Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-02

shooting. She was a niece of Mr. Jack
sons first wife, Helen Hunt Jackson,
who was known as II. H." for her
novels and literary sketches
Fernwood, the magnificent California
home of w. j. Dinge, located in the
Piedmont hills, was totally destroyed
by fire. The house contained one of
the finest private art galleries and con-
servatories in the state. The loss is
total and probably over 100000
Josiah r. Adams, who was nominal
ed by the republican state convention
In Pennsylvania as a candidate for
Judge of the superior court, has sent
letter to General Frank Reeder, chair
man of the republican state commit
tee, withdrawing from the ticket.
The postmaster-gene has issued
formal warning to all postmasters
against the levy Of political assess
ments, and the civil service commits
sion has called attention to the law
governing the subject, and of the COM
missions intention to enforce 1T.
President Mckinley was formally no.
tilted of his election as trustee Of the
Peabody educational fund. The notice
was brought to the white house by Dr..
J. J.. NJ. Curry, agent of the fund. Pres
ident Mckinley succeeds ex-President
Cleveland as a member of the board.
The movement for monument to
the late Charles Stuart Parnell was
given impetus at meeting in the
Academy of Music, New York. Over
$40 900 was collected, the principal
contributors being Richard Croker,
Mayor Van Wyck and Bourke Cock
ran.
Reciprocity arrangements are sought
by the Island of st. Kits and Turks
Island, British West Indies. The ar
rangements so far cover nearly all the
British West Indian possessions save
those two, and Mr.. Tower, the British
charge, has taken the initial steps in
their behalf.
F.<Tennyson Nicely, the New York
publisher, filed voluntary petition in
bankruptcs. The liabilities are placed
mt $359,53l and the assets at $434 700.
OF this amount 1891 $50 Is the estimat-
ed value of stock, $39,952 open ac-
counts, $33,955 bills and notes, and
1852 cash and checks
President Powell of the Order Of
Railroad photographers, referring to the
arrest of Hugh J. Hill, superintendent
of the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad, at Taunton, Mass, for
violation of the Erdman arbitration
law, stated that this was the begin
ming of such action.
Naval orders issued assign Com
mander Il. ID. Taussig to waiting orders
mt San Francisco. The purpose is TO
give the officer an opportunity to re
celve there a copy CT the charges pre-
ferred against him o. Admiral Watson
and upon which the admiral removed
the commander from Bennington.
Two robbers shot and killed one man
and wounded another In store at
Doniphan, kans., which they later
robbed, and then ambushed and shot
and killed a policeman and wounded
another man, both members of posse
pursuing them. At latest accounts
they were surrounded in the woods.
Judge Gates, in the circuit court Of
Kansas City, decided that A. N, Doer-
schuck, u retail druggist who was ar
rested for contempt month ago for
refusing to answer questions put to him
in an investigation into an alleged
druggists trust by the attorney of the
state, was in the right and he was dis
missed. 1t was charged that Doer-
schuck was member of trust formed
to prevent the sale of goo0s to "cut
rate" druggists.