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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
She Gives TO the Press an Open
Letter TO the See
rotary.
Demand That He Publish in Full Let
terS From Which He
Quoted.
In Case He Does Not She Promises
Further Statements From
Herself.

Sioux FALLS, S. D., March Mira
James G Blaine. Jr,, has furnished the
Associated press an open letter in reply to
the personal statement made by james
G, Blaine, Sr. 1t is as follows;
My DEAR SIR-You have furnished the
public with a remarkable production under
the caption of personal statement
understand it to be my duty at
this time to address YOU with
that degree of dignity which your
position as public man entities you TO- |
acknowledge your well rendered, richly
deserved fame as a diplomat and uppre-
ciate fully the weight which your utter
ances possess, as fully as do appreciate
my own weakness and my total inability
TO cope with you IN personal en-
counter; but shall expect FROM
you that consideration and honorable
treatment which am sure your keen
sense of eqrlty and fairness will dictate.
The powe n man OF great nation will
surely accord 70 a weak and deienseless
woman her full need of justice You can
i'll afford to withhold It,
! wish it distinctly understood by you
that am uot asking sympathy. re-
speCtfully demand Justice. IL is in your
power TO grant this simple request 1t
remains to be seen II you will 10 II.
will aid you 10y suggestion,
Have the kindness 10 publish in con
nection with your statement the full text
Of the letters you have quoted frsm Do
not, like shrewd and unprinciplcd per-
son, select only such pages rs may be-
needed to make out your case, but give the
entire contents TO the public that
may be judged righteousy, You
have the document surely, else you
could not quote from them will give
you sufficient time in which 10 conform
TO my reasonable demand say ten days.
At the end of that time If you fail TO re-
spond shall deem IL my duty to give, in
substance, their contents and Corroborate
my statement by publishing letters from
your son, both prior and subsequent to
our marriage,
You know full well that your charges
against me regarding marriage are un-
founded | give you ample opportunity
| to retract You have two alternatives,
the one suggested, or silence Your con-
siGeration for your grandson will
surely induce yon 70 decide
in favor of the first This ia
not proposed diplomatic engagement on
my part for your success in dealing with
| powerful nations IL too well known for me
to meet you on any other ground than az
the mother of your grandson.
take it that your sentiment was
prompted chiefly by the remarks of Judge
Thomas in rendering his decision which
gave me my freedom. have no defense
to offer in his behalf I simply declare,
now that you have arraigned me by tho
use Of neutrality-suspicious. from my love
letters TO your SON. that you be fair
enough TO publish the original in full
will then prove TO the world that your
son was far from . weakling and that you,
his proud father we'll knew it long before
he married me.
Truly yours,
MARY NEvINs BLAINE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
A MUGwUMP ON CLEVELAND.
HaIper's Weekly Exposing the Sham Of
the Cleveland Wing Of the Democracy

the Cleveland wing Of the Democracy
No testimony has been uttered which
condemns the Cleveland fraud more ex
plicitly and strongly than the following
words from Harper's Weekly, which has
long been one of the ablest and most cou-
rageous of Mr. Cleveland's advocates:
with incredible blindness, from the
party point of view, Mr.. Cleveland and
his friends united at the last
election with Tammany Hall and Govern
or Hill to secure a result which enormous
~ strengthened the Hill-Tammany power,
and by all received party rules and GUS
toms left Mr.. Hill and Tammany hall the
representatives. of the regular dc mocratic
party in New York. 1t is a striking fact,
however, that the first consequence Of
Democratic success-the monstrous out
rogue of Hill upon free government in the
theft of the Senate of the State-did not
apparently distress the Cleveland wing
of Democracy. 1t was trem 3ndous
blow at fundamental rights, crime
against the people, but it was an apparent
party advantage and only was no en-
phatic democratic protest made, no in
dignation meeting called and no revolt
begun against the boss whose power the
election had confirmed, but he was pro-
fusely and publicly praised for his great
services to the party by at least one of the
present revolt. 1t is remarkable that
while this great offense against the pub
lie passed uncondemned, the call of state
convention in February, to elect delegates
to a national convention in June, is re-
sented as so fragrant wrong that revolt
is justifable.
If the FORGIVEN is not rebuke to
Cleveland and his follows, it would be
difficult to administer one one. Coming
from the leading mugwump paper in the
United States, it will be a surprise to the
country.
With Harpers Weekly repremandinR
Cleveland, with the New York Times
demanding that the duty shall remain on
cotton ties for the fear the industry will
be transferred to England are two remark
ap'e surprises in the campaign. Verify
Ii e republican tide is rising.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
Fatal Railroad Disaster on the c.,
NJ. q st. p. at Mil
waukee.
de Watert0wn Local Telescopes Il
Coach Filled With Shop
Employees.
The Accident Caused by the Careless
ness of Switchman Emil
Bartel.

