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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-13
COMMON COUNCIL.
Proceedings of Regular Meeting,
Tuesday Evening.

Proceedings of a Regular Meeting,
Tuesday Evening.
MINERAL rolNT. Nov, 26, 1894. 4
regular meeting OF the council held
this day in the council chamber.
Present, \, H. Snow, mayor; and
aldermen ,lacka, Engels, Gorgen,
prtdeauN, Jenkins, Ross and Hornung;
absent, alderman Burgess,
The proceedings OF The last meeting
were read and approved,
The following accounts were ex-
amiurd by the tiuaUce committee, and
ordered paid;
q, W, uolmeS, sal chief police, Saa,
GGG"ntnE ,hrrc tramps Sli@",.,,,.s30 =
j, II, ENaCk, mos, salary city treas, 100 90
NJ, L, Zine Co., light ON streets SlG6,Hi
public buildings, $500. l;H II
iGhu u'Nowd iUnitor,. INSTRUMENTATION, . 90
IRNcuntug, lahur on the election booths = 80
Edcn \ Rlewctt, mdsc pub kuttd Ioc,
street conn, SA.3A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, / ~
nES S;la, ~lrcrt com, Sa,lo. .,.,...., ~ -
| las rruhcrthN Srrtuklms In front ct
public property Sla, hauling water
S'hNNs one NtGNl tNlt MNNk ~ ,.,,,,,,,, ~ VI
NJ, W. rrrrll, krrptng tramlNs. ,.,,,., -
Il, II, EoldsWnrth, labor aud material
En,rnroth \ Crowley, tabor aud mate
r4l ruhttr property, .,,,,,,,,.,...,.,. Ia -
las Mckinley, tabor and matcrIRlpuh
| tic property Observation-Disclosures, .,..,., 90
| Eastman luuhor CO., lumber 81. com. ~ -
| 81 com report NOV. and mo, salary. ~ ~
| II, ), We'll, wiring s,.,.,,,,,,,..,,, \ -
rotal. .,,......... ,.,.,.,....., ..,.. ,SldH a.
A communication from DR.. 5, T..
NeaNote, health commissioner, waa
then read, approved and ordered tiled,
4 committee from the city attor.
nry WAS then teNd, relating to the
stopping of sewers, etc. Motion made
a9d Carried that the same he handed
to tho street commissioner, for him TO
at in matters Of that kind,
After some general talk by mem
bars vi the council, alderman ,lenkin
moved that the street commissioner be
instructed to clean Mi sidewalks in the
city On II vote being taken. motion
WAS lost; ayes; 1 noes,
Mr. SinEafoos then addressed the
couucil ON the merits ot II chemical
lire engine.
The council no; being ready to take
| final action, tho matter was put over
until further consideration; and when
| b., ,t,nln To r,ugls, it ~ Mr. Ai,y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-13

The Freeport Journal says that the
newly invented corn huskers are
making cripples at rapid rate.
Last week within 100 miles of Free
port, four persons had their arms
taken on in these machines.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-13
BUSINESS CARDS.
LAWYERS
j. MONTGOMERY SMITH.

A TTORNEY ut Law. Mineral Point, Wis
~ Will practice in the state and United
state courts lp-ttiS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-13
+. {. Fielder.

A TTCRNEY at Law, Mineral Point Wis
y Office over the Iowa County Bank Col
lections will be given prompt attention.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-13
CALVERT spESSLEY CHAS. W, NC ILHON
SPENSLEY 4 McILHON,

A TTORNEYS and Counsellors at Law
n Mineral Point, Wis Office in First Ma
tional Bank building. ly
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
NEWS OF TACOMA
TACOMA BrxxAr OF TIE PosT-rsTKIlf-
exxcKn, 1l16 PAcrsrc A-xsrE
THOMAS EAmxoss. MAyasxh
PENNY-WISE TACOMA.
Petty Salaries Cut to Save
Money to Throw Away.
ELEVATOR MAN GERS 4 RAISE.
No Wsy ~ Rssehing shs Dsbssss Of
the Merehsats, sssssnsi Bsak whs
Tra.sferred Their Properly.

