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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
latest NEWS CONDENSED.
GENERAL NOTES.

Gov. Stevenson, of Nevada is dead.
In Boston, r. Gardner & Co, bankers
and brokers, have failed tor 81 ,OO0,OO0.
THE population of the state of Con-
necticut is 745, SOL, an increase OF rs, lbl
since 1880.
DISTRICT Attorney Rossman of Ashland
Wis, has been fined for unprofessional
conduct.
THE university of Minnesota has regain
ed possession of the Iowa meteor over
which there has been so much litigation.
THE faruiy of the late General Fremont
is said to be in destitute circumstances at
Los Angeles, Cal.
Gov. MELLErTE of South Dakota and
three companions get lost on the prairie
while hunting and go three days without
food.
IT is charged that J. c. Root, pres lent
of The Modern Order of Woodmen, Is a
defadlter from s25, 900 to 100000.
The Iowa weather crop bulletin esti-
mates the total damage tC corn by frost at
least more than 5per cent
THE Massachusetts, labor ticket is as fol-
lows: Governor, George r. Peare; Sec
rotary of state, John f. Dowd; treasurer,
George J. Moulton; attorney general, }. }.
Johnson; auditor. p +. Neil.
TUESDAY, at Butte Creek, democrats OF
the Third Michigan district nominated
John w. Fletcher for congress.
Ar Burlington, Iowa the publishing
house of J. W. Burdette & Co.. has closed
its doors. The liabilities are many thous
ands in excess of the assets.
SwEpEs, Canadians and Germans are
taking the places of the strikers in the
morocco trade at Lynn, Mass, and it Is re-
ported that the workmen have little chance
of winning.
REPORTS were presented Tuesday to the
switchman' 3 convention at Buffalo, show
ing that the order was in healthy condi-
ton. OF the years receipts 1897, 572),
$4,000 was paid out for deaths and In
juries.
DION BoUcIcAULT, the playwright and
actor died in New York Thursday after a
lingering illness. He had caught cold
which turned into pneumonia. He was
born in Dublin, Ireland, December 26,
1922.
EDWARD FITZPATRICK brought to Wau-
saw, Wis, a large nugget OF fine gold,
found on his farm, which adjoines that on
which the Kolter gold mine is located.
The discovery caused great excitement.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
WASHINGTON.

Congress may about complete the work
of the senatethis week.
The total population of Arizona is So
69l increase, 49, 5l.
Ex-Governor CHARLES FOSTER has
been nominated by the republicans in the
eight Ohio district or congress.
TnE offers of A. per cent, bonds to the
treasury Thursday for the entire country so
far as heard from aggregate S292, $50.
y The Utah commission claims that poly
gamy is still practised in Salt Lake city
and that more stringent laws are Eeeded
SENATOR PIERCE has introduced res
olution granting certain extensions to set
tiers on public lands, when failures of
crops occurs for which they are not re-
spOnslble.
In reply to circular of the treasury
department September Is, inviting propo-
sails for the sale of Sl6,000,000 four per
cent. bonds, the treasury department re-
ceived offers aggregating about S28, OJ0.-
600, of which Sl6, 1888, 800 were purchased.
SECRETARY RUsK has issued minute
regulations to govern inspection by de-
partment of agriculture inspectors of
sailed pork and bacon for export. Pack
ers and exporters must make written APP
plication for inspection and packages con-
tanning the goods must be plainly branded
or stamped with the name of the packer
or exporter, weight of meat and the de-
partment Inspector stamp.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
CRIME.

Two Mormon dignitaries have been
arrested in Idaho for advising their
followers to violate election laws.
Two Chicago gamblers, Michael Hag-
gerty and J. Counorton, MORALLY shot
each other Saturday.
NEAR Wayne court house, Va, ter
rife fight occurred between sheriff $
posse and gang of Italian railroad
laborerS, in which several Italians were
killed
4 GLOVE fight between Tommy Warren,
of Cleveland, and John Van Heest, of Ash
land. for $500 came of near Buffalo, n. Y.
Tuesday morning 1t re2ulted in draw
after eleven rounds.
SOME of me New York Central train
wreckers have confessed their crime and
say that it was their individual act and
was not advised or abetted by the Knights
of Labor
\ Box containing $1,000, belorgiag to
George Garland and b. Saunders, racing
book-makers Of Chicago. was stolen from
the safe Of the Hotel Nendome Of New
York.
Dir ], II McHENRY, physician Of
wide local reputation, died near jackson.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
Wooden Shoes for Girl,

