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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-03
News ltrmS from LocnI Exchanges.
The rlntteville Witness.

The iI0tteVIlle Witness.
John Byrne, residing one mile west
of Georgetown, had his leg fractured
in two places and otherwise bruised
and cut by the kick of horse last
Thursday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-03
Second. THE DAILY NEWS
Is an Independent, truth-telling newspaper.

The reader count hand the known newspapers
whose of politics always be accepted
as at least Intentionally truthful, and commonly in fact
On the other hand is the abutunivcrsal rule praise
party and candidate the Skies and cry down the
opposition party and its canddaet the verge the dsrepuab
So have such silly and reprehenbe methods in jour
naism become that they pass unnoced and accepted
coue-as evil inseparabe from practical politics
this is only another mistake of the thougess The Ame
people intelligent enough thoughtful enough fair enough
appreciate and endorse honest trutheing journalmn
prefer the misleading, the notwithstanding dishonesty
Of the organ"
The demand more and more for the fair impartial indie
pendent newspaper which give the reader all Tie and gives
absolutely free from the faint Of partisan bias This done
expression of opinion 5qsed aon fan will commend itself
the thoughtful reader when he may find himself in
agreement with the conclusions deduced from the premises
Dageements Of small only confidence in honesty
purpose remains With political ambition to crafty
grind, the impartial and independent newspaper may
truly be guide philosopher and honest men holding
every shade Of political faith. And this IS why HE DAILY
NEWS has to-day circulation of ambition a-week
NJ WYGAyr Sibley Iowa, writes: well pleased with
THE DAILY NEWS although am 'bred-n-thebone' Re-
publican with ay bag @roerIae in the South ending in
1872 The extreme fairness of THE DAILY NEWS, giving
credit where due regardless Of party, my approval
ments of popularity THE DAILY NEWS
IN TO One Cent day, it offers combination of
: any other American newspaper, and one which
Invest by the thousands.
Ill newsdealers at One Cent per copy, or will be
s per month. The farmer and mechanic now
4 TO have his metropolitan daily.
son, Publisher The Daily News, Chicago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-03
Rates for Advertising.

Terms of Subscription.
ne Year, so in advance
Months cents in advance
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-03

J. NJ. Smith, of Mineral Point, has
been appointed on a Commission to
settle with the tie Indians in Colorado.
An excellent appointment. We would
like to see him though, dancing the war
dance with the tie SquawS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-03
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

CIRCULATION 1,O56-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-03

DISPLAYED ADVERTISEMENTS VIII be published
in The Iowa County Democrat at the following
rates month.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-03
ALDRo jerks. ATTORNEY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

P. o. Address. Mineral Point, Iowa Co,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-03
State of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court. :

Dated Dodgeville, Wis. July ,, 1888 Saws
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

On the first page of this impression
attention is directed to the shameful
conduct oflewd women upon the streets
Since that paragraph was put in type
respectable and we'll behaved ladies have
been insulted upon the street by strange
men, and, apparently, no lady can walk
the street after nightfa1 without risk
of being grossly insulted. This is the
natural result of the freedom and impu-
dence with which a half dozen or more
brazen creatures ply their trade upon
the streets, unmolested by the officers of
the law. We desire to repeat, in the
most emphatic terms, that this thing
must stop. Our people are aw-abiding.
They expect the officers of the law to do
their duty. If they do not, when their
attention is called to it, some other and
effective method will be resorted to to
rid the streets and the town of this
monStrOuS nuisance.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

THE tariff fight is on again this week
in the House, but the free trade leaders
will not endeavor to force the Mills bill
to vote before the st. Louis Conven-
tion. That body will crack the party
whip, nominate Cleveland with an anti
tariff howl, and try its best to drive one
or two of the men whose assistance
Mills needs so badly into the ''revenue
reform" camp. Failure, after all these
efforts to carry the bill by fair means or
foul, would leave the Democratic party
in sad way.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
SAM RANDALL'S SACRIFICE.

