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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-09
WASHING TON LETTER
From our regular correspondent.
WAsHINGTON. January 2. 1889


The Presidents New Year recep-
ton is still the talk of the town,
and is likely to be for many a day
to come. 1t was undoubtedly the
most brilliant affair that ever took
place in the White House, and that
TOO, in spite Of the cold drilling
rain which made the day one of the
most disagreeable of the season.
Mrs. uarrison's place was filed by
her daughter, Mrs. Mckee. Score
lary Blaine held a reception at hi-
house Immediately after that Of the
President, in honor of the foreign
legations aud the members OF the
Three Americas Congress and of
the International Maritime confer.
ence. This WAS particularly trying
ON Mr.. Blaine, rs his wife was alb
sent in Maine, where she had gone
to attend the funeral of her sister,
and he had only the day before re-
ceive" news OF ms e'der oro'oer :
death, in Oregon. But as the iuyi-
tatlons We're all out no ieli IL 10 oe
his duty to lay aside his private
g,iafs and fulfill his official obi
cations ~.
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,...,.;,,,.a T.. ,bo los, Conore..
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placement 70 7'ooo IONS !" o,"''
u'I...i.. ,.I;.h ..i3 ~ ronr....,
ASh pia" "o'cn Is S''o 70 FeP''Se",
an entirely ne" ''ea ID 'r"'ry'
emps' As we are "''er 'ne o''' ~
De had 1t Is proo'o'e 'u"' congress
VIII acque'ee.
secretary hI''ne ""' NPPo'",'" - p
Seve'ion brown ehlei olerN % 'ng
state department. Nj n'o"" "e''
the position tor many years. ou' was
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-09
MISSING LINKS.

this year than ever before.
A huge rattlesnake crawling al,
the sidewalk was one of the sigb,s
Athens, Ga, the other day.
Henry NJ. Flagler. the Standard \,
millionaire, is going to lay ont an
tensive winter baseball ground
Florida.
Oliver Wendell Holr.es receptlr
marked that death bears as plea,i1.
face to an old man as sleep to onev,
is tired
Mr. James Z. Murdoch, the di,,;.
guished actor and reader, viii hon
forth live in Boston, where he wiDon..
a school of oratory.
King Dinah. of Africa. who ba, ma,
a sensation in Paris, has recaiyed II
offer from an American dime mu,a,r-
proprietor to travel in this country
Ex-Goy. Pinchback pulls no bl,r.
from the southern lottery in wb.
"he draws SO. 900 a year from \
funds, it is stated. irrespective OF bag
the wheel goes
Max Strakosch who brought Som
of the most brilliant singers to N
country that ever left the other sid.
the Atlantic, is in the Home for Cgr /
bles at Fordham, y. Y, paralytc
A statue Of the late Louisa NJ A'oo.
is to be modelled by Frank L. ElweH 4
Concord sculptor, an intimate i1a1iI
of the authoress. There is rlms,
that the statue may be placed In tss
Free Public Library Of Concord
John Burns. the London labor ar,..
tor. uses no tobacco nor strong drek
He has collected a fine library II
standard works, largely on political
and social economy, and be ha, 1
superb voice for public speaking
Mrs. Leyland, formerly Miss JENNA
Chamberlain, is said to possess % mos
exquisite complexion and maryeag,
eyes. These constitute her main
charms, but cannot be reproduced a|
her photographs, which therefore con
vey no idea OF her real beauty
Lord Mulgrave, eldest son of the Mr..
quis Of Normandy. is about TO yist|
America He is a man of strongly p-
ligious ideas. and has seriou. th,r n
OF accepting commission I'm tie Sl.|
walton Army He frequently c0udua,|
missions IN the London >lums.
Edmund G.. Ross, once United Stated
senator from Kansas and later Govern.
or OF New Mexico, who has run4
been setting type i'm Tie office OF hi
Santa Fe Ac,c jicIicaH. has beeuclo,sa
bv the company owning the Dcmmg
He4altghf as editor of that paper
Jobns uoplins fine found... of,s.
university that bears his name To- Ba.a.
more, entered the same city al tbe gg
of - with 81 - cents I'm hi, pocas
and died worth #IO00.000 I.Non-
ed harder to make the first Sl0.0tm
he did TO make an the rest The ads
OF his wealth was made as private
banker
Emily Paxtou of Pike county N.
souri,. has permission from the Cos.
eruor OF that state to wear "a mms
dress anywhere nm tii~-oufl Outside
Of cities OF 10000 inhabitants. e
works ON farm ana her la1orle w.
cupation Is hreahinS horses To harness:
Oh these she herself owns three ana
has charge OF thirteen.
The sporting men have new iat
It's a harmless one. for il consists
only of wearing "A trout llv as i scarf
! pin. The effect Is pretty. The be-.
contrasts are IA brown hdckin ON q paa
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-09
Capitol Notes.

