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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
FIHES AND CASUALTIES.

The village of Bradshaw, about fifty
miles west of Lincoln, Neb., was Tuesday
night visited by cyclone which wrought
great havoc, killing a number of persons
and nearly sweeping the place out Of eX-
istence.
ASHLAND, WTs,-Curtis Bros. planning
mill at Marinisco, has been destroyed by
fire. The mill was engaged in running
100000 feet for Hoxie 4 Miller, and the
latter will rebuild.
AN explosion in the tank steamer Hans
and Kurt. lying at the Atlantic Oil Re
ining Company s dock at Point Breeze,
destroyed the vessel. with 800, 900 gallons
of oil, together with considerable wharf
property. Thirteen persons were injured.
some fatally.
WHEELING, w Va.-A report reached
here late Thursday night that special
train with B. & O. officials on board went
through a trestle between here and Parkers-
burg. LATER.-The wreck occurred near
Clalington station on the Ohio river
road, the car jumping the track and going
down 20 feet over a trestle Several of the
occupants, of the car. all Baltimore and
Ohio officials, were seriously but not fatal
ly injured 1t was a miracle no one was
killed outright
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
THE AVERAGE IS LOWER
Failure of Winter Wheat in Some
States Heavy.
Reduction over Eight Percent. of
Last Years Area.
The Condition of Growing Wheat is
Steadily Declining.

WASHINGTON. June 10.-The statistical
returns O. jane to the department of agri-
culture include preliminary estimates of
the area of wheat, both spring and win
ter, and its condition. While several
states increased the area Of winter wheat
last autumn the heavy reduction by plow-
ing and planting in other crops to replace
the winter wheat killed in Illinois ana In
diana and, to 4 limited extent, in two
or three other states. has
reduced the acreage in every wheat
growing state of any prominence except
Kansas and Oregon. The percentages re-
present the actual area now growing, in
comparison with the,aCreage harvested last
fall, and include all that was seeded last
tall except what has been replaced bv 9th
er crops, The general average is 7S.1. a
reduction of IS per cent of last year ;
winter wheat area.
Percentages of principal states areas are
as follows: New York, 9S: PENNSYLVANIA,
80; Virginia, 81 Georgia, IS: Texas, IS:
Kentucky, "a; Ohie, 95; Michigan, 80;
Indiana. 80; Illinois. rs; Missouri, 9S:
California, So Oregon, l03
An increase in the acreage of spring
wheat Is reported except in Wisconsin and
Dakota. The percentages are: Wiscou-
sin, 81; Minnesota. lis; Iowa, lO4: Ne
b.aSka, los; the Da6otas, 95. There is
also an increase in Colorado, WASHINGTON
and the territories. The general percent
age is 1893.
Taking winter and spring wheat to-
gether, the percentage of last years
breadth is 95.4. showing a net loss of
nearly one and three-fourthS millions acres.
The estimated area of 1889 was 81. .125, ,S59
acres.
The condition of growing winter wheat
has declined from 50 to 7S1 since the first
of May. The condition of wheat
IN Indiana, Illinois and Texas remaius
at the same low figure of last month,
A decline is apparent in Michigan. Mis-
souri, and Kansas and nearly all the South
ern states. The plants are generally thin
on the ground and lack in development.
The averages of the condition of the prin-
cipal states are: New York 81; Pennsy-
vania. 9S; Virginia, 81: Georgia. S.;
Texas, 81 Tennessee, ,72;Kentucky. S6; Ohio,
"a; Michigan, 50; Indiana. So; Illinois.
81; Missouri, II; Kansas, 50: California
ST. Oregon, 81.
The following are some of the spring
wheat percentages of condition: Wiscon-
sin, 81; Minnesota, 81; Iowa. 93: Ne
braska, S5; Colorado, %; Dakota, 90
The average entire spring wheat breadth
is 9l.2. The reported area of oats 9S.7;
condition 1913. Area of barley. 9SI;
condition, Sc 4. Area of rye, 9S ;: con
dltlon, 92.3. Area of clover, 1907; CON
dition, 951.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13

