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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
A German Giant.
PIttsburg Dispatch.

NEW YORK, March, 20.-Two big
men faced each otherin the Turn Hail
tonight. One was Carl Abs, cham
pion wrestler Of Germany, who arriv-
ed eleven days ago. The other was
Prof. William H0eder, we'll known
here as a scientific wrestler. They
were engaged ia a Grace Roman
wrestling match, best two in three,
for $3.50 a side. Abs stands six feet,
weighs go pounds, and is 80 years of
age. Hoeiler is an inch and a half
shorter, weighs 100 pounds, and is 29
years old. Abs has the reputation of
being the strongest man in Germany.
He has thrown the best wresteIs, has
lifted 800 pounds with one hand, and
carried /, 500 pounds up stairs in har,
ness.
Never did New York sporting men
see a moro perfect model for Hercules
than the German. From his round
head and muscular neck to his fe9t he
appeared without o blemish. When
the gigantic athletes were stripped to
the buff for the match, they looked
as If they could struggle all night
without a fall, as Muldoon and Bloby
and Whistler have done. So the
referee and seconds of themen agreed,
if only one of the men gained fall
in three hours he should be declared
winner. If each gained fall inside
Of three hoars, the men should con
tinue to a finish. The German gained
both falls in eight minutes. He Is the
most powerful wrestler ever seen in
America, Plenty of sportsnen stood
ready to back him for any amount
against any conner. a challenge rom
che stage for a match for $500 or
81, 600 was accepted by Matsada
Sorakichi, the Say.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.

{ CENTRAL ILLINOIS will not yield more
than half the usual wheat crop.
I THERE are $50 disabled exc Confederate
soldiers living in the poorhouses OF
North Carolina.
THE Free Thinkers annual convention
is called for September II, II and 10, at
Albany, n. Y.
/ CAMERON parish, La, has no liquor
saloons, and the parish jail is gong into
decay for lack of use.
THE California legislature passed a
bill appropriating $4,000 to build a
hotel for travellers in the Yosemite val
vey.
IT is reported that in AtchisOn county,
Kaps., the wheat is in such terrible
condition that many farmers are plow-
ing it up.
NoRwALK Gonna boasts of a year-old
baby weighing seventyfiYe pounds.
The mother weighs only twenty pounds
more than the baby.
A CONSTITUTIONAL amendment pro-
viding for the submission to the people
Of the question of prohibition, passed
the Texas house Monday by q vote of "
to 1G
Mrs. HGKsoN of South Frahkford,
Mich, at the age of seventy-nine, has
recovered her sight and sews and knits
like young woman.
ALFRED SMILEY, Of Foxbury, Pa,
has contracted to lay a pipe line from
Suakim TO Berber for the British Gov
eminent.
AFTER an all-Right meeting at Omaha,
Neb., the democratic state committee
Voted-2l to l9--not 10 accept the re-
spoAskllity of recommending persons
for federal offices.
THE extent of the destitutioB in Writ
and Pleasant counties, w. Va, has, it is
said, reached the point that unless aid
is at once given, deaths from hunger
must result.
A CONSTITUTIONAL amendment, pro-
viding for the submission to the people
of the quest ton of prohibition, passed
the Texas house Monday by vote of 70
to 1G.
REPORTS Of the condition of winter
wheat in thirty-six counties in Indiana
and Illinois are to the effect that in
Southern Indiana the prospective crop
has suffered severely from the alternat.
ing thawing and freezing In eleven
counties in Indiana and four counties
in Illinois and two India counties indi-
cate thae the crop is injured. Even the
most discouraging do not indicate any
great injury TO the roots, and the farm
ers hope that q few weeks of good
growing weather will repair all dam
ages. Peaches in all sections are a total
failure Apples and small fruits escaped
better and the indications point to a
good average crop.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

