Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-07-20

SIATioIiC5 ana oLltF lHclS regarding
organized emigration into Wisconsin are
to be collected by the Wisconsin histor.
ical society, working in concert with the
historical department OF the state univer-
sity. Persons willing to help are asked to
address Secretary Reuben G. Thwaites OF
the historical society at Madison, Wis.
Documents relating to the subject will
also be received by Mr.. Thwaites.
E.C ALLEN, the Augusta (Me.) pub
Usher who began his war against the
envelope trust last December, has 1,0O0,-
600 envelopes on their way across the
Atlantic, and will place large share on
the market for the benefit of the pubic.
When this stock is gone M. Allen will
send for more.
SINCE Plant City, Fla, has been guar
antined in consequence of the deaths
from yellow fever, the Florida papers
have discontinued their articles about
northern libcls on Florida. There is such
a thing as state pride, and il might well
be invoked by the welI-wishers of Florida
against the infectious enemy within her
borders. As long as there il no state
board down there, outside people will feel
free to com plain.
SOME of the Brazilian planters who
stand out against the recent emancipa
ton of their slaves have become leaders
in tho movement to establish q republic
This presents the singular case OF a mon
archy staAding for freedom aud repub
lie for slavery. They are not likely to
succeed. Emperor Dom Pedro has so far
recovered that he will soon be on his way
back from Europe to witness the fruits
of many years of tabor on his part in
behalf of freedom,
The necessity of one days rsst in
seven, not from the religious but from
the industrial standpoint, has been rec
ognized by the French Chamber of
Deputies in the passage of factory bill
which compeL5 employers to give the
laborers at least one day to themselves in
each week. No particular day is speci-
fed, as the Chamber Gid not wish TO ap
pear "too clerical" but it has, neverthe-
less been compelled to recognize the
orthodoxy OF the religious "rdinance.
We recently referred to the prevalence
of Sunday labor in Germany and the
results of an inquiry set on foot by the
government. The steps taken by the
French Chamber will doubtless hasten
similar action on the part of the imperi-
al authorities, which Is already contem-
plated.
II there were any widespread belief in
British Parliament that the documentary
evidence against Parnell really connected
him with murder, his presence in Parlia-
ment would be intoIerable and he would
have TO escape from London. The tories
do not consider the honor of that body
asked for an investigation, but it WAS de-
n ID him. As to the question why Par
nell does not bring libel suit against
the Times, 1t might be asked why the
Times does not place its evidence before
the public prosecutor. The British pub
lie refused TO believe Mr.. Parneil an &C
oomplice OF murders when the Times
first printed its letters, ard there is no
reason to believe that it will now. The
case of the Thunderer is all presump-
tiop, even assuming the genuineness of
the documents. The contribution of the
Times is a fiction which, as the News re
marks, "wouId scarcely have deceived
nursery"