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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
The Scheme Didn't Work.

81 thought I'd come here to-day
Just for joke" SAID a trim, bright
eyed young man in the prisoners cage
of the county jail yesterday. ITS
very interesting to see the prisoners
enjoying their Thanksgiving dinners.
Poor devils, they don't have much
fun. But can't stay any longer to
watch them"
He moved up close to the grated
door and motioned to the turnkey to
let him out The turnkey did not APP
pear to notice him.
II say, | think I'll 90 now, said
the young man, briskly.
The turnkey took chew of tobacco
and sighed pensively.
Here, be quick, will your the
young man exclaimed. | want to
get home to dinner"
"Oh, stop your fooling," said the
turnkey, YEARLY. IL know you
You're John Casey and you're in here
to stay. That trick OF yours is awful
old. Green prisoners try that old
racket on me every day"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10

,fy that the electors shall be 81 DIN
ed or chosen within thirty four days
preceding such first Wednesday in
December.
2 II there shall not be the space
.of two months between the date of
such notification and the drst Wed
nesday in d, cember in the year uext
ensuing. and if the term for
which tho President and Vice Presi-
uent were elected will expire ou the
Sd day of March next ensuing, the
notification shall not specify that
electors are to be appointed or chosen.
Electors appointed or chosen upon
the notification prescribed by the pre-,
ceding section shall meet and give
their votes upon the FIRST Wednesday
ia December specified in the notiiica-
ton.
The provisions of the title, relating
to the qusdrennial election OF Presi-
dent or Vice President, shall apply
With respect to any election TO fill va
oapcies in the offices of President and
Vice President, held upon a Motif.
cation given when both offices be
come vacant.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
The Law of Succession.

The law on the subject OF the Pres.
idenual succession is very clumsy. II
is to be found in the Revised Statu
tes Of the United States. titls Ill,
chapter, !, sections 146-l50, inclusive,
as follows;
- case OF removal, death, resigua-
ton or inability Of both the President
AID Vice President Of the United
States. the President Of the Senate,
or, if there is none, then the Speaker
of the House Of Representatives, for
the time being, shall act as President
until the disability Is removed or a
President elected
Whenever the offices Of President
and Vice President both become va
cant the Secretary Of State shall forth
With cause a notification thereof To be
made 10 the Executive Of every State,
and shall also cause The same TO be
published in at least one Of the news
pspers printed IN each State.
The notification shall specify that
electors Of a President and Vice Presi-
dent OF the U nited States shall be ap-
pointed or chosen in the several States
as follows:
/ If there shall be the space oil
two months yet TO ensue between the
date of such notification and the frsi
Wednesday in December then mex
ensuing, such notification shall spec
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
A Cat Story.

Theophile Gautier, the well known
French writer, had, among his nu
merous pets, a reddish cat, with 3
white breast, pink nose, and blue
eyes" when he called Madame
Theophile. He tells In substance the
following story OF her. Oue day, q
friend, who was leaving home lUr i
short time, left in our charge favor
lie green parrot The bird, feeling
lonely 10 a strange house, elm ood
| oy the help OF ms beak 10 the TOP vi
/ the perch, and sat there, rolling his
eyes about In scared way, sad
wrinkJlng over them the white merl.
| branes which served as eyehds.
Madame Theoplle had never Defore
encountered "a parrot, and the Aovelty
awoke IN her mind an evident aston
lshment. she sat regarding The bird
with an air OF profound meditation,
and putting Jogetser all tho ideas OF
natural history winch she had been
able 10 collect during her excursions
on the roofs or ia the coutt-y ard
garden. The shadows of her Thoughts
iltted across her changeful eyes, ana
1t was not difficult TO read tue otcb-
ion at which she finally arrived: TINS
ls-decIdedly 1t lS--a green chicken.
This conclusion reached, the Cat jump
I'd from the table wnlcn She naC
CHOSEN rs her observatory, and
croucAed III corner OF the room, her
belly on the floor, her knees bent, her
head lowered, her spine stitched ike
panther. The parrot followed eacn
| movement of The cat vita leverISh
dlsquIetude. His feathers brsIled, Lac
raLJled his chain, raised Cne of ms
claws and exercised ms tslons, while
ne whetIed his beak on The edge o.
the feeding cup. The eyes of The cal,
meanwhile, plainly said, Green
though he be, TINS chicken is wItno0l
doubt good to eatl' She drew nearer
the parrot with Aer pink nose quIyer-
Ing, aud eXpectant suIYerS OF glut-
tonous delight running down neI
back. Suddenly her back curved lake
a bow which Is beut, and, with one
strong, elastic bound, she alIg nted On
the pefcn. The parrot, seeing his
danger, rem2g keu Iii a deep bass voice,
as low ana solemn as tnat OF M.
Joseph prudhomme, Hast thou
barekfasted, Jacquolt3' Thls rematB
created IN The mind of the Cat evident
dlsmay. She took d sudden LEAP
backward A blast from a trumpet,
a pile OF plates Crashing to the Hoo
could noJ have INSPIRED ner Win more
! terror. All her ornlthologicaI ideas
were In one fell moment overturned
Aud on whaL2 On the roast beet OF
the kIng9' continued Inc parrot, The
face Of The cat ROW said as distinctly
as words: This is not 9Ird. IL Is
a gentleman. He speaks"
when on wine have Toasted free,
The tayerns iurn around with me"
sang the brd in a tremendous voice
The cat east questioning glance to
ward Us, and getting no reinsurance
in reply took refuge under the bed
from which place of safety she could
not be enticed for the remainder OF
the day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
ONLY FIVE MINUTES.
The Time IA Man was Given TO Pre-
pare for Death.
rs....