MILWAUKEE, March IA Watertown
ocal train due at Milwaukee at 4 o'clock
thas afternoon ran into and demolished
the rear end of q train loaded with EN-.
ployes of the West Milwaukee shops Of
the Chicago, milwaukee, and st. Paul rail.
road, killing seven men and iujuring sew.
eral others.
The trains were moving in the same Ill
rection, the workmen's train having just
left the main track on a short switch and
strung itself out on the track parallel with
the main line. Switchman Emil Bartei
forgot to turn the switch after the work
mems train and the local a moment after
passed on the short switch and in Il min
ute had teesooped the rear car. Seven
meL were killed and terribly mangled
b rtel disappeared and the officers are
after him. The men killed were mechan-
les living in this city. None of the locals
passengers were injured.
The occupants Of the coach, which was
packed with workingmen, had no warning
of impending danger, and in an instant
they were being ground between the sides
of the overturned coach and the eiDder
covered road bed.
Strange to say, besides the seven un-
fortunate victims only one man was in.
jured and he but slightly. Bartel was
found this evening and locked up. The
dead are:
STANIsLUs KATAEKAI,
john GRUNowsKI,
PAUL WAGNER,
ROBERT WEIsE.
FRANK PREIss,
JOSEPH DUERRINoER,
JOHN F. DUEsrNG.
Four of the men leave families
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
TRIBUTES TO PROTECTION.
One Comes From "a Great Foreign News
paper.


The London illustrated News of three
weeks ago, pays the following tribute to
the republican policy of protection:
No nation in the world in any age has
reduced a national debt 20 speedily as the
United States. In 1876 the national debt
was 81, 1856 000, 0O0. In 1890 it was s99S,
900, 900, a reduction of 81 39S 1000 IN 20
years. Before the century closes the debt
will be entirely discharged. The per
capita debt of the United States is less
than that of any other nation, S28. 1t is
s2lS in France, 800 in the United King
dom, $40 in Italy, 500 in Germany, $50 in
Russia. In England, with free trade, the
rate of taxation between 1870 and 1890
was nearly 25 per cent, while in the
United States, under protective duties,
taxation decreased 10 per cent. for the
same period The per capita debt in 1865
was SIS. The reduction to S28 has teen
made through the protectecfive system
Last year an aggregate of $50, 600, 900 in
gold was exported to Europe. Already
the rehuent stream is pouring back from
Europe at a rate that will exceed $780,,
900, coo. In the United States are peace
and plenty; in some Of the eastern divi-
sious of Europe we hear Of famine, and
there is a constant menace Of war.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
TWO STORMS MEET.
Atlantic Coast Suffering from the Ravagss
Of the Conflict

OF the Conflict
New York, March The present epi.
demic Of aerial disturbance is due 10 the
meeting OF two storms, one of wnich came
up the coast from North Carolina, the
other having It's birth in central Ohio and
going east, Each increased in violence
until they met about midnight last hight
The vessels into port through He'll Gate
report terrific weather on the sound, all
being delayed, and all passengers aboard
very sea-sick.
Atlantic Highlands n. j., reports the
highest tides ever known. Considerable
wreckage was cast ashore. A large
vessel is reported wrecked off Sandy
Hook
Several hundred feet of new railway
was washed away near Milton Park and
a large pile driver sunk in deep water.
his morning the Staten Island tide
was the highest ever known; had it risen
another inch all the heating apparatus
on Ellis Island would have been
rendered useless, The furnace rooms
of the big immigration buildings were
flooded this morning and it was only by
the greatest efforts that fires were kept
going
The upper bay was filled with
wreckage today. One of the Staten
Island ferries passed the wreck of a
canal boat drifting near Oyster Island
Flat. A large number of smaller craft
are reported seriously damaged, and there
was much difficulty experienced by ferry
passengers in boarding and departing
from boats
Many piers were submerged 10y the high
tide, In the c'Cy many telephone and
telegraph poles were blown down and
poles froken and wrecked. and there is
much delay in transmitting messages.
The storm is still raging furiously tonight,
the surf at Long Branch having torn away
twenty feet OF the bluff in front Of the old
Leland hotel and great damage is threat.
eued by the high tide tonight From
Eiberton to Seabright strong surf is
tearing out the bench badly, and the par.
italy completed b1lk-heads are all de-
uoished. Several cottages near the coast
are in danger.
The storm is tearing out all the wires
along the coast ard has carried away the
pipes of the Long Branch water works,
cutting ,h the water supply of the
cottages at Monmouth beach and Seabti ght.
Al Atlantic City building in the course
OF erection, intended TO be one of the
finest business structures in the city, was
blown down and several smaller buildings
demolished The storm is also raging
through Pennsylvania.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
woMAN's PRISON BURNED.
Inmates Keep Pledge Not ts Try to
Escape.

