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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
CRIMINAL.

The office of the American Express
Company at Hartley. Iowa, has been rob
bed Of money and valuabIes.
DULUTH, Mim.-Pope. the abSconding
| bank teller from Louisville, was captured
near hear Friday while on the way to
! Canada.
GEORGE p WHITNEY, bookkeeper in
| the City National Bank, of Albany, \. Y,
| Is accused of ofembezzling sums aggregqtlng
| $50. 600. His friends are trying to settle
the matter for him.
| CLEyELAND.-Ana attempt was made to
wreck the south bound train on the Cleve-
| land & Canton railroad near Middle
| Branch Ohio, Saturday night. Five ties
/ strapped on to the rails on a curve were
| discovered by the engineer just in time to
prevent wreck.
SAN FRANCIsCo,-Geo. c. Pratt
who shot and seriously wounded President
Bromweli, of the California Insurance
company last July. because of the alleged
acquitted by the jury.
SANTA MARIA. CaI.-Early Monday
morning twenty masked men entered the
saloon where +. l.. CresweIl had been con-
fined since Southard' S murder, bound Cres-
well and hung him to the rafters, leaving
the body there.
INSPECTOR EBERsoLD. Of the Chicago
Police Department, narrowly escaped
death from the explosion of torpedo
which was thrown at him Wednes-
day night. A similar attempt to kill him
was made presumably blythe same parties,
a few days ago.
PHTLADELPHIA.-A Ellwood Lancas-
ter, real estate agent of this city
has disappeared and it is charged that he
has embezzIed the funds entrusted to him
by various parties to invest. The amount
is variousIy estimated at between $4,000
and 975, 600. Warrants are out for his
arrest and detectives are looking for him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
THE LATEST TELECRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

THE marriage of Miss Lily ROsecrans,
| daughter Of General Rosecrans, to Gov
| nor IooIc, of Montana, was sOlomnized at
| Washington Wednesday.
! Mrs. CATHERINE SHARP. of Philadel-
| hia, when little girl sold milk to Gener-
| al Washington and his staff from her
| father farm. She is now ll2 years old,
and her mental faculties are unfounded.
| The strikin" carpenters of Chicago and
| the new Bosses Association have signed
! treaty Of peace, and the men are to resume
work at once. The terms concede an
eight-hour day and - cents an hour un-
til August /. when the rate will be 3715
cents.
WILLIAM CHURCHILL says the Fiji
Islanders are far from illiterate Some
| of them read Homer, and some of them
would devour an author as well as his
books if they got d chance.
CnrcAGo.-A local paper Thursday
evening says. the strike Of the coal miners
Of northern Illinois Is settled and the ex-
ecutive committee Of the National Miners
Union will issue a circular to the men to-
night ordering them to return to work
Monday.
PORTLAND. Ore Two girls named
Mcdonald aged nine and twelve years,
were Thursday evening playing on the
approach to u railroad bridge across the
river here when they saw = train coming.
Becoming frightened they jumped into the
river and We're drowned.
H. i. MORSE. who has been an official
in the Chinese service for nearly twenty
years. and vino is now on u visit to his
home in Boston. says the average con
Y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
PETITION FOR RELIEF.
The Farmers Alliance Advocate the Pass
age of the Picker Bill.

WASHINGTON. May 13.-The delegation
representing the Farmers alliance. ap-
peared before the ways and means com
mittee this morning, to advocate the pass :
age Of the Picker bill. to create United
States treasures in different parts OF the
country for the reception Of
the staple crops produced by the farmers.
c. W. Maeune. chairman Of the legislative
committee OF the 4 lance and editor Of the
National Economist said they did not ask
the enactment Of any unconstitutional
measure. but as the great debtor class; as
the men who had gone out in the west
after the war and laid soil under
contribution with borrowed money. they
protested against the contraction OF cur
rency al the time when their debts be-
came due and asked the conditions to be
restored to what they were when the money
was borrowed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
CABLE FLASHES.

