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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24

snake and nearly died from the bile
he received He found no snake en-
the Patapsco marsh, but he managed
to come across wasp's nest and the
animation that a wasp put into that
dog was wonderful
Many birds were flying about. m1st
o. them being swallows, which in
hight resembled reedhirds The real
reedbirds few high enough 20 resemble
\ humble bees.
the market gunner was killing one
now and then and by aid of his dog
getting them. a little bunch of reed
/ les flew over and three guns were
emptied into them. Three birds fell
from the six shots. 1t took half an
hour with the aid of the dog to fiad
them Ii is wonderful that the dogs
can find the birds even VITA noses close
% the ground, as the birds have so lit
tie scent and the rank grasses so
much The dogs, in fact, find the
dead birds more easily than the Grip
pied ones
Even the commercial shooter could
not unaided by the dog, find one IN
! twenty that he killed, though he
marked within foot Of the SPOT
whore the bird fell, and wicked direct
y to Il. This walking directly" is a
hard job through such field, once
look down to pick your way and the
falling place Of the bird Is lost to view
forever. This holds good in shooting
III the marshes OF Wild oats, but no
to the extent 1t does in these fields
The sportsman was just beginning to
feel proud Of his foresight in wearing
his hip gum boots, when a cold rain
started To fail. The dreaded heat was
\ forgotten and all hands found the
I winter of discomfort then, The half
/ pint Of whisky that was brought as
I appeared quickly, but no one cared Tor
the bottles of beer that were covered
with the case of ice. There WASH no
shelter closer than O'Briens Grove,
I two miles away
III Will soon break away, said the
/ sportsman, but he was II good pro-
phet The few birds lying were gettin
I Af6hNi anu hiHiNi, a. I III Ndiu ulu lHO
/ little party whistle their "peet peet'
to coax the birds down to get shot.
There was nothing to do but keep
whistling and get wet ana both were
1 done to the queens state. Finally tnt
, market gunner looked wise and SAID:
\ Il tell YOU what 1t is, gentlemen, these
little birds are getting cute and in a
few years they will have to be shot
\ from blinds as ducks are"
In few years, said the sportsman,
those little English spar 'ows YOU see
I flying out there will be the only game
in this country"
The party returned to the starting
place dripping wet, whe.a every one
Of the three men suddenly discovered
chat he was drya nd ordera something
wet Moist clothes were then changed
for dry and the game counted, with
the following result; Cne plover,
! forty-seyen reedbirds. ehlrty-eight
blackbirds and one flrst-olass case OF
chiIls, which developed next ray
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24

sions will he he'd in the Olympic
theater There will be a banquet at
the Planters hotel Other forms of
entertainment will be provided for the
visitors.
f.. H. PulIeu, Of the National Bank
of the Republic, New York city is pres
ident Ii goes without saying that the
principal business will be the adoption
of resolutions calculated to impress
upon the business men OF the country
the necessity of retaining the gold
standard
Among the prominent fnaciers who
are expected to be present are George
Schneider of Illinois, Robert, j.
Lowry of Atlanta, r. NJ Nelson Of
Selma, Ala, William II. Rhawn of
Philadelphia, John P. Branch of Rich
mond, T. p. Day of Pittsburg, f.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
POUNDED TO A JELLY
A PuGlLIsT PoMMELs HIS oPPoN.
ENT's FACE sHocKINGLY.
o'DoNNELL DEFEATS SLAviN
A Brutal and Disgusting Prize Fight
Pulled OFF at the Empire Club in
Maspeth, r.. I.-Referee Hurst Is
Finally Compelled to Pull the In
human Brutes Apart.

New York, Sept. %. Steve O'Don,
nell defeated Frank Savin in the fifth
round at the Empire club in Maspeth,
u. L., last night. They met for a
twenty-round bout. Slavin was to
favorite at the first but on rumor
that he had injured himself while
punching the bag these odds dropped
and there was fail betting at to In
his favor. When the men entered the
ring both looked to be in good condi-
ton and each weighed about 1872
pounds. In the first round O'Donnell
assumed the aggressive and landed his
left twice in quick succession on his
opponents face. Then they exchanged
lefts on the face and in breaking away
ODonnell hit Slavin a hard punch on
the back which staggered him. 0'Don-
nell had the best of The round at the
call of time. In the second round
both men fought rapidly exchanging
punches on the head and body. A
hard right from O'Donnell made the
round several fierce blows were struck
The mer clinohed and wner they
broke O'Donnell came back quickly
with straight left on the face with
oHt return. In the fourth Slavin
went at o'Donnetl in wild fashion
and the fighting was Of the give-anl-
take order O'Dcnnell smashed Slav-
in right and left and the bell just
saved the latter from a Knockout. In
the fifth 0'Donnell went at bis oppon-
Cnt in a slanl-hang fashion, raining
blows on his head ana neck. Slayin
fed painfully around the ring. O'Don-
nell soon had Slavin's face pounded
into a jelly. Two heavy rights on the
head and left en- the Ieck sent Slav-
in against the ropes in d helpless con-
dition and then the referee pulled the
men apart and stopped the contest.
Referee Hurst awarded the fight TO
O'Donnell.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
BROKE HIS DAUGHTERS wheel.
Result of Fond Fathers unpremeu-
itated Trip to the Country.

