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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
Washington.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, April % The presi-
dent to day appointed the folio wing
collectors of internal revenue:
Cornelius Voorhees, for the Fourth district Mis-
souri,, vice David 4, Stewart, resigned.
John Whiteaker, for the District of Oregon,
wee John E. Cartright, suspended.
D. Frank Bradley. District of South Carolina,
vice Ellery NJ. Breyton, suspended.
Hambleton S. Shepperd, Sixth district of Vir
ginia, vice VIM. E. Craig, suspended.
He also appointed John Hebson to
be collector of customs for the District
of Oregon in the state of Oregon.
PENSION FRAUDS.
The commissioner of pensions to-
day directed the suspension at the
Philadelphia agency of 102 pensions,
which have been drawn although the
pensioners are dead. In some cases,
the commissioner says, the persons IN
whose names the pensions were drawn
have been dead since 1871. He has
also directed the suspension at the
same agency of pensions to seven
widows who remarked in 1881, but
who have continued to draw pensions
ever since. The commissioner has
asked the attorney general 10 bring
suit against the pension agents for
the moneys so unlawfully distributed.
SATISFACTORY RESULTS OF Low RATE
POSTAGE.
WASHINGTON, April % Third As
sistant Postmaster General HaZen, In
his report of the effect during the first
year of the reduction of letter postage
from three cents to two cents, says
the results of two cent postage have
more than realized the most ~uine
expectations of its most ardent sdve-
Gates. He thinks that when the law
making the single rate limit one ounce
instead of half an ounce goes into eff
feet, it will add to the revenues by in
ducing persons sending light packages
10 send them under seal instead of at
parcel rates
ELIGIBILITY OF LAwToN FOR MINISTER
TO RUSSIA.
WASHINGTON, April % -Tae opin-
ion OF Attorney General Garland,
upon the eligibility of A. K. L2wton
for the position of mixister to Rassia,
was made public to-day. Lawton,
though having held commission as
lieutenant in the federal army, bore
arms against the United States in the
late war.
In 1867. however, ne received full
pardon and amnesty from the presl-
dent. One year later came the adop~
ton of the 14th amendment, prohib-
ting, except by the consent Of con-
eress, any person from holding civil
Office any person who, having pre-
viously sworn 70 support the constitu-
ton, nevertheless engaged IN insur-
restion-
Garland holds tnat at the time the
amendment went into operation, Law
| ton hsd. by pardon previously grant
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
RRIvAL OF MORE TRooPs-MzPURA
ORDERED 40 LEAVE THE CITY.
TelegraphIc GleanIngs.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH ON THE INSANE
LIST

JOHN MCCULLOUGH ON THE INSANE
ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-The friends of
Jekn Mccullough, the actor, now
visiting here, are getting anxiour over
his condition, which seems to be
growing worse rapidly. He has wan
dered about the city for several days,
imagining himself in Chicago and
Cincinnati, and inquiring constantly
for streets and places in those cities
Evidences are that his mind is being
rapidly undermined.
ON FIRE
ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-The Lindell
hotel is OH fire and will burn down.
THE FIRE EXTINGUIsHED.
ST. LOUIS, April 28-The Llndell
hotel fire was put out; the flames be
ing confined to the cellar.
PARTICULARS OF THE LINDELL HOTEL
BLAZE.
ST. LOUIS, April %. The Lindell
hotel had very narrow escape from
destruction this afternoon. About5 5 p.
m. smoke was discovered issuing from
the cellar over the white washers
room and pouring out of the box
which encloses annunciator wires and
which runs from the cellar to the up
per story. Upt box flames rushed
with great speed tv the roof, but
fortunately they were soon suppressed
in this direction and by desperate and
persistent exertionS the fire was con
G~al n ha oal1oa IIalnc nhnn-
ped through the office floor and pipes
directed through them and all other
openings to l. cellar,
The entire base ment was flooded
with water and after hours of hard
work the flames were quenched.
About 80 feet square of the rotunda
floor is burned out The office is
nearly wrecked and the reading room
greatly damaged. Carpets and furni
ture on the parlor floor and in several
rooms on other floors were very seri
ously injured by water and the wall
decorations destroyed by smoke.
A large part of the cellar was also
burned out. The loss is variously es
timated at from $50, 600 to $50, 600 and
is covered by insurance.
ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-When the fire
was discovered there was great alarm
among the Soarders and guests of the
house, but every one bad time to get
out easily and no injuries or mishaps
are yet reported.
ANOTHER BLAZE.
CAIRO, April 28.-A fire at Marine
Ways, Mound City, this afternoon
destroyed the boiler house, saw mill
and planning mill connected with the
Ways. 1t also considerably damaged
the Ways. Loss about $40, 900; in
surance 50, ZOO.
MALTIN's PROCLAMATION.
Topeka, April 28.-Gov. Martin
issued a proclamation to-day impos-
ing quarantine of ninety days on all
cattle coming from Missouri.
BASE BALL
CINCINNATI. April 28.-CinciRnati
nothing; st. Louis s.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, April 28.-Pitts-
burg A; Louisville go.
KANSAS Cry, April %. Kansas
City. 4; Milwaukee, IL.
BILLIARDS.
NEW YORK, April 28.-Siosson bsat
Dixon 500 to 194.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
Socialists In Chicago

