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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

Board of Trade has compelled the
Western Union to remove its tickers
from their Cthces s-a precedent that
the New York Stcck Exchange will
probably follow unless this grievances
be redtessed.
In these bucket shops black kboard,
with list OF stocks at prices quoted in
New York inscribed thereon, is dis
played. Speculative clerks and oth>
ers are invited to bet upon these quo.
tatious, under the pretenss of the pat
and call system. For example, one is
induced to buy, on margin of 81 per
share, five shares of Missouri. Kansas,
and Texas stock at 16f If it rises to
lit, he gets back his msrgin and ga ms
IS. 1t it drops to 153, he loses his
margin or bet. The secret of rum in
thousands of instances is to be found
in the gambling of bucket shops Yet
the wealthy patroniza and are f1eeced
by them. Qlirk of Knaveville keeps
a bucket shop, and receives the quo~
tatlo.s. He confidently informs his
trusting patrons that he has certain
knowledge that an inactive stock is
about to rise IN prlce-say the Den~
yer and R'o Grande, now selling at 9
and perSu9deS them to venture 81
per share to the extent Of Is, 600 shares.
Tnis done, he telegrsphs TO broker
TO ''sel 5000, d. and r G.
quick, in blocks from 81 to S. rhe
selling broker, alone or with assist
ance, makes his offers, which are &C
cepted by another broker to whom
Quirk has telegrapbed 10 buy the
stocks offered at those prices. The
last quotation, s. fixes the price. The
telegraph announces it at Kuaveville.
The $l5, 900 margin, minus the one>
fourta of one per cent. brokerage on
the fictitious sales, is swept into the
swindler's pocket
While the Stock Exchange has le-
gitImate and invaluable uses, it is
none the less true that it has been
and is converted into a gambling
arena by the great speculative opera
tors, most of whom have sprung from
the lower walks of rural life. who
control the management of railroads
whose stocks are active. The facts of
good or bad harvests, freigh or pass
enger traffic, rates of transportation,
can not explain the fluctuations of
their prices The secret is to be found
in the parlors of directors. There
flaming reports Of prosperity ale pre-
pared, and unearned divIdeEds de-
clared, to 'bulr' the stock. There
accounts are cooked" SO as to exhibit
decrease earnings, needless expenses
for rolling stock and improvements of
permanent way incurred, floating
debts swelled, acceptauees issued for
discount, and that will purposely be
to go to protest when dae,
earned dividends passed. evil proph-
ecies uttered, to "bear" the stock.
By ways tSat are dark and tricks
that are vain," the conspirators ac>
quire colossal wealth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
THE NEW MINISTER 10 SPAIN.
Jnbez Lafayett Monroe Curry,
ofYirgInia.

Mr.. Curry was born in Lincoln
County, Georgia, June 5, 1925 When
he was boy of 13, his father removed
into Talladega County Alabama. Hav-
ing been born in the enjoym yment of
good circumstances, Mr.. Curry roceiv>
ed superior education. He was grad
uated from the University of Georgia,
when Is years of age and from the Law
School at Harvard College, Massachu
setts, in 1S45. Among his fellow>stu~
dents and friends st Harvard were
ex-President Hayes and Governor
Hoadly, of Ohio. Soon after his res
turn TO Alabama he was admitted to
the bar of that State and opened an
office for the practice of his profess
ion.
In 1876 he joined the Texas Rangers
10 take part IN the Mexican War, but
not long after was compelled TO return
home on account of sickness. He
was three times member of the Ala
bama Legislature, serving the cemon>
wealth in this capacity from 1S47 TO
1855. As local legislator he took
an active part in education, Internal
improvements and in a geological sur
vey of the State. Ia 1856 he was a
Buchanan elector. Mr. Curry was
elected to the House of Representatives
at Washington the followidg year, AID
continued a member during the admin
istration of Buchanan. While in Con-
gress the first time ne served upon the
Revolutionary Claims Com mittee and
upon the Committee on Expenditures
in the State Department. After his
reelection he was placed upon the
Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Curry resigned his seat on Jan.
81, 1861, and threw in his lot with the
seeding States. He was 8 deputy
from Alabama to the Provinciel Com
federate Congress, and was afterwsrd
Representative in the first Confeder
ate Congress. At the expiration of
his term he entered the Confederate
army and served as lieutenant Col
onel of cavalry.
Subsequently to the collapse of the
Confederacy, he has filed various po.
sitions, that of the pastor of Baptist
Church being first In order, He is
now President of the Board IF Foreign
Missions of the Southera Baptist Com
vention. In 1865 he was appointed
President of Howard College Alabama
in 1865 professor in Richmond Col
lege, Virginia. He still holds this pc
| sition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

