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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
The Problem of All Time.
Somerville journal

After the Concord School Of Phil
osophy gets through discussing En-.
erson it might add something to hui
man knowledge fit would discuss the
subject, viz: Why is 1t that when
two young men and two younger
ladies who are drifting toward atfec
tonate acquaintance set out for a
walk in pairs within speaking distance
of each other the young lady behind
feels herself in duty bound to speak
to the young man in front, and the
Young lady in front considers it equal
iy her duty TO speak to the young maA
behind; and why, if the youHg men
should change partners, this peculiar
ity would still be observed II is
strange that this should be so, but it
is SO. and perhaps the Concord School
Of Philosophy can tell why it is 50 If
it will devote its powerful mind 20
IT,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
John Greater lhan nanlel

New York Clipper
Pa, p said a Boston urchin Of s.
couldn't Daniel Webster knock out
Sullivan in three rounds?'
The Boston father did not look sur
prised, as perhaps New York father
would, but said
Not much, my lad.
WAS Dan n. q. slugger, par
Daniel Webster wasn't a slugger
at all, my boy. What are you talking
aboutln
He wasn't slugger2 What did
that man you were talking with call
him the great eX FOUNDER for. thenM
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

For three weeks fire had been
burning briskly on board the old gov
eminent monitor, Dictator, at Tasker
street waIf, Philadelphia. Tie con
tractors have been endeavoring, with
but little success, TO get rid Of the
woodwork which lies firmly imbeded
between the morand the hull. Nine
months have been spent in the work
of tearing the old hulk apart, with
prospects Of many more before the
vessel will be reduced to old iron and
ready for the furnaces. Several thous
ald tons Of material have been taken
cut Of the Dictator, and yet there are
many more concealed in her massive
frame As soon as the remaining por
ton IS cut down 10 the waters edge
the hull will be towed to shoal spot
on the Jersey side Of the river and
blown up.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
Woman.

Woman, owing to her proposed en-
franchisement,o occupies at the present
moment a considerable share of pub
lie attention, and all that relates to
her is of especial interest. Man, al
though he has had the pleasure of her
acquaiAtance for nearly six thousand
years, is, or processes to be, entirely
ignorant as to her political tempera-
ment and apparently knows very lit
tie about her beyond the fact that she
was originally produced from one of
Adam ribs. Some interesting obSer-
vations on this point were made by
Joan Raulin III the beginning Of the
sixteenth century: observe the re-
suit, he preached; man, composed
Of clay, is silent and ponderoUs; but
woman gives evidence Of her osseous
origin by the rattle she keeps up.
Move sack of earth and it makes no
noise; touch a bag of bones and you
are deafened with the clitterclattcr. s"
Woman, however, was not without
an advocate of her rights in those
days. The following remarks made
on the "Excellency of Women, )"
written by Cornelius Henry Agrippa
in 1909, are such as might have been
uttered by Mr.. John Stuart Mill:
UNJUST laws, he says, do their
worst to repress women; custom and
education combine TO make them
nonentities From her childhood
girl is brought up in idleness at home,
and confined to needle and thread
for sole employment. When she
reaches manageable Years she has
this alternative-thc jealousy Of
husband or the custody of a convent.
All public duties, all functions, all
active mlnistrations of religion
are closed against her Agrippa
looked upon woman as the practical
sex. "What arithmeLician he asks,
could deceive a woman in a bar
gain?' ANY one who has had expert
ence Of a modern British landladv at
a seaside lodging house will confirm
Agrippa's opinion Oh this point.
Whether woman will ever get into
parliament remains to te seen; but
that Eve would have found some diff
Guilty in entering the house as at pres
ent constructed is beyond doubt, If
any reliance is to be placed on a cal
culation made of her sizs by the
French Orientalist Henrien, member
Of the academy. In table given by
him of the relative heights Of several
eminent historical personages, he
puts that of cur great mother at IFS
feet 9.75 inches. The dwindling OF
woman's stature is probably owing to
her wrongs. When she obtains her
rights she will perhaps regain her
former somewhat formidable pro
portions. st. James Gazette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

