Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-21
KILOGRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF

YAYKToN Indians protest against the
| Indian school at Pipestone.
TnE people Of Newfoundland are seek
ing free trade with the United States.
FRoM three to six inches Of volcanic
ashes fell apon Mexican city.
THE cearings Of the Chicago banks for
the past week were S79, 737, O32
NORTH STovrNaToN and Preston, Conn,
had slight earthquake shtcks Sunday.
GRAssnopPERs are doing great damage
to the crops about Findley, Ohio.
New YonK' 8 morgues are filed with
victims Of the heat.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, the eminent
poet, scholar and diplomatic died at Cam
bridge, Mass, early Wednesday morning
GEORGE S. HASKELL Il member of the
illinois board of agriculture, died at his
home in Rockford, Wednesday
A WONDERFUL cave OF mammoth pro-
portions has been discovered on Il farm
near ljelIefountaine, Q.
AN aquacycle. a sort of bicycle for tray
cling on water, was successfully tested at
lusc0la, Ill.,
JonN THYsoN, one of The most promi-
ncnt operators on the St Louis produce
exchange, failed Saturday.
REV. DR. JoHN Henry HOPKINS, a dis
tineuished Episcopal clergyman, died at
Troy, N, Y, Saturday.
j. D. SrouT, principal of the Canton
Mimi public school, mysteriously disap'
pears from Preston.
A DISPATCH from st. Paul says the low
est estimate of the wheat crop Of
Minnesota and the Dakotas is $50 900, 900
bushels.
New YoRK agricultural paper esti-
mates that farm products Will be vi ,0O0,-
0O0000 more this year in the United States
than for several years.
SUPERVISING ARCuTTECT BELL will
open bids for the construction of the gov
eminent building at the worlds fair on
the Oath inst.
PoLYDoRE DoUdEvAL silk manufac-
turer of Brooklyn, N. Y, has made an as
sigrment. Liabilities, 100000; assets,
S75 900.
J. NJ CAMMACK, brother of Addison
Cammack, the New York millionaire
stock broker Is missing, and it is feared
that he has either committed suicide or
been murdered,
john. M. SAMuELs of Kentucky and
DIR, SeIim Peabody, have been chosen and
confirmed M the horticultural and liberal
art departments, respectively, of the
world y fair
THE Masonic Savings bank of Louis
willie, assigned TO the Germann Safety
fault md Trust company. The capital Is
8250,000
Mrs. LEILA ROBINSON SAwrELLE, the
pioneer female member OF the Massachu
setts bar, and well-known advocate of
the rights of her sex, died Monday.
CAPTAIN JouN PALMER, of Albany,
N. Y, was Thursday elected commander
of the Grand Army for the coming year.
TuE GIendon company Of Boston, man
ufacturers of sash, blinds and interior
decorations, has failed with liabilities of
800, 900.
OVER $50 taxpayers of Kansas City,
Kan, threatened to lynch their mayor and
council because of supposed boodling.
-CuIHr PALMER has nm.
nouncei the appointment of Col, Freder'
lck Physterer, the present assistant nd
iutunt general of New Xork, as adjutant
general of the G. A. h,
FRANK McGRATu, president of the Kan
sas Farmers Alliance, says the farmers of
that state will only sell tholr wheat as they
are forced to raise money. They expect
an advance in price,
GEORGE JONES, one of the founders and
principal owners of the New York Times,
died Wednesday ut Poland Springs, Me,
He was SO years of age,
b, c. SERGEANT has hequeathed Sl25,-
900 to Hedding college, situated at ABB
ingdon, Ill. A memorial building will
also be built soon with funds from the
same source.