TACOMA, Jan fI.-fspeciai. l-"PsyinE
interest on bonds IL what is killing Ia
coma" said Councilman Harris At city
council meeting today. He also said the
Chamber Of Commences and the news
papers favoring bond bardens were the
direct cause Of the distressing position OF
the city snd should be dfummsd out OF
town.
Mai. Grastan said IL the city kept on IL
would have q receiver appointed, but he
did not think any one could be found 10
receive IL.
The council was In committee OF the
whole 20 discuss ways and means TO re-
duce municipal expenses and to
take action upon the report o.
the finance COMMITTEES recommending
the timid cut Of 1915 per month In the sal
aries of subordinates. The proceedings
throughout were OF the bear garden order.
The council merely recommended 500
instead OF q 1915 cut, opposing the finance
committees proposition 20 discharge five
policemen. The SALARY of the one
legged elevator man was increased
from 80 10 $50 per month instead of
decreased 90 t35, as recommended by the
Chamber OF Commerce. Harris favored
abolishing the board Of public works and
substituting the mayor. city surveyor and
street commissioners therefor. thus saving
500 month. The heads OF departments
aud not small salarIed men should be cut.
The city must live within it's means
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
Railroad oascer. From sh. Ranks.

Mcrtures Magazine Tor January.
The best engineman has been a fireman
the best conductors are made OF brake
men: the best ofhcisls are promoted from
the ranks. Mr.. John VI. Toacey,
general manager Of the New YORK
Central, was once tralnmaa- President
Newell. of the lake shore. used TO carry a
chain ia an engineering corps on the Iili-
noss Central. President Clark, Of the
Mobile 4 Ohio. was q section man, after
wards a Greman. Another taan Rho
drove grade stakes is President block
stand, 81 the Alton. Alien Manvel. the
late president OF the largest road on
earth. Was stagehoass CLERK President
Nan Horne. of the CanaGiaa Pacific.
kept time on ghe Illinois Centrai.
A. y. Toxns, who used To tzfsf
hrake-sheels GA the Darlington. - row
Wee President IoEHe, 81 The Southern
Pacific. President ~mith. Of the louis
vile & Nashville. was a telegraph
operator. Marvia Aurhlst, Of the Chi
cage 4 Northeastern. began a. a telegraph
messenger bay. President Clark. 81 The
aioB Paclae. used TO check freight aud
pusa a truck an The Omaha platform. Ine
Illinois Cengra.. | believe, has turned cat
EacFs great men than any otaeg road
President legSery, % the beaver & Rio
0F&nsse, aesaa ia the Central shops a. a.
CeatS Aay
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
THE CAPITOL PLANS.
To Be Selected From the Five
Most Praiseworthy.
SUICIDE AT sIrkA. ALASKA.
The Victoria Election Rave1utiea-
Perjury sabsrnsd Against No shirt,
the Umatilla Chief.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 1.-THE state capitol
commission during its session today
selected Eve plans from the Is before
them, upon one Of which number the final
selection of plan for the Washington
capitol building may fall. Envelopes cor
responding with the numbers were opened
and the names and addresses of the follow
ing architects ascsrtaired: Denver, John
J. Hoddart: Minneapolis. William ".
Kenyon; Kansas City, Gum 4 Curtis;
New York, Ernest Fiagg; Tacoma, Albert
Haywood Il Co. kilograms were immedi-
ateiy sent to the gentlemen and
firms above named, summoning
their representatives 70 Olympia
FOR the purpose Of consultation with the
commission. The plans selected represent
the individual choice of the commission.
each commissioner having selected one.
Il Is now the intention to go carefully over
each plan with the author thereof and re-
sponsible contractors to ascertain AZ near
as possible the cost Of each. By the pres.
ence of the architects in the city the board
will be given an opportunity to Judge of
the personal responsibility Of each archi-
tect.
This does not necessarily imply that the
choice must necessarily be from the five
selected, as the commission Is still free to
make selection outside of this number.
which. however. is not probable in case
one Of these five proves satisfactory a. re-
CARDS cost of erection and meets the other
requirements. When the commission has
consulted with various architects in regard
TO the details of the several proposed
buildings the members will be enabled to
proceed intelligentiy to . pestowal Of the
awards.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12

