Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-05-27
TELEGKAMS In BRIEF.
AT HOME.

MASS.
Patrick J. Gleason, mayor Of Long
Island City, has announced himself as
q candidate for mayor OF greater New
York.
The convention OF police chiefs
which has been meeting In Pittsburg,
adjourned TO assemble in milwaukee
next year.
Former United States Senator Rich
ard Coke died at Waco, Texas.
Judge John Lowell, an eminent law
yer, died at Brookllne, Mass.
Another break In the Mississippi
river occurred at Baton Rouge, La.
The Kentucky senate passed strln-
gent law against mob violence.
Ten persons were killed by the col
lapse OF an ore dump at Pinkney,
Tenn.
Stephen r. Mallory, democrat, was
elected United States senator from
Florida.
A. w. Barnard made another success
full trip with his airshlp at the Tonnes
see exposition
The new Flower telescope and obser-
yatory of the University of Pcnnsyl-
vania were dedicated.
Lieut.. Edward S. Farrow was ac-
Quilted at 2lttsburg OF the charge o
violating the insurance laws.
Requiem mass was offered In st. Vim
cent de Paul's Catholic church, New
York, for the victims Of the Paris fire.
William Watt and Charles Felerdach,
brlckyard employees Of Burlington, Ia,
are near deaths door from drinking
embalmlng fluid.
"hlee men held Up Southern Pacln
express train ut Lozler, Texas, and
robbed the ls-Fargo express safes
OF an amour. estimated ut 100000.
Joseph Tolker, n peddler from Phlla-
delphla, IL under arrest In New York
on suspicion of having strangled II
number OF women In the latter city.
Two girls, aged 8 and 6 years, child
rem OF John WEIGH OF Maybee, Mich,
were burned TO death In an old log
barn They were playing with matches
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. DoXell, who lived
In the country near Howell Lake, MINI,
were murdered and robbed OF $500
The instrument OF death was an ak.
Equal auffragists of Colorado have
issued a statement calling attention to
1ood results that have followed the
enfranchisemen of women in that
tate.
John Rosenberg, a convict In San
Quenin prison, California, says he kille
Blanche Lamont, for whose murde
Theodore Durrant has been sentenced
to hang
Tho New York Bar association has
decided to employ one of It's members
as an official accuser to proceed against
lawyers charged with unprofessionnl
behavior.
Business In Brazil IL paraly2ed rs the
result of recent failures by commercial
companies.
There are indications Of the POSSIBLE
and Morocco, owing to the incurson of
Moorish trlbesmen into Algerian tor
rltory.
The convention of police chiefs,
which Ia being held at pittshurg,
fledged Itself to work for the adoption
Of the Bertlllon system OF identifying
criminals.
John Bloor. secretary of the Montana
enate, has been sentenced to years
Imprisonment for secretlng a salary
hill to prevent its passage the last night
o. the session.
The presideht has sent to the senate
the following nominations Frank A.
Vanderllp, Illinois, assistant secretary
or tho treasury; Brig. Gen, Y. II. Bliss
to be mayor general.
Mayor Strong has declared hlmsel
In favor OF tho ctl2ons' union ticket,
oven II democrat is placed at the head
M candidate for the mayoralty of
greater New York.
President Mckinley, Vice President
Hobart and most OF the members of
the cabinet went to Philadelphia
take part In tho exercises of unvellin
the Washington monument
Tho New York board of trade and
transportation adopted resolution In
dorslng the Torrey bankruptcy bill and
condemnng the Nelson measure passed
by the United States senate.
The grand jury Of New York has
indicted Commander BoothTucker of
the salvation army for maintaining II
nuisance and disturbing the peace n
an army barracks In that city.
The cunard Line steamship IucanIa
has established now ocean record,
having made the voyage from Sandy
Hook to Queenstown In five days -four
teen hours and iirty-four minutes,
Judge McClung, Of l.akeport, Cal,
granted Mrs, Langtry. better known as
The Jersey Lily, divorce from he
English husband Dcscrtion was al
legged and no defense was entered
The National Association of Railway
Commissioners. in session at st Louis
decided to urge congress to pass laws
in conformity with recommendations
of the interstate commerce commission
The Dawes commission is In Table.
duah in conference with the commIssIo,
OF the Cherokees entering upon nego
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