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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
HE SHOT In SELF DEFENSE
Johu Curran Admits Killing Hazeltine
in Self Defense.
1t is Said CrOnin Was Removed Be
cause he Was Spy.
and His Attempted Exposures We're TO
Assist the London Times.

WAUPAoA, June 24-It was nearly IL
O'Clock before the twelfth man in the
Curran trial was drawn. The name and
residence of the jurors are as follows:
G. A. Bishop, Northport; John Strassen-
reidi, Lebanon; L. Russell, Fremont;
A. Sseiger, Fremont; Jno. Demmick.
Pennington; j. c. Turney. New London;
Jack DJwd, Little Wolf; A. Ferogeu,
Ogdensburg; Thomas Thom pson, New
LONDON; Thomas Flannigau, Lebanon;
Bacney Hayzer, Mukwa; John Tyrell,
Ben Creek. OF these men Bishop
is a isborer, Strassenreidi is a farmer;
Russell a farmer and logger; Steiger
Il clerk IN his brothers store; Dem mick, a
farmer; Turuey, land surveyor; Dowd,
farmer; FerogaD, merchant; Taom peon,
a liveryman Flanagan, farmer; Hay
zer, farmer and Tyrell, farmer; the
jury is looked upon as one of the best
which could be selected and both sides
are well pleased. Some of the men are
members or ex members of the Wsupaca
county board. DR.. Russell, of Oshkosh,
says that if an attempt is made during
the course of the trial TO implicats
the Currans in the mur1er of Banker
Mead he will place on the stand a man,
who during Hazelton's life the latter
offered 800 to swear that the Currans
were implicated in the Waupaos tragedy.
At the afternoon session OF the court
Judge Webb announced thatIJ ohm Curran
admits that h. killed Hazelton but in self
defence. Sensational stories are numer-
GUS and DR.. Russell asserts that while he
was in Hot Springs, Ark, recently he saw
Wood, the Chicago detective whom Hasel
tine assaulted in the sleeping ear at
Stevens Point. Woods statement to DR..
Russell was to the effect that
he was at Stevens Point
on a case for the Pinkertons. While there
he was seen by haseltine talking to a
man in the depot. When Wood went into
the car Hsseltine followed him and ac-
cused him of being at the Point in the
interest of the Currans. Haseltine told
Wood he would shoot him or the Cur
Ians if they laid a some in his way.
Wood Is one of the witness of the defense
are anxious TO secure, but cannot
the detective is now in Arkansas working
on the Slayton tragedy. The state also
claims an important witness missing,
but that even at this time can produce
witness who saw the shooting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
THE UNFORTUNATE CITY.
The Remains of JOhnstown Now Being Con-
sumed by Fire.

I'm
sumed by Fire.
JoHNsTowN, June PA sweeping fire
broke out in tie first ward at IL: 80 this
afternoon. The flames spread rapidly,
and at O'Clock twenty houses were burn
ing. Among those on fire is the First
ward school house. All the engines in
the place have been called out, and the
most intense excitement prevails. Nearly
all the houses burning were more or less
destroyed by the flood.
The Wind is is high aud the fire is
spreading rapidly toward Kernville. 1t
has gotten beyond the control of the fire
department., and now covers five blocks
Fire in the first ward consumed all but
three buildings in the district bounded
by Market and Walnut streets, and by
Main street and the river. Twenty-Five
houses ars totally destroyed. Many
of the buildings which We're destroyed
had been washed from thair foundations,
though many Of them contained house
hold goods which had been saved from
the fcod, and small amount of these
goods were saved.
The fire is supposed to have original
ed from the sparks flying from the
uuTuIuS CSUTlS III the ntlSnOOrnOO0.
Notwithstanding the force of men EN-
ployed in the ruins here was reduced
nearly one today, remarkable showing
was made in the way of clearing up the
wreckage. One heavy blast followed
another in the debris above the railroad
bridge, and the place will probably be
cleared up by Thursday. This
afternoon about three O'Clock charge of
dynamite ploded near the second arch
of the east end of the bridge, and from
the great body of wreckage tossed up and
the remnants afterward gathered tog ether
it was estimated that at least six corpses
were blown up. MuSh of the drift which
had been dislOdged from the stone bridge
has lodged in various places extending
as far below as Coopersdaie. A force of
men began this morning TO move these
Obstructions which have rendered useless
a great part of the work at the bridge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
NlCTIAS OF TREtLAMES.
A Disastrous Fire at Boston i'll Which Man,
LIVES Ins

