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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12

JoHs NJ. BARCLAY, for many years jour
nal clerk of the house of representatives
died Sunday night, aged II. We was APP
pointed journal clerk of the house
through the influence of President Lin
coin.
Elk SENATOR Ross, of Kansas, now Cover
nor of Nss Mexico, is in Washington in
company with committee of citizens
of the territory, who have came to secure
legislation looking to the settlement of
titles to private land CLAIMS arising ont
of Spanish and Mexican grants.
SOME of the business men of Washing
ton express concern rs to the results of
the passage by congress of the bill pro-
hibitinc the manufacture or sale OF
liquor in the District Of Columbia. Should
the bill become a Law they think the
wholesale grocery business of Washing
ton would 90 TO Baltimore.
IT is understood that Speaker Carlisle
has left to the presi ieht the make up of
the committee on Pacific railroads, a.
both gentlemen ere determined that
something shall be done this session to-
ward securing a settlement between the
government and the roads on some sort
of a basis.
IT is reported that the Italian govern
meut is endeavoring, through its minister
to this country, 10 make arrangements
with American manufacturers of steel for
furnishing armor plates for Italian war
vessels, the intention being to secure a
source of steel supply outside of Europe
in the event of war
SHERBURNE q. HOPKINS, the young news
paper reporter who some weeks ago sent
a sham internal machine to Chief Justice
Waite for the purpose of creating SEN
sation and selling the news pleaded guilty
in the police court to-day TO the charge
of attempting to obtain money on false
pretenses and was fined 500.
The president sent to the senate the
following recess nominations: Interior:
Benton II. Hall, of Iowa, to be commits
sioner of patents. To be Interstate
commerce commissioner: Thomas Cooley,
of Michigan; William r. Morrison, of
Illinois, and Justin Schoommaker, of
New York; Alder +. Walker of Vermont,
and Walter L. Bragg, of Alabama.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
FOREIGN.


THE Servian Ministry has resigned.
REPoRTs from various parts of Eurone
say that the winter thus far has been the
seye-est on record.
The American ship Alfred ID. Snow
was wrecked in Herrylock Bay, and the
crew all lost.
The Irish channel mas been swept by p
terrible hurricane, causing great damage
to property and shipping.
Two express trains On the Dutch Star
railroad collided on Wednesday, near
Meppel. Twenty-six persons were killed
and many Others injured.
Owing to the state of the fisheries dis
pute, the Canadian Parliament will not
open until the last week in February.
GLADSTONE expresses the belief that
peace will continue throughout the winter,
but he is not so sure as to what spring
will bring forth.
BERLIN adyices say arrangements have
been completed for establishing a Ger
man Chinese bank with capital of
$5,J0O,000.
The Birmingham (Eng) Canal has
burst at a point near Dudley. Hundreds
of families we're rendered homeless by
the inundation.
Dos CARLOS has been heard from to
the effect that he reserves his right to the
French throne as the head of the Bour-
bon family, and he counsels the loyaIists
to refrain from revolutions.
SEVERAL English members of parlia
ment were present at the recent evictiOns
on Lord Massereene's estate, Louth. The
inmates threw boiling water, mixed with
lime, on the sheriff and his men, whom
it took 200 constables to protect.
NEARLY 500 eiectmeut notices for non
payment OF rent have been issued against
tenants on the Shirley estate, in County
Monaghan.
The work of coercion goes en- in Ire
land. Dublin Castle has decided to sup
press the National League in the Irish
capital, aud Secretary Balfour has been
furnished with an extra bedy-guard.
COUNT DE SpoENEoK, Secretary of the
Danish Legation at st. Petersburg, has
been appointed Danish Minister TO the
United States. He will enter upon the
duties of the post in February.
OFFICIAL declarations of decidedly
pacific character are expected at Vienna
at an early date. Colonel Zulotf, who has
Cturned to his duties IA military secre-
tary to the Russian Embassy, said he
found the Gar absolutely opposed to
war.
The trial of thirty five persons impli-
Gated in the Bulgarian revolt of Oct, 1856,
has just closed. Two of the accused were
sentenced to die and four to imprison-
ment for various terms, and the rest were
aquitted. The trial excited intense ex-
/ citement.
MAIL advices from China state that n
magazine containing forty thousand kilo-
| grams of powder exploded at Annoy Nov,
2l, doing immense damage. A quarter
of the buildings of the town were laid in
ruins. Fifty soldiers were blown to atoms,
and several hundred inhabitants killed.
The North German Gazette, in a polih-
cal review of the year just closed says
the publication of the forged documents
recently sent to the czar is without doubt
the most important event of recent his
tory, and affords eloquent proof of the
loyal intentions OF tho ear, in paving
the way for modification of the existing
| situation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
NEW YORK's IDLE ARMY.

