Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-17

torn doWn.
Charles S. Bulkely, once wealthy
man, died in a charity ward In New
York hospital.
President Mckinley In proclama-
ton reserves land in Hawaii for a
naval station.
Carl Schurz. In speech to the
Citizens Union, made an attack on
policy of imperialism.
The increase in the ordinary rev.
enues of the government for the past
year has been $57,597,5
The total death list resulting from
the collapse OF the Wonderland theat-
err at Detroit, Mich, Is ID.
Two negroes were wounded in
battle between colored miners and
strikers at Pana, H., yesterday.
Captain George c. Benner and five
of the crew OF the schooner Jennie f.
Wiley have reached New York after
Captain John NJ. OKeefe, OF the
New York police force, died OF in
jurles received in falling down
stairs.
Joe JGHBTSOU Is buhGi lhb WIN
throat trouble and has been ordered
by his physicians not to leave his bed
for week.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr, has de-
signed railroad locomotive, with
new economic features, which Is said
to be a success.
Texas voted fayorably upon con
stitutional amendment to pension con
federate veterans at $S month. The
vote was light.
The CHILEAN minister requested Pres
dent Mckinley to permit Mr., Blu
chanan, American minister to the Ar
gentine Republic.
DR.. 7. ID. Witherspoon, president
OF the Louisville Theological semi
nary, and an eminent Presbyterian
preacher, Is dead,
Eve girls escaped last evening from
the Illinois industrial school for
girls at Evanston by climbing down
the fire escape.
Senator Redneld Proctor, in an adj
dress to the Vermont legislature, said
that we should retain all OF the
Philippines II any.
The United States army and navy
are in good condition for active ser
vice If there should be a resumption of
hostlities with Spain.
j. Goldschmidt, the United States
consul general at Berlin died. He
had been in III health for some time.
He was Milwaukeen.
In Chicago Carl Doelle shot Mrs.
Bertha Redo for refusing to elope
with him. lie then shot himself.
Mrs Riedel will recover,
G. II. Summers, chief electrician OF
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany at Chicago, was suddenly seized
with heart failure and died.
Senator Kyle. of South Dakota, is
sued statement that he had left the
pOpulist party because of It's course
at Washington and in his state,
Secretary Gage will furnish the
president his views regarding the
conversion OF the Spanish silver OF
Porto Rico into American money.
King G. Staples, member of the
Wisconsin legislature, has been SEN
fenced at Washington to eighteen
months In prison for embe2zlement.
Princess rroubetskoy. formerly
Amelle Rlvos of Virginia, is en-
gagged In writing two novels, and her
husband is illustrating one OF them,
Arthur Williams. colored. OF Jack
A., lao,
murder Of Miss Elinc Ogden, was
taken from the jail by mob and
shot
The New York convention Of Wo-
meas Clubs applaudcd the sentiment
that no nation has right to 20 to
war without the consent of the wo-
mon.
George II, Rabbit, general superin
tcndCnt OF the northern New England
division 0f the American Express com
pany, died at Bellows Fails, VT, aged
20 years,
a sensation has been caused by the
disappearance of t.. Y. MCConkey, Il
commission merchant IN Chicago. 1t
Is supposed he has been kidnapped or
murdered.
Estimates have been made that the
Alaska gold yield FOR the next year
will he $40, 100000. 1t is said the sup
ply of ore will hold out for hun
drcd years
Admiral Miller, in an interview in
Chicago, says that the Nicaragua
canal Is needed by this country to and
in protecting Its long stretch Of coast
on two oceans.
test of armor plate made by the
krupp process at the Bethlehem iron
works la Pennsylvania. has shown
mat the German process is superior
to the American.
Cyrus II. $, Powers. man OF
wealth and widely known in Henry
county died at Kewancc H.. at the
age Of -, lie was prominent in
masonic circles,
AT Columbus, Ohio, Charles Nelson.
colored. was electrocuted for the muir
der at Bowling Green OF James zim-
| norman, Il grocoryman who refused