WHAT 1T HAS COST HIM TO STAND STEAD
FAST FOR A PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
Moses P. Handy in Philadelphia Times.
The people of Philadelphia ought to
turn in and give Mr.. Randall a big re-
ception, a big dinner OF something in
testimony of their appreciation of his
magnificent stand for protection. His
bitterest enemies can but admire the
way in which he has stood up for his
convictions regardless alike of the caiole-
ment and bulldozing. If he had betray-
ed the protection cause he might to-day
be the power behind the throne at the
White House, the dispenser of federal
patronage in Pennsylvania, and the
leader of his party in the House of Rep
resentatives. Indeed, he had all of these
distinctions with promise of increased
power, and threw them aside as so many
cheap trinkets in maintenance of his
consistency. Cleveland, who owes his
election to the speeches that Randall
made in New York guaranteeing his
friendliness to protection, now gives him
the cold shoulder. Northern Democrats
are threatened with black listing if they
shake hands with him, and Southern
Democrats, whose cause he espoused in
the most trying hours of the reconstruc-
tion period, saving their States from the
horrors of the force bill, now think it
the proper thing to denounce him as a
traitor to their party. Badly delivered
as it was, Randall's tariff speech, which
spoke only his own sentiments, has at
tracted more attention than any other
delivered on the Democratic side. and
10000 copies of it have been ordered al
ready for distribution by other Congress
men.
"God bless you, Sam," said Judge
Kelley, one of the handful of members
who dared congratulate the deposed
leader, Republican praise may not be
what you want, but Pennsylvania is
proud of you, and 1 can't help saying So"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
IMPURE FOOD.


Exceeding caution should be exercised
in the purchase of a new article of food.
Many recent cases of serious illness have
been reported from the use of new patent
foods for infants, from untested baking
powders, and cheap flavoring extracts
The desire for rapid wealth induces un-
Scrupulous manufacturers to place any
thing before the public that will sell at a
large profit, without regard to its useful
ness or healthfulneSS. At present there
is a great raid upon the baking powder
market, and so many impure and adulter-
ated articles of this kind have been found
peddled about the country that the au-
thorities in several of the States have
taken the necessary action to expose them.
The report of the Ohio State Food Com
mission has shown that large number
of the brands sold here are made from
alum, phOSphates, or cheap or adulter-
ated cream of tartar. The danger to the
public is made still greater by the un-
blushing effrOntery with which the pro-
prietOrs of these impure powders adver-
tise them as perfect, claiming for them
all kinds of tales and impossible endorse
mentS.
The official report of the Ohio State
Food Commission gives the names of a
number of these impure powders, and the
amount of impurity and inert matter in
each, as follows:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
PUBLIC OFFICE APUBLIC TRUST

PUBLIC OFFICE APUBLIC TRUST.
Cleveland Leader
The Senatorial civil service inyestiga-
ting committee which is examining into
the New York Custom-house manage
ment, is bringing to light some very un-
pleasant facts for the Democracy. One
witness, Republican, testified that he
was compelled to contribute money to
Gov. Hills campaign fund and that he
did so under the thin guise of taking
"shares in Widow McGinness' pig rattle" !"
Lewis McMullen, appraiser of the port,
declined to answer whether he had made
removals for political purposes, but
when told by the Senators that he must
answer he said that last February he had
been summoned to Washington by the
Secretary of the Treasury; that when
he was there he was referred to Assist
ant Secretary Maynard, ''who suggested
or intimated to him that it would be ad-
visable to remove these men," He in
formed Mr.. Maynard that the men in
question ''were possessed of integrity
and ability" but their removal was de-
creed and they had to go. Among those
removed was DR.. Edward Scherer, a sci
enlist who for many years had discharg-
ed the duties of chief chemist of the
government laboratory. Several scien-
lists testified to the good character and
ability of DIR. Scherer. Daniel J. Moore.
an assistant appraiser, testified that he
told Mr.. Maynard. that DR.. Scherer
was valuable official and ought not to
be removed. But Democrat wanted
his place and he was dismissed. Over
so per cent. of the New York Custom
house officials have been discharged
within the last three years.
This is the civil svrvice reform which |
the New York Independents aided Pres
ident Cleveland to inaugurate.
"Public office is public trust"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

