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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
Clearing Shoe Sale.
TIE Boston Shoe Co., 511 Kansas ave
nue., will close cut, inside Of Seven days
S15.OOO

stock Of Fine Footwear. in order to make
room for the Holiday Novelties.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31

Senator voorhees, proclaims that tho
surplus revenue OF about $50, 600, 900
which Ii il estimated tho finance COM
mitteo's bill will yield has mo terror"
for him.
This IL perhaps not strange. Tho aver
ago congressman shares Colonel Fred
Grants notion that "a surplus is much
easier to handle than n deficit, The
congressional way OF handling surplus
IL to spend it, So far from having any
terror" for these statesmen, good
fat surplus is viewed with heart warm
ing satisfaction,
But tho people take different Wow.
They believe, M tho Democratic plat
form sententiously declared, that "un-
necessary taxation is unjust taxation. F"
They believe, with Democratic leader,
that tho best place and tho only just
place for every dollar not needed for tho
expenses Of tho government economical
ly administered is in the pockets of tho
mon who earned 1t,
A small excess In tho revenues Is n
prudent provision. A large surplus Is u
wrong to Taxpayers and u standing temp,
tation to extravaganza in congress,
Nothing helped more to gain power for
tho Democrats In 1884 than tho enor.
nous surplus collected under Republic.
IN taxation, Nothing gave greater force
to President Cleveland's plea for tariff
reform than his insistence upon tho COR
rection Of this injustice.
Thirty millions would DO far too large
y surplus. Tho senate should avoid ii
by cutting off the sugar tax which its
committee most unwisely added to the
house bill. New York World.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
CAUSED BY MELTING SNOW.
Much Damage Caused by Swollen Rivers
In the Northwest.

Much Damage Caused by Swollen Rivers
In the Northwest.
PORTLAND, Ore, May 2S.-The entire
northwest is just now suffering from
flood caused by melting snow in the
mountain ranges. The Willamette in
this city is now twenty-five feet above
the water mark and is rising at the rate of
half an inch an hour. At The Dalles, DUR
ing the past twenty-four hours, the Co
lumbia has risen three feet, which means
II foot and half rise at this point during
the next twenty-four hours. The water
reached Front street and all day long mer-
chants on water front have been moving
goods to upper stories.
In Albina small houses are under water
and the occupants have moved to higher
ground. The Spokane river and Cgur
d'Alene lake are higher than ever before
known and immense damage has already
been done to railroad property in western
Washington and northern Idaho. All
rivers and streams flowing into Puget
sound are swollen beyond their banks.
The damage to railroad property and
farming lands is very heavy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
COBB.

To The Iowa County Democrat.
The school festival held on the
school grounds last Friday evening
was good success, both socially and
financially. The Indian club drill was
very fine also the pole drill. The
drum corps gave some good music.
The receipts of the evening were s38,
which will be used for the purchase of
books for the library. @a" . y"
The citizens spent memorial day at
different places, some at Highland.
some at Dodgeyille, but most went to
Linden. .-.,.........= .....-. 4, ..s#..~
The Cobb band has been reorgan-
lied and will soon be ready for en-
gagements. a.,s .-fr
Our road boss, p. II. Keyes, is doing
good work on our streets, something
that has been needed for a long time.
May the good work 60 on. u.s.
There has been a show in town
nearly every night of late. This must
be good town for shows. .rr
Farmers bring your dull sickle bars
and have J. G. Goldthorp grind them
up as good as new. He is agent for
all kinds of reaper and mower extras.
Also agent for the j. l. Case Thresh-
ing Machine company. He can sell
you anything from a cylinder tooth to
a steam thresher outfit. Give him a
call.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST RECEIVED BY
TELEGRAPH.

