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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-10
A NOVEL EXCURSION.

Seattle, Wash, August A novel
excursion to Alaska left yesterday on
the steamer City of Seattle, consisting
Of about 300 persons, including the
Presbyterian synod Of Washington,
which will hold It's annual session
aboard the steamer during the voyage.
Gospel services, literary and musical
entertainments, and revival meetings
viii be held in the cities on the Alas
kan coast.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-10
PERSONALITIES.

II liz said that Mrs, Letter. the
mother Of Lady Curzon of india, and
the Misses Letter, her sisters, are
coming back to America In September,
very much disappointed Az relatives
of the vlceroy by marriage they sought
to exact regal precedence in the society
Of India, but both the native arlstoc-
racy and those holding high positions
In court circles rebelod tlatly refused
to allow the Letters royal recognition;
in fact, declared them nuisance and
that they spoiled the society season
at Simla.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-10

United States Minister Merry was
instructed to represent to the govern
ment Of Nicaragua that, in the opinion
OF the state department, the 1000 col
lected by Gen. Torres from the Ameri-
can merchants in Bluefelds should be
returned to them.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-10
A ROMANTIC CAREER
WAS THAT OF THE LATE KATE
CHASE SPRAGUE.
HER AMBITIONS THWA2TS0

No Presidency Tor Sire Who Nainly
Sought the Honor-A Daughter 5
Audicious Methods to Work up
Popularity for Her Father-Mar-
riage Most Unhappy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-10

Roy. j, c. Hogan of the Methodist
Episcopal church will begin In New
York this week Il months service for
tho salvation OF preachers" Mr..
iiogan's idea Is that the typical pulpit
preacher OF the metropolis makes a
Dretense Of exhorting men to n chris
tlan life while 'he Ia supported 10y men
whose political acts and associations
prove they have rejected Jesus Chrstin
all their public lives" He thinks
preachers should not be dependent on
their pulplts for their livelihood as 1t
makes them fearful OF attacking evil.
CherbulieZ, the famous French
novelist, who died July /. was born In
Geneva In 1929 his father being a pro-
fessor OF Greek. The boy received n
thorough classical education In Geneva
and Paris. and afterward studied at
Bonn and Berlin. He early showed a
strong leaning toward antiquarian re-
search, and published number OF
articles on Greek life and art, In
1847, after the death OF his father, he
settled In Paris and began series of
novels. which appeared In the Revue
de Deux Mondes and which established
his fame. Count Kostla. the first,
was curious study OF young woman
who had been trained and dressed by
her father as a man, but In the end
the eternal feminine showed Itself In
essentially Gallo style Cherbullez
IL known mainly to English and
American readers by his great novel,
L'Ayenture de Ladislas Bolski. which
was given in translation with the title,
Samuel Brohl G. Company. 1t Is re-
markable study OF an unprincipled adj
ventnrer who takes the name and
identity OF a dead Polish count, and
who almost wins the hand of charm
Ing and wealthy girl. The story Of
the unmasking OF the rogue Is very
cleverly told.
The record-union., 1899-05-07
MURDOCH NOTE SUIT.
The Willows Case Dragging Wear
lily Along.

WILLOWS, May 6.-The Murdoch
case dragged YEARLY along to-day,
very little evidence being introduced,
though the defense attempted to intro
duce much that was beneficial to their
side
Judge Pirkey continually ruled
against the defense on objections by
Johnson for the plaintiff.
Witness Young, who was State Super
intendent of Schools of the State of Ne
.vada, denied writing to plaintiff from
the East in regard to the note, or pro-
posing himself as business agent for
Mrs. Murdoch. Deponent stated that
Senator Stewart of Nevada, Colonel A
G. Ellis of Salt Lake City and ex-Sen-
ator c. w. Cross of San Francisco had
told him as attorneys that the note was
not worth anything, and could not be
collected.
William Thurston, who worked for
1898, and Joe Thurston, who was en-
ployed there from 1888 to 1891, were
called, and swore that they dined with
the family, and that William Murdoch
never took a meal there to their knowl
edge, although they said they were not
on the place continuously.
The deposition of Delos Pratt, San
Francisco real estate agent, was OBJ
jected to by plaintiffs attorneys, and
the Court took the matter under advise
ment
The record-union., 1899-05-07
PACIFIC BISCUIT COMPANY.
Companies Which Are Included in
the New Combine.

