Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-22
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

THOMAS Brady, aged 81, Of Newark
N +. was drowned In the Passaic
river while bathing.
De Kalb Junction, New York was
almost wiped out by fire. twenty
buildings we're burned.
Miss Grace Stevenson, daughter OF q
Boston millionaire, has been mysterl-
crsly missing since Arril ~.
A statue of the late Richard M. Hunt.
architect and art critic, Will be erectsd
in central park, New York.
II ia estimated by the miners Of
fcials that from $4,000 to 10000
miners are now on strike.
It is believed that Representative
McMillin will be appointed to succeed
the late Senator Harris.
A banquet was given In honor OF w.
J. Bryan by the silver republican
club of Los Angeles, Cal.
Twenty thousand delegates attended
the International Christian Endeavor
convention In San Francisco
The Central Conference OF American
Rabbis, meeting In Montreal, elected
DR.. Wise OF Cincinnati president.
The heat in parts Of Colorado was
excessive, the temperature In many
places being 105 degrees and above.
The extensive shops OF the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad Mt Sedalia.
Mr.. have resumed work on full time.
The funeral of Rev. A. II. Hewett,
superior OF the Paulist Order OF Catho-
lie Priests, took place In New York.
Meade ID. Detwiler OF Harrisburg.
Pa. was reelected exalted ruler of the
Elks grand lodge, which met In MINI
eapolis.
Ex-Governor Campbell Of Ohio, who
is In New York on u visit. predicts
that the democrats Will carry his state
this fall
The Bradley Martins are reported to
have taken the London mansion Bar
ney Barnato was erecting ut fabul
GUS cost.
Heat killed scores of persons In diff
ferent parts of the country and caused
several residents of Chicago to commit
suicide.
A letter from Ex-Presldcnt Cleve-
land was read ut tho state convention
Of Iowa gold democrats. In session
at Des Moines.
Shortages of $4,000 in tho money
due by county dispensers to tho state
of South Carolina have boon dis
covered.
A conference of labor leaders III
Pittsburg decided to recommend u set
tlement of the coal miners strike by
arbitration.
w. II. Hayden, formerly an actor
and at ono time manager of Stuart
Robson, died ut his home, at Navesink
Highlands, aged 81 years
In the house of lords the marquis of
Salisbury. replying to II question by
the Earl of Mayo, agreed that the de-
hay in the Dolagoa Bay award was
most extraordinary, adding that he
was afraid that tho arbitration would
emulate tho delays of tho court Of
ehancery.
President Mckinley, Vice President
Hobart Secretary Alger and Private
Secretary Porter and their familis will
summer ut Lake Chnmplain.
Roberts brothers, manufacturers Of
mackintoshes and rubber goods of
Chicago, made IN assignment; assets,
$4,000; liabilities, $4,000.
Sidney Lascelles, alias Lord Baros-
ford" who was recently released from
the Georgia penitontiary. Is wanted on
number of now charges Of swindlng.
VIM. Slocum Groosbock, who was the
presidential candidate of tho liberal
republicans against Horace Greedy
in 1872. died at his homo near Gin
cinnati
Martin Thorn Is said by Now York
detectives to have .aade n confession
that he murdered VIM. Gudensuppc at
Noodside, H. l., by ambushing him In
. closet.
Gus Hyatt alias George Hall, who
has been arrested at Kansas City,
confesscs that he took part IN several
train robberios, most of which were In
tho south.
On a wager Frank Burton started
from New York for ~ trip around tho
world without cent and returned
with $4,000 which he earned ~ his
journey.
EX-Colloctor Welhorn of San Francis
co FOR whom tho police havs been
sea ching for several days past, was
arrested In that city and taken to
prison.
Mrs Edith NJ. Staples, the COM
panion of btcyclist Charles h. Nelson
Mt tho time Of his mysterious shoot
Ing In Washington park. Chicago, has
been released on bail
Governor Mount of Indiana paroled
Benjamin Il. Muskgraye, who WAS sen
fenced to state prison from Terra
Haute for ten years for swndling Il
life insurance company,