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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04
TELEURAMS IN BRIEF.
sPANIsH-AMERICAN AirAlRs.

The Filipinos are building new in
trenchments north and west OF Malo-
los.
Overtime" men on Raleigh peti-
toned Secretary Long for their dis
charge.
Admiral Dewey will scare. for Lieut..
Gilmore and his men and make terms
for their release, II alive.
General Gomez has decided to de-
clare In favor Of an American protecto-
rate until Cuba Is pacified.
The Alfonso XIII. took 600 Spanish
citizens to Spain. since January /
10000 Spanish have returned from Gu
ba to the home country.
Porto Iticans are strongly opposed TO
the reported plan Of the insular com
mission to put Americans at once into
all the principal Offices OF the Island.
Two hundred Filipinos attacked the
American outposts near Tagng, Luz
zon, and were repulscd after several
hours fighting, leaving twelve dead on
the field.
The wreck OF the Spanish torpedo
boat destroyer Pluton, which was sunk
by the Gloucester July 3 last, has been
found by divers about three miles west
of Moro castle
A Manila dispatch states that there
Is hope that Lieut.. Gilmore and his
party from the cruiser Yorktown may
have been rescued by Spaniards and
not captured, as reported
General Miles, IL Is stated in a Wash
ington dispatch, Will demand court
martial for the members OF the beer
court of inquiry II they report that
his charges against army beef are not
sustained.
Porto Rican commissioners peti-
toned the administration for free
trade relations between the United
States and the island and asked that
the people OF Porto Rico be given tenn
porarlly q territorial form Of govern
ment.
The president. after consultation
with members of his cabinet decided
not to organize for the present tho vol
rnteer army authorized by congress
General OTIS was instructed to arrange
for the return to the United States OF
tho volunteers In the Philippines.
General Gomez was Kissed by some
people who were standing on the root
of II house overlooking Havana. They
waved Spanish flags and cried Long
live Woyler," Death to Gomez,
Death to Americans" and passon-
gers and sailors on board the Alfonso
XIII, repeated the cries.
At Corinto, Central America. an
open boat containing the remains OF
nine men who had persisted months
before drlfted ashore. Not drop OF
water nor particle OF food was In
the boat. Tho bodies are those OF
Louis w. Malsen, three port officials
and nyo boatmcn, VITO were carried
out to sea In u storm last December,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04
MAKING MEXICAN PULQUE.
Manufacture of the National Drink an
Enormous Industry.

The making of pulque, the national
drink, is an enormous industry in
Mexico. The natives look upon it as
an essential part of their diet, and it's
consumption is universal among all
classes of people. The intoxication
produced by pulque is thorough and
apparently satisfactory in all essen
tials, il one can judge by the slumber-
ing forms often seen in the cutters adj
jacent to the pulqueries or pulque
shops in the City of Mexico as the
night grows old. Pulque is made from
the maguey, a species of century
plant. The poems gather the sap
from the plant by a rough siphon and
empty it into a pigskin. 1t is passed
through a simple process of fermen-
taton and in twenty-four hours it is
fit for use as a beverage. When fer
mented it has the appearance of iced
buttermilk, which it somewhat re-
sembles in taste, though to one unac-
customed to it's favor it is mawkish
and repugnant. This distaste soon
wears off, and a liking for the drink is
not long in asserting itself.
1t is said to be sovereign remedy
for kidney affections, and there is a
saying that if man from the north
who has spent nearly all his money in
trying to cure kidney trouble has
enough left to carry him down to
Mexico and will drink pulque for
two months he will be cured. A good
maguey field is a profitable piece of
property. Each well-deyeloped plant
will yield from 100 to $50 gallons of
sap. The sap is gathered daily for
several weeks before it ceases to flow.
Mexico City alone consumes 100000
pints of pulque a day, besides large
quantities Of mescal and tequilla.
These are very intoxicating spirits, OBJ
tanned by dstllation from the heart
and root of the maguey. Although to
the ordinary person to drink them is
like swallowing a fiery furnace, to the
palate of the peon they are as CRATE
full as would be the softest cold
Scotch" to northerner-New York
Times
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04
WHERE THE POT or GOLD" is.

