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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
NO. 80.

not yet taken action in the
matter. The conflict which has
recently broken out between
Mr.. Vanderbilt of the North
western and Mr.. Cable of the Rock
Island may prevent the ratification of
the contract, and in such event the
Northwestern would leave the asso-
citation. If the Northwestern leaves,
it is quite probable that the Wabash
will also leay,, as Vanderbilt and
Gould have acted together in the
matter all along, and neither has ever
looked upon the tripartite combiua-
ton favorable. When the compact
was first entered into Vanderbilt and
Gould did all they could to prevent
its ratification by the Union Pacific,
but were finally induced to vote
IN favor of the contract by the
concession that the Northweslera
and Wabash may become parties 10
the combination. The Rock Island
and Milwaukee & st. Paul were never
anxious to have the Northwestern and
Wabash in the combination, and if
bv any means those roads would be
induced to go out again they would
be greatly pleased, as that would re
establish the tripartite combination
between the three original roads.
When the two roads entered into the
agreement with the Union Pacific it
was their intention to divide between
them all the Union Pacific business.
They had no idea that the Northwest
ern and Wabash would come in after
wards and take off the biggest slice of
the business. As it no is the tripartite
agreement does not benefit the Rock
Island and Milwaukee & St. Paul in
the least, and they are no better off
than they were before the arrange
ment was made. But the Northwest
ern and Wabash also find that they
gained nothing by joining the com
binatlon. The Northwestern can
readily withdraw. Its board of
directors have simply to refuse to
ratify the agreement. And if the
Wabash should desire to withdraw no
obstacles will be laid in its way by
the other roads, although its directors
have ratified the contract.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29

of Williamsburg county. The loss
of property everywhere is great.
- TORNADO IN KENTUCKY.
FRANKLIN, Feb. 25.-This town was
visited by a tornado this afternoon,
and the large tobacco factory, owned
by New York parties was blown
down. The Barceau hotel, the opera
house and other buildings were un-
rooted.
CYCLONE IN DELAWARE.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 25.-A Star spe-
cial says a terrible cyclone passed
near Rockingham last night, killing
from IA to so people and wounding a
great number
CYCLONE IN ALABAMA.
BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 25.-A cyclone
swept through Cohabo valley yester-
day noon. 1t is reported that thirteen
were injured in one community.
Later intelligence but adds to the
horrible, wofu story. VIM. Wessen,
IA years of age, living neor Kerr's
gap was killed: Geo. Davis, on the
Poole place, was also killed. Miles of
forest in the Cohaba valley were lev
elled by the storm. Bodies of strange
cows are found around Iced. In many
places the ground is as clear of stone
as if carefully swept, and stumps of
trees bear the marks of flying rocks
There is absolutely nothing to indicate
where DR.. Wright's residence and
outhouses stood. John Poole died of
his injuries at Leeds. Many wires are
down.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
The Mormon Bother

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 26. The
university of Desert is supported by
the public school funds and has al
ways been controlled by the Mormon
church. The legislature make appro-
priations. A board OF regents ere
ated debt of nearly $50, 600 and the
legislature has passed bill making
an appropriation for the same, but is
not yet approved by the governor.
The law makes it the duty of the gov
ernorto appoint regents to be confirm
ed by the legislature. The governor
has sent in names for chancellor
and twelve regents, three of whom
are now Mormons. This is classed by
the church organs as an usurpation
of their power, and they will, If pos
sible, refuse to confirm, because the
university is really Mormon school,
claiming to be unsectional simply to
draw public money. The appoint
ments by Governor Murray give an
other chance for personal abuse and
the display of Mormon hatred of the
government
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
ASHiNCTON.

