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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
Cable Flashes.

JoHN BRIdHT has suffered a relapse.
In is estimated London's flower trade
amounts to $4,000 day.
THE new English powder for small arms
ID white and almost smokeless.
AN officer and five men were killed by
the explosion OF gun on board a French
irouclad.
a DISPATCH from Sydney, n. S. W., re-
ports that copiuus rains have fallen in
the colonies of YicLoris and New South
Wales.
The people OF France have Thousand
millions of francs in the Panama canal,
and the chances are they will never get
back a sou.
TUB latest incident in connection with
the revolution in Hayti was the destruc.
ton of the seaport town OF Cape Haytian
by bombardment from four of the Ray
tiau Governments war steamSro.
LoNpoS--At meeting of the stock
holders OF the Lake Superior Copper
company held in this city, it was decided
to voluntarily wind mp tho affairs OF the
concern.
BoURsE Spectator named Bex, whose
operations were confined principally 10
dealings in copper, had defaulted in the
sum OF Sl2 900, 900. Another failure is ok
pected.
THE steamer Jasper, on it's way from
Worthington to Glasgow, foundered of
the Brighton coast. Her crew numbering
eleven persons, were drowned.
Athens Trouble is brewing again in
4 4 fL4t
authorities il expected owing TO the ex-
actions of the customs officers.
Tus Wiener Tagblatt says one thou
sand Austrian and German subjects were
expelled from Warsaw on the 18Th. No
reason s assigned for she action
Four more executions tool. place in Zan-
zibar. The sultan has allowed Arab own
ers TO claim slaves in the fors under sen
tence OF death. In the case of one slave
already executed the sultan offered the
owners indemnity.
The three actions brought against Elk
City Treasurer AxwUrthy, of Cleveland,
Ohio, arising from banking disputes,
have been settled in London court. He
agrees to pay 932 900 aud the surrender
of his property IN America.
GENERAL BoULANGKR, 10 is known, re
oeiyes large subscriptions OF money from
many different quarters, but most per-
sons will be surprised to learn, as is de-
Glazed in the London journals, that he has
received $4,000 from admirers in the
United States.
rHE Uuion Light, Fuel and Gas Com
pany of America, organized under the
less of Illinois has obtained important
concessions from the Mexican govern
ment for the introduction of water, fuel
and gas into all the cities and govern
ment buildings throughout the repubie.
BERLIN. -The Emin relief committee
announce after careful examination OF
Osman Digna's letter that they have con
Guided tho proof of Enin Pasta's cap
tire has not been established, They will
therefore start Lieut.. Wlssman's expe-
dition for Emin's relief at the earliest
possible moment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27

has been discovered in large quantities
on the Coronado islands, near San Diego,
Cal.
Born east and west bound trunk line
.atcs, through and local. were advanced
Monday. according to y notice given the
7th last.
ROBERT STEVENSON, engineer, of Glas-
gov, Is the last one to claim an invention
which will drive ocean ships up to 40
knots an hour.
A REALLY AND TRULY" sea serpent has
been consigned 10 Captain Paul 2cyton
1t ives killed, 80 he says, in the waters of
Jamaica, is SO feet seven inches long,
and has head something like horse.
HENRY GEORGE arrived in New York
Monday on the steamship Etruria, look-
ing we'll after his few weeks stay in Great
critain. He returns next March to help
tao Liberals In their next fight.
HARVARD hiss graduated three presi
dents, two vice presidents, eighteen cabi
net officers, three speakers OF the honse
of representatives, and four supreme
judges.
ONE firm in New York furnishes cleo
trioal power to $50 different maDufactur-
srs, some of them ten miles from the
dynano. This has replaoed 107 steam
engines.
Mn. JoHN g, WHITTIER, the popular
American poet. has just celebra,ed the
8lst anniversary of his birthday at "Oak
Knoll" his winter home near Danvers,
Mass. He is in receipt of many oongrat.
uatory letters and messages.
lT is estimated that 100000 has been
sent as Christmas gifts to ireland from
Boston-nearly all of il by the servant
girls of that city and Manufacturing
the last week. One house alone drew
drafts for 100000.
The supreme court has decided that s..
Louis has no right to establish rental
rates for the use use of telephones. The
point is, that a munioi pality cannot con
troll the rate charged by corporation re
ceiviDg it's charter and franchise from the
state.
The following are the official figures on
the recent election in MINI: Harri-
sou, l42 1872; Cleveland, 104 1885, Fisk,
1871; Streeter, 1895. The total vote
shows Al increase of 63,268 over four
years ago. The republicans gained three
congressman.
A NATIVE foliage plant, called Spiked
clover is attracting attention in Cali
forpia. IL grows in great profusion on
low lands by the streams In Humboldt
county, attaining sometimes the height
of twelve feet. The plant puts on white
blossoms on slender spikes, and resem
blts the clover leaf in formation. 1t IS
eaten With avidity by horses and cattle.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
Live Figures in Windows

