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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29
INSULAR.

General Chaffee returned from Min.
danao and reported peace there as,
surcd
General X. p. Hughes denied hay.
ing ordered the water cure given to
Filipino prisoners.
Captain Charles w. Witherlll u. S.
A., retired, was sentenced to dismis.
sal by court-martial
Many Cuban towns adopted resolu-
lions praising General Wood for his
administration Of the islands affairs
Gonzales de Quesada was named
Cuban minister TO Washington, and
Scgasta TO be consul general at New
York
The ceremony of lowering the Ameri-
can flag in Cuba Tuesday included a
national salute and the presenting of
arms by American and island troops.
Presidcntclect Palma induced GOV
ernor General Wood to revoke the or.
der making the Cuban supreme court
judges appointed by Wood irremoy.
able
Lord PaunCefotc, British ambas.
sador, is dying Of n broken heart, due
to criticism Of his action during the
Spanish war. Hope Of his recovery Is
abandoned
The officers comprising the court.
martial that viii try Major Glenn for
alleged crucltIcs in Samar viii sail for
that Island Immediately. The court
will convene under General Grant.
Andrew Carnegie. interviewed in
London, admits that he offered to pay
the 500 600. 600 for the Philippine isl
ands, provided the United States
would assure the natives Of ultimate
independence
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29

all over the eastern part of the United
States, died. He was sc years of age.
He did the decorative work for Will
lam Henry Harrison in his famous
"Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" cam
paign.
Charles Gordon, a prominent citizen
of Cleveland and father of Mrs. Dan r.
Hanna, is dead. He was Sc years of
age and was a son of the late million
aire, w. J. Gordon, who was promi
nently identified with the early history
of Cleveland, and who bequeathed to
the city the park that bears his name.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29
OBITUARY.

Captain Thomas Gerry Townsend,
L. S. A.. retired, died in Washington
AGED - years.
Merrill c. Follansbee died in Chica.
go, He was a son OF Charles Folans-
bee, who died fifteen years ago and
who at the time of the Chicago fire
conducted one of the largest stock and
banking enterprises west of New York
Hugo Schumacher of Akron Ohio,
capitalist and promoter of the Pioneer
Cereal company, died in Chicago,
aged 40 years.
Rev Henry modal, for five years
superior general of the Jesuit Order
in California. an former president of
st. Ignatius college. San Francisco, is
dead. aged II years,
Walter ~ Haldemap, president OF
the Louisville CourierJournal com.
pany and one of the best known men
in the south, died from the effects OF
injuries received by being struck by a
trolley car He was ST years old,
Colonel William Beals, Boston
whose fame as a decorator is known
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, May 19.-The Philip
ton of the senate during most of the
day. Mr.. Dolliver Qowa) delivered a
defense of the policy of the admins
tration in the Philippines, paying
tribute to the valor of the American
army. He advocated the placing or
map of the Philippines in every
newspaper Office and schoolhouse in
the United States. for he insisted that
ignorance Of the extent of those isl
ands had misled the people into a be
lief that war existed in the islands,
when the trouble was limited to few
provinces. bill was introduced by
Mr. Daniel appropriating $5,000000 for
the construction of a new patent Of
fee bill providing for the retire
mcnt Of Surgeon General Sternberg
as major general was passed
The house passed the naval appro.
priation bill as reported from the
committee of the whole, all com.
mittec amendments being adopted
An effort in committee of the whole
to provide for the construction of
submarine torpedo boat was de
rCated The conference report on the
opening Of the Spokane Indian Teser.
walton was agreed 10. A bill appro
priating $150,000 for a branch of the
National Soldiers home in South
Dakota was passed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29

was elected moderator of the Pres
byterian general assembly in session
at New York.
Admiral Dewey, Secretary Moody
and Miss Helen Gould spoke at the
dedication OF the Brooklyn naval
branch Of the Young Mems Christian
association.
While sheltered in a stable during
rain August Giesser "a young farmer,
was shot and wounded by V. w. Pan
ton of South Elgin, who mistook him
for an incendiary.
w. e. Gee Of Chicago, engaged to
wed Miss Maggie Krantz in June.
killed himself by cutting his throat
and jumping from a fourth.story win
dow at 2033 Michigan avenue.
Automobile records between New
York and Philadelphia have been
broken by a party Of New Workers
who made the run In four hours and
eight minutes. The distance is lO3
miles.
President Roosevelt, Speaker Hen
derson, Senator Foraker, and Con
gressmen Hepburn, Grosvenor, and
Gardener delivered addresses at the
reinterment Of General w. S. Rose.
Grams.
Four white men and four negroes
were killed, five white men wounded
and block Of buildings burned in At
lanta as the result of fight started
by viii Richardson, half breed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29

