Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-30

Lent.
Henry Mulberger, presiden. OF the
Globe Milling company and vice presi-
dent OF the Wisconsin National bank,
died at his home in WATERFOWL, Wis,
aged II years.
Capt Pabst bid $3.50 for first choice
of box at the charity ball in Milwau-
kee and got 1t. Eleven boxes brought
$3.50 while last year only eight were
sold at $685..
Chicago politicians regard the sele5-
! ton of their city as the place for hol l.
ing the d, niocratic national convention
as favorable to the nomination of Will
nam II. Morrison.
Debs has challenged Chief Arthur OF
the engineers to debate, saying that
he will drive him out OF iabor's ranks.
J he letter has probably miscarried as
no reply has been received.
The population of Oregon, according
to the census just completed by the
county assessors, is 3G4,762, an in
crease OF about IL per cent over the
government census Of 1890.
Anna Register, whose father, a
wealthy farmer of Boone, Iowa, sh ot
and killed her lover, Banker McFar-
land, on the streets Of Boone Monday,
committed suicide In Omaha
Judge Cory of st. Paul is elected
president OF the Northwestern Curling
association, whose next bonspiel will
be held at Portage, Wis. Nettleton of
st. Paul wins the st, Paul jobbers'
trophy.
A collision took place between IL
passenger and freight train at CoiliGr's
station on the Pan Handle railroad in
Pennsylvania, One brakeman was
killed and an engineer was badly IN
Jurcd
a norlhbound extra freight on the
St Paul railway, was wrecked al
Waldo, Wiz, seven cars being thrown
from the track Bolts had been re.
moved from Il switch, presumably by
tramps.
A fire destroyed Jacob b. Rue's liv-
ery-stable on Maple avenue in Red
Bank, n j. Eleven horses persisted,
The flames spread to the opera house,
which was slightly damaged. The loss
Is about $40 900.
Nicola Tesla. tho electrician, has in
vented an apparatus which he believes
will cure any organic disease. The
apparatus is something like the Swed-
ish movement cure. 1t gives 100
shocks II second.
Father Thomas Il. Sherman NOW IN
DENVER was classmate mt Yale OF
Hammond, who IL being tried at Jo-
hannosburg for high treason. Sherman
/ Ia trying TO save his friend through
Senator sherman and Gen. Mills
The trouble IN Talmage's Washing
resignation of his associate, Rev.
Adde's Allen, at the request of the
church. Rev. Allen objected to d..
Talmage preaching both morning and
evening.
Mrs. Charles llenrotin, president OF
the General Federation OF Women y
clubs has issued circular to all the
club presidents. Tho hope Is to have
convention of the Christian powers
IN 1900 with view to an intcrna-
tional court of arbitration.
A fatal duel took place in Ruther-
ford county, Tenn, between Prof. ed
gar Il, Puryear and Prof. John Harrell,
two prominent young mon. They had
II dispute about II position In II school
A young woman also figured in the
case. puryear received u mortal
wound
The Illinois supreme court has de-
cidcd that Albert WpiIace of Delavan,
Tazewell county, must suffer the
death penalty. Wallace shot his sis
ter, dangerously wounded l}owlby, his
brother-in-law, and crippled another
sister last fail, and dttcrward con
lessed the crime.
DR.. Francis W. Shan, eX-dircctor of
education at Jersey city, n. j.. was
killed near Jersey and Railroad ave
nues His horse SHE'D and ran away.
and Or. Shain was thrown violently
against an iron pillar OF the elevated
railroad, injuring hlm so badly that he
died shortly attcrwa'd.
The house passed the pension bill
Friday, It carries STAT, 325, $50, Tho
whole week had been given to It, The
clause in the bill changing existing
law so rs to allow widows to obtain
pensions under the act of 1890, whose
net incomes did not exceed $500 per
annum was stricken out
Bernard Gillian, e&rtoonist for Judge,
who died Sunday, was English born.
His first picture, dramatic scene,
WAS laughed NJ when put In Il Brook
lNn gallery; but he stuck to cartoons
until llarpors and Frank Leslie gave
him recognition. lie did The Tia
tooed Man N}lainc) while Working ON
Puck.
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