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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01

Bids for furnishing adhesive postage
stamps to the government during the
four years commencing July 1. 1894,
have been opened at the post Office de-
partment. Charles +. Steel, Of Phila-
delphia, is the lowest bidder
While no official statement can be
had at the treasury department as to
the object of Sub-Treasurer Jordan S
trip to Europe at this time, the belief
is expressed that it is for the purpose
of restoring his health, and not for
the purpose Of negotiating a bond loan
George w. Marrow of st. Joseph.
Mo-, attended to the matter of his will.
wrote letters to his wife and foreman.
and blew his brains out. He leaves
an estate Of half a million and a
young wife.
The sale of two car loads Of stolen
cattle in st. Louis has exposed an Or
ganized gang of horse and cattle
thieves in Kansas, and deputy sheriff
being killed in the attempt to make ar
rests, troop Of cavalry was put on the
trail Of the murderers.
An official denial has been issued
concerning the report that Count kol-
noky has come to Italy to arrange a
marriage between the Italian crown
prince and am Austrian archduchess.
1t is understood that his visit relates
to the situation in the Mediterranean
since the Russian fleet has been es-
tabEshed there.
-Four Polish Workingmen OF their way
home from work at Buffalo, y. Y,
were struck by freight train on the
killed, one was fatally injured and the
others seriously hurt.
! Edward Burke, II Well-knoWn young
man of st. Joseph, Mo, cashed i mum.
Der Of small checks on banks and bust
ness houses last month. He had nc
money on deposit, and when the otti
! GERS went to arrest him Wednesday
he swallowed Il dose of shychnine
and died in his mothers arms.
/ Treasury officials assert positively
, that no agent has been sent abroad By
! the United States To enter upon any
negotiations for Il gold loan. No such
/ arrangement even il contemplated
could be carried to completion before
the meeting OF congress in regular
session on December 4.
! A bronze ife-SiZe statue of General
James Shields, Of Missouri, hero OF
! two wars and Il United States senator
! from three states, Illinois, Minnesota
and Missouri, was received at the CAPT
! tol yesterday and will soon be placed
in stltuary hall, between the statues
Of Lincoln and Hamilton.
Inc pension office ut Washington re
Gently received a pension certificate
from an eX-soldier who said he return
ed the certificate because he had been
converted through the influence OF the
salvation army, and his conscience
would not permit him to longer receive
money when he was not entitled to it.
Vice Presluent Stevenson's three
daughters, Misses Mary, Julia and
Letitia Stevenson, left Washington by
the Chesapeake and Ohio route for
Bloomington, ILL.,, to be present at the
wedding of their brother, Lewis q
Stevenson, only son OF the vice presi
dent, who was married to Miss Helen
l.. Davis at Bloomington, Nov. II.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01
AS GOVERNOR

! In 1881 Gen. Rusk was elected GOV
erncr Of Wisconsin. A month after his
Inauguration the Chicago, Portage &
Superior Railway company failed, ow-
ing two months pay to LOO employees,
, who became desperate When citizens
appealed to the governor to send militia
to quen the disturbance his laconic re-
ply was, these men want bread, not
bayCnets," and he forthwith sent them
provisions.
While governor he took an active
part N promoting the agricultural and
dairy interests of the state, and in
forming farmers Institutes. So uni
formly popular was his administration
as governor that he was three times
honored by reelection, serving con-
tnuously from January, 1892, to Jan
uary 1889
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01

