Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-21

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of the members of the commission to
revise and amend the patent laws
of the United States.
Leo ID. Well, the young Chicagoan
who achieved prominence through his
inventions in art photography, COM
mitted suicide. He had been in poor
health and respondent.
1t is announced that James j..
Corbett and Kid Mccoy have agreed
upon terms for twenty-five-round
match to come off at Buffalo, Aug.
II. The purse will be $4,000.
A strong protest against raffles and
chances at church fairs and against
stock speculation was made in a
committee report to the triennial Con-
gregational Council in session at
Portland, Ore.
While the Schmid brothers, jewelers.
OF Newcastle, Pa, were watching the
parade of the Buffalo Bill show thieves
entered their store from the rear and
escaped with 100000 worth Of dia-
monds and jewelry.
The dry season has so seriously in
jured the vineyards Of the Livermore
valley, Cal, that it is estimated that
the yield will only be about one-third
of last year. In some localities the
crop will practically be total loss.
Twenty Klondikers laden with gold
arrived in San Francisco on the
Hattie |. Phillips. These men, among
whom is J. II. Ellis of Chicago, have
with them over $4,000 in gold dust
and drafts for nearly 100000 more.
A meeting of distillers was held
at Cincinnati at which was declined
the proposition of j. b. Greenhut of
the Standard Distilling company to
have the distributors Of Chicago,
st. Louis, Cincinnati and other places
meet him in New York.
Fire destroyed the works Of the
Western Starch Association at West
Hammond, Ind One man was slightly
scorched. Seven of the nine build
ings comprising its plants were burned
to the ground. The loss is estimated
at 100000, covered by Insurance.
Miss Harriet s. Chandler, whose
home is In Milwaukee, applied in
the New York police court for a
warrant for the arrest of her brother,
Samuel ]. Chandler, whom she charges
with kidnapping and illegally detain-
ing her in sanitarium for two
months.
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drug store in Chattanooga Albert
Cullom, nephew Of United States
Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom Of ILL
nois, fell to the floor in an uncon-
scious condition, and died few min
utes later. He had just returned from
trip to Central America, and was
In i'll health.
| The senate committee en- claims re-
ported that the senate was deceived
| by the representations Of Major Stahl-
man with regard to fees In the mat
ter OF the Methodist Book concern
claim, but that no senator or mem
Der of congress received any money
in connection with the claim. Stahl-
man got $100,S00 fees.
Alonzo j. Whiteman, eX-mayor OF
Duluth, was convicted in Chicago OF
obtaining $3.50 from a clerk at the
Grand Pacific hotel by means of
forged drafts. Under the verdict he
may he fined $4,000 and be sent to
jail for one year, and may also be
compelled to restore double the
amount Of the money he obtained.
Miss Ella Mcpherson, daughter of
the late John r. Mcpherson, United
States senator from New Jersey, has
been married to DR.. Joseph Muir. Mrs.
Muir Is the heiress to an estate worth
millions. DR.. Muir Is a resident of
New York city and a graduate Of the
New York university medical school.
Mrs. Mcpherson says the girl is
weak minded.
The national council Of Congrega-
tional churches adopted report Of
the finance committee recommend
Ing that the annual per capita call
upon the membership of the church
for the next three years be cents,
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one year be made to pay the expenses
of the international council to be
held In 1899.
The survivors OF the La Bourgogne
disaster arrived at Boston by boat
from Halifax and were taken TO New
York by train. Members of the
crew were greeted with Kisses. M.
Antoine Achard, of Baltimore, whose
wife and two children were lost in
the La Bourgogne disaster, tells a
terrible story of the death OF his
amily, the boat in which they had
cen placed being smashed by fall
ng smokestack.
Chicago is threatened with a milk
famine. Pastures in the dairy regions
surrounding Chicago are drying, the
flies are worse than in other seasons
and the high price of beef has sent
many cows to the butchers block
Yesterday only 1886 cans OF milk
were shipped into Chicago. One week
ago the amount was from 1900 to
5000 cans greater daily. The regular