Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-21

President Mckinley was elected a
member OF the Bricklayers' and Stone
masons' International union, No. q,
Of Chicago.
In rear-end collision on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad at Connells-
Vile, Pa, so persons were injured,
some seriously.
The amount OF gold certificates with
drawn from the several subtreasuries
in exchange for gold since Aug. last
Is APT, $3.50.
Rear Admiral Henry f. Picking,
commandment OF the Charlestown navy
yard, dropped dead at Boston. He was
80 years old.
At the thlrtieth annual convention OF
the United States Bee-Keepers' Asso-
citation, E. |. Root of Media Ohio, was
elected president
James j. Daley OF Philadelphia
died of apoplexy, aged SIS years. He
was foreman Of the composing of
the Public Ledger.
While digging a well on Lookout
mountain G. II. Jarnagin and others
discovered vein of gold quartz which
promises to be very rich.
The Union Cement Company, with a
capita Of over $2,500,000 has been or
ganized in opposition to the recently
formed cement combine.
1t Is estimated that the challenger
Shamrock will have cost Sir Thomas
1 4 hnp ohio uoilg hpr
first race with Columbia.
General Tracy, before the Anglo
Venezuelan boundary arbitration COM
mission, made his argument In behalf
of the Venezuela case.
Henry Morganthau Is on his way to
Europe to lay before William Waldorf
Astor n propositi ion to incorporate his
estate into stock company
The Astronomical and AstrophysI-
cal Society of America was organized
Mt Williams Bay, Wis, by members of
the Astronomical conference.
The cruiser Detroit has been ordered
to La Guayra. to protect American In
tcrests, on account Of the disturbed
condition OF affairs in Venezuela.
Hugh Mclaughlin, the Brooklyn dem
ocratic leader has been subpoenaed to
tell the Mazet committee what he
knows OF the Ramapo water scandal
Mayor Van Wyck Of New York has
been subpocnaed to appear before the
Mazet committee and tell what he
knows about the Ramapo water job.
The American Pathological Society,
the Oldest association Of fruit growers
In the United States held It's twenty
fifth biennial meeting In Philadelphia.
The Charge d'Affalres of Venezuela
In Washington received dispatch
from his government denying that n
revolution has broken out in VeneZu-
Ella
William c. Pape, general superln
tondont of st. Louis parks, was shot
and instantly killed at his home by
llonry Fry, huckster, whom he had
refused license.
Newport witnessed novel spectacle
In the way OF an automobile parade,
given by Mrs. o. II. p, Belmont, There
were II beautifully decorated auto
nloDllpS III llHt.
DR. IL. NJ. Rosenkranz, owner OF the
Molrose fats, in the burning of which
last December four people lost their
lives, has been arrested in Chicago on
the charge Of arson,
The thirtieth regiment OF volunteers,
1903 men all told, Colonel Gardner
commanding, passed through Omaha
en- route for San Francisco, prepare
tory tc sailing for Manila.
IT, A. IIaigh and s. S. Angus have
complete arrangements winch will give
q new electric road from Toledo to
Buffalo, ana ii will be the longest road
Of It's kind in the world.
At San Francisco William jennings
Bryan stated that he did not favor the
withdrawal Of the United States troops
from the Philippines before stable
government Is established,
The Garden city Hotel, owned by
the A. 7, Stewart estate In New York
was burned. The hotel was built in
1873, at cost of $l25, 900, Its furnish
ings having cost 100000 more,
DIN FfenFh painters employed ny
l., II, Wright's Iron Painting company,
Chicago, were discharged summarily
Ms soon as the verdict of the court
martial at Reunes was known.
A story has been circulated that
w. j. Calhoun Is to resign from the
Interstate commerce commission to
practice law In Chicago Friends of
MIR Calhoun say the story Is true.
At Mattoon. H., Charles Wilder, a
cigarette hend, fatally shot Arlington
Hughes, Ho offers no excuse
for the shooting other than that he
wanted to know whore Hughes was So
ing.
At Pekin, H., one Of the spans of
the wagon bridge over the Illinois river
collapsed, precipitating five men and
two horses into the river. -Four men
were rescued uninjurod but the nth
will die.
A prograSn for the reunion OF the
Society OF the Army OF the Cumberland
| In Detroit Sent 2G~9I has been adOpt-