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

Hungary.
Hardin county, H., has $50 small
pox cases.
A million dollar fire occurred il
Pittsburg.
rhe Dry Tortugas were turned ovei
10 navy.
Probably fifty lives were lost by tn!
food in Texas
Mrs w. e. d. Stokes sued for di.
vorce in New York.
Sheep and lambs brought the high
est prices since 1893.
The federal supreme court sustained
the Indiana gas law.
The University of Michigan defeated
Minnesota in debate.
Bob E'itzsimmons and Gus Rubin
signed articles for fight.
Thousands of coal miners in the
Plttsburg district strike.
Senator German will not attend the
Kansas City convention.
1t is reported that Mrs. Dewey has
Joined the Episcopal church.
iuIOH mIHIlS lOlttu ooO IlSb ~
quit work at Washington, Ind.
Texas rivers are subsiding and there
Is no danger of general food.
American subscribers were allotted
SO 600 600 OF the British war loan.
Colorado congressman want sold
lcrs' home established at Denver.
Gen. Bdwell the prohibition candi-
date for president in 1892, Is dead.
Between April and Aug. ] $4,000
people are likely to sail for Europe
The general land Office estimates the
Cape Nome gold yield at $i,000,000.
The canal commissioners returned
from their trip to Central America.
Dewey gave his collection of war
relics to the Smithsonian institution.
The mayor forbade Mrs. Langtry to
produce The Degenerates In Newark.
Fire in Colorado Springs damaged
the Hageman block. Loss, 100000.
Rev. Alfred Young founder OF
Paulist community, died in New York,
A parcels post treaty was arranged
between Venezuela and United States.
Dun reports increased failures due
to exceptional. not general conditions.
At Rochester, N. Y, J. NJ. Seeley, a
well known maker OF perfumery, Is
dead.
A score OF non-union workmcn were
badly beaten by union pckets in Chi
Cag0.
Forest fires are raging on Long is
land north OF the village OF Linden
hurst.
Congressman Mcpherson was ap-
pointed Judge Of the southern district
of Iowa.
ID. G.. Justice of Logansport, Ind.
IL candidate for chief justice OF
Hawaii
Shively has clear field for the In
dian democratic gubernatorial noml-
nation
Or. Frank II. Lille of Vassar will
be assistant in zoology at University
of Chicago.
John Wright Dean, the Quaker
evangelist" is dead at Pawtucket, h.
l., aged TO-
The navy department bought the
Holland submarine torpedo-boat for
100000
EXPresident Cleveland lectured at
Princeton on The independence of the
Executive.
United States has more money per
capita, more gold and more silver,
than ever before
The Good Citizens league is work
ing for constitutional amendment for
bidding polygamy.
America Is said to have joined other
powers in Il note threatening to land
troops in China.
Gov Roosevelt succeeded in having
the state tax rate cut down to less
than two mills.
Work of raising 100000 for the
Hebrew Union college, founded by
Rabbi Wise, began.
Emily Coghlan, actress, sister Of Rose
and Charles Coghlan. died at STAN
ford, Conn, aged 80.
Congressman J. w, Babcock denied
seeking raynes place on the republi-
can national committee,
1t is proposed to build an artificial
island In New York harhor on which
to build grain elevators.
At Nashville, Tenn, Professor A, y.
Wharton, a member OF the state text
book commission, is dead
President Mckinley has invited the
president OF Switzerland to head the
CHILEAN claims commission.
Governor Roosevelt has again de-
clared he will not accept the vice
presidential nomination.
William Gregory, republican, was
elected governor of Rhode Island over
n. w Littleheld, democrat
A movement has been begun tc
boom General Wheeler for vice presI
dent on the democratic ticket
Erneste Baldanza. the tenor, who
twelve years ago sang with Patti, Is
dead In California OF bronchitis
Walter Watson, for several wears