Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

Wesley's chapel in London, has ar
rived in New York TO collect money
to restore Wesley's tomb and to com
plete the restoration Of the chape'
England has contributed $4,000; only
$4,000 more is needed.
Denver--Lewis C. Rockwell, who was
United States district attorney for
Colorado for four years under Presi-
dent Grant, died suddenly Of apoplexy.
He was born in Schoharie county, New
York, in 1910. He was one of the lead
ing lawyers in the state.
Representative Ray of New York has
prepared for the house committee on
judiciary substitute for the bill
passed by the senate at the last session
relative to contempt cases in the Unit
ed States courts, which was an issue of
the presidential campaign.
Pennsylvania alone will have $500
men in line at McKinley's inaugura-
tion. Maryland will send her entire
Natinoal Guard, and large bodies of
troops are expected from other states.
The public comfort committee will
furnish lodgings for 100000 persons.
The United States grand jury has
returned indictments against William
Moss OF Vandalia, H., for passing
counterfeit coin, and William Stierlin
Of Quincy, H., for mailing an improper
postal card. The latter pleaded guilty,
was fined $50 and costs and went to
Jail in default.
Harry Oliver, aged I years, the son
of a business man of Des Moines,
Iowa, was whipped by Miss Florence
Miller, a teacher in the Grant Park
school, which the boy attended, and a
half hour later died. The boy had
heart disease, and the whipping caused
fatal attack.
The last message of Governor
Claude Matthews OF Indiana was sub
mitted to the legislature Certain rec
concentrations are made, notable
among which are a compulsory educa-
tion law and a law prohibiting the
formation of trusts or their operation
within the state.
Pittsburg, Pa Charles ID. DefOust
has invented flying machine which
flew on the trial trips. He has an
aluminium model, which bears re-
semblance to large eagle The body
Of the bird holds sufficient gas to make
the machine buoyant enough TO elevate
and sustain itself
Debs is in Denver to make a series
of addresses In aid of the Leadvilc
striking miners. He spoke twice Sun
day to stir up friends of union labor
He predicted that in war between
capital and labor. plenty of laborng
men could be hired for rs cents day
10 shoot their fellows.
Los Angeles w. G. Creole the mil
lionaire miner for whom the town of
Creedc, Col, is namel, and his wife,
have separated and agreed to dissolve
at once, as far as possible without
legal process, the martial bonds. Mrs.
Crecde accepted $4,000 cash in hand
and surrendered all further claim.
DR.. Thomas ]. Conaty, the newly
appointed IectOr of the Catholic uni
VcrAIty, bade farewell to his people of
tho Sacred Heart church in Worcester
Among the protestants present were
Mayor Spmgue and other distinguished
citizens, A pontifcal mass was cele-
brated by Bishop Beaver, of Spring
field, The church gave the new rector
- check for $1,000
The American Steel Barge company
a Nil, "A Too, Il
John Johnson, II boy employed at the
yard to heat rivets, on the charge of
incompotcncy, and sixty of his COM
panions went on strike. This action
closed down the yard, throwing $50
men ont of employment. All work was
Immediately suspended There was no
wage difference, 1t Is intended to re-
sumo with new crew.
Sedalia, Mo Miss H. Drayton Aston,
an heircss and desccndent of the late
John Jacob Astor of New York. + en-
ployed MS Il chambermaid In the Hotel
Sicher here under the name of Dratie
langdon. She Is a daughter of w. ID.
Astor, who died In st. Louis twenty
three years ago, leaving lis only child
In charge Of her aunt, wife of the late
Major Langdm. Six years later the
aunt died, leaving "Dratie' to fight her
way In the world.
Washington civil service COM
mission has fixed the dates for COM
plotting the eligible lists for mechanics
In the engineering service Of the gov
eminent. The substitution of mail
examination for oil these places, in
which only age, intelligence, exper-
fence, character as a workman and
physical qualifications are to he con-
sidered, in place OF the usual detailed
examination at certain points. is an
innovation in civil service methods
Only those applications received prior
to Feb |, 1897 will be considered.