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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
ACCIDENTS,

THE boiler in saw mill at Callers,
exploded Thursday, killing three men
and badly wousding four others.
THE steamship Gulf of Akabs, from
Spain for New York with iron ore, and
carrying a crew of thirty-five men Las
been given up as lost. Vessel and car-
go are valued $220,o
Heavy rains have caused washouts
on the railways near albany. A con-
struction train with sixteen men, went
through bridge setween Opelika and
Danviile, and it is feared that many of
the men serished.
Two children of Thomas Rollison, hv-
ing near East Saganaw, Mich, died
Tuesday from eating wild parsnips, and
their neither is not expected to recover
from the effects of the poison.
BEFORE daylight Saturday morning
flames broke out in the Planters house
in st. Louis, causing wild panic. The
guests escaped unharmed,' but four
servant girls were suffocated in the
Railways. The pecuniary damage was
light.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

THE works of the immense clock
which has been put up in the Board
of Trade building Chicago are said
to be a most perfect reproduction of
those of the great Westminster clock
in London, but with some additions
and improvements adapted TO IFS
commercial purpose. 1t is Construct
ed of, iron, broI2s, and steel, and
weighs ten tons without the bell, the
latter adding some 500 more. The
pendulum alone weighs 750 pounds
In its arrangements it is divided into
a time train, hand train, and strik
ing train, these several trains compris-
ing different machines, resting side by
side on separate frames. Each of
the trains is opersthd by different
weight, and the three weights togeth-
err reach some $500 pounds, The
hammer that strikes the bell weighs
SO pounds, the clock-work is below the
dials which are ten foot ten inches IN
diameter, and the bell is above them.
or $50 feet above the ground. The
pendulum swings one way In two sec
onds
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
Wisconsin Elections,
PORTAGE CITY,

PORTAGE CITY,
PORTAGE, April 6.-The election ia
this city was very exciting, today,
out the democrats scored an old-time
victory. The entire democratic ticket,
with the exception of marshal. was
elected by msjorities ranging from
l4O 10 $50. The city council will be
donecratlc, six to four.
wALLBER PROBABLY REFLECTED.
MILWAUKEE, April THE election
of municipal officials passed off quiet
ly, although there was an unusually
large number of votes cast. Owing
to the great number of split tickets
there is considerable delay in arriving
at the results, but the returns up to
midnight Indicate the reelection ot
Emil Wallber, republican, AS mayor,
over John A. Hinsey, the democratic
candidate. VIM. Msywarn, demo-
crat, has been reelected city treas
urer; Geo. NJ Parth, democrat,
comptroller, and Eugene S. Elliott,
republican, city attorney. The coun-
sill is still ia doubt, but the outlook is
for strong republican gain.
RESULTS OF THE ELECTION AT BELoIr.
BELoIT, April 6.-Probably no elec
ton ever held in Beloit sxcited TIE
interest or drew out the vote that the
municipal election of to-day did. This
arose from the fact that there were
three tickets IN the field. A straight
republican, union or democratic and
prohibition. Many of the republicans
had determined to destroy the union
republican tickets which have pre-
vailed in the past, by placing Il
straight party ticket ia the field. The
part.- lines were to be closely drawn
and an overwhelming success for the
republican ticket was predicted. How
ever, the returns indicate that such
a course was suicidal. Chas. I'll.
Parker, republican, is elected by a
majority of 159; Ed. Hansen, city
treasurer, republican, is barely elect
ed, while w. d. Kellogg, democrat,
receives a majority of 3 votes for
police justice. Daniel Rierdan, John
Martin, J. G. Wickham and S. E.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, are elected
aldermen; FL. D. Adams is the only
republican elected alderman. TIE
next ncil will stand, democrats
6; republicans, 6. ALI in all the result
may be construed as most encourag-
ing for the democracy in Beloit.
REPUBLICAN MAYOR ELECTED.
RACINE. April THE republicans
elected their candidates for mayor,
treasurer, and justice of the peace,
and the democrats an assessor and
treasurer, at to-day's city election.
The council remains tie.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

