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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
SHE HAD MURDERED HER SISTER.
As Alleged by Holmes, In IA Fit of Jeal-
ousy Over Himself

As Alleged by Holmes in Fit of Jeal.
ousy Over Himself.
This is what Holmes writes next: "And
with only this one thought in her disor-
dercd mind had rushed into the adjoining
ROOM where her sister then sat, and in a
voice, which only the very few who have
been intimately acquainted with Miss
Williams can appreciate or understand the
the tragedy of, had said: You devil.
You have stolen my husband from me-
AT the same time she had struck her sister
with small foot-stool causing her to fall
to the floor, where with hardly struggle,
she had ceased to breathe" At first Min
ME thought her sister had only tainted
and tried to revive her, but finding her eff.
forts useless, had remained in the position
in which he found her Then came the
question of what to do,
Holmes story of what was done follows
1--WE clothed Mamie in light dress she
had liked to wear and taking large
trunk she had brought with her from
Texas placed her therein, l went to
livery stable and obtained covered con.
veyancc, and upon my return engaged a
man To accompany me to the house and
help mo place tho trunk in the carriage.
l then drove TO the lake side and waited
until night had fallen, thus appearing to
parties noticing me, If any, that / was
awaiting the return Of some bolated boat
ing party. Then l procured boat at
some distance and took 1t near my waiting
place, and later with considerable trouble
/ placed the trunk in the craft and pro.
ceeded about one mile from the shore.
"There In the darkness passed beyond
the sight of this world into the ever grasp
ing depts Of Lake Michigan all that was
mortal of this beautiful Christian girl,
Coming toward the shore thought it wise
to deposit the trunk upon another and re-
mote portion Of the beach. did this, and
after returning the boat drove away and
later came back for the trunk. The house
keeping was broken up, and very shortly
thereafter Mr.. Hatch took Minnie Will
Jams TO Milwaukee, where she remained in
private institution until later in the sum
mer. The cause that produced her un-
sound mental condition had then been re
moved.
I'VE kept Nannfe's things several weeks
until | could obtain time to dispose of
them, when | assorted some of them and
gave them TO Pitzel, telling him that they
were some that Miss Williams had sent to
his children. All the others Were burned
in the large stove in the third-story office,
and this plainly told the Philadelphia
authorities in the fall Of 1894
Another trunk containing pictures and
books was not taken from the express com
pany, owing to mistake in charges,
though Miss Williams supposed this had
also been disposed Of, and this was the one
latos returned to Fort Worth. The last
ever saw of Miss Williams was in Detroit
last fall, and my belief is that she is still
alive and well.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

State Superintendent Emery has pre-
pared a list of 116 books from which a
selection for township library may be
made and has sent 1t out with circu-
lar to all town clerks and county SUI
perintendents In the state In accord
ance with the new law, authorizing the
treasurer of each town to withhold
from the school fund income an
amount equal to 10 cents for each per-
son Of school age residing in the sew
eral school districts in the towns. In
his circular Mr.. Emery dwells upon
the importance of township libraries
as means Of raising the standard of
schools and assisting In the spread of
a love for reading.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

In Harper's Magazine for September
Edwin Lord Weeks shows that the
artistic spirit Is still vigorous among
the Hindoos, and that the best trad
itions Of workmanship are carefully
preserved. Mr.. Weeks's papers, which
have appeared from time to time In
Harper's, will be published this
autumn in a handsome volume with
the title From the Black Sea, Through
Persia and India.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
KEEP OPEN HOUSE.
The Masons at Boston Throw Away tn,
Door Kew

