Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-26


days Imprisonment by the United
States court at Topeka, Kas.. for as
saultng and abusing Santa Fe
switdhman.
Robert l. Edwards. formerly a prom
inent politician Of Kansas, was muir
dered and thrown from boarding
house window TO the street at Perry,
Ok.
Several engineers and conductors
having been shot at near Los Cerrilos,
n. NJ, by striking miners, troop Of
the second cavalry was sent to that
place.
The will Of A. =. Burbank. the clo-
cutionist, who died June %, was filed
for probate at New York. His per.
sonal estate amounts to $4,000. He
leaves everything to his widow.
The cost to the United States of
putting down lawlessness resulting
from the railway strike in the west
is estimated by government officers at
fully 81 100000. 1t may foot up more.
j. f. Carson, cashier Of the Bank sf
.Bcllcflcwar. H., and head OF the pri-
yatc bank ne firm OF ]. +. Carson Il
CO., did from lockiaw resulting from
injuries received in runaway.
The news that Lillian Russell had
borrowed $4,000 from the Title Guar.
antee and Trust company by mortgage
ing her house. 31S West Seventy
seventh street, New York, is a morsel
to the theatrical gossips.
The second chapter in the Mizener-
Robinson murder at COldwater, Mich,
was the attempt of Mrs. Miziner, the
17-year-old wife Of the murderer, to
commit suicide by taking poison.
Prompt medical aid saved her.
A 70-root bridge three miles north of
Waterloo, Ind, on the Fort Wayne 4
Jackson branch Of the Lake Shore u
Michigan Southern railroad. was burn
ed. Wabash strikers at Ashley are
suspected of setting it on fire.
w. b. Thomas throat was cut in.a
quarrel at a road-house near Indian
apols by w. e. Smith. Thomas was
reputcd to be worth 100000 and re-
Gently married 1t was drunken row
in high life.
In n Washington test seventeen
inch armor Of nicked steel was shat
terCl by a twelve-inch navy rifle.
Tho plate represented a group OF 700
tons e lrmor destined for the Ore
CONS barbettcs.
The Louisville and Nashville rail
road directors have decided not 10 de
clare the semi-annual dividend, due
for six months ending June 30, 1891.
No dividend has been paid since July.
1893.
Twenty New York policemen,
charged with simply drinking beer at
a chowdcr party on the roof Of their
station during duty hours. on the
fourth of July. denied the accusation
before the police commissioners
A swell wedding at Lake Geneva
united Miss Clara Seipp and Mr.
Henry Bartholomew. She is must
elan Of Mt. Vernon seminary, wash
inyton, ID. c.. and he is Rochester.
y. u, lawyer
The tlicnnal convention OF the Gen
oral Grant chapter of the Royal Arch
Masons of the United States, appoint
cd to be held In Topeka. commenclng
July Is, 1894, has been postponed to
August %. 1894. at the same place
At the German teachers convention
In Newark, y. j.. strong report was
adopted urging united opposition to all
who seek to make war on the German
language. Is. Abrams, of Milwaukee,
was chosen a director
Minnesota grain growers FORMED Il
permanent organization Mt Minneapo-
lis Yesterday. State Lecturer Long
gave the history of n scheme to save
the 80 cent margin which was lost the
farmers by freight and inspection du-
! ties
Health Officer jenkins, of New York,
,,rokcr's hrother-in-law, and Or.
] Robertson, who declares Debs broken
! from drink, are having Il savage ull
! over the latter announcement koa'
crtson says Jenkins Is mot fit to be a
! valet"
! At the session of the board of en-
gineer experts, appointed to consider
the plan for the New York and New
Jersey bridge, 1t was learned that the
/ land available for the New York END
was owned by the New York Central
| railroad.
Miss Hester Wentworth, a niece OF
/ Jo. Jefferson, was married nj Ruz
Yards Bay to Archibald Brown, sor
of Il. l.. Brown. whose second Wifi
Is a daughter OF Chief Justice Fuller
Jefferson was the scene of the cere
mony.
Commodore G. {. Carpenter has heel
appointed to the command OF TIT
Asiatic squadron with the rank OF res'l
admiral. Commodore w \. kirklant
is assigned to the command or TIT
European station with the rank OF al
miral
The board of trustees of the Angus