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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27

BERLIN, April 24-Queen Victora ar
rived at Charlottenburg at 9 o'clock this
morning, and WAS driven direct to the
castle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27
Wool Commission Merchants ASSIGN

New YoRK, April 24.-F. ID. Blake d
Co, wool commission merchants assigned
to-day. Liabilities 100000 to $15O,OOO.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27
SEC FAIRCHMD'S VIEWS.
He Tells the Senate Committee What He Thinks
of the Fractional Currency Bill

lie lellS the senate committee what lie Thinks
of the Fractional Currency Bill.
WASHINGTON, April "a. - Secretary
Fairchild appeared before the senate
finance committee to day at the reques5 :
of the committee to present his views on
the bill, which passed the house, provid-
ing for the issue of fractional currency.
The secretary strongly opposed the bill.
He asserted that previous issues of frac-
tionai currency had cost, in the expense
of production and loss from destruction.
as much as the entire face value of the
average circulation maintained. ne did
not believe public convenience required a
reissue nor that it would be popular.
The fractional silver and postal note sys-
tenn met all the purposes which the frac-
tiOnai notes would serve except by a very
large issue extending to the most remote
parts of the country aud requiring years
in its preparation. The cost and great
ness incident to such an issne and its man
ifest disadvantages which had led to it's
abandonment were to his mind conclusive
reasons against renewal of such cir
cUlati0n.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27
Maj. Gen. Crook Assigned to The Division Of
the Missouri.

WAsHINGToN, April 24.-The president
isSue5 an order today assigning Maj.
Gen. Crook TO the command of the divis
ion of the Missouri and Bridgsdier Gen.
Brook TO the command of the division of
the Platte.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27

Grotius and Pascal forgot nothing they
had ever read or thought. Cardinal
Mezzofanti, the linguist who Is said to
have known hundred languages, deelar
ed h9 never forgot word he had once
learned.
While DR.. John Leyden, the Orientalist,
was in Calcutta, there arose case which
turned on the exact wording of an act of
Parliament. A copy of the act could
not be found, but Leyden, having read it
before leaving England, made copy
from memory.
Nearly year after printed copy OF
the act arrived from London, aud it was
found to be identical with the transcri pt
Leyden had made.
To friend who congratulated Leydsn
on his remarkable memory, he replied
that he often found it source Of great
inconvenience. On the friend expressing
surprise, he explained that he often
wished to recOliect a particular expires
sion in something he had read, but could
not do it until he had repeated the whole
passage from the beginning to the ex-
preston he desired to recall
Valuable as this faculty is when as
sociated with sound understanding and
clear discernmeut, it is comparatively
useless II III merely retains WORDS ana fCr-
gets ideas, processes of reasoning, and
creations of the imagination.
Idiots have been known whose memory
for names and words was so retentive
that they could repeat sermon verbatim,
and indicate where the preacher blew
his nose aud coughed while delivering it
An English clergyman mentions man
who could remember the day of the burial
of every person who had died in the par
ism during thirty five years, and could al
so repeat the names and age of each
deceased person and names OF the mourn
ers at the funeral. But so weak was he
il telectually that he could not be trusted
to feed himself.
DR.. Moffat, the distinguished An ericen
missionary, and the fathsr-in-law of DR..
Livingstone, once preached long sermon
to a crowd of negroes. Shortly after he
had finished he saw a number of negroes
gathered about ple-looking Young
savage. he went to them and discovered
that the savage was preaching mis- sern OF
over again. Not only was he reproducing
the precise words, but initiating the man
ner aud gestures of the white preacher.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27
The cour, oussh the Sentence Of Pyne.

Pyne by the Clomeu'al court to six weeks
Waterford county court.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27
CUBANS EXCITED.
Several Provinces Declared in Il State of Siege
Bandits Have Full Control

