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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
FOREIGN.

NJ. ADOLF DEUTCaER, radical and
now Ylce-prGs sident, has been chosen
president Ot the Republic of Switzerland
for the ensuing year.
AT conservative banquet in London
Baron de- Worms stated that the gov
ernment would dissolve should coal.
t on be formed between the liberals q d
Pdrnellites.
CITIZENS of Germany to the numbe I
of twenty three thousand have sent a
petition to the reiChstas in favor OF
cremation.
EMIGRATION from Germany during
the nIne months ending Oct. /, was SO,
600 against 1856, 600 for the same period
IN 1884
TIE presidential election in France
will be he'd December 2S A efusal
by the Chamber of deputies to vote
IS 100000 francs for the war in Tonquin
viii be construed by the ministry as a
lack of confidence.
THE armistic6 of thirty days propos-
ed by the great powers of Europe has
heen accepted by KING Milan and
Prince Alex x4nder. The lines TO be &C.
Cupled by the belli9erands will mean.
time be tracted by the military deHlark-
alton commits on.
A PARTY CT clever Europeans en-
ployed III Burmah by the Bombay
Trading company learned Of the out
break Of hostilIties and attempted to
escape from the country, bat were
murde red by the troops of a Burmese
steamer.
The Baltic canal will accommodate
the largest vessels. IL is estimated that
5000 vessels will pass through it year
ly. There will be a saving of % hours
in going from London to Baltic ports
The dues will be about pence per ton.
The work will be finished in abont seven
years.
PRINCE ALEXANDER has lodged for
nal complaint with The powers of three
distinct all, ged violations of The armis
tice by the Serviaus, resulting in heavy
loss of life on the part of the Bulgarian5
King Milan has been called on to give
an explanation.
INFORMATION from Koa Chung, in the
province of kwong Tung, China, states
that war has broken out between the
ncighSorIng villages of ko and Ju, IL
which both villages have become al
most ex,erminated, and nearly 40(
people were burned alive in one of thu
sacred temples. The cause of the trouble
was the seizure by the Kos of piece o
ground belonging to the Jus for a tenn
pie site. The two villages are about Of
miles back of HGng Kong and the sea
coast, and were separated by wall 9
feet high and many miles long. Tn,
Jus wa tied until the completion of tho
Kos temple and then attacked the
town, burning the temple and 400 per
sons. Not house in either village ii
left standing and two-thir&s of the in
habit ANITA are dead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
The Wicked Mormons.
ANoTHER sUIP is CoMMENCEp


SALT LAKE Dc q There com
menced before Judge z Zine in the fed
eral court here, to-day, the trial of B
Y. Hampton, city officer and a
prominent Mormon, who is charged
with entering into a conspiracy with
prostitutes TO establish house of i'll
fame for the purpose of entrappi' E
federal officials and gentiles. Thy
only witness eXaCllned to-day was
Mrs. Field, one of the prostitutes
She test.6.d that she entered into q
cantract with Hampton. He fur
nished house for her and the police
promised that she should not be ar
rested. They paid her rent and re
served one room In the house for
spoilers ii tmpton paid her $400 al
together. He took her past Gov
Murray's house in buggy, pointed
out the residence and told her TO call
on the governor and try to get him to
call on her. Hampton promised her
$500 if she compromised the governor.
Ha2o pton and his associates told her
they wanted TO get the names of
these GentIfes, so that they could
take them off the JGrles In the polyg-
amy trials. They wanted 10 eptrap
the governor, mayor of tae city, ard
other officials. Judge Zane empan-
neled federal grand jury to-day and
gave them pointed instructions to in
vestlgate tie cases of pol ggamy, un-
lawful cohabitation, keeUers and hab-
itues of lewd houses. He referred 10
the rumors that the jurymen would
be made to suffer if they did thorough
work The judge said he would ex-
cuse any one VINO was afraid. They
naust, said he, defend themselves even
by shooting their ASSISTANTS if neces-
sary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
ACCIDENTS,

