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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
To BE PREPARED FOR WAR.
The English People Are DESTROYS of
Having Their Commerce
Protected.
They Are Afraid That Their Mer-
chant Marine Will be inter
fered With.
Au er>SIin@ Debate Occurs in the
House Of Commons on the
Subject.

LONDON, March SIN the debate on the
navy estimates in the House of Commons
to-day Sir J. Colomb moved that hence
forth the naval budget must state the
total numb,r OF war ships in commission,
IN reserve, and building, the aggregate
tonnage OF the mercantile marine, and the
value of the seaborne commerce of Eng
land compare with that of foreign pow
ers, besides containing similar returns
hom the colonies. He dilated upon the
growth Of colonial commerc, and the in
crease OF Brit responsibilities
Sir William ernon Harcourt described
the spee,h of Sir j. Colom5 as similar TO
the Motes of alarm which naval experts a g
accustomed TO issue to induce the nation
to believe that the naval and military ex-
penditures, enormous as they are would
be inadequate in the event of war Not a
single ton OF imports o. exports, the
speaker continued. would lie threatened.
BY the declaration of Paris the whole trade
of belhgerent was absolutely safe Not
quarter otcon nor Yard of cotton
would be prevented from coming TO Eng
lani, for 1t would come under a neutral
hag.
Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of
the Admira' ty, dissented from the views
of Sir William Vernon Harcourt How
could We, he asked, sud ,enly transfer our
tonnage all over the world to n neutral
flag: Rice had been declared contraband
of war; what if wheat also should be de-
clared contraband! Hear Hear,"I En-
gIsh shlpowners would be unwise to trust
overmuch to the declaration of Paris.
They must maintain the navy so as to
hold the fighting supremacy in every part
of the world. The Government would
grant the information asked for.
Sir j. Colomb thereupon modified the
form of his motion, but it was negatived
without division,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
CRIMINAL.

! j. REMINGTON, wanted for murder was
I arrested at La Crosse.
| Two MEN are under arrest for the mur-
/ der OF a third man, at Grantsburg, Wis.
ANDREW GOLDBERG, OF Grantsburg.
hanged himself.
! GEORGE HATHAWAY is on trial in the
criminal court, Milwaukee, for the murder
! of ex-Alderman Whelan.
AEsoN VAN SLYKE, of Chicago, has
| been arrested at Buffalo, \. Y, charged
with selling bogus patent rights.
HARRY MARSH. who killed Clara Jones
because she would not marry hin!, was
hanged at Edenburg, Pa, Wednes day.
JOAN L SULLIVAN attempted to ter
rOrize a train on a Geogia railroad We'd
nesday and was thrashed by a little brake
man who Is said to weigh only l35 pounds.
Miss GERTRUDE HIcKoX, a society
leader Of Milwaukee. drowned herself in
the lake because of trouble in love af-
fair.
DAN Potter under sentence of d, h for
the murder of Edwin D. Smith. oily
knocked down The sheriff and walked out
of the Quincy, Ill, jail. Sunday. ~
A MINNEAPoLIs man married Henry
Sewers, of Chicago, in the guise of a
woman, and attempted to obtain 81 900
from him but was unsuccessful.
IT Is reported that there is a shortage in
the accounts Of Frederick DeHass, agent
of tn Germania Life insurance company,
who committed suicide at St. Paul.
EDITOR DUPREE, of New Orleans. wl.o
sent papers containing lottery advertise
ments through the mails IN order to test the
anti lottery law, has been committed to
jail. his bondsmen having surrendered
him.
TUESDAY evening Joe Hammer, a
woIkIugulan in Chicago, fatally shot his
wife and dangerously wounded his mother
in-law Hammers wife had left him be-
cause Of cruelty.
A DISPATCH from Honesdale, Pa. says:
Frank Gabel, who was recently reelected
tax collector Of Texas township, has disap-
peared, leaving balance Of more than
80, 900 owing TO the county. He left ii
letter saying he intended to 60 away and,
like his father before him, put an end to
his life
DENNIS MCCLUsKEY, of Gloucester,
n. Y, mas been sentenced to five years in
Jlle SIdJe PRISON anu SDUU uut lOT Gtpedleu
attempts to wreck passenger trains on the
Camden, Gloucester & Mount Ephraim
railroad
The residence of Mr.. C. 4. Pardee, at
1860 MiIiard avenue, Chicago, was entered
by burglars early Wednesday morning and
plundered of money, clothing, silverware,
croCkery and other moveables to the value
Of $3.50 or $500 A watch was skilIfulIy
removed nom beneath the pillow of Mr.
Pardee's son
THERE was prize fight at NelsonviIle,
O., Tuesday night between Dave Seville,
of that city, and Tom Tracy, of Toledo.
When time was called for the nineteenth
round Tracy, who was getting the worst
Of it, came forward, saying: Il can't see
any longer; hit me if you want to. ="
Whereupon Seville smashed him in the
jaw, breaking his neck Wednesday af-
tcrnoon Seville and Tom Macy, one of his
seconds, were placed under arres1 at Mel
sonvile
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
NEW TANGLED GAS.
He Fried to Light the Electric Lights With
Matches,

