Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-03-22

York and many places were ralued,
due to newspaper crusade against
the carnival OF vice.
Mrs. Gabrielle Bcthestina, who as
Collona was one OF the most popular
prima donnas in Italy thirty years ago.
Is dead In New York.
General Henry Harnden, department
commander Of the Grand Army of the
Republic in Wisconsin, is critically Ill
at his home in Madison.
University OF Iowa students found
Minnesota man taking notes at pre-
liminary debate in preparation for an
inter- contest.
The Carnegie Steel company's an.
swe? in the Frck suit asserts that the
total assets are $75610.1O4, but admit
ted profits in 1899 Of p 900 900
The funeral Of Arch bishop Hennessy
occurred at Dubuque. Archbishop
Keanc may be successor Of Hennessy
as head of the Dubuque diocese.
The senate committee on relations
81 Cuba authorized the chairman, Sen
ator Plat Comm to appoint a sub
committee Of three to visit Cuba
As a result Of the death of Repre-
sentative Hammer of Pennsylvania,
Representative McCleary will become
chairman Of the committee on library.
Mrs J. b. Angel, Wife Of the pres-
dent Of the University Of Michigan and
cX-minister Of Turkey, is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Angel suffered Il stroke Of apo
pleXy,
At Omaha as result of jealousy,
Frank Steele shot and MORALLY
wounded his wife and then killed him
self at the residence OF Rev. a f.
Nelson
Congressman John Davis OF the
NTH Kansas district has gone totally
blind He was one OF the founders Of
the populIst party and served two
terms In congress.
Captain Sllas w Terry, late in
command of the Iowa, has been as
signed to succeed Admiral McCor-
mack as commandment of the Wash
ngton navy yard,
A clerk in the state auditors Office
In Frankfort, Ky, was arrested on a
charge Of compIcIty in the murder of
William Goebel. Secretary of State
Powers was also arrested,
Admiral Dewey, on the authority OF
Mrs Dewey, would accept a prosi-
Dental nomination if rendered him.
All talk of eX-prcsident Harrison's
candidacy is declared ia be silly.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations has reported an amendment to
the IIay-Paunceforc treaty giving the
United States the right to defend but
not to fortfy the Nicaragua canal.
Arrangements are making by the
subsistence and quartermaster de-
partmcnts to forward 800 tons Of food
supplies, including vice and Goldfish, to
the destitute people in the interior OF
Porto Rico.
i'he remains Of siXty-sX soldiers
who died in Cuba were buried at Ar
lngton cemetery with military hon
ors, rhc bodies of about 800 soldiers
who died in Cuba now rest in this
historic spot
President Mckinley has decided that
the American exhibit ut the Paris eX-
position will be closed sunday, This
will come as a great surprise to the
Parisians, for Sundays are reckoned as
the biggest days.
George r. NUM-, the gun expert of
the geological survey, reports an in
creased output Of Snpphires in Mon
tana and the discovery ef fine blue
stoue that affords gems up to three
rarets in weight
From evidence collected it Is be
llcved that the destruction by fire of
the Second Presbyterian church and
the burning Of the Trinity Methodist
church in Chicago were the work of an
tneendary crank
~ H. Michael, who was vice pres-
dent Of the American National Bank OF
Lima, Ohio, :the time that Institu-
Nlpll W d. I'pbth w pNtI PlN,NN' u Nttl
ago last Christmas, has been arrested,
charged with the robbery
Advances in freight rates will add
$1,000 600 10 the earnings Of the east
cru trunk lines ON miscellaneous
goods and SIC lSL3li on bituminous
coal The railroads are in pool with
a small cotcrte in control
The inventory apl aisemcnt ana
widows award in the estate Of the late
H. j l.ehmann of Chicago, the origi-
nator Of department stores in this
country, shows the value Of the estate
will come close to $l5 900 900
W K. Vaughn. the Cincinnati news
paper man who was injured in the
Missouri Pacific wreck at lndepend-
enee, Mo, week ago, died after an
operation uIl his ARM This makes
-four deaths as n result of the wreck
The national pure food and drug con-
Grcss collected the old board OF officers
and adjourned after passing a resolu-
tiOn thinking senator's HauShrough