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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
LATEST TELECRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

THE Red Cloud (Neb) National bank
Is reported to be embarrassed.
The Rev. William NJ. Ogden fell dead
III his pulpit at Warrensburg, n. Y, Sun
day.
SAN Francisco was shaken by slight
earthquake shock on Sunday, but no harm
was done.
ABOUT 900 stevedores are on a strike
In Chicago, and business at the docks is
nearly at standstill.
PRINCE GEORGE of Greece arrived in
Chicago Monday morning from the west,
on his trip around the world.
A SEVERE storm, that did much damage
TO crops, passed over southeastern Indiana
and northern Kentucky Sunday.
The loss of the growing crops by last
week 5 floods in Iowa is estimated at
100000.
R. GREGG & Co., millers at Cannon
Falls, MINI, have assigned. Their liza
bilities are sl50,000.
AT Camden, Bishop Howell R
Pierce of The Methodist Episcopal church,
died.
AT Boston, AIlay Brothers & Place made
an assignment. Liabilities 100000
DR.. D. k. PEARsoNs, of Chicago, has
agreed to give Beloit college a science hall
to cost 100000
JUDGE A. 0. Adds, formerly a Judge
of the supreme court of Vermont, died at
Washington Wednesday.
PRISONERS in Woodbury., n. j., Jail
painted and decorated the interior so well
that Sheriff Packer treated them to pie
three times day.
CONTRACTS have been awarded tor the
erection Ct the worlds fair horticultural
buildings at total cost of S201 ,299.
The Red Cloud, Neb., national bank has
been closed by order of Bank Examiner
Mcknight, and will be placed in the hands
of the receiver.
The weekly statement of the New York
banHs made June q, show an increase in
reserves of 81. 239. .376. The New York
banks now hold S18.4l1 900 in excess of
the percentage required by the United
States laws.
DR.. john TALMAGE, a brother of Rev.
I. Dewitt Talmage, the Brooklyn divine,
died suddenly at SomerviIle, n j., Wednes-
day morning from apoplexy.
1HE hfnSdS WDedJ crop Is now DellGVed
to reach 75000,000 bushels Fields esti-
mated at twenty bushels to the acre are
harvesting thirty bushels.
THE semi-annual council of the bishops
of the African M. E. church met in Chica-
go Wednesday, The body represents the
largest organization of African Methodists
in the world
The Canadian budget shows the net
debt of the dominion to be $237, $50, 600
Inc duty on raw sugar is abolished and
that on refined reduced from ~ to 5 per
cent of value
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
WON'T BE WALK SOLDIERS" D."
The Noble Red Wen Decline TO
Enlist in the Infantry.

WASHINGTON, June 90. - Lieut.
George Fl. Harries, one of the three
commissioners recently appointed to
investigate the condition of the Sioux
indians. writes from Pine Ridge as to
the vain efforts to get Indians to enlist
as soldiers The government has been
endeavOring to ciyiliZe the red man
by thus inducing him to take up a
semI-warlike occupation, but Mr..
Harries writes that the Indians think
a soldier has too many hardships-
They are specially averse TO becoming
walk soldiers" 4 few have enlisted
as cavalrymen. but only one Sioux
buck has enlisted as an infantryman.
A company was created for him and he
Is the sole member of Company /. He
is the only Ogallala infantryTaan IN the
world and Gzless some remarba bic
mental upheaval takes place there
never viii be another one. Continuous
and strenuous efforts have been made
to secure for him a companion in arms
SO that when Lieut. Kinzie says:
''Twos Right" he viii not necessarily
have to obey his own command, put
failure has marked every attempt.
Adjt.-Gen- keltOn unconsciously got of
a joke on Lieut.. kinzie when he
officially notified that gentleman that
he had failed to make proper return of
the strength Of Company / for the
month of May.
Advises Americans Not TO Go Ashore.
WASHINGTON. June 29.--The Chilean
legation has received the following
cabIecram: Santiago June 2s--The
chief OF the Chilean insurgents. the ex-
captain of the Chilean navy, George
Montt. has notified the American ad-
miral at Iquique that the crews of the
American vessels ought not 70 go on
shore as they would run the risk of
being assaulted by revolutionary
mobs-"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
PLAINLY A SUICIDE.
Emma Nelson Gets 81 Letter and Then
Kills Herself.

