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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24
FIXES AND CASUALTIES.

The tug Alice NJ. Campbell went ashore
near Frankfort, Mich.
TWENTY fremen were caught by fall
ing wall at FIRE at Boston, but all were
rescued alive.
A STORM wrecked a apaper- mill at Mari
on, Ind, injuring a number of people.
The Brooke wooden mill at Pomeroy.
near Coatesyille, Pa, was burned Tuesday.
Loss, $4,000,
ONE man was killed and several others
injured N collision on the Ohio 4
Mississippi railroad near Nincenues, Ind.
THE Canadian Pacific car shops at
Hochelaga, Quebec, were damaged $780,
600 by FIRE early Monday morning.
AT Eagton, Nd. w. D. Hubbardt fruit
and vegetable canning establishment was
destroyed by FIRE Friday night. Loss s25,-
600; insurance, $4,000.
Two mail clerks were slightly injured,
and tramp who was stealing a ride was
killed, In collision on the Ohio and Mis-
slssicpi railroad, near Loogootee, Ind, on
Friday,
CHARLES SMELL was killed by train
on the St. Paul road at Desplanes street,
Chicage. His foot caught in a fir : and
he was unable TO escape the approaching
train.
WHILE workmen were engaged in re-
moving an unexploded charge which had
been prepared Sunday for blast in a stone
quarry below Norriston, Pa, 1t exploded,
killing two Italians and dangerously
wouuding another
ADvIcEs from Sorel,' Quebec, say that
the residence of Maj. Edward Paul was
burned Monday night. The youngest
daughter, 6 years of age perished in thu
flames. Mrs. Paul and two other children
was seriously burned and may die.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24
GRIMM Al.

A GANG of toughs took possession Of 4
portion of New York city Tuesday and
robbed many persons.
THE deficit. in the account of Page Nc
Pherson, the St Louis defaulter, Is about
S35, 600.
AT Edwardsville, Illinois, Mrs. Thomas
Clark was fatally shot by burglar her
husband tried to capture.
CHARLES Benson. wanted at Mime
apolis for stealing 81, 500 from the Scandia
bank, has been arrested at Buffalo.
LAST Friday Thomas Smith fatally shot
Ed Darter during a drunken brawl at
Wirtersets, Iowa.
SAMUEL CLARK shot his wife and then
himself at their home in Brooklyn, n. 7.
Both will probably die.
J. C. MCMAHON, aged 30, son of the
vice president of the migrant saving bank,
at Brooklyn. committed suicide with NOR
phene Monday night
MONDAY morning at II o'clock, during
a quarrel at Old Town, Md. John Lutman
shot and killed a man, fatally wounded a
second, he then shot and killed himself.
BURGLARS set fire to barn in the out
skirts of Norwalk, Ct, Friday night, and
while the people were watching the blaze
broke open jewelIy store and secured
$4,000.
CHARLES OMMECKER shot and killed
Louise Osnecker and himself on the
steamer Elder just before she sailed from
Hoboken Saturday afternoon. The girl
had recently come from Germany to marry
Ommecker and was returning home.
The Indian who killed the Hulls in
Idaho Monday was found dead by the In
dian police Wednesday. Finding escape
impossible he had shot himself
Ex, president T. Martin, of the
Dover, n. H., shoe company, on COM
plaint of Adolph Meyers & Co., of.Boston,
has been arrested, charged with embez
zling stock of the company to the amount
of $4,000.
ATT o'clock Sunday night Lee Jenkins
shot and almost instantly killed Washing
ton Ramsay while the later was standing
in front Of his own residence in Lexing-
ton, KY. The men had quarreled during
the day. Ramsay leaves widow and two
children. jenkins escaped and has not so
far eluded arrest.
THERE was a murder IN Delaware town
ship, Michigan, Tuesday morning. John
Halifax and Ephraim Harris net on the
highway and during an alteration Hal
fax was stabbed to the heart and expired
in twenty minutes. An old fued is said
to have existed. Harris Is about sixteen
years old and Halifax twenty three.
H. PETERSON was found hanging dead
in his own home Wednesday, The room
exhibited signs of a terrible struggle. The
walls and floor were spattered with blood
Peterson it is said was known to have had
considerable money in the house and it is
thought he was murdered for it ana the
Dody afterward suspended to cover the
crime.
THE body of West Harrison detective
was found in an outhoues at Amiston,
Ala, Monday morning. He had been
engaged in ferreting ouss a number of
robbers who have been at work in that
city for the last two weeks, and it is
thought that some of them fearing expos
ure, murdered him and carried his body
to the place it was found.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

