Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-19

Non-union artisans were put to work
in their place.
One of the largest coal deals in the
history of the Connellsvllle coke re-
gon has just been closed. About 90
600 acres OF coal land was purchased
by eastern capitalists from the origi-
nal owners at $25 an acre.
At Macon, Ga, Allen Fuller, negro
was hanged for the murder OF Mrs. E.
II. .Pottle, an aged woman. Fuller
said that two men, whose names he
refused to tell, offered him and another
negro $3.50 each to kill Mrs. Pottle
Yesterdays statement of the treas
ury balances in the general fund OK
elusive of the $4,000, 900 gold re-
serve in the division of redemption,
showed: Available cash balance,
sl56,21G,313; gold, $97,13S,474.
AL Dover, Del, the union republi.
can convention, representing the Ad-
dicks faction, elected delegates to the
national republican convention. The
delegates were instructed to vote for
the denomination of Mckinley.
Secretary Gage took action with re-
gard to Jorge Cruz, the Porto Rican
brought to this country by the New
York Herald He ordered Cruz to be
set ashore, reserving the right to
bring suit for 81 200 against the Her
aid
Arthur f. Marsh, late inspector
general of the Michigan national
guard and until recently chairman of
the republican state central commit
tee, was convicted Of having felonious-
ly conspired with certa n of his official
associates to defraud the state.
At the Newark conference, VI. F..
church, President Hathaway of the
American Sabbath Union announced
that President Mckinley had informed
him that the United States building
at the Paris exposition would be
closed on Sunday.
At Toledo Ohio, Judge PangSley in
the common pleas court declared that
Dlo III lht OlIIO statutes uHCUu-
stitutional which prohibits an en-
ployer from discharging a workman
because the employe is member of
a labor union.
An order was issued by the post
office department for the largest single
shipment of postage stamps ever made
in the history of the office. The order
was 53,304, 200 stamps of the value of
$965.267 which will be sent to 1906
postoflices throughout the country.
The National Steel company, Amer
lean Tlnplate company and the Amer
lean Steel Hoop company have award
ed to the PittsbuTg Coal company 4
joint order for supplying most of the
coal in their various mills for a year.
1t is said that the contract is worth in
the neighborhood of $4,000, 0000
Commissioner General Peck has
suggested to Secretary Hay the advis-
ability of excluding American de-
tendencies from participation in the
American exhibit at the Paris EXPOSE
ton. Mr.. Peck bases his views on
the prospective delay in the nstalla-
ton of exhibits from these several
lands.
The grand jury at Frankfort, KY.
will inquire into the Goebel murder
and indict Gov Taylor and all the
other republican state officials for
usurpation. The Kentucky court Of
appeals by vote of to declared the
action of that legislature in unseating
Taylor was final and that the court is
without jurisdiction.
Governor Steunenberg declared his
knowledge of the existence of con-
spiracy to blow up the Bunker Hill
mill. lie named A. b. Campbell as
ton, the governor said. from James r.
Sovereign.
At the monthly meeting of the New
York university senate the delegates
We're appointed who are to select the
great Americans to be represented in
the Hall of Fame. President Eliot OF
Harvard aud President James B.
Angel of the university of Michigan
have agreed to serve on the board
Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Har-
rison We're also selected.
Admiral Dewey IS very much in ear
nest in his candidacy for the presi
dency. In a talk he declared his be-
lief that the people favored him for
chief magistrate. Among senators and
representatives the announcement is
believed 10 be of little Importance.
Leaders of both parties declare in the
most positive terms that no power on
earth can prevent the nomination o,
Mr.. Mckinley and the nomination OF
Mr.. Bryan, If they are alive when the
convention meet According to dis
patch from New York former Presi-
dent Cleveland enthusiastically In
dorsed the admiral's candidacy. Chi
cago committee visited Dewey. He
says he Is coming west as sailor and