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

The annexation Of Hawaii Is believed
10 be near at hand.
Twelve deaths from cholera took place
on the 18th in Marseilles.
Peter Jackson accepts Corbett's chal-
Ienge to fight, and Corbett is willing.
Six men are killed and as many hurt
by snoWslide in Colorado.
Mr.. Hatch Will probably call up the
anti-option bill in the House this week.
Col G. G. Orr the wealthiest man in
Iowa, died at Sioux City.
Ex-senator Wade Hampton visited
ovation.
American capitalists secure control of
he finances Of San Domingo
Snow has caused an almost complete
suspension Of railway traffic in Iowa.
st. Paul amateurs viii have 100
mile skating race on Washington's birth
day.
Central American countries are I'M
der martial law A revolt is expected
in Colombia.
Railway employees at st. Louis deny
that preparations are being made for
q general strike.
Murat Halstead says that he has been
unjust Blaine.
Twelve persons were washed off the
steamer Pommerania during storm at
Sea and were drowned.
Miss Laura Phillips, 10 years of age,
shot and killed herself at her home in
Denver on the 18th.
Near Brazil, Ind, it is claimed that an
immense vein Of silver and zinc ore has
been discovered.
A United States senate committee in
a report condemns the employment Of
Pinkertons at Homestead.
The Union Pacific railroad company
Is said to have been robbed of large
amounts by employees.
1t is believed that Thomas Ii. Carter,
republican, will be elected senator by
the Montana legislature, with demo
cratic assistance.
A Missouri man confessed q murder
for which another man is under sen
tence for death in Iowa.
The Mexican government desires to
<sure the withdrawal from circulation
by June 80 next of the copper cuartil-
las and the tlacoS.
A Minneapolis man is having a hear
ing ut Dubuque on the charge of big
amy. He is credited with three wives.
The Illinois board of agriculture has
received but few authentic reports of
the condition of the winter wheat crop,
but such as have been made Indicate Il
fair condition, and little or no injury
SO far, from frost.
Daniel Sweeney, an American mer-
chant, who has returned on the steam
er City of Panama from three months
"trip through Central America, reports
that Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador
are under martial law. and that it is
dangerous for Il stranger to travel there
The Delaware nouse yesterday adopt
ed resolution memorialing congress
TO compel railroads to use patent coup
lers and air brakes on freight cars.
Senator Sanders retires from the con
test for the Montana senatorship and
the republicans nominate Lee Mantle
In his place.
The United States senate has passed
the bill compelling railway companies
to equip all cars with automatic COUP
lerS, etc.
The Sloop Cornelius, which left Cad
boro bay early i'll December with 45
tIhin111nn
fornia, has not been heard from since
Or. Noryin Green, president of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
died at Louisville
"he French courts refuse to recog-
nize the divorce which Nine. Zbrowsli
formerly De Steurs) secured in South
Dakota.
Mime. ZbroWSIi files Il protest with
the United States minister to France
against the custody of her child being
denied her.
Keeper Uriah Crosse, Of Turtle Gov
ernmeRt Life-saying Station, died at
his homo in Cold Spring, \. j., after
. brief illness, aged 81.
DR.. Kemstcr, special health officer
of the United States in Germany says
that the cholera will overrun Europe in
the spring.
The boiler-makerS' strike in the Brooks
Locomotive Works ut Dunkirk, \. y,
has been declared of and the strikers
are applying for their old positions.
The Canadian government acting on
the advice of the Major-General Her
bert, proposes to reorSanize the entire
militia system of the country.
Gustav g. PaoSt, the eldest son of
Capt, PabSt, who created a small SEN
sation by marrying Margaret Mather.
the actress. has been installed in his
old place as secretary Of the biz brew
ing company. For two months past
the Young man has been doing penance
10y serving i'll 4 subordinate capacity
somewhere down i'll the bowels OF the
big beer plant, but ne has now been
released. He is living with his wife at
the Pah>t family residence on Grand
avenue. Milwaukee,
The acting governor of Illinois or
fers the prosecution of all state audi
tors and treasurers since 1870 for, peck
citing interest on public bonds.
At New York the joint legislative COM
mlttee on taxation met Saturday to in
yestigate the payment of personel tax
es by a number of manufacturing COM
binationS or trusts.
At nine O'Clock Thursday nIght Frank