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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
The LATEST TELEGRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

THIRTY-oNE years ago this month. John
/ Brown was prowling around Harper S
| Ferry.
"0UDIA" has written twenty seven nov
els, and they have paid her more than any
history put lished within the last quarter
| of century.
The statement Of the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy Railway Of August
shows decrease in net earnings of S349,-
004,99.
IT is believed at Cincinnati that the
bandits who robbed the train near Urbana.
Ohio, did not secure over 81 600.
THE population of Montana is 13l. .769,
an increase of 81, ,610. or $3.50 per cent.
Butte has l0, 70l. and Helena l3 S34
BUSINESS failures for the week number
crease IN the number of failures is report
for the third quarter of 1890.
AMONG the corporations licenesd by the
secretary Of state at Springfield. H.. Mon
day was the Mount Carmel Aeronautic
Navigation Company, to operate air ships,
with ID capitalization of $50 0O0, 900.
THREE Ashland Cinnamon, All War.
Lee War and Sam Lee, left for the Celes-
tial Kingdom the other day, after having
amassed $1,000 with which to buy their
liberty. They were slaves.
In the Alliance procession at Hutchin-
son, kas., was monstrous wagon con
tanning fifty or sixty children Over the
vehicle was banner bearing the inscrip
ton, 'Overproduction
THE local United States authorities at
Boston acting under instructions from
Washington, have begun a stringent en-
torcement of the new law relating to lot
terleS and yesterday advised the news
papers to receive no advertisements per-
tanning to gift enterprises.
GENERAL business throughout the coun-
try Is reported in highly prosperous con-
dition by h. e. Dun & Co. 5 agency,
special feature being freedom from un-
healthy excitement resulting from specu
lation. Collections are above the average,
and no clouds dim the horizon of trade.
Prince BISMARCK temper has been
greatly improved by his recent expert
ences Amiability has taken the place Of
his former sternnesss, and from being one
Of the most unapproachable of men he has
come to regard gratefully demonstrations
Of respect and tokens of admiration from
men and women he meets.
SUNDAY the German citizens of Kan
sas celebrated the 207th anniversary of
the landing of the first German colony
on American shores The floats in the
parade we're exceptionally rich in design
The parade was followed by appropriate
exercises and in the evening the celebra-
ton was continued in the exposition
building.
"OLD MAN SCHNEIDER, an old German
of Ashland, Wis, found barrel containing
over 800 in gold, silver and paper money,
while cleaning out the yard back of
saloon. The barrel had evidently been
there for years Schneider took his trea-
sure inside the saloon, and the barkeeper
took it to look at and kept it. Schneider
mas brought suit to recover the money.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
GRIMM I.

THos. WILLIAMSON. a preacher in the
Methodist church at Markham Ont, has
fled, after having committed forgeries to
the amount cf nearly $4,000.
THREE men were captured at North
laISing. Mich. Thursday night in the
act Of coming base silver dollars. \ large
quantity of their paraphernaGa was con-
risCated.
The trial of Burchel for the murder of
BenwelI at Woodstock, Ontario, has re-
suited in his conviction. The sentence is
that he shall be hanged on the l4th of
Noy enber.
AUGUsT SCHUsTER, the young man who
was convicted at Baraboo, Wis, OF assault
ing Miss Rose Sa.skman in Sauk county.
Feb. II. was sentenced byJudge Siebecker
Saturday afternoon to FIVE years in the
penitentiary.
HARRY MARSHALL was shot in the tenn
ole at Washburn. Wis. Wednesday morn
ing, by NJ PeItier Peltier found Mar
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