One Hundred Thousand People, lle'l''
10000 Women, Out Of Work at Present
II has been ascertained that mere
at least 100000 persons idle IN New - \
City at present, and that not"l'n''aao,
the seeming general prosperity ''a. va,
ton r.eneces many persons VINO -au -,e,
but cannot get it. The emplo! y,
agencies are full of persons iooAlLs
work, for whom nothing can DC
These are slack times III mos, y m
trades, all men who work on o uAu.D
being laid off. OF the lO0OVO ~ ~,
idle the superintendent Of the " "V M
women's Protective Union says zOV, Il,
women. The police stations every II
are filled with persons unable 20 "!
lodging, and charity organi1s'iy ~,
beseiged by hungry men aau n ,
The prospects are that this arm! =,
employed will be increased before "
has passed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

TWENTY -EraHr horses we're burned to
death in a stable at Chicago, on Monday
morning.
TIE loss caused by the naphtha explo-
sion at Rochester, N. Y, will amount to
more than 100000.
By n collision on the Cincinnati South
ern railroad Saturday several persons
were killed and many injured.
SMALL-rox has become epidemic in
San Francisco aad the citizens are much
alarmed.
One hundred dwellings, ana twenty
eight business houses were burned at
Houma, Louisiana on Friday.
An elevator at Ada, Minnesota, contain
lug 10000 bushels of wheat has been
burned. Loss $4,000.
Tux Newmau-Alen Building and City
Bank Block, at Holtsn, Kan, has been
burned, with loss of S79000i insurance,
$50, 600.
TwENry-oNE business houses including
Mulyaney's new hotel and the Chicago
opera house were destroyed Toy fire at
Salida, Coz, on Monday.
TuE residence of Johu Kopginoor, at
Juuiata mines, Center County, Pa, was
destroyed 10y fire Monday, two of his
children being badly burned.
FIRE Tuesday destroyed J. Il. William
son & Co.'s Touring mills at YorktoSn,
surauce.
Tur fast Chicago Express collided with
q freight on the n. Y, Penn, d ONO road
on Saturday morning. Five persons
were killed. Thirteen injured, nine of
them fatally.
SCARLET FEVER al Bardolph, MeDonough
Cuuaty, rrd diphtherla at ksiieyyllle,
Ogle Ca#Ity, raging as epIdeuics have
been reported TO the State Board of
Health Of Illinois.
Two men were instantly KILLED and four
others seriously hurt by the fall of "a span
of new Viaduct in process of con
structiou at Cleveland, Ohio.
PBorEAr, the first white settler Of
Dakota, was found frozen to death recent
] J near Fort Bennett, He was 63 years
old lie had aeted Us scout and interpro
ter for General Custer, Harney, Sibley
and SuIly.
4 FIRE 40 Yaudalia, Mich, on Thursday
morning burned Curtis drug store, the
Townsend 9aak, Dodge's Hotel end the
Aasouie Han. Loss S35,Q0o; Insurance
$4,000
A RE6EHS rail wrecked a Wisconsin
Central passenger train near Fifeld, Wis"
curly Friday morning. One man was
kulad, and twenty Others were wounded
some ,ethem seriously.
kuuIs, Indiana, is again brought into
notice IS the scene Of railroad disaster.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12

