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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17

Mn. BLAINE has written letter to B.
+. Jones, chairman of the republican ma
tional committee, announ cling that h
will rot allow his name to be presented to
the national convention as a candidate
for the presidency. Some there are who
will think this action of Blaine's piece
of political strategy. But whether he so
intended it or not, will make 10 differ
ence. The party we'll knows it can't elect
him, and there is probably not Blaine
man in the country who has good sense
but will breathe easier now that
he has formally declined. There
is no trouble about his not being
will insist that he is in earnest; and every
one will aid Kim in sticking to his decli-
nation by giving him their moral sup
port. Nov, if John Sherman would follow
suit, the party might get chance to
nominate somebody that it wants to.
The affectionate old fellows that have
Deeh cihkibB aoous bne Pafty ho'h'
have pretty nearly straDgled the life of
out of it. 1t will be a happy day for the
party wh en- it shall get rid of those men
who think to nominate themselves, re-
gardless of whether the majority prefer
them or not. The q. o. p. boasts of hav-
ing freed the slaves from their masters,
and now it would be very sensible thing
for il to free itself
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
ELECTRIC SPARKS
Accidents and Failures.

FIFTY vessels are fast in the ice and In
great peril near the island of Nantucket
Mass.
The dry-goods store of W. j. Wilson d
Co., at Wichita, Kan, has been closed at
the instance of Chicago creditors.
AsAruRAL GAS explosion at Anderson,
Ind, Tuesday morning, blew house to
pieces and killed one man.
NEW epidemic disease among horses
is reported in New York city, similar to
diphtheria. Many horses are dying of 1t.
A HEAvY failure is reported in the Mas
sHchusetts boot and shoe trade-that of
G. G. Farwell Co., of Danvers; lia5ili-
ties over 100000.
The Springfield (Ohio) Manufacturing
Company has assigned, with liabilities of
1926, 900 and assets of $4,000.
FIRE at Stannie Village, Ill, Sunday
night destroyed fifteen frame store build
ines and houses, the total loss being $25,
600; insurance, $4,000.
The Folding Hat Rack Company, of
Cincinnati, and G. c. Farwell d Co., boot
and shoe manufacturers ut Danvers,
Mass, failed Monday. The liabilities of
the latter are in excess of 100000.
u the bursting of burrs in new corn
Mill at Broadlands, H., Tuesday, John c..
Hays, well known farmer, and his son,
Andrew, were killed, and two other per-
sons seriously wounded.
Ar Storm Lake, Iowa, fire destroyed
w. A. Jones' dry goods store. Loss, $2O,'
600; insurance $l0,000.-At Iowa City,
Iowa, the Grady Hotel was consumed; /;
loss, 5000.
THE village of Deerfield, in the tobac-
co raising region near Madison, Wis.,, suf-
fered from destructive conhagrat
Seven buildings, occupied by stores and
shops, were consumed.
VESSEL Supposed to be the British
bark Abortion, was wrecked on the Wash
ington territory coast on the night of
February /. All on board perlshed ex-
cept two seamen and an apprentice. 1t
is thought th"t fully twenty lives were
lost.
AN explosion in tho Dupont Powder
Works at WapwalIopin, Pa, Friday fore
noon, blew four msn to pieces and wound
ed forty others, n dozen of whom are not
expected to recover. Nearly every build
ing in the place was wrecked, and for
miles around the effect of the detonation
was felt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
BLAINE AND SHERMAN PITCHED THE TAR
IFF KEY ALTOGETHER TOO HIGH.


