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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
HARPER'S, EXPERIENCE
A Wisconsin Mans, Story Of the. Wash-
ington Disaster.

Washington, June 10@-TWensJy Wis
oonsin men a1e Ca the rolls OF the
1ecord and pension division of the war
department which occupied the ILL
fated Fard thsdter which fell yesterday
Two of Them, J. Boyd Jones and J. H
Mccall are numbered with the dead
taken from the ruins Jones'. who was
"a 1920 clegk, leaves q wife and seven,
childrsn at Evansville. He WAS alive
wher4 remCRed from the ruins, but died
very soon after being taken to. the
Emergency hospital. A memorandum
of a postal order sent to Carl Jones, at
Evansville, found in one Of his pockets,
was all that served to identify hin2 for
some time, until friends came and view
I'd his remains He was So years cid.
The terribly mangled body of +. H.
| NIcFan clerk who was appointed
from Wisconsin several years ago, was
recovered three hours after the acct
] dent. He leaves a family. He was
cripple. The body was so covered
With dirt and plaster as to be almost
/ beyond identification. The head was
not mashed, but there was hideous
wound on the side of the face. The
flesh was cruelty torn and blood badly
clotted around II well nigh concealed
the features of the victim. McFall
was 81 years OLD.
So far as can be learned the only
injured ones are c. A. Harper and Dan
iel P. Mccormack. Harper is brother
of United States Dist. Atty. Harper of
the western district Of Wisconsin. His
injuries are painful but in all probability
not serious. His face and arms are
badly cut and bruised and his left foot
partially crushed. It was at first
thought he was injured internally about
the chest, but no alarming SYMPTOMS
have developed. Harper took position
in the department here a few years
ago, after graduating from the state
. university at Madison He has taken
! the night lectures at the medical college
here and was given his degree few
weeks ago. Last night ne was pro-
crossing nicely and was able to see a
, correspondent. to whom he told all that
) he remembered of the terrible calamity
/ Il was at my desk in the composing
l division on the second floor" he said
, where forty-one clerks are employed
i. altogether. Every one Of them must
have gone down There was no warn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16

Eau Claire, Wis, June 9.-Melchier
FOX, one of the oldest residents
and most substantial citizens of Eau
Claire, was murdered, probably last
night, at his farm about a mile and n
half from the city on the Eau Claire
river. Mr.. Fox formerly kept a large
restaurant and saloon, but was wealthy
and retired from business several years
ago. He and his family lived in the
city and he had summer cottage on
the farm. He had heard that a tramp
had been around the cottage and went
there to zee about it. Yesterday after
noon about O'clock he had bought a
cigar and started away to the farm in
his usual cheerful mood.
The body was found late this after
noon i'll the cellar beneath the farm cot
tage by Mrs. Fox, wife Of the deceased,
and Mr.. Althams, son-in-law of the
deceased, who had gone to the farm to
take Il lunch to Mr.. Fox. The deceased
lay with his shoulders resting against
the cellar wall. He had been shot
through the heart He had evidently
been dead several hours; his shoes were
gene and his pockets We're inside out
HIS watch was missing. His coat was
buttoned over the bullet hole ON the
CELLAR steps lay a handkerchief and
ten cent piece. The main Eoom OF the
cottage just over the CELLAR was in n
state of confusion and % chair had
been overturned.
The trap door in the floor was open,
on the floor lazy a German magazine,
open at a story whose title read, Die
Hand Der Nemesis" The impression
was created by the surroundings that
the deed was dome in the cottage, and
that the body was thrown through the
trap into the cedar. The authorities be
heye the crime was undoubtedly the
work of a. trarBp, and committed for
the purpose of robbery. No weapon
was found
The deceased WITS about 50, robust
and jovial, and very popular. Hc was
born in Switzerland. One of his two
daughters iS the wife of Il. f. Sipp, a
Weil-known railroad man of Indianap-
oils: where. Frederick Fox, son OF the
deceased, also resides.
The authorities have no clue to the
ideItity of the murderer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
NEW ERA FOR EUROPE.
NJ. Blowitz Says the Belgian Strike
Was a Bloodless Revolution.

