Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-31

sued her husband, the theatrical man
ager, for a separation, has been denied
allmony.
Five hundred feet of trolley wire 81
the Egypt Electric Street Railway com
pany OF Cairo, H., was cut down and
carried away.
Five women we're attacked within
"a hours at Little Rock, Ark, and it Is
believed one negro was guilty Of all
the crimes.
William Goebel, democratic candi-
date for governor OF Kentucky, was
overcome by heat while making mis-
initial speech.
Friends of Senator Jones Of Arkan-
sas say that he will not retire from the
craftsmanship OF the democratic ma
tional committee.
DR.. Hiram w. Thomas, pastor OF the
Peoples church Chicago, and Miss
Vandelia Varnum, the wellknown
lecturer were married.
The Toledo centennial commission
has elected exSecretary OF State Dan
lei J. Ryan OF Columbus director gen
ernl OF the Ohio centennial.
Forest fires In Jefferson county, New
York, are raging, and more than 1000
acres of timber land and pasture have
been devastated since Sunday.
A haiIstorm passed two miles east OF
Oaks, N. d., destroying all the standing
grain in a strip about two miles wide
and extending east to Forman
Argo won the decisive race for
twenty-foot yachts at Oshkosh. Night
ingale, OF Minnetonka, defeats Flying
Fox in the seventeen-foot class
A. B. Mcintyre Of Michigan is organ
izing antitrust leagues in counties IN
Indiana, he being one of a score or
more farmers who are working on this
line.
The commissioner OF pensions re-
ports that the civil war pension rolls
are decreasing. A small balance re-
mains from the appropriation of $780,
100000.
Consul Foster. at Chefoo, reports
that American trade with China Is In
creaslng rapidly. Japan Is the most
formidable competitor of tho United
States,
Two Denver policemen were killed
by a soldier from Fort Logan. They
were pursuing the soldier and two
boisterous companions. The murderer
got away.
Albert Myers OF New Philadelphia,
Ohio, shot his wife through the heart,
shot and wounded Miss Lib Cordrey,
aunt OF the dead woman, and then COM
mitted suicide.
Richard Croker on his return from
Europe gave out an interview faVorlng
Bryan for denomination. His change
of attitude has caused much surprise
among democrats.
Tho Iowa democratic convention
adopted an anti-Imperalist and anti
trust platform. Tho Chicago plat
form was Endorsed, but there was no
mention OF silver.
At Bridgeport, Conn, the jury Of in
quest into the cause of the recent troll
Icy accident by which thirty people
were killed, indicted the motorman for
criminal carelcssness.
Minister Hunter advises the state de-
partment from Guatemala of the eX-
tension Of the time for presenting the
bonds which Guatemala Is retiring UNI
til October 81 next
Tho democrats Of Iowa. in their state
convention adopted resolutions indoors
Ing Bryan and the Chicago platform,
and coming out against Imperialism.
English alliance and trusts,
At Little Rock, Ark. five brutal as
saults by n negro on white women oc-
Cured Three suspects have been ar
rested and. II the right m1n is identi-
fed, n lynching Is extremely probable,
Elder Jensen of the Mormon church
spoke for two hours on the common of
Boston and later declared that 1t was
none OF the business of the country or
OF congress how many wives u Mormon
had.
Anti-imperialiss In the republican
party are discussing the advisability
of putting an independent presidential
ticket in the field next year in opposi-
ton to the regular republican candi-
dates.
Tho twelfth convention of the
bohemian Slavonical Benefit associa
ton opened at Detroit, There are
about 900 members of the association
in the United States, representing lS5
lodges.
Tho German embassy has received
from Baron Sternbcrg the full report
OF the Samoan commission and the
draft OF The proposed convention by
which the treaty OF Berlin viii be
modified.
The monthly statement OF the col
lcctions OF internal revenue shows
that during the month of July the total
collections were S2St2.2S7. u net in
crease as compared with July, 1889,
of S20,So9
DR.. W. H. W. Boyle ot Colorado
Springs, Colo. has been called by the
Forty first Street Presbyterian church