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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

DURING the year ended June 20 the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Road
earned, net, $7,227,257.
THE Rev. Il. Caldazer, one of the
founders of the University of Michigan,
died Thursday morning at Philadelphia,
aged rs. He hod been minister fifty
seven years.
To circular send out by the Rail
road Commission of Iowa, asking if in
creased rates have been made, and the
reas on therefor, five railroads have An
swered that not only have freights not
heen raised, hut, in fact, reductions
have been made.
A NUMBER of prominent Missourians
called upon Governor Cleveland Mon
day and suRgesJed that James 0. Broad
torney General.
TIE will of the late Ruben r. Spring
er, OF Cincinnati, was probated Monday.
The bulk of his estate, which is valued
at s., GOO, 900, is bequeated to his sisters
children. He left large sums to various
benevolent and educational institutions.
The people of Florida voted at the
IaJe election IN IaVOr OF n0iulnR con-
vention to revise their state cCnstitutioD.
The vote was: YES" 81, 884; "No," 28,-
1870.
The official canvass shows that the
proposed state constitution submitted to
the people of the territory of Montana
was adopted by a vote of 1896 yeas to
1896 nays.
A DISPATCH dated Portland, Ore, De-
cember l6, says: 1T has heen showing
severely for twenty -four hours. The
storm ia the worst known in thirty
years. The snow from three inches
TO three feet oeep all over the northwest.
Trains are abandoned, wires are down,
and business is suspended"
PRESIDENT GARFITLD'S bronze tatue,
which WAS ordered for the Pacific coast
of u Nuremburg (German) artist is COM
pleted. 1t is of heroic size, the figure
being ten feet high. 1t represents the
late President standing erect, with his
head uncovered and clothed in civilian
dress. On the sides of the pedestal are
figures representing war trophies and
the American eagle. The front face of
the pedestal bears in large raised letters
the name "Garfield." The statue will
soon be shipped to San Francisco.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Chicago Market.

OE1cAso, Dec S-F1N''--Quiet and unchanged
Wheat active. opened lower; de-
clined Sac, advanced SsGlac, eased off fuctuated
and closed under yesterday Sales ranged:
nssQua4 for seller cash and December;
7sGG2ls for seller January: 7eS406s5s for seller
February; aS5sG7g fer seller May; No 9 red,
- Corn-Lower and slow; for yar declined
l14c and closed 1lsc under yesterday; January
declined &c and closed IS, lower: May declined
lac, rallied ssc and closed the same as yesterday
S5IsS55s for seller cash; S59s for seller the year;
1ss5Qs514 for seller January; Sis4 for seller Feb
ruary; S7la eS7ss for seller May; No. 5 SSGSS}4
Oats-Dull and unchanged; 24s4 for seller
cash, December and January; a5 for seller Feb
ruary; 251s Tor March; 1874 seller May. Rye-Quet
at 81. Barley-Nominal at Sc. Tiraotny-
Quiet; prime, 11901l9la. Flax seed-Steady and
firm; No. /, 1.S6. Pork-Firmer, higher and
active; ADVANCED 25@30c, declined 5@10c and
closed steady; 10lo0io1s|a for seller cash, De-
cember and January; II 22ls011 2o for seller
February; II S5l11 .S7a for seller March; IL G2lS
oil 65 for seller May Lard-Active and
frmer, advanced 5110c, decided 5971Sc and
closed steady at 6.67Ia0670 for seller cash.
December and January; 6.75S6 ~ for seller
February; o.S2y606.s5 for seller March; 6921S for
seller April. Shculders4.62,S04 IS; short clear,
6.1oG6 Is; short ribs, -5.7O@5.75. Whiskey-
lib.
CHICAGO, Dec 2S.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 5000; active; good
grades, 1oc higher; poor grades weak; exports,
5. 5.750625; common to choice, 4.0o05.6o; poor
to choice cows, 2.0o0a4 90: stockers, 37508. rs;
feeders, s09L25. Hogs-Receipts, 1t 900; active
early and 5810c higher; closing weak; rough
packing, 410@4. s.; packing and shipping, 4.s0
@445; light 410@4 40; skips, 3O00400 Sheep
Receipts, $500; slow and lower; common to good
20j0a.75; choice, 36o041O; lambs, 40o04.50;
markes overstocked with low grades.
special Liverpool cable to the Drovers Jour
nal quotes cattle ssc better; best American 15c
dressed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
CABLEGRAMS. s.

