Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-01-05
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

three meals a day are too many, 80
society.
Michael Farley received d n ,edal for
being champion beef-steak eater in
New York city. lie got rid Of NV
pounds.
Harry Cornish, who UNA with the
Chicago Athletic ass .oc,ation for sew
eral years, may be Yale's next athletic
instructor,
Assistant Sec, tetary OF the Treasury
vanaerl'p' wno has been seriously sick
at Tampa, y reported to be conval-
esclng.
Montre al and New York capitalists
nAvo purchased the Havana Street
800 900.
ira Sexton was hanged at Princeton.
NO., for killing Nathan Stark, a young
farmer, q year ago.
In New York odds are offered OF 3
TO ! against the reelection OF Senator
Quay.
A New York railroad will prohibit
card playing on its suburban trains af-
ter Jan. !.
Mrs. Isabelle Mallon, best known by
the monde plume Of "Bab" and Ruth
Ashmore," died at her home In New
York city.
Naval Constructor Hanscom was SEN
fenced by the court martial to six
months suspension from duty on wait
ing orders pay.
Scene Painter Fraser, who over
worked painting the scenery for The
Sorrows Of Satan production In New
York, collapsed.
Judge Day minated that tho COM
pensation of the peace commissioners
would be about $4,000 each and rea'
sonable expenses.
Senator Gray, member OF the peace
commission, when asked II he favored
the conditions OF the treaty, said:
We'll, l signed It,"
General Wheeler ascribes his hardi-
hood to regular hours. He goes to bed
every night mt 10 o'clock and rises at
1880 In the morning.
Robert Fellows, one OF the prominent
citizens Of Ottumwa, H., dropped dead
while celebrating the fftleth anniver-
sary OF his wedding.
Bishop Potter's daughter was accused
by a store detective In New York city
OF having stolen book which she had
taken into the place.
Col. Roosevelt has notified Senator
Platt that he Ia opposed to n metropol-
Y,n1lna uuulatt1 with a hI ~ N nj az n
board for New York city.
Warren G. Wood. retired capitalist
Of Kewanee, ILL.,, who was well known
in Mississippi river steamboat affairs,
dropped dead of heart disease.
Commissioners General Peck Of the
Paris exposition has announced the APP
pointment of Charles Richards Dodge
as director OF agriculture,
David Mitchell, son Of Senator
Mitchell, was seriously injured IN u
game OF polo aL Jacksonville, FLA. by
being thrown from his pony.
Eugene j, Burlington OF Chicago. hal
accepted the presidency of the Illinois
Steel company. lle was formerly
treasurer of the American Steel and
Wire company.
The Richmond Tobacco exchange OPP
poses the appointment Of Francis
hirsch OF New York al representative
Of this trade ut the Paris exposition.
Gov, Pingree OF Michigan. ut his own
expense, secured Rev. Samuel Fuller of
Boston to talk against expansion Mt the
snti~imperialist meeting in Detroit.
Admiral Walker, chairman OF the
Nicaragua canal commission, says the
commissioners WIN report that the
construction OF the canal Is feasible,
Mrs. John Jacob Astor Is said to be
one of the prettlest skirt dancers in the
New York 400, among whom she has
many rivals In that species of amuse-
menL.
Tho seventh annual meeting OF the
american Jewish Historical associa
tlon was held In Philadelphia. with the
election OF officers and the reading of
papers.
Champion Cyclist Miller will train
Tor the coming Frisco slX-day race In
Chicago He is resting now and will
not go west until after the first of the
year.
Returned prospoctors report an am
pie food supply at Dawson city. The
cost of living there has greatly de
creased, good meals costing but a.
dollar.
When Mrs. Carpenter Of Searsdale,
N. u, goes into the village of Glen
Eyre, Pa. she can say she owns the
town. She bought 1t ut auction the
clner day.
An attempt will be made To repeal
the Massachusetts contempt law UNI
der which Editor Wardner, of the Bos-
ton Traveller, was sentenced to 30 days
in jail
John Holloway who murdered julie
Boillot Dec. "a, was encountered by the
sheriffs party at Freedom, Mo, and Sc
riously wounded, after which he gave
himself up.
Railroad mileage IN the United
States increased 2.S67 miles In 1898.
the greatest annual increase since 1892.
Minnesota IL tho hnnuar atuta with 1h3