When Blaine pitched the key for the
great republican rally of 1883, he ran it
up to &C" it would not make him presi-
dent. Sherman followed, and reached
the came note. The purity tried to make
il, bat found too many voices that we're
not inclined to bear the strain. Blaine it
not 80 Sherman. He wants singing by
the whole congregation, and so he's decid-
cd 10 drop his key TO where all can join
in. TO those familiar with his speech in
tho senate, the following addressed by
him to the ii 1me Market club, of Boston,
will show how much he has lowered the
purity gamnt on the tariff issue. He
now says:
"The tariff ought TO be carefully re.
vised with a view to correct any ineuuali-
ties or incongruities that have grown out
of the change of values since the passage
of tho net of 1888; every imported ar.i
Gle which does not compete with our do
rnestic industry and ID essential to the
comfort and wants Of our people should
be placed on the free list, every raw ma
terjal of industry which does not com pete
with our own productions should be
specially selected for the free list"
Does anybody believe Sherman would
weaken down TO the point he now occu-
pies, if he had not sounded the sentiment
OF his party, and found that il would not
endorse the extreme views he had ad
vancedH Than John Sherman, there is
no man in the republican party quicker
to detect what will do, and what will not
do. And there is no man more ready to
tack his sheets TO suit the current of pub
lio sentiment.
Blaine ia a genuine political party bull
driver. 1t ia not at all likely that he will
onange his key. He favors music by the
choir. Congregational singing is too
old fashioned for him. He believes in
having all such work done by profession
ais. But Sherman is more disposed to
temper the wind to the shorn lamb. He
wants the people to be satisfied, aud
especially TO be satisfied with him.
The hcuge in his tone is directly
traoeabie to the strong sentiment pre-
vailing in favor OF reduction of the
revenue, by a reduction of the tariff.
And this leads to the inquiry, what posi-
ten ia the republican party finally going
TO take on the tariff question?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
A DESPERATE LOVER.
J. W. Hacker Shoots Mabel Steike and Sends a
Ball Through His own Head.

J. W. Hacker Shoots Mabel Steike and Sends
Ball Through His own Head
BERLIs, Wis, Feb. 14.--Last evening j.
W. Hacker, aged 10, OF Danville, ILL.,, shot
and killed Mabel Steike, aged IS, of Belle
Piaine, Ia, and then blew out his own
brains. The tragedy took place at the
residence of Mr.. Fensky, grandfather
of the young lady. The young couple
met some time ago and fell in love. The
parents Of the young lady objected to the
advances of Hacker and cent ber to her
grandfsther's for the purpose Of ssparat-
ing the youthful lovers. Hacker learnisg
her whereabouts, followed her to the city.
He was taken sick with the measles and
invited TO the Fensky home during his
illness. It is supposed he proposed mar
risge to the young lady and that his suit
was rejected. The crime was premedi
4ated and coJd bIoaled
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
News in Brief.

OPIUM has been smnggled into San
Francisco in large quantities.
In the celebrated New York sir day
foot race Albert beats the record; max
ing 621i miles.
Hon license in St. Paul has closed $50
saloons. Two hundred and ninety saloons
have paid the 81 GOO fee.
A NEW railroad, the Winona L SoGth-
western, to run from Omaha, Neb., to
Wincna, Mipn., was Incorporated at Des
Moines, Iowa, Monday.
The Illinois Central has located at Du-
buque general Offices for all of its Iowa
lines, and is expending large amount
of money In Improvements as that point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
TO MODIFY THE ALIEN LAND LAWS.

Bill to Exempt Mineral Lands, Mining
Claims, Mills and Other Reducing Property.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-In lieu of the
various propositions which have been
introduced during this session TO modify
the alien land laws Senator Stewart from
the committee on mines and mining to-
day reported a bill to amend the law by
providing it shall not in any manner
affect the title to mineral lands or mining
claims in the territories which may be
acquired or held under the mineral land
laws of the United States, nor to mills or
other reduction works or property used
in the production of metals from mineral
Inpia in Tho ter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
THE BIC SIouX RESERVATION


Provisions of q Newly lncubRted Bill to Dis
pose Of il
WASHINGTON, Feb. l4.--The house com
mittce on Indian affairs to-day decided
to report bill in lieu of the other, on
the subject providing for division OF
the great Sioux reservation of Dakota
into separate reservations and the relin.
quishment of the Indian title TO the re-
mairder. The practical effect of the
measure if it becomes Law will be to
open to settlement 100000 acres of the
22,000,0CO acres comprising the g.eat
Sioux reservation in Dakota. There are two
general reservations created by the bill,
one in he north and the other in the
south OF the present reservation. The
Crow Crsek and Winnebago reservation
remains as it is with the exception of n
few townships which are excluded. There
is also d small reservation created oppo-
site Ft. Thompson on the lower Missouri
river which is set apart for the occupancy
of the lower Brule Indians if they care
to tske it. The principal portion of the
present reservation which is thrown open
to settlement lies between the White and
Cheyenno rivers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
The BROOKLYN DISASTER.
A Huge Steam Derrick Falls Upon, Loaded
Street Car


