Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-05-27

died at his home in Mount Vernon, n.
Y, aged IA years.
Mrs Ruth r. Harvey, the first white
baby In Fond du Lac, who has resided
| there ever since died at the age OF 81
she was sister OF the late Col. c. K.
Pier of Milwa lkee.
The majority of the delegates to the
convention OF the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians In New York are said to be
In favor oil settling amicab!y the diff
ferences between the tw1 divisions OF
The order In the UDIted States.
Floyd Brown and Adam Cadlek, aged
about ia years, were playing with a
revolver at Oconto, when 1t was ac-
cIdently discharged while in the hands
Of Brown, the bullet hitting Cadlek in
, the breast and killing him instantly.
The directors Of the united Bellevue
and University Medical colleges, Ne
York selected Or. John p. Mum as
dean and chose the faculty, with one
exception from the professors who had
been attached to the old Institutions.
State Senator Robert McMullin made
desperate attempt on the life Of Col
| !. e. Smithee, editor OF the Arkansa
Gazette, at Little Rock. The latter
had refused to apologize for statemen
made in his paper, McMullin was ar
rested.
Col. William r. Brown and w. =
Bruner, charged with enlightenment OF
money deposited in their bank at
Metropolis. H., prior to its failure two
years ago, have been sentenced TO one
year in the penitentiary and fine Of
$40 each.
officer - .ae New York National
Guard Association intend making the
Brooklyn police dispense with shoulder
strap decorations, such decorations be-
ing forbidden by law. except to officers
Of the National Guard or Of a military
on ganizatiOn.
Obituary: At New York, Max
Maretzek, the famous pianist and oper-
attic manager, 7G.-At Hlcksvlle, Ohio,
Judge Alfred p Edgerton of Fort
Wayne, Ind, civil service commission
e. At Napoleon, Ohio, ex-Postmaster
Leurett ID. Crandall, 66.
Ex-Vlce President Stevenson's first
grandchlld was born at Harrodsburg,
KY, and will be named lettla Steven
son Hardin, In honor Of Mrs. Adlla 10.
Stevenson, her grandmother. The little
one Is the child OF Rev. Martin ID.
Hardin and wife.
w. b. Bradbury, San Francisco
millionaire, has been sentenced to
twenty-four hours Imprisonment In
the county Jail for violating the civic
ordinance prohibiting expectorating on
the floor of street cars. He Will make
test case of his punishment.
A. B. Crawford, who has been serving
term In the Missouri penltentiaIy on
the charge of fraud In connection with
tho American National bank of Spring
/ field Mo-, of which he was cashier, has
been pardoned by President Mckinley
His time would have expired May %.
John Is. Dyar, for twenty years a
ocessfs nGsness man of Detroit, has
given bills of sale transferring over
! 100000 worth Of property and secul1
! ties to u trustee for the benefit of his
creditors, Mr.. Dyar for the past year
has been securing franchises and ar
/ ranging to build an electric railroad
from Detroit TO Port Huron.
Frank Percy Weaden business man
ager of the Bostonans opera company
was declared In New York upon tn
application of his wife to be suffering
from mild form of dementia and was
ordered confined In Bloomingdale
asylum. His physicians hope that after
brief treatment in the asylum Mr.
Weaden's full vigor Of mind will b
restored.
The American ship Dirigo, owned b..
Arthur Sewall, OF Maine, candidate for
vice president, and commanded by
Capt, Goodwin, Is thirty-hve days over
due at San Francisco on her voyage
around the horn. She sailed from New
York 40 days ago, carrying n crew of
forty men. The Dlrigo Is tho first four
mastod steel ship built In the United
States.
Fred 1loelman, alias Hartman, was
hanged In the Jail at Paxton, Ill., Prof,
! Blome one Of his spiritual advisers,
read on behalf OF HOLMAN a statement
from the scalfold, declaring his inno-
cence, and asking that his body be
sent to Grand Haven, Mich, and placed
j beside that OF his wife and child. Hoel-
man was hung for killing Mrs Weihke
Geddes, having been convicted on cir
cumstantial evidence.