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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-15
CHRISTIANS MASSACRED.

Canea, Sept. Numerous insur-
gents have attacked the Ottoman
troops at Gambia and are forming a
Gordon around the city. A half bat
TALON of the Dorsetshire regiment and
a detachment of medical corps have
sailed from Malta for Crete Other
troops will follow. Fully 500 Chris
tiaus were massacred by the mussal-
mans at Gambia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-15
THREE SOLDIERS DROWNED.

Camp Wikoff, Sept. s.-Thomas
Hempler. Joseph Wheeler and Second
Lieut.. Newton D. kirkpatrick of the
LIST cavalry were drowned while bath
ing here Wednesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-15

A few weeks ago Stockholm har-
bored no fewer than 5S5 naturalists-
$40 from Sweden, al from Denmark
and SO from Norway. They were at
tending the fifteenth congress OF Scan
dinavian naturalists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-15
COL. SEXTON CHOSEN
ELECTED COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF G.. A. r.
TANNER ATTACKS EVANS

Corporal" Severely Crticises the
Official Acts of the Commissioner
OF Pensio philadelphia Gets
Next Years Encampment-Relief
Corps and Ladies of G. A. R.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
nattIeshlp Iowa pls.bIed.

New York. Jan. 11.-when the battle ship Iowa arrived al Hampton roads on Saturday, the forward turret with itl pair of i2-inch guns, was crippled tS such an extent that they could not ba used, and one of the men attached tl the powder magazine was confined t. the sick bay" with a badly inJure.i head. According to the orders Issued to Captain W. F. Sampson, target practice was indulged In while the shi. l, was on It's way to Hampton roads Tws of the forward s and r. inch guns weri worked for target practice. the new smokcless powder recently put on tho ship for use in the s-inch guns being tested for rapidity of fire. Ten shots were fired from the s-inch guns at in- tervals of one minute and a quarter. the best time on record. IL was during practice with the i2-inch guns that the accident occurred.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
The Past week,s ProceedIuxs.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Congress reas- sembled yesterday after the holiday re- cess, and both branches were absorbed in civil service discussions. In the house the debate was based on the pro- posed appropriation for the civil servici commission. In the senate the discus sion arose in connection with the census bill and the report of Secretary Sher- man as to the working of the civil serv. ice rules in the state department.
 Washington. Jan. 7.-In the senate 8 few minor bills were passed. In the house the discussion of the civil service question was continued, the principal speakers being Mir. Grosvenor of Ohio and MT. Johnson of Indiana. the former being In favor of the proposed modifi- cations and the latter defending the ex- isting law.
 Washington, Jan. S.-The house yes- terday continued its debate on the civil service law. Amos Cummings made a speech condemning the merit system and eulogizing Tammany Hall In the senate MT. Teller made speech on the silver question. in which he de- nounced the Republican party and said he would do all he could to defeat 1t in 1900
 Washington, Jan. 1.-The senate yes- terday in executive session began its consideration of the Hawaiian annexa- ton treaty. A motion for an open de- bate was defeated. The house continued to discuss the civil service law. Oppo- nents of the merit system expect event. ually to secure a modification of th3 present law.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13

shall constitute personal property for taxing purposes in the district In which they are located.
 After the organization of the house by the formal election of the Republic an caucus nominations Assemblyman Gledhill introduced a resolution that a committee of five, including the speak CT, be appointed to investigate the al- legged maladministration of justice in Hudson county. as recommended by the governors message. The resolution gave the committee power to supbnna witnesses and to send for papers; also to meet during the legislative recess If necessary. Assemblyman Allen of Hu1- son, the Democratic leader of the house, offered an amendment that the investi- gation also extend to Camden. Mercer and Atlantic counties. He said that Hudson county welcomed an invest'ga, tion. but unless the house intended to extend the investigation to other coun- ties he was constrained to believe that the resolution was not prompted by a desire to lsarn the truth. but as a mat ter of political buncombe. Mir. Aliens amendment was voted down by a strict party vote. and the original resolution introduced by Mir. Gledhill was then adopted
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13

