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The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
CONSIN.
Bill for the Organization OF . Ne,
County Passes the House.

a Dill JOE the OF New
County Passes the House.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1.-THE chief
accomplishment of the legislature
Thursday was the passage by the
lower house of a bill creating the
county of Iron out of the eastern portion
of Ashland county, with Hurley rs
the county seat The governor will be
called upon when the law is finally en-
acted to appoint full set of county of
ficers. The following bills were intro.
duced in the house:
Authorizing the issuance OF bonds to the
amonnt of sS5O.0O0 by the city OF Milwaukee
for the erection Of q library and museum build
ing; authorizing the appointment OF q state ex.
aminer OF state institutions and county of1ces
and fixing compensation for the same; pro.
viding for o uniform system of certificates
Of teachers and to give graduates of
leading educational institutions the right to
teach without obtaining certificates from coun-
ty superintendents; requiring railway corpora
tons TO equip all engines and cars with auto
maticbrakes and providing penalties for fail
ure.
In the senate Mr.. Lees introduced q
bill to prevent the improper and cor
rupt use of money in elections. The
bill requires candidates for Office to file
an itemized, report of their expendi-
lures during caucus.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1.-THE bill
creating Iron county out of a portion
of Ashland county, has been concurred
in by the senate and now goes to the
governor for his signature. The time
of offering new business was extended
by the senate to February %, thus
amending the assembly joint resolu-
tion which fixed the time at February
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
MAYRoN PICKERING.

One of the most active editorial
associations, in the state is found in the
Fifth district, which held semi-annual
meeting at Toledo, last Friday. Toledo
received the newspaper boyssplendidly:
flung out all the domestic latch
strings, gave fine hearing to their ses
sions, and feasted them with . great
banquet of royal proportions, and which
the boys made squirt to encompass In
matched proportions-and did not fail.
In the evening at the elegant new U.
B. church an audience of thousand
people were gathered, who gave appre-
ciative attention to pleasant program
of song, defamation and speech, and
the editorial guests went home warmed
up in the cookies of their hearts toward
their Toledo fraters, and the hospitabls
folk there abiding. Many of the men
of the Fifth district are young men, or
comparatively so, but no district in
Iowa is heard from oftener through its
press or with betterrepute and influence.
And by these presents they are hereby
invited to get themselves in line, "when
the swallows nest again and take =
trip over friend Hubbard's road TO the
Mahaska coal fields where another latch
string will be found outside and trip
had on the underground railway which
the mine mules "tote." Come and see
Mahaska's black diamonds and pick up
a hat full and take home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16

The Wheatland Gazette man is {
good sermonizer in this: Occasionally
we find man who, in stopping his sub
scriptiOn, thinks it necessary to apollo
gize and try to explain why" he cam
take it any longer. Generally there i!
a good deal of deception about these
explanations-and then it's not neces
sary, anyway. If you want to stop tax
ing paper, pay up and order it discOn
tinued without any ifs and ands. Its
none of the publishers business why
you stop and ten to one he won't be
lieve your cock-and-bull story any way
The man after our heart stopped his
paper the other day. He said he didn't
want the ID democratic sheet any
longer. Now, that's business; there's
no deception about that and we believe
he told the truth"
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ATT0RNE W

n NJ PERDUE.
ATTORNEY -at-Law,
and Notary Public. Rose Hill, Iowa.
WILL G. JONES,
Attorney-at Law,
And Notary public. Office in Suite No l,
Frankel Block
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PortfoIIo of ARrlculture,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 A number of
Mr. Cleveland's friends met Wednesday
and the question of cabinet probabili-
ties came up. 1t YVES stated emphati-
cally by a congressman from New
York, an intimate friend of the presi-
dent-elect, that since Gov. Boies had
declined to accept the portfolio of ag-
riculture in the cabinet he had de-
cided to tender it to Hon. w. ]. Bnch'
anan, of Iowa, who is at present chief
Of the worlds fair department. of ag-
rieulture.
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ILLINOIS.
Proceedings Ia Both Branches Of the
State LeEislature.