In a conversation with II. J. w. Dam,
reposted in McCl,srs's Magazine for Janu-
ary. Hiram : Maxim, inventor Of the
Maxim airship, said:
THE principle / have worked on. gen
orally speaking, is that of the kite.
The large cloth frame at the top
of the model is the seroplane, or
main kite surface The lesser seToplane
above the platform or car; the side aero
planes or wings. and the fat-poinied rad
ae9s. fore aad aft, are designed TO furnish
additional kite surface. Ii Is necessary TO
make IL, however. so that we can run
i. in \ calm. against the air, thus max
ing our oSn wind, as il were and for
this purpose have railway track. and
instead OF cords u hold the kise against
the ssnd | employ a pair OF powerful
screw prope.iers driven BY steam engine.
Ia this manner | can drive the machine
exsetly as / please, can ascertain exactly
hos much the push OF the screws IS,
and a. the same time fnd out exactly
hos much the machine lifts NJ different
speeds. The machine Is. IN fact, big
kite. should II u in the air w!th 5 cord
during a strong gale aud shen run ny en-
E4nes | should ~ able 10 ind cas how
fast they woald hare TO run In order TO
take AL the pal on the cord As soon as
the cord became sack. the machine @oasa
be aylns with Ia osa engine RoRer."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
Relief worh-rriaciple. and Methods.

washington GLADDEN. IN Review Of Review
The problem, then. Is TO find work for
the unemployed. And 1t is highly desira-
bic that as much as possible of this work
be furnished by individuals or firms or
companies. acting independently and of
their own motion. A large share of the
unemployed in every city might be taken
care OF in this way if good peo-
pie would only set their wits at
work 10 find and furnish them en-
ployment These idle people are not
going to starve. There Is food and fuel
and shelter enough for them all, and they
will not be allowed to perish for the lack
of il. The only question 10 whether they
shall receive this relief as earnings or as
gratuity. IL will cost the community no
more to pay IL to them as wages than to
bestow IL upon them as aims. But the
economical and moral advantage to the
recipients themselves and 10 the COM
munity OF putting II in the form of
wages is simply immeasurable. Il
is, therefore. the duty of every citizen 10
exhaust his ingenuity in inventing ways
OF furnishing work to persons whom he
knows to be in need of iI. These lines
will fall under the eyes of many men and
women OF good will who know that they
will be required TO give during this winter
some portion of their income for the re-
lief of want. IL ali these would invent
some way of spending this money for
work, and would find some unemployed
persons, male or female. who are sutferin e
for the need of work. and would permit
them TO earn this money, a large share of
the existing want would be Immediately
relieved. The problem of making work
and of bringing the task aud the toiier to-
gether is one that requires some thought
and ingenuity. some trouble and pains, no
doubt, but many of my readers can solve
IL. If they wall give it half as much study
as they will expend upon the costume for
the next high tea. or the plans for the hol-
iday vacation.
The establishment Of soup houses and
charitable bakeries for the gratultous dis
irritation of food is the trst Impulse o {
many kind-hearted people; but expert
ence proves that the Injury oatweighs the
benefit IL may, however. be safe and
wise TO establish soup kitchens and chea y
restaurants. where nutritious food can be
sold q, cost. The relief committees
might establish such kitchens N conuec-
tson with their industries pnd pay for
their work In orders Tor food
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12

reelected the old officers. being Col C. w
GriGxs. PRESIDENT A. G. Foster. vice
president. Henry Hewitt, jr.. treasurer; z.
ID. Norton, assistant treasurer George
Browne. secretary.
Joan Baker was fined IS today by Judge
Reid for lighting.
An enthusiasts interstate fair mass
msssine was held tonight. Gross Bros.
starting the subscriptions with 500.
". L. Johnson has found the kat OF val
uahie tools which vas stolen from him
month ago. Ia an auction house. The
police returned the tools 20 him.
A supply Of catfish for the local streams
and lakes has been received from the
Willamette river. George J. Bretchtel has
placed SIX dozen Of the catfish In Lake
Sssilacoom. and it 10 hoped By the
sportsmen that they will not be disturbed
until they hare an opportunity 70 rrops-
gate.
Capt w. O. Hayden fled sui. today
against the Review Publishing Company
of Spokane for $4,000 damages for pub
fishing the Astoria Signal article.
James Thompson. while drunk, fought
With Oficer Grenneil, severely biting the
officers fingers. He is now . candidate
for the frst man 20 be given ducking
bath In the police cold water shower bath.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
Ms,eriaiism aud tho Poet.


