Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-18

ZbI ,o4Z gross lOnS, compared WIN 800
of 237 900 gross tons for the year 1898.
Henry c. Chittenden, aged IA, an
Adrian, Mich, capitalist, was found
drowned in the cistern at his residence
He had been suffering from insomnia
and nervous prostration for some time.
At Lansing, Mich, Harold A. Smith,
assistant quar.ermaster general is
held in SO 900 bonds for trial on the
charge of fraud and embezzlement in
connection with the state military
board.
The estate OF the late George Pull
man shows s14,000,000. When pro-
bated 1t was estimated at only sS,000,-
900. r. T. Lincoln and ". B. Ream
received 1925 900 for their services as
executors.
At Neosho Falls Kan, six men rode
into the town after midnight, blew
open the safe at J. Bishops store, and
decamped with $1,000. Citizens who
were awakened were promptly driven
to cover
In New York Tuesday Terry Nc
Govern whipped Geo. Dixon in s
rounds and won the featherweight
championship of the world and $10,-
600 purse.
Stephen O'Meara, editor and publish
or of the Boston Journal, has secured
the r,ajority interest in that proper
ty. Mr.. O'Meara has bought for cash
500 900 in New York stock and $50 900
in old stock
In Boston the Torrens LAND act, the
validity Of which was questioned, was
declared to be constitutional by the
supreme judicial court, ia test case
brought against the judges of the court
Of registration.
President Horace G. Burt of the
Union Pacific, has presented to the
University of Wyoming, located at
Laramie, six blocks of valuable land
lying just north CT the university, and
er' bra ling 20 acres.
At New Orleans Capt, j. Nice. Baker,
for many years commander of vessels
of the Morgan line, and r:ore re.ently
a member # the board If United
States inspectors of steam vessels,
died, aged 62 years.
A letter has been received from the
physicians who are treating Congress-
man Boutelle in Boston, stating that
his symptoms already show improve
rsent and there is strong hope for
his complete recovery.
At the opening of the new term of
the Ohio Wesleyan university yester-
day, President Bashford stated that
lady i. Indiana, who did not want her
name known as yet, had given $4,000
to the endowment fund.
The 5000 600 r:ortgage of Kentucky
Distilleries and Warehouse company,
that has already been recorded at
Louisville, Lexington, Ccvingto2 and
elsewhere in Kentucky, was feed in
Bourbon county yesterday.
Mrs. Frederick G. Penfield Of Geneva,
New York, has claim of $1,500,000
against the Delagoa Bay railway,
which was built by her first husband
and contiscated by Portugal. A Swiss
tribunal will decide the case.
George Sheldon McCook, a son of
Professor McCook of Trinity college,
Hartford, Conn, and a nephew of Gen.
Arson McCook, died in Paris of pleu-
ro-pneumonia. His father is in mid
ocean, en- route to that city.
Senator Hanna says he will not
stand for permanent chairman of the
republican national convention, and
will not be one of the delegates at
large from Ohio, He desires that Cen
eral Dick shall have that honor
In New York fire destroyed the brick
factory building at Nos, 33S to 342
East Fifty-ninth street and did $l00,-
600 .amage The building was owned
by Bloomingdale Bros, and used in
part by them as a storage warehouse
President Sar!uel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor has Sc
cured the assent of the Chicago piano
manufacturers to terms for the settle
mcnt of the strike and lockout which
has been in progress for two months
Minnie SeligmanCutting, the we'll
known actress, through her attorney,
Ex-Governor johnson, filed suit for
n divorce from her husband, Robert
Cutting, member of New Works
-four hundred" She alleges deser-
ton.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections began the hearing of the
bribery charges against Senator
Clark of Montana. Ex-senator Ed
munds appeared for the complainants
and ex-senator Faulkner for Mr.
Clark.
At Fort Wayne, Ind, Monroe Wal
ters Is in precarious condition from
a Quadruple operation performed upon
him by twelve surgeons Walters was
injured by train and the surgeons
found it necessary to amputate both
arms and legs simultaneously. To
supply the loss of blood the surgeons
injected a half gallon OF a solution
into the veins. Walters maintains he
will recover
Tammany Hall leaders are said to be
very much puzzled to know how they
shall treat William j. Bryan when he
visits this city Jan. % to begin his