CHICAGO, April 80 Between 500
and 600 so called socialists gathered
Oh market square this evening and
listened to several inilamatory
speeches, of which the alleged splen-
dor of the new board of trade festivi-
ties was the burden. Just as the
crowd was becoming boisterously in.
fected with the sentiment of the
speakers, a cry was raised that the
militia was coming. 1t SO happened
that the awkward squad OF the 1st
regiment consisting OF II youths was
bein. marched in that direction by
the drill master. all unconscious Of
the reception that awaited them.
The crowd jeered at their numbers,
and under the impression that it was
about TO be attacked, assumed an Of
fensivS attitude. The squad, how
ever, was quickly wheeled about. re-
treating in good order. The socialists
then formed in procession and march
ed to music TO the new board of trade
building, where they were met by
several squads of police, who induced
them TO disperse.
Some one in the crowd threw a
stone through a carriage window,
slightly injuring l.. u. Kodish, which
was the only attempt at violence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
Complimentary Dinner.

New York. April 28.-A compli-
mentary dinner was gwen at Del
menicas to Minister Geo. Ii. Pendle-
ton by the evil service reformers. and
it was largely attended. Geo. VIM.
Curtis occupied the head of the table,
Mr.. PendIeton sat at Mr.. Curtis right
and beyond him was Senator Evarts; /;
on Curtis left was Carl Schurz.
NEW YORK, April 28.--A letter Of
regret from Secretary Bayard was
read, in which, among other things
was this: Naturally reforms must
be gradual bat a coaparison OF what
has been witnessed since March a,
with that of any change in admins
tration for twenty years past, must
compel the admission that reform has
made real and gratifying progress in
civil service"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01


THERE has been good deal said
aboat the arrangement the secretary
Of the treasury is trying to make with
some express company to transfer
$35, coo, 600 OF gold from San FranN
cisco TO New York. Also that the
last congress appropriated 800, 600 TO
make tho transfer, but no express
company would do it for that sum.
Did it ever occur to any of these news
papers, or their readers, to inquire
how this vast amount of coin happen
ed to be at San Francisco belonging
To the government Formerly when
the mining companies left gold bullion
u, tie San Francisco mint for coinage,
they Immediately drew its equivalent
in gold coin, which was sent east.
The gold certificates do away with
all that. The mining companies do
not take gold coin for their bullion,
they take gold certificates, which can
be transferred to New York without
cost, and the gold drawn from the
U. s. sub-ireasury there. In this sly
way the government is made to bear
all the expense of transporting all
gold mined in California to eastern
markets. The same thing is true of
silver. The silver certificate answer
ing the purpose in the case of that
metal Not only is this true in the
case of the first transfer, but in like
manner are the expenses of all the
metal transfers from east TO west and
from west to east again in all manip-
ulations of trade and commerce, put
upon the government through gold
and silver certificates.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
Egypt.
GoYERNMEyT IRooPs.