4 story is current about one of the east
Tennessee members of the lower house of
the legislature, that he was very greatly
upset bv the incandescent lamps in his
room. He went to a hotel and was assign
ed IA room during the afternoon. That
evening, after he went to supper, he went
up to his room, and, after fumbling
in his pocket brought out a handful Of
matches and lighted one, but to his conster-
nation he could not make the supposed
gas light. He lighted match after match
burned his fingers, and made several fo1 =
chile CALCULATIONS. Finally he went down
to the clerk and asked him for a lamp or
candle, or some kind of light that
would burn
"I burned nearly a box of matches try
ing to hight your Internal new tangled gas,
and can't get it started, said the legis-
ator. The clerk Impressed a smile, call
ed a porter, and told him to show the gen
tlcman to his room and turn on the light
for him. When the feat was accomplish
ed the astonished mountainer said;
well, I'll be derned. You Just Tipped
that little button and did not use a single
match, and around he walked to view it.
Speaking to the grinning porter, he said ::
Il took that little glass bottle off
thought that was some new way you had
to keep the gas from leaking and smother
ing folks, as | read of but it didn {
work
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
WATCH BILLS CLOSELY

1t will be Il safe course for the leg;sla-
ture to pursue from this time on to view
all bills with suspicion and kill most that
come up. As the DEMOCRAT has urged
heretofore poor laws are worse than none
1T ali, and Ambiguous ones of scarcely
greater merit There are too many laws
now for the public good
and they have been enacted
with such reckless freedom in the years
past that the statute books are numbered
up almost beyond the possibility of being
fnthomed. OF course there are many mer-
itorious measures to be acted upon during
the next few weeks, and the spirit of am
nihiatio should not be permitted to
become too rampant but hc danger Of
killing worthy bills Is not
80 great as that of permitting
perniciOus ones to pass. Al should be
scanned critically, suspensions of the rules
ought to be lrowned upon and frowned
upon the more darkly rs the end of
the session approaches and the import
of all substitutes ana amendments
onght to be thoroughly understood. If
these points are duly needed, the work
of the session will be creditabIe to the
legislature and a blessing to the people
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06

pleSOlN GREATEST III lOPE LEO.
ais were with internal enemies, who were
more evil than the barbarians. The
latter We're converted but the form
er remained rebellious. SO now
the ma ice of tue chu cL's enemies was
subtle. But their snare would not pre-
vail. They would not prevent the land of
the church from extending solicitude to
the whole to maintain faith and unity
with Rome, As Gregory defended Rome
and her people against the barbarians and
the Emperors of Byzantium, so he did not
cease to declare to Italy that the POpes
were her true henefactors and friends.
Italy opposition was an act of impiety
and political folly.
Referring to the slavery question, the
Pope said he followed the policy of his
predecessors, working for its abolition in
Brazil and Africa. He eulogized the
powers protecting missionaries.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06

WAsHIxGTox March 3.-Ihe President
has signed the Direct Tax bill; the act
TO prevent book-naking and pooi-selling
in the District of Columbia; the joint
resolution authorizing Vice-Cons Cen
eral SidEdore to accept a medal conferred
upon him by the Emperor Of Japan; the
act amending the act for the
relief Of volunteers and regular soldiers OF
the late war approved March :, 1ss9; the
act for bridge across Red river at Alex
andria, La; the act authorizing the Vet
eran Volunteer Fire association the use OF
cert ain property in the city Of Washing
ton; the act granting pension 70 the
widow Of Gen. William n. Hoffman: the
act for printing 900 additional copies OF
the work known as the Growth o. In
dustrial Art:'' the act 10 establish Cireuit
Courts of Appeals and TO define and regu-
late in certain cases the jurisdiction Of the
courts Of the United States. Also
the act in regard TO the treaty Of re-
ciprocity with the Hawaiian Islands: tpe
act providing for safe and humane trans
portation Of cattle: the act for the erec-
ton of United States prisons and for the
imprisonment Of United States prisoners.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06

The sundry civil Appropriation Bill
aud Thicago's Biz show.

