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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10

Washington, March 9.-ln spirit
OF patriotism and with eloquent words
ringing in the ears of every member
OF the house the representatives re-
sronded to tho presidents first emil to
meet the Spanish situation by casting
their vote for the bin placing In Presi-
dent McKinley's hands $50000000 to
be expended at his discretion for the
national defense. Party lines were
swept away and with unanimous
voice congress voted confidence In the
administration. Many democrats
paired with absent colleagues took the
responsibility of breaking pairs, an
unprecedented thing In legislative an
nails, In order that they might go on
record In support of this vast appro-
printion tn maintain the dignity and
honor of the country. Speaker Reed.
only In case of tie, had his name
called and voted In his capacity ms n
representative. The scene OF on
thusiasm which greeted the announce
met OF the vote (nyes 81, nays 0) has
seldom been paralleled In the house.
All day long the galleries were TANNED
with encouraging spectators. applaud
Ing to the echo the sterling patriotism
and words OF eloquence which were ut
tered by the members on the floor All
the speeches were brief. Although
four hours were allowed for debate, so
great was the pressure for time that
no one member was given more than
Ave minutes and most Of them had to
content themselves with n beggarly
fraction OF minute. In all, fifty
nine speeches we're made. With ono
acclaim the members from the north,
south, east and west, states and terri
tories, battle SCARED veterans
Of the union and confederate
armies Joined In proclaimIng support
the country's chief magistrate In
tn face of possible foreign war.
In the whole debate there was only
slight dlscordant note caused by the
speech Of General Bingham rep. Pal,
a gallant soldier who served with dis
tinction under Hancock He spoke
too oonsaryatiyely for the aroused
temper OF the house, and when he In
sisted that our relations with Spain
were as friendly as they had been for
years, many members Kissed him.
While almost every member who
spoke deprecated the possibility of
war wide divergence OF opinion as
10 how close were hoRtIIitIea mani
tester itself In the debate. The gener-
cral contention by the majority, amonn
the leaders on both sides, was that
this appropriation by preparing for
war would prove the surest way to
peace Speeches made by Messrs.
Cannon, Henderson and Dolliver on
the republican side and by Messrs.
Bailey and Sayers on the democratic
side were loudly applauded.
SENATE
Washington, March 9.--The session
Of the senate was largely devoted to
OF the District OF Col
umbia appropriation bill After an
extended discussion the bill was
passed. The bin authorizing the relo-
cation and rebuilding OF the pontoon
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Prairie du Chen. Wis. was also pass
cd. Another bill passed was that for
the relief Of the Methodist Episcopal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10

church OF the south III Tennessee. APP
propriating $2SS,oo0, Mr., Allen (pop.
Neb.l presented and secured tho adop-
ton of n resolution calling upon tho
attorney general to inform tho senate
how many writs nr injunction wero
granted during 1928 by the United
States courts against labor leaders
aad labor organizations. with certi-
fled copies Of such writs, atlldavits
and other papers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10
CONVICT KILLS HIS WIFE.

New York, March 6.--Adrain
Braun, convict In Sing Sing prison,
murdered his wife, who was paying
MIN a visit at the prison Saturday
afternoon. Braun, who Is a cigar
maker, was sentenced last August
TO serve two years for assault In the
second degree. He was convicted OF
having beaten his wife. but Mrs.
Braun forgave Ter husband and ex-
pressed sorrow because OF 6.s i'm
prisonment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10
DROPPED DEAD.

Joseph M. Bartholomew, American
Express messenger running between
Madison and Milwaukee, dropped dead
at Jefferson Junction Tuesday while
on duty. He was eastward bound on a
train on the Northwestern road Ieav-
ing Madison at ITO p. m. He leaves
family residing In Milwaukee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10
NO VOTE AGAINST IT
HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES MA.
TluNAL DEFENSE BILL. j.
CONFIDENCE IN MklNLEY

by Its Action in Passing Bill Without
Dissent House Showed Complete
Confidence In the administration
Senate Passes Bill Authorizing New
Pontoon Bridge at Prairie Du CHEN,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10
WISCONSIN, PEOPLE.

