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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
VOL. XXI.
CONDENSED TELEGRANS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

FIRE at Gallatin, Tenn, Thursday, de
stroyed property valued at about $780,
900.
A CLOAK factory at Nos. 63 and 81 Bay
ard street, New York, was Thursday de-
stroyed by fire. Out of seventy persons
in the building, many jumped to roof
below, one woman receiving fatal injur-
les.
INCENDIARIEs burned Turger's furniture
factory and McKinzie's livery stable at
Wabasha, Minnesota, Monday night caus-
ing loss of $4,000. Nine horses were
burned to death in the livery stable.
The iron roof of the repair shop of the
North Chicago rolling mill at South Chi
cago fell Saturday afternoon. One man
was killed and nine others severely in
jured.
THE elevator of Moloney, Spellman d
Co, of Lincoln, H., was totally destroyed
by fire Sunday morning. The loss is es-
timated at $1,000; insurance about half.
The origin of the fire unknown.
The Union Furniture works located at
the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee
junction, just north of Grand Rapids,
Mich, were burned Wednesday night.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
FIRE at st Louis Monday night dam
aged Henry Ault's box factory $4,000.
A fire plug burst, flooding the district,
and young man in attempting to escape
the rushing torrent, fell into ditch and
was drowned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
WASHINGTON.

MRs. CLEVELAND will not begin her reg
ular receptions Mt the white house until
December 4th.
THIRrY employees were dismissed from
the government printing office Saturday.
Five of them were printers. and one of
the five was J. l.. Kennedy, who made the
presentation speech when Mr.. Rounds
was given silver set, jus. before he re
tired from office.
PRoFEssoR WILEY. the chemist of the
agricultural department, who has charge
of the sugar-mRking experiments at Fort
Scott, telegraphs that he has met with
complete success in extracting saccharine
matter from sorghum.
COMMISSIONER CoLMAN, of the bureau of
agriculture, refuses to permit the sale of
any of the infected cattle quarantined at
Chicago. He yesterday received a tele-
gram from Colorado cattlegrowers urg-
ing that course. He has requested four
eminent veterinarians in the eastern
states to proceed TO Chicago and assist in
ascertaining the condition of the quaran-
tined beeyes-
THs acting secretary of the treasurer
has instructed the collector of customs at
San Francisco TO extend all proper
baggage and effects of Prince Louis Ma.
poleon, nephew of the king of Italy, trav-
cling under the name of Court Louis
Mon-Coliari, who is expected to arrive in
San Francisco on the Sth inst.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Nine of the Doodle Aldermen Rc-arrcStcd Eamd
Their Bail Increased.

New YORK, Oct IL At half past one
O'Clock this afternoon Inspector Byrncs
received bulky package from the dis
trict attorney. 1t contained an order
from the district attorney and was ac-
companied by the bench warrants for the
arrest of all the Doodle" aldermen of
the board of 1884, save for Henry 5.
Sayles whose flight to Canada has inspir-
ed the crusade, the prosecution
of which was thus placed in the
hands of Inspector Byrnes.
The results were first felt down at the dis
trict attorneys office at 3 O'Clock. In
spector Byrnes at once put all his avail
able men at work to serve the warrants
Alderman Patrick Farley had been the
first who was made TO feel the indrawing
force of the big drag net which had been
again spread out over the entire city
to envelope handful of men, tn craven
fears of whose colleague Sayles had once
more set the judicial waters i'll a foam
about them. At the hour named he was
brought i'll by the detectives and at once
taken to the district attorneys office, and
from there into court, accompanied by
his attorney and by the counsel for the
other boodlers, who had got wind of the
raid. The district attorney, in address
ing the court, recited the facts of
Sayles' flight; detailed the facts of the
cases having been put on the calendar,
and stated that he had now caused bench
warrants to be issued for the rearrest of
not only the four whose trial day had
been fixed, but of all the others under in
dictment. Tho district attorney asserted
that since the flight of Sayles he had
no longer any faith in anybody.
He doubted whether any amount of bail
would, and in case the court should decline
to hold the men without BAIL he would ask
that 1T be increased in each case from
$4,000 the present amount, to $4,000.
The counsel for the "boodlers" plead
against an increase in the amount of bail,
but the court decided to make it $40, 900 in
each case. Alderman Kirk. who had
come in voluntarily in the meantime at
once gave bail and went away. Then
one after another of the detectives
brought in Aldermen Miller, Cleary, Nc
Quade and McCabe; of these Gle ary,
McCabe, and McQuade secured additional
bail during the early evening. Farley and
Miller were unable to furnish the added
security, and were locked in the tombs
for the night. Later on Aldermen Spiels,
O'Neill and Reilly were arrested and lock
ed up. Pearson was seen in Brooklyn to-
night by reporter, to whom he said he
would be at the district attorneys Office
tomorrow morning to give the ex-
| ira bail. Thus nine have been re
arrested and disposed of as stated,
and there yet remain to be arrested or
reported, Duffey, Fink, Fullgraff and
Wendell. The case of the absent Sayos
has been placed on the calendar for to-
morrow. If he will not respond, his bail
! will be declared forfeited.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
One Hundred More EMPLOYEES Go Out.

