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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
SENT EN- BY MAIL
PULLMAN AND ARMOUR CON
SIGNEES OF DEADLY STUFF.
STOPPEDlN THEPOSTOFFIcE
Bombs Found to Contain Explosive
Material-Mr. Armour on His Way
to Florida, but Is not Frightened
Man Lettering Around Fields
Home Is in Jail.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-An attempt was
made to mail supposed internal ma
chimes to George NJ. Pullman and p. d.
Armour. \ collector making his
rounds Monday morning found in a
mail box two ackages, one addressed
to George NJ. Pullmans private resi-
dence and the other addressed to P. d.
Armour's residence. He was suspi-
cious of the appearance of the pack
ages and when he came into the Office
he called the attention to Superin-
tendent Hanlon to them. Hanlon took
one of the packages to Postmaster
Hesing.
While he was telling the postmaster
about the packages Mr.. Armour's pri-
yate secretary came to the postotfice
and told Mr.. Hesing that south town
business man overheard conversation
last evening between two men in rela-
ton to an attempt to blow up Pullman
and Armour.
The package brought to the post
Office by Hanlon was given to Capt.
Stuart, of the postal inspection service.
Mr.. Hanlon was directed to soak the
other in a tub of water before attempt
ing to open it. 4 description of the
two men seen by the citizen last night
was given to the police and to Capt.
Stuart.
Superintendent Hanlon took one of
the bombs home with him and opened
it. The bomb, which was made from
a section of lead pipe, was found TO
contain matches and white powder
which the superintendent believed to
be dynamite
p. d. Armour's private secretary, W.
J. Quinn, said that last night a man
unknown to any one in the Office had
entered and informed G.. w. Comes,
the manager, that a plot was on foot
to destroy Mr.. Armour. An Internal
machine, he asserted, had been mailed
to him, and he warned Mr.. Armour's
representatives to have the matter
looked into. Mr. Quinn said:
I'VE did not put much reliance in
the mans words, but in order to be on
the safe side turned the matter over to
the postal authorities and let it end
there. We have no further interest in
the matter"
Did no one secure the name of the
stranger who brought the information
to the Officer
mo, we did not consider it Of enuogh
Importance as no one here believed the
story"
1t was learned that Mr.. Armour is
on his way to Jacksonville, Fla. 1t
was denied, however, that the rumor
of some one having designs upon his
life had anything to do with his leav-
in town.
Albert Reaser has been taken to the
Bridewell to work out fine of $50 i'm
posed for Longing around Millionaire
Marshall Fields home near the Pull
man and Armour residences. Reaser
was formerly an inmate of the Dun
ming insane asylum. He denies mail
ing any packages or letters to any
body.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
DEMOCRATS TO MEET

Washington Dec H. The demo.
cratic national committee Is to meet al
the Arlington hotel, at II a IN. The
resolution offered by Gen. Collins, OF
Massachusetts, in the democratic ma
tional convention Of 1892, requesting
the democratic national committee to
provide accommodation only for del
egates. alternates, members Of the
democratic national committee, and
members of the press, will be acted
upon
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
TO BRIDGE THE NATIONS.
Canadian and American Company win
Try to Get Permission.

Detroit, Dec. lG, Notice has been
given, according to dispatches from Of
tawa, Can, that the Canadian and
American Bridge and Tunnel company
will apply 10 parliament at its next
session for power to build high level
bridge over the Detroit river between
Windsor and Detroit The promoters
RI the company comprise d. O. Mills,
New York; Mr. Onderdonk, New York
James Ross. Of COPYRIGHT, and ZONE
ether wealthy Canadians. The com
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19

