Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-02
CONDENSED NEWS.


The Infanta of Spain called on Presi-
dent Cleveland.
Saginaw, Mich, suffered loss of
100000 by fire.
Frank Slavin says that if he defeats
Hall he will challenge Peter. Jackson to
fight for 5000 a side.
Joyce and Gumbert are the only ball
players who have held out in their re-
fusal to sign at the salaries offered
them.
Washington, May 27.-Wcndell A.
Anderson, of Wisconsin, has been ap-
pointed consul general at Montreal.
Joe Robinson, L years old, fell into
mill fume at Independence, Ia, and
was drowned.
John Duffy, late referee at New Or
leans, has opened training establish
ment at Bellebrooke, O., and expects
Corbett to fit himself for the Mitchell
fight there.
Ole Nelson, an immigrant, was
thrown from wagon and killed at
Clinton, Iowa.
The corner stone of the Woman's
club building, to cost $4,000, was laid
at Peoria.
The university Of Minnesota ball
team defeated the Northwestern uni
versity team, Minneapolis, { to 4.
The opening regatta Of the Lurlines
at Lake Calhoun, Mimi, has been post
poned one week on account of the
weather.
st. Paul G. A r. posts will on memoir
ial day dedicate Il burial plot, to be
known rs soldiers rest.
The German government has hopes
Of passing the army bill ut the next
session Of the reichstag.
Atty-Gen Olncy has been requested
to act regarding Sunday opening at the
worlds fair.
John TrowaIdt was killed by the acct
dental discharge of . gun While hunting
at Baldwin, Iowa.
Governor Altgeld has pardoned Al
bert l.. Williams, colored, of PEORIA
who has served five out of :; six years
sentence for criminal assault.
Whitecaps 1T Martinsyille, Ind, took
David Beaney, Il Wifc-beater, from his
home and whipped him with straps
Mrs Mary Canadian, wife Of Il
stockman ut Bear Creek, Tex, com
mitted suicide ut Il hospital ut Batavia,
ILL.,, where she was stopping
Mrs. Gottleib Fox, weighing over
three hundred pounds, dropped dead
in the Mifflin methodist church, near
Upper Sandusky, Ohio, during commun-
ion
Mrs. Annie Peterson was sentenced
to the state prison for two years at
Columbus, Ohio, for smuggling Il small
saw TO her husband in JAIL by which he
made his escape
James Poe, Il farmer living near Ben
ton, Ark, fell from his wagon under
the wheels, and before he could crawl
away wheel passed over his head,
crushing it to jelly.
Western roads have declined to join
with the Southern Pacific in making
round trip rate for railroad employees
from California to the worlds fair and
return.
The Toledo & Ohio Central has de
clared dividend of 1 per cent. on the
common stock payable June TO- This
completes the distribution for the year
ending June 80.
Ochenhcimer (viewing his two-carat
Gtn II
Repecca, tose science voS Il great COM
fort, a two-dollar handt glass can make
Il weller dink he vos so rich us million
-aire.-Qucll.
The Brazilian vessel of war, Amir
ante BarroSa, has been totally wrecked
near Ras Ghareb i'll the gulf of Suez
The Italian government has approved
the project to improve the harbor of
Palermo at an expense of 100000
francs.
John \. Tally, Il st. Louis lawyer,
has announced his marriage Il week
ago to Miss Agnes HONG of Lake View,
Chicago.
Samuel Licher, patient in the in
curableS' ward 1T the st. Louis City
Hospital, stranglei himself with Il
piece OF bandage.
The DR.. L. Il. Graves murder case
will now so to Colorado Springs for
trial, a change Of Venue having been
granted.
Bert Craig, a switchman who lost
both legs i'll 4 defective frog, sued the
Lake Erie and Western railroad for
$4,000 damages
Mayor EustiS, Minneapolis, compelled
Chas. Hamilton, Il colored saloon
keeper, TO refund $50 which Il boy had
lost in crap game in the saloon.
The Chicago gas companies have de
clared the regular quarterly dividends,
equal to / L. per cent. on Chicago gas
stock.
James McLaren, the Scotch crack
bicycle rider, will be in Chicago within
the next six weeks to prepare himself
for the International events
William Marsden and George Puffer
two GAINESVILLE men, had a narrow es
cape from drowning. They We're in i
boat and We're swept over the dam, the
boat capsizing and lodging on pile. a
fire alarm was turned in and with the
aid of a ladder the men were rescued.
Arthur Valentine of London, who re
Gently defeated Harry Overton, has is
sued Il challenge to fight any man il
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