Chicago. June 3O.-A letter, an open
gas-jet and clear case of suicide are
the points for the coroner's jury to
WORK in the death of Emma Nelson,
whose body was found this morning in
her room at 3735 Cottage Grove avenue.
Emma was Is years old and recently
came from Sweden. She accepted en-
pioyment about three months ago in
the family of q. +. Sayre, who lives at
the number given above. Emma was a
bright, happy py-dispositioned girl, but yes
terday received letter which changed
her entire manner. On reading ii she
broke into violent fit of weeping, and
all her mistress could do to comfort
her was unavailing. She kept her bit
ter secret. whatever it was, and retired
earlier than usual This morning she
was found dead on the bed. The room
was full Of gas and the jet was wide
open.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
CARING FOR THE HOMELESS.
Victims Of Ihe BoSya storm Find
Shelter I'm puhlt, txuiItinys

CHEROKEE, Iowa June 29.---rhe work
of caring for the homeless has been
systematized. All the public buildings
have been placed at their disposal, The
worst of the storm struck between
Storm Lake and Sioux City and be-
tween Calumet ard Onawa, on the
Sioux Falls division The damage
between Storm Lake and Onawa
was repaired in two DAYS
after the storm ceased, The Little
Sioux river bridge east of this city,
Howe truss $50 feet long, resting on
stone piers, and IOO-foot pile trestle
approach were carried away. The com
pany expects to have the bridge so
trains can pass 10y tonight. The
line between Cherokee and Sioux Falls
will be fixed by noon to-day and busi-
ness will be resumed tomorrow to
Sioux City and Lemars, via Sheldon.
The line between Cherokee and Lemars
will resume business by next Wednes-
day night.
The water was SO high on the Onawa
branch that it has been impossible up
to this time for men to get near the
tracks, as all the wagon bridges are
carried away. BY this evening they
hope to have it repaired between
Cherokee and Correctionville so bust
ness can be resumed between these
points. The crops along the Illinois
Central are not seriously damaged, ex-
cept in the ravines and low lands.
The Adjutant-Gencral has shipped
sixty tents for the use of the homeless
people. Fifty houses are lost and at
least one hundred wrecked.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

UNITED STATES officers captured a
| dangerous gan of counterfeiters in Boil
| finger county, Missouri.
AGENTS for the Washington Colonial
ton and Inves! ment company were arrest
| ed at PIttsburg as swindlers.
| FIVE Mexican customs guards had an
| encounter with dozen contrabands near
| Eagle pass, June 26. One of the guards
was killed.
MASKED men calling themselves white
| caps whipped several negro gamblers
Sunday night at Martin, Tenn, and
warned them TO leave town.
| HARVEY MULLENs, ID West Virginia
moonshiner and leader o. gang of des-
peradoes, has been captured.
w. H. CONKLIN, who robbed his New
York employers of SIS, 900, says he lost his
salary of S25 at poker every month and was
compelled to steal.
jim MITCHELL and Oscar PIunkett, two
witnesses to a murder trial at Buffalo
Valley, Tern, quarreed in the courtroom
Saturday and when they quit shooting
both were mortaly wounded.
PETER STENBENROUGH is on trial at
| Peoria. H., charged with having embez-
zled $4,000 from the Chicago, Rock Is
and & Pacific road.
VIM. MClLHENNY was shot and killed
at Wilmington. Del, by a neighbor nam
ed William J. Dunseth during a quarrel
June 26th. The murderer was arrested.
In New York Sunday night, Dawson j.
Messeroie, twenty years of age, the son of
Gen. J. B. Messerole the president of the
Williov,o l,,,rg, nd
killed Theodore Lacig, a compositor.
UPON complaint of Rev. Sam Small the
Philadelphia grand jury has found an in
dIctLIent for criminal libel against
Rev. ]. Wesley Hill of Ogden, Utah, for
charging that Small was an embezzler.
Mrs. Fly KELLOGG, prominent leader
of society of Kalamazoo, Mich. committed
suicide by taking nux vomica. When the
doctors arrived she was beyond help, dy-
ing in few minutes. The cause of the
act was oppression on account of private
troubles.
JAMES HOLDEN of FosterviIle, T,nn.,
was fatally stabbed by an unknown negro.
Holden shot the negro dead
SABE SMITH, who was sentenced to be
hanged at Little Rock, Ark, Friday, June
26, has been granted the right of an ap-
peal to the supreme court.
6ENEDICTO DI ORIo has been held
to the criminal court without bail for the
murder of Dominica Christofano last Sun
day evening.
THERE is trouble at the New Castle
Wash, coal mines between the striking
white miners and negroes employed to
take their places. The negroes were at
tackled Sunday night and in the engage
menU four men were killed. The militia
has been called out.
AT Frankfort, Germany, a servant girl
visited the geological garden, and, unseen
by any one, took off her clothing and
ipmped into the bears pit. Her manged
body was found in the pit the next morn
ing.
FIVE men implicated in the robbery of
jewelry store at Winnipeg were arrested
at Grand Forks, Oak, on Wednesday. A
portion of the stolen diamonds were
secreted in their clothing. The goods
and burglars were identified by Winnipeg
parties
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
AGAIN IN THE Tolls.
Louis piilinger, the Escaped MUIR
derer. Caught in Chfcamo.

