Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-07
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

wire factory, committed suicide by
taking laudanum.
At Fairbury, H., Hugh Robinson,
while digging up some dynamite,
Jared the magazine, and IL exploded.
His face was crushed.
TO prevent insomnia, Walter Hyde
of California has invented contriy-
ance that turns him over In bed once
every hour during the night.
Sir John Brown, founder Of the Shef-
field steel firm, is dead. He was 81
years old and had been mayor and
master cutler of Sheffield.
Though Yerkes, the street railroad
magnate, has built a $2,000,O0O house
In New York, he says he has no in
tention OF leaving Chicago.
New York city Is to set aside $4,000
for the Grant monument dedication,
which Is to take place on April II.
The sum of 100000 has been contrib
uted by the citizens.
Minnesota and South Dakota will
consume corn for fuel this winter, The
price of coal averages at least 81 Il
ton more than year ago, and corn
IL cheap and plenty
s. H. KerfoOt, OF Chicago, Is dead,
aged 70. He wIB for 80 years resi-
dent; prominent in real estate circles,
founder Of the historical society and
president of the Maryland society.
Laval University OF Quebec has con
ferred the degree Of doctor Of divinity
upon Rev Thomas j. ConHty, rector
elect OF the Catholic University at
Washington.
Charles PfoifCr, wealthy laundry
man with interests in Allegheny City
and Chicago, accidentally shot himself
while hunting near LIgonier Pa Mr.,
Pfciffcr carried life Insurance aggrc-
eating 100000.
Tho agitation In Now York for the
municipal ownership OF gus plants has
brought forth a protest from ". G..
Benedict, the intimate friend Of Prcsi
dent Cleveland and large holder of
Chicago gas stocks,
Tho Santa lfe Railroad company won
in tho roccivership case, Judge Myers,
of the district court, holding that the
Allen Land law Of 1891 Is not apple
able to railroads. The decision Is adj
verse to the railroad.
Julius Barthman Is to establish the
bcot~sugur industry in South Carolina
He will bring over 500 families from
Snxony He has secured $4,000 acres
of land In South Carolina and will
divide II into farms Of 25, 80, and 100
ceres.
Roy. 10. II. Vaughn president of
Saule college al Dodge CITY, after an
ecclesiastical trial nHtlng n week, has
boon dCpoBod from Tho ministry for
dying Tho ecclesiastical court held
that he had right to make FREQ saver
speeches.
Kansas IL entitled to ten votes in
tho electoral college, but II Is likely
that she will cnst but nino for w. j.
Bryan ON account of the fact that one
of her electors Is II dosortor from the
union army, and therefore not quail
fled to serve.
Joseph ID. Weeks, editor OF the Amer
tcnn Manufactures and Iron World la
dend In pttsburR Mr. Weeks had M
international reputation AS an author.
ity on subjects relating to iron and
steel He WIS n Methodist preacher
Cor eight years
General John Meredith Read liz dead
In Paris He was born In Philadelphia
In 1897. Ito was the FIRST United
States consul general FOR France and
Algeria In lSG9-73. and in November,
1873. was appointed Unitod States min
lister resident in Greece.
An lS-year old sohoolboy of Sheldon,
w., upon being rcproved for throwing
q cartridge into the sehoolroom stove,
whore 1t exploded, took II revolver to
school the next day, and during the
session shot himself in the side, but
not mortAlly
Tho New York supreme court has
handed down n decision to the general
effect that n husband although living
apart from HIS wife, Is responsible for
nebts contracted by her for necessary
articles In the absence of any ugrec-
mont to the contrary.
MCKINLEY will wear March next will
bo American clear through The cloth
Will be woven especially for the oc.
caalon and 1t will be of American
grown wool and no moro viii he
woven than viii suffice to make tho
suit
Tho boiler in 81 saw-mill belongings
10 John Curant. thirty miles north
Gust of Milan, Mo- blow un. killing
the proprietor aud probably fatally
wounding his son and John Cooper
Currant was blown over 800 fect His
head was blown off r's body. low
water caused the explosion
Four wCll-dcvolopcd and hoalthy
sons were born on Doc % to Noah
Scott and Wife living near Shclhy
villc. Ind The Youngsters have been
christencd William Bryan. George L.
Williams, Arthur Scwall, and Claude
Matthews Scott the father being
prominent MS n free silver advocate.
William w tNlnN :, INhI,,npr, ,r,1,t