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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13

in prayer had not prayed since was a
boy at Sunday school. but vas in for it.
and reaoing chapter In the Bible, we all
knel. down and delivered some sort of a
prayer. In my petitions | referred to
those sinners who defed the laws Of God
and man by making spirits, and prayed
the Lord to turn them from their wicked
ways. To this Bledsoe responded with a
loud amen!
81 rose early the next morning, and find
ing that breakfast was not ready, | start
ed for short stroll in the woods back of
the house. AS left the house | noticed
Bledsoes wife watching me with evident
suspicion. ! walked on down to small
branch which ran through tho woods 300
yards back of the house saw smoke ris-
ing among the trees little way down the
branch, and walking that way | found
my host, Deacon Bledsoe, building a fire
under one of the largest moonshine stills |
ever saw. He seemed as much surprised
as ! was, and in an instant it dawned on
ne that Deacon Bledsoe and Moonshiner
Newton Bledsoe were one and the same
person. Before he recovered from his sur
prise had him covered with my revolver,
and, telling him who | was, ordered him
to surrender.
"'Drap that thar We lin. | knowed
you warn't no parscn, said female voice
behind me at that moment, and turning
saw Bledsoe's wife She had the drop on
me with a long rife, and dropped my
pistol Bledsoe picked up my revolver
and was marched back TO the house a
prisoner.
'Thar's your ciitter ready saddled an i
here bite to eat; now git, said Mrs.
Bledsoe, and she kept me covered with
the rife while her husband handed me
back my pistol when | had mounted my
horse.
Wont You pray for us agin, parson,
fore you go?" SAID Bledsoe, with a grin,
as rode away.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
FOREIGN.

ADELINA PATTI, the great singer, is i'll
at Leicester.
The London chamber of commerce le-
cided to continue for six months longer the
embargo on American cattle.
THERE will be great demonstration in
Burssels next Sunday in favor of an ex-
tension of the suffrage.
The socialists at Kiel, Germany, for the
first time in their history elected both their
candidates to the reichstag.
AT Ottawa Ont, the cabinet council has
decided that Birchall shall be executed on
the 14th inst
THE famous town of Picto in Nova
Scotia was almost destroyed by fire Sun
day.
LORD CoLERIDGE, chief justice of Eng
land whose recent visit to this country
will be remembered, suffered stroke OF
apoplexy in his courtroom at London.
His condition is critical.
Mrs. CoRNELIA MILLER, wife of ore OF
the partners of the Grm Of j. IL. Field &
Co., investment brokers of LONDON, was
discharged and re-arrested on the charge
of having received $4,000 of stolen
money. Papers in the case have arrived
from England.
A SENSATION was caused by an attempt
made on Thursday upon the life of DR..
Bright, master of the university
college of Oxford, Eng. The would-be
assassin was woman. She fred two
shots from revolver at the doctor, one of
the bullets penetrating his side. The
woman escaped and has not yet been APP
pretended. Her identity is not known.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
WHAT CURFsl
Editorial Difference of Opinion on an r.,
pOrtant Subject.


portant Subject.
What is the force that Gusts disease
and what is the most convenient annara,,,'
for applying it? How far is the reynlo,
physician useful to as because we bal;oro
in him, and how far are his pills and
powders and tor les only the material rem
resentatives of lis personal influence on
our health?
The regular doctors cure; the homno
pathic doctors cure; the Hahnemann;te.
cure; and SO do the faith cures and tbs
mind cures, and the so-called Christian
scientists, and the our-dolar-and-a-ha
adv ertising itinerants. and the patent
medicine men. They all hit and they all
miss, and the great difference great
dltference-in the result is that when tIa
regular doctors lose a patient no one
grumbles, and when the irregular doctors
lose one the community stands On end and
howls Rochester Union and Advertiser
Nature cures, but nature can be aided
hindered or defeated in the curative process
And the Commercials contention is tbat
it is the part of rational beings to seek
and trust the advice of men of good char.
acter who have studied the human system
and learned, as far as modern science
lights the way, how far they can aid ma.
ture and how they can best avoid OBJ
structing her.-BuDalO Commercial.
1t is not our purpose to consider the
evils that result from employing the un.
scrupuous, the ignorant, charlatans and
qnacks to prescribe for the maladies that
afflict the human family. We simply de-
clare that the physician who knows some
thing is better than the physician who
knows nothing, or very little indeed about
the structure and the conditions of the hu.
man system. Of course 'he does not know
it all. dorchester Morning Herald.
| have used Warner Safe Cure and but
for its timely use would have been. veri-
ly believe, in my grave from what the
doctors termed Bright's Diseased. +.
Shriner, senior editor Scioto Gazette,
Chillicothe, Ohio, in letter dated June
80, 1890.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
Acquired at Boston.