The use of live animals has always been
an expedient in window dressing resorted
to by live stOrekeepers. An animal that
in its barnyard surroundings would at.
tract not even the most cursory glance
will when transported to the unfamiliar
surroundings of store window, be
sourse of much interest and amusement,
Many and oft have we stopped TO watch
the store cat which has on q sunday morn
ing strolled into the sunny window to
take her matutinal nap. There is moth
ing strange about cat. 1t is simply the
unaccustomed surroundings in which the
cat was placed that caused interest to be
quickened.
When pug dogs were more of rariety
than they are to-d,y, litter of puppies
made sensation Ia Chicago window
and there If as much interest centered in
color IF ordinary brown tqu.'rels
when have been domloiied IN the win
dow of west eide coffee house for
humber OF years as there was the FIRST
day they were placed in their strange
home.
Even that superb member of the AMI
mai kIrgdcm, man, common as he ia
becomes u matter OF curiosity when
displayed in a shop window, aud we have
see the course OF business through
street nearly par dyed by crowd gath
cred in front ofG winCoy Watching two
men make shoe. The operation is a
very common one, and no one would
stand very long in a shoe shop to watch
it, but trans posted 10 a store window the
shoemaker's trade is as attractive as a
wax works show.
The man whp can be hired to sit in
window in a Santa Clause costume, or in
some other representative character will
be apt 10 attract more attention than he
ever did before, and when 1t comes to
woman in the window the sensation is
still greater. One of the attractions at
west side store is a man in rubber cos
tune dis porting In "a tank of real water"
to use theatrical expression.
An editor states that storekeeper who
wished his patrors to understand that be
is satisfied with small profit and fair
share of trade, ado 1te6 very amusing
and original method of advertising the
fact to passers by. In his show window
he fitted up little pen and placed two
little pigs in it with little trough OF
food. Over them he placed card read
ing: 1--WE are no hogs; little sstlshes
u.s." The idea was an Inn nense hit ana
brought lots of people to that merchants
store. 1t was we'll talked about, and all
TIE folks came to carry away few bar
gains and see the little pigs feed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
News i'm Brief.

An nrtesian we'll 5000 feet deep will be
sunk in Centralia, I'll.
TINS hoard of control OF the public
library At Kingston, Ontario, has remov-
ed Robert E.semere.
THF au Americans defeated the ChioG-
eos IN game of ball 1t Sydney, n. 5. W.,
Wednesday afternoon by a score of 70 B.
BUSINESS failures for the week number
3o3, against 500 last week and 2SS in the
cores ponding week in 1887.
OyEB $s,O0OOoo was invested in roller
skalug during the crHzy, and most of it
proved a total loss.
PBoF. SWING says that only small pro
portion OF those who stay awpy from
church do so fron wickeduess.
THE Kansas state encampment OF the
Grand Acmy of the Republic has been set
for Euporie, March u to continue three
days.
SENATOR QUAY. chairman OF tbs repub
Heau national committee, IS said 20 have
reyer met Cen Harrison previous to his
visit d Iudisnapolis.
PqNNsY1yAN.A promises 10 have 5000
men under aims "A the inaugural process
sion mex Of March. ONO IL next on
the hat numerically.
rnE champion economist OF the nine
teeuth c sutury lives III Fulton county, Ga.
He has ais SOCK and gloves made from
his own hair.
S ~ precisely similar to the eastern
stone aud Nova Scotia free stone,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Fires And Casualties.

