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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29

exhibits in fisheries. In the angling
annex only two states were represent
ed, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. In
the candid opinion of conservative
judges the Badger states display east
ly oyershadowed the keystone exhibit
The judges awarded premiums to both,
A notable point in the report of the
judges is that the premiums for Wis
consin were not awarded to the state
board of worlds fair managers, as was
the case in the other department.
Newspaper readers will remember the
fight between the board of managers
and the Wisconsin fish commission, the
point at issue being upon the demand
of the latter organization that it be
given full control of the exhibit, which
was installed by the commission itself
In making the awards the judges have
recognized the Wisconsin fish commits
sion and given the premium to Presi-
dent E. Il. Bryant's board for live
Ssh in aquaria, reptiles in aquaria,
! photographs of fish hatcheries, and the
photograph of the fish car Badger"
No individual exhibitors from the
state were awarded premiums.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
SENATE.

Washington, Sept. 2O.-There was an
air of expectancy in the senate this
morning Hints of sharp struggle
between Senator Voorhees, and his fol
lowers on one side and the anti-repeal-
erS on the other, had got abroad, and
to see it Il crowd gathered. Senator
Voorhees, was on hand ''to push things
by moving for longer sessions. The
neryy Dubois, on the other side of the
chamber, was waiting for him to begin.
Senator Platt, who took away the
breath of the senate yesterday by Civ
ing notice that he would move today
for closure, was a little late today,
but he arrived before the routine bust,
ness was transacted and bore the re.
proaclful looks Of the shocked Gticklers
for senatorial courtesy with indiffer-
ence. Senator Voorhees,, his arms eX-
tended and bis hands grasping the
sides of his desk, sat waiting for the
struggle to begin. When the time
came he was on his feet. Platt rose
take up his repeal bill. Plat began to
speak. Voorhees, was annoyed by the
interruption and eagerly protested that
Platt was interrupting him without
asking his permission.
IF the senator from Indiana would
be little KINDER" Platt began, but be
fore he could finish Voorhees, by ar
heroic effort swallowed his wrath and
in a lower voice asked Platt to yield
the floor to him. Platt simply an,
nounced that he would not bring uI
his closure motion till some future
time. Then Voorhees,, after get
ting up. caused surprise by
yielding the floor to Senator George fol
a lengthy speech, instead of calling UP
his motion for longer sessions. A look
of establishment went through the sen
ate, but it was explained later that
Voorhees, had simply concluded to wait
a while
The senate did little else.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
IRBY'S JAG.

Columbia, 5. c., Sept Ex-senator
John l.. M. Irby arrived in the city
yesterday from Washington in Il state
Of intoXication. When he got off the
train at the union depot he pulled from
his hip pocket double-action revolver.
passed through the waiting room and
pointed it at c)lored hackman with
out any cause. The hackman ran and
Irby was quoted and hustled into a
hack. He Immediately went to sleep
and was driven through the streets
with both feet hanging out. He was
carried to the governors mansion and
was met by Mrs. Freeman. He didn't
appear to realize where he was, how
ever, and recovering he again pulled
his pistol, but made no attempt to fire.
He was put to bed and left for I;lurens
this morning i'll the same intoxicated
condition. Irby'S conduct excited much
comment in the city. A case against
the senator has been docketeu. The
fact that he has been turned down III
his own committee on some appoint
ments in which he was specially inter
ested is believed to have been RESPONSE
ble for his getting into the condition
mentioned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
A SHARP AND BITTER CONTEST
ENDED

