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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23
GABLEGRAMS S.

| DESTRUCTIVE floods are reported in
Austria and Hungary. Property valued
at $4,000 was destroyed by a water
spout at Pesth,
ADyICEs received by the war depart
ment from Indian Territory say the dis
affected Indians are becoming quiet,
and a peaceful solution OF the pending
difficulties is probable.
DISPATCHES from Russia state that
the harveit prospects throughout the
empire are the gloomiest experienced
\ for many years, and that unless there is
general rain forthwith the whole crop
will be lost.
HENRY M. STANLEY, the African ex-
ploTer, recently in London received q
delegation of prominent citizens, who
have formed a committee for the pur-
pose of promoting English emigration
to the Congo
THE Archbishop ef Canterbury, the
Bishop of London, Cardinal Manning,
and the Hon. Samuel Morley will begin
at once an investigation Of the charges
of aristocratic iniquity made by the
Pail Mall Gazette, which Journal the
government deems it not advisable TO
DfOtttutt lpI llh IcNHldJlOIa.
THE anniversary of the fall of Bastile
was celebrated at Paris as a general
holiday. Great crowds listened to
speeches in the Place de la Concorde,
and the army of Paris was reviewed in
the Camps Elysees. The French citi-
zens of Chicago observed the day in a
becoming manner by fete and picnic
at Kuhn's park.
! EXTENSIVE preparations are being
made for the wedding of Princess
Beatrice to Prince Henry Of Battenberg.
Care will be taken to prevent the public
from witnessing the bridal possession,
and all approaches to the church will
be guarded by police. The Queen will
allow no press representation at the
ceremony.
THE recent demonstrations of the
Russian forces on the Afghan frontier
have caused profound anxiety in Eng
land. 1t is stated that Russian officers
now Oh furl0ugh have been ordered to
reioin their regiments at once. Semi
officials advices from St. Petersburg
say that the czar counts upon the assis-
lance of France in any contest he may
have with the British in Asia.
RUMoRs that the Russians had ad
vanccd in force to Zulficar pass and
that they were treating Persian terri
tory as their own caused panicSy feel
ing on the London stock exchange, and
a sharp il Russian and Egyptian
securities In the house of cemnons
Lord Randolph Churchill said that this
government had heard of the Russian
demonstration, ana that the British
Afghan frontier commission had retired
to Herat, upon invitation of the auth
critics of that city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23
Short Literary Notes.
chicago Evening Journ al.

1t is limited that Senator Plumb Is
about to write a book on the South.
Miss Harriet w. Preston is now
living at Oxford, Eng, where she is
writing a novel.
Mr.. Michael Dewitt is writing q
book recounting his Impressions of
his recent travels.
The British Royal Society of Litera-
ture has sent the family of Victor
Hugo letter of coincidence.
Miss Jean Ingelow says of the
poems IN her last volume that not
one of them is more than three years
OLD.
Between the years 1895 and 1866
Goethe and his heirs recsived thesum
Of $21S,000 from his publishers for the
works Of the poet.
Those who know say that it is eyi~
dent that in Miss Jewett's much-talK
edsof book, -. Marsh Island, she
describes localities in Essex county,
Mass.
Protraits of several of the ST. Louis
editors appear in this weeks issue OF
the Cincinnati Graphic. The series
will be continued IN the next number
Julius Claretic, the accomplished
critic of the Paris Temps, has just
published new novel entitled jean
Norris" II is said to be full of BRILL
ancy and dramatic yigor.
Goldsmith's tomb in Temple church
London, was found the other morn
ing to be exquisitely decorated with g
profuslon of tlOwers-by whom de
posted nobody seemed to know.
"Herne Hill Almond Blossoms is
the title of the second part of Mr.. Rus
kin's autobiography; ia this number
more extracts from ''Fors Clavigera'
are reprinted and new matter begins.
The Boston Public Library has moi
excluded Fielding and Smolet from
its shelves, but the trustees have di-
rected that certain of the works of
these authors shall not be delivered to
minors.
The report of the council of the
British Folk Lore Society makes the
the important suggestion that all folk
lorists, wherever living, should CO.
operate; there is some idea of holding
FOLKLORE congress.
Montgomery Schuyler, the sue cess.
or of George William Curtis as man
aging editor of Harper's Weekly, is
said to be both an authority and an
enthusiast OF NE subject of horses
and horsemanship.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23
WASHINGTON.

POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas has or
dered restoration of the daily mail
between Milwaukee and Grand Haven.
SECRETARY WHITNEY contemplates an
entire reorganization of the nine gov
eminent navy yards in a short time,
and an investigation of their books and
papers, with this end in view, is now IN
progress.
LIEUTENANT JOHN CONLGN, who has
for some time been an inmate of the
insane asylum Of this city. has fully re-
covered, and announces his determine
tion to Join his regiment. He is senior
first lieutenant of the Ninth Cavalry
THE President will leave Washington
about Aug. ] for visit to the Adiron-
dack Mountains, where he will remain
about month or six weeks TO obtain
much-needed rest and recreation. He
viii be accompanied by few personal
friends.
THE special delivery postal system
provided fer by the last congress will be
put in operation in the course OF a month
or two at about dozen of the principal
postoffices of the country, Including
New York, Boston, Brooklyn, Philadel-
phia, Chicago and Washington. The
details of the system are now being
formulated at the pcstothce depart
ment
GENERAL SCHoFIELD has forwarded
to the war department dispatch from
Col. Bradley in which the latter says
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23

"The Mescelero Apaches, in the vicinity
of southeastern New Mexico, are be-
coming restless because of then sup
plies giving out. At present they have
nothing but beef" General Schofeld
tions from the military stores at the
pest where the trouble IS threatened.
LIEUT.. COMMANDER w. II. WEBB, con-
nected with the Alert, on the Asiatic
station, has been tried by court martial
on the charge of drunkenness, and
found guilty. The court recommended
that be be suspended from rank and
duty on furloUgh pay for two years,
and that he be allowed to retain his
present number on the list of lieutenant
commanders during that time. The
recommendation were approved by
Rear Admiral Davis, June 2. Lieut..
Commander Webb has been ordered to
the United States in the Juniata.
A CHANGE has been made in the man
ner of purchasing silver by the treas
ury department for coinage into stan
dard dollars. The offers for the sale of
silver for this purpose will hereafter be
made to the treasurer, instead of to the
director of the m mt, as heretofore, and
after to-day the purchases Will be made
on Tuesday and Friday of each week,
instead of Wednesday, as has been the
custom. The change is made for the
purpose Of allowing the director TO give
mis- undivided attention to the business
of the mints.
EXAMINATION for departmental SER
vices will be held at Milwaukee, Sept.
3; st. Paul, Sept. 3; Bismarck, ID, T.,
Sept. 8; Helena, NJ T., Sept. 10; ort-
land, Oregon, Sept 10; Seattle, w. T.,
Sept, %, and at San Francisco, Oct. l..
At the same time examinations will be
held for persons wishing to be examined
IN special subjects, as law, special PEN
sion examiners, stenography, French,
German, Spanish, and Italian. Those
who intend applying should at once re-
quest official blanks from the Civil
Service Commission at Washington.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

TWO men We're instantly killed and a
third badly iajured by q boiler explos-
ion at Hamilton, Ontario.
SEVERAL buildings, including a hotel,
were destroyed by fire at Richmond,
Ohio. Loss 100000
AT Wilkasbarre, Pa, the building
and stock of William b. Bertels, deal
er in stoves and tiuware, was partially
destroyed, Loss, 100000; insurance,
$4,000.
SCHoFIELDs yarn mill at Manayunk,
Pa, burned Sunday noon, together with
three three-story brick dwellings,. The
financial loss is about S250,000.
KEEL soap factory at Oshkosh was
entirely destroyed by fire, Loss, SIS
coo; insurance, 10000 The fire is
supposed to have been of incendiary
origin.
IN Brattle street Boston, Saturday She
dress Of Miss Bessie daughter of Ten
eral Z, w. Hinoks, caught fire frosn a
smouldering fire-crscker, resulting IN
barns which caused her death Sunday
Deceased was 20 years old,
FIRE at Albany, n, u, destroyed JAS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.