That the protected classes have no in
tentiOn Of letting 20 the bird in hand Is
paodn clear by the advertisements and cir
culars now seen everywhere announcing
an advance in prices The New York
Dry Goods Economist says comprehen
siyeiy:
The growing certainty that higher
ates Of duty would prevail has strength
ened prices Of all dry goods which viii be
affected by the new tariff. Prices ARE
NOW ABOUT 10 PER CENT. HIGHER THAN
IN AUGUST On all spot ods In
which wool plays prominent part as
raw material; linens and knit fabrics have
improved In the same ratio. This I'M
provement has been gradual, but not the
less certain, and will give handsome ex-
ora profit to the many firms. 1t does not,
however, represent the whole difference
between present and future duties, holders
Of goods having wisely adopted the course
OF keepis g the trade supplied by making
the advances gradual. No artificial scar
city need therefore be forced.
4 special telegram TO the Tribune from
Chicago SAYS that Edison, Keith & Co.
find that yelvets, plgshes, etc, are
advanced about 33 per cent, but as an
offset TO this. 'poker-p players are favored
with a lowering OF the duty on nne cards
the cheap grade is practically prohib-
tied - Congressman Mills said two years
ago that the law Of 1888 taxed the Bible
. per cent. but put playing cards on the
free list Mckinley Las corrected this in
congruitg BY taxing cheap cards 20 cents
per pack. TIE firm Of Schoverling, Daily
IL Gales, 302 Broadway, dealers in guns,
have issued circular, saying: The new
tariff bill will advance the price of guns
from p 20 80 per cent. We therefore ad-
wise our friends that it would pay them
to purchase their goods early. as we
shall have TO advance our prices when the
bill goes into effect" All over the coun-
try similar announcements stand IN the
advertising columns Of the newspapers.
There is not the smallest sign or symptom
anywhere that the benefciaries of the
tariff are going TO demand anything less
than the full pound of flesh that Senator
Plumb said the Mckinley bill provides for
them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
fIvEs AND CASUALTIES,

FIRE at Ilion, n. Y, Tuesday morning
cause loss of S75, 900.
RAPHAEL & LEwENBURG, clothing
manufacturers, Of Boston, have assigned,
with liabilities of $4,000 to 100000.
AN extra freight train of loaded cars
smashed into another freight which was
at stand-still between Belmont and
North Cambridge, on the Central Massa-
chusetts Division of the Boston 4 Maine
railroad Tuesday night. Some $50 cars
were wrecked. The train men jumped and
escaped uninjured
The engine on the Milwaukee & North
ern accommodation train arriving at
Menasha, Wis, here at 7:10 o'clock was
derailed Wednesday evening by running
upon a horse. Three persons were SER
iouslv iniured-the engineer, Martin
Gavin, the fireman, Morris Joy, and
the brakeman, Philip McDsnaId
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

Mr. II. b. Grier. of the glassware and
pottery department of llihhard, Spencer,
bartlett n Co.. Chicago, said the effect IN
that line would be to increase the price of
all imported goods and all domestic
goods of the same kind Some classes of
goods on which the duty had been greatly
increased were not made in this country
at all, aud could not bc, no matter how
much protection was given them. lie
instanced student lamp-chimncys, ON
which the old duty was As per cent aud
the new $50 per cent; seven-inch opal
shades, common, increased from 45 to
203 per cent; seven-inch opal shades,
fancy. increased from Is to SO per cent. /;
and prisms. three-inch L drops, increased
from I5 to II per cent Here is list of
articles in this line with the old and new
prices:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
CONSUMERS, INTENTION.

Who pays tariff taxes? Republicans
say the foreign manufacturer does Let's
see.
The foreign manufacturer sells to the
American importer at the one rate that is
regulated by supply and demand the i'm
porter pays the duty and when he sells to
the wholesaler he adds to his selling price
the amount OF the duty Thus neither he
nor the foreign manufacturer has lost any
thing by the deal.
The wholesaler in turn sells to the retail
merchant in Madison, Stoughton. Monroe,
Darlington, Lancaster, P!attevllle and
elsewhere, exacting from the latter, of
course. the amount of the duty that he
had paid the importer And the retail
merchant sells to the townspeopls, the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

shall in Mrs. Peltier's room. Marshall
shot back, but missed. Both men are en-
ployed by Bigelow & Co.. the lumbermen
and both are skilled workmen.
JOHN PAUL SoQUET. the Green Bay
wife murderer, sent to the penitentiary
for life for wife-murder, has escaped from
the prison and is probably beyond the
reach of the authorities The escape was
made Saturday afternoon, the facts having
been carefully suppressed, in hopes that
the prisoner would be recaptured and pub
hcitv avoided.
FRANK GRAY, the express agent who
pilfered $1,000 from the United States
company at Rhinelander, fed to British
Columbia and was captured, has been
sentenced to spend five years at Waupun.
Glover, the Hurley bellboy forger, was
sentenced to the reform school by Judge
Calzins.
AN express train on the Cincinnati.
Sandusky q Cleveland railroad was board
ed near Urbana. Ohio, soon after 3 clock
Thursday morning by two masked men.
who compelled the express messenger to
deliver up his treasure. 1t is not known
how much money was secured, but the
amount is believed to be several thousand
dollars. Two men have been arrested at
Beliefontain, Ohio, on suspicion of being
the robbers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

extra cost of manufacture and
advance for profit will have
TO be paid by the consumer. who will not
get single cent in return. He will sim
ply have the privilege of paying higher
pslces for his goods. This will be a good
lesson, however, to those who have been
mlsled into believing that some good to
the people at large was to come from the
operation of this nefarious Mckinley mea-
sure. They will see that everyone has to
pay tou for protection and that this toll
goes into the pockets of a few wealthy cor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
THERE'S GOING TO BE \ ROW.
Clark County Republicans Refuse to Sign

