to any othc fail
ureS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
MINERAL POINT, WIS. FRIDAY, AUGUST II. 1883.

he'had made contract, fatty refused
to conclude the sale and turn over the
property. Garrison did all he could
to get possession, but to no effect.
One morning he went to Vanderbilt's
office, and, laying down the sum
agreed upon as the first payment and
the contract, asked anderblt to take
the money and sign the contract He
refused to do so in rather harsh words.
Garrison deliberately went to the door
of the room, locked it, and put the
key in his pocket He then drew a
six inch Derringer pistol, cooked it,
and said: Commodore Nanderbilt.
it is now five minutes to II by the
clock on your mantel. | viii give
you five minutes in which to sign that
contract. If it is not signed when
that clock strikes II, at its last stroke,
by the God that made me, | will
spatter your brains all over this
floor Tick, tick, went the clock.
Garrison's pistol, with its huge, yawn-
ing black muzzle was within eighteen
inches of Nanderbilt's brain. He
would not move, for Garrison's eyes
were as cold and hard as those of
Atropos the pitiless fate. j moment
would be certain death within the
instant, with no one near to keep
time. 1t was four minutes, three
minutes, then only two minutes be-
fore he had to die. When it was
thirty seconds to II Vanderbilt picked
up his pen, took the paper, signed it,
and,handed it to Garrison. As the lat
ter took the struck the first stroke of
II. Garrison unlocked the door, and
went away. That afternoon the news
of Nanderbilt's capitulation caused
much wonder. Garrison was asked
how it had happened. ''Oh, l sup
pose the old man saw he had been
wrong" was all the reply he ever
made The episode of the pistol and
the dramatic incident attending the
signature Garrison never spoke of.
Twenty years after it occurred, Com
modore Vanderbilt himself told the
story. For years everything Wander
bilt could do was done to thwart the
stout old commodore who had com
PEELED him to do what he had promis
ed. But Garrison throve wonderful
ly in California. He made the house
of Garrison, Fritts & Rallston a power
on the Pacific slope His old partners
are dead and he is fighting disease
with an indomitable courage Garri
son has lived years and years longer
than his family could have hoped for
The loss of his eldest son few months
ago greatly shocked him, and in his
last days he has forgiven all his
enemies, and, as l hear, there is
peace between him and his great
rivals family at last Washington
Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17

NR. .lOuN l.. SULLIVAN announces
that hc is through with thepri2c ring,
but he is still open To engagements of
the right sort under the Marquis of
Qucensberry rules, Mr.. Sullivan
seems to be wiser III his generation
than the children of fight usually are.
While he can gather IN $4,000 for a
single evenings easy work with soft
gloves. under the approving smiles
of the New York Police Department,
whv should he desire to go dodglng
Sheritrs and CunStableS on the Cana
da border or the Western plains III or
der To fight with bare fists for s., GEO
or 81, 600! Some of the most dazzling
ornaments of the profession which
Mr.. $. has done So much to decorate
for instance he adorned the late la
mented Mr. Elliott and the present
unlamented Mr.. Slade with rare skill
and effect have langulshed III prison
merely for putting up their hands
in the ring, said hands being in state
of nature. But So long as he confines
his pugihSm to the public halls in the
city limits and covers his mighty fists
with buffers, which do not prevent
him from knocking giant of 22t
pounds clean off big platform, Pc
lice Commissioners, Police Justices
Police Inspectors, and Police Captains
vile with each other in doing him hon
or. When he grows too old and stuff
for the fierce joys of the ruped arena
the champion will probably retire IN
to politics and we may yet see him
ornamenting the Senate-Chamber al
Albany, which has been already grae
ed by the craftsmanship of more than
one hard hitter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
A Floating Farm

WATERFOWL, Wis, Aug. IA
singular and somewhat curious freak
of nature is causing no little excite
ment at and in the neighborhood of
Hubbleton, a little village eight miles
west of here, on the Crawfish river.
A piece of land four acres III size and
seven feet thick, became loose from
the mainland and tioated down the
stream against the Hubbleton bridge
Ia large wooden structure), thus al
most completely stopping the flow of
the water. The farmers dreading an
overflow of their lands, which at this
place are quite low, are busily engag-
ed night and day in cutting a channel
through the center of the float. The
land, it is said, belongs to a poor
school teacher.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
Fire In Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 14.-It is sup
posed an incendiary fire caused the
destruction of the Passavant hospital,
on 21st and State streets, at ) o'clock
this morning. The old building adj
Joining the new structure was still in
use as hospital and twenty patients
therein had a narrow escape, as the
roof took fire from the burning build
ing. The hospital was just under
roof and valued in its present ccndi-
ton at $50, 900. The loss S estimated
at $40. 900, with no insurance. The
building was under the charge of
Architect Chas Brickner. of Fort
Wayne. DIR. Passayant is IN Pitts
burg. where he has similar institu-
ton. He also has hospitals at Cleve-
land and at Springfield. Ill Plumbers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
No Time should be Lost.

