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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
War in AMMAN.
The French Defeat the Black
Flags in AMMAN with Great
Slaughter.
Great Excitement Prevails in
Paris over the News of the
Victory.
A Stone Quarry in France
Caves in, Dealing Death and
Destruction.
A Desperate Effort is Made to
Rescue Riel.
A Fight Occurs on the Montene-
gro Frontier.
A Desperate Effort is Made to
Rescue Riel.
A Fight Occurs on the Montene-
gro Frontier.
AMMAN.
DEFEATED THE BLACK FLAGS


PARIS, Oct % G n. d G rurcsy,
the commanser OF the Fcench forces In
AMMAN, telegraphs from Hanoi TO the
war office that he has defeated the
"b'ack flags" in an engagement
GREAT ExCITEMENr OVER THE DEFEAT
OF THE BLACK FLAGS.
PARIS. Oct 26 Great excitement
exists ovsr the utticlsl announcement
of the French success in Annam
Crowds OF excited people throng the
B)ulevsrds eagerly discussing the
news. \ later dispatch received from
cren. Courc " ststes that the French
troops gained the victory, not
withstaudlng the enemy were I'M
menselv superior in numbers, and that
he inflicted great slaughter on tho
black Aigs. The ighunx was very
severe and lasted three days. The
enemy fought stuooornly but we're
completely routed. Gen De Courcy
adds that the enemy numbered Co.
GOO men and consisted Of black flags
and deserters from the Chinese army.
The chiefs were killed during the en>
and many prisoners taken
by the French forces. Gen. Jaum
continued operations which resulted
in the capture of the strongly fortified
town of Thanmai, one OF the last and
most formidable places of resistance
held by the black hags.
The French loss was thirteen killed
and wounded,
Gen. Negrler IS pursuing the pirates
betweon the RamLon rapIds md tho
canals in the province of Tonquin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
The Ward Case,
HUNTING JURORS.

NEW York Oct. 26.-Fhe work oil
securing a jury for he trial OF Frrdi
uand Ward was continued to day, and
one additional juror had been obtaln>
ed up to one O'Clock this afternoon,
making eleven now in the jury box.
THE JURY COMPLETED.
New York Oct. &c The work OF
securing Jury for the trial OF Ferdl-
nand Ward was completed this after
noon. District Attorney Martin
opened the case. He said Ward had
been indicted for larceny, and he read
the statutes c)Dceruing the crime.
While the district attorney was speak
ing, James ID Fish, with bIs custodl-
ans, entered the court room. He
glanced at Ward aud was removed TO
a private room, here he remained
until wanted as witness.
The district attorney said that
Ward, on May 8th. 1884. IN this city,
presented check for $71, 800 TO the
Marine bank, drawn against check
for $75 ,000 Of the First National bank.
Ward received the money from the
Marine bauk. The SIS, 600 was not
honored by the First National bank
and Ward vas guilty Of grand larceny
by procuring the $7l 600 on it from
the Marine bank. The jury must re
member that Ward was not on rial
for running Gen. Graut aud sending
him br8ken hearted to the grave, or
for sending TO state prison for ten
years a gentleman highly connected
in banking circles, but was merely on
trial for grand larceny.
Jas d. Fish wag lhe first witAess
called He leaned over in his chair
and glanced savagelv at Ward, who
lowered his eyes. Wards counsel
moved that the jury be dismissed, on
account OF the statement OF the dis
trict attorney regarding Gen. Grant
and Mr.. Fish. The motion was de,
MED Mr.. Fish said:
Il am 6s years old and convict at the Auburn
state prison, 70 which was sentenced for ton
years at hard labor. saw the ch eek handed 70
me by the paying teller. / directed It certified
after went 70 the telephone a. d rang up Ward. !"
Q. rs the prisoner here the Ward you meant
Mr.. Fish 0eanng over agaiDl Il would Ike TO
see him. Yes, the man"
Contemporary continuing, the wit
ness said
81 said over the telephone; Ward, have your
check for certfcation for s7l 800 against an un-
certified check for SIS, 000.' Ward telephoned
back, 1t is all right and certified It.
The witness then detailed the oft
told story of the events leading to the
break down of the Marine bank.
The witness brother, Benz Fish,
paying teller of the Marine bank, cor
roborated the ex presidents testimony,
and the court then adjourned until to-
morrow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

