Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-22

narrow escape from being swept oyer
the precipice. Their boat caught on a
rock.
Six Arkansas convicts broke away
near Morrillton. Guards fired upon
them, killing one. Two were hurt an.
three escaped.
Martin Casey, Of Jerseyville, Ill,
drank q quantity Of carbolic acid,
thinking it was whisky. He lived an
hour.
Smith & Wesson, revolver manufac-
turers, Springfield, Mass will reduce
wages 10 per cent, beginning October
1.
After escaping three times, G. O. Kel-
lar, the alleged Chattanooga forger,
to, Cal.
Benefits CasinoI a variety theater in
Brooklyn, was burned. The loss is
$4,000. Several women were rescued
by tiremen.
There will be no strike among the
spinners at Fall River, Mass, or at
New Bedford, the reduction of wages
having been accepted.
Mrs. Halliday, accused of killing her
husband at Middletown, n. Y, is said
sane spells.
Dan Griggsby was shot and killed by
Dan and Henry Jackson near Center
field, Ky. The JacksOns claim they
acted i'm self defense
LaWless mobs beat Chinese laborers
at Fresno, Cal, The rioters dragged
the inotfensiye Celestials from their
beds in many instances.
A dozen deau4o from typhoid fever
have occurred in the last two weeks at
South Prairie, Ill. There are now thir-
ty cases in one neighborhood.
Andrew Fritch, of st. Louis, and
julius Scharman, Of Breese, Ill. mine
laborers, were run down by a train
at Benefits Hill, ILL.,, and killed.
At Chillicothe, O., Richard Brown,
coIored shot and killed Nellie VOLTS
call, also colored, whom he was about
to marry, and then fatally shot him
self.
VIII Sullivan, the son Of Freeman
, Sullivan, Of me Woodbridge stove
works, was shot and killed at Mem
phis by Dan Doherty, the Waterman of
the Memphis Brick company.
George w. Dye, one of the wealth.
lest planters in northeast Georgia, is
dead, and has left his fortune Of over
half a million to the negro family
which attended him for the last fifty
years.
Herbert Il. Ashton, who gave states
evidence in the Westinghouse con-
spiracy trial at Pittsburg has just been
re arrested charged with stealing blue
prints, etc, from Westinghouse COM
pany.
Evidences of petroleum oil have ap-
peared on the surface of the water of
the springs and creeks in the Turtle
Mountains Of Fargo, n. d. Scientists
have recently made researches and be-
lieye there is Il reservoir beneath. A
company is to be formed to secure and
refine the oil
Charles Robinson, Oh New York, one
Of the editors Of the North American
Review, is said to be slated to sue
cced Assistant Secretary Quincy in the
state department.
Ex-United States Senator Willis 3.
Matchen, of Eddyville, Ky, has been
adjudged insane and confined in a
lunatic asylum. He is eighty-f0ur years
old and has been i'll for several years.
Samual Clayton, son Of Judge Clay
ton, Of Media, Pa, who was recently
divorced from Miss Partridge of Chica-
go, and more recently was sued for
breach Of promise Of marriage by Miss
Alice Cooley, has eloped with and
married Il Chester, Pa, girl.
The general impression that the skel-
eton Of Guiteau, President Garfields
cal museum at Washington has been
removed by the statement of Deputy
Warden Russ, of the district Jail, that
the body is buried beneath the floor of
the Jail.
John X. Shaw, the prominent Knight
| Of Pythias who disappeared from St
Paul nearly year ago, has returned
to his home in Duluth. No explanation
of his strange disappearance can be
obtained, but his family has known of
his whereabouts for some months and
knew of his intentions to return home.
Al monument erected in honor of EN-
peror William l. was dedicated at
Hebron. 1t is work Of Prof. Rue
mann and an allegorical representation
of the union of North and South Ger
many. 4 monument for Emperor
Friedrich, which will come from the
atalier of Prof. Stockmann of Karl
sruhe, will be dedicated Oct. Is.
The Lepziger Messe or fair will have
competition by the opening Of a fair at
Berlin, Aug. %. Branches interested in
the Berlin fair are the bronze, fancy
goods and toy manufacturers, the pros
pectus naming 1000 firms, including
many Berlin firms.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
WASHINGTON Sent II In tho senate