GOVERNMENT TROOPS.
SuAKIM, April % = Government
troops are returning here, and orders
are received to wi.hdraa.
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS
CAIRO, April 25.-An order Is re-
ceived for the withdrawal of all troops
from Wady Halfa-
THE BOSPHoRE EGYPTIEy AFFAIR HAS
BEEN SETTLED
PARIS, April 28.-The Journal Des
Debats says the Bosphore EgyPtlen
affair has been settled through the
intermediary Offices Of England upon
the following basis: Egypt apollo
gizes to Tallandier, French charge
d. affairs The Office of the Bosphore
Egyptien viii be reopened and the
Journal allowed to reappear forthwith
and France abardons her intention to
demand the recall Of the officials who
forcibly entered the Bosphore Egyp-
ten Office In view of apology.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
A Reminiseence OF Elias Howe.
Baltimore Herald.

At the outbreak OF the rebellion,
when he was millionaire, Ihe enlisted
as a private to show his patriotism
and Independence. Money grew
scarce, and his regiment, which was
sent sooth, was left unpaid for three
months. at the end of that time
Howe, in his private's uniform, one
Say entered the office Of the quarter
master and asked when the soldiers
of the regiment were to be paid.
81 don't know, replied the quarter
master.
"well, how much is owed them7"
bIandiy asked the private.
"What is that to your said the
s.orekeeper, with look of surprise.
"Oh, nothing" replied Howe, non
chalantly, "only if you figure out
the amount I'll give you my check
for the whole business"
aWho are your" gasped the quar-
termaster.
"Elias Howe; and my check is good
for the pay Of the entire army
The qiiartermaster made out the
bills. and Howe gave him his check
for three months pay for his regi-
nient. The government afterward
reimbursed him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
Last OF the Log Cabin Landmark.
Pittsburr Dispatch.


An old landmark, the building own
ed by George Swords, in the heart of
the city, was torn down in Steuben>
VILE, Ohio, the other day. 1t was the
oldest house in the city, the last of the
log houses. 1t was built in 1870 The
log was originally purchased in 1905
for $45, sold In 1914 for $265, the fol-
lowing year for 500, in 1916 fer 81, $50,
and in 1872 for S., 600. 1t was weather
boarded forty-ive years sgo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
THE CENSUS.

The secretary of state has been for
sometime investigating the subject of
conforming to the United States law
of 1879 in taking the census, but has
is not possible to do SO, nor is it eco
nomical or wise To do so. Schedu.
les /, 2, 3 and of the United States
census that are required to be follow
ed contain great mass of compllcat-
ed statistics, most Of which would be
OF no use to the state and would
greatly delay taking the census to at
tempt to get it. The little of it that
is of any value TO the state is now
collected under the law organizing the
bureau Of labor statistics and it would
only amount to duplicating the
work Secretary Timme has pro.
cured from Washington the
schedules above mentioned and
careful examination of them shows
that even if the city and village clerks
could, and would, fill the blanks as
required bv the general government
for the compensation they now get
under the law, the cost of making
the duplicates to be filed at Washing
ton would amount to about all the
state would get from the government,
as complete duplicates must be filed
with the interior department before
September 1st. Then the compe nsa
ton allowed town, city and village
clerks is meagre enough for tae work
the state law requires, and the attempt
to add all this additional work would
almost certainly invo' , the state in
an expense far in ex SIS of the value
of the statistics after obtained. The
secretary has wisely determined to
prepare such blanks as will fdlly com.
ply with the state law and give the
information desired by the state and
no more. This is best for the state.
IT appears from the dispatches of
the superintendent of the Panama
railway that the withdrawal of the
troops from the town was upon an
order sent from Washington. This is q
consideration fc2 few score of ban
dts under the respectable name of
revolutionists, wholly unworthy the
government at Washington. The re
bellion, so>called, is all the meddle-
some interference of the French, who
have instigated it for the sole purpose
of getting some sort of control over
the state of Panama, through which
the De Lesseps canal is being dug.
All the expense entsiled upon the
United States in sending ten war YES
sells and twenty five hundred marines
to Panama is the natural and only
reward of this government for allow
ing the French to construct the Pan.
anna canal. The best taing now for
this government to do-since it is too
weak and vacilating to assert its
authority and rights anywhere
would be 10 pay such Americans as
have property there that it agreed to
protsct-for the property and order
them home, and let the French and
rebels take it. Siace the days oi
Abraham Lincoln and VIM. III. Sew
ard. the Washington government has
been too weaksminded to maintain
its rights, even against such force
as Aizpuru and his tive hundred ban
dts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01