/
/ Writing under date Of April 20, M.
| Blowitz, the famous Paris correspond
ent of the London Times, delivers him
self Of this utterance in McClure's Maya
zine.
Let me say at he very start that 1t is
imperative not to forget the date which
heads this article. This date has a
significance of the highest Importance.
for it marks the opening Of a new era.
The political situation of Europe is
today widely different from what it was
only yesterday. Yesterday the entire
world turned an eye feverishly intent
towards Belgium, upon the spectacle
there of the decisive struggle between
an established government and an I'M
established proletariat. There was to
be seen in Belgium the constitutional
authority of an entire realm, backed
by the force of arms, opposed by mill
tant labor democracy. On the one side,
law, authority, armed force; on the
other, lack of authority, Of capital,
and of arms; in a word, vague nothing
ness struggling against omnipotence.
Yet it is the former that has won tie
day. Omnipotence has be1ied its name,
and has been driven to the wall; the
defeat has been crushing. But more,
than this, it has been significant. I
repeat, it marks the opening of new
era.
For the worldwide association of Ia
borers now conprehends that it holds
the Old World in its hands. 1t has
discovered the invincible power Of the
strike, In obedience to the watch
word emanating from it's irresponsible
leaders. Here is a force which is
negative, perhaps, but one against
which nothing henceforth can prevail.
Lo, Il silent word Of command, and the
towers Of Jericho fall! Before a gen
eral strike of this sort the Old World
is today powerless, like the child at
the breast to whom the mother refuses
to give suck.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
PORTUGUESE PROVERBS.
Four eyes see more than tive.
Everything white isn't flour.
man l.. l.nnrEn hu his lau0h

Four eyes see more than tive.
Everything white isn't flour.
A man is known by his laugh.
Love is work, not sweet words
A wrong confessed is half forgiven.
A scalded cat is afraid of cold water
Of soups and loves the first is the
best.
Adversely will disclose your false
friend.
The earth covers the physicians mis-
takes.
Women and glassware are always in
danger.
Fortune gives her hand to a courage
Gus man.
OF women and sardines take the
little ones.
If you want to marry well, marry
your equal.
The friend of everybody is nobody's
friend.
To do good to rascals is to pour water
into the sea.
Oil. wine, and friendship-the oldess
Is lue DeSl.
Talk little and Well, and you WI
be taken for somebody.
Of keeping quiet one never repeats,
of talking he always does
There is no more dangerous water
than that which makes no noise.
Every man sings according to his
ability, and marries according to his
luck.
He who stumbles twice over the
same stone is not far from breaking
his head.
He who gets into war, the chase, O.
in love. will not get out Of it just wheE
he pleases.
Three things ruin q man-to Know
little and talk much, to have little ano
4 spend much, and to be worth little
and presume much.-Detroit Free
! Press,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
WANT FARGO wide OPEN"
Capitalists Say They Will Net Isebuild
Until PgnhibitFpt. is AbolisheA

FARao, n. Di, TztHe 1O.-The total
loss from, Wednesdays fine. is now
placed at $3, 500, 900, with 81 200, 900 in
suranee. At midnight strong gale
began blowing from the north and is
increasing IN strength hourly. The
piles Of rubbish In Fargo were blown
into flames again and the streets bril-
liantiy illuminated. Fears were en-
tertained that the rest of the city
would go, as the wind was blowing
the sparks in that direction. The PEG,
pleewere' uneasy and gathered in the
streets, prepared to resist to the ut
most second visit of the fire fiend.
Fifty spesial police officers were sworn
in and placed ON guard in the streets.
That the great fire is likely to work
a change in the destiny, of Fargo was
made evident, when the capitalists of
the city held hastily. called meeting
and declared it their inteetion to build
no nore business blocks until tine city
agrees "'to do business on business
principles.
In other words, it, was determined to
abolish prohibition Ii such a thing is
possible. The council held another
meeting IN connection with 80 citizens
and decided the fafe OF the shacks and
shanties in Fargo. Many speakers
addressed tn meeting and great en-
thusiasm was manifested in the idea
% esta bhshing a, new Fnrgo on broad
principles
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
THE. MEAD CASE.

