Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-07

/. Samuel 3. Donnelly Of New Yorl
has been elected president of the
International typographical Union.
The Clifton hotel, in Clifton, Ont.
on the Niagara river, was destroyed
by fire the estimated loss being 800.
900.
Two fremen were killed, eight
others were injured and many persons
missing as result of severe fire in
Philadelphia.
Comptroller Coler announced that
Mrs Hetty Green had offered to loan
the city OF New York 100000 at
2 per cent.
William w. Cooper shot his wife's
parents and killed himself near
Fulton, N. r., after having failed to
shoot his wife.
Samuel B. Donnelly OF New York
Typographical union, No. G, was
elected president OF the international
typographical union.
President Mckinley will shortly
issue an order reyoking the extern
sions of the civil-seryice law made by
President Cleveland.
| St, Louis wholesale grocers are
fighting the Havemeyer sugar combi-
nation because Of its method Of sell
ing by jobbers.
Bishop Coadjutor William Mont
gomery Brown OF Arkansas Episcopal
diocese, was cons Grated at Trinity
cathedral, Cleveland
Chun Ying, a Chinese merchant, Of
San Francisco, was murdered by
Chinese Highlander" on the orders Of
Chinese secret society.
Three thousand persons witnessed
the lynching Of Charles Washington,
who had committed an outrage near
Double Springs, Tenn.
Mis- Mary Garrett sold her Baltimore
and Ohio stock to avoid paying
81 200 900 assessments,
Two hundred young women, Irish
immigrants, arrived without male es-
cort in New York Every girl wore
the stars and stripes"
Several hundred women participated
actively with riotous strikers to defy
police and prevent work at a sash
and blind factory at Oshkosh.
Professor George Herbert Stephens,
A. NJ, formerly a member Of the
faculty Of Lafayette College, admitted
he set fire to Pardee Hall Dec. II
James II. Bowen, @ Chicago man,
was elected president of the Inter
national Printing Pressmen and
L., ~
The Federation Of Women's clubs,
i'm session at Denver decided 10 make
regular revenue by taxing each club
ten cents annually for each member,
Frederick d. Hadley, a New York
grain exporter, made an assignment
as result of the slump in wheat
following Joseph Letters failure.
James A. Clemmer, who has been
on trial at Norristown, Pa, for the
murder of Mrs Charles o. Kaiser,
was convicted Of murder In the first
degree.
Gov. A. r. Lee. congressman Kelly
and Knowles were renominated by
fusion conventions Of South Dakota
populsts, democrats and silver re-
publicans
EX- Congressman ]. r. Whiting was
named for governor of Michigan by a
fusion alliance Of democrats populists
and silver republicans, meeting at
Gland Rapids.
Columbus, Ohio-The supreme court
has sustained the law which says If a
man petitions for particular party
ballot on the sheet he must vote the
ticket of that party.
The plurality of Geer, republican,
for governor of Oregon, was 1854
Two hundred thousand dollars has
been added to the endowment of Be
lott college by gifts
A severe windstorm struck and
leveled the tent Of the Forepaugh
circus at Sioux City. A wild panic
ensued in which one person was
killed and many injured.
In the arrest of Alonzo ]. White
man, alias w. II. Martin, at ST. Louis
Chief Of Detectives Desmond believes
he has captured the boldest forger and
criminal in the country
The president signed commission
authorizing the use OF the hospital
ship Bay State, which the people of
Massachusetts have subscribed $780,
600 to pay for, 1t is to operate in
transferring the sick and wounded
from the southern points to north
ern climate.