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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
IJIEs And tAUAIIlES.

A Sioux FALLS lady was nearly killed
by a druggist 5 mistake.
A DYNAMITE explosion in Templeton,
| Ontario, Friday killed three men and in
| Jured others.
MRS. GEORGE CRAMER and her three
| children we're burned to death la their
home near Brainerd, Mimi, ON Friday
AT Pekin, ILL.,, heavy property was dam
aged and several persons narrowly escaped
| death il a wreck on the Big Four road.
SAFE blowers lotted the Union bank of
Wilton, Iowa, Of $4,000 Wednesday
night.
The Chester IS. c. cotton factory was
burned Tuesday morning. Loss, 1920, 900;
insurance, $150,000.
Mr.. AND MRS. FRANK Brown, of Bos-
ton, Ind, we're both fatally kicked by a
vicious stallion On Tuesday.
AN engine blew up Thursday morning
at Newcastle, Pa, killing FIVE men. The
bodies were horribly mangled.
Miss May Hewitt of Chicago was given
chloroform in dentists office at Billings,
Mont, and died under its influence.
. PART of the business portion OF Bond
morning.
Z A NAIL car with It's contents, mostly
papers, was burned Sunday night on the
Hudson railroad, through the explosion of
a lamp.
THE Norwegian steamer Coripga, which
sailed from Glasgo, Jan. 81, for PhiladeI-
phia, has BEEN damaged in a collision and
put back for repairs.
A FIRE early Monday morning destroy
ed the Waverly house, two saloons, pool
room and number of smaller buildings at
Woodstock, ILL., The loss aggregates $780,
900 with little insurance.
AT Tweed, Ont, Easterbrook's saw
mill, -four mill and grain elevator was
burned Monday night. Loss, STE, COO;
partially insured.
The entire central part Of Beverly, W.
Va, has been burned, including the court
house. The county records were nearly
all saved. Over 800 people lose their
homes
No NEWS has yet been received Of the
eighteen employees Of the New York street
cleaning department who accidentally
dritted to sea Tuesday. 1t is believed that
they have persisted.
ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL BEN Nc
CARTEN, injured at Topeka Tuesday night
by the overturning of hose reel, died
Wednesday morning. Driver Nels An
derson is not expected to live.
THE British ship Ferndale. coal laden.
went ashore Friday morning FIVE miles
north Of the entrance to Gray's Harbor,
Oregon. Five of the crew, including the
officers, were drowned Three of the crew
reached shore alive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
GRIMM AL.

Father GRATzA, a catholic priest at
Hillsboro, H., has been indicted for Civ
liz, away obscene pictures.
At Savannah, GA, August Meyer,a soda
wafer manufacturer, was found In his
factory Sunday night with his throat cut
ard skull broken. He is supposed to have
been murdered. Three negroes, all dis
charged employees, are under arrest.
JOHN JOHNSTON, aged is years, of
knoxville, Tenn fatally shot his father
for beating his mother. The lad is a
fugitive.
FRANK HEBRON, a farmer lad, Il years
old. living near Potomac, H.. deliberately
shot and killed himself while hunting
Monday. No reason is known.
JOSEPH G. PATTERSON, the outgoing
health officer of Philadelphia. is al.
legged to be short in his accounts some 81 ,.
779.
julius SoMBERo. wine merchant in
New York city. was shot and perhaps
wounded Saturday by his cousin, jacob
Snmberg. When the police attempted tc
arrest Jacob. he killed himself.
THOMAS ana Terry Conlin are locked
up in Chicago, charged with in6icting
wounds on John Turner in South Chicago
Jan. Is, which resulted in his death.
AT Memphis. Tenn, Miss Alice Mitch
ell cut the tE.ont of Miss Freda Wood
wLose home is at Gold Dust, Ark. Botl
had been friends. No motive is known
except tbat Miss Wood had talked aoou
the nun IS.
Gov. FIFER, of Illinois. Wednesday
issued a requisition for VIM. P. Buck
wanted in Chicago for larceny by embez
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
NEWS IN BRIF

