Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-10-20

TepUTLJ SuOW5 thc AOI PooSoi ucnCIcuCJ
for the fiscal year ending June 80
1898. was S9.020.905, the smallest in
some years.
Special dispatches from Jackson
Miss, say that yellow fever is gain
ing Roadway in that state and
Louisiana, and that Governor Nc
Laurin and state officials have de-
serted the capital.
George ID. Saxon. only brother OF
Mrs. Mckinley, wife of the president,
was murdered in Canton, o. Mrs.
Annie George, who had sued him for
breach Of promise, was arrested,
charged with the crime.
General Bacon returned with the re-
naming portion Of his company to
Walken from the scene of his fight
with Indians, and reported that he
had ended the revolt. But later it
was stated that there are still many
grounds for believing a general out
break imminent.
Senator Quay, his son and C. M.
Mckee were held for trial In Novem-
Der by Philadelphia magistrate
after hearing evidence tending to
prove charges that the senator and
the others had used state moneys for
private purposes with the aid of the
late John S. Hopkins, cashier of the
defunct Peoples Bank OF Philadel-
phia.
Buffalo Jones'" the well known
hunter who has been in the Arctic
circle for some time, arrived from st.
Michaels, having accomplished an
unprecedented journey. Jones left
Oklahoma territory II months ago,
going to Great Slave lake and the
mouth Of the Mackenzie river over
the Edmonton route, returning by
way OF the Yukon.
United States secret service officers,
aided by Chief Lees, have discovered
that large numbers Of counterfeit
500 certificates have been produced
in San Francisco. The Call asserts
that 5000 Of these spurious bills were
sent to the Klondike district They
were readily exchanged for gold dust
and their falsity was not discovered
until the returning miners tried to
pass them In Portland.
The triennial convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church In the
United States met in Epiphany
church, Washington, In the absence
OF Bishop Williams of Connecticut,
Bishop Doane Of Albany was selected
to preside over the house Of bishops.
Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix was chosen to
preside over the house of deputies.
The bishops and delegates attended
q reception at the white house given
in their honor by President Mckinley.
Fun, frolic and frivolity were the
order in Denver. The feature of the
festival of mountain and plain on the
last day was grand masked carni
val parade, introducing many novel
and amusing features. This was fol-
lowed by promiscuous masking and
un-making on the streets, which will
be permitted until evening. The
festival concluded with an outdoor
GENTLY large to accommodate thous-
ands of dancers.
Major Wilkinson, of the 3rd United
States infantry, six privates and the
chief OF the Indian police were killed
and eight soldiers wounded in a
fight with the Indians in Minnesota
Gov Clough says his state will try to
get along without the assistance of
the war department hereafter. A
counsel was held ut Leech Lac
agency, but nothing comes of it. Not
many Indians attended and Chief Flat
Mouth was significantly absent. The
constantly grows more om-
nous. The commissioner OF Indian
affairs left for Minnesota to investi-
gate the Leech Lake war. Gen. Bacon
and his troops returned to Walker.
Gen. Bacon prepares for winter
campaign against the Bear island In
dams. lie ordered the Duluth COM
panies of the 4th Minnesota regiment
to hold themselves in readiness to
take the field. Rev. Charles Wright.
Episcopal minister at Leech Lake
agency, succeeds his father, the late
White Cloud, as chief Of the White
Earth Indians. Gen. Bacon was in
structed from Washington to consult
Gov. Clough and station troops along
the railroads in the vicinity of the
Indian outbreak. Six Indians, in
Guiding dangerous chief, are said
to have been killed and two mortally
wounded in the recent battle.
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FOREIGN.