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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-15

j. B. Headley, banker at Peoria,
H., who married Senator T. c. Platt's
sister, and DR.. William T. Headley OF
New York Two sons and two daugh-
ters survive him. One son is Chap
lain J. H. B. Headley, U. S. A.
Charles William Stretch, one of the
Oldest wagon-makers in Wisconsin, is
dead at Oshkosh, ne was born
March 10, 1899, in the village or
Sharneukau, Germany. In 1854, when
he was IS years of age, his parents
moved to Oshkosh. In 1865 G. w.
Stretch went into partnership with
his brothers, John and August, who
were then in the business Of manu-
featuring wagons and sleighs. The
firm now has branch houses in Chi
cago, New Orleans, st. Louis,
Spokane Duluth and st. Paul.
The funeral of Mrs. w. A. Clark,
Jr., daughter-in-law Of Senator Clark
and mother of the heir of the Clark
fortune, was held in st. John
Episcopal church at Butte, Mont.
Rev. DR.. C. S. BlackstOn preached the
sermon. The church was packed and
hundreds stood outside, unable to
gain admission. Interment was at
Mount Moriah cemetery. There
were hundreds of boquets and floral
pieces and the cortege was one of the
longest ever seen in Butte. Senator
Clark, who had come from New York
on a special train, attended the
funeral The child is doing well
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-15

Washington, Jan. THE senate
discussed the bill for the reorganiza-
ticn Of the militia, also the statehood
bin. Senator Mallory Of Florida led
the democrats in opposition to the sec.
ton OF the militia bill providing for a
reserve force Of trained men, the con
tention being that it not only wanton-
Iy lnrringed the rights Of the several
states. but increased the standing
army by hundred thousand men.
When the statehood bin came up Sen
ator Beveridge had read a number of
resolutions adopted at the recent con
vention in Oklahoma, fayoring the
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FEDERALLAW MAKERS.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The day in
the senate was eventful because Of
the speech by Senator Hoar on his
bill regulating trusts and an attack
by Senator Vest on protected indus
tries through the operation Of the
Dingley law. Mr.. HOar said that
nearly all thoughtful men in this cOun-
try are agreed that some legislation,
state or national, ought to be had for
the regulation and control of what are
called trusts and of large masses Of
capital accumulated by corporations
or artificial persons holding property
and conducting business without in
dividual liability. There was, he said,
a general feeling of insecurity and
alarm about the matter and we were
dealing with real peril and not with
fancy or imaginary danger. He
argued that if his bill should become
a law and prove effective no corpora
ton engaging in commerce which Is
within the jurisdiction of congress
can keep it's condition secret. The
bill, he said, depends for it's validity
on the constitutional power of con-
gress to regulate international and
interstate commerce Should the bill
not prove effectual it would be easy to
extend its operation by imposing
like personal liability on every stock
holder.
Senator Vest used as a text for his
remarks his resolution instructing the
committee on finance to prepare and
report a bill removing the duty on
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coal Feeble in the extreme and sup
porting himself on his desk, he called
attention to the condition Of distress
which had arisen as the result of the
shortage in the coal supply. There
was breathless silence in the chamber
as he spoke and every senator on the
floor turned in his direction in order
ton was no longer a partisan one,
but one of humanity and that we are
not on the verge of a crisis but actual
ly in it, He charged the republican
senators with being silent and dumb
to the state of affairs, having only in
mind the party cry stand pat He
Chara "terized the Dingley tariff act as
a Sacred elephant" with which moth
ing was to be done. He sarcastiCally
remarked that if the whole question
was one of raising money for the next
presidential campaign that was the
end of the discussion. Senator Aid
rich took exception to some of Mr..
Vests statements and the resolution
went over.
Washington, Jan. 6.-The house
passed the bill for the creation OF a
general staff for the army by vote
Of 1853 to 50. Cooper of Wisconsin,
Lamb of Virginia. and Morrell, Burk,
Cassel and Adams of Pennsylvania
denied the published reports to the
effect that they had joined with other
members to pool their clerical work.
A bill was passed to increase the pen
sion of soldiers totally deaf from $50
to $40 per month.
