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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01

THE Portage Register IS very
rampant republican organ, but it is
talking out in meeting in a waJ that
makes the party leaders and campaign
managers sick. 1t declares that Jon
athan Bowman was defeated for the
United States senatorship by the cor
rupt use of money. Wha! sort Of talk
IS that when a campaign IS on2 The
stumpers all Boosting Of the purity
and honesty Of the party; and this or
gan howiing its notes Of discord and
hoarscly bawlIng through the camp
that the party IS SO rotten that 1T buys
its own legislatures. and uses the
money Of corporations to make crIml-
nails of its own Legislators and cheat
the people by sending to the senate
not representatives Of them, but pur-
chased r, tanners Of railroad nonopo-
Iy. II says;
1T cost tie railroad company lot af clean
money to defeat jonathan Bowman for the
United Stltrs .enatorship Men had their pock
rs well GlIed with the money which had been
tuI,ru mp 10 !Iali-on by experienced lobbyist,
and which was furnished by railroad corpora
tion Ia defeat Jonathan bowman"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
4 Baby nj the Masthead.

Not long ago an English lady took
passage on a vessel bound from King
ston, Jamaica, to London. A large,
strong, and active monkey on board
the vessel took a fancy to the lady's
child, a babe about two month old.
The monkey would follow the lady
from place to pace. watching her as
she rocked and fondled her little one
1t so happened on beautiful after
noon during the voyage that a distant
sail attracted the attention of the pas
sengers. The polite captain offered
the lady the use of the glass. She
placed her child on the sofa and had
just raised the glass to her eye, when
a cry was heard Turning quickly
she beheld sailor in pursuit Of the
monkey, which had grasped the in
FAINT ffrml V with one arm and was
nimbly climbing the shrouds. The
mother tainted as the monkey reached
the top of mainmast. The captain
was at his wits end He feared that
if he sent a sailor in pursuit the mon
key would drop the babe, and escape
by leaping from mast to mast. Mean
while the monkey was seen to be
soothing and fondling the child.
After trying in many ways to lure the
the animal down, the captain ordered
the men below and concealed himself
on deck. In a moment, to his great
JOY, he saw the monkey carefully
descending. Reaching the deck it
looked carefully around, advanced to
the sofa, and placed the child upon it.
The captain restored the child to its
mother, who was soon satisfied that
her darling had escaped without in
Jury.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
b. CRA -

The Siberian plague has appeared in
China.
ALI. meetings Of the Salvation Army
have beer prohibited in Switzerland.
THE Irish team won the Echo shield
at the rifle match Mt Wmhl e !on Thurs
day.
As the Bliram feastS which mark The
close of the feast of Ramadau begin to-
day, it is expected that formidable at
tack upon Sa1kin will sGon be made by
the rebels.
FOUR pleasure boats capsiz,d ID in Lake
LuCcrne, Switzerland, during storm
Monday. Ten lives were lost, some of
them Americans. Nouames are given.
TAKING advantage of the cholera X
citcn-cnt, the monarchists of France are
plotting for reposSessipn of the govern
meut. Several arrests have been made
in Paris and important documents
seized.
THE Car OF Ru sia has appointed a
commission 10 re- iSc the laws of Fin
lana in the direction Of the complete
suppression of loca! government. This
action is taken in consequence of the
NihrliSts making Finland their base of
operations against the Gar.
AN exciting scene occurred in the
House of Commons Wednesday night
during the discussion over the annual
estimates. Several members objected
to the item appropriating the salary of
George Bolton. Crown Solicitor of Ire
land, and he was roundly denounced rs
a corrupt sCoundrel.
lNQCIRY into the conspiracy to blow
up the palace during the Cars visit to
Warsaw shows the elaborate and far
reaching plans were adopted. The con-
spirators, after numbering the Car. in
tended To provoke rebellion in Poland
and Western Russia, to plumber the
jews and rich tradesmen in Warsaw.
and to receive the arms in the arsenal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
Yellowstone National Park.

