Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-30

falo, N. Y, have closed, owing to thu
OF demand for cars. Over 1000 mel
were thrown out Of work.
Ward Berry, of Hackensack, n. Y.
arrested for swearing In public, wa!
discharged under u liberal intepreta
ton OF an old law.
The owner Of AliX has arranged q
race between her and Drectum for Il
purse OF SlU,OOO. The race will come
off about Sept. 20, at Portland, Maine
The colOrcd Knights Of Pythlas' .al
indianapolis, Ind, adopted uniIlcation
resolutions The result OF the action
will be to bring the colored knights, H.,
900 strong, into one body within "A
y few months,
An instruction has broken out
among the kallirs in the Transvaal
/ republic and the insurgents who are
| besicging Agatha have murdered many
Bocr farmers.
At the Indiana democratic state con,
ycntion Governor Matthews refused 10
allow u resolution to be introduced
/ favorlng him as a candidate for presi-
dent.
! The Cunrad Line steamer Campania
broke the record from Queenstown to
New York by over three hours, max.
Ing the run In : days 8 hours and 20
minutes.
Mrs. Mary Agnes Wolfe died in
New York Of n broken heart from grief
over her mothers death, The board
of health as corrob0ratcd this declara-
ton In the certificate Of her doctor.
An attempt was made to wreck Il
passenger train on the Little Rock and
Fort Smith road, near MayilOWcr, Ark.
The train jumped the track. No on"
was injured.
Emma Goldman, anarchists. was re-
leased from RlackwclrS island, New
York, receiving for good behavior a
communication Of two months on her
years sentence.
Thomas Burke Of South Beach, $. l.,
accused of shooting his son-ln-law,
Frederick Bergman, was held to await
the result of the corOncr'S inquest on
Monday.
The body OF Colonel G, Lang Win
slon, Of Pasadena, Cal, who was lost
while hunting last November In the
Little Rock Creek Canon, has been
found.
The United States steamer Newark,
now ut tho Cape OF Good Hope, will
not go to China, but rs soon as she
" out of dock viii return to the South
Atlantic station.
The special house committee to in.
vrstIgate the charges against Judge
Kicks, Of Cleveland, will not begin Its
work until congress adjournS, and per
haps not until fall.
An immense meteor burst immc-
diately over CoIfcyvillc, Miss, with
Il report that shook the earth for miles
around and greatly frightened the
people,
Miss Jennie llaiGht, one Of the per
sons injured IN the terrific runaway
accident at Bridgeport, Conn, died,
She had been In Il scmi-COnScious con-
dtion for over n week Miss liaight
was Il talented portrait artist.
South Dakota farmers have hun
drcds OF hogs but no grain to feed
them ON. 1t is proposed that Il stock
company be- formed to furnish cheap
wheat to the farmers who can pay
back ms soon as the hogs are marketed
Actor Curtis has traded his Hotel
prskcl at Austin, TcX,, for h,o0o lots
at Lakewood, y. y, with an estimate
value of Sl,Oo0,0OO, Mr. Curtis will
probably build a large hotel on part
of his property and settle down.
Mrs Virginia h. Minor. wealthy
Woman sUtlragist who died 1T ST
Louis few days ago, left the bulk oC
her fortune to her three nieres upon
condition that they "2N"r marry, The
young women have already been over
whrlmcd with proposals,
Works No ut the United Salt COM
mny on the shore OF the lake ut the
foot Of East Madison avenue, ClcyV
land. were completely destroyed 10y
fire, seven large wooden BUILDINGS be
iug consumed, The loss is Sl1Ooou
and the insurance Sl2NOOO,
Adams IL. snyder, the New York
city representative OF the Dry Goods
Economist, ut - Walker street. Was
found dead In his room at the Broad
way Central hotel, having committed
suicide by cutting his throat with II
razor.
by an order issued by the secretary
OF war the three great army recruit,
ing depots at Davis Island, New York
harhort; Columbus, ohio, aud Jcllcr-
son RarrtckS, Mo. are wiped out and
in their places win stand three large
military posts.
Tho salvation army with appropriate
rcrmuncs laid the corner stone of its
new building, the Mrs, Gen. Booth
memorial building, on Fourteenth
street near Sixth avenue, New York
city. Tho building Will be used as u