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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-03
UTILIZING NIAGARA's POWER.
The Falls To he Put to Work Generating
EIectricity.

The + ais o BE Tut 10 Work 6enerat5ng
Electricity.
WASHINGTON CRY, Aug. 3.-An important
nee''s.s - .'.n directors and stock holders of
the Niagara Hydraulic Electric COMPANY
was held yesterday at their Office in Alex
andria, Va, for the purpose of receiving
reports and perfecting plans to utilize the
water power at Niagara falls. This COM
pany have secured the grant from the On
tario government to Use the water at the
Horseshoe falls, on the Canadian side. The
Hamilton patents for mechanical improve
ments, which, regulate the flow of water and
control its use aud power are owned by this
company
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-03

Eminent engineers have approved plans
which provide for tunnelling through the
rocks at point several hundred feet above
the falls, under the bed Of the Niagara river,
thereby securing plentiful supply of water
for the power needed, and without disfgur-
ing or interfering with the beauty of the
scenery ut the falls. 1t is proposed to con-
struct a roadway leading from the old Maid
of-the-M Mist landing to the mouth of the pro-
posed tunnel, so that the massive machinery
required can be put in place without occs-
sioning Inconvenience to visiting tourists or
residents of the locality.
How the Power VIII He Used.
With the water power secured, it is in
tended by means of electrical dynamos, ca
pable Of transmitting strong currents of
electricity long distances, to furnish light,
power, and heat to various points within a
radius OF forty miles Electrical railways
will be built to Buffalo, Loekport, Batavia,
and intermediate points, and on the Canadian
side to Clifton, Hamilton, and other places.
A syndicate Of American and Canadian cap
italists have undertaken the construction Of
tho work
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
CRIME.

THE president has pardoned Benjamin
Hopkins, the Fidelity bank embezzler.
The Chicago police have captured 8
gang of freight car robbers.
MORE than $4,000 cash has been paid
out III the search Tor the murderer Of
Smell, and no real clue has yet been
struck.
COLUMBUS, ON the tally sheet forg-
cry case at London, in which Alien O
Myers was the defendant, the jury rem
drred verdict of not guilty.
), BAUEBEIsEN, one of the four ex-em-
ployes of the c., B & O., charged with
having conspired TO destroy life and
property by means of dynamite and who
has been on trial at Geneva, ILL.,, the past
week, has been found guilty and sen
tenced TO two years i'll the state peniten-
tiary. His three CO cons nspirators are yet
to be tried.
CINOINNATI.-Chas.T Tinker, boy of 10,
who, in September las, forged three
checks for So, 900 each ID banks with
which mis- em ployers, the Bodman Tobac-
CO company, has accounts, and who af-
terward went to London, where he was
arrested, has made a confession of guilt.
He accuses w. n. Hopkins of instiyating
him TO tho crime. A warrant has been
issued for tho arrest Of Hopkins as an
accessory, and the way seems clear for
both to go to the Columbus peniten-
tlary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04