PROF. MARSH recently read paper
before scientific body GA the size Of
the brain in extinct animals, in which
came cut the remarkable fact that In
the race for life The survival OF any
particular groupe Of animals depended
on the szs Of their brain as compared
with that of their contemporaries Of
the same class. Then, as now, brains
won the day, and the brain of ami
mails crushed cut Of existence was al
ways found to be small as compared
with that of those outliving them.
The law that the weakest go to the
wall in the great struggle Of nature
seems TO mean the weakest in brain
power
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

IT is now definitely ascertained that
the result of the recent French elections
will not necessitate change of the
government ministry.
4 SECRETARY LAMAR has issued the fol,
lowing order:
by virtue of authority conferred upon the
secretary of the interior by act of July l. 1884 it
Is hereby prescribed that no person who has
been an officer, clerk or employe OF this depart
ment, within two years prior to his application
to practice in any case pending therein, shall
be recognized or permitted TO practice as an at
tOrney or agent in ssch cases shall have been
pending in the department before at the date
he left the service: Provided that this rule shall
not apply TO officers, clerks or employees of the
patent office.
WORD comes from Germany that Min
lister Pendleton's study of the question
of GerEaan-American citizenship, and
the violation of its rights is going to Ie-
suit in the hearing of the complaints of
COMMUNICATIONS whose rights have
been inCerfered with while visiting the
fatherland, and that a remedy is to be
provided if possible. Minister Pendle-
toms report on the subject is expected
at the department of state early enough
to afford basis for proposition for
an amendment to the Bancroft treaty.
Secretary Bayard will cover the matter
IN his annual report, and the president
promises to touch upon the subject also
in his annual message.
CONSUL STRoBEL, at Madrid, trans
nits TO the State Department the report
of DR.. w. T, Vredenburg, of New York,
on the cause of the cholera outbreak in
Spain. DIR. Vredenburg travelled in
Spain during the cholera epidemic, and
attributes it almost wholly to the heg-
lect of sanitary precautions in sewer
age and drainage, personal cleanliness
and intemperate habits, and innutritious
and unsuitable diet. To secure I'M
munity from he disease in this coun-
try he urges more thorough sanitary
inspections and regulations concerning
the collection of garbage, disinfection,
etc, together with especially careful
attention to the maintenance of pure
and healthy water supply.
THERE are more applicants for the
office of Consul General at Paris than
for any other under the government,
az that is considered the mort agreeable
and profitable IN the consular service,
but the number of candidates has been
thinned out, and s0me of them have
been willing to take third class places
in Europe ard South America. 1t is
believed that Mr.. G.. Walker, of New
York, who now has the Office, will not
be disturbed, as his record in the de-
partment is excellent, and the New
York merchants who have much to do
with him desire his retention. Mr..
Bayard is more likely to comply with
their wishes than the demands of
politicians
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
Washington.
THE DECREASE IN THE POSTAL
REVENUE

WASHINGTON, Get. 26.-The de-
crease in the postal revenue for the
past fiscal year is larger than it was
expected. The law TO reduce the let
ter postage from 10 2 cents was talk
ed about 2 years ago, and for the last
three quarters Of the first fiscal year
the effect upon the revenue was in
considerable. This was attributed in
a large measure to the great increase
in the number Of cant stamps tha.
were used to enclose business circu-
lars.
1t had been expected that the in
crease would continue so that there
wouldn't be large reduction in the
postal revenues, but this expectation
has not been realized. The first COM
plete fiscal year under the operation
of the reduced postage law closed on
the 30th of last June, and it was not
good business year. 1t had been
supposed that the deficiency would
not be more than 81, 6O0, 600; on the
contrary it will be about 81, 900, 900.
These figures are not to be taken as
accurate as the presidents wish that
the bureau reports shall not be given
to tee public ia advance Of bis mes
sage makes it impossible to obtain the
exact fgures.
THE BELL TELEPHONE PATENT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 A rgumeHts
on the application ef the Globe and
Washington Telephone companies to
have the United States bring suit to
vacate the Bell Telephone patents will
be heard by the secretary OF the in
terror On the 3lst.
DOES NOT APPROVE OF THE POLICY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -Commis-
sioner Sparks of the land Office does
not approve of the policy which As
sistant Secretary JeBcks has laid
down Of suspending the thirty suits in
Montana against these who are
charged with taking timber from the
public domain. He has written let
ter TO Secretary Lamar against this.
THE DEMAND FOR FISH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-A isn
com MISSION car will leave here to-
night to supply applicants in Missouri
Nebraska. Wyoming. Idaho, Colorado
and Kansas The car will 90 via s.
Louis and Omaha to Okdea and will
return via Cheyenne, Denver and
Kansas City Anoshsr car will leave
mere Wednesday night for P 1rtland,
Oregon. and will supply applicants In
Iowa, A,nn~sota, Wisconsin. Dakota,
Montana, Washington Territory and
Oregon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