Il a SILVER watch was found in a
watermelon bought by telegraph boy
at Battle Greek, Mich.
1T is now charged that pine land
ring exists III Minnesota, which has Gre
ated monopoly detrimental to the in
terest of settlers.
In South Mountain, near Sheridan,
Pa, rich deposit of mica, worth So to
50 pound has been discovered.
FOURTEEN of the men whose discharge
occasioned the recent strike on the
West Division railway, Chicago, have
been reinstated by President j. Russell
Jones.
THE HEssIAN fly, which is one of the
most destructive of the enemies of the
growing wheat, is max 'ng terrible raw
ages in the wheat feldsof Wayne coun-
| ty, n. Y.
THE Illinois State Board of Agricul,
ture say the prospects for the oat crop
are that it will be the largest ever rails
ed in the State. The yield in 1894 reach
ed 105, 100000 bushels.
T. l., AIRY, Of New Orleans, has been
elected president aud Jerome Hill, of
st. Louis, vice president of the National
cotton-exchaHge for the ensuing two
years.
A storm of rain, hail, and lightning
visited Watertown, Wisconsin, leveling
trees and fences and inficting consider
able injury upon growing crops. Much
damage was also done OF Brainerd,
Minnesota and along the line of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
PROFESSOR CHARLES KENDALL
ADAMS, OF Michigan University, has
been elected president of Cornell Uni
versity, vice Andrew D. White, Sc
signed by vote of II to of the trus-
tees. President White warmly indoors
ed Professor Adams.
IT is estimated that forty leading
hotels in New York entertain an aver
age Of 5000 transient guests daily. In
Guiding the lodging houses, it is believ-
ed that not less than IS 900 transient
guests find a resting place in New York
every night
THE strike caused the closing down
Wednesday of all the lumber mills oa
the river in Bay City and West Bay
City. At one point the officers and
strikers were in collision. Three arrests
were made but when a threatening
crowd surrounded the Jail tho prisoners
were released.
DISPATCHES from points in North.
western Iowa, Northwestern Nebraska,
Southwestern Dakota, and Southeastern
Minnesota state that within few days
the corn crop has been greatly improy-
ed by warm weather.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23

A. Gray's piano factory and other build
ings, the loss reaching nearly 800, 600
Four or five men, two of whom are
dead. were buried beneath falling
walls and twenty-eight horses persisted
in the flames.
A FIRs in the buildings Ne. % and "a
Liberty street, New York, was caused
by an explosion of alcohol in the base
ment, by which five men were shock.
ingly burned. Many persons in the
upper stories narrowly escaped with
their lives. The loss was 100000.
A FlRB at Tuscela, Ill.,, Friday morn
ing, destroyed. f. W. Coles jewelry
store, the Bates House, the postoffice,
NJ Hedges grocery and Baum's restau-
rant. Loss, $l2, 900; insurance $4,000.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from the explosion of lamp in Coles
store.
THE large cloth printing and bleach
ing works of James T. Martin 6,
Co.. in Philadelphia, were entirely de-
snoyed by fire, estaiiing loss of $780,
600, which is partially covered by
insurance. The fire was caused by the
explosion of a gasoline lamp in the en-
giue room.
ABOUT o'clock Friday evening fire
broke out suddenly in The Post build
ing at Washington, and soon the upper
stories We're wrapped in flames. The
building was occupied by the Washing
ton Post, The National Republican, The
Washington Critic, The Sunday Gazette
the United States Electric Light Com
pany. and several other tenants. Loss,
$150000
A wEsT-BoUND freight train on the
Panhandle Railroad jumped the track
near Holidays Cove, w. Va, Wednes-
day, reducing to kindling wood sixteen
cars, and instantly killing Fireman
Thomas Wilson and seriously injuring
Engineer James Mccullough, Fireman
O'Shaughnessy, and Henry Leirigness.
The loss to the company will reach
$4,000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23
Chicago Marker