THE treasury will suspend the issue OF
81 and 81 notes, pending an appropri-
alton to enable the printing of more.
BILLS will be reported favorably for
a public building at La Crosse, Wis, and
for building in Chicago for the use of
appraisers.
MATT MILES of Austin, route agent
on the La Crosse and Sioux Falls run,
will be transferred to the Chicago and
Minneapolis run w. w. Street of LIE
Roy will be appointed on the run from
La Crosse to Sioux Falls.
IT is believed the bill making an ap-
preparation for the construction of the
Hennepin canal will be passed if proper
attention is given to its passage by mem
bers whose constituencies are most
specially interested.
THE Treasury Department has been
notified that the President of Mexico,
has issued decree imposing an addi-
tional duty of per cent on all articles
imported into Mexico, commencing
May IS, next
THE following postmasters were COM
missioned Wednesday-James Carney,
Deadwood, d. T.; VIM. NJ. Chandler,
Grafton, d. T.; Barney G.. Wilson, Wah-
peton. ID. T.; Richard l.. Bigger, Lisbon,
ID. T.; Lyman p. Goodhue, Larimore, d.
T.; VIM. +. Hunter, Elgin, ILL.,; Willard
N. Smith, Englewood, ILL.,. Hibben S.
Cerwin, Peru, Ill; j. J.. Sims, Edinburg,
Ind Chas. Ii. Tol,, Clinton, Ia; Taos.
F. Geris, Pontiac, Mich; VIM. P. For
syth, Jefferson, Wis. VIM. Parks, Ocon-
omowoc, Wis.
PosToFFICEs established - Dakota
Moltke, Burleigh county; Travare, Rob
erts county. Indiana-Lake Gage, Steu-
ben county. Iowa Fifield, Marion
county; Olds, Henry county. Minneso-
ta-Kragnes, Clay county. Postoffices
discontinued Michigan-Edgen, Van
Buren county. Postmasters commits
stoned: Ed. o. Sheldon, Ashkum, ILL.,;
Jos. Is. Donoho, Hickory Hill, H.; Muir
lin l.. Marshall, Kingsley, Iowa; Hal
vor &. Homme, Yellow Medicine, Mimi:
John p. Watts, Maple Grove, Wis.
THE Committee on Expenditures in
the Department of Justice has deter
mined to begin March 3, and continue
from day to day until completed, exam
Ination into the manner i'll which the
star-r0ute prosecutions have been and
are being conducted and into the con-
duct, efficiency and good faith of all the
officials or persons in the employ or pay
of the U. s., in connection with these
prosecutions. The committee will also
investigate whether or not the guilty
parties have been duly prosecuted. All
participants in the trials on the part of
the government or individuals will be
called to give testimony. The investi
cation will begin with the appointment
of MacVeagh as Attorney General, and
James as Postmaster General. The eX-
animation, it is believed by members
of the committee, will continue two
months.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29

skin. The last man taken out alive
was Henry Wilson, who managed to
suhsist on air in the very bottom of
the mine till rescued He was almost
gone. Those who were in other parts
of the mine suffered severely. Dick
Balsely reports that the men acted
much like horses in burning stable;
they were bewildered and not know
ing which way to go, refused to 60 In
any direction. Some of them were so
burned that
FLESH DROPPED OFF THEM
in places when removed. The scene
of the afflicted homes, tonight, is
heartrending beyond description. In
Hackney's house lie two oerpses, him
self and Mair. In the house of the
Hungarian, Ripko, perhaps, is the
saddest sight. This family seem ad-
vanced far beyond their average
countrymen in civilization and a
home cheerful ana attractive. The
dead husband and father lies upon
the bed and his weeping wife sits at
his head
KISSING AND CARESSING HIM,
while two little children stand by
and call Kim in vaiu. The party who
went out from here We're so affected
at this scene as they watched the in
quest that that they took up collec-
ton for the widow and two children.
The neighbors who come in to view
the scenes turn away in sorrow. After
identifying the bodies the coroner ad-
journed the inquest until Saturday
morning. The company will bear all
the expenses of the funerals, which
will take place tomorrow and next
day. The accumulation Of so much
gas in this mine and as to the cause
of such explosion is a matter of much
surprise as no accident has ever be-
fore occurred here and it was regard
ed as Q very safe mine. The fire boss
with lamp made his usual examina-
ton last night and pronounced every
thing all right. The men had left the
other mines that were regarded un-
safe and had gone here to work be-
cause there was no danger felt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
Wonderful Aut0mat0ns.

Danbury Conn Cor. Boston Globe.
Very many of the tiny screws used
in this country in matchmaking are
turned out in three little automatic
machines in this place. One Of them
while turning out a perfect screw Al q
fair rate of speed, is considerably i'm
proved on by its companions The ma
chime takes UP but little room. A man
could carry it under his arm without
much difficulty. A wire is fed through
a tube into the machine. 1t is carried
forward by revolving teeth. As ii ap-
pears knife cuts away the surplus
metal to make the stem for the thread,
just at the chiseI operates at the lathe
of the wood turner AS this is finished
small tube, in which the thread is
formed, advances and clasps the stem,
forms the thread at lightning speed,
and falls back. As this is done two
knives cut that portion Of the wire off.
and the completed screw falls down.
The wire again advances and the pro-
cess is repeated. The marvel of the
machine is best grasped when the size
of the screw formed is understood.
THIS week the largest size is being
made. They are an eighth Of an inch
in length, and it would require two
hundred of them to weigh an ounce.
The thread on the stem is SO small
that it is scarcely discernible to the
naked eye. Each macDine will make
five thousand screws day. The ma
chimes have been at work bEt little
more than month, and are the result
of years Of patient investigation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
Chicago Market.

