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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
sIIgs AND QUALITIES.

The steamer Main, from New Orleans
to Liverpool, was burned at sea
THE hat factory Of Crofut & White
Of Danbary, Ct, has been destroyed by
fire.
asTHE Nottingham NINE at Plymouth.
Pa, the largest c0lliery IN the anthracite
regions, is flooded.
IN the town of Culebra, on the Panama
canal, seventeen houses were burned by
an incendiary fire. A. Chinaman was
burned to death and a negro thief was
killed.
A FREIGHT train on the Chesapeake &
Ohio was derailed in West Virginia by a
bowlder Sunday; the engine was thrown
into the river and the engineer, fireman
and a brakeman killed.
JOHN SvANKEE, a farmer near Whea-
ton, MINI, lost his residence by FIRE Mon
day; loss, $4,000; partly insured
THE death of George S. BonnelI, Of
Toms River, n. j., last Saturday, was
caused by the Judgment Of. two grape seeds
in the intestines.
SEVENTEEN passengers were Injured at
Odin, ILL.,, by the crashing of an Illinois
Central train through coach on the Ohio
and Mississippi road.
A PRAIRIE fire swept over the townships
of Norton county, Kansas. A hundred
families lost everything. William Dunn
was burned to death.
A TEXAS boy found an old bomb that
had been lying IN the water since the war,
and tried to open it with an ak. It ex-
ploded; he may live, but it is doubtful.
THOMAS ZACHARIAH, national league
umpire in 1890, met frightfu death at
Homestead, Pa, Wednesday evening. A
car ran over his head, crushing it to d
jelly.
THE sevep-story building of the Ohio
Spiral Spring Buggy company in Cincin
natl, was totally destroyed by fire Wednes-
day morning.
AT Nashville, Tenn, John Mash was
instantly killed and several other meL
seriously injured Wednesday by the col
lapse of an iron frame work of a new
building.
ELEVEN persons, it lie now believed,
persisted In the s,eamer Golden Rule,
which was burned at Cincinnati Thursday
evening.
JOSEPH BONN, head engineer of The
Pittsburgh river steamer Diamond, was
caught in the machinery Saturday morn
Ing and killed.
A RUNAWAY train on the Reaing rail-
road crashed into an engine Tuesday
night and cars we're sent flying in every
| direction. Two hrakemen were killed ;
the other men saved their lives by Jump
ing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08

district OF West Virginia. In committee
Of the whole TIE free WOOL was taken up,
Mr.. Brosins of Pennsylvania, speaking IN
opposition to the measure, and Mr.. John,
son Of Ohio ana others defending the bill.
FRIDAY, April l.
SENATE.-A bill was introduced by Mr..
PETER authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to exchange treasury notes for all
outstanding United States bonds at par.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Villas, in
creasing appropriations for Indian schools
caused some discussion. An amendment
offered by Mr.. Hansbrough for a commits
sion to negotiate with the Turtle band Of
Chickasaw Indians Of North Dakota for
the cession of the right and interest they
claim In the lands, was agreed to, and the
senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-A resolution was asked author
ling a thorough invt stigation by the CEN
sus committee, of the census office. In
committee of the whole the silver bill was
discussed at some length.
SATURDAY, April 2.
HOUSE. "A soney hat lengthy discus
sion OF the free wool bill took place IN
committee Of the whole. Mr.. Mckinney
(dem.) Of New Hampshire, led the debate
in favor Of the measure. Me>srs. Wilson
(Mo,) and Cummings On. y also support
ed tae measure. Mr.. Burrows mi h. }
spoke in opposition to the bill, believing
its agitation was unfortunate, that it
disturbs business and alarms capital and
prevents the full realization of that indus
trial prosperity which the act Of 1890, if
undisturbed, would surely secure.
MONDAY, April 4.
HoUsE.-The house passed bill BY a
vote OF l79 to 43, absolutely prohibiting
any Chinese, whether a subject Of China
or not, Excepting diplomatic and con
sular officers and servants) from entering
the United States, and Chinese who may
hereafter leave the United States are
prohibited from returning to this coun-
try. A splendid reception was given to
Mr.. Springer by the house to-day, on his
appearance after his severe illness. In
committe Of the whole the free wool bill
was again discussed and amen dments pro-
posed, but no vote was taken.
SENATE. MIR. Morgan Set the free
silver bill rolling to day, which caused a
lengthy discussion, hut an adjournment
was taken without definite action on the
bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
ELECTRICITY IN ETHER.
The Vast store of Energy in Ether May be
Made Available.

