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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

of the Anglo-American commission
which may result In permanently end
ing the negotiations for new treaty
The Canadian commissioners are said
to have demanded and the Americans
to have refused the cession OF Skaguay
Alaska.
Beatty Balestier, brother of Mrs
Rudyard Kipling, has gone to New
York from Vermont to sue Rudyard
Kipling for $4,000 for alleged mali
cious prosecution and false arrest In
1896. Kipling alleged that Balestier
threatened his life, but the case was
dropped.
At Akron, o., Nellie Howers brought
suit against the American Cereal Co.
to prevent the directors from turning
the company over to the prospective
combine She sets forth, among other
things, that the conveyance would lie
illegal, as 1t is for the purpose OF
forming trust.
The National Steel company, which
is to control the rolling mills of Ohio
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, has
been Incorporated in Jersey City. 1t is
not the $400,000,000 trust which 1t
was rumored was about to absorb the
Federal Steel company, and Mr.. Car
negie Is not interested in 1t.
The plea in abatement on behalf of
Mrs. Annie e. George, indicted for
the murder OF George ID. Sexton, at
Canton, o., has been prepared. Con
trary to expectations, the plea does
not go into the merits of the case but
is almost an exact copy of the motion
to quash, filed and overruled some
days ago.
In shooting ARRAY at Admission,
Ala, Colonel David G. Colson, con-
gresham from the eleventh Ala
bama district, was wounded by
Lieutenant e. ID. Scott, prominent
young attorney Of Lexington, Ky.
Coson had trouble with Lieu
tenant Brakeman and pulled the
latters ear. Scott took up the quar-
rel in behalf of Brakeman and the
shooting resulted.
Gen. A. ID. Strauss, consul general Of
Nicaragua, in New York City, re-
celved a cablegram from the president
of Nicaragua stating that all the ports
on the eastern or Atlantic coast Of
that state have been closed to com
mence by his orders. The closing Of
the ports, it is thought, Is for the pur-
pose Of preventing the bringing in
arms and other contraband of war for
the insurgents, the uprising all along
the last coast exclusively.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
TELECRAPHlc TICKS.

Former ambassador to Russia and
the new secretary of the interior,
Ethen Allen Hitchcock, have arrived
from Europe.
Harry B. McMaster, former Eau
Claire bank cashier, has been released
from the state prison, having served a
sentence for ENLIGHTENMENT
At Easton, Pa, Prof. Stephens, w..o
was on trial for week past, charged
with setting fire to Pardee hall, Lafay-
cite college, was found guilty.
Mrs. Appoloma Giefer, the aged
mother of Patrolman John Giefer, who
recently died in La Crosse. prayed that
she might die and be buried with him.
Her wish has been satisfied. Her aus
band is critically i'll.
The movement recently started in
Pittsburg. Pa, to form gigantic
combination of all the leading glass,
pressed. and tableware manufacturers
of the country. is expected TO be con-
summated at an early date.
Capt. John W Neall, /. S A.. is
missing from San Francisco. and an in
spection OF his accounts shows a de-
ficiency of $1,000. Capt. Neal gained
distinction as first lieutenant OF troop
B, 4th cavalry, and recently became
captain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
DOMES

Chicago May wheat, 1850.
An attempt was made to dynamite
hotel at Butte.
Senator Roach OF North Dakota was
married in Washington.
The village of Forestport. N. ",
was destroyed by Are.
Captain James Bryant, who aided
Boss Tweed to escape to Cuba. is
dead at New York.
The American commissioners refuse
to cede Skaguay, Alaska, or any other
territory to Great Britain.
Senator Hansbrough' Inter Ocean
building and other structures at
Devils Lake, N. D., were burned.
Plans for a gigantic silk trust, with
headquarters in Paterson, N. j.. are
being discussed by the manufacturers
II Is estimated that SO per cent. OF
the wheat acreage In central Illinois
has been killed by the severe weather.
Judge Simon Baldwin, OF Con-
necticut urged the restoration OF the
whipping-post for the punishment OF
wife-beaters.
Intensely cold weather prevailed
throughout the country. The tenn
perature fell to twenty-six degrees In
parts OF Florida.
A loving cup was presented to Ad-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

