Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-11

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the value Of $4,000 was destroyed.
Rev. c. f.. Thompson was ordained
pastor of the Baptist church OF Paxton,
ILL., Rev. d. NJ. Cooley Of Morgan
Park, H., preached the ordination ser
mon. Sixteen delegates were present.
Chairman Harrity, OF the democratic
national committee admits that the
silver men are very StrCng, but he pre-
diets that the Chicago convention will
be controlled by the friends Of sound
money.
The state department has been re-
auested to make inquiries about George
Hoy, Jr., an American citizen, last
heard of at Bar Harbor, Me His father
has died in Scotland and boqucathed
him a legacy.
Mary Cunningham, a child Of twelve,
was beaten and StranGled TO death IN
Ter home, No. 3lJ GAS Thirty seventh
street, New YORK, by man who at
tempted to outrage her. Edward Nc
/ Cormick is under arrest.
County Commissioner Daniel King OF
Peru. Ind, suffered thc fracture of three
ribs in a runaway occldent one year
ago he was caught in similar acci-
dent and three ribs on the other SIDE
of his body were fractured.
I.ynde Harrison, president OF the
Monticello club, of New Haven, Conn,
has been appointed member OF the
executive committee Of the National as
ISOLATION OF Democratic clubs to rep
resent the New England states
The opposing counsel in the trial Of
Mrs. Fleming in New York for the
murder of her mother spent the great
or part of yesterday In vicious attacks
upon each other The stomach Of the
dead woman was displayed in court.
In letter to Senator Elect Money,
of Mississippi, Chairman iIarrity, Of
the democratic national committee, de-
MES the statement imputed to him that
silver delegates who have threatened to
bolt should be excluded from the con
VenliOn.
The American delegates to the inter
national maritime congress approved
the proposition made by Great Britain
with reference to International fog sig
nails and will draft bin which con
gress may be urged to pass at this ses
sion
The navy department has accepted
the hast lot Of armor Under the old
contracts as the result of a further
test yesterday at Bethlehem of the big
t5-inrh plate for the lowa's turretS
which proved SO defective upon the first
trial few weeks ago.
Governor Atkinson, Of Georgia, has
rejected the bid of Rudolph Klcybolt
a. Co.. of Cincinnati, for the new issue
of Georgia state bonds and has aC-
ccpted an offer from an Atlanta syndi.
cate, headed by w. II. Patterson, to
, take the entire issue n, 100.
The decomposcd body OF William O,
Meyers, tailor, who disappeared from
huntington. Ind. May TO- was found
along the railroad track south of Day
by taking paris green He was last
seen alive mt Spencerville. o,
Latest estimates pace the tornado
death roll in st, Louis and East st.
Louis at $50 and the badly injured at
700. ST. Louis IL able to take care of
Its own destitute but aid is badly need
ed In East st Louis The damage to
property ia estimated at $l0,0OO,o00,
At Ashland, Wis, Mayor Barden, IN
order 10 straightcn tho affairs Of Ash
land recognized Cook and Olson as
/ Supervisors He suspended them a
short time ago, but II put the city into
such an embroglo that he has con
cludod to lot the courts decide whether
| they shall be ousted from office.
! An important meeting of the man
! ayers OF the Milwaukee street railroad
strike was held. and when it was over
President Mahon sent for President
Gompers. of the American Federation
" Labor, urging him to como to Mil
Wulken without delay. Gompers came
! Aut ,oulu do no Good The strike is
! - siatu quo,
J The Superior cycle club has closed a
contract with the Land and River I'M
proyement company by which they Sc
! cure possession of the grounds and
track of the West Superior Driving
park until oct Is. This places the club
in Il position to 80 ahead with the
! preparations for the national circuit
meeting in July.
The "dominant-is issue faction in the
prohibition national convention, meet
1 tnE at Pittshurg, secured the temporary
organization of the convention and the
] ccmmittce OH platform rhis insured
/ ;ht nomination of Joshua lowering, OF
( Baltimore, for president The conycn
ton confined its platform to prohibit.
j zion, Hale Johnson of Illinois was
unmed for ytce-prcsidcnt