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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
From THE CAPITAL.

THE seer .tary Of the treasury has re-
quested all persons having preferred
claims against the New Orleans expo
sition, payable from the appropriation
made by the sundry civil act of March
3, 1885, t. transmit the same to the
secretary OF the treasury at the earliest
practicable date The Director general
of the exposition has also been request
ed to furnish detail statement Of the
Indebtedness of the exposition out.
standing at the date of. the passage OF
the act.
A STORY is current, but not youched
for, at tho Department of Justice, that
Marshal Botkin, of Montana, desires to
resign. Ex-senator Cameron is said to
have asked the Attorney General to ac-
cept a resignation if he desired to put
in democrat. This Mr.. Garland in
stantly refused 10 do. He said that as
member of the Judiciary Committee
of the senate he had goue over the
charges against Botkin, and was salts.
6eG of their truth aad Justice. Accor-
dinghy he should remove him and ap-
point a good man to the place. This
story has been told for a week CT two,
but there was little reason to bslieve it.
A friend of Botkin now says there is a
foundation for it, but that the President
will not sanctioH the removal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
FOREIGN.

In is reported that y prominent Lon
den solicitor whose name Is withheld
has abseended with 100000 worth of
securies belonging To clients.
THE king and queen of Spain We'd
nesday re ecsiyed Garisaldi's widow and
son in Madrid. The agreement in re-
gard 10 the cession of the island of Cy-
press was signed Wednesday, The CON
ditions are that the government shall
build hospital for seaRlen and light
house on the island and preserve Carl
haldTs grave forever.
1T is reported that the British Govern
ment has arranged, in the event of war
with Russia, to have the troops now
operating in the Soudan sent to Gal
hpoli, at the entrance to the Sea of Mar
mora, aud have their places taken by
Turkish soldiers.
the Sir William Arm trong Gun
Manufacturing Company have received
orders from the government for the
immediate construction of ninety field
guns. The employees in this company S
establishment are already working
double time 10 fill the government or
deis
THR Journal of st. Petersburg states
| that General KoRlaroff's return with
his lines after driving off the Afghans
indicates that the Russia attack was
caused by hostile acts OF the Afghsns.
| Thus, the affair assumes q less serieus
aspect, and becomes an incidental con,
! fiict difficult to avoid. considering the
extremely strained condition of affairs,
and the proximity of the Russian and
| Afghan ontnasts. The Journal expresses
the hope that the cosflict will not in
terfere with the negotiations now in
progress between England and Russia,
Tax leading paper Of st. Petersburg
expls ins that the recent battle en- the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
CHARGED TO NArloNALISrs.
Comments OF Dublin Newspapers
on the Ma0oNv Affair

Comments OF Dublin NEWSPAPERS
on the Manow Affair.
DUBLIN, April 1.-THE papers to
day contain comments on the stormy
scenes at Msllow, yesterday, when the
lord mayor was hiSsed aNd the people
surrounded the carriage of the Prince
and Princess of Wales. The affair is
said to have been engineered by ns,
tionalist leaders. Nearly all the pa,
pers unite in condemning The action
of the nationalist leaders and some
are exceedingly caustic IN their re.
marks, and especially single out
and lash O'Brien, Harrington
and Deasey for the part they took.
The Daily Express independent con-
servatlve) says; ''The action Of the
nationaliSts in fermenting disturb
ance is ridiculous and childish, aud
cannot but bring the odium of right
minded, patriotic Irishmen on their
heads. We rely on the hope that
lrishmen who have the welfare of the
country at heart hereafter will avoid
afiiliatlng with this section Of trouble.
seeking individuals, who are unfit to
govern Irishmen."
The Irish Times 0iberal conserva-
tivel charges that the promoters and
participants in the trouble at Mallow
were imported from Cork.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
ACCIDENTS.

RoHERBACH Bros grist mill near
Reading, Pa, burned Wednesday. Loss.
S15, 900; insurance, So, 900.
THE summer residence Of Duncan
Wood, of New York, at Islip, L. l
was burned Saturday. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
= THE b. and NJ. freight depot at
Omaha was burned early Friday morn
ing, the loss reached about $4,000.
SIEBERT & Co.'S large furnishing
manufactory at Pittsburgh, Pa, was
totally destroyed by fire Thursday
evening, 100000 worth of property
being destroyed.
FIRE in Martins Ferry, Ohio, Wednt $
day destroyed the CONNIE rcial BLOCK,
the principal building in the town.
Loss, $50, 600 distributed among dozen
firms; insurance partial.
FEARS are entertained for the safety
of the ship Louisiana, which sailed
from San Francisco October 14th, for
Dublin. The ship is owned by Haugh-
ton Bros, of Bath, Me-, by whom she
was built. The captain has his wife ard
four children with him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
TELEG RAplII(..
GENERAL NOTES.