pointments, but each one must try
and make this, the year Of 1890, the
happiest one Of their lives.
New Years eve the people of
Madison prepared themselves in
various ways to bid farewell to the
good old year, 1889, and to greet the
incoming year, 1890 The Metho
dist and Congregational churches
held watch meetings The young
people Of the Unitarian church had
musical and dramatic entertain
ment. AT the Turner Hall the fire
men had a party. The old year
departed leaving cold weather be
hind her ana the new brought rain.
New Years day was spent in a
social manner. Some of the bravest
youngsters enjoyed Themselves on
the ice, which tbinIy covered the
triangle, although row boats We're
seen Oh the body Of the lake
The Badger State Gun club had
shooting season at its grounds east
Of the catfish, and they entertained
their friends in handsome manner;
refreshments were served on the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-09
STATE OF WISCONSIN,. IOWA CoUNrY-h
y Circuit court.

GTATE OF WISCONSIN. IOWA COUNTY-In
y Circuit court.
John jackson. Plaintiff. against Jane Cloyney
as administrators with the viii annexed OF
the estate Of John Clowney. deceased. and
Jane Ciowney in her individual capacity.
Defendant
Notice is hereby given that by virtue or and
pursuant 20 judgment OF foreclosure and sale
rendered IN tle above entitled action ca he 4th
day OF December, a. d. ISIS, and by direction OF
the Plaintiff s Attorneys, will on the 5th day OF
March, A. j. 1890. 40 10 o'clock in the forenoon
of said day at the front door of the Court
House, in the city Of Dodgeyille. Iowa county.
Wisconsin, offer for sale aud sell at public
auction 20 the highest and best bidder therefor.
for cash. the following described mortgaged
premises situate IN iowa county, Wisconsin,
and particularly described as follows, to-wit.
Lot number eighty two (s2), ia Nleirs survey OF
the village NOW city, of Mineral Point.
Dated az ohefifs Office, DOdgeville Iowa
county Wisconsin, this 5th day Of January A
D. 1890. HkNRN PENGILLG,
sheriff OF Iowa county, Wisconsin.
opensiey & Mclhon, Plaintiffs attorneys
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-09
Legal Notices.
Notlce 10 Creditors.

GTArE OF WISCONSIN. COUNTY COURT FOR
= Iowa County-In Probate,
u the matter Of ihe estate ofZachariah Wesrne
deceased.
Letters Of administration on the estate OF
Zachariah wearne, deceased. having beet issued
20 william II. Curry.
II Is ordered that six months from aud after
this date be. and are hereby allowed for tn e
creditors Of said ZachRriah Wearne, deceased
20 present their claims for examination and al
lOWauce. at the probate Office IA the city OF
Dodgeviile, Iowa county. Wis.
ordered further, that the cisims and demands
OF an persons against said deceased be examin-
ed and adjusted by this court al regular term
llereOi, % be held 40 the court house IN the
city 81 podgeyille, in said county on the
nrst Tuesday OF July A. D. 1880, and thai
notice thereof be given by publication OF this
order for four weeks successfully IN the Mineral
Point Tribune. weekly newspaper published
al the city Of Mineral Point in said county.
By Orier Of the Court,
JOHN It. JONES, County Judge
Dated Dodgeyilie, Wis, Jan. eth 1890
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-09
thursday, JAN. 8, 1890.

TUESDAY the Governor appoined
Robert 6. Siebecker, Of Madison,
Circuit Judge Of this circuit, to sue
coed Alva Stewart, deceased. The
selection was a great surprise 70
everybody, Siebecker included, the
latter being a Democrat, but it gives
great sati-factiony and the Governor
is praised for ignoring politics in
making bis appointment. Siebecker
is a German-Ameriean, SO years Of
age, aud a brotherin.law and part
ner Of Congressman LaFollette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-09

y. w. CAsKEY, crank with a
certain amount of CAB ready to
hand, is going about Texas preach
ing sermons based on his private
theory that "Jef" Davis was the
greatest man who has lived since
the days Of Jesus Christ. He threat
ems 10 travel through the northern
states and repeat his sermons EN-
route next summer, but it is to be
hoped for his own sake that he viii
change his mind before that time
arrives. Deraycd eggs are very
plentiful after May /.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-09

nlu3 Dodgcyne, Wis ~ aIl, is. 50
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27
FOREIGN.

