Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-01-03

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money.
Ex-Policeman Patrick Furlong, Of
Chicago, who killed Policeman Leach
in 1899, was pardoned by Governor
Tanner.
Chief Devery will return to New
York so as to be there when the or
der closing gambIing-houses goes into
effect
A big glucose factory Is being built
at Shadyside, N. j., by Standard OIL
interests. 1t will be used to nght the
glucose trust,
Lewis A. May & Co, New York
brokers whose ticket service was cut
off recently, assigned with liabilities
estimated at $4,000.
It is stated that Archbishop Ireland
will 20 to Cuba at the request Of Prcsi-
dent Mckinley to investigate Catholic
church interests there.
Gov Roosevelt removed Dr. Wise
from the presidency Of the state
lunacy commission upon charges Of
malfcaBanCe in office.
An explosion in the developing
room of the Photographic department
Of the New York Herald severely in
jured three employees.
John Owens" the murderer
hanged at Paris, H.. said he was a
son Of n. II. Wosam, living in Ten
nessee, near Milddeboro, Ky.
John Wesley Beatty, tried at King
wood, W. Va, for killing his brother
in-law, David Nine, was convicted of
murder in the first degree.
A witness before the grand jury in
Chicago charges that Mayor Harrison
and four other city officials proGted
by the protection" of gamblers.
At Columbus, Ohio, Peter Sells, the
circus man, was granted divorce
from his wife, The amount Of ali
mony Is understood to be 100000.
The Twcnty-sixth anniversary of the
| founding of Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union was observed in EN-
manuel Baptist church, Evanston.
Efforts are being made by interested
persons to prevent exposure Of waste
made by government in purchase Of
useless mortarg for coast defense.
EX-Pcsldent Grover Cleveland. in an
article in the Saturday Evening Post
of Philadelphia, advocates a return of
the democratic party to former con.
ditlons.
Tho Virginia Natural Bridge prop,
orty has been sold to q syndicate for
| $4,000 A fine hotel Is to be built and
I'M llthc-yoarround resort cstab-
IiRhcd
President Hurley of the Illinois
conference of charities has appointed
n committee to draft a civil service
law for charitable and correctional in
stltutions.
Robert Lincolu's daughter has been
divorced from Warren Bccliwith, an
IeX.bascball player, with whom she
Ioloped. She has baby girl, Beck
with is brakeman.
| William J, Bryan declines to com
ment on oX-prcsidcnt Cleveland $
views MS to the democratic partys
future until Mr.. Cleveland states what
no means by democratic principles"
Professors Robert A. Armstrong and
| j. j. Iartigan, of the West Virginia
| University. who are said to be mimi
cal to President J. II. Raymond, have
been removed by the board of regents.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris desires
the statement made that there Is no
truth In the rumorcd engagement Of
Miss Sartoris and Mr.. Nichols of New
| York
A West Point cadet in telling the
Military board of inquiry of ha2ing he
had undergone, said he had been
made to eat S5 prpnCs and swallow a
bowl Of molassCs.
The committee on location Of the Ma.
! tiOnal Conference Of tho German
| Baptist Brethren (Dunkardsl de.
cldod to hold the next conference In
Lincoln, Ncb., the last week In May,
| 1901.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, chair
man Of the democratic national com.
mittoC, said yesterday that there Is no
foundation for the report that he con
templates rCsignug from the chair
manship.
At Beaver Falls, Pa, three houses
were wrecked and seven persons in
iurod by two natural gas explosions. A
throcy oarold son of Frank Barnes
was burned fatally aud his one-ycar.
old daughter may die.
Richard Adams, aged 80 years,
farmer ut Chouango Forks. Pa, Is ly.
ing Mt the point Of death MS the result