French government charging him with fraud and embexzlement growing out of the Panama scandal. Under the law a prisoner wanted for extradition must appear at the Bow street police court. Herz was confined to his bed and aa unable to appear.
 The case was kept open. and he wa continued under arrest in his bed four years, during lSe3-4-5-6. Then the Brit ish parliament came to hls relief and passed a special net that permitted tho magistrate to attend Herz's bedside and take his testimony. This was done. m | the magistrate promptly declared thas the charges were utterly invalid and scarcely deserving of notice. That wat on May 2. is96 and Herx was released from arrest.
 Meanwhile the French government had instituted numerous proceed nn against him In France and connscatei all of the property of himself and c. his wife Dr. Herx alleges that this ws persecution. pure and simple. and tha the French government knew that tht charges against him were baselees be. fore his tria
 Therefore. claiming to have been in- jured in ma and health and in other ways, he demands that the state de. partment shall prefer Il claim RgainS; the French government In full AL though he rames no special sum. ths brief shows that he demanded the nurt of s5. GOO 900 in a letter he sent to tn president of the French republic. bu; which was never answered. The Htnti department has taken the case undsf advIaement
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
General Markets

New 1ofk, Jan. II. FLOCR-State and western steady, but slow; city mills patents, s5.OSa5.so; winter patents S4 sea5 IS; csty mills clears S5.S5a5. f5i winter straights, SI 45aI5s.
 wHEAT-No. . rel opened easy under cables but rallied cu covering; January, asc. March, e5l 4a91stc.
 KYE-ouiei; No. 2 western, 55c., f. Q. |. aioat. New York.
 CoRN-No. 2 steady, but entirely destituts of speculative orders.
 OATS-No. quiet and steady; track. white, state, .aa. Sc. track, white, western, 2sa33c. PORK-Steacy. mess, Ss.s5as.25i family, Sl0al0.50
 LARD-steaay; prime western steam, ssOs. norinaL
 BUTTER-steady; state dairy. i9aeoc. stat, creamery, lSalso.
 CHEESE-Steady large. white. September. sIsaos4c. small, white, September. al iaelsc LGGS-Steady; state and Pennsylvania, 20a 23c. western, l9a2lc.
 SUGAR-Raw strong; fair refining. 5s&o-: centrifugal e6 test t4c.; refined steady; crushed. B sc. powdered. 7-l6c. TURPENTINE-Stronga at 84a3IlS. . MoLASSES-Steady; New Orleans, e6aaic. RICE-S,eady; domestic, p4aoltc.; Japan. 45Aa51sc.
 TALLow-steady; city. ssse. country sssa 8s4c.
 aAY-ouiet; shipping. sssA,.i gssa u eheias. Toa7ss.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
A SEMINOLE UPRISING.
Indians Reported to Have MsssscrsA
 Twenty-Five White People.


 Twenty-Five White People.
 South McAlester. l. T., Jan. i2.-A tel esram received here at $40 o'clock last evening by the train dispatcher of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad states that a band of l50 Seminole In- dians is on the war path and Is leaving behind it trail of blood. A telegram was sent by the railroad station agent st Earlsboro. The brief information conveyed was that the Seminoles were averaging the work of the mob of white men that burned two Seminole Indians at the stake on Friday last and that the infuriated Seminoles had already massacred % men. women and children.
 The station agent gave the additional information that the band had started from point six miles south Of Earls- boro with the avowed intention of setting fire to Tecumseh and killing all whom they met; that the Indians were reported to have changed their course and were at the time Of the sending CT the message headed toward Earls- boro. The receipt of this startling in- formation has created intense excite ment in South McAlester.
 Scores of people here who have rela- tivcs and friends at Earlsboro and other points in that section are be- sieglng the telegraph offices for news but the agent has left the Earlsborc station to gather further information, or perhaps was slain or driven to seek refuge.
 The general officers of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad have or dered out special train from Shawnee bearing volunteers to intercept the con- nections at Earlshuro and prevent fur thpt. bloaGshgd
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
I.v..,Ixatinu th. Lynohing.

weewoka, I. T.. Jan, 1a.-United States Commissioner w. T. Fears and Mr. J. r. Wisdom. chief clerk 10 Indian Agent Wisdom, accompanied by c. F. Lynn. the national physician of the Seminole Nation. went yesterday to tho farm of Henry Taylor. Seminole 1n- dian. where the bodies Of Lincoln Me Geisey and Palmer Simpson, the two Seminole Indians who were burned at the stake by mob. are buried and opened the temporary grave. Only tho trunks of the bodies remained. The legs and arms were entirely burned on, and they were unrecognizable. A chain was around the neck of each and SC. cured by paddock. The chain was re- moved and brought back to Weewoka. It will be used as evidence in the inNes- tigutlon. Commissioner Fears is thor oughly investigating the matter. Mir Wisdom is here to report what takes place 10 the interior depa, tment.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
Nominated by Governor GrIeas.