PRINCE BISMARCK has resigned his of
fee Of CHARACTERISTIC.
DISPATCHES from Rio Janeiro state that
yellow fever has broken out IN the cities Of
Campanis and san Pauly
GENERAL VoN CArRGvl has been APP
pointed by the emperor Of Germany to
succeed Prince Bismarck.
BERLIN The labor conference has
adopted q resolution fayoring the prohi-
bition Of the employment of children under
II years of age in factories and mines.
ST.. PErERsBuRG.-The Grashdanin
SAYS prince Bismarck's resignation in
augurates an era of fatalism new IDEAS
and unexpected events, which will COM
pei everybody % be on the alert.
lr is stated that the new military bill
which will be submitted to the next Reich
stag will be confined to provisions for the
completion of the organization of the
two new army corps authorized 10y the
Reichstag The demand for credit for
the formation of seyeuty.four new batter
les Of artillery will be abandoned.
Pans The statement Of the new min
istry announcing the policy which It would
follow. was read IN the senate and cham
ber Of deputies ON l1esday Ia the senate
Leon Say promised to support the govern
meut il its policy was liberal. The chan-
her of deputies 10y a vote of Bis to Is, eN-
pressed confidence in the government.
TINS great strike Of English coal miners
has ended ia 4 complete surrender of the
employers The demands Of men for 5
per cent increase ia wages to toe followed
Vi q 4.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27

horse thief, was captured at Northern
Pacific Junction, by Sheriff Bergh. Of
Yiroqua. and brought to this city Monday
night lie pleaded guilty. this morning.
and was sentenced to FIVE years at Wan
pun, three days Of each year TO be in soli-
tary confinement This makes Hammond s
third term in states prison for stealing
horses. He is young man about .
years.
SAN FBANcIsco. The postofice in
spectors and the assistant postmaster
here commenced tie examination Wed
nesday night Of the accounts Of James Ken
needy, Jr., foreign money order clerk at
the postofFice here, and that the books
show shortage Of Cos money orders.
ranging in value from 81 to $500 Ken
needy stated that he had been drinking
freely and specializing When he was
turned over to the United States marshal.
last evening. $1,000 was found on his per
son. lie is stated to have told the marshal
the amounts Of the embezzement would
reach $4,000 or $4,000. Kennedy was
appointed a clerk in the postoffice in 1888
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27
WASHINGTON.

THE United States senate has defeated
the Blair educational bill by vote Of 81
to 81
THE president has approved the act MAX
ing an appropriation for the removal of a
dangerous obstruction to the entrance of
Milwaukee harbor.
WASHINGTON The following nomina-
tions were sent to the senate ON Wednes-
day
James f. Ellis Wisconsin, consul at
Brookville Canada, Reuben n Kraft, Of
Mitchell, S D., register of the land office;
Edmund Eaken of Pierre, S. D., receiver Of
public money; Commodore Beekman to be
rear admiral.
Wisconsin postmasters Noyce B smith
of kilbourn City
SEN. CUILoM has introduced a bill to
amend section II of the Interstate com
merce act so as to provide that the COM
mission shall have authority TO inquire IN
to the management Of the business of all
common carriers, and shall keep itself in
formed as to the method in which the
same is conducted upon request of the COM
mission, the district attorney to whom it
may apply may commence, under the di-
rectim OF the attorney general. all neces-
slry proceedings for the eutOrcemento of the
provisions of the law
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27
LATEST NEWS Condensed.
GENERAL NOTES.