How many women are freting and
struggling along on very little money
when Il BoOd-siZed yard or adjoining
patch Of ground is going to waste!
Yet that very piece of ground may
contain all sorts OF possibilities
clothes, furniture, books, medicines,
luXuries and even necessities otherwise
impossible. Clear, pillow, fertiize and
plant; this done, the great beginning
Is made. and perseverance and atten-
ton will secure the rest. Onions, to-
matocs, cabbages, celery, a small poul-
try farm, Il violet or rose farm-any
one of thcse may aud several hundred
dollars to ones purse every year
Small fruits, hops, tuberoscs and
grapes are also very profitable. With
some intelligence II blooming garden
can always be made paying one;
make 1t Il principle to have no more
waste in the garden than in the ldtch-
on. If there Is only a very small place
and just enough raised for ones own
fanny, try, after the table Is supplied,
to prepare what vegetables ard fruits
are left over for sale for winter use.
There Is always Il demand for good
homemade canning and preserving.
DO not let valuable scrap of ground
he idle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04
DOMESTIC.
'hicago May wheat, 73&c.

Chicago May wheat, 73AC.
Sixty-1ye chair making plants com
bined.
The Missouri river overflow becomes
serious.
North Dakota had very heavy
snowfall.
The American Shipbuildlng company
organized.
British university students won the
cable chess match
fhe condition OF Vice President IIo-
bart showed little change.
Ambassador Choato is still In de-
mand ut London banquets.
EX-Goy. John rallnlerro was elected
United States senator from Florida.
Alihi for Mrs. Anna IL. George was
offered and the defense rested It's case.
Crew OF u. s. $. Raleigh presented
to Helen Gould standard. ensign and
jack
General Olpherts toasted the Amer
lean army at public banquet In Lon
don.
Eucnine, the new anaesthctic has
been successfully employed In major
operation.
Miss Jane Brunot of Dana, Ind, was
murdered, and by her lover and her
nephew,
Duluth may quarantine against
Cleveland, Buffalo and other lake ports
because of smallpox
Mayor Jones, of Toledo. said that
municipal ownership of public fran
chises is In sight.
A new first class theater, to cost
with the land $4,000 is to be erected
In San Francisco.
Baroness nirsch's will gives 81, 200
GOO to the New York fund, but the to-
tai Is not rs large Ms reported
Colonel John Jacobs Astor's yacht
Nourmahal has arrived IN Venice. She
carried her owner and II large party
of friends.
George w. Keil. who for the last 10
wears was business manager OF the
New York Clipper, Is dead from heart
disease
Colonel ID. L. Llvermore, the oldest
telegraph operator IN the country,
died IN Hallowell, Maine. He was
81 years old.
All the state volunteers who went
10 Cuba are now out OF the island. ac-
cording to Information at the war de-
partment.
Three inmates of Mennonite or
phons home at Berenc. Ind, were
burned to death in fire which de-
stroyed the building.
1t Is understood that General George
W. Davis will be made military GOV
ernor OF Porto Rico, to succeed Gen
eral Guy Y, Henry.
Testimony for the defense was con
cluded In the trial OF Mrs. Annie
George at Canton. Ohio, on the charge
OF shooting George Saxton.
The National Academy OF Sciences
awarded the fifth Watson medal to
David Gill, her majestys astronomer
at the Cape Of Good Hope.
The Workingmens dollar dinner was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04
BEADED PURSES.

Beaded purses and bags are more in
evidence than ever Silver and gold
beads are used freely while the ef-
fort is made to initiate gems with
the colored glass beads which are
worked into purses with the metal
ones. The groundwork is of silk, in
great contrast to the beaded design.
Richness of coloring is the aim. and
the effect is enlightened by the most
elegant mountings very freely jew
cid to match the body of the bag
These bags are finished with the
fat belt bag clasps or with the collap-
sible round tops and some even with
the sliding rings of the old-fashioned
silk purse. but all are as elaborate as
possible in coloring with conventional
floral design or Persian patterns.-
st. Louis Republic
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

Strict Rector-My dear, ! am aston
ished to hear that you went to the the
alter during Lent.
Young Lady-It isn't wicked to talk
during Lent, is It"
"Of course not; but you went to
play"
Il went with a theater party, and
we paid no attention to the play. =
New York Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04
FIRST SILK HAT.
Its Wearer Arrested for Breach of the
Peace.