Street Car.
NEW YoKK, Feb. IA frightfal ac-
cident occurred in Brooklyn this morn
ing, which caused the death of three per-
sons and the injury of dozen others.
Along Broadway a section of the
Union Elevated road is now in course
of construction. huge steam derrick
which was used in building it was pulled
along the girdsrs as eech section was
completed. This morning the derrick was
started and he'd been pulled but short
distance when the girders began 70 spread
outward. Just at that moment street
car was approaching the section but the
driver did not notice what was going on
overhead. The derrick pressed through
the girders and fell to the ground, strik
ing the horse car and cutting it in tvo.
The Ere department was called out and
an ambulance sent for, but owing to
the escaping steam and the great
heat of the boiler, it was some time
before anything could be done. Finally
the debris was cleared away and the dead
and wounded released. The killed were:
Frederick Thompson, street car driver;
Charles Kirchnsr and Patrick Clark. Two
of the injured viii probably die, the 9th
ers are resting comfortably.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
CUTTING THE RATES.

Grain Rates from Nebraska Points Tumble
ST. Paul Rock Island and Northwestern
Combine to Ignore 1t.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The Burlington to-
days carried ont its threat and
pnt in reduced grain rates from Nebras-
ka points and the Missouri river to Chi
cago. It il Understood the st. Paul,
Rock Island, and Northwestern viii com
biDs to keep up the old rates on
corn and ignore the cuts The rates on
horses and mules in carloads are reduced
by all lines from Kansas City TO Chicago
from $40 TO so . carioad. Live stock
rates from Council Bluffs and Omahs
we're redussd to go.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
Mrs. Haugen Arrives at Washington for tn,
Winter

Mrs. Haugen Arrives at Washington for the
Winter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Mrs. Rerresen-
tative Haugen and eleven year-old daugh-
ter, joined her husband here this week,
and will remain for the winter.
The Capital Great Resort for Bridal Parties
WASHINGTON, Feb. lie. J. Tapping
and wife, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ap-
pears in large, full hand on the Ebbitt
house register. They arrived on Satur-
day, and were Immediately placed on the
lists as bridal couple, though they were
not shown to the bridal chambers. This
was due to the fact that that particular
suite was occupied. II is always in great
demand, rs the bridal couples at this
hotel average ten day, and during the
autumn months as high as thirty five and
forty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
Looks Like War.

The British War office has issued an
urgent order for the expedition of the de,
tails of a new and important mobilizing
scheme, 1t has also ordered military
centers to supply details of the facilities
for summoning the reserves and increas-
ing the battalions from the depots within
forty eight hours.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
The NATIONAL CAPITAL
The Presidents Party Leave Tuesday
Next for Short Visit to Florida.
Sec. Endicott Replies to che House
Resolution Calling tor Information.
A Bill Prepared to Divide Sioux Reser-
vation and Open Part to Settlement.
H0 FOR rLoRIDAi

The Presiden: and His Party VIII Visit Jack
senyille and ST. Augustine,
WASHINGTON, Feb. l4,-The president
expects TO leave Washington next Tues
day for short visit to Florida. Hs will
be accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland and
the secretary OF the navy and Mrs, Whit.
ney and Col. and Mrs. Lamont. The
party will so by special train, and no
stops will be made unless it be an hour
at Savannah for q drive through the
city. One day will be spent at jack.
sonville and one at st. Augustine. The
party will return TO Washington Sstur,
day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17

WHAT will tue mugwump papers DO now that
there is no occasion for pitching into Mr.. Blaine
and calling him "Jimy'-C Chicago Journal
Pitch into the next candidate the g. o.
p. trot out, of course. The mugwump pa
pers aye fighting the party principles
and not so much the man who leads the
party.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17

WITH free hides our leather manufac-
turers do an export business OF nearly
$1O,OO0,0oo q year; with free cotton our
cotton manufacturers do an export ousl-
ness of over $12, ,oOo, 900 a year; but with
taxed wool our woolen manufacturers DO
an export business of hardly 100000
wear. Put wool on the free list.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
Milwaukee Markets j..