FIRE in Charles Crossley's hst factory
at Newark, n, = Sunday night CaSsed
loss of nearly $4,000.
THE Arlington Cotton Mills, in Will.
mirgton, Del, burned "Wednesday.
Loss, $40, 900 to 500, 900; insured.
4 CONFEDERATION in the business por-
tion of Jacksonville, Fla, early Friday
morning destoyea about 1866, 900 worth
of property.
A FIRE i'll Carter street, Philadelphia,
destroyed a building occupied by Nor
ril Brothers, printers, and two manu-
featuring companies, the loss Helng
500 600.
By an explosion of gas "Wednesday in
the vault of the city building, in Terre
Htute, Ind, George Davis, city clerk,
aud James Bell. deputy treasurer, were
bad Y surned. The building was dam.
aged So 600.
FIRE Tuesday morning swept away
the AriRgtoa Cotton Mill, at Whining
ton, Del, causing loss of between $75,-
900. and 500, 900. Four employees were
hust m making their escape.
\ FIRE IN Montreal destroyed the oil
warehouse of McDOugall. Logic s Co. g,
and damaged the dry goods store of the
Lockhart company and the china stock
of Adam Darling, cau,ing loss of
$50. eco
A 1,0a0-pound grindstone in the
Gibbs & Ball plow works, at Canton,
Ohio. burst. instantly killing William
II. Champion. His neck and all the
bones of his head were broken.
4 DISASTROUS fire occurred in South
Danville. Vs., Tuesday morning. A
wooden factory, containing six sets of
machinery, new factory not yet com,
dwelling house and two harms belonging
to BeBjamin Greenbank, and covered
! highway bridge, were burned. The loss
| is estimated at from $65, 900 to SIS 600;
! insurance about $50, goo.
An explosion of gas in the Mill Greek
mine, near NIlkesbsrre, Pa, Monday
morning, injured 90 persons. One OF
| the victims died after being taken out
and the others can not survive. A
driver boy had one of his eyes torn from
| its socket
AN explosion of Eatural gas in s
| dwelling st Canonsburg, Pa, Wednes
day morning blew off the roof of the
structure, ana landed the owner, hi:
wife, and two children, who were sleep
ing sousdly at the time, in the yard
Fire breaking out, the building was en-.
tirely destroyed. The man, his wife
and little boy were severely injured anC
burned, but their little baby ESCAPED
without a scratch.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
FROM THE CAPITOL,

THE President has sent to the senate
C, mmunication embodying an ad-
ditional provision to the treaty with
Mexico in relation to the boundary
line.
SENATOR MCMILLAN introduced a bill
restoring To the pubic domain tbs land
granted to the Sioux City & st. Paul
Railway company III the State Of Iowa,
with the exception of ten sections per
mile for each mile of road constructed
VII hin the limits of the acc passed in
1884
THE Assistant Attorney General has
delivered the followiHg opinion of in
tert st to claiments for Indian depreda-
tions: "In ord r to entitle any claim
for lndiaR depredations to be investi-
gated in pursuance to the provisions of
the act of March 3, 1885, such claim
must either have originated since the
Revised Statutes repealing the three
years, limitation of 1884 went into op.
Grafton, 0r else, If 1t originated before
that time, it must have been presented
within three years after the conmis
sion of the injury which constitutes the
basis Of said claim" There are about
4 900 of these claims, representing about
$4,000.
THE trustees of the national home for
disabled volunteers are in sess ion in this
city preparing their annual report to
congress. The new home at Leaven-
worth. Kas., is said to be rapidly ap-
preaching completion, and the affairs
generally under the control of the
trustees are generally represented as be-
ing in very satisfactory condition.
The trustees will ask congress for an ap-
preparation of 81 SAT, 179 to cover cur
rent expenses, including construction
and repairs for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1887, as follows: Central
branch at Day ton, Ohio, $7l7, ,95l; north
western branch, at Milwaukee, Wis.
1890 3tS; eastern branch, at Hampton,
Va, 1859 $50; western branch. at Leav-
enworth, Kan, $la9 500. Bedding and
clothing for 600 members OF homes,
SAT 500; out door relief and incidental
expenses. $4,000. The tofal expenses
for the fiscsl YEAR erd ding j June 80, 1885,
were 81 1876 372. The amount appro-
priated hy Congress for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1886, was $1,472, ,00Q.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16.