The VanderbiIts secure control of two
Michigan railways.
Mrs. HARRIET L. PACKER, the founder
OF Packer Institute for young ladies' IL
Brooklyn, is dead
The will of the late Jerome !. Case, Of
RsclIe, has been proba'ed. The estate he
left Is estimated to he worth 81, 100000.
ALBANY is the place and Feb. %, is the
day for the meeting Of the New YORK
/ DEM cratic state convention.
Or Tuesday, Arthur 2. German, OF
MarJ land, was reelected United S ates
senator to succeed himself.
SECRETARY Tracy is confined to hio
| home at Washington by an attack OF
! rheumatism
THE scows which drifted to sea with
! their occupants at New York were found
Wednesday night sixty miles out at sea.
ENGLAND mas decided to test the FEAST
! bility of using the Canadian Pacifc for
! Transporting soldiers across North Amer
! lea.
! WILLIAM z. TABOR, of Buffalo, n Y, is
suing Uncle Sam for 1920, 900, the back pay
| of 200 substitutes enlisted in the army
| during 1864.
CYRUS w. FIELD is likely to die at any
moment, his physician says. He is much
| worse than at any time since he was taken
| i'll.
HENNING PETERSON, tailor of Fort
Dodge, Iowa, laughed himself into ex-
haustion and insensibility over a comic
song, and his death is likely to follow.
The establishment controlled by the
| United S ates Book company (the book
| truot) have been mortgaged to a Boston
financial institution for 81 100000,
SOLOMON HANKS. one of the most
prominent men in OHIO and cousin of
Abraham Lincoln, died Wednesday at his
! nome fifteen miles east of Wapakonetta,
Ohio at the advanced age Of niuety-two
years.
WILLIAM IRELAND KNAPP, of Yale,
has been secured as professor of romance
languages and literature for the new uni
verSity of Chicago.
MIR. AND MRS. RUDYARD KIPPLING
and Mrs. Kipphrg's mother and sister
will visit the United States early in the
spring. The party will remain few
months IN America and will then start on
a tour of the world.
THERE is considerable excitement in
jacksonville, Florida. over the discovery
of some SIS, 900 additional claims against
the firm of Keener & Pike, which recently
failed.
CAPT. Dorr, of the steamer Prince Will
liam H., which arrived IN New York
Monday from Hayti, states that there is
liable to be serious trouble there at any
moment.
The British commissioners on the
Bohrlng sea controversy state that they
are ready to appear before the board of
arbitration at Washington. They are
hopeful Of salts factory settlement.
ERAsTUs THOMPSON & Co., boot and
shoe dealers, with factory at Hopkinton
and Office at 81 Bedford street, Boston,
have assigned. Liabilities $4,000
There are over thirty creditors, mostly in
BOStJn.
The crew of the cruiser Baltimore has
sent painting of the snip to the Bait
more Sun to show their gratitude to
Messrs. A. S. Abel & Co. tor giving its
ship the fine Abel library and for the part
the Sun took in the six days entertain
ment of the men and their officers In May,
1890. when the cruiser visited Baltimore.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
&;At,LE -gLA91EIGSe

STR JAMES SPAIGHT died at Limerick
Thursday of influenza.
Mr.. SPURGEON, the great London
preacher, died at Mentone.
The highest tide in the river Elbe since
1870, was experienced Sunday.
A CASE has come to light of the poison
ing of an entire family in Jamaica by the
fru.5 called akees.
A SPECIAL prayer for relief from the
archbishop OF Canterbury.
The epidemic of influenza has increased
the mortality in Paris by 100 daily.
IN Italy, in spite of laws against toem,
converts and monasteries are increasing
in number.
A decree putting into force the new
tariff law in France ba' been signed by
President Garnet.
IT is believed that an unknown steamer,
with every soul on board, was lost on tie
night of Jan. s, off Cape Finistere, Spain,
THE man on trial in Vienna for the
murder of eight servant girls, has con-
tossed. Assisted by his wife, he outraged
the girls before.
MAJOR YAsUAsA KUKsHIMA will leave
BcIin shortly on horseback for Japan.
TIE major will first ride to St. Petersburg,
from there to Moscow, Tomsk, IrkutSk and
to Corea.
DUTCHEss Louisa, widow of Duke
Macmillan, of Austria, died Tuesday in
Munich, Of influenza.
The police of Berlin have closed d,num-
lie. of cattle depots on account of the
prevalence of foot and mouth disease
4 DISPATCH from Shanghai reports
that a British gunboat has been sent to
Tchang, where the Christians were re-
Gently massacred. More trouble is expect
ga there.
The police of Cadiz have found a sup
ply OF arms and ammunition which had
, been secretly stored away by anar-
chlets.
In the senate Thurs day the administra-
tor of the Bank of Spain declared that the
position of the bank was satisfactory and
! that there was no warrant of the uneasy
feeling prevailing regarding the banks
affairs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, Jan. &c.