ST. Paul, Mimi, Dec. H.-Early yes
terday morning fire broke out in the
Wann building, occupied by Henry ),
Sternberg as a jobbiug dry goods and
clothing house and by Guiterman
Bros, manufacturers of shirts, pants,
overalls, etc. at Fifth and Sihley
streets. The whole fire department.
was soon called out.
The fire made rapid progress and
burst out in a bright glare on the
roof, spreading rapidly TO the roof OF
the building adjoining the burning
structure, which is occupied by Price
& Robbins wholesale paper house
The upper floor of the building III
which the fire originated was serious
ly injured and the fire communicated
to the next floor below, After battling
with the flames for three-Quarters OF
an hour the fire was gotten under con-
troll. Great damage had been done TO
the Wann building.
The pipemen had hot and anger
GUS fight on the top floor. They were
forced from the building to the eN~
tension ladder and part way down
that. At one time the latter became
charged with electricity from the
wires below. The current was cut be-
fore any fatalities resulted.
The cause of the fire is unknown,
but it started in Guiterman Bros. lac
tory. Tie loss to this firm chiefly by
waters is estimated AT So 1000, fully
covered by $l50,000 insurance.
Five hundred employees of Gutter
man Bros. are thrown out of en-
ployment by Tie fire.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
roo ANX Gus.

Denver, Dee ia passenger train
on the Union Pacific, Denver g. Gulf
road ran into a street car on the
tramway line at University park Sat
urday, killing the motorman and seri-
ously injuring the conductor and one
passenger. The accident was due TO
the carylessncss Of the mo'orman, who
neglected to check the speed Of the
car going down hill and attempting to
make the crossing head Of the Gulf
train.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
A NEW TRADE.
Inexorable Prosecution for Those
md Guilty in Turkey.

Constantinople, Dec. ia new
TRADE has been issued in connection
with the work of reform in Asiatic
Turkey. 1t orders that those who are
found guilty of murder, arson, pilage
or theft shall be prosucted inexorably
and punished in the most severe man
ner The TRADE also orders that troops
are to repress all disorders by force
of arms and armed persons shall be
amenable TO martial law.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
HILLS SUCCESSOR.
A. b. Hurt, of Mississippi, Appointed
Assistant superintendent,

Washington, Dec. IA. b, Hurt,
of Mississippi has been appointed as
sitant superintendent of the free de-
livery system of the postollice depart
ment, vice w. w, Am He will prob
ably receive the appointment of COM
missioner of the United States court of
claims to adjust letter-carriers' claims.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
THREATENED WITH DEATH.
County Clerk Zentner Receives Two
niSagreeahle Cards.

Milwaukee, Wis. Dec. L. County
Clerk Zentner took two threatentnS
anonymous postal yards to posmas-
ter Perth Saturday for the purpose ot
tracing the writer il possible. One OF
the cards said; II know YOU are the
county swiudlcr. Now, II you continue
i'll losing me money, will kill YOU
before twenty-four hours II will cost
YOU SIS"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19

hottest idea of retiring from politics,
said one of his political coniidantes
here, when asked about the rumol
sent from Washington to that effect :.
"He will be in the fight next year
bigger than ever and will have q good
deal to say about who will be the
democratic delegates to the national
convention"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
THE OPERATION FATAL.

New York Dee, li,~-John A. Gold
smith, the we'll known driver and
handler of trotting horses, died yester-
day in the Presbyterian hospital, He
had gone to this hospital to have what
was thought trivial operation per-
formed. He never rallied.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
THE FAIR WILL.
Herman Oerichs VIII Contest the
VIII Of His Grandfather.

San Francisco, Dec 14-Herman
Oelrich, Jr., will contest the will Of his
grandfather James NJ Fair. This Is
the result Of the decision OF Judge
Slack, who yesterday denied Herman
OeIrlchs' petition that the courts APP
pointmenu Of Van r. Patterson az
guardian o. his infant son be re-
yoked and he, as father or the child,
represent him In it's litigation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19

AT this the old gentleman turned 1T
once and shot his wife dead
The man is - Years old and his
wife was 81. They have four chill
dren living. The old man remained in
the house after the tragedy and made
no attempt TO escape. One of the chill
dren swore out warrant
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19

rany organized several years ago and
1t not connected with any particular
railroad.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
SOME ACTIVITY IN RAILWAY
BUILDING ENINCED,
MARRIAGE AMONG BREWERS

Capt PahSts Son Wins the Fair
Daughter of Il Rival House Ger.
man Social Circles in milwaukee,
Pleasantly Agitatcd Wgamist
Thompson Placed Behind the BARS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
FIREANDELECTRlCITY
DAMAGE IN \ WHOLESALE BUS
MESS DISTRICT.
ST. PAUL HAS A BIG BLAZE

Extension Ladders Became Charged
With Electricity from Live Wires
and Firemen Are Bothered Five
Hundred People Thrown Out OF
Employment.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-12
ARMS READY TO BE SHIPPED
Becks Indian Police to Receive Guns and
Forty Rounds of Ammunition.
0FDERS ARE READY TO BE ISSUED
Several Bolts of Red Tape Successfully
Unwound from Ono Reel and Carefully
Coiled Up on Another - Coming
from the Rock Island Arsenal.