THE rks of the Putnam Wire Nail
Company, at Greeneastle, Ind were de-
stroyed by FIRE. Loss about $4,000
"A LOSS of $4,000 fell to the Standard
Oil Company by the burning % its extern
sivs copper shop at Pittsburg, Pa.
THREE men we're killed and three
Others seriously injured by the derailing
of construction train on the Arkansas
Pass railroad, near Ho-ston, Texas.
DYNAMITE magazine near Bradford,
Pa, containing about 800 pounds of she
explosive, blew up, doug great damage
to surrounding property. No lives were
lost.
WAUPAoA, Wis.--The Ostranda Manu-
featuring com pany, manufacturers o.
furniture at Ostrands, made an assign
ment. Liabilities, $4,000; assets not
stated.
FIRE losses: A number of business
hous es at Russell, Kas.-loss $4,000; the
Capital Flouring Mills at Lansing, Mich
loss, $50, 900; the Western Type writer
Factory at Findlay, Ohio-loss. $4,000.
Ar noon on Thursday while Mrs. staff,
col0red woman was away from home
her house caught FIRE, aud her two child
rem aged three and five years, we're burn
ed TO death before assistance could be
rendered.
The Chicago express ran into the Des
Moines express at Minuea polls, and en-
glneer Msher was crushed and scalded to
death. Engineer Topper and express
messenger Moore were badly cut and
bruised.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.-1he overland train
was wrecked thirty-eight miles north OF
here, by the spreading Of the rails, Every
car except the sleeper left the track and
rolled down thirty four foot embank-
ment. Express Messenger Whitehead
had rib broken. All othecs escaped In
jury.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
Criminal.

NEGRO gambler who fred at Captain
Dunarant, contractor of the new railroad
TO Cunt erland, Gap, was taken from his
captors aud hanged.
A. j. Curran, one of the consiguees Of
the Opium sent 20 various points, was ar
rested at Bismarck yests rday. II is now
stated that a wealthy syndicate has long
been engaged IN the oontraband traffic.
EDWARD MEREDITH, charged With
Assault with attempt to kill Phi. DAILY, in
New York oity, was sentenced to eight
years an ter months at lard labor in the
state prison, and Harmon his confederate,
10 SIX years aud eleven months.
LIroHFIELD, Ill.--Some miscreant threw
a dynamite bomb into the cupola OF the
Litch6eld Oar and Machine company's
foundry Thursday morning. The missile
exploded, tearing the cupola to pieces
and injuring two mployes.
MASKED bandits stopped a north bound
Illinois Central railroad train IN Missis-
sippi, Saturday night, and robbed the ex-
press car of $4,000. The express car of
the next north bound train contained
$4,000, but was not interfered with.
STRONG efforts continue TO be made to
secure a Communication of the sentence of
Hartley Clifford, who is serving life sen
tence for the murder of Captain Peroh at
Racine, six years ago.
Our of the ninety nine indictments re-
turned by tie United States grand jury
fer northern Iowa for this term of the
court, seventy four are for selling liquor
without government license.
2 Frederick Won 0berkampf
and Thomas Mack on trial for wholesale
robberies OF street letter boxes of this
sity, were found guilty by the jury in the
United States court. Sentence hss been
deferred. Won 0berkampf ia said 10 have
given the postotlice inspector valuable
inform alton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27

TEE Russian and German newspapers
show more hostility toward each other
than they did year ago during the war
scare. IL is even threatened that the se-
cret treaty between Russia aud Austria,
made in 1876 or 1877 will be published
in Berlin if Russia persists in her aggres-
sive Central European policy. The sue
cess OF the Russian loan in Paris Ia an
other illustration of the gullibility of the
French, but IL seems to have been great
surprise to the Germans, who seem not
to have measured the full extent OF the
blind greed of their sauguine neighbors.
The general situation n Europe is likely
TO be worse before it is bstter. The
world wonders in the meantime what has
become of the congress of diplomats so
much talked about when the young en-
peror was swinging round the circle.
Sons body's plan seems TO have misHar-
riod, But this is Russia's way. She is
very smiabls in speech in warm weather
but when winter sets IN she shows her
ugiy temper. The armed camps of Gu
rope cannot be maintained perpetuelly,
aud If the diplomats cannot settle the
Eastern question, the sword must try ii
once more.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27

THTRE is a calf case on the dookets OF
the Iowa courts that has been there in
various stages since 1877, and has 80 far
cost the litigants $40 600. 1t nicely illus
trates an old evil, whereby set of guar
rtlsome seekers after Justice can enjoy
an almost exclusive monopoly of the
courts for any leng h of time they wish,
TO the crowdDg ont of others. One
johnson sold ono Potter five calves for
Si6 in 1877, in Jones county, Ia. II
turned cut that the calves had been stolen,
and an antihorse thief association prose
cuted Johnson. The latter in turn prose.
outed the officers OF tho association for
character damages. Six trials of this
case have been had in 10 ,ears in the
lower courts, and four times it has been
appealed to the highest tribunal and sent
back each time Tor another trial, John
SOD got verdict on the las. trial month
Ago, and now the other fellows have ap B
pealed again. II they score point this
time, johnson will appeal and have a
new trial, and the case bids fair TO see
saw along in this way for another 10
years. Meantime justice n Iowa waits
upon the settlement of the Jones county
calf case.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27