Ak, now Vernon county. In addition
20 his successful efforts as farmer he
engaged in stage-driving, having estab-
/ Iished a line between Sparta and
Prairie du Chen, and also opened a
hotei at Elroqua, the county seat His
! success in capturing and bringing to
justice thief who had eluded the
grasp of the regular officers of the law
made him So popular that in 1855 he
was chosen sheriff, and in 1857 coroner
of the county, while in 1861 he REPRE-
| Sented his section in the state legis-
lature.
MILITARY CAREER.
September IA, 1862, he entered the
federal army as major of the twenty
| fifth Wisconsin volunteer infantry, 4
regiment which he had raised He de-
clined the colonelcy, alleging want of
/ military experience, but his soldierly
qualities practically gave him the COM
mand from the start His first service
was IN the Minnesota Indian campaign,
: and i'll 1868 he participated in the
seige and capture of Vicksburg. In
! February, 1864, when in command of
his regiment, he joined Sherman in
| the Meridian campaign. He was com
plimented by his superior officer for
the skill with which he handled his
regiment in all the engagements about
Atlanta. When Mcpherson fell in front
of Atlanta. on July %. 1864, RuSk was
! leading the advance, and in that hard
fought contest lost one-third of his
men.
| At one time in this battle he was
! cut off from his command, surround
ed by the enemy and ordered to sur
render; but by chivalrous dash he
| broke through the confederate lines.
and escaped to his regiment with only
one slight wound and the loss of his
horse, which fell rddled with bullets
| IN Sherman'S march to the sea- Col
Rusk was in command of the advance
! OF the seventeenth corps by SPECIAL az
pontment. He showed great daring
in this campaign. Again he had his
horse shot from under him.
In June, 1865, when mustered out of
! the service, Coz. RuSk was presented
! by the officers Of his regiment with Il
/ testimonial acknowledging him "A gen
teman, Il hero and Il soldier" Col
ltusk was subsequently promoted to be
briSadier general by hrevct for his
gallantry at the battle Of Salkahatchie
He returned to his Wisconsin home,
and in November, 1865, was eleced by
the republican, party to be state bank
comptroller; was reelected in 1867, and
held the office until, on his own recon-
mendation, it was abolished by amend
ment to the constitution
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01
HARRISONS GRIEF GREAT.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 21.-Ex-
President Harrison received the news
Of Gen Rusk's death this morning and
was deeply affected. He expressed
the deepest sorrow at the taking off
of the venerable member of his late
official family. Gen. Harrison at once
sent Mrs. Rusk telegram Of condu-
lence and stated that he would proba-
bly,, with ex-Attorney-General Miller,
attend the funeral of the ex-secretary
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01
MORE BLOUNT PAPERS.
Testimony on Which His Report Was
Based Given Out

Washington, Nov. 25.-The fourth
volume of papers accompanying Com
missioner Blount's report has beer
given out by the state department and
consists of all disclosures made by
Blount in his dispatches and with his
report from Honolulu. It is the test.
mony on which he bases his report.
Numerous affidayitS bearing on the
day the provisional government was
proclaimed so to show that Minister
Stevens recognized the provisional gov
eminent and the troops were landed
from the Boston before the queens
forces had surrendered to the provis-
ional government.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01
TRIBUTE.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Secretary Nor
ton, speaking of the late Secretary
Rusk, said. Il never saw him until [
came to Washington last spring l
could not help liking him, as was the
case with everybody else who knew
HIM, jovial, large-hearted man he was
I was panied when informed of his
death"
Judge Holman, Of Indiana, said:
''Ex-Secretary Rusk was as good a
man as I ever knew"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01
Fl. c.. PAYNE OFFERS CARS.