Happenings in the Badger State Given in
Column by Themselves Where They
Can BE Easily Perused by Our Own Peo-
ple-Review OF the Week.
MILWAUKEE, May ga dynamite fend
has been lettering about the premises of
Mrs. Hausmann, who resides at 456
Fourth street. Mrs. Hausmann reports
to the police that when her son, IS years
old, came home from his work through
the alley at the rear gate of the house he
found brass box about one and one
fourth inches square and two inches long.
The box had wooden cover. Her son tried
to pull this cover open, when: the
thing exploded with great noise, taking
off the middle finger of his left hand at
the first joint Nothing was left of the in
fernal machine itself, and the police are
unable to account for the circumstance of
its being left In the alley.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31

Grant county has two candidates for
Governor, one for attorney general,
and one for state superintendent of
schools, upon the republican side, and
could probably furnish candidates for
all the other state offices. There is
nothing small about Grant county Re-
publican politicians. They don't want
the whole earth unless other counties
will agree to fence it in for them
Shullsburg Pick and Cad.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
Flood Damagn in Kansas.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, May 2s.-During the
last forty-eight hours the Missouri river
has risen nearly six feet. Great damage
is being done to property in this vicinity.
The stream has cut away nearly two hum
dred feet of adjoining land near that town
and the destruction continues. 1t is a
question of few hours until the current
has full sway at East Atchison, and then
nothing can save the place from being
swept away. Many persons have moved
to this side {, t the river for safety. Store
buildings ard houses, which stood in the
north end OF the village are being torn
down or NOV d by their owners.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
Important Land Decisions.

DULUTH, May 29-Decisions filed by
Judge Nelson award to Frederick Weyer-
hauser and the Mississippi River Logging
company pine land valued at 100000.
The land was entered with soldiers ad-
ditional scrip by I. b. Walker, attorney
in fact. Walker sold to Weyerhauser and
the Mississippi River company, while the
soldiers in whose name the scrip was is
sued gave quit claims to other parties.
The decisions rest upon Judge Nelson's
former finding by which the rule of the
land department was reversed that addi-
tional scrip entered by an attorney in fact
Ia legal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31

OTTUMwA, Ia, May 29.-H. c. Mossman
and Mercy Ann Banjy, an aged couple at
Fairfield, wanted to wed, and license
was refused them on the grounds Of the
alleged insanity of the bride.elsct. The
couple started on foot to South Mossman,
selling patent medicines on the way. At
each county clerks Office they made appli-
cation for license to wed, and at last at
Kahoka, Mo-. they secured the papers,
were married, and returned to Fairfield a.
they went on foot
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
Ouay's Views.

''rhe tariff speech of Senator Quay"
says tho Boston Transcript (Rep,) Twas
unique in ono thing--that 1t is an argu.
ment favorable to taking the question
Of customs duties ont Of politics by n
Pennsylvania politician, whose whole
public life has been devoted to employ,
ing the most unscrupulous political en-
pcdients to achieve success. Even Quay
acknowledges that the Mckinley sched.
ule should come down.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
Original Settlers Are Happv.

ASHLAND, Wis, May 2s..-Secretary Hoke
Smith has made the old original" settlers
scattered throughout northern Wisconsin
happy by his decisions, which favored the
original settler in every instance where it
was possible. Filters are correspondingly
benefited. The cases have been fought
three years and have been carried from
the local land office to the supreme au-
thoritY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
woman.s Inhumanity to Woman.

MARsHFIELp, Wis, May 26-Mrs Louis
D. Dutfeoy, a passenger on the south
bound Wisconsin Central train, gave birth
to child between Colby and Unity sta
tions. She was on her way to her home in
Ooonto, Wis, and had with her two other
small children. The ladies in the coach
deserted her and her wants were attended
to by the male passengers. She was taken
with the babe to hotel at Unity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
New Cabinet for France.

PARIS, May 0.--It Is announced that NJ.
Dupuy has made up cabinet a. follows,
Premier and minister Of foreign affairs.
M. Dupuy; minister Of marine, NJ. Felix
Faure; war, NJ. Mercier; finance, NJ. poin.
care. Justice, NJ. Guerin; commerce, NJ.
Barthou.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
Abandoned an Infant Child.

PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, May 2s-In
the circuit court the jury brought in a
verdict of guilty against Jennie Jackson
on charge of abandoning an infant child.
The penalty is not less than one year in
the county Jail nor more than three years
in the state penitentiary. ~ motion was
made for q new trial.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
blocked NV N I.un,lsliir.

