Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-02
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC MATTERS.

Charles Crazy, a well-known young
man OF Oshkosh. Wis, died at the
acme of his father, o. f. Crazy, OF con-
sumption.
William and Edward Lauerman
brothers, and James Kenney, were
drowned in the canal at Morris, Ill.
while skating.
The building occupied by Heidelberg
& Co., wholesale and retail clothing
Baltimore. was destroyed by fire. Loss
on stock about $4,000.
The Philadelphia strike Is still on,
the president of the street railway com
pany having repudiated the agreement
made with the employees.
ID. o. Ives, general passenger agent
of the Burlington lines In Missouri,
will, 1t Is said, be made general freight
agent Of the entire system.
Senator Dubois, OF Idaho, informs the
country that there Will be no financial
Legislation like that recommended by
the president. Two free silver meas
ures nave been introduced.
John l.. Sullivan's name Will soon
decorate the front OF IA south side Chi
cago saloon as owner, and the big
fellow" will once more be u bonitace.
lie IL probably backed by Milwaukee
brewery.
A verdict has been rendered for the
defendant IN the divorce SUIT OF Mrs.
Menuenhall against Luther Menden
hall. The trial has been on In Duluth
Tor several weeks and has attracted
great attention.
While skating on Lathrop lake, near
Denver, Charley Jones, aged 3, Tell
through an airnOle In the Ice. His
brother Robert and sister Maggie, aged
II and ~, respectively, and lda Bali,
aged IL, attempted to rescue HIM ana
all four were drowned.
Pensions have been granted to resi-
dents OF Wisconsin as follows; Addl-
'ional-lienry King, National Milwan-
kee home. lncrease--Nelson Darling,
New Llsboni Patrick Fitzgerald, NIL
waukee; A. Judson Wells, Milton. Orb
ginal widows james Brown uathcT,
lanesville.
The Clothing Contractors Mutual
Protective association OF New York has
decided to make the present struggle
the decisive struggle between them
selves and their employees. and have bid
defiance to the walking delegates.
Prospects for speedy settlement OF
the strike are not bright.
ri hi
MoX were killed by the cars ut Carlisle,
MINI. Miss Mox was ut II dance, and
II becoming evident that Mrs. Duran
was about to be confined, Duran went
after her. While crossing tho Great
Northern tracks on the way back u
train struck them.
Thirty society girls of Princeton, Ill.,,
will cover their pretty faces and give
genuine negro minstrel performance
for tho benefit of charity. They will
dress In white the skirt reaching to
the shoe tops, and the short waist.
surmountd by piccadilly collar, will
be partially covered by black cutnway
soat borrowed for tho occasion from
gentleman.
Tho winter grain fleet of Chicago
and South Chicago Is now complete,
the last of the steamers having arrived
from Milwaukee. Last year the capac-
ity of the winter grain feet was l2,72O.- (.
600 bushels, 1t IL exceeded this year
by about II half million bushels. The /
lleel consists of l2l steamers and sixty |
nine schooners and barges. Its value
Ia above $2O,0o0,O00. At tho present .
ratio the boats will have about $500 900 .
In freight. and their cargoes viii OK
coed $6,0O0000 In value. The insurance
premiums on the cargoos will reach
about $4,000.