SENATE.-A resolution was offered look
ing to bi-mataic agreement. The
president is empowered to invite other
governments to join us in a conference.
The house bill for the completion of the
allotment of lands to the Cheyenne and
Arak no Indians was passed.
HoUsE.-The Breckenridge resolution
calling on the president for all CORES
pondence bearing on Chilean matter was
debated at length, and finally referred TO
the committe on foreign affairs The new
code of rules was discussed and Mr.. Len
ham, Of Texas, made free silver speech.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 81
SENATE.-M Morgan offered a resolution
directing the secretary Of state to send the
senate copies of the correspondence with
the government relating 10 tia nUn-aecept-
anCe of Blair as United States minister to
CHINA. The resolution was modified after
some debate, and then adopted. A reso-
luton was introduced confirming the title
of Chiffon Tex to lis seat. 1t was
agreed to.
HoUsE.-Tbe purpose of a bill that Gre
ated debate is to place oleOmargarine in
original packages in the same legal con,
dition in the states as the Wilson bill
>,
1t was finally referred to eommittee-an
act which was a victory for the
farmer element. Mr.. Watson, of Georgia,
| laid down the principles of the farmers
alliance party, including the abolition of
the alien ownership of lands; election of
| senators by the people; that the govern
ment should issue money to the people
| who need it to perfect their exchanges
practically free of cost, and that through
she sub-treesury plan or something better,
| people should have the privilege of the use
of that money by giving such security as
! is considered good in the commercial
world. They demand a graduated inc lme
! tax and that no mans business be built
| up at the expense of another man.
THURSDAY, Jan. %.
SENATE-The presidents message
in the Chllian matter was presented, read
relations. The resolution instruct
niSh copies of all agreements made with
/ other countries relating to interchange
of trade and commerce, with all infor
nation received as to the practical effect
/ OF such agreements, was then taken W
ana discussed by Mr.. Hale and others
After some argument on the La Arba
claim the senate adjourned.
| HoUsE-Considerab debate on the new
rules was INDUCED In, after which they
We've read by paragraph for amendment
The committee on inter state and foreign
commerce was increased from Is to II. Mr.
Hemphlll offered an amendment giving
the committee on the District OF Columbia
jurisdiction over appropriations for the
support of the district. Mr.. Cochran, Of
n. Y, announced the death of Repre-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
THE RUSSIAN FAMINE.
More severe Than Any that Has Occurred
for 500 Years Past

more severe Ihan ANY that Has Occurred
for 500 Years Past.
Famine always prevails in Russia to a
greater or less extent. Sometimes its raw
ages are confined to single provinces; then
1t Is known as the golodovka, or the little
hunger, which is never absent from some
part of the empire. At other times 1T is
national IN its magnitude; then it is known
as the golod, or the great hunger, sweep
ing over a vast region and arresting the
gaze of the civilized world by its colossal
Favoc. The present famine belongs to the
golod variety, of which there have been
eight visitations since the beginning of
the century and exceeds in extent and hor-
Tor any predecessor of the last 800 years.
Its area stretches from Odessa, on the
Back sea, to Tobolsk, in Siberia, a dist
ance of 5000 miles, and varies in width
from 200 to 900 miles. The thirty-6ve
or forty millions of people that rest under
It's deadly shadows are in want of bread.
and IN spite of the energetic efforts of the
government to respond to their call, their
distress is constantly increasing and must
continue to increase until adequate aid or
al abundant harvest comes to their relief.
New York Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
THE LEFT OVER GIRLS.
Some Interesting Facts Gathered by the
Statistician.