PETosKEY, Mich, May 29--All trains
on the Chicago and West Michigan are
blockedlbysa landslide, which carried 800
feet Of track mile and half west Of
here into Lake Michigan. Twenty-Five
men were carried into the lake by another
slide, but no one was hurt,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
VIII Test Wisconsin Liquor Law.

ASHLAND, May 25.-There being no de-
cisions for precedent Judge Fister fined
Supervisor Schweisthal for selling liquor
without license. Schweisthal is whole
sale agent for the f. Miller Brewing COM
pany. If sustained the decision will force
the breweries to pay several thousand dol
lars into the city treasury.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31

RACINE, Wis, May 2S--The jury in :he
case of the state vs. Mrs. Mary Mayer,
charged with the murder of her first hus-
band, Herman Goenke, in August last by
administering poison, brought in verdict
of not guilty after having been out five
hours The verdict was greeted with gen.
eral applause
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31

BENzoSIA. Mich, May 29-W. h
Thacker, prominent in religious and po-
litical circles in this county, was arrested
on the charge Of poisoning his wife, who
died quite suddenly the 9th inst His ex.
animation Is set for EridAy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31

"Hill and his combine, says the St
Louis Republic dem. need not stand
upon the order Of their going. Let them
so mt once We have had too much Of
Ehem and their Ill starred counsel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31

OSHKOSH, Wis, May 29.-Thomas Nc
Intosh, veteran of the rebellion, was
burned to death in his dwelling. 1t was
the result of upsetting lamp. Mcintosh
was burned beyond recognition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31

r est on Saturday, In Mineral Point, if
IL teen dollars in bill. Finder will be re-
warded on leaving the same at the Demo
crat office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
For the week ending Tuesday, May
20, 1894. ...,5...

For the week ending Tuesday, May
49,. 20, 1894. ...tl..-
The past week has generally been
favorable, although conditions have
been largely local, some sections re.
port too much rain others not enough.
Temperatures were low until Friday,
when warm weather advanced crops
rapidly, the cool weather having given
a sufficient recovery from the frost Of
the previous week. The damage from
the frost is mostly in low-lying fields
Of corn, young potato plants, a few
oat fields, garden truck and small
fruit. ..y.
Small grain is generally reported In
excellent condition. Oats are heading
out In southern counties. ''
Some planting of corn is yet to be
done owing to wet and cold weather.
A few fields will also be replanted,
seed having rotted. A few days of
warm weather will give large growth.
Late potatoes are being planted in the
central and northern counties, large
acreage everywhere, with prospects
favorable thus far. .
Tobacco plants are still under the
canvas but large enough for setting In
many parts, ground is being prepared
The acreage as heretofore, will be
smaller than usual.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-31

Cranberry vines were generally
saved from late frosts by flooding and
are In good condition. Fire worms
are found in sections of Wood county,
what damage is yet to be learned.
The damage to other fruit is mostly
confined to berries and small fruits,
apples are generally reported all right.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-10
PENSACOLA SUFFERS.
GULF TORNADO UNROOFS MANY
HOUSES.
Several Vessels in the Harbor
Blown Ashore-Severe Dam
age Elsewhere.

PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct. 9.-The trop-
ical hurricane that had been central in
the gulf for several days struck this
city Sunday night. The wind blew
from the northeast, and was accom-
parted by rain. The hurricane in
creased in fury as morning approached.
and all day yesterday it ragged with ter
rible fury. Falling roofs made it dam
gerous to appear on the streets, and
business was practically suspended.
The British bark Scanned Brothers.
nearly loaded with timber, dragged her
anchors over four miles across the bay,
and went ashore in seventeen feet or
water. at point opposite tine life
saving station. She will have to dis
charge part of her cargo. The Swedish
bark Antolnette. not loaded. dragged
her anchors half way down
the bay, and was saved from capsiziBg
by cutting away her torenast T.aa
schooner Two Sons. of New Orleans,
had her mast cut away to keep from
capsizing. The fishing smack Mary
Potter dragged her anchors from Town
Point and went ashore on Santa Rosa
island, east of the life-saving station,
where she lies high and dry. The
tide was so high that it broke clear over
Santa Rosa island. and the life-saying
crew were in water up to their waists.
A house was blown down at the station,
the wharf was swept away and the
supply boat swamped and sunk. The
track of the dummy line, from Big
Bayou to the navy yard, is twisted all
out of shape, and in some places is
buried under two feet of sand.
In the city much damage was done.
Fences. trees and small outhouses were
blown down in every part of the city. A
part of the roof was torn off the opera
house. The entire roof of the
large Blont q Watson building
on PalafaX street was car
ried away and all the stores
and offices in it were flooded with water.
A part of the root of Cracy u McClin-
tock's machine shops was blown into
the bay. The Union Baptist (c0lored)
church was blown down and completely
wrecked. SO far as learned no one was
killed. The storm ceased at midnight
and the weather is much cooler.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-10
PEKIN IS IN A PANIC.
Reports That the Japanese
Have Captured Chez Foo
Reiterated.
FOO CHOW FORTIFIED.
Every Preparation for a Long
Siege--Russians on the
Frontier.
POWERS MAY INTERFERE.
Japs Will Not Be Allowed to
Gain q Permanent Foot
ing in Corea.

