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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
CRIMINAL.

! EDWARD A. TRAsK, the Chicago real
estate and bond swlndler, was sentenced to
eighteen years in the penitentiary.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made Fri,
day midnight, at Quincy, ILL.,, to lynch DR.
W. J. Jamison, the murderer of Charles
Aaron.
PATRICK STANLEY, a st. Paul man,
who was shot at the dog fight in Anoka
county, died as the result of an amputa--
ton.
THREE men kill one another in West
| Virginia. Two Of them had in THEN Gus
tody two Michigan boys whom they mad
kidnapped.
Mrs. john BYERs, of Marengo, Ill
aged 81. whose husband died recently,
killed herself with revolver Saturday, IN
a fit of dependency.
AT Pitsburg, Pa, Henry Schall an
aged, wealthy contractor. suicided by
shooting, Monday morning, the result of
dependency on account of protractsd i'll
ness.
On Saturday night. Edward A. Drexler
was murdered in his cigar store on Pine
| street, st. Louis. Two booth acks are
suspected of the crime.
AT Newburg, n. Y, Mcclure. the
murderer of Mrs. Gregory, has baen SEN
| fenced to suffer death by electricity in
Sing Sing, some time in the week be GIN
ming June 6.
ELMER CARkINs, of Noblesville, Ind,
has been convicted of the murder of VIM.
Burnei, and sentenced to twenty-seven
months in the penitensiary.
| AT Niles, Ohio. Monday night Samuel
| Williams crushed the skull OF his twenty
year-oid daughter with hat-iron and cut
his own throat. The girl will recover.
Two NEGROES who have been found
sui ty OF the murder of Jewish pedGler
at Richview, Tenn, have been
sentenced to De hanged at Nashville, May
| IA
| POSTMASTER Kaufman, at Reisel,
| Tex, was assassinated by two negroes
Wednesday night, it is supposed for the
purpose of robbery. The murderers are
| being pursued.
JAMES CoCKERsHA,., of Des MONIES,
| Iowa, killed kis divorced wife and a man
who was with her, then took his own life;
a woman who witnessed the deed is now a
maniac and may die.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29

In the rear of Fort Moultrie, near the
sallyport, is simple stone slab with a
sller t, touching history. 1t marks the
grave of Osceola, the Seminole chief,
whose sufferings while there excited uni
versal sympathy. The killing of General
Thompson, the United States Indian Agent
by him, superinduced the second Seminole
war; In which he acted a conspicuous part.
In the In clpiency of the war he DISPLAYED
great ability as we'll as great daring, in
prosecuting and conducting the struggle
against superior forces; but On the % of
October, 1887, while holding conference
under flag of truce with General Jesup,
near st. Augustine, Fla. he was reacher-
ously seized and sent To- Fort Moultrle.
w hlle there he was treated with leniency
ana even Blindness, unrestrained, too of his
liberty, being permitted to roam about the
island; but with the proud, chafng, rest
less spirit OF the Indian, which cannot
brook Confinement, he pinned away, until
death In the guise of a mercitul arrester,
took him final prisoner, and re leased him
OF his sutferlngs on the 31st of January,
1888.
Now Fort Moultrie is dismantled. the
officers and private quarters are all de-
stroyed, the barracks gone and in their
stead are the crude remains of the earGh-
works thrown up pending the last war
A one-armed soldier stands guard over the
place and shows the visitor the place and
the memorable spot.
S range that locality rich with legends
of revolutionary and civil war, consecrated
by toe blood of our earliest patriots, the
scene Of acts of heroism, augmented in
value by the surrounding circumstances
of the times in which they were displayed,
| should be left in such pitiful condition
The ocean still pays the shore the tribute
of its mighty pillows. as they roll and
break upon the beach, which stretches at
the base of what was once Fort Moultri In
| all its pride and pomp. But if ruin and des-
olatlon are to overshadow the place, his
tory will hover like a lingering s,,lrit
about the spot, aud preserve, at all haz
ards and for all time, its prestige and
| glory.-Chicago Iuter-Ocean.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
FIRFs AND CAUALTIEs,

