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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
Criminal.

POSTMASTER Mcleod, oe Palmyra, Mo-,
found 800 short i'll his accounts recent
ly, committed suicide.
AN express train on the st. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas Railway was stopped
by armed robbers in Arkansas Tuesday
night, and the express safe was plunder-
ed of several thousand dollars in money.
ZEpH DAVIS, the mulatto boy who muir
dered little Maggie Gauyhan at Chicago,
on Monday, has been arrested and con-
fesses the crime.
HORACE MURRAY was Tuesday convict
ed at Kalamazoo, Mich, of assaulting the
9-year- old daughter of his uncle, and was
sentenced to fifty years in the Jackson
penitentiary.
GUSTAV WINKLEL, young German liv-
ing in Milwaukee, shot his wife and then
committed suicide. Winkler's mind was
known to have been somewhat deranged,
and this, together with domestic troubles,
is supposed to have led to the deed
IT is alleged that John Lee Pache, late
treasurer of Colfax county, Neb., has dis
appeared, and that his accounts are short
$4,000. He was talked of as a candidate
for state treasurer.
FIRE broke out in VIM. Bauer's store
room at Evansville, Ind, early Friday
morning, in three or four places, and
Bauer was arrested on suspician of having
set it on fire. He carried insurance double
the value of his property.
OSCAR L. BEoKwoRTH was hanged at Hud-
son, N. Y, Thursday, for the murder of
Simon Vandercook, in January, 1882.
He had had two trials, been sentenced to
death six times, the case was twice passed
upon by the supreme court and court of
appeals, and finally an appeal was made
for executive clemency but in vain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
Gable Flashes.

The charities of the city of London
amounted to $22,O00,000 last year.
A VIENNA paper reports that Russia is
preparing for an invasion of Bulgaria.
Ten persons and many head of cattle
were killed and many houses destroyed
by an avalanche in Switzerland.
FROM the present outlook the debate
on the address in reply to the queens
speech will last until the adjournment of
parliament.
AN avalanche has buried u portion of
the village of Valtoria, Italy, wrecking
many buildings and killing many peo-
pie.
Mr.. SrANHoPE, British secretary of war,
has issued a memorandum in which he
says England's defcnses are entirely in
adequate for present needs.
PRoF. LEM, the African explorer, does
not believe that Stanley has met with
disaster, but thinks the expedition has
been detained.
IT is reported from Vienna, that a
syndicate of French, Belgian and Dutch
bankers has advanced to Russia the sum
of $4,000 900, refusing tie grant larger
loan unless the Bulgarian question is
settled peacefully.
IT is reported that Ru sian garri-
sons on the Prussian frontie have been
reinforced in the last fortnight by several
brigades which are on war footing.
There are four cavalry regiments near
Pinczow, which directly menace Cracow.
ADvIoEs from Hanoi, Topquin, state
that the public stores, a warehouse, a
factory. several timber yards and 500
houses have been destroyed by fire in the
artisans quarter of the city. Ten natives
| and one European were killed.
WILSON, the SON in law of ex-President
Grevy has been foun guilty of compile
ity in the decorations scandal He gets
two years imprisonment, fine of 5000
| francs, and Is deprived of his civil rights
for five ysars.
The government has issued orders to
| expedite the collection of stores in War
saw. Many officers who were on furlough
! have been recalled to their regiments.
| The attitude of the powers regarding
Bulgaria irritates military and public
circles in Bulgaria.
A MONUMENT which will cost 81 ,00O, 600
will soon be erected in Panama to the
/ memory of General Bolivar, the hberator
| of Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and
! Venezuela. Each of the FIVE republics
will contrioute S4oo, 900 for the purpose.
News comes from England that the
owners of the cater Thistle are building
| two steel centerboard sloo2 yachts of
large size from Watson's designs, to race
| for the America cup This year, if the
| committee will waive the ten months
| time limit for challenges, which it is ex.
pected to do
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, March 8. - Flour Steady and
unchanged. Wbeat-Frrn, average higher,
opened II above yesterday and closed at ad-
vance after iuctuating; 75L for seller cash; &c
for seller April 80 ZIG for seller Mag. Corn
Fairly active and easy esrly, later became
stronger, opened same as the close OF yester saT
and closed 5sc higher: 475s for seiler cash; 81
1916 for seller Nay. 0ats-Firmer and high
er: BIN for seller May. Rge-Quiet at 90.
Barley Nominal at 77ds2. Prime timothy
243123i Flax seed-f.s5. Whiskey-f.15.
Pork Firm and moderately active; l3.9oH for
seller cash: A. 10 for seller May. Lard
Firm and moderately active; no for seller
cash. 76o for seller May. Sboulders-
530aG.Io: short clear, 1500 7.szlz: short ribs
7.1711. Butter cheese, hides and tallow-Un-
changed. Eggs-Unsettled. fresh, f714Gi9.
F1our-Receipts, 10 900: shipments. 5000
Wheat-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 1000.
Corn-Receip;s, io7 600; shipments, s6,ooo.
Oats Receipts, ss.ooo: shipments. i1s,ooo-
Rye-Receipts / 200; shipments 1000
Barley-Receipts, $780, shipn eats. 5000.
CHICAGO, March 5-The Drorers' Journal
ports: Cattle, receipts. 1000. stronger;
steers, s.ioG5 IS; stockes and feeders, 400
a7o; cows. buJ,s and mixed. 1go1s.so; bulk.
2. 4e0sso; Texas cattle. 2 5e04.2o. Hoes-Re-
eeipts. q, $50; siow and shade sazser: mixed,
5Oou5D. heavy, sao15 20; ! gnt, 1856. 30:
skips, se04so. shesp-Receipts. 4. 800;
market strong; nalsves. s5o15.45; western.
45o0s as; Texans. s.ss0l7s; lanhs, 5000
500 -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Accidents and Failures.

