Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-07

coal supply of the Gould roads
John Taylor, leading citizen OF
Bethany, ILL.,, died, aged IS years.
A dramatic teacher in st. Louis was
killed by the husband OF pupil.
Republican congressional caucus
will act on Roberts case Saturday.
Rev. r. A. Schell has resigned the
secretaryship Of the Epworth League.
Waste OF natural gas will lead 20
early exhaustion of the Indiana fields
Ex-AlGerman J. J. McGrath dropped
dead at restaurant table in Chicago.
President Hadley was the first presi-
dent OF Yale to attend football game.
The Chicago & Northwestern road
added 298 miles to its lines during 1899.
Rear-Admiral Hichborn was called
to Boston by the sudden death OF his
brother.
The Central State Bank of Lebanon,
Ind, was placed In the hands Of re-
ceiver.
An Indiana congressman expressed
the opinion that Roberts of Utah will
be seated.
Cigar-box makers are organizing
union to be affiliated with the cigar
makers
A British syndicate has an option on
$40 900 900 worth of sheep and land in
Montana.
Harvard alone Is unbeaten Of the big
football teams. II may play Chicago
next year.
An electric fan trust has been
formed. There are IA firms, with
1915 900 capital.
Dun finds no indication that the vol
use OF currency has not been ample for
business needs,
The United States battleshiD Texas,
Captain Slgsbee, from Hampton Roads,
arrived ut Boston.
A boy stood on n track at knights
Vile, Ind, waved his hat, and pre-
vented wreck
| Now York's export trade, experts
say depends on the improvements of
the Erie canal.
| Colonel Henry Casson OF Wis
consin Is candidate for sergeant-at-
arms OF the house.
Charles O'Nell was killed and seven
men were injured by the bursting Of a
gas main at New York,
Rear-Admlral Schley has been or
dored to sail from New York for the
south Atlantic station.
Brooms have doubled in price in the
last month. Another advance Is eX-
pected before Jan. /.
Sad and exciting scenes were wit
noss6a at Vice President Hobarts
bier in Patterson, N. j.
A company has been organized to
control cafes, restaurants, and hotels
all over the United States.
Mayor Harrison's order to close all
vaudeville entertainments in Chicago
snloons takes effect Dec. I.
An injunction was issued restraininG
the Typographical union from interior
Ing with the New York Sun.
Two Alabama youths left North Man
chester 0nd) college because It re-
fused to eXpel two negroes,
The father Of Marion Taylor, lynchCd
by mn Indiana mob, was awarded s5
NUIHURCb HirHllSl wv Sltlll
Complaint Is made that many con
grossmen act as attorneys to press
claims against the United States.
The official trial of the new battle
ship Kentucky will take place off the
Massachusetts coast Friday.
Rev. Or, IIanpa, Of Union City
Conn, Ia accused by two young men
of alternating tho affections OF their
1ancecs.
The flag given by the German en-
peror to the Lnicago Kriegerbund was
presented formally by Ambassador Won
Holleben.
One hundred and seven monuments
and markers of the state OF Illinois on
the battleii.elds near Chattanooga were
dedicated.
tontion OF securing terminals at West
Superior as an essential to nm ambitl-
Gus project.
Among the passengers who arrived
by the steamer Vera, from Genoa,
was c. Il. Pioda, Swiss minister to
| Washington.
A delegation of prominent Cubans
called on President Mckinley. They
desire the establishment of an agrcul-
| tural bank.
The Pollak-Virag rapid automatic
telegraph was tested successfully In
Chicago, 10000 words being sent in
an hour.
| A number OF officers of the marine
hospital service have been named to
serve In the offices of consuls at
foreign ports
Four Steinmetz brothers and their
sister In Wisconsin get n $6,000,000 in
heritance in Alsace-Loraine to divide
among them.
Managers of the Franklin syndicate
at Brooklyn, which promised investors
10 per cent week on deposits, have
been arrested.
Tennessee will present the name of
IL. Clay Evans as candidate for the
vice presidential nomination ON the