Washington, May 23-A speech was
delivered in the senate ON the Philip
pine bin by Senator Dubois of Idaho
He confined himself almost entirely to
a discussion oi the commercial and
industrial aspects of the question, ms
purpose being 10 show it would be to
the disadvantage to the people of this
country To retain the islands, What
ever of profit there might be in them,
he said. would accrue to a few capital
lists who. 10y their development Of the
resources of the archipelago through
cheap labor would come into competi-
ton with the agriculturausts and man.
ufacturers of the United States in the
markets u the world. This gov
ernments activity in the Philippines
also would serve to arouse China from
her lethargy and once aroused, the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29

eminent attorneys. John S. Miller
appeared.
The Chicago Trlbunes expose OF
the Armour & Co. letters to their
agents is declared by attorneys the
strongest evidence yet offered of a
trust The letters are believed 80 con
elusive that the packers will not
deny that a trust exists, but will try
to prove that the trust law is not
violated A perfect understanding is
shown to exist among members Of the
big six" regarding division Of ter
ritOry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29

Washington, May 2O.-The subject
of concentration Of the inhabitants in
the Philippines into camps was the
leading topic of discussion on the Phi.
lippine bill in the senate. Senator
Bacon of Georgia attacked the policy
of concentration, likening it to the re.
concentrate camps established by
Weyler in Cuba. Senator Foraker ot
Ohio defended the action of the
military authorities as wise and as
means of protecting the friendly
Filipinos from assassination at the
hands of rowing bands of insurgents.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts spoke
briefly in line with Senator Bacon.
For the third time within a week
the house has instructed Conferees on
matters in dispute between the senate
and house. The latest instructions
were on amendments to the army up.
preparation bill before the conferees
had even considered the matters in
the controversy. A motion to in.
struCt was made by Mr.. Cannon OF
Illinois, chairman of the appTOpria
tions committee. 1t was resisted by
Mr.. Hull, chairman of the committee
Mr.. Hull, chairman of the committee
on military affairs, and a somewhat
spirited debate which followed de
velopcd antagonism between the com
mittees The amendment at which
Mr. Cannon aimed was that which in
creased the appropriation of the
military posts from 100000 to 81,
100000 4 resolution offered by Mr.
Hill, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, felicitating Cuba ON her
independence was passed unanimous
l,v
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29
DOM STIC.

An explosion in the Fraterville
Coal Creek. ILL.,, killed 225 miners.
Little Hazel Burn of Brooklyn has
been made i'll by grieyIng for her lost
dog.
The Philadelphia Record was sold
at auction to William S. Stenger for
$4,000, 600,
The list of dead at Seraden, Pa, has
reached 20 and the number of injured
reaches $50,
Now York Conl dealers advanced the
price 81 II ton, and expect to add still
another dollar
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sister of
President Roosevelt, was presented Mt
King Edwards court.
French visitors coming to attend the
unvoilIng of the Rochambeau statue
arrived on La Tourame.
Apostle Reed Smoot Of the Mormon
church, is candidate for United
States senator from Utah,
Miss Julia Williams, Detroit. died at
the Fifth Avenue hotel, n. Y, from an
overdose of stryChnino pills.
with his now resort at ocean
Beach, N. Y, G. NJ Schwab expects to
entertain 500 poor children each day.
Though her father prayed Mt her
bedside for many hours Esther Dowio
daughter Of the Chicago faith healer
died.
The town of GoIad Tex, was de.
stroycd by tornado and so to 100
persons arc reported killed and many
hurt
Edward Roatman of Marnettc, Wis.
to scare Miss Clara Gagnon. rowed
their boat under "A dam Both were
drowned.
Six employees We're injured in the
wreck of section of Forepaugh &
Sells Bros circus train near Har.
rsburg, Pa
May SChook, 10 years old. was killed
Ivy the automobile OF James Y.
Bradley, the Independent telephone
maEnate, ut Toledo.
Fred w. Amcs, chief of police OF
Minneapolis, and four other members
of the force. have been indicted and
arrested for bribery.
Potter Palmer provided that in case
his family were killed half his fortune
should so to establish peoples
palace in Chicago
! The striking anthracite miners are
plaunig to tie up all coal mines in the
/ United States. Soft coal miners will
be asked to join the strike.
William Austin, Florida farm
, hand, killed six persons because a L.
ycarold girl, with whom he was in
fatuatcd, refused TO marry him.
James Clark. well-known stock
man of st. Joseph, Mo. was called tc
the door Of his home and shot to death
by an unknown assassin.
Emperor William offered the United
states statue Of Frederick the great
! President Roosevelt accepted and has
selected site in Washington
COL John Z, Gaynor and Capt Greet,
were remandcd ut Montreal for hear
ing, The Quebec writs Of habcai
c corpus failed to secure their release.
In the divorce case of Arthur G
Gaulkor of Detroit three priests dc
, cided that marriage in the Catholi
church is a sacrament and cannot b
dissolved.
! Dr Henry Van Dyke professor 0
/. literature at Princeton university
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29
Tennessee's Sinking Fund.

