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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
AN ILLINOIS TRAGEDY
DR.. Ballard. of Bloomington, Kills
His Sweetheart and Commits
Suicide.
The Young Lady Had Broken Her
Engagement Because Ballard
Drank.

BLOOMINGTON, H., Sept Berths
lson the 10 year old daughter of the
late Judge Luther lsou, was murdered
by her lover, who Immediately otter
ward killed himself
When Judge Luther Ison, OF Baker
city, Oregon, died in 1890, his wealthy
widow, Mrs. Josephine lson, with
her two beautiful daughters Bertha,
aged H. and Edna. aged ~, and
one son removed from that city. going
first TO Louisville, Ky, where bertha
had attended school and had acquaiut-
anees. few months ago the family
moved to this city in order that the
children might receive the completion
OF their education, and Bertha at once
resumed the study of music
Two months ago she met DR. Charles
T., Ballard Of aybrook aud today
she was murdered by him IN her
mothers house. and few moments
later Ballard lay dead In the door yard.
Ballard was t6 years old, lie as
the son OF a prominent doctor of Say
brook and q graduate OF the -. Louis
me lcal college lie was a rather
brilliant and good leokiney man.
On first sight he tell desperately in
love with the beautiful Miss isou and
persistyutly and ardcutlv pressed his
suit tie was accepted, but quite re-
Gently the engagement was broken by
Miss lsoH for various reasons, among
which was the fact that she had heard
he had been drinking. Her mother be.
hevcd idc from all other reasons,
that her daughter should not we'd
hastily and shat she should contract
no engagement Nhlo SO young and
inexperienced Miss lson was firm in
her decision despite Billiards. cutrca-
ties
Last Saturday he obtained mar
riaEo license to we'd Miss lson, and
tool, occasion TO show 1t TO number
OF his friends and to have tho fact OF
his ohtuiriug ii published In sunday
paper lie also told several friends
that the Wirl was rcudy 10 marry him,
but that her mother was making
trouble, and added III don't get her
no one else will"
At ~ij Ballard called at the lson
homestead on East Mulberry street and
was met by Miss Edna lsou who re-
luctantly admitted him AIRS ison
told him that She did not wish his
friendship with her daughter 10 con.
tin'e and that the engagement was at
an end lie pleaded for farewell
meeting with Bertha, and against tho
remunshance Of Mrs lson, Bertha al.
mttcd HIM TO private interview In tho
paror
Mrs. lson heard her daughter beg
ping Ballard go away aud be a man,
then heard scream and then two
pistol shots. She rushed down stairs
and at the parlor door met Ballard, his
face smeared with blood and Il smolt-
ing revolver in his hand He seized
Mrs lsou by the throat and hurled her
TO the floor, and then rushed out Of tho
house through the back yard, and
when ia an adjacent yard fred five
shots into his own body In "a few
seconds Ballard and his victim were
dcad, One of the shots struck Ballard
in the right temple and another went
through his heart
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
MORE ASYLUM HORRORS.
A West virginia Institution the sub
Iect Of OniciaI Intestt.attou,

PAKEERsUuEG w. Va. sept. a-
A detailed account Of the hor-
rors at the Weston insane
ASYLUM 10 This state. have been made
public Suicide has followed suicide,
tits charged for some time among the
inmates. and hey nav all been at
tended uy tHc most horrible cirum-
stances Ven have killed Themselves
by boiling 10 death and "a pension by
ropes from the windows A'i til S
has been done IN sight ~ iir Guards
and no investigation has becn made.
There ems 70 have been uo ~ ucsts
held on the dct0 and general iurii-
Cheney IS manifested IN The manage
mcut
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12

CmcAoo Sept 81 AZ ihr stock Yards the
receipts were 1900 cattle &aU Texans and
and 200 Westerns 1900 hogs aud 200
sheep Good natives aHd Westerns solid
strong Common and medium grade uHtl ives
ana butcher stock dragged ~ decline "f ].
to 3 cents from Frid6v Texans -low put
ah0ut steady Hogs declined 90 cents nH
heayyaud Is 10 2tccpfF eu lisht. witt saic.
az rough heavy aud parG"r's llLht Ht -
10 5000. prime heavy and butcher Fri BE- 8,
81 3 Io S 90 good mixed. . 1i io 81 q. ana
llaht 410 10 o. aH. principally f-lh 30 Il +.
f0r lie hest -brCp ju good demand inr de-
sifahe grades brit uU,ui.laciDy on cOm-
niau lambs netIvc and strong
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
NEW DEPOT FOR ST. LOUIS
The Huntington Preparing 10 Ercr
Mammoth Structure.