Senate Among the bills introduced
aud referred were the folllowir G: Sen
Teller, to provide for free aud unlim-
tied coinage of the silver dollar. By
Sen. Manderson, relating to pensions.
1t provides for the pepsioniag of ali per-
sons who served for at least one ear
during the late war and were either di,-
charges after such term of sersi oe up-
on signing certificate of disability as
no longer fit for military duty, or who,
after a like term OF service, were dis
charged with the re-enliStment cluase
stricken from their certificate of dis
charge. TIL rate of pens ion shall not
be less than 81 nor more than $l2 per
month. It prohibits the receiving of
any information touching a pension
from any person upon an agreement TO
conceal the name of the inform ant from
the applicant (hts attorney Sen,
Sawyer, to provide for the purchase of
the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
canal, and the harbor of R,fuge con-
| Meeting the waters of Green Bay with
Lake michigan, in the state of WiseoH.
SIN. Il appropriates 100000 snd di-
rects the secretary of war TO purchase
the canal for the United States
| The chair laid before the senate mes
sage from the president transmitting
| the report of the secretary of the in
| terror, calling attention to the Condition
of seme of the Cheye lne Indians and
| requerting legislative authority for the
use of certain funds for their relief. The
! senate then prsceeded 10 the calendar.
| the first bill in order being Sen. Hoar's
| presidential succession bill. The reso-
| luton heretofore offered by Sen. Beck,
was laid before the senate, requesting
| the president 10 cause an inquiry TO be
made and inform the senate whether
any consular officer of the United States
has cince 1858 had any interests in or
| received benefit from any notariat con-
sular or commercial officer of foreign
countries. Referred te committee on
| commerce. Sen. Evarts arose 10 ad-
| dress the senate, but gave way to 8
motion of Sen. Hoar's tsat the senate
go iRto executive session. When the
| doors were reopsued the senate ad-
| journed.
HoUse.-Mr. Brown, of Indiana, offer
ed resolution changing the rules so as
to provide that leave to print the rec
ords shall be allowed only when the
question is under consideration Re
ferred. On motion of Mr.. Nowood, of
Georgis, the senate bill was passed re-
moving the political disabilities of Alex
ander P. Lswton. of Georgia. The dis.
cussion of the proposed revision of the
rules was then resumed and Mr.. Her
bert, of Alsbama, took the floor and
made an argument in favor of the gen,
eral uature of the revision, but in op-
position TO the plan of distributing the
work of the appropriation committee
That committee skould remain il
charge of the money bill but all powel
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25

THE dispute between Germaay and
Spain over the possession Of the Caro-
line Islands, which st one time threat
ened to involve these Powers in war,
has at last reached an amIcable end
ing. BY one Of those curious contra
dictions that sometimes occur III his
tory, Pope Leo NIL was, Of all people
ia the world, chosen by Prince Bis
marck, of ali princes III the world, to
act as arbitcr between Spain and Ger
many in this delicate matter. The ar
bitration was accepted by Spain. AZ
ter due scrutiny and exam, nation, the
Pope decided, as is understood, in
favor Of the prior claim of Spain 10 the
possession Of the islands Prince Bis,
marck gracefully accepted the decis.
ion, though NOT without certain
compensation. Yesterday the agree
mcnt was signed nj Rome by the rep,
resentatives Of the various parties con
cerned. Cardinal Jsc Dbini gave q
grand banquet III honor of the event,
and all went merry as a marriage
bell. Would that more international
disputes could be settled in this man
nCr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES.

THE Hon. William Pitt Lynde, g
well known lawyer and prominent
citizen Of Milwaukee, died Thursday
night.
Two lieutenants of police were dis
missed at Cincinnati Friday for drunk
enness. They had be en- pa d the prev Gus
day and riotousiy celebrated the event.
| THE United States senate passed bill
| for paying the widow of General Grant
a pension of So 900 a year, and an
other granting her tie franking privil-
ege..
! COUNTERFEIT eggs are the latest "iR-
venliOn of the enemy" 1t was discov-
cred in New York that a firm in New
Jersey is manufacturing bogus eggs, the
shell being made Of white compos igion,
the yolk Of compound Of ground car
rot and saffron, and the soft of the egg
of albumen.
MILTON Young, of Lexington, KY,
sold twenty three thoroughbred horses
for $56 300, every promin( Mt stable in
the country having representative
present Bankrupt, for which So 900
was refused last year. brought So, 700.
Troub4dour went at $1,000.
THE Merchants National Bank of
Chicago won its suit at Madison, Wis.
against the Chicago Railway Equipment t
Company, tho Judge directing that a
verdict be rendered for $40 944. This
decision makes valid 1910, 600 Ia similar
notes now outs standlng.
THE four dynamiters arrested in San
Francisco, all of whom belong to the
German branch of the Antl-Coolie
league, have been held for misdemean-
or in unlawfHlly storing giant powder
Henry Weisman, the leader, is che M
list from Bavaria. Another of the party,
u Rus ian, speaks six languages. They
experimental with hand grenades near
The cliff house. They claim to have been
deceived by Coroner O'Donnel as to the
law.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. Dec. 20 Flour-Qniet, unchanged,
Wheat Higher; fell of l6c, rued quiet and
steady for some time. and ruling easy closed at
about I4c above yesterdays prices; s4ss for
seller December; Si4UslSs for seller Jan
uary; S51S5ls for seller February; 0a5s
fer seller May. Corn Mod,rat demand; year
advanced ISI, and later declined a4c, and closed
about same as yesterday 31st fer ellel December
and the year S6l90a6ss for seller January;
36ssG36}a for seller February; 3gas for seller
May. Oats Slightly improved; steady and weak
and 1s0tc lower; a;9s for seller December;
213i for seller january; Silk for seller May.
Rve-Slow, easier and lower at 59lh Barley = In
more demand aud quiet at Is. Pork-Steady and
slightly higher, 9.O5aa 10 for seller December
9 s0lt9 S2la for seller January; 9a19 92ti for
seller February. Lard Steadier but not quota
bly, higher; ; 9jG05 91tS for seller December; Aso
GD9s Il for seller january 99oa9 02tS for seller
February. Timothy-1lGc higher; prime, l.1i,
Flax seed-Firm. I4Wlac better; No l, ill94.
Shoulders 3 1a13s0; short clear. 520a RS;
short ribs, 4a5W4S0. Whiskey 1l6
CHICAGO. Dec - The Drovarr Jonrns, re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 400. stronger; shipping
steers 45Q6 30 stockers and feeders, $500 LOO;
cows bulls and mixed, 10d3 30; bulk, 500
3 80; through Texas cattle, 250dt3 20 Hogr-
tteceipt-, 5000, active and 50l0c higher; rough
and mixed ) i0tt3 90, packing and shipping, s60
a. 90; light, 8 1908 65 skips. 225qD30O. Sheep
Receipts, 1000, steady; natives, 0OQti Loo;
weste n. oo@3 25: Texans t750300; lambs
8 500 4.35; small lot fancy 10 Id, lambs, so.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
In Eyery Redy Drunk.

