Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-01
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

DBL, COL.
The South Dakota crops have been
damaged by the hot sun.
CALIFoRNIA is preparing to celebrate
the fortieth aniversaryiOf her admission.
THE pearl craze in Northern Wisconsin
is again at its highest. Many opaque
beauties are being found near Albany.
In New York, Monday, wheat and corn
sold the highest of any time during the
year.
ROBERT LAIRD COLLIER, eminent in the
Unitarian pulpit, is dead at his Maryland
home, of paralysis.
JOHN Powers. a seaman on the Thetis,
which rescued GreeIy's Arctic expedition.
has just died in Philadelphia as the re-
suit of exposure then suffered.
Nor one island has risen or sunk in the
Pacific ocean for thirty-four years, and
geologists declare that the earth is rest
ing for some mighty effort in the future.
THE Columbia Bar and Buffet Company.
with capital of 81 5000 has been or
ganized by English capitalists for the pur
chase of liquor saloons in Chicago.
WOMAN known as the White Queen,
owns a goodly part of the island of New
Britain, in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Her real name is Mrs Emma Forsythe
ASSISTANT Postmaster GENERAL
CLARKsON, who has just returned from ii
three months tour throughout the west
and northwest, declares his belief tnat the
world fair will be failure if the site is
divided.
MILWAUKEE Charles F. IIsely, Horace
Rublee and Jerome r. Brigham, all of this
city, have purchased the summit of Blue
Mounds, Dane county, and will turn it
into a summer resort. The property in
cludes about 400 acres in the most interest
ing part of the mour 5. A hotel will be
erected, and the grounds improved so as to
make all points OF inte est easily accessi-
bic.
CINCINNATI, GA terrible fire occurred
IN a tenement house here just before mid
night Tuesday night Many of the in
mates were asleep and could not be arous-
ed iii time to make their escape Within
ten minutes after the discovery, the FIRE
enyelOped the entire building. and eight
persons were burned to death, while sever
al others were injured i'll jumping from
high windows.
Ar the Prohibition State convention
held at Madison Wis, on Tuesday. the
following names were pl ced in nomina-
ton, tO-wit: Charles Alexander, Governor;
w. r. Nethercut, Lieutenant Governor;
Gee. w. Mcknon, Secretary of State;
Robert Fargo, Treasurer; b. f. Vmbeuren,
State Superintcndent } O. Black, Rail
road Commissioner; Andrew Peterson,
Insurance Commissioner.
BosToN.-Th American Wool Report
cr has letters from twenty-five correSpOn-
dents covering nearly all sections OF the
southern states, and giving generally hope
ful indications respecting the growing cot
ton crop. The crop rs a rule is quite for
ward, Is fruiting well, is clean, and
promises an early and very full yield. In
some localities, however, there is great
need of rain, especially in the upland dis
triCts.
New LONDON, Wis.-One of the most
disastrous railroad wrecks of the year
occurred about o'clock Wednesday after
noon on the kaukauna division of the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore ~ Western rail-
road, thirty-hye miles north of this city.
Trains No. and 12, way freights, met
while running at full speed, on sharp
curve between Whitcomb and Tgerton.
Fireman Sims and brakeman Seymour
were killed instantly and four others were
probably fatally injured. John Ryan
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In ba wa" nooioS bro, n"i' t'Lei TTo l,'S "u
"G'i' o MS II X N'ie vi ''' ''i9 Mcic
covering up the demolished engines. No.
. had orders to 90 to Whltcomb to allow
No. ~ to pass while the latter had SINH.
lar orders for Ilgerton, two stations only
four miles apart, and there Is sharp
curve about half way between, and at this
the lIi-tated trains met. The dispatcher
at Eland junction is thought to be respon-
HbIe. Through trains wilt be delayed SIX
or seven hours.
Tur rroLihit;op rr,tforr, adontad NV
tbn W;lco,s;,, ,,,.nbi iI;t;or;sts ~ Nod;soD
81, tIo 03J of III, 300
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We declare the traffic in intoxicating
liquors as Il beverage to Toe the great and
constant course of crime, pauperlsm,
lhSaillt!' nuhlcipal R3lSrule' Poiiticat cor
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we ii5S'>. i on St"lc "nI ntI.oilf' .f Rlou.pi-
uoh ana the enforcement thereot through
IL parry Thoroughly IN sympathy with the