Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Merry, Hickey and Smith for the mur-
der OF Mrs, Merry.
Gen, Nelson G. Williams Is dead In
brooklyn, He was classmate OF u.
s. Grant at West Point.
The steamers Bulgaria and Amazon.
which were missing for several days.
have finally reached Duluth,
At Nelson, h. G., Ross Mackenzie.
an all round athlete but best known
us lacrosse player, is dead.
The prince OF Wales has engaged
Tod Sloane, the, American Jockey, to
ride for him next season.
Yale will row her annual race with
Harvard over the New London course
IN the spring. Matters are as yet UNI
decided with reference to Cornell,
December wheat in Chicago Thurs.
Gay sold for 30 cents, May for 80 and
July for SIM,
The National Prison congress OF the
ohited States Ia holding four days
session at Austin. Tex.
At Huntington, w. Va, tho clothing.
shoe and queensware store OF A. 10.
Cox burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance.
SsI, 900.
A little Klondyko has been discov-
cred ON the farm OF Charles II. Emory,
In Hancock county. Maine. II Ia not
gold that has been found. but molyb.
deniter a mineral resembling graphite
and used for mbrioating purposes
Three blasts brought out 500 pounds,
samples of which have been assayed
at Boston at s1,00 u pound.
George Stoinhauer, a native OF
thngstdolt, near Cologne, Prussia,
waived examination before United
States commissioner ut Now York, ON
u complaint made by tho German
consul, charging him with murder, lie
will be sent back to Prussia.
Another sensation In connection
withs tho trial at Kansas City OF DIR.
Jefferson ID. Goddard, for the murder
OF Laundryman Fred ]. Jackson, Ia
the swearing out Of warrant tci the
arrest of Ross w. Latshaw, we'll
known politician, charged with ut
tempting to corrupt Juror In tho Sec
ond trial OF Goddard.
Owners OF tho sohooners Willie Me-
Gowan and Ariel, seized by the Rus
sian cruiser Seabiska, Off Coopers
Islands In 1881. received word TINT tho
RUSSIAN government has offered S40,-
900 for compensation, They will 40
cept II.
Fire broke out In the dormitory Of
the Tougaloo Negro university, ut
Tougaloo, Miss, and, despite the
heroic work OF the students, the build
Ing was burned. All the students aud
teachers lost their personal effects
The loss is 100000.
At Vienna Baron Pasetto, rs years
old, shot himself outside tho residence
OF Mrs. kittinger. an American and a
widow, He was Inv student at the
university and a nephew OF tho Aus
trian Ambassador to Rome. Their
have been frequent scenes Of jealou,
between the young baron and Mrs,
Kittinger.
Seth Carter at Galveston, Texas,
shot and killed his sweetheart. Alberta
Backley. and fired one shot ut him
self. which missed. Then he threw
the revolver away and cut his throat
with n razor. After this he walked
from the scene or the tragedy to the
police station and surrendered
Information has reached the admin
istration that France, while ostensibly
engaged IN negotiations with this
government looking TO the conclusion
OF reciprocity treaty, ls taking steps
to place a prohlbltory tariff upon
number OF articles Of American pro-
ducton.
The United States navy Is now one
OF the most popular branches OF tho
government and good men from NIL
sections are anxious to Join the on
listed force OF the navy. In his an
nual report Secretary of the Navy
! Long will recommend m addition OF
1500 TO the enlisted force OF the navy.
II. ~. Highly or Chicago who de-
signed the silver statue OF Ada Rehan,
the actress. for the worlds fair In
1893. while In New York on his way
TO Washington said he expected to
obtain the consent OF President Nc
Kinley TO pose for gold statue for
exhibition at the Paris exposition In
1900.
A dispatch from Belgrade an
nounces that 5000 Albanians are In
revolt against Turkey, and that an en-
gagement took place near Diakova, In
which both sides lost heavily.
The opposing elements In the lower
house OF tho Austrian refchsrath be-
came involved In fisticuffs and fought
In the chamber for about quarter et
an hour.
Earthquake shocks In Saxon
Thuringia have damaged the famous
railroad viaduct OF the Goeltzsch val
ley, rendering II OF no use for traffic
for some time to come.
Marshal Blanco cabled TO Madrid