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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-06-21

Mr.. Chas. Adams returned home
from Iowa, after a shor. visit
Charley thinks our farmers are very
fortunate with their crops In parts
of Iowa visited by him, the smaller
grains seem almost a total failure,
and their hay lands are already
being used as pastures.
Miss Theresa Casper, daughter Of
Michael Casper, proprietor of the
Hig bland House, was married to
Mr.. James Nash, of Madison, Tues
day morning. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. +. A. Wamboldt,
of the St. Johns Catholic church,
and witnessed by members of the
family and many friends.
About 5000 lbs. of milk is hauled
to our creamery daily,'and between
twenty-five and forty tons of zinc
ore is hauled away from here each
day. These products have brought
several thousands of dollars into our
village within short time, and we
are pleased to notice the old time
"push" of our little city reviving.
Maggie, the eight year old daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Wolf,
died last week of membraneous
Group. 1t is always distressing to
record the passing away of one so
young, but nothing was left undone
to save her young life. 1t was will
ed from on high, and she had to
follow the sum++opes We condole
with the family.
The picnic held at Pine Knob the
18th, was q complete success. Ow-
ing to the oppressive heat the ball
game was called at the end of the
third inning, and was decided in
favor OF Pumkin Ridge. Score Is
to s. A lively bowery dance was in
order from 2 p. IN. to a. IN. the
next day. The established custom
at Pine Knob is, dance free, but fall
in line and treat your lady at the
end Of each set. Some of boys were
reieiv ed of little of their loose
change.
It's with the greatest regret that
we announce the death of Mr.. Simon
Public, which occurred at Dry Bone
last Saturday, at the age of Y years.
Deceased emigrated from his native
home in Bremen, Germany, to this
country, first locating at Milwaukee.
Meeting adversely there he moved
west and has resided in Dry Bone
ever since, which is over forty years.
He engaged in mining and has
made that his occupation all his life.
Many of his old friends here will
regret TO hear of his death. The
deceased leaves a host of relatives
to whom our entire co immunity begs
to tender its sincere sympathy. Nav
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-06-21
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-06-21

Passengers for PA tteville MAKO close couneC
tlons 0y either the lI.25 o. N. OF ,. III. trains
For shulisburg At . p. IN. or $3.50 ?. N.
All trains carry passengers.
n. II. SNOW, Agt,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
The Position of the Strikers in Four
Fights Endorsed.


