Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-10-11

London underground railway,
Carl Schurz divorced a pro-Filipino
speech at Cooper Union, New York.
All anthracite mine workers are
offered 10 per cent. advance in wages.
Corbett has returned from Europe
to meet the charges made against
him.
The American Steel works secured
the contract for the rails for the
Mecca railway.
Returns of the assessors Of okla
homa territory show the population
to be $4,000.
Senator Lodge declares that the
Victor riot was deliberately planned
by the Bryan leaders in Colorado.
Two thousand strikers in the coal
regions publicly signed temperance
pledge in Catholic churches.
Secretary Hay has returned to
Washington and denies the rumOrs of
differences in the administration.
The crowds that greeted Roosevelt
in Kansas were the greatest that ever
attended political meetings in that
state.
Archbishop Kcane preached his firt
sermon at Dubuque dcnouncing saloon
interest and declaring it should be
wiped out.
At Santa Fc, N. NJ, Steven II. VIII
lard, prominent attorney Of Min
noapolis, Mimi, died.
An American party, composed of
Capt Shields and ffty-onc men of the
Twenty-ninth regiment, arc killed or
captured by FlIIpinos.
The motion for new trial in the
case OF James Howard was overruled
by Judge Cantrill, and Howard was
sentenced to be hanged Dec. 7.
over 900 men Of the twenty-fourth
and twonty-fifth infantry (colorcdD
sailed for Manila on the transport
Hancock from San Francisco.
Cardinal Gibbons states that he
has been approached by each side in
the miners strike and will act as ar
bitrator If his services are required.
Judge Seaman Of Milwaukee denied
the Chicago board Of trades plea for
an injunction restraining commission
firms from using tho boards quota
tions.
The main building of the Buffalo
garbage crematory known as the
Baynes Garbage works, just outside
Of the city line, was burned Loss,
$4,000.
Gen. Cotton Green, prominent as a |
confederate soldier and loader Of n |
brigade under Gen Sterling Price Of |
Missouri, died at Memphis, aged |
slyty-cight.
John Sealy, chairman OF the finance |
committee OF tho Galveston relief |
fund issued n statement that he has
received from all SOURCES $7S10I3 and |
that Gov Saycrs has 100000 more.
Cen Stornbcrg has written to the |
war department that the cantccn in |
the army has reduced the amount of |
drunkenness among the soldiers, and |
for that reason he thinks 1t Is n good |
thing.
The 700 employees of the Reading
Iron company of Danvillc, Pa, de-
cidcd to accept the rs per cent reduc-
ton in their wages which went into
effect on Sept 1G and against which
they struck.
Philadelphia and Reading Coal |
company posts notices that nm nd
vance of 10 per cont. in wages will be
given at it's thirty-ninc colIiorics.
Strike leaders warn the mon to await
united action by their union
Tho department OF state has been
informed by the French embassy that
Rear Admiral Richard, in charge of
the French naval division In the At
lautic, now at Sydney, G. b., contcm-
plates visiting the coast of North
America
The steamship City Of Topeka ar
rived at Seattle. 1t brought about !
$50 passengers and 100000 in cold.
The steamship Senator arrived from
Cnpo Nome and st Michael bringing
about hundred passengers and
$l33,OO0 in treasure.
nowieito elders 3, r. Fogwoll ana
Johu ", richter OF Chicago arrived I'm
Mansfield O.. and stopped at the Van
hon Hotel Shortly aftcrward they
were routed out Of bed and sent
away, rs rumors were current that n
mob was coming after them,
1t IS said that the Adams Express
viii roinstate all the ON.
ployes who were dismissed Immediate
~ following tho murder of Express
Lane and tho robbery of
m express safe by Rosslyn Ferreli
for violation of tho rules in carrying
friends with them In the express cars.
An order has been issued by the
president directing that the United
States military post at Naldes, Alaska.
be hereafter known as Fort liscum,
in honor Of the memory of Colonel
Emerson H. Liscum OF the ninth
United States infantry, who was kill
ed while Eallautly leading his regi-
mont into the battle OF ricntsiu.
China, ON July IS last.
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