Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-03-30
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three OF the largest business docks
In the place and one church, and
caused damage to other property. The
loss is $250,000.
The murderer OF Mrs. Anthony
Stiegler OF Mount Lookout, o., whose
dead body was found in her home, Is
Albert Luken, aged 16, living with his
widowed mother at Clifton. Luken
was arrested and made a confession,
saying his motive was robbery. He
got about $40.
The formal dedication OF Isaiah
temple, Chicago, one OF the finest
ediHces devoted to Jewish worship In
the United States, took place. DR..
Isaac M. Wise, the venerable rabbi OF
Cincinnati, presided
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie Will
take all the naval reserves OF the
coast cities to sea for active drill. The
Louisiana militia will be the first. The
Prairie will be engaged In this work
from April to October.
Rev. DR.. M. f. Streiby, for thirty
four years secretary Of the American
Home Mission, died in sanitarium at
Clifton Springs, N. Y. DR.. Strelby was
for a long time editor OF the Ameri-
can Missionary Magazine.
Il Is believed that Americans In
terested in franchises were prepared to
lend money to the Cuban assembly In
return for concessions. American
spectators were said to be interested
in schemes OF vast magnltued
At Detroit, George j. Mink, aged 10,
was stabbed under the left shoulder
blade by Xavier Glombin, a 12-year-
old boy, who, 1t seems, started quar-
rel with him. The blade penetrated
the lung, with probable fatal results
At South Bend Ind, Rev. Father
John Clark, for ten years in charge of
st. Patrck's church and formerly pas
tor Mt Watertown, Wis, died, aged So
years. The deceased was member OF
the Order of the Holy Cross and
widely known priest.
The search for bodies in The ruins
of the Windsor hotel, New York, has
begun. The list of missing has grown
and tho number OF dead may be great
ly increased. Several Of the injured
have died in the hospitals. The total
deaths are 16, injured so. The money
loss was 100000.
rhresher Meade, the notorious ne
gro train robber, safe-blower and
bandit, was sentenced to the federal
penitentary by the United States
court at Meridian, Miss, for 20 years.
In passing sentence Judge Niles ex-
pressed regret that he could not un-
der the law sentence Meade to oath.
Mr.. Patton OF the Louisiana state
board of health, says that no quaran-
tine obstacle stood in the way of
bringing the Second Louisiana regl-
ment directly home from Cuba by way
of New Orleans. He said that after
dlsInfection OF clothing and baggage
the soldiers would be permitted to
come to New Orleans.
The ralroaad company has sent
back the island laborers, who arrived
at Colon, Colombia, on board the
steamer Finance, owing to rumors OF
threatened renewal of the strike
and the dissatisfaction of the labor
ers at receiving less pay than the
other men. No further lmportations
of islanders are likely to occur.
Miners who have arrived from Cop
per River, Alaska, say that Gov.
Brady has been requested to ask the
governorment to send vessel to Cop
per River for the purpose of bringing
home stranded prospectors. There are
between two and three hundred of
these men who are without means to
secure transportation. Many of them
are suffering from scurvy.
The Southern Pacific will inaugu-
rate reduction In west-bound second
class passenger rates to conform to
the cuts instituted by the Great North
ern and later by the Canadian Pacific
and other trans-continental systems.
The reduction between Chicago and
San Francisco amounts to $40; $l1.2o
between New York and San Fran
cisco; $3.50 between Missouri river
points and San Francisco.
EX-Commlssary General Eagan Is
accompanied by his wife. He de-
Clined to be interviewed regarding
the quality of the beef supplied 20 the
army and refused to discuss anything
in connection with the matter. Mrs,
Eugan is going to Honolulu to visit
her son, who Is connected with sugar
company there. After she has sailed
for the Islands the general will prob
ably return To the east
DR., Futtercr, a scientist from Karls-
whe, Germany, has arrived from
Hong Kong, after an eventful trip
through Turkestan, Thibet, and north
ern China. during which he discovered
the source of the Yellow river. He had
several encounters with robbers.
which have already been related IN
kilograms from the orient. Tie brings
with him valuable scientific collec-
iton aud numerous maps of hitherto
UNEMPLOYED territory,
AT San Francisco, the Seamans
Landlord association has decided that