WASmNGTov, March 3.-The worlds S
fair comes out Of the crucible Of the con
ference committee in good shape. The net
cut from the House is only x. 900.
The provision as the conferrees agreed
upon it aGd as it stands in the Sundry
Civil bi J l. for tge National Commission
S.. roo Of which - $50 is set aside fer
tha Board ot Lady Managers. rs the
committee figured It the total for tn 50
purposes 10 the House bill footed up S97-
500 The specific designation for the lady
managers does away with any pos sibility
of controversy on that point. As to the
remainder of the money the National Com
mission must fix up its distribution with
the Treasury Department 10 whateF er
way appears the most satisfactoIy
Director General Davis can still he paid as
a national ofcer. The Treasury confer
rees simply insisted that the only two sets
of officers Congress had to do with were
the National Commission and the Board
Of Lady Managers. They would not con
sent TO going into details
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
The LATEST TELECRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

THERE are disastrous floods in Cali.
/ fcrn1a
MARCH I'd was the eighteeth anniversa '
| Of Pope Leo's birth.
| IT is said that more than 10000 settler.
! are already in the Cherokee strip.
The estate left by the late Secretary
Window Is estimated at 5l50,000
MILWAUKEE reports the complete cure
of a case of tuberculosis by Koch {
lymph.
IN a sermon at Baltimore Sunday Car.
dinai Gibbons vigorously denounced di-
vOrce.
AND now Chicago parties are trying to
purchase Sitting Bulls cabin for exhibi-
tion at the worlds fair.
AT Philadelphia the Very Rev Patrick
A. Stanton died Saturday, aged s.. He
has been 43 years priest.
Coz. O'BEmNE of the twenty first in
fantry, e. S. A, died Tuesday at New
York
Is the Indiana senate Wednesday tie
world S fair bill passed with the apprOpri-
alton cut down to 100000.
IL speech at New York Monday, Rear
Admiral Blain said the new navy was fl.
, only to run away, not TO fight.
A LARGE meteor burst with loud re-
port near Madison, Me, Monday morn
ing. 1t was seen IN all parts of the state
A MOVEMENT is on foot ut Washington
and New York to raise Il fund of $4,000
for the family of the late Secretary Win
dom.
The coolest wave Of the season is pass
ing over the northwest, he mercury stand
ing 46 degrees below zero at Prince Albert
and - below at Winnipeg.
NEARLY the entire business portion Of
Enda, Mo. burned Tuesday. The losses
aggregate $l00,O00 with insurance about
One-half
COMMISSIONER SKIFF. of Colorado,
has deem appointed chief Of the bureau
Of mines and mining Of the Columbian
fair.
TREASURER SEEBERGER reports that
subscribers 30 Columbian Fair Stock are
promptly responding to the call for money.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
death of john Wesley was commemoTated
by the Methodists pastors of Chicago on
Monday.
II. J. BOOTH, an attorney IN Il lawsuit at
Columbus, O., swallowed in the presence
Of the jury five pills similar to those said to
have caused man 5 death.
TuE Rev w r. Covert of Findlay, o.,
and other heirs of Gen, John c. Fremont
claim ownership Of Bird Island in San
Francisco bay, worth Sl0,00O,0O0.
A PRAIRIE fire was started bya Iocomot-
i've on Tuesday near Rocky Ford, Colo, ,
and that night the country for several
miles along the Santa Fe road was in
flames.
JAMES OWEN, of Milwaukee, travel
ing salesman, was found dead in a room of
Il New York hotel Monday.
IN the case brought 10y Marshall Field a
Co, to test the legality of the United
States revenue law. Judge BIOdgett decid-
ed in favor of the government. The case
will be taken to the supreme court.
MRs. 2. Corey, wife of poor mechan-
ic of Omaha, will receive S25, ,G00, 900
through the death of her father in Eng
land, who disowned her when she married
Cotfey.
TuE executors of the will of Daniel b.
Fayerweathor, the dead Brooklyn million
aire, have executed paper Ielingmshing
thgir rights to s., ,0O0, 600 under the pro-
visions of the will and distributed it
among American colleges and hospitals
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
WORKING LIKE BEAVERS
senators Aud Representatives Hard A,
Work

