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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06
FROM THE CAPITAL.

THE prospect that Congress will adopt
the suggestion of Secretary McCulloch
10 extend the bonded whisky period is
not hopeful one, and the whisky men
profess themselves as disc couraged at the
outloSk.
A PROMINENT Italian at Washington
declares that in Chicago alone there arc
at present 5000 men. women and chill
dIen-Italians-wEo having been sent
10 this country 10 beg, huckster and
work under cold -blooGed contract sys-
TEN Of apprenticeship, are virtually
slaves.
DURING December, 1884, the value of
the exports of merchandise from this
country was $91 294. $40, or about 49,,
C00,O00 day. This has been exceeded
tut twice before, viz, during December,
1880, and December, 1852. The value
of the imports of merchandise in De-
cember, 1884, was only $42, 139, ,304, be-
ing less than any previous month since
July. 1879.
SECRETARY MCCULLOUGH addressed a
communication to the speaker of the
house recommending an appropriation
of $5G0,00o for the construction of an
additional vault for the storage of sill
yer and for expenses.
CONGRESSMAN D&USTER was swindled
out of $3.50 by female sharper. The
woman presented him with a telegram
purporting to come from a responsible
gentleman in Milwauked, requesting
Deuster to advance the woman
$3.50 on his account. He gave
the money, and subsequently ascertain
ed that the telegram was bogus. The
gentleman from the Milwaukee district
I1. f,,,. h..
CLINTON G. WELLS, president of the
Galveston Cotton Exehan se, died sud
denly Sunday at midnight, and is alleg-
Wolston, Wells 81 VIdor, cotton factors
suspended Monday, and the Island City
Savings bank, of which Wells was pres
ident, closed its doors, con acc0uHt of
the death of Mr.. Wells. The savings
bank u, d the cotton firm are said to be
complete wrecks financially
The committee on selecting grand
marshal FIR the Inauguration cere-
monies will probably select Gen. Don
Carlos Buell. III the event Gen. McClel-
Ian declines. Gen. Buell. lived in this
city for Hiany ears prior to 1861, and Is
we'll known to all oil citizens.
A SQUARE issue has been raited be-
tween the New York Cham her of Com
merco and the Treasury Departme mt
agents now investi eating the alleged
differentiation of foreign invoices at
the Custpm House in New York. The
latter have au thorized the announce
ment that they have already discovered
enough to SHOW that there has been a
ring there for swindling the govern
ment, not only by undervalliatlons, but
also by the abatement of duties under
fraudulent allowances for damages.
This is flat contradition OF the aver
ments of the special committee which
in a report submitted to that body on
the Sth Gf the month took the ground
that mot many dollars are lost to the
revenue at this port by reason of will
full undervaluation, and that the hue
and cry to the contrary has its origin
in the imagination or invention of pro-
tected interests or of Treasury special
agents"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06
The Absurdity of II.


The genteel British funeral, only
just emancipated from the mockery
Of scarfs, hat bands, ostrich feathers
and undertakers' upholstery gener
ally, bids fair to become as absurd IN
a different way. The floral frenzy is
beng carried TO ridiculous and gro
teseue lengths. 1 can understand
few flowers being scattered upon the
grave of an innocent child, or even Of
a young girls weets to the sweets,
by all means, that is to say, III mod
Grafton. But to see some hoary
statesman or city capitalist
buried under carload OF
costly, but altogether map
proprlata vegetables Is really too alb
surd. Why should his coffin be
piled with the lilies of the valley
and maidenhair fernsl Was he
lilly of the valley, even when he was
young2 Did he look in the least like
lily of the valley of late years,
when he told his old bachelor stories
In the club smoking room2 Not bit.
Surely it would be more cecen. TO
put lis sword by his side and ''his
martial cloak around him, and bury
him like man; not like baby.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. JANUARY q.


