Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-17

rejected bill to declare null and VOID
all obligations and contracts made
payable in any specific kind Of money
whether coin or otherwise.
FIRE which originated from lamp
explosion entirely destroyed works No
2 OF the Variety Iron Company, In
Cleveland. The loss will be between
$40 900 and $4,000, fully insured.
The Federal Grand Jury in Chicago
began an investigation OF the dressed
beef trust, despite encouragement by
the United States district attorney and
an attempt to discharge the jurors.
III the trial of the Nassau alleged
train robbers in Nevada, Mo, the de-
PENDANTS, William B. Norris, Harry
Vaughn and William Rogers, have been
positively identified by the trainmen.
Representative Pitts has Introduce
q bin in the Alabama legislature which
I'm effect would license man, female
Of whom had been criminally Assaulted,
to kill the person guilty Of the assault.
Cattle men In the Nebraska range
country are "A little nervous in regard
to the prospects. The direct damage
10 stock from the storm will moi be
great If the remainder Of the winter
should be favorable
Leopold Bleier, who was a member or
l'loischmann Co., yeast manufacturers,
George N. Curtis who was interested
I'm the Standard Oil company, Albert
Aranson, and Fitch James Stranahan,
OF Brooklyn al dead.
Newkirk, Okla: Dynamite Dick, the
notorious outlaw, was shot and killed
in n fight with deputy sheriifs west OF
this city this morning. Ben Cnyens,
u member Of Dicks band, was badly
wounded and captured.
Fire broke ont In Myers, Clifford d
Sons store in the Vannear block In
Llgonier, Pa destroying the entire
block and some adjoining buildings.
The total loss is $4,000, of which $25,-
600 Is covered by insurance.
Henry Hermann, who employed two
thousand men In his furniture factories
In the south and In New York, Is dead.
1T IL reported THAT u number of large
piano manufacturers in New York are
likely to go out of business.
lex parte Investigations by the gov
eminent In pension cases have been
abolished by recent action of the pen
sion Office. This IL Il step of great i'm
portance to claimants Of all classes and
will be of great benefit to veterans.
st. Louis, Moan original copy or
the first printed rules for the society Of
tho people called Methodists was un-
earthad In this city, and It was pub
ished by John and Charles Wesley
over their own signatures, In 1743.
Tho Irish National Alliance has re-
tanned Assistant District Attorney John
+. Mcintyre of New York to assist in
the defense of Edward Ivory, who will
be tried In London on II charge of con
spring to cause dynamite explosion,
Caredo w. Va match is made
for fight between Thomas Stevens
and vicious ten months old bear.
Stevens Is to be provided with a hunt
ing knife, four inch blade. The battle
Is Christmas eve In the opera house
at Catllettsburg
The president has removed Il. b. Nc
Clnnahan M postmaster MT Waukegan.
Ill.,, and has appointed William A. Mel
ody as his successor. The removal Is
stated to be due to inattention to the
business Of the Office and too much
activity In politics.
Des Molnes Iowa: Federal officers
of the southern district of Iowa will
next week arrest officers and trustees
OF the soldiers home at Murshaltown
for misdemennor against the federal
government by interfering with the
pensions of the inmates.
The suit brought at indianapolis by
Emma Harrison against the admin
istrator Of the estate of John HERON,
to set aside the beUuest of 100000 to
the indianapolis art association. alleg-
inF that Heron was OF unsound mind.
was thrown out by the supreme court.
l.oayenworth, Kan.-A Huntington
plug train ran into on electric car. and
severely injured Captain Montgomery
of the pension department. II the sold
iers home at Fort Lavenworth, and
Thomas llaskins, member of COM
pany ID of the institution. The other
passengers escaped injury.
Wichita, Kan; The Anglo American
Land, Mortgage and Agency company,
M English corporation owning large
amount of the securities of the LON.
bard Investment company of Kansas,
has begun suit against that company
to recover Judgment for 5000 900 The
action Is preliminary to proceedings
nEainst eastern stockholders
Judge W. X, Townsend OF the United
states court nj New Haven handed
down decision In the suit for a claim
of 100000 by DR.. George l.. Whitten
or Auburndaie, against the estate of
the lato Tilton H. .Doolittle, state at
torney for Conneeticut The allega-
items were malicious prosecution OF
the plaintiff in the celebrated murder
ease IN which DR.. Lee was implicated
Judge Townsend fails to find any
ground for damages and drops tho case
out Of his court.