NEW YoRK is not the only state suffer
ing from the result of gbolishing prison
labor. The Minnesota Legislature abol
ished the contract system in 1887, and in
the haste to comply with the demands of
labor organizations, no proper provision
was made for the employment OF con
victs The prison inspectors OF that
state are now visiting states similarly
afflicted TO report suggestions to remedy
the evil at the next session Of the Legis-
lAture. They hud everywhere state Of
uncertainty regarding convict labor, but
are satisfied that the olamor regarding
competition with honest labor was great
~ exaggerated. The chief, trouble with
the contract system had been, they find
the difficulty in preserving the reforma-
tory principle and prison discipline, and
in checking the greed of selfish contract
ors. They are satisfied, however, that
laws can be passed which will reform the
prison labor system and still give the
ooryicts employment In Illinois the
contract system bias been abolished by
constitutional amendment and in Ohio
as well as New York, by the Legislatures.
They visited Michigan and learned Gen.
Ayers reasons fer yetoing the bill abel
ishiug the system, although ho recon-
meuded such legislation III his message.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27

Me- HOLMAN has off red resolution IN
the House instructing the Judiciary com
mittee to investigate the use of money in
the federal elections, including both re-
ceipts and expenditures. Such an ex
animation is needed, and it should be
thorough, sitting the doings of the rama
gers Of both partiesi but the fact that
Quay, Dudley and the rest burned their
vouchers and books of account would
seem to block the way somewhat. Docu.
ments are very important il such investl-
cations. II will always be difficult to
reach the true inwsrdness OF political
operations that require the expenditure
of ths gigantic sums of money, but the
public are already in possession of facts
enough 10 show the grave character of
this sort OF mpaigning, aRd the danger
which it involves to the republic. There
is much need of an awakening of the
public conscience in this matter, and in-
vestigstion will both help to arouse the
people and to furnish a basis for any
further legislation designed to punish
bribery at elections.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27

Tor the disposal of TAI ono a.
- nhosola. As the bill passed ~
o onn ~ PROVIDED that the Indians. sou
"oO0 IN number, shoula be Iaca,a o9'le
seven townships, and that the rero ',tu IN
of Inc land should be divided inta , n
cultural and pine lands. The ss,;on,s n
al lanos, 1t was provided, should ,Sa,tur
under the Homestead acs AT e. eh
acre The pine lands were to he 60 per
cd ana sold at public apcti,p XXI as
more than one tenth of such lava "ot
to be disposed of in any one veor Ti
conference report struck out IN. 60
tlon on the sale of the pine Ianas ~,
further provided that if not sold a, uu
tlon they should be sold at private 80
ms, he remarked was very dRnoa,S''
provision. lie also criticised the eot;~
OF the conference committee in st,it;o
ont a clause requiring an agreement ~
the Indians, to be ratified by congress ''u
FRIDAY, Dee. 81.
SENATE.-Three additional memo,;,,.
we're presented, numerously signed f,oas
three voting precincts in Orangeb1,a
county, ). o., alleging the depia, Of ~
right OF voting In the late election sna
praying for Investigation. Thew We
appropriately referred. The public print.
ing deficiency DILL was reported ba.L
without amendment and passed II
propr'etes SOB 600 for that purpose ana
5000 for the observation of the eclipse
OF the sun January l. After discussion
on the tsrif bill the senate adjourned IN.
ill Jan. 2, 1889
HoUsE.-After some routine businsss
the house went into committee Of
the whole on the Nicaragua bill. The
opponents of the bill Continued to fer
amendments, which were in most cases
voted down. private pension bill was
passed when the house took an adjourn.
ment until January the End.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
VICTIMS OF A MUTINY.
Emin Bey and Stanley Betrayed by Their Fol-
lowers

Emin Bey and Stanley Betrayed by Their Foi-
lowers
SUAKIM. -. The Khaliffs letter 10
Osman ID gina stated that a steamer
expedition to the equator, commanded
by Osman Saleh, on arriving at Lado'
had Emin Pasha and white prisoner ae'
livertd TO them in chains oy Emln's ON
GERS and troops. Osman Ssleh, in his LEI,
ter to the Khanff, stated that he reaeheu
Lado on October II, and thar ,ue
khedive had sent white travels
named Stanley with a letter telling Eullh
20 go with Stanley, and offering the &c.
mainder of the force the option OF gong
20 Cairo or remaining. Ihsy reiuss "
enter the Turkish service, and gladiy re-
oeived Osmau Saleh. Osman Saleh toono
a large quantity o, feathers aod IVORY,
h heard that enother traveller uau
visited Emin, Sut had gone, ana ne "'a
esarching for him. ...---
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
PoIICE AVER PAVsoy DAVIES