A SUMMARY of the operations OF the
Union Poetic railroad for the year
1884. has been made public, prelimin-
arv to the annual meeting. 1t is as
follows: For the last six months the
errnings, excluding St. Joseph q
Western railroad, were $14, 73S, 900;
expenses, Sc, 8O7, 900; taxes, $549, 600 :;
surplus earnings of the entire system
for the last six months Of 1884 were
1881, 600. Other receipts from mis-,
cellaneOus sources make the total in
come 1882, 900, as against a total
income for the first six months of the
year Of $3,849,OOO. Expenditures for
the last six months, 1895, 600. OF
this amount, $2,674, 600 was paid for
interest on bonds fetal surplus of
the last six months Of the year, 81
096. 600. From this is deducted
$750,000 for UAited States require
ments, leaving net surplus Of income
for the last six months Of 50, 346, 900,
as against deficit Of 1888, 600 for the
FIRST six months of the year The
total earnings for the year, excluding
the ST. Joseph g. Western, and the
income from investments, was $26,
POS, 600. In 1888 the earnings were
$20,3H, 600. The surplus income for
1884 was 50, 962, 600; for 1888, s., 1885,
600. During the last year the float
ing debt Of the company has been
decreased to SO, 237 000
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

Mr.. GLADsToNE's government has
taken long time to discover that
Russia's real goal is Coustauunopie,
not India, as respects that powers
present operations ia Afghanistan.
Wednesdays cableerams say that at
lenglh the necessity Of conciliating
Turkey has been felt and acted upon
at Downing street, So Mr. Gladstone
is again compelled to eat those Mid
lothian musings positions which won
HAN his premiership. After reversing
every theory and statement on the
subject Of Russia's designs in central
asia "the grand old mar" caps the
climax Of political regeneration by
offering TO clasp the hand of 'the un-
speakable Turk This is political
dirt eating" with a vengeance.
Russia's object with her Afghanistan
advances has from the first been to
force Eng land INTO such a position
that when the opportunity arrives She
wjll be disabled from defending Con
stantinople by the necessity Of defend
ing herself in India. But when to
this necessity is added that of repair
ing British losses caused by most
startling military blunders IN the
Soudan, il is not at all a matter Of sur
prise that Russia, who is playing for
big stakes, is Selling hold of every OPP
portunity which those reverses pre-
sent to accomplish her designs to
their utmost possible limit. Every
reverse Of England, in whatever
quarter, thus becomes Russia's cher
Ished opportunity to get a step nearer
30 her true gcal-Constantinople.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

appraised, and the Supreme Court has
confirmed the appraIsement, which
fixes the value of the lands in question
at 81, 433, 429. 50. The Commissioners
recommend the appropriation of this
sum BY the Legislature for the pur-
chase of these lands, and the esEab-
lishment Of State Reservation, as
the only means of preserving the
scenery oENiagara The highest in
terests Of our state will be promoted
by the passage Of the bill which this
plan embodied. There is no ground
for opposition except what is sordid,
and hostile to public spirit No man
in public life will hereafter be able to
feel pride or satisfaction in the re-
men4brance that he resisted the en-
deavor of the people Of the state Of
New York to rescue the scenery of
Niagara from destruction
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

PLEUR0 PNEUMONIA has broken out
among the cattle ID the vicinity Of Mari
eta, Pa
TWO young children Of George Spoon
err. near I5haca. Mich, were burned TO
death. The house caught fire from a
stove while their parents were absent.
a FIRE destroyed q dilapidated farm
building at Diamond, Pa, and cTemated
the occupant, Robert Maui s. German
hermit.
Heller &c MEBz's ultra-marine blue
works at Newark n j.. were destroy
cd ~ fire. Los over 500, 900; fully in
5ured.
EDWARD BALL. Of Johnston, Mont,
was drowned while attempting to cross
Sun river ia a canoe.
TIRE Boston Machine Manufacturing
Co. 8 works were burned Friday night,
the loss being $4,000, and insurance
$4,000
By fires aJ Seattle, W. r., Bridge
port. CONF, and Pittsburg, Pa, Friday
morning, five persons lost their lives and
a number Of others were seriously burn
ed or fatally injured by jumping from
windows.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
COLE YOUNGER TALKS.
An Earnest Appeal To Texas Friends
TOR Help -"Eigbt Years a Long

