Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-21
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC MATTERS.

A torpedo boat was sunk at New
port.
1t showed in Minnesota and both
Dakotas.
Ex-senator Mcpherson OF New Jer-
sey died.
Gentry and Robert J. lowered the
team record a second.
Eight more lives were lost In the
Manitoba prairie fires.
Gold imports are expected 10 CON
s.nue for several months.
A national anti-civil service asso-
citation Is to be organized.
District Passenger Agent Heaiford
of the Milwaukee road died In chi
cago.
The president appointed DR.. George
Fl. Bridgeman OF Elizabeth, N. De-
minister to Bolivia.
Debs made a speech In New YORK
I'm the interest of social democracy,
his new scheme.
Discrepancies have been found III
the accounts of the city OF Brooklyn
amounting to $5,O0OOO0.
VIM. J. Bryan took part In the
celebration OF Nebraska day at the
Tennessee Centennial exposition.
The postofilce department has
adopted policy of general extension
n regard to the money-order system.
Fred Gilbert Of Iowa defeated
Elliot of Kansas City, the champion
wing shot of America. by one point
william A. Stiles, one OF the New
York city park commissioners and an
expert In landscape gardening, Is
dead.
Fire In Detroit, which broke out
early yesterday morning. caused dam
age estimated at between 100000 ana
100000.
Damaging testimony was given
against the wife of Gov. Atkinson OF
West Virginia ut her trial on the
charge OF forgery.
Great Britain refuses to take part
In a scaling conference unless 1t ID
limited to that country, the United
States and Canada.
M. b. Tucker, Associated Press
correspondent, died of exhaustion
while locating gold claim In Alaska.
Two prominent female members OF
Debs' Social Democracy In Chicago
had u jolly row. one horscwhipping the
other.
A new system of taxation for
Massachusetts has been recommended
by O. special commission appointed by
Governor Wolcott.
Timothy Jackman, u young actor
died IN New York from injuries re-
ceIved In saving the life of his wife
from n runaway horse.
Peter M. Studebnker died at Alma,
Mich, today. lie was treasurer OF
the Studebakci Bros. Manufacturing
company. His age was 60.
There are threats OF Wnching
eleven men who are accused Of fol-
onously assaulting Mrs. Thomas
Gleason. near Newport. Ky.
Robbers held up Chicago and Al
ton train short distance from Kan
sas City and tried to blow open the
express safes. but failed.
DI' bfaib, INC AIueIlCuu ueHllSL III
Paris, will give large sums to found
educational institutions, and ST.
Paul IL among the cities to be favor
ed.
Postmaster General Gary opened
the new system of transporting mails
between the general postoiilce In New
York and It's branches by means of
pneumatic tubes.
The weekly bank statement shows
that the surplus and reserve have de-
creased $2,O6i,0fo, Tho banks hold
$13,4S5 900 In excess of the legal re-
Qulrements.
The United States sanitary inspec-
tor ut Havana says there Ia danger Of
yellow fever Infection from cattle
steamers plying between the United
States and Cuba.
Dugan, In the penltentiary for the
murder of J. Il. Harris of Minneapolis,
is said to have confessed, exonerat-
Ing White. now serving life sen
ience for the crime.
AT Portland. Ore, hre destroyed the
plant OF the Zimmerman Packing COM
pany, two miles from the business
part OF the city, Loss on building,
$55 900; on meats. $4,000.
Secretary Gage. in an address
the dedication of the Bradley Poly
technic Institute. Peoria, H.. took the
ground that the rich are net growing
richer and the poor poorer,
The funeral of Chas lGneu johnson,
the we'll known manufacturer Of prin-
ters' ink. was hold In Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral John Mellen Brady
Clitz (rotired) died. He was born in
1892,
At English, Ind, the stables of Or.
w. u. Grady. including forty-threc
horses, which were In his care for
training near Marietta. were destroyed
by fire last night. The total loss Is
$25, 900.
Gold to the amount of 81 800 900 has
L., I H..