Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-26

Mlrshall-Hill bill, which appropriates
100000 for preliminary survey OF
the state canals preparatory to the
construction of barge canal TO cost
some see 900 900.
Fire destroyed the transportation
building OF the Trans Mississippi
exposition grounds. in Omaha. It
was the largest structure of the expo
sition, and the only one which had
been left standing.
In Chicago Judge Dunno refused A
writ Of habeas corpus in the case OF
former banker e. S. Dreyer, who is
under a states prison sentence for the
embezzlement of $4,000 of West
Park board funds.
At Belleville, H., skipping-rope
contest caused the death of 11-year- old
Freda Pergnee and occasioned the Sc
rious illness OF two other children
She jumped the rope 230 times and
died of heart disease
Bryan men in New York are
alarmed by what appear to be we'll
founded reports that the Tammany
and Kings county machines are
opposed to sending an instructed dele
CATION to Kansas City.
At Shamakin, Pa, Stephen Monog
han, who since the civil war lived in
an old shop, where he also cobbled
shoes, died, and when his papers were
examined he was found to have left
an estate Of over $4,000.
The Cherokee delegation has just
made and signed new treaty with
the Dawes commission, by which each
citizen is to receive eighty acres of
land in fee simple, the average value
of an allotment being $500
A free set of plates of Messages and
Papers of the Presidents was given by
congress to j. d. Richardson, house
democratic leader, and his agents are
selling the books as If the government
was putting out the work.
Lieut. Coy. Woodruff is still in the
race for the vice presidential nomna-
ton, although Senator Hanna in
formed him in thirteen-hour con-
ference that the administration de-
sired Cornelius n. Bliss
Albert G. Roberts and William Dun
can, Jr., in the criminal court at Kan
sas city, Mo-, pleaded guilty to steal
ing $4,000 from the Barr Live Stock
company, and were each sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary.
A senate bill which will permit the
dependent mothers Of soldiers or sail
ors of the Spanish war, even though
they married confederate soldiers, to
receive the benefit of the general pen
sion law was passed by the house.
Chicago contractors, with aggregate
wealth of $l0,000,000 volunteered to
go to work with hammer and saw and
construct the big grand stand for the
Dewey day celebration from which the
admiral is to review the parade.
President Mckinley has directed
that there be no canal legislation at
this session Of congress. The COM
mttee amendment to the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty is not satisfactory either to
the United States or Great Britain
The North Carolina democratic state
convention has named as ticket:
For governor, Charles B. Aycock; lieu
tenant governor, w. y. Turner; secre-
tary of state, j. b. Grimes; treasurer.
Il. II. Lacey; auditor, DR.. b. f. Dixon.
Representative Wilson of New York,
whose services as a physician have
recently been brought into frequent
requtSttion in serving those taken i'll
about the capitol. has taken steps to
secure an emergency equipment for
such eases.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections unanimously agreed to
report tn unseat Senator Clark Of Mon
tana. 1t is estimated the senator has
expended $l,000,000 IN trying to secure
a seat in the upper house OF congress
DR. ParKhurst wants arevision ofthe
Westminster confession, declaring it
an incubus that prevents Presbyterian
progress. But there Is belief
that any revision Of the confession
would split the Presbyterian church
north.
William Writ Howe, chairman Of
the committee of the American Bar as
ISOLATION ON John Marshall day, has
that the day will be cplo-
bratcd ON February A. 1901, in Wash
ingt0n Wayne MrNe4gh viii D. tno
orator
At Chicago the residence of o. W
Potter, the mutt millionaire ex-presi-
dent Of the Illinois Steel company, was
robbed by porch-climbers while the
family was at dinner, Jewelry and
other valuables. worth $4,000, were
taken.
a syndicate OF New York and Phil
adelphia capitalists has begun the car
ryiug out of new plan to operate 4
trolley line between New York and
Boston Ii will be made up largely OF
existing lines which are now being