Washington, Sept. 2O.-The house
committee on rules, by party vote
today, authorized a rule providing that
upon the adoption of the order the
speaker shall proceed to call the COM
mittee for reports, and until this order
is exhausted no motion whatever shall
be in order or entertained by the
speaker. This is to stop republicans
tillbustering against the federal cleo
ton repeal bill.
AS soon as the house met the re-
pubIicans started in to defeat the rule
Mr.. Burrows moved to dispense with
the call of committees for reports and
Mr.. Catchings (dem.), Of Mississippi,
presented the resolution from the COM
mittee on rules. Before it was read
Mr.. Burrows raised the point that the
resolution was not in order, but the
speaker overruled the point of order,
and then the house was thrown into
great confusion.
Mr.. Reed made one of his character
istic witty speeches in which he de-
nounced the speakers decision. If the
majority desired to stand by that de-
cision, of course, it could do SO, but if
Herod was not to be out-Heroded,
Herod wanted to witness the trans
action. daughter and applause)
Mr.. Reed and the speaker had some
very bitter passages; and then Mr..
Burrows appealed from the decision
and Mr. Fitch, democrat, of North
Carolina. moved to lay on the table.
Pending vote on Mr.. Fitch's motion
Mr.. Burrows moved recess; Mr..
Catchings made point of order
against the motion and Mr.. Burrows
argued for it's support. Mr.. Burrows
appeal was tS--ed-yeas 172; nays Sc.
Mr.. Hepburn 1owa) then moved to
take a recess for two hours. This led
to a triangular wrangle over the par
status between Hepburn,
Cultivate and Reed. The speaker
finally ruled Hepbllrn's motion for a
recess out of order. Hepburn appeal
ed and on vote the republicans, in
obediance to a nod from Reed, refused
to answer to their names. The decis-
ion of the chair was sustained 177-2.
The question then required on order
ing the previous question on the re
port from the committee on rules. Then
motions came thick and fast. All
wera brushed aside by he speaker who |
said the vote just taken had sustained
the decision of the chair which held
that no motion was in order except |
the one motion to adjourn. The whole |
democratic side broke into wild cheer |
ing when the announcement was made. |
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
FISH'S WILL.
A Large Estate is Divided Chiefly
Among Children.

New York, Sept. 21.-Hamilton Fish's
will was filed for probate today. The
value of the estate is not made known,
but it consists mainly of real property.
Three public requests are made, one of
$4,000 to Columbia College, another
of $1,000 to st. Luke's Hospital, and
the third Of $1,000 to the Bellevue
Training School for Nurses. The resi-
due. except one-seventh interest, which
is held in trust for the children of the
testators deceased daughter, Mrs.
Northcote, during their minority, is
bequeathed equally to his six children.
The will is dated June s, 1892, and the
executors are the testators sons, Mich
olas Hamilton and Stuyvestant Fish
and his son-in-law, Sidney Webster.
Mr.. Fish's daughter, Edith Livingston
Northcote, was the wife of Hugh Oil
yer Northcote, who lives at ''The
HYDE" Luton, Bedfordshire, England.
She left two children, Cicely J. NJ,
aga 8, and Hugh 81. S. Northcote,
aged 5 years. These children reside
with their father. They receive one
seventh of the residuary estate in
trust until they reach the age Of %.
Their father until this time is to re-
ceiye 5000 a year of their income
and as much more as he thinks neces-
sary for their education.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29

Although realizing that they were
baffied the republicans persisted in a
stubborn fight. Burrows moved to lay
the report of the committee on the
table. The speaker ruled the motion
out of order and also declined to enter
tain an appeal. Some confusion fol
lowed. A dozen members were on their
feet and the speaker ordered all to
take their seats. Every member in
stantly seated himself except Reed,
who was pale with rage. For a ma
ment he stood cycling the speaker and
then sank into his seat There was
more democratic applause and the pre-
vious question was ordered $50 to 3.
An appeal was tabled.
EX-Speaker Reed then took the floor
I'VE occupied a peculiar coigne OF
vantage in this contest" he said. You
on the other side are between two
fires. We will win either way. You
have to resort to everything you de-
nounced or be beaten and with char
acteristic determination you chose your
humiliation-you settled yourself DELHI
erately in the traces against which
you stormed and howled. In doing so
you not only violated the precedents Of
| 1SS years, but all the principles of the
parliamentary law with which you ever
came in contact. You decided that the
| speaker can yitiate a motion because
it is di1atory without his mouth pro-
nouncing the odious word and you
1 xrinl Of 1,n
right of appeal for which the present
occupant of the chair contended SO
/ impetuously four years ago. This is
the situation. You refused system of
rules which we offered you under which
you could have done business and in
stead you chose to accomplish the
same ends by special acts of violence.
Is this the sort of thing worthy Il
great party? What a spectacle you
made Of yourselves today. l leave to
your own imaginations to decide.
! loud applause on the republican side.)
! After remarks by several others,
Burrows made a motion to adjourn.
1t was lost 10 to ITO. The vote then
REQUIRED on the adoption of the report
of the committee on rules and it was
carried-176 to 81. Prolonged applause
! followed the announcement of the
vote.
The fight was over. Silently the re-
publicans watched the committees
make the reports to the house including
the report on the Tucker bill The
committee on president, vice president
and election of members of congress
also presented resolution asking the
committee on rules to make special
order for the consideration of the bill
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
AN OHIO SENSATION.
Society Scandalized by Swelrs
Escapade.