WASHINGTON, June 11.-(Special Tele
gram Captain William II. Beck has been
granted by the War department arms and
ammunition with which to equip the fifty
extra Indian police recently allowed him by
the Interior department. Brigadrer General
Fagler, chief of ordnance, to whom the
department request was referred, has written
to the Indian Office stating that the depart
ment has decided to comply with the request
and allow the equipment asked for. The
chief of ordnance has also asked the Indian
office how much ammunition will be needed.
To this a reply has been sent stating that
forty rounds of ball cartridges should be
allowed each of Captain Becks fifty ad-
ditional police. Another request made by the
chief of ordnance was that the Indian Office
specify to whom arms should be delivered,
stating that the law requires that goods
should be receipted for by some particular
individual to be named by the Interior de-
partment. The Interior department has re-
piled that the equipment should be con-
signed to Captain W. II. Beck, and that he
will be the only person who can receipt
for their delivery. The chief of ordnance
stated in his communication that as soon
as the Indian office has been heard from
ammunition will be sent from the Rock
Island arsenal.
The reply of the Indian office was sent tC
the War department this morning, hence II
is probable that the order for the shipment
of equipment will be issued tonight or tomor.
row morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-12
DEBS FAILED TO SNOW UP IN TIME
Remainder Of tho A. II, U. Leaders started
for jail.


CHICAGO, June 11.-Flye Of the officers OF
the American Railway union returned to the
Woodstock Jail on the $3.50 p. M train this
evening. President Debs failed to report In
time for the train. He called on the mar
shal at noon and was requested to report
at p. m. with the others& at the office, or
at the Northwestern station at y. M
Messrs. Rogers Kelliher, Burns, Hogan and
Goodwin saw their chief but an instant at
noon, and they could not account for his fail
ure to report. Deputies Logan and Curran
boarded the train with the five men who
had reported, and Deputy Clark returned to
the marshals office with the Debs commit
ment papers The marshal was vexed at
the failure Of Debs to report on time, and
he sent three men to look for him.
Bring him in, wherever you find him,
was the marshal's orders to his deputies.
Up to a late hour tonight Debs had not
returned Marshal Arnold sent out all the
available deputies of his Office in search for
the missing prisoner, but not a trace of
him was found The marshal does not be-
leve that Debs may have run away, and he
is inclined to think that Debs will make his
appearance at the Woodstock Jail tomorrow
Debs bondsmen are no longer liable for his
return, as he surrendered himself to the
| marshal at noon and that act relieved him
of his bond. Deputy Marshals Logan and
| Curran returned from Woodstock at a late
| hour. Debs had not reached there on the
| late trains. One of the special deputies IN
| search of Debs learned late tonight that
| Debs was seen last at $3.50 o'clock in com
| pany with Z. V. Morrissey, the newly elected
| chief OF the Trainmen, and that they were
| on their way to the marshal's office.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-12
PATROL OF THE FLORIDA COAST
Cruiser Raleigh Assigned to Head on
Fillbustsrs.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 11.-Acting
Secretary McAdoo Of the Navy department
said this afternoon that the instructions sent
to the commander Of the cruiser Raleigh
for his guidance when OF the Florida coast
were of the most comprehensive kind ana
provided for full and strict enforcement
of the neutrality laws. The Raleigh probably
will go to Key West first This is the only
port on the Florida coast which a vessel
Of her draught can safely enter. She will
then make a thorough patrol of the coast
line, and to render it more difficult for a
fibustering party to get away, the cruisers,
steam launches and small boats will be
manned whenever it is necessary TO look into
narrow inlets and passes for light draught
schooners and yachts, which are the favorte
means of transportation Of the flibuster-
ers.
With Spanish men-of-war lying off the
Florida coast outside of the three-mile limit
and the Raleigh and her boats sweeping the
inside waters, the over-enthusiastc Cubans
and their American sympathizers who under
take to drive the United States into trouble
by using Florida as a base of hostility
against the government of Cuba, are likely
to be repressed with strong hand. The
position of the administration is that they
must make all honorable efforts to prevent
the abuse of its territory in this way, and
if the measures already adopted are not
sufficient to secure the enforcement of the
neutrality laws, to as large a degree as we
have ourselves insisted upon when our in
terests were involved, then active steps may
be taken ashore to move upon the people
who have laid themselves open to prosecution
| by organizing hostile expeditions and aiding
| in illegal warfare on a friendly nation
| The following letter was sent today to all
collectors of customs on the coast from New
| York to the Rio Grande:
| TREASURY DEPARTMENT., OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON June
| II, 1S95.-To Collectors of Customs and
| Others: 1t is a matter of rumor that al
various points in the United States attempts
are making to enlist men to equip and arm
vessels and by other illegal measures to ait
! the insurrection now in progress in the is
| land of Cuba. While this department ha!
not been furnished with tangible evidence
confirmatory of such rumors, it deems it o
great importance that no possibility bt
given for complaints that the government
of the United States has in any respect falleI
short of it's full duty to a friendly nation
Collectors of customs for the several dstrict
between New York and Brownsville are es
pecially enjoined to see to it that the neu
trality law Of the United States, particular.
sections .5,2S9 and $500 of the revised
statutes, are fully complied with.
| S. WIKE,
Acting Secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-12
now THE DELEGATES WILL Gt
President of the state League of Republi.
can Clubs Publishes Plans.

