Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
I;E,,S OF THE WORLD.


aer state senator, died.
Judge nenry d. Ogden Is dead at
New Orleans. at the age OF ~ years.
John p. Bray of North Dakota has
been confirmed by the senate as consul
at Melbourne.
w. ]. Calhoun Of Danville has decid-
cd to decline the position OF comp
troller of the treasury.
The New York Journal claims that
the new tariff will leave an annual
shortage of $33,000.000
John G. Capron, a wealthy resident
OF San Francisco and a native OF Vr-
ginia, committed suicide.
A general srike OF miners who are
members of the United Nine workers
of America, began July 4.
Harvard college has conferred the
degree OF M. A. upon Rudolph q. Len
man, coach of the varsity crew.
Very Rev. Augustine n. Hewitt, su-
perior OF the Paulist priests, Is dying
In New York.
A monument to the First Minnesota
regiment was dedicated on the Gettys-
Iurg battlefield.
The Pennsylvania legislature, which
had been In session since January o.,
adjourned finally.
Ferdinand Herve shot and danger
ously wounded Mrs. Rosil a Droolet In
New York and then killed himself.
LILY Haynes Of the Broadway Cen
raj hotel, New York, has adopted the
sharing system with his employees.
Colby university conferred the de-
gree of LII. ID. on Alfred A. Buck OF
Atlanta, Ca, United States minister TO
Japan.
Two trainmen were killed and two
were fatally injured In collision
on the vandalia railroad. near Van
dalia, ILL.,
Rev. DR.. E. M. Richardson, educa-
tional secretary Of the Presbyterian
church. was found dead In bed at
Memphis.
Frank l.. Campbell Of Ohio has been
appointed first assistant attorney OF
the interior. vice George b. Gardiner,
Of Kentucky.
Militia prevented the lynehlng OF
Toll Stone, colored, who was convicted
ut Glasgow. KY, OF assaulting MISS
Moore, o teacher
Members OF the citizens union In
New York who applied to have their
names enrolled on the books OF the
party were refused :
Representative Crumpacker of lndi-
ana introduced In the house bill TO
exempt fom civil service regulations all
places with salaries Of 5000 or less,
Between $4,000 anu $4,000 mon are
hle as result OF the shutting down
of iron, steel ana tin mills, because or
failure to agree on n wAge scale.
Alvin Dlllaway. son of President @.
o. Dillaway of the Mechanics National
bank. committed suicide by tnklng pol
son at his home, in Dorchester Mass.
Operators in securities In New York
do not generally favor the recommend
alton OF republican senator's to place
a tax on transactions In stocks and
bonds.
At Stanton, Va, Miss Mary Julia
Baldwin, principal OF the Mary Bald
win seminary, and one OF the most dis
tinguished young ladies In the south,
died.
Thomas II. watson, late populist
candidate for vice president, charges
that tho fusionlsts have entered com
pact to deliver the populist vote to the
democrats in 1900.
The appellate division OF the su-
preme court OF New York has sus-
tanned the order of tho surrogate OF
the city appralslng the estate of the
late Jay Gould at $73.G15,47S.
An ordinance empowering the Met
ropolltan Traction company OF Chi
cago to build more than 200 macs of
street. railway In Cook county, Ill.,, has
been passed by the county board
William G. Wey, NJ d., formerly
president OF the New York State Med
ical society and president Of the board
OF managers OF the state reformatory,
died at Elmira, N. Y. aged 6S years.
Mayor Collier OF Atlanta Will take
steps to annul the charter OF the Con-
solidated Street Railway company of
that city, which Is contesting an ordi-
nance requiring It to grant transfers.
Five Indians are dead and several
others are expected to die at Malone's
Point Mimi. IA the result OF excessive
drinking of painkiller. hair oil and
other preparations containing alcohol,
The headquarters OF the national re-
publican committee are to be located
In Cleveland. Chairman llanna and
Secretary Dick expect to be at the
Cleveland headquarters all summer.
Senator Davis reported from the
committee on foreign relations an
amendment to the general deficiency
bill to pay $4,000 to the families Of the
three Italians lynched at New Orleans.
At Killbuck, Ohio Florence Lillian.
eldest daughter OF Rev, Ezra Crumh-
lett was married to Edgar Van Elton,