Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
MATTERS AT HOME.

Ruth, the daughter OF w. j. Bryan
Is i'll with diphtheria.
The coming Illinois Legislature will
be asked to pass a cigarette law.
Chicago-Herr Moriz Rosenthan, tn,
pianist. has typhoid fever.
Chicago-Altgeld Is to be chairman
OF the Illinois democratic committee.
New York--Austin Corbin, Jr., has
given the city twenty-five buffaloes.
The Streator street railway, Of
Streator, ILL.,, Is In the hands OF a re.
ceiver.
New York bank statement: Reserve
increase $1,053,000; loans, increase
$8,624 600; specie, decrease 1886 600
legal tender, increase $4,000 de-
posits, increase 81 ,412000; the banks
hold 1872, AGA 900 In excess of legal re-
qhremens.
The official vote of Missouri shows
that Bryan received 58,7l2 plurality In
that state
Salem, Mass. Professor George
Newman finds the x-ray u cure for
badness.
Senator-elect Foraker of Ohio Is
against the Dngley bill and favors an
extra session.
Henry Hackles, New York cloth
ing dealer, committed suicide by
shooting himself.
There s now quartered In New
Haven n band OF So Armenian refugees
from Afntab.
I,lsbntI 2 ,stIIl ha do "a rpI
bishop and remain In Rome as a mem
Der of the propaganda.
At San Francisco Maxine Elliott, an
actress, was granted divorce from
George w. McDermott.
Congressman Steele OF Indiana says
pass the Dingley bill.
John IG Redmond, leader of the in
dependent section of the Irish nation
alists, arrived In New York.
The official votes show that NC
Kinley received 141 1853 plurality In IL
linois and 56.67S In Michigan.
Henry Otaso, an American citizen,
Ia reported to have been killed by
Spanish guerrillas In Cuba.
Boston-Dr. James Richard Cooke
has been enabled to get sensation
OF sight by use OF the x-rays.
Newport, II. Mrs. II. w. Wander
bilt entertained 1896 news and messen
ger boys at n turkey dinner.
Mrs. Mary Davis. aged &C. and Jesse
Bales King, II, we're married at the
brides residence at Pana, LII.
w. s, Formmn. of Illinois tho newly
appointed commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, took tho oath OF otllece.
George Dixon, feathcrweight cham
pion of the world, is defeated by Frank
Erno OF Buffalo In twenty rounda.
Ned Kimball. aged So, was found
dead in his engine In the Wabash yards
IN Forrest, Ill, His body was brought
to Chicago.
New York-Wnltor l., Rhuo 16-
ycGr-old boy who lived with his par
ents In Brooklyn, was killed In n game
OF football.
The factory and warehouse Mt Bar
row. Mass, of Axtoll n Grass was
damaged by fire to tho extent OF
$250,000.
Patrick Mcguire, ono OF the most
prominent democrats in Massachusetts,
was striken with opoploxy ut his home
In Roxbury.
A movement has been started In New
York to do away with ilvo-cent SHAY
ing shops and for compulsory state IL
cense for BARRIERS.
The American Missionary society
met In Now York and Joseph Pack
ard. Jr., of baltimore, was elected a
vice president.
llenry Willard gives $40 900 tc It 80 vn
In Germany to found n children's hos
phal having agreed to do 40 in case OF
Mcklnlcy's election.
Cardinal SntollI denies that he has
made any report to the pope concern
Ing Archbishop ireland or any other
Catholic dignItary.
g. w. Nelson, singer In the choir
OF the First Baptist church, Chatta-
rooga fell deal as the benedlction was
being pronounced.
President Cleveland purchased n
home for $4,000 in Princeton, n. j.,
where he Will reside when he leaves
the white house.
l.. G. Hutchinson of Sandwich, H.
20 years of age, while attending a dance
at the opera house. committed suicide
by taking prussic acid.
Daniel Frohman has secured the con-
troll of the two leading theatres OF Gin
ctnnatl-the Grand Opera house and
the Walnut street theatre.
The electric light franchise or Hack
River Falls, Wis. was sold under mort
gage to X. c. Foster OF Cleveland. Ohio,
for little less than $4,000.
Perrysville, Ohio Horace L. Stearns.
a wealthy and aged attorney was shot
and instantly killed by elias Register.
The trouble was over n law suit.
Consul Grimke reports from Santo