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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
CROP CONDITIONS.

The generous showers of the past week
nave given to vegetation i'll Wisconsin an
abundance of moisture, and month of the
hottest midsummer weather would now
probably result IN no injury to the crops.
IN fact sunshine and warmth will be really
needed for the next few weeks to properly
supplement the stimulating effect of the
rains and to bring to a rich fruition the
crops of all kinds. The rainfall for last
week is fiicially announced to have aver
aged more than two inches throughout the
state, and no locality seems to have entire
II escaped the downfall, while it was
heaviest in just those places which were
suffering the most for want of water
Crop conditions are fairly good at present,
and will greatly improve under the be-
nightly of bright, warm weatt er during
the immediate future 1t is generally con-
ceded that the yield of hay will be short,
and the price couespondingly 'long.'
The following averages of the conditions
of the several crops at date have been COM
piled by the Milwaukee signal observer
from reports of correspondents in all
sections of the state: winter wheat. 70;
spring wheat 6S; winter rye, SO; spring
rye, 6S; oats, II; barley, 62; corn, Sc; po-
tatoeS, 81; clover, So; and hay, 40. Buck
wheat and millet will average above the
usual acreage. Small frrits, average
condition But, as stated before. a gen
eral improvement is expected to come
with the warm spell that may be
anticipated to envelop the state for the
next six or eight weeks.
In Iowa, Minnesota and the DakotIs the
general outlook is favorable. Grasshoppers
have appeared in a few places in Mime
sofa in such numbers as to occasion great
alarm, but the public authorities have
wisely adopted measures to stamp out the
pest while the evil is limited, and thus by
an ounce of prevention effect apound of
cure. The farmers and business men of
the Dakotas are jubilant over the prospect,
for any benefit to the former is at once
felt by the latter.
LArER.-Since the above was put in
type Secretary True, of the State Agricul
tural society, has given eatimates of the
crops based on inquiries made by him,
that differ from the presentation here
made; but yet comparison will show a
material variance only on the point as to
the probable d evelopment of the condi-
Gons from the present time on
ward under the influence of favorable
weather. Certain it is farmers
quite generally express themselves as
hopeful of very fair yield indeed of
grain. 1t is entirely p obable, however,
that the harvests will not prove as bounte-
| GUS this year as usual, but let II be hoped
that all shortcoming in the product may
have its compensation in increased prices
for what the husbandman has to put upon
| the market.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION

One week ago today there was not an
immigrant landed in New York The
record is an exceptional one, but two day $
later | 1923 people poured into the port.
The influx is SO great as to have prompt
ed the organization in the east OF a
society on the know-nothing principle
whose motto is America for Americans.
Such doctrine is too radical, however, to
meet with popular endorsement. Many
Of the foreign born residents of this
country are today the most loyal
Americans that can be found. The
very contrast between this country and
the land of their birth in point Of liberty
and social advantages seems to reI.der
them more thoroughly appreciative of the
home Of their adoption than those who
are to the manor born and who are perhaps
to quite an extent Indifferent to the privi-
leges which they enjoy.
There might nc doubt with much wis
dom be a reasonable restriction put on
immigration, but it ought to apply only to
such class of foreigners as are morally GER
tain not TO amagamate with our people or
who are chronic paupers or crooks. The
trouble with know -nothingism is that it is
apt to draw no distinction in favor OF
worthiness as applied to those who seek
homes in this land of liberty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
ABOVE ITS BANKS.
High Water in the Missouri River Re-
ported TO be Doing Much
Damage.
A Rise Of Two Feet Would Overflow
the Low Districts of Kansas
City.
New Channel May be Cut at st. Joseph,
Leaving the City
Inland.

KANSAS CITY, June 22.-The food in
tie Missouri reached this CITY last night
and the water now stands 2315 feet above
low water mark. An additional rise of
two feet would flood the low lands and
cause great loss to property. The rise in
the Missouri has backed up the waters of
the Kaw until they stand within feet
of food tide.
ST JOSEPH, June 22.-The Missouri
river is higher than for several years and
is still rising. All work on the Kansas
shore has been abandoned The rapidity
with which the surging waters are cutting
away the Kansas bank can best be imagiu-
ed when it is stated that half acre lots of
earth have been turblin4 into the river
ever since yesterday. This morn
ing workmen who came IN
in from Beemen stated that the
neck Of land which separates the river
north and south is less than quarter Of
a mile wide. At the rate at which the
river is now cutting the land away it will
require but a short time to place Elwood
suburb on an island and leave St. Joseph
two miles from the river. This would
also leave st. Joseph's million dollar
bsidge standing over dry spot where
the river once wended its way SCu h.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
THE ONO DEMOCRACY.

