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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

THE mad rush Of home seekers to the
Cherokee strip is said to have carried 30
900 persons TO theland of promise in forty
eight hours Half of these, it is estimated
have already staked their claims. Mean
while thousands Of other would-be settlers
who have been awaiting the formal open
ing Of the strip are headed off altogether.
In view of this mountain of demand ana
mole-hiII Of supply in the way Of homes
il is perhaps fitting that that optimistic
song touching on Uncle Sans willingness
70 Civ every body fam has fallen into
disuse.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
wICKEDNEsS OF HUMANITY.
An Outcast From society Found Dying in
the Streets.

CHICAGO, March 1S-At an early hour
this morning a woman was found lying
unconscious in the road at 55th and Nov
gan streets The police was summoned,
and. assuming that she was intoxicated.
they carted her off to the police station,
where she lay several hours. She was
removed to the county hospital where she
died last night, The matter has assumed
the proportions of an Eva Mitchell muir
der mystery The woman was identified
as Mrs Bingh.g.a, Of Milwaukee, who
left her husband some time
ago and came to this city where she has
been living with an engineer named Tay
lor, who is employed in ii downtown es-
tabliehment. Taylor says sac left her
husband because she discovered he had
another wife living. Her sister tells the
same story The landlady of the apart
meht house where Taylor and the woman
resided says she was in great fear of
Bingham, and asserts that man rescm-
bling his description called ON her last
week The murdered woman left her sis
ter's house last Sunday evening to call for
Taylor, it being her custom to wait for
him each night until he was off duty at
nine O clock She never reached his place
and the next heard of her was when she
was picked up as described above at a
point five miles distant. Taylor asserts
his innocence or any completely III her
taking off. Some of the jewelry the woman
we're was missing when she was found.
The police are working on the case.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

WASHINGToN. March IS.-The follow
ing are the weather indications for the
various states named:
Illinois Light rain eaSterly winds, be-
coming variable. slightly cooler in south
ern, stationary temperature in northern
portion.
Iowa Fair weather, preceded 10y show
erS in the eastern portion, northerly
winds, warmer in the northwestern. sta
tlouary temperature in the southeastern
portion.
South Dakota Winds shifting to
southery, generally warmer
NebraSka-Fair weather, warmer in
northern, stationary temperature in south
Crn portion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

Two lahorerS were blown to pieces and
two others fatally injured by an explosion
of dynamite ut the Brooklyn water works.
at Rockville Center. n. Y, Wednesday
morning.
An unusually fatal form of fever is rag
ing in Jefferson county. Tennessee. Youths
and adults alike are attacked. The death
rate is startlingly large. fully rs per cent.
of those having the fever dping.
ALBERT POLLARD and Vernon Hay.
pupils Of the deaf and dumb institute at
jackson, Ill.,. We're walking on he rail
road track when they were struck 10y Il
train. Hay was instantly killed and Pol
lard seriously injured.
lN collision between passenger and
freight train ON the Rock Island Railway
at Blue Island last night. John Berry. a
train hand. was killed, and another man
seriously but not fatally hurt
Tn Kane county, Ill.,. court house was
burned Thursday night together with Its
contents. IRE county records in the vault
are thought to be safe. Eighteen prison
arS in the basement were removed to a
ehoteI closely guarded.
NEWPORT, Arkansas. - The White
and Black rivers are falling. A break Oc.
curred on the BateSville and Brinkley road
At Riverside Saturday. Reports of great dies.
tructlon to stock continue to come in from
the country, and the total loss to farming
interests viii not fall short of 500, 600
At Newport the loss will be about SO. 600
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
Like WaIipun.