Several Provinces Declared in State of Siege
Bandits Have Full Control.
KEY VEST, Fla.-Great excitement
reigns in Cuba owing to the general
marines proclamation declaring the pro
vinces of Havana, Mantanzas, Santa
Clara and PInar Del DiO in state of siege.
General Marin says his action Is due to
the enormous increase of bandits, kidnap-
ping, arson, etc. The liberal press has
been suppressed. General Marin wants
it to appear that leading Cu5ans are pre-
pairing for war, such is not the case. The
situation is this: The bandits have full
control of the island, and have burned
numerous plantations, and are doing
damage.
An Ovationand Kisses Given Boulanger
PARIS Gen. BoulanRer received an
ovation on his way to and from
| the chamber of deputies. Ladies threw
flowers into his carriage. The general
saluted them and pressed the flowers to
/ his heart. There were isolated criss of
dow. with the dictator" In the cham
! bsr group OF deputies and reporters
hissed, and cheered for thu republic. Sew
| erai rows occurred.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27


bles and the splendid animals that fell vic
tins to the flames.
IT is announced that Mrs. Waite, widow
of the late chief justice, will go to Gin
c1nnati to reside with her son, c. C.
Waite, general manager Of the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton railroad, @ho is
abundantly able and willing to give her a
home. Meanwhile her Washington resi-
dence will command rental OF $4,000 per
annum. Yet some foolish people persist
in holding her mp as proper object of
charity.
THREE millioa dollars loss, and no ad-
vantage TO anybody as yet, as the out
come of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy strike, demonstrates the practical
folly of resorting to such measures, as
means Of enforcing the demands oflabor,
however jGss they may be. Arbitration is
the only practical means for the settle
meut of controversies between railroads
ard other corporations and their employ
es, and the sooner legislation is affected
to facilitate and compel such method of
'S'''o 'ioii' '''o "0'''' ~ VIII w '0' oil 0"-'
cerned.
WHEN Salmon p. Chase died in 1873,
pro-ider,t Cir.,,t tand.rsd tba Chief Jus.
,i,,sbi,, 20 Re,,o,,. C,ooJlir, hy uboro II
,,,os doc,i,od T,1sso presid.nt Ar.bnr
an,oirtad him wfthoDt hi. nrevioDs
p,ro,,ad,,o A,,o.iots Jostica of tho Sn-
,,ror,o C,,t, 10 fI tho y.cor,y can.a5
a.. ,,,,.t, &c ,vo-d rIr,,4 or,a t,o ,,,,,
nrfr,,.d I,,, ths sepat. hpt +hep also
declined to 90 pnon the S.nrene bench.
Had nc accented either of these apDoiut.
perts his life won,d no donht have heen
,,rao,iv ,,re,Io,oea and cs,.ci.IIv If he
he b,d beep made Chief Justice. he would
have become one of the greatest ofAmer-
lean iurists.
the notion of the Senate and House in the
bond nurcbase matter ss authoritative and
sotifsctorv and issu.s an invitation to
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27

TIE American trotting turf has expert
enced q great loss in the destruction of
Senator StanfOrd's famous Palo Alto sta
bles and the splendid animals that fell vic
tins to the flames.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27
THOUSANDS CFKANGAROOs.
African Farmers Drive Them Into Corrals anC
Slaughter Them by Wholesale

African Farmers Drive Them Into COrrals and
Slaughter Them by Wholesale.
Kangaroos are such rarity, even in
the IN enegaries of this country. that it
seems strange to read of their being so
thick elsewhere as to become nuisan ce.
That such a thing is possible, however,
appears from the following, by a CON
tributer to Blackwood's Magazine:
In 1851 l had occasion to visit a station
in Riverena, which was stocked with
cattle. ] had couple of kangaroo dogs
with me. As l YVES leaving my friend
asked me to chain them under my buggy
as | had to cross the red plain, on which
there was generally two or three couple
OF kangaroos to be seen, and he did not
wish to have them killed. He had often
20 cross that plain with his wife, and she
took great delight in seeing the creatur
hopping about. RESPECTED his wish and
[ duly saw the kangaroos. That station
was afterwards sold By my friend who
stocked 1t up with sheep. The kangaroos
by 1875 had become a dreadful nuisence
not only there, bus on every place in the
neighborhood. 1t became necessary that
they should be destroyed, and in order
that the remedy should be eficacious,
action was taken simultaneously at the
various stations in the vicinity. Drives
were organized, and the poor creatures
were driven into strong yards and there
IN shot. On the station above indicated
more than 10000 were thus disposed of
within few months. Again, on quite q
moderate sized station with about 35, coo
sheep, about fifty miles from the one
above referred to, l saw by the station
books that 5000 kangsroos had been
killed AID paid for within six months.
Dogs and rifles we're used in this case,
the hunter retaining the skins. The
hunters were still in full en- pin msnt.
On my journey up the river I, missing
the river road, got out into the sheep
paddoeks, and 1t seemed to me that there
were still as many kangaroos as sheep
within them. After this kangarooiug
had gone on for time, squstters began
TO hope that peace and plenty would
reign on their holdings.
Man never is, bat always TO be blsst.
Then rabbits entered on til scene.
Secretary Whitney's ankle was more
severely injured at the recent paper hunt
than was at fret supposed. Il was badly
twisted and he cannot yet rest his weight
upon If.
Freddie Gebhsrdt was fined x79 80 for
assaulting a depot Estchman a. Houston,
Texas, who refused TO allow him to drive
across the tracks to Mrs. Langry's spec
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27

