Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-21

In a normal school contest at War
rengburg, Mo, Harold ID. Hughes, OF
Wisconsin, was awarded first honors
Five states were represented.
An order of the president extending
the protection OF the civil-servlce la"
to about 10000 additional employees OF
the government was issued.
Representatives Money, of Missis.
sippi, and Hall, of Missouri, have adj
justed their differences and resumed
their friendly relations.
The alumni of the Catholic unver-
slty, Washington, organized an asso
citation with Rev. William J. Fitzger
aid, of New Jersey, president.
Mrs j. II. lnbusch, wife of the sen
ior member Of the firm Of lnbusch
Brothers, died Ut Milwaukee after an
Illness lasting for several years.
James M. Waterbury, the ex-cordagc
trust magnate, was examined in New
York in supplementary proceedings
He said his wife paid all his bills.
The state department is informed
that only one American was among
the members Of the competitor expe-
ditlon captured by the Spanards.
Prof. George l.. Burr, of Cornell uni
yersity, has sailed for Holland to eX-
anime the Dutch archives bearing upon
the Venezuelan boundary disputes.
A favorable report has been made to
the house on the bill to make corpora
lions amenable to penal consequences
as well as their officers and agents.
August and Chris Kelis have been
arrested at joliet, H., on a charge of
stealing horses two of the missing ami
mails being found in their possession
Canton, O., high school girls will
give their Ice cream and soda water
patronage only to those druggists who
will consent to sell no more cigarettes.
Senator Morrill,, chairman Of the f.
nance committee, will appoint a sub
committee to conduct the bond inVesti-
cation authorized by the PETER reso-
luton.
fessed the murder Of Elsie Kregle,
aged l6, daughter of a farmer living
near Washington ID. c., while trying to
assault her.
Mrs. Mary Almont Livingstone l'lenr
ing has been declared entitled to 1856,
600 from the estate of her mother, Mrs,
Bliss, of whose murder she Is accused
in New York
Romulus Cotel, the self-confessod
murderer Of the Stone family Mt Tall
madge, Ohio. pleaded not guilty when
and counsel was appointed
to defend him
burglars Chlorolormed O. l.. Reed,
treasurer Of the Order of Patriotic Sons
belonging TO the order, Reeds watch
and other valuables.
Hardy Il Co., Of Richmond, Ind,
hardware dealers, have failed, No
statement of liabilities and assets.
This Is the fourth failure in the place
within few weeks.
only $4,000 Of "a, $4,000 promised
by Chicago to the democratic national
committee to obtain the convention
has been raised and only $4,000 has
been subscribed.
At Columbus, Ohio, the jury In the
case of Ohio VS.. cX-Statc Senator John
l.. Gcyor. of pauIding, indicted for nj
legged solicitation of brides, returned a
verdict of not guilty.
John Scllman, Jr., of Eel paso, Tex,
with the assistance of Il confederate,
from the military Jail ut Iua
rc2, Mexico by scaling the wallis. lie
was slightly wounded
While chasing Ohbcr from his
store, Thomas ] Marshall, proprietor
27S 81 West Madison street, Chicago,
was shot twice and died
NJ. J, Bishop and J. A. Wright, rep
rosonting the knights of Labor. ap,
pcarcd before the house committee on
postoflccs In the interest Of govern
ment ownership of telegraph lines.
Governor AllENlu nNS lSSucu ms
upon Governor Bushnell of
Ohio, for the cXtradition of Otto llauck,
under arrest al Columbus and wanted
ut Clinton, ILL.,, for burglary and
larceny,
II. II. Holmes was executed in Phil.
adelphia for the murder of benjamin
T.. pietzel He denied that he killed
piet2el or his children, but confessed
upon whom he performed criminal
operations.
William Worchcstor, crazy, attempted
C murder his wife, Elizabeth, who
keeps u boarding house in Cleveland.
md was shot through the heart John
Bayne, one of the Ooardcrs, committed
IhC deed.
Efforts to secure harmony in the
Democratic party IN Now York have
mct With no success, The Cleveland
men demand some delegates to the
Chicago convention, but are not likely
to get them
The president has approved the act
to provide for the adjudication f the