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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

NEW YORK, April 27.-Rain on
thousands of roofs, rain washing the
pavencnts, rain wetting the decks and
rigging OF the 2ulseless war monsters
riding at anchor, wetness permeating,
saturating everything, everywhere
such We're the conditions OF the early
morning about this flag covered, hunt-
ing decked city. In the night time a
storm that had it's birth yesterday
away to the westward had stolen over
the JERSEY hills and wrapped the war
squadron on the river.
Out on the bosom of the lordly
stream, somewhere in the dense gray
fogs, the navies of the nations were
softly chafed by the uneasy tides AS
the growing day advanced, straying
breeze felt it's way over the banks and
across the waters, where the fleets
were. 1t broke it's way through the
mists and before the battered fogs
closed in again the ghostly outlines of
the masts and the lines of dark hulls
appeared and half faded again. Then
other venturing gusts of air wandered
through the fog land aad gradually
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
THE MONTERREY.

mast. All We're the stars and stripes.
At 10 o'clock the United States YES
sells ran up bunting and the British,
Russian, Italian, German and Holland
ships followed suit until all were in
holiday dress. The early birds were
rewarded in some degree by seeing
this ''dressing' of the ships, when the
Jack tars ran up the flags and remnants
and put their vessels in holiday attire.
The effect of these decorations was
best appreciated by those who had
seen the cruisers but a moment before
denuded Of every bit Of color, with bare
masts. This repaid in measure the
weary and dismal wait of the throngs.
The great ma. iority of the crowd did
not get to the river front, however,
before 10 o'clock and these finding
every place of shelter pre-empted
bravely took their stand upon the river
bank under the almost useless shelter
of their umbrellas.
The embarkati,n of the Presidential
party on board of the reviewing boat,
Dolphin, was a gorgeous affair. A
handsome special landing place had
been erected for the purpose at the
foot of Thirty third Street the ap-
proach to which was carpete4 and
draped in bunting.
The President was escorted by his
naval aides and accompanied by Mrs.
Cleveland and the mem bers of the Cab
met with their wives and the members
of the diplomatic corps representing
foreign governments. No representa-
tives OF the press or of the general pub
lie were permitted on board the
yacht. Even the Duke of
Veragua was brought along in sep
arate vessel, the army boat General
Meigs. The Dolphin had been spe-
cially fortified for the occasion by
having great cabin built clean across
the ship and covering one-fourth of
her entire length, constituting finer
dining saloon than that possessed by
any yacht that rides the waters. The
saloon and the after-cabin had been
decorated, carpeted and re-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
Ella Day Missing Again,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2s.-Ella
Day, who when wears old, thirteen
years ago, was kidnapped by gypsies
and who was not recovered until six
years afterward, has again disappeared
from her home and it is believed that
she Is again the victim of kidnappers.
Last Saturday while the members of
her aunt,s family. with whom she'was
living, We're away from home, the e irl
disappeared. No trace of her has been
found and the police believe she has
again been kidnapped, the motive for
the crime being the desire to obtain
the girls fortune OF $50. 900, left her bv
heI grandmother. The girls father
lives somewhere in Colorado.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
furnished in hand carved mahogany