The entire Portuguese cabinet has re-
signed.
In a London tenement house fire FIVE
people We're burned 10 death.
THERE was s15O,0OO fire at Evansville,
Ind, Thursday morning.
The Etoile Beige says Henry NJ. Stanley
has been appointed governor of the Congo
state.
The gripp is again epidemic in the
north of England The death rate of Hull
has doubled.
II is said in European diplomatic cir
cles that Germany and England will form
an alliance.
The British troops i'll India have had
another engagement with the hostile
tribes. The Indians were routed.
THE British ship st. GATHERINGS was re-
Gently wrecked off the Caroline Islands, in
the Pacific ocean, and ninety persons were
drowned.
AT the battle fought Friday at Pozo de
Almonte, Chill, the Insurgents defeated
the government troops, killing LOO and
wOunding COO.
The municipal election held in Vienna
resulted In the liberal and anti-Semitic
candidates being returned.
THE insurgents in Chill defeated, with
heavy loss, 5000 of the government troops
at Copiapo, the capitol of TIE province of
Atacama.
AT the meeting of the Grand Trunk rail
way stockholders in London, Sir Henry
Tayler defended the Canadian officers
against the charge of destoyalty made by
Sir Charles Upper.
THkEE men were killed and two seri-
ously injured Thursday morning in an ac-
cldent on the Maryland Central railroad
near Fallston, Md.
FRENCH engineers report to the liquid
ator of the Panama Canal company that
the enterprise can be completed in five
years at cost of 100000 francs.
Two CAGES collided in coal mine shaft
at LOughton, England, choking up the
shaft ana cutting off communication with
200 miners below, who remained fourteen
hours without food.
THE troubles between the British and
Portuguese settlers in South Africa still
continue. The latest complaint is that
British vessels have been seized and ap-
propriated by the Portuguese authorities.
THURSDAY night heavy storm filled the
creeks and rivers at Bolton, Texas, doing
considerable damage The trestie over
Birds Creek, between the city and Tem-
pie, was washed away and an engine and
ten cars or freight were thrown into the
stream. Engineer Grubb. Fireman Paul
and head brakeman, name unknown.
We're instantly killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24
THE LATEST TELECRAMS.
NEWS IN BHIEF.

PROF THATCHER. Of Yale university
| died Monday morning.
AN epidemic of spotted fever is raging in
the viciuity of Mesquite, Tex Several
deaths are reported daily.
THE statement that Henry NJ. Stanley
has been appointed governor of the Congo
free state Is officially denied.
WM. SMITH, an employe of the Big
Four railroad system at Indianapolis,
says he was obliged to work twelve hours
day, and has sued the company under the
eight hour law for pay for the overtime.
Thomas BAUMGRDENER, at one time
the wealthiest citizen of Lancaster, Pa,
has failed for $500 900.
PRESIDENT HARRISON and party were
received with most friendly demonstra-
tons in southern towns.
THE Episcopal church in Canada will
make systematic effort to check emigrd-
ton to the United States.
THE body of George Stark, who died at
Anderson, Ind, from excessive cigarette
sucking, turned a liver green before
burial.
DROBT TAYLOR, veteran of the war of
1872, died Monday night in Chicago. He
was in his Tooth year.
The first session of the western states
commercial congress convened in Kansas
City on Tuesday. Twenty-four western
and southwestern states are represented.
ARCHBISHOP RYAN, of Philadelphia, has
issued an order that in future Cath olics
will not be permitted to bury any relatives
OF friends on Sunday.
ThE property of j. K Srang, a promi-
nent heading Pa, iron manufacturer twas
attached Saturday by the sheriff to satisfy
a Judgment of S25 900.
JUSTICE CHARLES MATTEsoN, of the
Rhode Island supreme court, has been eie-
waited to the chief justiceship.
MINLER Bros, dry goods dealers at
Sedalia, Mo, have sued Bradstreet's
agency for 5000, 900 damages, for publish
ing them as insolvent.
w. T. BAKER, ex-president of the board
of trade, was elected president of the
worlds fair association Wednesday. Mr..
Scott, to whom it was offered, positively
declined to accept.
MEMBERS of the New York union leag-
ue club are agitating a plan to raise a
fund of 100000 for the daughters of Gcn.
Sherman.
MosT of the grain-Iaden vessels in the
Chicago harbor sailed from the lower
lakes Manday. 1t is thought the Straits
of Mackinaw will be open when they ar
rive there.
OBITUARY: At Washington. Rear
Admiral Alfred Taylor, United States
navy, aged eIghty.-At Buffalo, Justice
Thomas Corlett, of New York supreme
court.-At New York John Thompson. the
banker and founder of Thompson Bank
Note Reporter.
The New York court of appeals has set
aside the will of John Guy Eassar. who
left the bulk of his property to educational
and charitable institutions. Each of the
heirs will receive about $50, 900, while
Fassar college will get about $500, 900, the
trustees having previously settled with the
heirs by giving them $1,000 apiece.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24
BRIGHT STREET ARAB.
He Didn't Know the Game, bur lie Woul
Not Go Back on a Pal


