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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
NEW 5 IN BRIEF

The Ex- Bi'igadier General Thomas w g..
Sweeney, retired, is dead
TROOPS have been sent to the scene of
the cattlemen s difficulties in Wyoming
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
solited again.
The government of Quebec is max
ing determined effort to suppress lotter-
les.
ALEXANDER BRooKsHIRE, prominent
resident of Charlottesville, i'd, is miss
ing.
The Spanish government has agreed to
exhibit at the Chicago fair a model of the
Columbus caraVel.
WHITELAw REID, ex.minister to
France, was given a banquet at belmont
co.'s Saturday evening by the chamber OF
commerce of the state of Nav York.
SALOON men and others cause all bust
ness establishments in Sioux City to be
closed and transit lines to suspend, in re
taliation for the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law.
COLONEL NICHOLAS VEDDER, who was
chief paymaster under General Sherman
on his famous march from Atlanta to the
sea, is dead at the age of rs years.
OIL producers are discussing a PROPOSE.
ton to stop work for six months in order
to force prices uq.
By the will of the late millionaire Rob
ert A Barnes of st. Louis, provision !.
made for new hospital in that city.
Four hundred destitute negroes, bound
for Oklahoma, are stranded in Little
Rock, Ark.
REPORTS show an average decrease o.
about 30 per cent. in the cotton acreage OF
the south.
GIDEON F. I. REED, of Jamaica Plain
bequeated $4,000 for the establishment
of public school at Buckeye and $40, OO(
for the Boston Homeopathic society.
Four hundred government tents were
received at Columbus, Miss, on Saturday
consigned to the mayor who will distri-
butte them to those made homeless by the
recent foods.
JUDGE THOMAS H. STEWART brought :
libel suit against the Denver Republican
for SllO,O and has been awarded judg
mnet for $22.
REV. FRED PORTER, former pastor o
the Marsheld Avenue Methodist Epi8cop
church, Chicago, died Wednesday at Otta
wa, Kans., and will be buried at Rock
ford, Ill.
MRS. MARY WELSH, who was injurec
by freight train ON the Big -Four rail
road near Greencastle, has secured a yer
dict for $4,000 damages. Two othe
women who were injured at the same tim,
will get the same amount
A SUIT is pending in the Virginia su,
preme court concerning the sale of the lo
which contains the grave of Washington
mother The lower court held tina
the sacred spot could not be the subject O
sale.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
DEFENSE OF BEnRING SEA.
Uncle Sam VIII HaYe Strong fleet
on the Sealing Grounds by May I.

Uncle Sam VIII Haye Strong fleet
on the Sealing Grounds by May I.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The govern
ment is moving in the Behring Sea
matter with considerable rapidIty, and
by May / a formidable feet of vessels
will be on the outskirts of Behring Sea
ready to protect American interests
therein. The four revenue
cutters Bush, Bear, CorwIp and
Albatross are now on their way north
or are preparing at San Francisco to
go. The men-ofwar Adams and
Mohican are in the northern waters,
while the Baltimore and Yorktown
have been ordered to the Columbia
River. Maj. Williams, agent of
the United States at the seal
Islands, is now at San Francisco
awaiting his instructions for the season.
He will probably leave for the seal
tslanes on May 8, on which date the
vessels of the North American CONNER
cial Company leave with their agent
for the Island of st, Paul. All United
States vessels ordered to Behring Sea are
instructed to stop at Port Townsend.
where most of them will receive theiy
final instructions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
HERR MOST'S TIME OUT.
New York Anarchists Preparing to Wei
come Their Leaders Return

New York Anarchists Preparing to We'll
come Their Leaders Return.
New YORK, April 1S.-There is un-
usual excitement and animation in An
archist circles to-day. This is because
Chief Apostle Johann Most, who has
been serving q sentence of one years
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
preaching a revolutionary sermon on
the anniversary of the execu-
ton OF the Chicago bomb-throw-
ers will be released at daylight
tomorrow morning. The steamer
Thomas S. Brennan has been chartered
to convey Most across the river to the
foot of Fifty sixth street, where
tremendous crowd of his followers
will receive and escort ohm to their
headquarters, where Il reception will
be rendered hin. The arrangements
are in charge of the Musical Union con-
nected with the New York and Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. Most intends
to resume the editorship of the German
anarchist sheet known as the Freiheit
He may also take Il trip to Europe nexa
month.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
THE RI BY
Its Tint as Beautiful bv Artificial Light as
by Day.