proceedings Ia Both branches OF the
State Legislature.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. Elm the
house the bill regulating the employ
ment of minors under 16 years of age
was passed to third reading. after the
adoption of an amendment preserving
the rights of parents to control their
own minor children and direct their
employment. Among the bills intro
duced were the following: =
Amending the law in regard to the control Of
the soldiers home at Quincy; to prevent I'M
just charges and usurlous rates Of interest by
mortgagers: TO repeal the law which
excludes cities and villages from road
districts In counties not under township organ
ization; TO authorize the construction and
maintenance of gravel, rock, mscadam and
other hard roads; providing for the construc-
tion OF proper fire escapes OF buildings; also .
bill TO provide for the ordinary and contingent
expenses Of the Illinois national guard; reduc-
ing the age of consent in females to sixteen
years.
The house joint resolution protest.
ing against the closing of the worlds
fair ON Sunday came up in the senate
and was concurred in. The bill amend
ing the Australian ballot law was or
dered to q third reading. 1t provides
that official ballots should have coupons
affixed to them, which shall be torn of
by judges before the voter enters
the booth and compared when
he returns, thus preventing fraud by
the substitution of other ballots, and
provides penalty for persons and cor
porations who refuse to allow employees
time to vote when notice is given.
Eulogistic addresses were delivered
and appropriate resolutions adopted on
the death of the late Senator Matthews,
of Urbana- Resolutions of regret
at the death of James G. Blaine were
adopted by a rising vote. Senator
Brands presented a resolution asking
the Illinois members in congress to
urge the withdrawal of all paper cur
rency and instead issue like amount
of aluminium coin, to protect the peo-
pie of this country from cholera, which
is transmitted by paper money. Bills
were introduced as follows:
To amend the election law Is to provide that
in cities where the polls now close at 5 O'Clock.
the time be extended to 7: to prevent the adul-
terauon Of honey; TO amend the law which eS-
tablished the soldiers and sailors homa The
amendment gave the manager OF the home au-
thorlty TO draw pensions of inebriate inmates.
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lie Preached Three Sermons.

Here is unsolicited testimony:
1t shows what Reid's German
Cough and Kidney Cure will do
for, public speakers.
1t is the best thing for the throat
in the world.
Read this;
NEVIS, Wis, Dec. 5th, 1892.
Sylvan Remedy Co., Peoria, III.
Sirs:-I would like to keep your
Reid's German Cough and Kidney
Cure for sale. Your agent stopped
over night at my place the fore
part of the past summer and left q
sample bottle and l gave it to q
minister that had three sermons
to preach in one day, and he had
SO bad a sore throat, that be
thought he could not get through
with. one, but by taking the cure
he went through with all of them
comfortably.
MAyRoN PICKERING.
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BAD FOR THE WHISKY TRUST.
Thoma' ID. war Says He Was offered
lery at Chicago.
WAsHIN9TOS, Feb. 9.-The subcon-
mittee of the house, judiciary commit
tee continued its inquiry into the whis-
ky trust with the examination OF
Thomas pewar. He testified that he
was approached by Mr.. Gibson, sec
retary of the Distilling and Cattle
Feeding company, and requested to
assist in des' 'rOying the Shufeldt diStil-
lery. Witness left the Distilliug and
Cattle Feeding company on being ap-
pointed a United States gauger, and
was ordered to Chicago. Shortly after
he arrived in Chicago he had a CONVEX
SatiOn with q. .bs on, in which the latter
said there was something crooked
in Chicago and the distilling COM
pany could not do business there, and
he offered Dewar $40 900 to make the
matter right. On January % witness
again met Gibson. Gibson then stated
that he could give him something that,
If put under a tank of alco-
hol in tise cistern-room, would
go off in few hours. No one
would know anything about it, and
the difficulty OF his company in Chica-
go would be done away with. In case
of success wit ness was to receive SI0,-
900 and in cas-. of failure 81, 200. Glib
son then showed him common
oyster can, divided into several
compartments, with tin tube
in one corncr and a gun tube
in the center. Gibson also had
powder and ball in his room. The
principal thing exhibited by Gibson,
however, was a quantity of yellow
liquid, which, when exposed to the air
and temperature Of a certain degree,
would give a flame. lie then left,
agreeing to. meet Gibson the next
morning. Witness was then ordered
to St Paul AS he was paying
his hotel bill Gibson came in and re-
marked that he was sorry he was
obliged to go away and wished him
better luck next time" Gibson asked
what he had done with the machine. "
Witness replied that he had it packed
away. Gibson told him to be careful
of it and added that he would prepare
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The Victims.