CHICAGO, June 3O.-A running fight
between an escaped murderer and two
hyde ark police officers was the SEN
Sation of WOodlawn Park about mid
nlght. Many shots were exchanged and
finally, stretched unconscious, with a
broken arm and several wounds, Louis
DiIlinger. alias Paul May, alias Louis
Ru ing. the murderer of his wife and
two men, was overpowered and locked
up 2 the police station.
The night before he was to Ice hung
at New England. Mo, for the murder OF
two men Dillinger broke Jail and eluded
rursuit. This was may II, 1890. and
since then Dillinger has been in
hiding under circumstances which
would make dime novel writer's
theme. Ever since his escape from Jail
the authorities have been pursuing him
and gradually the tolls have been
wound closer and closer around him
Cntil. had he not been arrested by
pure ac ident last night, he would
probably have beeu captured to-day by
private detectives who were watching
Tor bim and only left the scene of his
capture "A snort time before the exciting
finale in which the Hyde Park police
lore off the laurels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

The Snyder wagon works at Danvile.
ILL.,, burned entailing a loss of S26, 900.
EDWIN ORMsDY. of Chicago. was
drowned while bathing at Birmingham,
Ala, Sunday.
The Old Ferry rolling mill at Wilm-
ington, Del, and adjoining buildings
were burned. Loss, $500, 900.
GoTLrEB MUENTER, living near Month
cello, H., was gored 10 death 10y a vicious
bull
LIZZIE AMEN, domestic in the family
of Charles S. Pollen, at Manitou, Col. was
burned to death in the fire which destroy
ed her employers residence
THE Seventy-frst regiment armory in
New York was burned early Saturday
morning. Loss, 100000; half insured.
FoUR men were killeJ and six injured
by Friday nights collision on the Illinois
Central railroad near Sauve, La.
IHE power station of the Bay City,
Mich, electric light company was burned
Wednesday night. Loss, $4,000.
FREDERICK BRoKAw. of New York. lost
his life Wednesday In an attempt TO save
three girls from drowning.
Two tornadoes within two hours Thurs
dav afternoon, did much minor damage at
Hempsted, Texas. mo one injured.
FIRE in the yard of the C. \. Nelson
lumber company at Cloquet, Mimi. Fri
day. destroyed l2000,000 feet of lumber,
causing a loss of $4,000.
Four powder magazines were exploded
by lightning at Galveston. Texas, Friday.
Buildings for three-fourths of mile were
wrecked and many persons hurt.
A CONSTRUCTION train left the track at
Million, Eve miles from Richmond, Ky.
and killed four men-A. Hagar, Mat.
West, j. Swopes and VIM. Dewitt, all
colored. Six others were injured.
GEORGE LEE. who was employed at Ar
mour's packing house, Chicago, was
killed Monday By being run over by
a wagon. He lived on 74S Forty-third
street
JoHNY WITT, an eight-year old boy.
while playing IN Lincoln park, Chicago,
on Wednesday evening. fell into the water.
Wendell Vandrah, laborer, dove after
him. but neither boy nor man came to the
surface alive The corpses were recovered
several hours later.
FIRE ar the Border City mills, Bowen
/ vile, Mass, damaged a storehouse and
contents 100000 The storehouse con.
tanned 1900 bales of Gotten and quantity
OF fancy cloths. The loss is covered By In
surance.
Million. five miles from Richmond, KY,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
WARNING TO JUGCLERS.
A Man Killed In an Attempt TO syaI-
low yioIin-Box.

COLUMBUS, O., June 3O.-Patrick Null
roney, sword-swallower and juggler,
died yesterday from injuries received
in attempting to thrust violin bow
down his throat. He had an engage
ment at a resort here TO perform with
his swords and knives. In the course
of his performance he picked up the
violin-bow TO swallow it. Twice he at
tempted the feat, but in each instance
was compelled to desist from intense
pain, and after the performance he
went to his clearinghouse and became
violently i'll, vomiting quantities of
death relieved him of his suffering.
The coroner wlll investigate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
TRIED TO KILL HIS KEEPER.
A North Carolina Negro Sentenced 10
Re hanged.

