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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
THElNDlANA CAMPAIGN,
Many of HarrsonS Visitors We're Secured by
Cheap Tickets-A Straw Vote Gives Cleve-
land Il big Majority.

Many of HarrSOn'S Visitors We're Secured by
Cheap nckets-A Straw Vote Gives Cleye-
Land big Majority.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2l.-The Harrison
receptions are over for the present and
at democratic headquarters the managers
express opinions that on the whole they
were more damaging than helpful to the
republican canvass. Some doubtful yot-
ers, they coucede, may be Influenced by
enthusiastic demonstrations, but they are
offset by offeuses that are unavoidably
given iu every delegation. Some are
sure to go home dissatisfied. 1t has been
ascertRIned that in some of the neigh
boring counties, where Il very low round
trip rate has been offered large numbers of
tickets have been purchased 10y local can
dIdates of both parties aud distributed
among friends, white many demo
clats accompany the delegations.
On tho day that large
delegation came in from neigh
boring county last week the democratic
committeeman of every township ia the
county called at democratic state head
quarters. 1t Ia evident that the demon
sJratiOns have been regarded as sufficient
ly significant TO cause special attention
to be given them, and with the result of
such observation as has been made, the
party leaders profess to be satisfied tina
the hurrah is having no material effect
upon the campaign.
rhe contrast between the campaign
methods of the two parties, has given the
impression that the democrats are on
still-hunt IN Indiana. S. L. SEVERN, OF
the national d. mocratic executive com
mlttee, was asked by reporter to night
1t such was really the plan upon which the
canvass of the party would be made.
"N0," was the reply, I'VE are not on
stiIl-hunt in Indiana, but, on the contrary,
we are forcing the fight on the tariff
issue. We are engaged in sending out
literature which will give to the voter
correct information upon tho tariff que5-
tion, and already Re have calculated
larger quantity of printed matter than
was sent out during the whole of the
campaign of 1884. Our mails are
burdeued with requests for tariff dOcu-
ments, and we have most encouraging
evidence of he interest of the people in
the issue. We already have engagements
for a very large number of speakers and
there will be fully as much noise as usual.
II is the intention to have the issue dis
ousseG as freely as possible"
train was polled today between Michi-
gan City and South Bend and the re
suit was: Cleveland, 392; Harrison, 81;
Fisk 49,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
THE OLD ROMANS PaOGRE,s.
The Party Take the Boat at Detroit for Port
Huron Where a Grand Rally Will be Held.

The Party Take the Boat at Detroit for Port
Huron Where a Grand Rally Will be Held.
DETROIT, Aug. 21.-Judge Thurman
and party left Detroit on the steam yacht
Pickett this aftel noon, amid the hearty
cheers apd plaudits of three hundred
people who were on the wharf. Numerous
vessels, gaily decorated with flags and
bunting, accompanied the boat az an es
cort unll the lake was reached. The
steam yacht in which the party is carried
has been Off on fishing on Lake
Superior, and came back for
the purpose of making this trip. Pic
lures of Cleveland and Thurman adorned
the cabin walls. Collector of Customs c..
A. Ward and J. G. Q Neill, of Port Huron,
the reception committee from that city,
were in charge of the party. The trip
has had an excellent effect on JUdg'
Thurman, who was naturally wearied after
bis trip and three speeches Monday, and
he enjoyed the rect afforded him.
After a nights rest at O4kiauds, Port
Huron will be reached. Hon. s. 5. Cox,
VINO was ex pected TO speak at that place,
will be unable to be present, but speeches
will be made by other OF the congress
mer who are in the party, as well as BY
speakers from various parts of Michi
gan. Three stands have been provided ano
three meetings will be held at the same
time. Delegations will be present from
ali the neig ghooring counties, and q big
parade will precede and follow the
speeches. Judge Thurman and party
nave been invited 10 remain in and near
Port Huron until Friday morning, when
the trip to Chicago will be made.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
WASHING TON.