Escape.
INDIANAPOLIS, March L.. The state
woman's prison and reform school for
girls burned here tonight. The building
was entirely destroyed 1t was model
prison and one Of the most noted in the
country.
When the FIRE was Discovered Miss
Kelly, the superintendent, ordered the
l57 inmates out of the reform department
into the yard, whore they were guarded by
hall dozen attendants Miss Kelly
went into the hallway and told the
prisoners that the building was on FIRE.
81 am going 10 unlock these cells, but
want you to promise me you will stand By
me and not one try TO escape The
women promised, and The doors were
opened So far ~ known, none made
any attempt 10 escape.
The FIRE was Of incendiary origin three
girls. lmogene Thompson, Mary Stevens
and Lydia Kin3eley, it is stated, by other
inmates, having formed a conspiracy to
free themselves in this way If possible.
The prisoners will be confined in yari-
Gus other state institutions. The loss
will exceed 100000 with an insurance
Of but s., 900.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05

ST.. LOUIS March IA negro giving
tn name Of Morris Wilson was ar
rested the Union depot this morning
on suspicion Of being the man who
bound and gagged Charles H. Taylor
and assaulted Mrs Taylor at Scdalia
las Nedles lay night. The negro was
discovered on a Missouri Pacific freight
train and was induced by the engineer
to help the fireman shovel coal TO the
city On arriving at the depot he was
turned over to the police. He swers
to the description Of the Sedalia villain
but denies that he is the man wanted.
De says he never was in sedalia
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05

CAIRO, III, March 1. Switchmen
STIR ok on the Illinois Central road here
at o'clock yesterday evening. No
trains Of any kind have left here since
No. "a Of yesterday. Vice President
Ba-rigau, Traffic Manager Hudson and
Superintendent Baker are here this
morning 70 try to settle the difficulty
The switchmen demand the removal
Of Agent J. D. Ladd Of Cairo, or thai
all orders pertaining 70 switching shall
come through the yardmaster here.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
CoNDENsfD TELEGRAMs,

Fz Governor VIM. H lden died at Ra
leigh, n. G aged "a.
VIM. II Bradley, the venerable clerk
of TIE United States court for the mort ern
district Of Illinois, died at Chicago OF
apopleXy,
Hubert L. 1errill, vice president Of the
Distilers and Cattle Feeders company,
wa. arrested at New York and held in
s. 900 bail for appearance In Boston.
A Chicago paptr says a well known
railroad official says here is deal 90 to3t
looking to The consolidation Of TIE Lake
L lie and Western road with the Ohio Cen
trail.
Jaw Gould's private car arrived in st.
Louis over the Pennsylvania, and started
for Texas at once on special train over
the Iron Mountain
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
THE FUNDS or 1894.
What Ben Butler Says Of the ste. ting of
New York In sS4,

The action Of Governor nd Senator
David B Hill and tue democrats in stealing
the legislature from the people of the state
Of New York in 1891 recalls to mind the
equally desperate and far more important
burglary committed by the same democratic
party in the state of New York in 1884
No one acquainted With the facts has ever
doubted that James G Blaine had a plur-
ality Of votes in that state The state
which he had carried was stolen from him
by democrats, boldly and dire fly, and was
accomplished through counting votes cast
for Butler, the greenback candidate for
president as votes cast for Cleveland.
General Butler in his autobiography, just
published, says in reference to this now
historical fact in the presidential cam
p8ign Of 81.
There were votes enough thrown for
me several times over to have prevented
Mr.. Cieyeand's election. ont In many Of
the polling places they were counted, not
for NE, but for Cleveland and 50 the cleo.
toral ticket for the state Of New York
was counted for MIN by few hundred
votes only
General Butler ADDS that except for the
unfortunate illness Of John Kelly it would
have been proved in court that Cleveland
was elected president by counting for him
v5tea that were cast for Butler. Toe dem
ocTats stole the presidency by stealing New
York then, and thus put the great reformer,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
BASEBALL MEETING.


