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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14
ROOSTER THAT CAN SWIM.
Rather Than Be Separated From His
Hens He Swims Across O River.

Who has ever heard of a chicken
that could sWim-that preferred SWIM
ming to walking? There are some
seeming contradictions in the world
Of nature: for example, the cat that
shrinks from wetting her own vel
yety soleS is driven to distra ction by
the smell of fish for the very love Of
it. And a great scraWny rooster, that
never should be SO much as seen tax
ing bath except in a nice, dry dusty
place in the road or ash-heap, deliber-
ately walking into a pond Of water
and swimming across it is a queer
sight indeed.
Yet that is what anybody may have
seen last summer at the mill-pond
on a little stream called Baker brook,
which flows into the st. Johns river
just beyond the border Of Maine in
Canada, according to Harper's Young
People.
He was a Dig fellow, dignifed and
important from the top of his flaming
comb to the tips of the stiff feathers
that grew at right angles to his feet,
like wings, or "pantaloons" He had
always taken his bath in the dust heap
until he grew old enough to lead his
charge Of hens far away from home,
about the more distant fields, even
beyond the brook, where all day long
they nibbled blades of tender grass
and chased the grasshcppers But
once around the pond and across the
brook, the most direct course back
to the roost lay in 4 line across the
mill-pond and how often he and his
family We're caught by the darkness
upon that side of the stream, and
just how the thing was managed at
first, no one will ever know. But one
evening the men who were working
near the mill saw flock of hens and
a rooster on the wrong side Of the
brook looking Wistfully toward the
other side and home. One by one
the hens, taking a good start off the
high bank, flew across, leaving the
rooster alone. But only for a moment.
for instantly he walked to the waters
edge, waded in without the least hes
ltafon, and struck out for the other
shore. He sat up high, well out Of
the water, like 4 duck, and as it was
only about CO yet wide there he was
across in Tkan, shaking his
feathers clear uf the moisture, he ran
away after the hens as fast as his long
legs could carry him.
This remarkable occurrence was wit
messed several times; as often as the
chickens tempted by the more remote.
richer bunting grounds, wandered in
that direction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14

day and this is the story they tell: Some
forty years ago vessels sailing near the
coast of Georgia were frequently seiz-
ed by notorious pirate named Black
beard. He became the terror not only
of the seamen but of the people living
near the Altamaha river swamp.
1t was known to many settlers that
Blackboard accumulated vast for
tune
On his last piratical raid he made
"a haul" and his crew accompanied
him to Il spot i'll the .Altamaha river
swamp. and in an old cave they buried
the sold. Then Blackbea ID sent his
men into the cave with ORDERS to guard
the gold. But he did not permit them
to execute his orders, but shot and
killed all Of them except one man,
whom he MORALLY wounded. The
dying man raised his gun and fired,
killing Blackboard instantly 4 few
hours afterward an old negro came
along, and hearing groans in the cave
peeped down and to his horror saw
the dead bodies of six mSn and the
dying form of the seventh. Blackboard
having fallen into the cave.
The dying pirate pointed TO chain
and told the old negro that ut the end
OF the chain was Il chest filled with
gold deep i'll the cave Then the pi-
rate breathed curse on the gold and
the cave and ealing upon the demons
of hell to haunt the spot died. The
negro seemed to be pinned to the spot
by fright. As soon as he recovered
from the shock he had received he
went home. Arriving thsre the horror
of his situation dawned upon his mind
| To give any one information about his
horrible secret, he argued. would be to
give himself UP to die on the gallows
as the murderer of the seven men.
For years he kept his dreaded secret
Just before he died the old man called
his children to him and told them
about blackboard and the gold Four
weeks ago eleven young negro men,
upon hearing the above story from the
negroes, set out to explore this wonder
full cave and secure the hidden treasure
Armin" themselves with picks. shovels,
and axes, they journcyed to the Alta
maha river swamp and found the cave.
The ground near the cave was all turn
ed up by other parties Who had been
there. They claim that they found
tho chain and the skulls of several
men. All around the cave were picks,
shovels, guns, and axes which had been
4, thrown through fright.
| They attempted to dig in the cave,
! but the air became so thick and they
could hardly breathe. The rocks over
hanging the cave would grata on each
other, and the air suddenly became
! filled with groans and cursos Of dying
sailors. Dropping their tools and hats
| they left in great fright
A second parry of negroes left here
a week ago and returned today.
They say they found everything rs
the first party claimed, but developed
no further discoveries; but added Il
few more hats, picks, shovels, and
axes to the famous caves museum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14