Hon. THOMAS B. REED was renominat-
ed for Congress by the First (Maine) Dis
| trict Republican Convention at Portland
on Thursday.
WINNIPEG, Mana wild westerner
attended church hear on Sunday
for the first time in twenty years, and
during the services lit a pipe and enjoyed a
smoke. Today he was fined SO for dis
turbing worship.
THE schooner Louis Bucki; en- route
| from New York for jacksonville, Fla,
was burned at sea on June 3. Her crew,
| numbering thirteen persons, who escaped
| IN an open boat, were rescued by the
| steamer Nacoochee.
| THE Western portion of Iowa was
| swept by furious storm Tuesday night,
| the greatest damage being done at Glen
wood, Mills county. The Asylum for the
| feeble Minded was wrecked. killing two
| inmates and injuring six others. Unusual
ly heavy rain storms came down at Du-
buque, and also in various portions of
Illinois.
CHUNG SING, a wealthy Chinaman
living at Kansas City, sent to San Fran
cisco for a wife, and on the young woman
being delivered into his hands paid the
agents who had secured her, 5000 in cash
for their trouble.
GREEN BAY.-Bishop Katzer says he
will not recede from the position
recently taken in Milwaukee in regard to
the Masonic order He talks of bringing
a suit of libel against Charles W. Felker,
the well-kuown attorney, who denounced
the bishop as as an ''enscrupulous, un
mitigated liar.
SAN Francisco, Cal. = Preparations
are being made to take out a section of
one of the large red wood trees of Telure
county for exhibition at the worlds fair
in 1893. 1t will be the largest section of
any big tree ever taken from California.
The tree measures 80 feet in circumference
and the section to be taken out will be 9
feet high and 60 feet in circumference, and
will weigh about 80 tons.
PORTLAND, Ore - Hermann (rep.)
for congressman, is elected by
1000 majority. Pennoyer (dem. for gov
ernor will have from fifteen
hundred to two thousand majority.
The remainder of the state ticket is re-
publican by Inajorities ranging from four
to six thousand. The legislature will
stand: Senate, republicans, %; democrats,
8; house, republicans, 28, democrats, p.
CHICAGo.-Beniamin Butterworth will
in all probability be made secre-
tary of the worlds fair. 1t is urged
that Mr. Butterworth has great claims on
the directors, owing to the fact that he
fought for Chicago from start to finish in
the house Moreover, he is a man of
great ability, and as he will not return to
congress, is practically, to use slang ex-
preston, "out of a job''-that is, he would
be free to accept the position. He init
mates that he would take the place if of
fered; from present indications it is likely
10 be Offered
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, June 3.

SeHdte.-Among the memorials and
other papers presented and referred were
resolutions from the louisiana Legislature,
extending thanks to congress and the
president for the relief afforded the suf-
ferers from the Mississippi foods. The
senate bill Tor preventing the adulteration
of food and drugs was reported and placed
on the calendar A resolution was offered
by Sen. Edmunds for the investigation by
the committee on fisheries into the manage
ment of the fish commissioners office.
After some debate the resolution went
over till tomorrow.
RoHse-0n motion of Nj. Parker. the
senate bill passed authorizing the sale of
timber on certsin lands reserved for the
use of the Monominee tribe Of Indians In
Wisconsin The house then proceeded to
the consideration of the Alabama contested
election case-MeDufiie VS.. Turpin. Mr..
Coulstock opened the discussion with an
argument in favor OF the claim Of the con-
teStant- Mr.. Crisp presented the claims Of
contestee- Pending further debate the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. June T.
H0Hse.-Mr Osborn of Pennsylvania.
presented the conference report on the
army appropriation bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
NO CmANCE FOR FARMERS

The farmers want to know why they
cannot have some of the benefits of the
system that seems to be run for the benefit
of tariff and silver milLonaireS. The
answer is easy. They cannot have it be-
cause they belong to the many The
schemes which the republican party puts
its shoulders 10 are for the benefit of the
few. These bosses of the party think that
the farmers can be kept in line 10y
taffy, and, like the green country boy
on his first visit to town, they
can pick 1 is pockets while showing him
the wonders and beauties of protection.
The protective system that didn't pluck
the farmer would not be worth baubee
1t follows, as the night the day, that while
some eat bread without sweat, some must
sweat to make bread they cannot eat The
tariff is tax. 1t can benefit one man
only by burdening another. 1t can give
high profits only by high prices, and for
the high prices it yields nothing back 1t
it useful to any, only when it operates un-
equally. and useful to few merely because
it hurts the many.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
THE SQUANDERED PUBLIC Do
MAIN

