Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-24
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC DOTS.

Palmer and Buckner.
George II. Legg, treasurer OF Pike
county, Arkansas, has disappeared,
leaving a shortage of 100000
The failure of the Union National
The Kansas city Lead and Oil works
owned by Marsh Bros, was destroyed
by fire. The loss is 100000, fully in
sured.
The gold democrats of Connecticut
have decided to put o full state ticket In
the field, including presidential elect
ors.
Prof. Francis j. Child the oldest
member of the Harvard University ac-
ulty, died in Boston, aged seventy
years.
Ex-Lieltenant-G Governor Sheehan,
of New York, has written letter
stating that he cannot support The
Chicago platform.
w. b. Kennett. ex-chief Of police,
who shot and killed Detective Lawson
at Los Angeles was sentenced to iif-
teen years in prison.
Charles V. Bryan, cashier Of the De-
troit custom house, was arrested for
embezzlement OF $4,000 government
money.
Terence V. P0wderly and Ex-senator
Warner Miller addressed McKnley|
maEs-mectlng In Cooper Union, N Nv
York city.
An explosion OF powder It the mills
OF tho Ohio Powder company mt
Youngstown, o., resulted In the death
of two men.
The democratic electoral ticket mi
Colorado was indorsod by the rcpubIi-
can, popullst and silver party state
conventions.
Al Memphis, Heron, Taylor & Co,
Wholesale grocerB, assigned. Assets,
1924 600, liabilities. $4,000 Cause,
poor collections.
At Houston, rex, San Allen, lumber
dealer, has filed deed of assignment.
Liabilities, $500 600, assets IN land and
mills. 100000.
Defalcatlons amounting to $500, 900
are declared to DO responsible for tho
closing of the Union national bank at
New Orleans.
The Superior, Wis, property of
AmeB Stinson of Chicago mas been M
tnched In proceedings to recover on II
note for $4,000.
In New York Tammany iB beginning
tho campaign and has arranged for IA
great meeting September 20, ut which
William j. Bryan Will speak
Tho city Of Cleveland, o., celebrated
It's centennial and also the anniversary
of Commodore perrys naval victory
over the British on Lake Erie In 1873
Complete returns of the South Caro-
lima senatorial primary have not neon
received but there Is no doubt OF
Earle's nomination over Evans by 5000
votes.
Senator Hill was elected u delegate
to the Now York state democratic con
Nenton and instructed to support tho
Chicago platform. lie declined the
Tho democratic convention Of tho ,
third Ohio district nominated John l..
Bremen of Dayton for congress-, wee ,
Paul s. Sorg renomlnated and de
clncd.
Helena Peterson, II years old. tried
TO save har pet dog from being crushed
by freight train at Chicago Heights ,
and was killed. Tho dog wuR MOI
touched.
The Russell club, national demo =
cratic organization Of 800 mon, went ,
from Indianapolis to loui3viIc to par
tIcipate In tho Palmer notification Ger T.
Hugh Mullcny, Il Chicago cabman.
picked up $4,000 In bonds and $97 in Il
currency, on the streets In Il handbag. -
and returned II to Mrs. j. NJ. DAVIS =,
She gave him $40.
DIR, james, Marshall president of Coo :,
college AT Cedar Rapids wa, iA dead :,
John McCladc ~ Son. bicycle manu- I,
lecturers, New York, have failed. AZ
abilities 100000
lGndcrs' tobacco factory, at Rich :
mond, Va viii i during the war was
used To accommodate the overflow of
prisoners from Libby prison was de- :
stroyed by fire.
Chauncey NJ. Dopew denied the re- :,
port that he would rcaen from the '
New York Ccntrals presidency to take
n cabinet position under Mckinley il
the later be elected "
The st. Paul school board has voted '
not to open the schools Monday be- :
cause there are no funds to pay sala. :
lies and expenses and It's account ,
oyerdrawn $4,000
New Hampshire populists have nomi-
mated j. q, Greenleaf for governor.
Ii Hung Chang will write II book on y
his experiences and discoveries abroad :.
on his return home.
The state democratic convention of
Pennsylvania. which met ~ Allentown. {
APRIL %, and declared FOR the gold
ndard met at Harrisburg and adopt !
:, a free silver platform. !
The bimetallic smclter, mt I.eadvilla.
employing some 200 men, has been shut L
down, owing to inability to procure y
orders The BoEn mine, from which
several union mea have been ordered. !