TITO Nt'ItI'tV III NfIFI.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Special Telegram.
Oct. Eau Claire republicans took the
bull by the horns today in the senatorial
matter, the Clark county chairman hay
ing refused to sign a call giving Clark
county eight and Eau Claire delegates and
refused to leave it to the state central COM
mittee for arbitration. A call will bc
published tomorrow here and at NeiIlS-
vile for a senatorial convention at the hat
ter city Saturday, gned by X. +. CALI
gan, the Eau Claire member of the old
committee of the twenty fifth district.
Chairman Jacques, of Clark has given
notice that no delegates will be elected in
his county, and the convention will not be
recOgnlzed as legal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
weyerhauser. .win Not Move.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. 0ct4-People
Of this city are now of the opinion that
Weyerhauser does not intend to move his
big mill from this city, as he is making
money IN 1t since receiving assurance that
they do not feel so badly over losing the
Pool headquarters. as that takes but
few people with it.
Receipts of the Sheboygan county fair
were 5000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
Hurtful to the Country.

The following is a letter written by
Senator Plumb, one Of the republican sena-
tors from Kansas, to a Germantown. Pa.
manufacturer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

We are frail creatures physically y-the nos1
robust among The unhealthy man or woman
is in great measure incapable OF beusft 70 society
r. for instance, b!iUusne,s, trouble of freq sDcs
and often obs;inately resistant Of ordinary nedi-
Gallon. obstraets the harmonious action of the
liver and the bowels, the sufferer Is sue to b.
dEspepIic- The three oisorderesi conditions are
sure TO be confirmed by neglect. Under :ite
erroneous impression that there is no hope for
hira an impression II al likelihood confirmed by
th- Use OF Objectionable remedies. the suTe-er i
apt 10 become neglectfui nav, even reckless and
that the sooner h- i removed from the sphere OF
hGusH eutsaTor, the osEtsr FOR All parties con
seYTisd- " hat series CT mistakes! His liver l.
responsible II Is 81 incorporate part Of himself
How discipline iTs By tie aid Of Ho-tett-r's
stomach BaITers, q certain medium for the r-es-
tshlishmsnt OF united, regular action in the stoH-
zch- liver and bowels IL also cures and prevents
Inslzrial, rheumatic and kidney troubles
George W Mclean, prominent Kan
sas City man. shot himself while temper
or5lr insane
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
HIGHER PRICES FOR WINTER
The Effects of the Mckinley Bill
as Seen by Shrewd 0bSery-
erS.
who vii. Reap the Benefit and Who
viii Suffer Because of the
lniQuity.

Tariff schedules are being diirentlv
studied these days. Every merchant who
deals IN articles affected by the Mex nley
bill Is studying them to find ont whar ef-
tect II will have on his business. And as
that bill, now an act, affects nearly every
line Of business, nearly every wholesale
merchant IL studying it. Some of its
effects viii put the merchants customers
INTO a brown study, perhaps not of the
bill Itself, but Of whether they can buy
the goods affected al the prices at which
they have gone or whether they will have
TO get aluug without them.
The effect of the law will he-.indeed
already has bcen--fa -far-reaching. and no
body pretenaS to figure out its iu'l extent.
The most anybody preteudS to say is that
IN 2ertan classes Of merchandise prices
Will 50 up 50 high that consumption will
be reduced and inferior and adu!trratel
goods will be substituted.
Inquiry among dealers in half-dozen
lines t trade fails 10 find any one who
thinks he will be benefited or knows of
anybody e,Se who will be benefited hy the
Increased duties, except those who have on
haud large STOCKS Of goods, and even they
Will be benefited only temporarily
Yin Plate.
There Is one other execution. The tin.
plate manufacturers OF Wales are makin,
good thing out Of it, The tariff on large
roofing tIu-pate has been increased - SO
a box, but the increase Is not to take effect
until July l, next. But the price of this
knd ct tln-plate has already advanced
about 81 a box and Mr.. \. &. Bartlett of
Hlbhard, Spencer, Bartlett Il Co., of
Chicago, Is authority for tue statement
that the Welsh manufacturers are sharing
III the benefit of this advance. They
will have all they can do until Junel
or June Il next year. continued
Mr., Bartlett, for an advancing market
always makes brisk trade, und the price
of the plate will advance until it has
reached the highest point to which tins
additional duty can carry IT. There isn't
any tin.plate made in this country. rn,.y
do little retinning in St. Louis and IN
New York, but Wales is the source Of our
supply. The effect Of this advance in price
Will doubtless he telt III every line Of goods
IN which iIR-platc is used
cheap guns will greatly advance in
price ON account of tine tariff. 50 will
the cheaper lines of imported cutlery. The
price ot cheap gums viii alvaucc because
the duty an them uow is partly a specific
and partly an advolorem duty instead of
being wholly yaIorcm. as undcl the
old schedule. Cutlery. as RUE.
will not be advanced in price by the
tariff because the most of it is munufac-
turcd in this country. The same Is true
Of edge-toolS. In some lines of hardware
the Mckinley bill reduces the rate of duty,
lint 40 not thinl; that thIs will % fTn.t m,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

