Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-12


Nearly every member of the cabinet
Is coming to the twin cities with
President Mckinley.
Director Merriam says that impertI-
nent questions will be omitted from
the list OF census queries.
Bishop Potter, speaking in the dloce-
san convention on marriage and d.
vorce, made a yelled allusion to the
Belmont-Sloane case.
Muriel Wilson, the English society
beauty now in New York, is said to de-
sire to go on the stage.
The Young Peoples Christian Tenn
perance Union has decided to push
temperance work in Canada.
u. l.. Cowden, a student at Eastman
college, N. Y, died from an injury
received in footbaI game.
in a letter written to a friend, Gen
eral Shafter states e expects to go on
the retired list next month.
Governor and Mrs. Roosevelt enter
tanned at luncheon, at Oyster Bay,
Lord and Lady MEMO Of Canada.
There was a manic on the cotton ex-
change at New Orleans, caused by false
reports as to the Liverpool market.
Fire destroyed the plant OF the
Illinois Cereal company, near Bloom
ington, involving loss Of $25O,OOO.
One Of the Topeka papers has nomi-
mated General Funston for congress.
Populists propose to run Colonel Little,
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union OF Delaware, in session at
Wilmington, heard reports and elected
officers.
John r. Mclean, opening the demo-
cratic campaign in Ohio, denounced
trusts, imperialism and political
bosses.
At Santa Barbara, Cal, Norman
Wines, u well known United States
mail contractor and stage line owner,
Is dead
s. b. Remsen, county surveyor,
claims to have Witnessed the outbreak
OF a volcano some twenty miles rom
Creede Colo.
Mrs C. Il. w. Miller, former matron
and professor Of English literature in
Lincoln Gll) university, died at the
age Of &c years.
Thomas b. Allen, aged 1903. n veteran
Of three wars, is dead at Grafton, W..
Va. He fought at Waterloo and knew
Napoleon personally.
Albert Hedley, who has been missing
from his home at Marion, Ind, was
found ut Montpelier, Ohio. He had
been kidnapped by tramps.
At Bloomington, H., tho Illinois
Cereal Company's plant caught fire and
five large buildings were destroyed
Loss, 100000; insurance, $15000O
A. movement Is on foot to form a
combination OF hotels In Pittsburg,
with n capital of $70O0000. 1t Is pro-
porcd to take in all the large hotels.
Captain Henry McKinnic, aged n, one
Of the most widely known hotel pro-
prictors in the United States, died sud-
denly at pistsburg of heart disease
Mrs. Eugenia kennicott, for many
years a resident of Cook county, died
at her home near Corey, Colo, Mrs.
Kcnnlcott was born In Buffalo in 1919.
President Mckinley realizes his mis-
Fake in mitigating the sentence Of
COmmissary General lGagan and would
be glad to have him apply for retire
mcnt,
John PlankInton, Milwaukee, died OF
typhoid fever, aged q years. He was
a son of William Planknton and
grandson Of John plankinton, the
packer.
Clarence S, barrow, before the Chi
cago Single Tax club, denounced the
war in the Philippines and ridiculcd
the honors accorded Admiral Dewey
In New York.
A publication issued by the bureau
of statistics of the treasury depart
mCnt says there are 10000 miles Of
railroads in Africa in operation or un-
der construction.
Five members of tho crew of the
wrecked steamship Scotsman, arrested
at Montreal, had a goodly amount Of
icwclry, stolen from passengers, hid
den about their persons,
Amos h. Alien, formerly private
secretary to eN-Congressman Thomas
Il, Reed, has been nominated by thC
republicans of the FIRST district to sue
coed the noted cX-speakcr.
rho attorney general has dispatched
n special agent Of the department. Of
justice to Louisiana, to make an official
inquiry Of the killing OF Ave italians at
Talulah some months ago.
Henry l.ublln, once prosperous
business man ofChicago, killed himself
10y taking prussic acid The motive was
to allow his mother, now in Vienna, to-
collect $4,000 insurance on his life.
W. G. Linn, first cousin Of President
Mckinley, was killed In his Cabin IN
tho galona mining district. near Dead
wood, by an explosion of giant powder
which he had placed beside stove to
thaw out
The tirst oG the three races between
the Columbia Ni 81 aud the Shamrock
(Rritlshl for the America cup was
sailed Tuesday The Shamrock lead