Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-09

The American Xylotite Manufactur-
ing company, which will absorb the
principal wood pulp concerns, was in
corporated here.
The judiciary committee Of the grand
lodge Knights of Pythias has decided
that nearly every act Of the grand
lodge at its last session Is unconstitu-
tional and not according to Pythian
law.
Edward f. Berkeley of st. Louis, a
Cornell student, was drowned while
undergoing preliminaries to initiation
into the Kappa Alpha Society.
The piano manufacturers of Chicago
are threatened with strike of their
workmen which will tie up all the fac
tories and seriously cripple trade.
The charge d'affaires of the United
States legation at Lisbon, Portugal, re-
ported that up to October there have
been 100 cases Of plague in Oporto
with So deaths.
Capt. Ernest Andre of Sweden, in a
letter to e. b. Baldwin, United States
weather observer at Mobile, Ala, says
that he is confident his brother, the
polar aeronaut, will return.
Rear-Admiral Schley, who has been
assigned to the command of the south
Atlantic station, has asked that five
more ships be added to his squadron,
including the battleship Texas.
The Syndicate Publishing company
of Pennsylvania has been restrained
by the United States district court
from continuing proceedings against
Nicely, the Chicago publisher.
The National Association of Cham
Der Suite and Case Work Manufacture
ers have decided upon an increase in
PRICE ranging from IL to Is per cent
This will go into effect at once.
Football: Wisconsin II, Rush 0;
Minnesota 8, Grinnell s; Yale 0, Col
umbia g.; Chicago S, Pennsylvania 5;
Harvard o. Carlisle 10; Michigan Is,
Illinois 0; Cornell 5, Princeton 0.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has
issued a circular permitting the entry
without detention, of sealskin gar
ments worn by persons temporarily
visiting the United States from Can
ada.
At the national w. G. I. u. conven-
ton 1t was decided to maintain an act
i've lobby at Washington this winter
In order to prevent the seating, If pos
sible, of Congressman elect Roberts of
Utah.
A car of the Mount Clemens Michi-
gan, electric line was struck by Mich
igan Central freight train, killing Con-
ductor Schneider and injuring twenty
two men and women, two OF them
fatally.
the exports of silver from this port
to all countries for the last week ag-
gregate $685. silver bars and coin
and $50,567 gold. The imports of spe-
Gle for this week were $2S,95 gold and
1884, 73 silver.
The thirty-fourth regiment In which
several Milwaukee officers hold COM
mands, among them Capt. r. Sullivan,
Lieuts. Foley and Bracken and Capt.
Charles Green of Appleton, has
reached Manila.
At Tuseumbia, Ala, after deliberat-
ing 81 hours, the jury before whom
John Weatherford was trieu for the
murder of his father, returned YER
dict of not guilty. The case has at
tracted great interest.
The strike of w. Virginia coal
| IN inll In nH
The strike started six weeks ago for
an advance of 5 cents ton. The ad-
vance was granted by only thirteen of
forty five mines In the field.
TO prevent the spread of infectious
diseases among children, the Chicago
school board decided to appoint SO
medical inspectors. The inspectors
will examine pupils who have been alb
sent from school four or more days.
Cornelius Vanderblt's WILL made
public, gives the bulk of the estate to
Alfred G., the second son; $l,500,000 to
the other children. Alfred will give
Cornelius Sc 900 900 and prevent Il con-
test. He will then have about $37 ,000,-
900.
At Hammond Ind, John alexander
Dowie, the divine healer, was mobbed
while attempting to believer n lecture.
There has been much feeling here
against him on account of the death of
little girl from scarlet fever whom he
attended.
Forecasts from western states show
Ohio's republican majority may be re-
duced by Jones candidacy; Nebraska
will be close, Kentucky Is claimed by
both Goebel democrats and the repub-
leans: Maryland is In doubt; Iowa will
be republican.
Maj John y. Storey, seventh artil-
| lery, who was recently detailed to duty
with the British army in the rransvaal
for the purpose of observing the mill
tary operations has at his own request
been relieved OF that assignment. and
will continue ON his present duty.
A committee was appointed at the
national bankers conference in Wash
ington to obtain reversal of the opin-
ion holding that express companies