tSeHGte--S-n. Morrill,, from the COM
mittee on finance, reported favorably
with amendments the house bill for the
retirement and recoining of trade dol
lars. The vote in committee was in
favor and against. The division in the
committee upoE reporting the bill was
as follows: Morrill,, Aldrich, Allison,
Miller IN. ", Bayard and Mcpherson
in the affirmative; Jones, Sherman,
Beck and Harris ia the negative. Sen.
Cameron (Pa.l from committee eR
military affairs, reported favorably
the bill authorizing the establishment
of a retired list for non-commissioned
officers and privates of the U. s.
aImv who have served 30 years and up
wards.
HouSe-The house went into COM
mitte< of the whole on the army appro-
priation bill. After brief and general
debate the bill was read. When the
paragra. n for the pay of the army was
reached Mr.. McComas offered an
am9ndmeSt authorizing the retirement
of General Grant with rank and pay of
general. Ruled 0rt on a point of order.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, moved that
the house go into committee of the whole
to consider the revenue bills, hz object
being to call up the bill carrying INTO
effect convention between the United
States and Mexico. The motion was
lost by vote of 60 to 96.-Aajpurned.
"WEDNESDAY JANUARY %.
Senate Message, from the president
were laid before the senate regarding
the landing of foreign cables in the
United Stats, the Venezuela AWARDS
and the status of the Oklahoma lands.
The judiciary COMMITTEES reported il
place of the house bill substitute pro-
vidisg for the settlement of the govern
ment's claim against the Pacific rail-
roads. The debt TO the government is
extended for various periods, averaging
% years. The Nicaraguan treaty was
discussed at protracted executive
session. A moeien to postpone acton
uutil after March 4 was made on the
democratic sdc, but no vote was had,
owing to the absence of a quorum.
House-In the house JOINT resolu-
tioB regarding the counting of the cleo
toral vote was introduced. Bulls were
offered appropriating s25,0 600 for expert
ments with American made steel armor
for vessels, and fer promoting the eff
cheney of the army by the voluntary
retirement of officers who entered the
service during the late war. A resolu-
ton was passed asking the president to
transmit to the house copy OF the
recent appeal of FItzJohn Porter. The
conference report en- the SI1-Nonths
Naval Appropriation bill was agreed to:
The credentials of Nr. j. W. Reed, sf
North Carolina, were presented and he
took the oath of office. Efforts to con-
slider several land-granr forfeiture bills
on the calendar failed. The liver and
narbor bill was reported and referred.
A resolution was adopted calling an the
secretary of state for information re-
garding Julius R. Santos, an American
citizen. imprissaed in Ecuador and
abont to be executed for alleged conn
pIisity in rebellion
THURSDAY, JAN %.
Serate-In the senate, bill to retire
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06
A School Teachers Application Re
iected

An OIL City young man, who hadn't
any money to speak of nor to purchase
edibles, concluded he would teach
school. He applied to the county
superintendent for certificate. That
individual proceeded to examine him.
"Do you understand the rudinents2"
asked the superintendent.
81 do, replied the young man, with
the mental reservation not added to
relieve his conscience.
How about grammar
I'm off," answered the would-be
wielder of the rod.
''Do you parse?"
81 want to-"
"Want to what?'
want to parse this examination, :"
replied the applicant.
"Yon don't understand me-" ex
planned the superintendent. II asked
if you parsed"
''Oh, l tumble. Yes, always parse
when don't have good lard, unless
/ play it for euchre."
He was then given a certificate to
play first base in the Franklin ball
club next season.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

THE approaches to all the public
buildings are rigidly guarded. N~boay
is allowed TO enter without submitting
10 the closest scrunity. The Tower and
Parliament Houses are surrounded with
s, nFries.
THE letter carrier arrested on auspl-
cion Of being.mplicsted in the dynamite
conspiracies, because dynamite pack-
age was found in his mail pouch, was
discharged, his innocence being demon
strated.
The dynamite excitement continues
in LIN ion. Threats to blow up the
British museum, the Bank of England
and other famous buildings are report
ed.
EMIGRATION agents in England and
Germany complain of large dscres Sc
in the number of emigrants going to
America. The falling off is attributed
chiefly to gloomy reports spread by re-
turning emigranIs.
JAMES GILBERT CUNNINGHAM, who
was arrested on Suspicion of having
something to do with the Tower out
rage, was exam ned at che Bow Street
Police Station, The charge of having
caused the explosion at the Tower was
preferred against him. He declared
that he was an Englishman. Evidence
was a duced showing that the man
gave contradictory replies at the time
of his arrest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06
Wisconsin News.