Ohio democrats have the earnest wishes
of their brethren throughout the country
for their success in the campaign already
inaugurated, but they have mighty fight
to make and one in which they are handi
capped by existing circumstances. Their
present governor, Campbell. deserves to he
elected. He has made an honest, fear
less and independent executlve-So
honest, fearless and independent that he
has aroused the animosity of the boss aud
hummer element in the important munic
ipaity of Cincinnati. If the rest of the
state declines to heed the demands of this
graceless faction and honors itself and the
him It's leader the rowdy element
of the Ohio bottoms will of course knife
him with vindictive glee. II is Campbell
against bossism, misrue and intrigue, and
party can afford to lose rather than to
yield in such n contest. This irreCohcilia-
BILE row raised by the Cincinnati contin-
gent against Campbell cannot fail to
injare the latter at the polls,
and for the party to aban-
don the man who won the valent
fight against the fire eating Foraker will
so disgust many members of the party
elsewhere in the state rs to take from the
campaign the fire and soul whose very
existence are the best auguries of demo
cratic success.
This is but one of the dangers that now
threatens the Ohio democracy, but it is
great enough to occasion concern among
the friends of the good cause everywhere.
If in the face of the odds against them.
the Ohio democrats win, the greater
battle of next year has already been de-
cided.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
WANTED HIS CASH.
burke Charges that "A detective Con-
spfred TO tsIackmau Van Praa..

CHICAGO. June 23.-John ]. Burke,
the recalcitrant witness in the Van
Praag case, made confession to Dis
trict Attorney Milchrist this morning
which explains his sudden disappear
ance. He claimed it was due to an at
tempt by a detective for the republican
campaign committee to coerce
lin into going on the stand
. testify to what was false, He re
fused, and for fear some injury would
2etau him, he went in hiding until the
trial was over. He says that before the
campaign of last fall he was a cab
driver. Some weeks before election
Albert Rosa, detective in the employ
of the republican campaign committee,
came to him and offered him position
as detective IN looking up naturaliza-
tlon frauds. He accepted and was set
to work watching Van Praag.
The night of Oct. IL last he
saw Van Praag assisting the Murray
boys in getting their naturalization
papers. When the time for the trial
approached Rosa came to him, Burke
said, and proposed that they go to Van
Praag and make an offer to skip out
for consideration and leave the gov
ernmeut without its best witnesses.
Burke accepted. 1t was decided that
the price of RoSa's silence was 81, 200
and Rurkes s., 500. This latter amount,
1t was figured. wasn't too much for the
suppression of what Burke knew.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
CRIMINAL.

THE police of Ottawa, Iowa, yesterday
morning captured gang of FIVE burglars
while they were cracking a safe.
Mr.. CRYSTAL, one of the New Orleans
jury-bribers, was on Wednesday sentenced
to year in prison.
HERR MosT's sureties have been Motif
ed to produce him in court to be re-sentenc-
ed to the penitentiary.
ANTOINE GRANADA, who murdered his
wife and child, was hanged Saturday at
Solomonvile. Ariz.
A FRENCH steamer from st. Pierre hav-
ing on board 700 barrels of contraband
whiskey was seized at Quebec Saturday
by the custom officers.
Ara convict camp at Cole City, Ga, the
prisoners attempted to escape Monday
morning, resulting in the death of two
guards and two convicts.
AT Key West, Geo. Demeritt accused
his I9-year old son, Joseph, of stealing
$40 and when the boy denied it attempt.
ed to chastise him, Joseph plunged
knife into his fathers heart.
JENNIE WILLIAMSON, 10 years old, is in
Jail at Newburg, n. Y, charged with
burning down her aged husbands house
and barn, roasting his feeble-minded son
to death and running away with a livery
man S team.
In the United States court Thursday
Judge Reiner sentenced Charles Benson
to hang November next, for the murder
of Mrs. Mettman.
On Monday a colored man named
Brown, living near Madison, Ind, beat
his 8-year-old stepson until he died.
Brown was arrested for premeditated muir
der.
w. E. Thomas, the night telegraph
operator at Troy, O., was murdered and
robbed Tuesday night. Two tramps have
been arrested on suspicion.
On Tuesday William Burcher was found
at Wilmington, Del, with his throat cut
from ear to ear His brother was found
lying beside the body in drunken stupor,
and has been arrested on suspicion.
AT Newark, N. j., a general fight, in
which knife and pistol were freely used,
took place as a house where an Italian
christening was being held. John Caputo
was fatally stabbed by John Kafonte, who
in turn was killed by Caputo's brother.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
FARMERS HOLD THEIR GRAIN.
Nebraska Grangers VIII Not Sell TIL
Prices salt Them.

