Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-11


The long fight between the miners
and coal operators ut MaSsillon Ohio,
has been settled by both parties agree
ing to submit their differences to ar
btration under the state law. In the
meantime the men will return to
work.
! Members of the family OF the late
ex-President Il. b. Hayes have been
sued for $4,000 damages. 1t is
claimed that a dog owned by the
| lIaycSeS caused II runaway in which
personal injuries were sustained by
the plaintiff
The grand jury in the supreme jul
dicial court ut Pennington, Me, re-
ported an Indictment against John
Ouilette for stabbng and causing the
death Of Daniel Thibeadeau from Jay
bridge. Ouilette pleaded not guilty and
at his request j. l.. Noble was named
to defend him.
Flames started in Kings hotel, cor
ncr Second and Trumbull streets, Eliza
bethport \. j.. and the entire building
with large clearinghouse and 4
tenement, were totally destroyed. The
fire was started in the bar-room of the
hotel by electric light wires. The loss
will reach 100000,
The GOO-foot Illinois Central bridge
across the Iowa river at Iowa Falls.
Iowa, was burned early yesterday
morning. Incendiarism is suspected.
Traffic has not been delayed, for the
trains are detoured around the gap.
The bridge will be rebuilt in three
days.
Before the Electro Therapeutic as
sociatiOn ut Now York Nikola pesla,
electrician and scientist, generated u
current of 100000 volts, with vbra-
tons Of 100000 a second, distributing
it among roomful of people without
the slightest ill-efIects on those sub
jpctcd to the current.
Tho Civic Federation of Chicago ha
decided to hold Nov. l3l4, Il congress
Of labor leaders, thinkers, manufact
urers, representative employers an,
students of the social questions us re
lated to the laboring field. Chauncey
ErpeW ana Terence V. PoWderly are
expected to address Il public meeting
Josiah Shall - years old died at
Little Falls, n. y. In 1881 he was a
member Of the general assembly In
1891 he was chosen president Of the
New York Dairymcn'S association, and
during the worlds fair at Chicago he
acted rs director and manager i'll
charge of the New York dairymCnS
exhibit.
\ decision that whisky exported from
the United States under the Mckinley
tariff and imported under the same
law, placed in bonded warehouse, but
not Withdrawn until after the new
tariff act took effect, will have to pay
duty at the new rate Of $l.l0 gallon,
was announced from the United States
treasury.
Officer Andrew lIauswirth of the
Sheffield avenue police station, Chicago,
was shot and mortally wounded by
a footpad whom he was trying to ar
rest. The officer shot the robber in the
back, and the surgeons at the hospital
say he will probably die. The officer
came upon the robbcr as he was hold
ing up Il pedestrian.
An empty baby carriage, to which
was tied Il letter, was found on the
bank of the lake at Tolertons park,
Salem, O. One hundred men dragged
tho bottom and the bodies of Mrs.
Charles Hunt and infant daughter were
found. The child was strapped to its
mothers breast Family troubles are
attributed as the cause of the suicide.
The body of a man supposed to be
Daniel Sullivan of Detroit killed by
being run over by an Illinois Central
engine, was buried by his family. hay
ing been fully identified by them.
Later Sullivan, alive and WELL sur
prised his family by returning home.
He hid been absent three weeks look
ing t1r work.
Walter Wellman and party arrived
at New York. Wellman started from
New York March II, last, with party
! OF fourteen men, anu SlEoNe ny liz
Spitzbcrgen route to get as near tC
the north pole as possible. The eXpc-
dition was Il failure on account of the
vast fields of drift ice. Mr. Wellmar
is going to try again in 1896
! Director l., w. Rogers of the Amer
lean Railway union has written a let
ter TO the federated trades council an
nouncing that the defense of Debs and
his associates in the contempt eases
will cost over $4,000, and that thus
far only $500 has been subscribed TO
derray this expense. He asks that or
ganized labor raise funds for the relief
of the indicted men.
Four contractors appeared ut the
strike headquarters of the united gar
mcnt workers in Boston and signed
the agreement, giving the bonds re-
quired. 4 movement is now on foot
by the contractors to have all members
OF their associations sign Il bond of
$500 that they will abide by any &c.
ton the aSSocia ton may take In the
strike the members to be given three