A Disastrous Fire at Boston in Which MANY
Lives are Lost.
BOSTON, June 21.-A GIssstous fire ac-
compauled by serious loss OF life, oc-
CURED this evening in the fire works ss-
tablishment of Hever Bros. Three dead
bodies have been taken from tho ruins
and three others received injuries which
will probably result fatally. There is
fear that more victims may be among
the debris Shortly after O'Clock while
salesman was waiting on customer
upon the second floor he saw flash in
some fireworks behind one of the coun
tera. He ran for water, at the same time
giving ths alarm. The flames spread
with almost incredible rapIdity, shutting
off the escape of several of the men ID the
upper stories, and in five minutes the
dense smoke and almost incessant dis.
charge of fireworks Of differ,nt kinds
made the building perfect pandemoni.
um for those contained within its walls
Albert Gage who was employed in the
third story hung from the window until
he WAS Obliged to release his hold, then
fell to the ground breaking his back He
will probably die. Chas. Callahan and
Thomas Haine, who were working Oh the
fourth floor jun ped from the window in
their fright. Paine was killed, while
Cailahan's injuries are fatal. Will
lam Brenestunl on the second floor,
lost his way and rolled
down stairs and was picked up fatally in
jured. Samuel Cord was taken out dead.
Another body, that of body, has not
yet been Identified. rhis completes the
casualties so far as known at present
A arge proportion of the 100000 stock
is ruined but is well insured
Later investigation places the number
of fatilities at five, one other probably
fatally injured and two boys missing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
GRIM +.

JOHN o. MoMAsrERs, ex-assistant cash
ier of the defunct Farmers and Mechan-
Ics' Bank was arrested at Pittsburg, Pa,
and held in $50, ,0OC bail, on a charge of
embezzlement and rendering false &C
counts.
NICHOLAS FOLEY who murdered Miss
Pomeroy Clark, at E'gtn, Neb., was taken
from the deputy sheriff who captured him
and hanged to a bridge near the scepe of
his crime.
IHE Interstate commerce commission
has ordered criminal proceedings to be
begun against the Minneapolis, Sault Ste.
Marie d Atlantic road for making dis
crininatiug rates.
MARoNEY and Mcdonald, the two men
arrested in New York on suspicion of
complioIty in the murder of DIR. Cronin,
have been released; the witnesses who
went flom Chicago having failed to idep-
tify them.
MARTIN BURKE is under arrest at Win
nipeg as one of the suspects in the CIonin
murder case. The Chicago police authOri-
ties claim that re is one of the actual
nurderers.
The Chicago police now want Michael
Cooney as an alleged acoOmpiice of Mar
tin Burke in the murder of DR.. Cronin.
Cooney was an acquaintance of Burke and
left the city about the same time that
Burke left.
New YoRK.-The jury in the case of
William +. Howard, for obtaining $500
from the deIunot electric sugar Gem pany,
has found the defendant guilty of grand
larceny in the first degree AZ charged in
indie 1meut L.
The Union Prolific Road offers 81, 900
cash to any person on any train that will
shoot train robber. Several parties are
making frequent tups in hopes to get
shot
MONROE, Wis.-Beu Miller, a notorious
criminal, broke jail Saturday morning,
but was captured IN the woods near
BroSntown Sunday night. He died this
morning from exposure and morphine,
He swore he would not go to prison or
die in jail, aud he kept his word.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO June 25 - Flour Firm; dealers
generally asking 5alOc advance on standard grade
Wheat-Stroug; 81 for seller cash; SOIl for seller
July; Ta4 for seller September. Corn-Sleady
354 for seller cash; 359s for seller Julv; 80
for seller September Oats-Steady; 2294 for
seller cash; u 5!6 for seller July 81 10 for seller
September. Rye-i0la for seller cash Barley
Nothing doing. Prime timothy-140 Flax
No 1, 15o. Whi.ky. l O2. Pork Stronger; II .s5
for seller cash; llS7ls for seller July
Lard-Firm; 6,55 for seller cash;
GO for seller July. Shoulders % I2Isa5 q: /:
short clear. 6.i2IS DG.25 short ribs, 3. aOa5 95.
Butter-lrreguar; creamery, 1Sa15 dairy, l0aii
Cheese Weak; full cream chedders a. young
Americas, 74aS, tlrts. 7l6l7M. Eggs -Firmer;
fresh, 12at2Js Hides and tallow Unchanged
Flour-Recerpts. Il 900: shipments. 8. 600.
Wheat-Receipts, 5000; shipments. 3sOou
Corn-Receipts, 21l 900; shipments $4,000.
Oats-Receipts 1913 900 shipments. 90 600
CHIC,Go. June - The Drovers' Journal re.
ports: Cattle - Receipts, 800; steady; beeves
4 0Ia44O; steers, 33Oa4 l0 stockers and feeders,
? OOa3 40; cows, bulls and mixed l.25a3 90; Texas
cattle, 23Oa3.00. Hogs Receipts, q 500: active
and a shade higner; mixed, 3 20a4.45; heavy 4 20
a435;lght. 425a.455. Sheep-Recepts, 8 800; Firm
active and strong; natives, 225a400; western
330a41j; Texans, 3O0G425. Lambs. 2OOaiOO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
THE LAW ENFORCRD.
Racine Witnesses Quiet Sunday With Little
Drunkenness