Two Me1icans were frozen to death in
Colorado last week.
A YOUNG lady was drowned near Crook
stone, Mimi, under very mysterious cir
cumstances.
The Commonwealth, the London organ
of the anarchists, has been seized by the
police.
E ONE man was killed as the result of the
California earthquake The damage to
property is placed at 100000.
NED O'HARA was instantly killed by a
freight train near Pontiac, H.. Sunday,
while walking on the track. He was 7S
years old.
The warehouses of large local firm
at San Salvador. Loss, 100000 Three
were killed and several wounded by the
falling walls.
FRENCH vineyards have suffered i'm.
mense damage from the icy storms of
Easter. The crop has been destroyed In
many parts of Burgundy.
In fire in a tenement house at St.
Petersburg nine persons are known to
been burned to death and fifteen others
are missing, and are believed to be In the
| ruins.
EIGHT men are reported to have been
drowned by the flooding of the Lytle
Company's collery, eight miles from
Minersvillo, Pa. Six of the number were
| Italians
LITTLE BLUE river, gorged by saw logs
has backed up IND flooded the business
portion of English, Ind, to the depth Of
five feet. Many cattle, sheep and hogs
were drowned.
AT st. Louis, Frank Boettinoer, while
working on a new building, fell $50 feel
to the ground and was instantly killed.
A FRIGHTFUL explosion at Thompson s
saw-mill about four miles north of Ere
mont, Colo, occurred Sunday night, kill
ing Clark Dilldine and possibly fatally in
iuring James Groves.
WHILE some boys were playing in &
sand pit near Toronto, Ont, Saturday, 6
slide occurred, covering a portion of the
pit to the depth of several feet and smoth.
ering three boys named Alfred Lucas, agec
IL, Ernest Lucas, aged IL, and Henry Pet
tit, aged IL.
THE fire waste In Massachusetts In 1891
amounted to Sc, 58l 40, upon which there
was S., 1T, 9l6 insurance. The loss is
against an average loss of $4,000 fol
fourteen years, and the average number OF
fires increased eight hundred.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29

LIVING IN TENTS.
Further Slight Earthquake Shocks Felt
at NacaviIIc, Cal, last Night.

