Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-23

never signed the agreement.
Patrolman Michael Sammon, of Buff
falo shot and killed Sergeant Cantlin
The latter caught him coming from q
disreputable house and ordered him
to report at headquarters.
In the United States court, at
Springfield, H., William O'Connor
plea.ed guilty to a charge of passing
counterfeit coin, and was sentenced 10
two years in the penitentiary
/ Thomas Parkinson, who cut HI.
wife's throat in Chicago on Nov /
gave himself up TO the police at De.
troit He has become convert and
Joined The Salvation army.
Singer & Wheeler, wholesale drug
gists at Peoria, H., for whom an ap-
plication for receiver was recently
made, assigned with Liabilities of SAG
900, and assets of $4,000.
Townsend Burden, the New Yorker
who was robbed Of $50 worth OF
diamonds, advertised $4,000 for their
reward and mo questions asked" He
Is in negotiations with the rogues.
Four hostlers who maltreated two
little girls In Chicago, had narrow
escape from lynching Thursday night,
Ropes we're thrown off an electric
light pole wnen the police arrived.
The liabilities of De Neufvill & Co.,
brokers, who recently failed at New
York, are placed at $737 COG. The face
value of the assets is $1,329,995 but
market quotations reduce them to
$332,447
Miss Helen QiulD Culver's 81 100000
for the university Of Chicago will be
devoted to four new buildings. The
new plans call for "A geological, a bot
anical, an anatomical and il physiology
cal building.
A democratic member of the Ken
lucky Legislature died, giving the re-
publicans II majority with the possible
aid of the popuIIsts. The republicans
nominated Congressman Godfrey Hun
ter for senator.
George II. Smith, recently released
from prison, murdered his former
father-in-law, Robert Clapsaddle, in
Ransomyille, ~ Y, and started TO kill
his divorced wife, but was overtaken
by a posse and shot dead.
W. G. Nichols. who arrived at Den
yer, Col, from New York city, com
missioned to write up Cripple Creek
for Harper Bros, was found dead Ia
bed at the st. James hotel The cause
assigned Is heart disease.
Ohio's state university has received
the telescope donated by Emerson Nc
Millln, OF New York. 1t has l2-in2h
lens. l6-foot barrel, transit, and spec
troscope on the Lick observatory
model, though o. reduced lines.
While five men were working on u
tower of the new Methodist church at
Kohomo, Ind, the scaifold broke, Civ
ing them u fall of forty feet. Joseph
McGowan, William Sturgeon and Earl
Chase were badly crushed and may
die.
Governor Altgeld has issued u proc
lamation offering reward OF 5000 Tor
the arrest and conviction of Charles
Il. Smith, and an unknown man called
"Al," who are wanted at Milton Du-
page county, for the murder of Ed
ward OFT.
Mayor Broatch of Omaha, Neb.,
directed the assistant city attorney to
prepare complaint against Henry
Bolln, eX-city treasurer charging him
with embezzlement. Bolln was ar
rested. The total amount of the de-
falcation is $ll5,oOO
Five business hou es at Ilammon-
ton, n. j., were burned. Nothing was
saved from the stores and the people
who were sleeping in the burning
buildings barely escaped in their night
clothes. Loss on buildings estimated
at $4,000, partly covered by insur-
anCe
The safe of the Farmers bank at
Verona, near Monette Mo-. was blown
open by eight masked robbers and
50, 900 In cash taken. The robbers en-
tered the city on horseback, bound the
night Waterman of the bank to Il tree
across the street and then effected
their purpose.
\ high officer of the government is
authority f.. the statement that unless
Turkey makes prompt PREPARATION for
the burning of American mission
buildings at llarpoot the United States
will collect the $4,000 indemnity by
force, probably by selling the Smyrna
custom house.
Obituary: AT Port Sald, Egypt,
James b. Motfatt, iifty.-At Shoals,
Ind, Mrs Nancy Smith, one hundred
and four.--At Bloomington, H., Aaron
Bachrach, eighty-lour. At Metropolis.
H.. Mrs, II. A, Gregory AT Eau
Claire Wis, Madison W. tlarris.--At
kokomo, Ind, Rev, David Bcckel-
hamor.
senator Caitery Of Louisiana, made
pubic u letter which President Cleve-
land wrote him, in which the president
vigorously defends the sale OF bonds
10 the syndicate last February ana
denies In equally emphatic words the
statements that arrangements had
been made for II similar sale Of moro
hAn