EpINRURG.-The authorities of Edin-
burg resolved to confer the freedom of the
city upon Mr. Henry NJ Stanley.
FRAUDS involving the sum Of about
100000 goo annually are said to have been
discovered in the customs department at
BuenoS AvreS.
LONDON, Eng.-An official statement
has been issued showing the revenues of
the United Kingdom for the year ending
March 81 to have been ES9.S04, coo ana
the expenditures f96. .0SS. 900.
PAEIs-Thc leaders Of the Anarchists at
Lille and Roubaix to whose inSigation
much of the disorder among the working
men among them Is due, have been arrest
ed.
PARIS An encounter between the
police and a body of disorderly strikers
took place At Lille last evening. Two of
the strikers were wounded and seven ar
rested.
LoNDoN--Mr. William 0'Brien has
teen refused new trial of his libel suit
against Lord Salisbury, the Prime Minis
Ter On the first trial verdict was re-
turned for Lord Salisbury.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
FLIES AND CASUALTIES.

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FRosTs ON Monday night dId consider
able damage IN the states OF Illinois,
Kansas and Neoraska
BUTTE. M"4t. IT. ne ne Montana ana ullion Ion
"9Pot at 1outu i'GI}e IN i'N "''Il puIiglt @ Nna Wl
all It's contents Inc ''S' 'e'''''e" ''''ooo'
GROVER Cry. Penn A disastrous
coullagratiou occurred here Friday morn
ing. Nearly score of buildings
we're destroyed, including store, and
dwellings Loss, $4,000.
Tunes workmen are reported to have
been killed and several others injured bv
an explosion in the mill of the Consumers
Powder company at Wmtou. near Seran-
ton. Pa.
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two hrenen ana two orakemen were Killed
10y the q. hN'on OF Two relEht tralnS ON
the ta>J tennessee virginia ana
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16

Glens Falls this morning to Investigate the
reported phenomenon. Mrs McMaSter. in
answer to inquiries stated that last Mon
day night her husband came in the house
about $50. feeling quite well apparently.
and sat down on the bed, preparatory to
retiring. when ne was stricken with par
alysis. Almost Immediately he began to
smile and laugh. as if ecStatically happy.
and there came about his head halo as of
fire. transhguring his countenance. The
aged lady called 10 her assistance her
daughter Mrs. Joseph McMaster. and Il
neiehhor Mrs. Jarvis, living In the same
house. whose mother accompanied her in
to the room.
These last two became frightened at
the appearance of the old man and went
back to their apartments. The circum-
stance of the halo Is corroborated by the
Younger Mrs. McMaSter, who further saws
that it lasted about one hour and a half
while the family were hurrying about get
ting medical and other attendance-Iikea a
luminous cloud about the old mans head.
extending above him a few inches. and
reaching from shoulder to shoulder. When
asked what it was ike. Mrs. McMaster
pointed bright square of sunshine which
tiickered on the carpet, and said it was
just like that, and as the bedroom was
dark at the time the glory was very plain
ly visible, in fact, illuminating the room
somewhat with Its radiance. 1t lasted un-
til the stricken man was laid on the bed,
when it vanished.
The venerable consort of Mr.. McMaster
says tba appearance of the halo has not
been an unusual occurrence with him.
after periods of unusual spiritual exalta-
ton, in prayer or following meet
ings where he has exhorted With unusual
fervency.
The Rev. Mr.. Wolford, of Glenns Falls,
says that the phenomenon is susceptible of
but one explanation. The reverend gentle
man has lived an unusually upright, con-
scientious Christian life Converted when
he was %. he has served his God with un-
usual zeal till now he is in his SD year.
ripe with the wisdom of a welI-spent.
pure honorable existence. At the moment
then when his earthly powers failed
him, to him came the tidings that the
end was near. and th5 glory of the Lord
shone round about him, and rested upon
him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
A CHARLEY ROSS FOUND.
After FOUrty Years of Absence Kid
mapped Boy Found.

