Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-15
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC MATTERS.

Three persons were burned 10 aeath
I'm a fire at Latonia, Texas.
I is believed that Nikola Tesla mas
effected his new electric light.
President Cleveland and family re-
,urned to Washington from Blizzard 8
Bay.
Milwaukee school principals dock
the teachers one cent a minute for tar
diness
Hill announced mis- intention TO urge
a hot fight in New York state TO eject
q democratic governor.
Officers OF the Standard Oh company
denies the report that 1t intends TO en-
gage in the ice business
A magnificent statue OF Gen. George
Clinton. drst governor of New YORK,
was unveiled at Newburg.
The contest over the notwithstanding
of Boone, Iowa, has been settled by the
appointment of John Hornstein
The rumor that Candidate Thomas
n. Watson Is to retire from the ma
tional populist ticket is revived.
Vice President Stevenson was
slightly injured by the collapse or
reviewing stand at Burlington, Iowa.
United States Senator George Gray
OF Delaware has declared his opposi-
ton to Bryan and the Chicago plat
form.
Over !, 500 garment workers In Bos-
ton went on u strike, alleging that
their employers had violated an agree
ment.
Two OF three robbers who looted the
First National bank OF the town OF
Joseph, Oregon, were shot by residents
OF the town.
On his return from Europe former
Mayor Gilroy OF New York said he
could not support Bryan or the Chicago
platform.
DR.. Albrecht and ffty-six students OF
Concordia college. Milwaukee, have
been poisoned by eating decayed fish.
All are recovering.
In a collision OF freight trains on the
Baltimore and OHIO railroad at Phil
son. Pa, two persons were killed and
several injured.
A. V. Mitchell of Streator, ILL.,, 70
years OF age rode of bridge on his
bicycle and was found In the stream
with his neck broken.
The Wells & Nellegar company OF
Chicago will set up it, own nail ma
chimes and buy no more Of the product
OF the high priced pool
Yale's rebel Ivy, from Gen. Robert
II. Lees grave. will be planted along
side II union Ivy. symbolizlng the UNI
ION OF north and south.
James W. Henderson Of Richmond.
Ind, has robbed the Odd Fellows of
$500. He Is chairman of the demo-
cratic county committee.
Corn Is being shipped to Mexico
from Mobile and other southern points
Tho import duty has been removed,
owing to famine In two provinces.
John Bonansla, an insane Philadel-
phian, who imagined that Mrs. Cleve-
land was in love with him, was taken
10 Ballevue hospital, New York,
Minis. Rosalle j. Anderson Of Rich
fnond, Va, was awarded $l76OO dam
ages In suit against the North Chi
cago Street Railway company for per
sonal injuries.
Obituary: At Koarsarge, N. H.,
Robert l.. Harris, G2.-At Rockford,
ILL.,, II. w. Carpenter At Pierre, $.
D., Joseph Reed.-At Alliance, Ohio,
Rev. A. b. Russell, 80.
Frank elliott and Thomas Gurno
fought desperate battle In dark
room In Danbury, Conn. Both were
wounded. Gurno was bent on ayeng-
Ing the ruin of his hcme.
In the Indiana oil field during Sep
TENDER ia wells were completed, OF
which sixty-two were good for oil and
have production per day of rs %
barrels for each well.
A runaway team came up behind
Mrs. Mary Funk. hor daughter. and n
they were driving. Mrs. Funk Is dead
and the others may die.
At Paola, Kan, George b. Anderson
attempted to make parachute drop
He fell 600 feet. When he struck the
ground ne force of tho fall made n
hole fourteen inches deep.
In Houghton, Micn., George G. Shel-
don was fatally shot by his discharged |
coachman who then drowned himself. |
Carl ID. Sheldon, candidate for con-
gress. is n brother of tho man shot.
New York democrats have decided
10 apply to tho court for nm order to
prevent the use of the name the ma
sional democratic party" on the official
ballot by the soundmoney democrats.
County Treasurer George H. MORT
son, one of The moat influential men
in Troy, n, Y, reputed to be worth
100000, is in Jail charged with the
embe2zlement of S250, 900, or all Of the
money belonging to the county
Spencer academy. located ten miles
west of Antlerss /. r.. burned. together
with all its furniture -Four Choctaw
boys were burned tc death and five
others were initn'cd The origin of
the fire is supposed to be incendIary.
An elopement has just been made
known, the principals. being Harry