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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15

The bill of Stilwell- Bierce x Smith
Vale Co., Dayton, Ohio, referred to
committee on claims with instructions
that they take necessary action to
settle same.
Report of City Treasurer Jeuck, for
May, was read, accepted and ordered
filed.
Yearly report of A. Huxtable. street
commissioners last year, was accepted
and ordered placed on file.
The fire and water committee in
structed to see Mr. w. A. Jones, upon
his return to Mineral Point, and make
arrangements with him regarding the
pumping of water needed by the city.
The amount to be charged James
Penberthy for use of city water re-
ferred to committee on fire and water
with orders to report at next regular
meeting.
Report of fire company read. Moved
that an order be drawn for S57 .39, the
amount due said company.
Mr.. Polkinghorn's request that city
accept sidewalk laid in front of his
residence on Vine street referred to
committee on streets with orders to re-
port at next regular meeting.
An informal ballot being taken for
choice of two members of the council
to sit on Board of Review resulted as
follows: Prideau I; Penhallegon =:
Martin /: Gorgen |,
Moved and carried, that the infor-
NAL be declared formal, and the two
receiving the greater number of votes
be selected TO sit on said board.
J. j. Kueiling, police justice, re-
ported that he had so ia his posses
sion as fine imposed on Frank Grow,
on May 81.
The following resolution is publish
ed by order of the Mayor and Coun-
Gil:
The Marshal is ordered to arrest
and bring to trial. according to law,
every person found drunk in our city,
and to see that all the ordinances are
kept and enforced: and to make a re-
port every month to the council.
Alderman Crawford introduced the
following;
Resolved by the Common Council
of the City of Mineral Point that
tax amounting TO the sum of one hun
dred dollars be levied upon the taxa
BILE property of said city, to be applied
and expended by the Board of Educa
ton of said city in aid of the Mineral
Point Public Library and Reading
Room, according to the provisions of
section 93l, of the statutes of the State
of Wisconsin of 1898, as amended by
Chapter so of the laws of Wisconsin
for 1899
The motion was adopted by an aye
nay vote, as follows.
Aye Crawford, Prideaux, Penhal-
Logon, Van Matre 4.
Nay Crowley, Gorgen, Martin,
Osborne
Mayor Spensley voted aye, and de-
clared the motion carried.
On motion Of Alderman Gorgen the
council adjourned to third Tuesday in
June.
JAMES SPENsLEY, Mayor.
Attest. EDWARD BROWN, City Clerk.
Advertised Letters.
g.,ar1 4. Irass.,d 20 .Eg g.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15
FROM THE COUNTY SEAT.

Special to the Tribune.
The committee..of arrangements
for the 4th of July celebration at
Mineral Point have secured Miss
Natalie Smoker, of Dodgeville, to
read the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
Steven Gibbon, of Rewey, visited
his brother, Clerk of Court Gibbon,
this week.
Among those from Mineral Point
who attended Commencement here
last Thursday evening were, Will
Bennett and the Misses Bess..Brewer,
Veta Bennett, Nettie Shillen, Leona
Jeuck, Margaret Kieffer, Bertha
Horn, Maud Wongj and :!Myrtle
Vickerman, also Mike Medinger and
Warden Goldsworthy.
Louie Kerr is out from Chicago
for visit with his mother.
Mont Prideaux and Will Graham
rode their wheels out from Mineral
Point on Sunday.
Last Sunday was quarterly meet
at the NJ. +. church. Presiding Ell
der Trousdale preached both morn
ing and evening.
Mrs. Reynolds, of Livingston, is
visiting Mrs. Geo. W. Strong.
James Pedley, of Cobb, had.busi-
ness here on Monday.
Walter Hoare and Freeman Shep-
ard, of Mineral Point, were callers in
town Sunday.
John Owens handsome new brick
building opposite Strong's Bank is
nearly completed. Mr.. Owens will
put in large stock of groceries, and
will rent the upper floor.
Mr.. David Davis, of Chicago, is
visiting his brother, Llewellyn, and
other relatives.
Mrs. H. S. Bovee, of Ridgeway,
called on friends here Saturday.
The Misses Masten, Frieden and
Enos, of Mineral Point, visited
among our people Sunday.
At a meeting of the school board
last week, the following teachers
were chosen for the coming year:
Dewitt Elwood, principal; G. G..
Babcock, lst assistant; Miss Jeanette
Joyce, I'd assistant; while the grade
teachers are Paul JeardeauX, the
Misses Hannah Reddy, Nellie Rob-
bins, Margret Phillips, Lillian Owens
and Ida Bishop.
Mrs. j. A. Spratler, Mineral Point,
is visiting her daughter Mrs. John
Reese.
Co. Clerk Thomas has issued mar
rage licences as follows: on June
18th to Myron r. Jacobs and Minnie
G. Jeffery, of Mineral Point; on June
Sth to Oscar G. Pellow, of Linden,
and Hattie l.. Jewell, of Dodgeville;
on June 9th to Albert Thudium and
Estella Michael, of Arena; and on
June 10th to Herman Ziebarth, of
Avoca, and Lizzie Adding, of High
land.
Great preparations are being made
for the Masonic picnic to be held
here on the 23d of this month.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15