CHARLOTTE, NC. June 30.-Brabham
a negro who is to be hanged soon fol
murderiTg the Italian, Mecca. made an
attempt on the life of Sheriff Smith last
night Since an attempt recently to
kill Il fellow-prisoner named Caldwell,
Brabham has been chained to the door
of his cell Last evening when the
sheriff went into the cell the
prisoner asked tor match. he
sheriff handed ii to MIN, and
as he did so Brabham suddenly
struck him fearful blow with the
chain with which he was fastened.
The sheriff was felled to the ground,
but regained his feet and grappled with
the negro. Brabham, however, got him
down and would have killed him but
for the negro prisoner Caldwell, who
rushed in from the corridor and pulled
Brabham away. When the sheriff re-
gained his feet he jumped on Brabham
and beat him severely. The prisoner
begged to be killed so ne would not live
to be hanged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
A Foreign Invasion.

Terrible winters throughout Europe brought
forth bitter fruits that ripened in America. ala
Grippe" with varying violence broke forth here
and the mortality lists show its shocking ravages
in aggravated cases. An alcoholic principle
bodied as medicated stimulant in the form of
Hostetters Stomach Bitters has and will ever
prove the best specific Leading continental and
American physicians declare that medicine with
spirituous basis, such this, affords the surest
guaranty against the tremendous inroads of this
shocking malady. When we consider that a
slight change of weather is apt TO renew 1t, that
II attacks those easily vulnerable organs, the
lungs, that its progress is tremendously swift and
destructive, we must admit the necessity of re
pelllng 1t at the outset with sure preventive
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is also a safeguard
against malaria, dyspepsia, rheumatism, liver and
kidney complaints.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
CHICAGO Is & ROWING.
Corner Lots still to be Had in the Lunar
Annex,

Eastern man Tin Chicagol-"La Is
held at a pretty stiff price around here,
find.
Chicago Man-''lr the city proper, yes.
But | can offer you some rare bargains
outside. How would you like a few
corner lots in our Lunar Annex? Big
chance to get it on the ground floor now. y
Where is your Lunar Annex located?'
On the moon, of course. Our air ships
will be running in a few weeks, you
know, and one line passes right close to
my lots. IN. Y. Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

BERLIN. June 29.-The storm III we,;
Germany lasted three days. The down
pour of rain was incessant and was in
creased by fearful cloud bursts and
furious waterspouts, spreading destruc.
ton far and wide. Floods have sud
denly covered sections of Westphalia,
Hanover and the Rhine provinces,
enormous in extent, the like of which
has not been recorded in history. The
vail of the Edder looks like an open
sea Cassel and WIdungen We're sub
merged by waterspouts. > million
marks win not cover the damage in
these districts: seventeen persons have
been killed and twenty injured by the
lightning and no es innate can Yet be
formed OF Il q number drowned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Poorly Fed.

The working classes OF Italy are very
poorly fe6. The consumption of meat is
very scsnt except on feast days and but
little wine is drunk. Living is almost ex-
clusively confined to cereals wheat, maize.
rice) with vegetables and other green
herbs, cooked with bacon. The food in
general is very deficient in nitrogenous
qualities, the bulk of which is derived
from vegetable rather than animal food
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
BULLETS FOR TWO.
Jealous John Rauscb Kills Hi
Sweetheart and Commits suicide.

LAWRENCE, Mass, June 30.-Johr
Rausch, aged a, this morning shot and
killed his sweetheart, Maria Burckett,
ared i. and then shot himself through
III, head, dying Immediately.
Iausch had been paying atten ion to
Miss Burckett for some time ami was
extremely jealous He called at her
fathers house last evening and quar-
relied with her. leaving in rage. This
morning he met her at the Everett
mill. where she was at work, and after
a few words shot her through the
heart and then put a bullet through his
head
The young man was sober and indus
trious, and. as did the young woman,
bore a good reputation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
viii wake If RAIN TIeSday

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. June Crank
Melbourne, the Australian. inventor of
the alleged rain machine. with which
he claims TO have caused frequent
heavy rains OrTns in Canton. Ohio, in
the last month. has arranged for
public test Tuesday. He viii, he saws,
cause rain 10 faIl over -, 600 square
miles. Government authorities have
invited the inventor u Kansas to ex-
pertinent
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Largest Farm in the " World,

New YORK, June GA company has
just been organized. with capital Of
SI,0o0,000, for cultivating a farm of
10000 acres in Florida. This B.. Ill be
the largest farm in the world au upon
it enough could be raised to supply the
city of New Y York with food The name
of the campany is the San Sebastian
Land Improvement, Sugar and Invest
ment company. The land lies between
the Indian, San Sebastian and St.
John rivers and is drained into the st.
Iobu'S
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

