Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-11-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
MATTERS AMERICAN.

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Dennis Scantlin, aged ll9, was
drowned at Warsaw, Ind.
Consul General Lee sailed from
Havana on his way TO Washington.
Postmaster G General Wilson said he
would not accept the chief justiceship
of the court OF claims II offered TO him.
AT Bellaire, O., Scott Linton fatally
shot William Metzler and Belle Gray,
He then killed himself at Georgetown.
The San Francisco coffee and spice
works, owned by d. Ghardelli, at San
Francisco, were burned at Loss OF
100000.
Sandow Is the happy father OF a
daughter now nearly four weeks old.
The only strength she has manifested
80 far Is in her lungs.
Fifteen guests In the Hotel Franklin
at Manistee, Mich, Jumped from the
second story windows compelled by
fierce flames. Damage 1,500.
The president has appointed James
Howard Gore and Thomas Wilson
commissioners to represent the United
States at the approaching exposition
at Brussels.
Justice Smyhh in the criminal
branch OF the supreme court at New
York sentenced Patrick Mcmahon to
life imprisonment for the murder OF
his aunt, Bridget Sexton.
Obituary: At Pur!cy, Eng, DR.. II.
newell Martin, 49, formerly OF Johns
Hopkins university. Brussels. Jan
verhas, the Belgian painter, Cat
Great False, Mont, j. II. McClelland.
Murderer Mannox was hanged in
Chicago. leaving statement that a
man who had been hanged for partici-
~ation In the Same crime MS the one
for which he was to DO executed was
Innocent.
Miss Anna Eliot Tlcknor, who has
recently died at Newport, Il. l., was
a daughter Of George Tlcknor, the
historian. She was the founder Of the
society for home study and from
her home in Boston sent out courses Of
study for societies all over the country.
Right Reverend Mendel Creighton,
bishop of Peterborough, has boon mp
VulHlch uhSD vi pit"' va
Right Reverend Fred X. Temple. who
was last week appointed archbishop or
Canterbury.
Tho only Russian Glouk church on
tho Pacific coast north Of San Fran
cisco was dedicated at Seattle, Wash,
by Right Reverend Bishop Nicholas
of the diocese OF Alaska and the Aleu-
tian islands.
A jury in the supreme court In New
York returned u verdict yesterday |
awarding Bertha Robinson, of Chicago,
$4,000 damages from David Wiesen-
berger, of New York. for breach Of
promise Of marriage.
The court OF appeals ut Albany has
handed down q de3lsion declaring the
Albany police law passed by Che last |
Legislature to be Unconstitutional. This
decision will also apply to the new
Greenbush police Jaw.
The resignation Of Justice Winter at
st. John, N. b.. owing to the reduc-
ton Of his salary under the retrench-
ment scheme, Ia confirmed. George
Emerson, crown prosecutor, Is likely to
be his successor.
Eleven Armenian refugees arrived In
Boston from New York. They were
taken to u home, where they were
given food and will be cared for by
their fellow oountrymen until they
are able to look out for themselves.
Benjamin Franklin, governor OF
Arizona, In his annual report, esti-
mates the terrltory'J mining output
tho last fiscal year at STA, 97S, 1853, OF
which Sc 800 900 was gold, being an In
crense over the previous year Of $9l0,
900.
George Esmondo Sullivan Of Clovc-
land has been elected captain OF the
Yale freshmen eleven In place OF
George l.. Young of Chicago, who
broKe his ankle In the game against
the Worcester athletic club three
weeks ago.
Sylvia Meyels, whose husband,
Joseph, committed suicide. told rel
alive at Bolivar. N. Y. that he hypno-
tized her and tho marriage was in
voluntary. Sylvia's father refused to
let his daughter live with her hus-
hand and the latter shot himself,
Tho bandits who have been holding
up stages In the Oscura mountains In
New Mexico, have shot and killed
George Parker because he was once n
law officer. Pat" Garrett. the slayer
OF "Billey the Kid" has been engaged
TO lead posse to run them to earth.
Henry s. Stoteshury who. during The
civil war, held n yery high position In
the diplomatic service Of the confcd-
crate states. and made several trips
to England In an endoavor to Induce
that government to grant hclliGeront
rights TO the oolcdrncy, died In Colo
RADIO.
A verdict for $4,000 was rendered
by the jury in The case of Bridget
Burke, Of Brooklyn, who sued John
Ireland and others to recover $25 600
damages for tho loss OF the life OF hor
husband, John Burke, who was killed
in the collapse of the Ireland building
In New York.