BLACK RIVER FAILS, Wis, March l8.-
Abner Hammond. the Vernon County
horse thief. was captured at Northern
Pacific Junction, by Sheriff Bergh, of
Viroqua. and brought TO this city last
night. He pleaded guilty this morning,
and was sentenced TO Ave years at Wau-
pun, three days of each year to be in soli-
tarv confinement. This makes Hammond S
third terra in ST. te's prison for stealing
horses. He is a young man about q
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

TuE secretary Of the treasury has ap-
pointed Mr.. John =. Scanlan. OF Chicago,
special treasury agent.
Mr. ROBERT LINCOLN. the American
Minister to Great Britain, denies the re-
port that he viii resign his position on ac-
count of his sons death
SEc. WINDOW has decided that Chinese
merchants coming to this country for the
first time and provided with certificates.
cannot be permitted TO land. notwithstand-
ing the fact that they are not laborers.
REPRESENTATIVE HENDERSON has re-
ported to the house from the committee on
military ana militia the bill to improve
the efficiency of the militia, which the
committee has had under consideration
for some time.
SEC. WINDOW transmitted to the senate
a letter from Secretary Blaine asking for
additional appropriation of SIS, 900 to
meet the expenses Of the international
, marine conference The original appro-
priation was S20.0 600.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

age Is but so years She is a Spanish wo-
man. She was married when Is years old.
and her eldest daughter was married when
she was little over II years old. Mrs.
Cordoba was but S3 years old when she
was a grandmother. Her eldest grand
daughter was married last April at the
age of Is years, and now that great
granddaughter has been born into the
family there is great rejoicing among the
CordollaS and their Spanish relatives.
Mrs. Cordoba is in superb health. and she
says that If the record of the family keeps
up she viii have the felicity of holding her
great--great-grand child upon her knee be-
fore the biblical allotted time for her on
earth IS measured ont
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
MIR. BLAIR'S PROTOTYPE.
How They Cured an Educational Bill Ora
tor Up at Winnepeg-


WINNIPEG. Man.-The local legislature
had a remarkable session last Tuesday
night, lasting from p. N. until a. m.
next day, thirteen hours. OF this time
Martin. hot-headed Frenchman, spoke
nine and one half hours on the education
al bill. This Is the longest speech ever
delivered in any legislative assembly in
Canada except that of Mr.. de Cosmos in
the legislature of British Columbia years
ago. Martin was speaking on the educa-
tional bill and wishes to annoy the govern
ment by taking tive or three days to deliver
his speech. But the house made him talk
until he was exhausted that he finally had
to give up the floor The speaker would
not allow him 70 support his body on his
desk and he had to stand up like a school
boy the whole tiua Several members of
the house broueh: siding into the legis-
lative hall and wens to sleep. and when
luncheon was brought in Martin ate his
sandwiches and drank his wine while
talking. the speaker having threatened to
cancel his right of the floor if he remained
silent longer than three minutes. Martin
took his punishment with good grace, but
made fierce : statements in French when
called to order for not speaking to the
guastIOn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
CHARGED Win sfeaIing.Ie,,er.

CEAvESwoRTH. Kan. March 18.-
Governor Smith and Postmaster Holloway,
Of the soldiers home, were arrested this
morning ON complaint Of CoEnrade Batson,
who charged them with puTioinin. letter
addressed to him. They were taken before
d United States commissioner and released
on their own recoguizanee- A preliminary
hear ng viii be given to the case to-mor-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
Private wild on Oath.

CHICAGO. March l8.-The court martial
for the trial of Lieut.. Steele. Of the Eighth
T. S. Cavalry, assembled at noon today.
and after formally organizing proceeded
to hear the testimony of Private Dell 2.
Wild, the com .,laining witness. His tes-
timony was substantially IN accordance
with the facts as already given in the pub
lie press. After bearing one other wit
ness, Corp. Spott. Of the 18th infantry, IN
confederation of Wild's story, the court
took recess until eleven clock tomorrow
rr,orninu
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

New ORLEANS, March 1S.-The Plea
yune's Muskogee (lndian Ter special
says circular has been issued 10y the
United States Indian agent there adj
dressed to the chief of the Choctaw nation
and others notifying them that no lottery
drawing would be permitted within the
limits of the agency The circular states
that should any person make an attempt
to set up or operate any such lottery the
paraphernalia would hc seized and such
person arrested.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
SPANKED BY HIS WIFE.
The Story That is Told at the Expense of IA
Member of Congress