JUST Lefore daylight Sunday morn.
ing Roland Bros. meat market and E
r. Curtis photograp.. emporium, al
Madison, Wis, were injured by fire tt
the extent Of $4,000
RAILROADS in the vicinity of Mem
| pnis, Tenn, were damaged considerably
by rain, Monday night, causing deten
| tion to travel.
THE national convention of the
malgamated Association of Steel and
Iron Workers will be held in New York
April Is.
EX CHIEF CLERK CARDIGAN has given
the names of confederates in the navy
fraud cases iii Washington and will ap
pear against them.
THE president will, ere long, issue a
proclamation commanding the cattle
barons To move their fences and cattle
off the public domain.
WOLVES ami eagles are reported TO
be killing and carrying off the stock
that remains in the destituted sections
Of Central West Virginia.
NEWS continues to be received con-
firmatory Of the repors of the killing Of
President Barrios, of Guatemala, in the
recent battle.
NINE Whites, including two priests,
were killed by Riel's followers at Frog
Lake, and woman was taken prisoner
by the Indians Fort Pitt forty miles
from Frog Like, is reported to have
fallen into tho bands of the ingurgents
DURING March the }sses by fire
reached 50, coo, coo, and fer the first
three months of 1885 the loss is $27,-
100000. The average fire waste for
March in the past ten years has been
less than $1,000, 600
CAPTAIN EVAN p. HOWELL, editor of
the Atlanta Constitution, appoiated by
President Cleveland az Consul to Man
chester has forwarded to the president
his formal drclinati0n of the effice.
CAPTAIN HOWARD, U. $. A.. is to in
struct Canadian troops in the Northwest
in the use Of gathering gums. The Do
minion Government is undecided
whether to offer reward for the cap,
ture of Riel dead or alive.
BISHOP TAYLOR and oCher American
missionaries arrived at Sierra Leone,
Africa, Jan. .. A month later another
party Of missionaries arrived, sixteen of
whom were children, who intended TO
strike across the continent, 1t is feared
that they will lose their lives in the at
tempt
AN internal machine was found in
the cellar of the residence of Mr.. VIII
liam Stewart at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 1t
was piece of iron gas pipe, two inches
i'll diameter and sixteen inches long,
and file with a pound and half cf
ntle powder. The internal machine
was tossed in through an opening in the
sash which had heen broken out several
days before 1t fell in the coal hin and
failed T., explede. The fuse had been
iShted but fortunately went out.
TELEGRAPHIC communications has
been reopened from Battleford, in the
region of the Northwest Canadian re-
belllon. The Indians have massaered
eight white people at Frog Lake, in
cluding two priests and an Indian
Agent. No attack has been made on the
village of Battleford. The general in
dications are that there will be gen
eral rising of tho Indian tribes Of that
region. Several thousand Canadian
troops are now en- route for the scene
of the rebellion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
CHICAGO Blaze.

CHICAGO, April IA "A four story
stone and brick building Nos. So aud
S5 Wabash avenue took FIRE about
o'clock this morning. 1t was oc-
cupied by Mclean and Retterer,
hardware supplies. Dean and Foster.
druggists Sanders, Smith and
Patterson, photographers supplies.
No estimates has yet been made rs to
the losses, but the loss on the build
ing and contents is believed to bo a
total loss.
The loss is placed at nearly 5000.
600, as follows: On buildings $50, :
900, insurance 100000; Smith and
Patterson $50 600, insurance $24, 900;
Mclean and Retterer $4,000 fully
insured; Shatle and Co., dealer in
toys, $25, 900 fully insured; Lowen~
thai, Kaufman and Co., tobacco
dealers $4,000, insurance 5000;
Review Printing Co, $4,000, in
surance $500 John R. Bassett
and Co, book binders, $4,000, in
sured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17

