Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05

which they occur.
The postoffice department has issued
an order debarring from the mails the
matter issued by the ex-Salve Mutual
Relief Bounty and Pension association,
with headquarters at Nashville.
Ohio republican leaders are urging
President Mckinley to take part in the
campaign in that state. He may make
few short speeches while on his way
special train.
The firm of Barrett, Farnum & Com
pany, a wealthy and influential board
Of trade concern in Chicago, has failed
The firm had sold heavily short during
the past few days, plunging in the ex-
pectation that the New York panic
would result in break in wheat. The
shortage OF the firm Is variously esti-
mated at from four to five millions Of
the December options.
Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst, who
reached New York from Europe says
the Philippine war in his opinion
would not be over for fifteen years; al
SO that England is wrong in her posi-
ton against the Beers.
In New York fire destroyed the coal
and kindlng wood plant OF Hencken &
Willenbrock on First avenue, and
danaked the plant Of the Striyer Lum-
Der company across the street. The
loss will exceed $250,000.
s.. 1t Is believed that the Southern
Pacific Railroad comany has passed be-
and it is said that a syndicate with G.
p. Huntington at the head has OBJ
tanned control OF the road.
Peter Jackson the pugilist, who has
been giving a number of sparring exhi.
billions throughout the northwest, has
returned to Victoria from Vancouver,
suffering from n severe attack of pneu-
mona. 1t Is feared he cannot recover.
The entire cucumber crop of the dis
trict northeast OF Benton Harbor, rep
resenting over 100000 bushels Of
small pickles per season for the last
ten years, has in, the last ten days oeen
completely destroyed by foreign
small red bug.
At Cambridge, Ohio, Joseph Deemer
Taylor died aged GO. lie was for many
years editor and proprietor of the
Guernsey Times, and served in the |
llltieth, iifty-frst and
hfty-second congresses.
Tho disclosure of the relations be-
tween eX-Congressman Phillips Of
Pennsylvania and the Standard oil |
trust Is likely to seriously lessen the
fruit OF the lGbors Of the industrial |
commission, of which Mir. Phillips IS
acting chairman.
At San Francisco tho first OF the
many petitions filed by Mrs. Nettie r.
Craven in, her renewed attack upon
the estate of James G. Fair, was denied
by Superior Judge Trout. Its object
was to set aside the award made in
open court to the children in 1897.
The commissioner Of internal rev
cnuo holds that annuities payable
either during life or for term of
years cannot properly be included
under the provisions Of schedule A, re-
lating to life insurance, and are not
taxable under that schedule.
Boston and Albany stockholders are
said 80 control 12S,000 out of 100000
shares and to have decided to run the
road independently, the New York
Central having refused better terms
than $i,000,000 cash and s per cent
New directors will be chosen this week.
News paper has gone up a quarter of
a cent pound within the last three
weeks, The newspapers of New York
city use 400 tons of paper daily at
cost Of cents u pound. The recent
sharp advance means $4,000 a day
more to the newspapers or $4,000
year.
Aa Pittsneld, Mass, a second opera
lion was recently performed on Arson
Phelps Stokes, who was hurt in rid
ing accident the middle of August on
his LenoX estate and lost a limb as the
rest.t OF his injuries. The amputation
was successful, and until recently Mr..
Stokes has been getting on well. The
wound, however, did not heal as read
lily as was thought necessary, and a
short time ago second operation WAS
performed.