Further Slight Earthquake Shocks Felt
at VscaviIIc, Cal, last Night.
VACAvmLE, Cal, April 23.-A num-
Der of tents arrived here from Sacra-
mento last night, having been sent by
Gov. Markham. Many people were
afraid 10 pass the night in their homes,
and slept in the tents. Several slight
shocks were felt during the night. The
work Of repair is going on rapidly.
WINTERS, Cal, April EN- response
to request Of the citizens of this
place Gov. Markham sent "a special
train from Sacramento last night
with load of tents. The work
of setting up these tents was
a pitiablo sight. A few hand
lamps seemed only TO make the dark
ness visible, and it was slow work at
best. There were many who were too
weary, and scores of people stretched
out on the ground and even on door
steps too tired to heed the danger of
another shock.
DIXON, Cal, April 22.-There was
another sharp shock OF earthquake at
1880 last night, followed by several
slighter tremOrs during the night. No
further damage was done. Residents
are still greatly excited and very few
people went to bed last night
SAN Francisco, April 22.-No recur-
renee of the earthquake was felt In Vacco
valley, where the greatest damage occur
red. TIE towns are rapidly recovering
from the Effects of The disaster. The
destructive area was confined to triangle
having sides ten or twelve miles long.
Besides Vaccaville, Dixon and Winters,
some damage was done at Damsvllle and
Woodland. TIE main streets Of Winters
were badly demolished and all the brick
buildings wrecked or rendered unsafe.
Last night a numoer Of people slept In
tents At Woodland a number of walls
will have to he rebuilt. AT Dixon there
was not much damage A drive through
the affected district shows many demol
ished chimneJs. Similar damage is ex-
tensive in all towns where the earthquake
was felt. II is estimated that the total
damage will not exceed 100000. Wick
Darby. laborer, who was injured by fall
ing brick at Winters, died today.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Herr Fushnagel has sued Prince Bis.
marck for libel
Queen Victoria is anxious about tho
health of the Prince of Wales.
Cold weather in Southern Indiana
has not destroyed the peach crop
Work is to be resumed in the Huron
copper mine at Hancock, Mich, May /,
Italy has resolved to give up all Of
It's African colonies, with the exception
| of Massowah.
The eompositors on the Tageblatt
Aoendpost, Runyschau and Freie
eresse at Chicago are on a strike.
Colonel Edwin R. Goodrich, who
served on Burnside's staff through the
| war. died in Boston.
The volume Of business in iron in
greater III all lines than last wear.
The outlook is said to be good
W. +. Bohart, st. Paul agent of d
f. Swift & Co, has become a defaulter
and has disappeared.
One man was killed as the result of
the California earthquake The dam
age to property is placed at 500, 900.
Lady Henry Somerset in a recent
speech at Liverpool spoke highly of the
of the temperance movement in the
United States.
L. ID. Holton, one of Milwaukees
pioneers died on his way north from
De Funiak Springs. Fla, aged n
years.
A permit has been issued to organize
the Harrisburg State bank, at larts-
burg, Ill, with capital stock Of
! S25, 600.
Hereafter the Union Trust company
of New York will pay but per cent .
year on deposits, instead of 2B per
year.
In an article in the Washington Star
1t Is announced that powerful opposi-
tion against Harrison's candidacy has
been effected.
Justin Mccarthy and Dillon have
cabled Dr. Emmett, president of the
National Federation of America deny
ing division in the Irish party.
Henry Slime, member of Machinists
and Blacksmiths' Union No 3, Chi
cage, was killed ON the railroad tracks
at Hamilton, Ohio
Tobacco monopolists, who were
granted Persian franchise, which the
Shah has just revoked, met in London
to close up the affairs of the company.
Henry Brennan of Richmond, Ind,
60 years old, fell under the wheels OF
an electric car in Cincinnati and both
legs were cut off He will die.
Gray men have scored a point in the
Indiana Democratic convention by
having the Endorsement of Senator
Turpie for reelection stricken from "A
resolution.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron company has purchased the
real estate and plant of the Silver Creek
and Morris Coal and Iron company for
$500, 900
Secretary Adams of the Ill nois
Grand Lodge of Oddfellows sold the
Oddfellows' Herald of Bloomington.
1t is SAID that he will retire from the
secretaryship.
Maud Desmore, daughter of IA wealthy
coal dealer of Dayton, Ohio, who disnp-
peared from her home two months
ago, has been found in Springfield,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
Hancock Farmers Organize.

CARTHAGE, Ill, April 23.-The
Peoples party was organized in this
city Friday. The members are mostly
leaders in the Farmers Alliance. A
county central committee was ap-
pointed and delegates elected Reso-
buttons were adopted indorsing the
platform of the National Peoples
party and inviting all labor organiza-
tions to cooperate with them. A
county ticket VIII be put in the field.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
NEWS IN BRIFF.

