Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-24

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Is years old, by putting strychnine in
the food eaten at dinner. Their condi-
ton Is critical.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Vanderlip has reduced the salaries Of
several chiefs of divisions in the office
Of the auditor for the war department
for not enforcing discipline among the
clerks in their divisions.
w. r. Coleman, an ensign on the
battleship Iowa, who was to have been
courtmartialed on a charge of having
been intoxicated while the vessel was
at Puget Sound naval station, at
tempted suicide by shooting.
Robert Mann, OF st. Louis, supposed
to have been killed in an explosion
created sensation by appearing at
his own and his wife's funeral SER
vices. The explosion occurred in a
laundry and was succeeded by fire.
The final meeting of the delegates to
the national convention of the Catho
lie Total Abstinence Union Of America
was held in Chicago. A discussion
as to the best methods Of waging war
against saloons occupied the session.
l.. Walker of Poland, Ohio, lied a
petition in voluntary bankruptcy.
Walker is the man through whom
President Mckinley met with none
tary difficulties several years ago. He
admits liabilities to the amount Of
$4,000 and AYERS that he is without
assets.
The Society of the Army of the
Potomac will meet in Pittsburg Oct.
II and IL, instead of Oct A, in order
not to conflict with the reception to be
given to Admiral Dewey upon his ar
rival at New York Sept 30 or Oct. /.
At Lincoln, Neb., the fusion county
convention has nominated for county
offices two soldiers now awaiting mus
ter out at San Francisco. They are
Colonel Eager and Captain Cosgrove,
who have won fame in the Philip
pines.
A fcud has broken out between the
Robinson and Savage families in the
mountains Of Union county, Tenn,
near the Kentucky line. William
Savage was shot and killed by Jack
Robinson. Savage fatally wounded
Robinson.
The administration is urged by
American merchants trading in China
to make an agreement with foreign
countries having spheres of in
huence' in China not to impose diff
ferential tariff duties in the territory
controlled by them.
Attorney-General Griggs left Wash
ington for Connecticut, where he will
remain for few days, and then, ac-
companled by the members of his fam
lily, he will join the president at Lake
Washington September |.
Two hundred thousand live chickens
will be shipped from Trenton, Mo-, to
the Hawaiian islands as fast as they
can be bought up. The first ear of
500 has been shipped, and others will
soon follow, American poultry brings
high price in Honolulu.
At the Ohio conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant church the proposition
to permit women to go as representa-
tives to the general conference was
favorably acted on. There was but
one negative vote. The matter was
warmly discussed, however.
In Cincinnati the case of eX-Secre-
tary Alger against II. b. Anderson for
the recovery Of Sos, 22S was filed in the
United States court. Anderson sold
the secretary 14,S0i acres OF land In
Tennessee, falsely alleging, 1t is
claimed that it was coal bearing
Representative James IT. Lewis,
of Washington, was at the state de-
partment preparing the case of the
American miners who were driven
out of the Atlin mining district of
British Columbia for formal submits
sion to Secretary Hay upon his return.
The Chicago brlClImakers strike has
reached the critical stage. and from
assertions made by the manufacturers
in answer to the demands of the strik-
ers it is believed that a general tie up
Of building operations in Chicago and
a strike of $4,000 craftsmen Is immi-
hcnt.
j. IT, Glover has been appointed
superintendent Of the Akron division
Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, sue
Ccpding J. II. Johnston, who was re-
Gently promoted to general manager Of
the Cleveland Terminal and Valley
Railway, which is owned by the Balti-
more 4 Ohio.
The National Hay Association at
Detroit, elected James w. Sale, In
diana. president; John ID. Carsecallon,
Jersey City, vice president: Peter Keil,
PittSburg, second vice president: +. e.
Collins, Cincinnati, secretary and
treasurer The next meeting will be
held in Baltimore In August, 1900.
The national association OF local fire
insurance agents elected these officers
at Buffalo (re-electionl; vice-pres-
dent. George d. Markham of st. Louis;
chairman Of the executive committee.
A. H. Robinson OF Louisville: secre-
tary and treasurer, Frank V. Holmes
of Chicago.