The investigation OF thunderstormS
is becoming more and more a special
ty with scientific men. France has
made an important study of them for
number of years. Bavaria and Bell
GUM have more recently taken them
up, and in our own country, as we'll
as elsewhere, considerable has been
uSd2rtaken in this direction. In q
recent report by Lancaster on the
famous storms OF 1879 in Belgium the
conclusions previously announced
there are confirmed, namely, that
thunderstorms occur only in the south
quadrant of the barometric depress-
ions, of great cyclonic storms that
frequently sweep across perate
latltudes. But there still remains 10
be found the actual mechanism OF
thunderstorms, concerning which SC
many opinions have been put forth,
1t is thought that the matter will
probably remain IN doubt until settled
by the same kind Of investigation
that demonstrated the inward spiral
path of cyclonic winds -synoptic
charts for stormy afternoon, with
hourly, or even half-hourly, inter
walls, and stations only a mile or two
apart, would probably settle the qses-
ton beyond dispute.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
Cause For Rejoicing.

CINCINNATI Iimes-Stdr says:
"a remarkable discovery made last
winter, is attractirg wide spread inter
est. AS 1t involves q most important
question,-that of public health, it is
being discussed by emir ent ply siciabs
and public men. 1t Is shown conclu-
sively that throat and lung troubles can
be cursd without resorting to the use II
mcrphia or opium,-sspeclaliy danger
Gus in the case OF children as arresting.
development, xzd poisoning their sys-
tenn. The Governor of Maryland and
all the officials of that state endorse
the remedy; the state chemist of Deia-
ware pronounces it the purest and most
effective, and hospitals and charitable
Institutions in Philadelphia and other
cities use it with remarkable results.
Tae remedy which is only twenty Ave
cents bottle, Is Red Star Cough Cure.
1t is purely V egetable;;.. it contains no
poiEon or narcotics, and Is positive
cure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
CRIME.

WILLIAM II. JACKSON was sentenced
at Bloomington, Pa, to the peniten-
tiary for life for the murder of Richard
Parr.
CHARLER CARTER WAS arrested at
Goshen. Ind, Monday night charged
with the murder of Alvis H9ttihger six
years ago.
FARMER John Hoff, living near Clin-
ton, ILL.,, became intoxicated Thursd ay
night, fatally wounded .is wife with 4
hatChet and then fled.
GRAND jury in South Bend, Ind, in
dicted Thomas Jation for murde. in the
first degree for killing William Snyder
week ago.
THE trial of the murderers of Harvey
Keith, of Bloomington, Mich. resulted
in life sentence at hard labor for
Marshall X. Barker, and term of 25
years for his brother William.
ROBERT j. Doggy, a wife murderer,
and nephew of the late General Thomas
Hiniman, was taken from the Jail at
Holly Springs, Miss, by mob early
"Wednesday morning and hanged.
WHILE B. J. Shay, a prominent indi-
vidual, was dining with Mrs. James c..
Brown, OF Healdsburg, in San Fra Cis-
co, Friday evening, the woman's hus-
band entered the restaurant and fired
two shots at Shay, inficting mortal
wounds.
JOHN HOWELL, an insane man living
at Harucca, Pa, compelled his four
children, ranging in age from to 12
years, to take arsenic, and then, while
they were in Il stupor, fired q bullet
into the brain of each of them, follow
ing up his horrible work by attempting
to shoot himself.
AT Miles Grove, Pa, Tuesday morn
ing, John 2. Ward, merchant. aged
70, quarreled with his son Chan les, who
is his business partner, regarding do
mestic affair, and ordered Charles from
his home. The latter refused to rAove,
whereupon the father shot him, inflict-
ing a mortal wound. Che old man
hitched up a team and fled, and it is
feared will commit suicide.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
How the Dear Public is FIeeced or
Stocks.
R wheatley, in Harper's Magazine.

