Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-23
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637. W..
The prohibitionists OF New YORK
Masoochusetts nominated state
tickets.
R,cbard Croker has decided not to
be a candidate for mayor OF gfea'e'
New York. uo,hocL q,
Ex-Congressman Lew Henback OF
uansoa died at Armordale Kansas
City, Kan.
A Hot Springs Is. d. physician was
murdered on a railway train near fieh-
derson, Kentucky ~ .
Ex-secretary Carlisle has Written a
letter endorsing the gold democratic
movement in Ohio.
M Prince. wanted for forgery ana
Grand larceny at Clraksville, Ark
~as arrested at Hutchinson, Kan.
Three cases OF yellow fever nave
,een reported at Biloxi, MISS ana
many in New Orleans.
The pension Office received a con
science contribution of $3.50 from
pensioner In Pennsylvania.
The steamer Queen sailed from fort
Townsend for Alaska with ll0 passeh-
,ers on board bound for the Klondlke
region.
In New York there has been re-
yiyal of diamond cutting by foreign
laborers since the enactment OF the
D,ngley Bill.
The Cubans captured an important
Hnipt and tnn SDIn-
ish government calls upon Weyler to
explain.
Training Of carrier pigeons for the
navy In case of war Is carried on ut the
Portsmouth IN. H. navy yard on
large scale.
The steamer Cleveland, which has
arrived from st. Mlchael's, Alaska,
brings news that famine ls threat
ened al Dawson.
Prof. Andrew Montague. Of Column
ban university. Washington, has been
elected president Of Furman Baptist
university, Greenville. s. @.
United States Senators Hanna and
Foraker opened tho republican cam
paign In Ohio by making speeches at
the town of Burton.
1t is reported that George l. Rives,
assistant secretary OF state under
Cleveland, will succeed Seth Low M
president OF Columbia.
Gold democrats Of Ohio held u con-
y"ntion ut Columbus, nominated
state ticket and endorsed JOS II. Outh-
waite for United States senator.
John p. Elkin, a friend of Senator
Quay, resigned his Office as deputy
attorney general of Pennsylvania at
the request of Gov. Hastings.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, accompanied by
his son, arrived In Now York from
Havana. He says there has been no
Improvement In the affairs In Cuba.
Gen. Thos l.. Clingman of North
Carolina, formerly Uuited States SEN
ator and confederate general. has
been admitted to the state insane hos
pital
Deputy sherlffs near Lattlmer. Pa,
fred upon striking miners, killing
tWtHLJ, Iulull9 Wpuhhlhb
less severely wounding nearly forty
more.
Thos. II. Morgan, ST.. head OF the
Morgan Engineering company at AL
lituce, Ohio, dropped dead from apo
plexy. He was friend Of President
Mckinley.
Wild horses have become SO much
% nuisance In northern Arizona
that Attorney General Frazier has
been asked Of they may not legally be
slaughtered
In New York Mrs. Florence Van
Setback has sued her father-in-l law
Peter Van Setback of Chicago. for
SOS, 900 for the alienation Of the alfec-
tons OF her husband.
General Frank Reeder, secretary of
the commonwealth of Penn, has ten
dered his resignation to Gov. Hastings
The governor asked for Secretary
Reeder's resignation.
Gen. Frank Reeder resigned as Soc
rotary Of the commonwealth of Penn.
In New York there Is anxiety among
American organizations upon the
mayoralty nominations.
Twelve or fifteen persons were killed
In n collision on tho Sante Fe railroad
three miles east Of Emporia, Kan.
VIM. J. Bryan was on one OF the trains
but he escaped uninjured.
The Kentucky agricultural COM
missioners report shows that IS per
cent. Of Kentucky's 1900. 900 bushel
crop Of wheat is still In tho hands OF
the farmers of the state.
Benjamen Zoeckler, one of the most
extensive cattle dealers in the south
west killed himself ut Phoenix, Ariz.
by pistol shot back of the er. Bus
mess reve were the causes.
II Is understood that the depart
ment Of justice will sustain the post
office department contention us to its
right to make removals and trans
fers within the classified civil service
1t is expected that work will be re-
Rnmpl In SIXTY luya on tho prplt Rie