Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-11
CONDENSED NEWS.

has resigned.
William Tibbs hanged himself at
Greenville, I'll.
Gov. Boies repudiates the story that
he is out Of politics.
Cherokee Incians are threatened with
restitution.
Mrs. Cleveland will return to Wash
mgton in September.
J. VI. Thomas used a rope to end his
life at Clinton, Ill.
Miner Henry Schultz was killed by
falling slate at Mt. Olive, Ill.
San Francisco felt a slight earth
quake shock Sunday.
Ruins of a prehistoric town have ben
unearthed in Wyandotte, Kas.
The indurated rubber plant, Lockport
n. Y, was burned. Loss, $4,000.
Mrs. /. J. Walters, aged 20, fell down
stairs at Carlyle, H., and was killed.
James and Bud Roach were slain by
unknown assassins at GrOyeton, Tex.
L. G.. Harris wholesale drug house at
Pittsburg was burned. Loss, $4,000.
The United States warship Alert was
damaged in collision near Shanghai,
China.
f. A. Smith, mail agent, confessed
from letters.
-Four persons were hurt by a street
car crashing into freight car at Phila-
delphia.
Frederick Harold, of Hancock coun-
ty, H., was dragged to death by a
horse
|. N. Weston, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
has placed mortgages for &c., 2O on
hia property.
Several buildings were struck by
lightning at Brazil, Ind, during a thun-
derStorm.
Frederick Goyennette, u year man,
escaped from the Indiana prison south.
Colorado may establish u state de
ository for silver bullion and issue
certificates thereon.
DR.. Bryant, who attended President
Cleveland during his illness, has left
Gray Gables.
-Four thousand men are idle by the
closing of the riverside steel works
at Wheeling, w. Va.
Pretty Lulu Belknap publicly horse
whipped L. j. Connolly ut Lamolle Ia,
for slandering her.
\, 81 of
Drake university, Des MoineS, Ia, is
dead, aged 90
Passengers from the steamer Santia-
go, ashore Oh the Eleuthra Banks,
reached New York.
Sanford Il Sons carpet mills at Am
sterdam, n. L., has closed, and 1000
men are out of work.
While repairing an elevator at Den
yer, NJ. l.. Rogers was killed by Il tao
kle block falling on his head.
For Il few cents Joe Donnelly and
Bill Mckinney, of Thompson, Mo-, beat
Samuel Turner to death
Russia intends TO add ON August i
90 per cent to the present maximum
tariff on German importations
George .. Thornburg and Charles
Asche have brought suit in the Pitts
burg courts for divorce from the same
woman.
Senator Hill delivered an address on
Personal Liberty at the picnic of the
Hop-GroWers' association at Rome, n
Y.
At Seven Rivers, n. NJ, James Bar
EFT shot dead james Barnes and Jack
Helohan, Just to be tough"
A Pittsburg bank building which was
being remodeled fell at the noon hour
and one workman was killed.
A Pacific express wagon was held up
on the streets of Wichita, Kas, by
three negroes and robbed of $500.
Commander Whiting, Of the Alliance,
and Miss Eta All Fong, of Honolulu,
will be married in December.
While bathing in Rock river, near
Rock Island, H., c. H. Buford and
Miss Fannie Sudlow We're drowned.
Charles keister was arrested ut
Fond du La On Il charge of burglary.
He was bound over for trial in $3.50
bonds.
Peter Amen Of Calvary, Fond du
Lac county, was found guilty of Il
charge of assault and was sentenced
10 six months i'll the county jail.
The Chinese six companies will ask Il
rehearing before the United States SUI
preme court of the Geary law case.
The courts have knocked out the Ne
braska maximum rate law as praciti-
cally contiscating all railroads in the
state.
]. \. Howell. sentenced to hang in
Missouri August 1 for killing five per-
sons, VS. refused executive clemency
4. &. Morgan, Lexington, Ky, has
been made diSburSing clerk of the bur-
eau of engraving and printing at $1,000
per year. 4
Fourteen persons have been arrested
Earsed with the murder of S. F. Brad
shaw at Kingston, Ill. 1t was a white
cap outrage. =
The British warship Triumph sailed
from Malta for Portsmouth Saturday
with 800 survivors of the Victoria dis
aSter on board.
Mate Greanleaf. of the ship Cfapo.
murdered Il sailor on the voyage from
Hong Kong TO Boston. He avoided
the Boston officers