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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22

blacksmith shop of Sever Belgium
which was destroyed, together with
the livery stable Of Britton Bros, and
the residences of Isaac Moen and Mr.
ponohoe, while another was de-
Styoyed and several others seorched,
The loss of the various parties will
be between 5000 and $500 each. parti-
ally covered by insurance. A request
for help was telegraphed to Madison
about o'clock and the firemen had
taken the steamer To the Northwest
era depot ready 70 start for the scene
when word came that the fire was UNI
der control, Mt Horeh has local
fire company equipped with a hand
engine, The best the members could
do was To prevent the flames from
spreading further
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
PLUG TOBACCO TRUST.
A Deal on to Unite All Factories In
the Country.

st. Louis, Sept 20.-The Republic
this morning says: 1t can be
stated on authority that cannot be
questioned that deal for the or
ganization of the Continental Tobac-
60 company is on again, this time
with the chances largely In favor of
It's contamination. The scheme Is to
form a corporation with capital
stock sufficiently large to enable 1t to
take In all the plug tobacco factories
in the United States, including the
big independent plants Of Liggett
and Meyers, and the Drummond to-
bacco companies OF this city. The
American Tobacco company Is be-
hind the deal, as 1t was behind the
one which fell through several weeks
ago."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22

dates now gathered In the hotels
here. II is freely admitted by even
the conservatives OF the party that
the governors strength with the peo-
pie compels the support Of the repub-
Leans, including those who do not
approve generally Of all the govern
or's acts. Today's convention will
be asked to specifically endorse the
governors favorite measure. the
Atkinson bill, to increase the taxation
OF the railroads and other public cor
porations, which bill narrowly failed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
Madison, Sept, II.


Judge Bum in the United States
district court Tuesday oyerruleu the
demurrer of the defendant in the case
OF A, {, Gunnison ct al, versus the
Chicago, milwaukee, \ st. Paul
rmIroad company in suit brought to
foreclose a S6O0, 0uu mortgage on the
main line of the railway company's
road from Milwaukee to Portage.
The mortgage has been due nearly 20
years, The railway company de-
INJURED ON the ground that the stat
ute of limitations had run, making
the mortgage void. Judge Bunn's
makes the mortgage still binding ON
the property and, unless the railway
company can give other and valid
reasons why the obligation should
not be satisfied, II will have to pay
the principal and interest running for
nearly quarter OF n century, The
railway company is given until the
first Monday in November to file an
answer to the bin OF complaint Sen
ator John G. Spooner, ex-senator
w. r, Villas and eN-Congrossman
Burr w. Jones represent Gunnison
and the other plaintiffs who are res
idonts of New York city.
Judge Bum also dissolved tho tenn
porary injunction restraining the
Chippewa Falls Electric Railway
company from building its line bc-
tween Eau Claire and Chippewa
Falls.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
ONCE WORKED MADISON.
Madison, Sept. II.

Madison, Sept. II.
Warren b. Stickney shot himself
dead at his home In Ann Arbor, Mich
The cause OF his suicide was financial
difficulties. He had done work for a
publishing company In Michigan for
four or five years until last spring.
when he was discharged. The COM
pany is now suing him TO secure col
lections which he made. His princi-
pal property was thought TO be his
house at Ann Arbor, and fear that he
would lose II seems to have preyed
upon his mind. Mr.. Stickney was at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
MET VIOLENT DEATH.
CHARLES Ii. LlNGARD KILLED ny
FALL. FROM SCAFFoLD.
Accident Occurs At postotiice Tuesday
Afternoon Deceased Leaves Wild
ow and -Four children,
Madison, Sept. II.

