Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-31

ham. niece of Senator John p. Jones OF
Nevada, we're married at Mirama, Sen
ator Jones residence.
Omaha, Neb.-The Methodist ju-
dietary court reinstated Rev. Il. 5.
Darling, now of ST. Paul, Mimi, who
was tried by The South Dakota confer
cnce for some alleged irrcgularity in
connection with his church services.
ST. Louis James A. Glover, broth..
of Congressman John NJ Glover,
aged 80 years committed suicide ny
shooting himself in the head. Despon-
dency over business reyerses IL though
to have been The cause for the deed.
Piusburg The Casino skating rinF
and summer thcatcr a beautiful pleas
ure resort in Schenley Park, was burn.
ed. Loss $500 900 with small insurance,
The fire was caused by the explosion
of an ammonia cylinder in Jhe ice skat-
| ing plant.
John Wise, postmaster at lieroy, n.
Y, who since last July has been
grocer at West avenue and Ford street,
Rochester made "A general assignment
TO James B GiIlctt of Troy. Assets
about SAT, 900 and liabilities about the
same.
Syracuse. n. Y Rioting by striking
Italian laborcrs Is in progress In the
Brle canal improvement works neal
Valparaiso, over sections contracted
to Mcdonald Il Sayrc of New York,
John Dunfee a. Co, and Bclden IL See
ley, compelling the workmen to quit
Raleigh. N. c. Attorney Com6tock,
manager of the McI3ee- Bryan lecture
tour. stated TO Il News and Observer
reporter that the contract with Mr..
Bryan had been sold to Mr.. Melee at
an advance of $25, 900. Mr.. Melee re-
fused to confirm or deny the story.
Tho purchasers are said to be an Allan
TO syndicate.
Guthrie, okla There is great eX-
element at Cloud Chief over u comics
sion made by u young man under ar
rest for killing AlVa Trip, the farmer
found murdered In bed, to the effect
that he committed the murder TO get
Christmas money, and secured $l.40.
There are open threats Of lynching and
the Jail Is heavily guarded.
Colonel d. Dyer. president of the
Street Railway company, OF Augusta,
Ga, and who was prominently identl-
fed with the Atlanta Exposition, has
begun action in the courts In Kansas
City to secure a divorce from his wife,
Ada NJ who is still living In Georgia.
The statutory grounds are urged.
Washington The full extent Of the
Armenian massacres Is Indicated in II
report to the state department by Uni
ted States Consul Borgholtz at Ere
roum, wherein he says: Tho number
OF Armenian children under II years
of age made orphans by the massacrcs
of 1896 is $4,000 according to the oa-
Inmates of the missionaries.
Kansas City, Mo. 1t Is announced
that the Kansas City smelling and re-
filming company's works. which Tor
some time past have been operated
with a reduced force, will start up
january |, in all departments. The
greatest number which has ever been
employed by the works, namely GOO,
will be exceeded by about 100 hands,
Lawrence, Kan, While looking out
OF window Mt his home five miles
west OF hero, August Bierman, Il farmer
WIS shot IN the back by his wife and
instantly killed Nhe woman then
turned the revolver on herself. She
inflicted II serious but not fatal wound
in the left breast After bcin1 arrested
Mrs herman said she did not love her
husband.
A storm swept over eastern Pennsyl-
yana, New Jersey, Now York and New
England. Two persons were frozen to
death IN New York city. In some parts
Of New England business was suspend.
ed and the schools were closed. NCS-
sells were compelled to seek herbor,
| Several wrecks wore reported. but no
| lives, so far as known, We're lost on
! the water.
! Bethel, Mo Two married women
named Moon and Shcel got into a quar-
rcl over trivial matter, which re-
suited In tho Sheel woman tmoN ing
II bucket OF strong I've water into the
raco of Mrs Moon and her infant
daughter Both have their eyes burned
out and their heads and faces were also
horribly burned The baby died. The
woman may be lynchcd.
Denver Harry IT, Armstcld, mining
engineer. who has been indicted III
Kings county. New York ON II charge
ui grand larceny, has agreed to return
to New York without the rcQulstiou
papers. lie says that the DEAL in which
Thomas TAYLOR Of Midway IN, whC
caused his iudmmcut, Claims to have
boon swindlCd ont OF $4,000, was per
tertly legal and proper
SAN Francisco Chilean adyrcrs sta,
that on sunday, NOV, II, tho S.eamcl
Chuwery, belonging to l.ampou \ III
OF Valparaiso, went on tho docks n
llorcuu about | 900 feet from the sro
whore the kosmos company $ steamer