As the official returns come in from
the election OF associate justice OF the
supreme court, it appears that the ma
jority of Judge Newman will go con-
siderably over 10000. Practically
completes returns from t1fty-eight coun-
ties make the majority over $4,000 and
there are several large counties vet to
come i'll which will increase it consider
ably. Dodge county gives Newman g.
351 majority, Clark 1887, Grant 1877.
and Lafayette LOGS. Returns have not
yet been received from Green, Jeffer-
son, Waukesha and Sheboygan counties.
besides several smaller ones
ShaWslno county's official canvass
gives Newman 1,314, Webb 400, a ma
jority of S45 for Newman. Herman
Naber was reelected county Judge
without opposition.
George B. Carriers majority for conn
ty Judge of Grant county over Daniel
Needham is 1876
Forest county cast 1913 votes, It's be
ing for Newman and seventy eight for
Webb. Marquette gives Newman about
200 majority
M. s. Barker, Independent republican,
is elected county judge of Forest coun-
ty, receiving ninety-eight votes to
eighty-four, for F. w. Marquardt, indie
pendent republican, and fifty-sevcn for
John Mausbaum, democrat. The vote
was not on party lines.
James A. Curran is elected county
judge of Crawford county over Daniel
Richard r. Salter democrat, is re-
elected county judge of Clark county
by 1882 votes over S. NJ Marsh, re-
publican, who received lao.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14
TEST CASE BEGINS.
Milwaukee Anti-Naccination Society
Carries Out It's Threat

Milwaukee, April S.--For some time
the Anti-Vaccination society has con
tcmplated Il test in the courts of the
school boards rule requiring children
to- be vaccinated before they
are admitted to the public schools. A
test case has now been prepared and
the papers will be filed shortly in the
circuit court
The plaintiff in the case will be Rev.
John II Schle1f. pastor Of Bethlehem
Lutheran church. Mr. Schlerf will ask
for Il writ of mandamus directing the
school board to permit his son Carl
Schlerf to he received us Il pupil. In his
affidavit, Which forms part of the appli-
cation, he says that i'll April, 1892, his
son Carl, II years of age, applied for
admission as a pupil in the fifteenth
G. Cooke, refused to admit him for the
reason that he had not been yaccinated
His son, he says, has ever since been
kept out OF and denied admission to
the school for this reason by the school
board of the city of Milwaukee,, and
the action Of the board in so doing
he declares to be in violation of the
law.
1t will be contended on the part of Mr.
Schlerf that the school board had no
legal right to establish Il rule requiring
children to be vaccinated and that it
is the duty of the board to admit to
the schools any child who is in good
health and has not been exposed to
any contagious disease at the time of
making application Mr. Schlerf affi11ns
that he would not under any circllm-
stances permit his children to be vac
because he does not believe
to be a preventative to
He declares it to be his
opinion and belief that vaccination en-
dangers the life and health OF the per-
son Vaccindted; that it has q very in
furious effect upon the bodies and CON
stitutions of children and sometimes |
:auses acute and even fatal diseases. !
1t is expected that the case will be /
:arried to the supreme court in order |
o get Il final decision as to the right of |
he school board to adopt rule like !
he one in question.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14

