The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-09-04

kinney DILL, using the alleged words OF Sec
rotary Blaine, favors free coinage. de-
nounces the force bill and Reeds rulings
and indorses Campbell's administration.
! At the conclusion of the balloting Senator
Brice spoke, prophesying the success of the
ticket.
The Dog Brought Him Aid.
Alfred Sweeney, aged eighteen years, left
his home at Columbus, Ind, early in the
morning to hunt squirrels, taking his bird
dog with him. When one and half miles
from the city he attempted to put two shells
into his gun. In SO doing one of them was
accidentally discharged blowing out his
right eye, and rendering him unconscious.
The dog returned to his home and attracted
the attention of the father of the boy, who,
with friends, started to hunt for him, the
dog leading the way to where the body lay.
Young Sweeney died two hours after being
found.
The War on the American Hog.
The official correspondence on the prohi-
bition of American pork is published at
Paris. 1t seems that the American Minis
ter, Whitelaw Reid, in complaining of the
prohibition of pork limited that the United
States might revive the 80 per cent. duty on
French pictures. The Minister requested
the withdrawal of the prohibition as an act
of friendship, duty, and policy. La France.
advises the withdrawal by the Government
of the prohibition against pork. The paper
thinks that France would by pursuing such
course, avoid an economic war, the cost of
which would fall on her.
Travelling Mems Day at CrestOn.
Twenty-Five thousand people passed
through the blue grass palace door at Ores
ton, Iowa, on travelling mems day, and more
than thousand knights of the grip-sack
visited the palace and witnessed the races.
Visitors in large numbers from Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, and other Eastern States came
in on every train, 125 coming from Indian
apolis alone The three large amphithe-
aters overlooked, and the entire race track
was surrounded. Horsemen say that Cres-
ton is to be the Derby of Iowa.
AnEnglish Aristocrat in Disgrace.
Dr. John Sackville, said to be full cousin
of Sir Lionel Sackville West, the late Eng
lish Minister to this country, is now in the
Allegheny County (Pa.) worlthouse serving
q twenty-day term for being drunk and
disorderly. DR.. SackviIle lives at Washing
ton, Pa, and went to Pittsburg while ION a
SPREE" There is mystery about the ply
sician's past, and no reason is known for
his leaving England, which he did twenty
one years ago.
Wisconsin Democratic Ticket.
The State ticket nominated by the Demo-
cratic Convention of Wisconsin is as fol-
lows: Governor, George W. Peck; Lieu
tenant Governor, Carl Jonas; Secretary of
State, T. J. Cunningham; State Treasurer,
John Hummer; Attorney General, J. l..
O'Connor; State superintendent, o. E.
Wells; Railroad Commissioner, Thomas
Thompson; Insurance Commissioners, w. NJ.
Root.
Governors of the Cotton States to Meet.
convention of the Governors of all the
cotton States has been called by Gov. Cor
don to meet in Atlanta Sept 10. The con-
vention was asked for by the Georgia State
Alliance in session last week. Each Gov
ernor is to appoint six delegates, making
seven representatives from each cotton
State The convention will consider the
matter of direct trade with Liverpool also
questions relating to weights, measures,
freights, and handling of cotton.
Annoyed by indian Police.
A complaint reached Chamberlain, S. D.,
that the Government surveying parties now
working on the Sioux Reservation are con-
tinualIy annoyed by Indian police, who
arrest the members of the parties and take
them to the agencies, where, of course, they
are Immediately given their liberty. Much
time is thereby lost and the surveyors are
very bitter in denouncing the action of the
Indians.
Chased by a Canadian Fisherman.
An American SEEMING schooner was seen
in st. Mary's Bay, U. S., fishing within the
three-mile limit A Canadian crusier gave
chase. An exciting race ensued, but the
crusier returned without her prize. The
Yankee, by lowering a sail over the stern,
hid the name of his craft. There was
great Indignation among the Canadian fish
ermen.
Want Grants Remains Removed.
Gen. U. s. Grants old command, the
Twenty first Illinois Infantry, will hold
their sixteenth annual reunion at Decatur
Oct s and 9. The members of the old
Twenty first will ask that the remains of
Gen. Grant be either taken to Washington
or brought to Illinois and laid to rest and
monument be erected over them.
An Absconder Caught.
Frank Kimball, who on April absconded
from Worcester Mass, with S43, 500 worth
of bonds and cash belonging to the Peoples
Savings Bank of that city, was arrested at
New York recently, as he was leaving
French steamer upon which he had returned
to this country.
DR.. Holmes Birthday.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes has passed his
eighty first birthday. In speaking of his
birthday, he said: This is my eighty
first and kind of an off-year. realize I
am not as vigorous as thirty or forty years
ago, but life is enjoyable and pleasant to
me STILL