Among the many stories Lincola used
to relate was the following: Tudging
along q lonely road one nsrnlny on
my way e. the county sest, Judge -
overlook me with a wagoa and invit-
cd me to a seat.
We hsd not gone far before the wsg-
on begau to wobbls. Said /. 'Judg., |
think your coachnan has taken q drop
too much"
Putting his head out OF the window.
the judge shouted: "Whv you Internal
scoundrel you are drunkw
Turning round with great gravity,
the coacsman said: BE dad! but
that's the frs rightful s'cision your
Honor's giv'n n twel' mont!
II people knew the facts they would
be surprised to learn how many people
reel in the streets who never drink a
drop" They are the victims of sleep
leseness, Of drowsy days, of apoplectic
tenaancies, who,e blood is set on fire
by uric acid. Some day they will reel
80 more----they VIII drop dead, just
because they havn't the moral CONF
age to defy useless professional at
tendoncs, and by use of the wonder-
full Warmers safe cure peutralizs the
uric acid IN the system and thus get
rid of the drunkenness in the blood. :
The american Rural Home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25

THE resources of the United States
are soms thing wonderful. Already
we are producing more than our i'm
mense population can consume, but
we have not yet approached the limit
of our productive capacities. Take
the item OF wheat for an example A
we'll informed statistician recently
made the statement that there are
100, 900, 600 acres Of land on the Pacific
coast of the United States that are eS
pecisliy adapted TO wheat culture. OF
this California has % million, or one
fourth of the whole; Oregon has Is
million acres; Washington Territory
has 16 million acres; Colorado and
Idaho 10 million each Montana, Utah
and Wyoming seven million each,
and the great bulk of all this wheat
land yet lies untouched. Suppose the
increase Of our population to be SC
great as to cali into culture most or al
of this area. At the average of fifteen
bushels to the acre, it would be cSpa
BILE of producing 1, 500, 600. 600 bushel.
of wheat, crop about equal to the
present production of the whole world
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25