Governor McMillin has sent out
circular letter givug some interesting
information concerning the reduction
of the state debt during his admins
tration. Since January 1, 1899 the
debt has been reduced under the sink.
ing fund act, recommended by the
governor. at the rate of $1,000
week. and the amount of Indebtedness
paid up to this time includes s91O,-
1854 of floating debt and the re-
demption of $90500O of state bonds,
making a total of $lS15,56534. This
is a gratifying result, which gives
proof Of the wisdom of the sinking
fund act and evinces the iudicious and
efficient management of the Funding
Board, composed OF Governor Nc
MiIlin. Treasurer Folk and ComptroI-
Ter King. which deserves the fullest
public Observation-Disclosures Ban
uer,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29
THE BOERS.

representatives Of all the boer
commanders are gathering for a con
ference at Vereoniglng to decide the
question of peace.
Lord Kitchencr's figures showed
1880 beers left in the field July s.,
1901, and since then he has killed
or captured 1880 without an appre-
ciable decrease in lighters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29
BEEF TRUST INQUIRY.

New York hotels increased dining.
room prices because beef and other
food prices have risen.
New York Jewish women continued
their riot against Kosher" meat shops
TO force lower prices.
Arguments for a temporary injunc.
ton Of packers were made in the
United States court Chicago, by GOV.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29

dragon would deyour the trade of the
world An earnest and forcible re-
ply was made by Senator Boveridge'
of Indiana, who Contended that the
development of China's resources
would be Of advantage in trade and
commerce to the United States, as the
Industrial development of other ma
lions had been.
Representative stephens Of Texas
introduced a resolution ti.octly aim2tI
at the tender of the monument of
Frederick the great to the United
States. 1t sets forth that the United
States should not accept from any
foreign nation or erect in amy public
place any statue of any kind of en-
DerOr, prince or pOtenta,C who has
ruled or is now ruling any nation by
the supposed divine right 0f kings.
The resolution further sets forth that
the acceptance of such statue by this
government would be a reDE ,iation o.
its basic principles as lated in
the bill of rights and constitution, an
insult to the memories of the revOlu-
tiOnaTy fathcrs-the admission that
one man may govern a nation without
the consent Of the gOyernCd-and
after his death have statue erected
in our republic and the blessings Of
The divine right of kings to rule here
by approved. Mr.. Loud al California
criticised the special pension legisla-
ton as a disgrace and drew emphatic
responses from Messrs. Sulloway of.
New Hampshire. Sul2er of New York
and Miors of Indiana The house ad.
iourned until Monday in order to par.
ticipate in the Rochambcau 2CromOn.
les.
Warrington, May Ex-senator Pat,
terson of Colorado, one of the minor
ity members of the Philippine com
mittee, occupied the floor most OF the
day in the discussion of the Philippine
question. Senator Morgan of the
committee of isthmian canals sub
mitted The adverse report of the COM
mittee on Senator Hoar's bill placing
the selection of route for the canal
in the hands of the president The
committee opposes the bill on the
ground that it makes no provision for
further exploration of routes ana
leaves the president to make the So
lection on the state of facts already
ascertained. The report diCusses' at
length the protocols with Colombia
and Nicaragua and Costa RIGA. The
latter are pronounced definite ana
complete Colombia is charged with
| planning for delay.
The house devoted the day to bust
ness of the District of Columbia
Representative Richardson of Ten
ressee made a statement correcting
the impression which has gained
circulation that he had declared that
Imperialism, in his opinion, would be
! the only issue in the congressional
campaign,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29