Madison, Sept. u.
Charles h. Lingard, who resided at
llSl Jenifer street, met violent
death at : o'clock Tuesday afternoon
by falling about 10 feet from scat
folding at the postotlice, His head
struck the edge OF stone curhing,
fracturing the skull, Lingard was
at work with George Lawrence In
cleaning the government building.
Lawrence had pulled the scafIoding,
with Lingard on II, up to It's position
under the cornice on the northwest
side OF the building, and standing on
the ledge ahutting on the second door,
he held tho ropes while l.ingard tied
them, to hold the scafolding in place.
lingard gave the signal that he had
the ropes secure, ana Lawrence went
inside to go to the upper floor and
join him, While he was doing this
the scaflolding slipped in some man
ner and lingard fell to the ground.
Lawrence heard him fall and quickly
summoned help, l.ingaM was taken
into rear room In the postotilce and
Drs Gapcn and jackson treated him
but to no avail, and he died about
three-quarters OF an hour after the
fall The remains were taken to the
Gill Bros undertaking establishment
and In the evening to the home,
A coroner's jury was empaneled
and viewed tho remains and nd
journed until today. Peter Hyland IL
foreman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
BADGER NOVELIST FINDS GOLD.
Hamlin Garlin Stakes Out Rich Claim
on Lake Atlin.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 21.-Hamlin
Garland, the Wisconsin novelist, has
made a discovery in the new gold
fields on Atlin lake. He heard of At
lin at Wrangel, and giving up his in
tention of going to Dawson, Went to
the new district. Subsequent panning
at distances from the creeks bore out
this opinion and has led to more ex
tended stalking of bench claims. lAese
bench claims, too, are richer tnan the
creek claims and give coarSer gold
and more nuggets. Experienced
miners believe that next year this
will be largely hydraulic camp and
that returns from this method OF min
ing will be large.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
NJ KlNLEY VISITS SICK HEROES
President Drops in Unannounced at
Virginia Hospital

Washington, Sept. Mckinney
Tuesday afternoon made a personal
inspection of the hospital at Fort
Meyer, Va. Accompanied by Adju-
tant General Corbin, the president
drove unannounced to the fort. The
president passed an hour and half
in the various wards and depart
ments of the hospital, going from cot
to cot, extending personal greeting
to each one of the nearly 400 pa
tents. The president carefully in
spected the kitchen and examined The
food supplies to the hospital patients.
At the conclusion of the examination
he expressed himself as we'll satisfied
with the arrangements made for car
ing for the sick, but desired it to be
understood that the patients were to
want for nothing that would improve
their condition or render them more
comfortable.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
KANSAS CITY WINS REMNANT.
Standing of Western League Clubs
at End of Season.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-President Ben.
Johnson, of the western baseball
league, Tuesday night gave the Asso-
ciated Press the following table show
ing the standing of the clubs at the
end of the season. The protested De
troit Kansas City game of June 10 Is
not included in the table, but even II
the directors at their meeting on De-
tober u should decide against Kansas
City the latter will win the pennant
by margin of one per cent. The
averages follow:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
SELLING ROOSEVELT'S HORSES
They're Bringing About Fourth o
Their Cost.

New York, Sept. 21.--Three hundred
and seventy-five horses that belonged
to Rooseyelt's rough riders went un-
der the hammer Tuesday at prices
ranging from s. to 81, but the aver
age was about SIG. Eight hundred
more of them are yet to be sold The
horses cost the government about $65
each.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
RACES AT STATE FAIR.

Milwaukee, sept. 21.-The races at
the state fair, under the auspices Of
the state board OF agriculture, began
Tuesday. The track was fair. The
results were: 2:35 pace ften start
ers), Olosa won, best time, 2:15.
George Star won the first heat and
Sidney A. the fourth. In the 2:2O
trot ia starters). Miss sydney won,
2:141a; Edgewood won the first heat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
TELEPHONE LINES COMBINE.
Three Independent Companies of
Minneapolis Pool interests.