A curious story is told at the Capitol at
the expense of a member of Congress, who.
while Ofsno small caliber intellectually. has
not been blessed with an abundance of
ayOlrdupois, says the Washington CORES
pOndent of the New York Tribune. He
has wife who is much taller than he is
and who also is we'll known to her children
as strict disiplinarian. One evening, so
the story goes, she heard a noise in the
nursery after bedtime. She promptly
seized her slipper and started for the scene
of the uprOar. Just as she reached the door
the children eXtinguished the light
Stretching out her hand she captured one
of the boys, and to Judge from the outcries
he made the spanking was thoroughly
effective. But the mother was somewhat
surprised at the conduct of the second suf-
ferer Instead of sobbing. he yelled pro-
testatiOns in a strong voice. and at last
swore roundly. The mother, astonished,
Jumped up, and letting him fall from her
knee to the floor, exclaimed tendery:
is that you. hubby
Overwhelmed with confusion, he admit
ted that it was her hubby she had been
spanking. After they had retired amid
the muttied laughter of the children. who
we're trying to restrain it by Stutfing pill
lows into their mouths. explanations fol-
lowed. He. too. had heard the noise and
with the same object in view as his wife
had gone to the nursery, where he had been
caught by his spouse.
Hereafter he vows that he will allow
his wife to discipline the children
unaided.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

PHILADELPHIA, March IA shocking
phase was assumed by the blind asylum in
vestigation In the arrest and bind
ing over of Prefect King for
sodomy, and has excited public in
dignation This morning the case was
promptly turned over to the grand jury,
and after submitted true bill of indiCt-
ment was found against him. charging
him with immoral practices.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
Awaiting Developments.

ARKANSAS CITY. Kan. March l8-
Yesterday a good many boomers went
south. but news came this morning from
reliable sources that cavalry were actually
on the way, and would surely eject them,
and now they are stopping between here
and the line to await developments. At
least two-thirds Of those that went in fro :
this point have come out, but some still
remain
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

The police of Baltimore have raided the
faith cure : Institutes, ' just as they should
all other humbugs and swindles, and the
developments are astounding. A gang of
sharpers, clothed in the livery of Heaven,
were lying, cheating, swindling and rob
bing without limit, and in many cases
were to blame for the death of patients.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
THEIR STORIES CONTINUED.
other Officers of the Enterprise Charged
with Cruelty.

New YORK. March l8.-The McDalIa
inquiry was continued today. Fireman
Shay charged Lieut. Muliigan with
cruelty, iaving put the witness in irons
and tied him up because he did not toe the
mark properly on the quarter deck. Two
sailors rorrOborated his testimony. Fire
man Better charged Lieut.. Ingersoll with
treating him in similar manner, and
Lieut.. MuIligan with having had
him triced up to the Jacobs ladder.
This testimony was also corroborated
by Michael Heavy. who charged Lieut..
MuIligan with having gagged him with a
bayonet. Mulligan admitted that he no
orders to do this Seaman Neal told about
Lieut.. IngersoIl threatening him with a
Delaying pin and afterwards striking him
down with mis- fist. Several other com
plants were entered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

PARIS. March 18.-The statement Of the
new ministry announcing the policy
which it would follow, was read In the
senate and chamber of deputies today. In
the senate Leon Say promised to support the
government if its policy was literal. The
chamber of deputies, by vote OF 3l8 to
-. expressed confidence in the govern
ment
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
GRIMM AL.