Findlay, Ohio, Sept. 2O.-Mrs. B. T.
Foster brought suit for alimony against
her husband, who owns the electric
light plant here. He is the only son Of
Parks Foster, of Elyria, and his wife
is the daughter of William Rowland,
of Bucyrus. Both have always been
prominent in all the social affairs Of
northern Ohio. The developments are
sensational. Nellie Borne was the IT,
year-old typewriter employed il
Colonel Bohe's Office. Foster began
year ago to entioe her to his office under
the pretext of employment. Gradually
be wormed himself into the girls con-
fidence and last Monday he left the
city with her for kingisher, O. T.,
where his father was about to start
bank. Nothing has been heard Of them
since, except a telegram to the girls
mother telling her she had gone.
Parks Foster arrived here from Elyria
yesterday and has declared his inten-
ton to disinherit his son. Mrs. Foster
is Frustrated and this evening filed a
suit for alinony to prevent his trans
ferring or selling his porperty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
THE MARKETS.
Wheat Falls Half a Cent-MoEey Easy
in New York.

Chicago, Sept. 2O.-I'he grain mar
kets averaged weak, but closed with
some show of greater steadiness. The
latter condition was more especially
the case with corn and oats, which left
off with small gains on the closing
prices of the previous day, but wheat,
although it recovered 1-2c from it's
lowest price, was still below its
yesterdays value at the close. Pro
visions ruled firm until within few
minutes of the close, when there was
a flop which left prices for the most
part lower than they closed yesterday.
December wheat rose to Il $50
II 12c and May to rs 5-Sc. closing
prices were December II 3-SM71 LIE
and May 1912.
September lard, which sold early as
high as 1915, was offered down to
$3.50 at the close. October was drop
ped to 500 and January to $500 II.
Ribs for September o1osed at $1O.12 IL,
for October at 500 and for January
at $40.
New York, Sept. 2O.-Prices were de
pressed sharply in the early trading.
After the early depression prices raj
lied slightly and the market then be
came stagnant.
Money on call easy; 2 1903 per cent;
prime mercantile paper, 7M9 Per cent;
sterling exchange steady; actual bust
ness in bankers bills, 4S2 1-2M4S3 for
sixty days and 4S5 1-2M4S5 3-4 for de
mand; posted rates, 1888 1-2d4S6 1-6;
commercial bills, 4S104S2; demand,
4S4 1-4@4S5 "a. Bar silver, "a 1-3;
government bonds steady; state bonds
dull.
The loan committee of the clearing
house retired $225,OOO loan certificates.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
A MYSTERY SOLVED.
st. Paul Girl MarrieS a Mullatto and
Creates a Sensa ton.

st. Paul, Sept. 21.-The mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of Miss
Jennie Mehl, the pretty daughter of
Eugene Mehl, is cleared up. She has
married negro, James Robinson, who
formerly worked for Miss Mehl's faith
er. A little over a week ago the Mehl
family, father, mother, son and daugh-
ter started for Chicago and New York.
At the depot it was noticed that Miss
Jennie was not present. Nothing was
thought of this, however, and word
was left for her to take the next train.
The girl did not go to Chicago, and
Emil Mehl her brother, returned to
look for her. This afternoon he made
the discovery that she had married
Robinson and was living with him in
Fuller street. When Mr.. Mehl and a
reporter arrived at the house on Fuller
street, the young woman threw open
the door and demanded: Are you
going to put my marriage in the
paper?' The reporter admitted hav-
ing such designs. Don't you do it,,
she shrieked. IF you dare to do it I
will sue the paper. It's nobody's bust
ness. / will sue the paper if you put
it in
! Her husband is % of % years OLD
and mulatto. Throughout the inter
view he was silent The bride refused
peremptorily to assign any cause for
her selection, or to give any of the
couples plans for the wedding tour OF
=, housekeeping. The groom was EN-
ployed for two or three years at the
Ryan House as waiter and elevator
attendant, the greater part of the time
: in the latter capacity. II is stated hy
ATTACHES of the hotel that she showed
a fondness for the society Of her pres
! ent Eege lord, but not in so marked de
gree as to cause suspicion. 1t was
noted that she was partial to riding
! in the elevator. The office employees
! profess to remember that she recreateG
; oftener in this manner when her pres
ent husband pulled the rope than a
other times
Rev Mr.. Hickman was asked why
he married girl so prominent socially
to a colored man. He said: robin
, son came to my house and told mt
j that he wanted to get married. j Wen
with him to Wilson's house, which j:
about a block and a half away. There
[ found Miss Mehl. They had license
and wanted to be married. | knew
that if I did not marry them some
body else would. 1t is my business
so / did it. / took care to see tina
| everything was perfectly regular ant
legal"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29