Mr.. LA TOILETTE is at hone, and the
true census of the district will now begin.
He will see men and beg them TO vote for
him whom his enumerators failed to ind.
ALTHOUGH the duty largely goes off
sugar, the Chicago Tribune says: Sugar,
which forms from 40 to 80 per cent. of the
retailers sales, will be quoted as of yore. y
Down goes the duty but the trust still
keeps up prices.
JAY GOULD sizes up the new tariff
thus: IF it increases the cost of some
articles people will simply use less of them.
Take wool, for instance. If the tariff on
wool makes clothing cost more person
will get along with one suit where he
otherwise would have two Suppose,
Jay that the tariff were given another
-
IHE tariff problem proVokes strange III
eonsistencies within the ranks of the re-
publleans. wholesale merchants IN
nearly every ilne OF 'raue are holdlng
meetings and advancing the prices of
goods on account OF the Mchlnley OH.
let we nave Mr.. Mchlhiey solemn as
surance that the tarlh imposes tax on
the foreigners only, and Mr. Carnegie S
squaIly solemn assurance that congress
a CAREFUL estimate OF the repuDilcahS
GMadlSoh VINO VIII vote the aemocratlc
hcKet at the EeXt election s"eiiS the num-
Der wen INTO the hundreds. Mchlhleyl'm'
La fciIetteism, more tariH Tor the trusts
and more taxes Tor the people little,
narrow, selfish polltlcal machine, con-
tempt Tor the ola workers ana leaders OF
the party, have made hundreds or Iepub-
means very urea IN 'hiS CITY, as wen as the
"iS'iicl ana sl"'e.
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otbor
IhESlpi.Nl WOODRUFF, oi the Latter
Day 9ants' has performed the final act to-
ward the abolition OF Holygamous mar
riagos ~ this country. His proclamation
inhibitlng plural unions is just what has
long been needed TO confirm the Mormon
declaration 80 lf'fll ilad"'hatth" SAINTS
had determined to h'rd the AH+ ct tie
land iorblddIns "'onimwEoe OF tae rrar,
Hft
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
Old dufM Nsm dpfV

On all these articles the specific duty,
where there is one, is included and is cal
cuatcd on the net weight of the goods
Should it be collected on gross weight, re-
specting which the act is indefinite, it
would vastly increase the rates.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

SECRETARY Russ has got back to
Washington and taken tim to look up
from his duty Of sorting seeds long enough
to remark about Wisconsin politics that
.,all the side issues are pretty we'll eIimi-
mated and both sides have settled down to
an old-fashioned political campaign. We
are sure winners. All side issues have
been pretty well elimi mated, An old
fashioned campaign, If ever in the his
t,ry If ,o, ,,,l,ti,, A ,,,,,,,,,;.~, /, 10; l., ;,.,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

THE tariff problem provokes strange in
eonsistencies within the ranks of the re-
publicans. Wholesale merchants in
nearly every line of trade are holding
meetings and advancing the prices Of
goods on account of the Mckinley bill
Yet we have Mr.. McKinley's solemn as
surance that the tariff imposes tax on
the foreigners only, and Mr. Carnegie's
equally solemn assurance that congress
''legislates in favor of the poor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

A CAREFUL estimate of the republicans
GMadison who will vote the democratic
ticket at the Etxt election swels the num-
Der we'll into the hundreds McKineyism,
La FolIetteism, more tariff for the trusts
and more taxes for the people, little,
narrow, selfish political machine, con-
tempt for the old workers and leaders of
the party, have made hundreds of Icpub-
Iicans very tired in this city, az well as the
district and state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
Hon sing Sentenced.