THE Canadian Government has by
this time fully realized the fact that
il is cheaper to feed than fight its In
dams, and has accordingly made an
appropriation this year of $3.50, 0OO for
them, an increase over that OF last
year of 1923 900 The old proverb
makes n stitch in time save nine, and
If an alteration of this saying to suit a
political emergency is allowable,
1923, 600 in time, or year before last
would have saved $l0,000,000 last
year, such being the estimated cost of
the Northwest war, which, although
it was not undertaken altogether
against the Indians, grew largely out
of an Indian grievance. In this coun-
try, while we have not yet learned
we'll the lesson the Canadians are
taking to heart, we are making steps
in that direction with some degree of
success
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

THOUGH slavery has been abolished
in this country, there is something
that very strongly resembles it i'll ex
istencs in Arizona. Living at Arivaca
is an old Mexican named Pedro
Aguirre, who owns several Spanish
grants, each IA by 16 miles in extent,
on which are more sheep and cattle
than he can count. Pedro is very
wealthy, and runs things in that sec
lion, and he owns every poor greaser
in that section body and soul. The
wa, he gets possession of them is this ::
INDECENT Mexicans come TO him and
engage themseles to do work in return
for crackers and milk. He gives them
about five cents worth OF crackers aud
perhaps five cents worth of milk q
day, and they are thcncetorward
known as his poems, term which has
about the same meaning as slaves.
These Mexicans go the surrounding
gold diggings with their horn spoons,
carry the pay dirt to Arlvaca Creek,
and sit there all day spooning out the
precious metal. They get maybe 90
worth in a day, which they carry to
Pedro, who boards it until he has a
sackful, which he takes to. Tucson.
so miles distant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
FOREIGN.

SEVERAL of the grand dukes of Russia
are about to visit the United States with
Il naval 50 uadron,
THE president of the French republic
has signed decree increaing to 81, 500,-
600 the fund for the relief of the poor
throughout the country.
THE News believes that Mr.. Glad
stones scheme relative to Ireland does
place the police under the control of an
Irish parliament
ELEVEN captains of a German regi
ment located at Brandenburg, resigned
on account of a public reprimand given
by their colonel. The eRperor was in
formed of the occurrence and ordered
their arrest and trial for conspiracy.
GREECE has given additional orders
for war material, and the chamber of
deputies will probably order the calling
out of three classes of resrves. 1t is
feared by the London Times that
Greece may precipitate war within a
week.
THE Economist says: Mr.. Chamber
lain's secession from the cabinet is the
most severe blow Mr.. Gladstone could
sustain. IL the sc hism continues the
next election may result in returning
the tories to power or compelling the
liberals TO accept Mr.. Chamberlain's
leadership.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

BURLINGTON, April Tt is expect
ed that work on the Western Union
telegraph line, along the new Wiscon-
sin Central road will be completed by
the middle of May. The two crews,
OF sixteen men each, which have been
working from Schleisingerville and
Lake City, met here last week. At
present there are seventy five miles OF
wire in position, leaving fifty and
three -tenths miles unfinished To Chi
cago. 1t will tsks 81, 500 pounds OF
wire for the construction of the line.
The first crew started out January
55th.
THE PAPE HOUSE CHANGES HANDS.
SHEBoYGAE. .prIi THE Pape
House of this city, was sold yesterday
10 julius Zimmerman, who keeps q
restaurant at $40 East Water street,
Milwaukee, for $4,000 Mr.. Pape
has conducted the house successfully
for the past seventeen years, and re-
tires on sccount o. Ill-health. The new
landlord will take possession May l..
DEATH OF A PIONEER
EAU CLAIRE. April 6-Wm. Cans.
a prominent and much-respscted
citiz IN, and one of the earliest plo-
neers OF this city, died last night at the
advanced age of 81.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

IT is said that new impetus is to
be given TO railway building in Japan
and that in few years the principal
ports and all the centers of trade and
influence will be connected by rail.
The railroads thus far built are well
managed, and sufficient experience
has been gained to enable the Japan
csc to almost dispense with the aid OF
foreigners in the construction and op-
Grafton OF he roads. For a consider
able time all material was imported
from England, but now all the En-
gines are built in Japan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
The President Sends a Message
to the Senate Relative to
the Chinese Question.
Combinations, Nomination and
AppOintments-COmmit-
tee Proceedings.
The House Passes the POstOflice
Appropriation Bill
Senate Matters.
The Chinese Problem.