Ashley W. Cole, in the Manhattan for August
The impression left on the mind of
ninety-five out of every hundred Wis
itors will be, that the park is grand,
gloomy and somewhat desolate region
"a sort of weird volcanic wilderness.
Apart from the Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone, and the Great Falls,
there is little of the majesticalIy beau
tiful there-the boiling springs, the
mud volcanoes, the geysers and the
hot sulphur pits belong rather to the
realm of the supernatural, the pheno-
menal. The one will arouse an &c
stacy of delight in the beautiful; the
other awakeEs only the sense of the
terrible, horrible admiration. The
mountain scenery is little if anything
superior TO that of the White Mount
aims, for though thes9 peaks are f.
600 to 5000 feet higher, above sea
level, than the great New Hampshire
peaks, it is to be remembered that the
mountains in tho park spring from
table-land, already 5000 to 1000 feet
above the New Hampshire level.
But leaving ont, therefore, the
mountains, rivers, lakes and valleys,
as not entitled to pre-eminGnt atten-
ton, there is more than enough left
to justify the title of wonderland,
which has been applied TO the Yellow
stone country There are gloomier
and deeper canyons than the Grand
Canyon of the Yello owstone; but there
Is none that can approach it Ia the
fantastic structure of its cliffs and
plnnacleS and towers, or the brilliancy
and variety, yet harmonious beauty,
Of the colors that adOrn these walls
and turrets. There are the great gey
sers and hot springs of Iceland and
New Zealand; but the geysers and hot
springs of the Yellowstone surpass
them all IN volume, power and variety
Of action, rs well as in beauty of form
and color. Add to these the great
ciiifs-of glittering obsidian, the vari-
colored boiling mud-springs, innum
cradle lovely cascades, three or four
minor canyons, each more than a
thousand feet deep, foSsilized forest
where the trees have been transformed
into agate, mountains and pits and
springs of sulphur and soda, q river
Of scaIding water, natural bridges,
eroded towers and goblin figures, and
it may be fairly assumed that this is
the most weird and wonderful region
of the globe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01

The Rock Falls News has the fol-
lowing good flsh story: On Frisay
of last week a boy canned Forbes,
living in Rock Falls. was fishing from
the dam and hooked a catfish. He
was unable to pull it in, and after
struggling awhile the fish turned aud
started down stream. The boy went
over the dam head first, holding on to
the pole and started for the Mississ-
ippi river, the catfish in the lead. As
they went past the paper mill some of
the workmen saw the boy in the
water aud went to the rescue in
boat. They overtooiS him opposite
the island, near the old bridge, and
took him into the boat He was still
holding the pole and hooked to the
line was the catfish, which they cap
tured. The boy weighed S5 pounds
and the catfish 35 pounds 9 ounces.
Thus it is demonstrated that catfish
can get away with more than twice
his weight of boy. The boy says ne
would have followed the fish to Rock
Island before he would have given
him up.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, July 2o-Flour-Quiet and unchanged
Wheat-In good demand; opened firm, then
declined 5sc rallied NC, receded nc, and fuctu-
ated 14c higher for August and 5sc higher for
September than yesterday. Sales ranged: s319
6ss45z for seller July, closed at 8I4f; No. 2, Chi
cago spring, si@S41k. Corn-In fair demand;
unsettled; opened 15G2sc higher, declined A@
5sc, fiuctuated and closed Nc higher for August
than yesterday; 55A05ss for seller cash
closed 5G. Oats-Firm AID higher; 3iNG
39Is for seller cash. Rye-Quiet and firm at
G21L Barley quiet and firm at 90 for September
Hay seed lower at 1.32af.23.
CHICAGO, July 29.-The Drover's Journal re-
ports: Hogs Receipts, II 900; shipments, 1000;
brisk and Zoe. higher; rough packing at 5.2J1
5.45; packing and shipping, 5A5G57O; light,
525l5SO. cattle-Receipts, GOO; shipments,
/, 100; 'nGtive grades, dull and weak; export
grades, 6.40G6.sJ; good TO choice shipping
steers, 5.soGG30; common to good, 450Ga40;
grass Texans, 3.0o03. 3d. Sheep-Receipts, 500;
shipments, none; dull; inferior to fair. 2.OoQ3oo
per 100 weight; medium to good. s.oo9s 80;
choice to extra. .0o5450; Texas sheep, 2.5oG
a15; lambs, per head f.00G2O0.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01