Time"
Dallas special to the Chicago Times
Cole Younger, the Missouri, Texas
and Minnesota outlaw, now serving a
! life-senience in the penitentiarv of the
latter state. at Saltwater, is hard at
work IN an effort to secure pardon and
release He came to Dallas shortly
after the close of the war and lived
here several years, gaining the &C
workmanship and goodwill OF many
OF the old citizens. For a time he
taught Sunday school at Scyene, in
this county, and was subsequently,
employed on the police force of this
city. He writes a letter to M. j.
Franklin, naming over many of his
old acquaiEtances at Dallas, and ask
ing that they come to the relief of
himself and brother Jim by using
their influence for pardon, and say
ing
Should we ever be released, rest as
su'ed there will be nothing Oh our
part to cause any one regret having
extended helping hand to us in tins
dark hour. Eight years is a long time
to be shut up in prison. received a
letter from Mai. J. n. Edwards a few
days ago. He will do all he can for
US. / was in hopes my friends in
Texas could get the help of the rep
resentativc men in that state to use
their influence in our behalf. | think
Col. Ward Cockrell of Missouri could
do much. OF course everything rests
with Gov. Hubbard OF this state, but
the more influence that is brought to
bear the better prepared he would be
to satisfy his constituents, should he
feel disposed to grant our petition for
pardon. Senator Frank Cockrell told
my friends in Jackson county last fall
that he would do all he could for us.
He and my eldest brother were at col
lege together, though | never knew
him personally. / soldiered under
Col. Ward and helped HIM in two of
his hardest fights of the war, but |
lay no claim to any ones help. Still
| would feel very grateful for the help
of ALL and would, as far as in my
power, return all favors. You will
please g al and see L. Jones and family
and my sister, Bette Younger. Our
health is only tolerable, as Jim and |
suffer with rheumatism most of the
time. | hope Cleveland, Lamar and
Garland will bring change in every
thing. / will again thank you for
your kind favors. Wishing you a
long and happy life, | will close.
COLEMAN YOUNGER.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
GABLECRAMS

THE Chinese losses at Thuyenquan on
The 2d and Sd inst, were enormous.
Among the killed was d chief of the
Black Flags.
AN anarchist was arrested at Berne
Monday while posting p!acards incjt-
ing the people tOmurder and incendiar-
ism.
TIE French government asks q credit
Of So 400 600 on account of military OPP
erations in Madagascar.
OsNAN DIGMA is concentrating a
large force at Tamauib To- oppose the
Advance Of General Graham toward
Berber.
THE Chinese Embassy deny that the
French occupied the heights of Kelung.
rs claimed in Paris. The members Of
the embassy say, tire French, after
| lighting for several days and losing 500
men, succeeded in occupying two posi-
tions commanding the road across the
island between keluug and Yamsui,
but the Chinese still hold all the other
forts. In securing these two positions
| the French made the first and only sue
cessful advance since landing at kelung
IN September,
! AT Cork, Ireland, Monday, Judge An
dtews sentenced Patrick Leary to twelve
months oervitude for an attempt to lie
stroy the police barracks in the town of
Millstreet County Cork with dynamite.
In passing sentence Judge Andrews
said that from the nature Of the evi-
dence which had been laid before the
court ne was convinced that Leary was
simply a tool in the hands of greater
offenders, and he therefore made his
punishment light The principals of
the affair the Judge said, were untortu-
nately still at large. Leary was arrested
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
An Actors sad Bereavement.
Denver Republican.

rNiAfNA AN1 gp'AiNetAs
The glitter of stage display and the
glamour which is thrown around the
life of a successful actor are all that
the audience sees. 1t cannot look be-
hind the scenes nor into the heart.
Ii knows nothing of the drudgery Of
an actors life, nor the anguish which
wrings the heart, though the actor
seems to be free from care. He can
not disapoint his audience. 1t has
paid to see him and ne must exhibit
himself. The memorable demands
which an actors life imposes were
never better or more painfully exem-
plified than at last nights perfer-
nance of 'Monte Cristo. The vast
audience did not know that poor jim
O'Nell, who lived as Monte Cristo, ="
was heartbroken. 1t did not know
that OF that moment his little child
lay dead in far distant New York,
and that the agonized mother had
just taken a fearful farewell of him to
attend the burial of the dear little one.
1t laughed and elapped its hands and
gave no thought but to the actors
genius, and dreamed not OF the in~
ward weeping which was drowning
his heart But actors are actors, and
they must strut upon the stage though
their hearts break. God pity them /;
their lot is a hard one.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
20! Suffering Woman 2,

c. F. B. HASKELL, Formerly Of
Vernon, VT, now locating engineer on
the b, G. r. and n. Railroad, Dakota,
stated in 1888, that his wife was utterly
Frustrated with female difficulties and
did not seem to be amenable to physi-
clans remedies. She could not sleep,
trembled like leaf, periodically lost
her reason. They then began the use of
Warmers SAFE Cure. Writing in July,
1884, from Dakota, Mr.. Haskell says:
"My wife has never seen the slightest
inclination Of return of the difficulties
Warmers SAFE Cmere moved" Try it,
O, suffering woman
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
Tree Planting in Dakota.