The Chinese Problem.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, April THE senate
received from the president to-day a
long message transmitting the cor
respondence between the secretary of
state and the Chinese minister with
regard to the treaty rights of Chinese
subjects other than laborers, ito go
and come of their own free will and
accord" The president says that
cases of individual hardship beyond
the power of the executive to remedy
have occurred in the application of
Chinese acts, which are due to the
ambiguous and defective provisions of
the acts of congress. The hardship
has in some cases been remedied by
the courts, bat in others where the
phraseolosy has appeared to be con-
elusive against any discretion on the
part of the officers, Chinese persons
entitled to free admission under the
treaty, have been refused landing
and have been sent back to the coun-
try whence they came without being
afforded au opportunity to show their
rights. The act of July 5th, 1884,
the president says, imposes an impos-
Sible condition in not providing for
the admission, under proper certifi
Gates, of Chinese travellers of the ex
empted class in cases most likely to
arise in ordinary commercial in
tercourse. The president here
quotes the provisions of the treaty
and of the immigration act of 1884 and
of that latter, he says the statute is
certainly most unusual which pur-
porting to execute the provisions
of the treaty with China, euacts
ftrmalities as regards subjects of other
COVE. nments than that OF China. He
calls the earnest attention of congrest
tothe circumstance that the statute
makesno provision whatever for the
somewhat numerous class of Chinese
persons who retaining Chinese sub
lection, in some countries other than
Bhina, desire to come from such
couatries to the United States
and the interest of congress to legis
late in the execution of treaty."
the president says, lis thus defeated
by prohibition directly contrary to
the treaty and conditions are enacted
which, in the words of The supreme
court, it was physically impossible to
perform. This anamalous feature of
the act should be reformed as speedily
as pos s1ble in order that the occurrence
of such cases may be avoided and the
imputation be removed, which should
otherwise rest upon tne good faith of
the United States in the execution of
the solemn treaty engagement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

With this exception the blu is prsc-
tlcally completed, and will be ready
to report to the house on Thursday
next.
THE REVENUE COLLECTORS.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Sen. Nor
rill reported from the finance commit
tee resolution declaring on the auth
ority OF the secretary of the treasury.
that there are no papers in the depart
ment affecting the moral character or
official record of any suspended in
ternal revenue collectors about whom
the committee had made inquiries.
The resolution, Morrill, stated, was
adopted by the unanimous vete of the
committee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

SUrERsTiTious people must brace
up and do the best they can in this
dreadful year of 1886. 1t is thor
oughly Friday year 1t came on Fri
day, will go ont Friday, and will
have fifty-three Fridays. There are
four months in the year that have
five Fridays each, changes of the
moon occurs five times Friday, and
the longest and shortest day OF the
year each falls on Friday. There
seems to be no help for it if Friday
brings bad luck There is no way of
changing the thing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES,

RESERVATION Indians at Refund Lake,
Wis, have begun the erection of a
church; and at a temperance meeting
recently several of the red men signed
the pledge.
CRANBERRY growers in Wisconsin
recommend that the frost signals es-
tablished last year by the Signal Ser
vice be continued, as they have proved
highly beneficial to farmers.
PROFESSOR FOSTER, Meteorolosist of
Iowa, predicts that .great storms will
pass over the Unit1d States in Rapid
succession during last ten days of
April.
For the past three months the wat.
ers of Lake Michigan have maintained
a higher range at Chicago than for fif-
teen years previously. Through the
st. Clair flats vessels have two feet
more leeway IN draught.
REPoRTs from Illinois and fruit ship
ping points in the south indicate a
backward season, but vegetable pros
poets are equal to those of former years.
Late spring frosts may materially re-
due the southern peach supply.
FRED CRUDE, farmer near Auburn
uaits w ioIohStIs bti Fti Al tiIS
army throughout the Crimean war,
and was engaged in twentythree bat
ties in the Union army, beside enduring
for eleven months the horrors of And
ersonville.
DR.. L. G. ROSE, of Palmyra, Ohio, has
invented a long distance telephone
transmiJter, which was yesterday used
with success oa a circuit from Youngs-
town, Ohio. to Ffeeport, Illiuois, and
return, 87S miles. 1t is stated that
faint whispers and the ticking of n
watch were plainly heard over the long
line.
THE Union Pacific road has cut pas
senger rates rates of both classes to So
net from the Missouri river to San
Francisco, with a guarantee of a return
ticket at the same price within thirty
days. The Canadian Pacific managers
state that they will actively compete
for the east bound traffic out of Chi
cago, through their connection with
the Michigan Cent raj road at st. Thorn
as.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
MERGERS WOUND PROVES FATAL