QUARANTINE will be abolished at all
Italian ports next Saturday.
THERE is great dullness i'll the iron
trade of Milan. Four hundred iron
workers have been discharged.
A MESSENGER Just arrived from Khar-
toun reports General Gordon well,
and that he has recently defeated the
rebels.
A MOTION will be made in the Lon
don Common Council Thursday to
offer a reward of $4,000 for the dis
covery of the person who conmitted
the dynamite outrage at London
bridge.
The committee of the London Stock
Exchange decided to allow Louisville
and Nashville adjustment bonds to be
quoted on the Exchange.
THE Bishop of Meath has been elected
Archbishop of Dublin, in place of Arch
bishop French, resigned.
AMONG the goods arriving at Dover
Thursday from the continent English
detectives discovered tin can filled
with dynamite cartridges weighing eco
pounds. The London municipal autheri-
ties offer Go 600 reward for the dis
covery of the authers of the bridge cx-
plosion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
ACCIDENTS.

A SQUARE of buildings at Houlton,
Me-, was burned Saturday night, the
loss reaching 800, 900, with $62, 600 IN
surance.
IT is alleged that incendiaries set the
connagra tion at Johns town, Ohio, last
week, having first murdered and robbed
a salo onkeeper of So 600, and then ap-
piled the torch to his place to hide the
crime.
A LIVERY STABLE at Collinville, ILL.,,
a little town on the Vandalia Railroad
was destroyed by fire. Seventeen horses
were roasted alive. The fire had such
headway when discovered that it was
impossible to save one of the animals or
any of the effects. The fire originated
from a lantern hanging close to a
straw pile. The loss was $4,000 and the
insurance 500.
TIE Catholic Male Orphan Asylum at
Brooklyn was burned Thursday after
noon, the fire causing great panic
among the hundreds OF little inmates.
One of the sisters In charge fell from a
third-story window, being fatally in
jured, and tive boys also were badly
hurt, one by falling and the other by
jumping from a window. Fears are eX-
pressed that some of the children perish
ed in the flames.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
England Sulking.

New YORK, Dec. 22.-The news
from England by cable indicates much
vexation in England at the unsatis-
factory conlition of her foreign
affairs. A cable to the Sun says that
rage and despair in England are the
universal mood. They find that
Wolseley has a larger work on his
hands than he ever undertook before,
not knowing whether to advance by
the river route to the relief of Gordon
or to push across the desert. Ger
many is stealing march on England
IN her African policy and in her seiz-
ure of various islands in the western
Pacific. The Russians are crovding
upon her Indian possessions; and the
United States are threatening to abro-
gate or violate the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty. Meanwhile France is becom
ing very obstreperous on the seas and
carrying things with high hand ia
Tonquin and Madagascar; and on the
whole England's glory d oes not seem
to be adding any laurels to the sup
ply needed for Johd Bulls pride and
sense of superiority.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
FROM THE CAPITAL.