Rock ISLAND, ILL.,. May l2-The eli
max is soon to be reached in case so
dramatic in its details as to seem almost
impossible. In Savanna, N. Y, forty
years ago, a boy named Hiram Gregg,
the eldest of very large family of chill
dren. was stolen from his parents. Mr.
and Mrs Robert Gregg. The boy was
last seen on the banks of a creek, and his
parents supposed he was drowned. Af-
ter dragging the stream they gave him
up as lost They moved to this city, and
the father. who died here a few years
ago. was one of the pioneers of the com
munity. On Saturday it was learned
indirectly that the missing member Of the
family Is living at Richardson, Wis,
under the name Of G. A. Gage. the name
was given him by his abductor. an un-
ssrupulous woman who kidnapped him to
avenge herself on his parents, with whom
she had had trouble She brought the
boy up in ignorance of his real name,
and he only learned it few weeks ago.
He will reach hear next week, man 43
years of age and married. Ghe woman
who kidnapped him left him when be mar
ripl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
when on the High seas.

Ou the rail, on 4 steamboat, aboard a fishing
smack. or yachting on the coast IIo>ierter's StoT
aya UIjleE> will be found reliable means %
aycrsiu- and relieving ailments to which travellers,
u,sr.ueis and emjsrauts are peculiarly sUl!-cf-
SEA .sspf.5ff>. sum doctors voyaners OF sojourners
u tiFe tropics and all about 10 encounter u5laC-
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>a.,-s=rE af well ascgrJaIGed SaI iouZ-trJed
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l..s.-es, ,Iuu- rheumatism and affections OF the
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with confidence iu ITS geesisSt efficacy. hGt also IN
lts ,sTtcct free lsn from every objectionable N
..It,iteut since t II derived from Tire liEfest ans
i.,u~t Salutary >0aTCr>. 1t CouHI-racE- the effects
OF Euwhoiesonle food aud water.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
\ MAN WITH A HALO.
Remarkable Story of a Minister with a
Luminous Head.

The following remarkable story about
man with real halo around his head Is
taken from the GIens Falls \. " Times:
Last Monday Rev. Thomas S. Ne
Master an aged and reverend retired
elder of the Methodist Episcopal church.
for the past twenty years resident Of
South Glens Falls was stricken with par
alysis, as was related at the time Hear
ing that there was a strange phenomenon
connected with Mr.. McMaster's sickness.
Times representative, In company with
a we'll known business man Of this place
visited the home of the invalid In South
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16

ADvICEs have been received from Sene-
gal TO the effect that the oenegalese king
has been murdered by bis subjects. He
had rried to impose upon them European
ideals which be had imbibed at the Paris
exposition.
LONDON. - The court of appeals has
handed down decision refusing to allow
the amounts paid as premiums on policies
held IN Amel lean life insurance companies
to be deducted from sums ON which an in
come tax Is assessed.
BERLIN. - In the upper house of
the Prussian landstag a high compli-
ment was paid to Bismarck. to the effect
that Germany owed her exalted position
among the nations of the earth to Bis
marck next to the kaiser
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
\ POLITICAL MOVE.
Spooner Hopes to Save His Hide by Tan
ming ii in Exported Beer.

WAsmrNGroN. May l3.-Sen. Spooner
appeared today before the senate commit
tee on finance, and made a statement in
which he urged favorable action upon the
two bills affecting the regulations
for the sale and export of beer.
The first permits for the tranfer of beer
from the brewery to the bottIing house by
pipe line or other conduit, for bottling
purposes only. under such restrictions as
the commissioner of internal revenue may
prescribe This will obviate the delay and
expense of transferring the beer by
wagon and prevent the deterioration con-
sequent upon Il second exposure and
change of temperature. The second bill
authorizes the export of beer under bond,
the same as IS now done with
distilled spirits Under the present
law exporters of beer are required to pay
revenue tax upon it and the latter receive
drawback. The exporter is thus kept
out Of his money oftentimes for months.
A great amount of bookkeeping now re
quired will be obviated by the proposed
change. The bill shall take effect January
l, 1891, and will affect no importations
made prior to that date. The committee
ordered favorable report on both bills.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
A Prominent Republican Out for Tariff
Reform.

