Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-09

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China are said to have been infected
with the disease known az ANTHRAX,
and under the provisions of the new
tariff law further importatlons may be
! prohibited.
Another amputation of Congl essman
Henderson's leg at the kne. has been
performed at Dubuque. Physicians
express the opinion chat the trouble
caused by his old army wound ID now
at an end.
Loss amounting to $4,000 or more
was occasioned by the burning of the
Florence flour mill and Omaha freight
depot at Saltwater, MINI. The fire
started In the mill from spontaneous
combustion.
The ! ay. Benjamin II. de Costa, of
the Church OF st. John, the Evangelist
N Y, preached serman on Christian
ty. He prophesied a union OF the An
glican, Green and Roman churches
within 100 years.
A. Catlin Spafford, president of tne
Third National bank Of Rockford, H.,
died suddenly OF heart disease at the
Continental hotel, In the village OF
Adams, N Y, just before retiring. He
was 70 years Of age.
The republican state convention of
Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg and
nominated James s. Beacon of West
moreland county for treasurer and
Major Levi G. McCauley OF Chester
county for auditor general
Richard Drummer of Shoals, Ind,
who suspected his wife, went home and
found her with Milton Baker. Brun-
ner struck Baker twice In the hips
with an axe and then gave himself up
to the sheriff. Baker will die.
Chairman Jones OF Tie democratic
national committee said in an inter
view in Texas that he considered the
Maryland democratic platform
straighl-out declaration for bimetal-
lism AZ 1t existed prior to 1873.
! The officers of the Chicago and
Northwestern road are sending out
blank proxy votes to stockholders to
locord their votes for the Northwestern
company to purchase the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha road.
Secretary of State Sherman sent to
Minister Stuart at Monteyideo dis
patch exp essing the sympathy of the
president and people Of the United
States with the government OF Uruguay
J n. the assassination of President
| l5orda.
star Pointer" paced mile In
1859 Ia at Meadville, Mass, before
600 people. 1t IL the worlds record.
Since 1894, when Robert paced Il mile
! In 2:0l 10, the horse world has been
looking for the 2-miLute mark to be
REACHED
, The New York supreme court has de-
Clded that u man who was both sent
to prison and fined must, Under the
sentence of the lower court, notwith-
standing the fact he has completed his
term in prison, serve one day for every
dollar of the fine.
Complaint has been made to the
treasury department that some of the
tramp lines of steamers are taking to
the kIondike gold regions men with
out money or provisions, The govern
ment Is without authority TO take amy
action In the premises.
Gov. John w. Griggs of New Jersey
made the annual address before the
American liar association In session
ut Cleyelant, Ohio. lie pointed out the
making. VIM. Writ Howe of New Or
leans was elected president
l.. i. Lloyd, better known as Rufus
Sanders, the well-known dialect
writer of Alabama and who has been
ON the platform pretty much all over
the south, was killed near Greenville,
Ala, by Jonn Clifford, The account
says he was brutally assasslnated
-. Coolidge. who has been at the
head of II scientific expedition in the
mountains and desert regions of Cali
furnia has returned to Palo Alto. He
reports the discovery of II number OF
new species of mammals. In all they
collected $50 specimens Of mammals.
The Plcasanton stock farm. the fam
ou.i trairmg and breeding establish
lntHl III some Oh inc WOflu
greatest race horses, has been declared
msolyCnt by Judge Itall of Oakland
| The next step Will be the selection of
an assignee to take charge of the prop
olty
During fire in the home of lsaGor
Klein, los Blue Island avenue, Chi
cago, while The flames were ut their
height, Gus Lowonstein, - years old.
rushed into the building and rescued
five children. lie had to run a gaunt-
let OF fire IN order to reach the second
floor, and became almost dClh iGus.
1t Is announced on authority that
didato for the vice presidency, viii
Thomas Il, Watson, lat popuist can
soon sell his Atlanta paper to west
ern politician and forever retire from
politics, Mr. Watson Is led to this de
termination by the belief that populism
of the west will combine with the free
silver democrats and that the southern
wing of tho party will not he able to