Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-14


I he state department denies all knowl-
edge OF the matter.
Judge l.. ii. Mead Of Shell Lake was
appointed special administrator of
the estate of Joseph Blackburn, the
murdered trader. The action was
taken upon application of John 7.
Blackburn OF Shell Lake, half brother
OF the dead man. No will has been
found.
The cabinet meeting was devoted to
a discussion OF the relations between
the United States and Spain. 1t lasted
been received from the Spanish gov
eminent to General Woodford's repre-
sensations.
Gen. Minor y. Thomas died at his
home in Minneapolis, aged 81 years.
He had brilliant war record. Since
the war he followed the profession of
civil engineering, being connected with
the old st. Paul & Pacific road, now a
part of The Great Northern system.
While the cook was carving a
large pike mt the Everett restaurant,
Muncie, Ind, Il celluloid paper cutter
four inches long, was found imbedded
I'm the tissues OF the fish. 1t had prob
ably swallowed the knife, thinking It
was mlnnow.
The women of Bloomington oper-
ated the street railway system Of that
city and Normal for charity, and the
result was neat addition to the fund
of the Bloomington Benevolent asso-
citation. Trolley day was In all re-
spects Il success.
At TT Atkinson, Wis, Rev. Will
lam w. Rose, pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church for ten years, died from
heart failure. He had been in excel
lent spirits all day. A widow and
four sons survive him. His second
son, Horace, Is student at Ann Ar
Dor.
The grand jury summoned to inves-
tlgate the charge that Assemblyman
Charles Polacheck, u stakeholder in
tho Wisconsin Rendering company,
tried to bribe Alderman Ilkart to vote
to give the garbage contract to his
company was impanoled in Milwau-
kee.
During the railroad strike OF 1894,
In Indiana, large numbers of Wabash
employees were laid Off, and their APP
plicatlons for reinstatement have not
been Needed 1t Is now given out on
good official authority that all the old
men will be taken back as rapidly as
possible.
A sensation was created at st. Paul
In insurance and other business circles
by the bringing Of u suit against the
Life Insurance Clearing company ask
ing for the suspension of Thomas Is.
Scott, president and II, Burton Strait,
secretary, for mlsmanaging the affairs
OF tho company.
As u result of consultations between
Admiral Walker. president of the
Nicaragllan canal commission, and
officers of the state and war depart
ments, 1t has been decided that Il
change shall be made In tho compost
ton of tho commission, and captain
o. M Carter shall be succeeded as the
engineer.
Mayor Harrison has signed the ordi-
nance to compel Chicago street rail-
way companies to place tenders and
safeguards upon their cars. The com
panies hay sixty days In which to
equip their cars with tenders and then
they are subject to n fine of from $40
to 500 per car per day for every viola
ton.
AT Williamson. Mich, probably II
fatal quarrel between brothers occur
red Simon Kent fired both barrels OF
II shotgun point blank at his brother
Seth, striking him in the eye and in
the side, and the latter will probably
die, Simon Kent has been arrested
Both men me about 30 years old and
have families. The dispute arose
over business matters
Adolph Kuttner, one OF the wealth
lost and best known citizens of the
San Joaquin valley, has just returned
from Europe and confirms the prev
Iously telegraphed report OF how he
was barred out of Russia because he
Is Jew and because as youth at the
time of his departure. he sailed for
America without Obtaining the per-
mission of the authoriaies.
Prof. Guy Il. Thompson, formerly
member of the Yale faculty and Il
prominet educator, died at Bowlder,
Col, of consumption. lie was born In
Michigan in 1864, Prof Thompson
was graduate of Colorado state uni
vcrsity and also of Yale In 1896 he
went To Europe and was married to
Ambassador Uhls daughter at Berlin
in January of that year
Captain Frederick Chetard, an old
resident OF st. Louis and the oldest
surviving officer of the confederate
army, is dead He was also thought
to be the oldest surviving
officer of the old United States navy
o ante-bellum days. Captain Chetard
was born In Baltimore In 1907 and
entered the United States navy in
1924, on the vessel Old North Carolina,
The family of Patsy Devine are SUI