Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02


American Sault, under the auspices OF
the Lake Superior Power company, Is
without foundation
Parts of Michigan are being Hooded
with bogus S. gold pieces. The coins
which are excellent counterfeits, are
turning up so often that business men
fear to accept any gold.
w. II. Timmns Of Cashacton, o.
was found dead In his room at Lima,
where he had taken a dose Of
laudanum. Domestic trouble Is
ascribed as the cause.
So.icitor-General Richards filed
brief in the supreme court in which ne
detailed how Capt Carter had stolen
$4,000 from the government ana IN
vested $4,000 in stocks,
John j. Gillen, 20 years old, en-
ployed as clerk by Attorney Miles j.
Devine, Chicago, shot and killed his
wife, then suicided. They had been
separated for several weeks.
Justice Scott, New York, denied a
motion for reargument in the case
OF Councilman Steward NJ. Brice, who
is under sentence Of l0-days' imprison.
ment for contempt OF court.
Four innocent white men were shot,
one perhaps fatally, negro was shot
and another badly cut as the result
of a drunken fight started by a crowd
of negroes in RosedaIc Kan.
Louis Morris brother of Nelson Nor
ris the wealthy packer, was subjected
to a severe operation for cancer Of the
stomach, and lies in Wesley hospital,
Chicago in critical condition.
Secretary Wilson has decided to
send out an expert to scour the rice
growing countries Of the world and
thoroughly investigate important mat
tcrs connected with the industry.
David r. Mcnamara, secretary OF
the Connecticut democratic central
committee, and prominently identified
for years with labor organizations,
died at his home in New Hayan, aged
AZ.
Miss "Fih" Potter, daughter Of
James Brown Potter and Cora Urqu-
hart Potter, the actress, will be
married to James StIllman, 1r., son Of
Banker Stillman. of New York, i'll
June.
The quartermaster generals depart
ment has purchased a transport at
Manila to carry animals from that
port to various inland stations, re-
Iieyng the larger transports of that
duty.
In San Francisco the Chinese quar-
ter Is very much perturbed at an eff
fort by the federal authorities to sup
press the traffic in female Chinese
slaves. United States Marshal Shine
! arrested "a women. .,
The investigation Of the city clerks
ONCE Of Cleveland ordered by Mayor
johnson, was begun and it Is alleged
that a shortage of $4,000 has already
been discovered in the accounts Of
the license clerk
De Wolf Hopper. Dan DAILY and w,
A. Brady. arrested at a Sunday night
performance at the Academy Of Music,
were acquitted by Magistrate Xellcr,
who at the same time commended PO-
lice Inspector Thompson
The president has signed and rati.
fod the treaty amcndntory Of the Brus.
sells convention for the protection Of
Industrial property aud the document
has been forwarded to Brussels whore
it will be deposited.
Samuel Brown, ono of the oldest
members of the Milwaukee Chamber
, of Commerce and Mt ono time the
best known dealer in wool III Wis
70 consin, died Of old ago and general
, debility aged IS years
Tho Colombian minister has re,
D ccived n cable dispatch from Bogota
% saying that the government authorities
i have the situation completely in hand
quiet and peace being restored at all
important points
, Mrs Hannah kioron, widow, and
her two boys, aged and 10, were
burned to death in their home near
= Galoshurg, S, u, The dead woman
. was found caspng the younger
child In her arms.
At Jackson, Mich, David II. Crcech
!, capitalist, 10 years old, fired four bull
4 ltlS lb|b MS WIG NtNV, neck ana
- mouth, while he held her fast with
, his LETT arm about the waist They
; lived unhappily
, Emma r. Rinker OF Chesterfield
Ind, who since the death of u child
. ten days ago has been demented, at
+ tempted to kill her parents and q
. brother with hatchot, but was dis
armed and is in custody.
q Rev. j, Herman Randall, pastor OF
v the First Baptist church of Grand
G Rapids, Mich, announced to his con.
gregation that he had acccdcd to its re-
=. quest withdrawn his resignation and
h declined the $4,000 call to the churcn
at Workers, n Y.
d If the plans that are being maturod
s do not mis2arry, Mayor Taggart Of In.
diauapOlis will be made chairman of
y the democratic national committee be.
fore the end of the present year, in the
= interest of Hill's candidacy for prrsi