Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-14
THE LATEST TELECRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

REPORTS from Florida say that the
fruit crops are badly damaged by the frost,
and IN some places win be total loss.
GLADSTONE has published 299 books,
pamphlets and reviews. not including his
newspaper reviews. He still lives, and
may publish more.
THE cold weather for the past few days
has greatly damaged the peach crop in
Michigan, and the respects are that there
will only be half a crop next season.
CHIcAGo.-The intimate friends of
Robert Lincoln express the opin-
ion in view of the death of his son that
he will soon resign the post of minister to
Great Britain and return to Chicago.
CHIcAGo.-Th failure of the pub
fishing firm of DonneIly & Sons,
proves more serious than at first supposed
Additional judgments were entered today
and now it is said the liabilities will reach
SI75. 900.
LORD MAYOR IsAACs, of London, Eng,
recently devoted the upper chamber of his
historic residence, the Mansion House, to
the only Masonic ceremony ever performed
in that building. The Lord Mayor has
been a Frecmason for thirty years.
The Florida sponge fleet has done ex-
cedingly well this winter. The weather
has been favorable and the supply is in
cxhaustibe, as they grow as fast as they
are gathered. Some Of the sponges are as
large as a nail keg.
ANTGGo, Wis.-Thos. Bagley was
caught while breaking into the ware
house of Anderson & Son. The warehouse
was connected with the store by burglar
alarm. The clerk was awakened by the
alarm, and called Andrew Anderson, who
went ont in their night clothes and caught
Bagley before he had secured any booty.
LEADvILLE.- The heaviest snow storm
that has visited this section for years be-
gan Wednesday night. There is six
teen inches Of snow on the streets and it is
still showing. A party who went up to
the top of Mosquito Pass yesterday to mend
the telephone lines. found four feet of
snow above the poles The po'os are 20
feet high, making the depth of the snow
on the pass "A feet.
IToKA. I.T-The laws of the Choctaw
nation, as passed by the ChOctaw legislat-
ure, Wednesday, was made public. One
of the laws provides for the establish
ment Of Il lottery, Il certain percentage of
the TeceIps going to the state. 1t thus
seems that the Louisiana Lottery company
has obtained a footing IN Indian territory
and that it obtained the foothotd while all
eyes were turned on North Dakotl
LoNDoN.-A terrific explosion occur
red today in the Morsa colliery, in
Glamorganshire, Wales, which, it is
feared. will be attended by much loss of
life One hundred miners are enton'bed,
and communication with them Is impossi-
bic at present 1t is feared that all of
them have rerished.
Later advires from Morsa Colliery are
that three hundred miners are entombed
but many have been rescued from the
workings near the east main shaft. Most
of those taken out are unhurt but several
received fatal injuries. The latest estimate
- $50 lives lost.
LONDON. England Eight bodies shock
mgly mutilated, have been recovered.
Great excitement was caused by the rumor
that appeals for help could be heard from
the cntombcd men. The rescuers are con
stantly succumbing to the effects of the gas
and obliged to make speedy retreat.