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The southern argus., 1892-01-21
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
The Phoenix Powder Mil Exnlodes
Third Time.
NOT A VESTIGE OF THE PLANT LEFT,
The Country For Half a Mile Round
Strew With Debris-Eive Men Killed
and Others Seriously
Wounded.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 19.-Specials from
the cities near Ceredo, w. Va, bring
the news Of a terrific explosion of the
Phoenix powder mills destructive of
life. The Phoenix mill is situated at
Central City, near Ceredo, and about
half way between Huntington, w. Va,
and Catlettsburgh, KY. This is the
third explosion at this mill within three
months and is by all odds the most de-
structive one The last one before this
happened six weeks ago and was a
trifing affair.
How the awful wreck of Yesterday
was brought about will never be known
because not soul that was in the mill
is left alive to tell the story. At $50
o'clock yesterday morning people in
lronton, twenty-five miles away, heard
the terrible decorating roar.
Ia Ceredo, three miles away, windows
were broken and wares in the stores
shaken from the shelves In Catletts-
burgh, nearly ten miles away, the earth
shook and people were alarmed. Every
body OWNED the cause and soon there
was anrush from all directions to the
scene The local authorities organized
and surrounded the ruins with Gordon
Of police through which none of the
thousands of spectators was permitted
to pass.
1t has been ascertained that the first
| explosion was in the glazing mill,
where there were ten tons of powder.
Then successfully the packing house,
hn ha he
four wheel mills, and lastly a car loaded
with gunpowder went hurting in fiery
I, fragments through the air. Not yes
| tige of the entire plant remains and
| the country for half mile around is
strewn with fragments Of the buildings
and Of the bodies Of five men, victims
Of the disaster. It is not known def
nitely, but at the present writing it is
| believed that no less than thirty-fve
tons Of powder were burned in the sew.
! eral explosions.
1 THE KILLED.
Archie Livingstone, Scotchman,
who has been superintendent of the
mills since theE first started, was blown
to atoms. Only his hand was found
and recognized.
/ Ed Winton, the architect and en-.
gineer who built the works, was in the
magazine when it exploded and, strange
to say, his body was very little mu
tilated.
John Bentor, workman, body hor.
ribly mangled.
John Schlosser and Charles Scott
workmen, were both terribly mutilated,
\ All there is known or supposed to have
! been in the buildings when the ex'
plosion occurred.
THE INJURED.
Robert Cook, a glazing mill hand.
He was approaching the glazing mill
when it blew up. His clothing and his
hair and whiskers were burned off.
He ran 200 yards to a stream and
jumped in. He will not live till mid
night. Reece Estep and John Justice.
They happened to be in the vicinity
when the explosion occurred There
are no doubt many slightly injured
whose names have not been ascer
tanned.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21
DONALD KENNEDY
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The southern argus., 1892-01-21

MADISON, Ind, Jan 19.-The river
here is rising rapidly and is full of
heavy drift Two young men, one
named Krnleman, went to the hand
ferry at Carrollton last night, and find
inc 10 one III charge drove their horse
and buggy aboard and attempted to
nan the boat They were SO intoxi-
Gated that it drifted away with them
and nothing has been heard OF them
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

DrBUoUE. Ia, Jan ly.-A specla,
s-a,n re- Moines says: "A private poll
IL the republicans in the house indicates
tbat ali at present are in favor OF re-
ta;n;nr the prohibitory law, although
four are reported to be inclined TO sus-
tain license"
The southern argus., 1892-01-21
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the Wordo

There IL 8 inch display advertisement
In this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true of each new one appearing each week,
from The, DR.. Harter Medicine Co This
house places a Crescent" on everything
they make and publish. Look for il, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

Syrup"

Here IS something from Mr., Frank
A. Hale, proprietor of the De Witt
House, Lewiston, and the Tontlne
Hotel, Brunswick, Me. Hotel men
meet the world as it comes and goes,
and are not slow in sizing people
and things up for what they are
worth. He says that he has lost a
father and several brothers and SIS
tiers from Pulmonary Consumption,
and is himself frequently troubled
with colds. and he
Hereditary often coughs enough
to make him sick at
Consumptionhis stomach. When
ever he has taken a
cold of this kind he uses Boschee 5
German Syrup. and it cures him
every time. Here is a man who
knows the full danger of lung trou-
bles, and would therefore be most
particular as to the medicine he used.
What is his opinion? Listen 1
use nothing but Boschee's German
Syrup, and have advised, ] presume,
more than hundred different per-
sons to take it. They agree with
me that it is The best ccogh syrup
In the market" .
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use the California
liquid laxative Syrup Of Figs. under all coz
ditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To
get the true and genuine article, look for
the name of the California Fig Syrup CO.
printed near the bottom of the package.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. 19-John hey
holds was instantly killed by an cleo
tric light wire. He was leaving a
house when he noticed a loose wire
hanging on the wall and took hold OF
n The shock threw the body about
80 faaf
The southern argus., 1892-01-21
Not Complimentary to the Boy.

