Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-05-06
TELEGnAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

the retroactive provision stricken OUT
Of the Dingley bill.
More than $500 men are at work on
the grounds OF the Tennessee Cehleh-
NAL exposition at Nashville, preparing
it for the opening, Ma! !.
The 500 river is free from Ice. the
River Queen was the first boat TO pass
through.
The North Dakota Milling company
Of Grpnd Forks, N. d., capital $loo'-
600, assigned.
Much fruit in Illinois, Indiana ana
Sou.uern Wisconsin has probably been
killed by frost.
Mai Sanno has been ordered 10
North Dakota to distribute rNiohs 10
aood sufferers.
Mrs. Agnus 9. Weed, kindergarten .a,
teacher, wus burned to deith a. n''
home In New York.
Big corn cribs at Gregory, MO-, oioho
letting thousands OF bushels OF GOTH
aoat down the Mississippi.
Rev. DIR. +, w. Gunsanus, OF chi
cagn will, It Is believed, receive q call
To the passionate OF inc broao"aS
Tabernacle, New York j.,
The private banking house OF
schoar, Koch and Co, In Chicago has
collapsed. Charles l.. Boyd Is the re-
ceiyer. The liabilities are $So,ooo'
Pennsylvania pardon board com
muted the death sentence OF Actor
Gentry, who murdered Madge fofhS'
an actress, to life imprisonment.
The West Virginia court or appears
has rendered decision to the eHect
that the anti-clgarette law passed ny
the last Legislature is uncoi stitutiona''
The new Chinese minister, Mr.. WI
Ting Fang, has arrived IN washington
The retiring minister. Mr.. yang fu'
has been transferred to st Petersburg
AT Norfolk, Va, N. Burrusson CO.
one of the most prominent and widely
known banking firms In the south
failed; liabilities $3.50, 900; assets about
the same.
Fire at Newport News, Va, Cos
troyed two coastwlse merchandise
piers with their contents, three YES
sells and one tugboat, entailing loss
of $2,500000.
Isaac N. House, a well-known mer-
chant of Trenton, N. j.. was found
dead on his knees by the side OF his
sons grave. He had apparently died
while praying.
Gottlieb Strum OF Jackson, Cal,
committed suicide by jumping over
board from the steamer Welmer, on
which he had taken passage from Bre-
men for New York.
The hat-trlmmings case growing ou'
II the operation of the Mckinley tarlf'
law. and involving over $40 900, 900, was
decided In favor OF the government
by jury In Philadelphia.
Charles b. Fosdick, president Of the
Second National bank Of New York. is
dead. aged 70 years. He was one OF
the founders and the first president OF
the Hide ard Leather bank.
John Forepaw, the circus man, and
two prominent Spaniards, Arseno Gar
cia and JoaQuil Sierra, were killed
at Tampa, Fla. They were In street
car which was struck by fast mai
train.
Friends OF Sugar Broker Chapman
convicted of contempt for failing tc
answer questions of u United States
senator committee, have decided tc
appeal to President Mckinley to pal
don him.
General Miles commanding the
United States army will leave Wash
ington for Constantlnople early In
May. He goes abroad to watch the
progress OF the war between Greece
and Turkey
President Mckinley appointed Cor
neluS Van lott. postmaster or New
York City, f. r. Moore, internal revc-
nue. collector for the Brooklyn district
and William A. Jones, of Wisconsin
rdian commissioner.
Mrs. Nellie Hoyt Ripley, u daughter
OF the late George Seney, the banker,
was granted n divorce In Now York
from Harry on Ripley, q grandson
OF the late Sidney Dollion, president of
the Union Pacific Railroad.
Joseph E. Kelley, OF Amesbury
Macs, arrested in Montreal. confessed
to having murdered Cashier Stickney
of the Great Falls National bank at
Sumersworth, N. H.. and made way
with $4,100 OF the banks funds.
Henry V. Duffy, he,d OF the largest
mercantile establishment at Waulon
Ia, was found dead In his store, hay
ing been shot through the heart, 1t |:
thought that he surprised burglars n
work and they murdered him.
The first official act OF Mayor Don
aid Of Atchison was to change the loca
tion of the vegetable market. He ha.
put 1t near his dry goods store. Mayo,
Waggoner moved 1t down near his OF
fee building two years ago.
Captain Charles Wesley Blunt. 1
veteran river pilot known among rive
and army men from Yankton. s, H., t.
New Orleans, as Uncle Charles, i