NJ, X. and T. Security Holders Can't See Why
Their Road should Fall Behind and the
VI. z. Declare Dividends
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27

adopted providing that IN all cases OF
pensions to widows, payments shall be
made from the date of the death of their
husbands, and that all officers of the
Uni led States authorized to administer
oaths shall do so free of charge. The
committee then rose and the bill, which
appropriated $50, ,2SO, 900, was passed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27

pensions TO widows, payments shall he
/ made from the date of the death of their
! husbands, and that all officers of the
! Uni ed States authorized to administer
/ osths shall do so free of charge. The
! committee then rose and tie bill, which
! appropriated SSn,2S0,O00. was passed.
SATURDAY. April u.
| HoSSs.-In the house the contest for
the consideration between the special or
| der of the homestead bill and the river
and harbor bill, resulted in the house go
! ing into COMMITTEES of the whole on the
river and harbor bill. An amendment
appro Priatipg S25O,COO for the islprove-
ment of the harbor Of Philadelphia was
adopted. Mr. Henderson of Iowa. speak.
ing to verbal amendment, said he could
not give his approval to the bill. It made
appropriations for the rivers and harbors
which 1t would test geography kuowledge
of any gentleman to locate. The forty
seventh congreS, had passed river and
harbor bill of SlS,000,000, aud the demo
Gratis had gone into the peXt copgress $
with their banner painted, Down with
the republican party because it had pass
ed this enormous bill" The verdict ui he
people had been against this piece of his
cory, in memory he did not propose TO
vote for the bill which went beyond that
which had been condemned by popular
verdict. Without further action the com
mittee took recess and the house ad
iourned.
MONDAY, April %.
SeRate.-The house bill prohibiting the
making in Washington aud Georgetown,
of books or pools on the results of trot
ting or running races, boat races or base
ball games, was passed. The senate then
resumed consideration of the bill to forfeit
certain laL ds granted for the purpose of
aiding in the construction of railroads.
the question being on an amendment
offered by Mr.. Stockbridge aud amend
ments offered byMr. Palmer. Mr.. Stock
bridge withdrew his amendment, After
some debate the bill was laid aside without
action. The house bill for the sale of certain
New York Indian lands in Kansas, was
passed and the senate proceeded to the
consideration of the national copyright
bill. After a brief discussion of an amend
ment offered by Sen. Morrill,, and one by
Sen. Vance, the bill went over, and after
executive session the senate adjourned.
HOuSe.-The speaker laid before the
house an invitation to participate
in the celebration of the centennial an
niveTsary of the Inauguration of George
Washington, to be held i'll New York
April 80, 1889. 1t was referred to the
committee on judiciary. The senate bill
granting a pension to the widow of Gen.
James B. Bicketts was amended to $50
per month and passed. The call of
states was then proceeded with. Among
the bills introduced and referred
under the call of the states was
one by Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, directing
the Encouragement to commence
judicial proceedings against the Union
Pacific railway company. The house
then went into committee of the
whole on the river and harbor bill.
After some discussion of the improve
ment of the Galveston and Cleveland
harbors the committee retired without
action and the house adjourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27

Tommy Danforth, the clever feather
weight OF Neg York, and Jack Havlin, of
Boston, have been matched to fight ff-
teen rounds with gloves for $500 purse.
The battle will take place in Boston in
about three weeks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27
THE PARRY STRAnDLE-