National League Now In sessioa ia New
YORK
NEW York, March L. The Haiional
Baseball league meeting common }ed here
this afternoon President Williams. of
the Western league, and President
White, of the Eastern league, we're
in attendance. An agreement formulated
by the committee was read this evening
and referred to Joint committee for ac-
ton.
Messrs. Williams and White won a
substantial victory in the adop-
ton of the clause restricting the
drafting of pla, ers to the season
between the FIRST Of October and the first
Of February; the league to pay 81 900 for
each player taken from class A or clubs
in the eastern on western association
league and the latter associations to pay
800 for players from minor leagues.
The trouble in the western league which
kept Toledo out has been se,ted, and the
circuit is now complete The meeting
will continue probably several days.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05

Grover Cleveland. in the white house.
Now another New Yorker is trying to steal
into the white house again by again steal
ing the state of New York. The Cleveland
followers and papers in New York state
who are so indignant at Hill now, were
not indignant when the state was stolen
for Cleveland and the presidency thereby
secured to him in "a These two historl-
cal facts simply show that both elements
and all elements of the democratic party
are corrupt and desperate when opportun-
ity offers
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
GREEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
Appropriate Opening Exercises at Monroe
Yesterday.

MONROE March / Greene county
new court house was formally opened to-
day at the sitting If the March term Of
the circuit court. The presiding Iudga,
John R. Bennett, was escorted TO his seat
al IL o'clock by County Judge
In. Dunuiddie, who welcomed
him 70 hs position and gave review q
the judicial history Of Green county.
Judge Bennett responded briefly, speaking
with much satisfaction Of the new court
house. after when be instructed the sher.
il to open court.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05

Sensational Developments Threatened In
tho whiskoy Trust Cascs.

BosToN, March LA story published
this evening says; More surprises are In
store for the people most interested in the
whiskey trust cases Before another
tweuty-four hours elapse ii is not
improbable that arrests will be
made which will create pro-
found sensation, The indictment re.
suited from the prosecution Of the whiskey
trust officials, and the charge contained is
tampering with the members OF the grand
jury. The matter has been kept exceed.
ingly quiet District Attorney Allen says
he can give no information
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
BARILLAs MAKES TROUBLE.
Liabilities Of Blood-hod and Revolution
in Guatemala

SAN FRANCISCO, March The
steamer Cuy of Panama, which arrived
today brought news from Guatemala. Az
the latest account Barlllas, the defeated
candidate for the presidency, was trying
10 leave the country with the fortune be has
amas.ed since he has been ie Office. LIEN
fiesta. who vas selected 10 succeed bin,
NAV never take his seat One Of the can
didaies was young B3Tios, and BMlllas,
Is doing everything in his power
to conciliate him, promising The support
II the troops On condition that Baros
will see him safely out Of the country. II
Barios attempts to take the flee serloas
trouble is looked for.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
UNDER FREE WOOL.
Row Wool Growing Has Been Effected by
Free Trade,

A New York democratic newspaper
says:
In the tariff of 1883, and continually foI
thirty FIVE years, wool was on the free list.
When the young industry of sheep
growing was d lamb, so to speak, 1t stood
alone and aourished.
After reading this statement consult the
following figures of our wool production
since 1900 by decades:
WOOL GROWING UNDER FREE WOOL.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
FATAL LA CROSSE FIRE.
The Minnesota House Destroyed Propri-
etor Heiden Burned to Death.

La CROSSE, Wis, March THE Min
nesota bou-e, two story frame structure
located on the corner OF Front and State
streets, was burned between and z
O'Clock this morning Fred Helden, the
proprietor, was burned to death. Other
members or the family, guests and ser
want girls had narrow escape The fire
is supposed to have been caused by
lighted cigar which Heiden dropped in his
bed when he retired IN a sleepy condition
at midnight The charred remains of the
unfortunate man were found on the floor
near his couch burned teyond recognition,
The loss TO the building is estimated at
Sc 500.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
DlsrRI8UTGNG BREAD
Food Given the Hungry At Vienna News
paper cnice.