Trenton. Jan. Ex-Governor Griggs has sent 10 the senate the following nominations: Judge of the court of err TOTS and appeals, William H. Vreden> burgh. Judge Vredenburgh is now serving ad interim. For County Judges Bergen. David Zabriskie: Hudson. John A. Blair: Warren. George NJ. Ship man. For Prosecutors-Hudson Jame3 s. Erwin; Sussex, John L. Swayze. For Judge of the Hoboken District Court Abel I. Smith. For Port Warden InE fHnnar.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
Indictment Against Faith Curists.

Camden, N. J.. Jan. 1.-The grand jury has returned an indictment against Frank Kirby. the believer in faith cure. who recently permitted his 2-year-old daughter to die from diphtheria without calling In a physician. He is charged with cruelty an | neglect. An ineict- ment for marS.aughter was found against William F. Randall. a Chris tian Scientist healer of Philadelphia, who attended the child and who used faith instead of medicine.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13

San Quentin. Cal, Jan. S.-William Henry Theodore Durrant, the murderer of Blanche Lamont was executed yes- terday morning in the state peniten- tiary. He ascended the scaffold calmly. in company with Father Lagan. having been baptized into the Catholic faith earlier in the day. He made a brief speech, asserting his innocence and for giving those who had persecuted him. His death appeared to be painless. HiI neck was broken by the fall.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
CANAAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 1s9s
NEW JERSEY LAW MAKERS.
Senator yoorhces Chosen President of the seuate and will Be Acting Governor.

Senator yoorhces Chosen President of the
 seuate and wiIl Be Acting Governor.
 Trenton, Jan. l2.-The legislature is now fully organized and ready for busi- ness.
 Senator Voorhees,, upon being elected president of the senate, made an ad- dress in which he thanked his colleagues for the honor conferred upon him. which. having in mind that the election IS president of the sena'e made him acting governor, he said was a great one.
 Senator Francis introduced a bill pro- viding for an assistant prosecutor in counties of from 75.000 to 100.0 900 popu- lation which now have no such off, rial
 Senator Reed introduced a bill pro- viding that telegraph poles and wires
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
ouES FOR MILLIONS.
OR, HERz's CLAIM FOR oAnAoEa AGAINST FRANCE.
H. Lays His Complaint Before the stat. Department at washinxtsn. hy Whom It Is Taken Under AdvIs.ment-Hs D~- m.nds s5.ooo. GOO Prom France.

Washington. Jan. iI.--Messrs. Ditten- hoefer. Lauterbach and Iimburgor, counsel for Dr. Cornelius Herz, have appeared before Solicitor Pcnficid at the state department and presented a claim for indemnity in the sum of s. 100000 against the French government for an alleged attempt to persscute Dr. Herz. The case K remarkable in many ways and it is said al the depart ment is without a precedent.
 The facts In brief are that Dr. Hcrs whose name stands very high in soien- tile circles as an electrician and phys Ieist although born in France of French parents. Ia an American citizen. When he was about years of age. his parents came to New York and acquired Amer iean citizenship.
 Young Herz was educated In the New York Free academy, now the College of the City of New York. and received two degrees. He rounded this out by courses In Heidelberg and other great European universities. Al the age of i6 years he was a lieutenant in the United States army In 1871 he was charged by the municipal authorities of Chicago with mission in connection with the recon struction of that city after the Ire. He afterward held posts Of responsibility and honor in San Francisco and New York. Meanwhile his fame an an cleo trician had spread. and he did much to extend the study of this branch of sci. ence besides establishing, as his brief claims. the forerunner of one of the largest of the great electrical corpora tions now in existence in this country.
 Married an American Woman.
 He married an American woman. and when his children were born in Paris he caused them to be registered as Amer ican citizens at the consulate.
 His troubles began on Jan. 10. 1894 He was stopping at Bournemouth. England, with hls wife, in bad health. when he was arrested under extradi- ton proceedings on'a warrant from ths
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
Bank Directors Sudden Death.

Middletown. Conn.,. Jan. 11.-L. Mars ton Leach, a brother of the late statu auditor. Oscar NJ. Leach. and one of th most prominent citizens of Durham. dropped dead in the First National bank. in this city, just as he entered thd building to attend the annual meetin.! of the board Of directors. of which h, was a member. Heart disease was thi
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
Rnhhera GAf Al .000.