"Iour daughter seems much improved
by her stay In Boston. 1t was kind of you
to give her the advantage of the culture
there. She Tells me that she met and be-
came warmly attached to Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps and other literary celebrities said
BuIger.
Yes, growled Bowser, and | wish TO
gracious she had never seen EN-.
"Why, what's the matter?"
well. that Mrs Phelps, or Ward, or
whatever her name Is, filed her head so
full of reform in the matter of decollete
dress that the poor girl is shocked every
time she sees the elbow Of a stoye-pipe, and
I've had to buy drapery for every elbow in
the house
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
The Democrats Generally Successful
Throughout the Country on Tues
days Election.
Republicans Achieve Victories in Ohio
California, Washington ana Else
where.
The Next Congress- Will Have a Demo
cratic Majority Of Perhaps One
Hundred.

The election Nov 4 res ulted in great
surprise TO the people the country over.
Democrats were generally successful,
though in Ohio and Washington the re-
pubicans achieved great victories. The
democrats will have majority of about
100 in the lower branch of con-
gress. In Wisconsin Peck and the
whole democratic state ticket were elect
ed by plurality exceeding 10000. The
democrats elected congressman in seven
out of nine districts, the first and eighth
alone being held by the republicans. They
also get control of the Legislature by a
majority of about 20 and will therefore
elect United States senator to succeed
John C. Spooner.
In Ohio Mckinley was defeated and the
democrats get IA congressman and the re-
pubIicans Z, but the republicans elect Their
state officers by a big majority.
Massachusetts, democrats elect their gov
eruor, Russell, and seven congressman,
the republicans having five.
In Iowa the republicans made gains in
the vote for state officers, and may elect
them, but the democrats got half of the
congressional deegation-six.
Minnesota is yet in doubt on the Cover
norship. The democrats gain three mem
beers of congress. The farmers alliance
cut great figure in the election.
Woman suffrage is defeated in South
Dakota, but all else is in doubt.
In Michigan the e.democrats elected
Winans governor by 5000 plurality and
also the rest of the state ticket. The
legislature is democratic. The congress
sional delegation is about evenly divided
The democrats elect their state ticket in
Indiana by $4,000 and gained nine con-
gressmen.
Pattison, democrat, is elected governor
of Pennsy luan.t by Is 900, but the repub-
licans got some of the other officers.
Eighteen republican congressman and ten
democrats were chosen This is demo-
cratic gain of three
Markham, republican, is elected COVER
nor of California, and all other republican
candidates on the state ticket are chosen.
The republicans were victorious all
around in Connecticut.
Democrats swept everything before them
in West Virginia, Missouri, Virginia, Del
aware, Florida. Mississippi, Texas and
Wisconsin.
Charles Ogden, chairman of the Ne
braska democratic state committee claims
Boyd's election by from 5000 to 1000
plurality. He claims all the congressman
and the entire state ticket, but the repub-
licans do not concede all this.
The republicans elected all their candi-
dates in Washington, Wilson being
chosen governor.
Both sides claim the congressman in
Montana. The vote is very close.
Democrats were generally successful in
Missouri and had their usual success in
New Jersey.
The Tammary candidate, Grant, was
elected mayor of New York city, New
York delegation in congress will consist
of twenty democrats and fourteen republic
cans, the reverse of the position of the
ffty6rst congress.
Both state committees claim Illinois.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13

An official report of the Dutch govern
ment announces a partial failure Of the
Java coffee crop. TIE total weld of the
government plantation this year is put
down at SO, $50 pienls, whereas the aver
age annual yield is not much less than a
million Though Java extends through a
distance of more than six hundred miles
and its area approximates that of Eng
land, the best grounds for coffee cultiya-
ton are only those of the plateau region
between two thousand and four thousand
feet above the sea. And yet, Though re-
curing high. well watered mountain
slopes for its successful cultivation, the
coffee plant will not thrive if the temrerat-
ure sinks below So degrees Fahrenhen. 1t
would be interesting to learn whether the
meteorological conditions which were so
unfavorabe to the West Indisn sugar
planters this year extended to Java. But
the present crop failure there is probably
due principally to the ravages of the coffee
leaf disease known as hemileia vastatriz,
which in late years has been so destructive
of the coffee plant in Ceylon and South
India
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
WASHINGTON.