One OF the greatest scientific authorities,
Prot, ssOr Crooks, of England, now tells us
that 1t has been compute ed that In a single
cubic foot OF ether which fills all space,
there is a store of 10000 foot-pounds Of
energy which has hitherto escaped notice;
and that the latest researches warrant tie
expectation that this vast and hitherto in
accessible store OF energy will one day be
made readily available. Different steps
toward THIS end are being taken in all the
scientific countries. At Clark University.
at dorchester, Mass, tie electric state of
the atmosphere, says Practical Engineer
ing, Is continually measured by az electro
meter and Thompson water-dr0pplng
collector, he results being registered as
curve on photographic paper. An ex-
perlment OF much Importance re garding
atmospheric electricity, recently carried
out in England by Alexander McAdie.
looks directly to the same purpose
though 1t takes us back to begin again at
the very infancy of electrical science, fer
though the conditions were somewhat diff
ferent, the operation was substantially
identical with FranRlin's experiment with
the kite. MIR. McAdie, however, has
demonstrated something further, which
Is, that electricity can be drawn from a
KITE hlgh IN cloudless sky. This expert
menter also measured the electrical dis
charges from the lower end of an insuat-
ed wire connected with the kite, by means
or an elec;rometer ar the point where the
wire reached the earth. So nearly did the
quantity OF electricity correspond to the
height of the kite above The earth that it
could usually be determined whether the
kite was rising or falling by simply look
ing at the needle of the electrometer. The
discharge spar&s, varying in frequency ac-
c0rding to the attitude of th1Kite, also
demonstrated to the eye the reality of the
electric current. From these facts, it is
not diff ult to conceive of procuring by
means OF balloon equipped with collec-
tors of electricity, a current some degree
of efficiencV.-Selected
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
s=z7az---sa7-- a-z=zH-
HIS CITY YARD
Looked Pretty, But 1t Made Trouble with
the Neighbors.

Looked Pretty, But 1t Made Trouble with
the Neighbors.
pretty fair-8zed yard for the city,
commented the country visitor as she
looked out Of one of the windows of the
lower fat in three-Aat house, but /
guess you don't use il much"
No returned the city relative; 81
don't use it at all. D."
"That's foolish, " said the country visi-
tor. "No one else seems to use it
mo one else does"
"Of course, it's in bad shape now, but
you might fix it up little and it would
be a splendid place for your children.
Outdoor life. you know -"
Il did have it fixed up"
"RsaIIy?"
81 paid So to have it cleaned, have the
grass cut, and have the whole place put in
the best Of order"
Didn't it make your fat seem pleas
anter?"
We'll no. | sat out there with the
children the first afternoon. but the next
morning the woman in the fat above put
out croquet set and her bachelor boarder
swung IN hammock.
Then the woman in the top fat tried to
lay out a tennis court, and during the
quarrel that followed as b. which of the
two women had the better right to the
YARD | retreated into the house Then
the woman next door brought over some
old boxes to make doll house for her
children and ] was completely crowded
out.
"But they don't use it now?"
mo. In AZ hours il looked worse
than before, and now they al look at me
as though | were rather small kind CT
person for not keeping it Fixed up. A
nice yard in a city-well, want an eight
foot iron f"uce around any | may aave
with bulldogs 'nsider Chicago Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
GRIMM al.

LIEUT.. HETHERINGToN, who killed
George Gowan Robinson at Yokohama,
is held on the charge of willful murder.
ABRAHAM COOLEY, OF Richmond,
Mich, killed both his wife and himself
with a razor Tuesday morning.
MRS. JOHANNA MATzoNI committed
suicide by jumping from third story
window In New York.
Ten thousand dollars worth of railway
tickets were stolen from the Union D pot
IL Omaha, Saturday night.
THOMAS EDWARDS. an Alabama far
mer, was murdered Tuesday night, after
which his house was burned ever him.
SIX prisoners in the jail at Charlotte,
n. G., escaped Thursday morning by dig
glpg through the wall.
CHARLES A WRIGHT, who killed Mrs.
Fideiil fayalor, of Westport, n Y, has
been a6iudged guilty of murder IN the
first degree.
At Centerville, Iowa, an unknown
prisoner, supposed to be insane, attacked
a fellow prisoner and beat his head to :
jelly.
Tom BAILEY has been sentenced t.
death for tie murder of J. f. Hackman, {
map pe3dier from Jacksonville, ILL., at Lit
tie Rock, Ark.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
NEWS IN BRJFF

