Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05

three years.
Some of the most famous singers.
soloists and musical artists in the
world will participate in the musical
program of the 2Sth annual convention
Of the North American Sangerfest AS
9ociation next June at Pittsburg.
"Picneer" William Scott, of Dephos,
Ohio, reached his one hundreth birth
day. Although physically unable to
move about, his mind is as active as
ever. he claims to be the only original
Jackson democrat living.
Under date of Piedras Negras, Feb.
Z, United States Consul Sparks report S
to the state department some 400 en-
ployes Of the Mexican International
Railway company are out on strike for
rs per cent increase Of wages.
Following close upon the death OF
her son Christopher Champin Waite
at Columbus is the announcement Of
the demise in Washington of his aged
mother, the widow of the late Chief
Justice Waite.
At chapel exercises at Dartmouth
college President Tucker said that the
faculty had decided that the students
who were suspended for morning" the
professor Of history might return i'm
mcdiately.
The Republican Club Of New York
To-, 10 IN
moth national clubhouse in that city
as a monument to the party. 1t is pro-
posed to raise from 81 600, 900 to S. 000,-
600 by popular subscriptions.
The oldest Baptist preacher in the
state, Rev. Henry Maher of Powell's
Valley, Ky, committed sui ,ide. He
would have been minister ever since
would have been 100 years old in June,
and had been minister ever since he
was 3D.
l'ranZ Gcrau, for years the leading
socialist in the United States, died at
his home in Brooklyn of cancer Of the
stomach. For participating in an at
tack on the church of st. Paul, Frank
fort-on-t hc-M Main, he was eXilcd from
Germany.
j. Il. De Forest Danielson, of Boston,
has rented for next season the Swift
estate in Newport, occupied year ago
by Mrs. Ormc Wilson, and Mrs. E. G.
Tucker, OF New York, has rented tn"
cottage of Ms, George Merrill, of
New York.
Charles Rodman, prominent farmer,
was assassnatod in his own yard at
Anthony, Kan. He was shot from
ambush, and the murderer escaped in
the darkness Rodman had no known
enemies, and the murder is a mystery.
He leaves a family.
Coachman Bernard Mackell, former
ly employed by Henry G.. Hilton, Jr.,
and his wife, Sylvia Gerrsh Hilton,
of New York, he's brought suit against
the latter to recover $500 promised
him for interposing when her husband
attacked her.
Il. S. Cowuen formerly fireman at
the Duluth courthouse, has brought
proceedings against the county com
missioncrs to compel them to re-
civil war, and the suit is test of the
law requiring that preferences be
given union veterans in public offices.
Miss Amelia Brock, one of the opcr
ativcs of the Statthoimer collar factory,
at Troy, has not been seen at her
NV an nf hnr rnl1tiE
has she reported at the office of the
firm. She is believed to have persisted
in the building, making four deaths
resulting from the fire.
The superintendent department of
the National Educational association
elected superintendent Gilbert, of st.
Paul president. The other officers are:
Vice president, A. -. Blodgett, Illinois;
second vice president, S. S, Sutton,
Texas; secretary i. b. Evans, Geor-
gia,
At Owatonna, Mimi, the will of Eli
zahcth Cheney Hunowill, disposng of
$95, 600, has Just been filed. by it the
income from $4,000 goes to ST Pauls
church in Owatonna. II like amount
for scholarships at st. Marys, the
income from $4,000 for a rectory at
Owatonna.
Rear Admiral S. Makaroff of Russo
Turkish war fame, formerly com
maudcr of The Russian fleet in the
Mediterranean and late commander of
the same fleet In the Pacific, has ar
rived at San Francisco from the Orient
on his way to take command OF the
Russian squadron in the Baltic,
Miss Lucie Freisingcr, 26, who was
one of the leading women in the stock
company of the Irving Place theater
New York, died of heart disease. Miss
Ercisingcr was born in Vienna and
had been on the stage for n number
of years She appeared on the stage
for the last time last week,
John ~ lawler, president of the
First national bank of Mitchell, 5. D.,
territorial governor of Dakota under
Clevclands administration and one of
the most prominent men In the north
,rnst N-os fouutl Ipal in "A room nj the