Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-01
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
HOME HAPPENINGS.

the bicycle.
Democrat populist fusion in Indian
apolis has failed.
Charles Mayor was kicked to death
by a horse at Clinton, Iowa.
A grave of bones mas been found
near Murderer Holmes homo at Evan
ston, III.
A flying machine tested at Millers,
Ind, flew gracefully In the air for more
than 100 feet.
The late William G. Plerson, MIL
lionaire of Brooklyn, disinherited one
OF his sons in his will.
Hasley Petit and Charles Waters,
children OF Bonner Springs, Kan, were
suffocated by gasoline.
Benjamin Rodman, resident OIL
Fond du Lac, Wis. was killed by the
cars at Quincy, Ill.
Shadrack A. Mckinney, manager OF
the Des Moines, Iowa, Incubator COM
pany, died from burns. While In MS
Office his attention was called to an oil
stove which was acting queerly. lie
picked 1t up and while carrying It to
the door 1t exploded
Chicago's school children are beng
affected by sewerage contamination III
the water supply.
In New York DR.. Fischer was ar
rested, charged with the murder OF MS
wife with Illuminating gas.
The war department OF washington
has been advised of the death of Capt.
George S. Hoyt, ut Helena, Mont
John Nutter of Riiisburg, Ind, Is
under arrest ut Fort Wayne, Ind, FOR
trying to cut his wlfe'B throat.
Daniel Mcleod and Frank LedbcLter
were killed by an explosion IN the In
dependence mine, at Victor, Col.
l.. A. Dyer, druggist, formerly OF
Chicago, assigned at Whiting, Ind
Assets, 81 600; liabilities, $4,000.
William Ball, a farm hand, Is under
artrest at Martinsville, Ind, for rob
bling his employer, Spencer Bates.
Enoch Pratt, Baltimore philanthropy
list, Is dead. He has been leading
official In big bank for 40 years.
Miss Betsy M. Stevens, only sister OF
the late Cen. Is. II. Butler ID critically
III ut her home in Nottingham, N. III.
Two unknown men and twenty-five
horses were burned TO death IN fire ut
Albert Managers livery stable, Mllwau-
kee, Wis.
L. ID. Carter Of Oakland. ILL.,. u broom
corn broker,c onfessed judgment In
favor of the Oakland National bank for
$4,193.37.
The silver coinage during August ag
gregated $2,6JU.0O0. This yielded the
government q profit or selgnorage OF
1872 ,02703.
Two small children of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Edwards of Shanner, Ok, were
burned To death while locked alone In
the house.
The private banking firm of Gardner,
Morrow a. Co., Of Holl!daysburg, the
oldest bank In central Pennsylvania,
closed ita doors.
Tho democratic vote in Maine ut the
state election was about AZ per cent.
less than In 1892. The republican
plurality IL over $4,000
New York populists appointed Il com
mittee TO confer with state democracy |
md present u plan for fusion to defeat
the republicans.
Rev. Il. w. Russell, Presby torian pas
tor of Ottumwa. In, swallowed his
false teeth ut breakfast and died ut 10
o'clock of apopleXy.
A speed of over milo n minute 10
expected on the new Observation-Disclosures
electric line. 1t will be extended to
Kenosha ~ miles.
The Addicks faction Of tho republt-
can party In Delaware refused to ac-
cept overtures for harmony made by
the Higgins faction.
The American Public Health associa
ton, In session Mt Buffalo, passed NJ
n resolution fayoring tho taking of
health Offices out of politics.
Mrs. Lydia Bradley, II Peoria widow,
has endowed II polytechnic institute,
with 100000, 1t Is to be affiliated
with Chicago university.
At Telluride, Colo, nine l00-pound
sacks of gold ore. valued ut 10000,
were stolen from the powder magazine
of the Tom boy mine.
Mrs. Elizabeth CavanauGh In II suit
at San Francisco, says her husband and
son put her In an insane asylum with
the intention of robbing her.
Orrin w. Skinner one of the clever
est forgers anu swindlers In the coun-
try, died In Auburn prison. n, y. lio
once practiced law In Chicago.
Dwight l.. Moody IL in Chicago He
learned Is months ago tllat the Crimi
nal population equals 750 900 and he is
devoting his time to prison work,
One hundred and fifty convicts were
removed from the Ohio pcnitcntiary to
tho reformatory at Mansfield. The
trip was made without incident
Jacob Knoernschild, u hardware mer-
chant mt 400 Twelfth street, Milwaukee,
made an assignment to August p Con
rad, who gave Il bond OF $4,000
Mayor John BOYD Thatcher of Albany
was named for governor by the New
York state democratic convention NJ
Buffalo He Is for Bryan and gold.