WASHINGTON, MarSh S.-Au executive
session of fifty minutes duration was held
by the Senate Immediately after the read
ing of the Journal. The Paeifc railroads
bin was first agreed to. Next came the
French Spohaton claims. Senator Ed
muudS made the point OF order that each
item was private claim and required a
separate bill. The Chair held that the
point Of order was not we'll taken \ long
discussion then followed under the five
minute rule. Senator Stewart appealed
from the decision of the Chair. but with
drew his appeal. \ vote on the amend
ment WAS then taken, resulting Al yeas,
II nays
When the House met after the recess it
found that the wear ana tear Of the heavy
work of the last few days had told heav-
lily upon the reading clerks, and their
voices as they cad the various measures
sent To them We're almost iuaudihle.
Mr.. Cutcheou, Of Michigan, submitted
the conference report on the bill to in
crea the number of tie Foa,d of Mana.
gers of the National Home for Disabled
Volunteers, As agreed to the hiu pro-
Ni5es for eleven mea,berS, and names the
following, in addition to those already
appointed; Edmund y. Morrill,, Alfred
Pearson, William B. Franklin. John c.
BLACK, George W. Steele. James Burnett
F. H. Bonebrake ant Francis Fesseulen.
The report gave rise 10 some discussion,
Mr.. uthwaite, of Ohio, desiring to insert
the name of Samuel :. Noder of Ohio, for
that of James lunett; aud Mr. Routelle.
of Maine, warmly CritlCi>iug the confer
ence for dropping the name of Gen.
Farnham and inserting that of Fran, is Fes-
senden, although the latter was his per-
sona' friend and a brave aud gallant sol
dier.
Pending action, Mir. But erworth, of
Ohio, presented the conference report on
the legislative bill An agreement is
reached on all questions, except the Sen
ate amendm mt making Senator'S clerks
annual employees. The report was adopted
and further CoufeIen ordored
The House then resumed consideration
of the Cut hooa c nferen, e report and it
was agreed to-Nea> l2I, NAYS l23--the
Speaker casting the deciding vote
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
william Satisfied with France.

BERLIN, March St is reported that
Emperor William has said to a court Off
cial that he should not utter any reproach
against France and was satisfied with that
governments action in endeavoring to
maintain the rights of hospitality in con-
meet on with ex-Empress Frederick's visit
to Paris.
The rumor that Count Waldersee is to
replace Count Munster as German embas-
sador to France S reiterated to-day with
stronger emphasis than ever
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
A MYstery.

How the human system ever RECEIVERS from the
bad effects of nauseOus medicines often literally
poured into it for the suppositiVe relief Of dys
pePsis, liver complaint, constipation rheumatism
and other ailments, Is g mystery The mischief
done by bsd medicines is scarcely less than ma;
caused by disease II they who are weak, bilious,
dyspeptic constipsted or rheumatic, woCld otsener
be guided by the experience Of fnyalids who have
thoroughly tested Hostettsr's Stomach Bitters,
they would in every instance obtain the sPsediest
aid dsTivsble from rational medication. This
medicine is s searching and st the same time 8
thoroughly safe remedy, derived from yeg,eisble
sources, and possessing, in consequence OF its
basis of pHr. spirits, properties medicinal
stimuiant aJt TO be found IN the fiery local bittsrs
and stimRlznts often resorted 70 By the dsbil[
tatsd, dyspepIic and iangEid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
1t Was not he that Worried

= Now, sir" cried Mr.. Bagwig fero-
ciously, attend to me, Were you Tot in
difficulties few months ago?"
No"
Now. sir! Attend to my question. |
ask you again, and pray be careful in ans
wering, for you are on your oath. need
hardly remind you. Were you not in
in difficulties a few months ago?'
mo; not that | know of.
Sir, do you pretend to tell this court
that you did not make a compromise with
your creditors few months ago?
A bright smile of intelligence spread
over the ingenious face of the witness as
be answered;
Oh, ah? That's what you mean, Is it.
But. you see, 1t was my creditors who
were in difficulties, and not me.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
ANOTHER VICTIM.
The Long List of WhitechapeI Hor-
rors Augmented.

