Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-09-04
He Asks a Preliminary Order
Restraining the Execution
of Cleyeland's PrOcla-
nation.
The Order was not Issued and
a Fight Will be Made in
Court.
Proceedings of the Social
Science Convention.
A Meeting Called to Consider
the Tariff Question.
General Domestic News.

General Domestic News.
BEN BUTLER LOOKS AFTER HIS CATTLE
INTERESTS
NEW YORK, Aug. 31-The Herald
says: General Ben f. Butler re
Gently paid visit to Block Island for
the purpose of consulting with Judge
Miller of the United States supreme
court. Col. Geo. B. Corkhill was
present at the interview and says
that the real cause of the visit was
the order of President Cleveland
directing the owners of cattle in the
Indian lands in the west to vacate
their grazing grounds. Gen. Butler
is one OF the proprietors of a large
rancho and his clients and personal
friends represent nany million dollars
of capital thus invested
The object of his visit was to ask a
preliminary order restraining the ex-
ecution of the proclamation of the
president until the questions involved
could be determined by the court, but
the desired order was not issued.
Nevertheless, says Corkhill, the fight
will be made as it involves important
questions, such as the rights to prop>
erty and the power of the Indians to
make contracts and the power and
authority OF the government to inter-
fere. One thing is certain, the cattle
will stay willie the fight goes on.
AN OPINION THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
MISTAKE MADE.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31.-The cattlemen
here are referring to the alleged appli-
cation by General Butler to Judge
Miller of the U. S. supreme court, re-
straiEing the execution of the presi-
dents proclamation clearing the
ranches in the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe reservations of cattle, and say
they think that a mistake has been
made and that if Gen. Butler has ap-
Piled for an injunction at all it refers
to the order of the president for the
removal of the fences from the public
domain.
For example, Mr. Frank B. York,
president and manager of the Wich
ita Cattle company, who returned
from the reservation few days ago,
says he has heard of no such action
having been taken by the cattlemen.
On the contrary he says the cattle are
moving in every direction; that the
cattle men are using every means to
comply with the presidents order; that
fully one half of the cattle are already
off the reservation, and the remainder
will be out within thirty days.
SOCIAL SCIENCE CONVENTION.
ANN ARBoR Aug. 31.-The Science
of Statistical Analysis, by G. S. Hill,
was the first paper OF the afternoon.
He considered the Importance of the
analysis of statistics as affecting all
interests of this and other countries,
and showed what had already been
done in their collection by our gov
ernment
John Miller argued for social econ
omy, claiming that it is possible to
live on 80 10 40 cents a day. He be-
lieves people live too much on those
things which are not necessary. He
also insists on allowing the stomach
and digestive organs a period of rest.
The establishment of more work shops
was his method for over coming the
troubles between labor and capital.
In the succeeding discussion socialism
or communism was pronounced a
failure and working out of the ''life
problem" was said to be personal
matter which each must work out
for himself.
The mathemat1cians considered but
one technical paper before they ad-
iourned. The physicists met in the
afternoon and discussed papers which
were of interest only 10 specialists.
Such was also the case with the chem
lists excepting a discussion in which il
was held that a knowledge of molec-
ular physics is necessary for one
who would become proficient in theo-
retical chemistry.
A MEETING IN RESPONSE TO SECRETARY
MANNING's REQUEST.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 31.-About 100
manufacturers of this state met here
to-day to consult on the question OF
making a joint reply to the late cir
cular of Secretary Manning, asking
for information and suggestions in
regard to the tariff with the view OF
having the latter laid before congress
at its next session.
A preamble and resolution was
offered setting forth that as the manu-
featuring interests of the state were
just beginning to show signs of re-
covering from the long period of de-
preston but were sill in a condition
of extreme sensativeness, the meet
ing believed that any such attempted
general revision of tariff as
that contemplated in Sec'y Manning's
circular would be exceedingly
disastrous to the entire industrial in
terests of the country" and therefore
resolved that this meeting hereby en-
tiers its respectful protest against any
reopening of the tariff agitation at the
coming session of congress Senators
Aldrich and Chase spoke in support
of the resolutions. The latter wanted
it understood that he was talking as
d manufacturer and not as a senator.
Among the other things he said
were: why did not the secretary
address himself the repeal of the act
of 1874, and why not seek to throw
the burden of the proof upon the
fraudulent importer. This nation j,
| doing something that no other nation
in the world has done by offering
premium upon fraud. and that Is
the reason why Sd many Americans
abroad are importing to this coantry
to day.
The circular OF the secretary is moi
an imputation or accusation but a
direct charge. I was surprised that
in such simple matter he found il
necessary to go so far of. l don't
like, myself, the idea of an executive
branch of the government assuming
legislative functions. Senator Chase
then alluded to the action of Secretary
Bayard, with reference to the South
American commissioner and of the
postmaster general with reference
to the socalled mail subsidy
scheme, and proceed to say
that the reply framed to be forwarded
| to Washington must be handled with
care 50 that it might not be distract