Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-30

ryh0lmeS OF virginia, III, "uile w
hunting accidentally discharged thu
contents OF his shotgun into his lef
arm. Signs of blood poisoning ere
peared The arm was amputated anc
he died.
The state mass convention called b!
the silver men of Minnesota was at
tended by 500 delegates. John Line
was nominated for governor and Bryan
: was endorsed. A fusion with demo
Gratis and populists on the state tick1
Is proposed.
A thiashing machine outfit valued a
81 600 owned by John Fair, near Bloom
ington, H., was destroyed by an incen
: diary. The machine had been sprlnkleC
with oil. Threats have recently beer
made to destroy the numerous machines
recently sold into that territory.
Since July |, 1896, the total number
OF pension claims of all kinds anu
classes pending before the Office has
decreased 56,5dG. This leaves the az
gregate number now awaiting action
1864. The average number Of claim
ants Is, however, only 4l0,922.
Mrs. Mary Harlan, the venerable
mother of Senator Harlan OF Iowa, -
dead at the home OF her son-in-law,
John Brown. In Park county Ind. She
was 100 years and months old. Until
within less than twelve months ago
her mental and physical powers Were
phenomenal for one 30 old.
Judge Woodford of the criminal court
nj Kansas City has decided that
gambling OH horse races outside Of the
state may be resumed in Kansas City.
BY virtue OF this decision pool rooms,
which closed In 1891, when the Stone
anti -pool room law went into effect, will
speedily reopen.
DR.. Stutsman, formerly of Guthrie,
Ok, has been arrested charged with the
murder Of Aaron Haney, "A saloon keep
er Of Keokuk Falls, who was murdered
and robbed July 4. Stutsman has ac-
cused three different men with commit
ting the crime and because of his activ-
ity in the case suspicion was directed
against him.
The property OF the st. 10 Stock
Yards company has been sold by Harry
NJ. Toole, master in chanccry, and was
purchased for the bondholdors by Rol.
and II. Conklin of the JarviS-Conklin
Mortgage company, for 100000. The
company Is taken out of the hands of
the receivers
Mrs Haskins testified in Frisco that
she had dined several times with Sena-
tor Fair and Mrs Craven at various no
tells. She had seen Mr.. Fair kiss Mrs,
Craven. The latter addressed Fair as
Senator or James" Fair called
Mrs. Craven "Nettic," or Little Girl"
The witness testified that Senator Fair
wrote the pencil will on a pad of writ
ing paper.
number of leading democrats of
Philadelphia and adjoining counties
to devise means to defeat them Thc
adopted resolutions denouncing the Chi
cago platform and nominees and favor
ing the apo nlment OF committee
sentiment OF the meeting was against
third ticket.
The celebration of the centennial of
Cleveland began with appropriate serv.
Ices In all the churches. There was n
mass meeting Mt Central Armory, at
which addresses were delivered by rep
rescntatives of the Protestant Catholic
and Jewish faith and other exercises or
m appropriate nature.
Father TursKi, the Polish priest of
Grand Rapids. Mich" who has caused
tho recent church rows ut Bay City, has
confessed his error and has been sen
fenced to an indefinite period at the
Trappist monastery at Gcthscmcnr, n
Y. The Trappist order is one OF the
most severe and rigid In the Roman
Catholic church. The inmates rise 1T
midnight and until daylight chant their
prayers and then work in the fields or
shops all day with frequent intervals
of prayer. The diet Is limited to vegc
tables and water. no meat Of any kind
being allowed, and the only communi-
cation allowed il the sahltation Mo
mento morcs' (Remcmber DEATH, They
are never allowed to see women. When
they die they are buried in their cowleS
and hussocks, without coffin or box of
any kind.