NEW YORK, May 6.-The companies
10 be included in the Pacific Biscuit
Company, recently incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey, with a capital
of S4000,OOO, are as follows: American
Biscuit Company, San Francisco; Port
land Cracker Company, Portland. Or.
South California Cracker Company, Los
Angeles; Washington Cracker Com
pany. Portland. Or; Standard Biscuit
Company, Sam Francisco; Oregon
Cracker Company, Portland. Or: Seat
tie Cracker and Candy Company. Seat
tie Wash
These companies control the entire
business of the Pacific Coast in the
manufacture and supply of biscuits,
crackers and cakes
The capital of the company consists
of S1,J00,0O0 cumulative preferred. and
S2,3U0O00 common stock. There are
also S1,500,000 sinking fund gold bonds
to run for twenty years at 6 per cent.
Of the latter $250,000, and like
amount of the preferred stock, will re-
main in the treasury for the erection
of the plants, etc. A working agree
ment with the National Biscuit Com
pany, it is stated, has been arranged
whereby the new company agrees not
to operate east of the Rocky Mountains,
and the National Company agrees not
to operate west of the Rockies. The
company will start business with $3.50
600 working capital.
The record-union., 1899-05-07

knife used in the killing was admittedly
Olivas' property. Garcia is now on his
death bed. Before he dies he wants
to right great wrong. To-day he
made a sworn statement that Olivas
had nothing whatever to do with the
Indians death The confession is now
in the possession of Notary Public
Charles A. Alden, superintendent of the
prison jute mill, and will be turned
over to Warden Hale tomorrow.
Garcia was sentenced to be hanged,
and his companion to life imprisonment.
Later the sentence of Garcia was COM
muted to life in the penitentiary
During the trial Garcia maintained si-
1ence. He neither affirmed nor contra
dicted the truth of the murder.
Garcia to-day said: "Olivas had moth
ing to- do with the murder. I never met
Olivas until after he was arrested
Olivas, who not only hates Garcia,
but believes him solely responsible for
his Imprisonment, said: I lent Soto my
knife the night before the murder. I
had nothing to- do with the killing. Soto
swore I was present when Garcia dealt
the death blow 1 had neither friends
nor money. My plea of innocence was
laughed at. I never met Garcia until
after my arrest as his accomplish"
The record-union., 1899-05-07
ADMIRAL DEWEY.
The Surgeon of the Olympia Asserts
That He is in Perfect Health.

SAN FRANCISCO, May Con the
steamer City of Pekin, which arrived to-
day from China and Japan, was Dr.
j. E. Page, Past Assistant Surgeon, u
5. NJ, and Surgeon on the flagship
Olympia for the past year and a half
Various rumors have been received in
the United States regarding the condi-
tion of Admiral Deweys health, and
the people of the whole nation have
waited eagerly for authentic news.
Here Is doctor who comes direct from
DeWey's own ship, and he makes the
following statement:
Admiral Dewey is in perfect health
He has not been more than twenty
miles away from Manila since the first
day of last May, and he has not felt
the necessity of a physicians aid in
that time. The reports concerning the
Admiraps physical condition have been
grossly exaggerated. The climate of
Manila Is enervating, of course, but the
commander of the fleet has been no
more affected by it than any one else.
The people of California will be dis
appointed at not seeing Admiral Dewey,
for he has determined to return to the
United States in the Olympia by way Of
the Suez Canal"
The record-union., 1899-05-07
LAcRET STIRRING UP STRIFE.
His Utterances Tending to Infame
Minds of Cubans.

HAVANA, May 6.-Utterances by
General Laeret and other of the AS
semblist leaders are published here to-
day which might be regarded as tend
ing to infame the minds Of the Cubans
against the United States, and to incite
them to outlawry.
General LacreT is quoted as saying
that while he has no doubt of the honor
able intentions of the United States
toward Cubans, the troubles and mis-
understandings arise through the ig-
norance of the departments to the con-
ditions in Cuba.
The General is also reported to have
said that many of the lower classes
would not be able to live during the
year. The crops are not harvested,
business is dull and industries are at a
standstill. The capital of the islanders
is boarded, while foreign capital is
timid
The General said he was confident
that starving Cubans would soon be
obliged to steal in order to keep body
and soul together, and that if they were
to steal his property he could not blame
them As for the 100000 sent from
the United States for the payment Of
Cuban soldiers, that money would soon
be spent in saloons, and would give no
substantial help
Talk like this, which is repeated by
other prominent Cubans, is believed to
be causing outlawry.
Strikes are spreading. The steve
dores at Cienfuegos have again quit
work
General Wilson has ordered that the
reservoirs and tanks of the Cienfuegos
aqueduct be cleaned. They are in a
filthy condition, and to that source is
attributed a large percentage of the
illness in Cienfuegos.
The Sisters of Charity of Matanzas,
who have been occupying the home
owned by Beneficencia. a charitable So
ciety, have been ordered to move out
Major General Brooke, the Governor
General of Cuba, was asked to inter-
vene in behalf of the Beneficencia Off
Gals, forbidding the expulsion of the
nuns who are under American protec-
ton.
Fifteen districts, comprising seventy
villages, have petitioned for authority
to build wagon roads, to establish COM
munication between various points and
to furnish needed employment for la
borers
General Brooke has ordered that in
future soldiers dying shall be buried in
the military cemetery at Marianao, in
stead of in the Colon Cemetery.
The record-union., 1899-05-07

