Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-17
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

Captain G. l.. Farwell is dead at
Macomb, Ill aged 70 years. He SER
we'd through the civil war.
The amount OF gold In this country
Is estimated at $7O3, 100000, an in
crease Of 100000 the past 30 days.
Hannah, the millionaire shoe manu-
facturer OF Brooklyn, has been sued by
q woman, sensation being In sight.
McColloch of Winnipeg was an easy
winner In another championship skat-
ing event On the Hudson.
Senator Lindsay refuses to obey the
call of the Kentucky Legislature to re-
sign.
At Scranton, Pa, $225,000 fire
burned The Y, NJ G.. A. building and
others.
At Little Rock, Ark, Sol Antrey
erazed by religion, killed his father,
mother and son.
The libel suit of the Minneapolis
Trust company against the Minneapo-
lis Times resulted In verdict of not
guilty.
w. w. Wheeler, superintendent OF
the southern Wisconsin district of the
American Sunday School union, Ia dead
at Belolt.
The damage done by the New Eng
lond blizzard was enormous, amount
ing TO $1,500,000 In Boston alone. AT
least 81 persons were drowned.
Tho Washington government and the
Cuban revolutionlsts are said to be
negotiating with view to purchasing
Independence for the island.
AT Sulsun, Cal, Frank Bellew has
repeated to the district attorney his
confession OF tho murder OF his
brother and sister.
The Canton. Mass, post Office was
broken into and after blowing open
the safe the robbers carried off over
$4,000 worth of stamps.
The president gave his second recep-
ton Of the season in honor of con-
gress and the judiciary. President and
Mrs. Dole. of Hawaii. were present.
Philadelphia ministers TO the mum
Ger Of "a have declared war on tho
disordorly houses OF that city, which
are said 10 number nearly 400.
Gold to the amount Of 100000 has
been received at San Francisco from
Australia this season, including $780,
900 soon to arrive.
A call for the FIRST regullr annual
united labor and labor reforms con-
yention" to DO held in 81. Louis May
2, 1898. has been Issued
The imports Of wool In December
amounted to l776S.627 pounds, an
increase over November of about
100000 pounds.
The senate committee on interstate
commerce has authorized favorable
report on the anti-scalplng bill, with
amendments.
Train Wrecker Worden, under SEN
tence to be hanged in California has
been granted u reprleve tn June II to
allow IN investigation as to his sanity.
Anthracite coal has been advanced
10 cents per ton all around ut New
York ON tho basis OF "a per ton for
stove size, other Sizes In proportion.
Fire In South street, New York, did
$4,000 worth of damage to the build
ing occupied by S. w. Lewis. fish i'm
porter, and the New York Stevedor-
Ing Company.
The 6-year old daughter of A. Ollvera,
OF Santa Monica. Cal, was bitten by
vicious dog and died, having shown
every symptom of hydrophobia.
g. G. Hoyt of the Fort Hall Indian
commission has practically concluded |
u treaty with the Bannock and Shes
hone Indians for the sale of the Fort |
Hall reservation in Idaho for $525 900. |
Archbishop Kahn. head Of the Cath
tlic diocese of ST, Louis. has consented !
to take part In public reception to I
be given In that city to Gen. William
Booth, commander Of the salvation
army.
Judge Hagner In tho equity court
at Washington has made a ruling hold
ing IN effect that 1t Is unconstitutional
for congress to appropriate money for
sectarian institutions,
White people have so systematically
boycotted Isaiah IL. Loftin, the colored !
postmaster ut lloganyille. Ca. that
his income from tho Office has been
reduced TO eleven cents day.
The National Biscuit company has
heen Incorporated in New Jersey, with !
capital OF $4,000. 900. and will con
troll large number OF biscuit and
cracker companies.
General Merriam notified the sec. e.
tary of war that he had completed the
details of the relief expedition to be /,
sent by the government to the gold
region In Alaska and to the klondlke, |
Fire destroyed the factory of the
Judd \ Cunning Hat company at Beth
ell. Conn. The loss Is estimated ut
from $4,000 to $4,000. About rs
hands are thrown out of employment
According 10 an estimate $4,000 peo-
pie are going TO the Klondlke this
spring from these five states: Iowa,