GOV. FERRY, Of Washington, has signed
the Australian election system bill.
President II HARRISON has sent 800, and
Attorney General Miller 800 to aid the
families Of fremen who persisted by the
indianapolis fire,
JUNIOR LYoN, Of the Wisconsin Supreme
Court has delivered an opinion reversing
the ruling Of Judge Bennett, Of the Rock
County Circuit Court, and holds that the
reading Of the Bible in public schools Is
unconstitutional
OTTAWA, Ill.-The supreme court has
refused re-hearing in the Chicago gas
trust The effect Of the decision is to de-
clare the trust an illegal organization.
Nix. CHARLES L. CoLBY has resigned
the Pres dency Of the Wisconsin Central
Railroi, and Mr.. N H. Abbot was chosen
to sucrse him 1t is said Mr. Colby has
resigned TO become President Of the North
ern Pacific.
a new malady believed to be % success
Or to the grip, has appeared in Southern
Russia, and already reached Milan and
Lombardy, in Italy The symptoms are
feeling Of paralysis in the limbs and a
tendency 10 Iethargic sleep and it frequent
~ proves fatal.
CHAMBERLAIN, s. D-A fossil whale
has been discovered in the bluffs Of
Charles Mix county, ON the west side Of
the Missouri river, near Fort Randall
Soldiers from the fort are engaged in un-
earthing the remains, which are said TO
be fully sixty feet in length The story is
credited here. as numbers Of mast0d0us
have been uuearthed in that vicinity during
the past few years
ASHLAND, Wisconsin =. Great suf-
fering is reported among the Indians Of
the Flambeau reservation. because of the
scarcity Of food and clothing Only week
ago these same Indians refused to accept
government aid, profered them on the
condition that they should repay it. The
reservation is unfit for cultivation.
SANTA CRuz has a horse that is fifty
three years years old. He came to Cali
fornia in lS4S with VIM. Handley and
was called an old horse then, For many
years Jerry worked in the brewery, but
was turned out 10 rest last year. His
tavorlte feed is the refuse malt from the
still and he does not disdaln to wash it
down with bucket of warm beer.
New ORLEANS The Picayune's Mus
kogee Indian Ter special says a circular
has been issued by the United States In
dian agent there addressed to the Chief
Of the Choctaw nation and others notify
ing them that no lottery drawing would
be permitted within the limits Of the
agency The circular states that should
any person make an attemp set up or
operate any such lottery the parapherualia
would be seized and such person arrested.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

p. w. AND G. w. NlcKrRsoy. New
York brick commission merchants. made
an assignment with preferences Of s37. 600
r.. M ..tt....,l:..-.. -.
lMo pig 2.:,I o. Dull,,igs dliu ooaIiip8
I ~ T. ''iii.' 'IuuIo ~ 'Aa9iitil',
) lass If s125 000 n.y. '''''
-. y
~ ~ 2. ~ - ,, slrucsi'g gycone
PISSED over Oue Ell4Se ol hoguooL
.2a,ufqay afternoon, fouIleeh R i9.lit
were i oi9|H GOWN, one man Ialhea Mllier
wa hilItl anu several persons were ser
ious'S InJuieo'
LIE large Touring mill OF the Hermann
Milling Company, at Highland H. has
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27

house then took a recess, the evening ses-
sion to be for the consideration Of private
pension bills. At the evening session the
house passed fifteen private pension
bills and Their adjourned.
SATURDAY, March D
.el,ate. When the senate took up the
calendar the FIRST bin reached was one
apuropriating $500 900 for a public build
ING at san Diego Cal After considerable
debate the bin passed SEN Blair INTRO
duced another educational bill which was
referred The bill passed to establIsha port
of delivery at Sioux City. The senate
then adjourned.
House Petitions were presented and
referred to-day as follows: From the
Chicago Wholesale Shoe and Leather
association, demonstrating against the
imposition Of duty on hides Of the
Farmers exchange, of Memphis, opposing
the tax on compound lard; and one from
the citizens Of Columbus, Ohio, against
any material change IN the immigration
and naturalization laws A bill was
passed authorizing the secretary of the
interior to negotiate for the sale to the
United States Of the western part Of The
Crow Indian reservation in Montana. On
motion Of Mr.. PaysOn (lll.). bill was
passed repeating the timber culture law.
At 2 o clock public business was suspended
and addresses were delivered by various
members in eulogy of the late Representa-
tive GRAY, of Louisiana, after which as an
additional mark Of respect the house ad-
lourned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27
A WISCONSIN WRECK.


Collision of Two Passenger Trains at an
Early Hour.
BARABOO, Wis "A disastrous collision
of two passenger trains occurred ON me
Chicago 4 Northwestern railway az
LavaIe at an early hour "Wednesday
morning, in which it is thought that
at least four passengers are seriously i
not fatally injured, and several Others r.
ceiyed more or less injury. The trains
had orders to meet and pass at Layaue,
and IS train No. was heading in on the
siding, the vestibule train came along anu
struck the other between the baggage tI
and smoker, throwing the latter car o. If
side and telescoping the second coach lDe
persons in the smoking car had TO ue d>,
sisted from the wreck One man received
4 fractured skull and tits said he cannot pcs
sibly recover, while two others received
injuries to their spIues which may prey
fatal Another man is also thought
to be seriously hurt Miss Jessie Hume.
en route from Pleasant Grove. MINI. Y
Nova Scotia. was in the telescopes ea1,
and received bruises about her ia.e +
such AMI extent as to render her nnH. Y
continue her journey She was assisted
from the train i'm this city ana pAest
under the doctor care
1t cannot be learned from the railway
officials here who is responsible tof sLs
collision, but is thought that The eusi.
neer of the yestihule train is az ia1..
Although he remembered hls orders u
did not take the proper precautlon e
if the wrecked train had cleared the l'a4"
track.
Tie following is a list Of the iglaf.i.
Matthew Markham, Rochester MIL.
ribs fractured and injured lnteI95.A
Erick lerdee Pleasant Springs, MN
aged IL, spine injured; Aaron AnaaEs1
Minneapolis, spine injured;
Thomas. La Crosse, arm bruised ~ S
known woman was taken out unean-siea.
Three others were badly bruised.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27
END or THE WORLD CALCULATED