SKAGUAY, May 2 (via Union Bay.
B. c., May GAN important gold strike
has just been made within five miles
of Skaguay, on Monnie Creek, just
across the bay from Skaguay. Major
John Stanley and a party of five got a
tip from a prospector and yesterday
morning they went over and explored
the creek for nine miles going nearly to
the summit. Owing to deep SNOW they
failed to reach the top. They found
good colors in the gravel two feet from
the surface. They staked every claim
and divided the twenty-six acres among
the six.
On their return the news spread like
widfire, until perfect stampede en-
sued Every available small steamer
and rowboat was pressed into service to
take the stampeders across. Over 200
crossed over last night, and many more
Went over to-day.
The first accident on the White Pass
and Yukon Railway occurred last even
ing. A passenger car on the up train
was derailed. 1t turned over but was
checked by a large boulder and saved
from going down precipice 1000 feet
The car was badly wrecked. There were
about ten passengers in the car, but
none sustained any serious injury.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-DAY.
Cat IL a. m. and 7:30 D. M, except 9TH
oruy;co

Cat III a. m. and 7:3O p. M. except 9TH
erwise stately
Presbyterian. Westminster-Sixth and
L streets. Services at 1915 a. m, II m.
and 7:45 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E. at Gas
p. m.
observation-disclosures and P
Sunday-school at 1915. Y. P. S. c. E.,
$50.
Methodist (South)-Seventh, ] and
K Sunday school, 9:45.
Methodist "a. M. E.)-Seventh, G and
H.
misunderstanding, K and L streets.
1O:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
Methodist-Central, Eleventh. H and
I; Sunday-school, 1915.
Methodist-Oak Park; Sunday-school
at 10 a. m. Epworth League, 6:45 p. m.
Scandinavian Methodist = Pythian
Castle, Ninth and I.
United ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and K;
Sunday-school, 9:45.
Christian Science-Pommer's Hall.
800 street; Wednesday evening at
$685. street.
Baptist, First-Ninth, L and M; Sun
meeting at $50. Communion at IL a. M
Baptist, Calvary, Twelfth and
Thirteenth; Sunday school, 9:45. Ser
vices at IL a. m. and p. m.
Baptist, Emmanuel - Twenty-ffth
and N; Sunday school, 1G:15.
Baptist, Oak Park-Cypress and Thir-
ty-third; Sunday-school. 10 a. m.
Baptist, Mount Zion-Sixth and p;
Sunday-school, 1890
Christian. First-Sixteenth and L.;
Sunday-school, 10 a. m.
German Evangelical-Tenth, o and
P; Sunday-school. 10.
Lutheran. English-Sfxteenth. ] and
K; Sundayschool, 9:45 a. m.
Lutheran. German-Twelfth and K.
Episcopal. st. Paul's-Eighth, I and
J; Sunday-school. 9:45; Holy Commun-
ion ait II a. m.
Episcopal, st. Andrew's-Twenty-
third and K, IL a. m. and 7:30 p. m.,
Sunday-school at p. m.
Catholic, ST. Francis-Twenty-six
and K. Sermon in English only at 6,
8 and 1920. ? At a. m. mass and SER
mon for German Catholics. Sunday
school, 10 a. m.
Catholic, Cathedral-Eleventh, J and
K, 6:30, 8. 1920 and 7:3O.
Congrega tional-Sixth and J. Services
at II a. M and 7:3O D. m.
Latter-Day Saints-Pioneer Hall,
Seventh, between ] and K; IL and 7:45.
Latter-Day Saints. Reorganized-
Twenty-fourth and K
Adventists-1S16 G, services o'clock.
Marguerite Sunday-school (Congrega-
tional)-Twenty-thir and K streets.
The record-union., 1899-05-07
EDWARD ATKINSON.
Addresses an Open Letter to the
Attorney General.