NEITHER England nor France is
just now prepared to take an active
part in European affairs. France has
just emerged from an election that
shook the republican government to
its foundations, an England is IN the
midst Of the most exciting election
campaign that 1t has witnessed in gen,
eralions, with something like an
alarming degree Of uncertainty as to
the outcome. A country that has just
escaped revolutisn, and country
on the verge Of one are not in a stu
alton to look after the affair of their
neighBors. This will leave the whole
responsibility Of managing Europe on
tho shoulders Of the three emperors,
and they are moi at all unwilling to
assume it
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
The King of Denmark.

Christian TX, King Of Denmark, is
lam OF Schleswig-H Holstein>Souder.
bury Gluckburg, and was born April
s, 1918. Before his accession TO the
crown he was Inspector General and
Commander in Chief of the Danish
cavalry, and IN 1912 married daugh
ter of the Langrave William of Hesse
Casset, by whom he had several chill
dren, among them Princess Alexan-
dra of Wales and Princess Dagmar,
who was married TO the present Gar
of Russia in 1866; also Prince Wade
mar, Just married to Marie of Orleans.
TIE succession to the throne of Den
mark was vested In Christian TX BY
the protocol of London, May 8. 1852.
and he ascended the throne on the
death of Frederick VII, Nov. Is,
1868. Immediately after this the son
of the Duke of Augustenburg laid
claim to the sovereigntles OF the Ouch
les of Schles wig Holstein, although
his father had, for a compensation,
resigned all right to them in 1882 The
young man being supported in his
claims by Germany and Austria,
Christian was forced to yield, and, at
a treaty signed in Vienna. Oct 80.
1864. renounced all claim &c Schles-
wig Holstein and Lauenburg. Since
then a new constitution has been
granted Denmark, the army and navy
reconstructed, several railroads built,
and agriculture and indus
tries In general fostered. In 1867
Christian aud @ IeeR- Louise visited
the Princess of Wales In London.
The marriage OF the Crown Prince of
Denmark and Princess Louise of
Sweden in 1869 was hAiled as pledge
of union between the two countries
Christian granted q new constitution
to Iceland, which became operativein
August, 1874, that being the one
thousandth anniversary Of Icelandis
existence as q nation The long con-
tInued arbitrary POLICY of KING Chris
tian TX. In declining TO dlsmiss the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

The Preller Mystery III 81. LOUIS is
again brought forward as the priuci
pal sensation of that town by tho ar
rival from England of Mr.. Samuel N.
Brooks, who has identified Maxwell
rs Ais son Hugh, who disappeared
from his home in January last. The
prisoner weak ned at the NEE ting
with his father, and did not renew the
promise to produce Preller, for whose
murder he is locked up. For a
person who has been seen SO often in
various parts of the country recently,
the aIleg, d victim Of the trunk mys
terry is very successful in keeping
away from locality where his pres,
cncN would do the most good.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

THE Danish landsthIng, or upper
house Of parliament, has unanimous
Iy endorsed the policy of Esrupp,
president of the council, aud dsnounc
ed the recent attempt to asoassinate
him. The landsthing consists of six
ty-six members, and being an aristo-
cratic body has supported the meas
ures of the E5trupp cabinet, while the
folkething, or lower house OF parlia.
ment. composed of 1O2 members,
elected by universal suffrage, has been
bitter in its danunciatIon of the pre-
mier and his colleagues, and has re
fused to vote the budget.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
which has pledged its tobacco monopoly
as security.