Two sections of the fast livestock train
going east collided on the Chicago and
Atlantic road. a brakeman was burned
to crisp, and a carload of cattle was
also destroyed.
REPoRTs having been published that
the remains of many persons were ere.
mated in the Cincinnati Southern Rail
way wreck, near Greenwood, KY, the
railroad officials declare that all the pas
sengers and employees on the train have
been accounted for.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
Chinese Highbinders

The six Chinese highbindeF' MN l.. n
dered Lo< johnson, anothet ali M
at St. Louis three years ago have ' -
released from jail. They were " w..
on the testimony of an accom- "a
were granted a new trial b. ta' ,,,.rfi
Supreme Court on ,he ground OF ~
ency of evidence, and, as the . ~
ness has since become INSANE
no hope of another eo1yl ,.'..r-ea
murder grew ont of teud os''
factions Of the Chinese colony
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
IN GENERAL.

Collapse of Crowded Church Floor.
A TERRIBLE catastrophe occurred -
day night at Forgetown, Ala, ID Eal
thee persons were killed outright u u
between twenty and thirty injured !
colored Baptists had gathered IN ,l'
church to watch he old year out ana
new come in, as is their custom y
during the festivities so great was
crowd that the floor gave way ana
building collapsed. A scene OF ' 81,
ensued. Mary Anderson aud MS 9O-
and her child were taken from the S's
-drad
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
WASHINGTON.

14Rax number Of bills have been in
trodueed fayoring repeal Of the tax On
tobacco.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12

The Spanish governm ri ss
tho representatives of the Ual.. -r,,..
and the Spanish-American Re- C9Ianl
cooperate in the ChristoPnsl N. 5,
celebration and the PROPOSE IAN .,ans
heartily adopted. All the s q ne I
graphical and other learned n .ssd z
The world have been inViiee = f...iy.i
yates 70 the celebration. Ins ~ 4
viii continue one week and ai ~ q;
monies will include the nq 15.a-rs
monument to Columbss az ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12

Tya Carthagena theateF' IA. -.s3
night. a Spanish broker 60 nv srs
eide after the fsshie SCI I! -.sr.-.3
s ~, I.ingg, with a dynsal'., i,s..
The explosion blew ry Sc g
and caused a pane 49, re ia!lf
epce in ahich 100 persons .aii
pieces Of the suicides sAah ~ sg'
have been blor1 clear across III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22
THE BARGAINERS.
HOW THEY DO BUSINESS WHERE THEY HAVE TINE
To DO BUSINESS THAT WAY.