Madrid, April S.-The government
has discovered an alarming conspirocy
OF anarchists at \ereS, having for its
OBJECT instruction against the authori-
Ties. 1T has been supposed that the OK
ecu'ion last year of four anarchists who
had been leaders i'll IN outbreak at
Arres would prove Il lesson to these out
laws, but 1t is now known that the an
archists are as desperate us ever. and
are animated by Il desire to aypn.r their
comrades who persisted by the garrote
about fourteen months ago.
1t was stated 1T the time that the con
dehlhed men would he avenged and
thelr friends openly proclaimed they
dled us martyrs i'll the cause of the
working classes
As the anarchists appeared TO be quiet
1ot some time afterwaru the govern
Mtnt did not push the prosecution uf
other anarchist prisoners with severity
anu no more who had engaged in
the outbreak We're executed
Recently information was obtained
~ thc authorities 10 the effect that
the conspirators had rifles ANA other
arms and met to form their plans in 4
farm house near NcrcS.
steps were then taken to surprise and
capture them, and ut dead of night
Il band of soldiers proceeded to the dcs-
1@ltatrd farmhouse ana quietly surround
II, while the commander knocked for
aolhlttance. There was Immediate
confusion within and one Of the inmates
asked i'll loud voice without opening
the door, who was there The com
mander answered "Friends''
This was not satisfactory to the an
arclllStS and then the commander de
manded II surrender with threats that
every person i'll the house would he Kill
ed If the demand was refused. The
anarchists evidently knew that resist
ance was hopeless and threw open
the door TO the soldiers.
The conSpirltors were found to he
armed both with rifles and large knives,
ana among the captives were several
desperate outlaws for whom the police,
had long been searching.
The farmhouse was found to be a den
of anarchists and documents were found
showing that preparations had been
made for another outrage, in revenge
for the executions of February, 1892,
.".id that the outbreak was to have taken
place today. The prisoners were con
Ycycd 20 Ncres and lodged in fhe same
cells in which The condemned anarchists
W"r" confined last year before The
execution.
Al, ,i,,t.,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14
HORSES SKELETON FOUND.
Strange Result of Runaway Accident
Near Marshfield

Marshti1 Id. Wis, April S.-About the
middle of January last, while w. f.
Sutton, of Sherry, was OH his way home
from Junction City, his cutter capsizetl
and he was thrown out, his horse in the
meantime running away.
The accident happened in the evening
and heavy snow was falling He
tracked the horse for some distance,
but finally gave it up and returned
home on foot. Search was made next
day but no trace of the animal could
be found
Last week some men who were pass
ing through the woods found the skel-
eton of the animal still attached to the
cutter, wedged between two trees. 1t
was several miles from where the tip
over occurred.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14
SLOWER TIME.
Will Take an Hour Longer to Go from
Chicago to Principal cities.

Chicago, April Sat a meeting of
general managers of all lines running
to the Missouri river and the north
west today, it was determined to length
en- the time of the schedule between
Chicago and st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Chicago and Denver, Chicago and Oma-
ha, and Chicago and Kansas City by one
hour.
The new time schedule which goes
into effect May {, was adopted for the
purpose Of allowing all roads to haul
heavier trains during the fair, as it
is estimated that with slower time
three to six extras can be put on each
train and this will be a greater accom-
mediation to the public than shortening
the time would be.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14

From Boston comes a dispatch stating
that William Lloyd Garrison and other
leading independents there are thor
oughly disguised with Fourth-Assistant
Postmaster Maxwell's removal of re-
publican postmasters and there is ear
nest talk of public protest unless the
policy Of the administration is changed.
Fire last evening burned about two
thirds of the fair ground stables at ST.
Louis. causing loss Of $4,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14
AN APACHE MODE OF TORTURE
Horrible Piece of Ingenuity on the
Part of the Red Devils.


