Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-17

,ston's debt is $49,993,326
OF LOCAL CONCERN

Modern Woodmen.
J. 3. Whitefied has been appointed
statc treasurer of Florida, to succeed
Collins, resigned.
THE silver democratic State conven-
tior of Kentucky adopted platform
praising VIM. j Bryan.
Ex. Secretary OF the Treasury
Carlisle, Of Kertu Ky, has opened y
law Office in New York.
The senate committee II charge OF
tho tariff bill has decided to stand by
the Aldrich sugar schedule.
Mrs. Maria Pleva has confessed ~
kenosha that she poisoned her nus
band because he abused fef'
The Merchants bank OF Lincoln
Neb., closed is doors at noon. Inc
bank had a capital OF $50,Ooo.
The Canadian bill to prohibit the ex-
h,bition of the bett-F!tzsimmons
k,netcscopc pictures was killed.
The labor unions OF Lynn, MASS
nave agreed to arbitrate future dliler-
ences with the manufacturers.
According to Albert J Enright, Il
cousin OF William J. Bryan, the latter
friends to take trip around inc
world.
Little Whirlwind," whcse murder OF
Sheep Herder Hoover started the III
dion outbreak in Montana, has been
rrrested.
George Kaufman who was watching
his fathers grapery, was murdereo
and then cremated by robbers at stef-
ling, Ill.
New York cloakmakers, who are Ten
thousand strong and claim 10 DC
thoroughly organized, are preparing
for a strike.
Forty ringleaders Of tho San Quentin
strike have been sentenced 10 solitary
confinement on bread and water Tor
che month.
Sultan ID. Worden, the San Fran
cisco train wreckor under sentence OF
death, will appeal to the United States
supreme court.
The body Of j. II. Haugen, the MISS
ing clearinghouse keeper, was to'lhu
I'm the bay ut Superior. Hausen lel'
NAV 2s. On the following day ms
wife received n letter saying he wo''o
drown himself.
The total attendance at the Tonnes
seo Centennial Exposition Is expected
from present Indications, to exceed
two millions.
Eddie Pitzer, who has been on trial
It Jacksonville, Fla. for the past eight
DAVIS for the murder of Louise Cato,
was acquitted.
A New York paper announced that
the formation Of pool Is contemplated
O corner two-thlrds OF tho whiskey IN
This country.
Gen. O. o. Howard was chosen presl-
dent of tho Congregational Home
Missionary society In 'session OF Sara
toga, N. Y.
The New York Silicate Slate com
pnny, denlers In Silicate states ana
tIackbcarAs, assigned, Liabilities, $2b'
600; assets, $4,000. -
Charles Morgan and IL. M. Summer
field have been arrested ut Denver,
Col, en- the charge of wireetappiiig ana
swndling pool rooms.
A feature of the memorial services
In Kansas City was the interment OF
tho remains of the late ex-Confederate
General Joe Shelby,
The trial of Rev. John ID. Knox. the
ex-banker of Topeka, began before
judicial conference of the Methodist
church in st, Joseph, Mo,
DR.. George M. Sternberg, surgeon
general United States army, was
elected president of the American
Medical Association.
Ricardo ID. Re Tuesnes and wife
were arraigned In New York, charged
nth issuing counterfeit bonds of the
,osta Rican government.
j. ID. Chandler. 81 years of age,
president of the Nashua, N. H., street
railroad and one Of the three princi-
nal owners of the road. died
Judge Grosscup of the federal court
upheld the liability Of the city of Chi
cago for damages to rairoad' property
by reason of the strike of 1894,
The cottage of Edgar Allen Poe, the
poet, in the Kingsbridgc road, New
York. has been saved from destruction
by DR.. Chauvet, of Fordham, N. Y.
Roger G. Spooner Of Chicago, a
brother of Senator Spooner of Wiscon-
A. has been appointed superintendent
Of the Indian warehouse In Chicago
DR.. Charles Il. Norris was awarded
$1,000 damages in II suit against Eben-
ezer Whyte, Jr, Kansas city gro
Ger, for assautng him In September
last
The executive committee Of the citi-
zens' union of New York has selected
Seth Low. president of Columbia
uniSel sity, for mayor of greater New
NCrk.