A recent report of the Judiciary COM
mittee of the house of representatives
states that the English corporations and
syndicates hold about q, 900, 900 acres of
land in the United States and territories.
By holding the land in vast tracts they
injure our great markets, as they raise
stock in great quantities. They absorb
the lands which were to be taken under the
homestead law. They do great harm to
our industries, our laboring men. But no
republican party seeks to interfere with
this harmful competition. Under repub-
lican laws our lands have been stolen
Under republican laws and administration
| there has been such waste that the public
domain. so far as it contains suitable
homestead sites, is nearly gone. When
| that is exhausted labor in this county has
lest its main guaranty for high wages.
| Cheap lands have been the poor man 5
protection. He has nearly lost it by re-
publican profigacy. The railroad cor
porations and foreign syndicates and land
kings now own most of the public lands
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
wberey.r MaIaria E.i.ts

The bilious are its certain prey In intermittent
and remittsnt fever, dumb ague and ague cake,
the liver Is always seriously affected. and the
blood contaminated with bile One Of the chief
reasons why Eoststter's Stomach Bitters Il sGch 3
sure defense sgzinsT chiIIs znd fever snd every
form Of malarial disease, Is. that il cO-s away
with liability the disease, By reforming iTregu-
rival Of the season when the dI=zsSs l. prevalent
There Is 10 finer forLEzyts- preEsrztige Tor those
about visiting or eEaigrat8aE 10 ; iocSilty where
ihs uiasma-tzfut exists There is certain in
munify from disease II endemic or epidemic
form. 70 be secured by the use Of the aFeT2ge
tonics and zntispasnodse-- Bat where gEinlEe
fails the Birters s1cc1eds both III preventing and
curing. More0ye-, II rsssz0Te- every Fesrige Of
Dyspepsia and oTerconss constipation, Theu-na-
ti-Hi, Inactivity OF the sleleys and cla1ders and
trznq4iiizes and strengthens the nervous ysssla-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
ALMOST TROUBLE.
Personal Encounter Averted Between
Spencer and Kirk.

WASHINGTON, June l0.-This afternoon
a private bill was pending before the
house for the relief of Hyland C. Kirk and
others. which has been vigorously opposed
by Springer (Ills) The representative
had occasion to go out of the hall and in
the doorway was confronted by Kirk who
demanded to be informed why he opposed
the bill. Springer replied he opposed the
bill because lie believed the bill to be an
improper measure.
Il know your reason for opposing it, -
retorted Kirk tapping his pocket, and l
have it here In black and white" SPRING
er became indignant. and asked Kirk to
produce his evidence and that he was ac-
tuated by any but proper motive
Kirk made some remark again
and Springer declared that if
he insinuated that he vas actuated by an
improper motive he would have Kirk
brought before the bar Of the house for
contempt. Kirk did not reply and
Springer returned to the house and helped
to defeat the bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
WRECKED By TRAIN ROBBERS
A Turned Switch Causes Passenger
70 Leave the Track.
The Bandits Then Complete Their
DeviliSh Work.
Derailed the Wrong Train and Missed
Big Doodle.

TRNARKANA, Ark. June 10.-A west
bound Cotton Belt train which left here at
midnight last night, left the track in .
spur switch, two miles from town. An
unknown man stealing a ride on the bag
gage car was instantly killed and the pas
SengerS and trainmen badly shaken up.
The engineer and fireman had scarcely re-
covered from the shock when six-shooters
and WincheSterS were rammed in their
faces and they were ordered to lead the
van in the march upon the express car.
The robbers turned the switch
which was the cause of the wreck.
They entered the express car. and after q
short resistance fIom Messenger Nesbitt,
went through the safe, securing, it is
claimed, less than 500. After they had
gone through this car the robbers marched
the engineer and fireman and messenger
about 100 yards from the track, seated
them on Il log and told them to stay there
with their eyes shut for one bour.
When the bandits had gone distance of
about fifty yards they turned and
fired a volley at the men on the log. The
messenger WAS shot through the left hand
and another bullet pierced his ear. The
robbers thensdisappeared. 1t ItreQuired but
short time to notify the officers here.
who are now in pursuit of the bandits.
One of the party has been arrested, but
not fully identified. Yesterday afternoon
$4,000 was taken from the Southern
express office to the depot and
sent north. 1t is supposed the robbers
thought the money was going south.
Great excitement prevails on account of
the robbery. Within the past few wears
several robhcries were pcrpetrated
within radius of 100 miles
The people here are exasperatcd. and if
the guilty parties are caught, Judge Lynch
Will save court eXpenSeS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
WANTS TO BECOME NATURA1IzEp
Irish Saloon Keepers of Chicago Won't
Patronize the English Syndicate