For the Soldiers and Sailors re-
union at Platteville June 10Th to 22d
The c., NJ. d st. Paul Ry. will sell eX-
cursion tickets at one and one-third
iare for round trip. Sell June ~ to %;
good 20 return June Odd.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15
Advertised Letters.

Letters addressed to the following
named persons remain uncalled for
at the Mineral Point post-office:
MISS MARGRETTA LEWIS.
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised and give
date Of this list. June IL, 1899.
y. T.. MARTIn. T.. NJ.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15
The Standard Bred Stallion y
CEDARWOOD
VIII make the Of 1899 as follows:
At Dodgeville Kesslers Barn Mondays and Tuesdays
Balance of the time at Sid. Guttenstein's barn in
Mineral Point, in charge of Henry Cole.

Cedarwood 2:2i Nuwood
{2lS1)
of Lumpwood 2: the worlds
track also sire of Nowood 2:2Sia old
sold off the Salmon
horse Morse $3.50 team $500
Smiths
Boyle Roche Ill.,
priced
the Mr. Boyle knows
him regardless of price.
Terms SIS 90 to Insure in which
deviation Mares disposed of will be considered
settled
r"s w. ]. DYER, Proprietor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15

A woman wants man for hus-
band, one with life, energy, courage.
Girls, if you get one without these
good qualities, give him Rocky
Mountain Tea. Twill do the bust
uess.-Eastman x Meserole.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15
Window Shades, from 25c
to $3.50 per pair, all mounted
on rollers, at Hanscom's.
Legal Notices.

Circuit Court Summons.
CIRCUIT COURT-IOwA COUNTY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15

The G. NJ. q st. p. Ry. will sell
4th Of July excursion tickets to
points within 200 miles at one and
One-third fare for the round trip.
VIII sell July |, 2, 3, and 4 good to
return July 9Th. n. II. SNOW.
C. NJ. 4 St F. Ry Agent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15
s MOkE BONO .

The c. M. d st. p. R'y. will sell
harvest excursion tickets to all
points. Before going do not fail to
inquire for rates. n. H. SNOW,
Mineral Point Wis. Agent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15
r. r. TIME TABLES
The Milwaukee, Mineral Point

Passengers for Shullsburg make close con
nectlons on either the o;0j M freight or the
$3.50 ~ freight
Passengers for Platteville make close con.
necti0ns On the $3.50 IN freight.
NJ II. SNOW, Agent
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
GEN. GOMEZ
Has a Programme That May Make
Trouble in Cuba---Wants to Hsad
an Anti-American Parry.

Havana, April 6.-The Cuban mill
tary assembly being dead, Gen. Maxine
Gomez Will take up his programme of
soldlfylng the Cuban people into a
party that shall, without ceasing, urge
the United States to withdraw from the
island. His purpose is to make the
people seem to have but one emotion,
one desire-the thought of independ-
ence and Of absolute separation from
the United States.
Gen. Gomez considers the dissolution
of the assembly as his personal achieve
NEXT, aided by the military administra-
ton here and countenanced at Wash
ington. He believes that he energies
from the controversy with the assembly
stronger than ever with the better
classes. His theory is that the Cubans,
who before thought him merely an
adroit guerrilla chief, are now prepared
to regard him as a political leader and
that few days more probably will see
him in name general-in-chief OF the
army.
Gen Gomez, if reinstated, would be
Of greater service to the United States
in the disbursement of the SO ,000, 900
but his political programme means the
keeping up of agitation and disturbance
in the minds of the people and the
weakening Of American authority by
producing the impression that every
thing done by the Americans is tenn
pOrary and may sooner or later be over
turned.
American observers consider any
such agitation as extremely harmful
to the industrial revival and the re-
storation of Cuban credit. Some who
are high in authority and who have ex-
ceptional opportunities of knowing the
character and ideas of Gomez, think
the United States government may
have trouble with him yet. His atti-
tude has always been consistent re-
garding independence for Cuba, and
he is still working for the same end.
The National Cuban party and the
Liga Patriotica continue their cam
paigns for the formation Of the party
Of Cuban independence. Efforts are
now being made to effect a consolida-
ton of the two movements.
The appointment by Collector Bliss
of a Cuban negro to a position in the
Havana custom house is applauded by
the element that is always seeking to
propitiate the negroes. 1t is expected
that similar appointments will be made
at other points.
All the official flags were half masted
to-day at the hour of the interment in
Arlington cemetery of the 1886 soldiers
who gave their lives for their country
in Cuba and Porto Rico during the
war with SDain
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.