The fashion of wearing wooden sbo.s
Is growing into favor in this country a.
well as in England, said La San Franris@ -
shoe dealer recently. BY the aid of ma ma
chinery really neat and comfortaho
shoe can be made so stylisbly that ~, nc
young woman need lee ashamed 10 waar
1t for the street. The traditional wooden
shoe which we have all read about was .
clumsy handmade implement of incon'
yenience and noise. But now. when
dainty maid trips along the street Of !
pretty mountain town, with her little trot'
tiers clicking on the pavement. it makes
many foolish young heart beat warmly
The use of wooden shoes with fresh clean
straw in them, on the stage, at church
fairs and bazaar entertainments has NOM.
arized them, and now in MANY Of the
weet little villages in England Lanca.
hire lasses who do not work in factories
patter along the streets in the tiniest of
quaint wooden footgear, and no well-bred
young lover hesitates to kiss their rosv
cheeks because of it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
AN INTERESTING POSSIBILITY

Whatever may be said against the Nor
mons, their industry and persistence may
be recognized. They know how to make
the desert blossom as the rose. The phys
ical good work they have accomplished
in Utah is admitted and in Arizona and
Wyoming they have done only lesser
work. They are hardy pioneers with a
scheme of cooperation which has been
pro ed more practicable than many in
eastern communities, and they are tenn
perate and thrifty. All this COM
mendation they merit and that they do
merit it may prove a good thing
for old Mexico The Mormons are becom-
ing restless as the tide of general imni.
grafton in the United States reaches and
surrounds them in their old strongholds.
They find that they cannot resist the m
tagonistic influences now bearing upon
them, and another hegira of the people of
the strange faith has already begun and
may assume great proportions. They are
looking upon certain portions of North
ern Mexico as their land of Canaan, and,
already, in the fertile Cacas Grandes and
Piedras Verdes valleys have two flourish
ing colonies leen established and over a
thousand people are making the region
more o,a garden spot than would have been
possible in a less favored location. The
Mormons of Arizona, it is said, show in
clination to take the lead in joining those
two colonies, and there may yet occur a
migration rs romantic and striking as the
flight of Tarter tribe De Quincy des-
criued so well, with some OF its attendant
horrors, but with the same termination in
a fair land ard the inauguration of an era
of prosperity and peace, 1t will not be
bad for Mexico TO have the Mormous
come They are of better fibre than the
natives of the thiuly populated district
they haze chosen for their home, and they
bring to the republic the accomplishments
Of the stern race. Tn. fly as the Nor.
mons are, we can perhaps spare them
from the United States, for largely of our
own blood, they are not of our instincts,
but in Mexico the similar case mas lighter
bearing, for they can long remain isolated
while adding vastly to the resources Of tn,
country A Mormon hegira seems GOOD
thing alike for Mormons, Americans ant
Mex cans.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, Sept. l6.

SeHate.-The senate bill authorizing
the librarian of congress to purchase lat
not exceeding $40, 1000 Townsend's library
for the national, state and federal records
concerning the origin progress and con-
sequences of the late civil war was passed.
The conference report on the railroad and
conference forfeiture bill was resumed and
Mr.. Morgan continued the argument
against it. The report was adopted. The
house anti-lottery bill was passed
without word Of discussion. The bill TO
amend the timber culture law was passed,
HouSe.-The senate bill for the relief of
Admiral S. p. Carter, was passed. The
senate amendments were concurred in to
the house bill authorizing the secretary of
the interior TO submit proposal for the
sale of the western part of the Crow In
dian reservation in Montana. Mr. Bou-
telle from the committee on naval affairs
reported the resolution calling Ga the sec
Rotary of the navy for information as to
whether the Bethlehem Iron company is
using for manufacturing steel gun forg-
ings for the United States navy. ores I'M
ported from Cuba or any other foreign
country also whether ores suitable for
such manufacture cannot be produced
in the United States. The bill was pass
ed constituting Peoria, Ill.,, Il port of de-
livery. The speaker announced the fol-
lowing conferees ON the tariff bill: MesSrs.
Mckinley Burrows, Bayne, Dinghy, Mills,
Mcmillan and Flower. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. II.
Senate The senate bill approprlatlng
$4,000 for "A monument in Washington
to the memory of John Ericsson, and the
house bill to amend the act of february,
1885, so as tc entitle men who have
served thirty year in the army, navy or
marine corps, to beplaced on the retired
list with IS per cent. of their pay and
allowances, were passed. Eighty private
private pension bills were passed.
HoUSe.-The speaker announced his
signature to the river and harbor bill and
the house took a recess A number of bills
were passed, including the senate bills,
transferring the weather service to the
agricultural department, and providing
that the promotions to every grade in the
army below the rank of brlgadier general
be subject to an examination, to be made
according to seniority The house bill was
passed authorizing the secretary Of
war to appoint a board of review to
review the findings and sentence of any
court martial for the trial of commissioned
officers or enlisted men where accused
have been honorably discharged
THURSDAY, Sept. Is.
Sehdfe.- Mr.. Plumb offered res
olution directing toe secretary of the
treasury to inform the senate whether
the rule or policy of his department
which requires the payment of checks for
silver bullion over the counter of the
sub-treasury instead of through the
proper clearing house does not re-
suit in paying ont notes Of the larger
denominations instead of those suited for
circulation and use in the ordinary
business transactions and whether such a
method Of payment does not result in the
payment of gold instead of treasury nstes
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
THREATENED REVOLUTION IN
PORTUGAL

