Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-01


school OF administration and finance.
The Virginia Society of Atlanta cele-
brated the birthday Of Robert Il. Lee
A witness testified that he was Of
fcred $4,000 to vote for Senator Clark
A colored congressman framed
bill making lyHchers guilty Of treason.
Professor A. G. Warner died sud
denly at La Cruces n. NJ, aged 40
years.
Bank clearings Of the country show
n material increase outside Of New
| York.
A travelling man robbed Of an over
coat in Chicago found 1t on a man In
| Pittsburg.
The resolutions OF sympathy with
beers were laid on the table in the
Iowa house
Statue OF Webster was unveiled in
Washington in the presence Of a dis
tinguished gathering.
Large eastern roads have formed a
passenger committee at New York to
prevent rate-Cnttlng.
The house committee fayorably re-
ported the bill for the election OF
senators by direct vote.
In Now York r. l.. Byrnes Is fight
| ing the ice trust for the right to drive
a wagon at $40 week.
No GOuds met the Castelanes on
their arrival at New York, The
count said be never gambled.
Iowa's amended inheritance law was
upheld by the courts. The tax Is
per cent on collateral heirs,
It Is said that Senator Clark OF
Montana will resign If the committee
reports adversely in his case.
At Des Moines, James II. Gear was
formally reelected in the legislature
to the United States senate,
Secretary Gage has asked congress
to appropriate $4,000 to equip a new
marine hospital in Chicago.
Congressman Caldwell fayors a
canal across the United states con
Meeting Atlantic and Pacific.
Mrs. Mary Blanchard, widow Of
Francs Blanchard Il Chicago pioneer,
IL dead at Brooklyn. aged IS.
President John Mitchell and Secre-
tary pcarce were reelected by the
United Mine Workers Of America.
The Chinese Six Companies has
agreed to help he San Francisco
police suppress highlander murders.
McIaurln was elected senator for
the long term and Sullivan for the
short, by the Mississippi legislature.
John FIndlcy Wallace OF Chicago
has been elected president of the
American Society Of Civil Engineers.
Cincinnati politicians say that the
democratic organization in Ohio Is
now in favor Of the gold standard.
Congressman J. w. Bailey says that
the statement that he will abandon
the senatorial race in Texas Is untrue.
At Cleveland Rev. j. NJ, Atwater
died at the age Of G2 years lie was
ut one time president Of Hiram col
lcgc.
New York states valuation for 1899
shows 5000 $50 ,S25 gain in real estate
and $lS,192 591 loss In personal prop
crty,
\. Il. Kilgores store, in the lower
end of York county. Pa, together with
Slab postOnice, was burned. Loss
$40, 900.
At West Plains, Mo. Ben Richard
son and ed ,rady. prisoners at the
county Jail, killed IaIlor Henry and
escaped
Captain Charles l.. steele, eight
zenith infantry, died at Fort l'ayard,
N, Mex, He was born in Mississippi
in 1856.
In Chicago Patrick O'Donncll, II
window washer. has fallen heir to
s., 500 600 from The Rail- estate Of Phil
adclphia.
The Lockport dam of the Chicago
drainage canal wns lowered, allowing
Chicago sewage to now into the Miss
issippi river.
j. G. s, Blackburn was formally de-
clared elected United States senator
at the joint session of the Kentucky
legislature.
At st, Louis Mrs, Rose Maar for
tun"-tcllor, richly dressed in satin
and diamonds. committed suicide by
nsphy NATION.
Three men were sraldcd, perhaps
| luNuIIN, NY llt uNl SllHS VI u DDllpF on
the Government launch Caperoon, at
Wilmington, Del
Nathan Brumsey, rated az one Of
the most extensive owners Of farm
lands In Illinois. died near Wcnona,
H.. aged % years
At Toronto the superintendent of
Immigration has received reports from
most of his agents in the United
states aud estimates that nearly $4,000
settlers from the republic have become
residents of Canada during the past
year.
Railroad trainaen held conference
II st, Louis, the result Of which, It Is
said, will be Il demand for d gc&eral
increase of wages.
The United States supreme court re-
fused an injunction against the drain
age canal officials. April was set for
iling Of the answer.
Crop figures for 1899 show that
farmers of America are prosperous.