Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-21
IELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOM ESrIC DOINGS.

Jabez Virgins, who murdered three
persons In Georgia while resisting ar
rest was hanged at Augusta.
John Lclv.tt Stevens, eX-miuisicl
from the United States TO Hawaii, died
In Augusta, Maine, aged % years.
George w. Van Horne, editor Of the
News-Trlbune and postmaster Of Mus
catlne, Iowa, Is dead, aged u Yeas.
The democrat tic majority IN the sen
ate was eliminated when the new sen
ator from Wyoming was sworn IN
A tidal wave swept the North Allan
tic coast carrying away hundreds Of
houses and causing great loss Of life.
threatened witch starvation which Is
only ayertcd by contributions OF char
ity from other parts Of the state.
At Richburg, kyo Henry benson
was murdered by his stepson, Jean
Burke, us The result of a family row.
Secretary Gresham has instructed
Minister Willis TO see that Americans
In tire Hawaiian rebellion get fair
trials.
n iolplhhIilh nbhlNt N'hi'J
or city officials TO acc"pt railroad pas
ses, was killed by the Indiana leglsla-
ture.
Mrs Nancy Drew, mother of Charles
Drew, the actor, dropped dead with
paralysis Of the heart at Mass lion,
Ohio.
John H. IMthrop, general auditor of
the Chicago, Burlington and quincy
railroad, died ut his home In Chicago,
aged ~.
AS arbitrator, President Cleveland
decided the boundary dispute between
Brazil and Argentine Republic In favor
OF Brazil.
Two children of William Cassidy,
iving near Brazil, Ind, were burned
TO death, their clothes catching fire at
CRATE.
III. Is. Rowson, formerly Of the Mich,
Igan legislature, died heart disease at
Mobile, Ala, where he was spending
the winter.
The Presidents message was read In
congress, announcing the new Loan of
So 100000, lnstead of $lOO,m 200, aS
agreed upon.
The president approves the bill Great
ing the rank of lieutenant general OF
the army, and nominated Gen. Soho
field for the place,
Millions of collars worth Of orange
ana other fruit trees have been de.
stroyed in Florida by the Intensely
cold weather.
] x Cumberland, who killed two
mn. IN Iowa and one In Kansas, was
hanged for the former crimes at Fort
Madison. Iowa.
Margaret Cook, who has just died in
Columbus, Ohio, was the last OF the
passengers ON the trial trip Of Robert
Fnltons ClcrNnont.
knights OF pythtls have decided to
build II snniElrium for members ut
Hot Springs, Ark, which will cost
about 100000.
DR., Dudley, who resigned IS pastor
OF the flrst Congregational church of
lau CLAIRE, Wis, Is charged with be.
Ing too liberal.
Forty officers were called to smhduc
rotous women OF st. lledwlg's Cath
ollie church. Chicago. Eight persons
were seriously hurt.
James Gray bea was convicted ut
LaIorte Ind, of killing William Jones
and his punishment fixed ut thirteen
years Imprisonment.
Seth L. Sawyer died al Alton He
was ~ years old and had been II
practitioner before the Illinois bar for
more tmn titty years.
The overdue steamships Rhynland
and llmbria arrived ut New York The
latter rescued fourteen, men from the
waterloogcd bark Jean Raptistc
Carl Fesccke, Jealous husband,
brought his wife to Amcrit1 and found
that William liecker had followed her.
He killed Becker aud himself IN New
York city.
Ralph X. Sclhy, n real estate dealer
and member OF an old family. shot
himself through the head at the Clin
House, san Francisco. no motive Is
known for the act.
Rev. Father rarailiS, the noted mis-
sionary, is At Lake Linden, Mich, MAX
Ing final arrangements for the trans
potat ion of az French Canadian fam
ilies TO Canada
Henry I. Hinton. the slayer uf Or
Willam II. lloughland is free man
After an intensely interesting ulgl