Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-17
CONDENSED NEW s.

Senator George mas ueclIHeu CHe
secretaryship Of state offered to him by
the president-elect.
Typhus fever is dying out in New
York only one new case was reported
On the 9th.
Gov. Boies Of Iowa declines the
secretary-ship Of agriculture III Mr..
Clevelands cabinet.
The saw manufacturers Of the United
States have formed a combine which
went into effect on the LIST.
The ice gorge at Twelve Mile island,
above Louisville, broke, sweeping away
twenty-five coal bargeS.
A dozen persons are injured LII Il
wreck on the Northern Pacific at Fining
Station, MINI.
Three New York sharpers nearly vic
timize several Chicago banks with Il
swindling scheme.
The house, by Il very large majority
refers the anti-option bill 10 the COLI
mittee OH agriculture.
A bill prohibiting fishing in the Miss
issippi during March, April and May
is introduced i'll the federal senate.
The Canadian Parliament may adopt
the eight-hour day for ern1ncnt
work.
The liberty bell will be hung ILL the
Pennsylvania building at the World s
Fair.
A Chicago man is found to have six
wives. lie lnarIIcS five within Il month
at St Joseph, Mo-, and vicinity.
Secretary Rusk orders ninety days
quarantine Oh all cattle imported from
Canada, where pleuro pneumonia eX-
lists.
Fred Zimmerman, manager Of the
Western Union office ut West Superior,
has fled. lie is short i'll his accounts
81 800.
All Canadian government officials at
Windsor, Ont, will be required to sign
d statement that they are opposed 10
annexation.
Insurance company Ill South Dakota
turn up, and many innocent persons are
liable to suffer.
Senator Casey WithdlaWs from the
Senatorial contest i'll North Dakota and
urges that the republicans unite AMI
elect one Of their party.
by the PROVISIONS of the will of the
Late duke OF Marlborough, Lady Colin
Campbell receives 100000 and Lord
Randolph Churchill $4,000
Edward w. Scudder, one of the
justices OF the Supreme court Of New
Jersey, died suddenly OF apoplcXy III
his home i'll Trenton, y. j.
The lldckenSack Water company OF
New York has mortSaSed its plant To
tue hudson trust ana Saving company
OF brooklyn Tor %j,OOO,OOO.
The Iowa Supreme court has held
that it intakes no difference whether Il
candidate be Il citizen or not When elect
ed, il he becomes ,4aturlized before tax
ing Office
AT Ottawa, ont, John Charlton has
gwen noLlce i'll the house OF COMMONS
OF IL motion i'll favor OF the closing of
the Canadian section vi the Word 5
Far Oh Sundays.
White co;IStinS 1T Dedham, MISS,
this morning party OF eighteen crashed
Into Il telegraph pole. Jennie O'Connor,
aged 10, was killed, and live others
We're seriously injured.
The case Of Mrs. Ill. Nicholson
OF Decatur, ILL.,, against her mother,
Mis-. bishop, affecting tiue 10 land
valued 1T 100000 i'll Pratt and Cham
paiSn Counties, Illinois, has been set
tied. Mis-. B.shop acceded 10 her
daughters claim, amounting to $1,000
Pauline NewcomDe, aged 70 years,
aud Willard Woodwork, aged -, an
engaged couple, were drowned i'll Fea-
oher river, 1T Marysvule, Cal, on the
4th, by the cilpsHlng OF Il boat.
IL Is believed THAT Judge jackson 5
nomination us justice OF The United
States supreme court VIII be rejected
Dy Lle ScuaIc.
Professor Goodwin Smith has been
ashcu 10 leave the ST Georges society
II toronto on account OF Ills attitude
Ii the annexation question.
HarlaiIu has been bequeathed
100000 by the will of the late W. Il.
Weld, Of Brookline, Mass, Il member
OF the class OF 'i6.
James Mitchell, his wife and child
were frozen TO death in a frame house
seven miles north OF Topeka, Kansas,
Oh the 4lh.
kilograms from lampaSaS, Texas,
announce the death of Major j. Is.
Saunderson, recently retired from the
United States army.
Indians 1T the Pine Ridge agency
killed i've white men, and the police
killed two Indians on the 4th An out
break is feared.
The Michigan supreme court have
landed down 4 decision in the contested
election case i'll the Fifth Congressional
district, seating Charles L. Belknap,
the republican candidate
The Whisky Trust committee began
its investigation on the 4th by hearing
Mr.. Burrows. His information regard
ing the trust was limited TO newspaper
articles. The investigation will be CON
nnued.
Physicians on the 4th made an in
vesugauon of the Delaware County,
Ind, Orphans Home and found the in