Testimony of Men who Claimed to have
Been offered kribes, Contradicted.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 6.-The brib-
cry committee met this afternoon to
hear Frank B. Jones, of Philadelphia,
who is alleged to have offered Repre-
sentative Laubach, of Philadelphia
(anti-Quay Republican,, a position in
the custom house or mint, guaranteed
for five years, to vote for Senator Quay.
Mr.. Jones made general denial of
the allegations and said he never OF
fered Mr.. Jones any political prefer
ment or cash to change his vote on the
Senatorship, nor did he ask him to vote
for Mr.. Quay.
Mr. Jones said Laubach told him at
the Senatorial caucus that he was going
to vote against Mr.. Quay, and complain
ed about the small salary he received
as clerk in John Wanamaker's store
in Philadelphia.
Thomas A. Hendricks and NJ S. Col
Inns, of Jermyn, were called at the eve
ming session in response to an anyony-
nous letter received by a member Of
the committee to the effect that they
saw ex-senator Coyle, of Philadelphia,
give money to Representative Patrick
Tlmlin, of Lackawanna. After hearing
these witnesses the names of Detective
SAINT, of Bangor, and John r. Byrne, Of
Scottdale, were called. Neither re-
sponded, and the committee adjourned
to meet at the call of the chair. Mr..
Hendricks testified that he and Mr..
Collins came to Harrisburg on January
20 to see Senator Penrose about his re-
moval as postmaster at Jermyn. They
met Mr.. Timlin in front of the Capiaol
and he volunteered to take them to see
Senator Penrose at the Lochiel Hotel.
After they had talked with the Senator,
Timlin took Hendricks and Collins to
Mr.. Coyle's room. While here Coyle
asked Timlin to sign a paper which
pledged the Democrats to vote for Sem
atOr Quay if a Democrat could not be
elected United States Senator, ana Tim
lin declined.
you have no knowledge of any per-
son at any time endeavoring to in
fluence Mr.. Timlin's vote corruptly on
the Senatorship or the McCarren billy"
Chairman Fow asked.
II have not" Mr.. Hendricks replied.
Mr.. Collins corroborated Hendrickss
testimony relative to their visit to
Senator Penrose and ex-senator Coyle,
and was certain that the Senatorship
or the McCarrell bill was not mention
ed while they were with Coyle.
The witness was asked if he knew Of
any undue influence being used on Tim
lin to influence his action, either on the
Senatorship or the McCarrell bill, and
renlied that he did not
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
NO CONFLICT
Between the Chicago Platform Din
ner and the Workingmen's Din
ner.

New York, April 6.-Eugene V.
Brewster, treasurer of the dinner COM
mittee of the Chicago platform Demo-
Gratis, to-day issued the following
statement:
Judging from the large number Of
dispatches and letters received asking
for information about the new arrange
ments for the dinner to be given by the
Chicago platform Democrats, a formal
statement seems again to be necessary.
While the Chicago platform Democrats
still believe that they had legal title
to the Grand Central Palace for April
19, they have relinquished the same to
the wOrkingmens dinner committee
upon the payment of $500, the price
paid therefore, and we have already
secured the Grand Central Palace for
April 18th. There is now no friction
or hard feelings of any kind between
the two committees, and mas much as
the two dinners are of an entirely diff
ferent nature, there is now no posi-
bility of any further conflict or misun-
derstanding. | received a telegram to-
day from Col. Bryan, saying that he
would be here to address the Chicago
platform Democrats at Grand Central
Palace on April Is. Nearly every
State in the union will be represented
at our dinner by at least one or more
persons. A misapprehension seems to
prevail as 10 invited guests, and to re-
lieve it | would say that our list in
cludes only about fifty persons out of
which our speakers will be chosen.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
A WATERLOO
For the Democrats Of Huntington.
Every Republican Elected.
Spec.al ID "a 2 -.