ASSISTANT Postmaster General Henry
ID. Lyman, has been offered the vice
presidency of the Bell Telephone Com
pany, and will tender his resignation
in few days to accept what is a much
better salary.
CHAIRMAN HENDERSON, of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee of In
diana, was at the capitol Monday. He
declared that Indiana democrats were
unanimous in the desire that MeDan-
aid should have q place in the cabi-
net.
LIEUT, ABERCRoNBIE. of Gen. Miles
staff, has Just returned from Alaska,
where he has bsen engaged in govern
ment explorations. He explored the
Yukon river for ,, 700 miles. and reports
rich placers for thousand miles up,
paying $50 day to the man. The sea-
sen is short, and mining difficult.
AMONG the bills introduced in the
senate Thursday were two by Mr. Van
Wyck-oue to increase the pensions OF
widows and dependent relatives of de-
ceased soldiers and sailors; the other to
grant pensions TO invalid and dependent
| soldiers who served three months during
| the war of the rebellion.
LIEUT. GIN. SHERIDAN having been
selected by the joint congressional com.
mission as marshal of the day for the
ceremonies attending the dedication of
the Washington monument, has issued
general order announcing as his CHIEF
of staff Brevet Brigadier General Ord
way, and as special aides-ae-camp Col
Wm. j. Volkmar, q. S. army, and Mr.
Linden Kent, The personal and genera
staff will be announced hereafter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Still Frigid.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-The weather
continues very cold but the signal ser
vice reports show it has moderated
somewhat throughout the northwest.
The temperature here at o'clock was
4 below, St Paul 12 below, Dubuque
s below and showing, Fargo 25 below
and Omaha below.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 23.-The weather
here was moderate to-day. TIE tier
mometer is now registering degrees
below. Reports from points to the
northwest Indicate that another very
cold wave has struck the Rocky noun
tain slope. the mercury falling 81 de-
grees at Fort Custer and 16 at Medi-
cine Hat 1t has been snewing here
all day. though not heavy The lines
of raiirord northwest report more or
less trouble, and trains are delayed
from two to five hours. The lines
south and east are open and trains are
on time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

deserted. There was a report that
S130 was taken out in one day in Little
Alder gulch. but 1t was all bosb, for
at all the different camps $40 was the
largest sam that could be found as
having been taken out in one day.
The report that there are traces of
diggiBgs there number of years ago,
Is uatrae, for could not find any eyi-
dence of them.
''The mountain looms up in the
midst of a large plain, and branches
off from one gray peak in all airec-
tions. There are mary difficulties
encountered in operating these mines,
the principal being the lack of water
There is none to wash cut the gold
except what is obtained by the melt
ing of snow during the late spring and
early summer at the heads of the
gulches. The only reason why this
senseless stampede occurred was an
attempt to get people into The country.
1t is good grazing reslop, and on
this plan they can alone secure a per-
manent settlement
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
After Gallagher,

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Wm.. ]. Gala
CHER, under indictment here for al
legged participation in the 18th ward
election frauds, was arrested this
afternoon for alleged forgery, com
mites in Philadelphia. The district
attorney here objected to the removal
of Gallagher, and an order of the fed
eral court was issued directing that he
remain in the custody of the United
States marshal here pending mis- trial.
The warrant of the federal court
was served upon the detectives who
had Gallagher under arrest, but they
refused to deliver him showing the
warrant of the Governor of Illinois,
issued on a requisition from the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, as the papers
under which they hold him. This
was reported to Judge Blodgett of the
federal court, who declined t. take
further action. Later in the day
Gallagher's attorneys aud his
bondsmen went before Hon.
Judge Williamson of one Of
the state courts, and represented
that Gallagher was being wrongfully
held. Judge Williamson issued
writ of habeas corpus returnable to-
morrow. The legal opinion seems to
be that Gallagher is properly under
arrest, and will have to 60 to Phila-
delphia. His hand writing in the
alleged forged notes and 10 his letters
has been compared with that in the
forged tally sheet and they are pro-
nounced Identical.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
CRIME.

