Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-24
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
GEE NOTES.

TERRE BAUTE, Ind is receiving an oil
boom. There is wild rusn for land
near where the oil was discovered.
The Prnnsy lysnia Legislature appro
prIated $4,000 for dress uniforms for
the sta'e militia.
The New York Legislature has appro-
prIated $4,000 for a monument to J Ohm
Encks)n III Ne= York city.
The historian Bancroft has been Obliged
10 dis o. NTH ne his horseback exercise and
has advertised his saddie-horse for sale.
His cor dition gives much anxiety to his
triends.
The English syndicate secured two
more of the Newark (N.J breweries, and
the Bsiap tine BrewID, Company was
offered S., ,OOO, 900 for their business plant
but refused.
Clinton, la. "A heavy storm passed
over this city Thursday morning. Sky
lights were broken, and small fruit and
tender plants were badly damaged.
The iute bagging trust has declined
TO enter Into a contract with the farmers
alliance not to raise the price of bagging
and OILY cotton baggirg will be used.
The English beer syndicate is negoti-
sting for the purchase Of seven bTsweries
of Grand Rapids, Mich. The aggregate
price, in case the deal cIoses, will be
800, OJ0.
FIRMINo APEPAGo, an Indian, was hang
ed FRIDAY, at Tucson, Ariz., for the mur-
dsr Of Patrick Ford, prospeotor. This
is the first execution of an Indian in
Arizona under the recent decision of the
United States supreme court whioh gives
the territory jurisdiction of all Indian
criminals.
ASHLAND, Wis.-Passengors on trains
arriving IN this city Wednesday night re-
port from ,hree to five inches of snow all
over Northern Wisconsin aud Michigan.
-Four Inches fell at Pratt, Wis, and from
three to five inches are report.s all along
the Go1ebic range.
The Saul Ste. Marie Caual, which was
opened in 1885, has so far oost about So
OOO,O00. It is less than mile long, but it
Ia one of the most important waterways
in the world. The canal Is open about
200 days in the year, and III 1888 the daily
tonnage through it was 3O,242, almost
equal to that of the famous Suez Canal.
CH1oAao-The friends Of DR.. Cronin
who believe that he Ia. been murdered
Tor his renains. The work is to extend
over distance of six miles along the
shore, and a distance of mile and
half into the lake. Divers will ascom pany
the dredgers.
LIEUTENANT ELLIOTT, Chief of the Chi
cago Detective Bureau, has received
telegram from the Chief Constable at
Toronto saying that DR.. Cronin was in
-. Nd Inu
Sunday, but has not been seen since then.
CTonin's friends doubt the statement.
HELENA, Mout.-Advices from many
parts OF Montana indicate close election
for constitutional convention. Neither
party have more than five majority.
Helena elects five republicans and four
democrats.
MISS LAURA BAMBERToN of Baraboo,
WIe., on her bridal evening, when she
was TO have married William Stewart, of
Boomer, suddenly changed her mind
and concluded she didn't want to wed,
much to the disappointment of the
groom and the assembled guests.
The farmers around Appleton, Wiz,
are considerably stirTed up over NOTICE
by Richard M,iier, of Appleton, that they
must appear within specified time and
pay 50 royalty on land rolltr they are
using. Miller claims the rollers are an in
fringement on his patent. About 300 are
in use in and around Outagamie county.
A TEXAS bank President recently ran
away with the funds of the bank, leaV
ing placard on the door reading: "Rank
suspended The deposltors caught him,
and, having hanged him, pinned this
notice to his breast: Bank President
suspended"
A BUoyRUs, O man several years ago
was found guilty of murder and sentene-
ed to be hanged. He appealed, was given
a new trial, was found gdilty and sonteno-
ed to the Penitentiary for life. He ap-
pealed again, was given new trial, found
guilty OF msuslaughter and sentenced to
the penitentisry tor tweBty years. H.
again appealed, was granted new trial,
had MS oase d smissed on Wednesday and
is now a free man