Representative Mann of Illinois re-
ported from the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce a
substitute for the senate bill to estab-
lish a new department of commerce
and labor The report says that one
object of the new department is to
consolidate as far as possible all of
the statistical bureaus of the govern
ment in one department and to place
in that department all of the scientific
bureaus engaged in work relating to
commerce. manufactures and labor, A
minority report signed by Mr.. Rich
ardson of Alabama and DR.. Davis of
Florida was filed in opposition to the
transfer of the department Of labor to
the department of commerce as tend
ing to subordinate and take from the
formers dignity.
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best fellow" and the assembled
dancers.
At Cincinnati Miss Estelle Hoffman
a stenographer, has brought suit fol
$25 900 damages against c. M, Walter
secretary, manager and organizer OF
the $5,0OO,OOO International Leather
company, whom she charges with
breach Of promise.
Topsy, the original baby elephant,
, who was brought to this country by
Adam Forepaugh twenty-eight years
ago and was exhibited by him all
over the country, was executed by
electricity at Coney island. N Y. She
| had become unmanageablc.
Miss Grace e. Smith Of Niles. Mich.
and Ray Bloom of Dowagiac eloped
bride is the daughter of Charles e,
Smith and is 10 years of age. The
groom, who Is q, is a native Of Mid
dlebury, Ind
Francis b. LOOMS, minister to
Portugal, was nominated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt for assistant secretary
Of state to succeed David j. Hill
transferred to Switzerland Charles
Page Bryan, present minister there,
| Is transferred to Portugal.
Assessments under the fullyalue
plan have been completed showing a
valuation of reality in New York
clJy Tor taxation purposes of $780,
900, 900, an increase over last year Of
81 APO 900 900. Personally assessments
have also been increased by $1,000
GOO 600.
At Arlington, H., five masked men
dynamited the sale Of the First Ma
tonal bank and stole 81 800. Two Of
the robbers were arrested at Quincy.
The men held up the night Waterman,
bound and gagged him and placed him
IL the office Of the bank while they
wrecked the vault and safe.
Having lost stage clothing and per-
sonal baggage valued at $1,000 in the
burning Of the opera house at Fulton,
Mo, the Kings and Queens burlesque
company is 8idctraCkcd in n special
car at Mexico awaiting clothing. The
manuscript Of new play, A Friend
From Ireland. also was burned.
The tobacco crop Of the Connecticut
valley especially that grown in the
open air, Is not coming from the sheds
In u satisfactory condition, and the
prices which are being paio rule con
sidorably lower than the growers were
expecting. The cold and damp weather
Of last summer was not favorable,
Charles Anderson of Cumberland,
Iowa, was found dead in his bed in the
Atlantic hotel at Davenport, Iowa,
with an empty laudanum bottle beside
him A cOroners jury decided he
committed suicide, but the cause is
unknown. An uncashed draft for 800
on the Bank of Cumberland was
among the papers in his pickets.
Miss Pansy Roosevelt, 18-year-oId
daughter Of John &C. Roosevelt, n
cousin Of the president, is under treat
mont for nervous prostration in a
private sanitarum 1T New York. The
young woman is u great friend Of Miss
Alice Roosevelt Her home is in
Bayport, l.. L. She Is an accomplished
horsewoman and golf player.
William j. Bryan, with his family,
has returned to Mcvico City from Vera
Cruz and started north. He Is much
interested in the fact that many young
Americans with small capital have
started life in Mexico as planters in
the tropical belt. Though pleased
with the brilliant prospects of the
tropical agriculture Mr.. Bryan says
he is we'll satisfied with is farm on the
outskirts of Lincoln, Neb.
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single statehood with Indian Terri
tory Senator Quay, who is leading
the fight for the admission of Okla
hOma, Arizona and New Mexico,
criticised the resolutions, saying the
people who adopted them had not act
ed intelligently because the single
statehood bill had been Withdrawn.
He further charged they did not repre-
sent the sentiment of the majority of
the people of Oklahoma. Senator
Nelson Of Minnesota continued, but
did not conclude his remarks in oppO-
sition to the omnibus statehood bill.
In the house the senate bill for the
redemption of the silver coinage Of the
Hawaiian islands and its recoinage in
to United States coin was passed. 1t
provides for the redemption of the
silver coins being received by either
Hawaii or the United States in the
payment of duties. Hawaiian silver
coins will be legal tender until Janu-
airy l, 1904, Hawaiian silver Ger
tifcates shall be redeemed before
January 1, 1905, and thereafter they
cannot lawfully circulate as money.
Representative Morrell Of Pennsyl-
vania offered a joint resolution
authorizing the president to appoint
committee consisting of the secretary
of the treasury, the comptroller of the
currency and such others not stated,
to investigate the existing financial
laws and to decide on financial sys-
tenn which will remedy whatever
faults it may find in the existing sys-
tenn.
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library Of natural history, died at
Urbana.
Brigadier General Eli Long, aged
G5 years, a noted civil war veteran,
who was twice breyeted for gallantry,
died at New York
Henry Hamilton Hayden, aged 81
years, and known as an able lawyer,
was found dead in bed at his home in
Eau Claire. Apoplexy was the cause
Of death.
Caroline BigeIow, Chicago, widow
Of Arnold Btgelow, died in the resi-.
dence she had occupied since 1856.
She was SO years old. She came to
Chicago with her husband in 1870
Teresita, the daughter Of Garibaldl
and wife of General Canzio, the
Italian patriot, died suddenly at
Caprera Italy. She accompanied
Garibaldi in all his campaigns.
At Salt Lake, Utah. George A..
Lowe, one Of the most prominent bank
ers and business men of that city, is
dead aged 81 years. He leaves a
fortune estimated at $l000,000.
Ex-Premier Sagasta Of Spain diet
at Madrid of gastritis He was rs
years old, had led both revolutions
and monarchists, been exiled to Eng
land, and was blamed by Americans
for the Virginius massacre.
Prof. Charles j. Bell, professor OF
chemistry in the University of Min
nesota died from Brights disease at
the residence of his brother, DR.. Will
lam A. Bell, at Somerville, Macs,
where he was spending the holidays.
Napier Lothian, Jr, for twenty
years a stage manager, died. He was
the stage manager Of the Boston
theater for many years, and accom-
panied Mary Anderson to England
Llewellyn Augustus Luce, one Of
the Oldest and best known lawyers i'll
Montana, is dead at his home In
Bozeman. In 1894 he was a member
Of the Montana supreme court He
was a member Of the constitutional
convention in 1889. Judge Luce was
born in Maine in 1897.
Dr.. julius Kohl, BelIevile, H.. died
Of cancer of the stomach. He was
member of the Illinois state board of
health appointed by Gov, Altgeld ard
reappointcd by Gov Tanner. He was
United States delegate to the
national congress of physicians at
St. Petersburg in 1900 and delegate
to the American tuberculosis con
gross at New York in 1902.
George A. Dove, one of the most
prominent bankers and business men
of Salt Lake City, is dead. He was
g. years old and left a fortune es-
timated at $1,OOO,OOO, acquired
chiefly in the implement business.
Mr.. Dove was instrumental in bring
to Utah. For years he was the vice
president Of the road.
Bishop Gulstan f. Popert head of
the Roman Catholic church in the
Hawaiian islands, died at Honolulu.
He had been i'll for some time and
was in a dying condition when the
Pacific cable was landed at Honolulu.
Among the first messages over the
new cable was one from Bishop
Roport, who realized that his enu
was approaching and Cabled to the
pope for his blessing.
Rev. P. G. Headley, clergyman and
historical writer, died at his home IN
Lexington, Mass, aged 50 years. He
was native of Walton, N, Y. He
had three brothers, j. r. Headley,
former secretary of New York state;
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-15
OBITUARY..

Mrs. Mary Morgan. los years old,
died at Dubuque, Iowa,
DR. Charles S Hoover was found
dead in his office at ottawa, ILL.,
The estate OF Bret Harte the
American author, who died last May,
is valued at only S1.S00
Solomon Degen, for years hor .
dealer IN ottawa H., died from the
effects OF stroke OF paralysis
Colonel Henry Clinton Forbes So
years old librarian of the Illinois
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-15

Washington. Jan. S.-The senate
again discussed the Vest resolution,
requesting the finance committee to
report the bill removing the duty on
anthracite coal, and Senator Aldrich
replied to Senator Vest, Senator
Aldrich insisted that the resolution
would not accomplish the result
sought and that it infringed on the
constitutional rights of the house in
respect to revenue bills, Senator AID
rich said a democratic senate voted
to put a duty of 40 cents on coal in
1894 and that they favored free coal
except on the day when they could
have voted free coal into the tariff
bill Senator Vest in reply said 40
cent duty on coal was the result of
"hold-up' by a few democratic sena-
tors. No action was taken. Senator
Nelson continued his remarks against
the omnibus statehood bill.