Spencer, Mass. Jan. l2.-A robbery took place at the home of George Will son. After his eldest son. William A Wilson. who lives at home. had arisen some one entered his room and took . tin box containing about sl.000 in mon- ey, belonging to him, and also contain. ing many valuable papers and a water valued at t2oo.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
T.iar or h.rs. aucCusker.

Camden, N. J.. Jan. 1.-The trial e. Mrs. Florence McCusker for the allege 1 murder of her husband Michael has be- gun. Among the witnesses was Mrs. McCusker herself. who gave her versto,, of the tragedy. testifying that the sho; which had caused her husbands deat'l had been fired in a scuffie between them. Her tale moved several of the jury u tears. and Judge Garrison was also af-
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
VICTORY FOR HANNA.
Carries the Ohio Legislature on Separate
 Ballots by One Majority.

Columbus. O., Jan. 12.-On the first show of hands between Hanna and Kurtz made in the house and senate yesterday Hanna mustered 73 votes. a majority of one on joint ballot. and his election tomorrow is practically certain. Mayor Robert McKisson of Cleveland was put up against Hanna and boiled most of the Democratic and bolting Re- publican vote. He carried the Demo- cratic senate by two votes. but fell be- hind seven votes in the house.
 The vote in the two houses was aJ follows: MT. Hanna's vote in the house, 56; Mir. Hanna's vote in the senate, IT.; total. 73. Mir. McKisson's vote in the house. i9; Mir. McKisson's vote in the senate. l9; total, 6S. Necessary to a choice 73
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
cnIannl nruo. R.,Ire..

New York, Jan. u.-After more than % years of service on the paper of which he was one of the founders. Colo nel Sanders Dewees Bruce of The Turf. Field and Farm has decided to retire. He has severed all connection with thu business and editorial departments and will hereafter seek rest. He was born In Lexington. Ky. in 1895. Hamilton Bus by and Leslie C. Bruce. the coloners son, will continue the paper.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
snherits a Fortune.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. Jan. l0.-It is re- ported that Mrs. Moses James of Nan ticoke, said to be the mother-in-law of Jimmy Michaels, the famous Welsh bi- cyclist, recently inherited a fortune of s20. .000 from a relative in Wales, who died bequeathing his entire estate tJ Mrs. James and her children. Mrs. James was comparatively poor until the arrival of the fortune.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
Schonners Reported Lost.

Gloucester. Mass. Jan. =u.-After hop. ing against hope that the passing days might bring some tidings of the overdus schooners Hustler and John l.. Me. Kenzie. the,r owners have been reluct. antly and rrowfully forced to the con- clusion that the vessels have foundere and that their crews of 38 hardy anI vigorous men have perished.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
For Relief of Cuban Sufferers.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Contributions are still coming in to the state depart ment for the relief of the suffering Cu- bans. Yesterdays receipts included ons sum of $500 from Washington woman and S36S from the people of Montans. collected by the Anaconda Standard. making the total contributions froII that newspaper up to date S1,16s.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
Alleged swindler Arrested.

Philadelphia, Jan. ll.-George Spen- cer. an alleged hunko man. was arrest. ed last night at the Reading railroad station, cha ged with being a fugitive from justice. He is said to be wanted iI Lowell. Gardner and other Massachu- setts towns for swindling, havins jumped his bail. amounting in all t1 about Sl5.OOC
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
,,,..,n. s,na.a,tao.,.a.

Lawrence. Kan. Jan. S--John Scott the university law student who myuteri- ously disappeared last spring. apparent ly demented from overwork. has beel located in south Africa. X letter re. ceived by his mother from Scott tells of his whereabouts. but gives no explanA. ton for his disappearance.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
rlf,..n Year. For Mir. s..l.

New York. Jan. ii.-Mrs Augusta Mack, who confessed that she was nn accomplicc Tn the murder of Wllllarl Guldensuppe. bath rubber. and was thl means of the conviction of Martin Thorn. sentenced 10 death. has been sentenced 10 Imprisonment at hard l@2 Der fer il years.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
Death of LndRn Peach.

provid ence. Jan. 11.-Judge Williari Banker Beach. known from his Ion service and integrity as a party state leader as The War Horse of the De- mocracy," died at his home la this city la st night from blood poisoning,
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
AcuuittaI of Esferhazy.