I, Not Complimentary to the Boy.
IT, Bopeep lat the stock yards, buy
ss sheep)-Didn't fetch no ben-wether
Dwn this trip.
,n,erder-How yer goin' T. drive m?
~. Bopeep-My son Ike I'll 60 on
s ead- He looks SO much like one x
crowd they'll foller him--Judae.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

DENTISTS are not looked upon as peculiar.
iy dissipated, yet they are always filling up
Chicago Times. 4t.a
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

Do YOU want TO enjoy the exuberance OF
perfect healthl Do You want your cheeks
to be rosy, and your whole system thrilled
with rich. pure blood coursing through its
veins! Then use DR. John Bulls Sarsapa-
rilla 1t will do what no other medicine
win do. 1t viii make you feel like another
person
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

FoR THROAT DISEASES AND CouaHs use
BEowSis- BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs Like al
really good things, they are initiated. III
genuine are sold only IN b0rss
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

A MANS character is like Photographic
negative. 1t is a blank until it has been
sub! ected to the chemistry of circumstances
Washington Star.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

DoN'r pen. missires TO your best girl on
postal cards She may have suspicion
that you do not care two cents for her.
Union County. Standard.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

My little girl suffered for three from Acess her the .
all which discharged
fifth boule
finished the healed and child well and happyM A.
WIEGNER, Sahngto", Pa
had three little girls who attacked with obstinate or Blood
large One of the children died from the effects but go. sws Specific and
we'll forced
We wonderful. D. RAINS, MaAhcsilt La
inde developing chids health mailed free.
-ls SWIFT COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

THE bookmaker regards even a verbal
contract as a binding one.-Elmtra Gazette.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

IT Is not very serious matter to quarre
with an actress. She never refuses L
make up. Boston Post & ~%.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

Is YOUR blood poor? Take Reecham's
Pills. Is your liver out Of orderg Use
Beecham's Pills % cents a box
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

STUDENT lin beer-tavern1- What luck.
creature your dog is-hkes water.-Flie
gende Blaetter.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

KEEP it in the house The American
Brewing Co.'S ST. Louis ga. B. G. Bohe-
milan Bottled Beer" Pure, sparkling.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

"WHAr a red head that fellow has"
"Yep! I guess melancholy must have
marked him for her roam PUCK
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

WooL-"Is your mother-in-law still with
youP Van Pelt-"No; still agin me. IN.
Y, Herald.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

GENIUS may be swift, but patience has the
surest feet-Ram's Horn.
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

CURE your cough with Hale's Honey o.
Horehound and Tar. n
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure In one minute
The southern argus., 1892-01-21

GIVE your children DR.. Bulls Worm De-
Rtroyers. These nice candies will never do
them harm and may do them much good
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20
Dakota Farmers Taking Heart.
The Volga Tribune.

The Volga Tribune.
The acreage put in this season is
the largest ever cultivated in this part
of South Dakota. Old pieces of land
that had been broken up some years
ago and had been allowed to go back
again, are now being plowed up once
more and put into crop. We were
surprised not to see more water
standing in the low places and sloughs
after the amount of rain that has fall
len this spring, but it is accounted for
by the fact that the ground was SO
dry for a great depth that the water
has all been soaked up and has not had
a chance to run off. One thing more
that we noticed which showed that
things were prosperous among the
farmers. 1t was the large number of
new and good sized farm houses, gran
aries, barns, and best of all, the fine
groves of young tress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20

The evil effects of the so called
protective" policy upon the American
carrying trade is thus explained by an
exchange:
Years ago the protective" advocates
supposed they were doing smart
thing passed a law forbidding any
except American built ships to fly the
American flag. This act with sub
sequent "protective" tax upon mater
ials used in ship building have made
it impossible to construct ships here
for within 20 to 80 per cent. of the
cost of foreign built ships. The con-
sequence is that American ships have
fallen out Of the ranks, until, on the
high sea, the American flag is a rarity
while our ocean carrying trade has
fallen into foreign hands, principally
to British and German ships. Hence
our protective" policy builds up Great
Britain, and helps to make her the
greatest maritime nation in the world,
a position which our geographical con-
dition giving in wide zone of coast
upon the two greatest oceans, should
be ours and would be were natural
laws of commerce permitted to operate
unfettered by the ruinous tariff laws.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20
Pronounced Hopeless, vet Saved,

