Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-02
TrI HGRANs In BRIEF.
HOME HAPPENINGS.

IN tho Portage and the United States
charles A. Lloyd was nominated Tor
governor OF lowe by middle-oi-the-
road populists. ham
The coal operators of Pittsburg nave
sorred an organization and say they
may arbitrate. a,, 4,
cash wheat sold at $1.13 bushel In
New York. the highest price since
the boom Of 1891.
The gunboat Newport VIII not " y,
ready to 20 into commission until
October B.
The government accepted DID OF
$15,400 for he coast survey steamer
Hassler yesterday.
Charles +. Hill OF Chicago says ne
was hired by DR.. James o. QUICKER 10
throw yitriol In Mrs. Ducker's face'
Frederick r. Coudert, the we'll
known lawyer who was III at Bar mar
Dor, is rapidly recovering his health
Canada and the United States have
arranged To give a semimonthly mall
service In the Klondyke gold region
The internal revenue receipts for
July we're $19,472. 46S, an increase OF
$5,21a,976 over the same month OF
1896.
President Mckinley attended the
opening OF the twenty eighth annual
reunion of the Society of the Army
OF the Potomac In Troy, New York.
A reduction of tariff duties on
Ernnch imports under the reciprocity
ekause OF the Dingley act would amount
10 less than $1,000,000 on years I'M
ports.
IL is reported that an English syndi-
cate offered $4,000. 900 for the business
OF Stenway g. Son, piano manuiactur-
srs, Of New York.
Passengers on the Lain and Erie
drich der Crosse were loud In their
sAnunciation of the $l00-limit clause
of the Dingley law.
William G. Whitney has entered u
protest against $4,000 increased
valuation OF his property at Wheat
ley Hills, l.. |.
John Philip Sousa, former leader OF
the United States Marine Band, will
take representative band of American
musicians to England.
Horses which are being discarded by
New York street railways may be
shipped TO Germany for military and
tramway service.
Cash wheat passed the dollar mark,
and silver fell SIS cents an ounce.
The bullion value of the standard sill
yer dollar Is now 40 cents.
1t Is estimated that the profit on the
American crop of 500000000 bushels
of wheat Is $3.50, 100000 in six weeks
Or nearly $240, 100000 for the year,
J. II. Carpenter of Reading, Pa, Of
fers to sell armor plate to the govern
ment for $3.50 u ton or to sell his
process for making steel plate.
The American Bankers association
before adJourning mt Detroit, adopted
u resolution asking congress to appoint
u nonpartlsan currency commission.
Mine operators In the pittsburg dis
tlict said they would open their mines
ut all hazards, aud would use Gatllng
guns to protect workmen against srilS-
ers.
The Aron excursion from New York
to Yellowstone park, left over the
West Shore railroad. There are l25
in the party.
At Normal, H., Mrs. W. S. pattor-
son was struck at II death trap cross
Ing and killed She was tossed 30 feet
In the air.
Secretary Of State Sherman has sub
mtted to the Jnpancs, government al
Answer to JapAn's last note relating
to the annexation OF Hawaii by the
United Sta-es,
plon. was enJoned from using tho
profits Of tho book on chess that he
published in conjunction with Mr..
Frothingham
'''''' 'N'N h''' i'ANN'Nh WV WIN 'ucl'li
that he cannot become q candidate for
mayor unless organizations in all five
of the boroughs constituting greater
New York invite him.
Miss Agnes Warren of Springfield,
ILL.,, was killed near Ann Arbor, Mich,
depot by the east bound train over the
Michigan Central She was a teacher
In the summer school.
Federal Judge Goif in West Virginia
sentenced u strike leaders to three
Gays In Jail for violating Judge Jack
sons injunction, and later ordered
them to be released.
A call was issued by the miners
officials for u convention Of organized
labor to be held In st, Louis Aug. 30,
when they viii be asked to join issues
with the striking coal-miners.
Catharino Morton committed suicide
In New York by gas. She had been
lying dead nearly sixty hours before
physician arrived from the coroners
o.uce. Not n coroner was ON duty.
Little johnny Conway, abducted at
Albany. was restored to his parents
tA al. u, Ia.