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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

- a. IN i''h' ItpOlICu IuIluCI
that 1t could not raise any more unless
the committee would guaranty that a
similar amount, 100000, should be
raised outside of Milwaukee, The lat
ter committee of course could make no
such guaranty, having neither author
ity to do so nor the personal ability to
assure the raising of such sum.
This WAS regarded as virtual sur
render of the exposition plan and the
members of the committee of one
hundred who were present so consid-
cred 1t.
The next step taken was to adopt a
resolution prepared by II. A. Taylor,
Gen. e. E. Bryant and Judge e. w.
Reyes of Madison and offered at the
December meeting of the committee,
further action of the Milwaukee men
who had undertaken the task of raising
the 100000. This plan was In brief
for Il series of county celebrations next
year and one grand literary and his
toriOal celebration to be held at the
state capitol, and for series of cele-
brations at such places as might be
selected for church denominations and
civic, musical, educational and other
societies. and for general effort to
secure for preservation in historical
form the events of the settlement, de-
velopment and progress OF all parts OF
the state and all its varied industries.
The resolution was prepared at a time
when the finance committee OF this
city had made up its mind that the
exposition plan could not be carried
out. 1t was, so 1t is said, in no sense
an attempt to throw cold waiter on the
exposition plan but merely substitute
to be recommended on the abandon
ment of the more expensive project.
The Milwaukee evening papers unjust
ly speak of 1t as Il plan originating in
Madison jealousy of Milwaukee. Moth
ing can, it is declared, be further from
the truth. The resolution was not,
aS it well known, pressed until the eN-
position plan was u demonstrated fail
ure. All will of course admit that
LlNIH tuSHl 10 De SOlllc op' vi loii
memoration, and the effort 70 make
tho occasion one of careful gathering
OF historical material ought not to be
given up The Madison contingent
deeply regretted that the exposition
feature must be Abandoned but it was
frank to say that ii is no occasion
for wonder or for reproach that in the
midst of such financial depression and
scarcity OF money the people OF this
city were not enthusiastic in making
the necessary fund, Indeed, the Won
der is that they did so we'll Should
they be able to revive the exposition
plan they will, 80 the Madison men
say, find willing helpers in most parts
of the state and most of all in Madi-
&on,
II. NJ. Blackstock Of Sheboygan
commended the work of the finance
committee and said that he believed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
CONSUMPTION IN NEW YORK.
Board of Health Says Forty Persons
Catch 1t Daily.

New York, Jan. 15.-The health
board has just made public what is
probably one of its most important re-
ports. 1t dealt with the prevalence or
consumption in this city and the meas
ures that should be adopted for its pre-
yention and cure. 1t stat s that there
are now about 10000 cases Of pulmon-
airy tuberculosis in this city; that from
thirty to fifty inhabitants of New YORK
daily become infected with the disease,
one-half Of whom die, and that nearly
all of this suffering and death may
be prevented by the application OF
scientific knowledge and sanitary reg
ulation. The most important sugges-
ton made is that a hospital be estab-
lished, devoted solely to the cure OF
consumption.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
n. m. Hl.ANkSrNCK

NhuHtb llit Ell i, NJ. hl4Ai NS lN'Ih
thusiasm of people outside Of Milwau-
kee to wane. Mr., BlackstoCk declared
with great ealnestness that h. believed
he remainder Of the state could and
would do nothing.
During the discussion Director Gen
era Stout was called to the chair and
III. 4. TAYLOR spoke He declared that
neither 100000 nor 100000 could be
raised in Wisconsin outside of Milwau-
kee
about 1850 people Wee present nj the
meeting,
Chairman Ta%;or was author ized to
appoint committee Il which Seare
tary 4. G.. Thwaitts Is to b. chairman
to outline a plan for the celebrations.
The committee will be a large one
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
WILLIS DEAD.
Attack of Pneumonia Finally Proves
Fatal.