Ar the special meeting OF the
board of regents OF the university
held in this city on Tues day, a build
inc committees was appointed 10 pro
ceed at once with the work OF re
building Science hall aud other usi
verSitv buildings. The regents have
resolved to have a building that
won't fall fall down, but the reSolu-
ton relating TO having 1t fire prsot is
rather weak and the probable out
come will be a building about as
thoroughly fire proof as the old
building. was. 1t is not just, how~
ever, to find fault yet, but it may be
in order to say that the people
of the state, IL view of
much other public building, ei
a character, alike disgraceful to the
state, builders and architects, have 4
right To- expect that the regentS viii
insist upon having whatever is done
riSHlig uoiS. AiS PtpPp>' Si'u ot th'
regents to the legislature was TO erec
tire proof buildings with the smeunt
asked for. While the legislature die
not appropriate money for the gym
nasium. that body appropriated sub
stantiaily all that was asked for th'
other buildings. II is only just TO th'
legislature TO say that il was broa,
enough and large enough 10 look a
the subject as question of state i'm
portance. Now let the Science hal
be as nearly fire proof as it Is possible
to make it. II will then be woru
while to spend money 10 fill il, other
wise it will Eot
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
Reckless Building.

New YORK, April 14.-With day
light tins m morning it was easy enough
to SEQ the cause of the terrible acci"
dent in Sixiy.secons street yesterday.
The buildings fell because there was
simply nothing to hold them together.
Buddusek who was building the tene-
ments which fell, has block after
block in the neighborheod of yestor-
days accident. Phillip Hausman, a
builder, said the houses fell because
they were rotten and were built OF re-
fuse bricks which being used are not
brick but halves, quarter and chunks
OF bricks, and movable offal OF brick
yards. This stuff is what the walls
are being constructed of; but, though
that is enough to condemn any build
ing If public safety is considered at
all, it IS by no means the worst feat
ure in this case. You see those brick
bats are almost clean; there is no
mortar on them at all. The stuff used
in laying the bricks in the walls is
simply wet dirt. All builders end
masoss present corrobor ated these
statements.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17

vance on Murzhab river as 4
Cossack reconnaissance toward Moru-
chaS TO obtain information regarding
Afghan positions. The Cossacks, ac.
cording to these reports, afterwards
returned to Pul,i-Khish.
Sir Lepel Griffin has gone on 4
special mission to the greater native
princes of India TO arrange for organ
lzstion of an array of India and central
Asia. The aneer of Afghanistan. af,
ter holding q durbar at Cabul, will
send enyoys to BaGhsra, Samareand,
aEd other centers in Asiatic RuSsia,
to offer the natives English aid.
money and arms against Russia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
France and China.
A HITCH IN PEACE PROPOSALS


LONDON, April a. Dispatches from
Shanghai received this afternoon
states that there is hitch in the final
arrangements for the execution of the
final treaty OF peace between
France and China, owing to some
concessions which China asks aud tho
French ambassador refuses to grant.
AN IMPORTANT DECREE.
PARIS, April 1.-THE following
telegram was received to day from
Patentare, French minister TO China.
The official gazette of Pelin today
publishes an imperial decree ordering
the execution Of the preliminary
treaty of peace between China and
France. The decree orders the vice
roy of Canton TO send the customs
commissioner and a mandarin 10
Hanoi TO make arrangements with
Gen. De LIsle for the evacu-
alton of Tonquin by the
Chinese troops. Luhvinphuse, chief
of the black flags mas received equiva
lent to that of baron and will be made
governor of the Chinese province and
will receive large sums Of money To
enable him 10 pay and disband his fol
lowers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17

