Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26

At Kansas City, Mo-, Sylvan Lang
a wholesale liquor merchant, who has
been French vice consul for twelve
years, is dead.
Messenger Boy Smith sailed on the
ST Louis bound for south Africa with
an album Of schoolboy greetings for
President Kruger.
The republicans OF Maine, in q
state convention in Lewiston, adopted
platform approving President
McKinleys policy.
At Denver Mrs. s. J. Sinington, col
ored, and her twin babies were burned
to death. The fire was caused by the
explosion Of lamp.
Il quit cigarettes when became
mayor" said Harrison of Chicago,
Il had some appreciation OF the dig
ni,y OF the position"
hlphonse Daudets Sapho can be cir
culted through the United States
nails with the full approval of Post
master General Smith
Mrs. Henrietta Mckay Arms, =
southern woman who for years wt5
the companion of Harriet Beech r.
Stowe, died near Hartford.
In New York Mrs. Matilda Quitlnln
wept until she lost her eyesight
through grief at the death Of her hus-
band and little daughter.
An English syndicate has closed a
deal for eighty acres Of zinc and lead
mineral lands at Galena, Kan, the
consideration being 100000.
The Wilmington and Brandywine
Springs Railway company, of Dele
ware, has been shut out of Whining
ton by Il decision Of the courts.
Thus far in 1900 % cotton and knit
ting mills have been chartered in
North Carolina, with an aggregate
subscribed capital of $2,5G5 900.
If Long Is the republican candidate
for vice president the democrats may
nominate Schley, throwing the Samp-
son controversy into the campaign.
Oregon democrats and populists, in
session at Portland, decided upon
fusion. Delegates to the national
convention were instructed for Bryan.
John Addison Porter, secretary to
the president, resigned by reason of
ill-health, and his assistant, George b.
Cortelyou, was promoted to the place.
Richard Croker said that Dewey in
politics was not to be considered seri-
0usly and that he had made a mistake
In becoming candidate for president.
Faltha Gillen. in the Office of the
chief of police at Cincinnati, accused
Charles o. Winold recently arrested
in Baltimore, with poisoning his fam
lily.
Thomas Baney was arrested in
New York with $4,000 in beer stamps
In his possession. 1t is alleged that
the stamps were stolen from the gov
eminent.
The Baltimore and Ohio and the
Pennsylvania railroad companies, 1t is
reported, will absorb the Philadelphia
and Reading and Jersey Central sys-
TENS.
Five hundred Americans compris-
ing Clarks Oriental excursion party
were left in Naples and Rome by the
ship, which sailed for Liverpool with
ont them.
IN New York George NJ Mccarthy,
whose business is to see that dumb
animals are treated we'll, is being
sued for separation by his wife on the
ground of cruelty.
Rev. Walter Delaheld, rector of the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION and for
many years prominent figure in the
Episcopal church, died in Chicago of
heart disease, aged 62 years,
The indications are that congress
will act fayorably on the proposition
pending to give Gen. Miles the rank of
lieutenant general and General Corbln
the rank Of major general
The mine managers and examiners
of Illinois have ordered work to stop
in every coal mine Trouble is due to
the mems demand for recognition of
their union and increased wages.
foutsey, one of the Goebel murder
suspects, confessed and will be the
prosecutions principal witness. The
court of appeals. two republican,
Justices, decided against Taylor.
The president has signed a procll-
nation opening TO settlement the
northern half Of the Colville lndIrt
reservation in Washington. The pro-
lamatlon will go into effect Oct. 10.
George w, Hull, millionaire min
err Of Arizona, was arrested in New
York on telegram from the attorney
general of Rhode Island charging him
with perjury In divorce proceedings
there.
The government has during the past
two months been robbed Ut SIG 600
worth of beer stamps An internal
revenue agent recovered $40 GOO worth
in Brooklyn and arrested an alleged
thief