January 10 1897, was the date fixed
by DR.. Hethel .ngton for his first az
pearance in public with the new hat,
the silk hat Of today. He believed
that in he natural course of events he
would create sensation, but he was
not prepared for the eommotion which
followed. 1t was with no little trepi-
dation that. about IL o'clock in the
forenoon Mr.. hv,Aerington emerged
from his shop in the Strand. His fam
lily advised against it, but he was de-
termined, and forth he sailed
The Strand, as now, was one of the
busy streets of London, and Mr.. Heth-
erington had not watned ten feet be-
fore merchants and others, attracted
by the unusual sight. stopped and
gazed in wonder. Mr. Hetherington,
however, moved on, but men who had
only stopped to look now followed aft
err him. and in less time than ii takes
TO tell 1t the street was crowded with
a bowling mob. Those on the out
skirts Of the crowd did not know the
nature Of the trouble, II there was any,
but they helped to swell the din. How
Mr. Hetherington Jared, however. Is
best told by the journals OF that date
whose pages have been searched by the
Tailors and Cutters special commits
sioner. One gazette gave this account
of the remarkable event:
John Hetherngton. haberdasher, OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

The Russian governor general of the
Caucasus has ordered the prosecution
in Tifs Of the city's mayor Evan
gouloff, a city councillor, Prince
Algoutinshi Dolgoroukoff, and num-
Der Of other members Of the city Office
for misruling the citizens.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04
Thief" she cried, scornfully.

mo, moi" he exclaimed, pleadingly,
Anything but that"
"rhief!" she repeated. "A thief
takes so little it is hardly missed
an embczzler takes all that is within
reach. and flnancier takes so much 1t
cannot be counted. You stole but
one"
lie is now Chicago
Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

"Now, then, government by con-
junction"
You mean government by iniunc-
ton"
mo, ! don't; was thinking Of
matrImony."
O!"-Indanapolis journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

The Right Rev. A. J. McGavick has
been consecrated titular bishop OF Mar
copolis at the Holy Name cathedral in
Chicago as auxiliary TO Archbishop
Feehan, who otficiated
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

Colorado Springs, Col, April 21,-
The Gazette says: Gable advices an
nounce the sale Of the Independence
mine to an English syndicate, the price
being s10000,000 The deal is the
greatest in the history of American
mining"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-04

Ex-Gov Black Of New York viii
join Croker in an attempt to crush
Ross Plat.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
MISS MADGE DAILY MATCHED
Gossips WnE Their Tongues About
the Daughter of the Wealthy
Anaconda Copper King.

Copyright, 1892 by Press Publishing Coz
PARIS, Dec. 1.-CNew York World Ca
begram-Special Telegram.) )-Tempestuou
gossip has been excited here by the rather
nconsiderate boast of Mrs. Stewart Taylor
that she has been promised $250,0O0 as a
commission by Marcus DAILY. the Anaconda
copper king, to match his daughter Madge
with certain Italian prince. Mrs. Taylor
spoke thus before a gathering of ten or
twelve women in Armand's fashionable
dressmaking establishment.
1t had been generally understood that
Miss Madge Daily was engaged to DR.. Archi-
bald Ryckert, handsome American dentist
with a fashionable clientele. Marcus DAILY
only began to oppose the match during his
visit here last summer.
The Italian prince is aged and has a rather
unsavory reputation in Paris and Rome,
where he has been the hero in several social
adventures.
Marcus Daly's friends say he has too much
American common sense to have intended
the remark to Mrs. Taylor to be taken
seriously.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
TRUSTS TO LEAVE ILLINOIS
Corporations Representing Five Hum
dTed Million Dollars Said TO Re
Ready to Move.

CHICAGO, Dec, 1.-The Chronicle tomor-
row will say; Corporations with an aggre-
gate capital of more than $500, 900 900 are
preparing to move out of the state of Illinois
and establish their headquarters in the east
mainly New York City The chief reason
assigned for the radical change is that the
legislature and courts of Illinois have as
sumed so distinctly an antitrust com
pleXion that the corporations have had to
retaliate by Withdrawing their interests to
other fields, The principal corporations get
ting ready to quit this city are: The Fed
eral Steel company American Steel and Wire
company, American Steel Hoop company.
American Tinplate company and the Glucose
Sugar Refining company.
A representative of the Whisky trust said
toright that its entire business would be
taken from Illinois as soon as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
CONDITION Of THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Generally Fair: Westerly Winds,

