Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-01-31

passed a resolution submitting TO the
voters Of Oregon the initiative and ref
erendum amendment. The time Of
voting is yet to be determined by the
| legislature
The grand jury, after an investiga-
ton of the alleged shortage of Luther
r. Porter, cashier of the Warren De-
post bank, Warren, KY, returned Al
indictment against him, charging him
with embezziement.
Postofice at Oak Park was robbed
by men who entered from the sky
light by means of a rope, Between
two and three thousand letters were
opened, but the amount of money
secured is not known.
w. C. McAllister, A. J. Campbell,
and William Death were convicted of
murder in the second degree in the
Jennie Bosscheter case at Paterson,
| N. j. The maximum penalty is 30
years Imprisonment
Consideration of the revenue repeal
| bill IS practically concluded by senate
committee. The brewers lobby was
successful The stamp tax on tele.
grams may be retained. The senate
will reduce the tobacco tax.
Rev. Dr. Loren Laertes Knox, one Of
! the Oldest pastors Of the Methods
Episcopal church and the author of
several books, is dead of bronchial
| pneumonia at Evanston. DR.. Knox
was born in Nelson. N. Y. in 1911
| The postal commission made its re-
port recommending various important
changes in the service. 1t opposes a
reduction of letter postage, finds the
charges Of railways not excessive, and
urges changes in second-cIass matter.
! The Transcontinental Passenger as
| sociation decided that for the general
convention of the Episcopal church 20
| be held in San Francisco in OCtobe",
the same rates as those agreed on for
| the EpWorth League will be given, $50
from Chicago.
Scott Willtc, at one time one Of the
foremost democratic politicians in
Illinois Is dead ut his home, in Pike
county. He served two terms in con
gress and was assistant secretary Of
the treasury during the second Cleve-
land administration.
In fire which destroyed the Abe
deem Apartment Building, Chicago
Frank Crowoll, superintendent of
Swift & Co.'S glue factory, lost his
life while trying to save his bank book
and insurance policy which were
found cIaspod in his hands.
At a conference Of democratic as.
lsemblymcn at Albany it was decided
to oppose the New York city police
bill unless a clause is inserted tina
the commissioner and deputy com
missioner to be appointed shall hayn
the right of trial before dismissal.
! Resolutions were adopted by the
! National Live Stock association ut
! Denver opposing the passage by cor.
gross of the Grout oleomargarine bill
| The convention unanimously indorsC
20 pure food law that shall compel aE
! food products to be sold for eXaCtR
what they are"
In his brief Samuel Untermycr,
counsel for A, Worthcimcr, to whom
the Castcllanes owe $377, 900, contends
! that an income of 100000 is sufficient
for the CastelIancs and that the ~
maindcr should be used to pay Their
debts, He calls the count an "uu-
considerable scamp"
Richard II. Coleman, we'll known in
Roman Catholic circles, died in Chi
Cago, He was brOthorn-law Of
Rev. M, ]. Nit2simmons, having ma
Iriod Eliza Fit2simmons, sister of tn
rector of the Cathedral of the Holy
Name. Mr.. Coleman was born in
lIincstcad, Mass, Sept 2G, 1912
Edward Roscwator obtained an in
junction restraining Police Judge
King of South Omaha from issuing any
more warrants for his arrest; County
Attorney Shields from filing any more
complaints against him, and Chief of
Police Mitchell, of South Omaha, from
serving any more warrants upon him
until further orders of the court.
United States senators elected were:
S, NJ. Cullom, Illinois; James McMil.
Ian, Michigan; II, e. Durham, New
hampshire; George b. Hoar, Massa.
chusetts; w p, Frye, Maine; Il. M.
Patterson, Colorado NJ. S. Quay
Pennsylvania, f. 7, Dubois, Idaho;
Moses Clapp, Minnesota; w. A. Clark,
Montana; Il. w. Carmack, Tennessee;
b, II. Tillman, South Carolina.
United States Marshal Alcott of
the New Jersey district has seized
$4,000 worth of diamonds which were
brought into this country by Antonio
Ansentas without paying duty on
them, His defense Is that he is
Cuban merchant and that he is merely
passing through this country ON his
way to Cuba. The diamonds were
concealed in pockets of a large belt.