HOW THEY DO BUSINESS WHERE THEY HAVE TIME
To DO BUSINESS THAT WAY.
From The Detroit Free Press.
This Is the way they do business at the cross roads,
store where they have plenty Of time for IT, The system
has not yet gone into effect In the large drS goods
snnbonnet and gown made of five and quarter yards
of calico enters ADJUSTS her glasses and LOOKS az tho
three lhRy tff6 81 cam Snow you today Mrs
asks the proprietor coming forward with his mouth
full of pickles and cheese;
Got fine line O. ginghams Just IN t., H.
al dunno but might look at 'em. NO charge Tor
oh, no, Of course not. Now, here's mighty fine
pece O. green and red plaid
dunno as | like paidD
"Well, here's blue and white cheek
81 hadn't cal'lated on gttln a cheek u,.
TT Ss SO DGm many gf green and White nsha thought
I'd ko someihlas drsn this this time M9s st,nnors
ave I'VE a M ides the plaid ii run in washn'"
"wha bingham Ike that r1nd ma ra Tnas ,s sRgSam
III wash longs there's rag OF IL, auu never ia1e'
chaw piece and Nom that g y.sgs s61or y,
bile Ike muslin Don't you SEQ IL says 'lAS' eOiOr'
Aw, that don't count fer nOthin' nowadays How
twenty. five cents yard
" How muchP
twenty-five cents.'
"Fer bingham like thatl'
Xss an cheap S. BOUGHT 81 beor Bingham nany,
an a-inany time fer a shillin'.a
IT wasn't seGh gngha,p1 . as thIs;'
" IL was leotle better III anytnius. ...s -.
az guess yer mistaken. This gingnsm COST MO
twenty -four cents' ,.,r
It,d he a bargain al thirty cents -.
Peters, III sV s twenty cents yard for that sns
ham, an It's all viii give Ca .-ro,tv ~ 20. an
aCan't do II, Mrs. 6klnner. Say twenty-tnree an
I'll do IT, but I'l lose money'
"Twenty's all III give , .,,.rtv.,rro and a
an split the difference an say twenty-five anu
haL'
"'Tant with 1t, Sam.
"It's wuth two bits
"Pshaw n
"'Deed IL IS" an. ..,. a., touun y
81 kin git better glngham fer hi'een oen's j" u"
"Not much, you can't"
"Pi give you sixteen cents for all you can gu ior
aTil give You twenty-oDo cents II you'll thro" III
a card Of hooks an eyes"
Cant do IT.
"Well say a spool o. thread
"Im losn' money as It Is -. .u,. q varo IN
claw SAM I'll bet you make ten cents h,o y s,y
that gingham. You kin put IN earu o"''0" 80
how"
Grll say six buttons.'
"Why can't you mako II a dozenf'
"Oh, I'm l1sln money now
How you talkp
"Ips So -, 10 h,,tons an, a
swell gimme me yard an the SIX t out ron osttin
stick o. pep'mnt candy for the baby but s''''"
cheated. Take your pay In ass' WONT 'O''
| aNn't ags same or money!
"No'p.n ,o.ttr, bar.
swell You storckeepers do beat all at mahn o6 OAf
| gain. You don't leave body ioo' u ''"-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22
A1ARog Snow FOR TEE IYvEsrxxx1.

from The AIbdny ArkusI y y
Speaking Of plate contribution collections bYfnH u
nv mind that last Sunday evening, In one Of oul
churches after the usual Offering had been taken up
the collectors the choir loft TO count the cash
Well such rafting heard before. The eounsl
ers must have desperate time Of it. and even th@
preacher paused in his and directed hs eye1
toward the choir loft But the count went on as WEI
as the tngIlng OF pennies and dimes. friend 81 ny
sds naiyeiy said: wonder II they sre playing poker
nm there p There could not have been more than ten
dollars In the entire collection, but by the clock 10 toeh
tst afteen minutes get 1t counted and when that was
over thcre was splitting sound as II the collectors were
pouring hundred pennies In bag. There vas
and the collectors came down from the choir ofs and
took their seats with determined afr. as they had
done their duty but were obvous 70 the racket they
AaA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22
THE JAMES T1IYWRIGHT COMPANY

IL IA aIw,va SERIOUS moment for theatrical when
they face Broadway audiences at fashionable theae
and Louis James and Marie Wainwright were not little
anxious when they began their engagement at the f'n
Avenue Theatre OH Monday night In conversation Win
reporter Mr. James said We have every reason W DO
grateful press and the public for the reception
that has been accorded US metropolitan ndofsemen'
means not only agreeable pecunlay results here but In
creased receipts in the country On Monday night we
shall present otheo' which has been one OF our most
ee, ,. ,..e road Wainwright makes, L
think though may possibly be partial more OF Desde-
mona than tho interpreter OF that part The last
three nights OF shall present Much ADO ABOUT
Nothing This is only second season Of starring and
have been extremely fortunate particularly In the
South my wife great fayorite In all the South
States the feminine star seems to DO much more at
acve than the poor masculine North and West We can
at least divide the honors Then Miss wainwright was
vel known In New Orlesns having been In Mr. Bdweus
stock company, while entirely unknown quantity"
you going conhne yourself to legitimate plays
or will you venture into the modern heldP
The legitimate will be stamping ground We have
begun there and 1t good policy TO change Next
we intend to add to our reperory The Schooi fo
Scandal and As You Like It. Ny wife has never played
Lady Teazle or Rosalnd even seen them played !;
whatever may be the merits defects Of her perform
anoe conception Of the psfs VIII DO az least original
WIN you play Sir Peterr
sNo. havent taken 10 the old men yet. shall play
Charles In which have appeared more times than can
count"
awni not Tho School for Scandal entail carrying
great number Of peopleT
"Only two or three more than we now have There
present eighteen In the company Most OF my peo-
pie will remain Harry Langdon will play sfr Peter
and Miss Meek Mrs Candour. The season after,
things shaped that way shall gee up grand pro-
auecn legitimate piece and present that excu-
sively We been successful on the road with Oil
berrs Gretchen but It not very wen received
here last year. when given by English company We
thought It advisable produce it during this short
stay Our season lasts about five weeks longer.s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22

