Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05
NEWS IN BRIEF

1HE st. Paul city treasurer's books are
ia a confused condition.
| NORTH DAKOTA guarantees against
Manitoba because of small pox.
| Ex- Governor G.. 81 Hardin, of Mis-
souri,. died at Mex co, that state, Friday
THE republicans Of the Sixth California
district have nominated Harvey Lind
! ley.
AFTER searching for her missing hus-
band five years in twenty states, an Iowa
woman finds him at West Superior.
NINETY FOUR deaths in New York and
twenty nine in Philadelphia from sun.
stroke were reported Friday.
DURING heavy thunderstorm thou
upon Port Marris, N. J.
CHAUNcEY M. DEPEw sailed on the
steamer Majestic Wednesday for a Euro
pean vacation.
: CLIFTON P. BRECKENRIDGE was renom
mated for congress in the second Arkansas
district Wednesday.
H. C.. VOORHEES, has been nominated
by the republicans in the fifteenth Ohio
congressional district after a two days
session and on the 550th ballot.
JOHN P. BALES, one Of the few sur
vivors of the Black Hawk war, has just
died at Litchfeld, H., at the age of a
years.
The wife of Governor Brown, of Mary
and, was Frustrated by the heat in
Baltimore Friday, and 10 in a critical con-
dition.
EDGAR SNowDEN, for many years an
editor of the Alexandria, D. c., Gazette
and grandson Of the founder of that
ancient paper, died in Washington Fri
day.
Dun & CoMPANY's trade review shows
the business failures for the week past tc
have been SO, as against 1877 the previous
week, and 247 for the corresponding week
Of last year.
THERE are now 10000 members Of
building trades On strike in New York
the result of a fight between the
architectural iron workers and the iron
league.
ENGLISH capitalists are investigating
the Apostle islands in Lake Superior
with view Of establishing upon one OF
more of them great game preserve.
Mrs CANDIcE WHEELER, of New York
city, president of the society of Associated
Artists, has been invited to be color
director Of the woman's building at the
world fair.
The trustee of the Sprague estate al
Province, R. L., is now paying the fna
dividend to creditors. There were 12s
creditors and the total dividends amount
27 800 per cent. of the claims.
SIR JOHN THoMP ON has left Toronto
for the purpose, it is said, of visiting
Washington, where he will try to persuade
the president not to issue retailatory
proclamation until the Canadian govern
ment has heard from England.
JOHN PHILIP SoUsA, leader Of the Ma
rine bond, has been granted the discharge
| from the United States marine corps, up
on bis own request. At present he is in
New York looking up musicians for the
bard he will lead in Chicago.
PETER BUCKEL a New York brewer
has confessed judgment for S21 900. A
year ago his statement showed assets
1862 ,000; liabilities, $685., 0O0. His pres
emit assets and liabilities are not definitely
| known.
The farmers OF Dewitt and Southern
Mclean counties, illinois, are much alarm
ed over the attack upon the crop, within
the last few days, by the army worm
which has turned its attention especially te
oats.
The check of railroad rates was com
pleted yesterday from all Wisconsin points
to the southwest to meet the St. Pau
roads reduction from EauCIaire, as order
ed by the interstate commissioners. 1t
was decided that the new tariff shall be
put into effect Aug Is