Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-13

New Albany & Chicago. The whole
amount involved is about 100000, and I
will no doubt result in much litigation.
The Ohio & Mississippi railroad,
which was secured by the Baltimore s.
Ohio Southwestern, is under contract
to be built into Bedford, Ind, without |
delay in order to make connection with
the Bedford Belt Railway.
joni Balance was found dead OH
the LIST at Glencoe, Mimi, under a load
Of wood a mile from town. He left
town the night before at 6 o'clock.
The coroner decided that an inquest
was unnecessary.
Trouble was averted at Easley, S.
c., on the LIST by the compliance Of
most Of the negroes with the orders to
leave town. All but two have left.
These have been allowed another day.
The town is still guarded.
London undprtakers send out circulars
to families havin cases Of serious illness.
This grewsome practice has grown to
such an extent as to attract the atten-
ton Of London newspapers.
The Information Packing and Pro
vision Company and the Chicago Pack
ing and Provision Company, Of Chicago,
are. it is said, soon to be merged into
one. The new company will have a
capital Of 100000, and it is said there
| is a possibility of the Hammond Com
pany passing under the control Of the
new concern, in which case the con
soldated companies will have an out
put equal to that Of the other three big
firms-Armour, Swift and Morris.
Frank Vincent, the African explorer,
has left Rangoon to continue his trav-
! els into the interior. He has already
Travelled over 100000 miles without
! meeting with any serious disaster or
] accident.
The territorial legislature Of New
Mexico has passed a bill prohibiting
corporations employing more than 10
workmen from paying employees by the
use Of script or orders on stories, pro
yiding heavy penalties for violation.
At the dinner of the Dominion COM
mercial travellers association Thursday
night at the Windsor, Montreal, the
toast Of president Of the United
| States was received with far heartier
applause than that Of the Governor
General Of Canada.
At Iowa City, Ia, G. w. Swords and
I Al Boone, two Rock Island telegraph
operators, who were arrested on q
charge Of cutting the wires during the
operators strike, have been discharged,
the court holding that the evidence was
| insufficient.
IN the Supreme Court at Boston on
the 31st petition was presented from
! several certificate holders Of the Order
of Solid Rock asking for an injunction
against the order. The compliments al
lege that the liabilities of the order are
! S775. 900 and the assets but about S26,-
/ 600.
The Maharajah of Joudpore will not
permit his people to wear forelgn-made
clothing. He is no admirer of the pro-
duct of foreign pauper labor.
A hospital for the sick poor costing
probably S25O,OO0, will be built in Chi
cago from generous bequest in the
will of the late Granville S. Ingraham.
Eighty-five tons of chewing tobacco
were consumed in this country last
wear. Just think of it when you are
searching for that missing plug.
Robert Ashby shot and fatally wound
ed Joseph Adams, a Well-<noWn horse
man and gambler. The trouble was
saloon row between Ashby's brother
and Adams. Ashby made his escape,
but will be captured.
The village of Lakeside, Mimi, ceased
I! to be at midnight, December 31st, and
is now part of Duluth. 1t will be
known as the Seventh ward. The an
mex gives Duluth Il population OF 1000
additional
Frank Schwartz, Washington agent of
! the Annheuser-Busch brewing associa-
! ton, of St Louis, Mo-, committed sui
eide Thursday night at Trinidad, sub
urb of Washington, by shooting himself
through the heart on account of dOmeS-
tic unhappineSS.
| Judge Lacombe, in the United States
circuit court at New York, has appoint
| ed Frederick w. Kindekoper, of Wash
ington, and Robert Foster, of Baltimore,
as receivers for the defunct Richmond
and Terminal railroad company in that
| state.
The commissioner Of railroads for
| Michigan yesterday issued a statement
showing earnings in that state from
January L to September 1, 1892, We're
500, 10000. Same period in 1891, $780,,
LII 700; increase for 1892, SIS, $4,000;
| percentage of increase, 14.96.
Senator Colquitt's condition is now
considered critical by his physicians,
one side being completely paralyzed.
His wife lies in an adjoining room at
Atlanta, Ga, paralyzed, her brain being
affected. She is not expected to live
many days.
Judge Severance on Dec. 31st granted
4 stay of proceedings in the case of
Murderer Geifer until Jan. 81 to allow
his attorneys to prepare their case, or 4
bill Of exceptions upon which to move
for Il new trial. Sentence will not be
pronounced until that time.
The Michigan supreme court bas at
tirmed the decision of the lower court,
awarding Frank A Retain So 900 dam
ages for being run over by i Lake Shore
train and losing both feet two years
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