Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-31
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
IN AMERICA.

Thirty-five lives are reported lost by
the sinking of a steamer on the ONO
river, near Alton, Ind.
Olaf Rudd, of Minneapolis, won the
five and ten mile skating races on
Orange lake, N. Y.
The President has ordered the cruis-
er Philadelphia to sail from San Fran
cisco at once to Honolulu.
BY the explosion Of a sawmill boiler
near Alto, Texas, four men were Killed
and several others injured.
Indiana legislators are endeaVorinG
TO frame and pass law that VIII
prohibit prize lighting In the state.
Bank clearlngs Of the principal cities
"f tb" United States show II total In.
,rem Jr The week OF CT per cent.
]. w. Hoffman, of Chicago, has COM
menced suit to recover the principal
portion OF the village Of Hebron, Ind.
John Dewey, Of Chicago, who Is re-
organizing the Clln-nh Gael in the
east, says the order Is strong IN the
west.
Samuel lIotelling, young farmer
OF Rolling Green, Mimi, killed his wife
and her parents and was slain by
pursuers.
Rev. Samuel Graves, prominent
preacher and theological professor,
died ut Grand Rapids, Mich, aged 70
years
A terrible hurricane swept over the
VIII islands. Many lives were lost,
shipping greatly damaged, buildings
destroyed and plantations ruined. or
Ave churches ut Suava three were
wrecked.
Unless congress takes speedy action
the Union Pacific system VIII be dis
membered at great loss to the govern
ment
General james $. Hackney, formerly
Ndjutant general of Missouri, was
found dead at his home In Jefferson
CITY.
Night between Dempsey and Ryan
before tho Seaside Athletic club of
New York, was stopped In the third
round.
Peter Colfey, president Of the Peoria
Gas Light and Coke company, Is dead
aged 90. He had accumulated II large
fortune.
Mrs. Caroline Dorwin, sister OF the
wife OF Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom,
died suddenly at her home in Spring
field, III.
William Randall Cremcr, member of
the British house Of commons, present
ed an arbitration petition to President
cleveland.
Bates, of Ontario, and Elliott. of
Kansas City, were tied In the inter
national shoot ut Hamilton, ana divld-
ed first money.
Miss Mary Stevenson, eldest dangh-
ter of the Vice President, died of
pneumonia at Ashevillc, n. G., after
protracted Illness.
G. A. Swineford, wcll-known rail
road manager and brother of the eX
governor of Alaska, died suddenly ut
Raraboo. Wisconsin.
The cooperative creamery at Koro.
Wis, manufactured during the past
year lG2,2S6 pounds Of butter at n to-
tal average expense Of 90 100 cents
FER pound.
A party Of thirty pelavan people
have started For II launt of six weeks
yhrolgh California. The private car
Nlobrla, will he their home TIL they
reach san Diego.
1t transpired that Scott, the default,
,ng county treasurer I'M Nebraska was
certainly lynched, his body having
been found In q river with n rope
around the neck
Admiral Ghcrardi, ut the dinner OF
The SONS of the Revolution, said the
United States is not no well prepared
Nr war rs China was when Japan
rnvaded her.
Chas. A. Bishop, an actor, who en-
ticed Clara Vedder n i7-ycar,old girl,
away from her home IN Fond du Lac,
Is arratgned at Chicago for abduction.
The girl Is repentant,
Bogus Baron" Emil Van Guelder
y locked up in Syracuse Jail, charged
wHh swlndling by means OF forged
checks. Many city business men re-.
member him. He deoamped some
years ago with 100000 worth OF dia-
monds.
by means of forged city and munic-
ipal bonds, Edwin u. Quiglcy, u mem
her of THE brokerage firm OF Quigley
\ Tuttle, New York, robbed the Mer-
camille National bank OF SlllOOO. lie
was arrested and Indicted. 1t Is be
licyed that his operations included
other hanks
Dan Ross, timber cruiser, DIS
covered near the Mcnomnce river a
spotted tree heraiug the words $50 feet
from here lies the body of John Mum.
ger killed by me, His remains are
buried between small hcmlock and "A
pine" Signed "A Hunters" Parties
are searching
Complaints have been filed In court
at West Superior against the Eastern
Minnesota Railway company by the