Charles Ressler, baggageman. instantly
killed; Samuel O Doolittle, Madison, Ind, ex-
press messenger, badly hurt; c. H. Barr, St
Louis, express messenger, badly injured A NJ.
Travers, Cincinnati, slightly bruised: Samuel
Cohen, Houston, Tex, hurt about the head;
- Fox, bruised about the head and shoulders
Mrs. Armstrong Birmingham. Ind, internal
injuries; Mail Agents Conway and De-
witt hurt about the head; Mrs.
Laughlin, Cleveland, slightly injured
Charles W. Conley, Alma, Kan, cut in
head; James Carroll, Alma, Kan, bruised and
cut; Charles H. Fox, THIN, O.. internal injur-
les: H. NJ. Ibbertson ST Louis, injured in back
and head james NJ. Nichols Nation, ILL.,
badly bruised: Mrs. Neal, residence unknown,
probably fatally injured; Matthew J, Banner,
Pawtucket, r. l., slightly injured; w. Z. Muse,
St. Louis, hand cut and back injured
Several other passengers whose
names could not be learned were
slightly injured. All the bed clothing
in the sleeper was utilized for the COM
fortand warmth of the wounded women
and children. Baggageman Ressler was
pinioned between the mass of trunks
and burned to death in sight of the
trainmen and passengers, who were
unable to rescue him. Mrs. Laughlin
was travelling with the corpse of her
hus usband, which was in the baggage
car. The corpse was cremated. Mrs.
Laughlin's four children were slightly
injured The weather was bitterly
cold, and the wounded suffered greatly
from exposure in addition to their in
luries.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
3yrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
md refreshing to the taste, and actG
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
am efsctually, dispels colds, head.
ESbes and fevers and cures habitual
Nnstipation. Syrup of Figs is the
1nly remedy of it's kind ever pro
iuced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
,eptabie to the stomach, prompt in
Is action and truly beneficial In its
fleets, prepared only from the most
aeslthY and agreeable substances, its
Gauy excellent qualities commend IL
70 al and have made it the mos
oOpular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Doc
md 81 bottles by all leading drug
giss ANY reliable druggist who
nsy Dot have it on hand will. pro
cure it promptly for any one whc
"isties to try it. Do not accept any
|hstjtnte.
CALIFORNIA FIe syrup Co
SAS flRa S0dSOO. oAL.
,''KRts. ~. ssa nlRK aE
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ILLINOIS.
Both Branches of the Legislature 4
$780, rn1I NRsnHaw

Both Branches of the Legislature Ad.
journ Until Monday.
SPRINeFIELD, Ill, Feb. 1.-THE
greater part of the session of the hoase
was taken up in squabbling DysI
motions to adjourn over suntl
Monday. Finally motion was
adopted adjourning the house an
tila 4:55 p. m. Monday. A number OF
bills were introduced, the most inn
portant of which are bill to make
the members of the state board oi
equalization elective, and one to raise
the limit in damage cases by railroads
from 5000 to 500. 600. Mr.. Gill intro
duced bill making it misdemeanol
for any person or corporation to inter
fere with the affiliations of its EN-
ployes with any labor organization ol
political party.
After a short session of the senate i
adjourned until o'clock Monday
Among the bills introduced was one Il
provide for the appointment of a civi
service commission by the governor
whose duties shall be the examination
of all applicants for positions in cities
of over 200, 900 inhabitants and all ap
plicants for positions under the stat'
government The bill is in line will
the governors message on this subject
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
RUMoRs OF A BIG STRIKE.

Demands of Louisville j. Nashville Engi-
neers and Firemen Strengthen Former
Reports.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 9-The rumor that
a great strike is soon TO be inaugurated
in the whole railroad system of
the United States finds additional
strength in the statement that the fire.
men and engineers on the Louisville
& Nashville railroad will within
few days make a demand for more
wages. The engineers want one-half
cent mile more. The demands of the
firemen are not yet known, but a
prominent brotherhood man says no
compromise will be accepted or delay
tolerated, and that if the men strike
they will be followed by the brakemen,
conductors, switchmen and even Sec
tinn hop1c
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
MlLLERS CONVENE.
A Permanent Organization Formed at In
dianapolis.

ulAnapOilSs
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 9.-The
winter-wheat millers. representing
leading milling companies of Ohio,
Tennessee. Kentucky. Illinois. Mich
igan and Indiana, met here Tuesday
The purpose of the meeting is to form
Il permanent organization that shall
take steps to broaden the field of trade
open to American miIlers; to in
fluence congress to enter into reci-
procity treaties with France and Ger
many whereby the American product
shall be placed upon equal footing with
the European. The millers complain
of freight rate discrimination against
them, and wish to right this and other
evils. The days session was devoted
to temporary organization, appoint
ment of committees and hearing of ad-
dresses by W. c. Edgar, of the North
western Miller, Louis A. Gibson, of
this city, and Messrs. Blish aud Le-
croix, of Michigan.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16