Appleton parties will erect $685.
00O church at Manitowoc.
Nine fires in Eau Claire, in Janu
ary, caused loss of s28, 300
A number of Racine people talk
of joining the Oklahoma raiders.
S. 7. Rogers, an old resident of
Racine, died Sunday, aged 60 years.
The Appleton Manufacturing
cornpany's works were slightly dam
aged by fire.
The annual state teachers con-
vention will be held in Racine early
in July.
West Bend is to have G. A. r.
post, and the place also wishes TO be-
come city.
A stock coRpany has been formed
in Stevens Point TO erect new roller
rink building.
Citizens of West Bend are trying
to raise 81 600, with which to pur-
chas site for an insane asylum.
Gardner & Loos' auction store, at
La Crosse, was seizad by the sheriff
on attachments for 1920.
Crawford is the banner county
for wild cats. Henry Evans killed
one which weighed 230 pounds.
Mrs. Scott, of Oshkosh, sues the
Wisconsin Central for IS, 900 dam
ages for the death of her husband.
The Ripon Lumber and Manufac-
turing company assigned to L. ID.
Stone Assets, $4,000; liabilities,
s20, 900.
Black River Falls has a business
mems board of trade. 1t is not stated
whether whist or seven-up is the pre-
ferred game.
-Pieiss & Heck, of Racine, against
whom the Racine Exposition associa-
ton got judgment of $103, will ap-
peal TO the supreme court.
The Milwaukee whist club is
making the tour of the provinces,
beating the local clubs at Oshkosh,
Fond du Lac and Appleton.
Carl Taylor, town treasurer of
Chelsea, whose store burned recently
after the town funds had been re-
moved from the safe, is reported miss
ing.
Mrs. Ole Hanson, tho second VIC
tim, died al Racine, Saturday, Of as
ply xiatien. An inquest will today
be held oD the bodies of husband and
wife.
A leader of the Y. NJ G. A prayer,
meeting at the Milwaukee depot left
for parts unknown last week, leaving
his friends short $50 and two gold
watches.
-Chinaman's heart felt "vellybad." "
Wan Lee, a Chinese laundryman,
doing business in Milwaukee, gainly
attempted suicide by taking poison
because an American dansel broke
her promise to marry him.
Col Charles King, of Milwaukee
formerly of Madison, has received
from Germany copy of his popular
novel, Winning His Spurs, which has
been translated into German by an
officer OF the German army.
The site of the Nswhau house, in
Milwaukee, has been sold to the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
j Companp for 500, 900. Tho company
proposes to build large office build
ing on the site for the uses of the cor
/ poratlon.
! The ganpowder mills. near Platte,
| vile, saily produce s,Goo pounds. or
200 kegs. The establishment consists
of three large tower charcosl kilns,
dry house for Saltpeter, two cylinder
mills, one corning mill, and dry
house, engine house, keg factory and
private office.
The Ls Crosse Gas company was
sold to-day TO w. w. Woodbury., Of
minneapolis, consideration private,
but probably 800, 600. The pm chaser
represents capitalists some of whom
are interested in the electric light and
there will be harmony of interests De.
twee the two corporations IN future
James S. White, of Milwaukee.
was arrested on Sunday morning for
csnteR4pt of court The charge grows
out of some old connection with The
estate of \ person who was driven in
sane by the whisky uialS. Mr. White
was once the owner of The daily News
and was y member Of the assembly
and was city controller in 1871.
A suit for slander. in which The
damages are placed at 81, ,0C0. was be-
gun IN the Milwaukee county court
Yesterday, The suit IS brought agoiust
Henry Helbirg by Louise Banner, of
Nauwatosa- She charges him with
having, on several occasions, in tho
hearing of reighhors. characterized
her as the keSper and Inmate Of a
house of i'll fame, which lnsinaatien
she indignantly denies
Senator Sawyer's grandson. Saw
yer White, died al the senator's resi-.
dence, this morning. Mr.. and Mrs.
White have been spending the winter
here. Their only child. aged years,
has been i'll some time, but not dan
gerously so until yesterday. when il
grew suddenly worse and continued
TO sink until death occurred this
morning. The death is a terrible
shock 10 the mother, who is in very
delicate health, and very distressing
to Mr.. Sawyer, who is we'll known as
au Invalid
"A thief in Prairie du Chen stole
horse and sold it, He then stole il
from the purchaser and sold il sgain.
lie Is about rs cheeky as another thief
in Vermont. lie was arrested and
held for horse stealing. The late
Judge Levi b. Villas. then one Of TIE
ablest of the leading lawyers OF Yer.
mont, defended him, aud cleared hlm
of the charge. The verdict of no:
guilty was brought III in the forenoon
and that very afternoon the ungra'e
full thief stole Judge Villas horse.
sleigh and robes and put ont He was
reeaptured. and on his trial for that
otfense, it is needless 10 say Judge
Villas did not appear as counsel for the
defense
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