the lnter>Ocean publishing company
is based upon fourteen libellous arti-
cies, IN which Mayor Harrison's pri>
vate character was attacked, and the
others upon speech by Mr.. Brown,
published in the Inter 0cean, in which
the speaker stated that Mayor Harri-
son was 3 consort OF thieves and bal
lot box suffers, or words to that
effect.
DICKSON VS.. ATTY. GENI.. RENJAMIN.
WASHINGTON, April s7.-Dickson
this afternoon catered suit against ex-
Atty. Gsnl. Benjamin III. Brewster for
libel, laying damages at $50, 900. for
having IN Philadelphia, on the esd of
April, to reporter of the press, used
the following language of and con-
corning him: Dickson said at the
trial that Bowen was bad man, too;
nearly as hsd as Dickson, and that is
saying 3 good deal Through this
utterance Dickson says he has suffer
ed ia his reputstion. The writ was
placed in the msrshsls hands, but the
deputy failed to serve it before Brew
ster left The city.
TWO HUSKY GRANGRRs RESORT 10
PISTOLS.
LoUIsysLLR, April 81. Information
reaches here of probably fatal duel
which was fought in this county by
two young farmers. John Augusta
and Abe Taylor, living on the Barge
town pike, were rivals for the hand
of Miss Jane Greathouse. They quar-.
relied, and their friends arranged
meeting, which took place WedneS>
day mernins at day break. Pistols
st fifteen PAGES were the features.
Both men fred. Augusta, it is
thought will die from wound in the
groin. Taylor was slightly wounded
in the left side Taylor was arrested
and brought here for trial TO day
TWO TRAINS ooIIpEp.
ST. LoUIs, April GA train bear.
ing number of Pennsylvania AMI
Missouri Pacific officials left here
this afternoon, and when about 20
miles from the city it collided with an
up bound train and quite serious
wreck was the result Philip Taland,
engineer, and Louis Christ, fireman,
of the train are reported To be killed,
and several others OF the party were
more or less wounded, but none seri
ously.
CHAMPION FOOT RACE.
CINCINNATI, April 27.-A foot race
OF 125 yards distance for $500 a side
and the championship of America,
was run this afternoon st Chester
park by Ii. III. johnson, of New York,
and Geo. Smith, of Pittsburg. john
son won by six feet in II 3 seconds,
thus beating the record.
RESIGNATION AND ACCEPTANCE.
CLEVELAND, April 27.-George II.
Valiant, general freight agent of the
Lake Shore x Michigan Southern
railroad resigned his position to accept
the management of the Erie's freight
traffic west of Buffalo and Salamanca.
His headquarters will be in Chicago.
BLLIArps.
New YORK, April Fin the bill
lard tournament TO night, Schgfer
scored 500, and Dixon ISL.
BASE BALL.
PHILADELPHIA, April 81. Athletics,
4 Brooklyn, 5.
Freight Rate Wars Still Continue.
OPEN RATES ON FREldHTs or TRN
CENTS
CHICAGO, April 27.-The Chicago
and ST. Paul road TO day
made an open rate on freight to
Council Bluffs and Omaha of 10 cents
of classification. The
other roads are not yet quoting rates
openly, but since Saturday are known
TO have taken business on that basis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
News Summary.

A THRUST AT THE CHICAGO BOARD OF
TRADE
SPRINGFIELD, April 27.-Rspresen-
tatiye Cleveland introduced a bill In
the house TO repeal the act iScorpor-
ating the Chicago board Of trade. The
preamble declares that the purposes
for which the board OF trade was
originally incorporated has been en-
tirely changed and that it has become
an institution for the promotion OF
gambling.
CARTER HARRISON BRINGS SUITS FOR
DAMAGE.
CHICAGO, April IA 8. Trude,
acting for Mayor Carter H. Harrison,
to-day entered three heavy damage
suits Ia the circuit court, one for
5000, 600 against the Inter Ocean pub
lishing company, one for 600, wv
against Edwin Lee Brown, and one
for $z00, 600 against the Inter-Ocean
and Edwin Lee Brown, jointly. Ac-
count Of the attorney the suit against
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
A Serious Illness.
New York Times.

