Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-24
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
AT HOME.


become the same as Clevelands.
Ex-President Harrison declares that
he would not accept a senatorship
Chicago-Mrs Mckinley, wife OF the
president -elect, Is in Chicago.
George Erb confessed to the Harris
ward Nutter at Fort Smith, Ark.
Nearly the entire business part OF
Chester, Ark, was burned.
Joseph L. Bonesteele, who killed
Frank Cole at Butte, gets eleven years
In the pententiary.
A niece of Gen. Pulaski, OF Revolu-
tionary fame, committed suicide In
New York.
New York-lThe Woman's Indian
Association elected Mrs. II. l.. M.
Rambau president.
Two OF Sharkeys trainers testify IN
court that Referee carp had been
fixed"
Oryille Rice, travelling for New
York commission house, was held up
and robbed OF $50 on prominent
street of Norwalk, o.
Edward Hale Of Ireland won the SIX
day bicycle race In New YORK, he ana
eleven other riders breaking the
worlds record
Miss Vivian SartOris, Gen Grants
grand daughter was presented TO
Washington society.
Chicago is to have a G-day bicycle
race in February The prize money |
amounts to $4,000.
Mrs. II w Jenkins, an oId-time act !
ress, who was known professionally aS
Ida Morton, died in New York
Sparrow shooting boys, trying to gel
the two-cent bounty, Killed promi-
nent citizen Of 81 Marie, H.
Maceo's death liz sud to have been
due to the fact that he mistook force
OF Spanish gucr',laa for his own men.
Orrin Il. Gardner OF Swansea. Mass
positively denied tina hr Is engaged to
Miss Lizzie A. Borden.
The Baldwin wooden ware factory at
Lafayette, Ind, was burned. The h4s
is 35 900, insurance $4,000.
Ex-Judge Patrick Mallon, one Of the
elder members of the bar Of Cincinnati,
Is dead.
lives were lost In tho recent Dakota
blizzard.
Roy. r. Dewitt Talmagc denied the
report that he is to marry Miss Susie
Mangam, Of Sing Sing,
Harold b. Gray, Of Boston, Is wanted
for the alleged embo2zlomont Of more
than SIS, 600.
Many prominent men attended the
funeral OF District Attorney John II.
Fellows In New York.
1t Ia reported that Mrs. John X,
BlO0dgood, q handsome New York 80
ciety Indy, Will become an actress,
Henry owen O'Connor, one Of the
principal witnesses In the Cronin muir
der trial, committed suicide In Chicago.
Nathan Webb, who assisted In ,hn
capture of Jefferson Davis died in New
York, aged 100 years,
The withdrawal Of Colorado troops
from the scene Of the Leadvillc strike
has begun.
Nashville, DEMONSTRATING w.
Turner. Vanderbilt university stu
dent, committed suicide, from over
study
LowvilIe, N. y John IAch con-
demmed murderer, threw a heavy tum-
bier nj District Attorney Jacol In the
courtroom not seriously hurting him.
Springfield, Mass The Massachu
sets State Grange has adopted II ESQ
luton favoring Colonel j. II. Brigham
of Ohio for secretary OF agricul urc
John r. Strauchen, a well-known
mason contractor at Rochester, N. Y,
has assigned. The assets arc $l76 900;
liabilities 100000
Manufacturers of white paper used
by news publications agreed TO form 81
pool and deal with their customers
Through a general agency in New York.
The Superior court at milwaukee, de-
oided that insurance in the Knights of
Pythins must be paid, even though the
person insured commits suicide
Tom Cage, colored. n welI-known ,
character In Louisiana politics, and
chairman of the republican state cen
trail committee, died at New Orleans.
fused to grant now trial to Scott
Jackson and Alouao NJ Walling. the
nurdercrs of Pearl Bryan
Abram Eckcrl, who was to have becn
hanged at WiliCsharrr for the murder
OF Frederick 4. Bttcnbendcr. took
poison In his cell md died.
Paul Phillips and Frank Marshall, is
years Odd of Brooklyn. left that city n
yesterday morning to walk to san
7 uncisco
Mrs, Sarah II, Cooper OF sam Fran
cisco. and her daughter Harriet. were
suifocated by gas. which the younger
woman is believed to have turned on
while insane
Samuel =. Putnam, president of the
tree Thought congress, and Miss MARY
H. Collins, young agnostic lecturer
were Killed by escaping gas in Boston.
"A delegation of Marylunders and
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