Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-05
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

IowA's crop bulletin shows continued
bright prospects for grain and fruit.
JOHN RyAN's Sons, the largest dry
! goods house IN the south, failed Tues.
/ day.
john Ryan Sons, dry-goods merchants
OF Atlanta, failed Tuesday for 81 900, coo.
The swItchman 's-union has withdrawn
from the superior council of Federated
Railway Employees.
FIVE children in one family in St John
n. b., have gone insane.
The Hon S. NJ. Brockmrldge of St.
Louis dropped dead while he was address
my the Presbyterian general assembly at
Detroit.
ONE HUNDRED and forty-four lumber
firms Of New York have agreed nO5 to sell
lumber to builders until the striking lum-
Der handlers come to terms.
GoyERNoR Winans has vetoed the bill
appropriatlng SO, 600 for the entertain
Hent Of the Grand Army of the Republic
during the national encampment in De-
trOlt.
EX-CHIEF Justice Thomas K. Sherwood
OF Michigan, was stricken with paralysis,
and lies IN Il critical condition.
The will of John T. Parish, wealthy
New Yorker, was fled for probate Tues
day. Charitable and religious institutions
receive S2SG, 900 from the estate.
Cur WORMS are reported TO be doing
much damage to corn and potatoes around
Waterloo, Iowa.
Thomas A. EDISON mas invented an in
strument by which Images OF objects can
be trans mIJted over wire after the prin-
clpal Of the telephone.
The trial of ''Frenchy No. |" for the
murder of Cttrie brown at New York has
been set for June IL.
5. F. TAYLOR, brother OF Congressman
Taylor, Of Chicago, was stricken with
paralysis Sunday at his farm near Clinton,
III.
FRANCIS +. EMERY, ii boot and shoe
dealer OF Boston, has assigned. His lia-
OIlltles are estimated at 500 600.
The Barnum family have decided to IN
cnerdte the remains If the Snowman IN
order TO prevent Il repetition OF last week IS
attempt to steal the body.
In is announced that au additional 81
1000 is 10 be raised in Chicago 10y the
Columbian exhibition. The additional
amount Is found necessary 10 carry out the
constantly growing plans Of the manage
ment.
By vote of 81 to 80 the house of repre-
sentatlyes at Springfield passed the Mlntia
bill, aproprlItIng 5l32, 500 per annum
for the Illinois National Guard.
The Worlds far bill, making an APP
preparation Of $l,OOO,COO for a state ex-
nlblt passed the Illinois senate tuesday
morning 10y a vote OF So to II.
OMAHA was selected as the place for
holding the next Trans Mississippi con
gress.
AT New Haven, Conn, BunueI q
Scranton, bankers, failed Wednesday " itn
S3OOOOO liabilities and no assets.
CATTLEMEN in the vicinity of Emporia,
kas. are alarmed over the appearance OF
an unknown fatal disease among all their
herds.
Ar New haven, Conn Bunnell & Sean
ton, bankers, assigned Wednesday,
liabilities about $500, ,0O0 assets prob
ably less tnan 100000.
It is estimated that 100000 pounds of
opium have been smuggied INTO the Uni
ted States 10y the yacnt Halcyon 10y the
way of British Columbia The duty is Sl2
a pound. This gives the opium ring a
profit of 81 100000.
The amendment attached to the worlds
fair bill in the Illinois senate Wednesday
making a compulsory eight-hour day on all
work done on the Illinoi exhibit, was re-
considered Thuraday morning, and the
hill with Sl,O00,0O0 appropriation sent
to third reading.