Col. VIII Middleby, who has just
returned from Indian Territory, re-
lates a startling experiences:
II had permission TO traverse the
territory, SAID the colonel, "but soon
found that the white scouudrels who
inhahit The country mad no regard for
it, One day, wet and hungry, I stop
ped at a sort Of public house. A
company OF rough white men had as
sembled IA the bar room OF the house.
/ at once noticed that / was regarded
with dlsfavor, and | was on the eve of
quitting the place when C4e fellow,
as rough a man as | saw, said:
"Cap'n, what's your bus'ntssl'
I'm out here TO look at the cour
try"
"Hain't you looked at ii3'
Eyes"
Wall, what are you haugin 70 un
fulo
Il have a right to hang around.
wv hat right2"
This, l replied, producing my
passport, and presenting it to him.
"'Taint worth hell room, he said,
as he cody proceeded to tear il up.
His companions roared with laughter.
had a pistol, but what could do
with a dozen desperate mcn2 Now,
continued the rufiian who had dc.
stroyed the passport, we understand
you pretty well. You are Il detective,
an haint come here for no good,
nuther. ,"
~ am not a detective
DO you mean TO say that am a
liarr"
"'That's what he does, Jack 7 shout
ed Que of his companions. In mo
ment / was surrounded, Every man
had drawn his pistol.
81 ought to kill you right here,
said the ruffiAn addressed as Jack j
oughtn t to let you live another mint
Someone advanced and relieved
me Of my pistol
"'Now, I'll tell you what well dc,
said Jack, Wen just give you five
minutes 10 live. Stand right thar,
now, an do your prayin'.'
I'm vain | pleaded. The ruflians
would not listen to me.
ITS jes' five minutes TO IL o'clock,
said Jack. Look up thar at the clock
an when 70 O'Clock comes you are
gere, an If you take your eys often
IL III the meantime you are gone any
how"
81 gazed at the clock aud began to
humble prayer. Oh, how precious
a single moment OF time can be ]
thought of lay home, of my wife
and children. l could hear their sup
pressed breathing. The desperate
men stepped behind me. could hear
the beating of my own heart Five
minutes to live 1t had already seem.
ed an age. Would the time never
come2 Cold perspiration rolled down
my face and almost blinded my eyes
could but indistinctly see the
face Of the clock, but l knew only
q minute more was left me. That
The wretches would kill me | had not
a doubt, but why had they chosen such
a method2 Tnen / remembered an
article / had once read descriptive OF
the delight felt by such men in seeing
victim suffer. Death, of itself, was
not sufficient. The time must have
expired. My knees were so weak thai
| could scarcely stand. wondered
if could near the report Of the pistol
| heard a laugh. quickly turned anC
saw a negro standing near me. Tht
rutiians were gene. | glanced at thu
clock Five minutes to IL.
What are you laughing at7' / dc
manded of the negro.
AT dat ole joke dem cowboys play
ed on yer. Dat clock amt runnin,
boss Der gennerman tole me ter gin
yer dis pistol. Head it is, err haw
hawp
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
A Vast Difference.

Thin, Hsrdup Gent" Say, Mister,
will you give a fellow lift towards
buying an overcoat; I'm afraid Ill
catch cold on me lungs"
Stout Gent--"Why don't you do
without an ovsrcoat2 / don't wear an
overcoat, and am not afraid OF catch
ing cold on my lungs"
Thin, Hard-up Gent-"Blt, Mister,
your lungs are not as easily reached as
mine.n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
A Mopstrosity.
Blnghamplon RepublIcan.