CHICAGO July 1S-Flour-Dull and easy. Win
ter wheat, 5065.25 southern, 4500500; Wis
consin and Michigan wheat less active and unset
tied yesterdays advance partly lost; opened
9s05sc lower quickly strengthened, weakened
again, declining &c from outside, and closed &c
under yesterday; SS16 for seller cash; SS13 for
seller July; s93460s0H for seller August 92@92JS
for seller September; No red, 94@9iA, Corn
Fairly active; opened weaker; rallied, declined
tc, and closed 4c under yesterday; 46A0469s
for seller cash; 1G5s046A for seller July; 1890
46I6 for seller August; 4G14 for seller September
oats-Dull and slow July ranged sc higher
early and closed 40ssc snder yesterday other
deliveries &c lower; sl24 for seller cash; $500
3l94 for seller July; 2616 for seller August; 25tS
for seller September. Rye-Steady at 5S16 Bar
ley-Nominal Tiraothy- Steady; prime, 1855.
Flax seed-Easyi No. l, 1.96. Pork-Moderltely
active, easy declined gradually 1501715c and
closed steady ut 1O3001O35 for seller cash; 103
for seller July; 1o8215@1035 for seller August;
10.d0@10,i2l6 for seller September. Lard-Fairly
active, but easy; declined 9I505c, and closed
steady at G.G911@G s. for seller cash and July;
6.6116@G.50 for seller August; G75@67716 for sell
Ter September. Shoulders 39O04O0; short clear
100000; short ribs, 5.55169s60. whiskey-
Steady, at 1.i5.
CHICAGO, July iS.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 6,OOO; firmer; shipping
steers, 475@6O5; stockers and feeders, 5.1004 40;
COWS, bulls and mixed, 9, G4.G0. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000; steady and unchanged; rough and
mixed, 4.2O0445; packing and shipping, AS
046o skips 385G42o sheep-Receipts, 400;
steady; natives, O00420; lambs, per head, 100
m2'5O
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23

The Belgian government, through
It's minister at Washington, has ex-
tended ga invitation TO this govern
mcnt to send delegates to an interna.
tionali congress of botany and horti-
culture, which is to be held at Antwerp
from the 1st to the 10Th of August
proximo. Ifitis deemed expedient to
appoint delegates to attend the con
gress, the department of state will
furnish them with the usual creden-
tials.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23
Purifying Water With Alum.
Popular Science News


Those of our readers who have tra>
yelled on the Mississippi river know
how turbid the water is, and they
may have seen people tie a bit of al
UNI to a thread, and let it down into a
tumbler of water, and swing it about
a little, after which operation the
liquid become as clear as crystal. Re-
Gently the matter has been carefully
examined into and reported upon by
Profs. p. t. Austen and +. A. Wilder,
of Rutgers college. In their experi>
ments, two.tenths of grain to the
liter Zone and one-fifths grains to the
GALLON caused the separation and
settling of the impurities in the New
Brunswick, NJ j., water. Double
this quantity may well be used as a
rule. This amount is too small to be
perceptible to the taste, or to exert
any physiological action. The alum
may be used in clarifying water by
filtration. If a very small amount be
added to turbid water it can be filters
ed through ordinary paper without
difficulty, and yields a brilliantly
clear filtrate, in which there is no
trace of suspended matter. 1t is not
necessary to let it stand before fltra~
ton, as the action of the alum is i'm
mediate. The simplest form of fl tier
for considerable quantities of water is
tube, one end of which is stu fed
with cotton. A drain pipe is the best,
as it can be so easily cleansed. The
plug OF cotton should be two or three
inches thick, and may be kept in
place by ring OF wood fitted into the
bottom of the pipe. For household
purposes, large glass funnel may be
used, or a filter may be made by cut
ting off the bottom of glass flask or
other bottle. The neck of the funnel
or bottle is to be plugged with cotton,
which should first be worked IN warm
water to remove the adhering air, and
to wet it we'll 1t should be packed
in quite closely, little at time, un-
I'll it forms layer two or three inch.
es thick. To insure accuracy IN the
amount OF alum used it is best to make
a solution of half an ounce of alum
to quart of water. Dissolve the all
UNI in a cup of boiling water, pour
this into a quart measure, and FIJI up
with cold water. Keep in a properly
labeled bottle. Fifty-four drops OF
this solution, or a scant teasPoonful
will contain two and three tenths
grains of alum, which is the quantity
for a gallon of water. 1t is not i'm.
portant TO be very exact. as twice the
quantity would be harmless enough.
Analysis shows that the water is not
only clarified but purified by this pro
cess. the greater part of the organic
matter being removed from it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23