ELABORATE and systematic jury fix
ing, bribery and perjury are being un-
earthed at Chicago. The crimes have
been carried on for years, wherever
necessary to win, by agents of the Chi
cago City Railroad Company, as their
necessary daily avocation. The compa-
ny's claim settler and its attorney are
the persons most directly involved. A
witness testified that it had been his
duty to get acquainted with jurors and
introduce them to the claim settler, and
that the latter had furnished him money
with which to treat jurors in saloons,
and that in one instance, when there
was no other resource, he had been urged
to go on the stand and testify about a
matter of which he knew nothing, the
testimony desired being outlined to him.
Another witness testified that the claim
settler and attorney had paid him money
to throw a verdict for their employers.
The President of the company &C. B.
Holmes) is well known throughout the
country in connection with Y. NJ. C. A.
work, and has stood high in religious
circles at Chicago.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
DROWNING AT BRIDGEPORT.

Wheeling Intelligencer, Tuesday
\ sad and distressing case of drowning
occurred near Bridgeport last evening
during the progress of the terribly severe
and heavy wind and rain storm that pre-
vailed between and o'clock. Before
the storm commenced a six-years old son
of Joseph Taylor started out in company
with two companions, who were two or
three years older than he. to look for and
drive home the cows belonging to their
parents. They went up the old Cadiz
pike, and when about half a mile up the
road the storm broke and they took shell
ter under the chute at Brooks coal mine.
Under this chute there runs a small stream
or run. This soon after the rain began
became swollen till it reached the proper
tons OF dangerous mountain torrent
1t rOared with noise that drowned the
frightened cries of the boys, who by the
sudden rising of the run were made pris-
oners under the chute. Suddenly the an
CRY torrent appeared to leap still higher
and the Taylor boy was swept from his
feet and whirled away from his frighten-
ed companions. The current was so swift
that he was swept from their view almost
instantly.
As soon as the waters subsidized suffici-
emily to allow them to get out, they hur-
ried home and gave the alarm. A party
was instantly organized to search for the
body, there being few who had any hope
of his having been able to save himself
from the torrent by catching any branch
Dlhgent search was made all along the
banks of the run from the river to the
chute, but no trace could be found. The
body was evidently whirled through cul-
vert into the river. Late last night the
back river was seined by friends of the
bereaved family, in hope of recovering
the body.
The stream is one of the quickest to rise
in this locality and while it soon subsidies,
while it is on high is one of the most
dangerous.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
NJ. E. GENERAL CONFERENCE.

The Methodist General Conference
Saturday proceeded with the election of
Church officials The ballot for Mission
ary Secretaries, taken ON Friday, result
ed in the selection of Chaplain G. C. Nc
Cabe. Further balloting for the two re-
naming Secretaries resulted in the
choice of 1. o. Peck and A. B. Leonard.
A. j. Kynett was reelected Secretary of
the Church Extension Society; J. L.
Hurlbut, Secretary of the Sunday School
Union and Tract Society; DR.. Menden-
hall, editor of the Methodist ReUieo0; j.
NJ. Buckley, editor of the Christian Id
oocGte-receiving 284 votes against 105
for Miss Frances Willard. President of
the w. G. T. u; J. H. Bayliss, editor of
the Western Christian AdUocate,. Arthur
Edwards, editor of the Northeastern
Christian Adoocdte. J. NJ. Phillips,
agent of the New York Methodist Book
Concern, and Earl Cranston, of the
Western Concern, were elected Treasu-
rers of the Missionary Society.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

THE promotion of Rev. DR.. JAMES NJ
THoBURN to the BishOpric is a subjec
of congratulation hereabouts. Bishop
Thoburn was born on the old ThoburI
homestead, near St. Clairsville, in March
1886. He began preaching at q years
of age, and at % went to India as mis-
sionary, where he has been ever since
and of late years has had general charge
of the vast missionary work of that coun-
try. He is preacher of power and elo-
quence, and deeply devoted to the work
in which he has been engaged all the
years of his manhood.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
THE STORMS OF MONDAY.