With all the natural advantages of
that great territory is its rich soils.
and its healthful climate, there is one
drawback which to many of the best
settlers is very serious one; that so
many difficulties lie in the way of sue
cessful tree growing. Being in receipt
of almost constant inquiry for infor-
nation on this point from this quarter.
/ viii herewith give the readers OF the
FARMER . copy OF letter just written
to a friend IN Kingsbury county,
Dakota, giving advice on this ques,
ton.
First, you can't expect to do every
thing at once. nor to grow at first
every variety Of trees you will further
on. Too rich soil, too much wind,
and too little rain and snow, are pres
ent conditions which will be modified
in time. These are all against tree
growing, but the soil will become
leaner by cropping; the wind will
be less when large areas OF the quick
growing timber have come to size, and
the rainfall and water supply increased
accordingly.
But all these changes must come
by gradual steps. The quick hardy
Cottonwood Box elder, and Maple are
the pioneers of the Ash, Cherry and
Walnut, and must precedc the Ever
greens. The White and Scotch Pine
must precede the Balsam, Norway
Spruce and Arborvita. The Siberian
and Russian apples must precede the
less hardy varieties, and in fact har-
diless and adoption are first consider
atoms in tree growing in all the
northwest.
With these principles in mind yeu
will go slow on planting any but the
hardest, and you will restrain growth
of anything not perfectly hardy ii you
can do so at the proper time.
Every fruit tree and evergreen
should in your state be checked in its
growth about Sept. LIST, or earlier, so
that it may mature its wood before
winter. Even in western Iowa they
find clean slture through the season
unsafe. On old lands thick growth
of weeds and grass will usually spring
up when culture ceases in August,
which checks late growth of the tree,
and affords a winter mulch. bat on
virgin soils thick seeding of oats
may serve the same purpose if sown
in August.
Thorough culture in early summer,
and non-culture IN late summer IS an
important precept for tree culture in
the northwest, and the second part as
important as the first. Newly trans
planted trees must have good culture
or heavy much until well established
and growing. Evergreens of all
kinds should be absolutely shaded the
first year of planting, and even long
er they may need a shelter from the
winds to preserve their foliage.
After the first year, good crop of
weeds from August on will often be
enough protection. They should
never be very close to a row of strong
growing Naples or Cottonwood, but
these latter are very useful to those
on the windward side OF the more
delicate trees.
Yes, plant all species of trees in
Dakota, but take them in the natural
order of adaptiop-the hardy ones
first to serve as a protection to the
more sensitive. The refined follow
the coarse everywhere and not less
so in tree culture.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
Freight Rates in England.
New York Tribune


One reason why the food supplies
of the British metropolis are obtained
so largely FROM the Continent or from
this country is that the local freights
in Great Britain are high. Alta meet
ing of the East Kent Chamber of
Agriculture, statements were made
which evoked bitter comments upon
the policy of English railways. A
tom of cheese was transported from
the United States to London for %
shillings, while a ton of cheese from
Chester to London cost AZ shillings 6
pence. Potatoes from France were
transported to London for 80 shillings
per ton, while from Penzance the
charge was As shillings. Hops were
transported from Flushing, Holland,
for 20 shillings, but from Feversham
the charge was % shillings. Compar-
ing these British charges with those
of which many people complain so
bitterly in this country, it will be
seen that after all American railroads
serve the public at very reasonable
rates.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

HEpresent administration will be a
yesy important one for the army,
owing to the number Of highrank
vacancies which will occur during the
next four years, and which President
Cleveland win have to fiji. Brigadier
General Aague, who is now iu com
mand Of the Department Of the Mis-
souri,, viii be retired July, 1885, aad
in July, 1856, he viii be followed by
Major General Pope and General
John Newton, Chief of Engineers,
and in August by Surgeon General
Murray. Two vacancies viii occur
IN the list of Brigadier Generals.
When General Pope is retired General
Terry or General Howard Will sue
coed him as Major General, aud in
February, 1883, General Hancock
will be retired, thus promoting an.
other Brigadier to be Major General
and making a second vacancy 10 the
Brigadier list General Terry is en-
titled to the first Major Generalshir
vacated ~ General Pope's retirement,
but General Hancock's successor vii
become the head of the army on the
retirement Of General Sheridan Ter
years from now. General Nelson A
Miles will stand the best chances o
getting it. He married the niece d
General Sherman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
CRIME