From letter written by Mrs. Ada
E. Hurd, of Groton, S. D., we quote:
" Was taken with a bad cold which
settled on my lungs, cough set in and
finally terminated in consumption.
Four doctors gave me up, saying 1
could live but a short time. l gave
myself up to my Savior, determined if
L could not stay with my friends on
earth, would meet my absent ones
above. My husband was advised to
to get DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. L
gave it trial, took in all, eight bot
ties; it has cured me, and thank God
1 am now well and hearty woman"
Trial bottles free at w. II. Prideaux. $
Drug store, regular size, soc. and 81 90
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20

In announcing the organization of
the national league of college clubs,
The Milwaukee Sentinel says that
zone of the principal objects of the
organization, as stated in the platform,
is to counterfeit the general impression
that college men are free traders"
Why, all the world knows that college
men are almost unanimously in favor
of tariff only for revenue; and any
attempt to countefact an impression
having so solid a foundation in fact
will simply prove a ridiculous failure.
The regular old, stalwart high tax
method of d,Sposing of the college
professors was to denounce them
as literary fellers and visionary
theorists" This change of tactics
plainly shows that the defenders of the
spoliation system are getting ratified
by the campaign of education.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20
Good Work by Fireman.
The Boscobel Dial

At one o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing fire was discovered at Lenehan's
hotel, by Mike Coleman, night opera
tor at the st. Paul depot. He gave
the alarm and the department. turned
out promptly-considering the hour
and the fact that it was stormy,
dark and muddy, very promptly.
Fire was located in the back part
of the hotel. in the kitchen, and very
soon two generous streams of water
were playing upon it. In short time
it was under control and in three-ouar-
tiers of an hour it was entirely extin-
guished. The back of the building is
badly damaged. 1t was insured for
1920.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20

The newspapers of the country have
commenced a general agitation for
improved country roads. The move
ment is commendable and should be
encouraged; but very great results in
the way of better roads will not be
obtained while the farmers are loaded
down with unnecessary tariff taxes. 1t
is too much to expect them to sustain
the colossal monopolies which are
fostered by the present tariff, and to
macadamize their own highways at the
same time. With tariff taxes only for
revenue, the solution of the road prob
lem would be easy enough.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20
THE PARTY'S CHOICE.

WASHINGTON, MAY Is, 1892.-Con-
gresham William l.. Wilson, of West
Virginia, when seen yesterday, con-
sented to give his impressions of
the political situation. AS is we'll
known, Mr. Wilson has been one of the
most active workers in the campaign
OF Education during the past four
years. He has spoken in nearly every
State of the Union, and, only a few
months ago, made an extended tour to
Pacific Coast, going out through the
extreme northern States, and coming
back through the central or middle
west.
His impressions, therefore, are not
merely those of man who keeps
closely in touch with everything in
Washington, but of one who, by per-
sonal contact, has probably come into
close relations with more Democrats
recently, than any other man in the
House. His opinions, therefore, are
those of q man who knows Mr.
Wilson said:
81 have addressed Democratic meet
ings and mingled with leading Demo-
Gratis, from the Atlantic to the pacific,
during the past twelve months, and
while | have consistently avoided even
the appearance of advocating any can
didate, the fact has been forced on me
that four out of every five Democrats
the country over, desire the re-nomi-
milton of Mr.. Cleveland. For most of
them, this desire is ardent and enthus-
iastic, and it will be strange and dan
gerous thing if party managers and
politicians can thwart the will of the
masses. These gentlemen naturally
desire more pliable man, and one
who would take into the White House
a stronger sence of obligation to them.
But that is one of the very reasons
that the people are so strongly for
Cleveland"
"What do you think of his available
ity for 1922"
THAT is serious question, and
am sure, in the first place, that if Mr.
Cleveland is not available. do not
know who is. A decided majority OF
the people of the country are opposed
to the Republican party, bitterly OPP.
posed to its tariff policy, its force bills
and sectionalism, and its contempt fol
States rights. 1t holds power solely
because that great and growing major
ity is not able to unite against it, In
my judgement and observation, Mr.
Cleveland is the one man who car
unite most of that opposition to the
Republican party. The immense an6
steadily increasing number of voters
at the North who stand somewhat de.
tached from either party, are zealously
for Mr.. Cleveland. Everywhere have
heard men say:
If the Democrats nominate Cleye-
land, will vote my first Democratic
ticket party managers have been
blind to two conspicuous facts: The
phenomenal growth of tariff reform
since 1888, and the scarcely less phe
omenal growth in the popularity of Mr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20

