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

New York republican senator's In
caucus Endorsed the candidacy Of Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruff for vice
president.
President Hill OF the Northern Pa
cific says he has ordered vessels OF
20 600 tons capacity for his trans
atlantic line.
President Angel threatens expul-
sion to prevent Michigan sophomores
and freshmen from cutting one an
others hair.
The war department is completing
| arrangements for the transportation
Of troops and supplies to the military
| posts Of Alaska.
The department of justice decided
that the constitution does not extend
to the new possessions without con
gressonal action.
Congressman Levy introduced res
olutlon to compel Commissioner Peck
to make a detailed statement of Paris
exposition expenditures.
Pennsylvania sixty-four demo-
cratic delegates were instructed for
Bryan. Silver was ignored, but
"blmetallsm" was Endorsed.
The Kentucky case was appealed TO
the United States supreme court. A
clash between the opposing militia at
Frankfort was narrowly averted.
Convention hall Kansas City, in
which building the democratic national
convention was to have been held July
next, was destroyed by fire,
Diamonds, iewelry and money to the
value of $4,000 were stolen today
from the residence of Charles W.
Smith at Germantown, Pa.
At San Francisco David J. Staples, a
pioneer of California and for thirty
three years president of the Fremen's
Fund Insurance company, died.
The will of the late Sidney Kent,
who died in Sufiield, Conn, recently
was filed for probate in Chicago. He
left an estate valued at $3,700,00O.
Governor Roosevelt will deliver an
address at Galena, Ill, April 81, at ex~
ercises to be held i'm honor of the an
nlversary Of the birth of Gen Grant,
The Newport Compress company's
plant at Newport, Ark, burned, en-
failing loss of 100000. Seven
thousand bales of cotton were de-
stroyed.
A mortgage for a loan of $4,000, 900
was filed in New York by the Farmers
Loan and Trust company as trustee
against the Western Union Telegraph
company.
A Dutch heiress and coachman
with whom she eloped will live on
a farm at Appleton, Wis. Her name
was Marie Aalstz; his is Adrian
Schoenmaker.
SECRETARY Hay has addressed a Wig
orous protest to the Turkish govern
ment against the proposed application
OF an edict excluding American pork
from Turkey.
Colonel Albert Clarke Eddy, orgsn-
izer Of nearly the entire force VIII CHI
Rhode Island sent into the civil war
died in Chicago at the home Of his son,
Henry G. Eddy.
The Westinghouse Electric and Man
ufacturing company acquired posses
sion of the plant Of the Walter Manu-
featuring company of Cleveland. The
price was 100000.
The man to establish wireless
telegraphy school for the navy has
1 1nI I,, tlA t,,tN al
wrangle of the officers who pass upon
such propositions.
Iowa legislature adjourned after GS
days session. during which it pro-
vded for biennial elections and vot-
ing machines. reformed building and
loan and insurance laws.
The Standard Screw company has
been incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey, with a capital OF $1,5G0,-
000 1t includes Worcester Lockport
and Chicago concerns.
Edwin w. Alderman president Of
the University of North Carolina. has
been elected president of the Tulane
university to succeed Col William
Preston Jones, deceased
The New York chamber Of com
merce adopted resolutions yesterday
declaring the stamp taxes should be
abolished rs soon as the revenues of
tho government will permit
In New York Miss Eleanor Jay Rob
inson became the wife of James Low
ell Putnam, young lawyer aud club
man of Boston. Mr. Putnam had pro-
posed 20 times before being accepted.
John William Rey, famous min
strel forty years ago. is dead at his
home in North Patterson n. j.. aged
Il years, He was the last surviving
member of the original Christy min
| strels.
The ice In the Upper Yukon shows
indications of breaking up, making
nav igation possible this spring several
weeks earlier than in any previous
season within the memory Of Alaska
pioneers