At Washington Admiral Schley was
initiated into the order Of the Mystic
Shrine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29

Washington. May 2l-Before the
senate resumed consideration of the
Philippine bill it adopted a resolution
congratulating the republic OF Cuba
on its entry into the family of in
dependent nations. Senator yelling
ton of Maryland opposed the Philip
pine measure and said that the action
of the United States in the islands
was as indefensible as the attack Of
the hordes of hell upon God. Senator
Bacon of Georgia again denounced the
concentration policy pursued in the
Philippines. He indicated that if thu
leading republican senators would de.
clare it their purpose to give the
Filipinos free government the
minority would not quarrel about the
time when the government was to be
established.
The house began consideration Of
the immigration bill. The principal
speech was made by Mr. Shattuck n
Ohio, chairman of the committee on
immigration, He was especially
severe in condemnation of the manner
in which immigrants had been IN.
PRODUCED through Canada and by Can
adam railway and steamship com
panines. MIR. Underwood of Alabama
gave notice of an amendment to pro-
vide an educational test. The house
agreed to a resolution seating Charles
b. Thomas, from the third North
Carolina district, seating Eminent
Tompkins from the twelfth Ohio lis
trict, whose seat was contested ~
| John ]. Lent, and confirming The
right of Mr.. Rhea of the ninth
Virginia district
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-05-22

There Is some talk of o. A. Turner, for
mer manager of the Tonopah company,
being a candidate for T.. S. Senator from
this State.
Miners hunting for work should stay
away from Tonopah for the present,
as there are a great many here who are
waiting for employment.
Agent T. l.. eddie and President Brock
of the Tonopah Company will arrive from
Philadelphia about the 23rd inst. About
June 18th several of the newly-elected
directors of the company and a few large
stockholders will arrive on a tour of in
spection Of the mines of this district.
The Fraction Company has a shipment
of high-grade ore ready for the teams to
haul to the railroad. The coming week
a gasoline hoist will be erected upon the
present shaft.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-05-22
Death OF L. ]. Flint.

L. ]. Flint died at his home on Railroad
street early this morning. He suffered
q second stroke of paralysis last Satur-
day, since which time there was little
hope of his recovery.
Deceased was eS years of age and was
an old and w~ell-known resident of the
State. He lived In the western part of the
State many years and was Sheriff OF Wa
shoe county for one of two terms. A
complete sketch of his life cannot be given
today, but will be published tomorrow.
Deceased had made his home in Win
nemucca during the greater part Of the
past five years. He leaves a wife and
son. G. l.. Flint, who is an engineer on
this division. The body will be sent to
Reno on tomorrow mornings No. 5 and
the funeral will take place there Satur
day under the auspices Of the Masoni
lodge, of which he was a pioneer mem
Der.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-05-22
A Clever Play.

"A Husband on Salary was the attrac-
ton last night at the theater and from
all criticisms pleased the spectators very
much. The play is a sprightly piece of
could say 1t was not put on in excellent
style.
The company is composed of good per-
formers, who have the happy faculty of
being able to produce a comedy hat
Is comedy, without any horse-play. "a
Husband on Salary" is a hearty laugh
from start to finish, and is well worth
seeing.
The company. While billed for n night
only. has decided to play a second en-.
gagement tonight. and theater-goers will
most likely take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to turn out in large numbers
Grass Valley (Cal.) Union, May II.
The Appeal says that "A Husband OF
Salary" as presented in Carson Tuesday
night. was good, and the s~pecialties were
above the average.
This sprightly comedy will be the at
traction at Armory hall next Saturday
night. The company is an excellent one
better thar any that has appeared here
for some time. Reserve seats at once at
the Eagle drug store.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-05-22
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

