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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
FOREIGN.

BIDGooD, JoNTs 4 Wilson, wooden
wsrchousemen at London, have failed for
1915 600.
THE powder magazine explosion at
Soutari Friday killed seventeen persons
and wounded sixty-6ve.
AT Montreal Saturday the Shamrocks,
present holders, beat the Ontario club at
Lacrosse for the championship OF the
world.
THE emperor of Russia, in addressin &
the village elders Saturday, said: "Do
not credit .he senseless rumors respecting
a redistribution of grants of land. All
property must be uuassailsble."
GkN. WImptfen, of the French Army,
says the object of Count Won Mollke's
tour in Italy was to study the best route
for an Invasion of Southern France
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has in
formed the Spani.h S-nate that he be-
lieyed the treaty with Chilli had air eady
been signed, and that its conditions were
honorable to both countries,
THR government of the United S atts
If Columbia has granted John May, a
civil engineer, 50 000 10 90 {, the U nited
States and endesvor TO interest capitalists
in the vast coal deposits on Rio Hacts.
HICKS 1ASaA mas gained victory In
the s uian over five thousand rebels, kill
ing Eve hundred Arabs. His own less
was but Two killed.
CARhY. The Dublin il f)rmer, who is
kept locked up because he refuses to quit
Ireland, says, if finally compelled TO so,
that he will return.
Tux labor question in Cuba has sssum-
ed n serious phase, and statesmen and
planters are devising plans for the intro
duction of free negroes or Chinese or 4
dian coolies. LIBERIA and Spain hsve
signed a treaty respecting the prohibition
of the in,roductizn into Cubs Of free
African b'scks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
TnE SIBERIAN GIRLS.
whom They MARI led and How it Was
Brought About.

General Nelson A. Miles, the gallant
Indian fighter, has Just )nsummGted
the purchase of the old mansion on
Fourteenth street, near the boundary,
says Washington correspondent. He
was an assistant in a Boston store i'll the
China trade when the war broke out,
and after joining the Volunteer Army
he developed an immediate and con-
spicuous talent for military service, so
he entered the Regular Army rs aCll
onel at the close of the Rebellion, and
soon afterward won the hand of Mary
Sherman, one of three beautiful Cleve
land sisters, nieces of Senator and Gem
eral Sherman, who had "come out" in
Washington society under the auspices
of her aunt, the wife of the former.
Another became Mrs. Colgate Royt of
Cleveland, now of New York City, and
the younger is Mrs. Don Cameron.
General Miles and wife had one child,
daughter, born to them thirteen years
ago, and last winter second child, a
son. They temporarily reside with
their widowed mother, MIs. Judge
Sherman, on Rhode Island avenue, in
the house formerly occupied by Judge
Hunt, GarhelG'S Secretary of the Navy.
now Minister to Russia. The large
family of Sherman nieces owe their
prosperous settlements in life, in great
measure. to Mrs. John Sherman, the
Senator's wife, who has rssiduously
taken them to her homa aud brough,
them out with the best Washington
advantages. With no children of her
own, she had been more than blood
relation to her husbands nieces, and
they almost idoGzsd her. Mrs Miles
named her daughter for her-Cecilia
Sherman Miles. Mrs. Sherman, as
Miss Steward of Mans field, was at one
time a pupil of Mrs. Wizards Seminary
at Troy. Senator and Mrs. Sherman
adopted two twin baby daughters from
an orphan asylum in New York, of
whom one died in infancy and the other
is now a bright girl of Is or thereahouts.
Mrs. Sherman is as devout an L DISCO.
pslisn as Mrs. General Sherman is
Catholic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
Land Frauds.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL AGENTS.


WASHINGTON. June 12.-The special
agents recently sent out to investigate
the frauds in various land districts are
beginning to send in their reports,
showing progress in detecting the swim
dies and bringing the land sharks to
justice. A very interesting letter has
just been received by the COM
missioner of the general land
office from the special agent in
Minnesota, notifying him, as al
ready indicated in these dispatches,
of the indictments ST Winona Of four of
tie chief pre-emption brokers of the
Duluth and St. Cloud land districts, in
cluding the clerk of the district court
f.r Crow Wing county, before whom
the final proofs in certain cases were
alleged t. have been sworn TO, but were
not. The men arrested at Duluth last
fall have all been indicted. The men
arrested last month at Taylor's Falls
waived an examination and gave
bonds for their appearance at the
October term of court, SO that no ac-
ton has yet been taken IN their cases.
The indictments of Sleeper, the clerk
of the court at Brainerd, and of Nc
Guire, Wentworth and Caldwell are re-
garded as the most important gain yet
made in the direction of breakir g ur
these land frauds. The men are wealthy
and influential, and are supposed TO
have made great deal of money in
the unlawful bu-iness. Bot it is re-
ported that the frauds are hydra-head-
ed and are still being extensively per.
retrated
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15