COSTA RIcA viii expend $4,000 on Der
world fair exhibit
DANIEL L. Taller, of Watertown, On,
tario, Is dead at the age Of LOG years.
INVESTIGATION of the worlds fair
tn4nces b. committee from congress has
begun In Chicago.
The firm of Anthony Peters & Son,
Boston silk manufacturers, have as
signed.
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY predicts that
Harrison aud Cleveland will be the presi-
Dental nominees.
The cruiser Raleigh was launched at
Portsmouth, Va, Thursday, II the pres
ence Of forty thousand people. -
CANADIAN lumbermen have petitioned
their government not TO raise the duty on
mess pork or the export duty on saw
logs.
THE Bell Telephone company reelected
officers and voted to increase capital from
$40, 100000 to BIT, 100000
UNDER the vagrant act of Missouri
three negroes were on Monday sold on the
block to the highest bidder.
UTAHs democratic party splits, the
Mormon element.
JosEPHUs F. FISH, of Dixon, H., who
would have been elected collector Tuesday,
died Monday night of cancer of the
stomach.
THOUSANDS of boomers are camping
along the border of the Cheyenne reserva-
tions waiting for the signal that the lands
are open to settlement.
SIR HENRY BOOTH, IN the yacht Kara,
left England Monday with crew of
twelve men, hcund on an artjc exploring
expedition north Of Davis Straits.
The grand jury, at Memphis, Tenn,
after examining fifty witnesses, was uu-
able to return indictments for the lynch
ing of the negro prisoners.
On The Egin board of trade Monday,
10, 40 pounds of butter sold ats cents a
pound, aud $3.50 for 1874 cents. A year
ago prices were q and q cents.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation Of Charles A. AIdrich as solicitor
general.
CYRUS w. FIELD is slowly convalescing
from his long illness, and is now able to
sit up.
THE coinage at the minis of the United
States from June 30, 1891 to March l Of
this year amounted to $3i, 800, 433 IS, of
which SIS, 42o, 07O.50 was gold.
The Duluth Imperial Mill company,
which has adopted a system Of profit shsr-
ing with employees, this week distributed
$1,000 among It's $50 men.
A YOUNG man in Corsicana has secured
judgment for ST. 900 against the West
ern Union Telegraph company fer failure
to deliver telegram announcing the
death Of his father.
The will of Rev. E. J ..Peete, Of Mon
mouth, n. j., leaves 100000 for the ed
ucation of colored young men for the
ministry.
PEDRO MoNTT, the CniIian minister has
been elected a member Of congress in his
country, and will sail from New York
next month.
A CoRsICANA Tex.) man has secured .
Judgment for $1,000 against the Western
Union telegraph for failure to deliver d
message promptly.
CHARLES LADow, Of Albany, has been
awarded the full amount of his / Of
s., 23l so against P. Bement & Son of
Lansing, for royalty on spring! Doth
harrow which he invented.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
SHE STOOD LIKE \ STATUE.
Unconscious and Rigid fer Five DAYS and
Nights


Nights.
Mrs. Butcher of No. 225 Sanford street
brooklyn, was the victim of a mosEnecu-
liar case of mental disorder, said by MY
sIclana to have b3eu directly attributable
to the grip, which proved an epidemic in
that city. Her malady is chara cterizad as
ecstasis
For FIVE days and five nights Mrs
Butcher slept unconscious of anything
that was going on around her; unconsci
Gus ct touch, even, and without food or
drink. She was rigid as If dead.
at one time she was lifted ou! of bed
ana stood up in a corner of her room.
Her pulse seemed to have ceased to beat
and respiration was not noticeable. Her
hands were on her shoulders in sortof
convulSlve grasp. Tue combined strength
OF three men could not remove them.
Neither could her legs be bent. In fact.
she was like marble statue, exec there
was a glow upon her flesh which evidenced
the fact that life was not yet extinct.
When she awakend from her five DAYS
sleep her mind was clear, her eyes were
bright, and she appeared ana acte d like
a woman In the enjoyment az robust
health.
She had no recollection of anything
that had taken place. She said she had
a delightful! nights sleep, and felt very
much refreshed Brooklyn Cor. Cincinna-
tt Enquirer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
THE AVERAGE WOMAN.
This Means That Her Weight is About One
Hundred and Seventeen Pounds

