Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-01-19

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According to n Chinese report, Sc
cret treaty exists between Great
Britain and the United States 10 pre-
vent any further alienation of Chinese
territory
The heirs OF Mary Ball Blown,
claiming Se5,000,000 worth OF Phila
delrhia property, held third meeting
al Springfield, O. They claim to be
Sanguine OF success.
Miss Sophia Dallas OF philadelphia
died, aged Is, She was the daughter
u; George NJ. Dallas, who was vice
president Of the United States unoHr
President Polk,
IN attorney for the Standard Oh
company stated in court at Columbus,
Ohio, that the books OF the company
were not burned, but they viii not Ne
produced in court.
Young r. Clark died at Clarksdale,
H., aged Il. He was a resident vi
Christian county titty-four years and
was one of the most widely known
men in that section.
Telephone and telegraph are sue
cesstully used simultaneously on sim
gle wire ny Great Northern officials
and the plan will he adopted for all
the lines OF the company.
Mrs. Jennie Kiusman of Decatur, H.,
died Jan, : in the Bermuda Islanus.
She was the wife OF George c. Kins-
man, superintendent OF telegraph for
the Wabash Railroad Co
II Is reported that Joseph Letter,
the Chicago cx-wheat speculator, has
purchased and will transform the
Rhode Island locomotive works into
compressed air motor works.
George A. Armour has given $4,000
to found 4 classical alcove in the uni
versity library in Princeton, and a
yearly endowment for three years OF
S2,700 toward Its support.
1t is reported that the eight Akron
sewer pipe factories have gone to
New York to participate in the or
gani2ation of company to control
the manufacture of sewer pipe.
Misunderstanding of orders resulted
ii collision between mixed train
and double-header freight at Elk
Valley, Tenn. Four tralnmen were
caught in the debris. which took fire
Otis Kendall, former president Of
mathematics and astronomy at the
University of Pennsylvania, and for
many years one of the foremost cdu
Gators Of the country, died ut Philadel-
phia. aged 50 years.
The Kieckhefcr Brothers manutac-
turing plant Of Milwaukee passed into
the hands OF the granite ware trust
Checks for a littlo more than 81 900 600
transferring 4 controlling interest
were passed
United States minister Conger, at
Pekin, las again protested against
the extension of French concessions
at Shanghai. bat lie urged the extern
sion Of the existing settlement on in
ternational basis.
At Middlesboro, Ky. the Henry NJ
AshDy biyouac of the confederate vet
Grams adopted resolutions in praise
Of President MclIinley's Atlanta
speech and expressive Of its approval
throughout the country.
The Electric company OF America
has been incorporated in New Jersey,
with a capital stock of So 600, 900
George W. Elkins will be It's preSl-
dent, and it is proposed to control the
s,.eet lighting business east Of the
Mississippi river.
William Endicott, aged 100 years,
died al Beverly, Mass. He was an
eyewitness Of the engagement between
the frigateS Chesapeake and shannon
June /, 1919, and was OF the sixth gen
GRAFTON from Governor EHdicott of ,Ae
Massachusetts, ba? colony.
Ninety men have been discharged
from the steam engineering depart
ment at Mare island. Reductions in
the forces employed in other depart
ments will be made during the week.
1t is stated that about 400 hands will
be discharged altogether.
Baron Edgar de Bara and his wife,
the alleged Chicago postal swindlers,
who were arrested at st. Augustine,
Fla. have been released on bonds in
the sums OF $1,000 and $4,000 respec-
lively for their appearance In the
Eniled states court at Chicago.
Secretary Alger has issued stringent
regulations for the sanitary inspec-
ton eacn Saturday of all military
camps, Including regimental. brigade
and division hospitals. A special
medical inspection also is ordered on
the last Saturday OF each month.
Several months ago Judge Tarvin
OF Covngton, Ky, sent several coun-
cimen to jail for contempt OF court
III disobeying an order OF court to fur
nish supplies. Now the five council
men imprisoned sue Judge Tarvin
collectively for $4,000 for false i'm
prisonment
Although the value OF the late Cal
vim s. Brice's personal property in
New YORK is fixed at only 100000 an
the petition for letters OF administra-
ton on file at the surrogate's office,
IL is probable that his whole estate
when formally taken into account viii