Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-04

in-chief Of the G. A. r., is out with an
Interview in which he says the G. A. r
desires no change in the present pen
sion laws, but wishes them fairly eX-
ecuted.
The directors of the Westinghouse
Air Brake company have declared the
regular quarterly dividend of per
cent. and an extra dividend of per
cent, making 71a per cent. in all, both
payable Jan. TO-
Anna Bowers, who killed Murt
Hickey at King Fisher last March, as
the alleged author of stories affecting
her reputation, was found guilty OF
mansaughter in the first degree at
Wichita, Kan.
At Columbus, o., Jailer William NJ
Sheckley and his son, Harry e
Sheckley, were acquitted of the charge
of completely in the escape Of Ike r
lobe, late of the 9Th United States
volunteer infantry.
1t is reported that the National City
Bank, the Hanover National Bank
and another New York bank will con-
solidate, with Lyman J. Gage as presi-
dent Close relations with the govern
ment are to be sought
Secretary Long has addressed letters
Boutelle, who look after naval legis-
latlon, relative to the plan Of refitting
the historic old craft Constitution, as
a naval training ship.
| Cnncn4nr,y IIn,, ND
chargee have signed an agreement ex-
tending for one year, until Dec. "a next,
the operation of the treaty providing
for the definition of the boundary
along the Rio Grande.
A new national fraternal and benevo-
lent order, Knights of the White
Cross. has been organized, with head
quarters in Columbus Ohio. Its OBJ
jects are stated to be the care Of the
sick and to bury the dead.
f. d. and Frank Thompson, charged
with conspiracy to violate the law of
Tennessee relating to the pauper dead
in that state, were fined $3.50 each at
Memphis. Three other similar charges
are pending against them.
The postofiice department has pre-
pared circulars inviting proposals for
carrying the mails next summer from
both San Francisco and Seattle to st.
Michaols and all points along the
Yukon river, as far as Dawson City.
For the third time since the strike
was declared against the Springfield
Qll) Consolidated railway, a street
ear was dynamited. The car was
blown off the track and completely
wrecked. No passengers were aboard.
At Marshalltown Iowa, fire in the
Boston store, Il. C. Peterson & Co.,
prOprietors, caused loss Of $21 900 on
stock, and damage to the building,
owned by A. +, Haradon, was $4,000,
Peterson & Co had $4,000 insurance.
Josie Rice, the Chicago girl who
wanted a GainsbOrough hat so badly
her efforts to obtain one landed her in
Jail, spent Christmas in prison, not
outstanding the efforts of a number of
Chicago people to obtain her release.
Senator James X Jones in Chicago
denied the story of the discharge of
Staylur and of his disapproval of the
present method of collecting demo-
cratic campaign funds. He adds that
organs prospects were never brighter.
1t is claimed that the gold plank" OF
the republican platform of 1896 was
framed by the friends of President Nc
] I<inley four days before the conven-
ton, and was not framed by the COM
mittee on resolutions, as claimed by
Senator Foraker.
A twenty-acre site has been bought
| in Tonawanda, n. Y. for the building
OF steel plant by the Inland Steel
company of Chicago. The company
expects to have the plant in operation
by next fall, and will employ between
300 and 400 men.
| In Brooklyn the large dry goods
| establishment of John VI Conklin &
Sons has made general assignment
| The total assets of the firm are stated
at $l55, 900, Of which $195,O0O is repre-
scented by stock and the balance by
book accounts.
Governor Poynter has instructed the
prosecuting attorney of Sarpy county,
Nebraska, to begin proceeding against
the two regulars of Fort Creek who
We're implicated in the shooting and
killing of deserter from that post
several weeks ago.
Judge Taft in the United States cir
cult court ut Cleveland, Ohio, has de-
cided that stock in national banks
must be listed for taxation at its full
tax value, dsallowing the customary
deductions to the amount OF indebted
ness Of the holders.
w. H. Snedeker and Conductor Cap
pell OF the Lackawanna- Buffalo eX-
press, which was run into on Thanks
giving evening by the Phillipsburg IN
JO local killing seven persons, have
surrendered themselves. They are ac-
eused OF mansaughter
Rear Admiral Brandford has asked
authority from the navy department to
establish bureau at the naval train
ing station ut Newport for the develop