The house passed the Philippine
constabulary bill as it was reported
from the committee, except for an
amendment limiting the number of
assistant chiefs, who are United
States army officers, who shall have
the rank, pay, and allowances OF
brigad.er general and colonel respec-
lively.
Washington, Jan. 9.-In the house
Mr.. Russell of Texas made a vigorous
protest against haste and the general
lack of delfberation with which pri-
vate pension bills are passed. Since
the civil war he said 10000 private
hills have been passed. over one
tenth of them during the first session
of This congress He thought the pen
sion bureau should be allowed to adj
minister the pension laws and that ia
vorftism by congress should cease.
Replying Mr. Lacey Of Iowa called at
tentiou to the fact of the cases
in which the general pension laws
could not give relief The fact thatj
only 10000 bills had been passed in,
forty years he thought sufficient proof
oil the care and discrimination which
had been exercised by congress.
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The St. Joseph Mo. police claim 70
be in possession Of a confession from
Roy Hardin that he was one of the
five men who. on the night Of Janu-
airy 10. held UP the Burlington tast
train to Chicago and secured from
$40 600 to 100000
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Married at Hanover.

The wedding of Rev. Carl M. Gates
and Miss Catherine r. Bisbee took place
at Hanover, in the College church, at
high noon, on Thursday, July 2. The
church was simply decorated with ever
green and daisies and President Tucker
was the officiating clergyman. The
double ring Episcopal service was used
and Prof c. F. Richardson presided at
the organ, the music was from Lohen-
grin. The bride was attired in white
satin, wearing lilies of the valley and
carried a bouquet of the same flowers.
The maid of honor, who was in pink,
and carried carnations, was Miss
Peloubet from Auburndale, and the
bridesmaids were Wellesley College
friends of the bride. The best man was
Rev. George NJ Butler of New Bedford,
Mass, who is college mate of Mr..
Gates and was with him in Germany.
breakfast was served at the home of
the brides parents to about go guests,
most of them being out of town friends.
After a wedding trip Mr. and Mrs.
Gates will go, about the first OF August,
to Dover, N. J., where be is settled.
Mr.. Gates was for some time a resident
of this town and has since made occa-
sional visits here. where he has host of
friends, who extend heartiest congratu-
lations.
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The Woman's Club.

The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Club was held in Pythian Hall, Monday
afternoon. At the business session a
letter of resignation from Mrs. T. c.
Fletcher was read by Mrs. W. P. Stat
ford. Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks was then
elected president; Mrs. George F. Cheney
was made 1st vice president; Mrs.
c. H. Stevens, 2nd vice president; and
Mrs. Robert Mackinnon director in Mrs.
Stevens place.
The program of the afternoon was in
the hands of the Village Improvement
committee. In the absence of the chair
man, Mrs. Ella Richardson presided and
introduced Charles H. Horton as the
first speaker. Mr.. Horton gave most
interesting address upon the utility of
Birds, illustrating his subject by speci-
mems from the Museum.
Mr.. Horton referred to the work of
the birds as "service performed in the
economy of lite." Were it not for the
birds many things useful and beautiful
would be destroyed. The robin, the first
to come in the spring is the true guardian
OF the soil. The woodpeckers and Others
of the same family come with the sap
when the insects begin to be more numer-
Gus. With the unfolding of the buds and
leaves come the orioles and warblers
ready for the insects which feed on the
leaves. The hy-catchers, fnches and
some Others are here as soon as their
prey the flies appear; and the swallows
are ready for the more numerous insects
in the air. In like manner rivers, lakes
and the ocean attract other special
varieties. The swallows can always be
seen during the day following clouds of
insects, and in the early evening the
night hawks and whippoorwills take
their places.
Mr.. Horton spoke especially of the
owl, of its sensitive eye and ear and its
feathers SO perfect for its work. He also
spoke of other kinds of birds not partic-
ularly insectivorous, mentioning the
kinghsher, the fish hawk, herons and
others which feed especially on dead fish
thereby preventing pollution of streams
though they will fish for themselves when
food is not otherwise provided for them.
The crows and ravens, too, are OF great
benefit to the farmer as they feed on
grubs which damage the crops far more
than the loss of the few seeds they eat
can amount to. On the plains the vul-
lures and in the west and north the
magpies are of much use.