CHIcteo Feb. 2s.-wkeat- in fair demand and
stronger. Sales ranged: 91Gs2ss for seller Febru-
airy; closed at Pa; es14GSs14for ssiIer March;
closed at sz1x; No. Chicago spring, 92GezA
closed at a254Ggsss. No. 3 Chicago spring. e0Gs2;
No 2 red winter, ess4GlOI5z. corn-In fair de-
nnand; 5zEa5SA for seller cash, coed at 5Ss4
G5s14; 5z1sGs2 for seller Fesrus1y. Oats
Dull and nominal; ~ for seller cash, February
and March Rye-Quiet and unchanged; 50.
Barley Quiet, 80. Pork-Deman. active, 17.s5
for seller cash for o;d; IS seo9IsIz1< for new
Lard-In fair demand, s.5009571z for seller
cash Butter Quiet and unchanged Eggs-zl.
CHICAGO, Feb es.-The Droyers Journal re-
ports: Hogs Receipts. 1900; shipments. 500,
best sseaG, others weaker; rough packing, sSoG
eso, packing and shipping, 7oo15.sos skip~,
s75965. csttie-Receipss. 600; shipments,
1000: siow but steady; exports. e5o9Z0o, good
70 choice shipping steers, :. 5oDe.2o: common 70
medium, s-zDu5 70, Texans, 5 -2oGc00- Sheep
Receipts, 900; shiprsents. 2.soo; active, ls92sc
lower; inferior to fair s0o0425 per ewt-. me
dunn 70 good 45oe5 %; choice 70 extra s4o9
900
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29

JOHN c. New lately assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, stands charged
in a lawsuit, recently commenced
against him, of having defrauded the
depoSitors and other creditors of the
Indiana Banking company out of
5000, 600. The complaint which is
brought by the receiver of the bank
rust bank charges him with gross
fraud in transaction. 1t AYERS that
he sold out stock of the First National
bank at double its value by represent
ing the assets to be good and of GER
tain amount and value; that within a
few weeks $3.50, 900 of the assets were
ordered by the bank examiner to be
charged as wholly valueless; and that
large part of the other securities SO
represented good were found to be
worth little or nothing. If these
charges are true Mr.. New is evidently
one of those republicans who expend
all theirintegrity in their politics, leav-
ing none for their private business.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29

CONVENTION TALK.
What Committeeman Say On
the Topics Now of Chief
Interest.
No Canvassing of Candidates
by the Committee at Its
Recent Meeting.
The Convention Located at Chi
cago Solely for Con-
venienee.
Flowers New York Boom.
An Illinois Democrat.


CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The Hon. John
FL. Oberly. of Bloomington, arrived
from Washington yesterday, and was
found by reporter at the
Palmer House. He said in reply
to questions concerning candidates
and their prospects:
There was no concentration of
democrats in Washington on any par
ticular candidates outside of Tllden,
whose friends say he will not accept
the nomination. | believe he thinks
he wouldn't, but if the unanimous
voice of the people should call him to
the post of duty he would risk his
life to take it; it would be a magnifi-
cent place to die in, and would give
him a magnificent funeral. If a man
must die he'd better die on the noun
tain top than in the valley. Waiter
son said that Tilden wouldn't accept
If every man, woman and child
offered him the nomination. Nor
rison's billa 1t will, of course, be de-
feated in the senate if not in the
house. 1 think he will enhance his
chances for the nomination to have
the bill beaten, because its
passage would make its subject
matter of public discus
sion and the like of it an issue, and
would bring its author forward pronli-
nently in the public eye. All the
eastern people l have seen prefer him
for the second place OH the ticket, eX-
cept the tariff-reform element, and
they want to put him first Yes,
MoRRIsoN's MY MAN,
and l think the Illinois delegation
ought to present him to the national
convention as their candidate. His
chances depend altogether upon how
he maintains himself ia the pending
fight over his tariff bill If he fails
and is ANONYMOUSLY beaten without
an heroic fight, he stands no chance
whatever. Yes, l find very favora
bly, sentiment for Mcdonald, and his
chances for the nomination are very
bright as present. Flower is making
the most vigorous fight of all he has
a strong organization at his back, and
in a short time the effects of his man
ipulation will be seen in every south
ern and western state. The
friends of Flower and Eaton are
the friends of each individual
ly. Several conferences were held
in New York, when | was there, to
see which should be supported, and it
was decided that Flower should be
the man. In those conferences the
friends of Payne said distinctly that
under no circumstances would he per-
NIT his name to be used.
Yes, Harrison wishes two state
conventions, but there should be but
one. l am for Garter Harrison for
governor; / believe he will be the
strongest man. But l don't want him
to use the party for his own benefit.
OF course he'll run. No, am not
If the convention offer it
to me | shall accept; but | shall per-
NIT no one to say am a candidate.
Bayard2 | have heard men say that
if the nomination goes east he stands
about as cool chance as any one
mentioned. Bayard and Morrison is
a ticket much talked of, and meets
with a great deal OF favor"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

