Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-24

Edison prefers women machinists for
the delicate details of his electrical
inyentions.He says they have more
fine sense about machinery in one
minute than the most of men in their
whole lifetime. He backs UP his state
ment by placing 200 of the feminines
On his pay roll
The conviction of Michael Il. SIiney
for the murder Of Bob Lyons was con-
frIned by the New York court OF ap-
peals. Siiney is now at Sing Sing await
ing his end.
Bauer and Mold, the anarchists tried
at Pittsburg as accessories of Berkman,
who attempted to assaSSinate II. G..
Frick, are convicted.
G. A. Pillbury Of Minneapolis is ac-
cused by aChicago paper of being the
author of the ''hold-your-wheat'' circu-
Lar, and promptly denies it.
The Indiana supreme court has adj
vanced the Iron Hall receivership upon
the docket and the case will now be ar
gued and determined within three or
four weeks.
The Canadian steamship companies
have decided to put UP passenger rates
for the coming season 10 to 15 per cent.
all found. They expect big immigration
and Worlds Fair traffic.
At Montreal Live stock exporters have
received definite word from Washing
ton that Canadian cattle will not be
permitted to be sent through the Unit
ed States for export to Great Britain.
A Detroit socialist dies, is cremated
and his ashes are scattered to the winds.
A most remarkable address written by
him for the ceremonies is read.
George S1lvey, assistant postmaster
at Spokane, Washington, killed himself
Thursday morning by sending a bullet
through his brain. He was short in
his accounts $7,1OO.
AS the result Of a conference, Mr..
Carlisle, who will soon become secretary
ever measures Secretary Foster may
adopt to remedy the gold stringency.
The Carbon Steel company has signed
a contract with William Cramp and
Sons for furnishing all the boiler plates
for the three new Inman Line steam
ships. The plates will be the widest
and the heaviest ever made in Ameri-
ca.
The first section of the long heralded
krupp gun exhibit has arrived at the
Worlds Fair grounds. The installment
requires 81 fiat cars for it's transporta-
ton. The I<rupp exhibit will be given
a separate building resembling a feu-
dial castle.
A committee composed of Frank S.
John Gill, William A. Fish
er, Il. B. Spery of Baltimore, and John
S. Williams of Richmond, has been OF
ganized for the protection of the bond
holders of the Savannah, Americas Il
railroad.
Senator Leland Stanford says that
the rumor of his resignation coming
from Washington is unfounded. The
Senator will, after the Inauguration,
press the invitation to President Harri-
son to take the law chair of Stanford
At New York a meeting of the Rus
sian club has been held to protest
against the signing Of the proposed eX
tradition treaty between the United
States and Russia, under which the
people who attempted the life Of the
Gar would be treated like common
criminals.
]. +. LacOme, who, with other pros
pectors left Colorado springs some time
ago to locate gold mines i'll the reser
walton of the Navajo Indians, has re-
turned. He says they were driven out
by the Indians, who threaten any and
all invaders in their gold fields.
A syndicate has been formed to buy
many of the natural gas plants in the
gas region of Indiana. An option has
already been secured on the plants at
Charlottesville, Lebanon, Thornton and
Darlington.
Some folks who want to know the
habit of ghosts spooks and that sort,
met at the Sherman House and organ
lied the Chicago branch of the Psychi-
cal Society Some Of the most though
full people of Cicago are in it. There
are ministers, II fists. newspaper writ
ers, attorneys, business men and re-
former.
At Lincoln, Neb., the firm of Tycho-
sci and Reusch, wholesale coffee, spice
and liquor dealers have gone into re-
ceiver's hands as result Of their funds
being tied up in the broken Capital Ma
tional bank, which also held paper that
was being pressed for collection.