Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-07
Greeley in literary work.

| She will make survey OF several har-
bors in the Hawaiian islands.
Miss Eliza Works, known as the old
est resident of Monroe county, died OF
her home in Henrietta, N. Y, aged 105
years, 10 months and 13 days.
Postmaster Van Colt, of New York,
wants a fine postoffice building erected
in that city near the Grand Central
station, covering two squares.
Joseph Agostini shipping and COM
mission merchant, of New York, made
an assignment. The mercantile agen-
gies rated Agostini at 100000.
The news Of the appointment Of Mgr.
Donatus Sbarretti as bishop Of Hav-
ana was received with much pleasure
and appreciation in Washington.
Representative Pearre of Maryland,
says he will vote to unseat Representa-
tive Roberts of Utah, If it is fond that
he is now practicing polygamy.
Robert Freeman, at one time the
owner OF Rex Mcdonald the champion
saddle horse stallion of the world,
died at his home near Mexico, Mo.
James a. Newlin, at one time promi-
nently identified win the street rail-
way system of Chicago, died at his
home in Steelton, Pa, aged 81 years.
| A deed was recorded transferring
the Dewey home to the Admiral's son,
George Goodwin Dewey, but the adj
miral and his wife retain life interest
in 1t.
At Milton, Fla, the hands at Chafiln
& Co.'S lumber mills went out on a
strike again because of the refusal Of
the company to discharge a non-union
boy.
Sylvester Hawkins, a young negro,
has been arrested, charged with at
tempting to wreck the Georgia South
ern and Florida train at Lake Park, Ga.
The bones of G5 Celestials, who, dy-
ing in Chicago, were inferred in I'M
consecratcd soil are to be returned to
the nowery kingdom by order of the
emperor.
The Jefferson county (Ky.) canvass
ers decided against Goebel and the
question of throwing out the vote of
Louisville goes to the state election
board.
Martin V. Bergen, son Of Councilman
Peter V. Bergen, of Princeton, N j.,
died today from receiving hazing at
Lawrcncoville. lie died Of lnfamma-
ton Of the bowels
Richard ]. Hutchinson, superintend
ent Of telegraph of the New York Stock
Exchange and an oldtime telegraph
operator, died at his residence in New
York aged so years,
Alice Glenn. whose successful con-
cealment of her sex ended at Chester
prison, will be sentenced for forgery
to Joliet She says she donned male
attire to shield her brother.
The Indiana G. A. II. committee has
decided that the gift of Indiana to
Gen Lawton shall be sword. There
was talk OF monument, and some
wanted to present a loving cup.
Police Operator Claude b. Giles, who
killed Frank Doyle while the latter
was trying to hold him up in front of
II Astor place, Chicago, Nov r. was
cxonerated by a coroners jury.
The avowcd candidates for the re-
publican nomination for governor OF
Illinois are Judge Elbridgc Hanecy ot
Chicago, Congressman Reeves of Strea-
tor. and Richard Yates of jacksonville.
Senator Mason was correctly re
ported as saying he would resign from
the senate If the republican national
convention should declare in favor Of
the administrations policy in the Phil
lppines.
William Magill the inventor of the
student lamp, dropped dead at his
home in Amherst, Conn. He was
and was born In Byron county, Geor-
gia Jan. 2, 1886
At Toronto Jack Mccormick OF Phil
adelphia knocked out Joe Goddard of
Australia in the second round CT an adj
vertised 20-round bout.
DR.. ], u. Farmer the presiding elder
of the Appleton district of the Metho-
dist church, travels about 10000 miles
year upon his duties.
Three new cases of smallpox were
discovered today among the enlisted
men OF the Forty eighth (colored) in
fantry, now in quarantine at Angel isl.
and, Cal
An American company, with $4,000
600 capital has been incorporated st
Trenton. N j., to develop the Marconi
system OF wireless telegraphy.
w. II. Reichers, the school-teacher
on trial at Hammond, Ind, for man
slaughter for the whipping and alleged
killing OF Arthur Whitney, a pupil, was
acquitted,
The body of Wesley Lawrence, the
negro who crIminally assaulted Mrs.
w, NJ Bowman, near McDavid. Fla,
was found swinging from tree near
the scene OF his crime, 1t was riddled
with bullets.
The Georgia house of representa-
tives passed resolutions calling for the
election OF United States senators by
direct vote, the free coinage of silver
ut 16 to and the early construction OF
| the Nicaragua canal.
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