furnished in hand carved mahogany
specially designed.
Between 10 and IL o'clock was the
hour assigned for the President to COM
mence the review. 1t was nearer
than 1o when the signal was given for
the start. As soon as the President
stepped on board the Dolphin the YES
sci tripped her anchor and fred one
shot as s gnal. This Was responded
to by boom which seemed to shake
the whole city. The double turreted
monitor Miantonomah, lying at the
rear OF the port column, fired for the
first time III port one of her huge To-
inch guns, charged with nearly $50
pounds of powder. Almost before the
reverberations of this gun had died
away IN the distant echoes the whole
fleet was called to quarters, yards were
manned and every preparation made to
receive the PRESIDENT of the United
States with becoming respect. Seen
at this moment, and before the envelop-
ing clouds of gunpowder smoke from
the subsequent salutes has obscured
the air, the scene was as pretty as we'll
could be imagined. AS the Dolphin'S
bow came in line with each man-of-
war, present arms was sounded on
the 5ugle, officers and crew saluted;
the bands struck up the national air
and national salute of twenty-one
guns was fired by each ship
During the half hour or more that
the Presidential progress lasted this
cannonading never ceased until more
than LOCO guns had been fired. To-
ne close OF their booming long
separate identity had been merged into
one titantic roar, while flashes of red
flame and dense sulphurous clouds of
smoke We're all the Spectators on the
shore could dist nguiSh The firing be-
gan with the German flagship Naiserin
Augusta. and the brazilian battleship
Aquidahan; 1t was taken up in u more
ponderous manner by the Dutch Van
Speyk ami Spanish Infanta Isabel; it
was followed bv the Argentine Noevo
de Julio AMI the Italian Etna; was con-
tinued by the American Charleston and
the French ArethuSe, followed by the
flagship Newark and tn Russian AID
mir.l S ship Dilnitri Donskoi, and
closed BY Admiral Gherardi in the
Philadelphia and Admiral Sir John
Hopkins in she noble Blake. The in
tervals between the artillery exercises
OF the flag ships We're filled up by
similar exercises on the part of these
vessels of the squadron.
Following close in the wake of the
Dolphin and getting the full benefit OF
the salutes, came the army steamer,
Genera Meigs, bearing the honored
foreign guest of the day, the Duke OF
Veragua, attended by Gen. Schodeld
of the army and Rear Admiral Belk.
nap of the navy.
When the Dolphin reached the end OF
the line, in the neighborhood of Ninety
fifth Street, she dropped anchor and
made preparations to receive the com
manding officers of the foreign squad
rons, who were presented to the Presi.
dent by their respective ministers.
Duly attired in full ceremonial uni,
form, with cooked hats and swords, the
distinguished officers entered their
barges and pulled off for the Presi
| dental yacht. Sir John o. Hopkins
the British Admiral was first received
He was presented by Sir Julian
Pauncefote. the british mblssldor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
DUN & cos. REPORT OF TRADE.
Clevelands Firm Stand Averts Serious
Consequences.

New York, April 2S.-R. G. Dun &
company's review of trade for the past
week says: President Cleveland's de-
clsion about the resumption of legal
tender. all admit, has ARRESTED what
threatened to become 4 serious disturb
ance
Reports from all parts of the country
Indicate that trade has been much re-
tarded by bad weather and unsettled
money markets and complaints of poor
collections are general. Produce ex-
ports have improved a little. but for
the month all exports from New York
are still much behind last years. while
imports here show an increase of 50
100000. This state of foreign trade is
still a couse of danger to the money
market, which no action of the admin
istration, however wise, can entirely
remove.
Business failures for the past seven
days We're 23S compared with 2o6 for
last week and 212 for the same time
last year.
Clearings of the principal cities last
week were 81 or ,422. 664, a decrease of
ID per cent. over the corresponding
period of last year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
MAY NOT PAY BOUNTY.
Plan Atloat to Suspend Awards to
Sugar Men,

Washington, ID. G., April 2S.-A plan
for SuSpending the sugar bounty with
out waiting for the slow action of con-
Sress has been suggested to President
Cleveland AMI may be adopted. The
plan consists i'll Il simple order from
The secretary of the treasury to his
subordinateS to draw no more war
rants and make no payments on ac-
count of sugar bountieS.
Such action in a single test ease
would be sufficient to carry the matter
to the courts and secure a decision
from the supreme court of the United
States upon the naked question whcth-
or the payment of gratuities to private
individuals out of the money received
by taxation upon the people was with
Ill the power of congress under tho
constitution.
President Cleveland has not yet CON
sidered the subject carefully, but he
will probably ask Attorney General
Olney for an opinion rs to whether
the bountieS are constitutional and
whether it is within the power of the
executive to test the question by re-
fusing payment
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
MRS. CLEVELAND NOT ILL.
She Had to Change Her Program Be-
cause of the Postponement.

