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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
War Department Has Made Careful
Investigations Into the Prob
abilities of Another Fight.
An Outbreak Can be Prevented Pro
yiding the Government ENer-
ciSeS Judicious Care.
The Hostile Chefs Taken to Europe by
an Italian Wild West Com
binatiOn.

WASHINGTON, March 2-The war
department is taking advantage OF the
cessation of hostihties among the Indians
Of Dakota and has been engaged in
gathering authentic information as to the
probabilities of another outbreak this
spring. Careful investigation has been
made by the officers serving
as agents at Pine Ride
and Rosebud agencies and their reports
are not altogether reassuring In sub,
stance these officers assert that there need
or need not be trouble, just as the govern
ment desires, An outbreak can be pre-
vented, or, on the other hand very little
will fan the slumberiug feelings Of the
abonginees to fierce flame. That
is to say, the whole case rests
upon the care exercised in the
distribution of appropriations If the
Indians get promptly all that is due them,
and there is not too much haggling, there
will be peace, but the moment the goyern-
ment attempts to pinch the Dakota tribes,
the hitherto friendly Indians, who do not
feel very complacent over the late trip
to Washington, will, it is predi sted
surely revolt. These Indians are Mt pres
ent in the majority in the two Ddkotas,
as most Of the hostile chiefs have been
taken by an Italian show for a European
trip and the remaining hosties are thus
short of leaders. They realize perfectly
well that the chiefs are not held as hostl
ages, but have gone as matter of
enterprise and so they would not be neces.
sarily deferred from an outbreak through
the fear OF retaliation ON their fellows.
! .4l,4 srra
worst fighters of the nation.
A gentleman in this city has a letter
from friend from Pine Ridge saying in
effect that there is great dissatisfaction
among the Indians as result of the late
trouble. Many of them have lost much
stock and means for sustaining it, in some
cases the houses are destroyed. If the
government fuIflIs its promises and agree
mems to the Indians, however, and If a
sufficient number Of troops be kept at the
agency the writer thinks the Indians can
be held in check and another outbreak
ayerted
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

same foreigners who have not vet left their
abiding places on the other SIDE, More
over, when a democrat Acknowledges that it
is desirable to restrict Mr. Cobden's idea
of absolutely free and unfettereo com
merce in the interests of the health of our
working people, it is only another step to
acknowledge that it is desirable to re-
spect this free commerce in the interests
OF their general prosperity, In fact. 1t Is
difficult to distinguish where sanitary con-
siderations cease and economic conSidera-
tions begin TO operate Unquestionabiy
one of the reasons why the Boston work
ing people brought this matter TO the at
tention of the governor was that the man
ner of life of the foreigners in the New
York tenement-houseS was such that they
were GSie to accept wages that made the
competition of self respecting Americans
impossible But these foreigners IN New
York live almost like princes compared
with the foreigners in London with whom
the democratic party thinks hat our
working people should compete. 1t
is apparent, therefore, that in acknow
Lodging that our Boston working people
are entitled to protection against cheap
and degraded labor. Governor Russell has
fairly entered on a course that If logically
followed will in six months make him a
member in good and regular standing OF
the Home Market club.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
TOBACCO CONSUMERS
vain Attempt Made to Array Them
Against the Tariff Law