REPORTS from South Wales tell of de
structiye fire at Broken Hill, a new
niI ing camp, which was nearly wiped out
of existence.
RoME.-The pope has given S2,4C0 to
tbs poor of Rome and S6o0 to the poor
priests as Christmas gift.
PARIs.-Ihe municipal council mas ac-
cepted the statues of La tayette aud
Washington presented to the city by
Joseph Pulitzsr, OF the New York World.
PARIs.-M. De Qoulede and other mem
bers of the chamber of deputies attempt
ed TO address a Boulargist meeting at
Pontoise but were denied a hearing.
Several violent scriumages took place.
SoF1A-The government has signed a
contract with Krupp for one million
francs worth of shells and is negotiating
with the same manufacturer for the pur-
chase of eighty new batteries.
IT is said that Ssxony furnishes the
largest percentage of suicides of any
civilized state. The number last year
was 1,104, or one to about every 5000 of
the population. In 1881 the total NUN
Der was 1,248.
ST. PETERsBURG.-A second inquiry n
TO the recent accident of the czar's
train at Berkier, results in attribut-
ing the disaster to criminal cons piracy
All tie recently discharged railway en-
ployes WILL shortly be arrested.
. BELGRADE.-King Milan has consented
to relinqdIsh the right to conclude for
eign alliances and military conventions.
The situation has been cleared by this
resolve and the Radicals are now ready
to accept the new constitution.
ST.. PETERsBURG.-A second ino uiry into
the recent accident to the Cars train at
Borkier, results in attributipg the dis
sster to criminal conspiracy. All of
the recently discharged railway EN- ployes
will shortly be arrested.
LoNDoN.-A crisis appears TO be immi
nent in the Bolton cotton trade. por-
tIou of the employees are already OF.
strike and refuse TO return to work until
their demands are complied with. The
wasters complain of bad work, and
threaten to order a general lockout unless
the work is i'm proved and the strikers re-
turn TO work. The operative are simply
supplied with funds and defy the masters.
A prolonged struggle is feared.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE failure of Douglas Henry a New
York etockbroker is announced.
AT q fire in picture frame factory at
cincinnati. one fireman was killed ard
six seriously injured.
AN ice gorge has formed or the Mis-
souri river, above Chamberlain, Dakota
Damage to shipping is feared.
JAMES GREEN, of Wolcot, n. Y, cut lis
wife's throat and then killed himself
Domestic trouble, as usual.
SAILING party of six-three women
and three men-wers drowned in San
Francisco Bay Cal, Tuesday, by the cap
sizing of the boat
EIGHT iaborers were killed and severa!
wounded by the ditchipg of passenger
train ON the Arizona and Southwestern
railroad.
IN a collision between two passenger
trains on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad south of Louisville, KY, Monday,
two passengers were killed and eleven in
jured.
Two brothers, George and Peter Mat
cello, had drunken row at Leisenring,
Pa, in the course of which they threw
their landlady, Mrs. Dubosh, down a flight
of stairs, breaking her neck.
OF the thirty seven buildings destroyed
by Tuesday nights oonhsgratioR in Mar
blehead, Mass, thirteen were dwelling
houses aud twelve shoe factories. the
total loss is now estimated at 100000.
only $226, 600 of which is covered by in
surance.
AN attempt was made at 5 o'clock
Wednesday morning to burn the office
of the Tacoma Ledger at Tacoma, W. I.
The paper has been making hit on
the gamblers. A reward OF $1,000 has
been offered for the detection of the in.
| cendisry.
CARLISLE, Pa.-Reports from the sur.
| rounding country and a number of towns
! in the Cumberland Valley, snow thou
/ sands of dollars worth OF property de-
| stroyed Tuesday night, by one of the
most disastrous ram and wind storms
which has visited this section. In rural
| districts dwelling houses were Uproofed
and fences bIoxn to pieces
DENyER.-Al the switchmen in the
| Union Pacific yards, about seventy in
| number, are out on strike. The men
| demand an increase in wages Of five
! cents per hoar, six additional men, and
! that the local sgent uuder whose dirsc-
/ ton they are now working be removed,
! snd that they be placed under the yard
! master.
! HOTEL and five other buildings were
( destroyed in the village of Miuier, Tszs-
4 well county, Ill. The VILLAGE of Her
Evansville, in the Upper Michie an lumber
! region, WAS entirely destroyed BY fire
/ Saturday night. Manufacturing prop.
/ erty "a the amount of $3.50, 600 Was de-
ssroyed in Lynn. Mass. Saturday night.
| The village of Olmstead near Russell
vile, Ky, has been wiped out by con
| fagrstion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
WASHINGTON.

REVENUE officers claim to have jamag-
ing evidence against Currau, arrested for
alleged completely il the recent opium
smuggling.
The collection of internal revenue for
the first five months of the fiscal year end
ing June Both, 1889, amounted 70 $53, ,O91,
1856, being an increase of $1,231,186 over
the collections of the CORES pondiug
periods of last year. TIE receipts from
spirits we're $29, ,306,364, an increase of
S1,757, ,854; from fermented liquors, $10,-
465, ,583, an increase OF $54 ,316; from
oleomargarine, 1913 653, an increase Of
$20el9. For November last the receipts
were $l07,411 greater than those for
November, 1887
NJ. HEATING, aged 50 a messenger in
the war department, while intoxicated,
stumbled in corridor on the fourth floor
and fell headlong over a staircase
to the marble pavement below,
distance of eighty feet. He was almost
instantly killed. Keating obtained liquor
from the restaurant i'll the building. and
mnch Indignation Is felt that liquors are
allowed to be sold there By the govern
ment, which furnishes rooms and ga-
free. strange fatality has attended
Keating's family during he past year, a
son having been drowned aud daug htsr
killed by falling down stairs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04