"Cause and Effect pa great subiect
this Cause and Effect
Any person knows that If an engineer
neglects to furnish fuel the steam runs
down" and oouUer is lost.
Why will people not reason, as well
regarding the cause of lost power, or
strength in themselves
An interesting discovery has been made
by Dr.. Shoop regarding the cause of
chronic diseases.
He has found that certain nerves have
complete control over the stomach, liver,
kidneys and all internal organs.
These organs convert bread, meat, po-
tatoes, etc., which are the only blood
makers, into blood, bone and muscle, and
when these nerves are weak or exhausted,
these organs fail, and dyspepsia, bilious
ness and prostration of strength results.
DIR. Shops Restorative is a
stomach, liver and kidney cure, as it acts
as a food (not "Nervine") to these par
ticula- nerves. 1t removes the cause.
Ia it not reasonable
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20

Cleveland, and his hold upon the
people since his retirement from office.
L am not aware Of anything like this
latter in our political history. His
nomination gives the combined
strength of the cause and of the man.
1t pitches the campaign upon the great
and winning issue, and il responds to
the wishes of the masses of the party.
Almost any other nomination carries
with it only the reliable party strength,
and more or less poignant disaproint-
ment of the people. With Mr.. Cleve-
and, we should probably lose some
Democratic votes in New York and
elsewhere, but who can doubt that
such losses would be more than coun-
terbalanced by gains from the other
side, and who can measure the force
and contagion of the enthusiasm that
would thrill the ranks of the party?
This means many votes. A moral
purpose, it is said. multiplies as by ten,
and a nomination made on sincere
party conviction and from sincere
party courage, not from mere exped-
iency and scbeming, would have that
effect"
"Have you seen Mr.. Watterson's
interviews?"
81 have read quite number of his
reported utterances, of late. He is
always brilliant, always sound on party
issues, but, as weather prophet as
liable to err as any other foreteller of
unhappened events. Washington is
not a good place to learn of the cur
rent of public opinion, or to pass upon
its wisdom, but it is very clear that
the anti Cleveland leaders here have
impressed Mr.. Watterson very strongly
the idea, Of which he seemed already
possessed, that Mr.. Cleveland's nomin-
alton means party defeat.
"When managers have found them
selves helpless to stay a popular move
ment, what more natural than for
them to call it a craze and to cry out
that it means disaster. We have not
yet reached the point in the Demo-
cratic party when the deliberate choice
of it's masses can be called scraze,'
however distasteful it may be to the
politicians. They have been trying
for months to stamp out a fire that
springs up under their feet whenever
they pause to take breath. 1 do not
disparage party managers. No one
runs for office is apt to do that. 1t is
a comfort to have them around in a
campaign. But, on the other hand,
do not question their party loyalty.
They will, in the main, fight as earn
estly for Mr.. Cleveland, if he is nom
mated, as for a man of their own
choice, and when we add the hearty
support of the great body of indepen-
dents, able to decide the vote of States
like New York, Massachusetts and
others, and, above all, the delight and
enthusiasm of the rank and file of the
party at getting the man Of their
choice, am thoroughly convinced, in
spite of Col. Watterson's dark fore
bodings, that the nomination of Mr..
Cleveland is the strongest we can
make, and that it would call up a
groundswell of popular approval, no
one else could hope for"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20
FRIDAY, MAY 90, 1892.
The Darlington Journal and some

The Darlington Journal and some
others of our republican exchanges are
telling their readers that Wisconsin,
Illinois and all the other doubtful
states are sure to go republican next
fall. Such political forecasts are quite
harmless; but they are very uncertain
especially as it is altogether probable
that the great fall of rain in this pleas
ant month of May will be as nothing
when compared with the general
shower of Democratic ballots next
November.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20

Dark, yellow, greasy skin is symp-
tom of disordered Kidneys and Liver,
and unless treated promptly may re-
suit in dangerous disease. One bottle
Of Beggs' Purifier will entirely remove
the cause and leave the skin clear and
transparent. Sold and warranted by
w. Fl. Priaeaux.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20
A Worthy Representative.
The Richland Republican

The Democratic convention recognize
ed a worthy gentleman and honored
its party in this county when it
selected A. II. Krouskop as delegate
to the national Democratic convention
at Chicago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20
The Difference Fairly Stated.
The Milwaukee Journal.

The tariff apostles aim at the con-
certration of money in one hand; the
tariff reformer aims at fair distribu-
ton of wealth among all classes. The
object of tariff reform is not to enrich
a class, but to promote the welfare of
every class.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-20

The adjourned term of the circuit
court for Grant county was convened
at Lancaster on Monday.