Against lhS farm LAW
1t is interesting to follow the advocates
OF tariff for revenue only in their in
consistent wanderings after criticisms of
the existing law. Just now they are
greatly exercised over the fact that some
advance was made ON certain grades of
tobacco, and hasten to array IN oppOsl-
ton every consumer who Is likely to De
affected thereby.
Now, criticism Of the tobacco tariff by
the supporters of a reyenue-only system IN
yites attention to the treatment of the sub
iect under the British revenue law, which
is so nearly suited to the notions of re
form" workers in this country Great
Britain leyies a tariff on tobacco ranging
from 81 cents per pound on the natural
leaf, to 81. 80 per pound for the manutac-
tIred article. and collects In the neighbor-
hood of $50 900 900 in some years-about
half the revenue That comes from her
tariff
But in as much as tobacco is crop that
can be grown on a variety of Soils and
under conditions known to prevail in many
portions of the kingdom and formerly
was grown to some extent in lreland-this
heavy tariff of five hundred to one thou
sand per cent against interpretations
would naturally serve as a stimulant TO
home production. In other words, this
would be a protective tariff No crops
now raised by British farmers are nearly
so profitable as tobacco would be under
the existing law And at this point a
most interesting aspect of the revenue
only policy Is brought into view BY
law the raising of tobacco is prohibited
throughout the United Kingdom under
penalties attaching to felony, to tie end
| that every pound used shall drst pay rev
enue at some port of entry. From the
standpoint Of ''refOrmers, this law oper
ates still further to the advantage of their
policy. e., to look out for British inter
ests-since under it at least half of the
! British consumptinns Of tobacco is sup
Piled from the United States, mostly in
/ the natural STATE The difference of over
thirty cents per pound between the raw
and the Manufactured article is a practi-
cal exclusion Of the latter, and by so much
4 a protection for the British manufacturer
of plug and cigars.
/ 1t is in behalf Of the farmers Of such
4 laws as this that attorneys for reform
/ in our tariff system are moving up and
down the land and urging voters TO be-
lieve that they are oppressed by tariff
taxes that force these British gentlemen
to pay for the privilege of sending their
wares into our markets, which in no single
instance is such tariff Cne-fOurt has high as
/ that levied by British law on American
grown tobacco.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
THE MALTA STORY REToLD.
Gov. Nichols of Louisiana Rehearses
the Facts TO Secretary blaine.

WAsurNGroS, D. c., March 24.-Secre
tary Blaine received letter from Gov
Nichols of Louisiana this morning in re
gard to the recent killing of the eleven
Italians in the ia at New Orleans OF
which the following is a copy
Executive Department. state OF
Louisiana. Baton Rouge, March 81 1891
Hon. James G. Blaine, Secretary OF
State. ae jhington Sr; At late hour
on the 18th inst received "a dispatch
from YOU having reference to the torcible
entrance on the l4th of this month, Of the
Jail in this city and killing Of Gle en- persons
confined therein, under the indictments
found in tie Criminal District courts for
the parish OF Orleans
you stated TO me that it had been rep
resented to the President by the minister
OF tia Y, accredited to the government Of
the nittd States that among the killed
on that oc aston were three or four sub
iects Of the King of Italy The telegram
disclosed al apprehension ON the part OF
the minister evident shared by the
Presi ent, that the dist rbauce was IA con
t;auou, and swelling disturbances which
might involve the Italian sab ects in New
Orleans. gx
81 have reason to believe that the hope
expressed by the president that | would
cooperate with him in maintaining the
obligations Of the United States toward
Italian sub ects who might be within the
perils of the excitement and that further
violence and bloodshod might be prevented
was based upon that belief The president
further expressed the hope that all Of
Tenders might be practically brought to
justice.
"On the 10th inst. l telegraphed you
that there was no excitement
in the city at that time and
that | saw no reason to anticipate further
trouble Il also stated that the action
taken was directed against particular in
dividuals and that the ace or nationality
of the paIties did not enter as factor
into the disturbance. A week has passed
since the date of my dispatch, and the
opinion then entertained as 10 the termi-
nation OF the tro bic has been proved TO
have been well founded he men killed
as ! have stated were confined In prison,
under indictments found in the Criminal
District court for the parish OF Orleans
the sheriff has made his return of the
facts 20 that court; the judge thereof has
cha ged the grand jury now IN session,
in regard to the matter aud the whole
subject is, | assume, now under investiga~
tion by that body.
II am satisfied that most Of the persons
| killed were American citizens, but 1t is
| probable that two or three were Italian
subjects.
u have the honor TO be, very respect
| fully, FRANCIS T. NICHOLS, Governor
Gov Nichols letter is written on official
/ paper and is dated at the capital Of the
/ State It is evident however, that it was
written in New Orleans.
Secretary Blaine has sent a copy Of the
| letter to Baron Fava. the Italian minister.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
The CalOred Press Association Waits
on the President and Asks
For Office.
4 Place On the Worlds Fair Com
mission or the Federal Court
Satisfactory.
The President Consents to Consider
Any Names Presented For the
Circuit Court,

