Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15


usury.
Judge Simon e. Baldwin of Connect
lieut. In an address before the Georgia
Bar association at Warm Springs, Ca,
took the ground that the President OF
the United States Is the greatest despo&
on earth.
John s. Sapron, a wealthy citizen OF
San Francisco, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head while
temporarily insane from physical suf-
fering. He leaves an estate valued at
$50, 900.
There is a strong intimation that the
president would select neither T. v.
Powderly nor Former Representative
Keller as immigration commission, but
would appoint VIM. G. Edens OF Gales
burg, III.
Senator Clinton gave notice OF an
amendment he will offer to the arin
bill prohibiting interstate commerce IN
articles manufactured by trusts, max
ing the offense punishable by three
years imprisonment.
A destructive field fire Is raging In
the hills around Burson. Cal. Back
firing has been resorted to to save the
town OF Burson from destruction.
Several buildings are reported to have
been burned in the hills.
Lawrence p. Graham, alias A. Cor
don Blair, who haE been arrested for
larceny In Boston, says he has moved
In the best society OF Baltimore
Washington and New York while pur-
suing career OF crime.
Senator Lindsay (Ky.) has proposed
an amendment to the tariff Dill by
which an inquiry will be made by the
president into the exclusion OF Amer
lean tobaccos from France and Spain
under the Reggie contracts.
Mrs. Grannis, president OF the Social
Purity league, suggests that II sinful
classes are % be segregated In New
York they be sent into the best com
munities, where the people are more
capable of coping with evil.
John ID. Rockefeller's gift OF $780,
600 to the American Baptist Home
Missionary society and American Bap-
list Union Is assured, the Baptlsts hav-
ing been successful In raising the nee
essary money to secure the offer.
William Duke died ut Wellsyille, N.
Y, aged GO years, He ha- been at the
head of the Duke Lumber company,
from the start, and was one OF the
largest lumber manufacturers anu Oil
operators of western New York.
Mrs. Mack has been arrested and
placed in Jail at Muskogee, |. T.,
charged with completely in the murder
OF her husband, Joel o. Mack a promi-
nent cattleman. whose mutilatd body
was found near Bartlesville six months
ago.
The Union Savings Bank ana trust
company, OF Tacoma, Wash, has closed
It's doors and gone into the hands of
receiver as dlret. result OF the re-
cent supreme court decision declaring
large amount of city warrants to be
Illegal.
Among those upon whom Wesleyan
university conferred honorary degrees
are Rev. Wallace Mdcn..len of fuila-
delphia. and Rev. George b. Smith,
president of the Anglo-C Chinese college,
at Foo Chow. China, who were made
doctors Of divinity,
As n result of the recent experiment
nj shipment Of American butter to
England, under the patronage OF the
agricultural department, an order has
just been placed by London firm for
tho entire dairy product of the Iowa
Agricultural college.
Horace l.. Chapman was nominated
for governor by the democratic state
convention of Ohio, which met at Co
lumbus. The platform adopted IL con-
fined to a declara, ON for free sliver,
but auxiliary resolutions relating to
trusts and Cuba were passed
David A. Storrer has been appointed
receiver In supplementary proceedings
UgNlHHI 1HlIltA ", SbhNldll, DlOhNl
and dealer in timber lands, who resid-
cd In Plainneld, N. J., in suit
brought by the Danbury National
Bank, n Judgment creditor for $27.941.
Miss Catherine Moses OF San Diego,
Cal, has entered her novitiate as a
members OF Order OF Sisters OF Mercy
of the Roman Catholic church. She Is
handsome, accomplished and an heir
ess. Her father Is worth million dol
lars. She was formerly soceity belle
OF st. Louis.
The second judicial convention held
Mt Denton, Md, to nominate chief
Judge ana two associates resulted in
the nomination Of James A. Pearce OF
Kent county M chief Judge, and Fred
erlck Stump of Cecil and w, II. Martin
OF Talbot as associates. Judge Stump
has been Judge for thirty years.
At special meeting of the Chamber