Buffalo, n. y, Sept. 19.-rhe En-.
qulrer TINS afternoon publishes an in
tervlew with Isaac Clutf, the Canadian.
VINO Is now the head organizer in this
CITY OF the American Protective assoei-
alton, an order known hitherto only in
the west. Clutf is quoted as saving:
What are we organized for?, To
tight the papacy with anything from
ballots to bullets. Look at the public
schools in Buffalo. Over so per cent
of the teachers are Roman Catholicc,
Inside OF two years promise you there
Will not be a Catholic teacher in the
SCHOOLS. We are going to do the same
III Buffalo rs we did in Detroit, Sagi.
nav, Kansas City and other western
towns Look at the army of Catholics
ABOUT Buffalo's city and county hall.
Take my word for it, we will tur~
down every one of them. Every d
partment will be protestantized. No,
viii we stop here. There must be n
turnover all through New York state.
Why have Catholics gained the ascend
ancy Ill our army and navy unless be-
y
| tell you that if we cannot protestant
lze the army and navy we have plenty
of men to bear muskets against the
papal foe and our members are sworn
to be loyal until death"
The Enquirer says the entire ritual.
Which is printed, shows that the oaths
demanded of the candidate swear him
to utter secrecy; and that he will never
vote or lend support to any Roman
Catholic seeking national, municipal or
state office. The candidate also prom
lses to bear arms, should occasion arise
against the avowed enemy-the Roman
Catholics. The chaplain's charge at the
rite of initiation recites that the Cath
olicS are forming secret military com
panleS under the names of knights of
Columbllill, st. patrcll's Cadets, The
HlberianS, etc, and these societies are
not only Wei drilled but armed The
warning read by the recording secre
tary to the novitiate reciteS that papal
cdicts made it no sin for Catholic to
kill an American and that the Catholic
church is an enemy to the state and
professedly its superior.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
HE CAUGHT ME BIRD.
Admiral Jouett's Story About the
Blockade Runner.

Boston Transcript: Admiral Jouctt
tells an odd story of Il blockade-runner
He was in command of the Metacomet
at the time The blockadc-rllnncr re-
ferred to was a Slippery vessel She
was so swift that every attempt to
catch her had failed. Farragut de-
clared that she must be taken ut all
hazards, and delegated the job to
Jouett. jim he said, Il count on you
to fetch me that bird, whatever hap
pens?" SO it came about that the
MetacOmct lay in wait for the artful
dodger on Campachy Banks. There
was reason to believe that she would
come that way before long. Meanwhile
the commander of the warship set to
work to transform his craft i'm such a
manner that her own builder would
not have recognized her.
The first thing he did was 10 paint
Il broad streak all around her hull
Then he hoisted spars aloft and ar
ranged them so as to look like double
toysail yards, such as merchant men
carried in those days. BY such de-
vices the vessel was made to resemble
a Mexican trader. She was anchored
near the shoals as if trying to catch
fish. SO she was, but it was a very
big one she was after. The guns were
covered with tarpaulins for a further
disguise, and it was ordered that no
uniforms should be worn on deck. The
commander put on his oldest suit Of
clothes. In short, nobody would have
SurmiSed that WarShip armed to the
teeth was concealed beneath such an
innocent exterior.
When the smoke Of q steamer was
seen at the expected point on the hori
zon, Jouett was confident that the
game was in sight. He even went so
far as to interview the steward in re-
lation to a bill Of fare, saying that
he meant to entertain the captain Of
that blockade-runner at dinner the
same evening. The latter craft slowly
rose to the horizon. When she came
within a couple of nautical miles, the
Metacomet hoisted the Mexican flag.
The stranger responded by running up
French cOlOrs. She had no suspicion Of
the true character Of the foe that was
lying in wait. With the utmost con
fidence she steamed past and her as
must have been great when
the Metacomet fired a gun across her
bows In a moment the ship of war
was revealed in her true character,
ler decks crowded with men and her
unveiled. Her commanders
invitation to dinner for that evening
vas not refused by the captain Of the
)lockade-runner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
A MOB'S THIRST FOR BLOOD FL
NALLY SATISFIED.
AND BURNED.
The Horrible Spectacle Witnessed by
Several Thousand People-The Body
Reduced to Ashes on an Improyis-
ed Pyre in the Public Streets-Wild
Excitement Prevails.