HENRY NURRE, Il wealthy farmer living
near Davenport, la was murdered in his
home and his wife was seriously wound
ed
with being one of the party who defEauded
the State bank at Irving, kas., ont Of SO
900, has been arrested here and taken
east
New YoRK.-DeputyS Sheriff McGonigal
and Warden Heating, of the Ludlow street
jail, have been indicted by the grand Jury
ON charges of bribery. The were placed
under arrest and later released ON $4,000
bail each.
WHITEHALL. Wis. -Chas. Johnson, Ole
Slctto. Q. l.. Hansen and Bertha Olson
We're brought into the court room and re-
ccived their sentences from Judge New
man at l0::O o'cIock Friday morning, It's
follows: Imprisonment for life in the pen
ltentlary in each case, with three days of
solitary confinement every year. BY the
removal of these four to prison, thirty-one
children are deprived thus far of parental
care.
In is reported in New York that Ives
and Stayner will soon be set at liberty. 95
per cent. of their creditors having agreed
to settlement ON the basis of ) cents on
lllt Noiltlls VII ilNNtNN bNttAt 4Ni'lltNN, vi
the supreme court, reduced their bail to
81 900 each.
CuICAGo.-Jay Boridge, Il Kansas City
real estate agent. has been arrested here.
charged with frauduIently obtaining Il con
veyance to himself from two illiterate col
ored people of that city 5000 600 worth of
real estate for one dollar An officer from
Kansas City has arrived with requisition
from the governor of Missouri and will
take Boridge back The prisoner is IN
dignant at his arrest and says the convey
ance WAS only Il trust and perfectly legiti-
mate.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis.-Six prisoners es-
capped from the county jail Wednesday
morning at o'clock They were John
Fisher, John Evin, James Doyle, Ed Dix
on. Thomas Sanders and John Weden-
burg. all charged with burglary The two
last are charged with cracking a safe at
Altoona City They were furnished with
tools by friends and had worked several
days ON the cage in which they were con-
fined. Officers are searching the woods
and a reward Is offered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

HAYWARD, Wis. March 18.-Maud |.
Lee and husband, charged with the murder
OF Robert Gartz, were arraigned this
morning. but the trial was continued to
March rs. because the defendants attorney,
Mr. Demon, of Hurley, was kept at Ash
land by the Perrin trial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
BOUGHT THE GOLD BRICK.
4 Rich Farmer an Easy Dupe for Two
Sharr Ea>cals

ShAFI Ea>Sit>-
CHICAGO, March lS.-John H. Sweeney.
alias John H. Stewart, is under arrest for
swindhug John b. Chapman, of Adams,
Jefferson county, \. \. in May. 1898
Sweeney and another man went to Chap
mans house and showed him papers and
platS which declared that 4 Chicago
miser, deceased, had buried some gold
bricks on Chapmans farm. Chap
man went with the men to the
spot indicated by the plat
and two gold bricks. Weighing IS pounds
s ounces, were dug up. He paid the men
s.. 400 for their shares When he sent the
bricks to an aSSayer in Philadelphia he
learned that they were gold plated. De
tectiveS have been on the track Of the swim
dlerS, and yesterday Sweeney was found 1T
Il house on Wabash avenue. His case Is
set for March y. His companion is still
at large.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
SOME BIG BRIDGES.
Engineering Feats That the Ancieuts Would
Have Thought Impossible.

The inventors of phrases have much exer-
clsed their ingenuity of late in coming Il
proper title for the present age, and to the
list of labels already made there NAV sure
ly be added that of the A ge of Big Bridges
The Brooklyn bridge led the way, then
that across the Firth of Forth, next the
project to join the shore of the English
channel, and now congress has been asked
to grant company of engineers and
capitalists the right to span the Hudson
from New York to New Jersey.
1t Is claimed that this will be the big
geSt bridge in tEe world. the engineering
standard beins the length of span and not
the length of the whole structure Thus.
while the English channel is twepty miles
wide at the point to be bridged, the long
est span of the contemplated great link be-
tween England and France is to be but
LOO feet, while the span of the North
river bridge is to be $50 feet A better
idea of the boldness of this enormous leap
may he gathered from the fact. in compar-
lsOn, that the river span of the Brooklyn
bridge is ,495 feet, while that at Niagara
is bit l. .26S feet. The height of this giant
span from the river is to be $50 feet, or
fifteen feet higher than the. Brooklyn
This will leave the river practically unob-
structed.
The dispatch does not say so in so many
words. but there is very fair internal evi-
dence that the bridge is to be of the suspen-
sion order of construction most grace
full form of all bridges. 1t is to be built of
steel and steel wire, materials now so much
cheaper than they were at the time the
Brooklyn bridge was built that the proba-
blIity IS that the air passage over the North
river will be completed at no greater if not
at a less cost $1,000 ,000) than was that
over the East river One important factor
IN this probability is the fact that the New
York New Jersey bridge is to be open for
traffic in seven years from the date of fran
chise, while fifteen years elapsed before the
New York Brooklyn bridge was compet-
ed.
The enterprise is undoubtedly a good
commercial one, as the success of the
Brooklyn bridge has proved; and perhaps
by the time the Jersey bridge is in good
running order the spirit of boldness NAV
have made its way so far west that we may
begin to seriously discuss the feasibility of
a similar connection between San Francisco
nrl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