81 LOUIS, Mo, Sept Sit is said {,
be definitely decided that the Burlin
ton viii build passenger depot
North St Louis that will bc yl
ornament TO the suburb and ut
the same high order as their mummoti
new freight-house The depot viii @,
constructed with view TO accomo at
ing other railr ads that may desire {,
enter the city The company S ofciaI
do not deny that the above is an outIiu
of their present intention, and thee m
mercial world OF ST. Louis is CORES
pondinly elated
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
is A PAYING INVESTMENT.
Citizens OF Trcvcs rIaktng Money out
Of the uoiy Coat a.. rtbiIIan.

IoNpoN. cpt s "A Ire. dis aich
say that the sale Of rosaries aud other
religious objects iu 1reves has been
immense. enc Cologne firm ha, sold
more than 100000 marks worth Of
such articles, while the sales
OF the agency of Paris firm
amount TO more than 900 francs.
il IS estimated by the authorities Of
Treyes tina the citizens will make a
total extra income ~ about 2,0J0.0OO
marks ont ~ the pilgrimage Among
the visitors 20 the holy coat are man
of eighty eiN years and a widow Of
cIguty.thrcc. both Of them belonging
TO a village near Ireoes who saw the
relic in $50 aud Ia 1884, and nave now
seen il ~ Is9I Forty five thousand is
the number Of pilgrim, admitted into
the cathedral daily
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
WIN Pa. ,ne nexIcan END.

WAsHgNGroN, sept Minister
Romero Of Mexico las written a .etter
70 the Treasury Department asking
whether the MEXICAN National Military
band win be permitted to cross the
boundary line i il accepts an invita-
ton To 60 % urtlau5 lrepoB % per-
form for the state exposition to he
held there lie has been informed
that The tand viii he allowed e cross
as desired
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
More Than Pension. Called For.

WASHINGTON, sept. s.-Gen Raum
said to-day that he had a smp+ in
store for the next congress. lie SAYS
that for the first time tn many years
his office has much more money on
hand than it needs to meet pension
demands lie win not only com out
even ~ he end If the year hut win
have an excess Of ait least a0. 600
II Gen. Eaum isas good as his prophecy
the next congress VIII start ont not
only even but with big sum TO its
credit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
Canada's Isyo SurpIu.

OTTAWA, Ont Sept S.--An inquiry
has been made at the request of the
British government as TO the surplus
quantity of rye Canada would have
this year for export, with the resul,
that The d minion win not be able tu
spare more than 100000 TO 100000
bushels for export TO Great Britain
The total rye crop Of Ontario last ycm
was only 800, 0O0 bushels.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
Oldest women In New Jersey.

New Brunswick, n j., Sept S.
Mrs Sarah +. Nannostrand, the oldest
lady in Somerset county, New Jersey,
yesterday celebrated her l03d birthday
in the village of East Milestone. a few
miles from this city Mrs Nannos
trand was married IN 1910, and always
lived in Milestone She has twelve
grandchildren and fifteen great-grand-
children
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12

pEvDLEroN, Ore, sept. > The body
Of John Stratton OF kansas tlty, Kan,
was found in a brush pile near here
yesterday. IL S believe 4 the man was
murdered, as the body was fearfully
bruised and bore indications OF des-
peratc struggle
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12

Plrrynunu, Pa Sent 8 While at
tempting 70 ride the waves IF tho
steamer Hudson, near Port Homer,
Ohio. yesterday, "a slliH containg ak
young men capsilcd, two Of the oceu-
pants, brothers. named kinsou losing
there lives The others were rescued.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
Nss York Stoeles

INV YoRg. Sept sThe marset opened
active aud feverish with a smart decline Iu
81 Paul Quincy. ana Onion Pacific London
bought Erie and sold almost overriding ei-a
Iasp shore was strong Norfh American ad-
,arrrd ~ Missouri Pacific aur0ua ~ a-
ADVANCE aud lost = per ceut Tue temper
on iEa ragm was renctienarY Bonds we're
6ru Etehauge was a $50
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
North Carolina Negro L,nchei.