There is a young lady living in me
central portion OF the south Side
whose wheel was demolished recently
by an rate parent and the yonng laiy
is still allowing her frieAds TO guess
whether the demolition was the WORK
of a mailman or not The giri had
owned the wheel only this season. She
is the daughter of a welI-Fnown and
prominent gentleman. She has never
been denied anything that she ever
asked for from kind indulgent father.
He, however, opposed the bicycle when
she asked for ii He thought the fam
lily carriage was the better method of
taking pleasure rides. lie did not
doubt his daughters honesty with her
parents, put he preferred that a girl
so young should be under the watch
full eye of mother He had heard
Of some Of the temptations which the
bicycle leads to, and 1t was long time
before he would consent u his daugh-
ter getting a wheel.
She got it, however, after persistent
entreaty, and with her cnum began
taking long rides. From afternoon and
early evening trips they gradually
came to making night runs, and oeca-
sionally the hour would be rather late
when the girls would return The pa
rents did not offer any objection, think
ing that an unusually long run might
have been taken and expecting such as
the natural sequence OF the possession
and constant use o the wheel. Every
thing went nicely until a few nights
ago. The daughter and her ctum
went as usual for their ride, starting
evening tho family horse was hitched
10 the single buggy and the father
started to go out in the country a few
miles to make a business call lie
made the call, and returning, CHANGED
to pass by one of the suburban road
houses. 1t was very hot evening and
he stopped to get glass OF beer.
While standing at the bar he thought
he heard a familiar giggle above the
din made by some merrymakers in
the next room. He stepped 10 the
door and looked in
What he saw led TO the subsequent
destruction Of his daughters bicycle.
The girls were his daughter and her
ehum. The grieyed father slipped
quietly out of the place and drove
home, He waited on the iron, porcn
until his daughter returned nome from
a delightful run to Millersville." He
had an AK in his hand and with il
broke that wheel into a thousand
pieces. -lndianapolis Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
Madison, September %.

MaulSon, september 22.
Many people last night had their
6rst sight of real, live presidential
candidate in Joshua lowering of Bal
timore. who heads the prohibition
marrow guage" hosts of the country
With Mr.. lowering was another
Joshua, Mr.. Joshua II. Berkey OF
Monroe, candidate for governor. Both
we're billed to speak in the assembly
chamber and large audience was
present The Baltimore candidate ar
rived in the city from Chicago on the
6.25 train over the St. Paul railway
He was met by a considerable dele
cation of adherents of his political
faith and was driven to the residence
u Dr.. E. G. Updike, whose guest he
was Before the speech-making, he
shook hands and chatted pleasantly
with the people about him.
Rey. w. G., Walker presided over
the meeting and as he conducted the
candidates to the speakers platform
a ripple of applause went up. On
the platform with this trio was Rev
A, J Kempton who offered prayer be-
fore the speaking began. A quartet,
Charles Parr. A. L. Goddard, Everett
Mckay and VIII Gillette, followed
with song, the burden of which was
an admonition to vote as one prayed
For an encore there was given a song,
Well not Split Off on Free Silver and
Hurrah for lowering and Johnson,
which created some enthusiasm. Mr..
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
FIVE ARE KILLED.
STRIKING MINERS RIOT AT
LEADVILLE, COLO.
They Attack the Coronado and Emmet
Mines with Fatal Results Every
thing Is Quiet Now.

