Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-21
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| been settled.
Maud Come, the Irish Joan of
Are" arrived from Havre.
David II McAlpln, a well known to-
bacco manufacturer, died Of apOpleXy
in New York.
Saloons in Topeka, Kaso are all
closed, in obedience to the mandate of
massmoeting.
Rev. Michael Weldon, Bloomington,
H., was appointed vicar general of
the Peoria diocese.
The president nominated Generals
j. II. Wilson and Fltzhugh Lee for
brigadler generals.
Clothing manufacturers in session
in New York declared opposition to
the bankruptcy law.
Owing to the freezing Of mountain
streams serious water famine pre-
walls ut Butte, Mont
One farmer near Alton, ILL.,, gave
! 81 600 to "invincblcs" to save his
home from destruction.
Major Clarence u. Dutton, ord.
rnnCe department. has been retired
On his own application.
President Mckinley has decided to
appoint Robert s. Mccormick of Chi
Cago minister to Austria.
George d. Perkins, Sioux City,
would accept the republican nomina.
| ton for governor of Iowa
The I.ahr-Bacon department store
Evansville, Ind, was Quilted by fire,
Loss to the firm, $l65,000.
Miss Mary Condlt-Smith was mar.
ried in washington to Lieutenant II. S,
| Hooker of the marine corps,
Thompson or Rosewater must with
draw to end the Sensational deadlock
in the Nebraska legislature
Five persons were killed and many
were injured in wreck on the Erie
railroad, near Greenville, Pa.
Senator Mason's bin for another
Judge in the northern district of iii
nois was passed In the senate.
A dispatch from Blackboard Ky
says the entire town was destroyed by
fire. entailing a loss of 100000.
Andrew Carnegie will give 100000
for n library ut Decatur Ill, and
$50, 900 for one at Tacoma. Wash.
The Schley-Sampson controversy is
to be reoponed by another attempt to
make the latter superior in rank
/ Caroline Slaglc refused to testify
in Hamilton murder trial at Minncap
oils for fear of discriminating her
self
Senator Morgan announced his in
tontiOn to present measure for &C
curing right of way for the Nicaragua
canal.
General J, NJ, Rugglos died at
Havana, Ill., He drafted the
original platform of the republican
party
Five men were sCaldcd to death by
the bursting of pipo on the steamer
Ventura, which has arrived ut San
Francisco.
A Des Moines saloonkecper pur
chases some rats and mice In an
ticipation of visit from Mrs
Nation.
Senator Plat of New York intro
duced bin appropriatng $750,000 e
aid the pan-American Exposition al
Buffalo.
Representative Stevens of Min
nesota does not think tho house will
be called on to consider the ship sub
sidy bill.
The senate confirmed the nomina
ton of Miles as lieutenant general anC
Young, Chafree, and Macarthur a.
major generals,
Mrs. Carrie Nation leCtured to q
big audience at Des Moines and
warned Mayor Harrison to mind his
own business
Congressional committee that in
vestigated ha2ing Mt West Point made
its report, scoriyt the methods in
vogue there.
Part of the Oriental Powder Mills
Mt Newhall, Maine, was demolished
by an explosion. Two employees were
blown to atoms.
A measure Is before the Michigan
legislature providing for the ndorse
mcnt of public franchises by a vot,
of the electors.
The city council of Milwaukee was
asked for the franchise Cor a railroad
from Lake Geneva to enter the city OF
an -" track.
The house may kill the war tax
revenue reduction bin because of the
action of the senate in substituting a
practically new bill.
Joseph Mower. one of the Oldest
residents of Franklin county, Pa. and
after whom the town OF Mowersville
was named, is dead.
A grandson of Rear Admiral 7. O.
Selfridge and n son of Rear Admiral
Selflidge, both retired, were appointed
TO tina naval academy.
Manager Brady says that Je"aries
and Rubin will certainly fight In
Cincinnati. but that 1t may be nee.