San Francisco, Jan. 1C.-The
steamer Monowai brings advices from
Honolulu to the effect that United
States Minister Albert S. Willis died
Jan. after an illness covering sew
eral months resulting from an attack
OF pneumonia. Willis was bern near
Shelbyville, KY about fifty-fve years
ago. He served five terms in congress
In 1888 he accepted the appointment
as minister to Hawaii. In 1876 Mr..
Willis married Miss Florence Bulaney
They have one son, Albert S. Willis,
Jr., who is at Honolulu.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

ing other matters connected with tho
incoming administration the senator
was very reticent. Asked AZ TO
whether Hanna would be appointed
senator he replied that he did not
know; that WAS an affair entirely OF
Hanna ond Mckinley and that no
had no desire to interfere with any
body's private matters. Senator
Sherman was asked II any other OF the
cabinet officials had been settled on by
Mckinley and replied that he did not
know of any others.
Senator Burrows. who came with
Senator Sherman, left with him. AL
the station the Michigan statesman
said: you can say that had pleas
ant talk with Mckinley.
HAS Alger been decided on for the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

Milwaukee, Jan. 16.-Yesterday the
adjourned meeting of the committee OF
one hundred on the semi-centennial
appointed last summer was held to hear
the report of the special committee of
Milwaukeean which had undertaken
to raise 100000 in that city as a
starter for the fund to defray the eX
pense for the grand exposition to be
held here. THE meeting was some
what stormy and resulted in the
practical abandonment Of the semi
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
HOMESTEAD BILL REFERRED.
III MEETS WITH PROSPECTIVE
DELAY IN THE HOUSE.
An Unsuccessful Attempt to Reduce
Proposed Pension of Mrs. Glib
bon Cuban Resolution.

Washington Jan. 16, Tho pro-
ceedings IN the house yesterday wee
very tame nhe bills fayolably nc cd
on by the committee of the whole on
the last private bill day were taken
up. An attempt was made to re'ucc
the amount to 500 carried by the hi'l
TO pension Fanny Gibban, widow Of
the late Major Gen, John Gibban. but
1t failed. The bill passed to increase
the pension of Clara l.. Nichol, widow
OF brevet Major General Nichols, to
S75 per month. All OF the unfinished
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
MEDAL FOR PROF. SWIFT.

Rochester, n, ", Jan. lG. Prof
LOWS Swift, of Mount Lowe ohsarya-
tory in California, who is here ON a
visit. has received l,otice that tie Roy
~ Astronomical society of England
has awarded to him the jackson gold
medal In recognition OF his rs .ronom-
ical discoveries.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

centennial OK
position plan
The Milwaukee
committee re-
ported that it
had raised by
conditional sub
scription some
$207, 600, Of
which $40, 600
had been sub
scribed by Sen
ator James IL.
Stout and ex-
- income.
Congressman |.
Stephenson 1t
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
A LETTER FROM GOMEZ.


junta yesterday received n letter from
Gen Gomez dated Dccen Der 81 In
It Gen, Gomez tells Of the receipt OF
Aruls, ammunition and other supplies
He senu5 thanks FOR the promptness
with which the r&rgoes were rward-
cd and adds that in the future he viii
let the junta knew where TO forward
him other supplies and ammunition
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

that the re
mainder of the
100000 could
be $ y e c d | ! y
raised by them.
He did not be-
lieve, however,
that the needed
$500 900 could
be raised out
side the city of
milwaukee,. The
hard times. the
speaker said.
caused the en-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
WANT BIG DAMAGES

Oshkosh, Wis. Jan. L. II. Il.
Sci Reider who was struck by st
Paul train IN November. 1925. and had
his neck dislocated. brought suit for
100000 damages from that company
Schneider and a friend named BARTLETT
We're crossing the track in milk
wagon Bartlett received injuries
from which he died.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

Canton, Ohio, Jan. 16.-"I have ac-
cepted the state portfolio" said sena-
tor Sherman to sn Associated Press
correspondent at the depot Few
minutes before The senator left tor
Washington ye ,terday afternoon. The
senator had just left the presence OF
President ELECT Mckinley. Concern
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
COFFIN NAILS.
They Get in Their Work on a Cream
City Lad

Milwaukee. Wis, Jan. 16.-lIenry
Topping, a t7-year-old led who some
days ago was sentenced to the houe
Of correction on the charge Of break
ing into the Cream City Cycle COM
panv's store on Grand avenue with
three other boys and stealing several
rairs OF skates, Is alleged to be insane
from smoking cigarettes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

terday it is felt that it offers the Liam
OF arbltraton as substitute for war
which will attract the attention of the
european powers generally and may
lead to further extension of the plan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
LAWYER GOES TO CHICAGO.