LeadWlle, Colo, Sept % Five
dead bodies are lying at the morgue,
half dozen men wounded and dam
age to property to the amount of $25,-
900 are the visible effects of Sunday
nights lawlessness. Striking miners
attacked the Coronado and Emmett
mines. They used dynamite and
then shot the watchmen who attempt
ed to get out of harms
way and the firemen who
tried to extinguish the flames
1t is believed that when all is known
that the list of dead and injured will
considerably exceed the above figures
Everything is quiet now, the camp be-
ing practically under military rule.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24

SHOOTING REEDBl4tDS.
a Days Sport in the Patal SEQ River
Marshes.

a Days sport IN the Patal SEQ RIVER
Marshes.
Baltimore Sun: The wild oats.
which form the birds daintiest food
and which give TO them thar delicious
flavor, is not perfectly ripe though the
blri5 are feeding on them to some *
ten The oats will be ri &C in 4 few
days. Most Of the birds now being
shot are found in the millet fields. near
the marshes
II takes an ardent sportsman TO
brave the discomforts attending marsh
shooting. At O'clock in The morning
a market gunner, crack-ahot sports
man and the writer started for a day 3
cunning The horse attached to the
vehicle was big, strong fellow, cap
able Of drawing home enough birds 10
stock the market The party with
their dog drove to the Patapseo river
aboC a mile and half fr I'm the Long
bridge Day was just breaking when
the party arrived and got into th ir
boat 1t was started up the river, and
the market gunner had no, pushed six
strokes when he suddenly let 90 the
oars and began whistling in imitation
Of one Of the many birds flying over
the water After two or thee whistles
a big bird was seen darling about and
coming closer to the boat Suddenly Il
set sail and made straight toward the
whistling man Up went the market
.,mners weapon, crack, and dead
rice plovcr lay In the water about
twenty-five yards from the craft. The
gunner picked 1t up an remarked:
He Is in fine condition ana is the fifat
| have seen this season"
After rowing about mile farther up
The river the boat was beached on the
edge Of a big field, which contained
the tallest and lealthiest kind Of q
growth of rank weeds. hese weeds
bear no fruit, but they can accommo-
date more dew and hold II moro ten
acioucly than any other growth. Gun
ners stand no more chance Of getting
birds in one Of these marsh fields with
out the aid Of dog than they would
without the use Of gun. II is nearly
lUlVdSSlUit 10 Hliu tuf 3hsdh bIEAo Wiz
out dog.
The party found dozen shooters
ahead of them. The market gunner
knew them all and said he had met
them there every morning for the last
three weeks. Like him they were
shooting for market.
The spokesman wore hip gum boo S,
al outing shirt and a canvas cartridge
vest. The writer wore an old thiog,
and little Of that. as he expected 'ot
day. but the old gunner had tough I'D
cothing, with q shot bag sewn over
each knee His wisdom was made man
ifest for the swordlike grasses cut
through ordinary trousers easily iwo
minutes spent IN the field was enough
to soak D the waist with cold dew AL
81 the party except the gum boots
sportsman.
The dog wore nothing but bis age Of
10 years, and this he wore well. Tie
dog had a history and he added 60 y
during the day. He had accompanied
his master in an eighteen months trip
to Florida and there hunted everything
from alligators to quail. On one &C.
CASTOR he found a water moccasin
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
NEWS BOILED DOWN.

Governor Morton refused to par
don John Y Mckane.
Gold democrats say that they expect
to carry Florida, Oct. 6.
A dozen people were injured In a
railraod collision in Montana.
Gen. Grosvenor figures that Nc
Kinley will certainly receive 27S votes
or "a more than sufficient to elect.
Forest and brush fires which have
been doing considerable damage in
the vicinity of West Superior, have
been quenehed by rain.
California's supreme court has o.
dered new trial for Alonzo J White
man, formerly of Minnesota, sentenced
to nine years Imprisonment for for
gerry.
John Boyd Thatcher, democratic
nominee for governor Of New York,
has annoueed that he is gold man
but viii vote for Bryan. These are
supposedly Hills views.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
FALL OF DoNooLA.
DEREIoIGES DESERT IT AND BRIT
lSH TAKE POSSESSION.
Town Is Bombarded Much Treasure
Captured Other Troops
Move up.