Milwaukee, Nov. PHI. C. Payne, of
this city, eX-chairman of the republi-
can state committee and formerly of
the st. Paul road, has telegraphed ex-
President Harrison, all members of
his cabinet, also Governor Mckinley
and other prominent republicans offer
ing the use of private car from Chi
cage to Viroqua and return to attend
the funeral of General Rusk
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
At the republican national conven-
ton in 1888 Gov. Rusk's name was con
sidered for the presidential nomina ton.
President Harrison, upon the organi-
"a tion of his cabinet in March, 1889,
gave him the portfolio of secretary of
agriculture, a cabinet office created only
one month before the Inauguration.
His long experience as practical and
successful farmer admirably fitted him
for the place, which he filed with the
same success that attended him in all
other positions he held.
Gen. Rusk's first wife died in 1853,
leaving four children, of whom the
eldest daughter, Charity Rusk Craig,
and the son, Col. Lycurgus ]. Rusk,
survive. By his marriage with Eliza
beth johnson he had one daughter,
Mary, and a son, Blaine Daniel, al of
whom survive him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01
HONORED AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, Nov. 21.-By direction
of the president Secretary of Agricul-
ture Morton has issued an order pay
ing Il high tribute to Gen. Rusk's mem
DRY and ordering that the flag at the
department of agriculture remain at
half mast during the month
a meeting of the chiefs of bureaus
in the department Will be held tomor-
row for the purpose Of taking further
action
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01
AN IOWA LYNCHING.
Mob Law Practiced on the Principal
Street of Ottumwa.

Ottumwa, Iowa, Nov 21.-This after
noon a mob gathered in the principal
street, seized a man named Gustavson.
who had ravished q child four years
old, put a rope around his neck and
hung him.
The child's mother, Mrs. John Sax,
handed the rope to the crowd. Gus
lawson was taken from the court room
by the mob.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01
He IS NO MORE
GENERAL j. NJ RUSK, EN-GON-
ERNOR OF WISCONSIN, De
PAkIS THIS LIFE.
END COMES ALMOST WITHOUT
WARNING AND WITHOUT
4 STRUGGLE.

Whole Family at the Beloved Gener-
ais Bedside to Hear His Last
WORKSHOPS to the State and Ma
tion--A Plain, Honest, Unpretend-
ing Man-Generil Sorrow Express
ed-Funeral Occurs Friday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01

Eiroqua, Wis, Nov. 21.-Gen. ]. NJ.
Rusk, ex-governor Of Wisconsin and e-x
secretary of agriculture died shortly
after s o'clock this morning.
The end came very suddenly. Last
evening 4 positive announcement was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-01

The International convention of the
Young Mems Christian association at
its session last May recommended to
morrow and the week following as a
special season Of thanksgiving to God
for His marvellous advancement of the
work of the association and for humble
prayer for His continued blessing on
definite work for the salvation Of young
men
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-01
General ADVERTISEMENTS.
We are Still Importing
Goods.

Among other things the
bark" G.. N. Wilcox" brought
US the following:
Hubbuck's Genuine, No.
l and No. 3 White Lead, in rs,
SO or 100 ID. iron kegs.
Hubbuck's White Zinc.
Red Lead, pale boiled and raw
Oil. Stockholm and Coal Tar,
in barrels or drums. CASTLE
Soap, Shot, BIB to No. 10,
Punched Horse Shoes, Sal
Soda, galv'd Anchors, Brush
Door Mats, flexible steel and
ironWire Rope, Seine T wine,
Harris Harness Liquid, Day
& Martin Backing, galvanized
Buckets and Tubs, Chain, blk.
and galv'd a to SIS; galv'd
Sheet Iron, No. 16 to 26;
Timed Wire, Copper Wire.
No. 10 to 20, black and galv'd
Fence Wire, Nos. 4, 5 and G,
Blue Notified Soap, Anvils,
| 70 to 200 lbs; Blacksmith's
Vises, all sizes; large assmt.
Of Bar Iron, kegs Dry Vene-
tian Red, Yellow Ochre, Paris
Yellow, Burnt Umbre, Ult.
Blue, Paris Green, Metallic
Paint, etc.
Also, received ex Australia,
5000 asst'd Elect. Lamps,
Hose, Butcher Knives, Carv-
ers, Carriage Gloss Paint, Sui
| phur Bellows, Scissors, Shoe,
Paint and Varnish Brushes;
Buckles, Picture Cord, Furni-
ture Nails, Tape Measures,
Jennings Bits, Yale Padlocks,
Oilers, galv'd Swivels, White
Shellac, Gold Leaf, Leather
Washers, and at last our fine
assmt. of Wostenholm Pocket
Knives and Razors has got
here.
| We were almost out of those
fine swing Razor Strops, but
have a new lot this steamer.
I'VE have fnll line of Elec-
trical Goods, and can wire
houses for Electric Lights on
short notice. Now is the time
to leave your order for wiring,
as in a few months the current
for lights can be furnished and
then everyone will want lights
at once, and those whose hous-
es are wired will of course get
lights first.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