Waapaca, Wis, june 1O-Judge Bar
deem denied the motion for a change
Of venue in tie cas- of Sam Stout, who
accordingly Eaust stand trial with
Bronson and Pyor, the other two men
Indicted as principals in the Mead ease
The defense Immediately filed an affl-
davlt alleging that Sheriff Williams and
his brother, the deputy sheriff, we're
prejudced against the defendants and
asking that they be prohibited from
sulmnfoning a special venire Of jurors
Court took a recess until 9 o'clock Mon
day morning, when Judge Bardeen Will
decide the point. The affidavits filed
by the state in opposition to the change
Of venue numbered $50 and after they
were filed the case was argued with a
good deal of pertinacity on both sides.
Attorneys Goldberg and Quarles claim
ed that to grant Stout separate trial
would lessen the force Of the prosecu-
ton by narrowing the scope Of the
evidence
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16

Chicago, June 1O.--Chief Justice Full
Ter has issued a stay of proceedings and
the fair will be open tomorrow.
He entered a suspension Of the tenn
porary injunction which had been
granted by the United States circuit
court to restrain the worlds Columbian
exposition from opening the grounds
and buildings on Sunday and set the
hearing of the cause in the United
States circuit court of appeals for
Thursday morning next at 10 o'clock,
and ordered that notice be given to
Judge Bum of Madison and Judge
Allen of Springfield to be in attendance
at the sitting.
The court of appeals was crowded to
the doors at 1875 o'clock this morning
when Chief Justice Fuller and Judges
jenkins and Woods took their seats on
the bench. After the court had been
formally opened Attorney Walker,
counsel for the fair, began his argul>
ment Mr.. Walker read the order of
the United States circuit court and add
ed that the difference between this and
the later enjoined the exposition from
excluding the public from the grounds
of the exposition, but not from the
buildings.
Chief Justice FHller-What time can
you be ready for a heaging
Mr.. Walker said that he believed the
appellants could be ready Wednesday
and that the arguments could be COLI
Guided in one day. On behalf OF the
government Attorney High challenged
the jurisdiction of the court OF appeals
and gave notice that after the filing OF
the appeal the government would make
Il formal motion to dismiss. He then
quoted the rules governing the court OF
appeals and went over the argument
that as the cGnstutionalitT Of the act
of congress was involved the. cass
would have to go to the supreme court
Chief Justice Fuller cut this short
by coming back to the question Of
granting y writ OF Supersedeas and said
it had been held by Justice jackson.
that the Judges were compelled to grant
such Il writ, EIe would like she daJe
of hearing fixed
The counsel fog the government dse-
cided that they could be prepared to go
into court Oh Thursday.
Chief Justice Fuller then directed ths-
clerk Of the court to enter an order
setting the hearing i'll the court Of ap-
peals for Thursday morning at, 1C'
O'Clock and also, an order granting a.
suspension of the temporary injUactons
granted by tbs circuit court
In. addition he asked that notification.
be sent district Judges Allen and Bum,
and. if they could nst attend that the
remaining judges be called upon. These
latter are Judge Seaman of Milwaukee.
and Judge Baker of Indianapolis.
The Clingman Injunction suit came up
for hearing agian in Judge STEMS court
today. Attorney Mason asked to, have
the restraining order granted By. the
court. against the exposition direet0rs,
extended to. the South Park conamis-
sioners. Attorney Green, representing
the South Park commissioners. en-
tered. disclaimer il 0biection to the
motion. He said that tbs park COM
misaiOners had nothing to do with it.
The court granted further time to, the
park, commissioners to, prepare, an
answer and put the hearEnsg Of the mo-
tioR down for Thursday morning Daxt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16