OMAHA, Ncb.. June 22.-Railway
raffic managers Of lines operating in
Nebraska are agitated over business
complication which promises to mate
rally reduce the earnings of the vari-
GUS companies 50 FAR as the movement
of the present crop is concerned.
Since the usual arrangement to dis
tribute grain cars throughout the
State fer the purpose of facilitating
the hauling of the crop after harvest it
has developed that under the new law
declaring all elevators public ware
houses so much of the grain will be
stored to await better prices that COM
paratively a small portion of the crop
will be placed ON the market at once.
The law becomes Cperative next week.
It is a measure OF the alliance legisla-
ture and that organization has actively
encouraged its members to resort to
elevators whenever possible and borrow
the money required for immediate ex-
penses on warehouse receipts, thus re-
serving the enormous crop of the state
from the market indefinitely or until
prices have materially advanced.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
STATE NEWS.

Patrick Luckland, aged so, was killed
by the cars three miles west of Portage,
Monday, He was walking on the cuivert
and saw the train too late.
Geo. Ayres, a deaf mute, was killed by
train on the Chicago & Northwestern
railway near Necedah.
An accident ON the Chicago, Milwaukee
4 st. Paul road at DuplainviIle, near Mil
waukee, wrecked ten freight cars and a
locomotive and severely injured Engineer
yiddin and Fireman McGiven. An open
switch was the cause.
Nathan Glicksman, of Chippewa Falls.
has won more laurels at Yale college,
having been awarded special honors in
political science, history and law and the
Golden club medal.
The band reunion at Hartford recently
was success. 1t will be held next year at
Beaver dam.
Mrs. John Larson, wife of farmer liv
ing in the town OF Troy. drowned hel
three little children in Lake ST. Croix dur
ing fit of insanity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
JUMPED THE TRACK.
wreck OF Train Loaded with E1-
eursionists Near Dover,
Ohio.
cars are Piled PromiScuouSly About.
While the Engine Goes Down
the Bank.
Henry Rogers is Killed and Several
Other Persons Badly
Injured.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June as.-Au sS,
eurSion train of fifteen ears which
LETT TINS city on the Nickel-Plate rail-
way jumped the track near Dover.
ohlo, and seven ears were wrecked.
The train was loaded with street.
railway employees and their fumilie,
VINO We're going To Oak Point. a pleas
ure resort on the lake shore
One man was killed and more than
thlrty persons We're injured.
Inc list of the killed and injured ia
as follows:
death
Burt keefe, aged Is; skull fractured
and legs hurt; win probably die.
Peter Credon, aged u, foot crushed
and bad wound in jaw; may not re-
cover,
;: NJ. Clark, aged 26, ribs broken.
Thomas Graulti, badly bruised and
internal injuries.
Mary Reddy, aged 20, ribs broken
and internal injuries.
Edward sheppard, aged 20, right lew
crushed and hurt internally.
William Stegkempcv, aged "a, scalp
wound and leg crushed.
Lizzie Ray, aged 20, hip badly
bruised
Charles Quarll, aged "A. cut in neck
and badly bruised.
Ernest Schirefer, aged IS, bad scalp
wound.
W. j. Hempstreet, aged -, right arm
broken and leg crushed.
A score or more of others were, lnore
or less injured, but were able to he re-
moved to their homes and names could
not be aScertained
When the accident occurred the train
was running at about thirty miles an
hour. The engine went down the bank
on one side, the seven ears heinc
thrown across the rails in both direc-
uons. One coach was split in two and
the others were badly smashed. Rop-
ers, the man killed, was caught in .he
wreck and had to bc chopped out. The
engineer and fireman escaped by Jump
ing.
Farmers living near the scene ot the
accident came to the rescue and the in
lured were taken care or until Il corps
of physicians sent from Cleveland ar
rived on the scene. The seriously
wounded We're then taken to the city
and taken To hospitals The engine
was running backward at the time of
the mishap, though it was said the a,-
cident was due to the spreading of the
rails. The loss to the company viii
amount to several thousand dollars.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
YESTERDAYS RACES.
Record of Events at Sheepshead Bay and
Chicago