Papa (soberly )--"That was quite a
monsrosity you had in the parlor last
evening"
Maud (nettled) - Indeed That
must depend upon ones understand
ing Of the term monsrosity -
Papa (thoughtfullD- Well, two
heads upon one pair OF shoulders, for
example"
J. ii Wyatt, q vsnraA hunter Of
West Thornton, n H., has killed
about sixty nine bears during his life
time.
Southern Arizona is cut up by num-
erous mountain chains inclosing level
valleys, IN which cattle Craze.
Some Of these valleys are large
enough to contain the state Rhode ISL
and.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
Report of Indian Commissioner.


Gen J. D. @ Adkins, commission
err of Indian affairs, has su omitted to
the secretary of the interior his annu-
al report for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1885 The commissioner
prefaces his report with the statement
that lit requires no seer to foretel or
forsee the cIv4tiz alton of the Indian
race as a result naturally deducible
from s. knowledge and practice upon
their part of the art of agriculture,
for the history of agriculture among
all people and in all countries init.
mately connects it with the highest
intellectual and moral developments
of man" lie continues:
The increased interest in agriculture
manifested since the opening of last
spring and the preparation on several
reservations for still increased acre
age IN farming are among the hopeful
signs Of Indian progress and develop
ment. This brings me directly to the
consideration of the practical policy,
which, | believe, should be ad opted
by congress and the government in
the management of the Indians. II
should be industiously and gravely
impressed upon them that they must
ABANDON THEIR TRIBAL RELATIONS
and take lands IN severalty as the
corner stone of their complete success
In agriculture, which means self sup
port, personal Independence, and ma
teriaI thrift. The government should,
however, ia order To protect them, re-
tain the right to their land in trust
for twenty-five years, or longer, but
issue trust patents at once 10 such
Indians as have taken individual
holdings.
Every step taken, every move made,
every suggestion offered, everything
done with reference TO the Indians
should De made with a view of in.
pressing upon them that this is the
policy which has been permanently
decided upon Ia reference TO their
government; they must abandon tribsi
relations; they must give up their
superstltions; they must forsake their
savage habits and learn the arts Of
civilization; they must learn to labor,
and must learn TO rear their families
as white people 40, and to know more
OF their obligations TO government
aud society. In a word, they must
learn 20
WORK FOR A LIVING,
and they must understand that it Is
their duty 10 send their children 10
school. When the farm and the
school have becom familiar institu-
tons among the Indians and reason
able time has interviewed for the tran
sltion from barbarIsm or SEM civil
lied state to one Of civil cation, then
will the Indian be pre- pared 10 take
upon himself tbe higher and more
responsible duties and privileges WHICH
appertaiu TO American citizenship
There are ia the Uuited States. egciu-
size of ALASKA, 260 600 Indian SOUS
or that number there are ia the five
CIVILIZED tribes ia Indian Territory
Ga 600 There are ia New York go,
IN North Carolina 100, aud there are
some ia Dakota. Nebraska, Kansas,
Wisconsin and NJ nuesota, and few
IN California and the northwest who
are civilized, and still others who eau
lay some claim To civilization Man
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10

A grocer in Mansfield, Pennsglva-
MIA, bought twenty ions Of butter in
one week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10

Isaac Caldwell, the distinguished
lawyer Of Louisville, who died on the
other day, was one of the greatest
poker players in the whole State If
Kentucky.
The cotton crop of Central Asia has
been unusually good this year. Many
owners Of cotton mills ia Russia seem
TO prefer Central Asian To American
cotton, and have established direct re-
lations with the planters Of Bokhar0
and Khiya.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10

The Chemist ana Druggist gives the
results Of DE-. MGgnier de la Sources
Investigations INTO the adulterations
OF French wines. The average anuu-
81 importations into Paris equals 100 !
000, 600 gallons, and tAe quantity Of
50 called wine sold there amounts to
100 600 600 gallons. The adulterants
arc chiefly water, alcohol and glu-
cose, and the coloring liquid is made
largely from the heavy dressings of
dry grapes. More than 40 per cent
of the wines were so fortified, during
1884 as TO contain IS per cent. Of
alcohol; natural wines contain Only
about 10 per cent. Even OF the very
mild wines, less than four samples IN
8 hundred contained less than s per
cent. Of alcohol The conclusion is
that French people are constantly de-
handing stronger vines and arc
growing less particular as to delicacy
OF favor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
when on wine have Toasted free,
The LaYerns urn around with me- y

