Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-07

who is ready to leave the Presbyterian
hospital in New York, has replied to
a message Of ympathy from Admiral
Cereyera
The Mutual Life Insurance company
has refuged to pay a $24O 900 policy On
the life of James c. Pearson, of Bos-
ton, who died the day after the first
premium ws9 paid
Ho Vow, Chinese consulgeneral It
San Francisco, is going into the bust
ness of raising trotting horses for
profit and pleasure. Cinnamon will be
trained to do all the work.
Morton Finley, colored, was killed
and five workmcn were severely in
jurcd in a boiler explosion at the Ohio
Falls Iron company, New Albany Ind ,
The property loss Is $4,000
The four-story factory at Philadel
phia, Of Darby & Son, manufacturers
Of wire work, and the tinware manu-
factory of c. Z. Porter, adjoining, were
damaged by re. Loss $4,000
Dr.. NJ. J. Rodcrmuud, who exposed
himself to smallpox at Appleton, Wis
escaped from quarantine and is sup
posed to be in Chicago. Ruthbm, who
assisted him, was put in the pcsthousc.
j. NJ. Carpenter and John A. Stone
said to be backed by Pennsylvania
syndicate, have purchased 10000 acres
Of timber, iron ana copper lands in
Monroe county Tennessee, paying
100000
Miss Isabel Wright, daughter Of
William 0. Wright and wen known in
society circles in Washington and New
York, was married at Frocport, H., ID
Alvin Saunders I.ockard, Of Indiana
polls.
The senate committee on Indian
affairs made its report on the Indian
bill. The committee recommends the
increase Of the total appropriation to
the extent of $S75,O00 making a total
Of $9,87O,52G
Col. Andrew McGonnigle, u. S. A.
Tetrcd), died at Asheville. He was
court martialed in 1875 for threaten
ing to cane Capt, Charles p. Egan
who was afterwards made commits
sary general.
Row Or. Philetus b. Spear, treasurer
Of Colgate university from 1864 to
1889, died aged 80 years, Two sons,
f. b. and j. w. Spear, reside at Mar
Quctto, Mich, and a daughter, Mrs.
II. II. Keith. at Sioux Falls. s. ID.
The body of the man found in a
room at the Canadian Pacific Hotel
at Chatham, Ont, was that of owen A.
Collins, of st. Louis, a brother of
Judge Alyah p. Collins, Of st, Adams,
vt.
The New York supreme court di-
rcctod a jury to return verdict sus-
tanning the will Of the late William
Ivison, the publisher who bequeathcd
nearly all his estate to his nephew,
David lVison.
Captain Edward c. Raymond, who
had an extensive acquaintance in this
ana other states. and was well known
in Grand Army circles, expired sud
denly of heart disease at his home in
Galesburg Ill.
The will of p. -. Armour, disposes
of a $l5,000O0O estate, which is di.
vided between his widow and his son,
j, Ogden Armour except that the two
sons Of p. d. Armour Jr., are to be
paid $2OO0,OOO each in two install
ments.
The Armour Institute, Chicago, is TO
be the nucleus of great technical
school and will be affiliated with
either the University of Chicago or
Northwestern University. Philip y.
Armour's will provides an endowu-
ment of $lO000OO for it.
satisfactory assurances have been
received at Washington that the Tur-
lish government has arranged to meet
the American claim for indemnity on
account of the destruction of the
American missionary property at
| llarpOot
The stores Of y. A. Mcpherson, w.
\. johnson and Nicholas Pitt, in VIII
| hanson street, Montreal were de-
stroyod by fire, together with their
| contents. The buildings were stocked
with butter and cheese, The total
. loss is estimated at $25O0OO
benjamin D. Sulmou. tAc oldest
| graduate Of Vale college and mem
her of the Brooklyn bar, is dead, in his
"6th ear. lie came of distinguish.
ed .omily and could recall personal
association with Aaron Burr. Chancel-
ior Kent and other men Of prominence