BALrlGn, n. c. Sept S. Mack Bes,,
n middle aged negro, was lyuchcd near
Nearland on the ape Fear ~ ladkiu
Valley Railway, AT 3 o'clock yesterday
morning His crime was an attempt
to assault Mrs Peterson, white
woman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12

JACKSON, Tenn, sept. 8. About 3
o'clock this morning fire was discov-
cred in a bedroom upstairs in the
wholesale and retail grocery house Of
W II arris a Co., over the cotton
office Of Dates & CO. Jack sterling,
an old negro, with two other negroes
slept up stairs Jack was burned so
death
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12

QUEENSTOWN, Sept s-Thc Inman
steamship City Of Sew York, from
New York, Sept 2, arrived on Fastuct
at 10 ocloc, to-day The time OF
passage was days, 29 hours, aud go
minutes, the fastesl record fnrau casl-
bound trip
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
FIRED BY AN lNpENDlARY.
HI" New >anitnrium az valparaiso
ind, Burned Iu the Ground

VALPARAISO, Ind, Sept g Tue
newly furnished Valparaiso medical
and surgical sauitarium was fired hy
an lucendiarv about 1880 this morning
and destroyed The insurance was
$1,000 The total los was considerably
more than the insurance
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
BULLIED AND BEATEN.
Trouble That we Avert by Having
NAVY

trouble That we Avert BY Having a
Navy.
The lneanest and yet most frequently
used weapon of the enemies of American
shlpbuilding and Of an American navy. il
misrepresentation and falsehood.
This means of attempting sarca m is
often INDUCED in by some of our un.
American congressman and sometimes by
leading journalists. Here is a sample
from the Springfield Republican which
the New York World copies under the
following heading:
NAVAL ALARMIST.
Rear Admiral Walker of the white
squadron, in his speech Wednesday after
noon before the New York merchants,
gave utteranee 10 that alarmist chestnut
about the ability Of foreign feet to levy
tribute on the city to the extent of millions
OF dollars All such talk Is nonsense, and
Rear Admiral Walker ought to be ashsm.
ed OF himself foI Haunting such we'll
worn rag. There Is no nation on earth of
any consequence that would not offer 10
trhitrate dozen times almost any diff
cult that might arise before gong to
war with us.
Very easy is 1t to talk thus, but can any
sensible man feel that he is speaking the
truth in his own mind by writing non
sense? Does the Springfield Republican
mean to imply that England offered to
arbitrate the Trent difficulty?
Who bell yves that were il not for man
Hesitation of our power we would be
bullied, yes, and beaten, if possible.
Admiral Walker is sensible and right.
Arbitration" would be fracica if big
ships could not arbitrate as a naval
reserve.
England knows whom to pully. and she
would build "Alabamas" to morrow II she
could find enough like the one who wrote
that nonsense to man and navigate them
for her.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
wIsdom of Peter Cooper.

We might as we'll permit our enemies
to direct the movements Of our armies in
time Of war as to permit them to direct or
contro, our manufacturers and other in
dustrIes /. slime Of peace.
PETER COOPER
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
supposed 20 save Been Murdered.

rAIN0. M, sept LIND Roach,
section foreman on tho Illinois Cen-
trail, with residence at Fort Jefferson,
Ky, was found the track between
NictIIre and Fort Jefferson dead and
horribly mangled several trains hav-
ing pa sed over his body IL is sur
missed That he was murdered and his
body placed on the track
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12

pounds for dollar the old woman would
make me vote the republican ticket, and
! II be hanged if I'll do that. a"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
London stocks.

f0spav sept Money Is ~ per cent.
Ta discount in tue cpen market Z
~ /. gpF+cpnt Bar silver 1913
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-09-12
RIOT AT LEBANON
ecome Unruly and Cause Much
Trouble
strk

LEBANON, Pa, Sept 7.-Strikers to-
night attacked and brutalIy beat two
Lights rolling mill One Of the assailants
was shot and the riot was started which
the whole police force had trouble In
quelling
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-30

