Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-01

accused OF completely IN the death oil
Emma Gill, and who was arrested In
London, has been brought back.
Leaders OF the white supremac,
party at Wilmington, N. c., have re.
ceived letters stating that they have
been marked out and will be killed.
George Chalmond of Marinette, Wis.
a young negro waif, Is In Chicago seek.
ing Major General Miles, whose per-
sonal attendant he was in Porto Rico
Governor Roosevelt is said *
be in favor OF biennial instead OF an.
nual sessions Of the legislature, and
Senator Plat Is opposed to tAe change
Professor Thomas A. Kennedy, oil
London, England, died at the home oil
his sister in Chicago OF Bright's
disease. He was a well-known hypno-
list.
Mayor Ziegenhein of st. Louis
vetoed curfew bill to keep children
off the streets at night on the ground
that 1t was an Invasion OF personal
rights.
| Ex-President Cleveland, Captain
Robley d. Evans and e. G. Benedict
sailed on the latter's yacht for two
months trip about Cuba and Porto
Rico.
A national convention to devise
means Of establishing strict, but not
unfair. national quarantine against
yellow fever was begun at Memphis
| Tenn.
Grand Master Workman Hicks, al
the Knights OF Labor. In an address
at the annual convention at Chicago,
declared in favor OF territorial ex-
pansion.
Superintendent Prtchett, of the
coast and geodetic survey, announces
the discovery In Alaska OF $500 ad-
ditional square miles OF United States
territory.
The United States minister to Mexico
has been Instructed to demand the re-
lease Of Temple, a railroad contractor,
confined in Mexican jail on charge
OF murder.
Representative Dalzell OF Pennsyl-
vania Is of the opinion that the tariff
and currency questions will not be
taken up at the coming session OF
congress.
q. w. Schmidt. wholesale liquor
dealer OF Pittsburg, has filed petition
in voluntary bankruptcy. The sched-
ue shows liabilities OF $S1S,723 and
assets OF $496,4l7.
Cornell university Is In a state of
excitement over the elopement OF e,
d. Mooers, a sub-freshman, and the
pretty wife OF Il. b. Kay, an Instructor
IN the institution.
Il IL stated that Ex-Governor Flower
resigned from the New York demo
cratic club at the demand OF Judge Nd
ward F.. O'Dwyer, one OF Richard
Cookers lieutenants.
The Merritt Wrecking company an
nounces It's Intention to try to save the
Maria Teresa on Its own hook. Wreck
Ing vessels are to be sent out from
Norfolk at once.
Professor Henry Van lngen, who
had been art Instructor OF Vassar col
lege since It's opening In 1866, died
suddenly Of angina pectoris at pough-
keepsle, aged 60 years.
A great strike OF high grade ore Is
reported near Snow Shoe Pass, on the
Warren trail, twenty miles south OF
Florence, Idaho. A big stampede from
Florence is reported.
DR. William II. Sensibaugh, dentist
OF Fort Byron, H., Is threatened with
paralysis rs a result of the use OF an
electric battery as part OF an initiation
into local secret society.
In Milwaukee John Harvey Meyers,
who was arrested several months ago
on complaint OF having embezzled
100000, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced four years in prison.
rix-Mayor Frank Mcgowan of Tren-
ton, N. j., his wife and her sister were
inucted In Cleveland for abduc,ing
Mrs. Magowan's eight-year-old daugh-
ter by former husband.
Omaha has an Antl-Crowding Car
society, Last night members of the
organization intimidated conductor
aHd refused to allow him to stop for
passengers after his car was full.
The Missouri supreme court decided
that the Julian law, enacted by the
legislature In 1894. and providing for
the sale OF public franchises to the
highest bidder, Is unconstitutional.
John IA. Keely, inventor OF a IA
nous motor. died at his home, in Phil
adelphia. where there also occurred the
deaths of Col. Thomas c. Donaldson,
lindley Smyth and John e. Graef.
Prof. Richard Burmelster. formerly
pianist at the Peabody Institute, Baltl-
more. was divorced at Mandan, North
Dakota, from Mime. Dory Peterson
Burmelster. also q prominent pianist.
Mrs. Matilda Carse announced In the
closing session at St. Paul, that she
would not attend another national
conyention Of the w. Z. T. U. until the
debt OF the Temple in Chicago was
paid.
For the first time in the history of
Zine mining In Missouri the price per
ton reached $50 at Webb City. Forty
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