Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

One thousand pounds Of dynamite
are being used at Manistee, Mich, in
blasting the ice in order to free fer
ryboat which is fast in the ice at that
! place.
Mrs. Wlckes, wife OF Thomas II.
Wickes, vice president OF the Pullman
Palace Car company, was granted a
divorce by default, in Judge Tuthllls
court i'm Chicago.
Mayor Strong, Of New York, dcposed
Police Commissioner Shcchan and APP
pointed Avery Dclano Andrews in his
place. He also appointed George Wal
.on Green MS aqucduct commissioner.
Colonel Ma0n s. COIburn, the Yer
nont member Of the national rcpnb-
Iican committee and managing direc-
Tor Of the Burlington and Rutland
Railroad, is seriously III mt his home
IN Manchester with diabetes.
Noah Green, of No. 3G1 Fifth ave
nue., New York, n wealthy and retired
merchant, jumped into the East River
from II Long Island Railroad ferry
boat. He was rescued and removed to
hospital.
Action il taken on the sealing qucs-
ton IN Washington which looks either
to effective international restrictions
on seal slaughter, or the killing Of
the seals under the direction Of the
United States government.
The Joint commission on the rev
sion Of the constitution and canOnS Of
the Episcopal church held It's sixth
meeting In Now York. The work Of
revising the constitution has been
practically completed.
The Dnndas Street Methodist church
London, ont, was destroyed by fire
Fire ChlWf Roe and Fremon McDon-
AID and SIddcll were seriously, If not
fatally, hurt by falling walls. Loss
$4,000
-Four special agents from the treas
ury department began investigating
the Office Of Collector Of Customs
Saunders. ut Port Townsend, Wash.
Saunders was recently charged with
The passenger train from Kansas
CITY on the Santa fc Road was
thrown down nftccn-foot embank-
mcnt near PittSbnrg, Kan. No one
was killed, but nearly all on board
were more or less injured.
Howard Is. Cayclc. the nlatrimon-
Inl swlndIcr whose experiences with
Mrs. Ida H. Smith the Toledo widow,
cal scd such a cOmmoltOm n few days
ago and who forfeited his bnil IN Chi.
cago, passed through Tol do ON his
way to Detroit
The much postponed hearing in the
ease of Mrs lIctty Green against
Henry A. Blrlirg, the surviving exc.
cutor OF the estate of her father. Ed
ward NJ, Robinson, touching Il iiUal
accounting Of the estate has begun IN
New York before the referee
Deaths: II, II. Green, ofprinccton, H.;
DR. SamucI Spencer STAFFORD, of New
York; Sevellon A. Brown, of Washing
ton; Thomas Clark, Of Hammond, Ind.
Levi Davis, Of Davenport, Iowa, and
!, Ogden Roodlcy, at Dobhs' Ferry.
y, T.
Representative Taylor, an A. l.. 4
mCmbrr, hls introduced in 'hc Wash
inGtun house n memorial TO Congress-
II liking that Mgr. SaIolll, the panal
Abrgatc, be Removed from the United
States territory The memorial was
referred
Th" president has approved the acts
granting pensions to Julia A Lock.
formerly widow of the late General
Daniel McCook. ANA to Josephine l..
Erlton widow of Rrlgadlcr General
keith, late adjutant general United
states army.
William Garrett, for thirty years
grand secretary of the grand lodg" In
dependent order Of Odd Fellow Of
Iowa and cashier of the Iowa state
Savings bank, a resident OF Buriug-
widely Known among odd Fellows
Thomas j. Ievrgrove, of New Egypt,
y, j., claims he has Invented 4 manu-,
moth dynamite gun capable of throw
Ing n proirctile 5000 pounds in weight
4 distance of niur miles The active
princtplc Is tho explosive force If hot
water, which Is said to he more powcr-
full ;h9n gun cotton or any other cN-
I'll, siNc.
The tennessee legislatures took a rr.
ccsS until April 10 allow the lnvrSti.
Cation commission to take evidence in
the guhcrnAtoril contest rhr COM
mission has herL divided into four
committees two Of which will hold SOS
SIons In East Tennessee, one at Nash
willie, and the fourth In West Tenn
CSSCe
by a decision rendered by Referee
William g. Choatcs, John y Mcl\auc
the cN chtrrtain of GravvSrnd =. v.
who IS serving Il long trrm OF impriS-
"nWent in Sirg Sing for Juggling With
ia" registration lists OF Cuncy Island
must restore TO its riGhtrul owners an
estate NarlouS)y estimated to- he worth
from $4,000 to 100000.