WASHINGTON. March % The commit
tee appointed at recent convention of the
Airo-American Press association called
upon President Harrison today and pre-
scented an address urging the appointment
of a coored man ON the world fair COM
mission, ana also a capable negro juriSt 20
6U place on the bench OF the federal ju-
dietary The address says in part. Our
national progress has been rapid in all di-
rectious Many millions in money
are the value of the products of the negro
labor the wealth of many great states has
been created by his toll and staples of
vast region OF the republic, which load
our chambers, bless our tables and
furnish material for factories to work, are
the result of the patience aud industry of a
class in whose behalf we speak Believing
your sincere desire to extend an
impartial treatment to an classes, we res
pc fully invite your eNcellenCy to con-
sider he propritty nt placing some one OF
thus clRss, SO peculiarly Illustrative OF the
nation progress, in "A representative and
prominent position in connection with tho
worlds fair, In many states OF the
union, as well rs in our national CON
gre~s, the legal status of the American
negro and his affairs is still matter
OF serious discussion and legislation. That
he may loo clothed with the poker 10 speak
for himself with authority that the old
time idea of fair play may play may pre-
vml which grants to the peers of the nc.
used the right 90 voice in
| his Judgment, we beseech ,ou will
consider the merits Of the
number Of able jurists who belong to the
people we represent. IN the judicial APP
| poiutneuts which we understand will be
made in the near future The presi-
lent In response, said so far as a position
on the worlds fair commission was con-
lerned there were no vacancies and II one
were TO occur an alternate would fiji the
| place, II 1t became possible, however, to
do any thing and proper man was pre-
scnted he would make the appointment.
Speaking with reference to the request
that a colored man be appointed to the
bench the president asked if the dalega-
ton had man who was thoroughly versed
in the law and had arrived al that
emiucnce In practice which would
entitlr him 10 an appointment aS n
circuit Judge. Prevent the name OF u good
man, SAID the president, and will give it
thlt consideration which its importance
demands When the committee told the
president there were number OF that
class among the race whose names would
: be presented to him with an Endorsement
Of the bar in the state in which they prao-
tieed he advised that their names be sent
in, and promised {, consider them inn
partially.
The interview was very pleasant the
president inviting the committee to call
again, and thanking the negro press con
vention for the kindly remembrances Of hia
endeavors to net fairly by the race
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
THAT BENIGHrED EDITOR.
His Best Argument Blasted in Single
Breath

Well, well, WE'LL; What will the tariff
is a tax editor do now? He has made
the increased duty on tin-plate his great.
est card, and now it is blown away in one
breath We have been told that the poor
man would have to pay the quarter of a
cent extra duty on his dinner pail and
" are almost led to believe that new
coin would have to be made that this tax
might be paid, at least till we made our
own tin plate in sufficient quantity to re-
duce the price. But now we are told by
Congressman Niedringhaus that the
foreign tin-plate makers have agreed to
sell the american market all the tin.
plate we want without any added cost en-
account of the increased duty. So the
nottingham won have to scrape together
that quarter of a cent after all But what
will the free-trade editor do2 This tin
plate tax was his greatest and almost
only standby. And now that prop is gone !
Wei, hesmust send to the Golden club
and get some new ones from head
quarters. But he must hurry up, for they
are getting very weak over there, and
won't hold out much longer. So make
hay while the sun shines, free-trad ers
1t will soon enough be all moonshine
with you.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
TIMOTHY nEALY wHrPED
lie Is Injured by a Boistsrous Irish
Nah

lie is Injured by Boisterous irish
mob.
Cork. March o. Timothy H'aly,
while leaving the court room today at the
conclusion Of trial in ghich he was in
terested, was soon set upon by bowling
mob. who followed him along the street
and made a number Of attempts TO assault
him. The crowd finally became so violent
that Hraly, 10 escape hi. tormentors, was
compelled 10 beat retreat am
take refuge Ia the dressing room
Of the Victoria hotel But this
proved Only temporary place Of
safety. for before Healy could recover from
The effects 81 the mob's rough usage a
man suddenly rushed into the room,
turned out the light and then struck
Healy a powerful blow in the face, smash
ing his eye-gass into pieces. When as,
Istance arrived and the room was lighted
Healy was found 10 have been badly IN
iuied. as be bad received numerous cuts
rom broken pieces Of bis eye-gass
and blood was pouring down his face ~
streams He was removed 10 a room and
pbyicians summoned. Three doctors are
now in attendance. They have made an
examination Of the wounds in his eve and
express fear that his injuries may result IN
the loss Of his sight
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
TCRETABN FOSTER WILL HELP
lie Thinks the Worlds Fair Commission
Can Meet