MILLER, an old German, shot himself
in St Louis, and nearly froze to death.
A STORM has washed a mass of CLAIMS
five feet deep and half mile long on
the beach midway between Atlanta City
and Cape May.
Mas. JONES of Willimantic, Conn, is
eighty-four, but she caught the measels
last week.
JOHN OSULLIvAN, st. Louis lumber
merchant, assigned. Assets, $50, 900:
liabilities not known.
SISTER ANGELA. of st. Francis convent
at Dubuque, died recently of ccnsump-
ton. She was one of the original found
ers of the order in this country.
AT Charlottesville, Ind. jeff Smiths
leg muscles contracted in a spasm so as
to break his thigh bone.
AT jefferson, Tex. the district attor-
ney dismissed all of the celebrated Mar
ion county election cases. The reason is
not made public.
JOIN MORRISON, an old settler. was
killed at Monmouth, Man.. Saturday by
tree falling on him. He came from
Prince Edward Island, where his parents
/ and family live.
IN the TWO poisoned beer cases at
Ithaca one coroner's jury found death
caused by natural causes, the other from
| poisoning. The evidence wSs the same
| in both cases.
A SAW mill boiler exploded at West
Carlisle, Pa, killing two men named
Ridenbaugh and Buckmaster, and
severely wounding several others
A SNOW plow on the Chicago s North
western road was thrown from the track
about mile west of Rochester. Four
passenger trains were delayed several
hours in consequence, until the track
/ could be cleared.
THE relief steamers in the flooded dis
1 tricts report that tho seventies of the
flood are felt more now than ever. Even
people with money say they cannot buy,
for there is nothing to purchase.
A TERRIBLE cyclone visited the neigh
4 borhood of Austin, Texas, recently.
Every house in its path was crushed into
| splintsrs. Not fence and hardly a tree
is left staxding Ii the track of the whirl-
wind. No one was seriously injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29

The judicial power of the Fifth cir
cult has been invoked to attempt a
welding OF the split in the republican
party in 1852 in the Third district
Judge Clemention calls meeting Of
the rival committees to meet March
18th at the Park hotel in Madison and
to dissolve themselves into nothing
ness. 1t was attempted some time ago;
but it is now thought that the heat of
party necessity will melt the two com
mittees into oneness of mind To eff
feet such reconciliation the members
of the committee should keep up a
lively thinking cf the future and be
very forgetful of the past, No charge
is made for this recipe for harmony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29

THE steamer Britannia, from Liver
pool, brought the body of Richard Camp
bell, who died on the passage nome. He
was member of the paper firm of Camp
bell & Smith. Two years ago he wa
married to the only daughter of the late
Charles A. Coles, who bequeatned her a
fortune estimated at So, 000, 900.
GABRIEL ERB, widower, aged go, was
found drunk in a field near Hubbard.
Ohio, Saturday night, with his hands
face and feet frozen, and died Sunday
Erb was lately sued for breach of prom
Use by his housekeeper. Since the suit
begun be had been drinking hard. He
was wealthy.
SUNDAY night an engine and tender
on plug train on the Northwestern road
from La Crosse and Onalaska, left the
the track on the State street crossing and
went bottom up in ditch, being badly
wrecked. The cars did not leave the
track. The engineer and fireman jump
ed and escaped uninjured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
GENERAL NOTES.