The investigation into the cause of old
maids has not yet achieved results which
entitle it to be called II science, but it is
being pushed vigorously, and In time old
maids and old bachelors as well, may be
accounted for on purely scientific grounds.
1t was known at the start that IJld bache-
Tors had something wrong with them, and
nothing has been learned to dlscredIt this
knowledge, but 1t Is beginning to appear
that old, maids are Just as natural, and
therefore, as Commenbabie under certain
conditions as young maids or as matrons.
When for a very considerable time in
any country eleven girls are born for every
ten boys it is clear that an old maid must
result from purely natural causes, and
that she is, other things being equal, Just
as commendabe as If s1e were not an old
maid. Which of the eleven girls is to
be the old maid depends somewhat on
choice, but the Super-abundant girl, who
ever she is, is necessarily an old maid, be-
cause she was born 30 in being the
eleventh of the ten. Or, if this Is too
Celtic, say In not being born the tenth
of the eleven. There is no way out of it,
She is left over in world to which she is
just as necessary as any one OF the ten
who, are not left over matrimOniaily.
In Great Britain there are now 800, 600
of these leftover girls ard this number
represents an increase Of 100000 in the
last ten years. In Germany the statistics
aree even more surprising, for there are
LOCO 900 more females than males, while
the females in Norway and Sweden have
a majority of $50 900; in Austria Hungary
800, 900. and in Denmark, 10000, and in
Den mark, 800 900. In the United STAGES
at present there more males than females,
but this is only true of the country as a
whole In New England there are more
girls born than boys and hence intellectual
New England girls of uncertain age and
eyeglasses have become familiar spectacles.
In attem ptinQ to account for this some
writers have held, from the statistics,
that during long periods Of peace more
girls are born than boys, while during and
lor some time after every war period more
boys are born than girls. This is not yet
to be vouched for, but il it is ever shown
to be true it will account for he n ysterous
fondness all girls have for brass buttons
and bayonets by demonstrating that it is
part OF the sometimes unconscious but
universal feminine protest against old
maids and the conditions which produce
them.-St. Louis Republic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05

zlement, who is in custdy at Denver, Col
orado.
! LEE. GIBSON, a colored man, twenty
! Years old, was taken out of Jail at Oven.
| ton, Ky, Wednesday night ~ mob and
| hanged for the murder OF Frank Leggerns
! last Jan. %.
, January - at Callcoon, n. Y, by Adam
He'dt and his son, was done away with
because he was suspected of being possess
ed Of whichcraft.
IN a fight over horse near M9dIes-
borough, KY, a man named Williams
ki'od a Mr.. Predemore and Deputy Sher-
If Sigemon. Williams will be lynched if
rcauoht.
WHILE Rev. Henry NJ. Field, brother
Of Cyr1s W. Field, was preaching an
eloquent sermon at the Sixth Presbyterian
church Chicago, on Sunday, thief stole
hio S75 overcoat.
FRANK FLECKENsTINE, who is wanted
In Dickinson county, Michigan, for the
d-blooded murder of Patrick Carey last
December. has been arrested in st. Paul
and will be taken back to the scene of his
crime.
AT Franklin, Pa, Fl. 81. Winans a
wealthy farmer, politician and church
deacon, convicted of burglary and arson,
was sentenced to FIVE years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary. As Winans is 50
years old the sentence is virtually for
life.
BURLARs made raid Tuesday night on
the Union Bank of Wilton, fifteen miles
west of Davenport, Iowa. They opened
the safe and secured 81 900 in paper, silver
and gold. Nothing is known as to the
identity of the burglars.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
TIE Potato Disease

As intelligent readers know, what is
ca led the po ato disease is the action of a
minute fungus, says Meehaps Monthly.
It has only recently been discovered that
the spores OF fungus do not penetrate the
interior of the pIdnt. They mature On the
leaves where the attack is first made, and
then are carried down the stems by rains
to the tubers where taey germlnate, and
In that way cause the potatoes to rot
Among the most valuable of recent dis
c0veries is the facI that these spores sell
uum penetrate over four inches in the
ground. so that tubars which are that dis
lance from The surface rarely become af-
fected by the disease Tni, valuable di 3
GOV ~ IS tur-.1d to practical aco.ns by
earthlng up the potatoes as early as possible
IL thc season, beforu the little fungus "a
had chance to perfect its spores Tue
potato tubers are ten too deep to be st z
iously affected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
Decision OF the United States Supreme
Court in the Nebraska
Case.
Ibayer is OuSted From Office in
Favor of His Oppon-
ent.
Every Point in the Case Discussed.
All Justices Occurring Elk
cept Field.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 1.-The
United States Supreme court to-day
rendered its decision in the Nebraska
governship case in favor of Mr.. Boyd.
The opinion was delivered by Chief
Justice Fuller, and his reading was
listened to attentively by crowded
courtroom. 1t discussed deliberately
every point in the case, citing many
authorities and undertaking several
lines OF reasoning, each leading to the
conclusion that Gov Boyd, when
elected Governor, was a citizen of the
United States and had been citizen
for two years next preceding his
election. All the members of the couIt
excepting Justice Field concurred in the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
A STRANGE VISION
Tried to Embrace His Family, But They
Were Only Skeletons