IL NnedIley, III magazine
The ideal business of the New York
Stock Exchange is upeuestionably as
legitimate as that of the Produce Ex-
change, or OF any intermediary be
tween the seller and the buyer. That
there are grave evils incident to its
operation is equally unquestionable.
The war for the preservation of the
national Union largely converted the
American people into a nation of
spectators. The rage for sudden
wealth was further intensified by the
discoveries of mineral oil and precious
metals These created innumerable
companions for the explorations of
mines, the construction of railroads,
and other objects. Sudden and vio-
lent Quotations IN the price of stocks,
and the daily report thereof in the
newspapers, aggraya'e the speculative
spirit. Considerations of morality
and prudence are set at naught by
those who will be rich, and who dream
OF epulence by other methods than the
slow and steady measures of their
fathers. Professional men, me- lants,
manufacturers, mechanics, farmers,
widows, and spinsters, blinded by the
glare of success, and hoping to
strengthen their slender income, have
adv-ntured their savings upon the
treacherous sea of Wall Street, aad
lost them all To them the exchange
building is a whitened sepulchre IN
Which fortunes lie entombed, a sea ia
which voracious sharks rend or swal-
low the little fish who dare to enter its
troubled waters, gambling saloon
where deceit and desperation wait
upon the players. It may have been
such to them, simply because they
made it such, not because they avail
ed themselves of the real fuactions.
An immense amount of gambling is
dene in piratical relation to it. The
bucket shops" situated in the large
towns and cities of the country are the
instruments by which it Is carried on.
The proprietors OF these nefarious es>
adjustments surreptitiously obtsin
quotations from the Stock Exchange.
| Tickets are refused to them by the
Western Union unless four members
/ of the board vouch for the wortRiness
of each applicant rne quotations
desired are furnished by persons VINO
have bound themselves to that tsle~
graph company not to do so, and who
have obtained injunctlons from the
courts restraining the corporations
from removing their instruments.
Former insolvent members OF the
Stock Exchange, now known as ''ex-
eApt members, are among the users
Of the knowledge thus acqulrd Be
cause Of this grievance the Chicago
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

THE Secretary OF the Treasury has
addressed cucu' az to the collectors
OF customs ON the Canadian frontier
in relation To the shipment to Canada
OF merchandise passing through Cana
dau ports He had adopted an opin-
ion OF the Attorney General 10 the
effect that articles of merchandise,
the growth, product or MAI ufacture
o. the United Safes, ostenslbly ex-
ported 10 points in Canada in foreign
vessels, but really shipped from one
port in the United States TO another
by route part water and part rail,
through Canadian ports, are not bona
fjc exports, and that the certificates
givca nj the Uuited States ports shows
ing that merchandise 50 shipped is of
domts' production, and upon which
certificates of free entry of the mer~
chandiSe are made at the port of
arrival after the transit, cannot legal-
ly be issued.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
ACCIDENTS,