The color of the genuine ruby is that of
artificial blood, or pigeon blood, as it IS
called / is extremely hard, and, after
the SAP phire, is the hardest of the eorun
dums which renders it difficult to under
stand Why the earth so rarely gives it up
It's tint is as beautiful by artificial light
as by day, and lis powers of refraction go
great that ancient belief credited it with
power Of emitting light. The ancients
even supposed that it would shine
through clothing with undiminis he'd
power.
The largest ruby known is one men
toned BY Cpardin as having been eGgrav
ed with the name OF Sniek Sephy. Another
noble ruby is 10 possession Of the Shah OF
Persia. Its weight is put at It's cal as
A third, belonging 20 the King of Us4par,
was cut into hsmispherical form, and IN
1853 was fought for $l3 o66 A ruby
possessed by Gustsphus Ado!phus, and
presented to the czarina at the time of
his journey to st. Petersburg, was the size
o. small hens eeg.--Jewalel' Review.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

SOME curious statistics have appeared
concerning the respective mortality OF
various trades and professions during the
year 1891. 1t seems that the most dam
gerous trade is that of publican. the
deaths In which amount to twenty per
thousand. Professors of music, fencing
ana dancing appear TO be equally exposed
to lethal Influences, the average in such
case being nineteen per thousand. Bakers
and caomen are almost as short-lived as
musicians, and so are hair dressers but
their average is gradually diminishing.
Composltors show better record than
authors or journalists, but the most fayors d
classes are priests, butter merchants anu
cheese factors, their average being only
i've per thousand. Architects live almost
as long as the clergy and the utter men.
and female clerks in telegraph, telephone
and savings bank departments are all
good livers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
THE ENGAGEMENT RING
some New and Beautiful Designs in These
Tokens of Betrothal.

The new engagement ring that the
lover gives his lady has large stones, a
diamond and sapphire, or diamond and
ruby, or pearl, forming the extremities of
an open ring, the ends overlapping to
bring one stone above another. The ring
most fancied as gut from the girl to her
betrothed Is a CHAIN of platinum and
gold, with true lovers knot on rep. II
is not a stiff chain, but the links must fall
softly together when he takes it off in
token of the fact that ner chains are light
ones .-Jeweler' Review.o
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
NOT READY TO DIE.
Why she Decided There Should be no
Funeral on Her Account

Some forty years ago a Massachusetts,
wife lay in her bed app renJiy dying with
consumption. As the family lived four
miles from the undertaken and minister,
and as the roads were blocked with snow,
the hus band, when called to the village on
business, decided to save an extra journ ey
in that bitter weather by engaging the
minister and undertaken at once and APP
pointing the funeral for Friday On
Wednesday the sick woman heard of This.
and arousing herself from Der supposed
dying condition declared: ''Ihere'll be no
funeral in this house this week" The
funeral took place forty years after it was
at tue age Of eighty
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
Washington Notes.

WAsHINeToN, April 16.-Rear Admiral
George. E. Belknap has been appointed
President of the Board of Inspection
and Survey.
The House committee on patents will
unanimously report the bill requiring
foreign inventors to pay the same to
the United States for patent in this
country as is charged an American in
ventor for patent in the country from
which the foreign inventor comes
Prof. Astral I'm Boston).-I understand
that your daughter is an enthusiastic stu
dent of thee sopby
Mrs Hubbs-Yes; she was last weey
/ don't know what she is enthusiast.
about this eek.-PUck.
The society OF the army Ut the Cumber-
land bas changed the date of its reunion
to be held on the battlefield at Chicka-
manga, September 81 and %, in order not
to interfere with the annual encampment
of the grand army of the republic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
PETS OF MEN-OF-wAE
A Parrot That Fooled the Men by Giving
Bogus Commands