:. -h,cb MAJ, Of tho " Frenchy" kind con-
~ ILL., - maet women of tho "bhAkss
eIsss;m' ~. ~ And there under the eyes OF
3hsse ofxcers night after night. a. On eye.
x-,tSnsa has iust assured me, negro meu
xnd wbife men OF the lowest order are
served With intoxicating liquors lonE s:sss
O'CLOCK, when the Law requires c.os,ns'
by white women In ebbrevistso cos'uiH'''
A NEW pLuro1A
Thu appesrsnce In Wall street OF what y
r.iied 4 new plunger serves curious'y
enough TO recall the extraordinary ups snu
down. Of ono OF the most famous cns .Scs
ters. on his merits. who has ngurea IN U.s. ~
stonv way of iamentation In the iast oes
s ssdc The new plungsr 10 young man OK
dsnner appearance, burning, restless eyes
named Atwood. Two week! ago the worio
hed not beard OF him. and 1t is not un-
charitable to surmise that within two weoks
he NAV be heard of no more. In twenty
devs he ia credited with having made
cnsrter of a million by his turns IN
onion Pacific and Burliaeton aud quincy.
While Il hos been charged that ne ls one
of tho many daring brokersthrougn wnom
Mr.. Keepe operates. tho assertion mas oevn
denied. At all events, even Win ms az
traordinsry prestige OF tho monens, a.
wood is not so interesting O parsonage -
a. Stookwell, whose suspension was an
nno q. ~, On the Consolidated Exchange
just about the time s.,, Thep 4 70 tho
rnbIc. Stockwell is still a young
man in spiTi. and b, BY ;, no 40. Means Msscs
nj capital from Cleveland az ktene was
from San francisco. 1t was said i keene
SISpsas s 900 a 6 him. B sRl sd SsGSa
ven 6romSaiS r. x1 ncIeossd this to- Oo
, went into Pacific Mail, became :. d.
rector and then .Ig president. snd So 80 m SsSsd
t III. ;dcss IN tbs position that the
other directors became alarmed and md, voted ,h;a
him out. Soon afterwards he told fr TINS
Cleveland with my u tic s2Oo, 900 outton aea
il inside p e, soy was fnQ When m s scs
i Il n t TO ss 600 600 II was Alden B. Stock;
well, ESQ. when I became president Oh
tho Pacific Mail co9pany was TN tine b h9n;
I am no Longer ANYTHING but that red
headed son-of.a-gun from Cleveland. >"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-30
SOME OPEN LITERARY SECRETS.
That Poem Again Miss Wood tho
Authorcgs.

That Poem Again - Miss Wood tho
Authorcs,.
NoRroLK, Va, August 26, 1891.
To ne Editor of the Dispatch:
Ihave in my possession little informa.:
ton in regard to tho poem If Should
Die Tonight" About fifteen years ago
q poet name unknown) published II
anonymously In Philadelphia. daily
Randolph Gan author and added by him
to compilation Of religious poems which
he was then preparing for the press. ltap-
pearcd az Ell original poem In Rider Hag-
CARDS novel jess exciting considerable
Indignation in England. At one time it
wa. ascribed to Henry Ward Beecher. bat
this ha, been pronouncediy denied by his
family"
The most generally accepted impression
is that it is q translation from the German.
Noticing in your literary notes the rei.r-
ence to DIANA Fontaine," perhaps 1t 10
not strictly out of keeping to give you an
open secret.
1t is well known in Norfolk that the
authoress OF Diana Fontaihe" Is Miss
Annie G. Wood, one OF the principals OF
the Lesche- Wood Institute in Norfolk.
Miss Wood was educated at the Valley
Female Seminary, owned by Mrs. Magill:
While there she was lett on orphan. and
her teacher. Miss Irene Il. Leach, formed
for her strong attachment and friend
ship. After her graduation she camo with
Miss Leache to Norfolk. Under the auspices
of the Presbyterians they opened school
in the city meeting with liberal patronage.
They have been teaching in the city about
twenty years. and their financial success
has been almost phenomenal, largely due
TO Miss Woods ability Is business
woman.
By birth Miss Wood is New Yorker ;
her mother native of New York city;
her father Virginian, and connected with
well-known Virginia families in Albemarle
county. At tho present time Miss Wood
il in Europe, where she expects to remain
year. A private surTnise is that the pub
lie may look for another novel equal to, if
not exceeding, her maiden effort, the plot
laid on European soil.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-30
An Old story Applied.
To me Editor Of ne Dispatch