THE Sheriff of Athens County, Ohio,
requested Governor Hoadly Thursday
for two companies of troops for the
Hooking Valley, bus the Governor
thought the local officials could main
ia in srdsr.
JOSEPH w. RUENzI, Superintendent
of the Waterwerks Company at st.
Charles, Mo-, is missiE &, and, it is said,
owes the company and other citizens
thousands of dollars. He also leaves a
wife and five children entirely unpro-
vide for.
p. j. SLoCUM, school teacher at Horse
Cove, KY, refused to leave town, though
threatened by anonymous writers, and
SATURDAY, night mob called at SlocuRa S
house. The teacher opened fire and the
invaders fled. leaving one of their nun-
ber dead and another badly wounded,
several of their horses being also seri-
ously injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
IN THE LITTLE ROCKIES.
Net the Bright Prospects That Had
Been Pail There,

st. Paul Day.
His name was 81. F Asbury, and
he had just come in fl he Little
Rockies, and spread his oold, bad
autograph on the register of the Mer-
chants, when he was solicited by a
Day reporter to talk about the mines
there.
81 was in Helena when the first
intimation of gold there was given
out, he said, "and l got an outfit at
Benton, taking the Crow creek road
from there to the scene of excitement
1t required eleven days to make the
trip Times were good in the Little
Rockies then, and l got as high as 80
cents to the pan. The gulch proper
is three miles long and there are
places in it where the bed rock is
washed bare for three or four hundred
feet at stretch. The general forma
tion is porphyry, and there are from
eighteen to 6fty mea at work in this
one gulch. IL the entire mia1ng dis
trict there are all told from eighty to
one hundred men. They are going
and coming ale he time and the in
crease in number, If any, is very
small, most all appearing to think
there is nothing in it. The great
drawback is lack of confidence. If
one man make big fnd it sort o.
hvens up the feelings of the rest. but
it does not last long. The prospectors
soon settle down into idle hstlessness.
do not think there is a single claim
in toe mountains that is paylug. One
hole was sunk about fifty feet deep
but they had no return. then drain
about nine feet deep on Peoples creek
was made and 8 few colors were Sc
cured in the pam Now there is no
one around the creek. 1t is utterly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
GENERAL NEWS.
A Theatre Burned in BROOKLYN.
New York.
Gallagher of Chicago Beset by
the Myrmidons of Justice.
Various Items Of News from
Washington.
Points of Wisconsin News.
Another BROOKLYN Fire.


NEW York, Dec 2S.-H arrl gan &
Hart's theatre comIque, Broadway,
burned this morning. The theatre
cost S125, 600. The books aud money
belonging TO the actors fund associa-
uoa, Ia room on the second Il 4or,
are supposed to have been totally de-
stroy ed. The safe in the treasurer
office of the theatre contained, besides
the books of the establishment, 81, 900
IN money ana e manuscript of sew
eral of Harrlgan's plays. The excite
ment IN the Collonade hotel, near by.
was for time intense. The walters
had gone through the building and
aroused the guests, many of whom
became terrified and ran down stairs
in their night clothes. The pro.
prietor succeeded in quit ting
them after awhile. The in
terror decorations of the theatre
cost $50 600, and the scenery for the
No ,r," which was the opening play
for the new house, which cost S5 600
Since that time scenery to other plays
have been added which increased The
value of the stone settings to 81, 500
Besides this the mountings for Harri
gan's newplay, "McAllister's legacy"
cost $l0,0 and were lost Extens
i've properties and the wardrobe of
the entire company were destroyed
Dave Braham lost the original manu-
script of all his music, which made
Harrigan and Hart SO famous. The
property will be a total loss to the
firm as the insurance policy ran oat an
short time ago and renewal had been
Loss about 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
Points of WIsconsin News.