Emile Loubet, who has been elected
president of France by the leftist
senators, was born Dec. 81, 1888,
and is a native of the department Of
the Drome. His political career be-
gan in 1870, when he was mayor Of
Montelimar He entered the cham
Der of deputies in 1876 and was twice
reelected. In 1885 Loubet was nom
mated as senator and three years later
he became minister of public works in
the Tirard cabinet. In 1892 he un-
dertook the formation of cabinet,
and accepted himself the portfolio of
the interior and the presidency OF the
council. During Loubet's term of Of
fee in the Ribot cabinet, which lasted
until January, 1898. the Panama scan
dals developed and dislodged him from
his executive position. He was re-
elected to the senate in 1894 by a very
large majority, being elevated TO the
presidency Jan. 2 last,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
GIRL JUSTICE OF PEACE.
Elva H. Young Does Work, but Denied
Title

Title.
In all but the name Miss Elva II.
Young, lately appointed by the COVER
nor of Massachusetts to be special
commissioner, is a Justice of the
peace" and if she were a man she
would be at once invested with the
title.
This is a distinction attained by few
women-even women lawyers-for
Miss Young has been duly appointed
to the bar of Hampden county, and
practices in Springfield. 1t is an in
teresting point in connection that she
passed the examinations successfully,
while her father, who is Colonel
Charles l.. Young, tried at the same
time and failed. Their intention was
to enter the practice of the law in
partnership.
Miss Young has the distinction of
being the first woman to be admitted
to the bar of Hampden county, and
she is also the first applicant in that
county to take the examinations un-
der the direction of the state board
of examiners and pass them success
fully.
Colonel Young and his daughter
took the examinations. The colonel
in comparing his answers to the
questions in the examination with
those given by his daughter, found
that he had answered all the ques-
tons with the exception of one, the
same as did his daughter. He did not
however, give reasons for all of his
answers. and it is for this reason
that he did not pass. He took the eX-
animation again in December.
Miss Young is an unusually bright
young woman She was graduated
from the high school at Columbus,
o., and after coming to Springfield
took postgraduate course at the high
school there. She then entered Welles-
ley, where she was graduated with
first honors, and was also president
of her class From Wellesley she
went to Cornell university and took
a two years course.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
PIN MONEY IN ONIONS.

The small farmer who lives near a
city market and teaches his boys and
girls to raise onions on their own lit
tie plot on his farm is. giving them a
chance to make all the pin money
they need and put something in the
bank besides. There is more profit
in it than keeping chickens and sell
ing eggs. Onions are easy to raise,
and on part of the land that isn't
wanted for any other purpose. Once
the seed is sown there isn't much to do
but keep the weeds out The onions
can be harvested and left to cure when
the tops have died down, and it isn't
much trouble to get them to market,
where they easily sell for ten and IF
teen cents a quart in tn eff all Of the
year, about picking time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
MAY BREAK DEADLOCK.

Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 1S.-Fifty-fo of
the IS republican members of the leg
islature last night signed an agree
ment to go into caucus to nominate a
senator. 1t requires 81 votes to elect
and it is expected that that number
will be reached.
Romeo Hoyt, son OF Judge Hoyt OF
Chippewa Falls. was arrested at Skay-
uay, Alaska, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses. Judge
Hoyt has started an investigation OF
the affair
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
BIG DOG SHOW.
Ours From All Parts OF the World
Competing for Prizes.

New York, Feb. 22.-Dogs of every
size, breed, color and degree of intelli-
gence are on dress parade at the
twenty-third annual show of the West
minister Kennel club at Madison
square garden, Society goes, as it al
ways does, to pet and praise the beau
ties, and the little glass houses, with
ribbon bedecked interiors, temporary
homes of the toy terriers and Japan
csc spaniels, are surrounded by fem
mime admirers. The big st. Ber-
nards, great Danes, and the silken-
haired collies do not want for atten-
ton. Dogs from all over America are
in competition. Exhibitors from Eng
land, France and Germany are pres
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

Miss Margaret Chisholm, daughter of
Superintendent Chisholm of the
Thames water police.
Prince Napoleon Charles Gregorie
Jacques Philippe Bonaparte, third
son of Prince Lucien Bonaparte,
Prince of Canine and chief of the
older branch of the Bonaparte family,
is dead at Rome, aged SO.
Archbishop Ireland, who is in Rome,
is said TO be receiving extremely
cordial treatment at the vatican and to
be winning new advocates of his views
in favor Of the so-called American
policy" for the Catholic church.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