LINCOLN, June 11.-(Special)-F. w. Col
Inns of this city, president Of he State League
of Republican clubs has published letter tt
the Nebraska delegates alternates and visit
ors to the eighth annual convention of the
National Republican league, which meets at
Cleveland, o., June 49, and continues three
days. He says that the Nebraska delegation
will meet at the Great Northern hotel, Chi
cago, at 9 a. m. on Tuesday June 1S, and an
hour and half later will leave over the
Lake Shore railway for Clevelan1, where they
will arrive at 1855 p. m. the same day. Ne
braska headquarters will be at room 101, Hell
lenden hotel which hotel is also the national
league headquarters. Cleveanders are MAX
ing great preparations for entertaining the
greatest convention the league has ever held.
William Mckinley, Tom Reed Chauncey NJ.
Depew, our own John NJ. Thurston, General
Russell A. Alger, ]. b. Foraker, John Sher-
man and ex-Presiient Harrison are billed to
be present and address the convention.
There will be free excursions on Lake Erie,
about the city and to the parks and summer
resorts, and also a mammoth free banquet.
| There will be a cheap excursion to Niagara
| Falls The railroads offer one-fare rate for
| the round trip from Nebraska to Cleveland,
| good for return until June 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-12
SETTLERS WILL LOSE THEIR LANDS
Supreme Court Confirms the Wisconsin
Central Railways Title.

