Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-05
GENERAL NOTES.

PARNELL was entertained in Cincin-
natl by the board Of trade on the Goth
inst.
TIE Parnell.Dillon meeting at Detroit
on the 22nd inst was an immense affair
and very successful in all particular
IT is estimated, says New York dis
patch of Feb. 23rd, that there are 81 900
men out OF employment in that city.
ROBERT f. LOOMS, dealer in boots and
shoes, at Grand Rapids, Mich, has made
an assignment, says a dispatch of the
goth. His liabilities amount to $4,000.
a DISPATCH Of the goth states that a
resolution in favor of biennial sessions
of the legislature was defeated in the
Massachusetts house of representatives
by small margin, the vote standing
l40 to n, not the necessary two-thirds in
the Affirmative.
TIE Chicago Tribune on the 21st con-
tanned the result of its canvass among
the editors of Illinois, who were attend
ing the winter convention. The repub-
licans stood as follows: For Blaine 10;
Grant 10, Washburne 7; Grant or Blaine
2; the nominee 2.
On Saturday afternoon, says a San
Francisco dispatch of the 23rd, war.
rant was issued for the arrest Of Tiburcio
Parrot, Of the firm of Parrot & CO., on
the charge of employing Chinese in the
service Of the sulphur Bank Quicksilver
Mining Company, Of which PARROT is
president. The case is made up to test
the constitutionality of the act recently
passed by the Legislature prohibiting
corporations from employing Chinese.
THE Illinois Press Association met
Feb. 1920 in Chicago. A large number
of editors were present. A resolution
was adopted IN favor of repeating the duty
on print papers and upon the stock
which enters into it's manufacture, and
4 committee appointed to secure the CO.
operation of the press Of the entire state
in working up plans to force this matter
upon the attention of congress.
THE st. Paul Pioneer Press published
the following dispatch from Chicago on
the Goth inst: The report that the st.
Paul e. Sioux City, Chicago, st. Paul 81
Minneapolis, and North Wisconsin have
been consolidated has been fully con.
tirmed by private advices, received by
your correspondent from New York to-
day. A gentleman, leading railroad
man, who has just arrived from New
York, and who has been fully
cognizant Of the negotiations dur
Ing their progress, informs your CORES.
pondent that the agreement was signed
last Saturday. The terms of the consol-
idation in detail are not fully disclosed
by him, but the general result is to give
Messrs. Porter, BOWS, Flower, Sawyer
and Cable, of the Chicago, ST. Paul s.
Minneapolis and North Wisconsin con
trolling interest in the stock of the St
Paul and Sioux City In the new board
of directors of the consolidated
company there will be two of
the present directors of the st.
Paul Il Sioux City, Messrs. Il. f. Drake
and A. IL. Wilder, and possibly third,
Col Merriam. There will also be sever
al eastern directors of the old board in
the new. The president of the CONSOLE
dated company is to be a leading rail-
road official from the east, who is to take
up his residence at st. Paul. Ills name
was not disclosed. Under the agree
meut, st Paul is to be the permanent
headquarters of the consolidated compa-
ny, and it is expressly stipulated that the
St. Paul IL Sioux City railroad repair
and car shops at 81, Paul are to be COM
pleted according to the original plan.