Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-10-01


Mrs. Demetrius Callias, formerly
Mrs. p. r Barnum, has sailed for Con
stantinople, being summoned by a
cablegram announcing the fatal illness
of her husband.
A young man vino had become en-
gagged to a girl at Belmont, Cal, under
pretense of being a German baron, com
mitted suicide when 1t was found out
that he was an imposter.
1t Is believed that the Rev. DR..
Chauncey J. Brewster, formerly rector
of Grace Church, Baltimore, will be
elected to succeed Bishop Coke as Bish-
op of western New York
The Miller & Daugherty stock OF dry
goods. which was TO have sold at Wash
ington, Iowa, by the assignee, was
attached by the mortgages and Is now
in the hands Of the sheriff.
Fire Commissioner Austin e. Ford,
died following an operation for appen-
dItlcis. He was editor OF the Freeman
Journal, New York, and was always
prominent in irish affairs
Robert Moran was fatally shot at
Laramore, N. d., by William Mills, In
whose restaurant he tried TO force his
way into a back room, whs a blind
pig" was alleged to be located.
The London Daily Mail says 1t Is re-
ported that the Duke of Fife, son-in-
law OF the Prince of Wales, is negotiat-
ing with one of the Vanderblts for
the sale Of Mar Lodge, Braemar.
Paul Oleson, charged with forgery AZ
Milwaukee, gave bail III $500 at Mani
towoc, where he was arrested, and was
Immediately rearrested on II warrant
from Green Bay ON similar charge.
Near Belvldere, H., Mrs. Edward
Shannon was shot down and killed on
train by her lnsanely Jealous and rum
crazcd husband. She mad secured IA
divorce on account Of his brutality.
AntonIn Cuazo, q young Swiss living
on u ranch twelve miles from Aspen,
Colo, shot and killed his wife and her
mother, Mrs Mary Quinn. Cuazo says
the women tainted and inaulted him
Miss Margot Hobart, IA niece of Gar
ret A. Hobart, made her debut in WASH
ington with A Boy Wanted company.
Miss Hobart had small part assigned
her
Senator Butler and Mr.. George +.
Wnshburne, Of the populist national
committee, suggest Mr.. SowalPs with
drawai from the democratic ticket as
the logical outcome OF the Maine cleo
ton.
II. L.. Bartram died SUDDENLY at his
residence In OconomoWoc. Wis, with
out any apparent sickness. He was
conductor of passenger train on the
Chicago division of the st. Paul Rail
way.
In Lansing, Mich, street ears stopped
running, the company preierring to-
forfeit It's franchise TO paving between
It's tracks with brick rs required by its
charter and an order from the supreme
court.
An $50, 900 lump of gold Is in New
York to be melted. 1t was shipped to
the assay Office by the bank of Mon
treal, Canada, and belongs to the
Cariboo Mining company OF British
Columbia.
Tho corporation controlling the fran
chiso for electrical transportation on
the Erie Canal has sold it for So 900 900
to an English syndicate. 1t was II
grant from the state Of New York and
cost nothing.
Obituary; At Baltimore, Inoch
Pratt, SS.-At New York, A. T.. Ford,
80 AT Marion, Ohio, N. X. Whipp,
a., AT Port Washington, Wis, Lyman
Morgan, So. At New York, DR.. Edward
Coo Seymour
Palmer and Buclmer we're notified of
their nomination avs candidates of the
national democratic party at Louisville.
Letters were read from President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle in
support of the gold ticket
Tho farmers of Charles Mix county,
South Dakota, have formed n co-opora-
tive association to conduct u dairy bus
mess In which case each Will have an
interest proportionate To the amount of
raw material he contributes
II. w. Humphrey ~ Co., heavy
clothing dealers AT St. Louis, have eX-
ccutcd II deed Of trust to secure Its five
leading creditors, whose claims uegre-
gate almost 100000. The firms stock
Is estimated as being worth Sll0,-
600.
Joseph lscstman, SAID oy the Chicago
police to be m anarchist, left at Is
Sodgwick court three years ago this fall
u trunk containing sufficient dynamite
to have destroyed an acre of property
In Chicago and to have taken the lives
of hundreds of citizens.
James Sager Norton, orator, wit and
lawyer, is dead. He has been sick for
two years at Lake Geneva. He studied
at Cornell and Yale, was n former law
partner of Judge MaGrudcr and was
famous ns m after dinner talker.
John McClavo, formnr police commits
sioner, made an assignment of his lum-
Der business at New York, His labili-
ties are $4,000, of which $4,000 is in
tho lumber business and $4,000 In the
bicycle buness. There are said to be