RACINE, Wis, June 24.-The proclsma-
tion of Mayor Mitchell to the saloon
keepers of the city, in regard to the Sun
day closing law, was very generally OBJ
served here yesterday The sentiment
of most of the people seems to be in
acco rdiance with the proclamation, and
the report that drunkenness and dis J.
orderly conduct were the rule yesterday
are false. Occasionally man a trIfe
the worse for liquor was seen, but cases
were rare. If much Or mixing WAS done it
was kept quiet. Che saloons were all
rigidly closed and did not attempt to
evsde the proclamation. A movement is
On foot by the saloonkeepers to compel
cessation of all other business, but it has
not yet acquired much headway, and it is
impossible to predict now what the result
will be. The opposition to the closing
of the saloons will probably endeavor to
make the mayor and his associates all the
trouble they can, and extended litigation
and conflict will probably follow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
ernment's control over foreigners resid
ing il Switzerland.

ernment's control over foreigners resid
/ ing il Switzerland.
PAR1s.-The water in the Rhone is very
high. In some places the river has over
flowed its bank, flooding the adjacent
country and doing much damage.
ZANzIBAR.-Letters received here from
UjIji, dated March 10, says that Stanley
met Fippoo Tib and sent a number of
sick followers back with him by the way
of the Congo, Stanley intended coming
TO the East coast with Emin Pasha. Tip
poo Tib would arrive at Zanzibar in
July.
BERNE.-The Bundesrath has sent note
to Germany regarding the Wohlgemuth
affair. The note says that the Swiss p0-
lice excited a supervision over the move
ments of foreigners in Switzerland.
THIRTY THOUSAND letters written to Gen
eral Boulanger from sym mpathIzers have
been seized oy the French government.
Among them were Offers of service from
government officials, both cival ard mill
tary.
A PROMINENT Turkish official in Con-
stantInopie laments the spread of Chris
tianity among the women of Turkey, on
the ground that it will SOON Lead the Turk
ish ladies TO dress as immudestly as Chris
tian ladies.
BERLIN -GOrrential rains, accom- pan
led by thunder, have swept over Hesse,
South WestphaiIa, Nassau and Thurinsis.
The storm extended east to Saxony, and
.outh to Bavaria. Serious damage was
done to corn, hay and fruit crops. Sew
erai persons and large nun Der of cattle
perish d.
The Pail Mall Gazette asserts that
Mgr. J ersisco, who made an investigation
of Irish affairs 10 behalf of the Pope, in
serted in his report of the result of his
mission a statement that he feared the
Irish Nationalists would kill him if he
returned to ireland, and declared that he
had proof that that was their intention.
BRUssELs.-ln the chamber of Deputies
M. Jenson who was recently elected to
seat for Brussels by the Liberals, accused
the ministry OF incitlng agents to pro-
woke disorder at Mons. He demand ID the
resignation of the Cabinet. After q
heated alienation the president closed
the sitting. During the session the en-
trance to the Chamber were occupied by
the police. The streets outside the par
lament buildings were crowded and in
tense excitement prevailed.
BERLIN.-Iu response to in uiries by
the naUionalrath, the bundesrath denies
any grounds for complaint by foreign
powers of excessive freedom allowed to
socialists in Switzerland. II maintains
that it is not her sole duty to watch the
intrigues of revolutioniss and that she
will always fill her international o5liga-
tions. 1t asserts that the bundesrath will
properly guard the dignity aud interest
or the country, bat will not consent to
divide its authority over residents i'll
Switzerland in Germany.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
BRUISED ~ A STAMPEDE.