CLARKE, HARPER il Co.'s woolen mil a.
| Canonsburg, Pa, has been burned. Iht
loss is $15 600; partially insured.
ANorHER great fire, at Buffalo, n. Y.
| involving a loss of $250,O00, occurred
here at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The Sagsdale House of Meridian, Miss.
and its contents we're burned recently
Loss, $4,000; insurance email.
A FERRY steamer in San Francisco bay
exploded Monday morning, killing g
large number and seriously lnIurlnR
more.
NEARLY all the business portion of Sut'
Ter Creek, Col, have been burned recent
ly. Loss between 100000 and S200,oO0
THE larger portion of the business part
of the village of Wellington, Iroquola
county, ILL.,, has been destroyed by fire;
loss, $25,000.
The failure is announced at San fran
cisco, for $50, 900, of the firm of Roster
d. Smith, importers of calf skin and shoe
machinery.
AT Clinton, Iowa, Mrs. Frank Brown
aad her babe were fatally burned by their
clio shing taking fire from an exploded
kerosene lamp.
The city of South Bend, Ind, lost one
of its Industries by fire Wednesday night
the Phoenix FIGURING Mills being con-
sumed; loss, $4,000.
IN a railroad collision at Cotton, Neb.,
on Saturday morning. Several cars
we're burned end Engineer Powell was
killed. The passengers escaped with
slight injuries.
The opera house, Niles block, the
Challenge rink and several residences
were burned at Salamanca, n. Y, Wednes-
day. Loss, $4,000.
A pogT1oN of the roof of the nearly
completed Midisnd hotel building, at
Kansas city, has collapsed and fallen.
Frank Edison, a carpenter, was killed and
q dozen others were more or less injured.
A DAILY NEWS special from Newton,
Kansas. says: A cyclone unrcofed the
the Newton carriage mandatory, and
DESTROYED seven dwellings,. VIM. S. Lacy
was killed, Mrs. Smith had her shoulder
broken, and Miss Hubbell was fatally
crushed.
A MANIsTEE, Mich, special say that the
Manistee Salt and Lumber company made
an assignment this morning for the ben
eft of its creditors, to Ely Filler. The
assets are placed at 81 ,SS3,230, and liabili-
ties at 1864, ,06S. Grand Rapids, Chicago
and Milwaukee banks are largely involved.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09

Gov. AMEs, of Massachusetts, has sent
a message to the Legislature in which he
Indignantly protests against the British
habit of sending their criminals to this
country, Il practice, he says, which threat
ems, if it is permitted to be continued,
not only to be very expensive to the
state, but source of serious harm to the
morals of the community. He claims
that il is almost inevitable that
these people eventually drift into
our penal, reformatory and char
liable institutions, and he asks that
the state protest against being made the
refuge for criminals by memorializing
congress for such modification of exist
ing laws that immigrants who kave been
may be forbidden access TO this country.
He furnishes proof that it is the habit
and custom in England for governors of
prisons to offer the inmates trRnsporta
ton to the United States, and that there
is an organized society in Manchester who
supply the convicts with a small sum OF
money as soon as they are aboard the
steamers. Ii these statements can be
substantiated it is high time congress
took action in the matter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
The National Capital.

