Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-08

by the retirement OF hear-Aumlral
Bunce at Christmas George Dewey will
become the ranking admiral OF the
American navy.
At Cape May, N. j., Jacob Beck
secretary OF the National League OF
Musicians, was found dead in bed
from heart disease.
Mrs. Place, under sentence OF death
for the murder of her step daughter,
Ida, will take her case to the New
York court OF appeals.
There promises to be an interesting
and bitter conflict in congress between
the various interests connected with
the Nicaraguan canal.
The private deposit boxes OF the
Kansas state treasury have been loot
ed. Gov. Leedy Is one OF the victims
to the extent of $165.
Alfred Hauge OF Utica, visited at the
Rumor has 1t that he Is about TO start
a restaurant at Marshall.
Rev. George II. Parrish pleaded
guilty to the charge of forgery at
Sycamore, H., and was given an in
determinate sentence.
Judge Taft, of the United States Cir
curt Court, at Columbus has ordered
the sale Of the GAINESVILLE (Ohio) cleo
trio railroad January 3.
The United states supreme court
has announced The new rules under
the national bankruptcy act. The5
will take effect Jan. 2.
A controlling interest in the newly
formed Union Tobacco company Is
reported to have been sold to the
Widener-Elkins syndicate.
James Gray Of Cleveland, a brake
man on the Lake Shore railroad. has
fallen heir to $3.50, 900, being his share
of his grandmother's estate.
In New York Nine. Bianchini is
under arrest charged with attempting
to poison her husband, Charles
Bianchni, the scenic artist.
DR.. Lesser, in testifying to the war
Investigating commission, said that
Red Cross usages did not allow him
to criticise government officials
In court case at Anderson, Ind,
the attorney for the defendant in
sisted upon arguing the case in rhyme
and the judge adjourned the trial.
The United States naval recruiting
Office at Chicago received orders to en-
list six apprentice boys, twenty lands
men and fifteen seamen at once.
Merritt Rose, colored, who was re-
Gently cured of insanity at the Bing
hampton, N. Y, hospital, has now de-
veloped into q mathematical freak.
at the request OF the government OF
Venezuela on account of the preva-
lence Of small pox and the existence
OF political troubles In that country.
Rafael Yglesias, president of Costa
Rica, arrived in New York. He Is on
a pleasure "trip and will spend several
months in this country and Europe.
Ships at Brooklyn and Philadelphia
are being loaded with railroad ma
terials ordered in the United States
for the Russian railroad In Manchuria.
At Williamson, w. Va, Samuel Ken
media Is under arrest for the assassina-
tion of Constable Charles Steele near
Gray. Steele was shot from his horse.
AT Lancaster, Pa, Ralph w. Wier-
back, convicted OF the murder Of ID. b
Landis In April, was refused a new
trial and was sentenced to be hanged
| Newton county, Mississippi, farmers
are reported to have lynched three
negroes and are hunting for others
implicated in an assault on white
man.
Six persons were killed and thirty
others scalded or injured by boiler
explosion on the steamer T. G. Walker
bound from San Francisco to Sacra-
mento.
Chairman Dingley states that the
open door" policy In the Philippines
will mean, not free trade. but equal
opportunities to merchants of all ma
tons.
Senator Quay. his son Richard. ex
Treasurer b. J. Haywood OF Pepnsyl-
vanla and others pleaded not guilty
to the five indictments found agai1s
them.
Miss Catherine Wiselogel, Of st
Louis, Is on her way to Havana
where she will marry william II
Mepham, an American merchant o
that city.
The Baldwin hotel in San Francisc,
was destroyed by fire, causing los.
of $1,500,000. Two lives are known t,
have been lost, and several people art
missing. ...
German American citizens of New
York have begun movement for open
saloons on Sunday afternoons and
other notifications of the Raines
liquor law.
Frank Phlscator, who within the
last two years is credited with having
made over $S,O00,O00 in the Klondike,
was married to Nellie Boyd at st.
Joseph, Mich.
The Texas supreme court has dis
solved an Injunction preventing the
completion OF a channel to deep water
from the gulf terminals at Port Ar
thur Texas.
The gold and silver movement at
New York for the week ending was:
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