MILWAUKEE, June 1.-THE full purport
of the decisions handed down by the United
States supreme court on June in two Wis
consin Central land cases did not appear
from the brief dispatches announcing the
reversal of judgment against the Wisconsin
Central Railway company. AS a result of
these decisions scores Of people who stood
in line at the Ashland land office in 1890,
when portions of the lands in controversy
were thrown open to settlement under a
mistaken ruling of the Interior department,
lose their title to the property on which
they filed at that time.
The land is located within a short dis
tance of Ashland, and has been claimed for
years past by the Wisconsin Central Railway
company under a congressional grant Of lands
made to the state and in aid of the railway.
The government land department has always
| refused to recognize the claim of the rail
| road company, and in 1890 proclaimed the
| lands open to settlement. Various parties
| then sought to acquire titles by homestead
| entries and "squatted'' on the land. The
| railroad company was thus compelled in self
| defense to bring action Of ejectment against
| the squatters. In 1891 two such cases were
tried in the United States circuit court al
| Madison and resulted in a victory for tltt
squatters. The company then appealed tC
| the supreme court of the United States In
| order to secure a final adjudication of its
| claims. There the claims of the company
were represented by Louis d. Brandtis Of
Boston. Senator Villas represented pur
| chasers of timber from the company, an(
also made an able argument on the same
| side
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-12
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF No1RE DAME
Archbishop Ireland In HIS Sermon Touched
on Church and State Schools.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 1.-THE golden
jubilee in connection with the annual COM
mencement of Notre Dame university began
today. Many high dignitaries of the church
and laymen from all parts of the country
are present. large company of priests in
the chancel added to the impressiveness
of the pontifcal mass which opened the
chapel which is beautiful in it's decora-
tions. The music was Of rare excellence,
prepared especially for the occasion. The
celebrant was Archbishop Elder of Cincin-
natl in whose province this diocese lies,
The sermon. was by Archbishop Ireland of
St Paul His first word was in the name
of Father Edward Sorin, the founder to
whom and to America, whose broad liberty
made such an institution possible he gave
first praise. He sketched the history of the
institution and coming to the matter of
church and state schools he said he had
no quarrel with the latter. He was as proud
| of state institutions of learning as of so many
other things that were American, but the
condition under which the American schools
| are conducted make it necessary for the
| church to increase it's efforts to bring the
young of her schools within her fold, in
science particularly. The archbishop ad-
vocated more jealous efforts in Catholic
| education. He thought the twentieth would
| be the greatest century in the worlds history
| and that America would still go higher
| among nations in achievements and in
| morality.
The archbshop's address was frequently
| touched with. patriotism. 1t was notice
| able that when he began to speak Of re-
| lations Of church and public schools all those
present in the chancel and near by raised
their heads expectantly. Archbishop Elder
| was one of these.
The university is in holiday attire and this
| afternoon the chimes rang out over campus
| filled with people.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-12
Sill YER MEN READY TO SHOUT
Great Conclave of the Advocates Of the
White Metal is at Hand.
MANY DELEGATES ARRIVING AT MEMPH S
But Few States East OF the Mississippi and
North of the ohio win BE Repre-
sented-South Present In
Full Force,

MEMPHIS, June 1.-THE silver men will
have beautiful weather for their convention
which opens tomorrow at the Auditorium,
where the sound money convention was held
last month. The sky is clear and though
the temperature is high up in the eighties, a
pleasant breeze is blowing.
Present indications point to a large at
tendance, including a number Of men promi-
nent In national politics. Delegates are ar
irving by every train and will continue to
come in up to noon tomorrow. There is
a noticeaby large proportion of men from the
country and smaller towns among those al
ready seen on the streets. 1t is now thought
there will be fully 900 delegates in attend
ance when the gavel falls on the charman's
desk tomorrow. The personnel of the con-
vention will embrace democrats, populists and
a few republicans.
Delegations are expected from twenty-five
states, but scarcely any from states east OF
the Mississippi and north Of the Ohio. There
are seven United States senators here: Jones
and Berry Of Arkansas, Bate and Harris of
Tennessee, George and Walthall of Mississippi
and Turpie Of Indiana Senators Stewart and
Jones Of Nevada and Shoup OF Idaho are ex-
pected tonight.
The program Of proceedings has not yet
been fully decided upon in all its details
The convention. will be called to order at II
o'clock tomorrow by w. N. Brown, president
of the Bimetallic league Of Memphis. Judge
Estes of the circuit court VIII oHer up
prayer, and an address Of welcome Will be
delivered by ex-Congrassman Casey Young Of
Memphis. 1t has not yet been determined
whether or not there will be temporary
organization. In case 1t is decided to star
off with a permanent organization, Senator
Harris will nominate for permanent chairman
either Senator Turpe or Senator Jones o
Arkansas, probably the former. II Turpi
is made chairman Of the convention, Jone
will be chairman Of the committee on resolu
tions and vice versa. Committees on ere
dentials and resolutions will be appointed
and the convention will adjourn until after
noon. The resolutions will probably be pre-
sented at the second days session.
Among the speakers will be ex-Congress
man Sibley Of Pennsylvania, Alex Delmar o
California, Ex-Governor Prince OF New Mex
ico Senators Jones, Turpe, Stewart an
Shoup and probably ex-Congressman Brya
Of Nebraska. Senator Harris will not speak
but will devote his attention to the busines
of the convention.