Ell Hafr, Via Kerma-on-the-N Nile,
Sept. 70. The details Of The capture
of Dongcla, the dervish stronghold,
Iaye been received. The three gun
boats engaged in the capture of Don
COLA have returned here Commander
Beatty reports. I'VE arrived at Don
COLA early in the morning and began
bombarding it at 300 yards range.
Perceiyihg that Dongola was not de-
Tended a force was landed, which cap
captured a quantity of treasure, all
the deryish books and also some grain
laden boats che main body Of the
Anglo-E Egyptian troops, under Sir
Herbert Kitchener, have started for
Dcngola
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24

middle age and medium build. He
wears whiskers somewhat la Gen.
Arthur, and is slightly bald. He is
pleasant gentleman with all the ap-
pearance OF successful business man
That many people came simply with a
mere curiosity to see presidential
candidate was apparent by the eontin-
ual fling out of members of the audi
ence, causing much disturbance.
Mr.. lowering talks slowly and seri-
ously and is evidently above playing
for applause. The old parties, he said
are ringing the changes on their old
standards and prejudices. But he
asked the people to consider if they
did not think it more important to
God, home and country to have free
humanity than to have free gold or
free silver. This year, he said, there
can be no lodging. We must vote
for Righteousness or against it. What
do the older parties offer us? Every
thing they extend to us is based on
hope and expectation One party
says give us silver and all win be
we'll. How do we know? Another
says sit still, for to go further will
only be worse" But there is no
doubt as to the result If our policy
should be adopted Blaine wanted
reciprocity; we need greater export
trade; but worse than that we need to
have the millions of liquor-spent
money turned into the homes and
channels of commerce for we are not
troubled with overproduction so
much as with underconsumption Shut
off this drain from the families and
turn it into the channels of business,
and see how homes and churches and
schools will flourish and happiness
come to all. The real oppression of
labor is the saloon. That alone Is
robbing labor of its just reward. The
old parties know this and would like
to change things but they know that
il means political suicide to commit
themselves against the saloon We
weigh against finance 100000 souls for
four years. Which shall we take, the
uu1ti tdlililNN VI ING HllduNldl ~ Stelllo
or 100000 souls lost? By the compo-
sition Of congress there can be no ma
terial change of our financial condi-
ton and the saloon evil will go from
bad to worse. But they tell us we
can't enforce prohibitory law, though
we have Theodore Rooseyelt's record
behind us who in three weeks made
5000 saloonkeepers in New York bow
their knee to him and close their shops
on Sunday Prohibitory laws can be
enforced il officials wish to enforce
them. Sympathy expressed but power
Withheld when possessed is a curse
instead of blessing, If we want
Gods blessing upon our country we
can only get it by standing by His
cause.
At the conclusion of the speech-mak
ing the candidates shook hands with
the people.
Mr., lowering left on the 1915 last
night train for the north When
asked about the strength of his parry
he said that they expected to poll over
27s000 votes, Notwithstanding the
fact that the silver issue had drawn
some Of the old members from their
ranks.
Mr. lowering is a Baltimore coffee
merchant, very wealthy and favors the
gold standard
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24

Walker prefaced his introduction of
Nr Berkey, who spoke first, by
toaohing on the silver question and
saying what the country needed worst
was the gold and silver Of manhood.
4 facetious allusion to the fact that
two Joshuas were present and prob
ably indicated the coming of a Moses
e lead the people out of the wilder
ness. gave Mr.. Berkey happy oppor-
unity to get the good will of the
audience at once. He said it took the
first Joshua forty years to lead the
lsraelites out of the wilderness on ac-
count of the gold standard, but two
loshuas are needed today as there is
both a gold and a silver calf now.
tte then ran the gamut of the scrip
3lrcs making application to present
conditions of all illusions in the good
hook to gold and silver. He said in
tSmuch as he was likely to be the
next governor, he wanted his politics
and policies understood from the start
aad 50 unrolled an American flag and
aang it over the front of the stand.
there Is not, he said, so much of a
l5ek Of money in this country as
lack of just distribution. He would
'9'e any ticket that would bring re-
'ei to the country. We are not bur-
Tened with any overproduction except
taat OF paupers. Every man is con-
samer and every idler means a depri-
On of the full deserts of some la
9orer. AS the saloon contributes
aaihing to the benefit of humanity, 1t
u ron-producer and must be a public
gFden. An army of 100000 saloon
#sepers, bartenders and brewers is
.6lS thrust upon the shoulders Of so
s'y 70 support A graphic descrip-
5d ~ a visit to the Pabst brewery was
n and the speaker said that of the
800 100000 represented in liquor
property not one cent Of 1t has added
NE wealth of the nation because
dollar represented in a brewery
3Hsas a deficiency in some home.
use than this, the money is not only
own away but it brings untold mis-
-A3 uiadSLeE 70 inc NlIlut anu
h9r of the land. The silver ques-
IS not the most important one.
are 100000 criminals in this
AfFy and its costs more to feed
han all the gold aud silver dug
9f our mines and Is per cent. Of
criminals are produced by drink
not wipe out the cause and coin
@aid and silver into money Mr..
as2 made no bones about being in
a the gold standard Il is the
table standard he said, and the
one that means material pros
and national honor. But better
he gold standard Of our financial
Is the golden standard Of man
ie closed with an oratorical
nat evoked much applause and
lowed by Mr.. lowering who
heartily received.
fyering is a dignifed man Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24