was never overhurdened with sincerity.
Thus, at the crack of the party whip,
the majority of the republicans bolted
my cause, and the matter was dissolved
into clesrly-drawn political issue.
What do you intond to do further
In your csse?'
"I viii bring it up before the next
congress IS entirely new matter and
viii prosecute my claim more vigorous
ly than ever"
"What do you thing of Logan IS
presidential possibility ?"
Mr.. Porter smiled doleful sort of
= smile, and remained quiet for some
time. Finally he said:
Mr.. Logan has certain interests IL
this city that do not wish TO antago-
nize, and if should say anything it
would cause unnecessary igritation.
You know thst have no connection
with politics. Bat | could make il
wsrm for him ii / wanted to- After
a moments reflection, " He is spoken
of rather prominently as
A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT,
isn't he? noticed thst Grant in re-
of the foremost in the field"
Gen, Porter, is said to have intimated
that Logan was subject to attack that
would render his ospdidscy Sn unaleas.
ant one, sut those who know Gen. Por-
ter know that ne is too discreet to give
vent to his sense of outrage keen s. il
is in talking to a stranger reporter. This
part of the interview must be
diScredited, Ho feels keenly no
doubt this sense of wrong and injus,
tice which Logan's course, prompted
by personal ambition, has visited upon
him. The report continues: Aside
from all things else, John A. Logan
has been more contemplate in his treat
ment OF me than any gentleman Of hon-
| or would be. He has resorted IL the
| smallest, meaGest tricks 10 iriure me
and to curry favor with the soldier ele-
| ment. He has made it point to visit
meetings of fGran6 Army posts, and there
either directly or indirectly, induce
them 10 adopt resolutions condemniag
NE and eulogizing him. He has gone
to such ridiculous extremes 10 create q
boom for the presidency, but he viii
| find that he has far oyerreached him.
self. Let ME tell you that notwith-
standing all his herculean efforts and
sanguine hopes John \. Logan will
never be elected president of the United
States, even if he does set the nomina-
ton. He can secure the latter only by
| resorting to the measures most tamil
lar to the machine, but if he does he
will have his labor for his pains, and
nothing more.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
Total EcIinse of the Snn.
PROF. HoLDENs S PARTY-A SUCCESSFUL
OBSERVATION AND SAFE RETURN.

PROF. HoLDENs S PARTY-A SUCCESSFUL
OBSERVATION AND SAFE RETURN.
San FRANCISCO, June 12.-The total
eclipse of the sun May 6 h, was success
fully observed at Caroline island, in
the south Pac fic ocean by the Ameri.
can, French and EDglish astronomical
expeditions. Vulcan was not seen.
Several good photographs of the core
na and spectrum were obtained.
The scientific expedition sent out by
the government in March last, to wit
ness the total eclipse of the sun at
Caroline island, in the Southern Pac Fl c,
has returned to this city.
Prof. Eiw. S. Holden, of the Wash
burn observatory Of Madison. WIS, is
in charge of the party. Hereports the
weather on the day of the eclipse to
have been perfect for observing puI-
poses. The result is great success.
Several good photographs of the corona
and spectrum were obtained. The sup
posed planet Vulcan could not be
found. The party arrived here in good
health. 1t will be remembered that
this expedition went from New York
to Lima, Peru, and thence yeyaged for
several weeks in the United States
sloop Hartford to Caroline island 10 OBJ
serve the eclipse of May 6, 1883, hav
ing totality of six minu aes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
HOW THE AaDOR WAS FOUND.
The iline whic! enriched Senator
Jones andilany Others.
From the ,enver Tribune.

