Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

| the present.
Great Britain Is credited with being
willing and even anxious that the
United States build the Nicaraguan
canal.
An effort is being made to abolish
the bureau of American republics on
the grounds that it is useless lux
ury
Board Of visitation to West Point
| Military academy will recommend n
| law greatly increasing the number of
cadets.
Secretary Carlisle has approved the
regulations prescribed by the commits
sioner Of internal revenue for the col
lection Of income tax.
Martin Robb, Of Fayctte, Mo-, sus-
pcctcd Of Illicit relations with his
niece. was whipped and driven from
town by white caps
l.. H. Maproy, Of Oconto, Mich, Will"
pursuing tramp who had stolen his
clothes, was fatally shot by The va
grant.
Government and local authorities are
unable to prevent the establishment
of booths for the sale OF hose meat
| IN New York.
Illinois board Of worlds fair com
missionerS report balance OF nearly
$500, 900 OF the appropriation uneX
pended.
Frank ROWlcy. of Wisconsin, has
been granted n patent upon IN "X-
press car calculated to withstand the
assaults OF train robbers
Owing to the mistake OF drug
clerk In Muncie, Ind, two persons
were poisoned and narrowly escaped
| death
United States authorities will be
asked to investigate the case OF
WhittcmOrc, an American maltreatcd
by Mcxicnns
Jake Schacfcr, the billiard wizard. y
has issued n challenge to Ives or any
other player for II series of three
games
r. II. Stevens, of Lexington, has
sold to Charles II. Smith, of Chicago
the race horse BUCkwa, the consider
alton being $1,000.
Captain Ilowgnte, charged with rN-
tcnsIyc government robbcries, has been
Indicted again for forgery involving
81 900.
Proposed changes in the navy reglI-
lations contemplate more annual pro
motions and an adjustment Of line
and STAFF salaries.
Joe White, chief of the Navcosh
tribe of Chippewa Indians, WAS fatally
shot by game wardens ut Rice lake,
Wis
kazmcrz IIrrncr. II German ID years
old, killed his wife and committed
suicide after family quarrel ut
Mainstcc Mich,
Isaac bridges, II lovr.Sick youth of
Trrre Hautc, Ind, shot Mrs, Joseph
Montgomery, who had inlcrIcrcd with
his match,
United States officers have arrested
members of n gang Of countcrfeitrrs
IN oklahoma and captured much spu.
rIous coin.
Rendered Respondent by disease,
Captain James w, Miller TX chief en-
guccr OF Joliet pcnitcntiary, killed
himself
Columbian organ, which occupied
Festival han nj the worlds fair. was
installed in University hall at Ann Ar
hor
Arthur Il. Price. A. +. A. member Of
Saginaw, Mich, is to be prosecuted
for tearing down election notices
printed In foreign languages.
Henry Il. llrnburg, Chicago travel
| Ing man, was found dead In South
Bend, Ind. 1t Is thought he com.
i mIttcd suicide.
Religious converts at revival In
progress near Logansport, Ind, net
! like maniacs and threaten to destroy
the furniture.
Supreme court of Iowa has decided
! that the states general fund must be
drawn upon to pay members of the
/ militia.
Rcv. K, VI. Dillon, a Presbyterian
preacher of Grcrncastlc, Ind, resigned
! because his congregation gave Il fair
In an opera house.
A committee of the city council Oi
! Huntington, Ind, has investigated the
accounts of cN-City Treasurer John
llargroyc, aud found Il shortage OF
about 5000.
\ hIg row was started In the con
vrntion Of the federation OF labor by
a delegate charging officers of Labor
organizations with using their posi-.
tlonS In politics
The United states win have no hand
In the Armenian investigation. Turkey
wtthdraws her Invitation on finding
that the sphere Of the American rep
rcScntative Is restricted.
Seeley, the drraulting hookkccprr oI
the shoe and Leather Bank, arrived
In Now York from Chicago. and was
put In Ludlow Street Jail III defaults
Of S25Oo0 bail,
The United States cruiser nctroi
with the Vatican ROLES which We're OK
hihited at the Columbian exposition II
Chicago last year has arrived nj Ma
pies,
Vice President Howard and Director