Inc HasOhB III bostOn Throw away Iho
Door Key.
Boston, Aug. 27.-Boston has surren-
dered to an invading army and is in the
hands Of $500 Knight Templars These,
with the ladies accompanying them and the
immense throng Of visitors attracted to
the Hub by the conclave and low rates of
railroads, have swelled the city's popula
ton to such an extent as to cause one to
wonder If all the inhabitants of Greater
Boston" have been forced inside the city's
limits. All day yesterday communicates
arrived from north, south, east and west
By hundreds and fifties they came, in
coach, parlor car, sleeper and special
until there is assembled here an army the
like of which in splendor and good fellow
ship has never been seen before in Boston.
This morning at 10 o'clock the great
conclave parade which is the chief feature
OF these gatherings, came off and was
brilliant success. Escorting the grand
master, officers and suite, the parade
started from Commonwealth avenue. The
procession was made up of thirteen di-
visions in columns of double sections, and
was reviewed at Columbus Square by
Grand Master Holmes, of Massachusetts;
at Blackstone square, Washington street.
Grand Master McCurdy, of the grand en-.
campment of the United States, and Gov
ernor Greenhalge; at Adams square, by
Grand Commander Lawrence, chief mar
shall of the parade, and Sir Knight Edwin
U. Curtis, mayor of Boston. An invita-.
ton was sent to President Cleveland, but
he wrote that he could not attend
The different hotels where the large COM
manderies are making their headquarters
are jammed to the doors. Each command
cry is keeping open house, and constant
stream of humanity in black 'and gold re.
gala pours in and out. The principal re-
ception of yesterday was at the headquar-
tiers of Boston commandery in Horticul.
tural hall. Two tables stretched from one
end of the long hall to the other, loaded
with eatables, while attendants dispensed
punch from enormous bowls. A general
invitation was extended to visiting knights
to make themselves at home, and there
was no formality
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

The census returns show that since
1890 Grant county has gained 1858 In
population; Lafayette county, 1888;
and Iowa county, 1853; total gain,
in the three counties named, of 1859.
This is good showing, when 1t is
remembered that the loss In popula-
ton in Iowa county, alone, in the ten
years preceding 1890, was 1,5l1; and
that the loss in the other counties was
even greater In proportion to the
number Of inhabitants.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
The Southwest Wisconsin, J. w.

The Southwest Wisconsin, j. W
Taylors paper, says, In substance, II
the editorial columns Of Its last issue
that, If we would make and keel
the miners Of the lead region prosper
GUS, we must have the people vote the
Republican ticket. Taylor's scare
crow Is an old one. 1t has been used
before, and the people know 1t, and
are not afraid Of It. The Democrat
has heretofore informed Bro. Taylor
that Republican stump speakers In the
memorable campaign Of 1876, told the
miners that should the Democrats be
successful, the duty would be taken
off lead ore, and that In consequence
of such removal, the price would go
down from $50 (the price at which 1t
was then selling) to $40 per thousand.
Miners who year later, under the
Hayes administration, sold their
mineral at SO and $ll per thousand,
fully realized how great thing is
high protective tariff-for campaign
purposes only. Now, Bro. Taylor,
please remember this. We don't want
to have to tell 1t to you again. The
price now being paid for lead ore Is
nearly double what it was in 1877,
and we are not working under q
republican tariff law either. Again:
Bro. Taylor, II you can secure for us
few hundred thousand pounds of
lead ore---the more, the better--at the
ruling price of 1877, when the republi-
cans were to keep prices Of everything
up by keeping the free trade demo-
Gratis down, we will take II Off your
hands, and pay you literally for your
trouble. Perhaps 1t isn't The Demo
Gratis place to chip In; but secure the
the ore, and put up or shut up; or
better still, remove from sight the
dilapidated old protection scare crow,
which has been used In 30 many
campaigns to brighten the timid
miners Of this section.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. IA forger, bare
headed and In his shirt sleeves, protesting
to be clerk, caught the Indianapolis
Brewing company on forged check for
$50 to which Colonel Eli Lilly's name was
fraudulently signed. Soon afterward the
same fellow swindled the Lieber Brewing
company out of a similar amount by
making free with the name of Otto Stech-
han. The city is oyerrun with the most
daring gang of scoundrels noted for years.
Burglaries are daily reported.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Old Man Tires of Young Bride.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Aug. 23.-John
Kimball, 70 years old and q wealthy res
ident Of this city, is suing for divorce
from his wife Isabella, aged %, whom he
first met on the 4th inst. Kimball al.
leges that he is weak minded and very
susceptible and was inveigled into matri-
mony with Mrs. Isabella Frazier, at that
time a clerk in a store. He claims that
mis- young wlfe's entire desire in wedding
him was to obtain his property.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
American Bar Association,

