Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-03
NEWS OF TIE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

Thirty-five populist newspapers IN
South Dakota formed trust.
Another battle occurred IN lndia' the
British being badly defeated.
Minnesota and Wisconsin oarsmen
may take part in the pennsylvania
Cornell Columbia regatta.
A conference In aid OF primary
election reform began In New foik
city.
Judge Pryor granted a decree OF
divorce to Mrs. Nat. G. Goodwin, wire
OF the actor.
The Japanese cruiser Kasagi was
launched at Cramp & Sons shipyard,
Philadelphia.
John w. Griggs of New Jersey was
nominated for attorney general vi the
United States.
II ia asserted that Fitzsimmons ana
Ctrbett have signed TO fight at Carson
City in July.
Ex-Chief Justice Thomas II. Hines
died ut Sycamore, Ill. lie had nVed
in that city for CO years.
Additional strikes at cotton mails
occurred at Fall River, Mass, Bruins
wick. Me-, and Westerly, X. /.
Congress Ii expected to authorize
at this session an increase OF two reg
iments In the artillery service.
Rev. II. Dewitt Talmage was mar
rted for the third time. HIS wire
was Pennsylvania widow OF 30.
Madame Ye, wife OF the Korean
minister to the United States, has be-
Name a convert TO Christianity, ana
will espouse the faith.
Two missionaries sent to klondike
by two New York women write that
there is no fear OF starvation AT Da"-
son City.
There was thunder, lightning and
ten inches OF snow In parts or NOW
ENGLAND.
The president has withdrawn the
nominations of Edwin b. Webster ana
Neorge w. Simpson TO be paymasters
- the navy.
Ex-President Cleveland Will preside
nj a meeting 10 DO held in New YORK
February II In aid OF colored IN
dustrial education.
The senate confirmed the nomina'
tions of Charles Page Bryan to be
minister to Brazil; IL. IL. Conger OF
Iowa, To be minister TO China.
Mint Director Preston has resigned,
and the president has nominated
George E. Roberts of Iowa as his sue
eessor.
Mrs. Augusta Mack was taken to
Auburn prison to serve sentence
OF fifteen years for her part In killing
VIM. Guldensuppe.
Two men were killed in collision
of n through train of the Atlantic
coast line with local train 80 miles
west OF Charleston, 8. 9.
A composite picture OF western
girl has been selected ~ one OF the
trans Mississippi exposition.
The democratic caucus Vt legisla-
tors ut Nashville. Tenn, took Id I'D
ditional ballots for senator without
making ilnnl selection.
A measure providing for gerry
mander of Ohio congressional dis
tricts was presented In the legisla-
ture of that state.
Governor Bloxham of Florida, has
issued call for south and west COM
mercal congress, to be held at Tampa,
Fla, February s, 8 and 10.
Henry Gaebe aged SO years, one OF
the wealthlest and most prominent
business men of Washington county,
Is dead ut his home In Nashville, Ill.
AT san Diego, Cal, Signor Anton
Casseletti has died. aged 62 years. In
his younger days he had an European
reputation us u vlolinist.
The northern Colorado coal opera
tors, whose 200 miners areon strike,
refused To eraNt the demands for an
increase of wages.
Senator White, 1t is said, was elected
chairman of the democratic congress
slonal campaign committee through
the efforts of Richard Croker.
Tho President has nominated Il.
Butler Malone. II son of the late
Senator Malone, n son of the late
United States consul at Nuovo Laredo,
Mexico.
At II meeting of the board of esti-
mate and apportionment the mayor
denounced the greater New York
charter us "a piece Of bungling legis-
lation."
The American Drama company has
been organized by Washington and
Virginia democratic politicians,
present free-silyer plays to the west
and south.
Marian II. Curtis has been grant
cd divorce from Willard 9. Curtis,
the defaulting assistant cashier of the
American National bank OF Kansas
City, Mo. and given the custody OF
their child-a boy.
The College of History. the first of
the buildings to be erected by the