Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-07-06

engage In smelling and refining.
Harvey J. Ramsay, ticket seller ut
Madison Square garden, New York,
was killed by his wife. Mrs. Ramsay,
who is thought to be insane, cut his
throat with a razor as he lay sleeping.
The governments deficit for the ifs
cal year ending June 80 is estimated 70
be slightly less than $100,00O,O0O. Since
June 30, 1898, 1892 100000 has been
spent on account of the army and navy.
The remains of the late General A.
V. nautz arrived from Seattle, Wash,
and were inferred in Arlington with
military honors. General Kautz was
a brother OF Admiral Kautz, and diea
in 1895.
The Kentucky democratic conven-
ton reaffirmed the Chicago platform in
toto, Endorsed Bryan as the presiden-
tial nominee in 1900 and took many
fruitess ballots for candidate for gov
ernor.
At Richmond, Va, while the strike
OF 900 girls employed at the Whitlock
branch OF the American Tobacco com
D"hy 10 Gun oiIi JIG 'Hhl'Np a''lll w VIC
that at least half OF them will return
to work.
Louis Miller Of Black Rock, Ark,
has informed the police that he can
produce William b. Tascott, who muir
dered Millionaire Smell in February,
1888. The information is being inves-
tigated.
At Camden, n. j., fire damaged the
Moro-Phllips chemical works to the
extent Of 100000. Three large build
ings used in the manufacture OF phos-
phate were destroyed. Loss covered by
insurance.
Governor Sayers Is encouraged with
the prospects of large attendance of
governors and attorney generals at the
antitrust conference in st. Louis, Sept.
20. Seventeen governors have already
accepted.
The board appointed by the war de-
partment to study the distribution of
typhoid fever in the army camps is |
busily engaged in arranging the data
collected preparatory to making its
final report.
In Chicago a number of medical and |
business men have formed society
for the prevention of consumption and
will at once engage in scientific and |
practical work to eventually check the
spread of the disease.
Funeral services over the remains of
General Daniel MacAuley, who died |
five years ago in Managua, Nicaragua,
and whose body was brought to the
United States by the cruiser Detroit
were held at Arlington.
In trying to save Mrs. Jennie Price,
who had fallen from her wheel in
front Of an approaching train, Blase
Patrie, a section hand, was fatally in
jured at Cleveland. Mrs. Price was
also run down and cannot live.
Some republican members of the
house of representatives who have
pledged themselves to support Repre-
sentative Henderson of Iowa for the
speakership are doubtful whether he
possesses the necessary qualifications.
Joseph b. Alger president of the
Patrons of Husbandrr OF Maryland,
stated to the industrial commission
that a trust among I: 'mcrs was i'm
practicable, owing to we difficulty of
getting the farmers 90 io!d up prices
At the next encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic a resolu-
tion will be introduced to take into 1t
the veterans Of the navy. It will be
proposed to change the name to The
Grand Army and Navy of the Repub-
lie.
Daniel ]. Keefe, president of the In
ternational Iongshoremen's Associa
ton. arrived in Buffalo, and has been
in consultation with the leaders Of the
different dock organizations in order
to bring about n settlement of the
freight handlers strike.
TIE Church Of the Epiphany, one of
the most prominent Episcopal churches
in Chicago, Is to have silver service
made from ornaments, tableware, tot
let articles and heirlooms of all sorts,
contributions of over hundred mem
bers of its fashionable congregation.
In New York, Julius Mackenroth, %
years old, waiter, was shot AMI
killed by Henry j. Dessrocder 80 years
old, carpenter, in hotel room,
nessrocher, when arrested, said he
had never seen Mackenroth before,
This was all the prisoner would say
President Mckinley stated to Rev.
o, II, Miller that personally he would
he glad to see the canteon abolished,
He added: The position which some
temperance people take on tho cantcen
is simply absurd, The attorney gen
eral must interpret the law as he finds
it."
In n sensational sermon at Atlanta,
DIR. l.. G, Lroughton, pastor of the Bap-
fist tabernacle, called upon the city
council to impeach Mayor James G.
Woodward, alleging that the mayors
private life would not bear close scru
tiny. An audience OF 1000 cheered the
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