Were Only Skeletons.
One of the most terrible and pathetic
stories Of warnings by dreams is told by
the biographies Of the great military
hero, Field-Marshal Butcher.
Some months alter the battle Of Water
loo, Butcher retired to the solitude of his
country state, and, when invited to the
palace O. the king of Prussia, declined the
honor The king then went to see his
favorite general, and found him IN great
distress.
He told the monarch how, while d youth.
he served in the Swedish army, but, hay
ing been taken prisoner by the Prussians,
could only get leave to visit his parents on
condition or accepting commission in
the Prusslan army.
When he knocked at the door Of his
fathers house there came no answer.
He burst it open and hurried through the
corridors to the reception room, where he
found his father, mother and sisters all in
deep mourning. His father repealed his
advances with Indignation, while mother
and sisters shrank from his embraces.
Finally, he knelt at his mothers knee, but
at the first touch OF his hand the dress fell
and he found that he had a skeleton in
his arms.
There was shout of derision as the
whole company vanished In to space.
Three months ago, sire," said Butcher.
81 had dream in which that old scene
was exactly reproduced. All the members
of nv family said: We will meet again
on the l1th of August This is the
The old man leaned back in his chair,
and as the king looked upon his general
he saw he was dead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
HE COVERED rHg DOLLAR.
Better q Dollar and Death Than Fifty Cents
and Life.

anu LlISs
There is a negro man at City Point,
Va, one of those old knock kueed negroes
atout 100 years old, all twisted up and
doubled up with rheumatism, who crawls
about with the assistance of two canes,
and is known as Uncle Joe. One day the
old fellow was slowly making his way
through the village street, when along
came a white man, very well-known
character in that town, half seas over -
He was pretty nearly ''as full as a goat,
and he happened to have a rife with him,
and crack shot he is, whether drunk OF
soGer. AS soon as he saw Uncle Joe seat.
ed on a stump he sung out:
II say, Uncle Joe, let me put a potato
on top Of your head and shoot it off ]
will give you fifty cents if burst the pc
Vato or dollar if kill YEP"
The old negro looked up and replied:
"Do you say, boss, you will give me fifty
cents if you burst the potato or dollar il
yer kilt me?'
Yes, was the reply.
"Wef, den, go ahead, boss, said the
old man.
The potato was placed on the top of the
old negro's head, and the white man
staggered off about thirty PAGES and drew
a bead. The smoke and FIRE shot from the
rife and the potato spun high in the air.
Hestaggered up to Uncle Joe, fumbled
around IN two or three of his pockets,
fished out a half-dollar and handed it tc
him.
The old man seemed very much sur
priSed. 1t was long time since he had
seen so much money. y He looked at il
lovingly, bit it, turned it over, looked
up to Jim, and said, 'Well, boss, I'se
sorry did not get de dollar"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-05
TO FOUND a TEMPLE OF CHRIST
Jonathan Mum of Milton Leaves Money
for Curious Project

Jonathan Mum Of Milton Leaves Money
for Curious Project.
The will of Jonathan Mum of Milton.
Mass, was flied for probate at Dedh. m
Gently. He leaves $1,000 to the home for
orphans and destitute girls at Newton and
81, 900 to the old women s home of Boston.
de also leaves to his trustees $4,000, to
which specified sums are to be added upon
the death or marriage of certain heirs.
making $4,000 to be kept in trust and the
interest and profits to be added semi an.
Dualy until it shall amount to the sum of
500 900, or until a society shall be formed
which will contribute an equal or larger
sum, the total amount to be devoted to
the bui!ing::and maintaining of Temple
that shall be consecrated to that Christ
who has been revealed unto US IL the New
Testament as having been born of woman.
The building shall be Of gra mite located in
Boston and called the temple OF Christ.
No Sectarlan or worldly matters shall be
taught or preached WITHIN the walls of said
temple; the preaching and teaching shall
be to the praise and glory of Christ, and
that which pertains to the eternal happi-
ness or misery of the souls of the chill
dren or men IN the spirit world, and only
this.
If he conditions of this bequest are vio-
lated and not redeemed within one year,
then all the property is to be forfeited to
an institution 10 be then founded, to be
called the Industrial school and home,
where the SANE doctrines are to be taught.
If neither Of these schemes are deemed
feasible, then the 100000 shall be in
vested by the trustees for so years until
the fund shall amount TO $500 600 when
the money shall be distributed among the
deserving poor Of Boston" There is also
$50 left to be known as the residuary
fund for the REDEMPTION of inebriates, 81
600 TO the children's mission for destitute
children, and $4,000 for the Baldwin-place
home for little wanderers. As the testo-
tors relatives are remembered by only
small requests the will will be contested.