LONDON. Oct. "A dispatch to the
Times from Yokohama repeats the re-
port of the capture of Chef Foo, and
adds that the Japanese have landed
troops at Tarascada near Port Arthur.
The correspondent at Hong Kong tele-
graphed under date of today that the
Chinese have closed Foo Chow in prep
aration for a siege. A panic prevails
at Pekin. A Shanghai dispatch to the
same paper. filed today, says that a
British military officer who has care
fully collected due accounts of the
battle of Ping Yang concludes that
there were only 5000 Chinese engaged
and that their loss was 1000.
Under date of Oct. 10, the correspond
ent at Tlen Tsin cables that 5000 Rus
sian troops are posted on the Corean
fronties facing the japanese force at
Hun Chun, nine miles north of the
boundary. Assaults, on foreigners
at Pekin and its environs, which
have constantly occurred during the
last ten years, are increasing in
frequency and gravity, as has always
been predicted must happen. owing to
the federation of the foreign representa-
tives. who are really the responsible
parties. Each minister. thinking to con-
ciliate the government, leaves his col
leagues to make protests, the result being
plenary indulgence to street rowdieS.
For the same reason commercial rights
are invaded with impuuity. Serious
troubles must eventually follow unless
the foreign agents deal firmly with
the government. The Times, comment
ing on the report OF the capture of
Chee-Foo by the Japanese and the land
ing of troops at Tarascada, says that II
these reports are true the Japanese
have at least shown their hands wisely
in deciding TO avoid an attack upon
Pekin. They have apparently decided
Attack Port Arthur
and it Is stated have disembarked troops
in a bay to the north of that place, which
is we'll suited to form base of opera
tions. The garrison may now number
10000 men. Like many places provided
with eXtravagant coast defenscs, Port
Arthur has back door. In selecting
this as the place of attack the japanese
are following the best precedents.
The conditions have many points
of resemblance to those of
Sebastapol. The Japanese should he
able to isolate Port Arthur.and, holding
undisputed command of the sea. main
tain their own line Of supplies. This
being the case, the fall of Port Arthur
should be only a question of time. In
the face of the coming winter, which
the Chinese can better endure than
the japanese, the latter have every
inducement to hasten the attack. and
are unlikely to undertake further oper-
ations for the present.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-10
DENOUNCES REED,
A Sample of the beatwoIe Cam.
paiGn Literature From Litch.
field

A Sample of the beatwoIe Cam.
paiGn Literature From Litch.
field.
'The worm has turned" is the head
ing under which COL Wellington De
We're Joubert, of Litchfield, recently
printed the following outrageous article
Oh Capt. A. II. Reed:
"lhis mornings papers contain a
manifesto issued by A. II. Reed, dated
the 18th. announcing himself an indie
pendent Republican, candidate for con-
gress. Finding the people preferred
MIR. Heatwole he could not take his de-
feat like man, but in his low-born
desires for crayen's revenge has de-
clded upon this course with
the hope OF taking enough
votes from the nominee to elect
the Democratic candidate. His claims of
fraud and dishonesty will be estimated
at their true value by the people where
the various conventions have been held
This gentleman is the true blue Re.
publlcan,' the man of honor the
hero of whom we have heard so
much fulsome praise. Isn't he man
to be proud of? What little respect
we have had fors the gallant captain
now vanishes. and. we have placed him
where he belongs among the political
shysters and vampires which all polit-
lea! parties look upon as pestilence."
Col. JOubert is one of the Meeker
county members of Candidate Heat
wole's committee, and, it is said, carries
JOePS promise of the postmastership OF
that town In case Joel is elected and
reelected and Republican president
is chosen. The colonel believes in max
ing hot fight against Capt Reed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-10
BECKER is WORKING,

