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

Inc 0LeTndIlO1la1 peace congress has
voted to hold it's next meeting in Chi
cago in 1893.
Sullivan and Corbett finish their work
Of preparation and are now ready for
| the big fight.
The Metropolitan opera house at New
York was destroyed by fire Saturday
morning.
Judge William I. Stewart, of the SUI
aged 68 years.
A cousin of Alexander Dumas was
arrested in st. Louis for passing bogus
checks in Boston.
Arthur Stockton, 10 years old, of
kipton, Ohio, committed suicide FRIDAY
by shooting himself.
Socialist-laborites D Get in New York
! and nominate candid ates for president
, and vice-president.
William E. Jenkins, who has been on
trial at Richmond, Ind, for killing John
Dixon, vas acquitted.
There have been $500 entries to the
Central Illinois fair, which is hello at
Farmer City this week.
President Harrison has appointed
Robert Forester, Of Utah, to be mine
inspector Of that territory.
J. w. Ham, the former real estate
dealer arrested in Salt Lake City, was
taken back to ST. Paul.
Daniel DOugherty's condition is SO
much improved that his physicians now
entertain hope Of his recovery.
While hunting near Mascoutah, Ill,
Anton Tragresser accidentally shot him
self in the head, producing death.
A New York millionaire, his entire
family and two lady friends, in all eight
people, were drowned in Lake Huron.
A three-year-old child is lost on the
prairie near Fulda, Mimi Hundreds of
men search in vain for the little one.
George Elineson was struck by a
freight train at Galesburg, ILL.,, and IA
tally hurt He leaves large family.
Mrs. Talbot, of Wellesley college, is
added to the faculty of Chicago Uni
versity as professor Of sanitary science.
Mrs. Dorney Friday swore out war
rants against Officer Slattery, of Chica-
90, for shooting and assaulting her
sons.
The Duke de Veragua, descendant of
Columbus, will probably exhibit speci-
mems of fighting bulls at the eXposi-
ton.
In the drill of the Knights of Pythias
the First Indiana regiment was award
ed the first prize of $500 for battalion
drill
Thomas Wocdley, consular agent for
the United States III Corfu, died in
Corfu Sunday and was buried there
Monday.
Edward Brown was killed and sew
eral others injured by the explosion Of
a thrashing machine engine near Wind
fall, Ind.
Robert Thompson, Of Chicago, one of
the crew of the schooner John T. Mott,
was lost overheard in Lake Erie and
drowned.
William Burns, superintendent of the
tally injured by the collapsing of the
st;lndpipe.
The United States will not accept
Turkeys explanation of Il recent out
rage i'll Asia Minor and will demand
reparation.
The clearings in Chicago. Saturday,
W ere SO ,4S5, 29S: for the week, $92, 1G1.-
SO5, as against $780, ,2253 for the same
week 1891.
J. NJ. ShOckney, 60 years old, serving
Il ten years sentence in the Michigan
state prison, escaped through the aid
of accompiceS.
John Murphy, probably the most eH-
tensive grower of melons in Indiana,
was killed by switch engine at In
dianapolis Friday.
Or. Kelley, of drink cure fame, is
suing the London Lancet for damages
for libel. Medical men watch the trial
with excited interest.
The attorney general has given an
opinion that the eight-hour law is gen
eral in its application to all depart
ments of public wo'
The Rt. Rev. Wilh.>-4 Ingraham Kip,
who for more than forty years has pre-
sided over the Episcopal diocese of Cal
ifornia, is dying at San Francisco.
The last New York weekly bank state
ment shows a reserve decrease of ST.
$4,000. The banks now hold $9SS7,-
S75 in excess of the % per cent. rule.
Charles Poce, in Jail at Columbus,
Ohio, for attempting to wreck a train
near Brice, May 10, tried to kill himself
by swallowing ground glass. He may
die
\ passenger train on the 500 road
goes through a bridge near Barrett,
MINI. Six persons are killed, twelve
seriously injured and many slightly
hurt.
j. !. Hill gives notice that the Great
Northern will withdraw from the Trans
continental association. The Atchison
and Northern Pacific will probably do
likewise
The Northern Michigan Lumber com
pany's factory near Oden Mich. burned
Sunday. The loss on buildings, ma
chinery and lumber will not be far short
of $4,000.
At Aberdeen, Ohio, a small town OPP
posite Maysville, Ky, has been located
for years the Gretna Green of clipping
young hen.uckianS. There dwelt Es-
quire Massie Beasley, who was always
ready. day or night, to tie the nuptial
l. e