JEFFERsoNvTLLE. Ind. May 13.-John
Overmeyer, a leading and influential re-
publican. who has been speaker of the
house and chairman of the republican
state central committc, declares that he
will use all his energies to overthrow the
false system of high tariff He was a
delegate 10 the convention which nomi-
mated Harrison, and says he supported the
candidate but not the platform. In future
he will support the party advocating
revenue reform in all state and national
contests.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
Result of Bad Com pany.

CHICAGO. May 13.-George Herring.
recently indicted in Peoria for alleged
completely in election frauds in the third
ward whereby Edward Spellman was
elected TO the city council, was arrested
here today. The prisoner asserted that he
waz to meet Edward Spellman here and
that the latter was to give him a sum Of
money. SpelIman is now in Philadelphia.
it IS said. Herring was taken TO Peoria
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
MYSTERY IN THE CASE
Myterious Death of James Kelley, at
Chicago-The Porter Suspected.

CHICAGO. May 13.-The police are in
gestigating a mysterious death which
occurred at the Leland house James Z.
Kelley. formerly in the liquor business,
retired to his room in the hotel at 8 o'clock
Saturday evening. Shortly after noon
Sunday. James Renshaw passed KcIIy's
room and saw him on the floor apparently,
asleep. When at l o'clock Monday morn
ming, Renshaw again saw Kelley in MS
room, his position unchanged, he attempt
ed to arouse him and found that he was
dead. The police. suspicious Of foul
play. have arrested Ed Frye. a porter in
the hotel who saws that at the request Of
Kelly he purchased p cents worth of
morhpine Saturday night. The police are
Of the opinion that Frye admInisted the
drug in larger doses than Kelly asked for.
This Frave denies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
ApERTINENT ANSWER.

The New York Herald hits the center Of
the target. 1t answers workingman who
asks. What is the use of men getting
higher wages and less hours of labor If
they are to pay Mckinley prices?" This
is the answer:
well, you dear, innocent soul, the
Mckinley bill is not intended for the
benefit of workingmen at all. The repub-
lican party is bound to take care of the
monopolists first, and after they get all
they want, then, perhaps, you fellows will
be admitted to the banquet hall to feed on
what is left
Don't be in such a hurry. Can't you
wait a few hundred yeors for justice? !?
This Mckinley bill Will allow a picked
number to purchase elegant houses, to
stow away few extra millions for a rainy
day, and to charge just what they please
for necessaries as well as Injuries Surely
you don't mind little thing like that
And you. where do you come in? Why.
we haven't yet seen any hole through
which you can creep. Bnt you have the
inaIienable right to stand on the outside
and shiver in the cold. Aren't sou salts
fed? You can pay more for your shoes,
for your bed blankets, for your medicine
when your children are sick and. for every
thing that makes Uncomfortable.
The Mckinley bill divides the world
into two classes those who pocket the
profits and those who do the work and get
next to nothing.
"You don't like it, eli? Well, do You
remember the old fisherman who said it
didn't hurt ees TO be skinned, because by
this time they had become used to it! The
monopoIists are the fishermen and you are
being skinned that S ALL "
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
WANT GERMAN TAUGHT.
Indignation of Germans Because 1t Is Put
Oat of the IndianapOIif schools.

IND1ANAPoLIs, May 10.-The Germans
of this city are indignant at the discon-
tinuance of the teaching of their lam
guage in the public schools In an ad-
dress to the public they say they pay 40
per cent. of the taxes collected and that
the work of assimiIating Americans and
Germans would be retarded if the latter
were compelled to send their children to
private schools to learn German. They
declare that it is weak argument to say
that the city cannot afford to provide in
struction in German when the language is
spoke , by millions of people and has be-
come so necessary IN business
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16

OSHKOSH, Wis. May 13.-The Sun says: F.:
Prof. Bareauther arrived home yesterday
morning from Denver. Some say he
came with the intention Of staying but at
the request Of his wife and friends was
pursuaded to return to Denver. de is re-
ported as looking well, and claims TO
be leading an exemplary life IN the
west
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
The Kentucky Senatorial Fight.