Washington, Feb. 17.-.In the senate
the military academy appropriations
bill passed without debate, and the
naval personnel bill was taken up. The
bill, however, was not pressed, and af-
ter the bill enabling soldiers who
serveu in the Spanish war, who had
previously been pensioners, to again
obtain Il pension had been re-consid-
cred, amended and passed, Mr.. Hawley
(rep., Conn.,, chairman of the military
affairs committee, reported to the SEN
ate the army reorganization bill. He
said the committee was evenly divided
SO that an agreement had been reached
to report two measures, one by each
division of the committee. When the
peace treaty ratification had been leg
lslated, he said, the situation would be
serious, as the existing law gave the
president no alternative but required
him to discharge the volunteers from
service and reduce the regular army
from about $4,000 to $1,000 men.
Mr.. Cockrell (dem., Mo- pre-
ture of minority report The bill he
proposed provided that the volunteer
force now in the service be mustered
out; that the act of April &c, 1898, be
continued in full force till July l, 1901;
and that the president be authorized 4
enroll military force of $4,000
men in the islands of Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines-th troops to be
offcered as the president may direct,
restricted in service to their respective
islands and not to be considered part
of the permanent military establish
ment. Such an act, Mr. Cockrell said,
could continue the military establish
ment at about $4,000 men and in addi-
ton would afford the president an ad-
ditional force of $4,000 men from the
various islands.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Two very sen.
sationa1 and unexpected things hap
pened in the house during the consid-
Grafton of the suudry civil bill. The
paragraph carrying an appropriation
of $40 600 900 for payment to Spain I'M
der the terms of the treaty was strick-
en- out upon point of order made by
Mr.. Wheeler (dem.. KY, who declared
that he was opposed to the appropria-
ton ON principle, and would resort to
any technicality to defeat it The
point of order was debated for hours,
its determination hanging upon tie
question whether the ratification OF
the treaty by the senate and Its sigma
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
CABLE CULLINGS.

rhe artillery strength of the Ger
man army Is to be increased.
The japanese government has prac
tically succeeded in queling the For
mosa rebellion.
The retreat of President Alon2o of
Bolivia, before the victorious insur-
gent army is confirmed
The suit of William Waldorf Astor
against the London Mail was setlled
by the giving of an apology.
The criminal section of the French
court OF cessation has concluded its
inquiry into the Dreyfus trial.
Polltlco-commercial relations be-
will be diseased in the relchstag.
William Laird, of the shipbulding
firm which built the confederate war
vessel Alabama, died at Liverpool.
The Mexican senate has confirmed
the appointment of Manuel Asplroz
us ambassador to the United States.
At the opening Of the British parlia
ment references to an Anglo-Amerl-
can alliance were greeted with en-
thusiasm
The English house of commons re-
ieCted by large majority a proposal
to cure alleged evils in the church of
England.
1t is announced in the British house
of commons that Great Britain's policy
in China is to come to terms with
competitors
Herr Florens Henry Gottfried Won
Bockum-Doiffs, of the Prussian cham
Der of deputies, died in his ninety
seventh year.
The Manitoba hotel at Winnipeg
and some railroad property were de-
stroyed by fire, causing a loss OF
about 100000.
G. A. Spottiswoode, head Of the
famous London firm of Eyre 4
Spottiswoode, parliamentary and gen
eral printers, died.
DR.. Raffel, president of the munich
pal council of Apia, Samoa, is on his
way to Berlin with dispatches bearing
on the recent troubles there,
The bodies of three supposed aero
nauts, who, 1t is suspected, are Herr
Andree and his two companions, have
been found In Northern Siberia.
The subscriptions to the Imperial
and Prussian loans of 100000 marks
and l25 million marks respectively,
foot up roundly four billion marks.
Lydia Shippy, formerly Il ballet
dancer, claims to be the wife OF Wis
count Hinton, the orgau-grinder
claimant to the earldom of Poulett.
The governor Of Bluefelds has taken
arms against the Nicaraguan govern
mcnt. The rising Is confined to that
region. Foreign interests are menaced.
Dreyfus has refused to reply to
written interrogations of the court
OF cessation on the ground that his
answers are inaccurately transmitted
to Paris.
Lord Berrestord says England the
United States, Germany and Japan
intend to prevent the partition of
China and maintain an open door in
the Orient
A score of French deputies have
addressed letter to the government
rehelling against the proposed change
in the court of cessation. and cabi-
net crisis is expected,
The American Methodist missionary
house in Hiromae district. China, was
set on fire by Chinese mob. Rev,
r. p Alexander, in charge OF the mis-
sion, was seriously and his wife ia
| tally burned.
Alexander Mcdonald, the gold king
Of the Klondike." reputed to be worth
100000 to GS0,00o.0D0 married
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