The uneasiness that has prevailed in
Portugal ever since the exile of the ex-
Emperor Pedro, from Brazil, but which
temporarily had disappeared, has broken
out afresh, and it is now openly stated
that the overthrow of the monarchy and
the ~etablishment Of republic are among
the disabilities. The dispute with Eng
and and the deliberate snub to Portugal
by lord Salisbury almost drove King
Carlos from the throne some months ago,
and the situation has now been made
doubly serious by the publication of the
terms of the agreement with England in
regard TO African territories. The people
are inclined to blame the Government for
the national humiliation and this sentiment
is being carefully fostered by the republic
can newspapers. A few Of the more reck-
less radical editors accuse the King and
his Ministers of having sold the
country to England, and call on the peo-
pie to shoot the officers down and rid the
country of traitors Other papers advo-
cate en- uprising of the army. Hatred of
England is manifested everywhere. Eng
lish residents are being mobbed in the
streets of Lisbon, and they can not walk
abroad without serious danger. The King
and ministers are said to be powerless
to control the situation but are living in
hourly terror of assassination. Most of
the cabinet ministers have resigned. 1t
is no sign because the Portuguese are angry
with their King that they are fit for Il re-
public. But it would be an instructive
sight to see them trying the experiment
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25

Wre,ched men nd women long condemned to
suffer the tu.iures of dyspepsia, are filed win
new hope aitcra few doses OF llostetter's SION
ach Bitters This budding hope blossoms into ia
frliton of certainty, if the Bitters is persisted
900. II brings a reprieye to all dtspeptcs who
seek It's aid. Elatuience, heartburn, sinking NJ
the pit of the stomach between meals, the nervous
treniors and insomnia of which chronic indlges,
ton Is the percent disappear with their hateful
proaeuitor v - bcueGcent of stomachics' who
cam wonder hat in 20 many Instances II awakens
grateful tloUI..f g., u those vI benefited 10y A.
sneak yulguiat iv tn Us betaf 1t requires
sa but In man, OF the testimonials received by
the propriptors OF tine Filters these are portrayed
with vivid truihfuuess. Constipation, bilious
ness. muscular debility, maarial teyers and rhen-
matism are relieved by t.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
HENRY CLAY's POKER PLAYING
Some Stories that Recall the Old Gambling
Days at the Capital
Pittsbdrg Pres


