Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

MS WIG.
herd of elephants in Bridgeport,
Conn. were panic stricken by the APP
pearance of rat.
Chris Schroeder of Neenah, Wis,
was accidentally Killed IN lumber
camp near Eland Junction
Assistant Surgeon Henry La Motto,
U. S. ~. stationed In Chelsea, Mass''
has been missing several days.
James McKenna's skull was frAc-
tured by SNOWFALL thrown by John
HUFFMAN In friendly SNOWFALL hght
in Brooklyn.
Mr.. +. ID. Lore has died at Elkhorn,
Wis. from injuries received at the
burning Of her husbands store last
Thursday.
Two unusually large eagles were
caught in one trap, which had been set
for coyotes, near Grants Pas, Ore,
last week.
Walter Russell, young man from
Cleveland, o., went skating on the ice
near Toronto, Ont, and has not been
seen since.
An early challenge for return
match between English and American
chess experts may be expected from
tho foreigners
The Southern Baseball league will
open the season on April 16 and close
on labor day. The schedule VIII be
ready next week
Jack Hess, Wisconsin criminal,
who escaped from the Jail at James
Vile Nov. 90, 1887 has been recap
tured ut Clinton.
Ohio authorize have appointed an
agent TO Investigate the contracts
made by the auditor and treasurer OF
Logan county.
Morton NewhouRc. n farmer OF Ko-
komo, Ind, injured in II railway scv-
era ysnrs ago, has become violently
insane AS "A result,
Prentice Swain, Of Union, Ind, an
engineer at a coal shaft was found
sleeping in fifteen inches Of snow and
died In few minutes.
John Iiolzingor, n railroad employee,
of Milwaukee, last night shot and
killed hH moihorin-ln Mrs, Katie
Miller and fatally wounded his young
wife.
It develops that the shot which came
near striking Consul Hall. Mt San Juan,
Porto Rico was n glance shot, purely
accidental
George Dixon defeated Jerry Mar
shall, Of Australia. in Boston last
night. There were seven rounds,
Crawford Goldsby, alias Cherokee
Bill was hanged at Fort Smith. Ark,
yesterday for the murder Of Ernest
Melton at Ianapah, He was 20 years
old and cOlored
Lenses covering $4,000 acres Of pro
spectiyc oil lands have been filed at
Anderson, Ind, presumably by agents
of the Standard company,
The recent troubles In the Salvation
army have brought to Hight the fact
that this organization owns property
valued at moro than Si.OOO,0OO.
Louis button. farm hand, was
burned to death In barn on the farm
of Senlcy Y. Mason. near Monmouth,
ILL., Seven horses also persisted.
Students attending an intcrcol-
legintc oratorlca contest In Indiana
polls, Ind. engaged In n FREQ fight, and
General Harrison left the thcntcr.
Frank Nevcla. colorcd has been
found guilty of murder In the second
degree for having killed Mrs, Mntson,
Of Topeka Kan, over year ago,
The burning tunnel on the Louis
Vile. Evansville and ST. Louis railway
In Indiana has hecn repaired suIl-
ciontly to allow the passage of trains.
DIR II G.. Lloyd, row of ST. Louis,
who was indicted by the grand jury IN
Kansas city last year for conducting
n lottery there, was llGcd 81 and costs.
Louis Cyr will go into training at
Pullman, H.. for his contest in
strength with August w Johnson.
March 81 Ills brother will assist
him.
Now York florist has Just paid
$4,000 for the sole rights to the Michi-
gan cnrnation known NJ "Murclla." II
IL II very large flower of n deep red
color
The infant son Of Patrick Connors
of Crcston, Iowa, stumbled against hts
mother who was carrying bucket of
boiling water and was scnlded to
death
The plant OF the Mail at Mitchell, $.
d., was burned | = citizens, whom Ed
tor Mcbride tat aroused
COY. Altgcld win today hear the ap-
plicatiou for rcpricvc made on behalf
of Alhcr Wallace, condemned 10 hang
In peltiu next Saturday for the mur-
der of his sister. Mrs, John l|owlhy
Authorities of Missouri have bccn
asked for u. G, Allard and Frederick
Jerome, under arrest AT Troy and
wanted nj BatchtCwn, III. for robhinE
n store.
Martin Nogel n young liollaudCr.
aged rs, fell beneath the wheels AZ the
street stable car Company's cleaning
yards. south of Fulton, H., and was
killed,
James N, llcadington of Portland,
Ind has sold his tlOttiu stallion