SENATOR SPooNER may 60 to practicing
law in Milwaukee
JUSTICE MILLER widow is in siraiten-
ed circumstances financially and must give
up her Washington house.
GENERAL DANIEL B. McKIBBEN died
Saturday of cancer Of the throat. General
McKibben served with distinction in the
Mexican and Indian wars, and in the war
of the rebellion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
NJ. us Money Anywhere.

Having /, Mr.. Moorehead's expert
ence plating " gold, silver and nickel,
sent for pl.-.er and have more work
than | can do. 1t is surprising the spoons,
casters and jewelry that people want
plated. The first week cleared s37.l0,
and in three weeks SIG IS, and my wife
has made about as have. By addres ing
w. H. Griffith & Co., GAINESVILLE. OHIO,
you can get circulars. A platter only costs
So. You can learn to use it In an hour.
Can plate large or small articles, and can
make money anywhere.
A. J. JOHNSON.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Surprises that Come in the Life of an In
dependent Western Journalist.

Surprises that Come in the Life of an In
dependent Western Journalist.
Following are extracts from late issue
of the Arizona Kicker, copied from the
l'etroit Free Press:
A foolish idea: Certain people in this
town are in the habit of shooting into he
Kicker office every night or TWO, in hopes
to riddleus Sometimes they shoot through
window and sometimes through door,
and although they have always wasted
their lead we are growing tired of the
operation. 1t is foolish idea to suppose
we sleep in any one spot in the office on
two successive nights, and if these would
be assassins haven't got sense enough to
haul Oft we shall go into ambush outside
some night and gather couple more sub
jects for our private gravey ard.
Giving him show: During the after
noon of Wednesday last, while out with
the boys on the great rabbit hunt in
Strawberry Valley, we several times felt
the whiz of bullets and wondered who
could be so careless. 1t seemed that ex-
Alderman johnson, who was forced to re-
sign when tie Kicker showed him up as
bribe-taker, wasn't shooting at jack -rab,
bits, but at us. he sent at least half a
dozen bullets in our direction before the
boys caught on to him. Then they would
have hung him for u.s. We believe in Civ
ing every body show out west We be-
ieve that is the way to build up a country
We begged johnson off and gave him a
and we hope he will have sense enough to
h. ~ he 10
playing pendulum some morning from the
limb of tree.
Explanatory: The third column of the
second page of this issue will be found
blank Il is not our fault. Colonel John
Kylotf, one of the old pioneers of this
town. died last week, and his widow sent
in an obituary notice which just filled the
column. We thought it read pretty
strong when we set it up, but as the
Colonel was the third man to subscribe to
this paper and pay in advance we intended
to let it slide The forms were ready
when detective arrived from Portland to
identify the Colonel as thief, embezzler,
bigamist ana allround bad man. His
proofs were so straight that we hadn t the
cheek to publish the obituary. We sent
a bouquet to the widow with our COM
pliments, bat that was the best we could
do.
They objected: The twenty-five hands
over on Smith & Wiley's rancho are cas-
lily stamped One of them is named Had
don, and two or three weeks since we
commented on the size of his mouth. We
did it entirely in his praise, and as we be-
lieve him to be the only man in Arizona
who can hold pint of water in his mouth.
His friends got wrong impression, how
ever, and the whole crowd rode over on a
personal visit. We didn go off fishing
because they were coming; it was simply a
coincidence. We didn't borrow a mule
and go off on gallop because we didn t
want to see the boys, but because We
were limited as to time. We didn't wait
until midnight to return becauee we had
any fear, but the fish bit so well we hated
to leave EN-. Some day, when the cow
boys have time .and we have time, and
every thing is all right, we shall hope for
long visit and friendly chat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
The late Alexander Watson, of Eau
Claire, left an estate of 100000 to be
divided BETWEEN his son and daught