John Henderson of Reno was an arrival
yesterday.
Francisco this morning.
E. p. Elmore and wife of Wadsworth
are registered at the Lafayette.
Justice of the Peace Bradshaw arrived
this morning from Paradise valley.
Mrs. j. Beemer and daughter, Miss e
Beemer, arrived yesterday from wads-
worth.
C. d. Van Duzer passed through to
Golconda from the western part of the
State this morning.
The Fulton & Taylor teams arrived from
the Rose valley works loaded with refined
borax this forenoon.
Charles L.. Calkins, of the Pacific Coast
Miner, is said to be seriously Ill with
pneumonia at Lovelock.
D. E. Gillian and wife arrived yester.
day from Sacramento to attend the flu
neral of the formers brother. Frank.
j. C. Stubs, traffic director of the
Hartman railroad syndicate, passed
through yesterday on No. 6, en- route to
Chicago from San Francisco.
Two freight crews were taken off yes
terday. Freight traffic on the railroad
month business will pick up and a number
of crews will be added.
From the press notices which nave been
given the Husband on Salary" Company
In western Nevada, a Winnemucca au-
dience will surely be delighted when the
comedy is presented here Saturday night.
S. K. Johnson and c. p. Bradford of st.
Charles, ILL.,, and r. G. Hafford of Phoe.
nix. Arizona, are here and will spend sew
eral days in this vicinity canvassing for
the Leader Fence Machine Company of
the first named city. Mr.. Stafford Is a son
of the present State School Superintend.
eat of Arizona.
Judge J. o. Ivory. an old-timer of Win
nemucca, is here from Weiser, Idaho,
where he has resided for many years. The
Judge, who left here nineteen years ago,
spent the day renewing old acquaintances
He still has property interests here. which
he came to look after, and will remain
several days.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-05-22

We wish to announce that we nave sold
our business to Mr.. A. Pasquale of Par
adise, who will continue the same as here
~tofore, but intends to add more lines of
goods to make it an ideal store, where
your wants can be supplied with any and
everything you may require. We do not
hesitate to state that we are pleased to
have Mr.. Pasquale as our successor, not
for mere selfish motives, but because we
believe Winnemucca will be greatly bene-
flied by having him interested and in
business here. AS an encouragement we
sincerely hope that the people Of this
town will show their appreciation by ex-
tending to our public-spirited and enter.
prising successor a liberal share of their
patronage.
In stepping down and out of business
we thank you all for your liberal patron
age in the past, and hope we may be
spared to enjoy your company and friend
ship for many years yet. Wishing all of
you success, health and much happiness,
we beg to remain. your friends,
MR.. AND MRS. A. KLEINHANS.
my22ts.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-05-22
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The temporary injunction asked for by
the government against the members OF
the so-called packers combine was is
sued by Judge Peter S. Grosscup at CHI
cago Tuesday.
A London dispatch reports the recent
OF advices that the Boer conference at
V~ereenining had voted for peace on the
best terms procurable by a delegation TO
be sent to Pretoria to confer with Cen
eral Kitchener and Lord Miner, the Brit
ish high commissioner.
The subject of the concentration of the
inhabitants in the Philippines into camps
was a leading topic of the discussion of
the Philippine bill in the Senate Tuesday.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia attacked the policy
of concentration, likening it to the recon.
centrado camps established by General
Weyler in Cuba.
Advices from Castries, island Of st.
Lucia, confirm the dispatches announc-
ing that a panic prevailed at Fort de
France. Martinique, Tuesday. The town
was covered with ashes, stones were fall.
Ing and a tidal wave added to the terror
of the population which was fleeing to
the hills. Thousands of fugitives have
embarked for the neighboring islands.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-05-22
No Loss OF Time.

1 have sold Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy for years.
and would rather be out of coffee and
sugar h 1t. I sold five bottles of II
yesterday to threshers that could go no
farther. and they are at work again this
morning.-H. r. PHELPS, Plymouth.
Oklahoma. AS will be seen by the above
III threshers were able to keep on with
their work without losing a single days
time. You should keep a bottle OF this
Remedy in your home. For sale by
Brown Bros, Druggists.