In the summer of 1882, when the
Apaches We're raiding the ranches and
haciendas Of southern Arizona said
Thad r. Morris to a st. Louis Globe
Democrat man, Il was a private in
company X, stationed at Whipple bar
racks. The Indians had caused the
department ceaSelesS trouble. We were
kept on the march continually, but
for two months we failed to get close
enough to them to become engaged in
q fight. One morning, while we We're
encamped at the base of the Chi1acon
mountains, a courier came to the Camp
bringing the information that a band
of about 200 renegade bucks had at
tackled a small emigrant train about
ten miles away and had killed the en-
tire party. We were soon in our sad
dies and were riding rapidly toward the
scene. The day was almost insrfferably
hot. The sky Wyas not obscured by
single cloud, and the sun beat down
with e1cruciating ferceness upon the
weary soldiers. When arrived upon the
scene of the massacre we found the
bodies lying about on the burning sands
horribly mutilated. We had made but
a short stop and had mounted our hors-
es to give chase to the redskins when
/ heard faint groans. 1t was some
time before we could locate the place
whence the agonizing sound came. Fl
naliy we found it. The Indians had
skinned one of the dead horses and
had seWed up a man (whose name was
E. r. TaTleton, from Ohio tightly in
the green hide. His body was doubled
up and the whole was closely tied
around him. We released him as quick
" as we could and applied restora-
tives that soon brought him to himself.
But when he gazed around at the
murdered family he drew a knife from
his pocket and before anyone could |
stop him suit his throat
Tying man up in a green hide
was Il new mode of torture to the |
soldiers. They had never seen it be
fore. But I have since learned that |
in the early days of that territory it
was not infrequently applied by the
Chericans as well as the Apaches."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14

Detroit, Mich, April S.-Reports
are coming in showing the effects of
the storm which prevailed throughout
the southern portion Of Michigan yes
terday.
Considerable damage was done in
the fruit belt, buildings in many places
demolished, and cattle killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14
BIACKBEARD'S PLUMBER.
The Secret an Old Man Kept for Many
Years.

There is a sensation among some of
the negroes of this city, says a Way
cross correspondent of the SAVANNAH
News. 1t has developed into an in
tereSting story. A News correspon-
dent questioned a number Of them to-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14
THE NICK OF TIME
SPANISH OFFICIALS RAID A DEN
OF ANARCHISTS.
flANs FRUSTRATED on THE EVE
OF AN OUTBREAK.

Several Troublesome Characters Ar,a.t-
e-The Captured Men Were Friends
o. the Anarchists Garroted Mt Mad
riG 4 Year Ago and Had Sworn ia
Have Revenge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14

William Voge, former resident of
Appleton, died his home in Chicago
of cancer of the stomach The remains
were Forwarded to Appleton for
burial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14
NEW MANS MAJORITY
INDICATIONS THAT 1T WILL BE
OVER 10000.
NOMENAL RUN.

With Several Counties Yet to Hear
From the Figures of His Majority
Already Exceed 3S0OO-Latest Re
turns All Show Gains County
Judges Elected.
The herald., 1893-06-26
NEW RESORTS.

The Mouth of tho Colorado as Pleas
ure Place.
Yuma Sentinel: For several months
it has been well-known that prominent
capitalists in the east have had their
eyes upon the mouth of the Colorado
and the Cocopah Volcanoes as two places
for allyear-round health resorts. Many
letters of inquiry have been received.
Parties in their interest have been here
and visited them. But one decision has
been arrived at and that is that they are
second to none in the world.
Some time eince, the Southern Pacific
had line for a railroad surveyed from
Yuma to the mouth of the Colorado over
an almost level plain, a distance of only
65 miles. Should this company take
hold OF this grand project and put itinto
operation the steamers at present in
Yuma could be used until the railroad
ia built for the transportation of pas
sengers and freight to these resorts.
The Southern Pacific can erect the nee
essary buildings, which need not be too
expensive, for one-half that it would
cost any other company as they have
their own boats and railroad for cheap
transportation. This, together with
their long haul east or west, would give
them business, the equal of which is
not to be found on the Pacific coast.
The herald., 1893-06-26
WRATHY HAMILTON.
HE OPENS WAR ON A COUPLE OF
SHEEPHERDERS.
A Lively Shooting scrape at Russ Sta
tion-The Men Declined to Pay for
Driving Sheep Over the Highway,
SO the Shooting Commencsd.

