Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-28

organization, which includes some 200,'
600 members In the remaining states.
A Newfoundland dog imprisoned in
q field OF ice abreast Of Chicago, al
tracted considerable attention. EFT J"ts
to rescue him were futile and some
think the animal was guarding the
body of a child in the ice.
Millionaire John d. Rockefeller has
been reelected superintendent Of the
Sunday School OF the Fllclide Avenue
Baptist church, Cleveland. II Is an
nounced that a donation OF $4,000 had
been made by Mr. Rockefeller for Lene-
VIOLENT work
Gov. Pingree accuses Gen. Algcr CT
being high protcctionist on 6Eefy-
thing but lumber, Of which he - n
heavy owner on the Canada side. The
governor loses no opportunity to fnub
Alger In making his appointm enl5
The United States supreme court has
decided the portion of the South Caro-
lima dlspensary law providing for the
inspection of liquors imported into the
state to be unconstitutional.
II. NJ Mcbride assistant postmaster
md J. W. Cunningham, stamp clerk of
the Salt Lake postofiice, are In custody
on a charge OF embezzlemem. the
former is short $4,000 and the latter
$500.
Prof. Lewis Swift, OF Mount Lowe
observatory, California, has received
notice that the Royal Astronomical
Society of England has awarded to him
the Jeckson gold medal in recognition
OF his astronomical discoveries.
General" Coxey Is revlving he agl-
tation Of couple Of years ago ".i'rh
r"tIl,od In the fnmous march OF the
"almy" TO Washington. I'nempI Dyed
workmcn everywhere are called upon
to assemble Feb. 20 in mass mea,'rss
to demonstrate the extent of idlelcss
and distress.
One Of the queer requests in the Will
of J. T. Sloan Of English, Ind, Is 5000
to be 80 invested that the interest shall
pay for n glass barrel in which his
namn IL TO be blown. the barrel Is to be
filled twice n year with the best apple
brandy and SET upon his grave as his
only graVcstonc,
Adolph Meyer was caught while
81 artlng a fire at the foot OF the Gle
vator shaft In a 5-story tenement house
woodwork with oil. Mayer had furni-
turo in the building insured for $500.
There were 200 persons In the building
The warm weather OF the past few
days has spoiled great quantities Of
grain throughout Nebraska Notwith
tho bad roads and bad wealth
er, corn Is coming in faster than It can
be received Everything that can hold
corn has been filled up
A Terre lIaute dlstlller made aim5clf
in some quarters by mailing
bottles OF whlskcy to Indiana lagisla-
tors. Mr.. Nicholson, author Of The
famous temperance law was left pnt
Of the distribution. He has called
for an investigation of the effort to
buy the assembly" 50 cheapy.
The secretary Of the treasury mas Ci-
rected the chief of the bureau of en-
craving and printing not to use the
portrait of Cyrus Mccormick, The Jig
Chicago manufacturer, on the now $40
certificates, as was contemplated. |
The proposition was opposed by per.
aons interested in rival harvest ars, |
Mrs. John r. Tanner, bride of HI
inois' governor. Is ambitious to shine
In Washington society and has lct the
cat ont of the bag by announcing that
ahe expects her husband to be the next
United States senator.
At Louisville, Ky, tho bank examin-
or took possession Of the German Ma
tlonal bank; capital $250,000; surplus,
s31, 900. 1t Ia an old institution but
has been considered weak for some
timo. President Mcknight says de-
postors will be paid In fun.
At Chillcothc, Mo. Charles Stevens,
with numbering William Hlis,
in October. 1895. was found not guilty.
ellis had been shot In the head and
his body placed on burning haystack,
where the charrcd remains were found,
Galveston, Tex, viii he amply pro-
tectcd by modern forts.
Joseph Willard, one OF the wealthiest
and best-known men In Washington,
founder of the Willard hotel, died,
aged n. He was worth $5,000,0O0
John Singer Sargent has been elected
n royal academiclan, and j. j. Shannon
and Alfred Parsons have been made
associate acadcmicians All are Amer
leans
A census of every seal of Pribylorrs
island shows that there are li3, 900 and
proves that the American estimates OF
previous years was much below the
mark, Tho commissioners say there
is no fear of an early extinction Of the
seal
obituary AT pittshurg. NJ. X.
Moorehead. 6i.-At Edwardsburg.
Mich, William II. sheldon. Sat Ne
Kolb, H.. |. V, Randall, II. AT Rich
mond Ind, Morgan Mccoy. At
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