Green Bay Wis, Jan 16 Arthur
b. Fortainc will enter into a fill
partnership with R. A Wade, the
widely known erir inal attorney OF
Chicago, who will be remembered as
having 50 ably fought the case OF
Pendergast, Mayor Harrison's muir
derer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
SHERMAN ACCEPTS IT
WILL BE SECRETARY OF STATE
UNDER MCKINLEY.
SENATOR HIMSELF SAYS SO

Coming Premier Refuses to Ia
About Probability Of Hanna Be'ns
Appointed to Fill His Vacated Seat
Senator Burrows Urges President
Elect to Make Alger War Secretary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 15.-The
republican caucus to nominate a can
didate for United States senator to
succeed Senator Vest selected Richard
G. Kerens, national committeeman,
over Chaunoey M. Filley, by a vote Of
30 to 26. The honor is an empty one,
as it is conceded that the democrats
will re-elect Senator Vest.
Salem, Oregon, Jan. 15.-The re-
publicans in joint caucus last night by
a unanimous vote Of the members pres
ent, nominated John H. Mitchell to
succeed himself in the United States
senate. This gives Senator Mitchell
a bait majority of the legislature.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

fully representative of the education
al, social, civil, secret and religious
societies OF the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
PLATT WINS IN A WALK.
CHOATE GETS ONLY SEVEN
VOTES IN THE CAUCUS.
Republicans Also Name Kerens in
Missouri and Mitchell in Oregon
for United States Senators.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 15.-Without
the usual formula of a nominating
speech, with no words Of eulogy, but
with a strength of votes that was
overwhelming, Thomas C. Platt, last
night was named as the republican
candidate for United States senator by
vote of AT to 7 for Joseph H.,
ChOate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
NEW TREATY SIGNED
GREAT BRITIAN'S AND UNITED
STATES AGREEMENT.
ARBITRATION BEFORE ARMS

Sec. Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote
Aftix Their Signatures to the Instru-
ment-Then 1t Is Taken to Cleve-
land and Later Sent to the SEN
ate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21
A CHEAPER SCHEME
SEMI CENTENNIAL SHOW IN MIL
WAUKEE GIVEN UP.
TIMES ARE TOO HARD FORT

Local Celebrations Throughout the
State Next Year Now in Order With
a Grand Central Demonstration in
Madison-Committee of One Hun
dred Declines TO Guaranty Fund.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20

The Times of India directs attention
to the influence which the prevalence
Of distress has had upon the statistics
Of crime in that country. As the
scarcity of food pressed more heavily
during the last two years upon the
agricultural population the number of
offences gradually rose But it is
noted that the excess of crime was
almost entirely confined to petty often
ces against property. This indicates
chat it was hunger which drove many
Of the offenders to do what, under nor
mal conditions, they would perhaps
have never dreamed of doing. Indeed,
the emaciated condition of the great
number of prisoners was further proof
Of this. A noticeable feature of the
returns has been the increase in the
convictions Of old offenders, which
Neads one Jail superintendent to sug-
gest that "old offenders appreciate the
advantage of Jail life in year of
scarcity"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20
A SIN okeless Fuel.

In the future we may be importing
masut instead of exporting coal. Masut
is n by-product in the distillation of
4 raw petroleum. 1t is also manufac-
5ured from cheap, brown coal found
in SaXony. There has been, until re-
GENTLY, great tro1ble, says the Chicago
Journal, i'll finding furnace suitable
for burning it, 1t is now blown by
steam into n special furnace, on the
principle of the Lucigen light, and
lsed without difficulty. 1t is said to
be forty or fifty per cent. cheaper than
coal, and is twenty per cent. better as
heat raiser. Steam can be got up
quicker and kept at higher pressure
and more work be done by the mach
inery. From naval point of view
these are vitality important facts. No
sign of a ship under full steam will be
shown inthe sky, for masut is smoke
less fuel. Russia and Italy are using
it in their navies, and Germany has
lately made some valuable experiments.
At Kiel, Wilhelmshaven and Danzig
are tanks from which it can be pumped
into ships. It's specific gravity being
so much less than that of coal, a ships
buoyancy is greatly increased when
the bunkers are filed with it. Heavier
armor or cargoes can be carried, The
heating capacity being greater, the
ship can travel faster or farther. 1t is
yet TO be learned what improvements
the Germans have introduced into
their furnaces and what are the disad-
yantages of masut.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20
The Truthful Citizen.

