Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-04
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

een professor Of ethics in Rutgers col
lege died yesterday at New Brunswick
N. J.
The building Of roofs over railroad
cuts Is an experiment the Northern Pa
'fic may try as prevention OF block
AIDES.
The government brings It's forecIo8-
ure suit against the Union Paclhc al
Omaha and also before Judge Sanborh
at st. Louis
Senators hold that the Central Amer
lean protest against the Nicaragua
canal will initiate against the arbi'ra-
ton treaty.
Miss Sophonisba p. Breckenridge,
daughter of Colonel w. G. r. Breckln-
ridge, has been admitted to the bar al
Frankfort Ky.
Rev. J. Hellstern, doposed priest Of
the Catholic diocese Of Milwaukee, has
sued Archbishop Katzer for $4,000 FOR
alleged SANDER.
In iont convention the Connecticut
legislature ratified the election Of Or
Vile II. Platt as United States senator
10 bUtGPtH Ulillbtll'
William A. Harris, formerly Of Vr-
gInia, was nominated for United States
senator by the caucus of popuIsts Of
the Kansas legislature
Chicago Robert G. lngersolI has
given up the practice Of law. Here
after he will devote his time entirely
10 the lecture platform.
Col. j. Is. Moulton OF St. Lewis, one Of
the most prominent civil engineers In
the West, Is dead aged 81 years, Col
Moulton was born in Boston In 1910.
Beach Haven, N. 1.-The steamship
Badsworth which went ashore on The
morning of Jan. 49, was hauled off by
the wrecking tugs ut high water last
night.
Bones supposed to be those Of spies
and tories hung by the Americans dur
ing the Revolutionary war were found
under the officers quarters at West
Point.
General II. G.. Thomas Of Portland,
Me-, died In Oklahoma City, O. r. lie
owned the Oklahoma city waterworks
and had other large Investments In the
territory
James A. Stotz died In Eldora, Iowa.
Il. A. Williams, II music teacher,
dropped dead of heart disease ut Slb~
ley, III. He formerly lived In Black
Rock, Ark.
Tho state prohibition convention of
Michigan declared Its opposition to
fusion with the silver prohibItionists.
Tho secretary Of the treasury sub
mltted an estimate Of 500, 600 to con-
tinue the services Of the committee to
treat with tho Grow, Flat Head and
other Indians.
Counterfelter Anthony Ecker who es-
capped from United States marshal at
Rome. N. Y. while en- route from Buff
falo TO Albany for trial, was captured
ut Norwich
Charles l.ltchneld. member of a
prominent family of Lawrence, Kan,
hanged himself from n thrashlng ma
chine at his home nonr Slbley. lie
was 36 years old.
The two houses of North Oak ota met
in joint convention al noon, compared
the Journals OF the two houses and tie
clared Henry G. llansbrough United
States senator-elect
Sandusky, Ohio One OF tho most dis
astrous fires that has over visited the
business portion of this city occurred
recently, destroying about 100000
worth Of property.
L., Ih.N tat, l,,lI In plnprn ~
d., there was no senatorial choice,
Pickler held his party vote. Nhe popu-
list candidates played for position.
Kyle was In the load
"A young man named A. NJ. Thayer.
arrested for vagrancy. Ia held by the
Boston authorities, who believe that h"
Ia wanted In Detroit for aasauling Il
prominent woman there
Tho president has approved the act
to withdraw from the supreme court
jurisdiction over criminal cases not
capital, and confer the same On the
circuit court of appeals,
Tho South Atlantic and Gulf states
at Tampa organized the National Coast
Defense association, with General
Horace Porter as president.
Peter McClclland, aged 20, single
and John Ray, aged about 50, and mar.
rled. both miners, and room mates
were killed In Pheasant Valley, Iowa
coal mine by n fall of top coal
1t Is the intention If lae house com.
mittee on coinage weights AID ncas
ures to authorize n favorable report OF
n bill providing for tho use If th(
metric system In the United States
In the Illinois joint assembly, by
strict party vote, Ex-Congressman w
w. Mason the choice of the republican
caucus. was formally elected Unite'
States senator, to succeed John Nj
Palmer.
Samuel Bernard, Il wcl-knowi
variety actor of New York, brough
suit for the annulmcnt OF his marriage
to Elizabeth Hearndon. PROFESSIONAL,
known as Lizzie Il. Raymond tn
actress
YAylor Wolfe a farmer OF lagrange