The publican state committee Of Wisconsin
having ncIuGCd IA their ConN cuton call all voters
who favor "a wire revision Of cur tariff laws. a
reduction of tnNalion ON imports, placing on the
Tree Int rs ncr ry possible the necessaries, and
making the tuxIuits e He Tear the expense Of
government" tie Chicnro Jourr al saEe'y Oh
tcHcs that Il e pen that wrote tue call must have
been held 10y a "Clcyeaud muEwump" The same
rhper is ute that no Uch tariT doctrines viii go
into the reI Iublican national convention Tho
umc cnll dem uncts the doctrine Of free trade as
Iu-hmrTiern and dangerous. ind demands such
pot, ctiou to American industries as VIII yeld a
fair return to capital aui h,ral wages 70 labor,
aud fnvoIs IA r,duCtiou ll,t rcppaD OF the iDt-r
nal revenue taxes. In the ori,f paragraph which
cmbodics the ideas Of the party in Wisconsin
fpcctmg the t,riT we have the puzzle aud the d.
Iemma the party Us whole are moving up to
New York Post
The above IS Il good specimen of the
anything TO get in office" policy of the
republican party. Wonder if the people
OF this country have not paid tribute to
trusts long enough not to be caught by
such a two-faCcd platform. But it is just
such platform as will he adopted at
NHiNhBb+ 4 ll' t''i'g Will AtNtiNt III thNoI
OF revision of the tariff. and II reduc-
tion of taxation 20 the necessities of the
public service economically administered,
aud in favor of protection to American
labor. All OF which is to say that the
Iarty is owned body, boots and bre, ches,
10y the trusts. Il the party was honest,
OF F,rI
two faced atraddie as thas Of the Wiscon-
sin state committee, 1t would tell the
truth 10y resolving that it vas the tool of
and would do the bidding of trusts
Ir is said the Public Printer Benedict, who,
when he first assarucd his ollie, observed that
'the street cars were good enough for him, now
has no less than five government carriages for tLe
usc or himself aud his brother, the chief clerk,
which, with the horses and two drivers are kept
nrd puid for ny the goveruu eut or these tue
ronlc printer himself sports carriage, spring
bar wagon, a coupe aud a buggy Milwaukee
sentinel
This MIR, 1t Is said" is the biggest liar
il America; or the editor who charges
such things a- tnc above so him is the
biggest liar. Now Mr.. Sentinel will you
trat out the evidence, if You possess any,
that Pu lie Printer Benedict has horses
and carriages kept for HIM at
government cApensvY There are many
people, besides partisan republicans
who would like 70 know, whether money
ia paid ont of the treasury aud Ivy what
authority for aay such purposes. Mr..
sentinel, it is but fair for the prMooRAU
to state That 1t believes this charge hbso-
lutely ia'sa, and that the Sentinel con
cootod 1T and knew it was false at the
time. If the Sentinel can bring the
proof of its truth it can find pleu,y of
democratic papers ready TO assist 1t in
deuouncing any such practice. Now let
us have the evidence
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-19
9epOt JuttinQs.

Conductor Slon,an has been on the sick
Hist for the past few days, and has been re.
fNGed during his illness by Conductor Den.
ney Of this place. Orrin Dcuney acts as
head breakman during the time on his train.
Dan English, section hand on this sec.
tion, left some of our merchants weeping to
the extent Of about $35 Dan writes that he
will be hack and settle up satisfactorily, il
he has to 90 to the poor house. We don't
want to see him 60 to the poor house, but
would like to see him come to time.
Owing to the large amount Of snow which
has laid along the track during this winter,
the load bed now needs considerable atten-
ton given to it, and the roadmaster says he
will put on an extra force to put it in good
shape again, pretty soon. ..s. +,
Several car loads Of lumber have arrived
during the past week for Warner & Stoltz,
and q great amount of merchandise for our
merchants, also great many passengers ar
irving every night.
G. NJ. Smith, of Chicago, has been here for
several days looking up land for himself,
brother and families He has not yet de-
cided.
Fred Clayton, hats and caps, runner from
St. Paul; Frank Barney, travelling FOL, Beaa-
prek 4 Co, have both visited OUT town this
past week. Also, the we'll known Anthony
Kelly man, "a. M. Truesdslc. N s5.t. y.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-19
A Teachers Institute