The petitions in behalf of the murderer
Birchall have been presented to Sir John
Thompson, the Canadian minister Of
justice. They bear 5000 signatures, the
petition including barristers, clergymen,
Mrs. Birchall was kindly received by the
minister, who promised to carefully COLI
slider the appeal for clemency. McMur-
ply, Birchall's lawyer, in arguing for his
client claimed that he had been con-
demned in advance of his trial; that his
guilt had not been conclusively proven.
1t is the universal opinion of Ottawa
mat the law will be allowed to take its
curse.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13

GENERAL BooTH's plan for lettering the
condition of poverty striker classes of
England may be visionary and imprac-
ticable, but there is no denying that the
Salvation Army leader is receiving en-
,ouragemept from high quarters just the
zane. 1t is only few days since Arch
deacon Farrar sent the general check
for $3.50 and an expression of regret that
the idea had notoriginated with the church
of England and now ne has received a
letter from the Empress Frcdericka, of Ger
many, thanking him for his book "ln
Darkest England" and exl ressing APP
provaI of his ideas. 1t is also said tina
Emperor William, the car and several
English bishops, have all expressed APP
probation of General Booths sheme, and
promised it their support.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13

He SAT and looked at the busy editor tor
abont fifteen minutes steadily Finally he
yawned sleepily end remarked: There
are some things in this world that g,
without saving" Il know it, /" snapped
the editor. but there are too darned many
things that say a good deal without go
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
Poisoned Darts.
New York Weekly.

Great belle -four seasons): =" presume
you are going to Miss Tpton's outing
party?" Rival belle first season.: No,
wasn't invited" Great belle malicious
ly) Indeed. hoN very strange! | am
going" Rival belle Yes, heard they
had finally secured champeron.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13

The ofie} of the Wells Fargo Express
company, at Meadville, Pa, was robbed OF
$4,000
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GEORGETOWN.

HIS MOTHER PAID HIS FINE.-Policeman Cur
ran charged William Calhoun in the Police
Court this morning with being vagrant and
also with disturbing the quiet of High street
The prisoners mother appeared in her
sons interest and asked the court for bis
release. The charge of vagrancy was dismissed
and the mother secured her sons release
by paying his fine of IS for disordery conduct
HIS DAY OFF.-'Sonny" Bell, a negro wear
ing Harmony Legion" shirt, was in Judge
Miller's court this morning. There were two
charges against him-vagrancy and disturbing
the quiet of Georgetown. Use guilty of being
drunk and disorderly," responded the prisoner,
but don't know anything about vagrancy."
He said he was coal cart driver, but stopped
work yesterday morning and got, drunk. He
was fined IS or two weeks on the farm.
1MPRovEMENTs.--Messrs. Curtin Il Manogue
have commenced the erection of eleven brick
dwellings on the property recently purchased
from Georgetown College at the corner of 35th
and streets. The houses will be two-story
and basement The corner one will be three
stories. and will be fitted up as store. The
improvements take up 100 feet on 35th street
and l2S on U street. One OF the oldest dwell
ings in this place, No. 1918 32d street. is under
going extensive remodeling, and when CON-
pleted is to be conducted as a hotel by r. w.
Morgan.
SICK PoLICEMEN.-Oficer Knoop after coming
of duty last night was seized with an epileptic
mt IN the station. He is now on the sick list
with Sergeant brill and Officer Lyddane.
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SUNDAY BEER.
Can Wholesale Liquor Dealers Legally
Sell, Beer by the Bottle on Sunday?

In the Police Court yesterday Granville A.
Long, an East Washington grocer and wholesale
liquor dealer, was charged with selling beer
by the bottle on Sunday. Mr.. Cahill appeared
for the defendant, and said that, even admit
ting that his client had done everything
charged, he had violated no law. There is
no law in this District" said Mr. Cahill
against the sale Of liquor by the wholesale on
Sunday. When l was assistant prosecutor
eighteen years ago / drafted a bill to remedy
that defect and it was presented to Congress,
but never passed. 1 defy any one to show any
law against such sales" Continuing, Mr.. Ca
hill said that the defendant had not sold any
liquor on Sunday and he willing to risk
the case on the facts.
Two young men, Antonio Wells and Virgil
klncaid were called They drank beer in the
defendants place Sunday and one of them
treated a colored man. They denied that they
bought the beer, and said that they helped
themselves to the beer in the ice box and did
not expect to have to pay for it.
Judge Miller said that while the testimony
presented a remarkable state of affairs no sale
was proven and the case would have to be DIS
missed Judge Miller suggested to Mr.. Du-
mont that he might look up the law and see
whether such sales on Sunday can be prose-
cuted or not
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CONDENSED LOCALS.