ago and purchased at a fancy price, is
candidate for championship honors.
Among the dogs from abroad Compel
ing for special prizes are two fox ter
riers owned by George Rafer of Shelf
field, England. A superb bull dog is
exhibited by Pierpont Morgan, the
great banker, and there are some fine
Kobe entries.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

ture by the president vitalized it with
out the action of the Spanish cortes.
Mr.. Hopkins (rep., Ill.), who was in
the chair, sustained the point against
it, and upon the appeal his decision
was sustained, 149 to 56. Mr. Cannon
then attempted to have the appropria-
ton inserted by unanimous consent,
but Mr.. Wheeler again objected.
Washington, Feb. 21.-The anti
scalping bill was finally disposed of for
the present session by the senate, that
body displacing the railroad measure
by taking up the army reorganization
bill and making it unfinished bust
ness.
Mr.. Freye reported from the COM
mittee on foreign relations an amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill for the construction of submar-
inc cable in the Pacific ocean. The
amendment increases the subsidy
to be paid every year for 20 years
to $175,000 and extends the time in
which the contracting company is to
be given time to complete the line to
the Philippine islands to January /,
1902. The bill fixes rates on gov
eminent messages at one-third the
rates on private messages. retaining
the provision that they shall be car
ried free during 20 years; and fixes
a rate of % cents per word on private
M n n
on such messages to the Philippines,
the press rates being one-fourth of
these amounts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Feb. 15.- The Nicara-
house as an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill by Mr.. Hep
burn (rep., la, the chairman Of the
committee that reported it, ana the
leaders on. the respective sides
are engaged in desperate struggle,
for and against consideration at
this session of congress. After Mr..
Cannon, chairman OF the committee on
appropriations, served notice last week
that there was no time for the consid-
Grafton of the canal bill during this
session, the supporters of the measure
decided to force it on the sundry civil
bill as a rider if possible. AS soon as 1t
was offered Mr.. Cannon raised four
points Of order against it, and one of
the most interesting parliamentary de-
bates Of the session was on. The canal
bill has strong friends on both sides of
the chamber who seemingly are ready
to adopt any eXpendient. The debate
on the points of order lasted for two
loul anu Ndo nv IolSluu'u' IL SCCui5
foregone conclusion that the chair
man of the committee of the whole
(Hopkins, Ill., will sustain the points
of order so that the real test will come
upon the question of overruling the
chair. Should the chair be overruled
there Is no doubt that the amendment
will command a majority.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-23

Washington, Feb. 1G.-rhe senate
passed the bill thanking Helen Gould
for her services during the war with
Spain and providing a gold medal for
her. The bill was passed for
the admission of Oscar w. Deignan of
Iowa, one of the Merrimac heroes, to
the naval academy. The president
sent in the nominations OF
Samuel j. Barrows of Massachusetts
to be librarian OF congress-; George w.
Wilson Of Ohio, now deputy commits
sioner, to be commissioner of internal
revenue; Col. Marcus p. Miller, Sd ar
tiilery, to be brigadier general.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The house
settled the fate Of the Nicaragua canal
bill in this congress by refusing" to
override the decision OF the chair il
committee of the whole, when the
chair held that the canal bill offered
as an amendment by Mr., Hepburn
(rep., la was out of order. The
friends of the Nicaragua bill We're at
first very confident that they would
triumph, but after four hours of debate
the chair was sustained by vote Of
III to 1903. The debate throughout the
uay was exceedingly spirited. Party
lines were not adhered to, the division
in favor or in opposition to sus
tanning the chairs decision being about
equal on both sides of the political
aisles.
After the defeat of the amendment
adding the Hepburn Nicaraguan canal
bill to the sundry civil bill, Mr.. Gros.
venor Qep., o. presented resolution
fixing February 20 and q for consider
alton of the Hepburn bill, with a vote
on the afternoon of February Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-27
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