The Ex- Brigadier General Thomas w.
Sweeney, retired, is dead.
BARON ScHAFFER, once Australian
minister at Washington, is dead.
The Indiana Republican state conven
ton is to meet at Fort Wayne June %.
Coal is to be sent, in semi liquid state,
in pipes from Ohio to New York and then
solifed again.
JAMAICA has increased it's grant for
worlds fair exhibit from f2, 600 to G5,-
900.
THE new hall at Minneapolis in which
the republican rational convention is
to be held is completed.
MANY Sesseton reservation boomers de-
sert their claims and return home because
the land Is poor.
LOUISIANA is carried py the anti-lottery
democrats, Foster being elected governor
by 10000 plurality.
GEN. EDWIN P. GooDRIcH, who served
On the staff Of Gen Burnside during the
War, died in Boston, Friday.
Ex-Governor A. 6. Porter, United
States minister to Italy, sailed from New
York for his post Saturday.
herr Most, the anarchist agitator, was
liberated from Blackwell's island peniten-
tiary In New York, Tuesday.
MRS. ELIZA MCKEE, widow Of the late
VIM. Mckee, owner Of the controlling in
terest in the St. Louis Globe. Democrat, is
deaG, aged rs.
The Indian democratic convention was
held Thursday at indianapolis, Senator
Turpie presiding, 1t instructed for
Cleveland first, and Gray afterward.
THE proprietors of large tin plate facto-
RES In Wales are about to erect works in
the United States.
MGR. Charles E. Mcconnell was conse,
Grated Bishop of Brooklyn Monday morn
ing by Archbishop Corrigan.
OVER two hundred bakers of Cleveland.
Ohio, are out On strike. They demand
that they be exempted from night work,
and that baking concerns shall employ no
one except union men.
The sale of 176 government lots in Hot
Springs, Ark, has brought in S74 720,
which will be used in public improve,
mants in that city
On Monday, John LOTUS died at Clean,
n. Y, at the age of Ill years. He was q
vivor of Waterloo. He had several
medals for foreign service.
JOHN LoNGwELL, of Wellsboro, Pa,
who has just died, is alleged to have vom-
tied three small snakes, and other reptiles
In his stomach are said to have caused his
death.
K. q. GUPTILL, prominent glass man
ufacturer of Anderson, Ind, claims to
have discovered the lost art of casting
glass tubes, which is known to have been
practiced by the Egyptians.
The last weekly statement of the New
York banks show an increase in tne reserve
of 3,744 ATS. The banks now hold 49,
532,574 more than is required by the Is
per cent. rule.
TOBACCO ON which full duty had not
been paid was seized in Chicago, and
seizures are expected in Minneapolis and
other cities. These are ramifcationg of
the San Francisco customs frauds.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania has
declared the oleomargerine law constitu-
tional, but says that persons cannot be
fined when the goods are shipped into the
state and the package broken and sold in
small portions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
General RusseY Yindicated.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-Gen. Bussey,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior, ap-
peared before the House Special PEN
SION Office Investigating committee
Friday to answer the charges made
against him by Gen. Dugan. Gen.
Bussey said he had failed at New
Orleans, owing $50, 900, and settled at
Is cents on the dollar, and in less than
twelve months he paid 100 cents on the
dollar on all confidential debts Rep
resertative Little moved to strike from
the record the assertions made by Gen.
Dugan as to Gen. Bussey's character,
saying they had proved unqualifedly
adopted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
VIII Fight for Free Sugar.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The fight
for free sugar in fact as well as in
name is likely to begin in earnest in
the House next week. A favorable re-
port on the resolutions of Mr.. Scott Of
Illinois, calling upon the attorney
general for information as to what he
has done against the sugar trust will
probably be agreed upon by the House
committee on the judiciary at its meet
ing next Tuesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
The Trial of RavachOl, the Partisan
Anarchist is to Begin
Today.
Restaurant of NJ. Very, Who Deliver
ed Him Into Custody Destroy
ed by Dynamite.
The Proprietor So Severely Injured
that He Dies Soon
After.

rARIs, April 2a.-Much interest is
manifested in the trial of the anarchist
Ravachol, who is charged with having
caused the explosions at the residence
OF Judge Benoit. who presided at the
trial OF anarchists at the Seine Assizcs,
April 2S, 1891, and at the residence of NJ.
Bulot,who conducted the prosecution on
that occasion. The trial is fixed for to-
morrow, and the demand for tickets of
admission to the court room has been
very active. The desire to hear the
proceedings has been somewhat damp
ened, however, by a statement that APP
peared yesterday that friends of
Ravachol were plotting to prevent any
sentence the court might impose upon
him from being carried out It is not
known what course the anarchists will
pursue, but it is feared that some of
them may in some way gain admission
to the courtroom and throw bomb.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
To Fight Chicago Packers.

Fort WAYNE, Ind. April ga com.
pany was organized in this city last
evening to fight the big four packers
OF Chicago for the local trade. For
several years Chicago has monopolized
the trade in dressed meats IN this city
to the exclusion of local butchers and
packers. The company formed last
night is headed by Christian Pfeiffer of
Buffalo. P. A. Randall. ]. d. Mickey
and other local capitalists. Packing
and slaughter houses with capacity
of 5000 hogs day will at once be
erected
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
County Teachers Institute Meeting.

PETERSBURG, Ill, April 23.-The Tri-
County Teachers Institute, composed
OF Menard, Mason, and Tazewell coun.
ties, opened two days session hero
with q large attendance from the three
counties. State Superintendent Raab
addressed the institute this afternoon
at the opera-house. The session will
close tomorrow with discussion Of
the work of the profession.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
NEW ILLINOIS RAIL ROAD.
Prominent Capitalists Apply for Articles
of Inc rporaJion.