From the lenver Tribune.
81 have recentg heard a story touch
ing the early lif of Senator Jones. of
Nevada, which most interesting and
sho1ll not be los, and which am told
is true in every aspect and illustrative
of the rharacteritics of class now al
most passed awy-tte "forty-niners"
IN California. his is my story: Jones
had gone to Caliornia with thousands
Of others when ths wonderful discovery
of gold in that far IF land thrilled every
hamlet and villagi. He had good and
bad fortune. Aiming those who went
to seek their fortunes there was man
named Hayward, from Vermont. He
was rather the ssperior of his associ-
ates in education and totally unlike
them in habits. 1hey were working in
pretty good-pay dirt, and at first had
fair success, and finally one after an
other went away o more promising 10
calities, until Joses and few others,
amorg them hayward, were left at the
old diggings. Hyward had a claim
on the mountain side that had as yet
shown no particular promise; still he
stuck to it. One lot summer day, when
the Red Hills wen quivering with heat,
Hayward came b see Jones. Said he:
ZONES, | am vary near to wonder
full vein. knoait; | feel It, but | am
fat broke, wan 50 900; with that |
will make both oul fortunes" "Nog,
old fellow" said Jnes, Il have known
just 1000 men who were exactly in
your fix. They only needed 81 900,
and sometimes $D0, to make their
eternal all" Haywtrd entreated. Final
ly Jones said: 81 will give you this mon.
ey. 1 have So 0O buried under the
fireplace. and wien the fire goes out
and my Chinaman leaves ] will get it
out for you, but sou't ask me for any
more; L cannot afford to loss more than
that, and, while Igivc il to YOU with the
utmost heartiness, do =. ask me for
any more"
Hayward got the money and said:
"When | strike It l will give you
quarter Interest"
One afternoon about month after
this happened J3res waG citing IN hie
nahia, when Hayward suddenly burst
in as white as q sheet. "Jones" said
he, "I have struck it"
''Struck whai?' ssid Jones.
81 don't know just what yet" an
swered II .ywsrd, 'but l have struck
the richest vein Ihave ever seen"
They went together to iook at it, and
sure enough, Hayward had struck an
immense b0nsnza, or "pocket" of
almost pure gold Jones. with this ex-
perience, saw it was the richest miHe
in California, They sent to San Fran
cisco for Eugene Kelly, then a young
mining expert Of great ability. He pro-
nounced it the greatest strike in his
time. Hayward had found the New
Amador, richest gold mine in the
world. He sold il 70 Wells, Fargo and
some others for IS 600, 900, and the day
the sale was made he gave Jones ST.
250 coo. Jones afterward married
Haywsrd's daughter. But this is the
history of the New Amador, and of the
great start in life OF Jones of Nevada.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
News by Wire Reduced to
Close Quarters for Con-
venient Reference and
Easy Reading.
WAsRINGTOH.

The Mexican mail service from New
Orleans and Galveston has been resumed.
TIE Postmaster General has selected a
metallic-red color for the new two-cent
postage stamp.
TIE issue of standard silver dollars for
the week ended June 2 was 166. 600; for
the correspo nding period of last year,
117,OO0.
Capt. John z. Walker, of the Third
Cavalry. recently court-martialed and GEN.
sured, has left Fort Apache without leave
and is wandering about New Mexico. He
will be arrested and examined by q medi-
cal board as 10 his sanity.
Ir is said by officers OF the department
Of agriculture that hog cholera is prsctic-
ally exterminated. Unsuccessful attempts
have been made fer weeks TO secure virus
from injected hogs for experiments! pur-
poses.
THE Treasury Department is infor med
of the arrival at San Francisco of large
cargo cf tea consigned to merchants Of
Chicago, and has directed that samples be
forwarded TO New York for in'pection be-
fore the tea is delivered.
THE President has appointed VIM. w.
T homas, of Maine. Minister resident in
Sweden and Norway; David nj. Dunn, OF
Indiana, United States Consul at Valpar-
also, and James b. Hallowell, of Kansas.
UniteG States Attorney for the District OF
Kansas.
Owing to the order issued by PostrQas-
ter General Gresham, requiring first and
secoEd class poslmssters TO attend person
ally to the duties of their offices, num-
Der of applications for leave of absorce
have already been received at the depart
ment.
TEE following Postmasters were COM
missiened Wednesday:
IIlinois-Wm III. Baccock, Monterey;
S Fl. Phillis, Williamsburg.
Dwa-Geo. F. Schaad, Lakeside.
Indians-Geo. Harley, Clunctte; Jshn
w. Thomas, Hamilton; Mr.. Sarah
Hoffman, Locke, Linsey; S. Barrow,
Swayzee.
Wlsconsin-MargAret Hart, Gardner.
Minnesota-Daniel Peterson, Grow
Lake.
Michigan Charles Heimerding.r, Vul-
can; Luke Palmer, PalmersvilIe; G eorgia
A. Atkinson, Chippewa, S.ation.
A new postoffice was established to-dsy
at Praha, ID. T.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15

made a full confeson. Tne result is
Williams is under rrest, q warrant is
out for Smith, andhe fair name OF st
least one Of these oung ladies ruined
forever. This danable custom of
flirting AID "catchag on which socie-
ty tolerates, is the nsrance to the high
way of prosiitutioland misery. 1t is
an evil that cannobe reached directly
by law and can ely be wiped out by
the watchfulness ,f parents or guar
dians. a sevenhooter judiciously
used would have good moral effect in
community were this damnsble
business is carrieDn. The young men,
or sports, more Ioperly pimps, who
are a party in thi practice of fnting,
are as a rule unfiso address, even in
casual way, the 81 whom they ent'cs
within their powe They cannot be
reached by the lay except in proof of
abduction, and ths know it. The one
remedy and safeguard then left is for
the girls to be putin their guard and to
shun, as they woui serpent, the ad-
vances of these hent;ous rascals.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
Patrick Egan on the Irish Outlook.