which has pledged its tobacco monopoly
as security.
TEE Irish landlords have taken into
consideration the distress prevailing in
the agricultural districts, owing to the
low prices of farm products, and are
remitting 30 per cent. of the overdue
rents of their tenants.
THE Chinese government has decided
to make haste in building railways
throughout the empire, for which pur-
pose a vast amount of money was Dor-
rowed in Europe.
AN attempt to assassinate E;trupp
the premier of the Danish cabinet, was
made at Copenhagen, by a young COM
positor named Rasmussen, w.o fred
two shoGs from a revolver, neither Of
which took effect, ana was in the act
of shooting q third time when seized
by detectives.
THE relations between Bulgaria and
Servia are much strained. The refusal
of King Milan to receive Minister Gre
koff, who was to have bzen sent by
Prince Alexander on special mission
to Servia, indicates speety invasion of
Bulgaria by the Servians.
THE English Farmsrs' Alliance has
adopted a resolut ON stating that to
avert the ruin Of the present race of
farmers landowners must forthwith re-
duce rents of the farms, and the gov
ernment must formulate a measure
which will prevent the raising of rents
on the improvement of tenants.
ALL the European powers have &C
cepted the Porte's invitation to attend
conference at Constantinople upon the
annexation of Roumelia by Bulgaria.
A body of Ssrvian troops ha re crossed
the Bulgarian frontier, and an oPpos-
ing force has been sent out to meet
them.
The Marquis of Lorne, the Queens
son-in-law, and liberal candidate for
parliament, attem rted to make an cleo
tion speech at Brentford, Fear London.
The crowd that assembled at the place
refused to listen to him, and rotten-egg.
ed and otherwise treated him SO badly,
that Re left in haste, and immediately
returned to London.
The Council of Gambia, the largest
city of Crete, have voted in favor of a
union with Greece, but the populace re-
fuse to revolt against the Turkish gov
ernment before Greece declares war.
The Greeks are wild with enthusiasm.
Thirty thousape men of the reserves
have been enrolled during this past five
days, and thousands are arriving from
all parts of Greece. The people are
clamOring for war.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
France.
A rRIGHTFuL ACCIpENr.

PARIS, Oct. 26. = Dispatches from
Perequeix, capital of the department
of Dordogne, state that frightful 40
cldcnt has occurred at the Cnauc,lade
quarries, near that town. While
large body of workmen we're engaged
in taking out stone, the quarries sud~
denly fell in, destroying the village,
on the ground above the stone pits,
and killing a large number of persons.
Many are buried in the ruins and it is
doubtful if any of them can be res
cued. Troops have been dis patched to
the scene of the disaster to aid the
work OF relief.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
SECRETARY WHITNEY has ordered
work TO begin upon three Rew cruis-
erS

A GALVESTON firm has just closed
contract with sn English syndicate to
deliver at the warf of Galveston fort
nightly, for the next five years, three
thousand frozen carcasses of beef
cattle. TIE price stipulated is 6 cents
per pound for the hides. The ship
ments will begin next week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

Inc amounts speclHed IN the hrsL
column of figures are for educational
purposes; the one-mill tax and the
school fund income tax will be reap
portioped to the several counties, ac
cording to the number of school chill
dren there in between the 10th and
18th of June, 1856. There is no tax
levied to defray the current expenses
of the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

PEEUMoNIC tubes between London
and Paris IS the latest scheme. Let
t;rs could thus be transmitted be-
tween the two cities in one hour. 1t
is proposed to employ wagonettes
like those now used to tronsport tele-
grams from Paris, and to start twenty
pneumonia tubes every hour. Tie
distance is AIS miles, and the total
cost, as estimate d, is g. 900, coo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
The Eastern War Cloud.
A FIGHT on THE FRONTIER.

CATTARo Oct 26 "A fight has taken
place on the frontier OF Montenegro
between the Albanian and Montene~
gris troops Three AlbaBians and six
Montenegrins were killed.
A REPORT DENIED.
IssA, Oct. 26. The reports that Ser
via mas crossed the Bulgarian border
is officially denied by the ServIan gov
ernmeDt.
WILL NOT ALLOW GUNS TO CROSS HER
TERRITORY.
BRUssELs, Oct. 26 The Indepen-
deDcs B lge says Austria has prohib-
tied transit through her territory OF .
number of Krupp guns recently pur-
chased by the Bulgarian government.
COMPLETED HIS MISSION
CoSsTASTIsoPLE, Oct rs Sir Hem
rJ D. Wolff, tho British special envoy
having completed his mission to tho
porte has sailed for Alexandra.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