DETROIT, Aug, 2S,-The American Bar
association met here in annual conven-
ton with 800 of the leading members Of
the bar of the country present. President
Carter delivered an address devoted large
ly to urging more uniformity in the laws
of the states, He also deprecated sumptu.
ecuted against the sentiment Of commu-
nifty only by despotic and unlimited power.
Business meetings were held of the differ
ent sections. Last evening the association
was informally entertained by the Detroit
har
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

Congressman j. w. Babcock re-
quests that all correspondence in re-
lation to services performed by him
for constituents at the Capitol, be sent
to his Washington address. His
private secretary will remain in the
city, and all business Of this kind will
receive the same prompt attention as
heretofore.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

A minister In Rutland, VT, who EVIL
IDENTIFY doesn't like the ways of the
New Woman, has applied for divorce
from his wife, alleging:
"That she got the notion In her
head that she could lecture, and has
since deserted her home and neglected
her children to 60 on lecturing tours;
and when she did come home, would
lose her temper so as to break up all
the small furniture In the house."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
well-Known Man shoots HIMSELF.

WELLsvILLE, Mo, Aug. 27.-Hon. Sol
Hughlett, one of the best known men in
Missouri, shot and instantly killed him
self in Peyton's drug store. He was alone
when the revolver was discharged, and II
is unknown whether the shooting was pre-
meditated or accidental. His friends as
sert it was accidental If he did commit
suicide there is no known reason for the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Man and Wife Commit Suicide.

Boston, Aug. 27,-Employes of the
American House, this city, found the bod.
les of Lewis Hammond, commercial
traveller from Des Moines Ia, and his
wife Kate, in room $40, which they had
occupied for week. There was every in
dication that both committed suicide by
taking choral. A letter left by Ham
mond said that he and his wife had been
taking choral for several days; that his
wife died Wednesday and that he contin'
ued to take the drug, resolved to die
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Patchen and Gentry to Meet Again.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 2S-The Off
Gals of the Wisconsin State Agricultural
society have closed negotiations by which
the famous PAGERS Joe Patchen and John
r. Gentry will appear against each other
in trial Of speed at the annual fair to be
held in this city in September. The exact
price to be paid to secure their presence
cannot be learned, but it is understood to
be large. The race will be the most i'm
portant in the history of Wisconsin. 1t
will take place Sept. IS, which has been
designated as Wisconsin day, and it is ex-
pected that it will draw many thousands
of Wisconsin people to the fair who would
not otherwise attend. The excellence of
the track leads horsemen to predict pos
sible breaking of the pacing record at that
time
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Got a Statement Direct from Waller.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. - Ambassador
Eustis has wired the state department that
Newton B. Eustis, second secretary, and
Mr. Alexander counsel of the embassy
have returned from Clairvaux, where they
took down full statement from ex-Con-
sui Waller of his trial and conviction by
the French military court at Tamatave
The statement will be forwarded to Wash
ington as soon as possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Judge Long Slow About His Appeal.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 2S-Judge Charles
D. Long, of the supreme court of Michi-
gan, who appealed from the decision of
the court of appeals of the District of
Columbia in his pension case to the SUI
preme court of the United States, has not
yet perfected his appeal by filing the rec
ord, and the attorney general has served
notice on him that unless he does SO by
Sept. 10 he will have the appeal dismissed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Want 1t Wide Open or Tight Shut.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. 27.-War-
rants have been issued on those who vio-
lated the Sunday closing laws, A street
car conductor and motorman were arrest
cd to make test case against the street
railway. The Liquor league intends to
prosecute until everything is closed tight
ON Sunday or until saloons and all other
places are allowed to open ON Sunday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Racing Experiment Not a Success.

CHICAGO Aug, 26. - The North
western Breeders association has closed
It's meeting at Washington park course
out of pocket $4,000, the result of an ex-
pertinent at horse racing without betting
The loss averages 5000 a day, and but one
day of the six was there a paying attend
ance--the day of the Patchen-Gentry race.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Can stop the MIN with Lead.