"About the time | left Cnicago,
few days since, saw nearly all the
correspondence which has reached the
central Cffce of the League since its
formation st Phlladelphia, aud / must
say that | have been sgreeably sur
prised at the large number of socie i, s
temperance, literary, divisions OF the
Ancient Order of Hibernisns and other
Irish-American orgsnjz which
nave applied for sffiliaticn. am al-e
surprised at the larger number of m, n
of weslth snd position among the ele
ment, who have not hitherto taken any
part in Irish movements, who are JON
ing the new League, There is no doubt
that the eject of the new movemsns
win be to consolidate the entire Irish
element"
"What effect do you think the cir
cular frem tue Vatican is going to
hayeg
.sf don't think it viii have any effect
at all in ahating the ardor of the laity."
Chow do you think the circular was
OBJ 'ainedf'
81 think it was procured through the
influence at the Vatican of the Eagiish
Catholic aristocracy."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
A Social LOoseness.


Another case similar to that of Jen-
ME Cramer's has come to light near
Denison, Texas. The victim in this
case is Hattie Bayless, a charming
young lady about eighteen years Of
age. This case, however, differs from
the Cramer case in that the girl com,
mits suicide, leaving q letter to her
mother telling Ter if she would know
the cause of her rash act 10 ask Mabel
Moore, Fred Hughes, and ]. 81. Burke.
These Individuals, the poor girl says,
can tell you all about my disgrace
and the cause of my DEATH" 1t ap-
pears that the woman Moore, like the
notorious Blanche Douglass in the
Cramer case, mansged to gain the con-
fidence of Hattie Bayless for the sole
purpose of procuring her for the graf
ification Of the lust of the fiends,
Hughes and Burke. 1t is said that
This hussy, Miss Moore, showed no
feeling at the sight of the dead body,
Of her victim at the coroner's inquest
aud even at 'empted to be witty and
sarcastic in answering questions while
under examination. She even said
that the dead gil had no idea when
she started, of the contemplated trip
with her aad the men who caused her
ruin, and which subsequently drove
her to commit suicide. The poor girl
was first made drunk, then her ruin
was accom- plishej. What horrible
death this poor girl was driven to!
But when one stops to look at the
matter squarely as the facts exist in
society, the careless habit of Ameri
can parents, the only wonder Is that
there are not more cases of the same
nature If the fathers and mothers Of
every town, village and city in the
country would but stop and notice the
actions of 3 large number of the gir's
on the streets ihey would be astonished
to observe how much Of this so called
Catching on" business is gGiug on.
This catching on" hss caused more
sorrow in the home circle, has ruined
more girls, made more dishonored
graves-lnd the Lord only knows how
many suicides--tlrough remorse Of
conscience caused by sober thought
after what had tTanspired, it has
brought. How those words In Hattie
Bayless' letter, "Ask Mabel Moore,
Fred Hughes and j. FL. Burke why |
commit this fearful deed" must have
burned and wrung the hearts of the
griet-stricken parents. List week two
drummers, or commercial men, one
named Williams, from Rochester, n.
Y, the other Suith, of Buffalo, got 10
a Irritation with two young ladies of
Lockport, n. Y, who we're high in SC
cisl circles and wao had hitherto borne
a good name. Tne Irritation was prob
ably began innocent enough In the
start by these foolish girls. but it ended
in both girls consenting to &C
company these damuatle things
that wear pants to the
next town, promised a buggy ride. etc.
These girls went. but, thanks to her
gu;ding angel, one of them saw her
father on the streets and took the next
train back to Lockpert, without being
discovered. Her companion was wined
and dined and stay ed in the hotel. occU-
pying the same room with the man
Williams. all night. and returned TO ser
home next day. Her conscience prick
ed her 80, she went to her father and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15