The storms of Monday extended over
wide scope of country, and while they
did not do serious damage in this imme-
diate vicinity, in some localities destruc-
tiOn marked their pathway.
Early in the afternoon a heavy rain
fall occurred accompanied by considera-
BILE wind and hail Later, about 5 o'clock,
storm of more threatening aspect
broke forth-the air was sitting, and the
sky wore somber greenish cast, while
strong wind from the Northwest pre-
vailed, driving the clouds with fearful
velocity before it. The rain fell in tor
rents, filling to overfowing water pipes
spOuting, cutters, &c, and the streets
and payements were veritable creeks
1t was the heaviest rainfall in this Sec
tion for years, while it lasted.
At several towns along the Ohio, con-
siderable damage is reported. At Mar
tins Ferry the cellars in the low part OF
town were flooded, and in places Hano-
yer street and the Cleveland and Pitts,
burgh railroad was covered several feet
with gravel. Back in the country the
hillside felds-especially corn fields
were badly torn up.
At Bridgeport the storm was furious.
West of the town, along Wheeling
Creek, the rich bottom land, chiefly util-
lied for market gardening, was over
flowed, and the gardens destroyed. The
National pike was torn to pieces at sew
eral points where the angry hillside tor
rents washed across it.
At Steubenyille and vicinity good
deal of damage resulted. A large green
house west of town was unroofed; many
houses in town were injured, and a
number of farm houses were partially
destroyed.
At New Cumberland the Presbyterian
Church was unroofed, and from other
points partial ruin and disaster are re-
ported. 1t will be observed that deni-
zens of this region came of well.
At Cadiz the wind storm was terrific.
The Presbyterian church, large mod
ern structure, was rocked to its founda-
tion. The tall spire was blown from its
abutments and hurled to the street be-
low, its point crashing through Shot
wells law Office, at the opposite side of
the street. Mr. ShOtwell was standing
at window in the office, but escaped
unhurt. A portion OF the front wall of
the United Presbyterian church was
blown down, the roof of the Odd Eel
lows Hall was blown off, Gillespie's fur
niture store was partially unroofed and
the end of the building crushed and
large number of residences damaged.
No lives are reported lost, but several
persons were injured by flying of tim
bers, bricks, etc.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
WNuY n0ISITEEER so

with headache and vertigo, doctor?
have bad cough, too, and dull aches un-
der the shoulder blades; I'm losing weight,
and am bilious all the time" The courte-
GUS physician answers: "If you inquire
what is the cause of all this mischief, it
is torpid liver. That organ, you are
aware, is the largest gland in the body,
the system. When it fails to do its prop
er work, the refuse of the body is re-ab-
sOrbed and goes circulating round and
round in the blood, poisoning, not nour
ishing, the tissues. But why you con
tinue to suffer in this way ] am at a loss
to understand, since DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery would give prompt
relief, and future immunity from such
attacks"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
additional Editorial on first page.
THE General Conference of the NJ.

THE General Conference of the VI. E.
Church has adopted a resolution de-
nouncing license and all form of taxa
tion of the liquor traffic, and, practical
ly, advising the membership of that or
ganization to vote the so-called Prohibi-
tion ticket
Coming at time when the most en-
lightened public opinion of the country
is drifting to the conclusion that high
tax or high license is the only effective
way to treat the liquor traffic in
very many communities, this declaration
is most unfortunate and inopportune.
All candid men who have watched the
workings of liquor laws know and ad-
NIT that, where public opinion is not
strong enough and courageous and per
sistent enough to sternly enforce prohib-
itory laws, such enactments are, practi-
cally, dead letter and harmful. 1t is
the testimony of candid men, not friend
ly to the liquor traffic, that prohibitory
legislation is total and absolute fail
ure in the larger towns of Maine, where
sO-called prohibition has prevailed for
more than thirty years. So it is in Kan
saS, and SO it is in Iowa. And yet the
good men of the Conference counsel peo-
pie to vote the prohibition ticket and to
insist upon prohibition in States like
Ohio and Pennsylvania and New York.
We have had sO-called prOhibitory, or
dinance in st. Clairsville for several
months, but no well informed man but
is satisfied it has been violated hundreds
of times is being violated daily, and al
ways will be. How absurd, then, to Sc
riously think of such legislation for
scores of the cities of New York, and
for the many cities and larger towns of
Pennsylvania and Ohio?
The mass of voters of both the great
political parties of the country will will
ingly cooperate in uphOlding and en-
forcing laws that tax liquor saloons to
the utmost, where they can not be sup
pressed, and certainly, no good citizen
but will support the enforcement of pro-
hibitory ordinances or other enactments
where there is such public opinion as
demand such laws; but the brethren
should not crowd men too far who do
not agree with them that the chief end
of man is to look after what his neigh
Dor eats or drinks, and that all other
great public interests must be subordi-
nate to that end
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
A SOUND LEGAL OPINION.