LONDON, March 3-The excitement over
the recent horrible murder in the White
chapel district has barely subsided when
another butchery comes to light in which
the victim is a woman. This morning the
left leg and right arm of a woman were
found in an archway of the Regents
canal, on Cambr dgs Heath road The
several limbs were wrapped in a thick,
coarse cloth and had the appearance of
having been in the water several DAYS.
No other portions of the body were found
anywhere and the canal is being dragged
in the hope of recovering them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06

ROME, March Sit is stated at the
vatican that ex-Premicr CrisPi expects to
return to power. and that he has ap-
preached the holy see with view to per-
suade the papal authorities not to accord
concessions to the ministry of the marquis
di agidini. a, the latter cabinet cannot last
Sig. Crispi is sal l to have insisted that the
Pope ought not to allow Catholics TO sup
port the government at elections, and
promised that if he retu- rs to power he
will make concessions to the vatican.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
Will Forfeit Their Rights.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Tn view Of the
statements that large number of persons
have entered or contemplate entering the
Cherokee outlet. contrary to law, the secre-
tary Of the interior today issued a notice
that any who attempt 10 do 50 befores the
lands are open to settlement viii be pre-
emptorially removed. and forfeit the
rights they may acquire by obedience to
faur
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
JOKED ON A SICK BED.
Judge Humphreys Love of Fun Not
Daunted by Physicians Fears.

HUDSON, Wis, March 3.-Judge H. l..
Humphrey, whose serious illness of last
week alarmed his friends, is slowly i'm
proving. He is a christian gentleman,
but an inveterate joker. His physician,
whose name is known throughout the
state, is of pronounced atheistic tenden-
cies, although man unrivaled in good
and charitable acts. When the physi-
clan could no longer hold out hope and
sad faces filled the room the Judge, be-
tween his gasps of pain, looked up with
twinkle in his eye as he remarked
Well Doc when get up there and
have "A chance to look around will try
and see if we can't do something to help
you along"
It's needless to say that the doctor and
many anxious friends are glad the judges
intercession will, for the present, be made
from this locality, as Of yore.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
AMERICAN rRorrING CONGRESS.
1t Meets at Chicago and Elects its ON
GERS.

CHICAGO, March 3. The second bien-
niaI congress of the American trotting
association began here today Seventy
delegates were present, representing 205 as
sociatiOns. The officers elected for the next
two years are: President, D. C.. Beamann,
Denver; vice president, w. p. Ijams,
Terre Haute; treausrer, NJ. L. Williams,
Detroit; secretary, J. II. Steiner, Indian
apolis A board Of directors and vice
president representing each state was also
elected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06

THE bluish,grey color of the she'll Of
tie crab and the lobster Is found to be
due to the superposition of two pigments,
one red and tie other blue. The blue pig
ment is easily destroyed, as by boiling
and sometimes by disease, leaving the
more stable red in all its brilliancy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
MOONSHINERS AT WAR.
A Bloody BAttie Reported Between
I:Ivs,l ssnus,s Of Ellseit y,,hsh..rsni.t.e t.ers.

JoNEsBoRo, Tenn, March 3.-Wor1
reaches this place that the notorious
Wright and otter gangs in John son
county have been at war again with an
other gang o moonShneTs. Details are
very mcag e b the 7oUoIts say that
three or four people were killed. 1t is
known that two or thre" were fatally
shot. TIE battle lasted two or three DAYS.
Both gangs are stu under arm, an the
people in the neighborhood are aarmed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06

IN the course of his
response, said that he
had passed another
year of anXieties and
veNationS due to at
tacks on the church.
The position was sim
liar to that in Greg
orys pom ii ii c a t e,
when the church COM
bated the Lombards.
Tough the barbara
ans tried his patience,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
stole fne Horns and Cut the Drums.

DUBLIN, March 3.-A bitter campaign
between the Parnellites anu the Nc arthy-
ties is keing waged IN Co nty Clare, on
the west coast Last night the rooms of
the anti -Parnellites in the thriving port of
Kiibrush were entered, the instruments of
the hand stolen. and the drums cnt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-06
Public School Burns.

WAsHBURE, Wis, March 3.-About
midnight one of the public school build
ings caught FIRE, and before the fire com
pany could get to work it burned to the
ground. The structure was frame build
ing and valued at $4,000, with 1000 in
gurance. The origin of the FIRE is un-
known, but it probably started from the
furnace in the basement.