Sunday night but had paid the full
weeks board promptly and it was sup
posed he would return any day. NJ
suspicion was attached to his absence
until horrible smell called attention
to the room and led to the opening OF
the trunk. When the trunk con
tanning the body was openes
and was found to cnntaia the
body of a middle aged man, face and
breast up, and the body so doubled
about the hips and knees that it filled
the receptacle. On the outside of the
trunk, over the head of the corpse
was printed in large letters the words,
80 perish all TRAITORS to the great
cause.
The trunk and its ghastly contents
were immediately hurried to the -Four
Courts. The body as it appeared in
the trunk, presented a horrible ASPECT.
The face and parts of the body were
uncovered, the only garment being a
pair of drawers reaching Just to the
knees, entirely black, ana showed ad-
vanced decomposition.
ST. LOUIS, April 4-Preller's
trunks are of much better quality than
Maxwell's, being made of fine leather.
The personal effects in them indicate
that the owner was a gentleman of
means and culture. The trunks have
on them the labels of the Cunard
Steamship company, and Continental
hotel, Pdlladel phia, where he occupied
room 1S6, March S6. He had also
beeu at the Rossin house, Toronto.
The following is q description of
Maxwell, given by the person who
saw and conversed with him daily
while he was at he Southern hotel.
He was about five feet nine and half
inches in height, and weighs about
40 pounds; well proportioned and of
rather good figure His face was of
the English type and cleanly shaven,
eye light blue, l think, or at
least they were not dark in
color; hair of light sandy color; he
wore it cut very short behind and
rather bushy in front without any
part and banged like girls, generally
dressed in brown weed suit of English
cut, new market ogercoat and high
derby hat. In his manners he was
very elfiminite he even carried this so
far as to walk with short mincing
step like woman This afternoon
the body of Preeler was exposed on a
slab in the morgue for Identification
with the following description, given
by Superintendent Ryan: Deceased
was about 5 feet inches in heIghtA,
weighing about 10 pounds, black
hair, eyes of brown color. wore white
knit drivers. No other clothing came
with the body. He was about 90 OR
% years old. The body was very
much decomposed. He has been
dead ten Or twelve days, tongue pro-
truding, large blisters on both legs,
cross cut into the flesh on ms breast. ="
The following telegram found
among papers of Preller is the best
clue to the relations OF Preller and
Maxwell:
Boston, Mass, March 80 1885.
To C. A. Preller, Belvidere hotel, corner 18th Ave.
and 18th ttreets
Yes; could go to Auckland from here will
write from Philadelphia tomorrow.
w, II. LENNo X MAXWELL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
Foreign.
WALES IN IRELAND

DUBLIN, April 1.-THE Prince and
Princess of Wales on the way TO Cork
TO day received an enthusiastic well
come At Lismore, in counties Cork and
Waterford, 500 laborers presented an
address OF welcome, at Dungorvan in
Waterford county. When the train
bearing the royal party passed, all
the vessels in the bay lowered the
flag. At Kilmainham, when
the royal party went by, q
black flag was hoisted over
temperance hall, but the royalists
made good demonstration. The
prince aud princess then went to Cur
raghmon. In Cork the streets were
spanned by triumphal arches. and y
majority of the houses were decrated
with flags in honor of the advance of
the royal visitors. 8
LoNpoN's, MAYOR
LONDON, April II. Aldermen Fnw-
Ter has been elected Lord Mayor of
London to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Lord Mayor Nottage.
FEELING IN PARIS.
PARIS, April IL The bourse
opened very Hat, but at midday il
had rallied. However the improved
feeling did not last, and the market
closed depressed. The political out
look is regarded here MS being very
grave and fears of financial trouble
are entertained,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
The Snow Storm.

CHICAGO, April H. Special reports
indicate that heavy snow storm pre-
vailed in certain portions of northern
Illinois and Wisconsin, to-day. In
certain points in Wisconsin four
inches had fallen, with no immediate
signs OF melting, the temperature
ranging low.
COLUMBUS. Wis, April a. There
is terrific snow storm here at pres
ent. The ground is already covered
to the depth of eight inches on the
level.
FoNB DU LAC, Wis, April IA A
heavy snow storm is prevailing here
and at Oshkosh. Snow has fallen to
a depth of about four inches and it is
drifting badly.
BELorr, Wis. April 14-There was
two inches of snow on the ground
this morning and it is showing this
forenoon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17

JoHE RoAOH has n proposition for
the dispatch boat Dolphin from the
Russian government of 800, 600 above
what. the United States was 10 pay
him and Ae does not propose 10 sub
nit to Mr.. Whitneys delay. He de
mands immediate payments or he will
sell the vessel to Russia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
-
Gen. Grant,