SENATOR MORRILL, is IS years of age,
and has passed thirty four in Congress.
CONGRESSMAN Reed, of Maine, does not
"belieye a tariff bill can be framed to
please everybody"
IT has been learned that an organized
movement for the emigration of German
convicts to this country is on foot. The
Secretary of the Treasury has taken steps
to prevent their landing.
THE house committee on reform in the
civil service has agreed to report adverse
ly the bill limiting to four years the
commissions of consular, internal revenue
customs, territorial and district of Colum-
bia officers also commercial agents, ETC.,
of the government whose appointments
are now made for all indefinite period.
THE bill to enable the holders of mutt
lated United States silver coin of smaller
denomination than dollar, to exchange
them for new coin, will be favorably re-
ported from the house committee.
IT is positively denied at the War De-
partmens that 1t is the intention of Major
General Terry to retire upon the expira-
tion of his present leave.
The house committee on territories has
agreed to recommend that 100000 be
appropriated to be expended in boring
artesian wells in Arizona, and a like
amount in New Mexico for the same pur
pose, and $4,000 in photographic sur
yeys of those territories.
The treasury department has instructed
custom officers that imported charcoal
iron for ends, Or the so-called crop-enes,
cut from Swedish bar-iron, in process of
manufacture are dutiable at $22 per ton.
This iron has heretofore been classified
as scrap dutiable at the rate of 3 of cent
per pound.
THE president has sent the following
nominations to the senate:
John E. Garland, of Dakota, to be as
sociate justice of the supreme court cf
Dakota; Moses j. Liddle, of Louisiana, to
be associate justice of the supreme court
of Montana; Lucius B. Nash, of Washing
ton territory, to be associate justice of
the supreme court of Washington terri
tory; Miss Mary G. Ballantyne to be post
mistress at Syracuse, Neb.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09

TUESDAYS NEWS BOILED DOWN.

Wm. Blunt has been released from
Tullamors jail.
The Porte has notified Prince Ferdi-
nand that his position in Bulgaria, is
ineligible.
The dwelling of John Dotries at Cay
uga, Ontario, burned and his wife and
two children porished.
Byron W. Ckeever, professor of metal
urigy in the University of Michigan died
at Ann Arbor Tuesday.
An emeute has occurred in eastern
Roumelia and forty officers have been
arrested for high treason.
Ono engineer was killed and another
fatally injured by the collision OF two
freight trains near Johnstown, Penn
sylvania.
young william named Kimball at
tempted 10 rob the Bradford, Pa, bank
at noon Tuesday. He fatally shot the
cashier and another pursuer and then
Killed himself.
Louis +. Fisher, editor of the North
western Newspaper Union of Minnea.
polls died in the city Tuesday morning.
He helped TO get out the first daily news
paper ever publ ished in the city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
MONOPOLY METHODS.

The met hods adopted by the Standard
Oil Company in its ,fFort TO crush the
only independent oil refinery in Philadel-
phia, show with startling clearness the
danger of fostering or encouraging these
great combinations called trusts. When
they think themselves Impregnable they
adopt the methods of the ruffiau. If the
agents of rivals in other departments of
business we're to follow each other into
respectable business places and openly
and in a brawling manner offer TO give
away goods TO secure another's trade,
they would probably get kicked into the
street as necessary first lesson in good
manners. Both the retailers and the
| consumers of oil should take look just a
little way into the future before paying
into the hands OF this remorseless mon
opel! by allowing its plucky little rival
to be crushed. Wha. the Standard is try
| ing to do with the Etns it has done in
the case of nearly every independent re
iinery that has raised its head during the
| past dozen years between the Atlantic
| and Pacific snd the Canada line and the
Gulf. Oh has been given away in hun
| dreds of places, until the local re6neries
were compelled to shut down or sell OFT.
| Then the price was advanced enough to
make good the loss on the oil given away
| and a GOOD deal more gud the public had
| to pay it.
1t will be for the interest of the retail
| dealers and consumers if they want oil al
reasonable prices in the future not to al
low competition to be entirely destroyed
and it will be to their credit if they
properly resent the unmauly and ruff
anly methods adopted to drive compel
ing redners out OF business.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
WISCONSIN NEWS.
ingnan.