Spec-al 10 the REGISTER
Huntington, w. Va, April 6-The
city election here to-day was a Water
loo for the Democrats, the Republicans
electing every man on the ticket from
top to bottom by majorities ranging
from two to twenty, the latter being
DIR. Brandebury's majority for mayor
The ticket elected is: DR.. Brandebury.
mayor; Capt. V. NJ. Green, clerk; Josh.
Carther, treasurer; f. H. Merrick, as
SCISSOR.
Tonight a gang Of white and COL
ored Republicans assaulted John Pot
ter, a colored man from Charleston, and
he will probably die. Potter had been
here for a number Of days past labor
ing for the Democratic ticket. He was
cloak room keeper at Charleston dr.
ing the last session Of the State Legis-
lature
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
GREAT IMPROVEMENT
shown In the Condition of the Railroads.
Increased Earnings-New Milage.

Increased Earnings--New Milage.
New York, April 6-The Baltimore
& Ohio receivership will not be term
mated this month. That is the posi-
tive statement made to financial inter
ests here. 1t is said, however, that eff
forts are being made to take the road
out of the hands of the court before the
end of May, if possible. Whether or
not this will succeed no one will ven
ture prediction.
Ten railroads have just reported in
creases in gross earnings for the fourth
week in March, 1899, as compared with
the same period in 1898, as follows:
Wisconsin Central, $4,000; Wheeling
& Lake Erie, $4,000; Wabash, s22,-
600; St. 10 & Grand Island, $4,000;
Mexican National, $4,000; Kansas
City Suburban Belt. $4,000; Kansas
City, Pittsburg & Gulf $4,000: Den
yer & Rio Grande, $4,000; Chicago &
Eastern Illinois, $4,000; Canadian
Pacific, $4,000.
Bond brokers are attaching signfi-
canoe to the recent advance in the
price of Cleveland, Canton & Southern
first mortgage five per cent bonds to
ninety-one. 1t is said that it is al
most certain that Wheeling & Lake
Erie interests are bidders for the prop
erty now that all litigation through
foreclosure proceedings has been dis
continued. The Cleveland & Canton
mortgage is only at the rate Of 1880
per mile, and it also covers valuable
terminals in Cleveland and a large
amount Of rolling stock. No interest
has been paid on the bonds for three
years and half, the net earnings go
ing into the property or discharging
other obligations.
The Railway Age in its next issue
will publish the following:
There is every indication that not
less than 5000 miles of new railway
will be built in the United States in
1899, representing an investment Of
about $150,000,000 At the present time
over 1000 miles are either under con-
tract or actually under construction.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
FOR PEACE.
Representatives Of the United States
to the Cars Disarmament Cong
greSs Named.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Secretary
of State has announced the delegation TO
the disarmament Congress which VIII
meet at The Hague in the latter part of
Nav. The delegation consists of Andrew
D. White, L. s. ambassador at Berlin; Mr.
Newell, L. S. minister to the Netherlands;
President Seth Low, Of the Columbia Uni
versity, New York; Captain Crozier, OF
the ordnance department, L. 5. army, and
Captain A. T. Mahan, L. 5. N, retired
Mr.. Frederick Hollis, of New York, will
be secretary of the delegation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07

taking to do something which they had
not digested sufficiently to know just how
they wanted to do it,
At this point Major Lee asked Mr.. De
Caindry whether he had ever rendered his
resignation as an official of the War De-
partment, and the witness replied that
he had done so. 81 rendered my resigna-
ton on the day following Gen. Eagan's
appearance before the war commission"
he said.
Major Lee was about to proceed with
this line of questions when Col. Davis OBJ
jected on the ground that the inquiries
were not pertinent.
The court then adjourned until to-mor-
row
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
LITTLE REBELLION CRUSHED
Bandits Started 0dt to EXterminate
Americans and Spanialds
THEY MET EARLY DEFEAT-FOUR
COMPANIES OF CALIFORNIANS
MARCHED AGAINST THE REB-
ELS, DESTROYING THE TOWN
THEY OCCUPIED AS HEADQUAR-
TIERS, SCATTERED THE BAN
DTS AND TOOK THIRTY-FTVE
PRISONERS.