NEW YORK, April f4.-Gen. Badeau
left the house between four and five
o'clock; he said that Gen. Grant was
certainly stronger and better and at
that time sat in the library with his
legs crossed reading the morning
papers. Yesterday morning the gems
erals throat was easy but trifie sore.
He desired this condition to con-
tinue and spoke but little.
Soon after DIR. Douglas
had issued the 6 80 p m. bulletin, and
while Mrs. Grant was ia an adjoin-
ing room, the general bade the SER
want bring him a pad and writing
paper, and ON it he wrote bulletin
as follows:
The doctor tells me ana better this morning
1 am hetter than have been in two weeks.
(Signed) U. S. GRANT.
Having SO written. the general
handed his bulletin to servant, and
told him he should carry it to Mrs.
Grant, who was sitting in the library,
almost within sight of her husband.
The servant delivered the message
Mrs. Grant read it, and showed it to DIR.
Douglas. They both laughing enter
ed the sick room, where pleasantries
passed, the General joining with a
smile This evening Col. Grant re-
marked that his father had walked
more during the dag than for several
days. During tie day he had signed
business papers but last evening he
was trif1e less bright, because of
fatigue resulting from his activity
through the day.
NEW YORK, April IA gentle
man VINO is thoroughly conversant
with Grants ailmeat said tonight
that the marvellous Improvement In
the generals condition is not all sur
prising 10 me. He may live two or
three weeks and he may live four
months. If he survives until the early
| part of the summer he will be taken
out of the city to the mountains. prob
ably. as / don't think sea
air would agree with him. II he had
strength enough, / think be would
like to 90 TO California. III he im-
proves in the same ratio during the
/ neyt four DAYS he viii be riding IN
/ the park this week He does not re-
| quire SO much morpbia now as only
| SIX drops of the soloution were
injected to night instead Of the Gus
tomary ten drops. He partook OF
three varieties of nourishment to day
and the general. being in q facetious
mood, alluded to the food as his three
courses DR.. Shrady left the house
at 8 go, at which time he said the
general was doing well and would
pass comfortable night. DR.. Shrady
| 6e. ,ast.rrc1 ond ,viIf rorfaofu tsntI
morning. General Grant, during the
afternoon and evening, walked several
times from his bed room 10 his chair.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17

IT may be that Mr.. John Reach can
sell the dispatch boat Dolphin for
600, COO more than the government
had agreed to pay him, and if 50 Mr..
Secretary Whitney should not obj ct
10 bis selling. The government can
wait, and next time get better boat,
perhaps. Atany rate, if Russia wants
to put any money in war ships, let
her trade with Mr.. John Roach. lie
will not sell her any vessel Tor less
than lis luII value.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17

THE situation in Europe so far as it
relates TO the difficulties between
England and Russia is about this:
England is locking for hole to
creep out at, and any one that will
show light through viii Ge large
enough.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
Accidant I'd a Flre.

New YoRK, April 14-At fire in
Hinzer's piano factory this morning,
the second floor gave way, prccipitat-
ing six members of the fire depart
mcnt into the cellar. The men were
picked out as quickly as possible and
carried 10 the hospital. Mcbride, one
of the fremen, is expected TO die.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17

CANADIAN 3dyrccS are to the eiIec.
that there is proposals pending be
tween Gen. Middleton aud the half
breed rebels for peace. The best thing
the Canadians can do is to make peace
If ii can be done. There would be lit
tie Qain To the authorities IN c)ntinu-
ing the conflict even fit should in the
end crush the rebels as both sides are
subjects Of the same government. The
trouble comes out of the usual disre
enrd by the government Of the ris hts
Of settlers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17

Hon. JOSEPH RANKIN is IN Was h
ngton. He has subsistod for montt $
on skimmed milk which he says is a
pretty thin diet for a democrat. He
is considerably reduced in flesh bat is
looking and feeling gate well, and is
hopeful Of the future. He says the
milk in the south il very thin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
Roach,s Demand

PHILADELPHI, April IA The Times
saws Roach has been offered 800, 900
more for the dispatch boat Dolphin,
thar the government has agreed 10
pay. The offer comes from the Rus
sian government and Roach demands
an immediate answer To his letter re-
questing final payment By the United
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
The Most Precious OF Gifts.

Health is undeniabIy a more precious gift than
for these the chief objects of human ambitio II
1t Is obviously the part OF wisdom to employ
means for the preservation OF health and the
ence have proved TO be reliable. Many of the
dangers by which health is threatened may be
nulIifed by abe use OF that most irrestable
of correctiyes and tonics. Hoste;ter $
stomach Bitters which by increasing vital power
and rendering the physical funtions regular and
active, keeps the system IN good working order
ard protects n against disease For eenstipa-
tion, dyspepsia, liver complaint, nervousness.
kidney and rheumatic ailments and neural
pia it Is invaluable and it affords a sure defence
against rnalarfal fevers. besides removing every
trace of such disease from the system. Half a
vine-gIassful taken before meals improves the
s.ufIatfon