WASHINGTON, March 33. The question
was recently presented to the treasury de-
partment whether, in view of the limited
amount remaining Of the appropriation
for the use of tina worlds Columbian conn
mission prior to July next, the commits.
sion would be warranted in mourning the
expense Of the meeting in April next, as
provided in the bylaws. A revision OF
the estimates ut the treasury department
leads to the conclusion that the meeting
need not be omitted for pecuuiary reasons
Secretary Foster today tclegraphed the
secretary of the worlds Columbian expo
sition as follows, TIE commission adj.
iourned Nov Pc, 1889 to meet the first
Wednesday in April It is believed no
obstacle exists to prevent such meeting,
especially in view of the fact that the COM
mission may so legisIate as to make IL
possible to pay all the necessary expense
out Of the sum appropriated to the com
mission. This office viii do all possible to
aid in preventing deficiency IN the funds
available for the use of the commission for
the current fiscal year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28

and Rio. The present trade Of Baltimore
with Brazil is conducted almost wholly in
sailing vessels. New York ana Chicago
capitalists are interested in the new COM
pany. The capital stock will be increased
from $4,000 to 55000 900, as the require.
ments of the case demand
In the cargo Of a British steamer bound
for Rio and Santos what a pity it was
British which sailed a few days ago
from Baltimore, were twenty-five street
cars, three locomotives, 5000 barrels Of
-four, and quantities of lard, oil and
bacon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
BURNING or lQUoUL
Repeats Say that Heavy Fight Has
Taken Place


PANAMA, March q H NJ S. Ward,
now at Calao, referring to the lombard
ment and the partial burning Of lququi,
February Goth, says her officers say that
when the rebels captured the fort they left
only a small guard. the main body return
ing to the ships The government troops
made sortie and the fighting commenced,
whereupon the ships opened fire, the war
vessels with their heavy guns and the
transports with machine guns a tre-
pendous destruction followed. and in the
afternoon fire broke out, which DESTROYED
the best part of the town, eDtailng
a loss Of fully two millions lqrq' is IN
an abnormal situation and the innaoitant'
have taken refuge on the Island. PlsagGa
has been abandoned 10y the populace The
report is confirmed of Ggnt, az san an
cisco, in which General Yidagren was
killed and the rebels defeated In The
Iqlibue fight about 200 persons were
killed, many losing their lives through
imprudent exposure during the lombard
mont. The Warspite took large number
Of people TO Calliao.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
~ IS MANsLAUGurER.

HrRos. S. b.. March l3-1his morn
ing the jury IN the H1ndley murder case
returned IL verdict Of mau-laughter 10 the
first degree against Fred HundIey, who
killed his father. H,n Znk y Hundley
here last June The verdict is generally
approved The minimum penalty IS four
years No the penitenhary. II is thought
that the sentence will not exceed eiga
years
Fred is seventeen year old He an h
father got into tro bic while putting down
a carpet st the time Of his death Mr..
Hnndley was editor of the Herald Demo-
crat, the leading democratic paper Of the
state. chairman Of the democratic state
committee. and q leader OF his party His
death created a great sensation
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
GINGiIANis
Glasgow Manufacturers 20 Come to This
Country.

A news tom from Massachusetts, affords
another illustration of the working Of
the Mckinley law The Mitchell manu-
featuring company, an otfskoot of the
well-known firm of A. NJ Mitchell, Jr., q
Sons, of Glasgow, manufacturers of some
of the best S o,ch giughams in the world,
have organized at Fitchburg They have
come to this country to engage in the man.
ufacture here, and they are making this
season S goods on hired looms in Philadel-
phia. S. Roger Mitchell, who is president
of the company just organized at Fitch
burg, spent most of last summer travelling
through the southern and middle states in
search of the most desirable place to locate
new mill, and decided upon Fitchburg,
Alexander A. Mitchell his brother, will be
associated with him in the active manage
ment of the Fitchburg enterprise, The
building to be erected will be one story in
height, $40 feet long and l25 wide
Ground will be broken for it as soon as
spring opens
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
CORNER IN WHEAT.
Members OF the Chicago Board of Trade
Bent Oh Making Money.

