Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
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MATTERS AT HOME.

HOOQeQ pOTtiOn Va .,oo
causing an estimated damage Oh $loo'
900. .
detachment Of United States in
fantry completed It's 1000 mile bicycle
march from Fort Missoula, Mont, 10
ct. Louis.
Near Bridgeport. Conn. Marcus U.
Nichols. an old and wealthy farmer,
was killed by masked burglars anu
his sister seriously wounded.
In the factory Of the American BIS
cult Company in New York 700 barrels
Of -four were destroyed by fire and
1900 barrels injured by water.
Rev. Peter Havermans, the Oldest
Catholic priest In the United States,
who labored for twelve years In ST.
Mary's county. Md. died at Troy, N.
Y.
Gov. Drake has Withdrawn from the
contest for the republican nomination
for governor of Iowa on account OF
III health.
The Spring house at Richheld
Springs, N. Y, was destroyed by fire;
loss 100000 The 100 guests and 100
employees escaped,
President u. b. Andrews OF Brown
university, Rhode Island, whose free
silver utterances were dlstasteful to
the trustees and fellows Of the insti-
tuition, has resigned.
The German Epworth League elected
]. l.. Nagler of this place president.
LnlIJinu nf thn pnnriu
Grape Sugar company burned. The
loss is 100000; insurance, 100000.
Thomas Renberger well digger
living at Swaysee. and William Butler.
a veterinarian, were drowned In the
Mississippi river twelve miles south
east OF Wabash, Ind, while SEEMING for
fish.
Judge Thomas M. Cooley has been
taken from his home TO private SAM
tarium near Pontiac, Mich. He Is In
q. very precarious condition, and his
physicians have advised his removal
from home.
Jake Schaefer, the billiardst, has
concluded to bid farewell to Americ
and establish himself In Paris, where
another American expert. Eugene Cara
ter, has long maintained himself with
the cue In opulence.
Az @ result of an explosion on the
steamer Nutmeg State, at Bridgeport,
Conn, four men were killed, three
others are thought to be fatally in
jured and number more are In u
yerlcus condition.
Judge Showalter of the federal court
sustains his former opinion and holds
that the Indianapolis 3-cent street-car-
fare law Is unconstitutional. while the
judges Of the Indiana supreme court
unanimously hold 1t to be Constitu-
tional.
Another drop In silver was recorded
In the New York market the pricc
quoted being 50 5-S an ounce. There
wae a marked absence OF demand Tor
the metal. The value Of the silver N
q silver dollar Ia just a fraction over
As cents.
Peter s. McNally of Boston came
within three miles of swimming across
the English channel and was defeated
by the powerful tides from getting
clear across, He was In the water Is
hours and was taken out completely
exhausted and blinded by the salt
water.
Lillian Russell has gone to North
Dakota to secure n divorce from Sig
Perugni her last husband Miss Rus
sell has secured comfortable little
house In the quietest part of Fargo.
The specific charges on which she
80 dlYorce have not been made as
yet
Frederick Steup. 30 years old, dived
10 his death at Sheridan beach, Chi
cago. lie WAS bathing, with large
number of persons. and he leaped from
spring board into shallow water,
striking his head on the bottom His
neck was broken, and he was dead
Nhen taken out
John M. Thurston of Nebraska and
Con. Hugh Lagrange have promised to
be present Mt the joint reunion of the
first and fourth Wisconsin cavalry as
sociations, to be held In Ripon Sept.
Ia, 10 and l6. Senator Nelson of Min
nesota also writes that he will join
his old comrades
4. d. McGregor. president of the
united mine workers of Missouri and
Kansas, says he will refuse to order
the men In his jurisdiction to join the
coal strike President Ratchford, OF
the united mine workers Of America.
has asked the heads of national labor
organizations to meet him to discuss
the strike
FIFTEEN persons were badly injured
IN wreck near Marietta, Ohio. The
train, with an excursion party. was
returning from GAINESVILLE. A trestle
work gave way and Two of the four
coaches were precipitated to corn
''a'o Que of the coaches took fire and
some of the passengers were slightly
burned before they could escape.
Three 40-knot torpedo boats are to
be built In this country for South
American government. The order has
been placed with the ordinance com-