The engagement is announced OF
Edward h, Elicott, city electrician of
chicago, to Minerva Ellsworth daugh-
ter of Samuel Ellsworth of Milwau-
kee The wedding will take place
some time In April.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10

Gov Scodeld yesterday appointed
+. Wheeler district attorney OF
Wanpaea couaty 10 fill the vacancy
occasiont-d BY the resignation o.
Connell
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10
A Pill for
the III.

"72c'N 90 >o" .soua," bhysittan SAID IN eisfsg
some pals 10 his patient Seomam rtAo had suffered
fo, moataS from diseases sthh 6scd stii9td treat
wt9M fStS sco,0S proceed bmt The ,tomaa rcto,tcs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10

At Oshkosh Judge Webb's decision
in the Hooper divorce case has been
received, Mrs. Hooper is graated di-
Norce from Moses Hooper, who is re
CURED TO pay Mrs. Hooper 81 900 costs
and attorneys fees, $1,000 In cash $loO
a month as lCng as she lives. Thn
homestead which has bean occupied
by Mrs, Hooper is to be turned over
To Mr.. Hooper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10
THE MARKETS.

The following table shows the omen.
Ing highest, lowest and closing prices
OF produce Tuesday at Chicago:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10

Local elections held in New Hamp.
shire Tuesday showed slight demo-
cratic gain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10

Frank G, Carpenter Il elrrespon-
dent for The Washington Star, In
writing Of the famous houses of
washington, says Il called the
other night on Postmaster General
Gary. He is now living in Senator
Sa"yer's 100000 house In Connect.
cut avenue. The house fs mngnif
Gently furnished. some of It's walls
are papered with the finest satin, and
its decorations, which were all made
by hand, are amCng the most beautl-
HI of the houses of Washington Mr.
Sawyer went into debt when he was
young man, 10 buy his time OF his
father, and he was over thirty before
ne was $4,000 ahead He Is now a
number Of times millionaire, and II
was during his term In the senate
that he built this house, in order
that his daughter might have n suit
able place for her entertainments IN
connection with Washington society.
Since he left the senate | understand
he has offered the house for sale. but
it is such valuable property that n
purchaser has not yet appeared The
mouse Is even finer than that OF Sccre.
tafy sherman, and the wealth OF the
postmaster general will enable him 10
fl'ertaln magnificently In IT,"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10
LONG WORKING HARD
MULTIPLICITY OF DUTIES KEEPS
SECRETARY BUSY.
EASIER FEELING PREVAILS

Severe Tension of Past Few Days Lets
up a Blt-President Confers with
Cabinet-Captain Brownson Goes
Abroad to Look for Warships -Ber-
nabe Expected in Washington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10

Prince Albert Of Belgium has ar
rived In New York.
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STICKS TO HIS POST.
General lee Says hen Remain in
Cuba.

Havana, March 9,~--Some persons in
order to increase the excitement are
urging General Lee to resign, but he
said yesterday: II will stick by the
ship OF state until the clouds roll by"
The resignation of Consul Barker AT
Sagua La Grande is confirmed. Barker
has been on the verge of nervous pros
tation. Alexander c, Bryce. consul
at MatanEas, says that he cannot much
longer stand the strain under which he
has lived the last two years,
The court Of inquiry did little yes.
terday. Lee was briefly examined as
was also one OF the divers, Consider
able time was spent on the wreck
Captain Sampson listened patiently ~
various theories propounded by news
paper men and others rs 10 the causes
of the explosion and also to statements
rs to hawsers found in the harhor and
boiler iron fourd on the shore. Ev-
identity he attached little Importance
to any { these stories but he in,imated
that he would investigate anything he
deemed worthy of investigatlng. The
Spanish divers put In a good days
work. examining carefully the forward
part of the wreck on the starboard
side.
Captain Sigshce has advised Admiral
Manterola, as did also Lee. OF the en-
pected coming OF the cruiser Mont
gomery, and a buoy has been assigned
her where the Fern was moored.
Senator Proctor returned last night
from very interesting trip to Sagua
La Grande and C'entuoeos, Proctor Is
confident that he induced Consul BAR
ker to withdraw his resignation, Proc.
tor expects to leave for Washington
today.
Key West, March 9.--The United
States cruiser Montgomery sailed last
evening for Havana, The yacht Anita,
bound for Havana with Senator and
Mrs. Thurston, Senator Money and
Congressman Cummlns has arrived
here
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r,he snntingo Campaign.

