Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-09
THELATEST TELEGRAMS
GENERAL NOTES.

Ex-SPEAkER CARLISLE is receiving mark
ed attention in Mexico, where he has
been on a visit for some time.
PROFESSOR t DID, o. Amherst college,
is to lead the government expedition to
Southwestern Africa to observe the total
eclipse OF the sun on December %.
WHITrAKER, the coiored youth who took
his ear to West Point and got into
trouble about il, has been elected princI-
pal of the coiored graded school at Som
ter, S. G.
TIE monument to Miles Saandish at
Dnxbury, Miss, is nearly ompleted. It
Is to be l16 feet high and stands on an
eminence 300 feet above the level of the
sea. It can be distinctly seen fifteen miles
outside of Cape Coo.
JoHNsIowE, Pa.-One pair of street
car trucks were dug out of the sand on
Thursday, which is all that has been found
of an equipment consisting of about 80
horses and 10 cara.
Col. FREsERroK CRoRKER, of San Fran
of the Lick observatory expedition to
Cayenne, Guiaus, to study the total solar
eclipse On December %.
ENGLISH capitalists are now a1Icr the
cotton mills of the United Ststes and are
sending out circulars, a.king the owners
of mills if they are willing to sell or pool
their stock upon a mutual basis.
THERE is a man living near Quitmsn,
Brooks county, Ga, who never ate NOR
sci of bread or meat IL nls life. He sub
sists prinoj paly on fruits and potatoes.
He weighs nearly 200 and was mover sick
longer than an hour in his life. He drinks
gallon of milk day.
The authorities of Kansas City have
discovered hn ordinance which gives TO
the Police Judge the power to revoke the
license of any saloon-keeper who violates
the Sunday closing law. The police made
several arrests under this law, and the
hsavy penalty forced nearly ali of the
saIoon-keepors TO close.
DoUw and Henry Fonda are twins
living in Fonda, N. Y. They are in all
probability, the oldest twins in the coun-
try. They reached the aye of four score
last Sunday. F. IA took his name from
those venerable brothers. The Fonda
twins own two adjoining farms.
A NEwspoY IA years of age, who lost
Goth legs below the knee, saved ayoung
nan from drowning at Council Bluts,
Sunday. In spite of his misfortune he is
good swimmer. The citizens have
started fund 10 show their admiration
for his bravery.
MnwAUxnE.-At a meeting OF the local
Grand Army encampment council Thurs
day night, after a stormy session, reso
iutions were adopted to go ahead with
preparations for the euoamp ment and
that the usual parade be had despite the
refusal of those commanders to take part
in it.
JOHN LIE, young Engli.hman who
died few days ago in San Francisco
hospital, Ea6 buried Tuesday in pau
per's grave. He WAS the son of a wealthy
English brewer who bequeathed him $780,
900 four years ago. The entire amount
was soon squandered.
ExPLoREhs il Mexico aic said to have
discovered in tho forests relics of a form
er great oity, III the shape of ruined
houses, monuments, etc. Their alleged
discoveries also include splendidly paved
roads, vast columns, carvings, etc, all of
which, toR ether with other signs, it is
said, indIcAte that nation of 80 100000
once existed there.
The Sunday-olosing movement in
Philadelphia has extended from the la
5orers to the laundrymen. Tho officers
of the Lsundrymen's Association have
served a notice upon every laundry in the
city that, on and after Sunday, August 4,
they must keep their shops closed. 1t is
anticipated that the chief opponents of
the movement will be the Chinese laun-
drymen, ~ few of tae English iaundries
are now kept open.