Mo oho-ps,sha, the chief of the
Menomoaee Indians. died last Friday
of lung.fever. The mortality has
greatly increased amsng this tribe
since they left their huts and began
living in good, warm houses. This
at kenosha.
John Saudersou, an old hermit.
lost his life by the burning of his
home on Friday night He succeeded
IN saving his guns, but returned to
get some traps, when he was over
, come by the heat and smoke and per.
) ished. He is said to have been
wealthy man at one time in his | fe.
This near Berlin.
Barnes chair factory, at Sheboy-
gan Falls, largely stocked with ma,
terial and chairs, was burned last
week.
Wisconsin tobacco growers do
not fear the confirmation of the Span
ish treaty although they oppose it.
The Black River Falls Banner de
scrlbes the farm of Wm. I. Price, at
Hxton. The farm contaius 2 SSs
acres of which 800 are under cult
walton. 1t yields revenue of IS, 900
per annum besides feeding a large
quantity of horses and furnishing
hay and supplies in large amounts for
Mr.. Prices lumber camps
A lost mail bag, spilled off the
cars was found 1--we miles east of Bs-
cobel on the 18th unopened and un-
tampered with.
A colored ravisher was sent to
Waupun for Is years from Shawano
county, yesterday.
The snow storm is noted at a 10
incs fall at La Crosse, 4 inches at
Watertown, t2 inches at Appleton,
with much drifting.
La Cross has temporary ice
bridge across ths Mississippi.
-Tramps infeSt Appleton, filing
ITS jail aud calabpuse uishtly.
A writer from Milwaukee TO the
Chicago Times thinks Nj. Mitchell
will not give anything to rebuild Sci.
ence Hall, as the Milwaukee people
are urging hun to spand all that he
can put In for benefacttons IN that
city.
}. and J. III D.laaev, merchant
tailors at Green Bay, have made an
failing for s2i 00o, WIKI
Sc 81 0h0 asSt IS.
The Eau Claire Leader has been
gobblrd on a writ of attac ment.
But 1t will issue as usual.
The Valley Paper Mill at Apple
ton has been sold by WelcoMe Hyde
to A w. Patton.
Frederick Filming, au inmate of
the soldiers home at Milwaukee,. sui
cided by cutting his throat with
razor yesterday morning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
ABOUT THE FEDERAL OFFICES

ABOUT THE FEDERAL OFFICES
1t is certainly to be hoped that the
republican party and republican fed
eral office holders have good deal
more self respect than good many re-
pdblican organs give them credit for.
There may be here and there federal
office holds who will try to hold on
to his place by the aid of the senate
after he ascertains that the president
wants him out, but it cannot be pos
sible that this is very general There
is 20 qu; stion about one thing, and
that i, that tho now president will be
extremely conservatlve-so much so
tina! he will not give salts
faction TO some democrats doubtless
but the country will be satisfied that
when he fills a public office he has
done so after dsliberation, and as he
believes FOR the good of the public
service. 1t is hardly possible that in
such cases the senate will care to in
terpose objection, or that in many in
stances the incumbent will resist
going. Aside from the cabinet Off
GERS and very few heads of bureaus
it is not likely the new president will
make many removals, and no federal
otlice-holder is under any obligation
to surrender his posi- tion if lie does
not want to do so during his unex-
pired term. Few. indeed, will be
asked to do SO, and those who are
will do so at once if they have an
ounce of self respect.
During Andrew Joanson's admins.
tratiou the case was very different.
He was elected by the republican
party, and the republican party was
largely in the majority. The presi-
dent was not carrying out the will Of
his party, and it was perfectly proper
for federal office holders to resist his
course. Tue republican party and
not Andrew Johnson, was then re-
sponsible to the country. Under Pres
ident Cleveland the democratic parts
will be responsible to the country, and
for a federal office holder to resist
geing after he is invited to go is con-
elusive proof of his un6tsess for the
Office. Neither the president ner the
people wolld have any respect for,
nor confidence in such a public Off
Ger.
1t don't seem probable, therefore,
that there can be any conflict be-
tween the president and tie senate.
The senate will not have occasion
to resist the action of the pres
ident unless it does so to keep in Office
officials who confess their unfitness
by trying to hold on after they are
wantsd out. The senate will hardly
care to champion the cause OF such
officials. 1t will take long time to
fill the mary thousand federal office
properly, and if Mr.. Cleveland sue
ceeds in filing them as fast as they
become vacant by expiration of term,
he will be kept busy, so that where
removals are made it will be for the
purpose of changing the policy of The
Office to make it conform to the gem
eral plan of the administration, or
for some cause other than partisan,
and the senate will not likely offer
any opposition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
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