The Santiago campaign has been com
plete success. 1t was undertaken TOT the
purpose of destroying Admiral Cervera
fleet. That fleet greatly interfered with
our plans for accomplishing the object
for which the war was undertaken The
fleet has disappeared forever, and, as a
further result of the campaign, a very
considerable part of the Spanish army
in Cuba has surrendered to US and
large part of Eastern Cuba has passed
into our possession. The person who
finds fault with what either the navy or
the army has accomplished in the cam
paign must be hard to please.
Those who We're disposed few days
ago to criticise harshly Gen. SKATER
management of the campaign, are willing
to admit now probably that they were
hasty in forming Judgment. But, even If
they should insist that their criticisms
were justified by the facts they will lack
an audience to sympathize with their
views The success which has been at
tanned is as great as was possible-the
fleet having been destroyed and the army
captured. The people therefore are salts
fed, and are willing that the general who
! conducted the campaign shall have all the
credit and honor to which the fullest
measure of success entities him. II mis-
takes were made the military critics will
discuss them. The general public Is not
now particularly concerned with them.
The terms of surrender were such as we
could freely grant without subjecting our
selves TO the criticism of being too willing
| to make concessions. and such as the
| Spaniards could accept without feeling
that they had been subjected 10 unnec-
essary humiliation. Different views Will
probably be expressed in respect to them
but the prevailing opinion win be that the
terms were arranged by those who de-
sired to do what was fair and best for
all interests
| Now that the Santiago campaign is end
ed our soldiers should be removed from
the vicinity of that place as quickly as
/ possible. 1t is an unhealthy spot, and
| there are no sanitary precautions posi-
! bic that would keep them free from the
| yellow fever To avoid an epidemic
among them they must be removed from
| the island or sent to the higher lands OF
the interior
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Away back In the first half of the seven
teenth century, says the Philadelphia
Times when Albany, N. Y, was merely
Dutch settlement there lived in that
town a man with the modest little name
of Baas Volckert Jan Petersen Van Am
sterdam.
b. V. ]. P Van Amsterdam was a ba-
ker, and famous He was the inventor of
our gingerbread boys and of special New
Years cakes filled with caraway seeds
Van Amsterdam was the most popular
baker In Albany, because his bakings
were good. He is reported as having been
good himself, a great churchman, and if
little stingy, no one dared say So
Now on New Years night in 1854 Herr
Van A. was watching the old year out,
and thinking of the good sales he had
made, when there was a sharp little tattoo
at the door. The latch was raised, and in
from the cold stormy winds of the Hudson
blew little old woman, very old indeed.
She came right up to Bass, and said In a
high, cracked voice:
"Give me dozen New Years cookies"
But when Baas had counted them out
for her she set up a perfect howl so that
the people said next day that the wind had
| been very shril that night.
"A dozen! a dozen!" she cried. ''You
have given me only twelVer'
Then the frugal Dutchman lost his tenn
per and asked her out, and away she
went, grumbling, and with her went all
of Baas Volckert Jan Petersen Van Am
sterdam's good luck.
| The next day his bread fell, the yeast
soured, his cakes burned Then things
grew even worse Whole bakings would
suddenly be drawn up the chimney, or
fall through the oven to the cellar. Bricks
were torn from the fireplace and thrown
at the poor Dutchman.
| Then the old woman came again, but
Baas was not TO be moved-he would not
| give thirteen for twelve-and away flew
the witch. After this his wife became
deaf his children fell i'll, and at last,
broken in spirit on the third and last visit
| of the old woman, he gave her what she
asked, and prosperity came back SO fast
| that every one marveled.
| All the custom of Albany flowed into B.
| V. ]. P. V. AS; every one wanted the ex-
! ira cake, and the other bakers had to
adopt the custom established by their
| header.
! So thirteen became the regular number
of bakers Dozen" and so remained I'M
| til after the revolution, which changed
some things for the better, but others for
the worse. as we have just shown.
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The Inconsistent Pingree.