TIC taYerns urn around with me,
sang the blrd in a tremendous voice.
The cat east a questioning glance to-
ward Us, and getting no reinsurance
in reply took refuge under the bed
from which place of safety she could
not be enticed for the remainder of
the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-12
TUESDAY, CYCLONE.
Many Poor Families in Need OF As.
slstanCe.
WAsHINGToN. C.. H.. Sent. II

W ASH1NGTON, y. H., sept. ii.
Congressman Little, no has been here two
day examining into the condition of affairs,
has made the .ollowing statement. The de
siruction here Is not 80 generally sweeping
as at jamestown, but is vastly greater The
general course of the tornado WAS from the
southwest to the northeast through the cen
ter Of the city. Its general width was about
600 feet, with occasional breaks to
the right or left, in its course of a mile and a
half.
liz the town it is an exception where any
square escaped injury. In most of them the
damage to property is marked and in some
of tht m fearful. The business portion suf-
fer, d the most. ia single house in tnis
portion escaped harm did not notice the ex-
crption. In two blocks alone the estimate of
dsmsge to buildings has been placed at $780,
600. Damages to goods in these buildings
will not fall short of $40, 900. No class OF
property escaped. Dwellings, of all grades,
public halls, churches and school houses fell
prey to the fury of the cyclone.
The individual losses AS shown by esti-
mates of the committee will be over $780,
600. and these are total as they are not COW
cred by insurance. They fall largely but not
most disastrOusly upon the business men.
The devestations will be most severely felt
by the poor who have come in for their full
share. As many as forty dwellings occupied
by poor families we're utterly demolished.
The relief committee estimates that hun
dred families will need assistance because of
losses incurred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-12
MAINE DI>PATtHES
ARR TESTED BY conscience.
A Maine Forger Gives Him. elf up to Ju..
tice Long After His Friends Had Given
Him up for Dead.

CHICAGO, Sept. IL.
A tall, dark featured man Of fine appear
ance walked into the central police station at
Chicago Thursday, and after announcing ,ba,
ne had forged notes on Dosne & G, fl, COM
mission merchants Of New York, want d to
give himself up lie said the forgerie.
amounted to $1,000 and occurred eight years
ago.
He remarked that his name was Willard
Andrews and that he was engaged at the
time of the forgery in the commission busi-
ness near Portland He had frequently drawn
with whom he had business dealings and he
found no difficulty in csshing the checks on
that firm in Portland, Thomaston and Rock
land. He fed to Canada. A year ago he
year. He claimed that he was haunted
with fear constantly and decided to surrender
himself to the authorities.
The police ,eleRraphed to Doane & GoA
Thursday. and received reply that they had
no wish to prosecute Andrews. The swim
died banks have been informed of Andrews
statement, but have not yet replied. 1t is
thought that Andrews is slightly demented,
as he talks of mobs pursuing him with the
intention of hanging him.
PORTLAND, Sept. IL.
The man Andrews mentioned in the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches Friday, as giving him
self up in Chicago for forgery. is a nephew
Of City Marshal Andrews of Portland. He
is 2S years old. His parents live in Warren
His father set him up in business and he
bought fish and sold them in New York by
the cargo. Seven years ago he forged several
checks on Doane & Gof, about $4,000 in all
The checks were cashed at the Georges Ma
tional Bank of Thomaston, Thomasron Ma
tional Bank, Rockland National Bank and
First National Bank. Andrews had book
keeper by the name OF Williams who forled
the checks and Andrews uttered them. His
relatives supposed him dead. Williams was
tried and convicted and served four or five
years in State Prison, and has just been re-
leased. Marshal Andrews has notified the
banks, and the prisoner will be held IN Chi
cago until an officer from Portland can go
after him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-12
BRAINERD'S ESCAPE.
A Sharp Scheme Carried Ont by Some of
His Friends.

