Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-21

Mrs. Mary Caruthers, living near
Paris, Texas, poisoned her two chill
Iren that she might elope with hired
man.
Frank Jeffrey and A. ID. Henderson
were convicted at Murphysboro, H., Of
Killing James Towlc, and the penalty
fixed ut death.
Hosting house Of the Old Abe mine
at White Oak. \. NJ, was destroyed,
ImprisonIng eight men, who 1t Is
feared, have been suffocated.
John Sweeney, a mouldrr, Of Ale
ghony, Pa was burned to death by an
overturned lamp while in a drunken
stupor.
Mrs. Ellen Loydcn. aged 2h, was
fatally burned while heating cup OF
alcohol at IA neighbours house In East
Liverpool. ohio.
The high school building at Pitts
field, Mass, was destroyed by IRE.
The loss Is 10000 and the insurance
$1S,5
All the buildings. engine house and
shaft at the Locust Valley coal mine,
Milan. Mo-, were destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000; insurance small.
Rev. A. A. Abbott, rector Of St
Paul's Episcopal church, Of laportc,
Ind, has accepted a call to Warren,
Ohio. and will go there in April.
state Senator J. u, Harsh, Of Crts.
ton. Iowa has formally announced
himself ~ n candidate for th" rcpub
lean gubcrnatorial nomination.
General RoscCranS has been Hillng
Cor some time at Los AnG' les, and
there has been no change in his con
UItion Cor several days.
chief Of Police Tolcr, Of lilwood,
Ind, charged with being accessory to
the murder of William FouSt, Is al
legged to be the man who attempted to
as4lsSinate w A. Sprong,
At ST. Joseph, Mo, while returning
from church. Mrs. Thomas Allen was
instantly killed at II grade crossing.
Two girls with her were fatally in
Iurcd. Two men were recently killed
ut the spot
Bin DooIln and his gang Of outlaws,
whom the Oklahoma officers thought
they had corncrrd in 4 cave, succeeded
In outwittng their would-bc cartors,
and escaped.
Father O'GnAy Is slowly recovering
al Cincinnati, OHIO. Prosecutor SwartZ
ana Judge Wilson announce that the
priest will be tried soon for the muir
der Of Mary Gilmartn.
Thomas Howard, Il prominent citizen
OF Mddlcsboro. Ky, was shot and
killed while eating supper The aSSaS-
sin IL unknown. The shot was tired
through a window.
DR.. Parkhurst, Of New lrk, Is go.
Ing to ST. Louis for the purpose, 1t Is
announced, of engaging In the work
of Sunday reform in conjunction with
Sam Jones and the local clergy
Michael Berb. nineteen years old,
died in brooklyn from the effects of
pruSsIc acid poisoning, caused by
drinking almond oil, given to him, rs
Il Joke, by Max Schroeder who pre-
tended that 1t was ginger ale
Rev. DR.. Alexander q. McAulcy, a
Presbyterian minister Of Philadelphia,
has been found guilty by Il church
commission OF conduct unbecoming a
Christian. DR. McAuley rs - years
old
1t will hc nifty years Jan. 81 sine"
the city of Milwaukee, began It's cor
poratc existence, and II Is now planned
Ia, ..r
the city's semi centennial anniversary
about the end Of the present year.
The schedules In the assignment of
Trucsdcll Sprctcr \ Co. dry goods
dealers at 80 Eighth avenue, New
York, show liabilities of So sos; nom
inal assets Of $lL9lT, and actual AS
sets Of S2O,7lS.
Secretary Herbert cahlcd Admiral
drtaching from his fleet the cruiser
Raleigh and directing that she he sent
at once To Colon, ON the lSthmuS of
Panama
Om petition of Fauncr n SpinnnN.
Sho" manufacturers of Lynn, Mass.
w llA'N'' wv hlll''l lIN' ittll WI clIlht,
an injunction was granted restraining
Htrtk" leaders from Interfering wluh
pcopl" employed to take the strikers
places
DR., George T. Eager. the diStin-
guiShrd Baptist divine and pastor Of
the First baptist church of Montgom.
cry. Ala. announced his drclination
of call recently received from the
Western Avenue Baptist church. Of
Chicago,
otis A. Johnson Il pioneer lumber
man, of Racine, Wis, died. aged 50
lie was heavily Interested in mills IN
Northern Wisconsin, and also was the
owner of extensive redwood tracts In
California He leaves an estate valued
nj $4,000, 600.
One tramp killed, one fatally hurt.
third shot through the arm and twelve
others arrested Is the record made 10y
The police # R.uuc, Iowa. The trampS
had taken torctule possession OF 4 rail
min and raised such disturbance