Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-11-19

Elliott f. Shepard, Scarboro', West
chester county, N. Y.
William Clark has confessed that he
and William Dempsey, both now under
arrest in Akron, o., murdered Joseph
LlIpinek In Cleveland on October "a,
the motive being robbery.
William j. Bryan has issued an ad-
dress TO the bin etallists of the
United States" in which he urges that
the silver men shall continue their
contest and prepare for 1900.
Percy e. Arnold a partner In New
York rubber stamp manufacturing
firm, was suffocated by gas, and it Is
thought a cat jumping from a bench
dislocated a tube from a vulcanizer,
allowing the vapOr TO escape.
IL is stated that President elect Nc
KinIey hopes to see collected a great
political party comprising men for
merly Of all shades of political belief,
and that he will call am extra session
of congress TO raise more revenue.
Near Tower. Mimi, lives Stephen
Gheen, the partridge king He re-
Gently completed contract for fur
nishng 5000 birds and is now at work
on another for 5000 birds. Gheen
has organized all the Indians and half
breeds in the region.
Joseph ID. Mcdonald a prominent
and wealthy Citizen of Fremont, Neb.,
shot himself causing his almost in
stamt death. The cause OF the rash act
was mental unbalance, the result OF
financial reverses I'm mining invest
mcnts In Colorado.
Negotiations have been closed be-
tween the japanese government and
the Clamp Ship and Engine company
and the Union Iron Works of Sam
Francisco FOR the construction Of two
cruisers for the Japanese navy, TO cost
about 81 100000 each.
Obituary: At Meran, Duke William
Of Wurtcmburg, G8 At Scarborough
on the Hudson, N. Y, Mrs Maria
Louisa Nissan Vanderbilt widow Of
w. II. Vanderbilt, rs. At Green
castle. Ind, Frank p. Nelson, rs. At
Carlyle, III. ., Joseph Stnuder, rs.
Capt Hatfield and Glenn, his a.
ycar-od son, we're captured in the
mountains on Tug river w. Va, by II
posse of citizens. They murdered
John and Elliott Rutherford and
llNnco Chambers on election day. Hat
field was leader of the lIatilolds when
they batLled with the McCoys years
ago.
Mrs. Walter NJ. Castle, of San Fran
cisco, pleaded guilty in London to in
dictmcnts charging her win stealing
various articles from London stores,
and was sentenced to three months in
jail Mr.. Castle, her husband, was
discharged, there being mo evidence
against him Mrs. Castles sentence |
was RENTED.
Tho British steamer Cola, Captain
Frederic Nelson, from the island OF
MANAGE and bound for Charleston with
fruit, has been wrecked ON the Colo I
RADIO reef, Off pIIlar del Rio, and about
two miles from the coast. Her crew, |
CDllSlSllnP Ol lnlTltpll mem, anulluUlltu
tho steamer in boats. All the docu- |
mcnts were saved.
jefferson played In PoughkcCpsic |
Saturday, 300 Vassar girls being in the I
audience He was presented with a
hugo bunch of white chrysauthcmums |
with the letter "N" In the center. I
formed OF yellow chryAnthcmums.
llo later attended the opening Of the !
senior class parlor at Vassar college /
and WAS lionizcd.
II. p. Sargent grand master of the
BrJthnrhood of Fircmcn, has tolc-
graphcd from San Francisco that he
has met with complete success In ne
gotlating with the Southern Pacific.
Tho members will be put on the same
footing they were before the great
strike of 1894 and ON the Same footing
aS those of other organizations