Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-05
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At Trinidad, Col, six men and two
women are under arrest, charged with
the murder Of Deputies William Green
and William Kelly, when they were in
search OF cattle thieves In the spring
of 1896. Officers are in pursuit OF two
more men who arc said to have been
implicated in the crime. The prisoners
are Juan Duran, Nestor Martinez.
Macedonia Archuleta, Dave Hodges.
Luberto Archuleta and two women,
Luz Duran and Lucia Archuleta. Arch
ueta has made confession.
James O"Donnell, a recluse, shot In
to a crowd Of boys playing ball near
his home in Chicago. Thomas Good,
aged IL, and Frank Spears, aged 8,
colored, were badly wounded. Spears
will probably die. An angry crowd OF
| eighbors surrounded O'Donnell's
ONE, but the timely arrival of
patrol wagon saved his life. The
crowd also surrounded the wagon and
the officers were forced to fight to
protect their prisoner. O'Donnell said
the boys annoyed him with their noise.
Two special tea commissioners, ap-
pointed by the mikado of Japan, are
visiting Chicago. They are s. Nit
sumashi, president Of the Japanese
congress, and ]. Ohara, member OF the
mikados parliament The visitors are
seeking to extend the tea trade OF
Japan and are making tour OF
America to establish bureaus In the
principal cities. The move Is prompt
ed by the activity displayed in Ceylon
n seeking trade with America, and
| ealousy of importers In the United
States.
Dewitt Compton of Chicago. a ped
der who had lived unhappily with
his wife, attempted to shoot her. His
revolver would not work. and he
pounded her on the head with the butt
of the weapon until he believed her
dead. He then went into the room
where his 2-year-old girl was sleeping
and, putting handkerchief around
the little ones neck, twisted 1t until
life was extinct. He then attempted
to cut his own throat with razor.
1t Is likely that both Compton and
his wife will recover.
Thirteen girls In the state industrial
home for girls at Chillicothe, Mo-, de-
fed the authorities OF the institution
and riot ensued. When the girls
were ordered to march to the schoolJ
room, they revoted. Aiming them
selves with chairs, the girls defied the
women officials, and when Waterman
Robinson and Gardner Smith were
called In, general fight with chairs
ensued. In the meantime, the local
police had been called. and the APP
pearance of the bue-coats put the
girls to flight. Several jumped from
windows in their efforts to escape, but
all were captured.
At Il small hotel in Westchesterville,
New York, Patrick Sullivan, rs years
old, and his cousin, Annie Sullivan,
were found dead They had been
asphyxiated by Illuminating gas.
Whether they committed suicide, were
accidentally smothered, or whether the
young man deliberately killed his
sweetheart and then himself, no one
yet can say. The cousins, who were
of a well-to do family, had grown up
together, and from time to time there
has been talk among the neighbors
that they intended to marry. Their
parents objected and the lovers may
have chosen death together rather
than live and suffer disappointment.
A novel scheme Is beng worked by
ex-Treasurer Joseph BARLEY Of Ne
braska, who is In Jail awaiting the
result of his appeal to the supreme
ma on his sentence of twenty years
in the penitentiary for looting the
state treasury, to secure bond. The
amount required by the courts order
70 secure his temporary liberty Is
$l25,000. He has been unable to OBJ
tain this In the regular channels, and
he has started out to buy his bond
outright. Men have been sent into
different wards of Omaha with offers
OF $40 for each 81 1000 bond signed for.
I'm this manner 100000 has been Sc
cured In small amounts ranging from
81 900 to $4,000. Every person quail
lying for any sum received $40 per
thousand on the spot.