MuwAULEE, Oct. Hop Sing, the
lecherous chinaman, WIS fined 500 and
cost and six months IMPRISONMENT. Pau
line BartSch and Lizzie RiSch. the two
girls were sent to the House of the Good
Shepard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-03

Until the sale ola limited number of lots at
River View. which will take plade soon
after the railroad now being built and Will
be completed in few days. Reader, YOU
will lind this a safe and profitable place to
invest your money. \ number Of fine and
costly two story buildings are being erected.
This addition YOU should see before making
Investments elsewhere, as the company eX-
pect 10 sell limited number of lots very
cheap to first-class white people. Remem-
Der this sale will take place during this
month and before the silver bill becomes a
law when every moneyed man in America
will hasten to invest in real estate before II
quadruples in value. You can buy lin
tied amount Of stock OF the RIVER new
Company at par which must double in
value i'm a short time after the railroad is
finished. X. Il. cHAfflN, 60,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-03
MALE ORPHAN SOCIETY.
The Foriy-sevcnth Anniversary of the
Asylum Held.

Asylum Held.
The forty-seventh anniversary of the Male
Orphan Asylum was held at the Seventh.
street Christian Church, Sunday afternoon
at 4 O'Clock. The large ediiice was cOmfor-
tably filled with an audience composed
largely of the Female Humane Association
girls. the 1t. Pauls Church Home girls and
the bows of the Male Orphan Asylum. The
annual address was delivered by Rev. DIR.
Hartley Carmichael. Of st. Paufs Church.
His subject was: 'lhe Christian Soldier,
His Weapons and His Enemies" DR.. Car
michaers address, though plain and simple,
abOunded i'm elOquence and original thought.
4 vote Of thanks was rendered him whel he
concluded and the address ordered 10 be
published.
MIR. Il. b. Minor the only surviving mem
her of the original board of directors, and
Rev. Jabez Hall, the pastor OF the church,
also made brief addresses.
DIR. W. W. Parker. the president of the
asylum. read his annual report In IT he
said:
The number of boys in the asylum June,
1889. was 40; admitted during the year, ~;
total cared for, 81. Served out time honor
ably, 4: returned TO friends. 3; died, J; re
mainiugi IN the asN lum, %.
One evidence of the good management OF
our institution Is the exceeding nealthiul-
ness of the bows. The boy who died was Ill
when received. There was moi one oiher ease
of serious sickness during the entire year.
The report calls the public attention To the
wants and needs of this noble aud useful
charity, and deseivedly compliments Mrs.
j scph Il. Gill. the superintendent, her iaith-
full assistants in every department. and spoke
in the highest terms of the general good con-
duct of the boys.
The exercises were diversified with sing
ing by the orphans. and dialogue by
Masters George Southall and Emmett Ar
cher.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: DIR. w. W. Parker. presl-
dent; K. T. Richardson, first yice-president
James Gordon. second ylce-president: Rob
ert +. Richardson, secretary; John :. Elicit,
treasurer. Directors, the above ard VIM.
III. Peasants, I. J. Todd. :. II. Halves. NJ.
L. Clarke, T.. q. Noting, ID. q. Davis. Thos.
VI. Norwood, +. II. Mcclure, Il. NJ. Gwath-
mey, George W. Anderson.
Mr.. George w. Anderson is the only new
director. lie succeeds Mr.. i. a. sublett.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-03

Last night thorough rehearsal was
given "Pinafore" by the amateurs Inc
opera will be given at the Academy OF Music
on next Friday night and Saturday
matinee. as testimonial benefit 70
Messrs. Il. b. shepherd and j.. En-
DRY Shaw, through whose indicate;
gable efforts the forces were organized ana
drilled, that recently gave such SUI
perior presentation Of "Pinafore.' Inc
company and many Richmond friends ana
admirers, now tender the gentlemen inis
benefit. and no doubt large audiences VIII
be called forth at each performance. The
cast and chorus will remaine ssentialfy the
same as before, except that Mr.. shepherd VIII
take the role Of Sir Joseph Porter, Captain
Frank Cunningham will appear as Ralph.
a role he assumed some eight years ago-and
Mr.R. X. Harrison rs Dick Deadeye.