The oldest and largest tree ia the
world is a chestnut, near the foot Of
Mount .Etna II is hollow, and large
enough toadmit two carriages driving
abreast through it. The circumfer-
ence Of the main trunk is 2l2 feet.
The Grizzly Giant monarch of the
MaripOsa Grove, measures ninety-two
feet. The famous Charter Oak, ,
near Hartford, CT, which fell August
q, 1856. was thirty-three feet in cir
conference at the ground.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
Health at the SeasIore.


why what ais you, old mani
You look as if you had got up from 3
sick bed Anything serlous1'
u guess not.
well, there IS, tell you Why,
when saw you two weeks ago you
were stout and in tho best OF health,
and here you are thin and pale and
all doubled up. You look AS # you
had been frozen TO death. You shot Id
take a vacation
mo, that's what ails me; I've Just
had one
'Indeedl Where did you gol'
TO the srashCre
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

a French investigator atlirms his
discovery OF a direct connection be-
tween earthquakes and pestilence. lie
cites thirty earthquakes, meteoric
showers or violent stroms between 30
b. G. and A. d. 1915, which were fol
lowed by outbreaks Of plaques or
cholera. To which may be added the
recent earthquakes in Italy and Java
followed by the cholera Of last year
and this.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
" Voted for Him Once. "

He was a forlorn, ague shaken. sal
low complectod, woe BECOME, one-gal-
lowsed refugee from the Bens n dis.
trict Of Franklin county
Greedy found !" said he, as he
heard two gentlemen on the corner
OF Main and ST. Clair discussing the
rescue. Yes, sir, found in the Arctic
Ocean. The HI you say thought
he was dead long ago, Then, after
a paase. u voted for him onc't, but
damned ef they git me to do it agin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

A Wayne county N. " paper sage
the constables and poormss ers in
every town in that county report that
the number of tramps who have couae
under their ne tice 1his season is muck
lager than ever before IN their eE-
pefltnce.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

A curious needle, says the Tor9n TO
Globe, is in possession Of Queen Vic.
toria. II was made at the celebrated
needle mandatory at Reddetch. and
represf nts the Traian column in min
iature. Scenes from the Queens life
are depicted on the nee3le, 50 finely
cut and so small that they arc only
dacerniole through a microscope.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

The Chllian governmenthas declared
a war OF determination against the
condor. 1t offers a reward OF s. for
every condor killed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

The total muster Of the House Of
Lords is SIS OF these five are mem
bers Of the royal family, who, in ac-
cordance with the usual practice, a b.
stain from divisions on a political
question. OF the remainder, 258 rank
as Tories, and 21S are usually CLASH
fed as Liberals.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
THE FAST MAIL TRAIN.

The Run from Chicago to Burlinc ton,
Ia, Distance Of 2o7 Miles, Made In
-Four Hours and Forty Minutes.
BURLINGTON, March 12.--The fast mail
train which left Chicago at three o'clock
yesterday morning over the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy Railroad, md which was
due at Burlington at eight a. H., arrived
here at TAO. having made the trip in the TN
precedented time of four hours and forty
minutes distance of POT miles. Five stops
were made, and at times speed was
reached of mile minute. The splendid
road-bed and clear track put the engineer
On his mettle, and he reached Burlington
twenty minutes ahead of time. In fe
minutes the citizens of Burlington were sur
prised by the cry of the news boys on the
street, Here's your Chicago morning
papers," and some incredulous people
refused to buy. on suspicion that the
papers were a day old. Postmaster
General Gresham, First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Hatton and General Superin-
tendent. Thompson, in company with Vice.
President Potter, accepted an invitation to
breakfast with President c. E Perkins, at
his residence, aftef which reception was
Eiven General Gresham and his party ut the
residence of Mayor Adams, and many citi.
zens called to express their qualification al
the establishment of the fast mail. The
party started East at noon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
East st. Louis Has ., Blaxe and Losss Aal
\ MILLION.

