Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-10
CONDENSED NEWS.

A Crookston, Mimi, grain firm is in
financial straits.
A synopsis of Gladstone's new home
rule bill has been given in the London
cables.
The Hotel Tower, at West Superior,
y burned.
Inc pension appropriation bill calls
Tor S166, 10000.
Cyyington, Ind, was illuminated by
electric lights on the 18th for the first
time In its history.
An explosion followed by fire OCCULT
ed in an Hungarian mine and 100 men
lost their lives.
The Ohio legislature visited the Mia
mi university on the 18th To consider
what appropriation is needed for the
college.
The roofs of some of the world 5
fair buildings were crushed in by heavy
mow, causing 100000 damage.
Okiahomas Supreme court on the
18th reversed the opinion Of the dis
trict court favoring mixed schools.
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gresham John Il. Pennington, died on
the 27th La Dover, Del, after an illness
Of several years.
over 1000 people visited the I'M
known man found in the ice ON the
18th near Columbus, Ind, but no one
can identify him.
A young man giving his name as W. F..
Harris and his home Chicago has been
arrested for shoplifting at Columbus, ".
An attempt was made to blow up the
house Of Dean Hart of Denver, who In
stgated the closing of Sunday theatres.
Edmund Luther, aged 70, of South
Bend, Ind, stepped into an Office 10
rest on the 18th and suddenly dropped
dead.
Two masked men rob q bank in Kan
sas and were captured after killing one
Of their pursuerS.
The queen of Hawaii is deposed and
q provisional government fo1med. An
nexation to the United States Is sought
Carl Eismiln, Il blacksmith, who alter
mated between South Bend and halama-
zoo, Mich, on the 18th became violent
~ insane.
More testimony in the Riddle-Hoffman
election contest is being taken by the
election committee In Atlantic City.
Thomas Pierson, 17-year-o old boy,
was instantly killed at kokonlo, Ind,
from being struck by i lump OF ice
which fell from IL cornice.
Rouvier and other prominent French
men are indicted for their share III the
Panama canal corruption.
The kentucky democratic caucus last
might unanimously nominated Judge
William Lindsay for senator to sue
ueed Carlisle.
Typhus continues to add new victims
to the list at New York. In all Is PEG
pie are now suffering from this disease
IN that city.
The thirtieth session of the interna-
6Onal conference of the seventh day adj
ventists will be held in Battle Greek,
Mich, next month.
The house adopted resolutions to In
yeStigate the Panama canal scandal,
the whisky trust and the Pacific Mail
company.
Seventeen Cinnamon were dispatched
to China from San Francisco on order
Of the United Staes commissioner of De
trOit on the 18th.
Edward Grant of Aurora, Ind, was
asphyxiate on the 18th by falling back
into tank of gasoline into which he
had descended on Il ladder
A committee of the Western PaSsen-
ger association prepares report on
commissions on Immigrant business.
John Thornburg. Il farmer living near
Winamac, Ind, committed suicide on
the 2Sth by hanging himself in his barn
with log chain.
H. Il. Nichols, eX-Town Marshal, was
shot and instantly killed by Ose Butler
ut Dyersburg. Tenn, on the 9TH Butler
made his escape.
As the result of Il collision on the
18th 1T Monteno, H., of two freight
Eslins on the Illinois Central. Engineer
go, were slightly injured.
+. Payton has been arrested at the
Wal IOl lllc VI
Miss Media Bryant committed in Bell
county, Kentucky.
Mrs. Il. w. Clever. the aged wife of
an Atlantic City hotel keeper fell ON an
ice covered pavement and broke her
right leg near the hip.
The steamer Michigan, which went
ashore on Vancouver Island. will prove
total loss. The crew were all saved.
She was valued at $4,000; insurance,
$4,000
Frank l.unpa, of Binghampton. n.
T., rs Il considerable husband is a man
among a million. Learning that his
wife intended to elope with 4 neigh
Dor. Luppa gave her money with which
to pay the expenses of the trip aud babe
her Il kind farewell
The forty apprentices on the school
ship. st. Mary. at New York, have been
sent to their homes because of the APP
pearance of scarlet fever among the
boys.
Charles f. Brown freight conductor
on the Iowa Central road. WAS run over
by switch engine in the yards at Mar
shalltown. Iowa. and instantly killed.
Gov. Shortridge has refused to allow
the use of his name in connection with
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