CHICAGO, Oct. l2.-Everything is very
quiet at the stockyards this morning.
There was no excitement. Delegate
Barry was seen early and declared that
the discovery made by himself and Mas
ter Workman Butler that Messrs. Hately
and Batsford did not represent any asso-
citation of packers and that there was in
fact no association with which they
could treat threw them onto the only
alternative of negotiation with the pack
ers individually, and this would be the
programme for to-day, he added.
The strike at the yards has spread, the
latest men to go out being 10 employe.
of the Union Stockyards Transit com
pany. OF these sixty-six are section
hands and the others work in the black
smith shop. The shop has been closed.
The company notified the men that they
would have to work ten hours per day
and they refused. This has not as yet in
terfered with the business of the com
pany.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Splitting Ten-Dollar Bills.
pol.fr,Nr.a Gru

\ new departure in the way of counter
feiting money was brought to light at the
United States sub-treasury in Baltimore
a few days ago. A somewhat worn so
government bill was presented at the
cashiers window with a request for
change, which was given. The note was
sent to Washington as mutilated currency,
and was returned with the information
that one side of the note was good, but
the other side was well executed counter
felt of the original. 1t was found that a
$40 bill had been split, the face being
separated from the back, seemingly inn
possible undertaking. The original face
with counterfeit back had been used,
and it is quite likely that genuine back
with a well executed counterfeit face had
been passed in some other quarter. The
portion of the note was worth exactly its
proportion of the whole, or in other
words, s..
More recently another so front" was
presented at the cashiers window, with a
similar request for change. The clerk at
the window, suspecting the bill, told the
man who handed il in to wait a moment
until he could consult DR.. Bishop, the sub
treasurer. DR.. Bishop recognized in the
note the familiar game, and said 1t was
worth s.. When the clerk returned to
window, however, the man had left with
out waiting for his change. The sub
treasury, which was out S. on the first
transaction was evened up by the second.
This system of manipulating paper
money is perhaps one of the most dan
gerous forms of swindling ever attempt.
ed. One or more genuine fronts" mix
ed with several whole notes would be Ii
able to deceive expert bank tellers. The
face bearing undoubted proof of genu-
ineness, very few would be apt to exam
inc the backs of all the notes, unless
something in the feel of the paper might
arouse suspicion. Then should any one
| especially if not so expert as a bank.
teller, happen to strike the counterfeit
side and have his doubts about the notes
a glance at the other side would possibly
I set at rest all questions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Laid to Virgins.
Detroit Free Press.

The patrolman at the Central Market
was accosted as an early hour yesterday
morning by one of the band of colored
whitewashers with:
Say, boss, am dis de day."
"What day.
THAT de airthquake am to arrove?"
"Oh, yes. This is the day and date pre-
dicted by Wiggins."
Oats what | fggered on, ant he doan'
cotch me. | fixed fur dat afore l come
down town"
How"
"Made tent out in de ya'd by hangin'
up bed quilt, an de ole woman an chill
'en am huddled under it by dis time. Dey
amt gwine to let no house be shook down
on em this time-oh no."
That may do said the officer, but what
if the ground under them should open and
swallow the family"
"Wha t! | nebber thought of that"
An earthquake not only shakes down
houses, but rends the earth, and some
times fills up old lakes and rivers and
creates new ones"
Hi! daa', Turner" called the man to
companion few feet away. "Heah, you
take charge of this brush and pail! Tze
gwine home!
"What fur?"
"kase dat airthquake may come an
swaller up my bes' bed quilt and three
cane-bottom cheersl l doan' keer fur the
house, kas dats a rented one, but de
pussnal property is what rze gwine to
save or perish wild de family.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