East St. Louis Has . Blaze and Losss Hal
Iullion. i.
ST.. LOUIS, March 12.-Probably the most
destructive fire that ever occurred I'm East
St.aLouis took place last night The flames
first caught in Q small barber shop in arrow
Of old frame buildings on the river front, sit
uated between the freight yards of the Chi
cago & Alton on the north and the Ohio &
Mississippi on the south. There being no
fire department in the place, surrounding
property was entirely at the mercy of the
flames, which spread with lightning rapidity
and in few minutes had envelOped not
only the whole row of frames but spread to
the transfer stables in the rear and then to Adj
vance Elevator CAP still further to the east,
and the entire property was destroyed. The
elevator had capacity of 100000 bushels
and said to have contained between 2OO, 600
and 800, 900 bushels of corn, about $4,000
bushels of oats and about 10000 bushels Of
wheat Leading west from this elevator
was a long cOnveyer, connecting with Ele-
vatOr 3D." on the river bank, belonging to
the same company. Part of the conveyOr
was burned, but the remainder was torn
away. The elevator itself, which is large
new building of 100000 bushels capacity,
was saved. Extending northward the fire
spread to the freight Office of the Chicago q
Alton road, and tONthe cars in the extensive
yard of that company. The freight Office,
which was formerly the passenger depot,
was totally destroyed, and large number
of empty and laden cars were burned. One
train of six burning cars was pulled out of
the yards to Cone station, near the National
Stock Yards, where.the flames were COM
mymicated to a long line of others on, the
siding, and all of them, said to number
seventy-five or eighty, were destroyed. A
number of cars in the Ohio & Mississippi
yards on the South, and still others on the
track near elevator A and in the Chicago &
Alton yards were also burned. 1t is eSti-
mated that fully 40 cars were burned, per.
haps one-third to half of which were ladeh
with grain and merchandise. Two old re-
pair shops of little value, and an axle shop
in the rear of elevator A were also burned.
The losses cannot be accurately stated to-
night. Estimates at this writing are: Ele-
vatOr building, S150,000 to 100000; grain,
$500, 600; cars and freight, $4,000; damage
to freight yards, railroad and buildings, S40,.
600 to $4,000; row of frame buildings.
repair shops, stables, ETC., $4,000, or per
haps total of half million. One fire en-
CINE and two hose reels were sent over from
this city, but they did not reach there in
time 20 do much service, and the fire may be
almost said to have burned itself out. In.
surance not ascertained.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
The Senate Finally Ratifies the Mexica,
Treaty After an Interesting Debate.

The Senate Finally Ratifies the Mexica,
Treaty After an Interesting Debate.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 13.-Afta
four hours consideration in secret session,
the Senate ratified the Mexican treaty. The
vote was Al to 81. The division is believed
to have been as follows: Yeas-Allison,
Bayard, Beck, Blair, Bowen, Camden, Cam.
eron of Wisconsin, COckrell, Cox, Cullom,
Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds, Fair, Farley, Frye,
George, Groome, Harris, Harrison, Hill,
Hoar Ingalls,, Jackson, Lamar, Logan, Nc
MILAN, Mcpherson, Henderson, Maxey, Mil
Ter of California, Miller of New York, Nor
gun, Pike, Pugh, Sabin, Salisbury, Sawyer,
Slater, Vest and Wilson. Total, Al. Nays
-Aldrich, Brown, Call. Conger, Glib
Jones, Jonas of Florida, Kenna,
Malone, Mitchell, Morrill,, Palmer, Platt
Sewell, Sherman, Vance and Williams; to
tai. 20. The debate which preceded the vote
is described as devoid of incident. Senator
Gibaon made the first and longest speech,
and was, of course. against the treaty on
the ground it admits free sugar in competi-
ton the chief staples of his own State. Sen
atOrs Jonas, COnger, Edmunds and others
spoke against the treaty, and Senators Coke,
Miller, of California and one or two other
Senators made short speeches in its sup
port. During the day several amendments
offered were voted upon and lost. Among
them We're two by Senator Jonas, the first
adding meat products, wheat and cotton,
and the second adding cotton and cotton
goods to the list of eXpOrtable articles. and
one by Senator Morrill, fixing lower limit
to grade sugar which might be imported.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
Reduction of Freight.