BOSTON, May 6.-Edward Atkinson
mas addressed an open letter to the At
torney General of the United States on
the recent action prohibiting the trans
mission OF certain pamphlets through
the mail by Atkinson. in which the
writer denied that the matter was of
seullious nature, and repeats what he
previously has said in interviews. that
the pamphlets have appeared as public
documents IN connection with the pro-
ceedings of the United States Senate.
Mr.. Atkinson also denies that he has
sent any communication of any nature
to any private soldier or any regimental
officer of the United States in the Phil
ippines.
Mr.. Atkinson says that it has been
automatically reported to him that the
parents of Nebraska volunteers had not
been allowed to communicate with their
sons on duty in the islands, and,
prompted by Indignation, he decided to
The record-union., 1899-05-07
BUFFALO STRIKE.
Efforts to Settle the Dispute Have
Been Abandoned.

BUFFALO,, May 6-The Lake Car
riers Association tonight abandoned its
efforts to settle the dispute between
Contractor William J. Connors and the
grain shovelers.
The Board of Mediation and Arbitra-
ton will remain here for some time to
investigate the grain shoveling business
and ascertain what truth there is in the
charges made by the men concerning
the abuses of the contract system. The
board, however, has lost hope of ever
being able to bring the contractor and
the men together.
This hopeless situation was brought
about by the action of the striking
Grain Shovelers Union in rejecting the
proposition submitted by a joint COM
mittee of the State Board of Mediation
land Arbitration and the Lake Carriers
Association, the Elevator Association
the Merchants Express, the United
Trades and Labor Council, and agreed
to by Mr.. Connors. The proposition was
the result of a conference among the
representatives of these organizations,
which lasted from II o'clock in the
morning until late in the afternoon.
AT 5 o'clock tonight Mr.. Connors'
proposition in typewriter form was
laid before the grain shovelers. At that
time twenty of them had assembled at
their nall. The proposition was to the
effect that Mr.. Connors would agree to
abolish the saloon boss system: that
dummies would not be placed on the
pay roll; that a representative of the
association would be appointed with
power to investigate all complaints
made by the men in the future and
that the men should receive $1.S5 per
thousand bushels, Which was the scale
fixed last year.
President Mcmahon declared. immedi-
ately after reading the proposition, that
he rejected it, and would refuse to SUBJ
init it to the men.
The committee of labor men. who had
conferred with Connors and the Board
of Arbitration, urged him to permit the
men to vote on the proposition, but Nc
Mahon refused. Instead, he walked to
the front of the stage and said: "A
fake proposition has been submitted to
US by the Lake Carriers Association. AS
it provides for continuance of the con-
tract system, have rejected it in your
behalf"
The grain shovelers cheered the an
nouncement enthusiastically. President
McAlahon then announced that the men
would have no more to do with the
Lake carriers Association, but would
nght the matter out on the docks.
1t was announced tonight that the
monthly men at the elevator and the
coal beavers on the docks would go out
on strike to-day. This will add nearly
2Oo men to the ranks of the strikers.
There is undoubted evidence that men
are to be brought here by Mr. Connors
from outside towns, and if this is done
serious trouble is sure to follow.
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Causes Great Destruction to Property and
Perhaps Much Loss Of Life.
Sixteen Buildings Laid in Ruins at
Chickasha, at Least One Death
Resulting and Many People In
iured-Three People Killed at
Gangana and Another Badly
Injured.

WICHITA (Kas), May 6.-Meager
reports reach here of a terrific wind
storm that caused great destruction at
several points in Southern Oklahoma
The most serious damage is reported
at Chickasha, Tongana and Anadarko
The storm struck Chickasha at $3.50
O'Clock i'm the afternoon, and destroyed
that part of the town north of the
Rock Island Railroad shops. Sixteen
buildings were blown down, and the
roof was torn from the railroad round
house. Sixteen injured persons had
been taken from the wrecks UP to q
O'Clock, but only one death had been
reported. J. H. Murray, a railroad
man, was dead when taken from the
wreck of building.
Rumors of greater loss of life are
heard, but cannot be confirmed. There
is only one telegraph wire out of
Chickasha, and there is little chance
of getting a list of the injured to-
night.
The storm came from the southwest,
preceded by a heavy hail, and followed
by a food of rain. The path of the
storm was right down Chickasha ave-
nue. the main street of the town, and
nearly every building on the street was
either wrecked or unroofed, and the
contents exposed to the rain.
A dispatch received at Wichita from
Tangana says that in Canton Town
ship, eighteen miles west, great dam
age was done by a tornado. The family
of J. H. Ware took refuge in a storm
cave, which became so heavy from the
constant rain that it fell in, killing
three members of the family The
house of J. F. Tpunet and S. Saunders
were blown to pieces, and Mrs. Tou-
net was badly hurt.
Of the damage at Anadarko nothing
can be definitely learned The Rock
Island extension up the Canadian Val
ley to Anadarko is reported washed
out in three places, and traffic is
blocked
The record-union., 1899-05-07
ASIATICS IN HAWAII.
Report of Joshua X. Brown, u. S.
Inspector in the Islands.

