Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-04-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
CONDENSED NEWS.

cGDLGu Cali lh1 l<"hhSA'A
at Belvidere.
Mayor Probert, Of Washburn, is held
under 81, 500 bail pending his trial for
embezzlement.
AS precautionary measure because
of four cases of diphtheria the publlc
schools at Clay City, H., have been
closed.
The home of o. Connally at Onslow,
Iowa, was destroyed by fire and his
2-year-old child was cremated In the
ruins.
At terrible explosion Of fire damp at
Brunnerton, New Zealand, resulted IN
the death Of five miners and the en-
tombing of over sixty
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Railroad shops al Washington have
been closed indefinitely. over 4O0
men are thrown out OF employment.
The duke of Veragua, who was at the
worlds fair, says the action OF con-
gress regarding Spain, Is the insult OF
the century.
John Tunnel, a farmer living near
Milan, Mo-, shot and mortally wounded
b. Sims, his tenant Jealousy IL the
motive assigned.
Comptroller Eckels has declared n
dividend of 10 per cent. in favor OF the
creditors Of the German National bank
of Lincoln, Neb.
Governor H. G. Hughes, of Arizona
was assaulted on the street by =. },
Clark, correspondent nj Phoenix for
Denver newspaper.
John Monroe, aged "A, hanged him
self at Shenandoah, Iowa. lie had
long been respondent. He leaves his
widow valuable property.
II. Il. Ticknor, for city comptroller,
and i. j. Eckstrand, for treasurer both
republicans, have no opposition to cleo
ton In Superior, Wis
Jim Hall, who will train Doc Payne,
says IL his man defeats Dick O'l'rien on
April 6 he will challenge Bob Fitzsim-
mons or Kid Mccoy.
Moses Reyes n farmer living near
Rockford, H., committed suicide by
cutting his thronr with razor. De-
spondency was the cause.
Webb Meyers, of Charleston, ILL.,, "A
brakeman on the Glove, If railway,
was killed near Ramsey while attempt
Ing to draw Il coupling pin
Two Booth children arc dead one
tho infant child Of tho Booth-ruckers
In London; the other II daughter of the
Booth-IIollbcrgs In the Punjob.
In Toronto 1t Ia estimated that there
are 1900 wheelmcn, If not more, ana
of that Number only SS7 are members
OF the Canadian Wheelmon's associa-
ton.
Clark Hasten, aged 20 years, Il
teamster In Kelloys coal mine at Dan
vile, H., was killed by being run over
by runaway train of loaded mine
rnrs.
Marshal Cooney, of Cadott, had II
desperate fight Friday night, with A,
Anseth, before he could effect his ar
rest. Ansaths wife had preferred
charges against him.
Marty Bergen, the jockey, Will prob
ably ride AZ q free lance this season.
lie will return to California In the fall
after the principal meetings east have
closed.
Evcrhardt knocked out Leeds In the
fifteen round at Maspeth, l.. l.. Mon
day. 1t took half IN hour to bring
Leeds to consciousness. There were
5000 spectators.
The Will Of tho late Isaac Murphy,
the colored jockey, has recently been
admitted to probate. Tho estate
"a 4 ~ nhnut HQnn oil nr which
Murphy left to his wife.
In Jefferson city, Mo. the supreme
court has affirmed the sentence OF the
Taylor brothers, convicted of the muir
der of tho Meeks family near Milan.
Execution is set for April 30.
Ex-Governor Thomas Seay, aged
about GO, died ut his home at Green's
boro, Ala, He was democratic candi-
date for tho United States senate on Il
sound money platform
1t Is expected that the apportionmont
suit begun by the indiana republican
state central committee will be put on
hearing early next week at Mobiles
vile. The democrats may ask for II
change of venue,
Jonn ". nm died ut Steclton, Pa,
from poisoned ten, which he drank at
breakfast. Mrs, Mohlcy, his mother
inlaw. also drank Of the tea and was
very Sick but Is now out of danger,
Authorities are investigating.
Esther and Allie Anderson aud three
children were drowned by rroshet III
Powclls river, NlrGiniN, Tuesday
Coy. Hughes. of Arizona, mas been
removed, hut refuses to surrender the
otlice tin h. successors appointment Is
confirmed.
The riNeters and heaters nj Wheeler
90 "a Saip-yard at bay city, Mich,
are en- a strike as protest against the
ilrm paying them IN checks instead OF
cash as formerly. All the mca IN the
ship-yar0 numbering Loco, are now
out
In the Womeus dressing room of II
Cleveland bicycle school is a woman's
IL.