KANSAS CRY, March 15.-In accordance
with determination recently arrived at in
New York. reduction of ten cents hundred
on seabOard freight of the seventh, eighth
and ninth classes went into effect on all
the pool lines yesterday. This makes the
tariff rate on wheat from here to the sea-,
board 45 cents: corn, 40 cents, and pack
ing house products SOB cents per
hundred. Leading freight men here
said yesterday that this rate is really
no reduction at all. as the lines had beer,
making Just about these rates for months,
and the reduction by the pool commission Is
made simply to ''braee up the tariff rate
and put it at point where it will be mere
generally complied with.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
A VIRGINIA HORROR.
Over One Hundred Miners Meet Death b,
an Explosion i'm a Coal Mine.

PETERSBURG, VA, March 14.-Intel-
ligence is just received of terrible ex-
plosiOn in the coal mines of the Southwest
Virginia Improvement Company at POca-
hontas, Tazewell county, this State. 1t oc-
CURED at o'clock yesterday morning, and
over one hundred men are known to have
been killed. These mines are owned by
joint stock company composed mostly
of Northern capitalists. The work of destruc-
ton at the coal mines was horrible and COM
plete There were one hundred and fifty
men in the mine at the time of the explO
sion, not one of whom is believed to have
escaped. Those not killed outright by the
terrible force of the explosion, most likely
persisted from after-damp. A number of
bodies discovered are horribly mangled,
some of them with their heads torn from
the trunks, and others with the limbs all
gone, presenting an appalling spectacle.
The work of destruction was not confined
entirely to the interior of the mines, but
houses two or three hundred feet removed
from the mines were overturned, and in
several instances entirely demolished.
LATEST DETAILS.
A midnight telegram from POcahOntas is
as follows: The night hands went into the
mines at the usual hour, $50 strong. A lit
tie aftes midnight the town was startled
from its sleep by report that sounded like
the rumbling of an earthquake, followed by
clap of thunder. Soon a messenger came
from the mines, three-fOurths of mile
away, with information to the superin-
tendent that there had been terri
BILE explosion there. The superintendent
and Others went to the mines at
once. The scene was Undesirable. Words
could not convey the faintest idea of the des-
truction wrought in few short seconds.
Signs of it were plainly visible on every
hand. The entrance to the main shaft was
entirely torn out and scattered pell nell for
hundreds of feet, and the little train track
torn and twisted, and shapeless timber and
ties were hurled in confusion all around.
Cars were taken up bodily, torn in twain and
their iron wheels broken and shivered.
They were thrown three and
four hundred feet away. The
ridge and timbers on the ridge opposite this
drift were blackened picture to the sum-
NIT, six hundred feet away. A searching
party found a pair of shoes that had been
blown to the summit of the ridge, and a
mule was found at the same place, twisted
into all understandable shape. and the second
entrance to the mine presented similar APP
pearance to the first.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
FULLERTON'S FRAUDS.