Estrupp Cabinet ia compliance with
the temper of tie Rigsdag. and in
levying taxes alleged to be uncon :
ssitutional because of the refusal of
parliament TO vote the budget, seems
about to culminste in grave troubles.
There have been unconfirmed rumors
of uumoer of serious riots and I'M
posing demonstrations sgainst the
king and the Estrupp Ministry in Co
penussen.
The:p.ople seemed determined that
their representatives in Parliament
shall have some voics in the affairs
OF the Government They have be-
come so threatening in their demands
that the King has ordered the garrl-
son of Copenha~en to be largely rein
forced. These lJpular manifestations
are not contined 10 CSrenhaeen, but
are gene raj throughout Daumsrk. Ii
II expected that state of siege will
be declared, and il is feared that a
resolution will ensue if the King per-
sists IN Withholding the CONCESSION
demanded by the Rgsdag. A NUNS
Der of political arrests have been made
and have tended to further excite the
people. TIE popular feeling mas se
come so intense that the shedding of
blood is possible at any m ,ment
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
The Current"
IT Is ORDERED TO BE SOLD.

IT Is ORDERED TO BE SOLD.
CHICAGO Oct. 26 Judge Pfende-
gast TINS moraing ordered a sale OF
the 'Current." Th- nagazins was
founded by E. L Wakeman. Toe
price 10 be paid IS 80. 5DO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
John Mccullough.
HE Is IMPROVING.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2e john Nc
CSlloagh, the demeut.d actor who
was brought from Bloomingdale asy
lum, New York, to his home in this
city, on Sunday, in a pitiable con
ditioB, is reported to have been per
ceptibly improved by the change to
his own home Mr.. Johnson, who
accompanied him, says: Il think he
Is going 10 get better, not that ne will
be able to go on the stage again, but
he will be able to get about and will
regain to some extent his faculties.
Already great improvement is per-
and he is brighter and
watches those who attend him,
thing he has not done for a great
while" Drs. Eugel and Lloyd believe
he will recover. They propose new
treatment that will completely restore
his reason.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

A lady of Brunswick, GA, has
bed the feathrre of which were picked
from flock of geese during the revol-
utionary war. They are as soft as
ever.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
WORKING HARD FOR RIEL

LONDON. Oct. 26 The committee
formed for the purpose Of securing
a Communication of the sentence OF
Rel has issued au urgent appeal for
help and states that the time for Of
fective work is short. A memorial to
the queen is almost finished and the
commItlee is arranging for q public
meeting to urge a Communication.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

A$1, SOC, 900 hunting castle has just
been buili at Leniger Wildpark for the
Austrian Empress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30

Ihave Feeped into quiet 'earlors, "
where the carpet is clean asd not old,
and the furniture polished and bright ;
into rooms" where the chairs are
neat and.the floor carpetless; into
kitchens where the family live and
the meals are cooked aud eaten, and
the boys and girls are as slithe as the
sparrows IN the thatch overhead, and
/ see that 1t Is not so much wealth and
learning, nor clothing. nor servants,
nor toll, nor idleness, ner town, nor
country, nor station, as tone and tenn
Der that render homes happy or
wretched-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
FOREIGN.

A LOAN of So, 900, 900 was obtained in
Paris by the Servian government,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
Louis RieI,
LOUIS HItTs
ARRIVE TO INTERCEDE FOR RIEL.

ARRIVE TO INTERCEDE FOR RIEL.
OTTowA, Oct. pa number OF
conservative members Of parliament
have arrived here 10 intercede for
Louis Rel The date To which Riel
has been re spit d is Nov. 10.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-30
FROM THE CAPITOL.

1T is now definitely ascertained that
the result of the recent French elections
will not necessitate a change of the
government ministry.
4 SECRETARY LAMAR has issued the fol.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-19
Fatal Disaster at Sea.

