Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-07
TELEGRAMS In. BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

Alaska.
President and Mrs, Mckinley visited
Lenox, Mass, as the guests Oh jun
sloane, They were given an enthusias-
tic reception.
The first shipment Oh soi' -
America Is made.
A hold-up occurred on the Northern
Pacific near Moorhead.
The remaining anthracite coa'
strikers returned to work.
A treaty between Japan ana ohi'
Is signed In Washington.
Senator Elkins says he is at WORK
upon discriminating tariff Dill.
The imports of wool last month
Amounted to only 2S75.897 pounds the
smallest since 1894.
II Is said that the Tammany leaders
in New York have decided to lndorse
tho Chicago platform.
Fire at La Crosse caused loss Vi
frcm $4,000 to 100000. the drahd
brewery burned.
Che cruiser Chicago Will be trans
formed into fast modern Warshlp py
expenditure of 100000.
Julius Schuetze OF Austin, Tex, was
chosen president of the national grand
lodge, Sons of Hermann.
The treasury department has al
the gold IL wants and Is discouraglhg
deposits ut the sub-treasuries.
Six persons were severely injured by
tho explosion Of barrel OF gasoline ut
q fire In Chester, Pa,
The withdrawal Of militia IRON
Hazleton, Pa, has begun, the coai
strike there having ended.
America, Russia and Japan VIII
hold the sealing conference whether
England participates or not.
The monetary commission appointed
by the Indianapolis sound-money con-
yention met In Washington.
The gold democratic committee
nominated Judge Parker the democra-
tic candidate for chief Judge In New
York.
Senator Ildmunds, president of the
commission, says the work OF the com
mission Ia not In the interest OF any
class or section. ..
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows. which Ia In session at Spring
cid, H., decided to hold Its next
Ieeting In Boston.
Governor Atkinson OF Georgia res
pited Grady Reynolds and Bud
Brooks u short time before they were
hanged for murder.
William s. Hopkins, owner of the
famous Oakland mineral springs and
hotel at st, Clair, Mich. Is dead, He
fell from street car.
Seth Low published statement that
he will remain candidate for mayor
of New York unless withdrawn by the
body that nominated him.
The a,bltrators to determine the
British Venezuela boundary have
chosen the fifth arbitrator and the
commissions Is now complete.
The new Cuban tariff law provides
for an additional duty Of 80 por cent.
II American duties are construed to
prejudice SPANS products
At Baltm ore, Michael Simmonds, a
railroad brakeman, aged %. shot and
lIltu w MIL lib bWGttHCdlt, "lpb Jun
ME Long, aged 10, and committed sui
eide.
Witnesses in tho Luetgert trial, Chi
cago, testified that they saw Mrs. Luot-
CERT alive May 3, several days after the
time when she IL alleged to have been
murdered.
The second case of yellow fever to
develop in Louisville, Ky, since the
present outbreak began Is reported
there. Nine new cases are reported in
New Orleans
Jacob Worth, fer many years the re-
publican lcHdor In Brooklyn, WAS de-
feated in the Kings county convention
by the Plat Woodruff Willis Attorney
combination,
The production of filled cheese from
September G. 1896, to June 80 last
amounted to lG63,067 pounds, on
which an internal revenue Tux Of $l6,-
$50 was collected,
Durham w, Stevens. counsel of the
Japanese legation In Washington,
denies the statement that Japanese
soldiers are being landed In Hawaii
as immigrants.
The imports of wool at the port of
New York, Philadelphia and Boston
during August 1897, were 2.S75, S97
pounds, the smallest Of any month
since January, 1894.
The state department has been
aotified that the Columbian govern,
ment has suspended tho export duty
on coffee, which amounted to 81 GO pei
ITO pounds, and was a war tax.
The national encampment of Tho
Union Veteran League which has beer
meeting In Columbus. Ohio, elected of
fcers and decided upon II scale OF pen
sions which 1t will advocate,
Sylvanus johnson. colored. wn,
hanged at Key West, Fla, for felont
GUS assault. The hangman hlundere,
and Johnson's death was prolonge,
more than twenty-five minutes.
The Dawes commission and the com