Will be commenced at Bottineau Monday
May ID, 1888, continuing five days, Prof.
G. J. Pickert, conductor. The daily exer-
cises will consist Of teaching, reading, arith.
metic, drawing. grammar, geography, phys
iology, queries and discussions.
On Monday evening there will be social
at the school house; Tuesday evening l. c.
ture at the Presbyterian church by Mr. Jno
W Bennett; Wednesday evening, papers and
discussions by citizens and teachers; Thurs
day evening, at the Presbyterian church,
lecture by Prof. Pickert; and ON Friday
evening miscellaneous program will be
prepared. Tie county superintendent an
nounces that no pains will be spared on his
part to make this event, the first of the
kind in Bottineau, . most interesting one,
and hopes that the citizens will show their
appreciation by their attendance uron the
various exercises and taking the part which
will be assigned to them in the program. 1t
Is understood that vocal and instrL mental
music will he furnished for the several
occasions.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-19

Our Dunseith friends are up and doing.
Their enterprise and versatility of talent are
the wonder of the 10Th century At last,
merit AMI perseverance have Leen rewarded.
They now propose to sink an oil we'll, 1t
having been discovered flat their water con-
tains Il heavy scum on it, which from its ap-
pearance and the effects 1t produces on the
system as an extraordinary aperient, is said
to be castor oil. We congratulate them
upon their discovery, and IN view of the
fact that the duty on imported castor oil is
l94.77 per cent, and what is worse and
more infamous, uuder the republican war
tariff, the dealers in it have formed trust
and have rushed up the price, this discov-
cry is most valuable. This Dunseith find
is therefore God-send to the mothers of
the land, whose babies are crying for castor
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-19
e. H. WARREN,
Gsnl Pass. Agent, St. Paul.

Geo. E. Brown & Co., Aurora, ILL.,, breed
ers and importers Of Cleveland Bay and
Shire horses and HolsteiL cattle, whose ad.
ver,isement has been running in this pape,
for several months, announce that their
special sale will continue till their present
stock is sold. 1t is contemplated to close
the partnership which has been existing 50
successfully for many years, after which
Geo. E. Brown proposes to continue the
business alone. f.
This firm has for years had the reputa-
tion of keeping the finest stock in their line,
and they announce that they still have a
large stock Of their best on hand which they
will continne to offer for . few weeks At very
attractive prices.
In buying blooded stock It is always safer
to deal with parties Of known good reputa-
.tion for honorable dealing and long expert
ence. The Messrs. Brown will send their
handsomely illustrated pamphlet to all who
will write tor II. II .s..
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-19
Our Educators.

The recent examinations held under thu
supervision Of supt. Cathro are very fatter
ing and we congratulate the successful can
didates. They are as follows: Miss Nora
Thompson, I'd grade; Miss Annie Burr, Sd
grade; Miss Rhoda Ferguson, Sd grade; MIR
VIM. McBain, Sd grade; Mr.. VIM. McLangh'
lin, Sd grade.
The time in which to answer the numer
our questions involved in the various exer
cises was very limited. There should be a,
least two days. Considering this restric.
ton, the result is very gratifying.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-19
Silk Ribbons! !

Those Of our lady readers who would like
to have an elegant, large package of extra
line Assorted hihbons 10y mail), in diferen,
widths and all the latest fashionable shades,
adapted for Bonnet Strings, Neckwenr,
Scarts, Trimming for Hats and Dresses.
Bows, Fancy Work, &c., can get an astonish
ing BIZ bargain, owing to the recent failure
oi IL large wholesale I'ibbon Manufacturing
Co., by sen,ing only 25 cents (stamps), to
the address We give below.
AS a SPECIAL OFFER, this house will give
DOUBLE the amount Of any other firm in
America if you will send the names and
2. 0. address Of ten NEWLY married ladies
when ordering and mention the name of this
paper. )" No pieces less than one yard in
length. Satisfaction is guaranteed, or money
cheerfully refunded. Three packages for
90 cents. Address,
LONDON RIBBON AGENCY,
Jersey City, n. J.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-19

Gov. Church in his Arbor Day proclama
ton, lays particular stress on, and quotes
the law relative to the planting of trees on
public highways. No more important mat
ter could engage the attention Of our farm
ers than this, which is not only calculated
to enhance the value Of their farms, but will
prove so beneficial at such times as the
winds bliz and the wayfarer is apt to fare
pretty badly on his way home. To bring
this subject before the farmers, we suggest
a meeting to consider it. Who will move in
this matter?