CduSt VI Tie 1OSGpOnemenG.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Mrs Cleve-
land is not i'll. She returned to Wash
ington in the best of health and spirits.
The rumor that she had been taken
sick during the naval re-.ew at New
York was caused by misinformation
regarding her plans. She had intended
to return on the train over the Penn
sylvania Railroad leaving at o'clock
Thursday afternoon. The hour for
the review having been fixed at
1920 o'clock a. m, it was supposed
there would be time after the Presi-
dental party left the Dolphin to re-
turn to the hotel and thence drive to
the station. The postponemeut of
the parade till p. m. necessitated
change in the program. Instead of re-
turning to the hotel Admiral Gherardi
provided tug to take Mrs. Cleveland,
Mrs. Bissell, wife of the Postmaster
General and Private Secretary Thur
Der from the Dolphin at o'clock, and
carried them direct to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad pier in Jersey City.
The party travelled in a private car at
tached to the regular train and ar
rived in Washington according to pro-
gram about IL o'clock.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

More Gold Received at the Treasury and
Other Offers Made.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-''We have a
small balance over the gold reserve
and offers of more gold are being re-
ceived. That is all there is to the tinan-
cial situation to-day" This was the
statement Of Acting Secretary Of the
Treasury Hamlin, and it gives in nut
she'll the status of the financial affairs.
For the time being the center Of
financial activity is moved from the
national capitol to New York, where
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle are
within reach of the capacious New
York bankers, who will undoubtedly
secure the conference they have so
ardently sought. About the Treasury
routine affairs were moving slowly
and smoothly and nothing gave indi-
cation that there had been financial
situation" Mr.. Hamlin, the Acting
Secretary, is probably the youngest
man to occupy such position
since the days of Alexander Hamil-
ton. He has just entered the sos.
Next to him III authority Is Assistant
Secretary Curtis, who is also in the '3Os,
while Mr.. Eckels, the Comptroller of
the Currency, the third leading official
Of the Treasury, is not 80 years of age.
Aside from the youthfulness of the
men at the helm they have had little
or no previous experience in govern
mental financial affairs. This in itself
indicates the serenity of the admins
tration over the present aspect of af
fairs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
PANIC IN A CHURCH.
Fire Creates Fright and Many Per
sons Are Crushed.


4NILKEsBARRE, Pa, April 2s.-During
al entertainment at the Methodist
Church at Fairview terrible PAM.
was caused by mixture of powder
used to produce colored lights in the
tableaux becoming ignited and explod-
ing. When the explosion occurred the
church was packed with people. Men,
women and children made mad rush
for the doors and trampled on each
other in their wild rush to escape. No
one was killed outright, but some are
SO seriously injured that their deaths
are probab Mrs. George Edwards
was holding baby in her arms which
was torn from her and stepped on and
it's skull fractured Many were taken
out unconscious. The following are
the injured: A. Brown, severely
burned and internal INJURIES; Eliza
Smith, skull fractured by being stepped
on and burned about body: Name Hell
linger, cut and bruised about head and
body: Mrs. George Edwards, head cut
and bruised; Lottie Dean considerably
bruised Lille CHARGER, burned about
the face and bruised; J. G. Colburn,
druggist, severely burned and hurt in
ternally: j. Mosier, burns about the
head.
Many others whose names were not
learned, were badly hurt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
HAS EcAN BEEN INSULTED?
The State Department Has No News o
the Latest Reported Gillian Incident.

The State Department Has No News OF
the Latest Reported Gillian Incident.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Acting Sec
rotary of State Adee says the depart
ment has received no confirmation of
the report that Minister Egan had been
given his passport by the Gillian gov
eminent. The story was that
Egan had refused to transact any
business with the Gillian minister
of foreign affairs, alleging that the
latter had insulted him. and that
the minister, by way of retaliation, had
given Egan his passport. Secretary
Adee says he would not be surprised
# Egan had asked for his passport, as
it was understood he was about ready
70 return home. Mr.. Adee admits,
however, that the incident may have
occurred, though the state department
has not been apprised of it. In their
feeling of resentment against Minis
ter Egan the Chilians may haye at
tempted to humiliate him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
WATERS MAKE TROUBLE.
eee,n TO Have the Eu:Ce on New York
Hotel Men.