AT NEW YORK

NEW YORK, July 17.-Thurber,
Whyland * Co.'S grocery establish
1nent was damaged 500, 900 by fire
tonight. Fully insured.
SIX CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
PrrTsBURG, July 17.-Last night the
residence OF Josiah Evans, two story
log hut three miles from Grahampton
Clearfeld county, was destroyed by
fire, and six of his children, ranging
in age from 6 to Is years, were Gre
mated. Evans was awakened by
strange noises, and under the impress
sion that burglars were about, be
took a gun and went outside.
To his horror he discovered the
dwelling in flames. Before he could
reach the children, who were sleeping
on the second floor, the roof fell IN,
and in a few minutes the building
was ablaze. His wife and three Of the
Younger children who We're sleeping
on the lower floor, were taken out
safely and the parents were forced to
see their other children perish.
This morning hundreds of people
were drawn to the scene. The re
mains of four children charred and
u3recognizable were gathered up and
buried IN one coffin. The other two
were apparently reduced to ashes as
no trace of them could be found
Parents are crazed by grief, and the
whole community is excited over the
horror. The father insists the fire
was the work OF an incendiary, and in
this opinion others share.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23

TIE committee of SC. ntists appoints
ed after the Washington Monument
was struck by lightning to report up-
on the manner for protecting it, re
commend that copper rods be placed
around the roof at each joint, with
200 needle points projecting there
from. Colonel Casey anticipated the
report, and recently placed four rods,
with twenty-eight needle-points,
near the capstone.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23
Lamp Shades and the Eyes.

Prof. II. L. Cohn, in his pampbIs.
"Ueber den BeleuchtEngs wertb Do,
Lampenglocken" (Wiesbaden I1sSs
describes long series of determine
tons of the relative values of yarions
forms of lamp~shades. The metho5
pursued was to measure the bright
ness of white paper lying on a tale
over which the source of artificial
light was suspended at a given dis
lance by means of a Weber photome-
ter. AS one would anticipate. H.
general effect OF shade is to increase
very greatly the illumination imme.
diately under the light, and not moo.
ify it notably at an angular
distance greater than fortysfve
degrees from this region. The
last section of the pamphlet
which deals with the illuminatjop
requisite for easiest use of the eyes Is
Of the most general interest. Taking
as q measure Of the value of the lin,
minatien in this sense the number OF
lines which can be read from a news,
paper in 81 minute, and as the unit Of
illumination that of normal candle
at perpendicular distance of metre
from the paper, he finds that the best
illumination is not less than fifty such
units. Since even a fifth of this il
Elimination is very rarely secured, ex,
cept Immediately under lamp pro,
vided with a good shade, the author
emphasizes the conclusion that few
school children work in satisfactory
light.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-23
Married Life Healthy.

In an address to young men, DR..
w. Pratt, of London, says that mar
ried life is BY far the most healthy.
In 1000 married men of % to 30
years of age there are deaths; 1000
bachelors furnish 10 deaths, and
LOCO widowers % deaths. In young
men married before 10 years Of age
the figures are unfavorable, being 80
per 1000. In unmarried men under
20 the rate is but per 1000. If girls
marry before 20 a like mortality be
falls them. Married people from 1S
to 20 die as fast as people from 60 to
20. After u marriage should be con
tracted as soon as possible.