Bogus Commands,
The cruiser Baltimore has for her mas.
cot a goat.
When she was put IN commission he
was duly entered on the ships papers as
William Goat" He is an old salt. hav.
ing been brought up In Uncle Sans navy
from kid, The first cutter is the only
boat III which he Will allow himself 10 be
taken ashore. He listens to The s.ryices
every Sunday morning IN an exemplary
manner.
The Richmond bad at one time a hoe
for mascot. He used to take bath
every morning, and always presented an
attractive exterior His favorite amuse-
ment was to pace the deck half the night
with the precision of an officer of the
watch. When he got almost too fat to
move he was allowed to die natural
death. His shiptlates would have regard
ed 1t as Cannibalism to send him to the
cooks coppers.
AS for eating rasher
OF what they took pride in
They'd as soon think of eating
The pan 1t was fried in.
Monkeys are common on board ships
serving in tropical and semi trop; Cal
waters. The Yorktown, the Yantic and
some other ships carry mastitfs. Many
carry cats, and cape pigeons are pets with
the vessels on the Pacific station.
The Chicago, tie flagship Of the VIII e
squadron, now in South American waters
has a parrot. 1t has but one grave fault
for sea-going bird. It has learned sew
eral words of command and can initiate
the voice of nearly every officer on board
It's delight is to yell out when the men are
at dinner, "All the frst cutters!" accom-
panying the words with an excellent
imitation of the boatswain's pipe.
and send the crew tumblin up from
below.
When the Thetis was in the Arctic she
had a seal for pet, but soon tired of it,
ALI it would do was to eat seven meals
day, battle in q tub and lie on its side on
the deck to be scratched and petted All
attempts TO make a learned seal of it were
utter failures.
A similar failure attended the efforts
Of the officers of the Bear, who tried to
make pet of an Arctic cub bear which
they had caught. 1t would brook 10
familiarity of any kind, but would walk
up and down the deck, looking straight
ahead and growing and gnawing at
everything.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
Prince Michael ArrnirncL.

DETROIT, Arril lS.-Prince Michael,
of the new and latter house of Israel.
was brought before the police cours
this morning. After some discussion
the defendant waived examination and
bail was fixed at 81, 900. 1t WAS not
furnished and Prince Michael was
taken back to jail. Michacl's cxamin-
alton on the charge of criminal assault
preferred by Ellen Rowlinson, viii
come up tomorrow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
BLOW ON THE HEAD.
Causes a Singular Change in the Use of the
Hands

Three years ago Young lady of Fall
River, Mass, was hit upon the left side
of the head by falling sign as she was
walking along street il Boston. This
was followed by brain fever. After some
weeks she was as well in mind and body
as ever, but from a right-handed person
she had become SO Ieft-handed she could
neither cut, sew, nor write with her right
hand, but found it easy to do all these
things with her left. Her right hand was
just about as useful as her left had been
before she was hurt. What is strange is
that, with SO recent a change il she use
of her hands, she never makes an avn
ward motion, and is as graceful in the
use of her left hand as if she had been
born iPft-handed. Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Civil Service
Commissioner Thompson to-day pre-
sented his resignation to President
Harrison. Mr.. Thompson has been
elected comptroller of the New York
Life Insurance company, and expects
to enter upon the discharge of the du-
ties of that office about May l.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
Woodruff Goes Free.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April ls.-Ths
jury in the case of eN-Treasurer Wood
ruff, charged with embezzlement of
State funds, this morning returned a
verdict of not guilty. This was the
second trial, the jury at the first trial
failing to agree.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

LORD DUFFERIE, the new Minister OF
the British government at Pari., has
taken violently to fine art, and may be
seen in blouse copying from the cast at
q certain atelier.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
Chief ENGINEER DeyaIiu Dead

WASHINGTON. April 16.--Chief Engin.
Ger Charles 9. Devalin, U s. N, re-
tired, died here this morning of up
oplexy. He was placed on the retired
list on the 18th instant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

The experiment Of introducing reindeer
from Siberia into Alaska is about to be
tried. Many persons are skeptical as to
che result, but the food supply in Alaska
has become scanty, and something must be
done to aid the natives. There is an
abundance of low heritage upon which it
Is believed the reindeer will thrive The
revenue cutter Bedr will sail for the Arctic
regions May 1st, and will first touch at
Holy Cross bay, where number of deer
Will be ready for transfer to the Alaskan
coast. 1t is to be hoped that the expert
nent will be successful.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

