Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13
CELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC MATTERS.

The Cubans seems to be getting the
worst of 1t just now.
Western banks, like those of the east
are holding their gold.
Fatalities result from the floods In
Mississippi and Texas.
Duluth and West Superior are flood
ed with petty forgeries.
st. Paul will probably keep the G.
A. r. encampment, after all.
Ex-senator Spooner squelched his
West Superior presidential boom.
A newspaper man at Pierre, s. d.,
killed himself. Unrequi'ed love.
John L.. Sulivan's injuries from his
fall from train may prove fatal.
Mrs. Cleveland gave her first and
only public reception for the season.
1t is believed applications for bonds
at Washington will exceed $l00,0O0,oo
Associate Justice Killam, of the
South Dakota supreme court, resigned.
p. b. l.. Coombs, the leading attorney
in the Davis will case, died at Eldon,
Iowa.
Three former members OF the Ohio
Legislature are indicted for taking
brides.
The st. Paul G. A. Il. committee sub
mitted new proposition to the rail-
roads.
Louisiana 'epublicans elected four
Reed de1egatcs-at- large to the 81. Louis
convention.
A colored bishop of Ohio Is barred
out by leading Boston hotels because
he Is black.
The government Of Mexico will not
permit Fitzsimmons and Maher to fight
In that country.
John and Eleanor Moulder celebrated
their sixty-ninth wedding anniversary
at Kokomo, Ind
At Patton, Iowa, an elevator burned,
letting $4,000 bushels Of oats upon the
track and ground
Gen. Marin started In pursuit Of the
Insurgents in Plnar del Rio Province,
but had to turn back.
Indiana's Legislative apportonment
has been declared unconstitutional by
the supreme court.
Thomas Sexton will probably succeed
Justice Mccarthy as leader of the Irish
parliamentary party.
Judge j. A, laney Of Mitchell sue
ceeds KelIam as justice of the South
Dakota supreme court.
Montana settlers claim that Cana
dams have crossed the border and
taken government timber
A Yale graduate Is accused of having
robbed his university of specimens in
tnxidermy worth 10000.
Harley n'vidaon of st. Paul and !.
Nilsson of Minneapolis won in the
Montreal skating races.
BeVa Lockwood. Washngton's
woman lawyer, IL dlsbarred az attorney
or agent before the pension bureau
Brooklyn man has secured patent
on boomers, and hereafter the new
woman will have TO pay royalty.
resolution consuming Ambassador
Bayard for his Objectionable speeches
~ adopted by the house committee.
Thomas f. Ripple brutality murdered
his wife Mt New Haven after dospo,
rate chase with the knife In his hand.
The New York Yacht Club committee
on Lord Dunraven's charges reported
that every allegation had been dis
proved.
DIR. John A. Brooks OF Memphis has
received a call to the London Taber-
nacle the largest Christian church In
Europe.
AT Pierre, S, D., Verne ". Jaynes,
+ one of the proprletors of tao Daily
Capitol, committed suicide by taking
,murphmc
Paul brigham. one of New York's
star Torgers, Ia sentenced to state prI.
son after narrating some readable life
history
One Col Curtis, In Boston, creates a
STIR by denounclng Fighting" Joe
liooker ms no better than common
,deserter.
f"ther Fitzgerald, charged with ar
son, Is out on $4,000 bail at Rochester,
N, Y Nora Cronin's bond IL tho same
representatives of the faculties of
western colleges met In Chicago and
the lines between amaWcr and profes-
'aonal sporting events will be drawn
tnloscr.
" hill to regulate the great lake
In will be rvportrG fayoroblv NV
~, . nate committcc on interstate
commerce,
universities and other institutions of
learning are represented in an oduca,
tional convention which was held in
New York
gnc Delaware leuatorship contest de
cided by the senate elections committee
I'm favor OF Dupont, rep. The vote was
party one
The president tcnt to the senate the
nomination Of John II. Puck to he col
lector Of customs for the district of
Miami, Ohio.
At Dubuque Mayor Olinger and the
indicted members OF the city council
gave bond for their appearance for
trial when called,
Senator Allen. Of Nebraska, intro
duced bin prohibiting the purchase
nr use NV any federal official of any