MILWAUKEE, Feb. Il -Wheat-DuIi; 7614 for
seller cash; 1854 for seller March; 79 for seller
May. Corn-Steady; No. 3, 4e16. Oats-DulI;
No. ?, white, So. Rye-steady; No. 1, Gt.
Barley-Essier; No. 2. 7434. Provisions Steady
Po'k-14C0G1i25 for seller February
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
The s,ars and s,rnes.

How many people remember, or ever
knew that she nag of the United States
under which Andrew Jackson and Win
field S,ott fought in the wsr of 1912 oon-
sisted OF fifteen stripes and fifteen stars! !
The original idea was to ado both a star
and stripe for every new state: but in
ISIS New York congressman named
Wen3over suggested that, at the rate the
United States vas growing the tallest
pine tree in Maine would cot make
msst tall enough to hoist the Gag upon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL
TUESDAY, Fxs.

Senute.-Sen. Fry offered resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the COM
mittee on commerce to inquire into the
right and expecIency of congress of as
suming control of the erection of bridges
over navigsble rivers within state lin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
Last Public Reception of the Season

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-President and
Mrs. Cleveland this evening gave their
last public reception of the season. Mrs.
Cleveland was assisted by the ladies of
the cabinet. The attendance was one of
the largest of the season.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
Large Deficiency Appropriation Neeessi-
tated by Idleness of Criminals.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The secretary OF
the treasury has transmitted to the house
estimates for deficiency appropriation
of $4,000 fer the support Of tho United
States prisoners during the fiscal year.
The attorney general attributes this
deficiency to the passage of the bill for
bidding the employment of such prison
ers in contract labor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
AMAp WOMAN,s FRrAK.
Her Husband has a Desperate Struggle to Save
the Lives Of Their two Children.

the Lives of Their two Children.
WAsHrsoros, Feb. H.-Mrs. Irene
Parke, wife OF house painter living in
South Washington, early this morning,
while temporarily insane, attempted to
kill her two children, Louise and Daisy.
aged respectively t~elee and
seven years. Hsr husband had
terrible struggle, bnt finally
overcome her. The younger child re-.
,sived seven cuts across her head from
hstchst. The mother attempted to cut
the throat Of the other child with an old
case-knife but il was not sharp enough to
do the deadly work. At the police ststion
she said she had intended TO kin the chill
dren and her husband and then herself.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes wants to
know what civilization woald be withou.
piano. Nobody can tell, bus We shouldn't
be afraid to try 1t for a week or So.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
s. L. Pinney at the Capital

WASHINGTON, Feb. rs. U. Pinney,
one of Madison's leading legal lights,
looked after legal business and paid his
respects to The Wisconsin people here,
while on his way to Europe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17

A City of Mexico correspondent writes
While on the subject of horrors let me
tell of ghost guarded cavern, not far
avaflsituated in a cat yon of the Turrer,
few mile, from Cuernavaca All the
hills of that section are known to contain
gold silver, but no prospector unless he
be very verdant one, will venture near
this ghost invested gorge. Now and then
some doubling Thomas from Yankee
land shifts at the story and determines to
prove It's fslsity; but none have ever been
known to get Tito the cave, or to attempt
1t second time. Tradition says that at
the entrance of vast black hole in the
moustain sits the corpse of an Indian
woman. and if one shall attempt to pass
her she will clutch him with bony fingers
uttering cries that are wsrreused to freeze
the blood of the bravest. The story goes
that In 1865 the cavern was occupied BY
peaceful! Indians of the Tonta tribe, when
party of whites, simply for cruel sport.
cleaned ont and mur riered every one of
them, and since that day nobody has
been able to enter the cave, because of
the thing that sits at the door
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17

