Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-11


from a severe attack Of rheumatism.
All the Independent telephone com
panies OF the country will consolidate.
President Hadley Of Yale and Mrs.
Hadley will visit st. Paul Jan and 5.
Kid Mccoy defeated Peter Maher In
five rounds. His victory was complete.
A fight between passengers and en-
ployes occurred on a Milwaukee street
car.
Senator Vest announces his retire
ment at the expiration of his present
term.
Eight lives were lost by the Christ
mas day earthquake in southern Cali
fornia
The Lancaster county, Pa, treasurer
is missing, and IS $G5 900 short Of pub
lie funds.
A combination Of fire engine manu-
facturers has been formed; capital
SO, 100000
William Mason OF Alpena Mich,
formerly a member OF the Chicago
board Of trade. died in Alpena. aged
.85.
Republicans Of the senate are deter
mined to push the financial bill to a
final vote.
All trade records in the history of
the country were broken in the year
just closing
Congressman Boutelle's illness Is
quite serious and he has been taken
to a sanitarium.
Captain w. r. Shufelt, u. s. A., will
be court-martialed on charges of scan
dalous conduct.
William b. Gale, well-known Grim
inal lawyer Of Boston, died at his home
in that city.
San Francisco citizens have voted to
bond the city in the sum of $4,550 900
for park purposes.
James A. Cassidy, an old member OF
the Chicago board Of trade, Is dead at
Phoenix, Arizona.
Senator Clark of Montana expresses
confidence that he will win in the COM
ing investigation.
John t. Baldwin was pardoned after
term of twenty-five years In Sing
SlHR lbT HluIucI.
w. ]. Bryan and Governor Hogg Of
Texas are said to be training two os-
triches for a race.
Havana celebrated new years by
midnight torchlight procession for
Mckinley and Wood.
James J. Hill Is in control OF the
Sioux City and Northern and Sioux
City and Western roads.
The total import of wool into the
United States for 1899 from all coun
tries was 7S,7G30O0 pounds.
Professor Elliott Coues Of Washing
ton, D. c., ornithologist and scientist,
Is dead at Baltimore, aged 81.
Bryan says that he will discuss cur
rency. trusts and imperialism in his
speeches to eastern democrats.
The grand jury failed to indlct Sen
ator Gallinger of New Hampshire for
violating the civil service laws.
Walter McMachon, a well-known
variety actor of Chicago, died Dec. %
at Butte, Mont, of typhoid fever.
At Trenton, Texas, in Il street duel
William Lttrell and sydney Gray,
prominent citizens, were killed.
Experts continued to testify against
Molneux in his trial, now in progress
in New York. for alleged murder.
Mrs. Florence Mansfield Worth,
wife of Brigadier General William S.
Worth, U. s. A., retired, died in New
York.
Most of S. ID. Ford's estate of 81 800,
600, including the Youths Companion,
was bequeathcd to the Baptist Social
Union
In the matter of trade with other ma
lions the past year has been the most
prosperous in the history Of the United
States.
IN American company with 100000
0O0 capital has been incorporated in
New Jersey to complete the Panama
canal,
Mrs Lucy S, Scribner was named as
correspondent in suit for divorce
brought by Mrs Ida NJ Fraser, of Pas
adena, Cal.
At Greenland Pa, Abram ]. Lefevre,
farmer, aged As years, died from hy-
drophobia. lie was bitten on the
hand by n eat
The Carnegie works resumed work,
advancing the wages OF 10000 en-
ployes and increasing the payroll over
81 900 600 Il year.
A terrible blizzard, the worst in
years, has been raging In northwestern
Pennsylvania. About eighteen inches
of snow has fallen
The dcGalcations Of Assistant Cashier
Louis T., Goldsmith OF the Port Jarvis
New York National bank, is Sl0l ,9S7
Goldsmith surrendered.
Mrs Annie Il. Crchs, widow of the
late Colonel John VI. Crehs and daugh-
ter OF lr. Noslah Stewart, died at her
home In Carmi, Ill.
by fire at Buffalo the Montgomery
poor and Box company was damaged
800 geo and the butcher Manufacture
ing company 100000
American manufacturers are increas-
ing their exports to Russia. The
horticultural machinery trade is practi-