TIM New York Tribune is ow en-
gagged in making attacks on Gov.
Cleveland and seeking to make h,ni
odious with the people because he
vetoed the "Fivc cent Fare biil.' Hut
at the time the veto was made the
Tribune commended it. Here is what
it then said
The message containing his reasons for So do
INK IS straightforward aud foreh-, aud we he
icye will he pronounced sound by most of those
lwho have been strenuous in their demands fot a
reduction uf fares un the elevated roads. s.
Mr. Roosevelt or this city. one of the most inliu
entail mcubers Of the house, whose pruhty is as
generally recognized as his ability, doubtless
voiced the sentiment OF many like himself who
supported the bill when, after the veto was read
yesterday, he confessed, with characteristic man.
nes5, that he had voted for it in answer to II pop
ulnr ,.llmor and asaiu-t his best Judgment and
that he nov thought it should not hceumc a law.
Popular r!amoc passed the hill. but
t'ov cleveland did not have respect for popular
caruor tic had respect for the mandates Of the
law
The Tribune cdlto,s and hundreds
of other republican editors who op
pose Cleveland, in their hearts hoEor
him for his action III vetoing that bill.
They honor his honesty, his iutcllCct,
his general courage, and conscicn-
tiousucSs, but they are base enough to
appeal to the prciu Ices Of the IGN, r
ant and unthiuking and to try to
make h,m hated for the very act for
which they IN their hearts honor and
respect him. To such depths of in
fanny must the supporters of Blaine
dies end.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
ACCiDE ~ rs

THREE children Of Joseph Ashley,
aged ., Z, and wears, of Suamico Wis,
were drowned Wednesday while bath
ing
FIRE ut Millerst0wn, Pa, Saturday
morning destroyed the Schneider
House, Odd Fellows Hall, Herald office
and two stores, the loss reaching $780,,
600
A TREE, overturned by storm, fell
upon dancing pavilion at Broad Rip
pie Indiana. Thursday, which shelter
ed number of picnickcrs A dozen
Persons were injured, some seriously.
DURING thunderstorm at Deg Moines
Wednesday night, lightning fired four
houses, which were entirely consumed,
and large dairy barn in the suburbs,
causing a loss of 500, 600 The storm was
the heaviest known in the history of
tne city.
FOREST fires destroyed twelve struc-
turys at Mclvor Station, Mich, includ-
ing the postGflicc. Several head of cat
tie were consumed. Meadows and
crops have been burned out between
East Tawas and Bristol Station and
Alger Station, the section house, and
section car house were consumed.
Large forces of men are fighting the
fam, .:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
FROM THE CAPITAL

IT may be stated positively that tn;
president will not issue a commission to
John Jarrett, who was appointed chief
of the bureau of labor statistics, but
will appoint some one else. The more
the matter Is Investigated. the more
contemplate Jarrett appears. for there
is plenty of evidence to show that even
since his appointment he has never re-
ferred 10 the President except in the
most vulgar and diSrespectful way.
The president is receiving a large Rum-
Der of letters from PittSburg. written
by people who have heard Jarrett talk,
ana quote what he has said JarreIt's
own conduct at the White House when
he came to see the president is caid to
have preiudiced his case very much.
for he assumed an arbitrary and dicta-
torial air. as if the offica had been
created for his especial benefit, and the
president was not much OF n man any
how.
TIE president received the follow
ing cable message from Queen Victoria:
LoSpos. July 81
To the president of the United States, Washing
The queen heartily cougratulates the president
and people Of the United States on the rescue of
Lieut.. Greedy and the gallant survivors Of the
Arctic expedition. She trusts favorable reports
have been received OF the sufferers.
tSigned( The QCEKN.
Windsor Castle.
Tie president made the following re-
Ply:
To the Queen of Great Britain, Windsor Castle:
The president, for himself and for the people of
the United States, sincerely thanks the queen for
her message OF welcome upon the rescue of Gree
IL and the survivors of his party and is happy to
say that favorable reports received as TO their
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
An Adroit LseaDe.


The Marquis de M was giving
grand party at his hotel in the Fau
bourg st. German. An additional
staff Of cooks and walters had been
engaged for the occasion. A clever
thief contrived to gain admission,
dressed in the garb of a cook, and at
moment when he was unobserved
purloined large quantity of plate,
which he secreted about his person.
Before he got clear of the premises,
aowever, the theft was discovered
and an alarm raised, the hall porter
received orders to allow no one to
quit the house. Suddenly somebody
came running down stairs four steps
at time, and, shouting TO the cenci-
erge: Quick, open the door, mo
body is allowed to &C out; there's a
thief in the house" ." Just so and l
ana going to fetch the police. " The
porter opened the door, and the man,
who vas no other than the thief, got
off
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
A Pathetic Picture.