Irish Saloon Keepers of Chicago Won't
Patronize the English Syndicate.
CHICAGO, June lot appears that the
business of the brewers who sold out to the
English syndicate is being so seriously
effecte 10y the withdrawal of the patron
age of.tmany Irish saloon keepers here that
an effort is being made to induce them to
believe that the syndicate in question is
American. OF course it is we'll known
that the contrary is the fact The effect
of this withdrawal of patronage has been
to greatly increase the business of those
brewers who did not sell to the English
syndicate
The same effect issfelt among the NAL
sters. The New York brewers who did
not sell to the English syndicate purchased
their malt largely in the West. When it
was annouced that the Chicago breweries
and mailing establishments had been
bought up by an English syndicate the in
dependent New York brewers, under the
impression that it was the same syndicate
that had bought the New York breweries.
decided that they would buy no more
malt from these syndicate masters.
They reasoned that to buy malt from COM
petitoTs in the brewing business would
simply be to furnish those competitors
with money to fight them with Hence
all the business has gone to the indepen-
dent masters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
NOTICE TO EvACUATE.
France Thinks. For the Welfare of Egypt
England sh ouId Retire

Pans, June 1O.-In the chamber Of
deputies today Ribot, minister Of foreign
affairs read Frances note TO Egypt
Franc. contends that the time has arrived
when England, in accordance with the
many declarations and self cougratula-
tions of the ministers and for the prosper
ity and security of Egypt ought
TO evacuate the country. The
note expresses surprise that the powers do
not agree in recognizing that the profits
of conversion ought to be applied to in
creasing the Egyptian military forces in
order to enable her to dispense with the
British troops Believing, however, all
parties interested are disposed TO the sub
ject Of frank consideration France assents
TO the conversion scheme reserying the
question of evacuation for future negOtia-
tlOns
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
INDIANS IN HIGH GLEE.
Pleased at the Contamination of the Trans
fer of Land.

ST. LOUIS, June l0-A Republics Sac
and Fox agency special says: The Chero-
kee commissioners believe tomorrow will
end the work of arranging the final de-
tails in connection with the deal made
Saturday for the concession of all the lands
belonging to the Sac and Fox Indians.
The Indians are in high gIee over the
prospects of securing a big payment
soon and seem to realize that they have
the best end of the deal The richest one
In the tribe is H. c. Jones, who becomes
owner of of !, 900 acres of land besides re-
eeiving $4,000 in money. Other Indians
become rich in proportion. Several boom
ers' wagons loaded with tents and other
necessities were discovered last evening
making for Iowa county to wait for the
oneninr which is nXnectal soon
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
A LONG FA ST.
Wonderful Vitality of a Fourteen-Year
Old Lad.

DUBUQUE, Ia, June 10-The death of
Thomas Sutton, which occurred yesterday
morning at l o'clock, ends a case which is
without a parallel in the country. A year
and a-half ago, the boy, then a bright lad
of IA, fell from butcher wagon and hurt
his spine. His stomach and bowels be-
came affected, and for ninty-six days, end
ing at the time of his death, not a morsel
of food had passed his lips. For a while a
giassful Of wine was given each twenth-
four hours His stomach soon refused
even this nOurishment. Then white soda
was substituted, and for the last thirty
days only pure water had been used to
moisten his lips. During this long fast
the boy had lost flesh constantly, and at
the time of his death weighed but trife
over fifty pounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
WOMEN ARE BARRED.
They Cannot Serve as Members of Cou nty
Councils,