How many who use the term average
woman" know what it implies2 Physic.
ally 1t means that she weighs about 1T
pounds, and that, if an American, she is
somewhat taller than ) feet | inch. OBJ
servation5 taken by the French academy
relative to the average heigh of 1,107
Frenchwomen, without shoes, show it to
be that much Dr. Sergeant, from 1886
observations, concludes that the American
woman is nearly two inches taller than the
average daughter of France; and DR..
Cation, an Engiishman, in no measure
n1ents, found that the women of Great
Britain are the tailest of the three, they
exceeding Miss Columbia by fully half an
inch. In the matter of weight, though,
American femininity is slightly ahead,
though the figures are not giyen.-Cnicago
Ii les.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08

J0HN BURRIER, a schoolmaster IN Ohio,
was SO badly beaten by three of his pupils,
one OF whom he undertook to disci pline,
that he will probably die.
AT Millersburr, Ohio, mob lyncbed an
unknown negro. He had been about the
town few weeks and had been notified to
leave He had fingered about people s
doorsteps and annoyed them in various
ways.
ScHo IL children in ST. Joseph, No, re-.
port having seen a man throw into the
river bag from which issued the cries of
child
Joan and William Boom and Edward
Daniels confess to having set fire 10
twenty-three buildings in Detroit this
year. They range in age from IL to %
years.
A SETTLERS cabin near Mile Laos,
Mimi, was raided by Indians. White
people in the neighborhood threaten to go
in body and exterminate the Indians.
WILLIAM BARNETT, the Chicago book
keeper who murdered his wife at III orris,
ILL.,, last fall, pleaded guilty on Monday
and was sentenced to the penitentiary for
life.
On Friday, May 20, four men and one
woman-Elisha Young. Ike Young, Hol-
man Noble, Alfred Crosby and Marta
Young will be hanged at Chester, S. c.,
for the murder of Alfred McAlilley.
ROBERT E. WHITAKER and Charles
Herbert Smith, the clerks who were re-
ported to have ernbezzIed 100000 Lamson
Bros. & Co. with which to plunge in the
wheat pit, were arrested in Chicago, Tues
day.
A DISPATCH from Huntsville, Ala, re
ports that Peter Martin, one of the men
who murdered Tb. mas Mullins and burn
ed his house, has zen captured after be-
ing seriously wo mded, and chat John
Mullins, the orther murderer, was lynch
ed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
Bis WORKING CIofhaS

Peterborough was once strangely posed
by a witness, a laboring bricklayer who
came to be sworn.
Rely, Witness" said the justice,
when you have to appear before the
court, it is your duty to be more clean and
decent in your appearance
''Ifit comes to thot,' said the witness,
. m every bit as well dressed as your
lordship."
How do you mean this 2" said his lord
ship.
Why" said the laborer, you come
here in your working clothes, and I'm
come IN mine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
They Agreed Then and After.

A Baptist minister took charge of a
parish near Boston where he knew that
one man was decidedly opposed to his pas
torate. Soon after his arrival the Rev.
Mr.. X. called upon Mr.. A.
"Brother,' said he, Il hear that you
think l am the wrong man to be the pastor
of this church"
"WeII,ito be frank, replied MIRA, Il
do think that another would have filed
the pla better
Now that is just what l think" said
the pastor. But as long as we hold this
opinion in opposition to the majority of
the pensioners, let's try to be unselfsh
and make the best Of it. -
After that call. Ar. X, never ha6 a
frmer friend nor more faithful champion
than Mr.. A.-BostoD Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
The Nicaragua Canal

The estimated cost of the con truction
Of the Nicaragua canal is from $50, 900 COO
to sos, 100000. II is thought. however,
that the income from the ships which will
use il will will be sufficient to make it a
good investment. A few years ago fine
model Of this canal as laid out was exhio-
tied to the public in a banking house in
Boston, which gave a very good represen-
tation of the route and of the Topography
Of the region through which it was to
run. 1t struck many VINO examined it as
a practical scheme, and far preferable to
the Panama project.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08