FRANKFORT. KY, May 13.-The demo
cratic senatorial caucus tonight spent the
time up to midnight making speeches
Ex-Governor Proctor Knott, ex-Speaker
Carlisle. Hon /. T. Moore and Judge
Lindsay have been placed in nomination.
Anti-Carlisle men have been pursuing dill
atory tactics all night and the prospects
are good for prolonged contest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
HARRISON GOOD FOR ONE THING
BE VIII Make All Sorts Of Promises and
He is Again on Record.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-The first meet
ing of the directors of the National Mary
Washington Memorial association was
held this afternoon in the green room of
the White house. Pres. Harrison, who is
president ex-otficio, in calling the meeting
to order, made brief speech. expressing
hearty approval in the work and a will
ingness to cooperate in every way he
could to make it success. The president
then gave way to Chief Justice Fuller who
presided during the remainder of the
meeting. The widow of the late Chief
Justice Waite was elected vice-president.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16

RocKLASD, Maine, May 9.-For three
years the Maine lime producers have had
a com bination TO maintain prices. The
combination expired by limitation yester-
day. The price of 95 cents per barrel,
which it has maintained steadily, will be
a thin of the past 1t IS thought that
the Or Ice will now be lowered TO 80 cents
nor barrel
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
rUE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

IHE debate on the Mckinley tariff bill
was commenced in the House of Represen-
tatiye Wednesday.
WAsurvGroN. The frc-ruincd house
SQUARE % S''5'S 6a. been { o} for 81 So 75o r@F" T6e
secretary paid about $4,000 for the house
and expended about 825, 200 in improve
ments.
MR. CALDWELL Ohio introduced bill
to prevent dcscration of the United States
flag 10y printing ON it advertisements, etc,
and making such offence or misdememor
punishable 10y a fine of $50 imprisonment
of thirty days or both.
WAsurNoroN.- Senator CulIom has in
troducad a hiII amending the Interstate
commerce law so that the railroads may
make reduced rates to commercial travel
crs and also to carry extra baggage for
them. The Indications are that this
proposition willpass with very little op-
position.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16
Industrial School for Indians

ASHLAND. Wis, May 1O-Tndian In
spector Cisney. after his recent investi-
cation of the condition Of the Indians on
reservations in this and adjacent counties,
has decided to report recommending Il
$4,000 industrial school for the Lac
Court d Oreille reservation. 1t is ex-
pected it will be in running order by next
spring
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-16

The House and Senate in Diseord Over
Minor Points in "A Wholesale Robbery.

WASHINGTON. May Ex-senator Davis.
with the uniform concurrence of other
members Of the senate pension committee,
today submitted a report recommending
that the senate do not agree to amend
ments made by the house to the senate de-
pendent pension bill. The difference be-
tween the two bodies are radical, and the
members of the senate committee announce
determination not to agree to the house
bill under any conditions. The bill, aS it
has passed the senate. was 4 dependent
pension measure identical with that We
toed by Cleveland.
The house amended the bill by passing
il substitute lNorrell bill which Is both a
dependent and service pension bill. In
the opinion of the senate committee 1t Is
the duty of the government before enter
ing upOr any other pension legislation to
provide for the needs of disabled and de-
pendent soldiers in as liberal a manner as
possible The senate bill was framed upon
this theory. A service pension bill is
matter which should not be involved with
a disability bill.
The estimates prepared by the adjutant
general office show the approximate ag-
9regate cost of a service pension, upon Il
basis of 63 years as the age of limit. will
be Sl,IS2, ,095.5 .525, Upon a basis of TO
years the cost will be 81. .333. 109, so. of
this amount 81 .079, ,617O2t must be paid
before the year 1915 and the average an
nuaI payment would be S41. .523. .732.
These estimates are materially
greater than those of the house COM
mittee; but the senate committee adopted
them because experience shows that the
pension estimates heretofore have invari-
ably fallen below the actual cost. 1t is
tie committees opinion that whenever
it is deemed wise to inaugurate the system
of service pensions it Should he done for
the benefit of all living soldiers who were
honorabIy discharged, and that the rate
ofpension should be graded according to
the length of service