Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-07-08
NEWS IN BRIKF

EX-SENATOR Ingalls, sailed for Europe
Saturday.
Snow fell Monday in Fountain City,
nine miles from WInona, MINI.
The battleship Texas was successfully
launched at the Norfolk navy yard.
MAMIE SCHWARTZ, FIVE year-o child
Of st. Paul, is supposed to have bnaa kid
mapped.
THE national republican committee will
meet at the Arlington hotel, Washington,
June q, at IL O'Clock a. m.
LUTHER B. MCKINNEY, who killed
Stockman Frye, of Chicago, few years
ago, has gone insane at Peoria, LII.
The church people of Holland, Mich,
are holding union prayer meetings to sup
plicate the Almighty for cessation of rain.
The president again says the Canucks
mast stop discriminating against Uncle
Sam.
AT Vancouver great excitement exists
over the report that American cruisers
have seized the steamer Coqultlam in
Alaskan waters.
IT is announced that Whitelaw Reid
will unionize the New York Tribune Of
fee, the trouble with the typographical
union being amicably settled.
SENATOR STEWART Of Nevada bolts the
republican party, helping along his third
party presidential boom.
On Wednesday, Henry Weld Fuller,
the only brother of Chief Justice Fuller,
died at the residence of his son in New
r ochelle, n. Y.
SENATOR BRIcE is quoted as saying
that Congressman Ben L. Cable, of Hi
nois, will be chairman of the democratic
national committee.
MRS. RICHARD j OGLEsBY is said to be
on the slate for election as president of the
Illinois Woman's exposition board, in
place of Mrs. Francis b. Philips, recently
resigned.
AT the request of the French govern
ment, CAPT. 3orup, military attache of the
United States legation, accused of COM
municatlng information as to the French
defenses to Germany and Italy, is recalled.
The last weekly statement of the New
York banks show a reserve decrease of
81, 81 IT'S. The banks hold S19 ,872, $50
IN excess Of the requirements of the IS per
cent rule.
YIN IueSudy, MIS-. NclG1e ColUuIu Mdy
wood, spirit medium who recently M ade
some capital out of claim that Abraham
Lincoln attended her seances, died at her
home in White Plains, N. Y.
The President has signed the joint res,
olution of congress making October 81,
1892, the 400th anniversary of the discov-
cry of America, general holiday.
A. r. MCCHE5NEY, of South Dakota,
and formerly state bank examiner of New
York, will probably succeed Mr.. Lacy as
controller of the currency.
Two passenger coaches on ST. Louis and
Southern railroad, standing upon a cross
ing at Aethemer, Ark, Wednesday were
struck by freight train and wrecked .
Three persons were killed and seven IN
jured.
JOHN STORY, an employe of he Chi
cago Gus Light and Coke company, while
hosting coal Thursday, was caught in the
machinery and sustained injuries from
which he died few minutes later.
PRINCE PM of Siam, who is studying
naval matters in the Danish navy, arrived
at New York incognito on the Hecla Sat
urday The prince will go to Chicago to
arrange for the D tnish naval displ at
the fair
MAJOR LEWIS G. OvERMAN, corps Of
engineers, United States army, who was
recently tried by courtmartial at Cleve-
land, Ohio, for allie ed Irregularities in
his accounts, has rendered his resignation
and it has been accepted ny the President,
to take effect September 20 next.