Minneapolis. Sept. 21-Negoti-
atoms which have been pending for
some time were closed Tuesday,
whereby the Northwestern Telephone
Exchange company, the Western Elec-
the Telephone company, and the
Minnesota Mutual Telephone and
Telegraph company, all dependent
companies. operating in between 500
AID 600 towns. will pool issues and
operate their lines in direct connec-
ten which will make II possible TO
reach about 5000 miles from this city
b, wire. and enable Minneapolis to
talk with all parts Of the states Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
COLD WATER TICKET

Denver, Sept. 1.-The state con-
yention OF the prohibition party Of
Colorado yesterday placed a ticket In
the field headed by Rev. &. b. Spen-
Ger OF Denver, for governor. The
platform, besides the usual prohibi-
ton planks, declares in favor Of free
coinage Of silver.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
KILLS WIFE AND SELF.

Chicago, Sept. 81. - Michael
Schwarz, a musician. last night shot
and killed his wife, Anna, from whom
he had been divorced two months
and then killed himself. The shoot
ing was the result of an argument
over past differences. Their twelve
year-old daughter witnessed the
tragedy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
MUST ANSWER FOR MURDER.
German Captain, Who Killed Imper-
tinent Sergeant, Under Arrest.

Berlin. Sept. 21-Count Stolberg-
Werningerode. cavalry captain has
been arrested on account Of the death
OF Sergt. Scheinhardt from the effects
of a sword cut behind the ear intiict-
ed by the count for impertinence dur
ing tn recent manoeuyers in Alsace.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
HIS DENOMINATION CONCEDED
TO bic A CERTAINTY.
OPPOSITION FULLY ROUTED
Senator burrows Must Give Way to
the Overwhelming Demand of
Rank and File of Party -Conyen-
ton to be Asked to Specifically
Endorse Atkinson Bill,

Detroit, Sept, 2l.--pingree's unan-
imous denomination today by tho
republican state convention IL conced-
ed to be Il certainty by the crowd Of
delegates, party leaders and candi-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22

one time superintendent of schools
at Chicopee, dass, He was culti-
waited man, and had degree of A. NJ.
For Ii years or more he had lived at
Ann Arbor, He was about 65 years
OF age, Two or three years ago he
canvassed Madison for an important
publication and made many friends
here.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
EXPOSITION BUILDING BURNS.

Tacoma, Sept. 1.-THE exposition
the largest structure of its
kind in the northwest, burned Tues
day. The loss is 100000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
THE BOOTHS BEREAVED.

New York, Sept. 21.-The infant
daughter of Commander and Consul
Booth Tucker. Of the Salvation army
died yesterday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22

Iowa. Nebraska. South Dakota, Min
nesota, Missouri. Kansas, Illinois, anu
in fact as far as electricity will carry
the voice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
FIRE AT MT. HOREB.
Disastrous Blaze Breaks Out Early
'"TeSday Morning
Madison, Sept. q.

A disastrous fire broke out early
Tuesday morning in the little village
Of Mt. Horeb, about 20 miles west Of
Madison. The blaze started in the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
BIG RAILROAD CASE
DEMURRER IN IMPORTANT SulT
ONERRULEn,
100000 MORTGAGE GOOD

4. {. Gunnison and Others of New
York City Win First Round in
Suit Before Judge Bum To Have
Satisfied an Old Plaster ON c., Nj.
\ st, L. Railroad.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
GUEST OF PRINCESS
KING ATTENDS ROYAL RECEP-
TON IN HONOLULU.
HAWAII WANTS STATEHOOD

Commissioner Morgan Tells the ISL
anders That He Favors Giving
Them More Than Territorial friy-
ileges-MasS-N Meeting of Natives
ASK for ex-Queens Restoration.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22

of passage In the state senate at the
last session. Senator Burrows has
been credited with leading the ele-
ment opposing Pingree.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-29
FIXING THE RIVERS.
Maj. Powell Reports on His
Work Around Pittsburg.

