Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-04

At Aurora, H., an emery wheel max
ing 1000 revolutions a minute burst ii
struck in the forehead by flying piece
The entire top of his head was taker
off and his brains scattered about the
shop.
Bishop Ryan, of the Roman Catholi
| diocese Of Alton, H.. has been indi ed
with others, on the charge of not haS
/ ing the American flag on the 3ChoO
! buildings under their control, IS re
quired by recently enacted law o.
! Illinois,
In the trial 0f the Holt VIII case j.
! Washington Mrs. Briggs, who claimed
| to be an intimate friend of the Iatg
Judge Holt, testified that he was at
odds with the ThrCckmOrtons, who are
bcneNciarios under the newly DISCO
/ cred will.
/ In an interview In New York Wm. f.
| Iiarrity, chairman Of the democratic
national committee, expressed his con
fdcnce that the democratic conventions
viii adopt n sound money platform and
nominate a candidate who can defelt
Mckinley.
Two persons were killed, one is miss,
ing and twelve were injured by the
fall of building in Buffalo, N. Y.
formerly occupied by the Western
Union Telegraph company The build
ing was being reconstructed and it Is
supposed too many Of the supports had
been removed.
Twenty Chinese boys, ranging in age
from 10 to IL years, will soon come to
this country in care of Rev. Hui Kin,
superintendent OF the Presbyterian
Chinese mission. Their fathers pay
their bills They will go to some
country place to be taught the rudi-
ncnts of the English language as well
as the tenets Of Christianity.
Stripes will De discarded at the Joliet
prison. Green suits will be furnished
these of good behavior Cadet gray for
the intermediate class, and blood red
for the unruly. All recruits to the
prison will be clothed in cadet gray,
and all will wear that garb for six
II onths before they will be eligible 10
the first class or third-class suits.
In New York Miss Margaret b. Stur.
gis, was married to Hector w. Thomas,
eldest son Of Theodore Thomas, the
orchestra leader. Rev. William r.
Huntington rector of Grace church, of
ticiated. The bride wore gown Of
ivory peau de sole, the shoulders and
front Of the corSage draped with point
lace, and veil OF point lace fastened
with orange blossoms.
Nikola Tesla says of his new electric
light, that IT would be adopted for use
in private houses and be cheaper than
kerosene There was no needle nor
wire within the bulb. The bulb was
as near vacuum as could be obtained,
and the vibrations of electricity within
caused the high white intensity Of the
light. Electricity, he said, could be
taken from trolley wire or any other
current.
Obituary: At Lansing, Mich, Lieu
tenant H. b. Baker, who captured j.
Wilkes Booth. s6,--At Staunton, Va,
General John Echols, Ga AT Vincen-
nes, Ind, Uncle" Daniel Frederick,
100 At London Benjamin Terry.
father Of the actress, Ellen Terry.
Al New Yorktown Billings, the
slocplcchase iockey.-At St Paul, And
rev n, Nelson At Leroy, H., Rev. l..
Forbes, 81, At Hanover n, H., DR..
Carleton bennington Frost, LLD.-At
Macomb. H., DR.. w. II. Robinson. AT
Baaboo, Wis, j. c. Golmar, 46-At
baltimore, William Woodward, 95.--At
Paxton, ILL.,, Mrs. Joanna s. Cahlson,
-. AT Freeport, H., William Barnes,
81. Charles II. Gund, 30.