THE accumulation of the big silver
dollars continues, and the question
again confronts the treasury author
tiles what to do with them. Secretary
McCulloch has addressed communi
cation to the speaker Of Tie house Of
representatives, recommending an
appropriation of $500, GOO for the con,
struction of an additional vault for
the storage of silver and for expenses
attending the transfer of silver from
sub treasures, which are now, or
which may become, ovcrGrowded
with that coin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06
IDENTIFIED BY A PHOTOGRAPH.
II was His Sweetheart's and He Car
rIed IL in His Inner Vest Pocket.

Tkeu est fOcAets
A young man, supposed 10 be IN the
employ of railroad company, from
the fact that brakeman's badge was
found on his clothing, died suddenly
at Kansas City, about five weeks ago.
The only article in his possession was
the photograph of young lady. The
picture was found in the inside poe ket
of his vest. His death was supposed
to have been case of suicide, al
though the coroner's inquest failed to
establish the fact, No evidence was
adduced touching the identity of the
man, who was described in the report
as ste the jury unknown" HIS body
was embalmed and held s.t an under
taking establishment for idenh6ca
ton.
J. D. King, a postoffice inspector of
Chicago, was at Kansas City during
the time. He happened to visit the
undertaker's establishment where the
unknown body was held, and while
there saw the photograph found on
the corpse. He recognized it as the
picture of young lady resident of a
small town in Wisconsin. the affianc
ed wife of Frank G. Martia, the alb
sconding assistant postmaster at
Pierre, D. T. The body was identified
as that of Martin, who had disappear
ed from Pierre in Janaary, 1884, and
had taken with him 81, 800 of the Office
money. No trace of him was ever
discovered. 1t is supposed that after
securing the money he travelled until
his funds were exhausted and then
secured work on a railroad running
into Kansas City.
Martin was the son of the Rev.
John Martha. of Helena, Neb., and
was formerly employed in the First
National bank at Beaver Dam, Wis.
After securing position il. the Pierre
postoffce he became addicted to drink
and likewise indulged in numerous
gambling games for high stakes. His
losses at the gaming table induced
him to appropriate the Office funds to
his own use, and fearing detection he
AIorbt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06
frascible InvaHds.

Your peevish. fretful people arr usually out OF
health. They lack vigor and digest Ill; After
all, though their peeyishness Is annoy ing, we
should NOT be ipconsiderate OF its cause-feeble
health Their stomaches need toni1g, their
nerves require invigoration more than their
fofbles E.erit rsproach- A course OF Hostetter 8
Stomach Bitters, when they are induced TO try IL,
does them more good than all the sedatives and
opiatss they are fond Of taking for their nerves
Nervous they are not in fancy alone, but IN reai-
ty and nervous they will remain until they iDyig-
orate- Sound digestion Is surely blessing worth
securing in itself and its value b enhacced ey the
fact that through it nerve quietude IS able
The Bitters conquer, besides, dyspepsia. fever
and axue, rheumatism, kidney and bladder
troubles and symptoms specially indicative OF Q
di-ordered condition of the liver and bowels
Medical practitioners commend and administer
fr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

A hotel is to be built in Pittsburg
seven stories high, with the kitchen on
the top floor, and an electric fire escape
in every room. The escape is to be
operated from the Office. By touch
ing a button there the guests are
simultaneously reused, every window
thrown open, and a flexible lad
der loosened that reaches to the
ground The next thing needed is an
automatic appliance to gently lift a
man out of his bed and deposit him
in the patrol wagon. Some men 60 to
bed in hotels too drunk to save them
selves in any other way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

In Sweden young girls place under
three separate cups ring, coin, and
a piece of black ribbon. II the ring is
first accidently exposed she will be
married within year: If the money,
she will get a rich husband; j! the
ribbon, she will die an old maid. II
is favorite amusement among the
young girls in Russia TO conceal their
finger rings in small heaps OF corn on
the floor. a hen is brought in, which
at once begins to peck at the tiny
heaps of grain. The owner of the
first ring exposed to view viii, accord.
ing to popular belief, be married be
fore her companions in the expert
melt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06
The Weather.