But it seems to be thought that We
have come upon the earth too late,
that there has been a feast of imag-
ination formerly. and all that is
left for US is TO steal the scraps. We
hear that there Is no poetry in railroads
and steamboats, and telegraphs, and
especially none in Brother Jonathan.
II this be true, so much the worse for
him. But because he is materialist, shall
there be no more poets? When We have
said that We live in materiaiistic age We
have said something which meant more
than we intended. Ii we say it in the way
of blame We have said foolish thing, for
probably one age is as good as an
other. and, at any rate, the worst
is good enough company for us The
age of Shakespeare Was richer than our
own. only because il was lucky enough to
have such a pair of eyes as his TO see
Ii, and such gift of speech as
his to report il. Aud so there IS always
room and occasion for the poet, who
continues TO be- Just as he was in the early
time, nothing more nor less than seer. !"
He is always the man who IS Wiling to
take the age he lives IN on trust, as the
very best that ever was.
Shakespeare did not sit down and cry
for the water of Helicon to turn the wheels
of his little private mill at the Bank
side. He appears TO have gone more
quietly about his business than any
other playwright in London, TO have
drawn off what water power be needed
from the great prosy current of affairs
that flows alike tor all and IN spite Of
all. 20 have ground for the public what
griss they wanted, coarse or fine, and
il seems mere piece of luck that
the smooth stream of his activity re-
Elected with such ravishing elearness
every changing mood of heaven and
earth. every stick and stone, every
dog aud clown and courtier that stood upon
its brink II is curious illustration OF
the friendly manner in which Shakespeare
received everything that came slong--of
what present man he was-that III the
very same year that the mulberry tree was
brought into England he eot one and
PLANTED IL IN his garden 81 StratIord.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
Rife Practice In Rio Harber.

New York, Jan. IA Herald special
from Montevideo says: A CORE
spondent at Rio sends word that
lively rifle and machine gun
duel has been fought between rebel
launches and government troops on shore
The fight continued two ho1rs and many
were wounded in the fusi!lade. Shot and
she'll fell in several parts of the city. The
rebel ships Tamandare and Jupiter engaged
the forts on the Nictheroy side. while
the forts ct the entrance of the bay fired
on Nillegaignon aud Cobras island
During the engagement shell exploded
near the United States warship Detroit,
but no damage Was done.
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. Ill lengthy
dispatch was sent TO Rio today contain
ing instructions of some sort. 1t Is
believed 10 refer 10 the conduct
of our representative there in
the event of the crisis which
our government for some time has appre-
hended was approaching in Brazilian af-
fairs No hint can be obtained as 10 what
the nature of the instructions is.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
Earnings Of Professional Beggarss
North American Review.

The professional beggar is not modern
innovation. by any means. Readers OF
the Spectator will recall "Scarecrow." the
famous London beggar. who, having dis
absed himself in his right leg, asked aims
all day in order to get a warm supper at
night. According to John limbs, the
"RuffleIs." to whom we often find men
ton IN the literature of the seventeenth
century, were troops of idle Migrants who
infested Lincoln's Inn Fields. They as
sumed the characters of MANNED soldiers
who had suffered In the great rebellion,
and found Already prey in the people OF
fashion and quality who drove by. In
deed. il Is made clear by contemporary
illusions in comedies that this square was
the regular haunt of bogus cripples. who
lived by mendicancy. which they
carried on in the most bare
faced and even iutimidating manner.
1t is related that George w., when Prince
of Wales, once attended a Deggars' carni-
val in London, incognito. He had not
been there long when the chairman, adj
dressing the company and pointing TO the
prince, said: II call upon that ere GEM
man with shirt for song" The prince,
as well as he could. got excused upon
friend who accompanied him promising to
sing instead, which the latter did amid
great applause. The health Of the prince
and his friend having been drunk and
duly responded 10, they departed in order
to afford the company an opportunity to
fix their different routes for the ensuing
days business, for at that time the profess
sional beggars of London used to have q
general meeting several times during the
year at which they were divided into CON-
panies, each company having its particu-
lar walk In those days their earnings
varied as much as shillings day. Most
of the professional beggars in London
and their name is legion-emanate from
two or three common lodging houses.
The most populoas of these, which is
known as 1.-THE Dispensary." supports an
individual known as SERVER" who
earns q living by manufacturing tho
pathetic signDoards which the sham Grip
Piles and the bogus blind men carry
around their necks. In Paris, as
is well known, the professional beg
CARS hold regular weekly meetings, at
which the routes to be followed by the
members of the guild are mapped out by q
standing committee. They have an organ
of their own, called the Journal DIES Mend,-
cdnts. which appears twice q week. From
q recent issue the following curious adver-
tisement is taken: "Wanted-To engage
a cripple for seaside resort. Good refer
ences and small deposit required" This
queer announcement is explained by the
fact that the proprietors of hotels and
boarding houses at fashionable French
watering places assume that visitors would
be disposed to give aims if an opportunity
were offered them; and as they cannot
very we'll do the begging themselves. they
engage professional beggars, to whom
they grant permission TO solicit aims on
their premises and the beggars in return
pay them one-half of their daily receipts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12