John r. Bailey & Co, dealers in coal
and wood at Toronto, Ont, have as
signed. Liabilities, 100000. Their
largest creditors are United States coal
dealers.
A cyclone swept over Rosendale,
Miss, on May 81. Two coIored persons
were killed and several other persons
were injured. Twenty buildings were
badly damaged.
The United States Presbyterian gen
eral assembly decided to meet next year
at Albany Ore, and the general COM
mittee on home missions at Portland.
Oregon.
The White County bank, of Beebe,
Ark, is in the hands of a receiver St.
Louis and Memphis banks will lose
heavily Many of the depositors are
pCo1 men.
John Strip, farmer living near
Bloomington, I.a.., was swindled out
of $1,000 by bunko men. He loaned
that sum on an alleged $4,000 stone
quarrey for security.
The Case Manufacturing company
plant and the J. 3. Neil Manufacture
ing company carriage furnishing works
burned at Columbus, o. The loss is
about 100000.
LESLIE Bell was shot and killed on
the road from Caseyville to Cardonia,
Ind, by James Johnson. Bell is
prominent business man of Cardonia.
The men were friends but had quarrel
ed.
Governor Flower of New York. who
has left for Chicago is reported to have
said: ''The telephone and telegraph
annihilate distance, and so far as public
business goes it makes little difference
whether I am in Albany Or Chicago"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
CROP REPORT.
Wheat Condition Shows Slight. I'M
prOVemcnt.

Washington, June 10-Reports I'm to
June 1 based on returns to the depart
merit Of agriculture makes the acreage
Of winter wheat compared with that
Of last year 87.93, being Il reduction Of
12.2 points. The states In which the
principal decrease occurred are Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas and California The
reduction of area IN the states of Kan
sas; Missouri and Illinois was caused
in the main by th& long drought and
the extremely co1il winter. A vast
amount of acreage sOwn was ploWed up
anG! put to other crops. The decrease
from the acreage Of 1892 is In Illinois
24, Missouri 16, and in Kansas 80
points.
The percentages FOR the country in
spring wheat area is Of. The percent
age of the principal spring wheat states
are: Minnesota go; South Dakota 90;
\ elEaska 100; North Dakota 90. The
condition Of winter wheat has improved
but slightly since the last report, being,
90 against 1913 for the month of May.
The percentages. of the principal stlets,
are: Ohio 90; Michigan Y; Indiana 81;
Illinois o.; Missouri "A; Kansas AZ.
The condition Of spring wheat pre-
sented an average for the entire oounr
try of 1854 and for the principal spring
/ wheat states, as follows: Nebraska 60;
Missouri 80; Minnesota SO; Iowa 80;
South Dakota 80; North Dakota 90.
The average percentage for s0th spring
and winter wheat for the whole country
is 1913 and, the condition CT the same
1873.
The percentage OF the acreage Of
oats as, compared with last year Is
1907, and the condition is S8.9 for June
1 as against SS>5 for the. same month
in 1902.
The returns show tho percentage Of
tho acreage OF rye compared with 1892
to be 943, while the general average
Is S46--the lowest for years.
The barley acreage compared with
hast year shows a decrease of 81 points,
or 949. The condition Of this crop Is
SS3 against 32.1 in June Of Last year
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
HOSPITALITY IN RUSSIA,

It is the custom Of Russian ladies to-
receive their dinner guests in q recep-
tom room warmed by great open fires,
and then to offer each lady gorgeous
~ embroidered fur cloak or robe to slip
on during the courses of the dinner
should the decoHete dinner dress prove
too cool. Polish ladies open a luxurious
little room filed with diyans for weary
guests to rest upon, if they feel that
their tired nerves require repose be-
fore entering upon the ordeal Of long
Russian dinner. People that have
travelled in the cars domain testify
that Russian hospitality is the most
magnificent In the world, and that the
banquets given in st. Petersburg and
Moscow are unriyaled in splendor In
Paris or London.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
NEED MURDER TRIAL ON.
Defense Asks for a Change OF yenn
FIR. Sfo11t