CHARLES WHITE, living near Atlanta,
Ga, who was recently separated from his
wife, shot her dead and hanged himself
Tuesday. Their bodies were found in
wood.
DUGoLD HILL was yesterday arrested
on a ranch near San Antonio for the mur-
der of the city marshal at Parsons, Kan
sas, two years ago. He claims to have
acted in self defense.
The president has received several ap-
plicatious for the pardon of James d.
Fish, president of the defunct Marine
National bank, and has referred them all
to the United States district attorney
who conducted the prosecution of the
cases against Fish, for report.
II. l.. LEAvITT, formerly manager of a
theatre at Sioux City, surrendered himself
to the police at Chicago as a person pos
sessed of inform alton respecting the muir
der of Rev. George C. Haddock, and will
ing to tell all he knows.
EARLY Wednesday morning, at South
Bend, Indiana, thieves broke into the
church of the Sacred Heart at Notre
Dame and stole the famous crown of the
Blessed Virgin, worth several thousand
dollars, and smaller crown. The rob-
bers were captured.
AT Deer Creek, Indiana, Sunday night
an attempt was made to lynch William
Walker, who is accused of knowing some
thing about the conviction of Miss Lou
Mabbitt. Walker was hustled into a bug
gy and driven off at break neck speed,
thus frustrating the plans of the regula-
tors
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
He Was a Conductor.
Ct paul f.loba

Il want to match anybody a knock
down contest" said delicate-looking
man as he stepped into newspaper Office
and addressed the sporting editor.
Feather weight, l suppose" remarked
the sporting editor.
Don. make any difference how big or
how little he is, 1 can do him up"
How much a side
Anything from $1,000 to $1,000 side;
make it $500 forfeit"
Bare fists?"
Certainly, how could we work with
gloves on:"
"QueensbCry rules:
Il don't know anything about the
Queensbury line. Where does that run
tor
There is evidently misunderstanding.
Didn't understand you to say you wish
ed TO make match for prize-ight!"
Never thought of such thing"
You said a knock-down contest"
Certainly
And are not a fighter
No. I'm conductor"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
CircumSritmtial Evidence

"A curious thing came to me in my
practice" said the professor, as he knock
ed the ashes from his cigar, ''about three
years ago. The stomach of woman who
had died under under suspicious circum-
stances in Aiken, S. c., was sent me for
examination. | discovered large quanti-
ties of strychnine in the stomach, and
made several crystals, which | sent to the
authorities. Her husband was arrested,
accused of numbering her and convicted.
About that time l got Il letter from
druggist who lived near Aiken, stating
that the quinine he was selling was pro
ducing very strange effects, and asking
me to analyze a sample he sent to me. |
did so, and found that it was almost half
strychnine. l at once thought of the man
who was under conviction in that neigh
borhoOd for killing his wife with strychn-
inc, and thought he might have been un-
justly accused. l went to Aiken to ascer-
tain the facts"
"And you found that the man really was
Innocent"
mo. l realize that the story ought to
have ended that way, but it didn't. The
man was clearly guilty and had bought
his strychnine from another druggist.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Delanpr's Restoration

WASHINGTON, Oct 12.-The administra-
tion will not ask District Attorney Della
ney, of the Milwaukee district, to resign,
because his resignation has been at the
disposal of the president for weeks, and
no action regarding it has been taken.
Just as soon as Mr.. Delaney was nominal
ed he wrote out his resignation, indicat-
ing however, willingness to hold the Of
flee till cases that he had personally pre-
pared had been reached at the October
term of court, if it was desired that he
should do so. The postmaster-ge general
brought this resignation with him, and
filed it at the department of justice, and
this is the last that has been heard from
it. 1t is to be presumed that the admin
istration is not in any great haste to get
rid of him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Felt Tolerably Safe.
I'm

james" he said, as he looked over to
his son, what does the paper say about
our exports and imports. Which is the
biggest"
Il can't see anything here about them"
Anything about Jay Gould!"
Not word"
''well. then, James, l guess you can go
down to Sweets tomorrow and order you
a pair of them 81 boots. l guess the
country will remain level for couple of
weeks to come
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