CHICAGO, March "a A local paper says
there have been rumors on the board Of
trade for sorae time to the effect that n
corner is being worked ON May wheat, the
ccrperers having begun to buy when the
price was about "a or 80 cents. The
rumor variously pointed to the combine
ton of New York and Chicago men and to
a clique Of Chicagoans exclusively.
Now it is asserted that it has been learned
that many OF the buying ordsrs have come
from New York and chiefly through the
commission houses here connected uy pri-
waite wires with Wall street. 1t issa1
the purchasers Of the manipulators
must now be high up in the
millions. st. Louis, the northwest, aud
heavy local spectators have a shortage
which aggregates from thirty % forty
million bushels. If the clique holds halt
Of this and succeeds in their supposed in.
tention of working prices up to sl,2j, the
profits would aggregate over g. 600, 900.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
RUSSELL COMING ROUND.
Massachusttes' Democrs &c Governor and
Protection.

Boston Journal The Boston p 1st quotes
the Journal as taking exceptions 10 GOV
ern0r Russells attempt 10 exc'ude cheap
clothing manufactured in the foul tene
nent houses Of New York Ga the con-
trary though we doubt the feasibility Of
the project we can not too much applaud
the motives whicI animate his excelsency
1t il a tardy but definite ackn0wledl-
nient that the pursuit Of cheapaess is not
the sole aim aud end Of human existence
and that while ehsapness may be good
thing there are other hing that are eqla "
desirable Ine governor action Is an
acknowledgment thatait il desirable to
protect tn health Of the people against
the cheap goods made under the most uu-
Wholesome of conditions by uEeleanly
foreigners in the slums Of New York city.
Now that the governor has taken this
posltion-aud We understand that The Post
Indorses it-neither the Post nor the gog
ernor can any longer consistently clamor
for the free admission Of cheap clothing
manufactured By the relatives OF these
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
ARRESTS IN MILwAUKEE.
The United states Marshal Makes a Rich
Haul

MILWAUKEE, March "A United States
Marshal Wiswel and P0stolIise Inspector
Pulcifer today arrested Ben Hoiellen, Mrs.
J. II. Newbauer and Aft Smith for deal.
ing in Louisiana and Mexican lottery
tickets. Other arrests are 70 fol-
low. The officers have i
list Of people who have purch p'ed ticket.
by mail All these purchasers are amsna.
bic under the Law and Al the list embraces
some Of the most prominent people 10 the
state the ar eat creates sensation. One
If the patrons Of the lottery is member
IF the Wisconsin iegisiature.i
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
FRENCH sPoLIATIoN CLAIMsPAID
Leonard Meyers Obtains the First sum
Given Out

WAsnINGTON, March u Leonard
Meyers, Of Philadelphia, obtained the first
payment from the treasury in the long de-
tayed French spoliation claims today The
grst draft for sl3,j00 was issued 70 Mrs.
Mary Ann Buchanan Smith, Of rhi'adel-
phia, lady 50 years old, whose father,
Jobp Smith. Jr.. was a merchant in Bal
timore at the close Of the last century.
and who with his brother, Gen. Smith, a
noted member Of congress from the latter
CITY, lost heavily by the French captures.
The ship Friendship, for the losses on
which this appropriation was made was
commanded by John Rogers, then IN the
merchant service, and after yards CON
spicuous in our navy as Commodore
Rogers Several other payments we're
made To-Day
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
LAsHED BY wHITE-cAPs.
A Tramp In Indiana Unmercifuliy
Beaten at SheIbyvilie.

SHELBYvMLE, ind March - "A tramp,
Phil Daugherty, who had abused the fe-
male members Of several famiI es and
th eatened to burn their houses be-
cause they refused his demands
for food, acting in particularly scandal
Gus manner toward Mr. Flat, was taken
from Jail, where he had been placed mt the
instance Of Mr. Flat by a mob Of White.
Caps and given 100 lases Every
time the lash fell upon
him a p tiful yell resounded through the
air He was told TO leave the city aud
never 10 return on penalty Of death He
readily consented
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-28
No sturceon Ia I4he Winnebago

NEESAn, Wis March 23.-During al
previous winters for the past ten or fifteen
Years there has always Dssu a greaf qlan.
tity 81 sturgeon .peared through the ice
on this nd Of Lake Wlnnebego. lhl'
winter has proven an exception, az 3ut
two sturgeon nave thus far been caught.