nsdeS information bis professional brothers at
homo show. picture shown mo yesterday OF
I. O. Crawford, who Is living In London, IN WINCH no
was represented In the dress OF COWBOY, Win
fringed bnchskn shirt and leggins, huge somorero
and rife and bowie knife. with his CURING mus
tache and aunty air he looked like DANDY OF tho
plains The occasion Of his wearing the costume was
the Presentation OF Buffalo Bill TO Queen victoria ny
Royal order reporters were excluded on ms &c hs
%hsn Crawford oesought Cody to lot hin with
them He was accordingly dressed Up IN .ag ana
tune In which he was afterward photographeo' ano
was enabled TO see the entire affair
The Protcctionists who are members OF tho Demo
cratic party have been assured from washington tna'
no Tariff bill will pass tho House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Assurance has come from Administrators soui0es
and intended to molfy the wrath they have been
expressing 1t has not entirely cooled them on "a
discovered In talking with Smith H. Weed. Inc
Wizard Of Plattsburg is the title by which Mr. weed
coming to DO known in HIS party IN MS sta'c Nnoro
he has long acted manipulation oehino tho socncs
He belongs In National politics with the group VI pro-
tectve tarn men like Samuel j. Randall. ex-senator
william II. Barnum, Senator Payne, OF ONO senator
German, Of Maryland, ana Congressman McAdoo' Oh
New-Jersey. 1t is his belief that the Democratio
party viii DO wrecked the tariff Issue ne is ssr
castle 10 discussing tho situation, ana 10 tainns IL
over he said "a Mills, Of Texas, is tho greasess ssa'es
man OF this or any other ago.
ain his own estimation do you mean" In
quired.
"No. I mean Il IN serious earnest He has done
what no other statesman of this or any other age
ever before accomplished
1 don't understand you'
"Well, In his speech at Providence he declared thae
he had drawn tariff bill and that u would ~
which would at once reduce the price of wooienc 10
and increase the price Of wool TO me Pr
Queer. / believe there has never been any thns nso
that accom- Dllshed IN all the statesmanshp or the
world II there has been have not read OF It
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22
THE IypYFFERgyTIATBD FEE.
From The Boston Transcript

one of the bothersome things about tho TIP syss
tom in whose iron grasp all our hotel and restanrsnt
,9 rreat part of the life Of travel, IL held
"a tbe Undiferentiated Fee Tho life tho soul, the
raIson detre OF fec is tho especial and personal scr
seIs that he IS entitled to regard himself person
set apart by his tip nom the common herd He is 81
TO speak supposed to be rendered more vsDe IMAM tnt
walter that Chairman Minis does to Speaker Carlisle
he can catch the Speakers eye when others may
ali sorts OF signs to secure attention. But what II
everybody else has given fee Just as big Is the mans
tbnneht-if ones generous tip has not been difcren-
Hated by the recipient or has even been imputed by
The feed functlonarys In his haste 10 somebody
elSe1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22