SPRING GREEN, Wis, April 7.-Wm.
Mercer, single man, % years of age,
was shot, accidentally, through the
right shoulder and lung. yesterday
afternoon, and three hours later he
died from the injury. He and two
brothers were setting out upon duck
hunting expedition and the gun Ia "a
caliber rifle was discharged by a
younger brother, Robert, who was
moving the weapon in the boat. The
accident occurred one mile south of
the village, near which Mercer resided,
but as the huaters had no oars with
them they were compelled TO float
down the river about three miles.
They finally landed on an island in a
swamp, through which the injured
MAJ was carried upon stretcher pre-
pared there. DR.. Pelten of this place
was called and administered stimu
lants, but Mercer expired before the
rescuing party got out of the swamp.
When his brother died, Robert broke
down, and at this juncture the father
and other relatives arrived, and the
scene was a most affecting one. The
Mercer family are highly respected
here.
KILLED BY ROUGH ON RATS.
LYNDON. Wis, April 7.-At2 O'Clock
this morning, Under Sheriff Scanlon
brought the remains OF boy named
Lanon to the depot The boy was
about IS years of age. His parents
live near Round Bluff. On Friday
evening the boy left home and west
to the house of P. Coleman, his uncle,
about two miles east of this place. On
arriving there he found the house
locked up, his uncle being away. He
gained an entrance by removing the
lock, started FIRE in the stove and
cooked some beans that he found
in a kettle sitting ON the stove
He ate some of the beans. which had
been adulterated with "Rough on
Rats, and died in a short time. The
coroner was Immediately notified, and
the jury rendered verdict that the
boy came to his death by eating
Rough on Rats" Mr. Coleman says
he bought the poison for TIE purpose
of killing some of the rats about his
place They are 50 plenty that they
have eaten the boots partly of his
fest several timez- Coleman Is q JUS
tice of the peace, and HAS lived alone
for year4.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

DURING the first three months Of
the present year the number of bus
mess failures in the United States was
3,203, with liabilities slightly over $29,
O0o, 900. The failures for the first
three months of 1885 was 3 653, with
liabilities Of SAC, 900, 900. The liabili-
ties for the last quarter, $29, COO, 900,
are less than any similar period since
1861.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

THERE are 5000, 600 Indians in Mex
leo making 80 per cent. of the entire
population. They speak 80 idioms and
IS dialects. They are nearly all
grossly ignorant, and live by them
selves wild, half savage life in the
country districts Governor Jose
Maria RAMIREZ, of Chiapas, will soon
ask the president TO appropriate 81 900
900 10 educate them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

THE Vaudeville, low variety theatre
of Baltimore, caught fire during the
performance Saturday night. A panic
lives, but the performers lost their
So, 500.
a FIRE broke out in the San Carlos
Theater, at Key West. Fla, early Tues
day morning, was not distinguished un
til late in the afternoon, the principal
portion OF the city being destroyed.
Fifteen or twenty persons were injured
by the falling walls. The financial loss
is placed at 81, 100000, on which there
is Insurance of but 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
CHICAGO Market.

CHICAGO, April The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: CattIe-Receipts $500; shipments, 1000;
strong; 10c higher; shipping steers, 4ooQ575;
stockers and feeders 2 25aI4 60: cows, bulls and
mixed, 2.ooG4 90; sulk, Q 500: 30. Hoss-Re-
ceipts, 1900; shipments $500; firm; 5Gioc
higher rough and mixed, 1904 Is; packing
and shipping, T. 2514 60; light, 3 sod445; skips,
soOG4Co sheep-Recsipts, 10000; strong; ma
tives, 3.00N6.OO; Texans, 2.75G45o.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

THE Iowa legislature has dealt a
severe blow at alien nonresident land
holders. 1t has passed bill by vote
Of rs to 13 prohibiting that class of
persons of acquiring title to real es-
tate in Iowa. This movement is to
prohibit English land-holders from
getting any larger control over land
in that state
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

bill 1t was agreed to, yeas I5S, nays
IS. Mr.. Laird moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill for the relief of
certrin settlers and purchasers of lands
in the public domain in the states of
Nebraska and Kansas. Agreed to. This
is a similar bill to the one previously
to suspend the rules and pass the con-
159. nays 60; the house then adjourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
Floods
THE WATERS cosr1xUE TO RISE.