~ SoW Aofk Tenement nkO1e
NEW YoRx. Jan. lL-An attemps 20
blow mp with two bombs . ten.
enens house at No. "a Avenue
ID was made tonight A tailor
shop on the first floor had been locked up
over a month. owing to hard times AT 10
O'Clock there was . terrific explosion IN
the tailor shop. and IN alarm OF hre
was promptly turned in. The whole
front of the house had been blown
out By the explosion. All the glass IN the
building was shattered. and the shock
aroused the whole neighborhood. The
fremen found Q gas meter had
exploded, and discovered trail OF
kerosene which led from the meter
TO the cellar. They found quantity OF
cotton batting soaked in kerosene ana
q bomb made of lead pipe. TO
which half burned fuse was attached
A later examination showed that the
bomb was filled with enough powder to
blow the entire house into frag-
ments- The fire department office
claim . bomb exploded a few min
utes after the gas meter explosion. A
great deal of mystery surrounds the mat
ter, and while the police department are
very reticent. they are making careful IN
yestigation
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12

TACOMA, Jan. 1L-fSpecial. Mr.. and
Mrs. Southgick were here from Seattle
yesterday.
Sam w Wall. formerly managing editor
of the Ledger under Z. +. Radebaugh. Ia in
the city en- route TO San Francisco.
3. +. Quinn and Tn omas c. Grifiths, OF
Spokane. are over from Eastern Washing
ton, together With other Democrats. nearly
all Of whom "have business with the state
supreme court. according TO their friends.
A. A. Swope. late deputy county aud
isor. has returned from a nine months
visit in the East and 10 located ut the Fife.
Lake d. Wolfard has returned from
Eastern Washington.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
NEWS FROM ALASKA.
Suicide Of . Sergeant of Marines-Fore-
closure on Mines.

closure on NaIneSs
PoRr TOWNSEND. Jan. 1L-fSpecial. l.
The steamer City of Topeka arrived from
Southeastern Alaska this afternoon with
news 10 January 4.
Sergeant of Marines Shaffer, of the
United States steamer Pinta, committed
suicide at Sitka. January l, by placing the
muzzle of gun In his mouth and blowing
off the top Of his head. He had been on a
protracted drunk and was severely repri-
manded. probably for cause.
United States Marshal Porter is actively
prosecuting violators Of the internal reve-
nue. laws. He has arrested and caused his
cook to be committed to jail on a charge CT
adultery.
A party Of miners are at juneau city ar
ranging TO 60 into the Yukon country next
spring and set up q hydraulic apparatus
during the season.
Suit has been commenced at Juneau to
forecloss a mortgage for $3.50. 900 against
the Taku Milling and Mining Company's
mines.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12

provisional commercial arrangement with
Spain received its second read
ing. Count Pesadowsky. secretary of
the imperial treasury. in q
two-honr's speech proposed the
first reading of the new tobacco tax bill.
Herr Fritzen, on behalf of the Centrists.
declared the bill not acceptable. 1t is con-
sidered that Friizen's declarations settled
the fate of the bill.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Nothing of interest developed in the coughlin
case at Chicago Thursday.
Prof X ID. Harsshorn. principal OF the New.
castle. Pa, high school, is under arrest on a
charge OF attempting the murder of Aida and
Maggie Robinson with ehloroform. It'll alleged
that q criminal operation had been performed
on Aida and the child was crematei In
kitchen stove on New Years day. The at
tempted double murder was TO conceal the
crime Maggie 10 stiil unconscious and may
die. A prominent phyaician said 20 be impli-
eAled has fed