The other morning careless mason
dropped brick from the second story
Of a building on which he was at work.
Leaning over the wall and glancing
downward he discovered a respectable
citizen with his silk hat jammed over
his eyes and ears, rising from re.
cumbent posture. The mason, in
tones of apprehension, inquired: "Did
that brick hit anyone down there?''
The citizen, with great difficulty ex-
Treating himself from the extinguisher
into which his hat had been converted,
replied with considerable wrath: eyes,
sir. it did. II hit me" "That's
right, exclaimed the mason, in tones
Of undisguised admiration. "Noble
man, would rather have wasted a
thousand bricks than have you tell me
a lie about it. - Baptist Union.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20

Czar Nicholas has been entertain.
ing President Faure of France. Prob.
ably never before has the President
of Republic been received with such
royal pomp. This time, asserts the
Washington Pathfinder, it is the
Russians that appear to have gone
mad with enthusiasm at the idea of 9
French alliance. The Russian ladies
have loaded the French officers with
flowers; the French sailors have beer
carried on the shoulders of the frenz
led populace Of st. Petersburg, an6
fete upon fete has been given il
honor Of the visitors. Coming OF
the heels of the great demonstration
TO Emperor William, of Germany,
this ovation to President FauTe and
his party is extremely significant
Politics is at the bottom of every
such function, and the politics of the
present summers hospitalities at the
court of Russia is that Russia, in the
supreme conflict that she must sooner
or later wage with England, wants tc
know whom she can depend upon
Germany and Russia are now sworr
allies; France, though at swords
points with Germany, is so jealous
of England that she, too, finds il
good politics to follow Russia's lead.
and through France it is hoped tc
enlist Italy now, with an in
creasing navy, an ally worth having.
Thus to-day, there is more complete
European alliance against England
than has existed for a long period.
Such, then, is the true significance OF
the flashy ceremonies lately witnessed
at the Russian court.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20
Buoy to Locate sunken vessels.

A. j. Carson, a commercial traveller
living in Kalamazoo, Mich. has pat.
ented device to prevent foundered
vessels from being completely lost,
His idea is to place buoy on the deck
of the ship in such a position that when
the vessel sinks the buoy is freed and
stays on the surface. A long steel
rope is connected with the buoy The
rope passes through hole in the deck
and is wound around a reel in the hold
of the ship. This reel is mounted on
ball-bearings and the hole through
which the rope passes is similarly
equipped to prevent friction and avoid
the danger of entangling. After the
vessel reaches the bottom the buoy
will serve as a means of locating the
wreck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20

As the result of long and careful ex-
pertinent, the Governor of the Bank
of France has now intrusted the work
of detection of forged bank notes and
of debentures with altered numbers
entirely to a special corps of women
clerks. He declares that the keen
sensibility of their finger tips enables
them in handling a note to distinguish
the difference, however slight, between
the forged and the real article. The
means adopted for bringing to light
the falsified numbers on debentures
are rather more elaborate, and consist
mainly in the distinction of the diff.
ference in the symmetry of the figures
and of the ink used, magnifying
glasses being used for the former aud
chemical preparations for the latter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20
THE CALF PATH.

One day through the primeval wood,
A calf walked home, as good calves should;
But made trial all bent askew,
A crooked trail, as all calves do.
Since then two hundred years have fed,
And, infer, the calf is deud.
But still he left behind his trail.
Aud thereby hangs n mortal tale.
The trail was taken up next day,
BY a lone dog that passed that way.
And then a wise bell-weather sheep.
Pursued the trail, DER vale and steep,
And drew the iiock behind him, too,
AS good bell-weathers always do.
And from that day, DER hill and glade,
Through those old woods a path was made,
And many men wound in and out
And lodged and turned and bent about,
Aud uttered words of righteous wrath;
Because twas such n crooked path;
But still they follow-do not laugh
The first migration of that calf,
Aud through this winding woodway stalked
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20
Growth of Cities.