Paris, Jan. F. - Major Esterhazy charged witf having had dealings with a foreign power inimical to France. has been acquitted by the court martial which tried the case and was al oncs liberated.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
pe.tb of a Prominent Phys,oian.

Camden, N. J.. Jan. 10.-Dr. O. W. Braymer, 0 member of the stan of sur geons of the Cooper hospital at this place and a prominent physician. died in this city yesterday from blood pol soning. supposed to have been brought on in an operation performed in the hospital on Friday last.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
Miss Waite Attempts su,ctae.

Washington, Jan. S.-Failure in her attempts to earn living and unwill- ,'ug to be dependent upon others led \, 'tss May Waite. daughter of former Go vernor Waite of Colorado. to attempt to e ad her life by taking one grain Of ctryct >pIDe.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
s,,,h. m y.rmop, cotton Mnl..

Burlington. Vt, Jan. i2--The strike of the SO operatives at the Queen City Cotton mills has not been settled. Tha company refuses Co concede the prics list asked by the weavcrs. If the striks is not settled. the milia will be closed
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
THE HAWAII TREATY
SENATOR DAVIS SPEAKS IN FAVOR
 OF ANNEXATION.

The Chairman of the Committee on For eign Relations Opens the Debate and Gives Reasons Why We Should Have the Islands.
Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13

1t May RevolutionIze the Iron Business. He Relieves It wnI Do Away With the Slow and Costly Proce. of Making Malleable Iron.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-20
TALK, OF OLD TIMES.

Early Settlers Of Kansas Meet at the An
nuai Session Of the State Historical So
ciety.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 19.-Many Of the
most distinguished Of the surviving
pioneers Of Kansas assembled last
night In the house of representatives
and talked about Kansas history the
era of turbulence, the era of blood,
the creative era, the era Of develop
ment and the era of peace and pros
perity. 1t was the 29d annual meet
ing Of the Kansas State His
torical society. The secretary
read his annual report, show
ing that the society is now the
greatest historical body in the United
States. 1t has on file 96,O34 bound
volumes, including over $4,000 volumes
of newspaper files and pictures and
photographs, original documents Of
historic interest and relics without
number. The following officers were
elected: President, John Speer, Garden
City; vice presidents, Eugene +. Ware,
of Topeka, and ex-senator W. A.
PETER, of Topeka; secretary, j. G,
Adams. Eugene Ware presented the
society bronze bust Of Daniel Web
ster Wilder. the pioneer Kansas news
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-20
NEWS NOTES.

The annual convention of the Mis-.
souri, Federation Of Women's clubs Ia
in session at Sedalia.
Eight desperate men escaped from
the st. Joseph (Mo.) workhouse by
prying off bars to the windows. Some
OF the prisoners were burglars and one
was suspected Of being murderer
from Texas.
Ex-Gov. Stone, as receiver, has re-
ceived lS,S43.7O, or five per cent OF
the amount disbursed from the Null
lanphy bank Of st. Louis, from March
/ to December %, 1897, for his services
during that time.
Louis Wack, Of Clarenceville, Mich,
killed a hog that was diseased, and he
and his wife aud seven children were
poisoned with trichina. A l7-year-old
daughter died and it is feared the en-.
tire family will die.
During trial for larceny, at Coun.
ell Bluffs, Ia, it developed that one Of
the defendants Carl Koran, was mar.
ried to his stepmother. his father be.
ing dead. This is contrary to the laws
Of the state and charges Of incest were
preferred against the two
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-20

IMPLEMENT DEALERS.
over 600 Delegates from Kansas ard MIA.
aOuri ut the Ksnsns CITY Meeting.

over 600 Delegates from Kansas ard MIA.
aouri ut the Kansas CITY Meeting.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. l9.-When
the annual convention OF the Western
Implement and Vehicle Dealers asso-
citation was called to order in Music
hall this morning about 600 bust
less men from all parts of Kansas and
Missouri and many cities in Iowa, Ne
braska and Illinois wree in attend
ance. 1t is a representative gath
ering OF the implement and vehicle
dealers Of the central west. The con.
vention was called TO order by c. W.
Bowling, OF Columbia, Mo-, president
Of the association, with II. J. Hodge, of
Abilene, Kan, as secretary, In addi-
ton to the several hundred members
of the association who have already
arrived, representatives of every large
and vehicle manufacturing
house In this country are here with
from their factories. One ex.
tensive carriage mandatory has rent
ed the Casino and it is filled with car
riapes and buggies Of the most ap-
proved design.