Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-21


on resolutions at republican nationa
convention received the financial planl
back from Hanna without the wore
gold"
VIM. ]. Bryan, en- route to Austin
when asked IL he would be candidate
for the vacant senatorship seat il
Nebraska, emphatically replied: No
/ will not"
An Englishman, claiming to be the
agent of Cecil Rhodes and DR.. Jane
son, is negotiating for promising
properties in the Rainy Lake regio,
Of Minnesota.
Fire at Augusta, Ga, destroyed q
solid block of business buildings, in
Guiding the Arlington hotel, and j. B
Whites dry goods store. Loss
$1,000000
Five thousand dollars Is to be raised
by Chicago Jews as a first payment
for the Jewish Home for the Aged
and building Is to be purchased be.
fore May /.
Lady Cook (Tennie Clahin) is com.
ing to New York with $4,000, 600
which she will invest In property In
that city. Her sister Is Mrs. Martin
Victoria WoodhulD.
Governor Tanner expected to assist
against the advice of friends on try
ing for denomination in Illinois
All other state officers except treasurer
want another term.
| 1t Is now certain that the Canadian
steamer Niagara, Captain McGlory
foundered eight miles east OF LONG
Point Lake Erie, with all hands, num-
bering sixteen persons.
Col. James Graham and William =.
Cunneen, two prominent politicians of
| st. Marys, Kans., drank from bottle
containing a disinfectant, believing it
| to be whisky and both may die.
Benjamin Armitage, a close friend
of John Bright and Richard Golden,
who assisted in framing the treaty of
commerce with France and served sew
eral terms In parliament, is dead.
The Kentucky election board award
ed the gubernatorial certificate of cleo
ton to Taylor. Goebel, the democrat
ic candidate, may appeal to the legis-
lature. Taylor was duly inaugurated.
Miss Low has sued Mrs. Bush, wild
ow of her fance, In New York, for
| 81 900 she says is due her on pro
mise Of Mr. Bush to pay her $4,000 for
releasing him from pledge of mar
riage.
The Officers of the National Suffrage
association have forwarded to Presi-
dent Mckinley request to appoint
women, or woman, on the board OF
commissioners to the Paris exposi-
ton.
The Kentucky court of appeals is
said to be about to make two decisions
that will justify the election commits
sioners in rejecting Louisville and
Harrison county returns, thus seating
Goebel
The transport City of Para has ar
rived here from Manila via Nagasaki
She came in ballast and had but one
passenger. After inspection she will
probably be discharged from the
transport service.
John Wanamaker testified before
the industrial commission on the sub
ject of department stores He claimed
these stores were beneficial to society,
| having substantial economic ana
moral basis for their existence.
Frank Steiner was found guilty in
Chicago Of the murder of Joseph Ka-
rus, and the jury fixed his punishment
ut death. Louise Schrader, also known
as Mrs. Karus, who was eo-defendant
with Steiner, was acquitted.
Neither Governor Pingree nor Mayor
Maybury was allowed to welcome the
| American federation of labor to De-
troit, President Gompers estimated
the membership at 100000, an in
crease of 2,26i unions and 1882
members last year.
At Chicago G.. A. Whyland, senior
partner in the firm Of G "a Whyland
\ Co., prominent In the board of
trade and the stock exchange, has
been expelled from the latter institu-
ton. He Is charged with violating
the bylaws in regard to bucket shop
ping"
Surgeon General Wyman OF the ma
rine hospital service, In view of the
officially reported prevalence of the
plague in Santos, Brazil and Oporto
Portugal and the local conditions nj
those ports, has issued regulations to
prevent its introduction into the
United States,
In raid by the Chicago police on
two houses property valued at $1200C
was recovered. The property consists
Of sealskin garments, dress goods, sill
verware, laces and cut glass, supposed
to be the proceeds of burglaries In res
licences and stores, not only in Chi.
cago, but in other large cities, by al
original gang of thieves.
A California probate judge sale
avaricious lawyers made his court &
hell ON earth" and announced {
schedule of fees he would permit.
James Mcconnell, editor and one o
the prob. .etors Of the Evening Star o
philadelphia, died suddenly in tina