Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-02-28
THF LATEST TELECRANS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

| IT is reported that over 500 letters were
mailed from Vassar college in one day re-
Gently.
THE expenditure of the London Times in
the Parnell case are said to already exceed
81 ,000, 900.
| A PECULIAR disease is said to have
broken out amsng the cattle near COlum-
bus, Ind, the animals becoming uncon-
| troilable and dying in conyulsions.
AN English syndicate has bought 45,-
600 acres of land twenty miles from
Chattanooga, Tenn. and will establish
q town there. 1t is on the line of d rail
road.
Mrs. BURRITT, of Racine, Wis, fin
ished a fast of twenty-one days as a cure
| for dyspepsia. She Is in an exhausted
| condition. but was willing TO continue the
| treatment several weeks longer if neces-
sary.
A RUSSIAN inventor has new smokeless
| gunpOwder, said to exceed in power any
! explosive yet invented for guns. The gov
ernmcnt is constructing immense new
works for the manufacture of the powder,
and the inventor has been taken into the
| service.
New YoRK.-President Lowry of the
st. Paul q Minneapolis Street Railway
Company has signed a contract for the
electrical equipment for 200 miles of road
in those two cities. The contract is said
to be the largest of its kind ever made,
the amount involved being S2,000,000.
APPLETON, Wis.-The Appleton Electric
Street-Car company has suspended Oper-
atiOns, never having paid. 1t cost S67,
600 four years ago and could be bought
{nIa,y F,r Z fILn-n =. Il, 400
Indebtedness and $500 floating debts. An
effort will he made to organize new com
pany and put electric light in connection.
If this fails the rolling stock will be sold
out.
AURORA, Texas.-A fatal epidemic
is raging here. The disease is pro-
nounced to bespinal meningitis or spot
ted fever and several persons have died
of it within the last two days. People are
terror stricken and are fleeing from the
place. Anappeal made to Fort Worth for
physicians and nurses was at once respond
ed to by the mayor.
DEs MONIES, Ia.-The legislature
canVassed the votes for governor and lieu
tenant governor Thursday evening and de
clared Horace Boies, dem, and A. l.. Poy-
neer rep, elected. Committees were APP
Boies official plurality is 6,564 and that of
foyneer | $50 Next Thursday has Eeen
fixed upon for the inauguration of Gov
Boies and grand display will be made.
FTNDLAY, O.-A movement of an
Independent syndicate of very wealthy
capitalists has just come to light
in this city assuring the formation of "a
company with at least fifty million dollars
behind it for the establishment of pipe
lines, and the erection of immense oil re-
fneries in Findlay, Lima, Sygnet, Del phos
and Upper Sandusky. The company is
composed of capitalists of Milwaukee,
Chicago and Pittsburg.
New YoRK.-John Jacob Astor died
at his residence Saturday morning
of heart failure The deceased was the
eldest son of the late William Astor and
grandson of the original John Jacob As
tor. the great fur dealer, who founded the
fortunes of the family. He was the head
of the third generation of the Astor fami-
ly. He was born about s. years ago.
In 1875 his father died. leaving him
two-thirds share of his estate, valued at
100000, 900. The funeral will take place
Tuesday from Trinity chapel.