E. Bainbridge Munday, Esq, County
Attorney, Clay Co., Texas, says: 'Have
used Electric Bitters with most happy
results; my brother was also very low with
malarial feveIry and jaundice, but was
satoag ee& ~ Eaets Tle use Rt 3I sls n5 eclng am
adds like testimoney, saying: He posi-
lively believes he would have died, had it
not been for Electric Bitters. This great
remedy will ward off, as well as cure all
malarial diseases, and for all kidney, liver
and stomach disorders stands uncqualed.
Price SOC. and 81, at PattersonS. 6
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

THE list of Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was completed last
week by the election of DR.. John P.
Newman, of Washington City, and D.
A. Goodsell, of New York. The five
new Bishops chosen are Drs. Vincent,
Fitzgerald, Joyce, Newman and Good
sell. They are representative men of
the Church, and valuable acquisition
to the Episcopal Board.
DR.. J. NJ Thoburn was elected Mis-
sionary Bishop to India.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
RENEWS HER YOUTH.

Mrs; Phebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay Co.
Iowa, tells the following remarkable story
the truth of which is vOuched for by the
residents of the town: al am 73 years old
have been troubled with kidney com
plant and lameness foF many years;
could not dress myself without help. Now
l am free from all pain and soreness, and
am able to do all my own housework.
owe my thanks to Electric Bitters for
having renewed my youth, and removep
completely all disease and pain" Try a
bottle, SOC. and 81; at Pattersons' drug
store. 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
NEVER HEARD

Of"Davy Croekett's Coon" That's queer
Well, it was like this: Col Crockett wa.
noted for his skill as marksman; ont
day he leveled his gun at a raccoon in {
tree, when the animal, knowing the
Colonel's prowess. cried out, Hello, there
Are you pavy Crockett? If you are, II
just come down, for l know am a gont
coon." Just take a dose of DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, and see how
quickly your biliOusness and indigestion
will emulate the example of "Davy Croc
kett's coon," and "climb down." They art
specifics for all arrangements of the liver
and bowels.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31
Per Cent. of
ImDuritieS etc

The impurities in the powders above
mentioned were found to consist of vari-
Gus matters more or less hurtful. In DR.
Prices powder the principal impurities
were lime and Rochelle salts, which were
found in large quantities. The impuri-
lies in Hosford's powder were composed
of phosphate of soda, lime, ETC., but none
of the nutritious phOsphates," without
which its manufacturers claim life can
not be sustained. The impurities found
in the other powders named were princi-
pally alum and lime.
is evident that the Royal Baking Powder
is of the highest degree of strength and
purity.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

THE Democratic State Committee Or
ganized. J. B. Townsend, of Lima, was
elected Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee. 1t is understood that the Or
ganization was effected merely to keep
the party out of the hands of receiver
Cleveland and Brice, he of free-excur-
sion-train notoriety, are expected to fur
niSh the Doodle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-31

GLORIOUS PHIL. SHERIDAN has for a
week been lowering between life and
death, from heart disease. The end may
be delayed few days, but it is thought
not distant.
1t is hard to think of one so strong and
brave dying so young. He is the last in
the public service of the illustriOus lead
ers of our armies. 1t is fitting that he
should die under the shadow of the cap
ital he did so much to save.