PROPOSED PENSION CHANGES
The action of the subcommittee Of
the house appropriations in adopting
certain amendments to the pension act
of 1890, came before the full commit
tee, and all amendments but the one
cutting off pensions to persons perma
nent residents of foreign countries were
not agreed to. All the republican mem,
bers voted against the amendments, and
one democrat, Mr.. Mutchler, of Penn
sylvania. But the matter was again
taken up by the committee and recon.
sidered, and. the amendments will be
reportd to the house. Mr.. Fry tele
r-sphs the Register the following or
the question f:
WASHINGTON, Feb. Sunless all in
dications fail there will be some very
interesting debates and sharp maneuV.
ering on the floor of the house when the
pension appropriation bill is taken up
for consideration. A radical change in
the pension policy is proposed. The
change will be backed up by the major.
ity of the committee on appropriations
and will be fought tooth and nail by the
republican minority, assisted by Repre-.
sentative Holman, chairman of the com.
mittee. The proposed change in the
pension policy has in view q consider
able reduction of the pension rolls and
Of the enormous amount now paid out
for pensions, by purging the lists of the
names of some of those now on it, and
by making more difficult procurement
in some cases of pensions under the
laws. It is proposed to change the laws
in some respects, and new policy is to
be inaugurated as far as the admlnis-
tration of the law is concerned, by turn
ing over the whole pension bureau to
the war department. These changes,
with some notifications, are the same
as originally proposed by the sub-com-
mittee which framed the pension appro-
priation bill, but which in the full COM
mittee were stricken out by majority
of one vote. The committee has now
by narrow majority reeonsidered It's
action. There was meeting of the
committee this morning, and the fight
for the new pension policy was renewed
By O'Eeili, of Massachusetts,, and others,
BY yea and nay vote the COMMITTEES
decided TO report the necessary amend.
ments to be offered 20 the pension bill
when IL comes up.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16

The Bloomfield Republican sings
this sample song of prosperity: "The
price of real estate is still on the boom
in this city. Many buyers are ON the
lookout for lots and there is great de,
mand for property. The advance upon
vacant lots is at least 40 to so per cent
within the last 10 months" They have
recently started wooden mill on their
own capital, and are happy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
DIDN'T LIKE THEIR COLOR.

A Dying Indian Declares the Cowboys
Were Killed Simply Because They Were
Whites.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Feb. O.
Bear-That- Woods, police
man, brought in Tuesday morning one
of Two Sticks son, who is one of the
murderers. The Indian is slowly
dying of his wounds. He con-
fessed as follows: Two Sticks,
his father, and the others agreed
in sweat house to go to the beef
camp and kill the cowboys. They
slipped into the dugout while the men
slept and each selected a victim, and
at Il signal cough they killed
them. The cook was not killed at
first and attempted to crawl
under a box, but was shIt in the
head and died. So close was the range
that he was terribly powder burned.
The cowboys were Bennett and Royce.
The boys, aged IS and 10, were Z. Ba-
con and Kelly. The bodies were
brought here by old man Bacon. The
dying Indian says the men were killed
because they were whites.
Reports come to the agency that
strolling bands of unruly Sioux are
making preparations for racket of
some kind. The police are watching
their camp, near the scene of the
murders. The Indians are making
medicine and singing war songs. The
hostiles number 900 Brules. They are
hemmed in by Gordon of well-armed
OOlice
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
The power of money

The power of money is shown in
this item: The tin mills and mines of
DeadwOod, South Dakota, which en-,
ployed from 300 to 400 men, closed down
last week indefinitely. No reason has
been assigned by the manager, but it is
claimed to be stated upon good author
itythat Welsh tin company has bought
the entire plant and has closed it per
manently in order to transfer the indus
try to Wales"
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Bantslled.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. i1.--George
Wallace, for five years fugitive from
justice, was placed on trial in the Grim.
inal court on charge of forgery.
By agreement between the prose-
cuing attorney aud Wallace's at
torney Judge Cox released Wal
lace on his personal recognizance
and imposed the condition that he re-
main out of the state forever and only
return 10 make visits to his family
with the permission of the court. The
defendant accepted the exile rather
than imprisonment
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
Coal Creok Kioter. sentenced.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 11.-During
the term of the circuit court at Clin-
ton, which was adjourned Thursday
morning, eighty-one men were con-
victed on the charge of aiding and
abetting In the riots of Coal Creek and
divers last August. They were sent
to prison for terms ranging from ten
days to two years. George b. Monroe
was given two years. John Hatmaker
and DeGruchy, his lieutenant, failed to
appear and their bonds have been for
feited.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
The Mercantile Club.

