Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29

One span Of bridge at Louisville
fell killing twenty-five and perhaps
forty men.
BY means of Il raised check the bank
ut Carthage, Mo, was defrauded Of
81, 900.
Denver. Col, police are being exc
Grated for their inability 10 cope with
crime.
Gus Frazier was waylaid and killed
by unknown persons near Magnolia.
Ark.
Navigation at Buffalo, \. Y, has
been closed by the arrival Of the Lee
high liner, Tuscarora.
Murderer Hill was found guilty ard
sentenced to be hanged at Plattsmouth.
Npb He killed Matt Akreson.
Statesmen are beginning to take am
interest i'll the bill of Mr.. McRae to
preserved me American forests.
Receivers of the Northern Pacific are
arranging for the purchase Of the
terminals ut Seattle, Wash.
1t is estimated the cost Of the Lee
high valley strike to the several broth
erhoods involved is s105,00o
Washington officials believe that
Mello will succeed in overthrowing the
pcixoto government in Brazil.
Foreign exhibitors at the Columbian
exposition got G3 per cent Of the
prizes.
4 bill abolishing postal notes and re
ducing money order fees is passed
by the house.
Samuel Gompers was reelected presi-
dent Of the American Federation OF
Labor on IL close vote.
The bill to repeal the state bank tax
will probably be reported to the house
without recommendation.
Mr.. Cox is ANXIOUS for Il test III the
house Of his measure for the uncon-
ditional repeal Of the state bank tax.
Silver men decided in caucus to sup
port for official position only those
who are friendly to the white metm.
General Master Workman Sovereign.
Of the Knights Of Labor, declares him.
self Il foe to strikes and free traders
George III. Babcock, inventor of the
shrapncl shell and the chromatic
press, died at Plainfield, " Y
Andrew Lynch, ex-mayor of Otta-
wa, ILL.,, died at his residence there.
He was GA years old.
Alexander Martin, u. D., LII. D.,
died at Grecncastle, Ind, of pneumonia
He was born IN Scotland in 1922.
He Murphy, the negro jockey, is
getting too fat to ride He is independ-
ent and can conveniently retire
Schaefer's sweeping victory over
Ives will probably result in the doing
away with the anchor nurse in billiard
games.
Many witnesses have been summon
ed in the inyestEa ton of senatorial
corruption at Richmond, Va.
Joseph +. Johnson, banker of Biz
mingham, anti Cleveland and free sill
yer democrat, wants to be governor
Of Alabama
Three Poles We're arrested at Joliet,
ILL.,, for robbing freight ears. Two
loads of goods We're recovered
Mrs. Elder, under arrest ut Fair
field, Iowa, for filling her husband full
of bird shot, denies the attempted muir
der
Armed officials arc guarding Dick
ZONES murderer Of w. w In@orsoH.
i'll the old military dungeon at Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
The Flody brothers and their mother
were indicted in Minneapolis, the
charge being cnlbezzlement in conncc-
ton with the Scheig case.
Mckane. the democratic boss Of
Gravcsend, \. Y, was, with several
OF his Iarty associates, fined $50 and
sent to Jail for Il month.
Crow Indians in Montana leave their
reservation ana slaughter cattle
Stockmen threaten to take the law into
their own hands.
Senator Voorhees, introduced Il hill to
coin ali the silver segniorage mt the
rate Of S2,o00.0O0 per month. AID after
that TO purchase an equal amount OF
silver monthly.
In order to give work to the unem- |
ployed the councilmen of Fort Wayne,
Ind, have decided to extend the water
works.
John Armstrong was executed in
Athens, Tenn, for the murder of
French Sharp last April He confessed
his guilt
w. 4. kaser, secretary of the Arkan- /
>as City Building and Loan associa- !!
ton, has left the city and his accounts !,
are short about 81 800.
The directors of the Western Union
Telegraph company have declared a
quarterly dividend Of 1 II per cent,
payable January 10, 1891
Judgment for $4,000 by confession
WAS entered against the Henry Dibblee .
company, Of Chicago, dealers in CRATES +
and m1ntelS. t
\ SiN-masted schooner, the first of /
its kind, with a capacity of $500 tons
Of coal. ii is said. is to be constructed |
ut Camden, Me, for Boston coal deal
,rS
Clara Barton wants the carayels .
given to the Red Cross society for eN-
hibitions for charitable purposes.
William n Hartmann. of Indiana.
decided upon as Indian school super
ntendent. is Il native of Zurich.