To ne Editor Of ne DisDd'ca:
Seeing in the DIspATcH several Articles
"as TO how to make amint-julep., brings 20
mind a narrative of tho introuuc.ion ~.
this delightful drink into the mountain
regions OF Virginia which might lnteres.
your readers; doubtless there are so,h ing
living yet who can remember peiole w
DAYS Of big springs and pa,aacvS ;. nU,t, sens
WAS the custom whom an OLD virginia gen.
tjrman felt he needed change OF climate
ar scene he proceeded to have bis pert
manteau packed, which, strapped De-
hind hi, saddle. he mounted his tavorite
r,d,no horso and. accompaniedlby his taltn,
ful c,,lored servant, also well mounted
and with portmanteau strapped or, pld
"goodby" to those ct homo ana started
for tho mountains. for weeks or pernaPgg
V,rginia gentlemen, accompanied by MS
servant. that stopped at clean, quiet
Looking tavern at the forks OF the roads
in amongst tho mountains ono summer
ava. II Was kept by an old gentleman
and his wife and everything was as
nice and comfortable "a could be;
with now and then neighbors caA
or a wayfaring man to break the mo-
nosony. Everything being so comtortaple
the gentleman fingered on day after day.
One evening rs he and the host were taxing
A walk they came 10 mint patch. 10 you
know what that 10 said tho traveller. tes,
IL ia mint. What do you do with IL! No.
thing: sometimes the old woman dries
some and makes tea for sickness. Well,
you gather up handful ana Will snow
you how TO use n. The old nan gathered
Il and they proceeded TO the house, where
sugar. ice. aud some old mountain apple
brandy were ordered. and the gentleman,
placing soms ten or twelve sprigs OF mint
in q glass, poured on 1t wiEe-glas5 Oh
brandy and set it aside. lie then put
liberal supply of sugar IN another glass,
which he stirred and allowed to thor
oughly dissolve, after which no broke
up fine some ice and put in the mlnt-siass
and proceeded to pour the syrup IN also;
times over, when he handed the glass. now
full to its brim, 10 mine host for
drink, which be took with az earn
estness % il he would like 70
keep on drinking. but first one and
then tho other partook till only the empty
glass remained. and this social glass they
took together every day thereafter I'LL the
traveller left for home. Some years passed
when it occurred 10 this gentleman that
his health required he should take jour
ney. and equipped as before he started for
his remem bered mountain retreat. Ar
irving at the old tavern he hallooed,
and soon the aged hostler appeared, look
ing much older and more decrepd.
Saluting him. We'll, John, don't you
know me?'
mo SIR"
"Why. have been here before"
May be, but don't know you."
"How is your old mistress. John "
"Oh, old miss, she's mighty smart and
we'll"
And your old master, how Is be?"
"Old master? imp old master. he
done been dead dis two year. a man he
come long here md learned old master
how to put greens In MS ticker. and be
didn't live long arter dat"
The gentleman lid not conclude 10 re-
new his acquaintance with the old lady,
but quietly moved on Il.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-30
Mans Fault, or Is 1t WOmanb?
RICHMOND, August Is, 1891


To the Editor Of he DlsDd'ct:
There is charming lady of my acquaint-
ance with q mind and heart attuned to the
ideal who laments continually the de-
cadence Of humanity, or rather the mascu-
line branch of 1t.
| cannot recall by effort any admission
of hers that depreciates her cotemporary
sex In comparison with the fair danes who
Inspired the chvalry whose memory she
means. | have tried TO convince her
that though the courtly Difference once
paid to woman has departed mainly be-
cause Of woman's practical claim to entire
equality with men, ye. there never was at
any period Of time such perfect loyalty to
woman's royalty as now exlsts-all the
more honest and pure relieved Of the alb
surd conceits of ancient mannerism.
In this connection | have incidentally
touched upon some OF the social aspects of
the present aud q past day. | bave re-
minded the lady that history tells some
go any further into antiquity. | have
told her we are informed on undoubted
authority thatsa gentleman of an earlier
period was not considered altogether ac-
complished until he was an expert GAM
bier. and that the fair sex of his day play
ed for stakes along with him; that the
same gentleman to be q thoroughbred had
10 DR aDie 10 OrlNk MS Associates unQer
the table; that racing horses for money
was the passion and tho pleasure Of the
noble.t, that the charms OF women
were as lavishly displayed then as now,
See numberless portraits in possession of
the FIRST families; in short, that many
foibles we have learned to discard in the
light of purer sentiment were the adorn-
ments of our more superficial, graceful,
but uncivilized ancestry. The lady in
question says che will not believe these
broad assertions without stronger confirm
atory authority. and insists that the
infallible DISPATCH shall sit upon the
case. OF course l hasten to accept judg.
ment from such an optimistic source.
1t may not be out of place to say here IN
rebuke to any woman who enlsrges upOn
mans weaknesses that representative
gathering of her sex has recently asserted
that woman's slavery to 70 shion has filled
more graves than liquor. Think of this,
We women, present and coming mothers Of
boys you may valnly hope to see types of
healthy manhood while inheriting all the
ills of grossly abused and neglected ply
sique. Who shall say how many of the
legatees of shattered constitutions are in
heritors Of maternal physical wrecksf
When deploring the frailties of men women
should reflect that much Is due to the
physical characteristics Of themselves.
Ky