Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-14

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a prominent cattle buyer has con-
tract with the Spanish government to
ship 10000 head of cattle a month for
several months to Cuba. He Is now
in the market for large purchases. He
has been buying in Mexico and max
ing his shipments via Tampico, but is
now endeayoring to make his arrange
ments to send American cattle under
his contract.
II makes no distinction; rich and
moor alike are stricken with yellow
fever. Saturday there were four deaths
and thirty new cases in New Orleans.
The Dest drained and kept streets are
presenting cases as numerously as
those which are minus sanitation.
Some of the physicians are disinclined
TO report cases as their practice would
be ruined If it is known they are
treating fever patients
A Rock Island train was neatly
held up il Indian Territory. The pas
sengers were forced to stand in row
and deliver their cash. The robbers
took the registered mail, but left the
express safe. Dynamite was used on
the strong box, but the explosion had
no effect. After securing $500 and
some jewelry the outlaws made their
escape. Posses took up the chase,
with but little chance of capture.
Big breweries i'm the Chicago-Mil-
waukce combination have given notice
to little Chicago breweries that they
must cease selling beer at $3.50 bar
rel. The combination threatens to
reduce their price of So Il barrel to
So and freeze the smal fry out of the
business. The small breWeries are
given thirty days to think the matter
over. At the end of that period beer
will either be sold in Chicago for So or
Sc barrel.
Four prairie schooners are travers-
ing the country spreading knowledge
of w. II. Harveys political organiza-
ton, the order of American patriots,
and soliciting subscriptions for Its
organ, the Patriots Bulletin, published
by the Coin Publishing company. 1t
Is planned to have fully 100 wagons
going by next summer. Portraits of
Washington and others decorate the
sides. An orator goes along and two
others; speeches every night at knot
of farm houses.
The trial Of the wife Of Gov. George
Atkinson on the charge of forgery In
the circuit of Gilmer county, w. Va, is
begun. The case grows out of u long
standing dispute over the large estate
OF her first husband, Judge ID. Camden.
The indictment was brought shortly
before Mrs. Camdens marriage to Gov
Atkinson, almost on the eve of the
wedding. Her claim is that the papers
alleged to be forgeries are not such;
that she at the time was managing her
invalid husbands business. and that
all receipts and other papers were
signed for him by her. The governor
says he will pardon her IL convicted
Anarchy, emboldened by the recent
activities in Branch No. of the social
democracy, reared it's head ut the
meeting of the Chicago federation of
labor, only to be dealt n stunning
blow. The reds" tried to have the
federation appoint n committee to at
tend Il conference to make arrange
ments for big memorial meeting for
Parsons. Spies Fisher, Engel and
Lingg on Nov. Z. the anniversary of
the execution of the first four. The
federation defeated motion to APP
point such committee by vote of
10 to 80 Bomb-throwing in the Hay
market square was blamed for the set
back to the eight-hour day.
Director Preston of the mint at
Washington was called upon by DR..
Stephen II. Emmens. chemist and in
ventor of the high explosive called
ommenSite adopted by the govern
ment for coast defenses. Emmens
makes gold from silver He says his
process is no secret and that he has
already made $4,000 worth and is
ready to furnish $4,000 month for
an indefinite period Emmens says:
"We buy Mexican silver dollars be-
cause that Ia the cheapest silver we
can buy. and with my engine | can
take 100 ounces of silver that costs
$50 and produce from 1t sixty ounces
of argentaurum gold, for which the
government pays $l3 an ounce, or
$3.50 for the whole, and have about
forty ounces of silver left. 1t costs
me about $3.50 to do the work, and II
have profit OF $3.50 left on every 100
ounces OF silver so treated"