AUSTIN, Aug 2s-Sheriff Cabell, of
Dallas county, some days ago asked the
attorney generalifin attempting to stop the
Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight he was resisted,
would he be justified in using fire arms.
The attorney general answered the query
In the affirmative.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Wholesale Iynchinv.

SPRINGFIELD, Ky. Aug. PA mob of a
dozen men terrorized the officials here, and
taking Harrison Lewis a negro murderer,
from his cell hanged him to tree in the
court house yard.
YREKA, Cal, Aug. 27.--Four murderers
were taken from the Jail here by mob of
$50 men, who broke their way in, and
hanged on rail supported by two trees.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

Editor Il. j. Law, In the last issue
of his paper, The Shullsburg Pick
and Cad, has an admirable editorial
article upon the New Woman. Among
other bright and good things, he says:
There Is a belief cherished by many
high souled, ambitious women, that
the new woman was synonymous with
all the progressive, uplifting and en-
nobling tendencies Of her sex; that
she stood for advanced education,
higher ideals and broader, fuller life.
Unfortunately, the new woman as she
exists In reality, doesn't seem to stand
for much but bloomers and bicycles.
The trouble Is, too many of these so
called advanced ideas In women run
too much to superilcal.ies and friyol-
tiles. We hear much Of culture and
higher education, but more Of nd.
vanced costumes and skirts and anti
skirt crusades. The new woman may
be all right, but she should get out of
her head the idea that great reforms or
great movements must begin In modes
of dress or styles of head gear. So
much stress seems to be laid on mere
trines that 1t Ia no wonder the new
movement shows early signs of disso-
luton. The emancipation of the sex,
the glorious destiny In store for
woman, are grand topics, Man takes
OFT his hat to them. But when man
sees Emancipated Woman, in bloom
ers on bicycle, and Is told that this
Is the New Woman, he cannot be
blamed for being somewhat skeptical
rs to the benefit or utility Of the SO
called modern and up.to- date progress.
If the emancipation of woman means
simply emancipation from skirts, from
domesticity, from sweetness and wo-
manliness from that indellnable quail.
ity we call loveableness then
we say, let us have the old woman
back with us again."
The great reformer and classical
scholar, DR.. Parkhurst, writes about
Andromaniacs which we in popular
language call new women the ones
who have mania for all that is mas
culine rather than for that which |:
feminine. And this mania woulG
seem to indicate that they wonlt
rather be men than women. For ,
woman to prefer manhood to woman
hood implies that she regards man ~
her superior. No true man ha,
ever been 80 ungallant rs to max,
this claim. The weak confession ha,
been left tor the new woman In he
ridiculous attempts to be u man
which nature has not yet vouchsafed
The old woman, much rs she may b,
ridiculed by the new, has level hea,
in believing that she is the peer, an,
In many respects the superior, of man
and she Is not ashamed of her sex. Ii
regard to this woman question, Will
The Democrat is in for progress an,
all that, II would transpose Tennyson
and have 1t: "Ring In the Old; rim,
out the New; Ring out the false; rim,
in the true" les the old woman
good enough for us; and with GU
philosopher friend, Tom Law of Tn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

Pick and Cad, we emphatically say:
"If the emancipation of woman sim
ply means emancipation from skirts,
from domesticity, from sweetness
and womanliness - that indefinable
quality we call loveableness-then let
us have the old woman back with us
a oain -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
" hisky Trust sale Confirmed.

CHICAGO, Aug %. = The sale of the
whisky trusts plants has been confirmed
by the federal court. Judge Seaman has
entered an order substantially as presented
by counsel for the American Spirits Manu-
featuring company The opposition en-.
deavored to secure an appeal from the
action of the court but it was refused
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Wisconsin Editor. a, Denver.