RICHMOND Oct. 12.-Powderly to-day
received the following telegram from
Thomas B. Barry, member of the exec
utive committee, sent to Chicago to en-
deavor to settle the strike of the en-
ployes of the pork packers IN that city.
The packers say they have no organiza-
tion so | must treat with them as indi-
vidual com panies. We called on several
firms yesterday and all expressed de-
sire for settlement but insist on working
ten hours while the men are firm for
eight. We look for a settlement this
week
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

o. j. BEAM, q defaulting banker of Avon,
Illinois, has been lodged in Joliet for
q term of two years.
On farm near South Bend, Indiana,
John Hempenstall fatally shot Miss Ida
0Neill, whom he had desired TO marry.
REV. j. L. PENNELL, a wealthy and aged
citizen of Salisbury, Nd, lay down on the
railroad track and was beheaded by &
freight car.
ABOUT one hundred masked men at
Stellville, Missouri, lynched r. p. Wallace,
the alleged murderer of the Logan family
al Cuba. The prisoner refused to con-
fess
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

One of the most remarkable human
curiosities ever seen has just been exam
ined by NJ. de Quatrefages, the French
naturalist. He is Provencal named
Simon Aiguier, and is 80 years old. Aig-
uier, thanks to his peculiar system of
muscles and nerves, can transform him
self in most wondrous fashion. He has
very properly dubbed himself 81. Homme
Protee.' At one moment, assuming the
rigidity of statue, his body may be
struck sharply, the blows falling as if on
block of stone. At another moment he
moves his intestines from above and be-
low and right to left into the form of a
football, and projects it forward, which
gives him the appearance of colossauy
stout parsonage. He then withdraws it
into thora1 opening like cage, and the
hollow look of the body reminds one OF
skeleton. Aiguier successfully initiates
man sub jected TO the torture of the rack,
as also a man hanging himself, and as
sumes a striking cadaverous look. What
most astonished NJ. de Quatrefages was
the stoppage of the circulation of the
blood, now on the left and now on the
right side, which was effected by muscu-
lar contraction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
A YeI10WISh Goat

Upon the tongue particularly near its base is of
itself sufficient to denote biliousneSs an ailment
TO the development of which the hot weather
it may be remarked in passng-is extremely fav
orab'e, and which autumn often brings in its
train IS lingering legacy. If not remedied-
which it speedily may be with Hostetter's Stom-
aCh Bitters-then follow aggravated disorder of
the Stomach and bowels, dull pains beneath the
lower right ribs, nausea and headache. A prompt
use of this invaluable specific is always desirable
no matter what the season. Upon the liver it ex-
eits an influence directly beneficial. The bile
the obstruction to its flow being relieved by the
relaxation of the bowels, returns to its natural
channel and the portion of it which has forced
its way into and contaminated the blood is ex-
T.. Id The stomach also resumes its digestive
function rheumatism, fever and ague and kid
my troubles also sIlcCumb to the Bitters
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Matters Becoming Complicated.

NEw IoRK, Oct. l.. Judge Cowiug. it
was said this p. m, would issue bench
warrant for Saylcs and it is likely the
other Doodle aldermen will be required in
day or two to come TO court and give
bail in larger amounts than those under
which they now are at large. The dis
trict attorney is considering the matter
of bringing suit to set aside the convey
ance made by Sol. Sayles, on the grounds
of fraud. The eN-alderman's brother
Is also liable to Indictment Cor his actions
if it can be shown that he decided over
the property to escape liability. lnspec-
tor Byrnes this p. m. re-arrested Alder
men Farley and Miller with the inten-
ton of having them give Increased bail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
The Conference Reporfs.