The river and harbor bill has become
aw without the presidents signature.
The President has issued an order Plac-
ing Major GenereI Schufield in command
of the army, with headquarters at Wash
ington.
+. GALBRAI1u has been confirmed as
receiver of public moneys at Neigh,
Neb. The following postmasters were
confirmed: A. Housings, Rock Island, Ills;
and ]. L. Wind, Harvard, Neb.
TRE house committee on foreign affairs
. Tuesday morning instructed Mr.. Nc
/ Creary to call up the bill next Satur-
day TO give effect to the Chinese treaty.
SURGEON GENERRL HAMILTON who has
| just returned from Florlda, says the situ-
alton there Is calming down, bat the pan
/ ic Is still very great.
ALL the available shiFs IN the North
/ Atlantic squadron have been oredred to
| Canada TO protect the interests of Ameri-
! can fishermen in Canadian waters. The
! Ossjpee will be the first to go.
! THE United States war ship, Galena, has
! been ordered to Ports Prince, Hayti, as
the presence of an American man -of-war
/ is impuraJively needed in Hsytia waters
/ at this time.
FEW years ago General Algsr-at that
time Governor Of Michigau gave to his
| old cumrade-in-arms, General Sheridan
/ $4,000 in money to invest in life ipsur
1 suce policy that should be kept up for the
/ benefit of his widow. The money vas in
vested in a life insurance policy for S25,-
600, and Mrs. SherIdsn will get the money
/ in a few Gays.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
SWEPT HY FLOODS.
The Storm of July Iatn Last 0utdonc-No
Signs Of the Storm Ahatiug.

The Storm of July latn Last outdone-No
Signs Of the Storm Abating.
WHEELINa, W. Va, Aug 2I.-A storm
whlcn, In Its disastrous effects, rivals that
of July 10 last has been in progress
here since a. M, aud shows no slSus of
Gbaring. Wheeling Greek in narrow
valley east Of Wheeling, is foot higher
than ever before, the roads being flooded
from two to six feet deem
and the bridges destroyed. The valley
Is now one angry flood, and
the damage can only be estimated by
wreckage that dashes through the city
aud out into the river. At $40 y. m. a
p'ece of b. i Q. wooden bridge f, ON
the PlttSbUrK division struck the T. i q.
bridge at Main and Sixteenth streets,
which was destroyed in July and
rebuilt, and IL was carried
away with the rspidity of Il
crnuou ball. Warned bN tormGr expe /.
ences, there WAS no person on It. Al $50,
while one Thousand or more people were
masSed on the substantial stone bridge
over Wheeling creek at Nam street, a
man on the creek bank one hundred
feet above, shouted warHiuE, and the
panic stricken crowd rushed over and
into each other in Wild effort to reach
terra trma. After the brirge was cleared
those nearest II, sull apparently safe,
turned back laughing at thor tate alarm.
hut before they reached the edge
of the bridge lSO feet III length
fell with one awful crash
and the waters leapcd sixty fest into the
air. Water, gas, and natural gas mains,
sewers, telegraph and telephone wires,
electric light and street car power couduc-
tors were carried down. The Il. & q.
depot built over Greek ana Market
streets iron bridge, it is feared
must go. The losses will reach
about $250,0O0. All trains are ordered
abandoned ON the Ohio river road.
About POO delegates to the republican
state convention at Charleston tomorrow
are stuck on this road at Sistervill, Va,
forty miles SOurh ON the river
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
TWENrY-FoUR HOURS RAIN.
Rivers Rising Thr.e Feet Fan Rour-Grcg
Damage Done and More EXTCcTcd

Rivers Rising Thr.r Feet Fan Rom-Grcat
Damage Done and More Expected.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. PA flood OF
large proportions is looked for here. Ii
has been raining iRCessautly since II
O'CLOCK last night and at midnight there
are no Indications of the weather clearing.
Since O'Clock this morning over three
and half inches of rain have fallen, be
ing the greatest rain fall in Is years.
The same reports are coming in from all
sections of western Pennsy sylvauia, eastern
OHIO and West Virginia. At Browns
vile, Pa, the water IN the MOnougauelR
river is rising at the rate of three feet an
hour, while at the headwaters of the Alle-
gheny, all small streams are swollen
and the river is rising very rapidly.
Great damage has already been done to
railroads leading from the city. the b.
i O. is com pletely cIt off from the world
add is the worst sufferer. At UuiOu-
town, Pa, four and one half inches of
rain fell since early this morning. Red
stone Greek Is higher than ever before,
and the people living in tno
lower portions of tAo CITY are moving
out of their houses 90 night. Trains
on the southwest branch of the Peunsyl-
vania railroad, and the ConnellsvIlle
branch of the the Baltimore & Ohio have
stopped running. Numerous bridges
have been swept away, and the tracks
are covered with the debris for miles. At
Indian, Pa, q number of county ana
town bridges are swep: away by the
food and railway traffic has been entirely
suspended.
Washington, Pa, reports a similar con
ditIon of affairs. The loss will reach many
thousands of dollars. The stage of water nt
this point at 1870 O'Clock this (Wednes-
day morning, was II feet, and raising at
the rate of Is inches an hour.
At one O'Clock this morning the lock
keeper at lock No l on the MononEaheIa
river was compelled to move out. The
water was crawling up the sides of the
lock very fast. The lock keeper predict.
ed twenty or thirty feet of water at
this point at least, and said he would
not be surprised to see greater
flood than the memorable one of 1884,
when two thirds of the lower portion of
the two cities were under water. The resi-
dents of "Shantytown," on the Mononga
hela, are moving their goods ana prepar-
ing to encamF ON the hlllsides.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24