Manila, April 6.-6:45 p. m.-Colonel
Smith, the governor of the island OF
Negros, reports that number of BAN
dts, headed by a man named Papals-
sio, attempted a rebellion on March 81,
and killed several officials. He also
captured other officials and issued a
proclamation calling upon the natives
to rise and exterminate the Americans
and Spaniards.
Major Slime and two companies OF
the California regiment were dis
patched by water to the scene of the
disturbance and Col. Duboce and two
other companies of troops were sent
overland. On April this force march
ed twelve miles and captured Labzid,
the headquarters of the bandits, and
destroyed the town. The troops also
captured So prisoners and scattered
Papaissio's forces, thus effectually
quelling the rebellion at the outstart.
There has been a weeks respite in
the hostilities, chiefly in order to allow
the F'ilipiEos to digest the proclama-
ton of the United States commission.
The rebels remain remarkably quiet.
The sharpshooters Of Gen. Lawton's
line have borrowed the Filipino tactics
and are harassing the rebels at night,
picking off some of them nightly.
Malolos is resuming its natural as
pect, business is going on: preparations
are being made to establish a perma-
nent camp for the troops there, and the
soldiers are cleaning the city.
A third of the American force at
Malolos is sent nightly to form an ad-
vanced line a mile north of the city,
with patrols and sentries ahead of the
line Gen. MacArthur's volunteers are
receiving Krag-Jorgensen rifles, the
Filipinos having discovered that they
could effectively empty their Mauser
rifles and retreat before the Americans
approached near enough to use their
Springfield rifles with effect.
Advices received here from Samar,
an island forming a province of the
Philippines, say the revolutionists there
the weary. Their leader Gen. Lukban,
of Chinese ancestry, has deserted with
the funds. The inhabitants are de-
sirolls of American rule.
Washington, April Cen. Otis has
sent dispatch to the adjutant general
replying to inquiries made in regard
to one Huber. Senator Perkins, of Cal
ifornia, had informed the department
that it was believed that Huber had
been killed by the insurgents. The
reply Of Gen. Otis to-day says:
Huber, hospital corps, insurgent
prisoner; passed beyond lines without
permission seven days before hostili-
ties commenced, having camera and re-
volver. Was arrested near Malolos be-
cause armed and taking photographs.
Was in civilian clothes; claimed to be
British seaman; was in fair health
February 10, when money furnished
him with promise Of more to follow.
He and three other prisoners arrested
before hostilities commenced, were at
Malolos ten days before capture of city.
Believed that all are alive.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
FREE STREET CARS.
Tom Johnson Says Municipal Owner
ship is Coming.

ship is Coming.
Cleveland, O., April 6.-Hon. Tom
L. Johnson, the widely known Street
car magnate. in an interview s,efe- IS
quoted as saying:
THE time is going to come wnen
the people will ride free Upon the street
cars run and operated by municipal
ity, the same as they now get 1heir
letters delivered to them by the postal
system. Municipal control is as easily
handled as governmental control. So
cieties would not be able 10 cut any
figure. In every separate organization,
where the servants of the company,
government, or municipality, are sub
ject to examination by public senti-
ment, where free access to the inner
workings is made possible, no corrup-
ton is found. 1t is only in the hidden
byways that political chicanery can be
possible"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
A BOOK AGENT

Secures Contracts Which the Makers Now
Wish TO Contest.
Special TO the Register.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, April s--Judge
Sloane, Congressman Pearre, States At
torney Henderson and Baltimore & Ohio
Attorney Wilson were duped by a book
agent The agent came here and induced
them to sign a contract for Princeton
collegebook complete as they supposed,
for SIS. 1t turns out that they signed
contract for five bolumes at sl5 per vol
ume. The agent arrived here with the
books this afternoon, and delivered the
first volume. The books were refused
and thrown into the street, and at one
place the book agent forcibly elected
law suit will result. as the agent claims
that the contract is binding.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
INSTANTLY KILLED.
While Trying to Secure Picture Of
Dynamite Explosion.

Phillipsburg, Pa, April 6.-Samuel
NJ. Graham, well known throughout
Central Pennsylvania, was instantly
killed near this place to-day while at
tempting to get a kodak picture of a
large stump which was about being
blown out of the ground with dynamite,
silver striking him in the neck and
nearly cutting his head from his body.
He was member of the firm of Ora
ham, Herd & Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
A TELEGRAM FROM BRYAN.

New York. April &c. V. Brewster,
who is managing the Chicago Platform
Jefferson dinner to be given in this city,
received the following telegram from
W. J. Bryan to-day:
Lincoln, Neb., April 6.
To Eugene V. Brewster, Brooklyn, New
York:
viii attend dinner April Is. All
speakers should be supporters of Chi
cago platform. w. ]. BRYAN.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07
A GUARANTEE SECURED.

London, April 6.-The St James Ga
Zette this afternoon announces that
Cecil Rhodes has now obtained a guar
antee from the German government
upon the Cape to Cairo railroad.