DENVER Aug 26.-Seyenty editors
from Wisconsin arrived in Denver, and
after being Hospitality entertained and
shown about the city took train for salt
Lake City to attend conference of west
ern editors this week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
rorrer Sentenced to Prison.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug. 27,-John
Dane, the noted forger who so effectually
worked so man citizens in this section of
the state two years ago in the counterfeit.
ing business, was sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary from Lincoln county He
was arrested only short time ago in the
near st. Adams, having evaded
the authorities for many months.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
wisconsin Bank Closed.

KENosHA, Aug. 20 The bank of Dan
lei Head & Co. has closed Its doors. 1t Is
that the bank was on large
amount Of paper of the Chicago Bedding
company. whose affairs are now involved
In the alleged conspiracy and arson case
growing cut Of the burning Of their
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Went to sleen ON the Track.

SEDALIA Mo, Aug. 27.-Charles AVIAN
SIMON and Frank kell, each fifteen years
old, ran away from their homes in this
city and went to sleep on the Missouri Pa
cific track near Centertown. A pusher
engine struck the boys, injuring AVIAN
SIMON about the shoulders and meek.
Kell's skull was crushed and the brain ex
fapcA1
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
New Railway and New Town.

ASHLAND, Wis, Aug 27.-Work will be
commenced within week on the Mime
apolis, st. Paul and Ashland railway.
The counties along the line have voted the
aid asked 1t willnot go to Hayward, but
six miles south, to strike heavy belt of
pine and locate new town ON the lakes
to make it the county seat of Sawyer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

w. w. Cargill, of La Crosse, who is
at the head of grain company which
controls 200 elevators throughout the
country, says that the grain harvest of
the northwest will be one Of the
largest raised in the United States and
win add much to the prosperity of the
country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

NJ. B. Mute, of Columbus, this state,
made the journey to Cleveland, Ohio,
and return, on his wheel. He was
fourteen days in the saddle, and his
cyclometer registered 1878 miles, or
an average of 81 % miles day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
MINERAL POINT FAIR.
Specialties on Wednesday and Thurs
day, Sept. 18th and 9Th.

HlSHiuHu anu NTUtlOt IlhN DILL -Ulu
Soldiers Free Address by Gen.
FairChild.
Wednesday, Sept 4th, two of the
best amateur base ball clubs in the
state-Gratiot and Highland-will
play for the championship of south
west Wisconsin, and liberal purse.
Thursday Sept. 9th, will be "Old
Soldiers Day." when all ex-soldiers
and their wives and widows will be
admitted free, and all are cordially in
yited. On that day General Lucius
Fairchild will be present to greet and
address his old comrades and other
friends.
40 horses are entered for the races,
including some of the fastest in the
northwest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
CRACkSMEN GET A BIG HAUL.
Capture Ten Thousand Dollars and Have
Running Fight.

Running Fight.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. 2S.-Cracksmen
blew open the safe in the postoffice and
general store Of f. E. Phillips of Rush,
ten miles from st. Joseph, and got away
with money, stamps and papers to exceed
$4,000 in value. Several farmer boys dis
covered the robbers leaving the store and
gave chase. Over 100 shots were ex-
changed in the running fight which fol-
lowed, and John Aronel. one of the pur-
suers, was dangerously wounded. The
robbers escaped, but sheriff posse is
now securing the woods. 1t is thought
that Pat Grove, the veteran train robber,
Is the leader Of the gang.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Rig Tank of Water Collapses.

CUMBERLAND, Wis, Aug. B--The new
city water tank containing 1890 barrels
of water mounted on a tower 100 feet high
collapsed Two little children were play
ing under the tank when it gave way and
were swept several hundred feet, but not
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

MILWAUKEE, Aug 20 Mrs. Magdalena
Knorer, of Mequon, aged ~, was killed,
and her hus band, Andrew knorer, aged
II, fatally injured by a runaway accident
in the north western part of the city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29
Indiana Drought Is BROKEN.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 27.-The drought in
Indiana which has existed in some see.
tions since the middle of june Is broken
4 general rain has fallen steadily and
corn, which was dropping in high places
Is ASSURED life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-29

An illustrated article on recent
development In the art of applying
electricity to railroads will appear in
an early number Of Harper's Weekly.