James Butler a colored man living in Ana
costa was overcome by the heat yesterday
while on Q street between 10th and 18th streets
northwest. but subsequently recovered suffi-
GENTLY to be removed to his home.
Jesse Trusty was found last evening in an
unconscious condition at 18th and Z streets,
suffering from an epileptic fit. He was taken
to the Emergency Hospital and attended by
Drs. Ellyson and Dolau. and afterward sent to
his home on llth street above street.
James ". Modena, employed iii Gilman 8
drug store. had severe hemorrhage last
evening and was sent TO Providence Hospital.
In tine matter of the estate of Anastasia
Patten. deceased. Judge Cox has denied the
application OF Augusta Z. Glover for an order
to paw certain legacies.
The Florists Club has filed a certificate of
incorporation, with Robert BOwdler. Philip
Gauges. +. Cadmus, W. 5. Clark and Adolphus
Guide managers.
Yesterday Deputy Marshall Ward of New
Jersey arrived here with Vim. Bryant. colored.
indicted for an assault with intent to kill
Howard johnson April IL last. Bryant left the
city immediately after the occurrence and was
recently located at Camden. M, where he vas
arrested.
Yesterday afternoon Detectives Horne and
Mahon arrested young man named George
Chenear. charged with the larceny of a either
in Baltimore. Detective Riley took him over
last evening.
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BICYCLES.

LcLLIoTT HICKORY sAFETIEs FOR LADY OR
~ Gentlelnan; AZ POUNDS; elastic frame; self-ouns
chain rsttling: can't come Oh; most grnreiul
ladies' wheel nade also aud The noss
durable; SlOO AGENCY. S35 h st. nv.
aI26 tu.th
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The Stars CONTEST closes tomorro,
THE COURTS.

COURT IN GENERAL TERM-Judges Hagner James
and Cor.
Yesterday-Hennessy agt. District of Column
bia; argued and submitted. Williams agt
Reed; judgment below reversed.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Judqe Montgomery
acknowledgement Il Engel Brewing Com
pany agt. Butt: judgment by default.
EQUITY CoURr-J,ldge Cor.
Yesterday-Patten agt. Glover; demurrer
sustained in part.
CRIMINAL Chief Justice Bingham.
Yesterday-Chas Brown. assault to kill;
pleaded not guilty. H. ii. Tucker, alias W. S.
Scott, convicted of false pretenses; one year
and day in the penitentiary Richard Stan
ton, convicted of grand larceny; sentenced to
the penitentiary for one year and day. Frank
Cronin, HOUSEKEEPING; released on personal
bond
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A Pleasant Occasion.

large number of the friends Of Rev. Henry
c. Searles, the singing evangelist, who has been
a resident Of Washington for the past year and
a half, met last evening at the residence of Mr..
Joseph Kaufman, l205 II street northeast, for
the purpose of testifying their appreciation Of
ms efforts and labors. The members of the
volunteer choir, which he conducted last sum-
mer in the Eastern Presbyterian Church, pre-
scented HIM, through Mr.. Chas. Myers, with q
beautiful ebony baton and the friends in the
Eastern Presbyterian Church a choice silver
basket and the members of Columbia Com
mandery, No. 37i, U.O.G.C., with a handsome
gold pin containing the emblems of the order.
Mr.; Jay b. smith made the presentation speech
aud MI Searles responded in a feeling manner.
Mr.. and Mrs Searles leave tomorro ~ 2or = brief
trip north, but expect to return again in the
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Senators of the ''National UniOn'' at
Mount Nernon-The Banquet.

The banquet of the Senate of the National
Union was held last night at the Ebbitt
House. About 40 persons sat down at the
tables. The menu was an elaborate one and
satisfactory in every way When the covers
had been removed Mr.. A T. Trey, president
of the cabinet made an address of welcome to
the delegates from other cities, which was re-
sponded to by Mr.. F. n. Gage, the president of
the senate. Others who responded to toasts
were Mr.. NJ. G.. Jeffries, Mr. F. II. Scott, Mr.
VIM. NJ Bayne and Mr.. L. h. Parks.
This afternoon the delegates all went down
the river TO Mount Vernon. The Govern me- mt
Printing Office council of the order take
charge of the party there. They will then go
TO Marshall Hall, where an informal banquet
will be spread