Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09

America.
In a brutal prize fight near Leeds,
England, Sunday, between a boot fiji
Usher named Asquith and a miner
ROtheray, the former received severe
injuries about the head, from the eff
fects of which he died.
The failure was announced Monday
Co, Australian and New Zealand mer.
chants and bankers of 3 Great Win
chester street. London. Their liabiG-
ties amount to f250,0O0.
Search was made Saturday at Home
stead for the rifles surrendered by the
Pinkertons July 6. Il was thought these
rifles would be voluntarily giver up By
those who had taken them, but this was
not done and the arms can not be
found
a second unsuccessful attempt was
made on Saturday to cast the sixteen
ton gun carriage ordered by the govern
mcnt at the Wateryliet arsenal The
scattering Of the molten metal endan-
gered the lives Of the Workmen, but all
ESCAPED uDhurt.
Saturday evening Mrs. l. n. Hum
plreys, Of Leroy, ILL.,, was ground to
pieces by wild locomotive which was
passing through that town on the Big
-Four. Mrs. Humphreys is the wife Of Il
retired farmer, and leaves q husband
and four chnuren.
At Staunton, Va, II. L. Williams, of
Michigan, fell 500 feet from balloon.
He assembled from the fair grounds and
was to descend in a parachute. The
parachute was wet and would not Open
He was picked up unconscious, but is
thought to be out of danger.
An attempt was made Saturday to
wreck the New York and Chicago linz
tied on the Pennsylvania road ut Enon
Pa, by placing ties across the track.
The distractions were removed by Il
farmer who was shot twice while per-
forming his self-imposed task.
Thomas Neil Cream was brought up
again Saturday in London on the charge
of having murdered Matilda Clover by
stycllnine poisoning. After hearing the
evidence, Sir John Bridge committed
Cream on four charges of murder by
poison. The cases now go to the grand
jury.
Ane Hill street Motor line, at Du-
buque, Iowa, was sold by the sheriff,
on Saturday, for $4,000. The road cost
$15O,o0O, but bas never paid expenses.
New York's Metropolitan opera house,
the finest temple of music in America,
was Quilted by fire Saturday. The loss
will reach $4,000.
Julia Phillips, of Lockport, n. Y,
thought to have been killed on rail
way in Chicago a few weeks ago, and
whose supposed remains were sent
there for burial, but afterwards identi-
fled as the body Of a Miss Walker of
St Louis, has been found in Chicago.
She had been sick in a hospital.
John Howard and wife, who are max
ing the trip on foot from Seattle to Chi
caGo, cSmpcd on Hurd's island, at Au-
rora, Ill, Saturday night, and expected
to reach Chicago Tuesday noon. The
man propels a wheelbaJ1ow containing
their camp outfit. They are breaking
the SiX-lnunthS record for Il purse of
$4,000, and have until September 10 to
complete the trip.
The Washington democratic state con-
Tention completed it's work Saturday.
The full ticket is as follows: Governor,
IL. j. Snively, of Yakima: lieutenant
governor, I'll. G. Wilson, of Jefferson:
supreme justices, f. X. Hanna, Of
Whitm;n,, and Ii. w. Brinller, of Paci-
tic: congressman, j. Il. Mundy, Of
Clark.
Rev. William Ware Rowland, for
nearly fifty years missionary of the
American board on the island of Cey-
lon, died Friday, aged rs years. He
had not visited his native country since
1861. He lived to see the J;iftna mis-
sion crow until it has uine self-suppurt-
ing churches and 200 members, while
there are 135 mission schools and $500
pupils.
The first result Of President Harli-
sons proclamation imposing tolls on
bargeS through the Sault river bound
for Canada was felt at Buffalo Sunday
Tie Canadian propeller Kosedale had
to get loaded Saturday, SO Captain
Jwart received orders to go light, rs he
would not be able to pass the Sault be-
fore September if he waited until Mon
day for 4 load.
Judge Williamson, of the fourth judi
ci;ll district of Mississippi, has charged
the grand jury in Lef1ore county that it
is IN iu6irt1 bio OtfpnSa for Il man tn
screen himself Dy holding an open UNI
brella across his shoulder while taking
a drink in Il saloon. The annotated
code of the state abolished bar screens,
since which time the umbrella has been
used as a substitute.
Captain William Cook, a retired SEA
captain of Vineyard Haven, Mass, died
suddenly at Grace Episcopal church
Sunday morning of heart disease. Cap
tain Cook had walked from his home to
the church and had but just arrived
when he dropped to the floor, expiring
Immediately, as the morning service
was about to begin. The congregation
was dismissed. Captain Cook was
widely known in maritime circles, ha =
ing for many years sailed out of New
York on foreign voyages. He was
about So years old.
A destructive fire which broke out IN
Augusta, Ga, Saturday, totally destroy
ed the Augusta Chronicle office and five
business houses. The total loss is $780, !
600. The entire morning edition of the
Chronicle was worked off while the
building was in flames. Files of the !