Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-25

Rev. Mr.. Goss was declared guilty
of immoral conduct and expelled by
the conference at Kingston, n. Y,
from the ministry of the Methodist
church.
II is reported that there is "A syn
dicate In the United States which sup
plies money, arms and ammunition to
revolutionary parties in South and
Central America.
1t is stated mt Des Moines, Ia, that
+. s. Clarkson Is organizing n com
pany to start n newspaper at Chicago
to be called the Register and that
half the capital has been raised. 1t
Will be n free silver organ.
The Savannah steam rice mill ut
Savannah, Ga, was burned. The mill
was valucd Mt $4,000, and was In
sured for 100000. The loss on the
rice stored in the mill Is estimated at
$50 900, fully covered by insurance.
Charles Hart, 10, was hanged In the
state prison at Columbus, O., for the
murder of Elsie and Ashley Goodc,
children. seven and nine years old,
respectively, in Paulding county,
November T. 1894.
A number Of suits are being begun
TO determine the exact operation of
the income tax, and Its constitutional
Ity will become the subject OF an APP
peal In the United States supreme
court
Dick Edward, alias Billy Leroy, con
victed Of the murder of Mrs. Hattie
Haynes, committed In Dennison on
the night OF May II, 1902, and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment Is dead
In Huntsville prison, Texas.
The Aurora state bank, OF Aurora,
Mo, closed its doors. Assets, $26,-
600: liabilities, SILL 900. There Is very
little excitement on account of the
bank closing, rs the deposltors are
certain Of receiving dollar for dollar
Gcarge Agcson, the Mexican Central
foreman, who was accidentally pois-
oned Mt the American hospital, city
of Mexico, IL dead This Is the first
affair OF the kind which has occurred
In the history Of the American
hospital.
The Binghamton On. " Cheroot
company has been organized to man
ufncturc chcroots by means of n new
ly-invented machine, and will be con
Quoted in conjunction with n company
previously organized for the manu-
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The Mnysville Wy) cotton mills,
employing go hands, have closed.
About a week ago during the small
pox scare all the employees were vac
cnntcd. 1t took so well that they
were all incapable of working ana
the concern closed down until the
patients get better.
The coal barge OncOnta, of the DelH-
ware and Ilurson line, was sunk near
Pollock's Rip, Chatham, Mass, by
collision with the schooner Isaac II.
Tillycr. aud Captain Warren Lcfcvrc,
of the Onoonta, was drowned. The
crew got abroad the schooner ana
escaped.
The Sterling Mills, of Lowell, Mass,
employing 2hO hands, was entirely
closed owing to II strike of seventy
five splnuers, who demanded the re-
storntion of the ten per cent. cut In
wages made some time ago ana five
per cent. additional. The wcavcrs
struck for the same reason,
Patrick Benson, nm Oakland, Cal,
attorney, has received information
that he has fallen heir to an estate Of
SS75, 900 In Scotland. Mr. Benson vii
leave ut once for Scotland to look
after his inheritance. He Is the great
grandson of Sir John Downcs. n
Scotch soldier and n large land owner.
An organization to he known MS
the National street railway league was
formed at Cleveland, O., to take the
place of tho nmalgamatcd association,
which Is said to he moribund. The
prime movers say they have the sup
port of employees all over the country.
Tho village of Maxine, containing
o.. was visited by fire, Seven resi-
dcnccs and business houses were
burned, with n loss of about $1,000.
The fire department of Alliance, o.,
sent aid on n special train.
city Treasurer James Maranda of
Spring Valley, Ill.,, pleaded guilty to
four indictments for malfcaSancc In
office and the penalty will he fixed
10y the court. His prosecution grow
ont of the late shortag" of $1,000 in
the city accounts.
Henry NJ. Rlanchard special
master, ut Toledo, o., sold the Toledo,
Ann Arhor and North Michigan rail
road to K. G. Martin, for the bond
holders for 100000, Martin was the
only bidder. Tho sale is subject to
the mortgage held on the property by
the Frankfort and southeastern rail
road company.
FIFTY feet of the Utica mining com
pauy's dam, three miles from Angels
Camp, CAL. broke. otto lundt, an
old man, who lived on Antonio creek,
persisted IN the Hood. lie rr.cntcrcd