When the first twingeS of rheumatism ars felt
effectual means of couEteFactng il Is present
ri in HoStetters Stomach Bitters, svouched. on
competent medical authority, 70 be reliable
specific for this dseaSe. 1t eliminates from the
system. through its depuratins, action upon the
blood. acrid impurities, 70 the presence Of which
eminent medical authors refer the pain and in
aainmation which attend this atrocious malady.
As obStinacy. no less than grievcJs pain, IS a
characteristic of rheumatism. the preventive
tanned shou. "a be used at the outset to check its
further growth. Besides purifying the circula-
ton it helps to enrich il by assisting digestion.
The medicine IS also used with signal benefit for
liver complaint, constipation, debility. nervous
ailments and kidney troubles. By renewing dep
leted strength. and establishing regularity IN the
more important bodily organs, il tends to fortfy
the constitution. especially against those forms OF
disease which the debilitated most prone 70 m
cur
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
Badly Black Salled.

MINIATURES, Aug. Ii, Some time
ago the name of quite \ prominent
politician and high government
official was presented at meeting Of
Robert Chivas Post G. \. r., for
membership. AS customary, the ap-
phcation was referred To committee,
and a report adverse to his acceptance
was made. Usually an unfavorable
report is equivalent to rejection and
no ballot is taken But the friends of
the gentleman insisted upon vote,
which was agreed To, and total OF
seventeen black balls were cast
against him, only three being neces-
Sary to reject The gentleman
friends were much chagrined over the
outcome. Several members voted
against him from u desire to totally
exclude politics from the post. which.
ii was feared, might be introduced
were he admitted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
The Tedious Tale of the Telegraph


NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE strike of
the telegraphers present no new fea-
lures Somerville, of the w. q. Co.,
said 1876 wires of the gold and stock
telegraph company, which had to sup
ply most of the circuits to brokers
offices down town, and which are car
ried through Church and Rector
streets in seven cables suspended un-
der the elevated railroad girders, were
all cut last night, and in such "a way
that the wires cannot be connected
again at the points where severed.
Temporary repairs have been made
with other lines, and the company
| hopes to be able to repair the balance
| to-day. He states that the New Or
leans telegraphers We're weakening,
and that two strikers had returned to
the keys at Meridian, Miss. The w
L. wires were cut i'll Harlem and
Manhattanville to the number of a
dozen or more, and few wires were
cut near New York, and others near
Fleetwood. A rigger for the w u
Co. was assaulted by two of the strik-
ing line men to-day when he was leav-
ing the company's building. The of
tenders were arrested and taken to
court, where they were held for exam
ination. So far as could be learned
up to noon to-day, none of the cutters
had been arrested.
THE Western Union has notified
| Mayor Edison, of New York of its
losses by the cutting of its wires in
the city limits, and that the company
will bring suit against the city for the
damages.
The mayor consulted the superin-
tendent of police as to the measures
to prevent further cutting of wires
The superintendent informed the
mayor that special instructions were
given the captains of the several pre-
cincts of the city, and no effort has
been spared to detect and arrest all
guilty of tampering with wires. Geo.
Baldwin, striking Western Union
lineman was arrested, charged with
cutting telegraph wires. Lineman
Ferris. of the Western Union
company testified that Bald
win was cutting wires on the
roof of the building on Liberty and
| Williams streets. The wires there
are fastened to an upright and fas
tened to a chimney The accused
stated the fixture is his property and
he was merely removing it. He
claimed he bought that and a number
of similar fixtures in 1882 from
Charles Irwin, who was then superin-
tendent of the Western Union com
pany. His examination was adj
iourned till tomorrow.
QUEBEC, August 14.-All telegraph
ers who went on a strike here have
returned to work.
AUGUSTA, Ga. August 14-All the
striking operators applied to-day to
be reinstated. Two of them were
given positions; the other places are
filled
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
An Iowa Woman's Retort.

WAsHINGToN, August LIT is
customary when printed matter is
held at the city postoffice on account
Of insufficient postage to notify the
party to whom the paper is addressed
of the fact. A card containing such
notice was sent to woman in Iowa,
whose reply has been received 1t
said simply: When pumpkins are
ripe will send you one that has more
brains than ever had the man who
made this ruling on paper postage. "
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
Father O,Connor.

ST. PAUL, August IA Father
O'Connor Of New York is lecturing
here, in advocacy of what is called an
independent Catholic church move
ment. He claims that there should
be reformation In the Roman Cath
olic church and that the articles Of
faith added since the Council of Trent
should be discarded. He thinks the
confessional should be abolished.
His lecture has created quito sensa-
ton. Archbishop Ireland publishes a
card stating that O'Connor is a sus-
pended priest; and that the independ-
ent movement, so-called is simply the
work of half dozen suspended priests,
and cautions the people of ST. Paul to
give little heed to his statements.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17

tuRTINA, the Mexican rebel. is out
near Qucretaro ut the head of 800
revolutiomists. II is believed that Il
general rising viii take place in the
northern provinces of Southern neigh
Dor during the winter Complaints
are beng mad" of the arbitrary course
of national administration in the in
tcrfcring with the local authorities
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
Desperadoes. s.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 14-Wm. Edgei,-
ton, chief postal Inspector of this dis
trict, received telegram from the
postmasterat Tshomingo, Indian Ter
ritory, stating that his office had been
forced into by gang of Indian des-
peradoes, who tried TO murder HIM,
and that he had fled to Muslcogee.
Edgerton telegraphed the postmaster
that he would not be expected TO stay
at his post if his life is in danger, and
he has also telegraphed the postmaster
at Caddo to send no mail matter to
Tishomingo till further orders. No
particulars of the affair have been re
ceived, and as Tishomingo is thirty
miles from Caddo, the nearest railroad
or telegraph station, nothing can be
obtained.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
MILWAUKEE, Market.