According to recent statistics con
cerning the populations of towns from
1900 to 1890, it appears that during
that period the population has been
doubled at Amsterdam, Birmingham,
Brussels, Manchester aud Rome. 1t
has increased threefold at Copen-
hagen and Marseilles; fourfold at
Prague, Lyons, st, Petersburg, Paris
and London; iivefold at Dresden,
Cologne, Breslan, Hamburg and
Vienna; skiold at Leeds, Liverpool
aud Warsaw; sevenfold at Sheffield
and Glasgow; eightfold at Budapest
and Berlin, and tenfold at Baltimore.
But all this is nothing compared to
the growth of New York and Phila-
delphia, which TO day have twenty
five times the inhabitants they had at
the beginning of the century, or like
Chicago, which has grown 2l5-fold,
and Brooklyn, where for every inhab-
liant in 1900 there are now 339.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

strong microscope shows the sin.
! gle hairs of the head to be like coarse,
round rasps, but with teeth extremely
irregular and jagged.
The oyster is one of the strongest
creatures on earth. The force re.
quired to open an oyster is more than
nine hundred times its weight.
Y The sole Of the English coast when
vixen placed over gravelly bottom,
wilG\2t once assume that shape to a re.
markable degree. Placed in white
bowl it becomes almost as white as the
dish.
In FrancSNit is q punishable offense
for anyone to 1xive infants under one
year any form of\solid food unless such
be ordered by wEitten prescription
signed by legally qualified medical
man.
Beamur says that each thread OF
what we call 'spider web" is com.
posed of about five thousand separate
tibres, and that it would take\27, Gas
ull-grown spiders year to spin a
pound of such silk.
The summer coat of the polar fox is,
dark, in general harmony with the
ground of the rocky Arctic regions,
where the sun has molted off the snow.
In winter it is SO white that it can
hardly be seen as it runs over the snow.
More than six thousand species OF
plants are cultivated, and most of
these have been broken up into varied
forms by the hand of man. Horticul.
turists create new species, aud show
numbers of cultivated plants of which
no one knows the original form.
Spanning an inlet of the Yellow Sea
near Sangang, China, is u bridge five
and quarter miles long, with 800
piers of masonry, and having its road.
way sixty-four feet above the water
This work is said to have been accom-.
plished by Chinese engineers S0Oyears
ago.
The drill of the woodpecker has an
other tool inside, sort Of insect
catcher. On the end is bony thorn
with sharp teeth like barbs on fish
hook. As he works and finds au in.
SONb no OBCAio blio ullN btnuS Oul
this barbed tongue and draws it into
his mouth.
A testing-machine of wonderful
power has recently been devised for
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. 1t is capable of exerting a
pressure of 500, 900 pounds. 1t can
be applied to testing the strength of
complete arch Of masonry, and it is
said that similar tests on so large q
scale have never before been applied.
An experiment station for what has
been called the "vivisection of plants"
has been established by the Depart
ment of Agriculture in Washington.
Somewhat similar stations exist else
where, but it is said to be the inten-
tion to make this more extensive than
any other. Valuable results are ex-
pected from the study of the diseases
of plants, and it has long been sug-
gested that this may lead to the en-
ployment of ''plant doctors" just as
now we have doctors for men and ami
mails.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20

John Brisben Walker announces that
e. Benjamin Andrews, who has re.
signed as President of Brown Uni.
gersity, will take charge of the Cosmo-
politan University. The method of
bhe new school so far as worked out is
as follows; A student will forward to
the university his name and address
and the purpose for which education
is sought, and the studies which the
applicant desires to pursue. Each
such statement will go to DIR. Andrews
who will map out the course of study
which he deems the best possible for
the applicant in the light of the infor.
nation conveyed. He will then dis.
patch his own diagnosis of the appli.
oant's case aud prescription therefor
to the most eminent expert ON the par.
ticular study with whom he is ac.
quainted. This expert will revise the
course aud the accompanying instruo
tions and return the document to
President Andrews.