Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-23

band, committed suicide in Jail at Knox
vile, Tenn, hanging herself with her
skirts.
The new battleship Machias made
15.464 knots an hour on her trial trip,
a remarkable speed for a ine-of-battle
vessel.
rs. y. McCracken, q clerk in the dead
letter office at Washington, is under
T. B. McCracken, a clerk in the dead
letters
President Cleveland has congratu-
lated the Italian representative, Baron
Fava, on his promotion to an ambasa-
dorshfp.
Convicts in the penitentiary at Co
lulnbus, o., tunneled under one of the
walls, but were captured while at
tempting to escape.
Corporation Treasurer John G. Mint
ing, Of Fort Jennings, O., who recently
absconded with $4,000 is in Mojaye,
Cal, and insane
The bodies of a woman and child
who had evidently been drowned were
was an overturned boat.
Kay Rossman, a Dane who went to
Helena recently from St Paul, con-
fesses that he made the attempt to
blow UP the Helena National bank.
Peter Blume, IS years of age, who
came from Holland three months ago,
was killed by lightning while working
III q field near Kalamazoo, Mich.
Jessie e. Winters has been arrested
ut hn
engaged to score Of men at the same
time and borrowed money from each.
Striking miners in Fuenkirchen start
ed II riot and soldiers fired one volley
which the strikers answered. Several
men on each side We're wounded.
! According to the schedules of the
! Northwestern Guarantee Loan COM
pany. Of Minneapolis, the assets are
! 50, 262, 514, and the liabilities So, 145. 722.
Babe Hawkins visited Shelbyville,
Ind, to avenge the Iynching of his
brother, and Il pitched battle between
members of his band and citizens took
place.
Gen. James A. Hall, a veteran Of the
rebellion, died at Damariscotta, Me.
He commanded the artillery in Wash
ingt0n at the time of the assassination
of Lincoln.
The president refuses to accept the
resignation if Appraiser Cooper, of
New York, until the result of the in
vestigation into his methods of con.
Structing is made known.
Kuhn, Dorfinger & Co., of New York
importers of diamonds and precious
stones, have made an assignment. The
climate of liabilities range from $3.50
600 to $25O,OOO.
Great excitement has been caused
in Nicaragua by the landing of mar
ines from the United States warshiI
Atlanta. The troops were landed tc
protect the Nicaraguan canal.
Miss Mary Curtis, II years of age
whose parents reside in Elgin, went tC
Wet Point to attend commencement
exercises. She was taken suddenly Ill
while in New York and died.
The Union Stock Yards State bank al
Sioux City. Ia, has filed an assignment
naming Howard G. Pierce as assignee
The assets of the bank are placed al
S4S2,6 67 and liabilities S163, 14O.
MIS- 81. ColeIltH DfdN lOu. CtluSllCeI
Of Mrs. William Astor, has arrived al
New York from Southampton. Mrs
DraytOn was accompanied by her maid
and no one was at the pier to meet
them.
Jim" Harrington, who had killed
+, twelve men, killed a dog belonging tc
r. A. Cunningham, a cook, at the Gem
mine, Wallace, Idaho. Cunningham
got the drop on Harrington and put
four bullets through him. Harrington
died instantly.
The old Leland castle of New Rochelle
near New York City, the property OF
Adrian Islin, Jr. was partially destroyed
by fire. 1t was occupied by Col. Frank
s. Roberts rs boarding school for boys
and young men. The loss is S5O. 100.
4 Warden Van Evera, of the prison at
Marquette. Mich, has been notified
thai Thomas Kneebone. one of the
prisoners who escaped Sunday, is in
custody at EScanaba.
i Arrangements Aave been completed
for the celebra ton of German day at
the worlds fair, when Commissioner
Wermuth, Carl Schurz, Governor Alt
geld and Presidents Palmer and Hig-
inbotham will speak.
AT LIE Mars, Ia, Hayden Mcfarland
was sentenced to twenty years in the
penitentiary for killing Tony Warner
David Reeves got nine years and six
months for shooting his wife in an
attempt to kill her.
Rev. Hugh Halves life of Sir Morel
Mackenzie has been published intact,
despite the efforts of the Empress
Frederick to suppress the part con-
corning Mackenzie's treatment of EN-
peror Frederick
w. \. Lawrence and Mr.. Odenheim er
had difficulty at Spartanburg, S. c.,
in which the lie was passed and it was
decided to settle the matter on the
field of honor Lawrence was shot in
the right leg and the wound is con-
Sidered serious.
John d. Nicholas. a newspaper man.
committed suicide at Denver by taking
morphine. He was about so years old
and brilliant editorial writer He was
at one time owner of the Indianapolis
Journal and had held positions on Chi
cage newspapers.
Scores of the National league ball
games. Thursday, Chicagos 8, Balti-
mores 4; Pittsburgs Z, New Yorks 4;
Cincinnatis 8, Bostons 5; Brooklyns IA,
st. Louis l; Philadelphias 9, Louisvilles
4; Washingtons 4, Clevelands 5.