conveying message of pesce tn the
world are certsinly looked for. The
emperor readily finding s chance, none
Will doubt the character of hls utter
sncss,
LAURsLS OF PSACs.
The North German Gazette has tsrdily
reproduced. in q prominent position and
N large tyre, the enperor'S words on re.
ceiy'rg she wreath at the Vulcan ship
works: These are lsurels of peace"
Semi-ofhcial newspapers concur in the an
nouncement that whstever war plans are
IN preparation in France and Russia,
Germany remains on the defensive, in the
meanwhile perfecting her srmsments.
The National Gazette, summing up the
sl:1stion, ascribes the existing ststa 10
the fact that period has been reached
when the srminS of every side will be
terminated and the fever OF preparations
be replaced by q collective calm, arising
from conscious readiness TO do battle
On the other hand, in the opinion of
the Militar Zeituug and Kreus Zeiiung, the
expressions of the emperor are pacific
because the army is in state OF trans.
itIop, new infantry drill regulations and
radical changes in the defences necessary
to meet the recent EXPLOSIVES inventions,
and the reform in the cavalry weapons
combining to render advisable another
year of preparatory activity.
sIsMkRCK'S HEALTH.
The uncertainty concerning Prince
Bismarck's health has become disturb
ing factor in the situation. The chaucel
lor was better at the beginning of the.
week, but authentic advises from Ered.
richsruhe, report that since Wednesday,
he has suffered a recurrence or gout in a
severe form, Dr.. Sohweininger is in at
tendance upon him, but at the Instance
of Count Herbert Bismarck Dr.
Bardelln saw him on Thursday
Officials here assert that the condition of
the chancellor is in no Wise serious, al
though absteution from work for .iuip
Is necessary. Prior to hls relapse Prince
Bismarck has arranged to come to berlin
on the 18th inst, to confer with the em.
peror before the re-openlug of the Land
tag and rsichstag. The question of max.
ing an additional state provision for the
imperial family comes up in the rcichs
tag some time in February. Apart from
his mple income as King of Prussia, the
allowance of the emperor from imperial
ial funds is only S1JO,OOO.
yearly. 1t is reported than the chaucel-
lor will inform the reichstsg that an ad-
altional $350,000 is required, owing to
expenditures involved III the increased
duties of the head of the empire. THE
ooncensus of opinion is that some such
provision is necessary, and that the sum
mentioned is reasonable
THE IMPERIAL TOUR.
Early In February the imperial tour
will be resumed. The programme has not
yet been decided upon, but preparations
now beiag mBde indicate that tbs EN-
peror will visit Alsace- Lorraine Court
Marshal LiebenRu has been to Stras
burg to arrange for the reception ther
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
GENERAL NOTES.

CHA=. T. MAYER has been elected presi-
! dent of the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad.
3M1SNEAPoLIs millers deny that trust
| has been formed.
= SToNEwALL JACKsos's grave is to have a
bronze statue of heroic size.
! ( HE frat Presiden. Harrison wore a $50
| suit when he was inaugurated.
SENATOR HURST, of California, is said
to have at least one mine to every mining
state and territory in the country.
CAPTAIN w. L. CoUCH says that no set
tlement il Oklahoma is cOntem plated in
advance of the time fixed by the proposed
law.
THE Southern Paoific company have
decided TO dispense with litigation this
year and pay all its state taxes, which
amount to 100000.
A FIssURE has recently appeared in the
earth in Churchill county, Nevada, which
is three feet vide, several miles long and
of unknown depth.
EAeT DEs MONIES, .Iowa.-The State
Board OF Health was notified Monday
morning of case of malignant small
POx at Monticello, Jones county.
THERE is lady living in Cleveland
who suffers complete paralysis during a
thunder storm. The condition posses off
as soon IS the storm is over.
PIrTsBURGH firm Giron brokers is
reported to have control of the nail
market and al advance In prices is antic
lpated.
AB oY smoking pipe caused terrific
explosion IN powder magazine at Nit.
Pleasant, OHIO. One man was killed and
many were injured.
AN evicted Iowa settler has been
awarded 500 by a jury for improve
ments on the farm he occupied. The
verdict is against Snell the owner of the
lands.
E. W. THOMPSON, of Indiana, formerly
secretary of :he navy, is large share
holder in the Panama canal project and
is at the head of the American branch of
the company.
THE new Chesapeake aud Ohio Rail
road bridge at Cincinnati is com pieted,
and trains will be running regularly in a
few days. The structure cost between
$4,000 600 and 100000
In the month of October there wers 12O
persons killed in railroad accidents
throughout the country, of whom SO per
cent. were passengers. Out of 223 per
sons injured 120 were employees, and most
of these freight hands. No directors
were amorg the killed or injured.
TRE cash business done by Armour
Co, the pork and beef packers of
Chicago, in the year ending November l,
amounted to $55, 100000. They employ
5000 men. DURING the year they dIspos
ed OF 561, 109 head of cattle, l. 40, 900 hogs,
and 164, ,539 sheep.
SAN FRANCIsCo.-T rainfall through
out California up to the present time has
been considerably in excess of the aver
age rain fall for the first two months of
the rainy season, and is largely i'll excess
of the total rain fall of last year for the
same period.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
TRIAL OF THE VESUVIUS.
Maiden Trip Of the New Dynamite Cruiser in
Delaware Bay

