Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-11-26
TELEGKAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC DOINGS.

'Ine SgEOI0 udy . DOooiOh W
tional Grange at Washington was ue-
voted to hearing reports and discus
sions.
Former Congressman William D
Forman Of Illinois, was given the po-
sition of internal revenue commls-
sioner.
Chicago-A 900 fire burned the
city manual training school
Mckenzie, Tenn. Alien
negro, was lynched for rape.
New York-Mr. Moody has started
a big revival In Cooper union.
Gem. Thomas M. Vincent retlres
from active service in the army.
New York HorseIess mail wagons
are TO be put ON here next week
The national convention OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
began I'm ST. Louis.
The Ozark Implement company OF
Springfield, Mo-. has assigned, with
liabilities of $4,000.
Hudson, n. Y.--Dr. w. II Sticklcs,
a. physician Of Philmont, shot himself
and Is not expected to live.
Detroit, Mich. The Methodist
bishops voted $l34 900 for the work IN
India and $4S,576 for work In Japan.
The comptroller Of the currency mas
appointed William T.. Lucas receiver
of the Marine National bank OF Du-
luth.
New York Another bit of church
gossip, probably without foundation,
is the Cardinal Gibbons Is in disfavor
at Rome
Washington Two hundred and one
sound money republicans are elected
TO congress, with three districts in
doubt.
The Missouri river Is frozen over at
Chamberlain s. d., the Ice being
strong enough to permit the passage
OF teams.
The electric power generated by
niagara Falls and communicating with
Buffalo was turned on and worked
satisfactorily
The will of Mrs. w. II. Vanderbilt
was filed for probate. by 1t most Of
her estate Of sll00,000 goes 10 The
Kissam family.
The Studebaker Manufacturing com
pany Of South Bend, Ind, has in
creased It's capital stock from $1,000, 900
TO $3,GO0,0OO.
Two more alleged girl burglars have
been arrested at Milwaukee, They
are Ida Musta, aged fG, and Theresa
Ret2ak, aged 49,
The board of aldermen of Now York
will be asked to pass nm ordinance for
bidding boys and girls to be In the
streets ut night.
Fred Switzer 1S years old, acct
domtally shot himself through the
heart nj Owoso, Mich, while eXmmn-
ing 10 revolver.
Olapp & Co., doing Il brokerage
business In the MiTs building, New
York, have assigned, Estimated liza
biIlules, $l5O000.
Daune Webster was sentenced to
seven years in the ronltentiary for at
tempting to kin his mother at Water
100, Ind, last spring.
The Missouri state committee of the
sound money democratic party decided
TO continue organiZatim and active
work in the next four years.
A train on tho Louisville and Nash
willie railroad was wrecked near Mont
gomery, Ala, and number of the
passengers were injured,
Owing to the continued illness of
Mira Mckinley, The president
did not attend tho banquet given to
Mark llama nj Cleveland.
Michael Brennan the convicted
murderer of Banker j. 10. Strahy, is
dying In his cell nj Barrie, Ont His
execution was set for january 10.
Tho General Assembly. knights of
Labor, which Is meeting at Rochester,
N. y, adopted resolution in ad-
vocacy of n graduated income tax,
Chairman llanmu says tho repub~
hcan national headquarters for cam
paign work in tho next four years
will probably be established in Wash
ington,
J. b. MCCulhgh, editor Of the
lobe-Dcmocrat Is dangerously III at
ST. Louis with complication Of
Brleht's disease, dropsy and partial
paralysis,
The work Of the Lowell observatory.
in Flagstaff, Arizona Is ended, and
preparations for its removal to the
City of Mexico are being rapidly COM
pleted.
General Land Commissioner l,amor-
euN decides that Indians can rclin-
Quish their allulments OF land only by
the consent and under the direction of
tho Indian bureau
Governor Atkinson withdrew from
the senatorial contest IN Georgia.
Several more ballots were taken 10y
the democratic legislative caucus with
put reaching II decision,
Richard V. u. Wood, a trusted of
deer Of the Metropolitan National
bank, New York, Smhe2Aled S6O,oOt
worth. Of bonds and lost II in stock
Speculations.
Western silver men who are mem.
bers or the senate and the house ol
representatives SAY they propose L
keep UP their fight at the coming srS