They are Trying 10 stop the. Nitghrl,-k.lrdin
spsrrlng Match
CulCAGo, Dec. 20. the police isst night
u0-i dsd "Parso0" Davies that the spar
ring exhibitions between Mitchell aud
kuraiu. which sre being given ucdev his
maasg meut must cease. This evening
Davies :, cures 3 temporary tj9ue.ioh
restraining tie au horitiss from iu'erler.
ny With his show In his bill Davies
said Mitchell ant K3lrain we're engaged 20
give certain exhibitions OF the delsarte
movement Of physical culture aad imita
tions of the science of sparringa
The removal Of Warden Gray, OF r.
cine college, has caused 50 much rrdiEuR
lion amoug friends 81 the college that be
may be reinskated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
In GENERAL.

Value of One Years Capture Of Counterfeit
Money
WAsHINGToN.- The chief Of the
secret service division of the treasury
department in his annual report says
the representative value of the counter
felt money captured during the year was
$2,l17,523, of which over $2,000,OO0 we're
limitations and fac-similies OF notes.
There were also captured So plates, ~
dies, 46 molds and large quantity oil
countsrfeiting pAraphcrnalia.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27

good cause, TO take another entry in
lace of the abandoned claim.
In the sen-te Mr.. Sherman introduced
bill to pay the soldiers of the late war
who were promoted while serving, the
bounty they would have been entitled to
had they not been promoted. The same
provision is 10 ade in regard TO soldiers
discharged on account OF diseases
contracted
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
TERRIBLE TALE OF SUFFERING
II is Told BY Shipwrccked seaman fram 'N'
Burned steamer AiRira.

II is Told BY Shipwrccked eeaiua"
Burned steamer Aiasira.
RockLAND. Me Three ship-~Fe.sN
ed men arrived here today bringing
a terrible tale OF los 7ssg
life and property at sea inc!
are the oap,aiG and Two m1.ss s,,.
the British slesmer AlmfAi lio usn.
miugham, Fog, 70 New forh' s'a ~
fax. On board the vessel we're ' s.so
sallers, Capt. smith, bis wife aae 49,. ~
children, cook and two : H milss
On Decem tr 9TH, When - ga
Of Halifax the vesssi -
burned. ana the captains Siie ar -
children and twelve sailors psi4, .eoE
The captain and two mates and .i ,ns o1 Is
took to boat and we're pieAsa. tbs
three days later with the exesp'lo1Ag Is
cook who died from exposure N d
schooner and brought here oas- sork
the combustible nature Of the gooq ss sg
81 the vessel. ii was epveioped u
Almost instantly siser the IRE stare :.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27

The Austrian military bill ia quite as
severe az che German one. The age of
eonsorip tion is raised from twenty to
twenty -one, a grave interference with
mans work; ard She duration of service
ia fixed at ten years, three of them i'll the
barracks and seven OF them with the reg
ular reserves.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-27
THUBsDAY, Dec. %.

S1NArE Sen. NORTH offered an amend.
mems 10 the honse holiday rec>ss res1lu-
tion, providing for recess from Friday,
December 2lst. 10 Wednesday January
25. The amendment vas agreed 20. Ga
motion Of Sen. Sherman the house amend
q ents TO the direct tax olIi we're non con
curreO IL, aud q conference was ordered.
Senators Sherman, morrill, and Vance
were appointed conferees on the part Of
the senate. It was then unanimously
agreed, ans an order was made, thst
the voting on the tariff bill and amend
ments thereto shall begin at I O'Clock
January 2lst next, after which there shall
be no further debate without unanimous
consent.
HoUss.-The senate amendment 70 the
house bill fer the incorporation OF the
American Historical association was oou-
CURED in. The consular and diplomatic
appropriation bin was reported back. Il
appropristss 81 427fC0 NJ. Peel, of Ar.
kansas, submitted conference report on
the bin for the relief and civilization Of
the Chippewa I1Gians ia Miuuesota. Mr..
Pag son, Of Illinois, SAID that The bin was
an Important me, providing, IS il aid,