AUGUSTA, Nc, felt an earthquake
shock last week.
EVERY saloonkeeper in Boulder, Col,
has been indicted.
RUSSELL SAGE's twin brother Is dead,
at Joliet, Ill.
. The Connecticut broke up at Hartford
this week.
PEACH BUDS are frozen all through
Northern Texas.
MISSISSIPPI has gone into the free
school book scheme.
THE rice planters of Georgia are clam
oring for protection.
A CAR load of Mormons left Chatta-
nooga last week for Utah.
MARYLAND has abolished the S4.5U
marriage license fee.
A STATE labor convention will be held
in Chicago, March 10, to discuss convict
prison labor.
SCARLET fever in the janitor's family
living in the German-English school,
New Haven, has dismissed the 200 pu-
pills. The fever is now raging in the
city.
Two Hamilton college students were
suspended. when the whole class with
drew. The trouble was refusal to al
low holiday for Prof. North's funeral.
THE United States imported AS, ,93S
pounds of opium in ten months up to
October 81, 1888 In the same time in
1882 the importation was but 10000
pounds.
BARNUM has built hall 215 feet long
and Il feet wide, and given it to Bridge
port, Conn. 1t accommodates 5000
people.
A FIRM of ice machine makers in
Fulton street, \. Y, exhibit large blocks
of arti6cialice with fish and game frozen
into them.
ADvICEs from North Louisiana re-
port the planters preparing for spring
crops, and that an increased acreage
will be planted in cotton. The only
drawback is the lack of laborers.
WHILE out trapping near Bridgman,
Michigan, William Williams caught an
eagle that measured nine feet from tip to
tip of his wings. The eagle was not seri-
ously injured by the trap.
WORK has been suspended ON the In
dian industrial schools at Lawrence,
Kan, because the government refuses
TO pay the contractors BY the omis-
sion of semicolon IN bill appropria-
ting S156, 900, passed at the last session
of congress, and drawn up by Senators
Plumb, of Kansas, and Dawes, of Massa-
chusetts, it was made to read for repairs
on Indian schools and not for erection.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
Killed hN Bandits.

NASHVILLE, Feb 26. The American
has received advices from Culican,
Mexico, giving the particulars Of the
recent killing of ex-senator Henry
Cooper. When within a mile of Cul
lean, Cooper and his companion were
attacked by two bandits. His com
panion Immediately fired, killing one
robber. The other robber then fired,
shooting Cooper through the heart.
The robber fled and has not been cap
tured, although the authorities have
made every effort.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
THE HON. p. n. KELLEY.
Comments on the Washington Com
mIttee.

mIttee.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-With members
of the Chicago delegation to Wash
ington that returned yesterday came
the Hon. P. HI. Kelley, the Minnesota
member of the democratic national
committee. Mr.. Kelley feels very
comfortable over the work of the com
mittee. He declares in. the most con-
vincing manner possible, that talk of
candidates there was none, either In
the meeting of the executive commit
tee or in that of the national commit
tee proper AS regards TIlden's can
didacy he said that man very near
Mr.. 1ilden's person had declared that
the sage of Gramercy would not
be a candidate; and that Mr.. Whit
ney, of New York, the son-in-law
of Mr.. Payne, had said that the
Ohio senator also would not become
candidate. Mr.. Kelley did not seem
inclined 10 indicate his own senti-
ment or, so far as he estimated it, that
of the West on the most eligible pres
identlal candidate in the democratic
field, but appeared rather inclined to
the opinion that the Minnesota dele
CATION would come to the convention
unpledged.
Mr.. Kelley said he cast his vote on
the first ballot of the committee for
location, in favor of Louisville, and
this in compliment to Henry w. Nc
Henry, the Kentucky member, sitting
by his side; after that he cast his
vote fer Chicago. Mr.. Kelley pays
great compliments to Senator Vest
for the speech he made before the
committee; a speech of the greatest
oratorical finish and one which, say
Mr.. Kelley, so competent judge and
proficient an orator as Colonel Villas,
of Wisconsin, highly commended.
1t was Senator Vest whose in
fiuence carried the Pacific Slope
votes for st. Louis. Mr. Kelley
couldn't give any very satisfactory
reason why the committee praetlced
such terrible secrecy as the exclusion
of the press from its meetings. 1t
would seem to have been so simply
because that was democratic way OF
doing. Mr.. Kelley, judging from his
remarks, was perfectly willing TO
have the transactions made public, as
was Mr.. T. w. Dawson, of the
Charleston News and Courier, the
South Carolina member of the com
mittee, who wished to introduce two
members of the associated press and
thus have all of the committees pro-
ceedings given verbatim to the plblic.
The committee on arrangements for
the convention, FIVE in number in
cluding Chairman Barnum, are yet
to be appointed.