FINCENNEs, Ind. June GA mys-
terious murder occurred here last night
and the remains of the victim were
found floating in the Wabash river
this morning. The body is that of an
old white haired man, and when taken
out of the water was identified at the
undertaker's as that Of John Baker, a
well-to-do farmer who lived three
miles south of the city. 1t is said he
had sold team of horses during the
day and had considerable money with
him. The body and arms were bruised
and the face was cut. The pockets
were turned inside out. The coroner
will make a searching investigation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
EVERY BODY WANTS 1T.
Great Rush for the Stock of tn.
Georgia ba ma Investment Co.

BosroN, Mass. June @9.-Ihe tele.
graphic reports received at the main
office here to-day by the officers of the
Georgia-Alshama Investment and De-
velopment company from the various
local offices after the close of business
concur in stating that all the Offices
have been thronged with buyers and the
New York Office has been practically in
state of siege, having been iammed all
day with eager subscribers. The total
receipts for stocks taken to-day alone
will be over S+0, 200. 1t is quite evident
the investing public knows good
thing when it sees it and that the stock
is based on the best of all security
real estate
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
THE M RkETS.


CHICAGO, June 5O.-Wheat was slow, corn
strong and oats and provisions strong and
active. Opening and closing prices: WuEAr
July. iOs@@ l-Sc. September. SjS@S6Gc:
December, 81 sS'I&aSS4c CuSN-Juuc. 10 l-2c;
July, 53 1-2lG53 &c; September. I9H W+9 t-So
OATS July, 5S"2.c; September 2ST G52SIc Ic.
PoRK-June, 900; July, 1905 9.ql Sop
tember. 1000 .i 1850 LARn-Juue, sGln,
July. Gl5't6l5; September, s640 . 40. RIBS
June, SIS S2ls; july. sA9O65,S1 g.; Septem-
Der, s6.2ONa G6.l7'q.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
GEN. ALGER ON THE OUTLOOK.
He Says Blaine and Cleveland Are

He Says Blaine and Cleveland Are
The Most Popular HEcn fu sight.
OMAHA, Neb.. June 29.-Gen. Alger
while in the city was interviewed with
reference to the political situation and
conversed very freely.
"Without doubt if Blaine wants the
Presidential nomination he can have
IL. said he, Il find this feeling gener-
ally gaining throughout the West and
his acceptance is all that is necessary.
In the East am confident he is strong
er than four years ago. | have some
peculiar knowledge to the effect that
man # itis most influential opponents
are TOW "u>iouS to have him nom
mated.
Harrison +, second choice. not that
his administration has not been sue
cessful. but sor the simple reason that
Blaine is che mos, popular man in
America Prom my observation
through the western States Cleveland
has the lead in Democratic popular
favor. His silver idea J 6ut iuiure his
chances very little. | >carccly think
the alliance will I've in the field with a
national ticket
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03

OAKLAND CITY, Ind, June zg.-The
body of John Davis was discovered ly-
ing near the Air line track, about half
mile west of this city. Davis was en-.
gagged in a fight last night and was hit
with brass knuckles. After having his
wounds dressed it is supposed he started
home and died on the way from the eff
fects of the wounds or was followed
and murdered
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
NJ all AIrnnI-

Ne" YORK. June t0.-rhe market opened
active and higher under the lead OF
specialties traded in for London account.
Advances extended to 81 per cent led by St
Paul, Northern Pacific preferred louisville
Richmond Terminal Lonuon had orders
on 1900 shares. Chicago Gas showed gain
of 5-S per cent ON first sales Exchange was
ks714Sp .,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Live stock.

CHICAGO. June 30. Receipts OF cattle. o.
900, of which 5000 were Texans demand for
native stock rather light. with prices only
barely steady; Texans sold shade higher.
Receipts OF hogs, 1900 bulk of sales strong
TO nickel higher, rough and common. 40
to $3.50; mixed and packers, s. .DJ to ST. T5;
prime heavy and butcher weights 80 10
"A. S.: prime light, 81 : to 4S5; second class
light. 81. 80 to 4.61 Receipts of sheep sOlOi
slow and 10 to /, cents lower
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-07-03
Four men Killed In "A Labor Riot.

SEATTLE, Wash, dune 29.-Dis-
patches from Franklin say that white
strikers, angerc at the action of the
Oregon Improvement company in taxi
ing negroes to the New.astle coal
mines, started TO clean out the negro
camp. In the scrimmage four persons
were killed