Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-03


guilty and was sentenced TO prison for
six years.
Returns from Wyoming and South
Dakota show that the Bryan electors
won in both those states. Mckinley
has 272 votes in the electoral college
and Bryan has 175.
Samuel Lumpkin, VIM. little An
drew j. Cobb and w. II Fish were
nominated as the democratic caldi-
dates for places on the supreme bench
OF Georgia.
There Is a strong sentiment i'm Lib
erty, Mo, that the murderer OF Mrs.
Foley and her daughter was the son
William, although he has always
borne a good reputation.
Governor Altgeld will start on an
extended tour of Europe two weeks
after John r. Tanner takes up the
rcins OF state government. He will
not run for mayor.
A Rome cabIegram says that Rev
I Or. Thomas j. Conaty OF Worcester,
Mass, has been appointed rector Of
/ the Catholic university at Washing
ton, to succeed Bishop Kcane.
John Il. Gentry, the racehorsc, was
sold to the OWNER Of Robert J
New York linanCiers want eX Gov,
Merriam Of Minnesota for secretary OF
the treasury.
Rev. DR.. John T.. Goucher, of Bal
tImorc, WAS elected vice president OF
the Association of Presidents Of Meth
odist Colleges and Universities, which
met at Evanston, III.
President and Mrs. Cleveland enter
tanned at lunch DR.. John Watson,
known In the literary world as Ian
Maclaren, and Mrs. Watson.
Captain Harry b. McMastor will have
to serve two terms in prison for en-
boz2llng $4,000 from the Eau Claire
National bank, of which he was as
sstant cashier.
Prince Luigi, the duke of Abruzzi,
and son of the King of Italy, left New
York for Boston From there he will
80 to Halifax before returning to
Italy.
The crop prospects in Nebraska for
next year and the output of the present
corn crop are ~ favorable as can be
desired Winter wheat Is looking nm
usually fine.
John lIardcastlo Hall, who swindlcd
John w. Blanchard Of Chicago, out of
several thousand dollars on lumber
mill deal, and who Is now at Mankato
,it i'm.
beetle. has II long record.
John Howard, fireman, and William
A. Jones, engineer, of the Chattanooga
and Norfolk Nestbule limited, were
killed and two other men injured near
Salisbury, N. c.. by the limited colId-
Ing with an engine.
Apostle Thatcher OF the Mormon
church has been dropped from the
church for HIS failure to take counsel
before becoming n candidate for United
States Senator.
The notorious Frazier murder case
came to an end at Eureka, Kansas,
when the jury returned . verdict of
not guilty M to the defendants, LiCh
lighter. Cox and Melee.
Henry Sherwood title examiner of
the ST. Louis Trust company. commit
ted suicide at his home in st. Louis
by shooting himself lll-hcnlth Is
Thought to have been the cause.
Andrew j. Sputc of Denver, who is
charged with having murdered his
who and five children by causing them
to drown, has been released from Jail
under writ Of hobcas corpus ON $4,000
bend
Another of the Mrc postonlces IN
Alaska has been established by the
creation Of the Office of Dyea, with
Samuel J. Heron rs postmaster. ThN
office IL Is miles north of Chilltat and
A pittsburg cololod thief was idcn
tIticd by his bite into pumpkin pie.
Frederick Miles, for six years IN
congress from the Danbury district,
Conn, Is dead, aged 81.
Ferdinand w. Peck, of Chicago,
called upon Major Mckinley and 1t Is
reported urged the president elect to
consider Lyman J Gage, the Chicago
banker for secretary OF the treasury
in his cabinet.
100 miles southeast of Juneau,
Secretary Mercer OF the republican
congressional campaign committee said
that there was practically no further
doubt that the committee would con
tinue active work during the next two
years and probably until 1900
The head of the forestry division of
the department. of agriculture is in
Minnesota to investigate and report
upon tho proposition for national
park ut the hoadwaters of the Mlssts
slppi.
\. T.. Hatch, one of the best known
shippers OF green fruit IN California,
is in financial trouOlc. Suit has been
commenced to foreC'oSr Il mortgage ct
of 5000 GOO on his big Solauo county
fruit ranch.
OMtuary: At bowling Green l>y,
Eli II, Murray, eN governor OF Utah
AZ l,odi Wis. Mrs, Ella Richmond.
81 Al Ma&coutah, III. Mrs. lohannr