His Itinerary for Next Week
Shows the Fight lie Is Making.
The Republicans have been deluding
themselves with the idea that the DEM
Ocratic state campaign is to be weak
and ineffective. Before their state
committeeman have figured out where
the bolt of the Scandinavian press of
the state leaves them, these same Re-
publicans will be aroused to the fact
that the Democrats are making one OF
the strongest fights in their history.
Gen. Becker is campalgner of remark
able energy, and he has enlisted in this
battle to win. and he is going to fulfill
all of his promises to the Democrats of
Minnesota. He will be elected if he
gets the votes of all loyal Democrats,
and he is going after them. His dates
for next week show that he will speak
at five differeht towns on one day,
Thursday. The list follows:
Five Speeches i'm One Day.
Monday, Oct. l5-St. Peter, evening.
Tuesday. Oct. l6-IIenderson, two in
the afternoon; LIE Sueur, evening.
Wednesday, Oct. 17-BeIle Plaine,
two i'll the afternoon; Shakopee, even
ing.
Thursday, Oct. 1S-Chaska at 10 am. {;
Waconia, 2:30 afternoon; Young Ameri-
ca, 6:30 p. M: Norwood, 8 D. m. Glen
cOe, 9:l5 D. M.
The meeting at Glencoe will be ad-
dressed by other able speakers before
the arrival of Gen. Becker.
Friday. Oct. l9-HutchinSon, 9 after
noon; Lltchtield, evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-10
THE TRAVELLERS HOME.

crowded with visitors that they are
almost impossible. The commercial
men from all over the United States
have gathered to participate in the
ceremonies. There are large delega-
-tiOns here from New York, EImira,
Hornellsville, Albany. Troy. Utica.
Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo. Detroit,
Chicago, Providence. Boston. Portland
Maine, while other cities are represented
by smaller delegations. There are fully
5000 commercial men in Bnghamton
today.
The celebration included parade
through the principal streets of the city,
winding up at the home site, which Is
situated on the top of South mountain,
just within the southern limits OF the
city. The parade was one of the largest
ever seen IN Southern New York. 1t
consisted of the many delegations of
lodges, the Masonic fraternity of the
Eighteenth and Twentieth New York
districts, Red Men tribes, the Thirteenth
regiment of Pennsylvania National
guard. the local fire department and
many other civic and fraternal organi-
cations. Arriving at the home, John
Hodge, most Worshipful grand master
of the Free and Accepted Masons of the
state of New York, laid the corner stone
according TO the Masonic ritual.
Col. Archie Baxter, of Elmira. n. Y,
delivered the Grafton of the day, after
which Gov. Flower and Gov. Pattison,
made short eXtemporaueous speeches in
which each eulogiZed the commercial
travellers. and said many pleasant things
for the home.
The celebration was success in
every sense of the word.
The site of the home consists of 100
acres of land situated on South noun
tain, about mile from the ceuter of the
city. The home will be built upon the
summit of the mountain, where it Will
command view of the city and coun-
try for miles around. In addition to the
land, the citizens contributed $4,000 in
cash. In the meantime the board of
managers had made preparations for
plans for the building 10 be submitted.
There were numerous plans placed be-
fore the committee, but the one sub
mitted by George o. Garnsey, of Chi
cago, was adopted at meeting held on
July 9, 1894.
The home, as proposed. will cost S125..
900. The building will serve the present
purpose, but in the future additions
will probably be made. On July IL the
contract for the construction of the
foundations was let for Sl2, $40, and
four days later ground VISA broken.
Bessie Booth, the fourteen-year-old
daughter of Secretary Booth, removing
the first shovelful of earth.