% c.nnot be said that the Aldermens stock In trade
,s at this time either largo or varied 1t has been
greatly reduced during the past thirty years OWING W
the immersion that it was yielding TOO large roV
enue 1t contains little that Is particularly
lucrative though thrifty Alderman can turn almost
ANYTHING 70 a good account. Its most valuable aru-
Gle ts called consent, and has frequently been dis
messed OF at great profit This was the merchandise
which sharp and his crowd bought for thelr broad
way Railroad In 1884, and 1t netted the Aldermen from
$40 600 10 $4,000 each. Those who were In the
original @combines got the larger sums while those
bought up afterward fetched less 1t Is still neces-
sary in order to make ferry, tunnel or railroad fran
cb,se effective that the company should secure the
Aldermanic consent and this branch of the business
IS of course the most lucrative. But for this tho
bsIness of the Aldermen would be worth very little
and the Office would naturally attract class OF infe-
rior men. 1t would have to DO very humble GIN
mill keeper who would caro- to go into the Aldemsnic
business were there nothing better to attend to than
nermits TO grade streets, to lay mains to erect lamp
posts and 20 build fruit-stsnds And yet, aside from
the franchise consents these permits are about all the
Aldermen have TO oner
II is impossible 10 say Just what the business is
worth Everything depends on the man. An active,
energetic Alderman, especially II his saloon Is large
and influential and his boss oblNng, can probably
mako good thing out OF It, 1t costs from III 800
TO 90 900 to obtain the seat, the salary is only $1,000
and the term but a single year, so that he has to
make hay while the sun shines. II has been for
years the practice of tho Aldermen to stand together
for business purposes, and to observe certain cour
tesy toward each other that greatly factates trade
1t is not considered fair for one member TO compete
With another for business purely local to each others
district Fer instance, If Gabriel Peanutt wanted
permit for irult stand and his Alderman Mr. Smith,
charged him too high figure, Alderman Jones would
not consider II fair to his colleague to take Peanuts
iOo. Each Alderman is permi'tcd 10 reap all the
profits 10 be obtained from his own district But when
big thing such Is q railroad franchise, looms in
sight, this rule Of courtesy is Waived and each Alder
man works for himself Tho "combine' Of 1854
was an innovation upon custom and Its disastrous
results have not commended 10 for later use. IL Is
said that one effect of the conviction Of Jaehnc Nc
oaade and O'Non, and rot an unnatural one, has
been to raise prices This Is in accordance with the
Ordinary law Of risk. 4 member OF The present
board before his election clerk in the supreme
sat secelvins $500 Tor very Light work lie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22
eRoTTH OF THE TYNE sHIPBUiLDI'" 1"A"A

From The NewcastleonTyne Gazette Ut ,r,..hsns
Iatter-day merchant vessels arc 4, - burt on the
TYNE There is wide difference between en- t IONS md
TYNE steamer such tho John Bowes % 20 the ,s,r
the latest tho Alfonso XII OF over ov I'm, IL in
est merchant steamer yet launched on ine GREATLY IFS
dcses the fact that the Tyne has years and
capacity Of building In less ths ~ the statelIest
steamer Mr. Wishsm richardson referred 70 sns ,eana,
estng yard whence the sp Ins iron shin
.estcvd1y took 10 the water was the pflnai " p ~
building yard on the river. To It's historic Value S ~
shows that IL adds present greatness ntIruinS n,ns
campers on the river abundant anu " wv
,.aritv may desired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22
AN onnyAsHroyED soHooLxA,Ax

From The Lewiston CMe.) Journal
correspondent Of The Oxford Advertiser tails how
Sarah Wright Bethel taught one OF the FIRST schools
IN Mason The school kept I'm room Of John Ever
ev log house. and Miss Sarah quickened The wits Of the
bovs and girls with q good beech vthe. She always
waved en- the morning. and 10 the iuckess wight who
Ed1,t hehave with deeorum. She would get up In hS
middle OF prayer and chasse any scholar that AusAs
op plsyed-