The snuggest and most comfortable
club room quarters to be seen in any
Iowa town are those of "The Mercantile
Club, newly organized in this city, and
now at home in the new Evans block
where they have an elegant suite of
apartments. The club has been duly
organized, under very stringent rules,
and will see them fully enforced in
every particular. They have made the
rooms models of comfort and con-
venience; supplied them with all cur
rent literature, and will make it a place
that will be popular and pleasant for
the members and those friends that
they see fit to introduce. The follow
ing are the officers and members of the
club:
Oflicers.-President J. II. Pickett;
Vice Presidents, Jos. Stumps and A.
Frankel; Secretary, L, NJ. Hadley;
Treasurer, d. F. Jackson.
Board of COntrol.-M. FrankeL, Geo.
r. Ferrall, w. III. Kalbach, J. NJ. Tim
brell, w. F. Little, H. w. Comstock,
together with the above-named officers.
Committee on Property.-M. Frankel,
Geo. r. Ferrall, L. NJ. Hadley.
Committee on Rules.-W. F. Little,
J. NJ. Timbrell, A. Frankel. ... ...
House Committee.-W. III. Kalbach,
III, w, COmStOck, Jos, StumpS.
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Erannn hac daalt u,it

France has dealt with some of its
Panama thieves in lusty way. Here
are the sentences: Ferdinand DeLesseps,
FIVE years imprisonment and !, 900 francs
fine; Charles DeLesSeps, five years and
1900 francs fine; FOntane and Cottu,
two years and 1900 francs fine each;
Eiffel, two years and 10000 francs fine.
The sentences caused a profound sensa-
ton, especially that of Ferdinand De-
Lesseps, the aged engineer. But over
the road they go-rich or poor, no
long delay by appeals and other legal
millinering.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16
No ChoInra for IYisonnsin.
LEGISLATION IN MICHIGAN.
Bills on Various Subjects Introduced ii
Senate and House.


Senate and House.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. lin the sem
ate Thursday bills were introduced
changing the name Of the state re-
form school to the industrial homo
or boys; appropriating $4,000 for
a state weather service; divid-
ing the state in twelve congressional
districts, contemplating nine repub-
lican and three democratic; amending
the law for state board of equali-
zation by adding member
from each county to the present
board, and to repeal the local
option liquor law. Bills were passed
authorizing two dollars per day extra
compensation to upper peninsula mem
bers. A joint resolution looking to the
election of United States senators by a
direct vote of the people failed to pass,
It receiving but sixteen votes, and was
tabled.
In the house bills were introduced
providing for state board of inspec-
tors for steam vessels and boilers; to
regulate the issuance of mileage tick
cts by railroad companies and restrict
ing exemptions from liability for per-
sonal injury and loss of property;
to establish q branch of the state
normal school in the upper por-
ton of the lower peninsula; to
regulate the charges of telephone COM
panies; fixing the tax for the sale OF
liquors at $1,Oap. Important bills no
ticed were to provide for township sta
tisticians; amending the franchise law
of 1891; establishing q home for in
ebriates to be supported by tho tax
upon liquor selling. A resolution was
adopted denouneing the lynching OF
eolored men in the southern states
after q warm discussion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 10.-William Sar'
derson. well known in milling
circles. all over, the country and ,
wealthy. citizen of Milwaukee. died
suddenly at 9. N. of heart disease,
Died Soon After Being Immsrssd.
CASEY, Ill, Feb. s.--During the bap-
tism by immersion Of converts in john
ston township Sunday Mr.. Williana
Deahl dropped dead near the waters
edge ten minutes after being baptized
The deceased was aged so aud 3 welk
tordo farmer Of that vicsgity.f
The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-16

1t is claimed that Mr., Cleveland has
offered the secretary of states place to
Judge Gresham. Grover, beware of the
mugwump There are some great dem
Ocrats fit for that Place.. J. Phelps
for nOa