Il hear that your wife's health is
very poor, Uncle Rastus"
"Yes,n replied Uncle Rastus, wip-
ing away tears, de poodle CONAN
am epjoyin' berry bad health 90 late,
sab. Hit do beat all, sab, how de poo
creatures OBJ dis yearth am STRICKEN
down in de Isournfuilest way. Way,
TO months ego, sab" he went on, sor-
rowfully, ''das poo ole wife OBJ mine
cud take in g day wsshin'n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01

By the paroxysms OF chiIls and fever, the wretch
ed sufferer for whom quinine has been prescribed,
with that hurtful palliative, which as best only
mitigates the violence Of the fits, and eventually
proves highly injurious TO the system. In order
70 effect thorough cure OF malarial fever, Enern-
er intermittent or remittent or TO render the sys
tenn impregnable to its attacks, Hostetters Ston-
ach Bitters should be used daily. That this medE
by rniasma and q reliable safeguard against
them, is fact 80 widely recognized in this and
other countries that to adduce evidence in support
OF t Is unnecessary. but were ir either essential
or desirable to do so, il may well Be supposed
that from the testimony co-7oborative OF It's
claims, wEich hos been accommodating during the
last TWENTY-FIVE years ard ever, sufficient proofs
might be gathered TO convince the most inTeter-
ate skeptic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01

The New York World ssys If
France goes to war about the sup-
preston of a mersly subsidized jour
nal, the record of the Trojan war
about a tickle woman will be very
much louared
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
A Very Aged Novelty.
somervilIe Journal.

Live weight sccials" are said to be
very popular row out west. We don't
know exactly what live weight so-
cials" are, but name suggests an
amusement that has been popular in
Somerville parlors on Sunday even
ings for long time past.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
Remarks By the Passionate South. 2
Florida Herzzd.

Under the softer skies and balmier
air of the further SoutA, in the glow
of its fervid suns, young girl Is
growing M, tall. stately, beautiful,
with the passionate throb OF genius in
her breast, and In her radiant eyes
tie glow of promise as rich as the
rosebud's hope. We expect - see her
AT the head of American actresses,
and it is proper that the passionate
South should give her birth
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01

MILWAUKEE has raised $13, 500 to-
ward buying the lot for the light
horse squadron. and is going TO raise
the other $1,000 by subscriptions.
When Milwaukee does this it will be
the proper thing for the next legisla-
ture to appropriate the $50, 900 now
loaned the light horse squadron for
their building and armory. The state
can afford to keep up plant in
which to manufacture an army if it
shall ever again be needed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01
Communications interrupted.

comm unlCdIIOnS interrupted,
20 MORE FIGHTING FOR A DAY Or
TWO.
WINNIPEG, April 28.-The wires
have been down north of Ft. Quap-
pelle since nooe to-day and no infor>
nation has bGeD obtained regarding
the movement of troops. Insurgents
are supposed to nave moved north TO
Dumsnt's crossing and apparently
not likely to be any fighting for day
or two.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01

Texas viii soon abound with cotton
mills, says 3 San Antonio paper,
which also chronicles the erection of q
mill at Riverside at q cost of $780,
n0n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01

Bob Murry, the well-known Eng
lish sporting man, lately deceased.
had q perfect passion for watches and
clocks. He kept thIrty watches con-
stantly in operation
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01

A PANAMA dispatch says French
influence is supreme there and pro
test from Par:s caused the American
troops TO withdraw. This is probably
true as the Washington government
has not done anything for twenty
years except to jump whenever Eng
land or France gave the string jerk.
The same dispatch announcesth the cap
ture of an American bark by Aiz-
puru's forces near Panama. The
owners Of any vessel, who would go
out on the ocean flying the American
flag as a protection, are little to be
pitied if they do have it captured.
Vessel owners ought to know better
by this time than TO attempt to pro,
tect themselves beneath the flag Of
the United States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-01

REL has quieted Gen. Middleton
pretty effectually In Fridays battle
the loss of the Canadians was II kill
ed and forty nine wounded, total OF
81. This is a pretty big hole to make
in little army on such shert notice.
The rebel loss did not exceed two and
indeed it is doubtful if man was
lost. Moreover the rebel force from
best accounts did not exceed 65 men,
while there ;;as about 800 operating
against them at that point and twice
as many more near at hand. Gen.
Middleton is now where he can neither
90 on nor return without help.