Denver, Dec. 12-President Gompers
presided over the convention of the Fed
Grafton of Labor delegates to-day. The
executive council reported on the boycott
cases submitted during the year In the
case of the fight of the Rand -McNally Pub
fishing Company with the International
Typographical Union the position of the
union was indorsed.
The case of the Flour Packers and Nall
ers Protective Union of Minneapolis
against the Washburn Crosby Company
for supplanting the union men by boys
was indorsed.
The garment workers of New York
were indorsed in their contest with the
firm of Meyer Johnson & Co. of New
York, over the sweater system and meth
Cd of fixing wages.
The position of the hard wood furni-
ture and piano varnishers against the
school seat company of Grand Rapids was
sustained.
President Gompers announced that the
limited time which the English repre-
sentatives have in this country made
it impossible for the council to fll out a
programme to please the hundred appli-
cations requesting these men to meet
and address unions in various parts of the
country. The programme as decided upon
is as tOllOWS. John Burns and David
Holmes will speak at Omaha Dec 49,
Chicago, Dec. IS to 20; st. Louis, Dec 22
Indianapolis, Dec. %; Detroit Dec. 25
Cleveland, Dec. 26; Pittsburg, Dec "a;
Washington, Dec. 2s-29; Philadelphia, Dee
80; Boston, Jan. 2.
Mr.. Holmes will also visit the factory
cities along the Merrmac river.
Delegate p. J. Mcclure read a resolution
deploring the introduction of any secta-
rian or captious side issues among the
working people, as such movements are
destined to divide labor's forces and pro-
duce bitter antagonisms, religious bigotry
provoke rancorous intolerance and divert
the working people from their higher
purposes. The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That we here and now affirm
as one of the cardinal principles of the
trades union movement that the working
people must unite and organize, irrespec-
i've of creed, color, nationality or politics
This was adopted without dissent, and
the convention then adjourned.
John Burns passed the morning in
thorough inspection of the sewer system
of Denver after which he addressed the
board of public works upon the careless
ness Of American methods in public
works. He boldly showed the Denver
municipal officers where they were in
error. He collected a crowd on the street
after lunch by an impromptu debate with
some workingmen on the silver question,
taking issue with the Colorado idea as
unwise and unfair.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
GLENN INSTEAD OF POLLOCK.
Gov. Atkinson Names Another Macon
Man for State School Commissioner.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 12-Prof. p. d. Pol
lock, who has declined the appointment of
commissioner of education recently ten
dered him by Gov. Atkinson, was in the
city this morning, and spent an hour with
the governor To him the reasons for de-
clining the appointment were given When
the faculty of Mercer University heard OF
the appointment they at once adopted res
olutions urging the prudential committee
Of the college to use their influence In re-
tanning Prof Pollock's services The reso-
lutions were highly complimentary to the
professor. Acting upon them the pruden-
tial committee addressed a letter to Prof.
Pollock His influence with the students
and their universal desire that he should
remain, was urged as one Of the reasons
why the appointment should be declined
The letter concludes by saying that Prof
Pollocks withdrawal would be a serious
blow to the faculty Yielding to the wishes
Of his colleague the professor declined the
appointment,
Gov. Atkinson has appointed Prof G.. r.
Glenn Of Macon state school commissioner
to succeed Prof. Pollock Prof. Glenn was
business manager of the Macon Telegraph
during Mr.. Atkinson's campaign. He Is a
graduate of the University of Georgia and
for ten years was member of the faculty
of the Weseylan Female College at Macon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
A BAD MAIL SCHEDULE.
Northern Mail for Augusta DELAYED
Fiftesn Hours.

Washington. Dec. 12.-Postoffice Off
cials are trying to devise a scheme to
remedy the delay of the northern mail to
Augusta, caused by the changing in the
schedule of the Southern railway by which
the connection at Charlotte, N. c., has
been broken. Train No. 80 leaves Wash
ington about 1850 o'clock, carrying all
mail for Augusta. A few minutes later the
train with heavy mail from New England
and New York arrives. The mail brought
in on this train for Augusta goes on the
next train, No. 81. which runs by the way
OF Atlanta, and hence causes a delay Of
fifteen hours for Augusta. The only way
that is at present practicable to remedy
the inconvenience Is to hold No SO back
a half hour and run postal cars on that
train to Charlotte, to be cut at that point
and taken up by Atlanta train No. 81
This would give continual service from
Washington to Augusta and Wash
ington to Charlotte on train 80 and
Charlotte to Atlanta on train 81. 1t Is not
likely, however, that the railroad wiu con-
sent to do this, as IT makes connection at
Columbia in competition with the Atlantic
Coast Line, and connection at Denmark
for the large southern traffic A delay
would mean a heavy loss to the railroads.
The department has authority to use any
of the trains for mail purposes. but it has
no authority 20 trouble the schedule of the
road.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13