A French ,tatistician who has been study
ing the military and other records with a
view Of determining the height Of men at
different periods, has reached some won
derful results. A Frenchman is naturally
an artist. even in figures a German 2r
an American might content himself with
dry arithmetical combination, but this ar
list carries his statistics into the realm Of
history and o. poetry and even of proph-
eey. lie has not only solved some perplex-
ing problems in regard to the past Of the
human race, but also is enabled to caicu-
ate its future and to determine the exact
period when man will disappear from the
earth. The recorded facts extend over
nearly three centuries. It is found thatin
1910 the average height Of man in Europe
was I rs metres, or say feet 8 inbhes,
In 1890 it was 5 feet inches In 1920 it
was feet 5 inches and fraction AT the
present time it is feet 3 inches and three
quarters 1t il easy to deduce from these
figures a rate Of regular and gradual de-
e.le in human stature, and then TO apply
this working backward and forward, to
the past and to the future. By tins ealcu-
lation ii Is determined that the stature OF
the frst men attained the surprising aver
are Of rs feet 8 inches Truly there We're
giants on the earth in those days. The
4 4 G.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27
NOT TO BE READ IN SCHOOLS.
This is the Opinion Of the supreme Court
Concerning the Bible.

This Is the opinion OF the supreme tourl
Concerning the Bible.
Justice Lyon discusses principally, the
question Of sectarian instruction, =
within the meaning Of the con-
stitutiona term He says: In
considering whether such reading of
the Bible is sectarian instruction,
the book will be regarded as a
whole because the whole Bible, without
exception, has been designated as a text
book for use in the Edgerton schools,
and the claim Of the school board is sub
stantialy although perhaps not in
termsl that the whole contents thereof
may lawfully be so read therein, if the
teachers so elect. This being so. it is
quite immaterial if the portions thereof
set out in the return as the only portions
thus far read, are not sectaITm. ct it
should be observed that some Of the por-
tions so read seem to inculcate the doc
trines of the divinity OF Jesus Christ, and
the punishment Of the wicked after death,
which doctrines are not accepted by some
religious sects.
The opinion says: This court neither
affirms nor denies the accuracy of the
position, as regards the church Of Rome
being hostile to our common school
system.
"Sectarian instruction, in the consti-
tuition. is defined as follows: The term
'sectarian, in the constitution, manifestly
refers exclusively to destruction in religious
doctrines, and the prohibition is only aimed
at such instruction as is seetarian; that
is to say, instruction in religious doctrines
which are believed by some religious sects
and rejected by others. Hence to teach
the existence of supreme Being Of in
finite wisdom, power and goodness, and
that it is the highest duty of men to adore,
obey and love Him is not sectarian, be-
cause all religious sects so believe and
teach. The instruction becomes sectarian
when it goes further and ineulcates doc
trine or dogma concerning which the re-
hglous seCts are in conflict. This we
understand to be the meaning of the con-
stitutional prohibition
That tb reading of the Bible in the
schools. alt .Jugh unaccompanied 10y any
comment on the part OF the teacher, is
instruction. seems to us too clear for
argument Some Of the most valuable
instruction a person can receive may be
derived from reading alone, without any
extrinsic aid by way Of comment or eX-
position The question, therefore, seems
to narrow down to this: Is tAe reading
of the Bible in the schools-not merely
selected passages therefrom, but the whole
of it--sectarian instruction Of the pupils
In view of the fact already mentioned. that
the Bible contains numerous doctrinal pas
sages. upon some of which the peculiar
creed of almost every religious sect is based
and that slCh passages may reasonably be
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27

The good things Of this world are very
uneyenly distributed Rain for instance.
While it has fallen in torrents nearly
everywhere east Of the Ozark Mountains,
and raised great food, the cattle in
Southern Texas are dying Of thirst.