The folly of the district attorney in
dispensing with outside deputy sheriffs
has already become apparent in the
probable escape from justice of would
be murderer.
At 8 O'Clock yesterday morning two
sheepherders, Joe Camov and Bernard
Grauchou we're driving band of sheep
past the house Of man named Hamll-
ton who owns 100 acres of land near the
Russ station in Solidad canon.
Hamilton was standing in front OF his
door when he saw the men approaching.
He hailed them and told them they
could not pass unless they first paid him
$500. The men answered that the land
was a public highway, and that they
had driven their sheep there before and
would do 30 unless prevented by law.
Hamilton retorted that he had made
one - sheepherder pay up and they
would have to do the same, or he would
know the reason why.
The men then started to pass by
with their animals, when Hamilton
drew eix-shooter and fred three shots
at Grauchou, all three shots missing
him with the exception of one which
passed through hie trouser leg
without, however, touching the flesh.
Hamilton then turned his gun on
Camov and fred twice, both ehots strik-
ing the unfortunate man. One bullet
struck him in the left thigh inflicting
dangerous wound while the second
glanced off rib only causing painful
flesh wound. Hamilton then fed and
the two men made their way down to
Newhall. They then took the train to
Los Angeles. On board was Detective
Lawson who teiephoned ahead to the
sheriff's office and Deputy Sheriff Wray
met them at the San Fernando street
depot. They were then placed in G. Il.
MaGowan'H care at the French hospital
who did all in his power to alleviate the
sufferings OF the wounded man.
Had not the deputy sheriff at Newhall
been dispensed with by the district at
torney Hamilton would now be in Jail !;
ae it is, he has "a hours start of the Of
ficers as there was no train to Newhall
until 10 40 last night. The sheriff'a Of
fee estimates that the expense of cap
turing the man will be six times as
much as would have been incurred by
the deputy sheriff had there been one as
is usual at NewhRll.
The herald., 1893-06-26
THREE YEARS OLD.
Mark Plaissed's Successful Riversl
Paper.

Mark Plaisted's Successful Riverside
Paper.
The Riverside Enterprise, the leading
paper Of Riverside county, celebrated its
third anniversary under the manage
ment of Mark R. Plaisted, its present
proprietor, yesterday. The issue con-
tanned rather interesting historical
article from which the following is taken :
The Enterprise was founded in 1886.
and from that time until 1890 it had no
less than six owners and had suspended
at least three times entirely.
On June 21, 1890, Mark r. Plaisted. a
practical printer who had learned his
trade on the Daily Press of that city
under L. N. Holt, purchased the old de.
finet plant on long time and with total
cash capital OF $65 and bountiful sup.
ply of nerve, issued weekly paper
which he gave the old name OF the En-
terprise.
In spite OF lack of confidence and the
innumerabe obstacles that beset efforts
to build up journal which has pre-
viously not been successful, the paper
gradually began to grow and thrive.
The weekly was changed to a semi-
weekly October 4, 1890, and on March
8, 1891, the semi-weekly was merged
into daily.
In closing the sketch the article saws !:
''We believe there is a field in this
great and growing city and county of
Riverside for daily paper that is not
only cheap but bright, not only bright
but newsy, truly Democratic and dedi-
Gated to the service OF the people.'
The herald., 1893-06-26
League Standing.
sWATLETs.

items of Interest About the National
Game.
The league race for the first half of
the season is now more than interesting.
The San Franciscos have taken three out
OF the five games of the series, and this
leaves the Angels very much short of a
cinch on the pennant. The three lead
ing teams are now we'll punched, and
any one of them may win ont. It all
depends upon the final series, which
opens on Wednesday of this week.
Next Sunday evening the greatest
novelty of the baseball season will oc-
cur. The Angels and Pirates will play
q genuine game of baseball by electric
light. An abundance of side lights will
be provided and large search light
over all. These games have occasionally
been played Ia the east, and have al
ways been popular. The same will be
the case in this instance.
Lohmau's drive over the screen over
the left field fence was beauty. It was
ALEC the first fair ball sentover the fence
so far this season.
The Grays and Boyle Heights Stars
played baseball yesterday, the former
winning by the score OF to L. Both
pitchers did well. but Smith was hit
hard at times. The two teams will play
again next Sunday and expect to be ma
terially strengthened by that time.
The score Wss: