Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22


Jersey, with 100000 capital.
Frederick o. Prince, the Massachu-
sets democratic politician, is dead.
Secretary Gage defended President
McKinley's recent civil service order.
The Wisconsin national guard was
reorganized on the regular army basis.
Senator Hanna does not want to
manage the next presidential cam
paign.
j. p. Burton, one OF the largest coal
operators In the Massillon, Ohio, field,
died.
Augustin DAILY, the well known
theatrical manager, died suddenly IN
Paris.
The whereabouts OF Bellamy Storer,
American minister to Spain, are I'M
known.
Senator M. A. Hanna narrowly es-
capped being struck by Cleveland ca
BILE car.
Steel companies refuse to bid for
armor plate contracts, SO the vessels
must wait.
Deaths from heat in New York
Thursday were 26. The total for the
week Is 81.
A monument to Frederick Douglass,
former slave, was dedicated at Roches-
ter N. Y.
At Louisville the German Insurance
bank was swindled out OF $4,000 by a
bogus check.
Byron Douglas the actor is said to
have deserted his wife, who Is niece
OF Edwin Booth.
At Austin, Tex, 25 people were
drowned in cloudburst. The property
loss Is 100000.
Fireworks dealers say they are
getting big orders this year, especially
from the south.
Chief Devery said he did not stop the
Jeffrles- Fitzsimmons fight because 1t
was not brutal"
A statue OF ex-Presldcnt Arthur Is
to be unveiled next week in Madison
Square, New York.
The United States Brewers Asso-
citation adopted resolutions opposing
the war tax on beer.
Attorney General Griggs' ruling IN
favor OF the army canteen Is to be
tested in the courts.
Nineteen naval officers have made
application for retirement. Only
eleven can be retired.
Secretary Lons will purchase Har-
veyized armor plates for four monitors
and three battlcshlps.
Fifty-three graduates received their
degrees at the annual commencement
OF Bryn Mawr college.
The war In sugar between Have
meyer and Arbuckle Is said to be but
play to manipulate stocks.
Marcus X. Mayer. the manager, was
horsewhipped on aG ocean steamship
pier by Ida Orma, an actress.
Hadley, on trial at Augusta, Ga, for
the murder OF O'Connell, the Mime
sofa soldier, was acquitted.
A serious wreck occurred on the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf rail-
road Many people were injured.
fhe Michigan congressional dele
cation decided 10 cast It's twelve votes
for Colonel Henderson for speaker.
general strike of the employees of
the American Smelling and Refining
company In Colorado is threatened.
Fire caused about a quarter OF n
million dollars damage in the heart
of the business kectiun of Augusta, Ga.
A representative OF the new fistic
champion said that Fitzsimmons, the
loser, got the larger share OF the spoils.
The large coal pocket OF Kahrs Il
Co., at East Chester, borough of the
Bronx, New York, was destroyed by
fire.
Another strike Is on at Buffalo, 1000
freight handlers quitting work. They
threaten to call out the grain shovel
ers.
The directors OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company met in Philadelphia
and elected Alexander j. Cassatt presi-
dent.
Carrie Jones" offered to turn states
evidence In the Clarke kidnapping
case. Barrow will be tried Wednes-
day.
Four steamers carrying zoo passen-
gers and n large amount Of freight
sailed for Cape Nome and st. Michaels,
Alaska,
Twenty-eight men were buried in n
landslide at Ross Hollow, Ark, while
grading on the Choctaw \ Memphis
railroad.
Governor Pingree OF Michigan, ac-
cording to statement of one of his
friends, will not be Il candidate for re-
election.
The Northwestern Plow and Imple-
ment association has ordered an al
vance in price Of 20 per cent. in farm
implements.
Wage scales are agreed upon where
by the $4,000 iron and steel work
ers OF the country get an increase of
% per cent.
George Sturzenegger, n Jersey City
undertaken, selected his own coffin,
made out his death certificate and
killed himself.
The Northern Pacific railroad reports
gross earnings for May, $2,0S1, ISL.