EASTERN writers are now endeavoring
to deprive Ex-Queen Isabella, of Spain, of
the credit of assisting Columbus by prov
ing that she was actuated by mercenary
motives. Soon the editorial columns of
these journals will be filed with arguments
to show that the building of the Ark was
taken advantage Of by Noah to float a big
Doodle scheme, that work on the tower of
Babel was IN reality stepped Leg@use the
people got tired Of paying special assess
ments, and obyaine,. an Injunction stop
ping the woork.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
LYNCHING II LEGAL.
Peculiar Decision of the Louisiana Su-
preme Court

preme Court
NKw ORLEANS, March l8.-The state
supreme court in the case Of the st.
landry Parish Regulators decided in favor
of defendants. The accused had been con
vic4ed in St. Landry Parish and sentenced
70 serve various terms IN the state peniten-
tiauy for entering the house Of one Dupie-
ef.in at midnight on February 28th, and
shooting at him with intent to kill. The
defendants aIlege that they belong to
band of regulators or white caps.
and that it was in pursuance Of the prin-
tiipIes of this organization hat the assault
on the woman. Tiilie. was committed.
The court quashed the Indictment, holding
that criminal ofense is not complete with
out felOnons intent,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
ErOsts in Florida.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March Is The
mercury fell below freezing point Satur-
| day night but the cold can have done no
damage in northern portions of the state,
inasmuch us all young and tender spring
| growth had been niPped 10y frost two
| MeekS nmn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

MILWAUKEE, March lS.-Wheat Unsettled; No.a
spring 72'3@73's for. seller cash ;78a for seller
May. Corn Higher; No. 3, "3'a. Oats No
= white, 23l5. Rye Steady; No. 1, l3l4
Barley Steady; No. > Il. Provisions Steady
Pork-lO4O.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
ourLooI> orrmrcoMrNG SEASON.

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eccentric and rrratic, devoid Of any rig
orous and continuous cold. and that IFS
rolaest and .tormic4t part wouId ocrnr
aftor the 'mid-wintcr date Carving This
explanation further on January we
showed that our .trm,-r nidwintrr heat
was more directly caused bv tbc .pccuIipr
lwegterlyl position of the vast Atlantic
aerial wave of high barometer which over
lapped the eastern side of tbe United
States, pourin,, It's stores Of warm oroon
yapor upon the continent and so dcacctiny
our storms north Of tbn lakes so os to mako
thor, ,,,,, b,t tr,,,ic,I ,irs. IF tbo CrIr;r-
ia the interior Of the country while fine
nrime cause Of mis- STATE of tbings wos
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r.a nresept n,riod ,f solar calm
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

WHITEHALL, Wis, March 1S-Elias
O. Glendragen. the last of the Preston
lynchers, was liberated from the county
Jail yesterday He was one of the rioters
who could not pay the Sl07 fine. The
amount was made up by friends.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
A Young Great-Grandma.

There are mary aged great grand
mothers, but the San Francisco Chronicle
SAYS the Youngest great-gTandmother IN
the United States lives near Pomona Cal.
Her name Is Francesca Cordoba. and her
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
Miners Killed.

SHEsAsDoAH. Pa, March 18.-By an
explosion of gas in colliery No. 4, Lost
Creek. tonight, two miners were killed
and another was badly injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
\ Fanatics Trip.

TACOMA. Wash, March IS George
Francis Train to-day, started on journey
around the world, aking the steamer
Olympia t. Victoria. where he will con-
meet with the Canadian Pacific line for
Yokohama