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-The new dy
namDte cruiser Veeuvius, which left the
Cramps ship yard yesterday for Delaware
Bay, there to have test of her speed, re-
turned 10 the ship yard at ! O'Clock this
afternoon. The trial course in the bay
was reached last evening before
dark, and although the wind was blowing
gale, the sea heavy and other disadvan-
tageous conditions prevailed the contract
ors concluded to have a trial before dark.
The course of two miles was made in five
minutes and ffty-four seconds, three
seco o ds faster than the time fixed by the
board, requisite 20 9 rate of twenty
knots. Another run was made in six
minutes and twenty-One seconds, Ehich
was twenty four seconds over time. This
morning another trial was made, but dur
ing the -uE oDs of the air pump levers
broke and the last half knot Was run
with only one engine. The time made
WAS six minutes and eighteen seconds,
aud the trial was then abandoned and the
EesuVius returned TO the city. Heavier
air pump levers will be provided and
another trial will be made as soon ~ thy
are ittec. The horse power developed
at the time the air pump lever broke WAS
42SO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
Remains ofa Scythian KiuD.

In the same building where the relics
of Peter the Great are preserved, can be
found the sarcophagus of monarch i'll
TERED more than 1900 years previously.
Among all the treasures of the Hermitage
there is none more valuable than the So
called Ketch collection. On the snore OF
the Black sea, 600 ears before Christ, the
Greeks founded colonies, which, uniting
with the native Scythians, were usually
under Scythian rulers. Without the
gates of the modern town of Kertch, long
rows of tombs aud mounds exist, which
of late yeats have been carefully ex-
amined by the Russian government, aud
the objects found there, remains of the
former Grecisn colonies, have been pre-
served in st. Petersburg, forming the
richest collection of the kind in the
world. In 1881 mine was opened called
by the Tartars, The H.ilock of the
Brave" and in a room of hewn stone the
remains of a Scythian king were found,
together with his wife, his war horse and
servant. His golden crown and orna-
ments were there untouchec Even the
sarco phagus of carved cypress wood in
which his body was laid, remains unde-
cayed; and the carving and guilt figures
upon it are still sharp and beautiful Il
seems Incredible that a substance so fraII
should have epdCred for more than 1000
years uninjured. The gold bars of his
shield, the silver slaves OF his heralGs,
the collar of twisted gold wire are to be
seen here, beside man! other articles
found in his tomb, although large mum
Der were stolen at the time of the discov
cry.
But still more beautiful were the con
tents of tomb discovered in 1866 of a
priestess OF Ceres, with ali her 1ich orna-
ments, and these were all preserve d.
Most exquisite they are; the gold chains.
buttons, bracelets, necklaces, equal the
best workmanship of Venice OF Florence
az the present day. The golden plates
from her besddress are of repousse xork
of perfect beautv.-St. Petersburg Cor.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
WIsCONsIN JOTTfSGs

q. l.. Miller has bought the Prairie du
Cnien Union from A. VI. Beach.
By the accidental discharge of gun,
Harry Bowman, of Genessee, was badly
injured.
petition for the partition of Ashland
county has been signed by 50 citizens of
Hurley.
Otto Frederick, Wausa baker, has
Disappeared, leaving a number of
deb.s behind.
Patrick Lynch, foreman Of q logging
camp at White River, sas dangerously
injured by falling log,
Edward Savage has been arrested at
Baraboo for the theft of $500 worth of
wardrobe belonging 70 the Yiison Theatre
com pany.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
DFFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT.
Discovery of Novel Swindling Scheme of
Dishonest Cattle Owners

