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

The New York Times has reduce
its prace from to / cent a copy.
New York city will build BIZ
ocean bath house at Coney island.
Nearly 100000 will be spent OF
New York city streets next year.
A man In Milwaukee Is credited
with from a dozen to twenty wives.
Ex-Congressman Sherman Hoa
died of typhoid fever in Massachu
sets.
Blanche Willis Howard, the Amer
can actress. Is dead at Munich, Ger
many.
The steamer Amur has arrived a.
Victoria from Skaguay with abou
300 pounds OF gold dust.
Jacob Ulman has been arrested In
Troy on the charge OF stealing dia-
monds valued at $450,000.
At Fort Collins, Col, Joseph Muir
ray, United States agent In charge OF
the Pribyloff islands, is dead
The sugar trust and the Arbuckle
combination began cutting prices
Sugar fell to five cents pound.
The collections OF internal revenue
in August, 1898, show an increase
over August, 1897, Of $11,006,235.
Senator Foraker In campaign
speech at Wooster, Ohio, advocated
the retention Of all the Philippines.
Baltimore and Ohio receivers de-
clare they never Will be able to dis
charge the company's obligations
Governor Tanner has ordered the
sheriff to command the strikers to
leave Virden and to disarm them.
Oxford, Miss, reports fourteen cases
and six deaths from yellow fever. Aid
Is asked to feed 600 negroes there.
Commissioner Jones, in his annual
report, says there are 1882 pupils
being educated In Indian schools.
Dore Richardson, the divorced wife
of Gen. Cassius M. Clay, was mar
ried to Riley Brock, day laborer.
Joseph Corcoran killed himself at
Carlyle, ILL.,, because he accidentally
shot Leila Shade, his sweetheart.
Commodore N. l.. Weatherby OF
the Troy Yacht Club and three friends
were drowned In the Hudson river.
Rev. DR.. Cunningham Geilie, the
wellknown religious commentator and
historian, Is dead. He was 70 years
old.
1t Is stated that the majority OF
Allen ID. Gambler democratic nomi-
nee for governor OF Georgia, was
about 10000.
Mrs. Margaret j. Evans OF Min
nesota has been elected the first Wo-
man member Of the American board
OF foreign missions,
Ralph Johnston, aged II, the only
son of w. X. Johnston, architect, of
Chicago, was killed In bicycle acct
dent ut Whitby. Ont.
1t Is announced that ex-senator
David b. Hin will stump New York
state for Judge Van Wyck and the
democratic state ticket.
Gen. G. II. Coils has sent a letter to
Mayor Van Wyck warning him
against casting lnuendoes upon the
generals conduct In office.
Chicago railroad men and mer-
chants have formed national anti
understanding committee to secure
congressional legislation,
1t Is reported that the number of
lives lost on the Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina coast during the re-
cent hurricane was fully 100.
The republicans OF Massachusetts,
renomlnated Gov. Roger Wolcott and
adopted resolutions favoring the
retention OF all the Philippines.
The court OF appeals OF Kentucky
has declared constitutional Il statute
requiring railroads to provide sep
arate cars for colored passengers.
A delegation headed by Gov. Tan
ner succeeded in having the converted
yacht Wasp ordered to Chicago for
the use of the naval reserves.
The president will not announce
the selection of successor to Mr..
Hay as ambassador to London be-
fore his return from his western trip.
Clarence Ragsdale, real estate
dealer from Moberly, Mo-. COM
planned to the New York police that
no had been swindled by greeng goods
men
A contest has been begun in San
Francisco to set aside portions of the
will Of Adolph Sutro in which largo
requests we're made IN trust for
charity. "a'.a -
Bridgeport police believe that they
have another murder on their hands.
Little Louis Cigglar died from Paris
green poisoning. and Lizzie Rino, his
nurse Is missing.
The secretary OF the navy sent the
American commissioners at Quebec n
plan for the abrogation OF the treaty
rorbidding the building Of armed yes
sells ON the great lakes
Governor Budd OF California de-
cidod to permit the extradition OF Mrs,
Botkin at the request or the Delaware
authorities in order to allow her at
torneys to test the law in the courts,
The schooner Fortune Hunter, with
party OF gold seekers from Chicago,