Many people who know Gov. Pingree of
Michigan regard him as a person who
talks more than a man of his mental ca
quite generally known throughout the
country by attacking corporations in
which he is not interested and people who
are not in a position to do him any good
or any harm.
Since the beginning of the war he has
been extremely noisy in crlticlsing and con-
demning the President and Secretary of
War for appointing sons of prominent men
to high and lucrative positions in the vol
unteer army Some of these sons of pub
lie men and millionaires were so young
when commissioned that Gov. Pingree
called them "Papas boys" When he gave
them that name ne had in mind particu-
larly the sons Of Senator Mcmillan and
Secretary of War Alger, both of whom
are Michigan men.
There is, Of course, some ground for
criticising the President for giving impor-
tant positions In the army to boys totally
unqualified to fill them, simply because
their fathers had influence, but that fact
Pfngree who, after all his talk about
"Papa's boys" appointed, a day or two
ago, O'Brien Atkinson, the twenty-five
year-old son of Col John Atkinson. of his
state, colonel of the Thirty-hfth Michigan
Volunteers.
1t seems that this young man Atkinson
a mere boy-has never had any military
experience, and, as far as known, has no
particular bent towards military matters.
He thought, doubtless, that it would be a
fine thing to be the commander of a regi-
ment, and so his father, who is Gov. Pin
gree's intimate friend and legal adviser,
Influenced the Governor to make him a
colonel
What a commentary on our method Of
raising an army this appointment by Gov
Pingree is! The lives of more than a thou
sand men are put in charge of a boy who
knows absolutely nothing about military
affairs, and who cannot take care of his
men either in camp or on the battle field.
1t would not be surprising If the men of
the regiment should refuse to go to the
front under an officer so little acquainted
with the responsibilities Of his position and
the duties ne win have to discharge.
BY appointing his friends boy to a very
high military position, Gov. Pingree has
] esJopped himself from saying anything
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Now anu then the thought is thrown out
that there has been discrimination against
the soldiers Of the South-that they have
been held back. while those Of the North
have been pushed forward where they
could distinguish themselves and obtain
for their section the glory Of having borne
the brunt of the war. As a matter of fact.
there is nothing to show that there has
been an intention on the part of the GOV
eminent 10 push the soldiers Of one sec
ton to the front rather than those Of an
other. Very few volunteers participated in
the fight around Santiago. The Rough
Riders We're there. and they are from
about every state in the union. and there
was one regiment from New York, one
from Massachusetts and one from Michi-
gan. When Gen. Shafter called for rein
foroements three OF four Northern regi-
ments were sent TO him. More than 200 900
volunteers have been called for, and yet
not 1900 Of them have been sent TO the
front. Ii was the intention TO have the
regulars do most OF the fighting in the
Santiago campaign.
The reason no doubt why Northern.
rather than Southern, regiments We're sent
TO Santiago along with the regulars was
that they were better equipped and better
drilled. Many Of the Northern states
make very liberal appropriations for their
militia, and that is The reason why a good
many Of the Northern regiments were bet
4er prepared for service in the field when
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-17
BRIGHT BITS.