Rear Admiral Radford has bad at.
tack of gout.
Mr.. p. I. Barnnm says be will never
lecture again; not even fox the temper
ance cause.
Tkirty-seven West Point graduates
died during last year-the same number
as the year previous.
The Count and Countess Bozenta
Madame Modjeska,) will summer at
the National Yellowstone Park.
The death OF Hon. Eugene Caeseriy,
formerly United States Senator from
California, is hourly expected at San
Francisco. His disease il sOftening of
the brain.
Postmaster General Gresham has
gone to indianapolis, where he viii re-
main for several days. Mr.. Frank Hat
ton acts as Postmaster General during
his chiefs absence.
General Thayer's statue at West
Point will be unveiled Monday. The
statue is CT granite, is eight feet high
and cost $4,000, which sum was con-
triouted b. graduates Of the academy.
MI 01Lu6lub pOEtrdi OIu6f6u Dy
the New Jersey Legislature from Angelo
Woodward, of New York, has been re.
ceived al Trenton and II will be placed
in the assembly chamber next week.
Colonel ]. B. KiIlebre~, OF Nashville,
has been visiting the Mexican mines
Of Polk, the defaulting state treasurer
Of Tennessee, and reports that they
are good for $3.50, ,000 year, II prop
erly worked"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
Judge HOadIeY.

WHAT HE SAYS OF TtIE ONO SITUATION.
CHICAGO. June l2.--Judge Hoadle.,
now in Chicago, was inyeigled by tho
Times reporter into an interview ro
spectiEg the political status ut home,
the vracious reporter says: When
asked to briefly outline the polih-
cal situation in the Buckeye state the
distinguished jurist became very en-
thusiastic. I'VE have everything our
own way" said he, land the demo
Gratis will just as certainly carry Ohio rs
that the sun will rise on the day Of
election"
what reason have you for such as
sursnce? ("
"Wny, the republicans are 80 badly
split up and ut war with each otaer
that they are totally demoralizod.
Charlie Foster is the head Of a pseudo
temperance movement that has tho
roughly antagonized the entire German
clement. He got control Of the con-
vention and nominated Judge Foraker,
who IS hardly known outaide of Gin
cinnaG. He is, besides man of
small experience, and the people will
be afraid to trust him. They never
wi rally about him rs they might
have done abont man who was well
known and popular"
How about the opposition candi-
date?"
Gas To whom the democrats will A.om.
mate it is impossible 10 forna anything
like an accurate opinion. LII John Sher-
man had been the successful repuhli-
crn Thurman would probably have
been the man."
"Are you willing to be sacrificed %
81 suppose am candidate--at least
my friends say that l am. But let me
tell you that the man who leads the
democratic ticket is going to be elected.
because democracy Ii popular III OHIO.
The recent elections have proven that
very satisfactorily to my mind"
II suppose next will come the presi-
dency?'
That is too far away to ever enter
my thoughts. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
A Political Worry In Massachusetts

New York, JuMe 12.-The following
is said in Gath's letter to the Inquirer:
In Massa chusetts Talbot ard Judge
Devens are the two from whom the
candidate to beat Butler will be select
ed pext fall. Devins would make
something of d hurrah with the G. A.
r. Talbot is handicapped by his ultra
temperance associations, having ap-
proved the landlords liability legisla-
tion. The cries of the republican or
gaus have been 60 shrill and savage
against the independent movement
started by Charles Frances Adams
Jun, Theodore Lyman, Leverett Sal
sonstall and their like, that nobody
seems to want TO be known to have
been concerned in it. Nevertheless
some sagacious republicans thirk that
John Qaincy Adams, though for many
years the standing democratic candi-
date for governor, would be the strong
est nomination the republican CONVEX
ton could anproye
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15
CRIME:

WILLIAM COLLINS, while drunk, tram
pied his wife to death near Chester, Pa.
THE Barber Brothers have been lodged
in tie Jail at Waverly, Ia. The officers
are preparing TO resist an almost certain
attempt TO lynch the men.
ADELAIDE s. SMIra has rec nvered y,
500 damages from two ssloon-keepers OF
New York for selling ;quoI to her hus-
band and causing him to become drunk
ard.
Tsk postmaster of Driskell, mount
ain village of Tennessee, has embs zzled
s2.5oo worth of postage stamps, which he
procured BY falsely representing that the
village was experiencing q boom.
L. E. MckINNkY, treasurer of Mclean
county. Illiaois, is short $I4, 900 in kis ac-
counts. His bondsmvn are good for the
amount. The unsuccessful venture in
sheep-raisins in Texas is attributed Us the
cause of Mr.. Mckinney = enb srrassmeSt.
A Company of students At Granville,
Ohio, las: week visited 3 notorious wife
beater, whom they bound and a eyed Sc
verely. They also took him to the creek.
intending 20 duck him, but relented upon
his promising to mend his conduct.
JAMES o'MRaRA, aged 25 who had no