Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-28

The coroners jury sitting at Har
rington, Del, did not implicate Danlel
Bendig I'm the murder Of George w.
Hearn.
Guy i. Caldwell Of Minnesota won
IN the extemporancous debate between
the Minnesota and Nebraska uniyer'
stiles.
About 10000 claims, mostly from
soldiers, gro wing out Of the Spanish
war, have been filed against the gov
eminent,
Fire destroyed the icehouse Of the
Anheuser- Busch Brewing company and
other property in st. Louis. Loss,
100000.
The annual report Of the Chicago po-
lice department shows 10000 arrests
and $44,1S1 worth OF stolen property
recovered.
An explosion OF ammonia on the
steamer New York killed two men, in
jured fifteen, and delayed the ship
twelve hours,
b. Il. Snow, crop expert, recently
returned from trip to Argentine,
said the agricultural possibilities there
are boundless.
Two sleeping cars on the Plant
system burned In Florida and the
passengers lost most OF their clothes
and valuables.
Rev. ]. Forrest Marston Of Owens
vile, Ind, was sentenced at Springfield,
H., to eighteen years in the peniten-
tiary for forgery.
1t Is reported that John G, Johnson
Of Philadelphia has been offered the
position of attorney general OF the
United States.
Mckinley committed the death sen
tenCe Of j, II. Schmidt a soldier con
victed OF murder In the Philippines, 20
life Imprisonment.
President Mitchell Of United Mine
Workers says that anthracite opera
tors must recognize the union or there
viii be another strike.
Mrs Eddie l.. Richardson was ar.
raigned in st. Joseph, Mo, charged
with the murder of her husband and
released on 500 900 bail
'"w grab at Albany aims to allow
telephone and telegraph companies To
erect their poles along the states
canals free Of charge.
Eugene S Reynal and Miss AIDE
laido Fitzgerald were married while
i'll with scarlet fever ut house party
near White Plains, N. Y.
w. 10. Bidwell, formerly cashier OF
the Philadelphia branch the New York
Life Insurance company, was ar
rested for embezzling $1,000.
s. H. Miner, postmaster of Spring
field, ILL.,, was removed at the ihstiga-
tion of Senator CulIom, and his place
given to Mayor L. E. Wheeler.
At Scranton, Miss, the trial of the
nine men charged with the lynching
of John Knox, Canadian, for shoot
ing and killing his stepson began.
Gabriel Stein, of New Brunswick,
N. j., cut his wlfe's throat and his
own in the presence Of their nne-year.
old son. The woman cannot live.
Ralph Bateman killed his sweet.
heart, ella White, in Norwood, Mass,
because she wouldn't go to a party
with him, aud then committed suicide.
Witnesses at Kowanoo, Ill.,, testi.
fed that the husband OF Mrs. Jose
phlne Ililger made an antemortem
statement accusing her of shooting
him
John r Shayne. whom Harry Ham.
mond tried to kill q year and half
ago in n Chicago restaurant, and tho
latter's divorced wife were married at
Plttsburg,
Andrew Carnegie has offered S..
100000 to New York city for 60 branch
libraries on condition that the city will
provide sites and maintenance. He
has also offered to give $1,000 900
public library to the city of st Louis.
IL IL said he viii give S25,000,00 for
the proposed technical school in Pitts
burg.
G. II. Duell of New York sent his
resignation MS commissioner of pat
ents TO the president Senator's
Platt and Depcw will probably name
his successor.
j. j. Morgan & Co. confirm the
story of the absorption of the Rookie
Teller steel interest by the big steel
trust, neccssitatlng 100000 900 in
crease in capital
Chairman Gallinger. OF the senate
pensions committee, figures that the
enactment of proposed pension legis-
lation would cost the government 81.
100000, 900 per year.
The house OF representatives OF
Maine refused TO resubmit to the
people of Maine the prohibitory
amendment to the constitution. Tho
senate will concur.
Senior Silva, the Colombian minister
OF foreign affairs, had another confer
ence with Secretary Hay regarding
the Panama canal route and the atti.
ude of his government,
Gov. Odell IN Il message to the legis.
lature opposes all the proposed canal
schemes except that begun by George
W. Aldridge, which he favors complet.
ing ut n cost of 10000 600.