Ii Is claimed that Edward Strauss, who
suic;ded at Milwaukee, was driven TO
desperation by losses AZ the gaming
table.
William G. Knox, now at Schleisinger-
vile, has standing offer that he can
beat anybody that comes along at the
checker board.
A Good Templar lodge with twenty
eight charter members was organized at
Kaukauna on Thursday evening by Cora
McAllister, ID. c. L.
Greiner, the new owner of the Burr
Robbins circus, is in GAINESVILLE t. pre-
pare for the coming season. He strongly
contemplates changing it from railroad
to wagon show ana travelling in the
good old fashioned way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09

WIEN English journals take up the
ridicule of our navy-from our own ex-
aggeGated oomplaints-and make bold to
prophecy our extinction in the event of
war, they forget to ignore the recent as
well as the distant history of our blue
coats. In 1860 we were perhaps the
most powerless maritime nation in Chris
tendon. Within two years We were the
most powerful, and had England forced
war in the Trent affair no one can doubt
that she would have paid dearly for her
arrogance. Ships alone do not make a
navy, as Farragut's fights at New Orleans
and Mobile prove. Nor in the matter of
ships themselves should we have much
fear. The Kearsaige was not ranked
much of a ship, but she easily overcame
the Alabama, the best cruiser the Eng
lish hsd up to that time constructed.
When sharp news came to us in 1862 we
were equal to swift remedy. The Moni-
tor, in an hour, put upon the British
Government the necessity of rebuilding
its navy. Does any one suppose that
if the need came to us again we could not
devise remedy? Does any one argue
that we are less enterprising now than We
were then? Does any one suppose that
our navy is not made up of as much of
the noble and self-sacrificing as in the
days of Farragut, Foote, Worden, and
CushingS We have the money, and
when the need cones we s. all have what
we require for defense or offonse. New
York Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
A NATIONAL assembly of statesmen be-
longing to the Knights of Laber is talked
of at Pittsburg.

A NATIONAL assembly of statesmen be-
longing to the Knights of Labsr is talked
of at Pittsburg.
The Ohio Legislature has passed a
Township LocalOption law, for the reg
ulation of the liquor traffic.
TEE Cambridge Oxford boat-race takes
place March "a. Yale has given up the
project of going to England to row the
winner.
THE California sugar syndicate, to fight
the sugar trust, he's been formed with 3
capital of $10,0OO,O00.
AT Clinton, Iowa, abou. $500 worth of
beer and malt was seized at the Lauer
brewery and placed in charge of a Gus
todian.
TnE furnace employees of the Edgar
Thompson Steel Works-the largest in
America-are out on strike against
10 per cent. reduction in wages. The
strikers number about a thousand men.
A WOMAN who had subsisted on charity
for years, Mrs. Elizabeth Whitney, of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was found in her
hovel dying, with $1,000 on her person
and memoranda of other property.
THE locomotive engineers and firemen
or the ChlcagO, burlington ana Rulccy
Railroad are out on a strike. Only the
suburban trains of that road are running.
The road has 5000 miles of track and
employs about $4,000 men.
The com plant against Jay Gould and
Russell Sage, the New York money and
railway magna.es, of having misappro-
priated railway properties, has been dis
missed by the Grand jury in New York.
The railroad coal operators of western
Pennsylvania and Hnchipg Valley have
joined together in fight against the
railroads of the west for discriminating
favor of Illinois mines.
In cleaning away the debris on lot
adjoining the burned Racine opera house
a number of bones were fourd, supposed
to be those of Mr.. ahd Mrs. Glover, mem
bers of the Thompson Opera company,
who perished in the flames.
AT revival meeting Friday night in
Cedar Rapids, iowa, a dumb girl named
Belle Boon sprang to her feet and electri
fed the congregation by exclaiming, in
shrill tone, the word Behold" It is
stated that halo illuminated her head
and face for moment and the affair has
caused a great sensation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
WASHINGTON JoTTlNSS

hsndail's tariff bill will reduce the rev.
enue S5o,o0o,ooo half to come from in.
tsrnSl revenue.
Representatives Gest, of Illinois. has
prepared for introduction a bin sppro.
Pnaang s2oo,ooo for public building at
Rock Island.
The wife of representative DuShan,
OF Illinois, has returned from Baltimore,
where she has been for medical attend
aree, and Is much improved in health.
Mr.. Townshend and Mr.. Hopkins, of
Illinois, are at home attending to law
business and fixing their fences. Mr..
townshsnd telegrsphsd cheering reports
OF his sneeess in the campaign for renum.
instior.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09