ELGIN, ILL.,, April 22.-Mayor VIM
G1eete, of Elgin; State Senator e. H.
Evans and County Clerk L. NJ. Besupre
of Aurora; t. z. Ryan. of St. CHARLES, and
President e ran and Director Garduer, %
the Chi, ST. Paul & K tnsas City R. K have
applied for articles Of Incorporation for the
Egin Aurora and Fox River Electric rail =
way; capital s400,0 COO The road will run
from the north to the south line of Kane
county through Carpentersville, Dundee,
Egin, st. Charles, Geneva, Batavia and
Aurora. l; is expected to begin construc
ton this wear
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29

Bob FORD, the killer of Jesse James.
and Jack Palmer, who has been very in
innate with Ford, were driven from jim
town, Colo, Monday, and instructed not
to return if they cared for their lives.
COUNTY AUDITOR LAvELIE, charged
with incendiarism in burning the court
house at Washington, Indiana, and de.
stroyiny the official papers, was, On Satur
day, found guilty, fined one dollar and
sentenced to eight years in the peniten.
tiary
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
Troublesome Prisoners at Huntin gdon.

HUNTINGDON, Pa, April 2s.-During
the last ten days the rougher element
among the inmates of the Huntingdon
Reformatory have been showing their
contempt for discipline. Disturbances
are of almost daily occurrence. Yes
terday morning the most serious out
break took place. Henry Yarnall, an
outside teamster who was hauling
stone, was attacked by five of the pris-
oners, led by John LaPorte of Erie
and brutality beaten.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
NICARAGUA CANAL.
a Committee From California Calls for n
Convention


Convention.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-An address
to the American people has been prepared
by committee appointed by the state
Nicaragua canal convention to arrange
for national convention at St. Louis,
next June. 1t submits that in
this age of commercial activity the
United States must push its trade and
commerce or lose foreign markets and
suffer financial depression. Statistics are
given to show what benefit to the union
the canal will be, saying it will open com.
merce of the Pacific with The
valley of the Mississippi. The gulf
states and far west will feel the
vitalizing forces of new and better markets
for the products Of the soil, while the
north and east will grow strong under the
increased demand for Amer.
lean shipping. The defense of the
Pacific coast states in time of war
should also demand the thoughtful, patri
otto consideration Of the whole country.
LET congress aid in this work, not as d
menace TO foreign nations, but for protec-
ton for ourselves and blessings to others.
When completed it will unite by ties of
commercial interest all the American re-
publics, giving greater stability and re-
newed prosperity TO each, inspiring conf
dence and insurlng perpetual peace among
them all
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
BI-MErALLiC CONFERENCE.
Report that the President will Soon Cal
One.

WASHINGTON, April PIT is under
the visits of S. Dine Norton, conf
Dental representative of the gov
eminent, to European powers. has about
decided to call an international bi-metal-
lie congress and to that end will soon
transmit the correspondence on the sub
ject In a special message TO congress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
Four Millions for Agriculture.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Mr. Hatch's
committee will report the agricultural
appropriation bill the latter part of
next week. The measure will carry a
larger appropriation this year than it
did last. Last year the bill carried an
appropriation of S2,s6s,1t3, and this
rAar tho estimates alone amount to
50, 800, $50.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29

Tables of the density of the atmosphere,
calculated from the Geographic wea Their
reports, have been found to give better
clue to the movements and origin OF the
cyclones than the usual method of COM
parison of the isobars and isothermes
alone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29

MRS SARAH ]. RICHARDS, whose not.
able services as surgeon-general's nurse
in charge of field hospitals of the I'd army
corps during the war, won the warm
praise Of the several commanders of the
army Of the Potomac and the devotion OF
the soldiers, died at Philadelphia, Monday,
April 18th in her 72i year. She was one
of the first to respond to Gov. Curtin 5 call
for nurses in 1862, and she stayed at the
front till the end 1t is related of her that
in one battle she prevented the capture OF
an ambulance full of soldiers which she
was driving by drawing a revolver on the
confederate leader.