A Runaway Horse at Portage Causes Much
CONSERVATION.
PORTAGE, Wis, June 2O.-An immense
crowd had gathered on one OF the princi
pal b siness streets in this city last even
ing during performance given by
street fakir, when runaway horse dashed
around corner and into the denseness
of the throng. An awful commotion en-
sued and terrible calamity seemed inc
vitable. William Edwards, superinten-
dent of the Fox river canal, was seriously
injured. Several others were bruised III
the Stampede
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

VANCOUVER, w. T., has had a great fire.
The loss at this writing Is not known.
Mrs. HAYES, wife of the ex president,
thought she oan not recover.
HARRY HusNER, W. IL. Sullivan and Wit
liam Wood were drowned Monday in
Great Salt Lake, Utah, by the caesizIng
of boat.
TUESDAY night the Narrow Gusge Rail
road shops at Osceola, Iowa, were burned
toS Sether with several /, oemotives. The
loss will exceed $4,000.
THE New York Central depot at Buffalo
Sas burned Wednesday forenoon, causing
a loss of about S25,OOO.
In parts of Indiana farmers fear that
they will lose large portion tof their
crops owing to a new sort of small bug
which Is destroying all sorts OF growing
grain.
5. V. NoIGHr, cashier of the defunct
Farmers bank at Pittsburg plead guilty
to the charge of perjury, embt zzle
ment, altering the books and making
false entries. He is remauded for sen
tence.
NEAR Urban,, Ind, Monday night, the
cyclone express on the Cincinnati, Wa
na~n anu hlCnlRau hSllCoAu pie
of ties and other material which hao
been placed on the rails for the purpose
of wreeking the train. Fortunately the
train did not leave the track.
MANY thousand acres OF wheat aud
other grain in Southeastern Kansas are
said to have been submerged by the rise
of the Neosho river. The damage to
crops in Neosho county alone is estimated
at over S5o0,000.
FINDLEY, O.-rhirty-one persous have
been poisoned by eating corned beef
Half dozen physicians were kepS busy
sesersl hours, and it is now thought all
will recover. The persons poisoned were
! members of twenty different families,
and the meat was eaten for dianer.
GREAT damage has been done by storms
in Kansas. Uniontown, hamlet of 600
inhabitants, is said to have been virtually
swept out of existence and several lives
| sacrificed. The telegraph wires are all
| down, end 1t is, therefore, impossible TO
| get accurate news of the extent of the dis
sster. Destructive washouts are reported
/ aloug the railroad lines il the vIsinity of
/ Unlontown.
! JERSEY CTr1.-Fire broke out in n. 3.
/ Cushipg's machine work at 10 O'Clock
! Tuesday night, and the five-story brick
/ building spd contents were soon destroy ed
with the adjoining frame buildings be-
! longing to the sane firm. The flames
/ spread TO fuckers molssses refinery on
the west and crossed the street to she
Wallis iror works. The entire fire de
! psrtment WAS then called out, and after
hard labor the fire department wss sub
dued with loss OF soout Si6o,ooo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
A cow on THE Track.
Causing the wrecking OF Train and Il
ipiury NJ NAM Non