SHEEPsHEAD BAY, June 22-The track
was slow today. In the first FIVE furlongs
race Kingston won; Patent second; Mel
lie Bly, third; time | :08.
In the second FIVE furlongs, Zorling won !:
Othmar second; nelusion third; time IL .
In the FIVE and half furIongs, Fidelio
won; Bitten second; Picadella third;
time l 10.
In the mile and three-sixteenths Tam
many won: Calcium. second: Mountain
Deer, third; time 2;06.
In the mile and an eighth, Rambler
won; Fiasco, second; Atlantic, third !;
time, / 81 Is.
In the mile and three-guarters Master
lade won; Cometolaw, second; st. Luke,
third; time 2:e33 Is.
The handicap mile and quarter was a
walkaway for Sir John.
CHICAGO, June PIN the half-mils
race today Miss Dixee won; Sulwack sec
ond; Sunbeam third; time 50.
Inthe mile, Estelle won; Corinne Ken
ney second; Silver Lake third; time
I441z.
In the mile and quarter, Joe Black
burn won: Los Angeles second: Vert
water third; time PA.
In the mile and a sixteenth. Balgo van
won; Joe Carter seconds Hupotheca third
Time, 1.51A.
In the half mile, Frank Kinney won;
Terra Fir1na second, Tom Elliot third.
Time, 49sf.
In the mile, Portland won: Bob Fozsyth
second; Rosamund third Time, Lisa
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
France Is Striking an Alliance with
Rnasia

PARIS, June 22.-The Comte de
Montebcllo, who replaces NJ. de
Laboulaye rs French ambassador at ST.
Petersburg, will be specially charged
30 obtain definite information from the
Gar as to the action of Russia in the
event of war between France and Ger
many. NJ. Ribot, minister of foreign
affairs. has learned hat NJ. de
Laboula.e's failure 10 get the proposals
for an alliance discussed arose
from the Cars anger at the
fact that the overture was first
submitted to NJ. de Giers, Russian
minister of foreign affairs, instead of
to him. The Gar ordered NJ. de Giers
to ignore the proposals for negotiations
and took the first occasion to suub de
LaDoulaye, who felt compelled to ask
NJ. Ribot to relieve him of his duties.
The withdrawal of Baron Mohrenheim,
Russian ambassador at Paris is immi-
nCnt, as NJ. de LabOulaye acted on his
advice. During the visit of the French
squadron TO COnst&dt the Gar will be
personally approached on the subject
of united action against the dreibund,
which Is rendered all the more neces-
sary through the menacing of the COM
mercial coalition between the two coun-
tries.
The French ambassador to the Holy
See has presented to the pope letter
from NJ. Carnot, in which the president
expressed mis- high appreciation Of the
popes encyclical on social questions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
TELECRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

PRINCETON college has received during
the last year over S400, 600 In gifts.
AN attempt will be made to consolidate
Minneapolis and st Paul
The International Typographical union
has adopted resolution favorlng nine
hour day after Oct. /.
r. w. DUNAM & Co, the Chicago grain
brokers, have asked for a receiver. Assets
and liabilities each 100000.
H. V. NEwCOMB. once a leading and
wealthy operator on Wall street, was
on Thursday sent TO an insane asylum.
EX-SENATOR MCDONALD died Sunday
night at his home IA indianapolis; aged u
years.
THE Nashville, Tenn, Savings bank
has failed Its embarrassment is claimed
to be temporary. Liabilities, $685., 600.
TIE British government has appointed
Sir George Baden Powell and w Dawson
as arbiters in the Behring sea conference
with the United States.
MISS PHGBE CoUzINs, the deposed sec
retary of the lady managers of the world
fair, has filed brief IN Washington, in
which she claims she is still the
legal secretary, and asks for her salary.
THE Chicago gas trust, which has been
in danger of determination from leg
proceedings instituted by the city, has eff
fected compromise.
AT New York, Miss E. Goodale, the
poetess, was married Thursday, to DR..
ChaS Eastmen, a Sioux Indian. DIR.
Eastman is government physician Pine
Ridge agency.
t.
contemplate cutting down the wages of
their $4,000 operatives 10 per cent.
A UNITED STATES revenue cutter and a
steamer will Immediately proceed to
Alaska to enforce the treaty between Eng
land and America to protect the seals.
AN Iowa farmer has a well from which
flows liquid resembling milk and which
the hogs drink with avidity.
The shortage in the City National bank,
of Marshall, Mich, is 800, 900. a receiver
will be appointed.
Ex SENATOR MCDONALD, of Indiana,
is growing weaker His physician says
that he may live week, but it is certain
that he cannot recover.
A GAS well was struck six miles south of
Spencer, Iowa, ON the farm of Wilson
Hartman while boring for water.
IT is reported that the National Cordage
company of New York has bought all the
cordage works in Canada for S3,000,00
THE agents of the Cunard steamship
company deny that there are any grounds
for the rumor current in New York that
the Etruria had become disabled at sea.
DEPOsIToRs in the wrecked Spring
Garden National bank of Philadelphia
held the government responsible for their
losses and are arranging to bring suit to
recover their money.
CAPTAIN L. 0. GINMAN was on Tues
day appointed marshal of the United
States appellate court for the Chicago dis
trict and Oliver T. Morton, of Indiana,
clerk.
THE Bragg Manufacturing company of
California has begun suits for over $780,
600 damages against the cities of New
York and Brooklyn for alleged infring-
ment on the horse releasing device, patent
obtained by Robert Bragg, an old fireman,
in 1876.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
In the Name of the Prophet,