That is the very table at which Henry
Clay used to lose the greater part of his
congressional salary said an old Wash.
ington gambler. The game he used to
play was one in which the blind was 50
cents and 81 to come in. There was no
limit in those days, as there generally is
to-day. A man could, however, demand
sight for his money. Clay's antagonist
was generally man named Bright and
both preferred to play two handed game
The cards were out one day, and Clay got
the first deal. He was better card shut
fer than lives to-day. He could hold his
hands four feet apart and fly the cards
from one to the other without card fall
ing. Generally he dealt with one hand
and without a perceptible movement of
the arm, throwing each card to its proper
place with his lorg, muscular fingers.
CLAY was poor poker player, how
ever. He played for the excitement and
not for the gain, and he was careless about
his bets he generally came out a loser.
He almost always straddled the blind, and
whatever hand he held would raise the
bet of his antagonist. He used to bluff a
good deal and, as this would soon be found
out he would come out a looser.
"For nearly two hours the night speak
of Clay had been having his way with
Bright. He held king full four times
running and then held jack full. Bright
aid his best to catch Clay in bluff, but
Clay had a hand that could be beaten only
by fours. The play began at 3 o'clock and
at 1920 Bright had lost 81 800 and had
borrowed $500 from John Hancock. At
ter that Clay S luck vanished and by mid
night he had lost all his winnings ana
81 900 besides-all the cash he had with
him.
ut was Saturday night. and Bright pro-
posed that they would quit so they could
go to church in the morning, but Clay
wouldn t have it. SO he borrowed $500
from Bright and let tie play 60 on. The
game continued and by daylight he owed
Bright $500. He liquidated the det by
giving Bright 800 acres of Kentucky land
and six shares of stock in a Louisville
bank.
CLAY went to church all the same that
morning. While he was talking to the
rector after it was over he put his hand in
his pocket and pulled out pack of cards
along with his handkerchief. They flut-
tered to the ground but Clay was not
abashed and replacing them said they must
have been put there as practical joke
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The list OF dead by the Reading accident
has reached q.
Four excursionists were killed in a
railway accident at Chicago Saturday.
A cyclone occurred Thursday four miles
south of Manning, la. Two persons were
killed and a number injured. The dam
age will be heavy.
The boiler in the Williamson Betting
Company's works in the southern portion
of ST. Louis, exploded. George Chlttler.
fireman was fatally scalded, and Casper
Beck, engineer, received serious burns on
on the face, neck and shoulders.
AT Seymour, Ind, while John Swanson,
q farmer, and his wife were engaged in
feeding the cattle they were gored by an
Infatuated bull Swanson is dead and his
wife cannot live.
DIR. ]. o. GREEN, of New York, gave,
at Louisville Ky, Tuesday, details of the
finding of the body of Robert Ray Hamil-
ton in the Snake River, in Montana, and
expressed the opinion that the victim lost
his life while attempting to ford the river
at night
A GREAT sensation was caused in Dub
lin Thursday by the arrest of John Dillon
and William O'Brien, and the issuing Of
warrants for the arrest of Messrs. Sheedy
and Condor, members of the house of com
mons, Patrick O'Brien and Rev. David
Humphreys, of Tipperary. The charges
on which Mr.. Dillon was arrested are con-
spiracy and melting the tenants on
Smith-Barry's estate not to pay then
RENTS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25

vile. ARK, from wounds received in diff
fcdlty with NJ. C.. Jones. telegraph
O ,erator The men quarreled about hog,
the doctor being stabbed.
~ New York, Gustav Koch, a crayon
artilt, born in Vienna twenty-six years
ago. and Emile Ross. age 10, an actress
vita Amberg's troupe. born in Berlin,
committed suicide Emile left letter adj
dressed to her aunt Mary Knoon, with
whom she boarded, in which she spoke
about her lover, Koch, quarrel with her
mother, the determination of Koch and
herself to commit suicide and asking that
her body be cremated.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25
Obedience That WIS Blind.

The editor of Gil Bias, in his last ISSUE
vouches for the truth of the history; Ma
poleon l. was entertaining the Car Alex
ander and the Prussian King at breakfast
in Tilsit, when the conversation turned on
loyalty. 49,.
my soldiers obey me blindly, " said the
Gar.
And mine are anxious to die for me,
added Napoleon.
At the suggestion of the Prussian King
a test of devotion was agreed upon. Inc
royal party were breakfasting in the htth
story OF IA building that faced a paved
street Each member was to call in one
of his soldiers and command him to jump
from the window Napoleon made the
first test.
Call the Gardiste Marcau." he com
manded, and the Marcau appeared. -,
xviii you obey any order | give your
asked Napoleon
Yes. sire.
"Blindly. whatever 1t is?'
"Blindly, sire !" =,
But | have wife and two children,
sire. -,
II will care for them. Forward!
And the Gardiste Marcau, with military
salute, walked to the window and leapeu
out.
Call private of the body guard or
dered the Gar, whose turn came next
The soldier came.
What your Nance?
Ivan lvanovitch. r
well, Ivan, just throw yourself out Of
that window.
Eyes. father, " answered the guardsman'
and he did it. NJ.
Command the bravest of my soldiers
to come here. said the Prussian King 70
his servant. A six-foot Uhlan. witt rowol
orders across his breast and scar on ms
forehead, entered a.
MY friend. explained the King 70
show their loyalty French and russian
guardsman have Jumped at command ron
that window. Have you the pluck 70 10
the same?"
is it for the Fatherland?'
mo"
Then | refuse to do it.
Gil Bias thinks this anecdote contains
a fine lesson for German army officers Oh
the present.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25