Two Brothers IN Barcelona shot in Their
OGice-The Assassin Turns the Weapon
on Himself
MADRID, Feb 90 "A frightful tragedy
occurred Saturday in Barcelona. An
Englishman named Samuel Pastor en-
tered the office of Bofill Bros, in that
city, and, drawing pistol, fired delib-
erately at Jose Bofill member of the
firm The bullet took deadly effect,
and Jose Bofill had only time to utter
an exclamation before falling lifeless
on the floor of the office
The assassin then turned his weapon
against the brother of Jose, who was
trying to save his murdered brother and
partner The assassin only succeeded
in inhicting severe, but probably
not fatal wound. Then Pastor turned
the weapon and aimed at himself.
Before Pastor had time TO kill himself
he was seized and securely pinioned,
There was great excitement, and
some of the crowd threatened violence
against the murderer, but the police
succeeded in lodging him safely in pris-
on. Many rumors are afloat rs to
the motive for the assassination, but
none of the stories have so far been
verified
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
FAIR REBELS"
To Hold a Confederate Bazaar at
Richmond, Va,
To Re Under the Direction Of the Hol.
lywood Memorial Association.
Tho object is to Raise Funds tor n Monu-
aent Z" the Memory of the soldiers aud
sailors OF the Lost Cause aud Also
For the Confederate Museum.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90. The old. ante
bellum in these parts is being aroused
once more in the preparations which
are being made for the confederate
bazar" at Richmond, Va. in April
great deal OF interest is being taken
in the forthcoming fair at Richmond
and it is expected TO be great success,
in view of the recent political victory
achieved at the polls.
The bazaar will be under the direction
of the Ladies' Hollywood Memorial as
sociation aided by the Junior Holly
wood, the lakewood and Hebrew Me-
mortal associations and all the confed-
crate veteran camps The secondary
object is TO raise funds for the monu-
ment to be in memory of the private
soldiers and sailors of the confederaey,
and for the confederate museum to be
established in the house in which JET
ferson Davis president of the confed-
eracy, lived during the war This
house has been given to the ladies by
the city of Richmond, and they pro-
pose TO fill it with relics and make it
permanent monument To the eonfed-
eracy.
An eneampment will be represented,
with tent for each state in the con-
federacy, with one for the "solid south
This one will be in charge of the Junior
Hollywood Memorial association, II
band of young people who have under
taken to care for the soldiers graves in
Hollywood cemetery at Richmond The
lady in charge of each table will be
either native born or a descendant by
marriage in the state she represents
1t is to be essentially a confederate
gathering.
Among the articles gotten up especial
ly for the occasion will be confederate
souvenir spoons with enamelcd flags
on the handle, scarfpins and buttons
representing confederate flags, scrap
book containing the farewell addresses
of different commanders, Gen. Lees
speech accepting the command of the
Virginia forces, the parole OF the army
of northern Virginia, order of reward
for the arrest of Mr.. Davis, the order
forbiddng the wearing of hegray, with
war songs, music and poems.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
THE MARKETS.
CINCINNATI, Feb. e5.