Causing the wrecking OF Train and the
Injury OF Many Men.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-A railroad wreck
causing the death of two men and
the injury of about 100 others, occurred
at the Pratt zine Tuesday morning on the
Tennessee Coal and Iron railroad that
leads out from slope No. 2. Every morning
train is run from the company's Office
in town out TO the mine to accommodate
miners and Others who work at the mines.
The train takes out men along the line at
nearly every house and crossing. Before
it reaches the mines it usually has
between 200 and three hundred on board.
This morning the train consisted of
three passenger cars, several ore cars and
one or two cabooses. The engine was
attached TO the end of the train and
was pushing the cars forward. While
running at the rate of ten miles an hour
the train struck a coz lying on the track
aud six cars we're hurled down an en-
bankment. Walter Besrty and Henry
McCauley, carpenters, we're killed, and
nearly hundred msn injured, some of
them having limbs broken. None OF the
blurred will die.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
THE WISCONSIN LAW COLLEGE,

Tur growth OF the college of law of the
marked. and its prospect for the fu ure
is so favorable As TO lead the regents
to further efforts for it's advancement. It
has been decided TO appoint dean of
the faculty, who shonld give his entire
time to the Institutional work and exc
cutive duties of the college. In ad-
dition TO his wor-, the present
able and experienced professors, Eon. l.
&. Sloan, Associate Justice j. B. Cassoday,
Hon. j. ii. Carpenter, aud Hon. Burr W.
Jones, will continue their lsbors, Mr.,
Sloan who has acted as dean for several
years past, and become so popular with
the students, will continus his
valuable instruction, it is expected,
in the same branches hitherto covered by
his carefully prepared and able lectures,
giving at much time TO the work AS his
extensive law practice will admit. Col.
Vim. L. Villas, who was one Of the profess
sors fron the institution OF the college,
until four years ago, when he vas called
from home upon public duty,
has consented 70 give TO the college such
time ss he can spare and will probably
resume the chair he vacated in 1885, as
he has been elected again to a professor
ship. The president of the university
and the Institutional force of the Law
department will put forth every effort to
carry out the purpose of the regents to
maintain this college abreast with the
bess law schools of the country.
The regents adopt the recommends
tion of the law committee that the one
year Law course be abolished. The course
hereafter will be for two years. Other
changes recommended by the Law com
mittee and determined upon by the re-
gents, will be carried ints effect, to make
the course of study more complete, and
the instruction and examinations upon
the various topics embraced in the
course more equal, systematic and har-
monious-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28

In accordance with custom, the Court
journal of Lond on, which announced the
completion of Queen Nlotorua's 10Th year
gav, the ages of her royal cotemrorarits
IA follows; King of the Netherlands, ~;
King of Denmark, II; King of Wurtem-
burg, 66; Emperor of Brazil, 63; King of
Saxony, 6l; KING of Sweden and Norway,
60; Emperor of Austria, 5S; kpg of
the Belgiaus, ID; King of Portugal, 50;
King OF Roumania, 80; Sultan of Turkey,
46; King of Italy, 45; Emperor of Russia
A; King OF the Helleues, 43; King of
Bavaris, Al; King OF Siam, 30; German
Emperor, 30; Emperor of China, II; King
of Serbia, II; and the King of Spain, s.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
a TRIPLs TRAGEDY.
Italians Shoot Contractor and Judge Lynch
PreSiues

Italians Shoot Contractor and Judge Lynch
PreSideS.
LOUISVILLE, June 24-The following
triple Tragedy comes from Bell county !:
q. ". Norwood, of Birmingham, Ala. E
contractor on the Cumbe land Valley
ex eusion, was shot Snd killed Saturday
a. his camp near Cumberland Gap, by An
Italian known as roney Crevasso The
cause of the shooting was that Norwood
had refused to keep back the mems
wages to pay Tony Crevssso and his
brother for bread the Italians had sold
workmen without garnishee After
the shooting they escaped TO the woods
but were captured Saturday night ia
Tennessee. They were brought TO Ken
tucky yesterday, and being conducted to
PInevllle jail when Judge Lynch took
charge of them and gave them trial,
resulting in the hanging of the elder
brother, Ioney, and sending of the other
brother to Jail. The officers started for
Pineville with young Csrvasso, and as
they were travelling along the raod
rifle cracked on the mountain side and
the prisoner fell in the road a corpse.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The train
bearing the president, Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker and Gen. Sc veil arrived
in the city this evening. The president
was Immediately driven to the executive
mansion. The papers for Burke's extra
dition are ready for his signature and
his private secretary will lay them before
him this evening. After the presidents
autograph is attached, it will be neces-
sary to again send the papers over to the
state department before tney will
become complete and in full legal form.