Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-03


At Cannellton, Ind, Otto and Lewis
Faullenberg have been sentenced to
five years imprisonment. These are
two Of the whitecappers who attacked
Joseph Underhill, near Branchville, one
year ago, and these convictions go up
on record as the first successful prose
cutions of whitecaps in Perry County.
Advices from the Occur d'Alene sill
yer mining district in Shoshone county,
Idaho, say that owing to the low price
of silver the mines will, within few
weeks, be compelled to shut down.
This action will throw about 1900 men
out Of employment.
The young son of Mrs. Maria Nevins
Blaine is i'll with scarlet fever at tho
New York Hotel, New York city. The
fever is not Of the malignant type, and
as yet the Logs condition is not con
sidered dangerous.
Chicago is to have an exhibition Of
the tactics and maneuvers of the British
army during the Worlds Fair, given by
POO or 300 ex-soldiers of the Queen
they were i'll her service.
Indians in Priest River Valley, Idaho
have been nearly starved during the
cold weather this winter Some of
them raided rancho belonging to
james Reynolds and drove away bis
cattle. Seven white men followed them
and, in Il fight, killed one Indian and
wounded two others. Two Of the white
men were wounded.
Governor Brown, of Maryland, ha:
postponed ill April Il the execution OF
William Bond, which was appointed fol
the 18th, in order that the mental re-
sponsibility' of Bond may be investi-
gated.
The plant of the Nubien Iron Enamel
company, in the town of Cragin, Ill.
was destroyed by fire 0 the 18th. The
building, which was d two-story frame
125x250 feet, was used for the manu-
facture of paint, shoe backing, etc.
The loss is 100000.
1t was I1mored i'll Louisville, KY, ou
the 18th that Colonel Attila Cox had
been offered the position of Commission
er of Internal Revenue under Cleveland,
and that the offer had been accepted.
The South of Wales mine owners have
restored the sliding scale Of wages W.
notifications, which include the IL n
in the anthracite mines. All but two
representatives Of the operative miners
have accepted the scale.
Postmaster General Wanamaker sent
the first package through the new
mail pneumatic tube at Philadelphia,
with a pressure of six pounds to the
square inch, it reached the sub-station
in one minute and Il half, being at the
rate of 40 feet a second.
The United States senate agrees to
Mr.. Sherman's amendment to the SUM-
dry civil bill authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to issue bonds. An
amendment to repeal the tax on state
bank circulation was lost-16 to 40.
Spiridon ZavitZiano, United States re-
preventative on the International SAM
tary Commission at Constantinople, in
Il dispatch to the State Department says
the cholera news from Yernn is bad,
and that the Turkish authorities seek
to SUPPRESS it.
A communication signed by all the
regular army officers of Fort Wayne
has been sent to the military committee
of the United States senate, protesting
against the reinstatement of eX-Capt T.
ID. Kirby to the army. His nomination
was sent to the senate by President
Harrison some time ago.
News has been received that Il hu1ri-
cane swept the Island of Nofou Of the
Samoan group on December 10, continu-
ing for 60 hours. The storm in severity
equalled that which destroyed the for
sands of tree were levelled to the
ground, the Cd Weleyan church was
swept away and the European and ma
tive houses destroyed.
By direction of President Harrison,
the adjutant general of the army has
prepared an order placing Brigadier
General T.. A. Carr on the retired list
on account of age. This action was
taken against the protest of General
Carr. Colonel Otis has been selected
for the brigadier generalShip.
At Chicago w. L. Breyfogle, eX-presi-
dent of the Monon, has filed suit against
w. G. Wilson, of Chicago, for $15O,OoO
damages, in which he charges that
Wilson is endeavoring by the repetition
of Il suit previously brought by him be-
fore Judge Gresham in the United
States court, and which was decided in
favor of Breyfogle on Wilson'S evidence
alone, to blackmail Breyfogle by cloud
ing til title to his property.
At Springfield, o., it is reported that
a firm OF attorneys from Chicago is
about to secure fortune OF 100000
guilderS for Fritz Neu, a poor brewery
workman. The fortune is from the es-
tate OF Frederick Rheinbardt, Neu 5
great-great uncle, who was an officer
in the Dutch army in the East Indies,
and who bought Il coffee plantation
and afterward sold it for 100000 gull
derS. The money was deposited in
England, and has been accommodating fol
many years
Bishop Ryan, of Buffalo, y. y, has
been selected as custodian Of a fund
to be collected for the erection of 4
permanent residence for Apostolic Dele
gate Satolh. When asked regarding
the project Bishop Ryan said the move
ment had been inaugurated by the
Catholic journals of the country. There