Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-18


In New York the death OF Mrs
Charlotte M Barguet Is said to have
been due to Christian Science beliefs.
Insanity will be the plea of James
Neale Plumb, who murdered Million
aire Alexander Masterton In New
York.
During a strike dispute at Buffalo
two men we're shot by a drunken out
slider. The governor has sent arbitra
tors.
Archbishop ireland Is attacked and
defended by the Paris press, being the
most talked-about man In the French
capital.
Mrs. Styles of Chicago, aged "a, shot
her mother dead because the latter
revealed to Mrs. Styles 16-year-old
daughter that she was an Legitimate
child.
John Moore, at Hutchinson, Kan,
has been convicted Of murder In the
first degree for killing his five children
March 30.
Senator Hanna Is one OF the largest
owners OF stock in the American Ship
building company, which consolidated
lake shipyards.
The Italian government has extend
ed for three months the time In which
| the last of the Gerruti claims shall be
paid by Colombia.
Coal shoveers on the lake wharves
to the number Of 800 are on strike;
over $500 longshoremen threaten to
go out with them.
The grain shovelcrs at Buffalo re-
fused proposition OF the Lake Car
riers association and others to com
promise the strike.
Minnesota and Michigan were tied
In the college oratorical contest at
Oberlin, Wisconsin was fourth. Ober-
lin won first place.
The Portuguese bark Atlantico has
reached New Orleans from Brazil
with n Cargo of 1000 snakes, bound
for the Paris exposition.
Our government receives assurances
that United States interests in China
will not suffer in consequence OF the
Anglo Russian agreement.
Carnegie company filed incorpora~
ton papers in Trenton. This Is
thought to be the first move to incor-
porate the big steel trust.
Lieutenant w. II. James, U. s. A.,
died OF pneumonia in San Francisco,
and his remains have been forwarded
to his former home In Kentucky.
ipl inI "a
American machinery Is supplantins
theirs, because made with more de-
ference to the wants of customers.
rhe Georgia monument to soldiers
OF that state who fought at Chicka-
manga was dedicated, Governor Cand-
Ter making an eloquent address,
DR.. Hans Hogelsberg, former presl-
dent Of the Guarantee trust company
of New York, Is under arrest at Los
Angeles, charged with grand larceny
Fred Titus goes abroad to seek d.
vorce from Edna May, the actress. lilo
accuses as correspondent Lord Victor
Cavendish, heir Of the duke Of Devon
shire.
Charles p. Eagan, eX-commissary
general of the United States army,
sailed for Honolulu. He and his fam
lily will spend several months on the
islands.
The Equitable Building and Loan
Association of Bloomington, H.. has
passed into the hands OF receiver.
The assets OF the Equitable amount to
$3.50, 900.
The Phoenix Bridge Works com
pany of PhoeniXyille, Pa, has secured
another contract to build large
bridge for the Imperial railway of
Japan.
The Japanese custom OF liberating
pigeons was substituted for breaking
champagne bottle at the launch In
New York of the floating hospital
Helen G.. Juiliam.
An examination of the books OF J.
10. Wiscoskie, cX-city treasurer of Ar
gentine, Kansas shows II shortage of
between $40 900 and $4,000. Wiscos-
kie disappeared,
The currency bill drafted by the re-
nnpllcan caucus committee emDOuleS
only the recommendations submitted
by President Mckinley in his last
message to congress.
Mary Nlach, the 16-year-old daugh-
ter of Nebraska farmer, committed
suicide while Respondent over the
death of her soldier sweetheart,
| George loar, who was killed In the
| Philippines
The federal authorities of the west
ern district OF Texas, embracing all OF
tho Rio Grande border have received
information that plot is under way
to smuggle Chinese into this country
from Mexico.
A service in memory OF Miss Win
ME Davis, daughter OF the confeder-
acy," will be one of the features of the
United Confederate Veterans reunion,
which commences next week in
Charlcstown, s. G..
Representative Curtis of Kansas an
nouncos that he and the other re-
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