Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-23
NEWS OF THE. WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

III way W HIS OIlltt.
A pack pcddler was robbed Of $3.50
at Elyran, MINI.
Strikers at South Omaha, who have
been ntimidating WOrkmcn, have been
subducd by the arrival Of state troops.
Officials OF the Rock Island railroad
have offered reward for the persons
who wrecked n train at Lincoln, Neb.
Miss Bridget McCale. aged 20, was
killed at Jcrseyvillc, H., by william
Hclfran, jealous suitor.
A. NJ. Van Auken, Chicago railroad
man. who went to New York on bust
ness, has been missing since July 9.
A Michigan woman who while n
child eighteen years ago, was stolen by
gipsics, has been restored TO her falu-
Wy.
Chamberlain. $. D., has compll
Gated divorce case IL which Il dlsap
pearcd first husband figures
r. L. Cook, a Stuartsvlllc, ohio, sa-
loon,kcrpcr was beaten 10 death with
an iron rod by masked robbers,
Eleven lives were lost In wreck
on the Rock Island railroad; the dis
astcr was the work OF wrcckcrs.
The New York constitutional Conyen-
ton decided TO hold sessions hereafter
on Saturdays and Mondays,
The yield Of wheat ut Smith Lake,
Mimi, will reach thirty-tlv" bushels
per acre.
Chief Justice Coswcll Bennett OF the
court Of appeals Of Kentucky died at
Hopknsylllc.
The labor party convention Of the
first congressional district has nomi
mated James II. Dunn Of Detroit.
j. NJ. RAPPORT, who Is walking from
New York to San Francisco on Il
wager Of $1,000, arrived In Chicago.
Seven men and boys seeking shelter
under II tree during storm at De
kalb, Texas, were killed by lightning
George Dunlap, aged IS, Of MiIlcrs
burg, Ind, received injuries in n fight
with II colt which resulted In death.
While nlllng II gasoline stove rcscl+
voir. Miss Anna Brlcnlng, aged %, Of
Preston, Iowa. was burned to death.
EphraIm A. Brown, n millionaire OF
Bloomfield ohio, died Of heart disease
while asleep. He was 81 years old,
Colonel Is. +. Dobyns, II leading
politician Of Missouri, died OF heart
disease ut his home In Mexico.
Senator II. X. Sloan, democratic
nominee for congressman at large Of
Pennsylvania, Is dead.
Democrats Of the tenth Iowa district
have indorscd 1t. Z. Baker. the pupu.
list candidate for congress,
j. ". Rrinhar, president and one
VI the receivers Of the AtcllSUn road,
1as resigned to promote harmony,
The annual report Of the Northwest
ern shows II handsome surplus, IN spite
Of decreased freight earnings.
Conrvyccs on the sundry civil bin
struck out the claim of the French gov
ernnrnt Tor losses at Chicago by ire
Captain Armstrong, of the excursion
steamer Post Boy Is charged with Mt
tempting to wreck rival boats mt
Windsor Park. Chicago.
In spite of the efforts of the health
department smallpox is rapidly in
creasing In Milwaukee, The isolation
hospital Is said to be badly managed,
After rohbng George Boss, Il town
Of lorbvllc. Wis, farmer, burglars
set fire to his house and II was dc.
stroyrd,
Jockey Perkins, riding The Queen
at Saratoga, by Il display OF rare
skill won the principal race on tn"
card.
After taking more than 5000 ballots
democrats Of the thirty iltth Illinois
district nominated l., g. DE Forest
for representative.
prohibillonistS OF indiana have Of
IDEALLY declined to fuse with the popu
lists, declaring them wild and vision
AIRY.
Profess ". H. Andrews, Of Hast
ings, Nch, defeated for congress two
years ago has been rcnomjuAtcd 10y
republicans.
John A. Murray, head Of syndicate
OF Kansas capitalists operating large
coffee plantations, died of yellow fever
IN Mexico,
William and Solomon Lower owners
OF a traction engine, were fatally hurt
by falling through u bridge nj Water
loo, Ind.
Airs. John Nj. Mckahan, OF Chester
ton, Ind, jumped from train a
Strcator, H., and was killed. She was
dcmCntCu
Miss Lulu KaUlnll. an nrronaut, .
Detroit. Mich, was thrown from he
parachute by Il tree and killed u
Nashville Tenn.
United States and local officers o
Council Bluffs lured II gang Of robhrr
into trap ut Tabor, Iowa, but III
lnttnt' 40, ,unp1