A SUGAR refinery at West Point, Ind,
was fired by lightning Sunday night
and destroyed, with its contents. Loss,
$50 900; insurance, $1,000
THREE persons were killed and three
Others terribly scalded by the explosion
of II boiler in a saw mill at RiGgeville,
S. c., Tuesday morning.
FLAMES swept away the court house
and records at Baker City, Oregon, and
$50, 060 worth Of buildings at Darling
ton. S. c.
INCENDIARIEs burned the East Avenue
Presbyterian Church at Schenectady,
N. y, Monday night. The loss is $20,-
600; insurance $4,000.
A PRAIRIE fire in the Panhandle of
Texas is believed TO have extended 1T
self over half a million acres bordering
on the Canadian iver, driving the COW.
boys into the water.
AN arch in the state capitol at SPRING
field. ILL.,, on which several men were
operating, suddenly collapsed, killing
one man instantly, and seriously injur-
ing six Others.
WALTER CHADWICK. a well-kuown
citizen of Newport, Rhode Island, dis
apFeared some days ago. His body was
found near a warf, heavily weighed
!own with bricks and stones, and around
his head and chm was tied a streng
cord.
AT an early hour w sdnesday morning
the steam barge G. n. Pratt was burned
10 the waters edge at the wharf at
Windsor, Ontario. She was valued at
SIC, 900, and insured for S., 900.
a TRAIN on the Panhandle road
struck horse near Spsrpsville, Ind,
and was derailed. The engineer George
Crawford, was fatally crushed under
the wheels of the baggage car, but the
fireman miraculously escaped.
In the Second Baptist (colorcd)
church at Kalamazoo, Mich, Sunday
Elmer Wood and Alfred Bennett quar-,
relied, the question being which should
escort Miss Ella Bradley home. Wood
drew his revolver and pointed it at
Bennett, upon which Miss Bradley
dashed his hand upward. The bullet
sped out the door, striking and killed
Robert Hargo, young colored man,
who stood on the steps.
A TWO STORY frame building in Chi
cago collapsed, burying three men and
a woman. One man, F. G. Gilmore,
who was employed as a laborer in
building a brick basement under the
house was killed. The others were badly
but not fatally hurt. There were Mrs.
Katie Hope. who lived in the upper
| part of the house, ID. A. Kimball, the
contractor, and John Greene, q laborer.
Thehouse is q complete wreck and the
contents almost q total loss.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
MishapS.

HURLED FROM A MOVING CAR
BOSTON, Oct, 26.-Aboat this
morning as a gang of twenty work
men on the Massachusetts, Central
railroad were being conveyed to their
work by an engine and flat car, the
men were setting on the sides of the
car, ten on each car, and when near
Ackdale, without seconds warning,
all the men on one side of the car
were swept eff in some way not now
known. but probably by fallen tree
or telegraph pole. Nine of the men
were either instantly killed or lnjur-
ed. Ambulances were ordered at
the Massachusetts general hospital
where 1t is expected the men will be
conveyed this afternoon.
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
BOSTON, Oct 26.-It is now learned
that none OF the men uero killed, one
had both legs broken, aud several 9th
ers were severely iuiureG. The acci-
dent was caused by boys leaving box
car in the siding so near the main
track that the construction train
struck it
DIED ON THE WAY.
BOSTON, Oct 26 The men have ar
rived at the hospital. One died on
the way, and the others sustained frac-
lures of the limbs more or less severe.
WRECKED BY A BROKEN RAIL.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Oct. 26 The
La Pore Journals special furnishes
information of a railroad wreck four
miles south Of that place, on the w.
St l. Il Pacific railroad. The wreck
was caused by a broken rail. The tram
passed the broken rail ia safety with
the exception OF the rear coach, which
left the track and rolled into the
ditch.
The following persons were in
jured:
Conductor Brien. leg badly sprained.
Mrs. Saran II. Bascom, Mich gan City, contu
sion of the head and bruised arm
w. b. Wheelock, Of Chicago, bruised badly on
the head. face nd shoulder.
Mrs. Henr etta d. Hart, OF Valparaiso, Ind, the
right arm and hand badly scratched
n. Sullivan. Michigan City, RIB ruken.
Mrs. Alice Daniel and three children of Walker.
ton, Ind, ali badly injured.
rne IL Jufed were taken to La Porte
where medical attendance was fur
nished.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

A NEW volcano has been discovered
in Sicily. A brigader stationed at
Flcuzza, in the province Of Palermo,
lately noticed that every evening the
light OF fire was TO be seon on hill
called Bnsambro. Suspecting that a
band OF brigauds had estab~
lished themselves on tho hill, he one
evening collected all his men
armCd 10 The teeth, and taking the fire
for his eulte set off in search of the
supposed marduaers. The little troop
had marched for about three hours.
when, on arriving at the edge of a
plain ON the hill, they were surprised
ut hearing loud subterraneau thunder,
and Immediately after painting
sound like the sign Of Titan, while
ut the same time n shower of red hot
cinders fell about them. The Briga
dier and his soldiers did not wait to
see more, but hastily retreated TO
their station.