Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-03

ored, was hanged In the yard OF the
county jail at Mobile, Ala. His neck
was broken. Graham's crime was the
brutal killing OF an old man on Mardi
Gras Day.
student who disappeared two years
ago, Is in the East Indies. He has
, been In France and Central America
!, and did not know search was being
made for him.
Mrs. Harris M. Stephenson, wife Of
a wealthy Boston architect, jumped
from the steamer Spaarndam and was
drowned. She was returning from a
tour OF Europe and no motive for her
suicide is known.
WaIfred G. Anderson, formerly Of
Chicago, committed suicide on Il steam
er between Portland and Boston. He
was over 81 900 short In his accounts
as Boston manager OF the T.. A. John
son ticket agent
Apartments for Ii Hung Chang
have been engaged at the Waldorf.
! President Cleveland will be the guest
of former Secretary Whitney, at
whose house he Will receive the Chi
nese envoy.
Tho New York popullsts at their
state convention in Syracuse, Sept 2,
propose to indorse Bryan and Sewall.
They will probably nominate former
Senator John G. Boyd for governor,
and expect the democracy to endorse
him.
The American Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society OF the United States
which expcnds annually nearly half
u million dollars Is calling all mort
cages on church property throughout
the country on account Of the free
silver movement.
At Omaha the gold democratic con
ference concluded to send delegates to
the indianapolis convention, and put IA j
state ticket In the field. J. Sterling
Mortons candidacy was not discussed.
The body was unanimous for state
and national ticket
Harry N. Wing, book keeper for the
Montana state savings bank ut Butte,
was arrested on the charge Of embcz-
cling Sc 400 from the bank His short =
age covers u period Of two years.
Wing has confessed,
A heavy charge Of dynamite exploded !
near Rose Point, Perry Island, Ont,
while being pounded into Il rock blast.
Foreman Arthur lIIIman and james
Smith were Instantly killed and John
Olson WAS fatally injured,
Ray Scwell was shot and killed at
Sturgis, s. d., by Fred Willard. Sewell
was under Indictment for cattle steal (
ing and broke Jail. willard killed him
in an attempt to rccapture him. The
coroner's jury cXoneratcd Willard.
The boiler of the steamer ManitOu, .
at Clark's lake. near Jackson, Mich, /
exploded while carrying over 100 pas
scngers. Engineer lllncklcy and two
others were badly scalded. A number
of the passengers jumped into the lake
but all were rescued.
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt will be
ablo to help Henry Payne Whitney to
keep the wolf from the door, IL the re-
port that her dowry Is to be 81, 900 900
proves true. 1t Is also said that the
bridal gifts from her family will APP
proXimato $500, 600 in value. They
were married ut Newport Tuesday.
At Walthnm, Mass, the O'llara dial
factory, employing over 100 hands, has
closed for an indefinite period, The
Boston Manufacturing companys plant
employing ZOO hands, has closed for
iiyo weeks, and the American Watch
company has decided to continue the
shut down Of it's big factories, Lack
of business Ia the cause assigned
Tho indianapolis gold democrats
convention CunNcnCs next Wednesday
New York has taken the entire parlor
floor of the Bates house for the seventy
two delegates and about fifty gold
democrats from that state ENGov
Flower has engaged II suite of rooms at
tho Dcnison house. The Maryland
Gold League prefers to support Me
kiuley.
a mob of 20 white men entered the
hut of Ave negro cotton pickers at
hillside, Waco county, Texas, They
shot Anderson Vaughn because he was
slow in responding to their command,
hands up" lie and his companions
were taken ont and Vaughn, who fell
on tho ground, was beaten and kicked
to death. The other -four negroes were
also beaten frightfully,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Damrosch Mrs.
rruxton licale and another young wo-
man while ON the way to the village
Improvement concert at Rar llarhor,
Me, where Mr.. Dumrosch was to play.
were thrown from their carriage by
the horses running away. The carriage
,ollided with three grocery teams and
the inmates were thrown beneath the
upturned team. All except the driver
We're unframed The driver was bad
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Obituary AZ Saratoga, n Y. John
thamhcrlin. 60. At bloomington, H.,