shall bear their proportion OF taxation.
Why then does he limit this tax TO
5000 persons? Why Is il that this sys-
TEN Of taxation sets aside a
small portion of the population
and forces them to bear all this burden ?
II you can make this distinction for bur
dens you can make it for privileges. II you
can single out 5000 persons for special
taxation, you can single out 5000 persons
for special privileges under the gov
ernment. Because democracy means equal
ity, because all men should be held equal
before the law ! believe that this Demo-
cratic party will ultimately come round
to its ancient traditions. that II will dis
card these new tangled notions so elo-
quently and attractively voiced by the
gentleman from Tennessee; that IL will
remember the teachings Of such men as
Jefferson and others of our great political
leaders; that it will reflect that the great
men who led them to victory, whose
teachings have inspired them in the hours
of defeat. whose principles have brought
the American people around to their sup
port, are safer guides and leaders than
those gentlemen who aim to be their sue
cessors and who have led the Democratic
party TO a defeat which threatens its very
existence.
Make this tax universal; and while we
may object to some of its harsher feat
ures-while we may consider that eco
nomicaly it is unsound. that II compels a
greater sacrifice of valuable things on the
part Of the tax payer than the government
can use for itself. we will still recog-
nize the measure as embracing the demo-
cratic idea of equality. While you
stand fast to that principle you may be
mistaken but you can always retrace your
steps. You may fall into error; but your
hearts will be loyal to the principles of the
party whose faith you profess, in whose
name you fight. whose commission you
hold upon this floor. whose history you
should vindicate. whose future you should
try to secure" cloud applause)
The debate was closed by Mr.. Breckin-
ridge. who prophesied the return to power
of the Democratic party, that it might full
fill the pledges II had made to the people,
and upon which they had been charged
with the responsibility Of the govern
ment.
When the bill was read under the 5-mln-
ute rule Mr.. Bartlett moved to strike
out the item appropriating S245O95 for the
collection of the income tax. A vote was
taken by tellers and resulted in "a ayes to
127 nays.
When the item for s25O0OO for special
pension agents was reached Mr.. Hender-
son of Iowa moved that the amount be
reduced to $4,000. Pending action on this
amendment the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
WILD HAVOC BY A CYCLONE
Many Houses and Three Churches
Swept Away at Reynolds.

No One Killed Outright, but Many Per-
sons Have Bones Broken-Household
Effects Scattered for a Mile-one
Lady Loses a Gin House and Seven
other Farm BUILDINGS.
Reynolds. Ca. Dec. I2.-This morning at
4 o'clock Reynolds was swept by a ter
rble cyclone. There are over eighteen
houses badly damaged, while eight or ten
are absolutely demolished.
Several people are injured. though none
seriously.
The track Of the storm is over one hun
dred yards wide, and houses, trees, and
fences are lying fiat.
Three negro churches were wiped from
the face of the earth.
Household effects are scattered for a
mile.
The people here were panic stricken and
it has taken all day for them to collect
their senses. 1t is a miracle that no one
was killed. Several houses were blown
down on the inmates.
Mrs. NJ. A. Powell lost a gin house and
seven other farm buildings.
The residence of N. B. Newton, occu-
pied by his family, was totally demolished.
Several members of the family were
pinned down by heavy timbers, but were
rescued with no serious injuries.
The house occupied by ]. A. Hollis was
badly wrecked.
Two tenant houses. occupied by Nat
Christopher and Peter Gray. were totally
demolished. and the contents were blown
away. The occupants of the Gray house
were blown into a cotton patch hundred
yards away. Nearly every member Of the
family had bones broken.
A house occupied by Bill Hobbs was also
totally demolished.
A house owned and occupied by Bud
Gray, colored, was blown into the next
county and he was injured.
A tenant house of F. A. Goddard, occu-
pied by John Cook, colored, was blown
down. The falling timbers caught ne
gro girl about 10 years old and badly
crushed her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
DRAINING UNCLE SANS GOLD.
The Governments Reserve Already
Down to S1o3.379, 900.

Washington. Dec. 12-This afternoon
the treasury department was informed
that $2,150oOO in gold had been Withdrawn
to-day from the New York sub-treasury.
Of which s1,3O0,OO0 was taken for export.
This reduces the gold reserve to $1o3, ,S7s. 900.
The general treasury balance keeps up
well. standing at sl55. 100000. The expendi-
lures so far this month exceed the re-
ceipts only s4,000,000. and this difference
will almost be wiped out by the end of the
month. Nearly s7OO0.000 of the $4,000, ,0O0
received have been paid out for pensions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
A BIG FIRE AT EVERGREEN.
The Larger Part of the Town West of
the Railroad Swept Away.

Montgomery Ala, Dec. PA special
to the Advertiser from Evergreen, Ala,
says that fire broke out tonight at s
o'clock in the Racket store and has
swept almost the entire part of the town
west of the railroad. Those burned out
at this hour are: The Racket store, ].
NJ. Henderson, I. Long & Son, J. G. Guice.
J. w Crook. the postoffice, Evergreen
hotel. C. 7. Taliaferro, c. p. Deming, ].
A. McCreary. Irwin's livery stable, l..
Finch, R. r. Martin and B. A. Limo. The
buildings occupied by f. l.. Hickok and
J. NJ. Sims will also go.
The loss will approximate 100000 with
perhaps about $250 900 insurance.
The street on both sides of the rail-
road is strewn with goods of every de-
scription and great confusion prevails.
At IL o'clock the fire was checked at
the McCreary building, and all of the
buildings west of that were saved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
IDLENEss IN A PRISON.
Athletic Exercise Enforced to Keep the
Convicts From Becoming Insane.


