Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
HOME NEWS.


near Eden, Fla. Two negroes are sus-
pected.
Samuel Alexander, who murdered
James Nesbitt In Chicago In 1891 and
later escaped from an insane asylum,
has been captured In Montreal.
Jesse McGregor, OF Wellsville, Ohio,
and Miss Alma Walter, OF Pittsburg,
Pa, have been arrested for numbering
Mrs. Ewing year ago.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, aged so, OF
Greenvllle, Pa, was choloroformed and
robbed Of $1,100. every cent she pos
sessed
BY the explosion OF a keg OF powder
at a mine near Jermyn, Pa, seven men
were burned, some of them fatally.
Coal operators In six states have
notified the leaders Of the strikers that
they propose to open the mines by
force.
Serious controversies have arisen be-
tween rival college fraternities In LON
bard university aud Knox college.
Negotiations are pending between
Marion Hedgepath and the Adams lex
press company to recover some Of the
$4,000 recently stolen.
John McCaffery, a pioneer OF CHI
cago and Il conspicuous figure In the
business world, IL dead. He was 81
years Of age.
William Macarthur, formerly OF CHI
cago, died In Cheboygan, Mich. lie
war formerly member Of the legis-
lature.
James ID. Ford, prominent attorney
OF Toledo, Ohio, was found dead In Il
hotel In Cincinnati. Heart disease
caused his death.
Friends Of Senator Cullom express
confidence that he will be rcnomlnated,
and ridicule Mason's candidacy.
James A. Crawford, state president
of the united mine workers, has been
nominated for congress by populists
at Springfield, Ill.
Don NJ. Dickinson predicts that the
entire people will realize the wisdom
Of Cleyelands silver policy before
1896
Five blocks OF dwellings and bust.
ness houses In Ottumwa, Iowa, were
destroyed. A boy was burned to
death and four other persons injured.
Money continues to accumulate In
he bank OF England. Thirty-slx mill
Jns In gold bullion Ii stored In the
raults.
Senator Harris will press his motion
for longer sessions Of the senate for
discussions of the tariff bill. Ii Is be-
lieved the debate will close before
June ~.
Horatio d. Lillibridgr, president of
the American Biscuit company, died
suddenly at his residence In Mime
apolis.
Operations are being generally re-
sumed ut the iron mines In the Lake
Superior region. Shipments OF ore
have already reached 100000 tons.
Health Officer Wyman, Of Bay City,
Mich, alleges shameful neglect of chill
dren whose lives have been insured by
their parents.
In an address before the interna-
tional temperance congress on Staten
island Neal Dow denied that prohlbi'
ton had been II failure In Maine.
The French schooner Jacmel was
burned at sea. Her crew, with the eX.
ceptou of the second mate, was
rescued by the steamship Donau,
A. 10. Foote, of Yale college, won
the tennis championship of New eng
land nfeatng w, q. Parker, the
southern champion.
The dynamite cruiser Ncsuvus has
arrived ut the Brooklyn navy yard.
Governors Mckinley, of Ohio, and
Matthews, of Indiana, have expressed
their willingness to serve on II board OF
arbitration to settle the coal strike,
st. Gabrefs Roman Catholic church,
on East Thirty seventh street, New
York, was consecrateu. MonSignor
Satolli celebrated the Solemn Poitif-
ical Mass and Archbishop Ryan, of
: Philadelphia, delivered the sermon
There was II light frost In the vicinity
OF Nashville, Tenn. There Is no record
Of such an occurrence In any previous
year as late rs June 1.
The Viking was nearly wrecked Off
Lincoln park, Chicago, too many cap.
tains being aboard, The little craft
was given noisy welcome In the
harbor.
Forty-four carrier pigeons were
taken from Chicago to Galcshurg, H.,
and released. All but two at once
started homeward.
Turned out Of home for nonpayment
OF rent, Mrs. A. IL. Clarke. OF Chicago
wandered through the streets unul
her 6-weeks-old child died from expos.
ure and exhaustion.
The cornerstone Of the Norwegian
hospital was laid by the Lutheran
Tabitha society In Chicago. Six thou.
sand persons witnessed the ceremonies,
Notwithstanding the rain,
Michigan democrats are In rebellion