HOLYHEAD, Jan. 19-The ship Santa
Clara, plying between New York and Liver
pool, arrived at this port Friday evening,
having on board two Of the passen-
gers ami twelve of the crew of
the overlEe steam packet Admiral
Moorson The captain OF the Santa Clara
reports that his vessel left Liverpool on
Thursday last for New York The weather
was thick with quite heavy sea running.
Everything went well, however, until of
HolyEead, when the lookout deserted
the outline of vessel bearing
straight toward her. The alarm was at
once given, but before enything could be
done TO prevent collision both vessels came
together with a crash, almost head on.
The PROV of the Santa Clara tore through
the bow and side of the Admiral
Moorson, nearly cutting her in two The
vessel sank almost Immediately. The Santa
Clara hove TO and at once lowered her boats
They succeedad in picking up twelve
of the crew of the Admiral Moor
son and two of the passengers The
remainder Of the crew, twelve in all, and
four passengers vera drowned. After
searching ilr some hours in tie hope of
picking w more survivors, the Santa Clara
made for this FORT. Size is but slightly in
iurei, ana viii resume her trip TO New
York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-19
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

The situation at Springfield last week
was partly comic and partly serious, 1t
seems ridiculous enough that Haines
should construe a mere honorary election
into Il permanent title to the speakersbip.
but that on the other hand that the Lake
county demagogue should obstruct the
course of legislation and delay the organ,
ization OF the house is insufferable The
facts in the case are familiar to most of
our readers. Briefly, they are that in the
democratic caucus Z L. Cronkrite was
nominated for speaker Of the house. The
Temporary speskership, a mere honorary
Office, was rendered to Haines. Haiaes
was elected and now he refuses to enter~
tain motion to proceed to the election
Of permanent speaker, clam
ing that he is speaker, and that
he cannot be ousted except by inn
parchment. OF course this claim is at
once arrogant and absurd. The coBsti-
tuition provides for the election Of tens
porary speaker and..it has been the uni
versal practice to elect one as a matter OF
convenience, pending the formal organi-
cation of the house. His hope is that
owing to the house being evenly divided,
there being 'seyentysix republicans and
seventysix democrats aside from himself,
neither party msy be able TO elect q
speaker of its own and prefer him TO a
staunch partisan from the other side. in
this he may find himself mistaken. II
would be to the credit of the members Of
the house if they would unite to GUST
Haines, and fight out their party differ
ences afterwards. 1t is very evident thai
they will do this, as neither party enter
tains any particular love for him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-19
Rarre,s af HALLWAY LEGISLATION,

ST. PAUL, MINI, Jau 19-As on every
previous day since the session began, there
were bills regulating railroads introduced
il the two houses Friday Clark was the
author Of one in the upper branch His ILL
forli IDS railroad determinations, and re-
quirss railroads to deliver tie amount Of
grain received or pay for the shrinkage, and
imposes penalty Of 500 per day
for each day that the provisions of the law
are disregarled CasS. of Fillmore, pre-
sentel the leading granger bill in the house.
Ills bill fixes table of freight rates. Lewis
OF Douglas and Drake of St Paul followed
with bills regulating railroads and elevators.
These do not provide specific rates, but make
a board of commissioners to regulate things.
This has been the favorite style of bills in
troduced 20 fur Ia the session. Van Hoven
put il bill regulating the storage Of grain,
and Derby presented a measure covering ele-
vdtors and railroads his makes SIX bills
on the iavorits granger topic introduced
Saturday to be added 70 the multitude al
ready under consideration.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-19

| have been d sufferer two years from
catarrh or cold in the head, having dis
tressIng pain over my eyes. Gradually
the disease worked down upon my lungs
my left ear was almost deaf, nay voice
was failing me- Iprocured one bottle OF
Elys Cream Balm and within five days
my hearing was restored, the pain ceased
over my eyes, and [ am now enjoying
good health. recommended it to some OF
my friends One of them sent for bot
tie He told me that half of it cured him.
My advice is TO those suffering with ca
tarrh or cold in the head not to delay but
try Ely's Cream Balm. as it is a positive
cure John II Vansant, Sandy Hook,
Elliott Co, Ky,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-19
A Remarkable Cure of scrofula.

William s. Baker of Lewis, Vego
county. Ind, writes as follows: my son
was taken with Scrofula in the hip when
only two years old. We tiled several
physicians, but the boy got no relief from
their treatment. Noticing your Scovills
Sarsaparilla and Stillingia or Blood and
Liver Syrup. recommended so highly, |
bought some of it of you in the year 1862,
and continued taking it till the sores fin
ally healed up. He is now 81 years Of
age, and, being satisfied that your medi,
cine did him so much good when be used
it, we want to try again in another case,
and write to you to get some more.