, Seen, TO Have the Euce on New York
Hotel Men.
NV YORK, April 29.-Unless enough
money, whiskers and good food are
given to the walters of this city they
will leave everybody without enough
to eat The have crippled the restau-
rants of the Hotel brunswick, the
Hotel de Logerot and Deimonico's.
and they threaten to do more. Twenty
napkin bearers marching out of the
Hotel brunswick at 7:3O o'clock last
evening was the picturesque feature of
the days strike. The language used
by some of the half-fed guests was also
picturesque in it's color. The spectacle
of the MARQUIS de Croisie trotting
around with tnreen full of soup also
gladdened the hearts of the twenty
four walters who had suddenly aban-
doned him.
Most of the hotel and restaurant
keepers have promised to give them
enough money and good food to let
them grow all the whiskers they
choose, but some of them are deter
mined to fight to the end. Del
monico's was completely swamped
very early yesterday morning by the
crowds of guests from the great Co
lum bian ball. Hungry and tirtal and
knowing nothing of the strike of the
walters, they rushed over from 2
o o'clock, only to be met at the doors by
Charles Delmonico, who smiled amic-
ably on them all and said: Gentle
men and ladies, you cannot be served
here tonight" Hundreds entered.
and the five walters left did
their best to serve them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
WANT THOMET FREED.
insanity Plea Advanced for the Mil
Waullec Fire Bug.

Insanity Plea Advanced for the Mil
waukee Fire Bug.
Milwaukee, April 2S.-John ThOmet
is making an effort to secure Il reconsid~
Grafton of the case of his rother Mat
thew Thomet, who on Wednesday was
sentenced by Judge Wallbcr to serve an
cight-ycar term in the state prison for
incendiarism.
He has employed Ficbig d Killilea
to take the necessary legal steps for
q new trial or for an investigation into
the mental condition of his brother.
John Thomct says that about fifteen
years ago his brother was struck on
the head by Il baseball bat AMI hat
ever since he has been possessed of
peculiar mania to watch fires or to SEQ
the fire department rushing to the scene
of n blaze
He believes his brother was not re-
sponsible for his actions and he e1-
presses his doubt rs to whether Mat
thew really set the fires which he says
he did.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
MALINA IS A WONDER.
The Rockford Marksman Easily Va
auishes Rogardus-A Great Record.

The Rockford Marksman Easily Van
pushes Bogardus-A Great Record.
ROCKFORD, H., April 28.-Over fif-
teen hundred people witnessed the
championship shooting contest at the
opera house between Thomas j. Malana
of Rockford and Capt. c. A. Bogardus
of Aurora for $500 a side and gate re-
ceipts. The contest was with a 22-
caliber rifle ten yards distance Ma
lana shot first and performed the won
derful feat of breaking 1000 balls in
twenty-six minutes and forty seconds,
lowering the worlds record by sew
eral minutes. Bogardus followed and
when he had shot the full time re-
quired by Malana to break the 1000
he had only broken 40 balls. A great
deal of money changed hands. and the
crowd went wild over the result.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
Grand Army Men in Office,

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-At a meet
ing of the William T. Sherman Post,
No 16, Department of the Potomac.
Commander J. Thomas Turner was
directed to confer with Department
Commander S. E. Paunce and urge
him to call special meeting of the
commanders of the several posts con-
shutting the Department of the Poto-
mac to formulate a specific and definite
plan of action, as general committee,
to ascertain from President Cleveland
the views of the administration as to
the retention in Office, Or appointment
thereto, of comrades in good standing
who are members of the posts, and
such persons in this connection as may
properly come before the committee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
ALMOST INTO THE RIVER.
An Illinois Central Train Runs On ar
Opening Bridge in South Chicago.

An ILLINOIS Central Train Runs On an
Opening Bridge in South Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 2s.-A railroad acct
dent on the Illinois Central road this
morning at Ninety-second Street
bridge resulted in the loss of a life.
James Jensen, the bridge-tender,
was thrown into the river and
drowned.
About $50 South Chicago freight
train, running at an ordinary rate of
speed, approached the bridge, which
was just swinging open to allow boat
to pass. 1t had moved about six inches
when the engine and tender struck it.
The impetus of the onmoving train
caused the engine to jump the
track, crash through the trestle-
work and fall into the river.
The remainder of the train con-
sisted of five cars, which We're fortu-
nately not heavily laden. The cars
were stopped partially on the bridge,
ing the engine. 1t struck a large
column on the bridge
The bridge-tender saw the accident
in time to stop the bridge, but he lost
his life in the effort. The engine
struck the house in the center of the
bridge and threw Jensen into the
river. He must have been disa bled by
the crash, for he couldn't swim when
thrown into the muddy river. The
engineer and fireman in the locomotive
succeeded in escaping with their lives.
When they saw that the engine had
fallen from the bridge they both
jumped into the river and swan ashore.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
Killed by Carbolic Acid.