ATLANTA, GA, July ga pathetic
picture is that of Gen. James Long
street. He is now old, is turned out
Of office and deserted by his republi-
can friends. He was one of the brav-
eEt of Lees generals during the war.
He fought with the greatest courage
and determination, and was deemed
second to Lee In skill as general.
Now he is neglected, detected and
turned out by intrigue. He claims
that there is due his office over S25, 900
in fees. His salary is So, 900 a year.
but 5000 bad been kept back. 1t IS
claimed by the department. of justice
that frauds have been committed by
his deputies and that he has failed TO
detect them. This is the pretext for
his removal, but it Is well understood
that the real object is to pay off polit-
ical debts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
The Cause of Small Fey.

DIR. Lister, noted for his researches
in medical science, thinks smallpox
was caused originally either by the
bite or by the eating of some venom
Gus creature. The American Indians
cherished different theory. possibly
of equal value, Imagining the disease
Ito proceed from the invisible darts
of angry fate, pointed against them
for their Young peoples vicious con-
duct" Under date % 1907 Southney
notes that the Bavarian government
commands all parents TO vaccinate
their children before they are three
years of age, unless they prefer to pay
a fine, which increases annually with
the age of the child In 1911, it
would seems, 'the edict was removed, "
why is not stated. 1T had almost
banished the small paS, which used
to be very destructive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
Too Great a Sacrifice.
New York Evening Post.

"Etnelinda Jane" he said. in deep,
passionate tones, will you be naine?"
''If-if Thought you loved me, " she
faltered.
Love you" ne exclaimed wildly,
Z" I adore you. l would wander the
wide world over for your sake.
Then | will be yours" said the
maiden, but only on one condi
ton"
What is the conditioni" he said,
in a paroxysm of joy; name it, name
it. and if II was to snatch the burning
sun from the cerulean armament /
would agree to it.
1T is rot so difficult as that" she
said, calmly; g it is simply this-that
you will swear you will never say
after we are married that / can't cock
as well as your mother:
The young man shook his head and
departed sorrowfully. The sacrifice
was too great.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01

TrrRE is to be lively scrimmage
among the republicans of the seventh
district for the nomination to CON
grcss. The woods up there are full of
Candidates and every candidate is full
of hope Judge ] IL. Miner Of Rich
land, Hon !. T. Kingston of Juneau,
George Graham of Monroe, y +
Blccckman of Monroe, G.. {. lIlXou of
La Crosse and q. Il Thomas of Craw-
ford all feel tha! inward haukeriug
which puts a man in thu hands Of his
friends. Each one Of them believes
that when nature moulded him she
adiustc! the de and compounded the
ingredients with special reference to a
congressman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
CT NERAL NOTES.

A TIDAL wave was noticed in the
rivers at Milwaukee Thursday, the
waters receding three feet, and return
ing in about fifteen minutes to their
morar level
THE act of the Virginia legislature
prohibiting school superintendents from
taking part in politics has been declared
unconstitutional by the court of ap-
peals.
AT the meeting of the new Democratic
National Committee, at Now York
Thursday, the Hon. William II. Barnum,
of Connecticut, was reelected chair
man, and the Hon. +. 0. Prince, of
Massachusetts,, secretary.
OvERHoLT'S distillery at Connellsville,
Pa, with three bonded warehouses and
1000 barrels of whiskey, bdrned Wed
nesday night, the loss being placed at
$GGj000, fully insured. The flaming
whisky foated down the river and hug
dreds OF men got drunk on some saved
from - fire.
CAPTAIN PAYNE, the Oklahoma
boomer, was formally notified last Fri
day by the representatives of the Inter
iOr Department that he and his fellows
must quit Indian Territory Immediate
". They refused to go, and General
Hatch will remove them by force Sun
day.
LAST week Sergeant b. II. Witcher,
of Lexington, Ga, returned to Captain
Luke II. Tidd, Of Woburn, Mass, a
sword captured from the later during
the war. Captain Tidd sent in return
to Witcher picture of fight wherein
he lost the weapon, the reverse depict
ing the scene in Tidd's house upon the
reception Of the long-lost sword.
In the Mississippi Valley Amateur
Rowing Associations regatta at Moline,
Saturday, the senior four race was taken
by the Minnesota crew in 1870, nine
seconds behind the fastest record for
two miIes-and the senior double was
captured by the Delawdres. Mumford
won the senior single, Donahue being
tn" only other contestant; and the barge
race fell to the Westerns, os st. Louis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
The Orange Tree.
.Iacksnnrille Tfrnes.rrInn