-Browne-"H surprised we would be
If we could see ourselves as others see
usv' Towns-Yes; but think how sur
prised the others would be If they could
see us as We see ourselves.
Life.
Her Views.-"W Wouldn't you care" asked
the reporter, ito give the public your
views on the question whether marriage
is a failure?" "You may say" replied
the actress, sweetly, ''that my motto is,
IF at first you don't succeed, try, try
again Puck
-"Old Pinchpenny is about as unpatri-
otto a man as ever breathed," exclaimed
the man with the red, white and bule
shirt bosom. Doesn't he want to go out
to lick the Spaniards % mo. He doesn't
even want TO lick a revenue stamp when
1t comes his turn."-Washington STAR
what do you think of Admiral Ca
mara's frequent trips through the Suez
canal?" asked the observant boarder. Il
think" replied the cross-eyed boarder.
that the canal company should issue to
him communication ticket at reduced
ates."-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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Lewis Interviews Miles.

We are told an interesting story of a
recent encounter between the aurora bore
alis of the House of Representatives, Mr..
James Hamilton Lewis of the state of
Washington, and Nelson A. Miles, says
the Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Record. Mr.. Lewis stepped into the
headquarters of the army one morning
with his usual debonair, and addressing
the great soldier, said:
General, my people are wondering why
our boys are not sent TO the front. They
are tired of being woodcutters and water
carriers and bootblacks, They enlisted TO
fight, and they don't propose to stay in
camp ali summer. They demand some kind
of an explanation for OBTAINING them"
And who are you?"
The aurora boeralis turned flame color
and haughtly replied: II am Mr.. Lewis,
sir, congressman from the state of Wash
ington."
"Oh, yes" retorted Gen. Miles, I'VE all
have heard of you" And among other
things he probably recalled the fact that
Mr.. Lewis had twice objected to the con-
sideration of a bin to revive the rank of
lieutenant general in the army. Then,
looking straight into the congressman 5
eyes, the commander Of the army said:
I'VE are running this war and are not
being dictated to by any one All the flag
end of border civilization can't expect to
conduct this war because they belong TO
military companies. We are fighting to
win, and not to give glory TO all sorts of
people"
The auburn whiskers of the gentleman
from Washington looked like redhot coils
of wire as he approached nearer to his
antagonist and demanded: do you mean
to speak of the soldiers from my state
as the flag end of civillzation?"
II have expressed myself said Gen.
Miles.
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PER SONAL.
mouths.

When the resolution for the annexa-
ton of Hawaii came up for action In the
Senate Justin S. Morrill, voted with the
Democrats for the first time in his con-
gressional career of unparalleled length.
He was the only Republican who did so.
Mrs Jane Marsh Parker. remon-
strant against equal suffrage, has found
ed at Rochester, N. Y, club called the
Fortnightly Ignorance Club. Its motto is:
1--WE Know Nothing but Seek Knowl-
edge" Miss Susan B. Anthony is an hon
orary member.
In the course of an illness about five
years ago Mary Gillard of Independence.
Kan, lost her voice. While she was pick
ing berries a few days ago bug crawled
across her hand. Mary screamed, and
ever since then her voice has been as good
as ever.
Thomas George, an Englishman, has
written book to prove that Henry NJ.
Stanley, the famous explorer, is no other
than Howell Jones' son of James Jones.
a farmer of Carmarthenshire, where he
was born in 1910. Other legends have
twice assigned his birthplace elsewhere,
and his name as something different.
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the war began than were any of the
Southern regiments.
If the war continues the Southern SOL
diers viii have a chance to do all the
fighting they care TO. The indications are
that when the expedition against Havana
is started great many of the Southern
soldiers viii be included in it. They are
being disciplined and seasoned at Chicka-
manga ana in the Florida camps, and
by early fall they viii be ready for seri-
Gus campaign work.
There is nothing to Justify a belief
that there has been deliberate discrimina-
ton against them. II such an impress
sion exists among them the time is not
distant when 1t viii be removed.