Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-08

November and the result Is problem
atical.
Consul McCook at Dawson reports
the Klondike mining camp now pros
porous commercial center, with Wei
equipped stores and substantial dwell
ings.
An explosion of acetylcnc gas
wrecked the interior Of the First Pres
byterian edince In Chicago Sunday.
The lecturer, G. w. Leitch, lost his
right hand.
At Chicago Paul Hulburt, 6 years
old, was killed by an elevator in the
Monadnock building, and James Me
Manus was crushed to death by a
trolley car.
AdviceB from Dawson City state that
big strike has been made on Gorln8
creek, 1G miles above the mouth Of
Hunkor creek. The whole creek has
been staked.
The gold In the treasury amounts
to $15I,477404, the highest point ever
reached since the foundation Of the
government. This Is said to be the
LARGEST gold fund I'm the world
George w Gardauicr, assistant clca-
trlcal superintendent Of the Western
Union Telegraph company, was found
dying u his young wife in New York
from scIfinnictcd razor wounds.
Indignation against the slayers Of
Jennie Bosschfetter was increased in
Paterson when It was announced that
the trial of the accused men would be
postponed to another term Of court.
The Columbus Presbytcry has de-
cldcd by practically unanimous vote
TO recommend to the Presbyterian
general assembly supplemental eX-
planHtOry statement Of the confession
President Schurman Of Cornell uni
vcrsty, announced that the New York
state College of Forestry had been
asked to furnish six competent assist
ants to the forestry bureau at Manila,
p. l.
At Springfield, Mass, the iiftyfourth
annual meeting Of the American Mis-
sioumy Association was held. The
report Of the treasurer showed re-
ccipts $33G,GJ0 and expenditures
$335,Ol8.
Charles w. Barnes, member of n
rich New York family, is in Ludlow
Street jail because he refused to pay
almony. He will serve n six months
sentence and thus be free of further
demands.
1t Is feared that nifty to seventy per
sons were killed by explosions and fire
in New York, Two blocks Of business
houses were destroyed. People many
blocks away were injured by flying
glass Loss, 81 ,50O,0 600,
General Fit2hugh Lee was or
dcrcd to Omaha to command the de-
partmcnt of the Missouri The army
in Cuba Is to unite under the com
mand Of General Wood. General
Otis was ordered to Chicago.
The biccntcnnial celebration at Yale
win be held October 20 to %, in
elusive, 1901 subcommittee will
meet within the next 10 days to make
plans for beginning the active work
Of preparation for the great Celcbra-
ton.
According to II dispatch from Win
chester Va, the presidency of Wash
ington and Lee university, made va
cant by the death of William H. Will
son, will be offered to eX-presldcnt
Grover Cleveland. A committee from
the university will in a few days go 20
Princeton and formally extend the
offer.
A broken rail caused the wreck )r a
wostbound passenger train on the
Union Pacific near Rising City, NoD .,
ono coach and the baggage car lea ing
the track and turning over on tn 'ir
sides. c. l.. Flanagan, salesman, of
Iowa City Iowa, was killed. Mrs
Albert Sjoberg of Lincoln, Ncb., vas
injured.
A. G. Ruby, proprietor Of Chicago
saloon, was tortured and robbed of
$500, Ruby was marched from his bed
at the point of two rcvolvcrs held by
two robbers He was bound and prod
dod about the body repeatedly till the
torture became Unhcarablo and Lc
divulged the hiding place of his money,
Tho rIohors escaped