Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-15

STEADY rains fall In the northwest
| and mole are expected.
The Kansas exposition building
was destroyed by fire.
Two miners were killed by falling
rock near Negaunee. Mich.
Steamboat island. in Lake Superior
disappeared after a storm.
The City Of Stiles. a river steamer,
was destroyed by fire at Green Bay
Wis.
Senator Tillman. In speech at
Marinette, Wis, justified lynching.
The state board Of control assumes
charge of the Saltwater penitentiary.
Railroads entering Chicago are
planning a $40,000,OO0 central station.
The cost Of running the federal
government last year was $5099G7,
1853.
George II. Phillips, the Chicago
corn king" expects to resume bust
ness.
Honolulu society gives the cold
shoulder to Capt. Strong and Lady
Hope.
Caldwell, N J.. held fete IN honor
Of Grover Cleveland, but he did not
attend.
An insane man at Provo, Utah
committed suicide by jumping into a
furnace
George w. Rauck, a new-known
Kentucky literary man, was killed by
a train.
Mrs. Carrie Nation. in jail in
Topeka, was pardoned by Governor
Stanley.
OIL for mosquitoes was successfully
tested at Camp Jackson, near New
Orleans.
The chief OF police at COvington,
Ky, won $1,000 in crap game in
Cincinnati
Dun's weekly report shows an inn
provement over a week ago in trade
conditions.
Bombardmcnt of the sky with
mortars at Lincoln. Neb.. failed to
cause rain.
Adolph Hartman of Duluth. nearly
killed q German army officer in
sword duel.
New finds OF corundum are re-
ported from North Carolina, Georgia
and Canada.
Halsey G. Ives was selected as
chief of the art division of the st,
Louis exposition.
A highwayman held up farmer
near Elk River, MINI. and shot him,
probably fatally
Armour e Co are building large
fertilizer works in Georgia to control
animal products
Two private cars of King Alphonso
of Spain have been completed Mt
Wilmington, Del.
The national socialists convention
decided to expol any member who
joins the militia.
The National Founders association
is to import molders to take the
places of strikers.
Consul Baker at Sydney reports
the discovery of diamond fields in
New South Wales.
The Cadillac was officially selected
to defend the Canada cup against the
challenger Invader,
Vlco-Presldcnt Roosevelt spoke in
the Colorado quartercent"nnial con
Vcntion celebration.
Farmers of Summer county, Kas,,
arc to celebrate the great wheat
yield OF the county,
Topeka Joe" Rop!oy, n notorious
criminal, has again broken Jail, this
time in Toledo. ohio.
The daughter Of Governor Jones of
Alabama was killed by n street car
at Montgomery, Ala,
Tho arid lands of New Mexico are
getting the rains that heretofore
have fallen I'm Kansas.
NJ G. Rich is under arrest at Troy,
N c., charged with impcrsonating a
United States officer.
New dry docks are to be con
structcd ut New York and Charleston
to cost 100000 each.
The attendance at the pan-Amori-
can exposition for the first three
months was 2.72l,90S,
Ut, /. M. ltlNey mas Il rival TOT tue
position of surgeon general Of the
navy in DIR. J. c. Boyd
The organization of nine moro
companies OF coast artillery has been
by General Miles
James Kirby and Robert Lee were
hanged at st. Augustine, Ella, for the
murder of Julius EslCw.
William IIantord was robbed of
500 worth of diamonds in Grand
Rapids and Indiana sleeper.
The world war over tariff Is az
greedy ms fight for land conquest
and may end in bloodshod.
Tho body of Percy Proctor, Jro
of Oakland. Md, who was drowned in
CAyuga lake. was recovered,
Charles Anderson of Talbot Mich.
whilo hunting, was killed by the ac-
cidontal discharge Of his gun.
A crusade against ringing church
bells is started in milwaukee,. Sick
ana nervous people complain.
The steamship Charles u, Lane,
bound from Alaska. was wrecked. hut