missionary enterprises. John I.o.,
Astor. OF New York. organized the Am r.syo
can Fur Company in 1909, with cs.b
capital OF s2OOO,000. For thirtv.n;naa
years it held the monopoly of the trsd L'i 10
fur. Mackinac was the base of snn ,,,J ~
for the company. The building. It'll I'll
stand here, almost as they were left !,
lS4o, when the business was closed ~ ~,
after good basis for the Astor sortnrpp
had been made. ne
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25

SIR BENJAMIN BAKER. one of the con-
structors of the great bridge over the
firth of Forth, has come over the ocean to
inspect the work on the new ship railway
in Nova Scotia. Of which he is chief engi-
neer, and also that on the North river tur-
mel at New York, in which he is concerned.
The Nova Scotia railway is to connect the
bay of Funday with the gull of st. Law
renee. and save thereby nearly three days
voyage This great work employees l,4OO
men and is expected to be completed in the
spring of 1892; the Dominion government
guarantees the company $4,000 year
for 20 years. Sir Benjamin regards it as
impossible to complete the Panama canal
for any purpose; it would cost $3.50, OOO,-
600 to FIX it over for a snip railway, and
not less than 300, 100000 to finish it on
the original plans And yet the Colombo
an government has just decided to extend
the concession eight years from 1892, when
it would otherwise expire. Perhaps the
Coumbians fancy French cash and cred
ulity both inexhaustible.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25

If anything had been needed to show
up General Boulanger in the light OF an
imposter and migrate it, was his cowardly
attack upon the Duchess dues, the wo-
ma. who for years has. supplied him with
the money to carry on his silly and puerile
political intrigucs. The most faithful of
'the brave generals friends have now
deserted him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25

The C. I. A. News says thft the Engllsn
bishops. realizing the fearfully lnereaS all,
evil of drink. have decided that the n,sI
Sunday of each month shall hereafter "
devoted to the presentation Of Temperance
from every Catholic pulpit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25

A small instrument has been devised
for use in mines to Indicate the presence
of fire damp, or in gas lines to indicate
the escape of gas. The invention Is based
upon the property certain metals have of
evolving heat in the presence of hydrogen
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25

There is a young man in Belfast IT, Me =
Int a. years of age who is the father q
three daughters all by different motn lt1
from legitimate marriage. one L -
Years Of age. another three years ana IN
last three months old.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-25

The population of the state Of Vermont
as announced by the census bureau Is
$50. $50 decrease III ten years OF 81.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-19
URIAH WALES WHIM.
A Crank Husband Who Periodi-
calIy Sets Rural Community

A Crank Husband Who PeriOdi-
calIy Sets a Rural Community
by the Ears.
clean (Pa.) Special.
Four years ago sUriah Wales Whim"
became general subject for gossip and
discussion throughout Northern Penn
sylvania aud Western New York, and
has been ever since one of the curious
bits of local history that strangers are
RECALLED with. 1t has come suddenly to
the front again with an entirely new
phase, as singular as its original ones,
and has caused still greoter sensation.
Uriah Wales is an old resident of Col
ton. In 1886 he had been for thirty
years leading member of the Free
Christian church of that village and
class leader and eXhorter. His wife
was not communicate Of the church,
and rather ridiculed the methods of the
denomination. One day in 1880, after
Mrs. Wales had made some sighting
remark about her husbands religious
professions, he told her that he would
never speak to her again until she saw
the error Of her wapS and became con-
verted. He kept his word in spite of
the appeals and remOnstrances of his
pastor and fellow church members. All
communication between him and his
wife was carried on through their
son, young man of twenty. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wales had been married twenty
one years, and bad lived happily up to
that singular break in their relations.
Mrs. Wales, who is a most estimable
woman, deeply grieved over her hus-
bands strange freak, and at last, in De-
cember, 1888, she resolved to abandon
her own ideas and seek conversion at
the Free Christian church. in order that