Mrs. E. l.. Hovey's paper on "Appro.
pirate improvements" contained several
suggestions. among them public park
for Summerville, fountains, better care
of our shade trees, modern summer
hotel on Harris Hill and electric cars.
zone of the things that might be dis
pensed with is the unsightly dumping
ground across the river. To do these
things we must first create love of
improvement and study the appropriate
ness of the object sought"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-08
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

The night before the Fourth was
unusually quiet about town except
around Railroad street where the night
and the day following were made hideous
by noise. The police made two arrests
for drunkenness and few accidents
occurred.
The contract for building the new
schoolhouses at Clay Hill and Goss
Hollow has been awarded A. L. Bragg
who will at once commence work. The
new schoolhouse at Goss Hollow-will be
located in a a large lot adjoining the
present building The site OF the Clay
Hill schoolhouse has not been fully
determined on.
The Sunday School of the Church OF
the Messiah are picnicing at Hooker's
Island today. Ice cream and lemonade
will be furnished free to the children.
-"Nox 'em ALL" Magic cement mends
solid as d. rock and is sold by F. o.
Clark. Price Is cents. Call and see
sample of work.
Fl. O. Clark has just received fresh lot
of foods from the Battle Creek Sani-
tarium. Their toasted corn flakes and
breakfast toast are especially fine.
in response to petition the village
trustees have called special village
meeting on Wednesday, July Is, at 2
O'Clock to see if the voters will instruct
the trustees to purchase the land on the
east side of North Railroad street, popu.
larly known as the "Gull', for public
park.
photographs of the Parada groups
at Reeds studio, SO Railroad street.
Gen. Logan Council, No. %, Jr. 0. u.
A. NJ, have changed the night of their
meeting to the first and third Thurs.
DAYS of each month. The next meeting
and installation will be held on the even
ing of July 16.
20. G. Chase and DR.. ]. W. Copeland
of Lyndonvile were here Friday to look
over the Summerville schoolhouse. The
village of Lyndonville is talking OF build
ing new schoolhouse and the commit
teee were much pleased with the Sum-
mervile building.
Miss F. M. Spencer has special
handkerchief sale on Friday and Satur-
day at her store on Eastern avenue.
--Parada photographs at Reeds
studio, SO Railroad street.
AT the adjourned annual village meet
ing Monday afternoon the trustees rec
commended tax of 80 cents on the dollar
for the years expenses. This is the same
as last years tax and it was voted with
out debate. With the usual highway
tax of 20 cents the total tax will be 1OC
cents on the dollar. Judge Ross asked
if there was any provision for securing g
discount if the tax was paid before q
certain date. Harry Blodgett said the
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law made no provision for any discount
in the payment of village taxes.
-Homorent Farm was the scene Of
another delightful picnic on the Fourth
and about rs of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eastman gathered there and had
fine picnic dinner in the grove, cooking
the coffee in an arch made for the pur-
pose. Olympian games and other sports
occupied the attention of the company
after the dinner.
Friday evening another band con-
cert will be given on Railroad street
park.
The Sunday school of the Free Bap-
tist church will picnic in the grove at the
electric light station on Thursday if
pleasant. The barge will leave the
church at 9 o'clock to take all who wish
to go to the ground and return at night.
The local civil service board conduct
ed an examination here yesterday for
Chinese watchmen. There were four
young men who took the examination,
three from Richford and one from Berk.
shire.
A party of ten young people spent the
Fourth at Harvey's pond at West Bar
net and had right jolly time.
Amos w. Scott very thoughtfuly left
13 tin cups at the All Wright spring one
day last week and within two days every
one of them were stolen. 1t is impossible
to keep cups at this place as they are
stolen as fast as they are placed there.
A person that is mean enough to prevent
one from getting a drink of spring water
has streak of pure cussedness in him
that ought to be taken out by legal pro.
ceedure.
These flowers have been brought to
the Museum during the past week: Gar
den Radish, Swamp Milkweed, Fire eweed
or Great Willow-herb, and White Cam
pion or Evening Lychnis.
The stock train for the Boston market
will run hereafter Tuesday instead o
Monday. This change will be greatly
appreciated by the farmers who have
heretofore been obliged to get their stocl
to the depot Sunday afternoon.
-Four Canadian Pacific specials passed
through here Saturday and Sunday
carrying teachers from the west to th
Boston gathering. One train had 49,
passengers. On Monday 20 empty c. P
sleepers passed through here northbound
one train with two engines having Ii
cars.