Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-10

per company aSgre eating $4,000.
The McKinleys drove twice Thanks.
giving, went to church and took quiet
diner with friend. The only callers
Of prominence were Senator and Mrs
are going to Japan.
The secretary Of the treasury has dis
missed William r. Morley, engineer Oh
the public building at Denver, Col, Toy
collecting political aesessmen.s from
government employees in violation OF
the civil service Laws.
John W. Briedenthal, chairman OF
the democratic STATE central commit
the United States senate to succeed
William A. PETER. Senator PETER is a
candidate for reelection.
1t Is said that the opponents of John
Wanamaker In the Pennsylvania sem
atorial contest will caucus to decide
which of them shall receive the united
support OF the elements arrayed
against Mr.. Wanamaker.
A ruInor is in circulation among the
Catholic clergy Of the Denver diocese
that Bishop Matz will be transferred
to the vacant see Of st. Cloud, and that
Rev. Daniel J. Riordan OF Chicago Will
be appointed his successor.
Mrs. U. r. Braun of Chicago has been
appointed by the National Woman s
| Christian Temperance Union to repre-
! In, L4 al
navian Temperance Congress to be held
at Stockholm next summer
The steamboat John e. Moore, with
party of $50 fishermen on board,
struck rock during a fog near Sandy
Hook and went to the bottom. Only
her deck was submerged, and the pas
sengers were taken off by tugs.
Billiards were reported in Minneso
ia, the two DakOtas, oregon and Mani
toha. In Mississippi, Texas and Ken
lucky destructive wind storms were
preceded by almost summer warmth
Kansas had Il modified blizzard.
In speech at the banquet OF sound
money democrats at the Waldorf,
New York, Wednesday night Hon. W.
l}onrke Cochran said it will be the duty
OF sound money men to support the
coming republican administration.
The Williams Qowa) Reporter, six
year old, has suspended publication.
The plant will be placed in storage an
the list consolidated with the Graphic
Herald of Webster City. r.. Leroy
Evans was publisher and proprietor.
New York-lsaac Swope & Co., man
ufacturers Of watch movements and
jewelry, confessed judgment for 1890
The liabilities are estimated at $4,000
with nominal assets of $4,000 The
firm has u branch house In st. Louis
Norris Oscar, aged 65 years, was
shot in the head by robber at Plain
well, Mich, and robbed of all his
money, and LETT for dead on the rail-
road track. He revived, and reached
Kalamazoo, Mich. He will recover.
Fire broke out in the county Jail OF
Kansas City, No, at an early hour, ana
for few minutes threatened the en-
tire building and to cause panic
among the prisoners. The fire depart
ment soon had the fire under control.
The loss is small.
julius NJ Hurst, a clerk In the office
of tho adjutant general OF the army,
was arrested at his desk on a United
States warrant charging him with the
theft of a collection of stamps belong
ing to Chief Clerk THAN OF the adj
jutant generals office.
Charles Hale, ONE of the Fort Wayne
freight car robbers who escaped from
the officers several weeks ago and was
captured in Chicago, had prellmin-
AIRY hearing at Valparaiso, Ind, and
was bound over to the Porter circuit
court in bonds of 81 800.
Bart Lynn of Metropolis, H., was ar
rested on a bench warrant issued by
Judge Nickers, charged with the mur-
der OF Ben Ladd at Brooklyn, Ill.,, In
May last John Lemlcy, who fired the
fatal shot, and ED Lynn. who was with
him, were also indicted.
Obituary At London, Sir +. Napier
BrOomc, Governor of Trinidad-At
Woodstock. H., Edwin T., Thomas,
At Tcrre Haute, Ind, Mrs. Sarah Til
otson. "a. At Arlington Heights, Ill.,,
William H. Dunton. 7S.-At Lincoln,
H.. Evekiel Alexander, "a.
st. Louis -The Society Of the Blue
and Gray n fraternal mingltng of vet
Grams OF the union and confederate
forces. celebrated Thanksgiving by
holding a meeting for permanent organ
ization, eecting officers and arranging
for Incorporation under the state laws.
Pensacola, Fla.--It is rumored in
military circles that tie first artillery
now stationed ut various posts on the
gulf and Atlantic coasts is to I've con-
centrated here for practice with the
modern heavy guns which will soon
be IN position on Santa Rosa island.
The secret service bureau OF the
treasury department gives notice OF a
new counterfeit SIS national bank note
ON the National Bark OF Commerce
New York, series OF 1882, check letter
G. charter No. 1888. bank No. 1873.
portrait Of Garfield, Photographic pro-