Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19

w. s. Honey, prominent merchant
of Fredericksburg, Va, disappeared
with large amount of money, and his
friends fear he has been murdered.
Rev. DR.. Satterlee, rector Of Calvary
Episcopal church, New York, was
elected bishop of the new diocese of
Washington.
In his reply to Sccretar. Olney re-
garding the Venezuelan question the
marquis Of Salisbury refuses to sub
nit TO arbitration any OF the territory
within the Schomburgk line.
Based on the recent official school
registration 1t Is estimated that the
present population of New Haven,
Conn, is 90, 693. This Is an increase
since the census of 1890 of 13, 1893.
The boiler in the engine-house Of the
New Athens coal company, a mile
exploded injuring six men. Jacob
ENG and Henry Sands were fatally
wounded.
Republican congressman say fear of
tariff retaliation, If nothing else, would
deter England from going to war with
the United States.
John Miller, accused Of postonce
robbery in South Dakota, and eXoner-
ated, proved to be John Won Millern a
German government detective, at work
on the Knecbs-borsc ringing case.
Rev. T.. II, Passmoro, charged with
falHifyng and causing dissension
among church members, was acquitted
by a special Methodist committee at
Denver. He was warned, however, to
temper his speech
United States Judge Townsend, at
New Haven, Conn, has rendered a de-
cislOn granting to the General Electric
company the exclusive right to manu-
facturc and sell the undermining
trolley. The case Will go to the su-
premo court.
Mike Savant, alias Mike Sullivan, an
Italian, who murdered Matti BouIan
der at Bessemer, Mich, and escaped
from jail at the latter place, was cap
turod at Dexter, Mich.
RebecCa potteigcr, and who figured In
an action for damages for alternating
the affections of Brewer George Il.
lauer from his wife, Is dead at Read
ing, Pa, aged 40 years.
a petition to the Iowa legislature 90
raise the age Of consent to Is years has
been issued by the Dubuque Ladies'
Literary association and will be pre-
scented to the legislature by the Iowa
Federation Of Woman's CLUBS.
Millionaire Il l.. lIigginson, Of BoS-
ton, whose wife and j. w. Smith
eloped on the steamer Columbia Nov
% for Genoa, cabled Mrs. Higginson a
sight dra ! for 100000
Ex-Governor +. p. Fleming, prcsi-
dent of the Nicaragua canal convon-
ton, has issued II call for n meeting
of the convention in Jacksonville,
Ella. Dec. 49, Strenuous efforts will
be made to induce congress to lend
the canal its support,
Prince Graham, Jason Blake and
/ William Fraser were hanged ut liamp-
/ ton, s. G., for the murder Of Il. r.
Mcars. A negro named Elliott was
hanged ut Chester, in the same state,
for numbering white man. All con-
tossed their guilt.
Mike Portland and William Scnter
have been arrested at Atlanta, Ga.
with II large quantity of counterfeit
money in their possession. Smith and
+ Mol, Auh MnMtIlnn MI ~
Glover were arrested at Mattoon, H.,
for making spurious money.
The Mississippi River Pilots asso-
citation has adopted resolutions con,
demning government improvements In
the upper Mississippi AS positive in
jury to navigation and Of benefit only
to corporate interests in London and
Minneapolis.
At republican senatorial caucus
Senator sherman was empowered to
select Il committee of nine to choose a
list OF officers tor the reorganization
Of the United states senate. senator
Shcrmans selections will be subject to
ratification by the caucus
MIR Gladstone has replied through
Mr.. Dcpcw to an invitation to visit
this country sent to him by the Chi
cage Press club and the mayor OF Chi
cago, rcgrctting that the iniirmitCs Of
ago prevent 1t,
Fred IL. Clarke, Thomas Dunn, aged
Is of Hartford, Conn, ana Joseph Me
Mahon pleaded guilty ut Warsaw n,
w. OF the robbery OF several stores in
the vicinity of Warsaw and were sen
fenced to eight years at Auburn.
Rev W. J, Stevenson, pastor OF
Christ Methodist Episcopal church of
Philadelphia, who has filled II number
of chtrges In Pennsylvania and Della
ware, died Of paralysis. lie was i6
years old.
Everett b. pomcroy, proprietor OF
the Oakland (Call Times, died after a
short illness. In 1915 he was ap-
pointed United States district uttor-
ncy for Arizona territory by President
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