Not Go Back on a Pal
There are various sorts of punishment.
and when gentleman tries to be funny
in some disgraceful way, he is apt to re
ceIve his Just dues in the way of persona
modification. Lord Charles Beresiord and
Mr.. Gerald Coke, two weIl-known society
men in London, were taking walk 10
gether, when a little crossing. g.sweep asFed
them for twopence.'
'No," said Lord Charles, gruiily, "I'Il
not give you a penny
Then bright idea occurred to him, and
he added. 'You see that constable yond-
er? Well, if you'll go and mop your
broom up and down his back, I'll give yon
half a crown.
The boy rushed away promptly perform
the act, and he was promptly arrested by
the constable.
Lord Charles, his conscience prickinZ
him, went over to remonstate with the
Ciiiser, and was himself taken in charge.
Mr.. Coke then attempted to throw In a
few dissuading words.
"Ahr' quoth the officer $50 you
want to interfere do you? Well, fancy
shall have to run you in too.
So the three culprits.were conducted
away to the police station The inspector
in charged there gazed at them susterely.
80 you've been interfering with the
constable2' he said, with solUnity. "A
serious charge; very serious charge
n Now tell me, sir, what is your namef''
''Mr. Gerald Coke, answered the gentle
man addressed
Now this name was perfectly well known
to the inspector, and it seemed TO him ex-
traOrdinarily funny that it should be
claimed by man who would :cke the part
Of a crossing sweep.
oh, you re Gerald Coke, are Iou?" said
he sarcasticaliyi Yes. you IooL like Mr.
Coke! Very good! Capital! And who
are you sir?"
Lord Charles Beresford," answered
that gentleman.
This, in the mind Of the inspector
deepened ahd complicated the joke.
80 you are Lord Charles Beresford!'
he ckuckled, grimly.
"WeiI this is splendid! You look like
Lord Charles, you do Splendid. splend-
i'd Now tell me, he added, turning to
the small boy, now what S your name2"
The ragged urchin was IN a serious
quandry. He looked at LORD Charles and
SIR. Coxie.'
LOOK -a-here, he said, II don't know
You or what's your name, but ] aint
a-goin' back on a pali' Then, turning
boldly to the inspector, he said. In ton.
full Of heroic confidence, 81 IN der Doof
of Wellington !''-youth Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24
Struggling Up Life's Rugged Hill

With youth, yigOr, ambition and an indomitabie
will 70 help as, is no such grieyons matter, but
tottering down again, afflicted by the ailments
which beset old age-our backs bent with Iumbago.
elastic muscles and joints stin and painful, is
wveful piece Of business For the inhrrities
which the decline Of life too often brings, Hos
tettsrs's Stomach Bitters is benehcent source Of
relief, g mitigating solaee always TO be depended
upon. No regulating tonic evolved by botanic
medical discovery is well calculated, 20 thor
oughly able, bat without undue sfimnlative effect,
70 help The aged the delicate and the conyaescent
TO resurcitete the vitality Of q frame which III NJ
and physical decline have impaired as this Kid
ney and bladder weakness and disorder, costiye-
ness, malxrisl complaints, dyspepsia and rhea-
matism are among the bodily Affections which
this sterling recuperant and regulator overcomes-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

A TEEsvILLE, No, woman was sitting
in wagon watching her son cut down a
tree. The tree feiltoward the wagon and
the boy called to his mother to get out OF
the way. She seemed unable to move. The
tree crashed down just behind the wagon
without touching Mrs. Trollinger, but she
fell over dead.
A PORT HURON. Mich, dispatch says
the Huron Grand Trunk ferry boat Huron
has been stuck in the ice with two train
loads of western bound passengers since
10 o'clock Tuesday night. A tug boat
managed to get close enough to her We'd
nesday morning to deliver food to the half
Fa Sha1 yi,stimS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24
WASHINGTON.

