Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-11-26

! n harbOr defense convention TO meet
at Tampa on the goth OF January.
Dixon, Ill.--The Rock river Is frozen
over. The only time this Is known to
have occurred so early was In Novem-
| her 1879, when the river was frozen
acoss about the middle Of November.
New York President Lyman OF the
Irish National Alliance says British
spies have recently skctched every
fertilization in America and that short
cables are being laid along the lakes.
Denver women, representing various
social and political organizations, have
sent u pressing invitation to Mrs.
William j. Bryan to accompany her
husband to Denver on the Gath in
slant.
Cincinnati, Ohio Charles b. Muir
ray. editor OF the Price Current, and
superintendent Of the Cincinnati
chamber Of commerce, Is being prom
imently presented for secretary OF agrl-
culture.
A contest over the will of William
Campbell the millionaire wall paper
manufacturer, who died only seven
teen days ago, was begun in New York,
by his only child Mrs. Estelle Leo
more Solomon.
County Treasurer Burrus, who was
injured in the reviewing stand acct
dent, together with Vice President
Stevenson and others, on governors
day OF the Iowa semi centennial, died
Of his injuries.
New York-Maric Dressler, actress,
was granted divorce from George
Francis IIoppert of GrcenNile, N. j.
The couple were married May 6, 1894.
Undue intimacy with another woman
was charged
Cheyenne Wyo. The majoritles in
the state rs near as can be estimated
are as follows: Martin and Qucaly,
democratic electors, 100 Van Meter,
popu,ist clcctor OBS; Osborne, fusion
for congress- i25.
Norwich, Conn. The GrcenvilIc
cotton mills, which have been idle
since July 3, have resumed operations
on fun time and with the full compile
mont OF hands Between 500 and 600
hands are employed.
Communicative ClarksOn, of
the Omaha G.. A. Il, has named the
following aides on military instruction
In the public schools: Illinois, James
M. Rice; Iowa, Clinton Douglass; Wis
consin J. A. Watrous.
A great brick plant Is to be cstab-
lished in proximity to San Francisco,
which will add materially to the city'S
manufacturing interests, and through
now methods may lead to revolution
in that important industry.
Miss Julia Floyd Dclaheld, second
daughter of DR.. Francis Delalicld, was
married to Frederick Y. S. Crosby,
formerly secretary Of the United States
legation ut Berlin, in the Church of
the Holy Communion, New York
Elizabeth, wife of Rev Samuel
IIock of the Darwim Dunkard church,
fell dead at kokOmo, Ind, aged 81.
she WAS the mother of Judge David
Book of Grand county, Colorado, and
Samuel Book, merchant, Dayton. OHIO.
Joseph Freed, Formerly II journalist
of central Illinois, died at Lake
Charles. la. from pneumonia. He
was for many years publisher ut
pcltn and Dclayan, H., and for some
years had publish al the Lake Charles
la, Press,
lGl paso, Texas Robert r. Black,
brother of the assistant general freight
agent of the Atchi4Dn, Topeka Il Samoa
Zee and d clerk in the general offices If
THAT road, was Shot seriously by Louis
lIclrholzc, u bartender, MS a result OF
n quarrel.
Charles llenkol, prominent bust
moss man of Elkhart county, and OK
county auditor, died at his home In
Goshen, Ind =, aged 5i. Mr.. Hcnkel
served two terms a& auditor, and also
filled the offices Of city treasurer and
marshal
Official returns show that Mckinley
carried Kentucky by 25S votes, count
ing the highest votes for Mckinley
and Bryan electors. One Of the Bryan
electors received n vote sufficient to
give him II plurality over the lowest
republican elcctor.
Cheyenne, Wyo.: ON the face OF
returns received. two democratic cleo
tors In Wyoming appear to have about
400 majority; one populist cloctor
2"5 and Oshorns, democrat. for com
gress, i25, Returns from the Big
Horn country are still incomplete,
The estimates for the entire indian
service this year, ending June 30, 1898
to- he submitted to congress ut the
opening of the session. call for I'M APP
preparation Of $500 600 IN round mum
hers This Is 100000 more than the
appropriation for the current fiscal
year
Farmers Of Nebraska are complain.
Ing that ,hc heavy snow viii seriously
Interfere with the huSking Of corn, and
much wheat thmshinE has been de
layed In Nebraska. This also applies
to South Dakota, northern Kansas ana
eastern Colorado, where the snow Is
heavy.
Topeka, Kan Tie United States