Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-05-20
VELEGRAMS In BRIEE.


The national festival Of the North
American Turnerbund was held In st.
Louis.
Seven resident fellowships were
awarded at Byrn Mawr college, Byrn
Mywr, Pa.
Governor Black signed the antitrust
bills passed by the recent legislature
Of New York.
A new railroad from Chicago to the
gulf of Mexico, passing through Kan
gas City is planned.
General James Longstreet Is to sue
coed Wade Hampton as Pacific rail-
road commissioners.
The Rainy Day club of New York
adopted resolution that short skirts
be worn to meetings on rainy days
James McCulloh, manager OF the
Woodstock Iron Company of Alabama,
who was born in Baltimore, Is dead
VIM. d. Chipley took the lead In the
sensational ballotlng OF the Florida
legislature, but there was no election.
It is understood the governor or
New York will sign the anti-scalpers'
bill passed by the Legislature last
month.
Alabama miners held n state con-
yention at Birmingham and voted
against accepting a reduction OF
wages.
England's supposed recognition OF
the Monroe doctrine falls with the fall
ure of the arbitration treaty-so says
Walter Wellman.
The Andrews Demorest Seating
Company West Virginia corpora
tion dealing in furniture, made an
assignment in New York.
The international bakers union. in
session Mt Cleveland. Ohio, voted
to censure the American Federation
II Labor for lndorslng free silver.
The improved Order of Heptasophs,
which has been assembled in biennial
conclave In Louisville. adjourned to
h did It's next meeting In Buffalo N. Y.
The body OF William u. Rowland,
one of the most prominent New Eng
land manufacturers, was found at New
Berford, Mass. He had committed
suicide.
The bill to enable trust companies In
Illinois cities OF less than 100000 in
habitants to do business on deposit
OF $4,000 was passed by the Illinois
senate.
The Tacoma chamber OF commerce,
aided by eastern importers, Ia making
q strong effort to have the secretary
OF the treasury appoint tea inspector
for that port.
Thomas II. Stout, who It is alleged
forged checks to the amount OF $15,-
coo in 1891, returned from Europe to
New York and surrendered himself
to the authorities.
A Brooklyn widow who was made
Ill by poison Ivy In a cemetery while
visiting tho graves Of her husband and
children obtained verdict OF $4,000
against tho cemetery company.
j. 10. OMenra, assistant cashier OF
tho New York Life Insurance com
pany's branch at San Francisco, shot
himself In his Office. The bullet missed
his heart and he will recover.
David Wilson, colored who chopped
his wife to death In their home, at
Morrlstown, N. j., and was convicted
Of murder In the tirst degree. was
sentenced to be hanged June 3.
James II. Aldrlch. The defaulting ex-
cashier and paymaster OF the Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Memphis railway
and Its branches, for tho ENLIGHTENMENT
VI $27 900, was sentenced ut Kansas
city to two years in the penitcntiary,
The little town OF Dayton, Mich,
was terrorized by gang of nifty
tramps. who drove the inhabitants in
to their homes, broke open the only
store IN the village and carried away
nearly tho entire stock.
At the session OF tho Natlonal as
ISOLATION of Railway Surgeons held In
Chicago tho name was changed to In
ternationnl Association of Railway Sur
ge0ns. The next meeting will be held
In May, 1893, In Toronto.
One fireman was killed ard fifty
others overcome by fumes from
Niii' ~ HIt III lHt
Mills Bros Company's cold storage
warehouse at New York. The loss by
the fire was 100000.
The mansion of Col G. II. Green,
president OF the Columbia Navigation
Company, of New York city. between
New Rochelle and Mount Vernon, N.
Y, was destroyed by fire. as were also
number of valuable paintings.
The Oceanic Phosphate Compan" OF
San FrnnsIcso has chartered tho
schooner Louisa d., which will start In
search of an island roputed to be rich
in guano and located on some maps
as southeast of the Hawaiian islands.
Miss Emma V. Thompson and Cor.
don p Paine OF Baltimore were mar
ried at the residence of the brides
father at Brghtwood, near Nashville.
Tenn. Among the bridal presents was
one from Postmaster General Gary.
Yung Yu, former Chinese minister ut
Washington, planted a tee near Grants
tomb rs \ token OF respect from III
Hung Chang President Mcmillan
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