LOUISVILLE. KY, April T. The
river continues to rise slowly. The
water has flooded q part of the ship
ping port, and forced about twenty
families out. No special danger il
anticipated until the water gels over
the cutoff embAnkment above the
city. It viii take rise Of nix feet
more for that.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
Greece.
CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY.

ATHENS, April To-day being the
fifty seventh anniversary OF the de-
claration Of the Greek independence,
it is celebrated as a holiday. There
were no public demonstrations. The
king and queen were present this
morning in the cathedral here. The
tedeum was sung. The chamber OF
deputies is engaged N an animated
debate over the proposed loan OF five
million dollars. On account of the
military operations many of the prin-
cipal deputies urge policy OF action.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

a SEVERE snow storm has been rag
ing from the Atlantic coast west to
Michigan, and fourteen inches of
snow fell in some places, six inches
as far south as Cincinnati. Telegraph
wires are badly tangled and railway
trains much delayed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
Disasters.
STEAMER CAPSIZED.

ST. LOUIS, April IA Post dis-
patch Owensborough, KY, special
says the steamer Mountain Bay,
turned over at that place in gale at
2 o'clock this morning. Frank
Absher watchman, Seath Lowry,
roustai,out, and Billy Staeler, pas
senger, were drowned, and fourteen
other tserxons were saved.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

THE city of La Crosse suffered from
terrible fire on Tuesday, resulting
in the loss of nearly a million dollars
in mills and lumber. Some half a
dozen dwellings burned, and two
thousand workmen are permanently
out Of employment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
The Telephone Investigation.

GooDE AGAIN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Soiicitor
General good was before the Pan
Electric committee to-day and on
cross-examination by Ransy stated
that he was not aware of using any
undue or unusual haste in ordering
suits against the Bell company.
Neither had he given any thought to
the motives of the attorneys who
offered to appear in the suits without
compensation from the government.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
Secretary Manning.
IMPROVING SLOWLY

WASHINGTON, April There is no
decided change to report in secretary
Mapnipg's condition. He continues
tc improve slowly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
THE United States have s 1000 more
miles OF railway than all Europe.

A SALOON KEEPER in Shalou, Pa. /,
is to be tried for manslaughter be-
cause one of his customers died of al
coholism.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

AN English court decides that di-
vorce obtained in America from a
marriage performed in England is in
valid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
on the way to Ft- Worth on a special
ALL TRAINS RUNNING ON TINE

1hsAhGSS nOENINU On TINE
ATCHIsoN, April ,5.-All the Mis-
souri, Pacific trains are running On
time. The shops employed force of
So men to-day. As of whom were old
employees. When the strike was in
augurated there were 1S7 men on the
shop's pay-roll
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
Cholera.
TWENTY-FIVE CASES RKPoRrzD.

TWENTY-FIVE CAbE5 REPUKIsD.
PARIS. April Ga Brittany paper
states that 25 cases Of cholera have
appeared in the vicinity of Andierne
Finistere. One Of them has proved
fatal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09

in France at the present time there
is one drinking place for every ninety
seven inhabitants, or for every 26 cleo
tors
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
APPOINTMENTS.
PastmaSterS

NJ Weismantel, Naperville, Ill.
Herndon G. Travers, Rockdale, Tex.
j Il. Woodman, Worthwhile. Mich.
Clayton F. Collins, Homer, Mich.
Shannon Clements. Bucyrus, o.
John w Davis, New Richmond, o.
Eugene C. Wilson, Clay Center. Kan.
George w. Clark, Lyons, Kans.
W. II. L. Peperili, Concordia Kan.
Wesley E. Hughes, Fresno City, Cal.
James Tys n, Piacerville. Cal.
John McCann. Martinez, Cal.