Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22
GENERALITIES-

against Congressman Breckenridge Is
on in Washington.
The warehouse for supplies for the
indian service will be removed from
1 New York to Chicago
A crusade against saloons and houses
OF Ill rcpute has begun at Huron South
Dakota.
! The tariff bill, greatly altered, has
been laid before the full finance com
mittee OF the senate by the democratic
members.
A syndicate has purchased 1900
600 600 feet OF northern Minnesota pine
thnbcr for $G000,OO0 in round figures.
Governor Altgeld has declared n
quarantine, by proclamation, against
sections where Texas fever exists.
DR.. W. A. Harris, of Monce, ILL.,. has
reported two cases Of smallpox near
the village in the family OF O. NJ.
Morehouse.
Miss Addc Wilson has been awarded
$4,000 damages against the Elgin Gll)
City Street Car company for injuries
sustained last June.
The Gardner island lighthouse, on
Long Island sound, New York, Is to
be permanently discontinued by the
government.
Tho deficit for the year in the rcve-
nucs of the government will be only
about S7O.0OOOOO, instead of $40,
600, MS estimated by Secretary Carlisle.
J. l.. w. Merrill Of Kansas City, Is
to contest the will Of his uncle, j. L..
Woods, of Cleveland. Ohio.
At Atchlson, Kan, the Missouri
river Is cutting new channel, cndan-
gcrlng property valued at $l,5OO,000.
An investigation ut Cleveland, Ohio,
shows That Assistant Fire Chief
SPEEDILY sold his influence to city con.
tractors.
Control Of the mammoth artcsan
well ut Chamberlain, s. D., has been
lost and surrounding property Is In
danger.
Steel works covering 500 acres of
land and employing 5000 men will be
removed from Johnstown, Pa, to Cleve
land, Ohio.
Milwaukee proposes to license chattel
mortgage sharks, limit their charges
and compel the keeping of an official
record.
Superstltious Poles, of Nantlcoke,
Pa, suspect nclghbor woman of be-
Ing II witch and have threatened to
XIII her.
Explorer Wcllman was given Il silk
flag by the National Capital Press club
and requested to hoist 1t at the north
ptle.
Citizens of Greenwood, Ind, have
hoycottcd II saloon-keeper so thor
oughly that he cannot buy food, raj
mcnt or water.
Owners OF copper mines in Michigan
affected by Commissioner LamorcauX's
decision Will fight the Portage company
In court.
1t Is said that opium smugglcrs of
Victoria, b. c., are raising II fund to
secure favorable legislation ut Wash
II pton
Mrs. Adelaide Tillotson, II Unknown
woman OF Canandaigua, n. y, was
found hanging by the neck in her
barn.
Tho whereabouts of Herman Clarke,
OF the stock exchange firm OF Hunter,
g. 10, an,
known.
Tho Broollcld and Northern railroad
has been placed in the hands of Col.
II. l., Dakc, receiver.
South Dakota men Interested In irri.
cation and artcsian wells have formed
m association, with L, Il. llassell, of
Rcdtield, MS president; Asher +. Pay,
of Huron, secretary, and ). w. Mar
ragang, of Aberdeen, treasurer.
Representative Grow, OF pcnnsyl-
vunia, has introduced In the house n
bill making ST. per month the lowest
rate of questionable disability allowed
by law.
Judge McAdam, of the New York
superior court read Il lecture on tilial
dGty To II daughter who sued her aged
mother for six shares of railroad stock
\ cnblegram received mt the navy
department states that the last vestigo
of the yellow fever has disappeared
from the Newark, and that the vessel
has been released from quarantine at
Montevdeo.
For the first time In his adminlstra-
ton Governor Waite, of Colorado, will
decline to Interfere In the carrying out
OF capital punishment In the case of
MurdWers Thomas Jordan, William
Ncsbitt and Santiago Torres
Judgment by default for Sl3,Slo was
entered ut New York against the
Cooley Publishing company IN favor
OF David Mcclure, rs receiver OF the
National bank of deposit. OH protested
notes.
Chairman Storrs, of the New Jersey
] Legislative committee Investigating
Billy" Thompson's right to his seat.
showed that one OF the Gloucester bal.
i lot boxes could be opened without dis