CINCINNATI, Feb. %.
FLoUR-Winter patent, sas5lp4.2 5; fancy.
s3.25a345 family, $3.50 t275; extra, s2.000225;
los grade, H. 70fa2 90; spring patent, a. 35047O;
spring fancy, ss 25fb3 30; spring family. 49, 100
800. RIVE flour, t335u350 Buckwheat ". 25Qn
$50 per 100 ID sack
WHEAT-Ihe market was about steady and
receipts OF good milling grades were light Cash
No. red held at re with buyers at n 7ihc
for prime TO choice No. red quotable at 67lD
Coo, according to quality.
CoRN-The market was firm and the demand
fair for good stock Ear held AZ 10 Acc for
prime TO choice. No. white shellcd held at
45hc, with buyers at 45c: No. mixed held at
45e with f5hc bid for good samples.
OAfs-Market firm, with fair inquiry No.
2 white held AT a61sa37c; No mixed at 34h %
S5c according 10 sample
RYE-Quiet ana nominal at 56aLTc for primo
No 2, sellers asking the outside figure
CArrLl- Easy Fair TO good shippers, s4.F0
q 500 good TO choice butchers, s425 40; far
10 medium thers S325Q 100, common, 2 sou
VEAL CAIvEs-Firm market with GOOD de-
r1and and light receipts Common ard large,
3,50o5C0 fair 10 good light, .5,5O s7.00, extra,
a. % 7 81
Hoa Select heavy and prime butcher, T 80
Hs0) far TO good packing, $40 40; reost
sales T 50a16): common ana rough ESQ 1886
prime lieht : 35n 80; others, 1901 40. fat
pigs, $500 6 IS common TO fair pigs $50 1915.
SHEEP IND LAMBs.-Sheep-Ye earrings and
wethers. $50 800: extra wethers BIS fat
ewes, 400 40 common 10 fair uixcG, s30yD
$50 Lambs--Good to choice, 550JC00 COM
mon 10 fair, AS l52a
WHEAT No 2 red quiet, steady: only a local
trade March NE May, 50 ZIG s03.lcc. July,
81 5-16dS1 7-l6e.
RYE -Nominal western, 0a65c.
BARLEY-State. 81 Soc western, co roc; No.
Toronton, 81 93c; No 2 do, s40 Soc.
GoHN M nrtn ouipt al s2d E e. nr.fl
51sc MAY, 50Mc; steamer mixed, 81 Q5lMc;
July 5l@i5l l-l6c
oArs-No 2, dull; steady: state, IS 40 5-i6c:
western, IS ss1sc; May @%c.
PIT1sBuRGu Feb. 60.
CATTLE-Market nothing doing: ell through
consignments; three cars Of cattle shipped TO
New York.
Market fair light to best heavy, 81 70
G g g. -Four cars Of hogs shipped TO New York
SHEkP-Marset duh and unchanged.
BALTIMORE Feb. 26
wHEAT--Steady; No. spot, 7sc.
CoRN--Firm: mixed spot 47ssc; May. 4sa4c.
OATs-Steady: No 2 white western, 401ec.
RYE-Dul; No 2, &c asked.
CHICAGO, Feb 90
FLOUR AND GRAIN-Cash quotations. Flour
duh and unchanged; No. spring wheat. 731a
dy74c; No spring wheat, 62a64c; No. corn.
4oi4e; No corn s6alc. No. oats, sG3014c;
No. white, Csc; No. white, sc No rye,
52A C: No. barley, sic; No. 3, f. 0. b 45g Coo:
No 4, +. 0. b., &c 65cc No. ! faxseed SL20.
PHILADELPHIA Feb &C.
WHEAT-Duil and featureless. No. red
February, 7614 076szc.
CoRN-Optons steady under moderate offer
ings No 9 mixed February 49c.
OArs-Car lots steady; but local demand
light; No. 2 white February, 40d40Ac.
TOLEDO, o Feb. rs
WHEAT.-Very dull but steady; No. z cash,
RE May, 75alc July, 76ssc.
CoRN-Dull; No. cash, i2c bid; No. 5 4lgaci
No. yellow, 421ac; No do, A..
OATs-Quet; cash 351sc bid
RYE-Dull; cash, 53c.
CLovERsEED-Active but wea.., pine susie
ss45.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
BIG SWINDLES.
The Work of Bunko Kings at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Their Victims Wealthy Visitors st
that Winter Resort.
The Extent of Their Operators Amounts
TO One hundred Thousand Doilars-
riclS Turned in Which Relative
q. senntor sherman Was skinned.