igsI CRY the vendors Of the fruit In Constant
nople. Certainly '.great CRY over . lttle WOOL
Scarcely less foolish IL the practice Of thoss who
fly TO violsnt physicing FOR cosaysnsss- They
dose themselves violently, weaken their bowels
by 30 doing, and dissbIs them from acting regu-
arly. 30 that, verify, the last condition Of such
psopls s vorss than ths Arss- Heststsers
stomach Bitters Ii the SAFE and sesfvs substitute
for such vast sxpedisnts- But no, Ist not CAL
hem expedisnts, for e 10 b n means
expedient 70 uss them. What n needed fs
gentle bat thorough laxative, which not only
insurss action Of the bowels without pain or
weaksEfng sfeetA, which also promotes . healthy
secretion and Sow Of the Bile into It's proper
ehanrsi. DyspepsiA debility, kidney com
plants, rhs1nstlsn and malaxts give n to
tko Bftsern
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26

LIGHTNING struck an outbuilding in
which a picnic party had taker refuge
near st Louis Tuesday, killing girl aged
II and iniuring three others.
THREE Italians were torn to pieces by a
dynamite explosion at Paterson, n. j.,
Monday. They were known only by num-
bers.
AT Dundee. H., Monday Theodore
Schultz and John Bartels took refuge in d
barn during thunder storm. Lightning
struck the barn and Schultz was instantly
killed, while Bartels was badly hurt.
A WATER spout fell on the mountains in
which is situated the Conception silver
mine. in Mexico Eight persons were
killed and large number wounded. Much
property was destroyed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-26
PEOPLE IN PRINT.
Rev. A. A. Drown has resigned as pas
tor of the Baptist church at Appleton.

Rev. A. A. Drown has resigned as pas
tor of the Baptist church at Appleton.
Rev. f. Beggess, pastor of the Congre-
gatioual church at kaukauna, has tender
ed his resignation on account of the i'll
health of his father.
The Baroness Won Pappenheim was
thrown from her horse last week while
she was looking at military parade in
Berlin and before she could be rescued
twelve troopers, led by her father, rode
over her. The account coaservati vely
adds that she was badly bruised
Great preparations have been made for
the visit of Emperor William to Holland
this month. He will arrive at Yminden
in his yacht, and will be met by a squadron
of seven wurships in command of Vice
Admiral Josselin de Young. He will be
received by the queen-regent in Amster-
dam, where he will remain two days.
Just at the present both Mrs. Mary An
derson Navarro and her husband are
busily engaged in furnishing a new home
at Tunbridge Wells. 80 miles from Lon.
don. They have taken n lease of the place
for seven years and are ransacking all
England for antique furniture and pretty
fxings. If Mrs Navarro accented all the
invitations she receives she would dine
six nights a week from her home. Hel
life just now is one long restful holiday
She is enjoying every moment of it as wei
as she may Her health is perfect. She
is happy in her husbands love and hel
bank account Is ample. She need give nj
thought to the morrow. All is peace an(
pleasure and she will never act again.