The murder of L. Fl. Haraer on the
railway track near Fort Wayne has
been followed by the arrest and con-
fession of Levi d. K-ssler, " ho obtain
ed from his victim a watch and Sc. The
! father of the murderer asked the off
GERS to hang him.
JOHN PoKRZYvA, John Mlchna, and
| Frank Lewardowski, Poles, were con.
victed at Milwaukee of murder in the
second degree for clubbing a fellow
countryman, John D4tka, to death.
! JASPER d. SWEET was sentenced to
two years imprisonment, by jury in
Judge Shepard's branch of the criminal
court, in Chicago, for the murder of Dr..
Thomas Wargh. The jury were out
fram $50 o'clock Friday evening until
9:20 Saturday morning.
a REWARD of $500 has been offered
for the arrest of the murderer or mur-
derers of Deputy Marshal w. d Ksl-
lett, at Atlanta, Ga. 1t is believed that
James Mccoy fired the fatal shot.
In quarrel in a school yard at West
field, Ind,, Friday, john Carver, son of
Judge Carver, struck Harry Steed on
the head with stone, killing hum in
stantly. The murderer IS sixteen years
old, and his victim waa about the same
age.
AT Lafayette, Ind, Police Lieuten-
ant Charles Rivard was shot by burglars
whom he attempted to arrest. They
had blown off the door of a safe in
Moore's grocery. Rivard came upon
them as they were leaving the city on
a Wab,s train. The burglars escap-
ed. Rlvard's wounds are serious, but
not fatal.
1T is generally thought that William
Reynolds, who stabbed his son to death,
at Clarksyille, Ohio, Saturday, commit
ted the deed in self defense. He will
make this plea of defense. William,
the murdered son, nearly killed his
father q few years ago with hatchet.
Bad blood has existed ever since. The
family always lore bad name. Henry
and George, two of the sons now in all,
have each served terms in the peniCen-
tiary.
A MAN giving his name as Albert
Wilfert was ar, ested at Bloomington,
Ill. 9, charged with horse-steallng. 1t is
believed that his operations have been
extensive, and that citizens OF Illinois,
Indiana, and Michigan have been vic
timed by him.
WATER flowing from pool ON the
surface Frid4y flooded no slope of the
Su-quehanna Coal Company's mine at
Nanticoke, Pa, IN which there were
nearly 600 men and boys. All made
hurried escapes save band of thirty
men, working in the Ross seam, who
were cut off by the water and an ac-
cumu lation of rubbish. Their con-
ditIon is unknown, but t.ere is said to
be no danger of the men being suffocat-
ed. The pumps have been put to work,
but can not clear the mine before Mon
day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
SOME FINANCIAL FACiS.

The postal receip pts at the 2, 233
Presidential Postotfices is more than
three quarters of the revenue of the
Postoffice Department.
The number of passengers carried on
American steam vessels during the
last year was about 600, ,000, 600, against
800, 600 III 1855.
During the last year the govern
ment lost nearly 81, 900 on deficient
yarddge Ia the twlpe purchased for
use in the Postoffice Department.
Congress is not such an expensive
institution, directly, as some people
imagine. Three millions and little
more a year are sufficient to pay It's
bills.
1t cost the people of this country
$6 500, 900 to feed and blanket the In
dlans last year. In 1881 the cost Of
these wards reached nearly so, GOO
600.
The Government now maintains
1000 lighthouses, lghtships Anu stake
liz hts on coasts and rivers, besides
innumarable fog signals aud whistl-
ing and other buoys.
Pensions is the one item of public
expenditure which seems to have 40
peace basis. The pension estimate for
The year beginning July 1 next Is
So 900, 600.
The United Stares mails last year
carried $4,000, tons OF newspaper and
periodical matter, not estIm 4ting the
free cIrculstlon allowed within the
county of publication.
Since 1916 the government has
spent the snug sum of 1925 0001 600 ia
taking care of the nobIs red man, not
counting the cost of killing or hunt
ing him with the military.
During the last year the govern
ment's expenses were $16 900, 600
greater than la 1884, and the receipts
$25, 600, 900 less. There was, neverthe-
less, surplus of s17, 900, 600.
Exclusive of Alaska, about three
fftns of the national domain has been
sold or been su j cted to contract or
grant. OF the remaining two-ffths a
considerable portion is either noun
tain or desert,
The United States army now con-
sists of 2,150 officers and "a 700 men.
NJ )st of the big nations of the ttfzte
Z ,st support armies containing more
ufficers than there are privates in our
little band.
The sinking fund is 1 per cent. of
the entire public debt. This must De
set aside each year and used In the re
demetlon of bonds To this is added
all the fractional currency redeemed
by the treasury.
The governments receipts during
the year ending June 80, 1856. were
1922 COO, 000-a little more than mil
lion for each working day Uncle
Sam is still aheae of any plumber or
coal dealer in the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25

No doubt the Mormons are very
angry, and if they thought themselves
strong enough, would cheerfulIy en-
ter upon tussel with the govern
ment, but IN spite of all their fanatj-
c;sm they are by no means fools
enough 10 believe that i'll Il Struggle of
that kind tLvy have any chance Of
even temporary success. Small and
insIfnlfcant outbreaks among the m
may occur, led on ly ovctzea!ous and
uniformed partisans but as for a
general uprising, .hat Is not to be
thought of. The most intelligent
among their leaders are recognizing
the fact that poIyRamy must go, and
are pre- pairing themselves to see it 90
1uletly.