CHICAGO, Oct. u. Fifteen hundred
strikers met tonight and listened TO
report from their representatives at the
conference engaged in attempting TO ad-
lust the differences After a discussion
it was decided 10 give the executive board
of district 81, logether with the repre-
sentatives mentioned. full powers to ar
range a settlement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

TuE state of Kentucky has furnished
and three vice presidents, the confeder-
ate states with one president, and the
other states with no less than fifty COVER
has been represented in the cabinets by
one secretary of state, three secretaries of
treasury, three secretaries of war, six
postmaster generals, one secretary of in
terror, and five attorney generals, and
has supplied the supreme court of the
United States with six distinguished
sons. Four times has Kentuckian been
elected speaker of the house OF represen-
tatives.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15

that must be brought in very large. In
town all that is being done is at the
River street bridger. This is to be a
very substantial st ucture if the abut-
ment that Is now being built furn-
ishes any indications. Along the part
of the line that can be seen from the CITY
there is but little life. Occasionally a
dump car is pushed along to some hollow
and emptied, but on most of the brown
embankment that stretches along the
shore, giving place at times to cuts or
trestle work, everything is quiet. All
that remains there is to lay the rails, and
the road will be ready to operate. One
of the contractors said that by the end of
this week six miles will be finished and
in shape for the running of trains.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
The BAYFIELD, Land Office.

BAYFIELD,, Wis, Oct. 12.-The order is
sued by President Cleveland for the re-
rnoval of the United States land Office
from this place to Ashland was received
to-day by the register and receiver 1t
will take at least one month before the
change is effected, owing to advertising,
etc The residents of this place feel their
loss and Ashland nov has all the govern
rnent Office. in this section.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
Incorrect Judgments.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12-W. W. Wiltshire,
ex-chief justice of the supreme court of
Arkansas, filed with the secretary of the
treasury to-day charges that the list of
judgments filed in the treasury depart
ment by j. d. Porter, assistant secretary
of state, were not certified, and that all
drafts thereon issued were illegal and
void. The facts will be inquired into by
the supreme court of the district on the
fourteenth inst, upon the return of the
rule to show cause against Secretary Bay
ard whya mandamus should not be issued
compelling him to send a correct list to
tie treasury denartment-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
THE DOODLE ALDERMEN.
New York Doodle Aldermen Flee TO
Canada-OtherS to Give More Bail.
Nine of Them are RearreSted and Dis
posed of-Four more to be Arrested.
Delegates Greatly Pleased with Pow
derly'S Letter on the Negro Issue.
DOODLE ALDERMEN.

Another One Makes Good His Escape To Can
ada.
NEW loBK, Oct. 12.-Ex- Alderman
Sayles has fed to Canada and his brother
Sol. Sayles has transferred his property,
pledged in the bond of S25,e00.
Montreal special TO the Evening
Post says: The exile Doodle men to-
day have been showing around three
strangers from New York, who arrived on
last nights train. They are believed to
be ex-Alderman Sayles, his brother, and
ex-Alderman Kirk. They are living at
the st. Lawrence hall under assumed
names
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
THE GULF STORM.
The Wind Blowing Furious Gale at Calves
ton.

The Wind Blowing Furious Gale al Calves
ton.
GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 12.-The storm
which was reported by the signal service
as entering the Gulf of Mexico last Satur-
day night::reached Galveston to-day and at
this time q p. m.) furious gale is blow
ing from the north. On the bay side of
the city the water is very high and is
washing over the docks. The damage
to shipping will doubtless
be heavy as half hundred
large steamship and sailing vessels are
pounding against the wharves. The water
is constantly rising in the bay and is en-
croaching on the city for a square or so,
but no danger is apprehended or damage
to business property. Two barges from
Houston, each laden with 900 bales of
cotton, are being submerged by the
waves, and the cotton will be ruined.
Along the gulf side the waves have torn
up the street railway track and submerged
several houses. The barometer has fallen
60 points since ) O'Clock this morning,
indicating storm center very near.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-15
The Strike Ended.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. IA special from
Meadville, Pa, says that the strike on the
main line of the New York, Pennsylvania
Il Ohio among the brakemen is over. At
a meeting held there tonight between
General Superintendent Shaier and
committee Of strikers mutual concessions
we're made, and the men will go to sork
tomorrow.