p. 7. BAENUM has just celebrated his
18th birthday anniversary.
Mrs. SrowE continues to receive $1,000
year as royalties on Uncle Toms
Cabin
RUSSIA joins the protest OF Turkey
against the Italian claims to the hbssIn-
ian city of MassOwah.
The British are fast losing trade and
influence in Zanzibar. II is plain that
the Germans have Won over the young
sultan.
The visit of Emperoc William to the
Gear begins to bear fruit. Russian bonds
amounting to so 100000 rubles ($t0,-
000,0o0) were bought IN Berlin.
A MILITARY conspiracy to create e revo-
luton in Spain has been discovered, and
a strict watch has been set on all the
garrjsons.
PAEIs-General Boulanger has return
ed to Amiens. He was greeted ou his ar
rival by mingled cheers and grOans.
CHINA, it is said, is preparing to go to
war with Great Britain for prohibiting
the Immigration of Chinese into Australia
and other colonies.
UNDER the direction of the porte the
Egyptian government has protested
against the establishment of an ItalIan
proteci crate over ZUlla.
LONDON dispatches are to tt e effect that
the Hayti revolutionists have overturned
the Government and forced the Presi-
dent to take refuge in an English war
ship.
The pope has not taken his usual drive
for three days st the vatican. The ut
most secrecy is observed regarding his
condition. 1t is generally believed that
he Is quite i'll.
II is semi officially stated that Russj a
Germany, England, Austria, and Spain
support Italy in declaring that the ca
pItulatious do not apply to Massowah.
PARIs.-Gen. BJulspger's arrival at
Amiens, resulted in several conflicts be
tween rival political parties. During the
fighting several persons were wounded.
NJ. FLUQUET, the French prime minister
received a deputation Of striking laborers
who complained that the government had
sided with their employers. NJ. Floquyt
told them that the Government at ali
times allowed workmen to freely discuss
the labor question, but would not perujt
striking laoorers to impede Others from
working.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
MISS WILLARD ON TIE rARIFF.

Miss France T.. Willard sides with the
democracy ON tho tatin question. Thurs-
day evening she Addressed the Knights OF
Labor. of Evanston, Ill, and n speaking
of tho tariff question she said it was her
opinion that the tariff operated to the
detriment of the poor III enhancing the
price of articles used 10y them cut of ali
proportion to the increase in the price of
articles used only by the rich, u7ing wool
and woolen cloths as an illustration. Eng
land, che eaid, raised an immense rev
enue from import duties, but it was main
ly raised from five articles-tea, coffee,
vine, spirits, and tobacco-articles on
which the whole OF the enhanced price
occassioned 10y the duty went into the
treasury. The United States levied u
duty on over four thousand
kinds of imported merchandise, and
it was an impossihility that Il
inst relation to the burden OF taxation
was maintained among SO many, while in
not few cases it is absolutely certain
that a great deal of the enhanced price
occasioned by the duties went, not into
the treasury, but into the pockets of the
mouopolsts, "The whole question of tar
III, said the speaker, lis tiuged with the
particular selfshness of the particular
locality in which it is discussed. II any
of You are congratulating yourselves that
by your vote next fall for continuing this
protective system you are beueding
yourself, l., me tell You you are making
great mistake
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
OUT FOR TARIFF REFORM
John Stephenson the Well known Car
Builder Becomes Converted.
Democrats Regard the Harrison Re-
ceptionS Damage TO his Canvass.
Preparations Made for Monster Dem
ocratic Demonstration at
Port Huron-Three Meetings VIII be
Held simultaneously.
Iowa Republicans Rallying for Their
State Convention To-day.
BOLTS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY,

