Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-03-29

i will bear the picture Of Thomas II
Benton Of Missouri.
1t Is stated on good authority that
w. j. Bryan will not attend the nation
al convention in July.
The Iowa senate passed the Che.
shire bill taxing express companies
according to mileage.
i Mckinley will attend the launch
ing Of the battleshlp Ohio at San
Francisco In May.
Nearly 1000 additional officers will
be needed to man ships in commission
and under construction.
j. A. Bingham, ex minister to Japan
ex-congressman, and prosecutor OF
| I.incoln's slayers, died.
Another case Of smallpox has de-
veloped at Yale, the victim being w
ID, Brennan Of ST. Paul
General Joseph Wheeler may be APP
pointed to the command of the de-
partment Of the lakes
Commander Richard Wainwright
assumed his new duties as superln
tendent Of the naval academy.
A Michigan court decided the De
trot ordinance establishing a three
cent street car fare Illegal.
ietty Green would prefer her
daughter to marry a reporter rather
than the Duke de la Tore.
* Arnold, supposed to be a western
stockralser, was killed in the Burling-
ton yards at Galesburg, Ill.
Police officials OF Terre Haute will
attend the opening performance Of
| Sapho to judge of its morality.
The furniture, art objects and books
of the late Kate Chase Sprague will be
sold at auction in New York
Snowstorms and frost have been gem
eral throughout the south and 1t is
feared fruit has been damaged.
The Port Gibson (Miss,) compress,
in which was stored 1000 bales Of cot
ton, was burned. Loss, 100000.
Topeka Capitals success under Shell
don will lead to the Incorporation of
some Of his Ideas into the paper.
The New York supreme court de-
clared combinations to control prices
Captain Joseph Nicholson, for
twenty -one years warden OF the De-
troit house of correction, is dead
Columbia's faculty committee on
athletics makes the discovery that it's
last football team was professional
An attempt was made to wreck
Lake Shore fast mall by placing a rail
across the track near Olmstead, Ohio.
The Standard Oil company paid
quarterly dividends of $4,000 5000
per cent. on capital stock Of 100000,
900.
In Kentucky Taylor hled his answer
In the democratic suit to GUST him. He
may make another appeal to McKin
ley.
The New Hampshire prohibition
state convention here nominated
JOSHUA NJ. Fletcher OF Nashua for gov
ernor.
J. w. Pinchot Of New York, his
wife and two sons, have given $3.50 900
to establish chair Of forestry at
Yale
There is a report that Senator w. A
Clark OF Montana Is to marry Miss La
Chappelle, his protege, a 17year old
beauty.
Alexander Davidson, 81 years old,
died at Lebanon, Ill. His wife Martha
spoiled the first spool Of thread in
America,
At Augusta, Me-, a $4,000 900 ice
deal is announced in the purchase of
the KniCkerbocker Ice company by the
American Ice company.
The Chicago Federation of Labor ex-
PEELED the Typographical union be-
cause Of Its fight against labor lead
ers holding municipal offices.
Louis Bllow was found guilty of
murder in the first degree at Free
mont, o. He shot aud killed Jacob
Hess, father of his sweetheart.
The temperance people Of Ohio have
declared war on Senator Hanna because
they say he Is responsible for the de-
feat Of the Clark local option bill
The University Of Chicago glee,
banjo and mandolin clubs was dis
banded by President Harper because
Of the members poor scholarship.
The United States supreme c6urt
decided that the Standard com
pany could not do business In Texas
contrary to the provisions of the state
trust law,
Advani, who posed rs a Hindoo
prince and Is In Jail in New Haven,
the police say is not Of royal blood,
but was subordinate in an indigo
house In Ceylon.
James !. Knight James * Mitchell,
Andres Harrington. and John G. Wv
Ion have obtained a permit to or
ganlze a Peoples Trust and Savings
Bank at Galesburg. Ill.
The brig John y SpreckelS has
sailed for Guam, carrying mails and
freight This Is the first vessel which
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