has been reserved. 3S,S45, 19i being appro-
priated Iowa has 80, OSO acres all appro-
priated. South Dakota has 11,O76,557 sur
veyed; unsurveyed, 1000, ,557 reserved 12,-
90S977 area appropriated "a 1870 800.
Speaking Of the act creating reservoirs for
watering livestock which created a great
deal of excitement at the time OF the pas
sage OF the bill, the secretary states that
the provisions Of the act were abused to
such an extent that new rules had to be
made limiting entries So grossly was
the act abused that all lands in several
adjoining townships were filed upon by, or
in behalf Of, scme person or company he
recommends legislation restricting the terms
cf the present act.
Upon the question OF leasing Indian lands
the secretary states that eighty-seven leases
were made on the Omaha reservation and
forty-iive on the Wnnebago, the total num-
ber in force on the former reservation being
ninety-siX while on the latter reservation
there are in effect 1872 These leases run
from % cents to 81 per acre per annum
Congress will have to do something at THE
session for settlers upon the Otoe and Mis-
souri, reservation in Gage county, Nebraska,
end purchasers of lands has been going on
since May, 1883. The secretary recon-
mends that in view of the rejecting of the
proposed settlement on the part of the SET
tiers attorney congress will solve the din.
culties.
George F. Cole was today appointed post
master at 1nman, Holt county, Nebraska,
vice George D.. Buck, dead
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
Dickering for Surrender.
PUSH INTO THE INTERIOR
FREQUENT Brushes with bands of the
Insurgents and Much of Their
Artillery Captured.

WASHINGTON, Dec. General Otis
advices to the War department today show
that the advance into the interior is being
vigorously pushed and the American troops
continue to drive back and disperse the
scattered bands encountered.
He states that Captain Warwick, Eigh
teenth infantry, was killed in an engage
ment at Passi, Iloilo province on the 26th
ultimo. General Otis dispatch is as fol-
lows:
MANILA, Dec. 1.-Hughes reports from
central Panay that Iloilo province one
third OF island, is cleared of insurgents. BY
forced marches with two battalions from
Labuano by way of Calnog he obliged
enemy to engage at Passi on 26th utimo
and drove him with loss to the mountains
in detached bodies, capturing ten held-
pieces, of which two are breechloaders;
also nine rifles and several thousand rounds
of small ammunition; Hughes casualties,
Captain Warwick, Eighteenth infantry, and
Private Daniel w. Humphreys. Company
X, Eighteenth infantry, killed. He reports
his troops In excellent health. Is now con-
verting wheel into pack transportation for
purpose of entering mountains. Expected
that he will pass on to Caplz, northern coast
of island.
dispatches from Lawton indicate Bayam-
trails over mountains impracticable for
wheel transportation of any kind. Troops
have gubsisted on rice and scant supply Of
that,
"MacArthur's troops have had several
minor engagements, capturing men and
rifles. Bells capture in mountains includes
fourteen modern guns all In good condi-
tion; over fifty pieces of artillery captured
by troops of corps in last three weeks.
"Oregon brought in log Spanish prisoners
from Vigan yesterday. ninety-four received
by rail previous evening. Young, with
three troops cavalry and March's battalion
Thrty-third infantry should have reached
Vigan yesterday.
Conditions Zamboanga satisfactory. Ad-
ditional ordnance surrendered consisting OF
four feldpleces, seventeen rifles, quantity
of ammunition. Natives OF adjoining towns
are visiting the city and native military
bands are serenading troops. Thirty first
infantry leaves Manila this evening to gar
rison several stations on Mindanao coast; no
difficulties anticipated.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
rh EUROPE ASSURED
Austrian En-. r raIScs Hopeful
View of the Situn-
tion.