WINNIPEG, Sept. H.
The reporter called on Mr.. Perdue, solici-
tor tor Brainerd, the St Albans defaulter,
who states that after Brsinerd had been kid
mapped, that he, tperdue,) Immediately tel
egraphed to legal firm in St. Paul and one
in Chicago to watch tor him and have him
taken in charge. He directed that a writ of
habeas corpus be issued, calling upon the de-
tectives to show by what authority they de-
tanned Branerd. There was no warrant or
legal process OF any kind.
The directions TO the legal firm in st. Paul
were of rather general character, urging
that Brainerd be got across the line into
Canada again in the easiest way and at the
earliest moment.
The trm was instructed to watch the trains
both at st. Paul and Minneapolis. Perdue
received information of Brsinerd's escape in
the manner indicated by the telegraph dis
patches.
The programme was left entirely to the
law firm, the name of which Perdue would
not disclose, and beyond the fact that Brain
erd was gotten safely away. he does not know
his whereabouts nor the programme adopted
10 bringing him to the Canadian northwest,
if he Is not already here.
Mrs Brsinerd is very anxious about her
husband but expects soon to have him with
her again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-12
"COFFIN NOTICES."
Mollie Maguirism on the Rampant in
PennsylyaDia.
SHAMoKrS, Pa. Sept. IL.

SHAxoKrx, Pa. Sept. IL.
Mollie Maguireism is again rampant in up
per and lower Lnzerne district Nine mur.
ders have occurred recently in the northern
coal fields and the mines are frequently fred
The murderers and ire-bugs go free, and
the coal and iron police seem powerless to
afford protection to life and property. Moon
light rife companies are drilling unmolested,
and the association of miners and laborers is
daily growing by hundreds. II is well known
here that Mollie Magnire brotherhood ha.
been quietly organized since last April, and
general outbreak is confidently looked for
before November. The detectives are watch
ing for the approach of Socialist Garsuch of
Chicago, who it is thought will try to organ
ize a revolt among the miners. The familiar
''cofin notices have been received by q
number of law and order societies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-12

is cowardly. He allowed me to 60 into
training at great expense and loss of time,
and he allowed Mr.. Dunn to expend a large
sum OF money in preliminary preparations
for meeting. when from the first he never in
tended to meet me. He swore he would not
disappoint Dunn and he has broken his
word.
| can whip him to moral certainty and
wifi light him any day. Our meeting at Ho-
ooken was to have been spsrring match
with gloves and he is afraid to meet me even
at that. He knows can best him. He is
afraid to follow his calling as pugilist and
wants to live by exhibiting himself in negro
minstrel show or q dime museum. shall
give him reasonable time to reconsider his
pusiilanimous conduct and if he fails to come
to time, l shall declare myself champion of
America, and be prepared to defend the title
against all comers."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-12

An ARRAY Between Strikers and their
SuccessOTs.-Several Wounded.
WHEELING, w. Va Ser

WHEELING, w. Va Sept. IL.
Since the endin of the coal miners strike
in Wheeling Creek coal mine there has been
much ill-f-eling between the old drivers and
the men who filled their places This cul-
minated last night in an atfrsy in which two
of the strikers were seriously wounded.
Late in the evening crowd of miners and
others proceeded to the house Of Isaac Jones,
of the new haulers, and proceeded to tear il
down. They commenced operations by braI-
ing in door with heavy log Of wood and
breaking the windows out, when Mr.. Jones
seized a shot gun and fred two loads of buck
shot into the crowd, seriously wounding
Frank Eclicker and Bernhard Mioconaugh
and driving the remainder out Of range. 1t
is feared that serious trouble will result from
this affair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-12
New HOrk Money market.
new YORK Produce Market.

NEW YORK, Sept. IL.
FLOuR-Recepts. 1888, exports, s70S sales IL,
700, No 2. 30 "a rs, fancy white Western, extra
s05 q IS common 70 good, 8 40 q 70; good u
choice, 70 q; City mill extra, 4 IS a %
superfne, 3 i0a g. IS; St. Louis extra, $40 s 40
winter wheat extra, 80 q 8 IS; Minnesota extra
8 20 IS
wHEAT- Receipts. III, 200 exports, III o6s; saIes
1900, No. red, ST; No. red, g1I; elevator
No Red State, "; NO White State, Sll.
KYE-quiet-
BAKLEY-casier.
Corn = Receipts 2i, 800 busheis; exports. 1887
sales. $4,000, spot No 3. 5li; No2. 4sl.
OATs-keceipts. 9o.95o, saes. ia, go; No 2, 2gl
do White. %; No 2, ~ 29l; do White. "A al
No ], 30; do White, IS Mixed Western, Is q s2
White do, IS 80; White State 81 81
sUeAK-Cut loaf and icrushed II n; granuiated.
-; white extra c, act; yellow, 5a 81; mould,
u.
PETRoLEUN-United, 1o2f bid.
IALLOw-easier.
BEKF-steady.
10 90.
LAkD-fe1Aed, . 80.