THE poppy grows luxuriantly in Flori-
da, and a paper down there believes that
opium will one day be the principal pro-
duct of the state.
THERE are about 3OO, 900 people engag-
ed in keeping bees in North America, and
the honey ro1uct is 100, 100000 pounds,
valued at $15,000,00o.
REV. Dr.. FRANCIS l.. PATTos, formerly
of Chicago, has been elected President OF
Princeton College, to succeed Rev. DIR.
McCosh, resigned.
TIE Yankton Board of Trade, in cir
cular correcting exaggerated reports OF
casualties by the blizzard in Dakota,
states that the number of deaths will not
exceed 200.
LINooLN's birthday was celebrated on
Sunday at New York, Boston, and Kan
sas City. The 18th as well as the 22d
will yet be designated as National hoii-
day.
THE State of Sonora, Mexico, levies a
tax of 81 on every baby born within its
limit, and charges the farmer cent for
every chicken he raises and so cents for
every sheep.
Mrs. JOHN WANAMAKER, of Philadel-
phIa, has builo children's ward fol the
Pennsylvania Hospital of thst city at
cost of S35, 900. 1t wac opened last Tues
day.
The manufacturers of rubber goods
have formed "trust," which, EBe all
similar combinations in trade, will be a
grinding monopoly. 1t has an aggregate
capital of $500, 100000, and expects to do
business of $l0o,000,000 year.
CAPTAIN POLLY VAN ALExsoN and her
husband have been expelled from the
Salvation Army at Little Falls, N. Y, be-
cause Captain Polly refused to discard
her hustle at the command of General
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
THE MICHIGAN ELECTION.
Seymour VIII Fill the Vacancy in the Eleventh
District.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Feb. l4.-Retnrns
tonight indicate that Seymour (rspubli-
can) has been elected by about thousand
majority over Breen (demooFat), to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Rep
resentatiye Moffatt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
The Fish cries Negotiations Certain Of Sue
eessful Result.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-Joseph Chamber
lain has announced that he hopes 10 re-
sumo his place in the commons by
March IL. His friends state the fisheries
negotiations are certain of successful
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
Railroad Mems Superstit.ons.
Buffalo News.

Buffalo News
Talk about superstitions! Railroad
men are as superstitious as they make
them," remarked an old engineer as he
was oiling his engine. 81 have as much
faith in my machine as have in a human
being, and she acts as crankily sometimes.
Oh, yes, she has her spells. Sometimes
she will make steam like daisy. At other
times she won't steam at oil. l can't &C
count for it. There's lots of superstitions
among the boys, and you can bet they
believe in them strongly. Take that
which gives three accidents following one
another, everybody believes that
"I'H tell you peculiar circumstance,
though. On the Erie they had an old en-
gine years ago known as the 222. She had
the reputation of being the worst man.
killer on the road, and hardly a week
passed that she didn't have an accident TO
her record. The men became so much
afraid of her that they refused to work
on her, and the officials were in quandary.
At last in despair they sent her TO the
Susquehanna shops, rebuilt her, changed
her number and turned her loose on the
| eastern end of the road. She kept up the
ssme capers until she got as bad a repu-
tation as she had before. Men refused
to work with her, and one day it leaked
| out that she was the old 222. That set
tied it, nobody cared for place Oh her.
A short time afterwards she was ditched
and I'M ured so badly that she was almost
in pieces. No effort WAS made to put her
together again. and she was consigned to
the scrap heap. Her brasses, etc. we're
gradually used up until the mere shell
was left, when she was sold for old iron y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17

He was frequently interrupted by the far
mers, who drew forth from Mr.. Hoxie
many interesting facts in relation to the
construction of farm buildings.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
The Chair Of Queen Hatasu.

This chair IS probably the most vener
: able piece of furniture in the vorid-viz-
a royal Egyptian throne of the above
named queen, Hatasu, lady Who lived
and reigned in the Nile valley some 600
years before Christ and twensy nine year
before Moses. The throne, or rather the
remains of it, as wha. is left is in diiap-
idated condition, and has to be secured
With brass bands, is made of What ap-
pears to be lignum Wits, is of q dark
color like the cocus wood, and il iniaid
over all the carved portions with gold
plates. The two sacred serpsnts ON the
two uprights at the back, however, are
not treated so, but with little silver rings
sunken all over them, probably convsn-
tionsl rendering of snake skin This in
teresting throne-chair, is in the upper
gallery of the Egyptian court, and has
Just been presented TO the British muse
um by . gsntlsmsn in Chsshire-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17

A. j. SMELL, well known citizen of
| Chicago wes murdered in his house by
burglars on Tuesday night.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17
FRIDAY, FEE. 10.

House.-The bill granting the right o;
way through the Indian territory to the
Choctaw Coal & Railroad company was
passed. Mr.. Anderson Qn), from the
postoffice committee, reported favorably
Mr.. Perkins resolution directing the