VIENNA, Dec. 1.-Replylng TO the ad-
dresses of the presidents OF the Hungarian
and Austrian delegations today, Emperor
Francis Joseph referred with emotion to the
"innumerable manifestations of devotion to
himself and the imperial house." in which
the peoples Of the monarchy had united
with himself in deep sorrow at the death
Of the empress
His majesty, continuing, said the relations
Of the monarchy with the powers continued
friendly and appeared to justify confidence
that they would not be disturbed. The con-
tinuance of the peace Of Europe, he added
was the surest guarantee, ana this was
afforded by the "undisturbed existence of the
close and trustful relationship with our al
lies"
further guarantee OF peace, the emperor
said, was the harmonious cooperation of all
the civilized states at The Hague confer
encc, Originated on the magnanimous ini-
tiative of the czar, which had impaired
fresh and increased hopes to those recog-
nizing the need of peace throughout the
world"
The emperor also referred to the friendly
relations with Russia in regard to the
Balkans. Abiding to the Transvaal, he
said: 1--WE have resolved to observe the
strictest neutrality and can only wish the
conflict was approaching an early conrlu-
sion" After saying that the demands of
the War department were confined to the
most urgent requirements, the emperor con-
cluded with an appeal to the patriotic zeal
of the delegations.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
TAKE THEM FOR IDLE WORDS
Paris Press Refuses to Get Excited
over the Chamberlain
speech.

PARIS. Dec. 1.-some Of the newspapers
attach considerable Importance to the utter
ances of Joseph Chamberlain at Leicester
yesterday and consider that they show that
Emperor Williams visit to England was
PARTIALLY political. The majority, however,
characterize certain OF Mr. Chamberlain's
declarations as empty threats and regard the
suggestion OF an alliance between Great
Britain, the United States and Germany as
simply eccentric.
Tho Matiu observes that Mr.. Chamberlain
alludes to the alliance as an accomplished
fact and as being his work and "seizes on
the opportunity to address threats to France,
which leaves us as unmoyed as does the
famous prospect OF a new triple alliance"
The Journal urges the recall OF Admiral
Fournier's squadron from the LeYant, in
view OF ''eyentualities which may arise from
the present antl-British campaign in
France"
The Journal des Debats says II doubts the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
HAYWARD SLIGHTLY BETTER
Passes n Quiet Day, Sleeping Most OF
the Time-No Pain in
His Head.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Dec. 1.-(Special
telegram )-Senator Haywards condition
is not much changed from last night except
that there is further acceleration of pulse
which indicates the existence of some fever
The paralytic conditions are unchanged.
Dr. Whitten issued the following bulletin
at 10 o'clock: Senator Hayward passed
rather restless night, but seems to be
resting easier this morning. His tempera-
ture is 99.S; pulse, 95 respiration, "a"
Senator Hayward's condition has shown a
slight improvement this afternoon. His
temperature and pulse have lowered some
what and he is not so nervous and feverlsh
His brother, Major Hayward, is more
hopeful this evening than at any time since
his arrival. DR., Written gave out this bull
letin at 1880 tonight.
Senator Hayward has passed quiet
day, sleeping most of the time. His tenn
perature is 99.5, pulse 81 and soft respiration
23 and more regular. He has had no pa n
in his head today"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
ARRESTED AT WIFE'S BIER
Beautiful Woman Dies and Her Hus-
band is Charged with Her
Murder.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec, 1.-The sud
den death last night of Mrs. John Williams
a we'll known and beautiful woman of this
city, and the arrest today of her husband
on the charge of murder have caused tre-
mendous sensation here. Today, after all
arrangements had been made for Mrs. Will
liams' funeral, the order came for the body
to be held, as an autopsy was to be made
A warrant was issued for the arrest of
the husband and he was soon placed in the
county Jail charged with murder.
The autopsy developed that Mrs. Williams
came to her death by a violent blow on the
stomach, bursting the bladder and rupturlng
blood vessel. The woman died in great
agony, but made no charges against any
one. The husband quarreed with his wife
about week ago. He refuses to talk
Mrs. Williams was a sister n-law of City
Recorder West. Williams is a well-known
young man about town.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-02
REDUCTION IN CABLE RATES
Decrease in Cuban Tolls Said to Have
Been brought About by Increase
in BUSINESS.

NEW YORK, Dec. Thomas w. Clark,
vice president of the International Tele-
graph company and Of the Western Union
Telegraph company, made general state
ment today concerning the reduction in the
cable rates to Cuba, which those COM
panies have announced and as to the posi-
tion taken by his companies in the appllca-
ton of the Commercial Gable company for
landing rights in Cuba. Mr., Clark said:
"The reduction in the cable tolls of Cuba,
as stated in the announcement, is simply
carrying out the policy of the companies
to make conservative and fair reductions
as business conditions may warrant from
time to time. The cable communication
with the islands which our companles have
established has always been of the most re-
liable and constant kind and no expense
has ever been spared to keep it So"