Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-31


time the will was executed.
| The Nicaragua Canal company has en-
abled the company to carry supplies to
and from the seat of it's operations 1t
will supplement and connect with the
feet Of river and lake steamers now
owned by the company sailing on the
San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua
At San Francisco the Evening Post
one Of the leading afternoon papers, has
been sold to Hugh Hume and J. 0. w.
Cosgrove, San Francisco newspaper
men. The Post, which has heretofore
been Republican in politics, will now
be Independent, with Democratic lean
ings.
On the 10Th the wife of John Sloan,
haIf-blooded Indian of Rice River
Mimi, attacked him with an axe while
he was in bed, cutting him severely
He took it from her and killed ner with
it,
The sentences of VIII and Tom Whit
son, murderers, who were to have been
hanged at Bakersvilie, \. c., March a,
have been commuted by Governor Car
" tiIi " ycttIS i'll IiG DtLHLtnl
An official Of the New York and New
England Road says that the report that
the directors have appointed com
mittee to confer with the New York.
New Haven and Hartford directors is
untrue.
War to the knife has been declared by
the New York pool room combine
against the race track magnates. The
first point of attack will be the Ives
law, limiting betting on the races ut
the race courses.
The Peck Manufacturing company'S
plant at Leeds, Iowa, was destroyed
by fire on the Goth. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000. The company man
ufactured road scraers and wind mills.
At Jordan, Mimi, the City Mills, val
ued at 100000, were destroyed on the
Goth. They comprised Il siX-StoIy build
ing, erected in 1879, with capacity of
600 barrels daily. Insurance, $56,O0O.
1t has been decided to name the
new military post to be established
near Essex Junction, Vt, Ethan Allen,
in honor Of the Revolutionary patriot,
who at one time owned the land where
the post is to be situated
AUGUSTUS Stanly and Henry Johnson,
two PtSburg hunters, were drowned
in the lIankakee river on the 10Th Il
few miles west Of Riverside, Ind
The Senate committee on contested
elections held it's first meeting on the
list and took up the cases of the Sen
ators appointed by the Governors Of
the states of Wyoming Montana, and
Washington.
At Peru, Ind, the elephant keeper of
Wallace's Circus decided to punish 'Old
Tobe," the elephant Of the menagerie.
He chained him up and while undergo
ing punishment the elephant died. He
was valued at $4,000.
HoneSdale, Pa, sustained a $4,000
fire on the Goth that burned out tho
following businesses: William Ref,
boots and shoes; Barber & Mangine,
fruits; William Hift, boarding house;
l.. Gramber, residence, and the postal
telegraph office.
The assignment of +. A. Kendall, Il
leading hardware merchant of Ottawa
on the 21St WAS one OF the greatest
surprises in business circles that city
has known for many years. The assign
ment was made to w. II. Stead. Liza
bituies are, $4,000; assets, $500.
A cold-blooded murder was commit
ted in CaSS City, Mich, on the 10th, i'll
which James Sheridan, aged 26 years,
was shot and instantly killed by Carl
Stevens. Il hunter. No cause for the
deed can be assigned, and Mrs. Stevens,
who saw the shooting, attempts none
on her husbands behalf.
After Il tempeStuOuS voyage across
the North Atlantic from Hamburg
With the second consignment of the
Nrupp exhibit for the Worlds Fair the
British steamship Longuell arrived at
Baltimore. The cargo comprises eX-
clusively war materials. The chief
article is the big 124 thousand ton
cannon, built expressly for the exhibit
At Lewiston. Idaho, N a fire in the
City Hotel, on the 18th, Mrs. Meyer
and her two children were badly scor-
ched George Gibson, a prominent
sheep nan, leaped from an upper win
dow and escaped with minor injuries.
Frank Shevy, a young man, who arous
ed Gibson, hesitated to make the leap,
and was burned to death.
Thomas Allen, who served under
Wellington in the war with Napoleon
and under Gen. Scott in the Mexican
war. and who enlisted at the age of 10
for service in the civil war, is still living
at the age of 1O3. in Tyler county, w.
Va Mr.. Allen is what may be appro-
priately called an old veteran.
At Toledo, O., the Lake Shore road
is becoming involved in the strike of
the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North NIichi-
gan road, and five Of it's employees have
already quit and general strike is
anticipated. The Wheeling & Lake
Erie Company has refused to handle
Ann Arbor perishable freight and rou-
bic from that quarter is anticipated.
At NobIeSyille. Ind, motion for 4 new
trial in the Mcdonald will case was ar
guCd in the circuit court The motion
Wis overrIued and the defendent will
appeal to the supreme court
At Celina. O., Thomas Moore and
George Henne. two young country lads.