Fondness for Clubs and Fast Living Leads
Another New York Man Into Temp
tation.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Manhattan
Beach Railroad Company has notified the
Stock Exchange that certain of its stock GER
tifcates, representing a total of four hun
bred and seventy-five shares, were invalid,
having been irTegularly or fraudulently
issued. In explaining tie matter, the couI--
sci Of the company says: son Friday last
l began an examination of the affairs of
the company The figures in the ledger of
the stock in the treasury did not agree with
the amount that is held by the company.
spoke to the transfer clerk of the discrep-
ency. He replied that the account had not.
been completed. / told him he had no buSi-
ness to leave it that way, and to write the
account up at once. He said he would
do so. As soon as my back was turned
he put on his hat and left the
office. and we have not seen him since. His
name is J. II. Fullerton, and he had been in
the employ of the company about four years.
An examination of the stock-boOks showed
that he hat. Issued the certificates to fictitious
persons or III fictitious names, had signed
sc loH.i Vi W upoil INC
o''cA VI 'e ce' '.,'ca'es IoI elo ho'l,ioao 9Mh
.is' M,tnesSeu .le sisiia ., "lion s"se
lue "iioie proceeo'iles 'i'e appeaIaice oI
through certain brokers in the street.
Tie certificates issued in this way
HOW outstanding are: A. Nos. 1915,
1.2IO, and 936, for one hundred shares EACH
Nos. ss7, SEQ ana 1.045 for fifty shares each,
anu ~ o.' toi I'VE la,. ; s we aso
loui,u .'i a. ne mu zen Jnr sSus ,hot
sloch III tie hil',iei oeoclIpeu ioi aoouI wv
!eais' anu ula' .',e asss"'ou asnouii. y
"oo"t t"o ti'o.a.i". Sli"ies' an y, 'lio cei
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
The Recent Battle.

SAuKIa, March 15.-General Graham and
Colonel Stewart. with their staffs, have re-
turned from Suakim. While destroying
ammunition the troops unearthed and de-
stroyed two thousand Remington rifles.
The wounded rebels state that Osman
Digna's nephew and many chiefs
were killed In Thursdays fight Osman
was present early in the battle, but ded
when defeat became evident. One thousand
and five hundred rebel corpses were found
in one pit. The immense volumes OF
black smoke which rose from the
burning camp and villages made
a grea,er impression upon the fugiuves than
the British proclamations made.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
Escaped Convicts Recaptured.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, March 1.-THE
whole party of convicts who escaped from
the coal mines near GAINESVILLE, have been
captured. Among them were the Iron
Mountain train robbers. Jack Callahan, a
murderer from Hot Springs, and other des
perate characters. They immediatel,
seized several guns and pistols of the guards.
which had been left convenient and escaped.
Passing through the country they obtained
several additional guns from farm houses.
and moved i'm the direction of Spadra. They
exchanged clothes with some tranps WHOM
they encountered on the road. and, keeping
well together. were preparing for a vigor'
Gus campaign. A detachment of guard:
from the mines followed them.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
$500, 900 Fire.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, March IA
fire started in Straden's wooden mills and
destroyed them; also the Novelty Manufac
turing Company's works and Richmond,s
box factory, all in the same building. The
flames then spread to ComstOck's saw mill
Clark & Ocher's sash and door factory
Hendley belt factory, Bissel's mammoth
carpet-sweeper factory, Felt boot company.
works. Carpet-sweeper factory loss, SIS,
600, partly insured; Felt boot company
loss, $4,000; insurance, $500. The Othel
losses were fully 500, 1000. The wind wa
blowing gale at the time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-21
ENER AL.

ANoyHER bill has been passed by the
Parliament of Queensland restricting Chi
nese immigration.
FRAU MATENA and Herren Winkelming
and Saria leave Vienna March "a, to take
part in the Wagner concerts in this country,
under direction of Theodore Thomas.
ANOTHER dynamite explosion has taken
place in London, at Fulham hotel, killing
one man.
ARABS, in recent slave raid, captured
eighteen hundred children. Natives on
the Lower Congo have killed several Euro.
peans and plundered the factories.
JAY GOULD is at Havana banqueting the
notables.
Pour SPAIN, Trinidad, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire recently.
THE British have again defeated Osman
Digma, losing seventy killed and one hum
dred wounded. Osnian Disma's loss was
not mentioned. ..
DEGAIEFF, the Russian Nihilist, supposed
to have been the leader of the band that
murdered Colonel Sudeikin, has sailed for
America.
THE weeks business failures throughout
the country, for the United States, mum.
bered ia; Canada and the provinces, a;
total, ZIG; as compared with 212 last week.
The decrease was principally in the West.
ern, Middle and New England States.
Canada has the same number of failures az
last week. -.