WILLIAM WALDORF Aston is In treaty
for the purchase Of the magnificent gold
service which was given by the First Ma
poleon TO his beautiful! sister, Princess
Pauline Borghess
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

Mr.. GLADSTONE is the owl er Of the
largest lead pencil in the world. 1t is the
gift of a pencil maker at Keswick, and Is
thirty-nine inches in length. In place OF
the customary rubber cap it has gold
cap. It's distinguished owner uses 1t for a
walking stick.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

1" LOOKING BACKWARD" is beginning to
bear fruit Twelve young ladies of In
dianapolis, employed in stores and offices,
have rented suite of twelve rooms, and
are living on the Bellamy plan. Each pa5
intth tItasul! S3lu week, and a cook
is employed to prepare meals. In addition
each is assessed rs cents for a contingent
fund, which is held to meet unusual ex-
penses. The young ladies room in couples
and each week two of them are appointed
purveyors. The only time they are all to-
gether is at supper, but they are contented
and enjoy their way of living.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22
THURSDAY, April IA.

HoUsE.-More than two hours were con
sumed IN determining wheve leave to print
and publish In the Record at government
expense, and distribute under government
franks Henry Georges book on Protec.
ton and Free Trade. Although
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

A MAN was guIlotined in Switzerland
the other day for assaulting and murder
ing school teacher. 1t was the first exc
cution in Switzerland for twenty-five
years, capital punishment having been
abolished in 1867, and that method of in
aicting punishment having been resumed
ONLY recently.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

In its postal service the United States
uses annually $4,000 pounds of wrapping
Irvine, half a million lead pencils, l,50O
barrels of ink, 1900 quarts of mucilage,
10000 pounds of rubber bands, 1900
gross Of pens and various other items in
similar quantities. These are ali shipped
from large warehouse ON E. Street,
Washington, u. G.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

The Grand Duchess of Alexandrlne OF
Mecklenburg. Schwerin, who recently cele-
brated Der ninetieth birthday, IL the old
est of European princesse8. She is a
sister of the late Emperor William l., and
the only surviving daughter of King
Frederick William II. and beautiful
Queen Louise.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-22

IF the belligerent statesmen OF Brazil
would inaugurate campaign against the
yellow fever, which has desolated great
part of their country, they might win the
crown of triumphant craftsmanship. 1t Is
not an unconque1abe adversary, 1t has
been driven from a good many places in
the world through the enforcement of
sanitary laws by courageous strategists.
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A TEMPERANCE PLANK

Causes Considerable Contention NJ the
Third Party Indiana state Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS, May ss.-The Peoples
party of Indiana held their state con.
vention here, Friday. The meeting was
large and enthusiastic. There was con.
siderable contention over the admitting
of temperance plank in tho platform.
The following ticket was nominated:
Supreme court judges-Second dis
trict Adam Stocldnger, of Ripley;
Third, Silas NJ. Shepherd, Of Marion;
Fifth, N. ]. Bozart, Of Ripley. Appel.
late court judges-First district, I. n.
Pearce, of Vigo; Second, Joseph Daily,
of Washington; Third, H. C. Barnett, OF
johnson; Fourth, David w. Chamber,
of Henry; Fifth, John s. Bender.
of Marshall Governor-Hon. Le-
roy Tsmpleton, aof boston. Lieu
tenant-governof-Dr. ]. "A. Houser.
of Marion; secretary 'of state, Louis C.
Kaston, Of Ft Wayne; treasurer ofstate,
Townsend Cope, Of Jennings; attorney
general, d. H. Fernandez, Of Madison;
state statistician, C. H. Bliss, Of How.
ard, superintendent OF public instruc.
tion, J, H. Allen. of vigo; reporter SUI
preme court, w. II. Dewey, OF Washing.
ton; electors at largo, c. A. Simpson, Of
Marion, and b. A. Street, Of Gibson.
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DOWN 7oRApE.