a. A. KENDALL, postmaster at ST.
Paul, Neb., has been arrested on q
charge Of defalcation, amounting to be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000
JOHN LIPP, the postmaster arrested
last week for rifing registered letters in
in the Office at Lincoln, ILL.,, pleaded
guilty in the United States Court, We'd
nesday, and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary at Chester.
Mrs. CHAs. Harley, popular woman,
disappeared from Delphi, Ind, Wednes.
day, and hundreds Of people arc search
ing for her. tt G affair caused q sus-
pension Of business at Delphi, merchants
and their employees joining the search
ing parties.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
''WO6ders.''

E. II. BECKWITH, Norwich, Conn.
Dec 18th, 1884 stated, 81 owe nv life
to Warmers SAFE Diabetes Cure; when
| began its use | passed ten quarts of
water daily, which contained IA per
cent Of sugar; after using seven dozen
bottles my doctor pronounced the water
free from sugar; it has done wonders
for me-"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
The Yernal Enuinox.
phlIadalphla Ledger. March 81

II is vernal equinox to-day, but
there's very little greenery in this VIZ
cinity to justify the title. There is
another thing that Is not quite apropos.
Equinox means equal night, that is,
that the night is just as long as the
day, each of them being twelve hours.
But while the sun rises at precisely 8
o'clock this morning, he does not set
till GLIB this evening, which leaves
the night thirteen minutes short.
Astronomers had ought to look after
this.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
THE WORM FOR EARLY BIRDS.
Scramble for OGice In the Good Old
Times when the G.. u. u. Went In.
Philadelphia News.

The scramble for places reminds an
old government employee of the time
when the republican party came in
power. He recalls the case OF a pars
ticular tenacious Office. seeker who had
gone through all the stages from hotel
to boarding house, and finally had
landed in the cheapest of the cheap,
by the river. His aspirations had
likewise decreased, and his sole am
bition was to become a Waterman in
the treasury One day, while cross.
ins the canal bridge at Seventh street,
he discovered mans body floating in
the water. On examination he found
that the dead man was none other
than a Waterman in the treasury
whom the very day before he had seen
about the building. Giving a hasty
alarm he ran to the treasury, and,
rushing breathlessly into the presence
of the secretary, he demanded an APP
pointment to the vacancy. why,
my friend said the secretary, "the
place has already been filed" Fill
edp' shrieked the mad man, "by
whoml Why, / just saw mis- dead
body pulled out of the canal. " Il
don't doubt that" said the secretary,
but the place is filled, nevertheless.
have Just given it to the man who
saw him fall in.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

John Bigelow writes to the New
York Critic that in the spring of 1865
Victor Hugo eonfded to him in Paris
a sketch. made by himself, Of the
house occupied by Franklin during
his eight months sojourn as our min
lister to the court of France. II was
his contribution to the great fair or.
ganized in New York for the relief OF
the soldiers wounded in our civil war,
and was made at the instance of the
late Prof. Doremieulx. Mr.. Bigelow
wants to know who bought the sketch
and where it now is,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

A. WAY, Navarino, n. Y, in 1879,
was afflicted with neuralgia, ringing
sensation in his ears, hacking cough,
pain in the back, irregular urination,
dropsy, nausea, and spasms of acute
pain in the back Then came chills and
fever, the doctors gave him up, but after
using % bottles of Warmers SAFE Cure,
he said. 81 am hale, hearty and Lappy. =
On June Goth, 1884, he writes, 'My
health was never better. l owe nay
existence to Warmers SAFE Cure" Cure
permanent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

A CURIOSITY in the form OF an
orange weighing twenty-four ounces
is exciting no little interest IN Levy,
Fla. whereit was grown. Aresident
near Brooksville boasts Of having
gathered from his grove 500 oranges
which averaged in weigh one pound
each. The grove is a CON paratlvely
young one, this beng its first crop
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02

In 1884, despite the depression,
/, $50 new joint stock companies were
registered in London, with capital
of $500, 900, 600. against S667, $50, 600
in 1883, 1882, 165, 600 in 1882, and $685.
220, 600 in 1881. Here were com
panies with a capital OF nearly 50,
0O0, 600, 600 created within four years,
while for the seven preceding years
the total never exceeded S425, 600, 600
IN any year, and sometimes only half
that amount.