The wife of Mr.. E. w. Halford, the
private secretary of the president, died
Wednesday in Washington.
Mr.. PORTER, United States minister to
Italy, thinks there is no likelihood of his
recall being demanded by the Italian gov
ernment
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

IHE assumption seems fair that the To-
oomotive engine will have been superseded
when we double our speeds, and that we
must find ways to utilize the weights of
the cars themselves for adhesion, and to
make each carry its own motor. This evil
IDENTITY points to electric traction, the only
method as yet discovered of keeping the
horse In the stable and yet of making him
do his work without taxing us for his own
carriage. We have very little question
that, where railways are carrying large
numbers on short routes. as on our elevat-
ed system of roadS-where, if ever, we
may reach enormously high speeds-the
electric motor, or some advance even On
that latest marvel of invention and engin
eering, must come into use. Heat. light
and electricity will then conspire in that
coming revolution which shall combine
for us the speed of the bird, the comforts
of home, and the safety of the hermit's
cell. And what must come will come.
THE OLEOMARGA ARINE BATTLE.
The concentrated effort to enforce the
laws regulating the sale of oleomargarine
Is In every way commendable. There is
no good reason why traffic in oleomargar.
inc should be prohibited if it were honest
Is conducted: but honest butter makers and
all butter consumers are entitled to have
oleomargarine sold as what it really is. or
not sold at all.
1t Is unfortunate that the cleomargarine
traffic was not started and maintained on
a squarely honest plane. Had that been
done, It would have commanded a large
class of consumers and there would have
been no excuse for interdicting its sale: but
when oleomargarine was almost wholly
sold as butter, and not as what it really is.
it was a double fraud upon butter produc-
ers and the public.
Some produce dealers have lately per-
fected their methods for strict enforce
ment of the oleomargarine laws, and If
this movement shall fall heavily upon any,
the answer is that the dishonest traffic in
oleomargarine made severe laws a
necessity for the protection of t:.e public.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

An insurance man of long experience
declares that milk is the best obtainable
extinquisher for petroleum fire. If milk
IL not at hand, -four will answer nearly as
well for putting out the flames. Put your
low grade up in small neat packages, and
mark it petroleum FIRE extingmsher.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

The New England bankers have pro-
tested against the payment of the direct
tax refund in silver certificates. The
treasury department insists, however, that
the silver certificate is lawful money and
must be accept ID.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

THE rush of Immigrants continues to be
phenomenal. From Ireland, Germany
and Italy, thousands of stout laborers are
now on their way to this conntry. and all
efforts on the part of the home govern
ment to restrain this overflow is useless.
We have now Grst-rate immigrant law.
under which we can fully protect ourselves,
and we should weed out our drones
and criminals from the vast incoming
mass. But we should remember that i'm
migration is one of the sources of this
country 5 vast wealth, and every son of
Adam and daughter of Eve who brings
honesty and a clean bill of health should
Oe allowed to enter without let or hinder
anCe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

BAND Of armed robbers attacked a
wagon carrying express matternear Le. do.
Mexico, last Tuesday, killing two of the
three men in charge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24
VOL XIV.

IT may well be asked what is the use of
a navy for the government in case of civil
var. The entire ChiIIian navy has been
captured by the revoIutionists, and has
wrought fearful destructi on on the sea-
port cities it was intended to protect.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

