Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-28
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Harvard again defeated Princeton
in debate.
Cincinnati wants the democratic ma
ylonal convention.
William s. Taylor was nanguratcd
governor of Kentucky.
John Reymcrholfcr, Austrian consul
at Galveston, Texas, died.
Silas Chapman of Milwaukee died OF
heart failure aged SO years.
Judge Scott of Omaha fined clergy
men for contempt Of court.
The National Baseball league Will
undoubtedly have eight clubs,
1t is purposed greatly to Increase the
taxes on corporations In Texas
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson may
resign because Of falling health,
The right of Allen Of Nebraska TO a
seat In the senate Is questioned.
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee advocates
the abolition of all city charters.
john =. Squires &, Co.. Boston pack
crs, assign, owing th"ee millions.
Drinking of wood alcohol IS rtspons-
bile for several deaths of sailors.
Dwight l.. Moody has lIrights
disease and his condition Is critical,
H. A. Page was elected captain of the
Minnesota university football team.
AT San Francisco the Comedy thea
ter was destroyed by fire Loss, $25 600,
The American Federation Of Labor
declares against government subsidies,
Henry G. Nicsc was killed in the
prize ring at ST. Louis by Fred Beller-
son,
At Baltimore Henry lands, sccrc
tary OF the board of trade, committed
suicide
The department of agriculture fig
urcs the 1899 wheat crop at SAT .300,0 900
bushels,
Whalcback barge ll5 Is given up as
lost on Lake superior, with her crew
of nine mon
Alon2o A. Chamberlain succeeds
ODea as captain of the Wisconsin
football team.
The trial OF Roland g. MolincuX.
charged with murder was continued in
New York
At Louisville, Ky, Charles II, Shack
elton who is we'll known in musical
circles, died
Congressman Micrs thinks that some
rich southern democrat will be ON the
ticket with Bryan.
buns says production was never
greater, demand for labor greater and
wages higher than now.
Mrs 0'Nell of Chicago, arrested ut
Montreal on the charge OF dcfraudlu.g
creditors was liberated
The Moorhead chief of police and an
alleged burglar shot each other. with
probably fatal results to both.
A Pittsburg professor has u receiver
for wireless telcgraphy 1000 times
more sensitive than Marcoui's,
Rockefeller Is credited with mann
moth railway design comprising con
troll Of tho WISCONSIN Central.
Albert S, Hay son of the secretary
of state, newly appointed consul to
Pretoria. sailed for his new post
The National w, e, r. L. decided ON
Washington. u, G.. as the location of
the next convention Nov 50, 1900
The brotherhood OF Locomotive Tn
einctrs locates at Cleveland where a
costly permanent home will he built
THE Duluth shoe compauys plant
was burned with $4,000 loss one
fireman was killed and two injured
All the railroads east and west OF
Chicago, II Is reported, will. ON Jan. /.
Increase freight rates - to 80 per cent.
In Boston John 7. Squire \ Co., pro
vision and meat packers, assigned.
Liabilities, 100000, assets. $4,000
O0O
The nurse of Miss Wright. a Phila-
Idclphia hcircss, has made application
To be appointed her employers guard
iar
The Delaware grange, at a meeting
| at Dover, adopted a resolution fayorIng
the election Of senators by popular
vote.
The trouble over Shortstop Wrigley
is settled by the Brooklyn Baseball
club being tincd $500 and losing some
games,
The National league passed resolu-
lions asking that soldiers and sailors