MnwArKEE, Aug Flour-Qu;et and n
changed Wheat Steady; lo1Ss for seller caSl,
or August; 1e2 for seller September, l,oS tor
seller October Corn -Fnncr: M :, Sai; r.iec
ted, l1 4tlr Oats Steady: Ne, white, old, 81
new, SS1E2S'a, Rye Lower; NJ I, "a; No ,, ".
Barley Duh and lower, Provisions Lower; mess
pork, ECO for seller cash or September; l2lo
for seller October, Lard Primo steam. S.ca for
seller cash and september; SIS for seller oc-
tohcr. Live hogs Lower, i9o@asr. Butter
Weaker ta1N FOR choice cncamery 1aGDtG for
dairy Cheese Quiet; 90a,4 Eggs Steady
td@l7 Receipts Flour. ls,nN; wheat, ll,oa;
barley, none, Shipments Flour, l.taa; wheat
Il no0; barley, 1.G0a.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17

TIE insurreciion III SPAN has led
Ia an indefinite postponcment of Al
fonso's visit to Germany. Th" au-
thoritics represent the instruction as
having completely collapsed. Several
arrests have been made among the
Soldicry -Four insurgents have been
shot. 1t is expected that as soon as
the trouble is entirely over there
will bra reorganization of th" Minis
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
The Watkins Regatta,

WATKINS. n Y. Aug 1.-THE
water was rough and the trial heats,
if rowcd at all, will not take place
till late hour. Courtney, Edwards,
Wallace, Ross, Lee, Orwin and Plais-
ted are in the first heat and Hanlan,
Teemer, Parlow, Teneyck and Hos
mer are in the second. The contest
between Hanlan and Courtney will
not be rowed till tomorrow. I'm
mense crowds are here.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17

\ CORRESPONDENT of the Portland
Orcgonian estimates the fishing sea
sons work on the Columbia river at
GI9, o3s cans, and says it is the hcavi-
est in the history of the salmon can
ming business there. The fish have
been fine and fat, but the season has
proved almost proiitlcss to the pack
rrs, owing to the high cost Of the fish
as they come from the water and the
unusually low market prices of the
rnnnnd nrnhnrt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
Another Planetoid.

UTICA, n. Y, Aug. 14-Prof. Pc
tiers announces the discovery last
night at Litchfield Observatory of a
bright planetoid in q hours 20 min
utes 48 seconds of right ascension,
and 12 degrees % minutes of south
declination. He writes: g 1t is bright
as a star of the ninth magnitude, and
its extraordinary quick motion of 36
seconds retrograde in right ascension
and of 81 minutes toward the south
per day, indicates that it must be a
comparatively small distance from
the earth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17

Mrs. JACKSON has sent the war
horse ridcn by her husband, Gen.
Stoncwall Jackson, to the Virginia
Military Institute, there to be cared
for. The horse is the same animal
upon which Jackson WAS riding when
he received his dcath-wound AT Chan
rplIorsvillc
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
Hanged in the Woods.

NICKsBURG, Miss, Aug. 14-For
desperate-looking strangers stole four
horses from the Asbury camp meeting,
Monroe county, Georgia. They we're
pursued by a posse, overtaken in Mis-
sissippi, and the stock recovered. 1t
is now learned that all four were hang
ed in the woods
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
slade. the slugCed sIugger

ST.. LOUIS, August II. -Slade, the
pugilist, accompanied by Jack
BrightoA, his trainer, and Mace and
his wife, arrived at independence
yesterday, where Slade will go into
training at once. Private advices,
il is said, have been received here
stating that the mill between Slade
and Mitchell will be fought at Vinita,
Indian Territory,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17

The returns of the census taken on
Jan. !, 1883, which have JUS been
published, show that empire of Japan
contained II population of So, 200, 100
made up of Is, 59S, 99S males and IS,
lOl, l22 females. According to the
officials census taken in 1870 the
population was -. .79LS9G of which
IG. 133, Cos were males and 1G,9Gl, 1863
were females The increase of poPul
alton in eight years is nearly i,oo".
LMMl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17

TIE late John A. Roebling, the first
engineer Of the Brooklyn Bridge, hay
ing been a native Of Muelhausen, in
Germany, the authorities have named
a street in his honor. and have placed
IA brass tablet bearing his likeness on
the house in which he was born.