Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-29

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Burglars entered the Sacred Heart
| church at Dubuque and robbed it of
! its sacred vessels and the money in the
! poor box, amounting to S350. None
of the doors or windows were broken,
and it is thought the robbers entered
during the evening and hid in the con-
| fessional.
| News has been received at Daven-
port of double tragedy, in which
.john Gugelheimer and his wife were
the victims. The couple reside about
six miles northeast of Davenport, their
! two daughters cons tituting the other
| members of the household. Death
was caused by poisoning, strychnine
being taken by each. Whether it was
murder or mutual agreement TO
commit suicide viii never be known.
Gugelheimer is reported to have said
several times that when he died his
wife would go too, which is the only
evidence favoring the murder theory.
The body OF Gugelheimer was found
by the daughters, who attracted sew
eral neighbors. A search was made
and the body of Mrs. Gugelheimer was
found in the cellar. The result of the
coroner's inquest was verdict to the
effect that both came to ;helr death
by poisoning, the dose being admin
istered by the husband. Gugelheimer
was 50 years of age. He had been an
inmate of Mt. Pleasant asylum several
times. but showed no signs OF insanity
recently.
The library building of the State
University at Iowa City was struck by
lightning at 4 o clock few mornings
since and was almost entirely destroyed
by the fire which ensued. Kirk Lecll
fireman, a middle aged resident OF
that city, was killed by a falling roof
The loss is estimated to be as follows
Books, $4,000; building, S33, 600
laboratory apparatus, $1,000; total,
100000. The building and the
apparatus and most of the books can
be replaced, of course. if the state will
appropriate the money. But there
are large number of hooks which
cannot be replaced. Whatever was
destroyed of the fine Talbot private
collection, for instance, valued from
$4,000 to sos, 200, and consisting OF
$500 volumes, can never be replaced.
In this respect the loss is irrepara BILE
Fortunately the large scientific brancf
of the library was scattered about the
various departments and the big law
library is now permanently located in
the central building, so that both these
departments of the big library were
saved. About 25,000 volumes were
destroyed.
The program of the Midland Chau.
tauqua Assembly, Des Moines, July
to 90, is especially full and varied in
musical attractions. A junior chorus
class will be conducted daily by Mrs
ii. VI. Reynolds, beside the regula,
assembly chorus. Nearly every day
there will be some leading musical at.
traction. Several concert troops have
been engaged. The Arion Lady Quar-.
tet will be there four days and the
Wagner Male Quartet four days. Miss
Marie L. Chambers will conduct re.
citals, besides singing frequently as a
prelude to lectures or entertainments.
The Harmony Male Quartet will fur.
nlsh music several days. There will
also he two great music days, July c
and 20. No expense or labor has been
spared to make these grand events.
The best talent from Des Moines and
special soloists from Denver and Chi. |
cago have been engaged. Also the
Apollo club, Des Moines orchestra,
High School Glee club, Miss Harriet |
:. Beyon, Henri Ruifrok, Arthur Heft, |
Afro American Glee club and Marie |
Nelson. On these days there will be |
two grand concerts, one at D. m. and !
the other at s p. III.
Judge Shiras, in the federal court at |
Dubuque. threw out of court the |
actions on behalf of the Northwestern
Iowa Grain Shippers to recover SIS ZOO
from several railroad corporations for
alleged excessive charges. lie over
ruled the demurrer to the c., Nj. & st.
T.. answer and held, with Burton
Hanson, solicitor for the c., NJ. & st.
T., that the rate fixed by the corpora
ions under the conditions of publica-
ton, etc, required by the interstate
act, is to be considered the
rate until altered by the
interstate commerce commission; that
in actions of this kind, rates thus
established must be considered the
standard of reasonableness and if the
shipper objects TO such rate his remedy
5 not in proceeding for extortion
put in petition to the interstate com
nerce commission for a reduction of
'ates Judge Shiras announced that
he same order would be made in some
If the remaining cases in order that
hey may all be taken 10 the circuit
ourt of appeals without delay. The