Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-02

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Rev. Thomas r. Slicer, the son of a
prominent Methodist Episcopal minis
ter of Baltimore, was installed pastor
of All Souls Unitarian church, New
York.
A confession that may prove Drey-
fus innocent was made by an Alsatian
officer, 1t Is said, an alleged accomplice
OF Count Esterhazy in selling French
army secrets TO Germany.
Upon the appeal Of Richard Croker
the Tammany society subscribed 500
900 for the starving people OF Cuba
and a like sum for the poor Of New
York.
Professor Jordan and Secretary
Clarke OF the seal commission have
left Washington on their return TO
their homes, having completed their
work.
Standard Oil people pushed through
the big deal by which the CONSOLIDATE
ed company will control the gas for
greater New York, having only one
weak competitor.
| DB DuIl DIHc Out SlbNih
natl, Ohio, was placed in the hands of
| Sam Fine and Harry Mack as receiv
ers. Liabilities, $50, 900 to $50 900; as
sets $4,000 to 100000.
Tho appellate division Of the supreme
court OF New York has given decl-
sion UNFOLDING the labor union rate
Of wages for state and municipal en-
ployes.
The trustees of Mount Holyoke col
lege have received from Queen Vic
toria reply to n message of congrat'l-
latlon sent to her on the occasion of
ler diamond jubilee,
Senator Morgan Of Alabama, who
has just returned from Honolulu, is
more than ever convinced OF the de-,
STABILITY OF the annexation of Hawaii
to the United States.
Two children wer murdered at
Oconomowoc, Wis, and thoir fnther
was found with his throat cut. He Is
hought to have committed the deed
because of domestic troubles.
J. IT, McMurren has brought suit In
New York against Edwin Barbour,
formerly Of Virginia, stock broker,
for 5000 profits from II speculation.
In Bell Telephone stock.
Senator Elkins will make n strong
fight for his bill imposing discrim-
II atIng duty of 10 per cent. ON foreign
goods brought into the United States
over tho Canadian Pacific railroad
Tho directors Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern Railway company
met in Cincinnati and reelected Pres
ident u. r, Bacon. A deficit OF $780,
3d5 for the last fiscal year was report
ed
Joseph Kreig died from yellow fever
at Fort Banancas, eight miles from
Pensacola, Fla. This Is tho second
death from the disease that has oc
cured in that vicinity within the last
ten days
George w. Ward, II youth, who
comes from good Virginia family,
was committed to II New York hos
pital for examination us to his sanity
on complaint OF ex-Congressman John
s. Wise of Virginia
In the orphans court Of Washing
ton, Mrs. John A. Logan was appoint
ed guardian of Miss Evangelina Cis-
neros. who was rescued from u Cuban
prison. She will be educated In Wash
lngton,
All the information reaching Wash
lngton IL that tho movement for n
change In the control of the Catholic
University has not been carried out,
and that 1t Is not likely to be carried
out.
Tho adjutant general of the army
LA been informed of the death of
Lieut.. A. Il. Jackson, ninth cavalry,
~ Lincoln, Neb,, following an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Chauncey Nj. Dcpew, who was elect
ed president of tho Republican club OF
New York, said that his namo was
used without authority, and that he
would not accept the position.
Martin Bartholomy and George
Roehl were fatally injured and Robert
Loren was severely beaten rs the re-
suit Of an attack of 20 masked men on
tho night shift OF miners Mt tho Kolb
coal pit near Mascoutah, Ill.
Fred II. Ketcham, who took part in
tho great railway strike OF 1894 at
Chicago, was awarded $2l ,666 in n
damage suit In that city against the
Northwestern Railroad company.
which, no said, blacklisted him.
Lieutenant Ellsworth Brice Bertholf
of tho United States revenue cutter
service. who will command the over
land expedition for the relief OF the
whalers imprisoned in the mountains
OF leo in the Arctic seas, has arrived
In Chicago.
Judge Shackloford, OF the Cole cOun-
ts (Mo) circuit court. has instructed
the grand jury to investigate the
charges Of corruption and bribery