The Monongahela Has Monopolized
the Greater Part of the Govern
ments Attention, But the Allegheny
Is Being Improyed-Progress Made
on New Work and Statement OF the
Repairs Under Way.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Maj.
Charles f. Powell, engineer in charge
of the Allegheny aud Monongahela
rivers, has made his annual report to
the war department showing the i'm
provements that have been made since
the government acquired the locks
and dams in the Monongahela. He
says traffic is restricted by insufficient
channel and lock facilities
Effort was made during the year to
lay down and define an extension of
harbor lines up stream from their
present end at the railroad bridge at
Homestead, to McKeesport, the
mouth of the Youghiogheny, a river
distance of about seven milee. This
has proved a laborious task from num-
erous conflicting interests and the
condition that the work should be
done without expense to the United
States. The abolition of lock tolls
has been followed by marked in
crease of traffic, especially in packet
and excursion business and transnor-
tation of coal for local consumption.
Boats with a gross tonnage of D.
100, AIS came to Pittsburg on the
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers,
principally the latter, during the
year. During the year $3.50, 83S tons
of coal passed through the locks on
the Monongahela river, and 2,679, 800
tons passed Davis island dam on the
Ohio river. The consumption Of
river coal at Pittsburg was 2,619, 400
tons during the year. About $50, 600
tons of river coal were mined on the
Monongahela river in 1897 and used
in the pools where mined. The total
number of passengers carried through
the locks of the Monongahela river
during the year was Isl, 09S.
Locks and 8 were operated from
the first of the year, and Locks ], 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, and from July Z, on which
date the properties of the Mononga-
hela Navigation company were trans
ferred to the United States
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-29
CONTRACT Is FORFEITED
Wharton and Hartman find that they
have bitten off more than they can
chew and the conditions being too
hard they quit--CeI Carico takes the
job at eighty cents a thousand.

The contractors Wharton and Hart
man who had the contract for haul
ing the paving brick have thrown up
their contract and it has been let by
the council at a special meeting held
on Thursday night. The price to be
paid by the Thousand was too low in
the first place and the brick came in
box cars instead of gondolas as was
expected SO that the men were in for
a heavy loss. Council had agreed to
make it all right but they wanted d
more defnate understanding and ask
ed to be paid one dollar a thousand
for hauling. They had agreed to do
the work in the first place for fifty
five cents but they stood to lose stead
lily at it at this price.
Council thought that dollar was
too high and the contract was for
feited. Several of the other bidders
were seen going to the lowest on the
list which had been made when the
job was first let but until they reach
ed Marcellus Carraco none of them
were available. He took the contract
at his bid Of eight cents and will put
the brick in place on the sides of the
street.
The company has been stirred up
on the question of getting the mater
ial here and there are six car loads of
the brick on the siding and others
due The haulers will be swamped
for some days and the town will be in
for some charge for the time that it
will take to catch up. 1t is to be
hoped that there will be no further
delay.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-29
The Excursion.

The return of the excursion which
left here for Charleroi on Thurs
day was a great thing. They got
back here at half past two in the
morning and every one was half
dead. The trip was a great success
and barring the WEAKNESS occasioned
by its length it was a delightful one.
Nearly 400 people went along and
the lodge of Rebekahs which gave the
excursion cleared neat sum for the
benefit of the lodge.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-29
Died.

RYAN. Died at the home Of his
father on Sunnyside on July 20 aged
nine years Walter Ryan son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Waitman II. Ryan. Walter had
been sick only few days and had
taken his bed on Tuesday. The sud-
denness of his taken off was stunning.
His mother is just recovering from
an attack of the same disease with
which he died, typhoid fever and q
brother is very sick with 1t. 1.-THE
services will be conducted this Friday
evening by Rev. /. A. Rarnes and
the interment will be In Oak Grove
cemetery. We extend our sympathy
to the bereaved.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-29
HON. JOHN I. NC GRAW.
Seems to be the Choice of the
Party for Congress in this
District.