Columbus, o., Dec. ia very start
ling story is told by an officer about the
unavoidable condition Of things at the
Ohio penitentiary. There are now 2,1O0
convicts confined there only about 1000 OF
them being employed at work. the balance
remaining in the idle house. This condi-
ton was brought about by the warfare
waged against convict-made goods by the
labor organizations. The legislature last
winter passed a law requiring all prison
made goods to be labelled as such thus
almost completely shutting them out of
the market This made 1t necessary for
the big contractors to give up convict
labor, and one result is that more than
half the prisoners are idle. While they
were at work the big prison was more than
self-sustaining, but now it is running
away behind Besides this, while the con-
Victs were at work, many of them earned
considerable money by overwork This
was either sent to their relatives or held
for them. All this part of the story is
confirmed by the prison officials. Now 1t
is claimed the idleness into which the
prisoners have been forced has a bad
effect upon their minds, and that three or
four of them show signs of insanity nearly
every day, and to keep them from be-
coming raving maniacs, they are compelled
to run and jump and otherwise vigorously
exercise until they are completely tired
out. The guards to whom the correspon-
dent talked declare this is absolutely true,
while the superior officers declare they
know absolutely nothing of such a state
of affairs. The conditions, which are not
denied, make the story highly probable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
BANKERS COMING TO ATLANTA.
Their Association to Hold Convention
There in October.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 12.-Capt. robert
j. Lowry. representative from Geor-
gia on the executive council of
the Bankers Association, of Amer
ica, telegraphs that at the meeting; of the
council to-day in Chicago it was unan-
imously decided to hold the next annual
convention of the association in Atlanta,
commencing on Oct. Is next, and contin-
uing three days.
The association numbers 1900 members,
composed of the most prominent and rep
resentative business men and bankers of
the country, and it is probable that the
meeting, which will take place during the
progress of the Cotton States and Inter
national Exposition, will be the largest
attended in the history of the organiza-
ton The last meeting was held in Bal
timore in October, meeting made MEM
orable by the promulgation of the Balti-
more plan for the readjustmsnt of the cur
rency.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
CHINESE STILL ON THE RUN.
The Japanese Occupy Foo Chow with
out Meeting Any Opposition.

London, Dec. 12.TA dispatch to the Cen
trail News from Hiroshima says a detach-
ment Of the Japanese second army occu-
pied Foo Chow on Dec. without meeting
any opposition. The Chinese garrison at
Foo Chow, 5000 strong, retreated to New
Chwang.
A dispatch from Tien-Tsin to the Cen
trail News says that 25,0O0 Japanese troops
have arrived at Nan-Hai-Kwan The
Chinese soldiers at Wei-Hai-Wei declare
that they will leave that place Immediately
on the appearance Of the Japanese.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
oHIo's COAL COMPANIES.
The Movement to Form Big Pool Falls
THROUGH

Columbus, o., Dec. 12.-For the purpose
of completing, if possible. the union of
all the coal companies in the Hooking Val
meeting was held here this afternoon at
the office of the New Pittsburg Coal Com
pany, in the Clinton building. Represen-
tatives of all the coal companies, large
and small which have headquarters in
Columbus, were present to discuss the
project. After fair review of the situa-
tion it was found that the presidents were
not of one accord and the project was
therefore abandoned for the present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
KILLED BY oARBoLIO ACID.
A Bookkeeper in Drug Store the Vic
tim of a Mistake.