Lieut.. Charles w. McKim, Port
land, KY, states: For twenty years
suffered with rheumatism. During
the bad weather my suffering was ter
rible. l was about to give up. Some
one suggested the application of ST.
Jacobs OIL. I tried it and its relief
was rapid. In half an hour could
stand up. Ino longer suffer with the
pains.m
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

GENERAL SHERIDAN is less popular
in Washington society than else
where. He is too domestica,td. or,
as one correspondent puts it, "He
takes more pleasure in paying atten-
ton to his own wife than to other
mems wives. Until he reforms in
this particular, he will never acquire
what might be called great popularity
=. s,....;.t..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

In Oregon the coyotes have killed
enough sheep this season to pay all
the herders employed. These destruc-
tive brutas lie concealed in tall gras
or among rocks and brush, and when
band of sheep is allowed to scatter
they attack them, but as soon as one
has been fatally wounded they fly to
another and slay as many as possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

from active service on their own appli-
cation officers whe had served during
the war of the rebellion, was reported
adversely. The reversionary right of
the government 10 the land f,rming
the site of the High school at Detroit,
Mich, was released. A resolution ap-
proving the order of exercises prepared
by the Washington Monument associa-
was agreed to. Various memorials from
the state legislature were presented.
RouSe-In the house, the concurrent
resolution relating to the counting of
the electoral vote was agreed TO A me-
mortal asking for an appropriation of
land or money to aid in building a
monument at Mitchell, Oak, to ,om-
mem rate the homestead law, was re-
ceiVed and referred. Tue Military COM
N .ttee reported a bill to establish a
branch soldiers home in California.
Mr.. Kelly reported a joint resolution
admitting free of duty foreiga articles
for the colored peoples exposition in
Chicago. A resolution was also report
ed instructiag the comMittee on ap-
preparations to include in the Sun6ry
Civil bill $50, 800 to pay Hallet Kilbourn
on account of the judgment recovered
against him by ]. G. Thompson. The
house declined by vote of 104 to 147 to
instruct the committee of the whole to
consider the bill to carry into effect the
provisions of the treaty with Mexico.
The River and Harbor bill was then
briefly considered in Committee of the
whsle.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9.
Sendte-The senate received the Gre
deutials of Messrs. Speener and Vest,
and communication from the secre-
tary of the treasury transmitting furth-
er correspondence relating to tie post
ponement of collection of the whisky
tax, The Pacific railroad bill and the
Interstate commerce bill were consia-
cred, but no action was taken in eithor
case.
HouSe.-IR the house bills and resolu-
tions were introduced regarding new
Chinese regulations, the purity of the
ballot box, expenses of deputy marskals,
representations of this government by
England regarding the dynamiters, the
rolls of the treasury department, abol-
ition of the census bureau and the ex-
tension of the benefits of the signal ser,
vice to the farmers. The limit of the
appropriation for public building in
Pttsburg was increased to $1.500, ,0G0.
Mr.. R&Adall called up resolution pro-
viding that during the remainder of the
session thirty minutes each morning
shall be devoted to the consideration of
measures called up by individual mem
bers if there are not five objections.
While this matter was pending motion
was made to take recess until II
o'clock tomorrow, the purpose being to
continue the legislative day Monday to
afford an opportunity tor the passage of
the bankruptcy bill Fillbustering
tactics were resorted to. and roll ca II
after roll call followed. At midnight
the house was still in session.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

PROFESSOR LEIGH HUNT, who has
lust been elected TO the Presidency OF
the Iowa State Agricultural College,
is well known as the originator of the
banking system for schools, which
has attracted the attention of English
educators. He Is an enthusiastic ad-
vocate of industrial education, and is
described as q man of great executive
ability and wide scholarship.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

Parties who have returned to the
Pacific coast from a tour through the
Superstition mountains IN Arizona
Territory report the discovery OF ex-
tensIve stone runs, some of them in
almost inaccessible places. The walls
look as If they had been battling with
the elements for centuries. The pre-
historic people of whose existence they
are the only remaining evidence must
have Seer. numerous.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-06

THE northern and western portions
OF the State of Louisiana we're covered
with ice last night, the result of a
heavy sleet STERN. The weather has
been intentionally and exceptional
ly wintry in that region the past few
days, and now disastrous flood is
threatened