Encouraging the construction of the Bee
Line Superior railroad
Granting unlimited state certificates to
graduates of the German-American semi
nary, Milwaukee.
Regulating the fees of physicians.
Specifying the manner of depositing
county funds
Providing for a uniform system of text
books.
Forbidding aldermen from having any
Interest in city contracts.
trovldlng for national guard retired
Reducing from 500 to $50 the pay of
weekly papers for publishing ths laws.
ProvIdlng life imprisonment for habit
ual criminals,
Prohibiting the locking of doors in fac
tories during work hours,
Fo~bidding fraud in the manufacture of
baking powders.
Giving the brother or sister of a de-
ceased person the right of action for such
person.
Imposing severe penalties of supervis-
orS Interested in county contracts.
permitting towns to license game tables
and dance halls.
Provldlng for a state bee inspector.
For the establishment of an interme6i-
ate prison.
Permitting taxes to be paid semi,annu-
ally. ''
Permitting meat 10 be peddled.
For the appointment of state bank
examiner.
Empowering the attorney general to
appoint county attorneys when the latter
refuse to act.
Repeating the law for the publication
Of state railway maps,
Permitting notices Of liens to be given
by leaving them at the place Of business.
For the assessment Of water companies
on gross earnings, not on pipeage,
Prohibiting any persons but lawyers
from becoming judges.
Appropriating $1,000 with which to
erect fire escapes ON state insane hospitals.
Repeating the law inSuring court report
ers 1000 per annum.
Changing the time Of holding district
school meetings.
Appropriating $1,000 to the State Fire
men ; association.
Regulating the inspection of steam YES
sells.
Making mortgage void after twenty
years If no payment of any kind has been
AANNNAC NlA IL
Providing more severe punishment for
trampS.
Permitting military graduates of the
university to be appointed as hrevet lieu
tenants in the militia.
Prohibiting supervisors from becoming
asylum trustees.
Deducting from the assessed valuation
of property the amount Of mortgages
thereon.
Requiring laws to be published in week
ly papers in numerical order ard with an
index,
Giving the governor authority to ap.
point the superintendent of farmers in
StituteS.
Prohibiting the formation 4 f trusts.
Making the first Monday in September
of each year legal holiday to be known
as artisans day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

treasury department insists, however, that
the silver certificate is lawful money and
must be accepted.
MASTER DOUNAUD BENTLY, aged s,
and Miss Ella, his sister, aged Z, of Don
aldsonvile, La, are the youngest newspa-
per people on record. They edit, print
and publish little sheet called the Delta,
of which at least Fifty are struck off and
sold at five cents each.
ONE Of the latest proposed applications
of electricity is a policeman club that
contains galvanic battery. When the
rowdy seizes the club thinking to wrest it
from the policeman, the rowdy receives an
electric shock, which astonishes and par
alyzes him, rendering his capture easy.
IT is not clearly understood why the
European bankers desire SO much gold.
Enormous shipments are made almost
daily from this country 1t is possible
that the European financiers are disturbed
by the prospects of war, and prefer to have
the gold convenient in case IF financial
exlgency.
In is hard to understand the present
acti IN of western builders in substituting
steel for cast iron columns. Cast iron
stands greater crushing strain than
steel-more than twice as much-it does
not corrode as quickly as steel, possesses
more than double the supporting strength
of steel and last it does not cost more
than half as much.
ABOUT 200, 600 workingmen are affect
ed by the declaration of the Belgium con-
gress of miners and metal workers for a
strike on May-day. The scare of last year,
however, when uprislngs OF workingmen
were threatened throughout Europe, is
not likely to be repeated since the indus
trial life of the continent Just now
is more stable apparently than it was
then.
Brazil has got fairly started under the
new federal constitution and General de
Fonseca has been formerly and legally
cl-cted to the office of president, to which
he had Professionally appointed himself
The future of the new government would
seem to depend very much upon whether
the constitution or General da Fonseca
prove the stronger power.
lr is proposed to photograph such i'm
migrants as are forbidden by the federal
authorities to land at the barge Office.
WHY not? This would be an easy and
practical method of assisting the officers
engaged in enforcing the law Criminals
are always photographed, and other means
are taken to establish their identity; and
is becoming important to be able to iden-
tify undesirable wOuld-be immigrants
Let the camera aid in tEe work.
THERE were about 30 competitors for
the American economic associations
prizes for essays on the subject of
Women wage-earners. The first prize
of $500 has been awarded to Miss Clara
de Gratfenreid of Washington. She is
daughter of a Macon (Ga.) lawyer and de-
scendant of Baron de Graifenried. one of
the companions of Oglethorpe in the
founding of that state-and Is now en-
poyed in the department of labor. The
second prize of 800 goes to Mrs. Helen
Campbell OF Loekport, n. Y, who is well
known rs writer ON this subject.