Withdrawal of Other Gentlemen Leaves
Him as the Logical Candidate-He
Would Have Been Nominated in any
Event Great Campaign is Promised
Should he Enter the Race-There
Seems to be Little Doubt that he will
His Party Needs Him and he will
Accept the Proffered Trust Why
Dayton is not Strong Some Politics
and its Relation TO the People Of the
District-The Fight will soon be on
in Earnest.
Hon. John T. McGraw is the al
most unanimous choice of his party
for congress in this district as things
stand at present. S. v Woods of
PhiIippi and VIM. Cornwen of Rom
ney were strong fayorites after him of
course, but they have both come out
in positive letters declining the hon
or. This leaves the field open for
him.
He is not an active candidate nor
has he stated publicly that he would
be a candidate at all, but it is be
lieved as true by political observers
that he would answer the call should
his party ask him to be the candi-
date. That he can get more votes
in this district than any other demo
crat there is no doubt and that he
can get more votes than any other
man is equally certain.
A campaign with him for the
leader would be a hot one and the
people of the district would get their
moneys worth of fun out of it. He
is eloquent, enthusiastic and young
a model stump speaker and a vote
getter of unusual ability. He has
many warm friends in the republi-
can ranks who do not want to vote
for Dayton.
The latter starts into the cam
paign badly handicapped if he is to
be the choice and there seems to be
no doubt that he Will. There is a
great and growing dissatisfaction
with the young man from Barbour
which is being voiced by some of the
best republican papers in the dis
trict. This dissatisfaction is going
to cost him a large number of votes
and that in this district means de
feat as the margin is very narrow
one and has been for years.
The convention of the democrats
will be held at Elkins on the tenth
of August and it will more than
likely nominate John L. McGraw
The only thing that will keep them
from it would be his positive declin-
alton and it is not thought that he
will make such a move. The party
needs him and he will accept or we
misjudge him wonderfully.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-29
Married.

ScoTT-CoBB. - Married, at the
home of the brides parents Mr.. Row
land Cobb on July 2sth, Mr.. Richard
Scott and Miss Mary Cobb by Rev.
4. M. Buchanan. The ceremony
was very quiet one only the imme-
date family of the bride being pres
ent. Miss Cobb has not been long
a resident Of Morgantown. Mr.. Scott
is native of Randolph county and
is civil engineer. We extend con-
gratulations.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-29
SOME FIRE GOSSIP.
Organization of Salvage De-
partment at Uniontown.

Ii Might be Initiated with Great Profit
Here--The Duties ofthe Members are
Auxiliary to the Firemen 1T will
Form a Valuable Training School for
Firemen and in Time of Need can
Give them Help when it is Most Need
ed-Ali the Objectionable Features of
Fire Fignting Could be 0bviated
The Seneca Council and their Appar-
atus Dicker with the Water Company
Holds them Back from Buying What
they Need-They will Soon get it
However.
Uniontown Is organizing salvage
corps to work in connection with the
fire company whenever there is a
fire there. The duties of these men
are indicated by their name. They
are to save what property they can
and are to act as special eustodians
of anything that may be saved from
the flames. The town was driven
to this by the action of lot of PEG
pie during their recent big fire A
great deal of property was carried
off then by people who pretended to
be engaged in helping rescue them
from the burning building This
condition became so intolerable that
a salvage corps was determined up
on
About thirty men have been en-
rolled. They will have direct super
vision of that department of fire
fighting and all others will be pro
hibited from carrying things out
except in cases of great emergency
and then sharp lookout will be
kept to see that they do not carry
the things too far
This might be very good idea to
put in use here The salvage corps
could not only help in getting things
out of the burning houses but they
could act as special officers and help
the police who are greatly overtaxed
at such times At our last fire there
were a great many things stolen
while the firemen were busy fighting
the fire and while goods were being
carried out of the stores on fire or
threatened by flames.
The attention of the council and
the fire department is called to this
suggestion which might be put to
good use From the body of this
corps the new fireman who are need
ed from time to time may be drawn
and they would form a valuable
training school for the fire company
In case of emergency they could
help in fighting the flames and the
crowd could be kept away, the adj
vantage of having the work done by
trained men would then be gained.
The Seneca council have not final
ly concluded what it will do in ref
erence to the purchase of fire sup
plies. They are at present dicker
ing with the Union Improvement
company for water and they will
not make any contracts for the sup
plies until they know what they can
do in that line. The matter will
however be finally settled before long
as they do not wish to lose any
more time.