Through m Opea switch. Dashed the
Heavily Loaded Train. Scattering Death
and Destruetlon.
NILES, O., May ss.-A freight train on
the Pittsburgh and Western ran into an
open switch which leads down grade
to the Thomas furnace. Tho train ct .
high rate Of speed crashed into cinder
cars. The engine was thrown from the
track and badly damaged. The train
consisted doftwenty-six cars, loaded with
merchandise, and only two Of the
twenty-six remained on the track.
Thirteen were mashed Into kindling-
wood. five were thrown over an EN-.
bankment into Mosquito crook and now
lie submerged II water. James McFar-
land, was caught between box car,
telcscoping the Nat, and killed. John
Jones, OF Girard, was caught between
the bumpers He was held there for
some time. but was rescued by train
men. He Is badly injured internally
and can not live.
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School Examiners.

THE Board OF School Examiners ~ High.
ti0us OF Applicsnis for Certificates will take
place In the n illsbpr0 Msin mireei scliU.l
buildinR ON the n-st Saturday of every
ary, February. March, April. August and
septemb ber. The Exsmipait0n fee prescribed
~ Law - 50 cents -9l'l'I .
By ofdef VI the Board.
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LARGEST EVER HELD.

The Great Importance o. the NicaRaugA
Canal CouvGation. ~
New York, May 2s.-ExIC ICongressman
George West, Of the Safhtoga district
was appointed delegate Of the New
York board of trade and transportation
to the Nicaragua canal convention,
which is TO be held next ThursdAy at
ST. Louis Other delegates are Capt
Ambrose Snow, Jordan l. Mott
and John F. Henry. 1T will
be the largest convention repre-
senting the commercial interests OF the
country ever held in theUnited States
said Mr.. West. Its main object is to
advise and consider the. prompt con-
struction Of the canal under the gov-
ernment of the United States Any.
how, no matter how IL Is constructed
and constructed il certainly will
be-the mercantile interests look at
the convention through mercantile
spectacles, A sailing vessel now has
to take course Of 1880 miles TO 20
from New York to Sam Frxheiseo. II
the Nicaragua canal was in4existsncs
the distance would be Just 10. .7ss miles
less A vessel going FROM Liverpool to
San Francisco has forty. miles 1eai
course to go over than the vessel from
New York. Yet via the canal the ves-
sci going from New York to San Fran.
cisco would have course Of only l,eo7
miles and the Liverpool vessel 7.U37."
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ACTIVE, RELIABLE MEN WANTED

The year round to represent US in the sale Of Nur.
sery Stock. Local or travelling. Good wages and
expenses, or commission. D. o. GREENE, Syria.
cuse. New York. si
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Tssting Assnor Plate.

WAsHINGrON. May "a. Tho naval ord.
nance bureau has the report of the test
OF tho hsht trial plate of the cruiser New
York. which test has just taken place 1t
TIE proving ground ON the Potomac. A
four-inch nickeLsteel unharveyed me-
dunn carbon plate was used represent
ing the 900 tons of side arinor which u
TO come from tho Carnegie works for
the vessel A four-inch gun was fred
with Carpenter projectiles, the velocity
1,rcd. An of tho PROF e6tiles febonnded,
leayiug no signs cf weakness y thee
sasiSs ssninsasly = Ws's s0a''a'''a
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TO CONsUMPTIyES.

The undersisaed having been restored to health
u5eh severe lung affection, and that dread disease
CDnsussplioH. is anxious to make known to hs
kesrs Il. be will cheerfully send free Of chargel
copg ~ the prescription used. which they will find
4 <aire en- re Tor Consumption <sfhma, Cufayrh
Br0nchffis and all throat and lung Maiodifs He
ksess ~ sufferers will try hts remed " Il snvai-
oa6fe. fhose desiring the prescription. " heh will
oHf stsm ucfhing. and rnsY proSe a hlsssirg, viii
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ccnnrrnst,on.

WAsBINGToS, May ss.-Thc senate, In
executive session. confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Maj Fred T.. Aims
worth to be chief of the record and PEN
sion office of the war Department.; ThoA
+. Wilson. U. s. attorney for Arizona;
+. D. Earhart, Z. B. attorney for tho
eastern district Of Louisiana. n
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To Tunpei the Detroit River.

WASHINGTON, May ss.-In the house
Friday Representative chjpman. OF
Michigan, introduced bill u ss,thor.
ize the Detroit Railroad and Tunnsl ca
to Construct . tunnel .undcrThc l0etseit
river at Detroit 81 n 4.