Discovery of a Novel Swindling Scheme of
Dishonest Cattle Owners
LONG IsLAND CITY, n. Y.-The in
spectOrs of the bureau of animal in
dustry of the United States have unearth.
ed novel swindliog scheme. 1t has been
the custom since the bureau extended its
operations to Queens county, for all cat
tie killed, because OF being infected with
pleuro-pueumOnia, 10 Re appraised and
paid for out of the United States treas
ury. The appraised value has averaged
S35. The svindle just discovered ena-
bles the perpetrators to pocket $40 to sl5
each for a large number of cattle con
demned and slaughtered. The swIuG lers
would procure small farm in the town of
Newtor or Jamaica and send from New
York or other places droves of cattle pur-
chased at S25 head. The carcass of some
cow which had died of pleuro pneumonia
v-uld then be obtained and exposed near
the cattle q sufficient length OF time to
insure their incubation with the disease.
The inspectors visiting the farm would
find the herd infected and appraisement
and slaughter would follow. Although n
the inspectors have no doubt whatever
that the owners of the cattle have
perpetrated deliberate sElDdle
they have been unable TO obtain conclus-
i've evi4ence to warrant arrests. In or
der, however, to prevent any more sach
swindlipg, the chief ins pector has decided
to pay for no more infected cattle II Is
believed that the treasury has been de
frsuded of between $4,000 and S12, 1000
by dishonest cattle dealers during the
past year. One man alone had three
herds condemned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
HARRIS0N'S ESCORT.
The 10th. Indiana Preparing to Take Part in
the Presidential Inaugural.

the Presidential Inaugural.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 3l.-General Harri-
son passed the last Gay of this, 70 him,
eventful year, pretty much as he has the
other days. In the afternoon he received
quite number of visitors. Among the
Gore prominent callers today were Gil
cult Judge c. E. Mitchell, of Tex
aTkana, Ark, said to be the only
republican state judge in Arkansas. The
Judge WAS panied by his son,
E. B. Mitchell, of Nashville. 1t is under
stood their visit was purely social. An
other visitor of note was Hon. Jason B.
Brown, democratic congressman elect
from the third Indiana district. He Is
the first democratic congres sman elect
or congressman to pay his respects to
the president. He states that General
Harrison gave him a most cordial recep-
tion, free of all formality and ceremony.
In fact says Brown, you would think
L was good stapnch re publican, from the
way the president-ele CT received me-"
The presidential escort, com prising
one hundred or more members of the
7Oth Indiana regiment, have com pleted
arrangements for their trip to Washing
ton. They will not accompany General
Harrison to Washington, as he will leave
Indianapolis about ten days prior 20
March h. The escort will arrive at Wash
ington about two O'Clock Saturday, March
2nd. Lieut. Morrill, will bs in command,
and they will not wear military uniforms,
or hats or medals. Their dress will be a
light brown overcoat with derby hats to
match. This escort will meet the presi-
dent elect at the door of WilIiara's hotel
and remain immediately about him from
that moment until he returns from
the inaugural. They will constitute the
presidential guard of honor. The Colum
biz club of this city, 300 strong, will &C
company the veterans on their trip TO
Washington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
PRESIDENT DIAZ INDIGNANT.

Resolution to Punish the Author Of the
Priests Uprising Story
CRY or MEXICO, Dec. 31.-President
Diaz, Secretary of the Interior Romero
Rabio, and Secretary of Finance Dablen,
expressed great Indignation when in
formed of the circulation in the United
States of the rumor that an uprising had
taken place in this city. They say peace
was never on firmer basis than at pres-
ent. President Diaz has expressed a
resolution TO punish the author of the
hoax If ne can be discovered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-04
IN GENERAL.
DEATH IN THE DITCH

Four Men Killed and Two Fatally Injured by
Peculiar Accident at Denver.
DENvER.-A fatal accident occurred
Wednesday afternoon on Fifteenth
street, which resulted in the instant death
of four men and the fatal wounding of
two others. The Denver Gas com
pany had hundred men employed ex-
cavating a ditch six feet deep along tt 9
side of and underneath the track of
the cable car line, when suddenly
the track for entire block fell, crush
ing the life out Of and imprisoHIng the
men underneath. Men were immediate
ly set at work removing the fallen track,
aud four men dead and two badly wound.
ed we're removed. The other men escap-
ed with more or less bruises. 1t is not
ye} known whether any more are under
meath the track Or not.