YIEsEh, March .--f1e distribution Of
free bread to the poor at the Office Of the
socialist paper, Volksprease, continued
with a q eat deal VI disorder today Eight
thousand loayes were provided, but fully
twelve thousand men and women assem-
bled When i became known that the sup
plies were exhausted many who bad received
nothing assailed others more fortunate and
fought with maniaeal fury for the food
they coveted. The possessors hergely de
ferded thairrights and in the crush ten
women were injured A strong
force Of police finally checked the roting.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
TIE PoPE,s BInrnpAY.
He Receives the Congratulations of the
Cardinals.

IiN IttNNIFWH IIIW NUHk f01II"tt''1I" W VT"
Cardinals.
RoNE, March 1.-The pope today gave
a solemn audience in the throne room OF
the vatican to all members Of the college
of cardinals present in Rome. Cur.
dinal La Valetta expressed TO his
holiness the devotion Of his colleagues,
and voiced their congratulaiion or the an
niversary of tomorrow, his 82l birthday,
and also upon the l4th anniversary
Of his browning as supreme pontlf
of the holy r man Catholic church.
The pope made speech IN reply in which
he expressed his appreciation Of the car
dinal' 8 good wishes
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
CLAIMS AGAINST CHuLI
Damages Asked Tor Injuries TO American
sailors.

sailors.
WASHINGTON, March THE state de.
partment received a list of the verified
claims of all but six OF the sailors Of the
Baltimore against the CHILEAN govern
ment for injuries alleged to nave been
received during the riots at Valparaiso
last October. The list does not include
the cases Of RiRgin and Turnbull,
who lost their lives and whose heirs have
already submitted claims for damages
The claims received today are "a in mum.
her and range from $4,000 down 10
$50, 600 The total amount is 81, 06b 600
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05

Increase in twenty years OF protecJlon
70. l55, $50 pounds. A similar rate of in
crease was maintained down to 1888 VIII n
the free trade method sof dealing with
wool and woolens was Incorporated into
the tariff of that year. Experience cries
ont in protest against free wool
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-05
PUBLIC DEBT : rATEMENT.
Statistics for February Issued From Wash
ington

Statistics for February ihsueu FROM "Snh~
ington
WASHINGTON, March The public
debt statement just issued is as follows;
Interest bearing debt, $685., OPS 080i ia
crease, $500.
Debt on which interest ceased, s., 725, 4
4l0; decrease $500.
Debt bearing no interest, 1888, 529,4OO;
decrease, 81 ,463. 3l3.
Aggregate interest and non-interest
bearing debt, 1912 282, $50; decrease
81, 703, 1903.
Aggregate debt, including certificates,
treasury notes, 81, 593 53l 1854.
Cash in treasury; gold coin and bars,
s282, 1913. 800; silver dollars, subsidiary
coins. etc, S429, 109,509; paper $50, 49,
40; bonds, minor coin, disbursing Of
officers balances. deposits in national
banks, etc. SIS 934 903; aggregate cash
in treasury, S790,547.5l2.
Demand liabilities: gold, silver and
currency certificates and treasury notes
1921, PAS, ga; disbursing officers balance
fund, tor redemption uncuuent bank
notes. etc, S37 1856 1877; gold reserve,
800 coo 900; net cash balance, So, l62,-
204; aggregage, $3.50, ,5l5
Cash balance in treasury January 81,
1892, Sl3l, 1868 459. 80,
Casb balance February 20, 1892. 1892
162, 204 o
Increase during month, 1898 745.
.,oo,u DE a DIow 20 Lake Commerce.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March THE
Cleveland Vessel Owners association
to-day endorsed protest against the
passage Of Senate bill No. LBS, as in
imical tor the shipping and commercial
interests Of the Northwestern lakes
and their tributary waters. The claim
is made that thorough, competent en-
gineers will not be qualified to manage
engines on lake vessels under the con-
ditions imposed, and that enforcement
of the provisions would paralyze the
lake traffic by throwing vessels out Of
commission, The inspection feature is
useless, arbitrary and unjust On the
whole the passage of the bill will be a
blow to lake commerce that viii be
difficult if not impossible to overcome