Defense Asks for Change OF Venue
for Stout.
Waupaca, June 6.-The Mead muir
der trial opened this morning with
Judge Burden in the chair and Pryor.
Stout and Bronson, the three defen-
dants, present.
The first move for the defense was
an affidavit read by Mr.. Sanborn on
behalf of Sam Stout, setting forth
much alleged erooket1ness.
The affidavit closed by asking a
change of venue for Stout to another
county. This petition was backed by
affidavits from numerous residents of
the country, an of whom held the Opin-
ion that Stout could not have fair
trial.
The prosecution opposes. the change of
venue for Stout because it would mean
a separate trial for him and would thus
unveil the tactics and the case Of the
prosecution and give the other defend
| ants an undue advantage in their de-
Tense
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
FINANCIAL FIGURES.
Gold Holdings, and Deposits Both De
crease.

Washington. June 1O.-Ans abstract
of the reports made to the comptroller
of the currency showing the condition
of the national banks in the United
States at the close of business on the
fourth day of May last, has been made
public By Comptroller Eckels.
As compared with similar statement
Made March 9th last, q net decrease in
gold holdings is shown of $7,oOO,O0O
alld individuals deposits of nearly S.
100000.
The increase in undivided profits WAS
So 800, 900 ad M the surplus fund
nearly $1,Oo0,O0O is, shown. Loars ars1
discounts increased ,&3,OOO,OOOs real
estate and mortgages owned decreased
$5O0OOO and legat teTpler holdings in
creased $13 100000, The net gold hold
ings of the treasury at the close Of
! business today was $9O,609,O0O.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16

Sheriff Bear, of Rock county, is hav.
ing a hard time keeping his prisoners
inside the jail He had hardly recover
ed from the surprise attending the es
cape of six prisoners few days ag,
when he was given another shock.
Martin Gagen, serving short term,
was delegated to saw wood, but when
the sheriff went to see how the prisoner
was getting along with his work he was
surprised to find he had taken fight.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
IIawaiiaus Celebrate.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 1O.-To-
morrow is Kamehameha day in the
Hawaiian islands. and the public hol-
iday in honor of the founder of the
now dethroned dynasty my be the oc-
caaion of a seriou, outbreak again st
the Provisional government.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16

Gaudaur won in the Austin regatta
and got $500. Peterson, Standbury,
Hanlon. Teemer and Rogers followed in
the order named. The time was 10
minutes seconds, which beats the best
previous record % seconds
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16

The directors of the four banks at
Racine have issued a note to the public
guaranteeing that all deposits in the
banks and others that may be deposited
during the year Of 1898 will be paid in
full. the directors pledging themselves
to be personally responsible. Each di-
rector of the bank signed separate
notice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
FORD'S THEATER COLLAPSES

Dead Bodies Already Re
moved from the Heap of Fallen
Bricks and Beams and Many More
Are Missing-List of the Dead Al
ready Found-Several from Wiscon.
sin-Many Badly Injured-The Build
pg Had Been Unfit for Use for
Many Years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16

The court room was crowded by the
regular panel Of jurors and also by peo-
pie brought in by curiosity. The audi
ence was an orderly and respectable
one.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16

Oxford is to have another college for
women st. Hilda will soon be opened
under the aunspices of Miss Dorothea
Beale, an indefatigable worker in the
cause of higher education In England.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16

The Union Stock Yards State bank
at Sioux City has assigned. No one
will lose. Al Backus & Sons, grain
dealers, have failed in Toledo. A small
bank at Lynchburg has failed, and also
the bank of Hamilton, JOB 4 Co.
Corvallis, Oregon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
FATALLY BURNED.

Maggie Pollard Causes a Gasoline
Stove to Explode.
Beloit, Wis. June 1O-Nliss Maggie
Pollard was fatally burned by a gas
cline fire which she accidentally start
ed while lighting a gasoline stove this
morning. There was some gasoline in
the pan near the stove and she threw
a lighted match in it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
TWILL REMAIN OPEN
BEATEN
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER GRANTS
A STAY

Judge Bum Will Participate in the
Final Hearing to Be Had Next
Thursday-Further Time Also Given
in the Injunction Case - The Big
Fair Open Today.