The orange tree is the longest-lived
fruit tree known. 1t is reputed 70
have obtained the age of 800 years,
and it has been known 10 have four
ished and borne fruit for more than
100 years No fruit tree will grow
and produce fruit SO well under
rough treatment It commences to
boar the thir2. or fourth year after bud
ding, and By the fifth year it viii pro-
duce an abundant crop, but its yield
will increase gradually under faver-
able circumstances. and as the years
pass ON it will become very produc-
tive trce. The early growth of the
orange is quite rapid, and by the 10th
year it vii increase more than in the
next so years, so far as It's breath and
height are concerned; but as its age
multiplies its fruit stems greatly, and
aa old tree will sometimes bear several
thousand oranges
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
Harrlson,s Troubles

INpI I>SAroIIS, July 29.-Latc this
afternoon Calvin r. Rocker swore out
warrant before the mayor charging
John c. s. Harrison with the embez.
Element of sos, 900. The warrant was
served on Harrison by policeman at
his home. Harrison. who was al
ready i'll. was still further Frustrated
by this action, and il being deemed
inadvlsablc to remove him III his
present state of health, an officer was
placed on guard in his chamber. The
mayor fixed bail at S60. 900, which
mad not, at seven o'clock, been fur
nished
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
TIE SITUATION

The outlook was never more hope
ful for the friends of good govern
mtut and pure administration. Ev-
cry day bring acceSsious to Il c great
column which IS supporting Cleve-
land. The reinforccments are from
those who have hitherto been the salt
of the republican party, which, in the
blunt speech OF sam. johnson, kept
ii from stiakiug." They are coming
in legiouS. From thousands of cities
and villages come reports of their re-
pudlauon Of Blaine. and their hearty
support Of Cleveland. In the latter
they see the nearest approach which
modern politics has oil sred to The true
and manly ideal of faithful official.
Tbs more his record is studied, the
more it is admired, and the more
promise it gives of that vigorous hon
esty, that reSolute integrity, that
iron willed determination to pu-
rify administration, which are
now more than ever needed to
save this country from political des
pair. 1t is notable that every point
sought TO be made against Cleveland
is merely testimonial of his worth.
His official acts which are most bit
terlv assailed, are acts for which all,
who will take pains to inform them
selves, must honor him. The criti
cism of his ac:s invites reasonable
men TO investigate them; and when
they have done so they say the reasons
offered why he should be defeated
are just the reasons why ne should
be elected.
The situation is full of encourage
ment. Desperation is evident in
every act and word of the republi.
cans.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
GOOD WORK IN WHITEWATER
Eighty-three Republicans Will Vote
for Cleveland.
To the Editors
WHITEWATER, Wis, July 90.

WHITEWATER, Wis, July %.
Hurrah for Cleveland! 1t booms.
The Cleveland and Hendricks club
completed its organization Saturday
evening with membership of 2l0
Four years ago the total vote for
Hancock was only 296, and Garfield's
majority was 400. To-day partial
canvass shows 50 republicans who
support Cleveland, 81 of them having
already joined the Cleveland Clue.
The prohibition vote IS also a factor
this year. The prohibitionists claim
175 votes, and are conceded over 100.
They held an enthusiastic ratification
meeting last night. With the pro
hibition vote and the Independent re-
publican vote, Mr.. Blaine will do well
if he gets any majority in this town.
Even a plurality for him is doubtful.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-01
MIR. Pulitzer on Blaine.

ALBANY, July 29.-Mr. Pulitzer, in
a speech this evening, said that
one of his reasons for opposing Blaine
was the latters Knownothing record
of years ago. Blaine had advised and
aided in framing a law In Maine
which virtually made it impossible
for any foreigner to become a
citizen. All the monopolists
We're supporters of Blaine.
The issue of the campaign
was not one of personal character.
In 1876 the democracy tried 10 re-
deem the government ard succeeded,
but We're cheated by fraud and theft,
If saccess did not come now when
would it. The troltlng out of James
G. Blaine as the workingmen's candi-
date was one of the great humbugs
of the age.