HoT SPRINGS. Ark, Feb. e6.-For
some days considerable excitement has
prevailed in this city. caused by the
bold operations of three notorious bunko
men and con-operators. which have
been at last exposed 10y Detective Bor-
land, of the Furlong Detective Agency
of ST Louis. These men operated in n
small cottage they had rented, one
block from the Eastman hotel.
The leader of the gang represented
himself as an agent of the Associated
Press, and was known, as H. d. Haz-
zard. His pals were LealSe and Win
throw, the former being known to the
detective in all the cities as notorious
con man, while the latter was a
stool-piecon or 'steerer" Howe is well
known to Pat Sheedy, the sporting
man, who is now here, aud who helped
them out of their recent trouble. Some
startling evidence of what this trio
have done, during the two weeks they
operated before the detective queered
their game, were brought to light Fri
day by Detective Borland. He went to
their room and secured several large
sheets of blotting paper and several
blank checks used by the men.
On the blotters were imprints of ink
made by biotting checks after they had
been filled out and signed by victims of
the thieves. BY means of glass the
writing rs copied on the blotters was
easily deciphered. which showed that
checks had been signed as follows
Check on City Bank of Baltimore,
Md, in favor of II. d. Hazard, for
S., 600, signed II. Whittier. Check on a
Minnesota bank for 5000, signed II.
Hacl<eway One for $500 on an Arkan-
sas bank signed j. C. Hayes First ma
tional bank, New York city, two
checks, one for So, 500 and another
for Sc $40. The signature could not
be made out; check for Sc, 500 on the
Fifth National bank, of New York,
signed John -; check on Helena
Mont bank for $4,000, signed j. c.
Oliver; Park National bank, of New
York, check for 81, 600, made payable
to John Howe, signed l. w. GAVIN;
check for 1900, payable to II. d. Haz-
Yard, signed by Arthur Butcher, jr.
check on Boston bank for s., 000 signed
John Miller; check on Chicago bank for
81, 800, r. O. Prather; check on Boston
bank for 81, oo0 signed Edward Kent
Several of these victims are we'll
known and prominent. all visitors
There is no telling how much this slick
trio did get possession of in this way
before they were run out of the city.
They are supposed to have gone to
Men1DhiS or New Orleans Init Detective
Borland says they have gone to Jack
sonville Fla, where they spent last
winter following their nefarious avo-
cation. During the seventeen days
these men operated in this city it is be-
lieved that they fleeced victims to the
extent of at least 500, 900.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
STATE AID FOR CATHOLICS.
Parochiai chools OF Jersey to Appeal to
the Legislature.

Paroc1iai chools OF Jersey to Appeal TO
the Legislature.
New YORK, Feb. GA movement is
on foot to secure from the state school
fund of New Jersey money to support
the Catholic parochial schools of that
state. Several Catholic clerQymen who
hold liberal views on the public school
question have prepared a bill which is
to be introduced before the New Jersey
legislature closes its session. The bill
provides that the state shall annually
appropriate certain amount from the
state school fund for the support and
maintenance of the parochial schools
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
In the Presence OF His sweetheart.

SPRINGFIELD Ill, Feb. 26. -Ermine
Vigal, the nineteen-year-old son of
Richard Vigal, a prominent farmer of
this city, accidentally shot and killed
himself at Edinburg, a village twelve
miles from here. He had been spend
ing the evening with a young lady, Miss
Williams, and, as he was about to leave,
he took 22-caliber revolver from his
pocket and began flourishing it. 1t
was accidentally discharged and the
bali entered his right temple, killing
him instantly.