Roanoke, Va, Sept pa squad of
twenty men took the negro, Thomas
Smith, who robbed and pounded Mrs.
II. S. Bishop, from three policemen
just before o'clock this morning and
hanged him to hickory limb on Ninth
Avenue S. w. in the residence section
of the city. They riddled the body
with bullets and left a placard on it
saying: This is Mayor Trout's friend"
A coroner's jury of business men was
summoned and viewed the body of the
negro and rendered verdict at death
at the hands of unknown men. Thou
sands of people visited the scene of the
lynching between daylight and $50
O'Clock, when the body was cut down
After the jury completed it's work the
body was placed in the hands of the
officers who were unable to keep back
the mob. Three hundred men tried to
drag the body through the streets Of
the town, but Rev. DR.. Campbell, Of
the First Presbyterian church, with
pleas and by force of strength, pre-
vented them. Capt. Norman hired 4
wagon dlu TIE DOuy WAS put LII IL.
1t was then conveyed to the bank of
the Roanoke, about one mile from the
scene of the lynching. Here the body
was drawn from the wagon by ropes
and burned Piles of dry brushwood
were brought and the body was placed
upon it and more brushWood on the
body, leaving only the head bare. The
whole pile was saturated with coal oil
and a match applied. The body was
consumed within an hour. The crema-
ton was witnessed by several thousand
people. At one time the crowd threat
ened to burn the negro in the Mayor
yard.
The Indignation against Mayor Trout
and the militia is great and many
threats of vengeance have openly been
made. Capt. Bird, the commander of
the mulCia, has left town. Mayor
! Trout has also disappeared and Presi-
dent Buckner, of the city council, is
acting mayor. Excitement is running
high now. The citizens are now talking
of holding an indignation meeting and
it is rumored on the streets that threats
are being made to burn the town un-
less satisfaction of some sort is render
! ed. Crowds throng the streets and all
public places
The yolley fired by the militia last
| night in defending Smith i'll Jail killed
| II and wounded score more.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
A FEW FAILURES.
The Stringency Still Strewing the Way
With Wrecks.

Tacoma, Wash, Sept 21.-The Port
Townsend National bank of Port
Townsend failed to open this morning,
the result of the suspension of the
Commercial National and Portland
Savings bank of Portland The total
liabilities of the Port Townsend Ma
tlonal are less than $4,000; assets be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. The
officials say they will resume in thirty
days.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept. 2O.-The
Michigan Trust company, assignee of
Nelson, Matter Il Co, has reported as
sets of $497 ,O33, and liabilities of $685.
S62.
Napierville, ILL.,, Sept. 2O.-The Chica-
go & Napierville Brewing and Mailing
company, organized early in the
spring, has been placed in a receivers
hands.
Topeka, Kan, Sept. 2O-An action
was begun in the United States circuit
court Monday to have a receiver APP
pointed for the Union Trust company
of Sioux City, Iowa. The suit is
brought by T. G. Brown The petition
for a receiver, as filed in the circuit
court, states that E. NJ Donaldson is
a fugitive from justice
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
NEWS AFTERMATH.

Coal may soon fall in price
AshlandS national bank will resume
tomorrow.
Rebels all but control things at Rio
de Janeiro.
Coy. PattiSon may resign to become
a r;Mlroader
The courts have decided that Mime
sofa can build Il public elevator.
The vicc-presdent may force a vote
by recognizing" the right man.
Government expenditures for Sep
tmebre exceeded revenue by $S73,O56
r. OFT, nominated for lieutenant gov
efnor on the Iowa populist ticket, has
resigned, his age, % years, making him
ineligible