Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-24

| dead at seymour, ina. he was %
years old.
Register of the Treasury B. X. Bruce
Is critically i'll at his home In Wash
iagton.
A thread trust with q capital OF $12,-
900 900 has been organized at Trenton,
N. J.
David s. Comley, secretary OF the
state board OF control, is dead a.
Madison, Wis.
Peter II. Bell, who was governor
OF Texas from 1S49 to 1853, died at
Littleton, N. G.
A regiment of Chippewa Indians
will be raised in case their services
are needed against Spain.
The democratic state convention of
Rhode Island has nominated Daniel
Church for governor.
Cyrus w. Russell, a pioneer OF
Livingston county, is dead at his
home In Pontiac, Ill.
Chicago wheat brokers tried to
break Joseph Letter by undertaking
him, but failed.
Professor Ashley ID. Hurst Of Tulane
university died at New Orleans from
a stroke of apoplexy.
A suit has been brought that may
delay the reorganization OF the Wis
consin Central.
Prince Albert. heir apparent of
Belgium arrived In New York on a
visit to this country.
Congressman Johnson of North
Dakota announced his candidacy for
the senate to succeed Roach.
American women have succeeded in
endowing table for biological study
at geological laboratory at Naples
Gen. VIM. s. Rosecrans, the we'll
known Union veteran, died at his
home, near Los Angeles, Cal.
The democratic committee on the
west side, Chicago, has decided to bar
gold democrats from the primaries
Captain Frederick Pabst of Milwau-
kee has been invited to become a d.
rector of the proposed permanent
American exposition at Paris.
The receipts In February for fifty
Of the largest postofflces were
$241. 341 In excess of the receitps for
the corresponding month in 1897.
Miss Florence PEBBLES OF Luther
vllle Md, has been awarded the Mary
ID. Garrett European fellowship OF
Bryn Mawr college.
Rev. ]. D. Borden, aged Sc years, is
dead ut Greenup, Ill. He served
through the civil war In u Kentucky
regiment
10. G. Bassick, locator OF the famous
l3assick silver mine, near Silver Cliff
Colo, died in Denver OF heart disease.
He was So years OF age.
The populists of Georgia are plan
ming to nominate Tom" Watson for
governor and lead to fight with Ma
tioaal Chairman Marion Butler
Thomas Walsh, prominent resident
of Joliet, was found dead near Plain
field, 1t Ia believed he was muir
dered by robbers.
President Andrew s. Draper of the
University OF Illinois has declined the
superintendency of New York's public
schools
The peoples party of the second
Indiana congressional district nom
mated Rev William j. Trout for CON
gress.
Nathaniel p. Wilder, resident of
Chicago since 1889 and once an extern
slye owner of real estate there, died,
aged rs.
The war In passenger rates to the
northwest continues, the Western Pas
senger association fatty refusing to
restore rates.
Tho senate committee on immigra-
ton reported adversely upon the nom
nation OF T. V. Powderly to be com
missioner of immigration.
Louis pullison. the negro who
ohoked Kate Pulllson, his wife, to
death ut their home In New York, has
been arrested.
Two hundred conviets in the In
diana prison made an attempt to
break prison while at supper the two
leaders were shot by guard, and the
rest We're subdued.
Warren Beckwith, who recently
eloped with and married daughter of
Robert 4, Lincoln. will pitch for the
Dubuque baseball team in the West
ern association this season.
Rev. Frank NJ, Bristol, who has
just gone from Chicago to Washing
ton, has been assigned to thu Metro
poltan NJ, Il. church, where President
and Mrs. Mckinley Worship
Tho Secretary of the Navy appointed
a court martial for the trial OF Civil
Engineer Menocal on charges con
nected with the work on the New York
dry dock.
William Van Benthuysen. former
managing editor of the Chicago Fri
bune, has accepted the position OF
managing editor of the New York
World.
Milwaukee democrats made nomi-
nations MS follows, For mayor, d. S.
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