Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-18
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
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AT HOME.

MIS. Henry "dlu DSCIhci SOhAi
ton is unchanged. She is very low
Mrs. Letitia Musselman, aged 81
wears. was burned to death at Kirk
wood, Pa.
A bill establishing woman suffrage
In Nevada passed the state senate at
Carson.
John Lane, OF Grand Rapids, has
sold his wife for SIS, and the event
vas celebrated yesterday by all con
cerned
Mrs. Mary Wray celebrated her one
hundred and fifth birthday anniversary
at Fairbury, Ill.
Allen M. Fay, postmaster OF Malone,
N. Y, is alleged to be $500 short IN
his accounts.
Woodmen of the World selected st,
Paul as the meeting place OF the head
camp in 1899.
The gambling-rooms OF Muncie, Ind,
are closed at the legal hour for the first
time in years.
The county auditor at Duluth has
been indicted on charge OF misap-
propriating public funds.
Moses Thatcher will contest the cleo
tion OF j. L. Rawllns to the United
States senate from Utah.
President and Mrs. Cleveland begin
to pack their personal effects prepar-
story to vacating the white house
Gen. Roy Stone was elected presl-
dent OF the National Good Roads con
2ress, which IS In session at Orlando
Fla
Mrs Marilla M. Kicker of Dover. N.
H.. has applied to President Elect Nc
Kinley for appointment as minister to
Colombia.
Frank M. Gage, Il member Of the
Governing committee OF the Chicago
Stock exchange, was expelled for
bucket-shopping.
The Wisconsin law for the cure Of
inebriates at public expense has been
declared unconstitutional by the state
supreme court.
A bill hos been introduced In con-
gress declaring The Star-Spangled Ban
ner to be the national song Of the
United States.
The Nebraska Legislature offered to
send corn for free distribution among
the poor Of Chicago, but Mayor Swift
declined tho offer
The Pennsylvania Legislature will
hold sessions In Grace Methodist Epis-
copal church ut Harrisburg until other
quarters arc provided.
Arthur Courtney has been arrest cd
nj oh nf
stealing from farmers articles valued
ut thousands Of dollars.
The house OF delegates of NOr,h
Carolina pass u a bill making 1t unlaw-
full for railroad companies to purchase
OF lease competing lines.
Employees Of the Joliet branch Of the
Illinois Steel ComEpny have received
notice Of the reduction OF from 10 to
20 per cent IN their wages.
Howard II, Colman. n governor en-
ploye. was arrested in Now York on
tho charge Of taking uncanceled news
paper and periodical stamps.
Driven insane through grief over nc
cdontally killing his son, Cash Whaley
living near Adrian, Mich, blew off the
Tho bay View mill of the Illinois
Steel Company at Milwaukee,, which
has been Idle for week, resumed.
Wages were "eluced 10 per cent
The man who hunkocd the Adams
Express agent ut Brucevllle. Ind, out
Of 500 last week is believed to have
been caught ut Abbeyville, $. G.
I Nan n ~.
largest insurance business in Oshkosh,
Wis, iive years ago. Is in Jail on the
charge OF forging check for S..
Tho supreme court Of Ohio decided
that Cincinnati may issue 81, 500 900
bonds to underwater works, but bonds
must be paid out Of water revenue.
Gov, Scoileld of Wisconsin will fore
close mortgages held by the state on
the State Agricultural socicty's
grounds and the Eau Claire armory.
Tho Venezuelan treaty was signed In
Washington by Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British ambassador, and Senior
Jose Andrado, the Venezuelan minister.
The agreement recently concluded
between Canada and the United States
and substituting u rigid inspection be-
tween the countries, took effect yester-
day
At milwaukee, William Raasch, aged
~, had his throat cut by his 20 year
old brother, Augu'. In an alteration
at their home. William Is dying and
August is In Jail
AT Albuquerque. n. NJ, Mrs. Sumona
Gutierrez has been arrested on the
charge of poisoning her husband who
dled student with symptoms of
strychnino poisoning.
Judge w. s. Metz of the fourth j-
diclal circuit Of Wyoming has resigned.
The impeachment proceedings brought
against him by tho legislature will
probably be dropped
A. W. llndcrstrom a farmer living
near Tacoma, Wash, in n III OF anger
took down shotgun and blew out
the brains Of his fve~yelrs-old son