New Orleans. La, Dec. 12.-W. E. Cole,
the bookkeeper in the American drug
store at the corner of Canal and Basin
streets, died this afternoon shortly before
l o'clock, in the boarding house at No.
1920 Baronne street from the effects of a
dose of carbolic acid. Cole swallowed the
drug this morning in the place where he
Is employed. 1t is said that he was suffer-
ing from stomach troubles. and swallowed
the carbolic acid in mistake for another
drug He was taken to his boarding
house. where he died as stated above. He
WasA3o years old, and widower.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
MAY MARRY A MURDERER.
Girl Reported About to Wed Man
Who Is to be Hanged Monday.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 12.-The Ken
nedy's, General and John, sentenced to
death at Jasper. Tenn, for the murder of
j. E. Lowery, a telegraph operator, will
be hanged there on Monday. A report is
current that General Kennedy is to be
married at the Jail tomorrow to Martha
taylor, a girl who has been devotedly at
.ached to him ever since his conviction.
The report as to the marriage is, how
ever, not credited here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
ELECTRIC CAR VS.. ENGINE.
a Street Crossing Collision at Bir-
minRham.

Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 12.-An electric
car and a switch engine of the Kansas
Oity' Memphis and Birmingham collided
at Ninth avenue and Twenty-fourth
street tonight The electric car was de-
molished, and the motorman thrown about
."enty feet, receiving several severe
prulses. The reverse lever failed to work
on the car. There were no passengers
on board the car.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
Pans1ons for Georaians.

washington, Dec. 12.-Pensions have
been granted to the following Georgians:
Original-Daniel Arnold of Beayerdale,
whftfeld county, widow, Indian war;
Elizer Hammond of Augusta.
D. Kinard was to-day appointed post
master at Towalgia, Butts county in
place of z. ". Kinard, deceased.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
WENT THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Two Men Fatally Injured on the Mill
edReville Dummy Road.

Augusta, Ca, Dec. PA special to the
Chronicle from Milledgeville, Ca, says
that as the train on the Milledgeville and
Asylum road this morning was crossing
the trestle over Fishing creek, near
that city the structure gave way, precip-
itating the engine and coach into the
stream. forty feet below. Fireman Rags
ford has died from his injuries, and En-
gineer Dickens is not expected to live.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
STEPHENSON FOUND GUILTY.
From One to Ten Years. Imprisonment
Staring Him in the Face.

New York, Dec. 12.-EX-Police Captain
Stephenson. who has been on trial for the
past few days, charged with accepting
bribes from merchants who used the side
walks for the display of their goods in
violation of a city ordinance, was late this
afternoon found guilty as charged Sem
tence will be pronounced probably to-mor-
row.
The maximum penalty in the case of con-
viction on a charge of bribery. as speci-
fed in the case of ex-Captain Stephenson
is Imprisonment for ten years and fine of
$1,000 The minimum is Imprisonment for
one year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
SHOOTING AT sPARTANBURe.
Two Men Quarrel in a Store and One is
Killed.

Columbia, S. c., Dec 12.-The States
Spartanburg, S. c., special says: 'At 4
o'clock this afternoon John Kirby shot
and instantly killed James Hammett, in
a store in this city. The men had been
friendly up to a few minutes before the
shooting. A quarrel suddenly sprung up,
Hammett struck Kirby with buggy whip,
when Kirby drew a revolver and shot
Hammett through the heart Kirby is
now in iail."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
Tn the Classified Civil servioa.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE President this
afternoon held an extended conference
with Secretary Carlisle and Internal Reve-
nue. Commissioner Miller issued an order
putting store-keepers, guagers and clerks
in the offices of collectors of internal
revenue in the classified civil service This
increases the list of persons who are thus
protected by the civil service by about
$500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
Kolb'a Organ sus2ends.

,rI3i birmingham. Ala, Dec. 12.-The Daily
-. ..Hoeune, Kolbs official organ, published
n mis- city. after printing for sixty-six
N'ys' went 10 the wall this afternoon.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-08

ONE OF the most destructive forest
fires in the history OF the country took
place near Hinkley, Mimi, during the
present week. Over 400 persons perish
ed from the flames and three fiourishing
towns OF several hundred inhabitants
were as completely wiped out OF exist
ance as though they never existed. An
entire passenger train was destroyed,
the passengers narrowly escaping with
their lives by taking refuge in a muddy
swamp and burying themselves in the
mud.