Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-03-01
DOM liS1IC.
Chicago February wheat, 67Hc.
Increased prosperity in the south.
An early adjournment Of congress

An early adjournment Of congress
Is expected.
Archbishop HeEncssy's illness Is
likely to be fatal
Yale will play no football games
with western elevens
Admiral Watson may be recalled by
the navy department.
In eight months 10000 Japanese have
emigrated to Hawaii.
Mccoy posted $1,000 forfeit for a
fight with Sharkey.
Judge llilton's art collection sold for
$1S5, ATS in New York.
Captain A. ]. Langworthy is dead at
Muskegon, Mich, aged "a.
Senator Davis says the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty will be ratified.
Kentucky democrats returned to
Frankfort with their Legislature.
Plague conditions in Hawaii are re-
ported to be greatly improved.
Frank lessen, Joliet, H., died from
wounds received while hunting.
Dan r. Hanna, son Of the senator,
married Mrs. Daisy Gordon Maud.
Northwestern representatives decid-
ed to formulate new subsidy bill.
Fire destroyed the Gallaudet home
for deaf mutes in Poughkeepise, N. Y.
John l.. Pennington, a well-known
newspaper man, IL dead in California.
G. II. IIeafford has plans for all-rall
route to Europe, bridging the Boring
sea.
Dismissal OF students at Kenyon Mil
Itary academy caused revolt Of many
Others.
Masked train robbers were routed by
an express messenger at Fairbanks,
Arizona.
Thomas A. Edison, Jr., says he has
constructed safety electric miners
lamp
Floods did considerable damage In
the southern and In the New England
states.
Dun says that important branches of
business are hlndered by labor
| troubles.
Mrs Francis Mcdowell, Il pioneer
resident OF F'alrbury, ILL.,, died Mt the
age Of 80.
william Scott Belknap, formerly a
well-known minstrel, Is dead at Louis
vile, Ky.
The republican senator's tacltly
agreed to postpone the Quay case in
definitely.
Leslie Enstburn of Bloomfield Iowa,
killed Jasper N. sutton, father OF his
bethrothed.
The society of psychical research
asks $4,000 to spend In investigating
phenomena.
Gen. E. G. Williams, a veteran Of
the Mexican and civil wars, died at
Chapman. Pa.
Five boats each way each day will
ply between Benton Harbor and Chi
Cago this season
rhe exchange OF Publications Of the
Samoan treaty occurs In Washington
London and Berlin.
The Michigan court refused to quash
the indictments of the men involved
In the military scandal.
4 sophomore at Ohio Wesleyan uni
freshman class In etilgy.
Rear Admiral Sampson declined the
presidency of the Massachusetts In
stitute Of Technology.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait was
elected president Of the National Wo-
man-Sulfrage association
Professor w. G. Sumner told his
class at Yale that 90 per cent. of all
marriages are unhappy.
University of Pennsylvania track
team sails In June to compete with
oxford and Cambridge.
Woman sulfragsts in Washington
formally celebrated Susan h, Anth-
ony's eightieth birthday
The Illinois supreme court held thai
a baby could not sue for damages or
account OF a prenatal injury.
Joliet business men have indorset
the deep water way ship canal plar
via the drainage channel,
Harper n BROS, the New York pub
| fishing house, has been reorganizet
with $500, 600 capitalization
~ Hluu tll NtSSNiS hoN bbllN vi
authorized would require 3,0iS more
officers and 1887 more men.
At the annual meeting of the Paper
and Pulp association an advance in the
price Of paper was announced,
The national buttermakers' con
ventlon opened at Lincoln, Neb. ST
Paul is after the next convention,
Miss Porter, head OF the famous
Pennington School and sister OF Noat
Porter, died at Hartford from old age
The Baird prize for oratory a
Princeton university was awarded t
~ l., Chambers, OF Washington, d. G
Opposition to the Nicaragua cana
I'll Is so strong in the senate that Il
may not be reported from committee,
The war department is about to is
sue list OF soldiers who won honor
able mention during the Spanish war
Philadelphia has sent to Senator
Hanna the first $4,000 OF the $1,000
promised for the republican conven
ton
The central high school building
] West Bay City, Mich, was DESTROYED