1t is announced unoficially that Robert
G. Allen will succeed Ewing next season as
manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Allen
lives at Paulding, Ohio, where his father
is a banker. He has been manager of the
Indianapolis Base Ball Club. John Il.
Brush denies the story emphatically.
Jack Bennett of McKeesport defeated
Owen Zeigler of New York Saturday night
at the Chicago Athletic Association, after
six rounds of clever boxing. Bennett, with
his lightning left, landed on Zeigler often.
Zeigler was not in the game at any stage.
Whenever he essayed to lead his opponent
fine footwork carried him far out of range
Wallace Ross. the ex-oarsman, died Sat
urday at Charing Cross Hospital. London
after brief illness. He had been at the
Earlscourt exhibition and was just prepar-
ing to return home. He will be buried at
Fulham Tuesday.
At Toronto, Ont. Saturday, Jack McCor-
mick of Philadelphia knocked out Joseph
of what was to have been a twenty-round
battle before the Crescent Club. McCor-
mick forced the fighting in the first round,
chasing Goddard around the ring. In the
second Mccormick went after his man in
furious manner. A right on the jaw sent
the Australian to the floor with CRASH
after forty-five seconds fighting. Goddard
had to be carried TO his corner.
At the last days racing of the Manches-
ter England November race meeting. Sat
urday, Lord Ellesmere's Proclamation, rid
den by Sloane, won the Manchester Novem-
Der handicap of $500 Invinclble ii was
second and Oppressor third. There We're
twenty-five starters. Proclamation won by
a neck. The betting was % to ! against
Proclamation, to ! against lnVincibe III
and to 1 against Oppressor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-27
HARE AND HOUND run.
Preparing for an Exciting Chase
THANKSGIVING Day.

The Introductory open hare and hound
chase to be held under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian Association Thanks
giving day promises to arouse a lively in
terest in this sport among the athletic or
CARNATIONS of the city.
Charles Bolton, assistant physical di-
rector of the Y. NJ. c. A, has had entire
charge of the arrangements. He proposed
the run and has been assured of over forty
entries, and a number of others are eX-
pected in the next couple of days. The
High Schools of the city will be well repre-
scented, while Gallaudet College and George
town University are counted on to send
several runners in addition to a large num-
Der of Y. NJ. c. A. athletes who have been
taking outdoor practice runs in prepara-
ton for the occasion.
For an initial run the course has been
limited so as to suit the capability of the
less experienced runners, but the pace will
be set at fast clip so as to require the
best work of all the men.
The course will cover distance of four
miles over rolling country half the way
The athletes will leave the Y NJ c. A
building about 10 o'clock in the morning,
proceed out Connecticut avenue, across
Rock creek to the Geological Park and
back by way of Massachu avenue and
18th street. If sufficient men start there
Will be two or possibly three sets of hares
and hounds so as to accommo tie various
classes of runners. The hares will be
given not more than four minutes start,
and viii have pace set for them by one
OF the fieetest runners. who is 10 be APP
pointed leader.
1t is intended to hold these chases at
regular periods during good weather so
that after the foot ball season local ath-
letes may have plenty of opportunities for
outdoor exercise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-27
What LiIIer Claimed.
COLORED WOMAN'S FEARS.
Declares Her Husband MysteriousIy
Disappeared Last Night.

Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, colored, created
little excitement near 18th and r streets
about IL 30 o'clock last night by a recital
of the manner in which her husband had
disappeared. Lewis Johnson, her husband
she said, had been to church with her, and
on their way home he stepped into an alley.
stable in the rear Of Winslow's under
taking establishment was open, and Mrs.
johnson declared to the police that her
husband had entered the stable. The fact
that an undertaken occupied the premises
caused her additional alarm, owing to her
belief that night doctors might also be hid
den there.
When the police responded to a call for
help and heard Mrs. Johnsons story they
searched the premises, but failed to find
the missing man. Mrs. Johnson went home
alone. The police had not learned today
whether or not Johnson was stfll missing.