Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-07-13


Non-union negro miners in Illinois
union men. Troops were sent to Car
bondale.
There are reports OF deal for the
combination of all surface and
elevated roads in New York and
Brooklyn.
A trainload Of negro miners was
fred on near Carteryille, H., one wo-
man being killed and 20 other persons
wounded.
The government deficit for the fiscal
year Is $88, 875, $3.50. The expenditures
Of the government for the year were
$G05, 092,734.
Plans are nearly completed for a
gigantic combine OF all traction roads
in greater New York fhe capital
will be $147,O00,000.
Michael Rolllnger, the Chicago
butcher accused Of numbering his wife
and burning her body TO conceal his
crime was found guilty.
1t Is said in Kentucky that Cover
nor Bradley will probably not call a
special meeting OF the legislature to
consider Clay county affairs.
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual meeting and election
Of the international Acetylene asso-
citation, in Chicago July II.
Mrs. Harry ]. Ramsay Of New York
has confessed that she murdered her
husband, giving as her sole reason
the fact that he snored in his sleep.
Rev. DR.. e. Y. Mullins Of Newton
Centre Baptist church, Boston, was
elected president OF the Southern Bap-
list Theological seminary at Louis
Vile, Ky.
The chief OF the La Crosse fire de-
partment was turned out OF office He
sold old machinery Of the department
and contributed the proceeds to
campaign fund.
In an interview, Ex-Governor Patti
son Of Pennsylvania insisted that the
Filipinos should be promptly sup
pressed "lf 1t took 100000 or 100000
men to do 1t"
The Pacific Short Line Is to be trans
fcrred. 1t will be known as the
Sioux City IL Eastern. James J. Hill
and other Great Northern men are
elected directors
Secretary Alger approves the find
lngs Of the court of inquiry in the case
of Col. I4conhaeuser, Of the fifteenth
Minnesota regiment. That officer is
entirely exonerated.
During the fiscal year which ended
June 30, 1,429 vessels of 320,S7G tom
mage were built In American ship
yards. Most OF them are intended for
the coastwse trade.
The international Trust Company of
Baltimore has arranged coal and iron
deal In Alabama to purchase 10000
acres of land four furnaces and sew
cral hundred coke ovens.
Nehraksa's new female labor law
went into effect. 1t limits the hours
for labor OF grown women in mercan-
tile pursuits, hotels and restaurants to
60 hours week and 10 a day.
At Pttsburg in a street car collision
two persons were killed, five seriously
injured and ten others more or less
hurt The accident happened on
steep grade near High bridge
President Mckinley presents French
Ambassador Cambon magnificent
loving cup In recognition of the am
bassndor's services In the negotia-
tions which closed the war with Spain.
Mrs Grosscup, wife Of Judge Gross
cup of Chicago, who has been taking
care of her sick husband at Ashland,
Ohio, has fallen Ill of typhoid fever,
the result of oyerwork and overtaxa-
ton.
Gen. loratio G. Wright. retired chief
of engineers of United States Army
from 1879 to 1884, is dead lie com
mandcd the sixth corps In the civil
war and made n fine record. He was
70 years old.
Two Japanese, who were drowned
while trying to escape from the
quarantine steamer, Nippon Maru Mt
san Francisco. are found to have been
suffering from the bubonic plague.
rhcir bodies have been crcmated.
At u reception given him by the
Cuban Orphan Fund In the New York
| Chamber OF Commerce. General Wood
said many Cuban children were dying
of neglect, and that there was no bet
ter plan of relief than the orNhanagos.
Capt James 4, Simpson, l.. s. A..
retired, died in Arizona after short
! Illness, He went through many
Indian campaigns in Arizona with
Cen. Cook. Tie was retired on ac-
count of physical disability a few years
! ago
Cleveland rioters stepped a south
side car and chased the non union con-
dnctor and mOtorman half mile
rho condut tor fired on the mob with
out hitting anybody, and was subso-
Qucutly arrested for shooting in the
streets.
An independent rolling mill of i'm
mcnsc proportions is to be erected in
Toledo and II will be outside the
trust, The deal is being engineered