The 9. o u. Lose Another StauuCh Manu-
faCuurer who Admits That Tariff Reform
Will Help Lahorlusm"n
Nkw YoEK, Aug'21.-'I have been re-
publican ever since that party WAS or
Sau1z-d," said John Stephenson, the car
builder, 'but am gong 10 vote the
democratic national ticket this time
John Stephenson is one of the bss'-
known manufacturers in America. THIS
l. his fifty eighth year in the manufactur-
ing business. His manufactorN occupies
eighteen city lots IN Twenty-seventh
street. II am said Mr.. Stephenson, "iu
favor of q gradual reduction of the tariff.
Under the present system for four
months out of each year one-third Of our
workmen are idle. This is due to the TACT
that our manufactures are 81 largely con
fined to our home market that mauutac-
turers are compelled to shut down OF
force strikes. The tariff was all right
when we were building mp our infant in
dustries, but that time has gone by, and
If given au equal chance now we can beat
the world in m4nufaCtures."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
ANOTHER REMARkARLE THING

Another very remarkable thing about
the great American system Is thst it is
the only species oi taxation ever devised
that made nation rich. Taxation is
usually supposed to be Il drain upon cap
ital--a paying out part of it tn better
secure the other part. But our tariff tax
anou actually increases capital; the
heavier the tsx--that is, the higher the
tariff-the more rapid is the increase. If
we could only make men look upon state
and municipal taxation in this way, hoN
happy we SHOULD all be.
If any one says to you that lac is in fa-
vor of a protective tariff because it makea
high wages, just ask him few questions
such as the following:
Why is it that wages are higher in the
unprotected industries? Surely this
ought not to be so, on the pVotectionlst
theory. Farm hands, for instance, III
Massachusetts, make $50 month, and
this is probably a fair average, while the
average wages paid in manufacturing IN
dustries, the country over, was S346-o'
S2S q mouth. Mr.. Carroll d. Wright re
ports the weekly wages in Massachusetts
of workere in carpet mills to be Sc Oo; II
hosiery factories, Sc AZ; ana in wooler
mills, So 30. Men in the building trade;
made Sl4 80 per week.
There, then, is one question for tn,
protectionists.
Another is, why, if your theory be true
does not protection make high wages il
France and Germany aud Russia an,
Chinaf
Again, why is it that the only countr
in Europe enjoying the blessings of
revenue tariff-England-pays the highes
wages, and that the other countries de
fend their tariffs as being necessary t
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24

istsred as E. W. Brown, of New York. In
his room IN a house on Wabash aveuue,
whith@r he had been traced from his ho-
tel, was found q canvass covered trunk
and lSS pounds of opium.
For some time the custom house officials
had been looking for Quantities % opium
which was thought TO have arrived in this
city from New York, Instead of the
fac'nc coast, presumably TO dodge
the heavy duties imposed upon
the drug. For month special
agent has been engaged in sctive search
for the stuff, snS about ten days ago a
small quantity of the drug was seized at
Fort Wayne, Ind. The news of the ar
rest created quite stir in the treasury
department. at Washington. and wires
were kept busy with or iers ana iustruc-
nons TO the treasury agents here.
Agent TIchener has been sent
from W Washington here aud now has full
cnarge of the case. he stated to-niSht
that the prisoner wss not from New York
but from San Francisco, and that he had
been known under the aliases of c.
Martin and {. II. Gardner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
IOWA REPUBLICANS

The Chief Fight Of the Convention to be
Against Railroads - Nominations to be
Made.
DEs MoIsEs, Aug. 2l-Nearly all the
delegates 10 the republican state conyen
tioD, which begins tomorrow, have ar
rived. The convention will be com posed
largely of new men representing the
granger element in the fight against the
railroads. General j. 81. Tuttle, OF
Des Moines, has been chosen ten mporary
chairman. The convention will reno mi
nate Secretary Jackson and Auditor Ly
0ns. probably b. acciamatioD. The con
test will be over the nomination of su-
prems judge, treasurer, attorney gen
er4I and three railroad commission
ers. This evening there war
q state rally Of Tippecspoe veterans OF
1910. Several hundred marched III
parade TO the Grand opera house which
vas decorated with log cabins and 1910
emblems. The main speech was made by
ex-senator James Harlan, Mt. Pleasant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
THE pkPATAENruF LABOR.

