Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-13
News in Brief.

Sr LOUIS public schools directors strike
German from the course of study.
The direct cable has been reIeid in
deep water ov the steamship Britannia.
ANOTHER excursion of Mexicans editors
will leave the City of Mexico for this
country IN March.
The strike of the Reedipg Railroad
coal miners continues, causing serious
embarrass IN ent in the coal trade.
SENATOR STANFORD has 348 trotters aud
| thoroughbreGs on his farm In San Mateo
County, California.
THE mills of Lowell, Mass, use nearly
$50, 600 600 worth of cotton annually,
and seud out more than 100000 600
worth of cotton goods.
IT Is understood that Speaker Carlisle
is to give the president the make up of
Pccihc Railroad Committee.
GEN. SHERIDAN can't be induced to write
his "reminiscences of the war, his idea be
ing that records are better than recollec-
tiOns.
THE Kansas and Texas Coal Company
was incorporated at St. Louis Tuesday,
with its capital stock increased to 81 900
900, and with enlarged powers.
The EN- pIoyes of the Reading Railroad
Company coal mines IN Penns ylvanla
are out on strike 80 the number Of 35,-
600 or more. The railroad employees of
the same company are still at work.
THE United States consul at Odessa has
unearthed customs frauds in wool, in
voices shipped to this country amounting
to $4,000, 600 or $l5,000,000.
Mr. LAwToN has been confirmed by the
senate as minister plenipotentlary from
the United States TO Austria, and has his
commission from the president in his
pocket
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and members of
his Cabinet attended the funeral of ex
Secretary Manning at Albany, n. Z, on
Tuesday.
An epidemic of sore eyes prevails at
Oakland, Coles county, III. Over two
thirds of the town are afflicted. Three of
the schools have been dismissed on &C
count of the disease.
The membership of the New York
Stock and Produce Exchanges is rapidly
falling off. Produce membership tickets
are now worth but Sl,7O0, when three
years ago they were valued at $4,000.
n MONEMENI ud5 D6th gGuILGu IL
North Carolina for securing repeal of
the tax on tobacco, and delegation Will
be sent to Washington for that purpose.
In letter accepting the present of
lot and homestead at Inglewocd, Cal,
General Fremont announces his intention
of settling permanently in the land of
his early choice.
SENATOR Don CAMERON possesses little
personal magnetism. His most intimate
friends are Senators Butler and Vest,
democrats, and Senator Hale, of his own
party.
Snow fell to the depth of six and eight
inches in Louisiana and Mississippi Sat
urday night. The en5ire Southwest and
Mexico appear to he snow-covered at
present.
REV. ELI FoY, of Los Angeles, Cal, has
given 100000 tC the Unitarian Confer
ence of Massachusetts for the erection
and maintenance of a Unitarian female
college. 1t is probable that the college
will be built at Worcester, Mass.
THE descendants and heirs of William
Weber, a native of Holland, Europe,
claim to have proved up their ownersh
of an area sixty six acres in extent in the
$20,O00,OO0.
CLEVELAND coal dealers who draw their
supply from the Carhoudale and Avon
dale districts say they will not be affected
by the Reaping strike, but think Chicago
and the Western markets generally, draw
ing their coal fro n the Schuylkill dis
trict, will suffer seriously.
MAYOR HEWITT has written letter to
Governor Hill stating that no portion of
the Union is safe from the danger of con.
tagious diseases during the present quar-
antiae regulations a5 the port of New
York, and recommending the submission
of the matter to the legislature for action
in approving quarantine arrangements.
The president has signed the commits.
sions of the following named officials
whose appointments were recently con
firmed by the senate: c. S. Fairchild,
secretary OF the Treasury and Eayliss w
Hanna, minister to the Argentine Repu5-
lie, and Alexander R. Lawuon, minister to
Austria.