Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-27
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

utilize the wave power of the sea.
Yale and Cornell will have no row.
Ing contest. They cannot agree.
Tom Jackson accidentally shot and
killed Grover Morris at Louisville, Ill,
The first step toward building the
Duluth ship canal Is taken.
Members of an Illinois coal trust
have been indicted.
The Pullman estate inventories
$1,000, 600.
james A. Berry, the millionaire
tramp, who broke his leg recently at
Paducah, Is dead.
EIihu Root has been elected presi-
dent Of the Union League club OF New
York.
President Dole Of Hawaii Is on his
way to Washington 10 urge the ratil-
cation OF the annexation treaty.
A large number of bank checks have
been stolen from letter boxes in north
srn and western cities.
A jury at Camden, N. j., acquitted
Mrs. Florence McCusker OF the charge
OF numbering her husband.
Lamartine Hudspeth, the Lake City,
Mo, farmer who killed j. W. Kesner,
has been released on $4,000 bail.
Edward Killfeather. an Oregon poll
tician, and |. II. Taffe have been con-
victed OF jury bribing at Portland, Ore.
Jacob Gesel was killed by William
Hall during drunken quarrel at Ken
ton, d.
James s. Starr. aged 70 years, resi-
dent OF Richmond. Ind, fell into
cistern and was drowned
X. Il. BoWles, who was injured IN
collision on an electric road near la
cine, Wis, has died.
A disastrous fire visited Shartoh,
Tex, entalling u loss OF $G5,OOO; COW
cred by insurance
Seaton Perry, well known dry goods
merchant OF Washington, committed
suicide.
Colonel Edwin K, Meyers was found
dead In the yard OF his home near
Harrisburg, Pa.
The Midland Trust Company OF Port
Hope, Ont, has assigned. the deposits
being $4,000.
Louis Alfeld fatally shot Minnie
Packner, HIS sweetheart, ut Cincinnati
and then committed suicide.
Two unfinished houses In Baltimore
collapsed and eight workmen were In
jured, two being expected to die.
Saginaw county, Michigan. Is enjoy
Ing an excitement over the discovery
OF hve-foot vein of coal.
The senate committee reports ad-
yersely to II. w. Corbett's claim to u
seat from Oregon.
President Mckinley recommends an
appropriation OF $i73,151 to pay the
Boring sea claims.
MIs. Mack was sentenced to II
years imprisonment for tho murder
OF Guldensuppe,
The largest woman bicycle rider IL
the world, Miss Margaret Clare of
Cincinnati Ia dangerously III ut Fort
Scott, Kan, She weighs Az pounds.
An interesting feature OF the pro-
posed gigantic bituminous coal trust
Ia q protltsharing plan in which the
miners Will be allowed to cooperate.
Sergeant irredericks of the Greedy
arctic expedition ridiculcs many OF the
statements OF Professor Nansen M
preposterous,
1t is believed the United States
will shortly intervene In defense of
Cuba and ultimately annex that Is
land
Gov. Shaw Of Iowa was inaugurated
DIR. G. b. Day. son OF the late DR.
avid Day OF st. Paul. committed
suicide at Glencoe,
Colonela Corbn. Cuchlng and Lud
ington, IT,. $, A., are to be made
brigadiers, the former to be adjutant
general
The exports from the United States
during November last showed a
gain Of nearly s7,0l0,00O over Noyem-
ber 1896.
Twenty per cent. Of the cadets at
Silt naval iNbhtiHS hLNt w WAL WV
glasses on account OF the inadequate
lighting system,
DR., Cornelius Herr claims 100000
indemnity from France for an Illegal
attempt to prosecute him In connec.
tion with the Panama canal
The production OF tin and terne
plates In tho United States during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1897 was
A6,9S2,O6S pounds.
Chief Justice Phillips OF the Illinois
supreme court decided n case testing
the civil service system In favor OF the
Hpoilsmen.
An Indian woman claims to DO the
lawful wife OF John Il. Hite, the Calf
fornia millionaire mlno owner who
married San Francisco lady last Oc-
tober
Rev. George William Douglas, rector
OF Trinity Episcopal church at New
Haven, Conn, has declined to become
the clerical head OF the United 3,
church army