List Of Names Sent the President for Com
Neutrality-suspicious. Collection
WAssLsGTos, Aug. 21.-If the presi-
dent desires 20 select q bons dGe work
iugman for the newely created position
of chief of he national department of
labor, he sill have 10 difficulty il max
ing selection. l. Is understood tina a
list of Representatives Of the lsboring
CLASSES has been prepared for his infor-
nation, and, according to current
gossip, IL IS about a. heterogeneous col
lection as Sould possibly be desired.
There is POzoerly and Barrett. OF course
then Richard Grifitas, @. Chicago, gen
eral Sorthy foreman of the Enightz, Geo.
SehiIlipg. OF the same city, noted for
his connec ion with the soc ais ic
agitation; N-is0n, the labor nominee for
mayor of CnIc2go at the last election;
Robert SchiIIIng, the veIl-knoxn sgitstor
,f Milwaukee; L. Gould, OF Indiana polls /;
Tom Barry and BARLEY Bfeen, of Michi
gau; Tom o Reilly, the sweet singer of
the tsiez rspsers, Of New York; s. Nc
Cure, the head and front of the Carpe
fers' national unIon, and 2 score or more
Of Others. II IS not thought, however.
that the president will De IN q hurry TO
make his selscFioE, ard Il would not sur
prise Ms intimate friends if the labor
ranks should fail 70 furnish tae nominee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
4 NEW DEMOCRATIC DAILY.
Rum0r That Joseph Pulitzer Will Establish
One at the National Capital.

Rumor That Joseph Pulitzer viii Establish
One at the National Capital.
afoat that Joseph Puiltzsr ia going to
establish at an early day two cent morn
lug democratic paper IN Washington. Il
Is said that by utiiz ng the special cable
dis patches of the World, and the news
facilities of the World and Post-Dis
parch in this country, he expects to be
able to reuder the Associated Press
service quite superfuors. He would
utilize his Washington force in obtaining
news for Doth his other daily papers, and
this arrangement would work very well
Mr.. Pulitzer Is now in Europe, and it i
said that the new paper will DC started as
soon as he returns and is able to go Oh
with il.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
THE LATEST TELEGEANE
GENERAL NOTES.

The Alaska salmon pack will exceed
100000 cases this year.
MRS. OLE BULL aud her dsughter are
spending the Summer in Norway.
JOAQUIN MILLER IS living the life OF &
hermit IN the mountains, near Oakland,
Cal.
MEMPHIS is the greatest inland cotton
market u tso world, receiving from 100,
COO TO l,OOG,0O0 bales yearly.
OLYMPIA, W. THE supreme court
mas just decided that woman's suffrage il
the territory IS unconstitutional.
The mother OF the present GsrmNn
en- pres Is confined il mad hOuss. She
wanted to bee. m5 the wIie OF Louis
Napoleon, wheE he was president, and
would have done So but for the oPPOsl-
tion of Queen Victoria.
PRIVATE dispatches from Florida create
great alarm relative to the yellow ever.
It's spread seems to be steady and the
fatalities are about 16 per cent. of the
cases attacks d. Congress man Davidson.
OF Florida, has word that his brother Is
i'll with the fever.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
Mormnns Invading Mexico.

Ell PAsA, Texas.-A steady but very
q uiet influx Of Mormons is taking place
INTO northern Chihuahua to the lands re-
Gently purchased by leading Mormons at
Sal5 Lake City from hacienda owners,
ar account of which WIS given at the
time by the Globe Democrat, and which
was at the time, for OBVIOUS reasons, con-
tradioted and naturally denied by the
church organs at Salt Lake City. Bot
the information was cJrroc; aovertheless
These new acquisitions 70 the population
Of ChIhauhsu usually come in small
-quads OF from ten to twelve in charge CT
an elder and sometimes & bishop. The
latest squad, seven families, with large
number of children, came in charge of
Bishop Mcfarland. They crossed the in
ternatjoual boundary line Few days ago,
near Demming and went into camp at
the new city Of Pologas during the tedi-
Gus investigation into the dutiable por-
tons of their baggage which must be
transacted at Ascension, some forty miles
distant. The NJ, xlcRn collector seems
disposed to give all the trouble he can.