WASHINGTON, March 6,-Peusions were
granted Monday as follows; Original:
inNaliH - Alexander Dixon, Kendall:
Asonzo Thayer, Reedsburg; William A.
irving knapp's Greek; William A. An
ders, Onalasks. Restoration .- Victor
Nool"utt, Chetek. Iucrease-Sampson
Ladus, Sparta; John Woodliff, Norwslk;
Winfield Parkinson, Adams. Original
harriet L., widow of John A. Taylor,
Bloomer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
Prudence, Prudenee,

In medication. as In aught else, prudence
should be our guide Yet thousands cast it 70 the
win6s- Every new nostrum finds its patrons the
medical empires OF every false school have theis
gulss- ETery change In the ganut Of hurnbug is
rung suecessfuliy-for time at least-the notes
being furnished By tie creduious. In happy con-
frast to the many advertised impSstwes OF the
6ay stands Hosbetter1s Stomach Bitters nov in
liz third decade Of popularity, approved and rec
ommended by ply sicians, indorsed by the press
Of many lands, sought and priced By iusaiits
every where. II is an ascerfainod specific for
and preventive Of ulalsriai diseAses chronic ndi-
gestfon. liver complaint and constipation, checks
the growth OF rheumatism a1d neuralgia, rs .
peerless invigorant and useful Gmetic. Nervous
people bensde by k.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
News in Rrief.

TnE complaint against Gould and Sage
has been dismissed.
A SLIGHT shock of earthquake was felt
at San Francisco Wednesday afternoon.
Gov. GREEN, of New Jersey, has vetoed
the local option high license bill.
TIE collections of internal revenue
taxes in the Peoria (m.) district for Feb
ruary were 81, 6,04472.
THK national signal service stations at
keokuk and Dubuque, Iowa. will be dis
continued after April 1st.
BUSINESS failures in the United States
and Canada for the week number 27O,
against 273 last week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
ALL ABOUT THE STATE

The Unitarian congregation at Merrill
has decided 20 disband.
La Crosse men are soliciting subscrip.
tions for $4,000 pickle factory for that
city.
The Waupun county insane aylum liti-
CATION will cost the county about $18,-
600.
The ship carpenters of Milwaukee are
said to be the only ones in tho country
who ere demanding ten hours pay for
nine hours work.
NJ. M. Secor, of Racine, paid out to his
employees for last months wages over
$4,000. Mr.. Secor has increased their
wages 10 per cent. since Feb. 1st.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09

THE Boston Globe is reported to have
discovered that it was the work and infiu-
ence of Mrs. Blaine, which resulted in the
letter of Mr.. Blaine declining TO be can
didate again. All, thanks to Mrs. Blaine
for the whole country. Bot the demo-
cratic party would have seen to it that he
did not secure the election even if he b ad
rot declined to be a candidate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09

THE Milwaukeeans are working up the
preliminaries for a boom. Well that is
a sensible thing to do. 1t is as import
ant for town or city to advertise its
good qualities and advantages as it is for
a merchant to advertise his wares. Mil
waukee is fine city, and so is Madison,
but few will know anything about either
if the citizens wait for strangers to
stumble on TO them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
the Mills tariff bill, making one bill or


both.
The presentation of the bill was a
signal for vigorous onslaught by the
republican members spon their demo-
cratic colleagues. They roundly denoun-
eed the majority for their conduct in the
preparation of This and the tariff bill and
their indignation was heightened when
the proposition was put and carried, de.
spite their objections, to consolidate in
one measure the tariff and revenue bills.
liz wss suggested by the republicans in
view of the apparent determination of
the majority TO begin an immediate and
formal consideration of the bill, that
manufacturers and producers whose in
terests nigh. Sbe affected, should be af-
forded an opportunity to address the
committee on the subject. This pro-
position did not seem TO meet with favor
st She hands of the majority and after
considerable discussion tSe committee
aolourned until tomorrow with out dis
posing of the question.