Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-04
quilted by jury at Chattanooga OF
shooting John r. Beasley.

Russian government holds in American
gold coin more than $30,0O0,0OO.
Griffith Roberts, superintendent OF
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal com
panys colliereg, was murdered near
Hazleton, Pa, on Thursday night
Miss Selma Jackson, heiress TO the
famous Belle Meade farm, in Tennes-
see was married recently in Nashville
TO William r. IfliSton, Of Nashville.
Citizens of West Liberty, Ohio, tarcd
and fcathered "a young woman whose
manner OF life was considered obnoX-
ions and then ducked her in the river.
The popuIst county convention at
| Salina, Kan, iiIdOrseo II, n. Gaines loH
congressman from the fifth district.
| The present incumbent Is w. A. Calder
| head.
| Vice President Stevenson promised to
make the address to the graduating
class Of the Maryland University school
pf Law Mt its approaching commence
lent,
Bicycle riding vas Endorsed in "A
paper read by DR.. G., T.. Goddell before
the Maryland Homeopathic Medical so
ciety and in discussion which fol
lowed
Representative Johnson, of CaIlfor-
MIA has filed suit against G.. w. Coca
ran for 81 $50, the value Of money and
icwclry stolen from the Cochran hotel,
Washington,
Spain has assured the state depart
mcnt that the edlct against the eX-
portation OF tobacco from Cuba will
not apply TO tobacco owned by United
STATES citizens.
Oscar E. Miller, who was arrested in
Chicago, charged with conspiracy to de
fraud n Denver bank, spent IA night In
the Denver Jail, being unable to OBJ
tain bail.
James Duborly, who is alleged 20
hnvo murdered Frank LETTERS at
Gowan, l. r., has been arrested at
Grape Creek, ILL.,, and win be taken TO
Fort Smith Ark, for trial.
Victor s. Fletcher, who was ConviH ed
of having u valuable stolen fiddle IN
his possession, was sentenced to con
llncmcnt In the New York pcnitcntlary
for one year.
Tho president has vetoed the bill
penBoning Lydia A. taft. She was
the divorced wife Of Connecticut pri
vate who had never applied for a pen
sion for himself
Evan =. Howell. in n speech nj AT,
lnnta said the Georgia delegation to
Chicago would leave the national dem
ocratc convention unless the platform
declared for free silver.
Senator Quay, Of Pennsylvania, made
n short visit TO c> Gov. William Mcltin-
would say anything about the subject
discussed ut The meeting.
No charges have been made formally
against Mr.. Terrell United States min
lstcr to Turkey, and the state depart
II ont will take no notice officially of
the complaints of individuals.
The Grecnyillc cotton mill, owned by
w, T.. Earle, just outside tho city linn
It's of Grocnvllc, s. G.. was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday The loss Is about
$35 600; insurance 100000,
-Four troops of cavalry and ten com
panes OF infantry of the United States
army have been orGcred to participates
In the forthcoming centennial celebra-
tion at Nnshvillc, Tenn.
James Dewitt was hanged ut Gray
son, Ky, for the murder of his Wife.
lie confessed and said he did not want
his sentence committed, as his wife
haunted him day and night,
silver democrats OF the ninth m'liana
congressional district have asked Or
j. s. Hardy Of Lebanon to make tho
race for congress on n free silver plat
form, and he may accept
The populist congressional conycn-
! ton viii Ne held Ut Macomb, III, Juno
10. Silver democrats are working for a
combination with the populsts, but thr
latter are refusing all overturcs
The senate committee on Interstate
commerce authorized thc reporting vi
bill for the unilorm classification of
mcndations OF the national board cr
trade.
Francis j. Kieckhorfcr. accountant III
the department. of state, who was dis
missed last October because Of a short
agc IA his accounts. has been arrest ed
charged with having emhcyzlcd $37.
i66 IS q
At Hartford, Conn the state eonN On
ton of the peoples party adopted Il
platform declaring for free and ua-
limited coinage OF silver at lG 10 T..
rntnstmcted delegates TO the national
conNcntinu
Cen Bradley T. Johnson ieues that
he Is an aspraut for congress in tho
Richmond, Va, district lie SAYS he
would not accept the nomination ir
rendered him lie intends TO live and
die In Maryland
The Nebraska supreme court is 10
review the case OF cN-TtNTlSurcr Henry
Bolln, Of Omaha Tho sentence Of
nincteeL years Imprisonment and
100000 fine has been suspended and