Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.

OakeS "A. AIneS, IL HleluDel vi d we'll
known Ames family and wealthy
man, is dead in Massachusetts, aged TO-.
Sheriff II. F. Farley of Monterey
county, was shot and killed by George
Caesar, whom he was TRYING to arrest
for arson at Salina, Col.
Col. John d. Mlley, inspector general
of volunteers died at Manila of cere
bral meningitis. Miley S rank in the
army was first lieutenant.
Lawrence Gardner, member OF the
national democratic committee of the
District of Columbia, is dead of COM
plication of dropsy and heart trouble.
Frank Pugh, grandson of the late
John Stephenson, the car builder, sui
cided in New York. He was 35, mar
ried and was respondent over money
matters.
Charles p. DAILY, chief justice of the
court Of common pleas Of New York
county from 1871 to 1886, and president
Of the American Geological society,
died at Sag Harbor, aged 49,
At Sterling, Colo, masked men at
tackled the sheep camp OF the Warren
Live Stock company, beating a herder
named Grain nearly to DEATH shooting
a hundred sheep and scattering hun
dred. Grain will probably die.
The third annual convention of the
league of American municipalities
opened at Syracuse with 400 delegates
in attendance. After addresses of well
come and responses President Black of
Columbus, Ohio, delivered his annual
address.
At Perth, Scotland, Prince and Prin
cess Hohenlohe-Lan narrowly
escaped death in a railway collision.
Their royal salon carriage was half
telescoped but they escaped with only
a severe shaking up and proceeded to
Balmora to visit the queen.
The Dutch states general was con-
vened by Wilhelmina, who, in speech
from the throne, referred to the great
work of the peace conference and said
she had good reason to hope that all
the comforting powers would sign the
treaties drawn at the conference
At Port Huron, Mich, as che result
OF u domestic quarrel Judson Herren-
deem has three bulIet wounds in his
body and Mrs. Herrendeen is Sasping
her life away with Il bullet in her head.
Herrendeen says his wife shot him
while he was eating breakfast. leal-
ousy caused the tragedy. Both are eX-
pected to die,
The work Of the high courts invesu-
eating committee appointed to inquire
into charges of conspiring to change
the form of government brought
against De }oulde and Others will take
from four to six weeks. When the
task is completed the high court (the
senate) will reconvene. 1t is expected
that its sessions will take UP month
The London Press is inclined to take
the view that lie recent action on the
part of the beers does not make war ID
certainty, though it places the British
cabinet in position where 1t must take.
steps so aggressive that war or utter,
ignominious submission will be the
only alternatives remaining to the
Transvaal Troops continue to leave
Capetown for Kimberly.
Upwards of 800 union veterans
have arrived at Chattanooga from Hi
nois, Indiana and Ohio to attend the
dedication of the Indiana monuments
and the Wilder brigade monument and
the reunion of the Wilder brigade
Governor Mount of Indiana is among
the arrivals. General Wilder is assist
ing in the reception OF his old COM
rades. Tho exercises began with =
public reception las night.