Two railroad projects of great interest
ERE now developing in East Africa. The
British government has been authorized
by parliament to pay large part of the
expense of the preliminary survey for the
railroad from Mombaia to Victoria Nv
anza. This insures the completion of the
survey, and ample capital to build the
railroad Is assured 1t is admitted that
this road will practically end the slave
trade in the Victoria Nyapza region. Slaves
are still caught there in large numbers,
and are used as porters to take to the coast
the ivory and other merchandise of
the Arab traders. The slave traffic is
now carried on chiefly to obtain porters,
but when a railroad runs from the lake
to the sea the Arabs will use it as a
quicker, safer, and cheaper means OF
transportation. The railroad will have a
profound influence upon the Victoria
NyanEa region, and it is certain that the
resources of tat part of inner Africa
cannot be developed until it is built. The
other project will be completed first.
This Is the road from Port Beira on the
Indian Ocean, about $50 miles west to
Newfoundland. The capital for this road
been subscribed, both the Portuguese
mozambique and the British
South Africa companies are repre-
scented IN this beard of control and the
construction of the line is to begin next
month. Track laying will be extended
lar toward Neshonaland by the end of the
year. 1t is remarkable illustration of
the RAPID progress OF events in Africa that
proleets are soon to be realized which will
enable TIE ordinary traveller 10 reach witt.
out discomfort regions that were so long
great mystery, and the story of whose
explorations has been followed by the
world with so much interest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08

KING CHRISTIAN, Of Denmark. vino is
about to 20 on an extended tour from
home, IS one If the most democratic Of
rulers. He goes about the streets of
Copenhagen IN ping hat and isn't even
eaIuted bv the people he meets
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08

The Prussian minister Of education has
issued instructions that female teachers
appointed by the department must give up
their positions if they get married.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
AT THE HEAD.
The Boy WIS First in Natural History aud
Got the Prize

Got the Prize.
Excellence is after all q matter of com
parl8on. A boy Of six years, who attends
private school where prizes are given on
all sorts Of provOcations. but who rs vet
had never earned priz,, came home one
afternoon and proudly exhibited one of
these rewards of merit.
=. Good!' said his mother, 'but how
did YOU get it?'
Il was first in natural history, said the
boy
Natural history at your age! How
did it happen?"
"Oh, they asked me how many legs
horse had"
And what did you Say?". IL
Il said five"
But horse hasn't five legs, Chi d..
Il know it., but all che other fellows said
six Youth & Companion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08

The world fair commissioners abroad
have the assurance Of more than ! 900
French exhibitors at the fair. The French
artist and artisan know tie value Of
a great world 5 fair better than any other
people. They have had the greatest fairs
in Paris the world has ever known aud
they know that it pays to advertise in this
Way
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08

THE prices If FIVE leading commodities
have been reduced 10 very low levels.
Iron, silver and silk are now selling for
less than at any time in the history of
world since records have been kept, cot
ten is lower than in almost half cent
ury and wool is also lower than for years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
What the Little Bow Noticed

Little GirI-"My mamma is awful
strict. Is yourS?"
Little Boy-"OrfulI'
But she lets you go anywhere you want
to, and"
''Oh, she ain't strict with me-
'Then who is she strict WITH"
Etpap -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
One Drawback.

II is to the cleverness of women that We
owe the invention of the superior street
sweeper, the improved method of heating
cars, a chain elevator, a reaper All
mower, a machine for feeding cattle on
the cars. a practical IRE escape, and the
ubiquitous paper bag. ice cream freezer
ana perambulator, and yet she will get
off the car backward Just the same
Selected.
DR.. Livingstone once SAID Re had walk
ed for weeks through region in Africa,
where lake ought to be, according to the
maps. Joseph Thomson reported when
be returned to England while ago that.
If the maps were accurate, he had bsea
sleeping in the middle of Lake BapgweoIo,
an d now Mr. Fortin writes that there Is
something wrong with the big island
mapped IN the Gulf of Paria. on the north
east coast Of Venezuela for he has walked
all over it, and is unable to find where it
is detached from the mainland; all of
which goes to show that he is a great
photographer who can satisfy every ex-
plorer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08

w L. HOWARD, the newly appointed
consul for Cardiff, Wales, is lawyer by
profession and Vermonter He has
served in both branches of the legislature
of that state, and was in the consular ser
vice during the administration of Presi-
dent Arthur. Since 1889 he has filed the
chair OF history ard political science in
MiddIebury college, of which Institution
he is an alumnus member of the class
OF II.