Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-14

valley railroad, Wnlcn IL mas long
operated.
The degree OF doctor of laws was
conferred upon President Mckinley
at the annual commencement OF Yale
university.
1t is announced that Nine. Rhea, the
French actress, has been compelled
by illness to retire permanently from
the stage.
George Bruce Cortelyon has been
appointed assistant secretary to the
president, a position recently created
by congress.
Miss Eta Tillman, of Matteawan,
n. Y. refused to sing a hymn in
church because it was set to an "nld
Spanish air.
! Six masked men blew up and rob-
bed an express car OF the Texas and
Pacific Railroad, getting from $4,000
to $500 in cash.
A receiver was appointed for the
Elyton company, successor of the
| Elyton Land company, the founder OF
| Birmingham, Ala.
The three silver parties in Wyoming
will nominate fusion ticket, ac-
, cording to a plan Of their respective
state committees.
The Pullman Palace Car company
announced that it would give S26, 640,-
600 surplus to shareholders in extra
dividends and stock.
Dartmouth college. at its commence.
ment, included Governor Black, Of
New York, and Sculptor French among
those given honorary degrees.
Harvard honored the earl Of Abel-
deem, governor general Of Canada,
with the degree of doctor of laws at
its commencement at Cambridge.
The subscriptions to the war bond
issue Of $200,000,000 aggregate $780,
100000, Of which $40,000,00O is by
bidders for amounts of $500 and
less.
Driven to desperation by unen-
durable headaches, Mrs. Martha Pierce,
said to be relative of ex-President
Franklin Pierce, committed suicide in
New York.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, second
son of Cornelius Vanderbilt, is re-
ported to be engaged to Miss Elsie
French, daughter of the late Francis
Osmond French.
The debate on the Hawaiian annex
alton resolutions was continued in
the senate. Mr.. Pettus, of Alabama,
made the first formal speech in favor
OF the resolutions.
John j. Finnegan, president of the
American Federation of Steam En-
gineers, was killed In Chicago by
stonecutters, with whom his order
had difference.
Horace S. Rearden, formerly super
intendent Of the Chicago, Peoria and
ST. Louis, has been appointed general
superintendent Of the Detroit, Toledo
and Milwaukee.
Mrs. William b. Lowe of Georgia,
the new president of the General
Federation Of Womens Clubs, pre-
council at Denver.
1t Is understood there will he no
tlibustering by senator's opposed to
annexations, and that vote on the
resolutions will be taken as soon as
the speech-making Is over.
The annual convention OF the
Ancient Order OF Hibernians adj
journed at Trenton, after passing reso-
lutions condemning any alliance with
England or any European power.
w. S. Kerr was nominated for CON
grcss by the republicans of the four
teenth district of Ohio. The repub-
Leans Of the tenth Iowa district
named j, p, Dolliver for congressman
Michael Schwab, one of the anar.
chists who killed a Chicago policeman
by throwing bombs in the liaymarket,
died of consumption. He had been
'pardoned by Governor Altgcld in
1898.
Prof. a. +. Nightingale of Chicago,
in an address to an educational con.
vention at Omaha, said ii was almost
criminal to require Greek, Latin and
higher mathematics of every high
school pupil.
An attempt to place United States
Senator Wellington at the head of
the Maryland republican state central
committee, from which place he re-
signed year ago, was defeated at a
meeting of that body.
The Pennsylvania democratic state
convention by vote Of 23S to 1S4 re
fused to amend the platform so as to
reatiirm the Chicago platform and in
dorse William j. Bryan. George A.
jerks, solicitor-general under the first
Cleveland administration, was nom.
mated for governor.
Internal revenue collectors made re-
questions for 400,000,000 stamps as an
estimated three months supply. The
treasury department was able to fur
nish 2oo,000000, and other shipments
will lie made as fast as possible.
John Schmidt, in Jail at Hudson,
has confessed that he has killed his
stepson, William Iiildebrandt Jr He
has accused his wife of killing her
first husband whose body was found
buried IN the cellar of her home.