w. Hayes of Detroit, Douglas II.
Thomas of Baltimore, Herman Justi
of Nashville, Thomas 2. Beal of Los
ION, Henry w. Yates Of Omaha, III J.
w. Wheeler OF Blaine, Wash, John
p. Odell Of Chicago, James II Will
lock Of Pittsburg, Caldwell Hardy Of
Norfolk, b. v Leigh of Clinton, n.
j.. Harvey J.. HOLSTER of Grand Rap
ids, and George II. Russell Of Detroit,
besides an imposing delegation from
New York, including such men as Jo-
seph c.. Hendrix and j Edward
Simmons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
GRAIN AND STOCK .

Chicago, Sept, % Wheat septem-
Der 61Ac; December, 62Isc Corn:
September, 21Ac; December, 21Mc.
Oats: September, 161a; December. 1875.
Rye: 32l2c. Barley. No. 3. new, 240
32c; Flax: 3S0ee1a Timothy. 275
Clover: 7.5c Pork September, 5.95;
January, 707 Lard. September, 80;
January: 80. Ribs. September, 81
Is; January, 847taa3.50
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
HIS SCHEME WORKED.

"Bah| sneered Tantalus, as the tree
swept its fruit just beyond his eager
hands. You remind me Of an Ameri-
can politician.
'How's that ?" demanded the tree.
shiyering With disgust.
You're full of promises, but the poor
worklngman never gets more than
smell explained Tantalus,
And then the tree shook with such
spasm Of loathing and horror that Tam
talus had cholera morbus for the first
time in several seasons, Truth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
MORE TO THE FONT.

First Summer Girl Are you going
TO that old Christian Endeayor meet
ing this evening?
Second Summer Girl Yes, indeed!
Haven't you heard the subject TO 90
discussed?
First Summer Girl--No: what Is IL?
Second Summer GirI--How TO Hold
Our Young Men New York Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
G. H. WALL DEAD.
Brother Of the Ex-Chairman Passes
Away in California.

Milwaukee, Sept. % Charles H
Wall, brother to Edward C. Wall and
James G. Wall Of this city, died Sum
day at his home in Alameda, Cal, af-
ter an illness of three months. His
death was the result of a stroke Of
paralysis. Mr.. Wall had very large
acquaintance in this city, having been
associated with his father, the late Ca
leb Wall in business here. Some
time ago he took a position in the adj
yertlsing department Of The Daily Re
port, a newspaper Of Alameda He
was not quite Al years Of age and Is
survived by wife and one child. The
remains will be brought to this city,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
HE STOLE A MILLION .
John Bardsley, the Philadelphia En-.
bezzler, Is Pardored.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept, %. Govern
or Hastings has signed the pardon for
John Bardsley, ex-city treasurer of
Philadelphia, who in 1891, was SEN
fenced to fifteen years for embezzling
nearly million dollars OF the city and
state money. Bardsley was stricken
with paralysis Thursday last. He will
be set free today.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
SONS or VETERANS

There will be meeting of the
sons Of veterans, at room 210 capitol,
Thursday evening at s o'clock, for the
purpose of forming a Mckinley sound
money club. Col, e. b. Gray will
speak and a quartet will sing. All
Sons Of Veterans are requested TO be
present.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
MONEY MEN TO MEET.
BIG BANKERS CONVENTION
OPENS IN ST. LOUIS,
Prominent Fiuaneiers Who Are EX-
pected- Gold Standard in
Favor With All.

ST Louis, Sept. %. he twenty
second annual convention of the Bank.
ers' association will be III session here
three days, beginning today The
membership includes Ill the nromi-
nent flnaneiers of the country. Be-
tween 800 and 500 delegates are ex-
pected to attend. The business SEES
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24

Helena Independent: Col. Botkin
and Mr. Weed have bolted part Of the
Chicago platform. part Of The republ!-
can platform. part Of the rational pop
ulist platform. part 81 the Montana
republican platform, part Of the Mon
tana silver republican platform and
part Of the Montana nders-Goddar1
platform They should row take d
shy at the indianapolis manifesto. Z
Col. Botkln is an old Wisconsin boy