Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-11

| has been honofaDly discharged as
major in the volunteers only.
United States Senator John Fl. Nit.
chell left Portland Ore, for Paris in
response to a cablegram announcing
the serious illness Of his wife.
At East Liverpool, Ohio, Angus
Hodgson, aged II. and Frank Beatty,
aged "a, members Of a camping party,
were drowned at Grims bridge.
Sinnickson Chew, the veteran editor
and proprietor of the West Jersey
Press and one of the best-known news
paper men in New Jersey, died.
The government has decided to re-
turn to China the $4,000 in silver
bullion taken from the salt tax tamen,
in Tiontsin. by American troops.
The republican state convention at
Columbus, Ohio, renominated Gov. G..
X. Nash and turned down Lieutenant
Governor Caldwell for denomination.
The horse corral at Fort Lawton,
near Seattle. has been closed. as the
government intends to cease purchas-
ing horses for use in the Philippines
H. L. Bailey, the young stenogra-
pher,, who killed Walter H. SOlph in
Audubon Park, New Orleans, is a duel
with fists. was discharged on his trial
The Doodle members of the Penn
sylyania legislature were paid q .O00-
000 to vote for the traction franchise
measures and other Objectionable bills
Senator Charles O'Neil Of Wisconsin
has been selected to rescale the timber
cut on the White Earth reservation
and will begin the work in a few days
Fire Commissioner John J. Scannell
and w. L. Marks were indicted on
charges of conspiring to defraud New
York city In the purchase Of fire sup
plies.
Six southern railroads, comprising
the Plant system, reorganized under
the name of the Savannah, Florida and
Western, with r. G. Erwin as presi-
dent.
Simon Lakes submarine boat IS
searching for the wreck of the steamer
Lexington, which foundered off the
New England coast with 100000 in
1910.
Friends of Thomas G. Baker, who
was convicted of shooting Rev John
Keller at Arlington, N. j., are raising
fund to take his case to higher
court.
jessie Morrison, Of Eldorado Kan,
was found guilty of manslaughter in
the second degree for killing Mrs.
Oliver Castle, bride of her old sweet
heart
Professor David Shuck, aged 80
years, died at Columbus, Ind, He was
president of Huntsville college for six
teen years previous to its destruction
in 1899
Five thousand citizens of Phila-
dolphia denoupced the alleged dis
honesty Of political leaders and pre-
pare to put an Independent ticket in
the field
William DresbaCh. who engineered
a disastrous wheat deal in which
Millionaire Flood and the Nevada
bank dropped $G,O00000, died in San
Francisco.
Frederick Lee and his bride took
refuge during a storm under a tree
near Meriden. Lightning struck the
tree, killing the man and fatally injur-
ing the woman.
At Eau Claire. lightning struck the
main tent Of a circus, killing the trick
elephant and stunning the entire
menagorie. Many persons were
severely shocked.
To save her husband from eleCtroCu
tlon Mrs. Edwin Ruthven, in Columbus
(Ohio) jail, said she murdered Police
man Ship, but her husband said her
confession was false.
A threatened fight between the
Edison and rival automobile com
pany promises to make autos" as
cheap as bicycles and electric launches
as cheap as catboats.
Don" Harmed. Joseph La Farce
and Grover Camphor were drowned
yesterday in the Maumee river. near
Perrysburg, Ohio. They were in bath
ing and stepped into hole
John W. Considine, prominent
local gambler, and ex-Chief of Police
w. l.. Meredith met on the street ut
Seattle and began shooting at each
other. Meredith. was killed
At Philadelphia, Mrs. Mary Kitchen
was shot and fatally wounded by Will
lam Jordan, who afterward committed
suicide by shooting himself. Jordan
was infatuated with Mrs. Kitchen.
Railroad officials estimate that the
wheat crop of the northwest will
break all records, Minnesota and the
Dakotas alone will harvest in the
neighborhood of 2O0000,0O bushels.
At Columbus, Ohio, Edwin Ruthven.
negro, was electrocuted for the
murder of Policeman Ship in Cleve-
land, May G, 1900. He was caught by
the officer in the act of rohbing a
| house.
Tho Japanese government has asked
the marine hospital of the United
States TO cooperate in the destruction
of all the rats in the world on the
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