Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-11-25

vi COLIOH POI
Three OF the Indians who killed the
Spicer family at Winona, N. d., were
lynched at Williamsport. One OF
them, Coudot confessed.
The Canadian express company's
Office at Trenton, Ont, was entered by
burglars and cash and checks to the
amount of $4,000 were stolen.
Fire In the warehouse of Frederick
3ergner & Co., manufacturers Of pic
ure frames Baltimore, caused damage
OF $4,000, covered by insurance.
Arrangements have been made for
conferences looking to the negotia-
ton of reciprocity treaty between
the United States and Canada.
w. T. Wicker, farmer, living near
Shelbyville, Ind, was fatally scalded
by falling into n barrel of boiling
water, while butchering hogs.
James w. Kirk Of Denver celebrated
for his lavish dress, shot and perhaps
fatally wounded man In New York.
whose wife was mixed up in the affair.
A steel tubing trust has been formed
Miss Rutherford of Minneapolis
again Joined her husband, who re
Gently escaped from the Memphis jail
Treasurer Searles Of the American
structing an ice-breaking steamer to
New York that Mr. Havemeyer's com
plcte recovery Is only question OF
time.
At Galesburg, H., Joseph Shaffen
pleaded guilty to u charge OF having
attempted to burn the town OF Will
Mansfield, and was sent to the peni-
Tertiary.
The award by the Pennsylvania
the new capitol was sustained by the
supreme court of that state, sitting
In Plttsburg
TWO professional craftsmen were
interrupted while robbng the Jackson
(Minn) postollice. Shots were OK.
changed and the robbers one wounded
were captured.
Miss Matilda Anderson, young
woman who has been kept alive AZ
days at the hospital at st. Paul, by
artificial respiration, died of conges-
Ion of the lungs.
George II. Gage, senior partner of
the wrecked brokerage firm OF Gnge
and Fnllon, Of Boston, was arraigned
on tho charge of embezzllng $1,000
from Thomas j. Schollens.
The full bench of the supreme court
Boston overruled the exceptions in
he case OF John O'Nell, who Is under
entence OF death for the murder of
Hattie u. McCloud, at Shelburne Falls.
Assemblyman Trainor of New York
says he Will introduce II bill in the
legislature for the creation OF u new
state out of sixteen counties OF the
present stale.
Mrs. Amanda j. Blard, the christian
science healer, was fined $50 at Kansas
City for falling to report to the board
of health a case OF diphtherla she was
treating.
Joseph Williams, fireman of the
Northern Pacific transcontnontal
train, committed suicide by jumping
into the fire box of his engine near
Mandan, N. ID.
Joseph u. Kelley. who says he has
made Il compact with Satan, which viii
expire January 10 next, was sentenced
ut Dover, N. H., to so years imprlson-
ment for murder.
A cornor's jury gave verdict that
Rev. Henry j. Mcpake. the young
Philadelphia priest, who was said by
some to have been murdered, died
from natural cause.
Governor Black granted respite
of two weeks in the case of Charles
Burgess, OF Cayuga county, who was
entencod to die In the week begin
ing November %.
hundreds of Pennsylvunians went
to Chattanooga to take part In the
dedication OF the Pennsylvania monu-
ments In the Chickmauga -Chattanooga
national military park.
Rev. j. IL. Turner. II former Baptist
minister, was shot and killed white
driving to Spartanburg, S. &. 1t Is
supposed that he was shot by mistake
for a violator of the liquor law.
Charles A. Jones OF Nevada was shot
and killed ut Carson by Julian Guinan,
aged l6 years, to whose sister Mr.
Jones had been paying attention
Canada, IN return for the conces-
sions which IL may make in regard TO
the seal question. Is expected to ask
for more rigid protection of its north
ern fisheries from American fishermen.
Charles Van Buskirk, OF Venice,
His, was robbed and mysteriously
murdered ut st. Louis. His lifeless
body was then thrown across tho
railroad tracks and mangled by trains.
Creditors OF David Rosenheim, the
veteran Joliet. H., ciothier, whose
store was closed by the sheriff threaten
to begin criminal proceedings against
him under the debtors act. alleging
fraud.
Gen. Lee sailed for Cuba to resume
his duties as consul-generGl at Ha-
yana, He left his family behind, and