Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-23

reSteO 1Or W'iuS lInplN2DPH In the lila.
mond robberies at Nashville, Tenn, has
been identified by the Chicago police as
Paddy" Gavin, q noted crook, who Is
wanted by the Illinois authorities In
several cases of grand larceny and high
way robbery.
The Vienna correspondent of the Lon
don News says: The army Gazette
announces an addition Of $500 men to
the peace standard of the army. The
measure is commented upon as indi-
cating that the emperor of Austria Is
disposed to follow the policy of the Ger
man emperor.
Two monster oil wells were drilled
Wednesday in the Jay county Qndianal
field. The Hidy No. 5 is a 1000 barrel
well and the Grissell No. 3 is 700 bar
rel well 4 day. 1t is believed by many
that the waste of gas in this oil field
will affect the gas pressure in the yicin-
ity of the oil wells.
Leo I. Baglcy. the United States Elk
press company's messenger who stole a
package of 100000 and then returned
it. appeared in court at Davenport, Ia,
and changed his plea from not guilty to
that of guilty to the charge of larceny
by embcZzlcment. He was remanded
to jail for sentence.
Mrs. Hester A. Hanger died at Gin
ton. Mo-. Wednesday. of starvation.
She was afflicted with grievous disor-
der and some one told her if she would
fast she would get well. She went
without food for ninety days before
death came to her relief. She weighed
but 1ifly-siX pounds.
The educational force of the United
States are now sure of enough room to
make Il suitable exhibit at the worlds
fair. The executive committee of the
board of directors, which for months
has held back the money for another
building at Jackson Park, have voted
/ $12O,0O0 for that purpose.
II. G. Cross. one of the wealthiest cit
liens in Danville, Ky, has been arrest
| ed for using cancelled postage stamps
He is the special agent for the Peoples
Building and Loan association of Gen
eva, N. Y. and sent out large number
of circulars, on which he used stamps
taken from old mail matter, with the
cancellation marks washed away.
! Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati,
stamps a circular purporting to be an
encylical letter from Pope Leo XIII. q
forgery. The circular, which has been
given wide publicity in Ohio, denounces
tue United State as heretical nation,
and releases all citizens of this republic
who hold the Roman Catholic faith
from allegiance after certain ecclesias-
teal in 1893.
| Wallace Ogden, a custom house broker
of So Broad street, New York, has been
arrested by Colonel Waitteur, special
inspector Of customs. charged with hay
| ing made false entries, by which the
government has been defrauded of
$1,000, so far as can be at present as
certained, and probably more. Ogden
will be arraigned before United States
Commissioner Shields.
Fire broke out from an unknown
cause Wednesday in the works of the
anton Steel Roofing company. at Can
ton. Ohio, the largest of it's kind in the
| Iuc NOihS Nclc tlltlIclS Ut
stroyed. entailing Il loss of 100000.
The flames spread to the factory of the
Canton Tile and Hollow Brick company
and the residence of John Reherbaugll,
! partly consuming them, making the to,
tai loss about $125.O0O.
John Roberts, a well-to-do planter,
while driving on the Saudtown road,
nine miles from Atlanta, GA. with his
. 1O-year-old son. was Way1aid near a
dense clump Of woods and both fatally
shot from ambush. Roberts stated it
was too dark to see who fired the shot,
but it is strongly believed to be farmer
named Fred Cunningham, who is said
to have sworn vengeance against Rob,
erts for asslulting his half brother.
Rev. G.. ]. Wilson, Il Methodist min,
lister at Beresford, S. d., has been
bound over to the grand jury for the
rape of Il thirteen-year-old Girl last
week. His bonds are fixed at 5000
The people at Dcrcsford claim that the
charge is put up job. and turned out
en- masse last Sunday to hear him
preach. All the evidence against the
preacher is very dark. The victim
tainted while giving her testimony
Wilson is in Jail at Canton. There is nc
talk of violence. though the case was ar
Extremely brutal one.