LONDON June 10-The house of lords
today rejected the bill to enable women
to serve as members of county councils
While, from the known consensus of
opinion among the lords ON this subject,
their action was not surprising. it was
still thought that the presence of Miss
Golden and Miss Cons in the London
couuty council by virtue of popular
election, and the additional fact that no
protest against their being seated was
lodged within the year succeeding their
election, would exercise greater influence
over the obdurate peers. There is now a
resolution before the house of commons
calling attention to tire exclusion of women
from the parliamentary franchise, and
practically a motion to allow women
otherwise legally qualified, to exercise this
privilege. Although not us ancient as the
deceased wife's sister" bill, this mo-
ton crops up from time to time, and it is
interesting to note its growing strength
as it returns to its place on the paria-
mentary table. Since 1872 women have
voted for members of town councils and in
the years intervening the privilege of vot-
ing for school boards, poor law guardians
and other local bodies have been added.
The parliamentary committee also rejected
today the 'mearned increment" clause
in the bill providing for the widening and
general improvement of the Strand.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13

PITTsBURG, Pa. June l0.-The silver
Leaf Social, colored club, held picnic
at Castle Shannon, yesterday. The re-
freshments consisted Of beer and whisky,
and the affair broke up in a riot Frank
Morrison killed Charles Soiles instantly
with a sledge hammer, and a coilored man
named Allen shot his girl in the thigh
while quarreling over the possession of an
umbrella. Many minor cutting scrapes
occurred, and the whole gang fought in
the train all the way to this city, where
they were pulled in wholesale.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
TESTING THE LAW.
The Question of State Law For Parochial
Schools to Be Decided.

TOLEDO, O., June lot was reported
here last night that the Rev. Dr. QuigIey,
the prominent Catholic pastor of
st. Francis de Sales church, in charge of
the largest parochiaI schools in the state,
has been indicted by the grand jury for
refusing to comply with the provision of
the state law relating to school children.
Complaint had been made against him
for refusal to make returns of the number
of children in his schools in order that
truant children might be discovered.
Lawyers say an interesting constitutional
point is involved in the Indictment. In
case parochial schools come under the
truant law they can demand a division of
the school fund.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
Gets a Dose of Lead.

MINEEAPoLIs, MINI, June 10-At an
early hour this morning a coIored man was
shot by w. P. Ives, of this city. while at
tempting to buIglarize the latter's house.
He ran out, and was afterwards found by
policeman, in an rlsensible condition,
about 100 feet from the house He was
hit in the neck and will probably die
When taken to the hospital he gave the
name of Bruson, but it has been discovered
that his name Is George w. Frisbee, and
that he is a notorious crook. who was
recently discharged from the Minnesota
state prison.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
Both Concede Something.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The protracted
negotiations between the senate and house
respecting the differences arising from
conflicting amendments to the Morrill,
pension bill were brought to a successful
conclusion today. The senate recedes
from insistence upon the dependent pen
sion feature, and the house agrees to drop
the service pension provisions, leaving the
bill disability pension bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
LOVE THE PRIZE.
Twelve Rounds Foughtsto Decide Who
Takes the Girl.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. June 10.-Harry
Mcbride and Frank La Rue, two walters
qua-reIed over a girl yesterday. After a
while they agreed to adjourn to the
Golden Gate Club, and fight with Bounce
gloves. A referee and seconds were
selected and twelve rounds were fought
At the end of the twelfth, while La Rue
had not mark, Mcbride was unconscious,
and blood was pouring from his ears,
nose and mouth. and his face and body
were terribly bruised and mangled. a
physician was called. who said blood
vessel was broken in NcBride's head, and
ne would probably die. La Rue has been
arrested and held at the police station.
No charge has yet been entered against
him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-13
FEEDING ON EACH OTHER,
Failure of Crops Drives Egyptians to
Cannibalism.

LONDON, June 1O-The most appalling
accounts are received of the suferings
of the people in Upper Egypt and along
the scene of the expedition for the relief
of Gordon. 1t is said that the inhab-
itants, driven desperate by starvation
feed on each other. while all kinds of
animals, however loathsome, are eagerly
sought for food The wrecked people
fght With each other for morsels, and
hundreds are perishing daily. Failure of
crops is said to cause this awful misery,
though the wars in which British ambi-
tion for territory has prominently figured
have doubtless had their influence in
causing the failure of the crops. Indeed,
it is said that the slaughter of the male
population left the devastated region with
out sufficient male labor to raise the
CROPS