Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-10

Comptroller Coler says he has dis
covered startling irI egularities in the
affairs OF the late city officials OF
Brooklyn. In one instance $4,000
was paid for work worth $4,000.
VIM. 2. Moody, Of Chicago an en-
ploye Of the banking firm OF Dunlap
Brothers, was arrested on the charge
of embezzling $4,000 from the funds
of the Oak Park building and Loan
Association.
A priest in New York state who
said Catholics should fight with Spain
In case OF war with the United
States was ordered to leave the do
cese by Archbishop Corrigan.
Rev. James f. Calaghan, assistant
priest Of St. Thomas Catholic church
Chicago, has been assigned to St
Jeromes parish, Rogers Park, sue
eeeding Rev. A. p. Longergan, who
died last week.
According TO report laid before
President Mckinley, 10,O73,576 able
bodied men are now available for
military duty In the United States. or
these 112OS2 are already in the
militia.
At Bayard, Neb,, two m sked men
took A. 0. Taylor, president OF the
Bank of Bayard, from bed and com
PEELED him to open the safe in the
bank. Only a small sum was secured,
Taylor was severely beaten.
The crack cruisers oumbia and
Minneapolis are to be placed In
commission at once, and arrangements
have been made for Transporting
troops to Key West If an emergency
arises.
Senator McCarren and other Brook
| Ign politicians, with the consent of the
sugar trust, have incorporated In
New Jersey company to make whis-
key the product TO be distilled from
the refuse OF sugar reflneries
Governor Budd has informed his
friends that, In view OF the retire
ment of Senator White, he will be ~
candidate for the United States senate,
providing tho next California legsla-
ture Is democratic.
The Kentucky house Of representa-
tiyes has passed the antl-cigarette bill.
The bill Is sweeping In its penalties,
and absolutely prohibits the sale, bar
ter, loan or use of cigarettes or cigar
cite material, or oven to have these
things In ones possession. 1t now
goes to the senate.
The application OF Chris Won der
Abe for release on writ OF habeas
corpus was refused In Plttsburg by
, Judge Burlington of the United States
circuit court, and bail was fixed at
$4,000 on an appeal to the supreme
court. Tho bond has been secured and
! Wonder Abe was let out of jail,
At South Bend, Ind, officers Louis
Keller engaged In pistol fight with
gang of burglars. He WAS shot
dead, but not until he had mortally
wounded Jack Burke of New York,
Four more of the gang were captured.
They are Robert Powers, James
Burnes, Frank O'Connor and Frank
Monroe.
The British steamer Legislator
bound from Liverpool to Belize, Hon
duras, caught fire Feb. Is, when
% miles west of the Azores islands,
and after four days was abandoned by
her crew and passengers, 80 OF whom
reached Boston on the American
steamer Flower Gate. Six of the
crew persisted.
Henry Mentzer has returned to
Centre Point, Ia, with 100000 as a
result of two yeas spent In Alaska.
Despite his good FOL tune In the Klon-
dixie country. Mentzer states the re-
ports Of Its fabulous wealth are great
ly exagge. ated, and that far more
money Is being taken into the coun-
try than ever will be brought back,
At the session. OF the National Educa-
tional association, the following OH
GERS were elected President, e. H.,
Marks, Louisville. Ky; first vice pres
iaent, G. II. Conley, Boston; second
vice president. A. Y. Barrett, Chatta-
noosa; secretary, J. H. Van Slycke,
Denver.
1t is reported at Walla Walla, that
Joseph McCabe, formerly superinten
dent OF the Pacific division Of the
Northern Pacific railroad. h head
quarters ut Tacoma, has been APP
pointed general manager of The Wash
ington and Columbia River railroad
which was recently sold to the North
ern Pacific.
The remains of Geo sc w, G. Fer
lis. known thu oughout the world for
his invention aud construction Of the
Ferris wheel at the Chicago worlds
fair. are still held at the crematory
OF Undertaken Samson, in pittsburg
or unpaid funeral expenses, contracted
over n year ago. Mr.. Ferris was
practically pennies ut his death, but
carried insurance to the amount OF
$4,000. This. 1t Is said Is more than
eaten up by the numerous claims
left