Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-06

without toll.
Clara Barton, special guest of the
Woman's Relief corps, said the Red
Cross society now embraces all but
Two nations.
A. posse at MarshallLown, Ia, pur-
sued four hobos, who insulted two girls
and killed a negro who came to the
girls rescue.
Rev. Royal II. Pullman Of Baltimore,
brother OF the late George NJ. Pullman,
died at his summer home at the Thou
sand islands.
Attila, the White Bear boat, won the
championship Of her class at the In
land Lakes regetta. The boat was sold
by Capt. Drake.
The residence at Germantown, Pa,
OF George c. Thomas, a prominent
fnancler, was damaged by fire to the
extent Of $4,000.
owing to the aCuteness in the
Chinese situation the president de-
cided not to start today for the G. A.
II. encampment.
The committee on free quarters an
nounced the names Of buildings where
10000 veterans and visitors could hnd
accommodations.
Professor A. A. Nicholson of Chicago
University was awarded the grand priX
in tho department Of physics at the
Paris exposition.
George Cabot Lodge, son Of Henry
Cabot Lodge, and Miss Mabel Freling-
huysen Davis, Washington, were mar
rled in Boston.
Rev. Norman G. Whitney, aged 60, a
war veteran of Minnesota, was killed
by being trampled upon by a runaway
horse in Chicago.
United States revenue cutters tes-
sender and Morrill, engaged in battle
off Lincoln Park before immense
crowds Of spectators.
Nearly 100000 visitors arrived for
the enGampment, the rainy weather
having no appreciable effect on the eX-
peCted inflow of strangers.
A. cyclone swept over Sedalia, Mo-,
badly injuring two persons, wreckng Il
score of houses and doing thousands OF
dollars worth OF damage.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul will hold its hftieth anniversary
next spring and the officials are al
ready preparing for the event.
Mrs. Matilda b, Carse, president OF
tho temperance temple trustees, Chi
cago, denied the statement that the
temple indebtedness is $1,000 600,
Captain Porter won the Sheridan cup
for the second time, his new boat
Mahoohoo defeating Algonquin, his
last years yacht at Lake Geneva.
The national committee of the
peoples party formally named AdIai t..
Stevenson for vice president to fill the
vacancy left by Towne, resigned
An egg famine is feared and the
price Of these commodities has nearly
doubled. There is also large rise in
the price of dairy products and -four.
Bathers in Mother Hubbards and
jumpers caused John Brisben Walker
to restrict his free-beach privilege at
Tarrytown to those in regulation suits.
One hundred persons were poisoned
by eating lCecream from Cankered tin
cans at Odd Fellows picnic at Glen
dale, Ind, and score or more may die.
Cape Nome shore is sucwn with the
wrecks of over l00 launches aud barges
as n result of a recent heavy storm.
over twenty bodies have been washed
ny
by the will of Edgar &C. Duryao,
father of Walter &C. Duryae, who is
living with a broken neck, the latter
receives 100000 out of a half-million
estate,
The census bureau has issued bull
lctins Of municipal populations, as fol
lows: Omaha, lO2,555, a decrease Of
1897 Toledo, 3l1S22; Columbus,
1875, 500,
Duke D'Arcos, Spanish minister, and
his duchess arrived in Chicago to at
tend the encampment tie expresses
himself as greatly pleased with his
reception.
The president appointed d. r. Collier
pension agent at Louisville, Ky, to
succeed Gen. Lcslo Combc who re
signed to become chairman of the state
republican committee Collier was ad
jutaut general OF Kentucky under
Taylor.
Ballyhoo hey, ridden Ivy Tod Sloan,
who was brought from england for the
purpose, won the rich Futurity stakes
at the first days meeting of the Coney
Island Jockey club.