BOSTON, May 6.-Joshua K. Brown,
United States Chinese Inspector at
Hawaii, has made report to the COM
handing General of immigration relat-
ing to the Introduction of Asiatic labor
into the islands. The whole number OF
Japanese laborers admitted to the
islands since annexation, Mr.. Brown
says, is 12,1S0. OF this number 1,197
We're free, the only requirements being
that each individual shall be the pos
SCISSOR of $50 in gold or it's equivalent
The remainder We're contract laborers.
These contracts are simply that the la
borer shall work for the contractor
three years on stipulated terms. AT
the end of that period he is at liberty
to remain in the country or leave it at
his own pleasure.
About half of the population, Mr..
Brown says is Asiatic, and the number
of Japanese exceeds the Chinese by
about 10000. He predicts that before
the end of the present year the Asiatic
population of the islands will largely
exceed all other nationalities combined,
and the excess of japanese over Chinese
will be fully double what it is now.
The record-union., 1899-05-07
Fire at Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, May Cat midnight
fire broke out in I. F'leisig's clothing
store, in Odd Fellows building. The fire
burned rapidly, spreading to the upper
floor, where the Odd Fellows Hall and
offices are. The hall was badly dam
aged, much paraphernalia being ruined.
Bixby's drug store, j. Brazer's station
cry store and DR.. B. A. Plants office
were badly damaged. The loss is al
ready about $1,000. The fire is not yet
under control. The Court House is
within a few feet of the fire
The record-union., 1899-05-07
Spanish Cruiser Reina Mercedes.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 5.-The
former Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes.
Which was sunk in the channel of Santi-
ago harbor during the bombardment by
SIMPSONS fleet, and which was recent
~ raised and brought to this city for re-
pairs. left her mornings to-day and was
towed to the center of the harbor in
readiness to start for Newport News
as soon as the towboat arrives. Some
practical navigators predict a repetition
of the disaster which befell the Infanta
Maria Teresa while on her way north
If rough weather should be encoun
tered. but the Reina Mercedes looks as
if she were seaworthy
The record-union., 1899-05-07
A Catfish in a Fix.

Last summer while seining 1 caught
a catfish that was literally starving
with food in his mouth. He had at
tempted to swallow a smaller catfish,
but its fins had caught in his mouth
and pierced through on both Sides
Nearly all but the head had been digest
ed. l think this is going Tantalus one
better -Forest and Stream
The record-union., 1899-05-07
Lifelong Opportunity.

He had been studying the lines Of hen
hand for several minutes.
I'm deeply interested in palmistry,"
he said at last
Perhaps you would like to have a
hand for practice" she suggested.
That is how he secured hers.-Chicago
Post
The record-union., 1899-05-07
Took Rough on Rats.

OAKLAND, May 6.-Andrew Drynan,
respondent and tired of life, placed
some rough on rats in his coffee at
dinner yesterday, and died from the
effects at an early hour this morning
Dependency is supposed to have been
thet cause for the deed. The deceased
was native of Scotland, and aged
5R wears
The record-union., 1899-05-07
IS oLIvAs INNOCENT?
Garcia Makes a Sworn Statement
as to the Murder of StanaIdo.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-Romulus
Olivas and vicinti Garcia are serving
life sentences in the State prison at
San Quentin for the murder of STAN
aldo an Indian boy, at Ventura sew
enteen years; ago. Garcia was convicted
of the murder and Olivas was found
guilty of participating in the crime. The
The record-union., 1899-05-07
Jewelry Store Burglarized.

JENDLETON (Or.), May 6. : The
jewelry store of Lewis Burger, doing
business under the name Of the Pacific
Coast Jewelry Company, was robbed
last night of goods of the value of
$500. The thieves took seventy six
watches, 100 diamond rings and other
gold rings Mr. Burger has offered a
reward of $3.50 for the capture of the
robbers
The record-union., 1899-05-07
The Big Relay Race.

STOCKTON, May GAIL the riders
in the big relay race between Stockton
and Sacramento are ready, and the
start which had to be postponed a
week ago on account of rain will be
made tomorrow morning. The race
will start and end in Stockton. 1t will
be 1O4 miles, and seven riders from
each city will participate