EVANSVILLE, Wis, April 2s.-The @
year-cld son of Miles Fem OF this city
died yesterday afternoon from drinking
an ounce bottle of carbolic acid given
him by Louis Horn, aged years. He
lived five hours.
Gr- Remains to BE Cremated.
CHI ST II, Pa, april 2s.-The body
o. the Late Gen. E. F. Beale, Gen.
Grants close friend, whose funeral
took place to-day, will be taken to
Baltimore for cremation, after which
the ashes will be brought to Chester
and inferred in Chester Rural Cemetery.
Major Truxton Beal, ex-minister to
Greece, arrived home yesterday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
VERAGUA ON HIS WAY.
He Left New York for Chicago at 9:I5
O'ClOck Yesterday


New YORK, April 2S-The Duke of
Veragua left the city for Chicago this
morning, escorted by Commander
Dickins, U. S. N. The ducal party.
including Veragua's brother, the Mar
quis de Barboles, the Duchess and
Dukes son and daughter, left the Wall
dorf hotel at $50. They crossed the
North river by the Desbrosses Street
ferry and took the 9:15 train of the
Pennsylvania railway. They expect to
reach Chicago tomorrow evening.
There was no demonstration attend
ing the Dukes departure. Just before
leaving theMarquis de Villalabras said
that the Duke really did not know him
self whether he would go any farther
west than Chicago and that he had
positively made no plans at all as to
the Length of time he would remain in
this country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

William Becker, an employe at the
Northwestern company's mill at Stan
ley, Clark county, had his right arm
sawed off near the shoulder by acct
dentally falling on the lath saw.
Dennis Donovan, an old resident of
Excelsior, Richland county, died at his
home at the advanced age Of 100 years.
He was able to be about until within |
a short time Of his death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
English Journalists Arrive.

New YORK, April 2s-Among the
passengers on the Fuerst Bismarck,
which arrived to-day from am1urg,
We're the following named English
journalists: James Gordon of the
Morning Post. ]. R. Cowen of the
Yorkshire Herald, Norman Smith of
the National Press Agency and W.
Hitler of the Marine Engineer. They
are en- route 10 the Worlds Fair.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
WILL VOTE ON BONDS.

Marshfeld, Wis, April 2S,-At meet
ing of the council last night it was de
cided to issue a call for a special cleo
ton to vote bonds in the sum of $4,000
for the normal school. The election will
be held May 8.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
THE LEAN EART.

the little gusts were reinforced until
stream of them flowed over the high
river banks and blew away the mists.
First the mastS and fighting tops of
the war vessels were revealed, appear
ing to be suspended in the air, the
lower cloud concealing all else afoat.
Watching from the New York shore
the black bulls of the foreigners were
first brought back from cloudland to
the ken of man. The great shark
proved Jean Bart from France lay
only stones throw from the end of a
dock at SiXtieth Street and early on
the wharf the denizens of "hell's
kitchen" saw her black sides out of
the shredded mists. Under the walls
of Riverside Drive the starb board squad
ron grew slowly out of the still air
Which the gusty breeze had not yet
stirred, but on the level reaches on the
New York shore the low-lying clouds
were drifting away in battered scarfs
that dissolved slowly on the water
soaked atmosphere. The day broad
ened and the two rows of bristling
vessels weresat length revealed, though
dimly at best, for persistent spring.
tide rain was falling, and distances
were uncertain and indistinct. Aloft
stiff breeze seemed astir, but with
out affecting the heavy conditions.
When s o'clock had arrived there
were signs of activity on all the vessels
in the fleet. From the fagships of each
nation there was the wig-wagging Or
the swinging ofsemaphore arms, which
indicated that orders were being issued
to the feet. A moment later each
vessel ran up a big American flag to
the top of the main mast and big flags
of her own country fore and aft. The
Spanish, French Brazilian and Argen
tine ships ran up lines of streamers on
their yards. Uncle Sans white navy
fioated big holiday flags from each