Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29

Commissioner Powderly has directed
that five Syrians, who tried to enter
the United States by railroad at
Rouse's Point, on the Canadian border,
be returned to Montreal, and not al,
lowed to enter this country.
Frank A. Mexican, ex-mayor of
Nashua, N. H.. has died at Ascuncion
Paraguay. Mexican fed from Nashua
!" 1898 because of a shortage of about
5 900 in the finances Of bank. He
had been in South America since that
time.
Frederick A. Millenhauer, SO years
old, head of a conservatory of music
in Jersey City, N. j., and a brother Of
II. F.. Mollenhaeur the Brooklyn sugar
refiner, was knocked down by an cleo
trio car in New York and crushed 10
death.
George II. Ketchum's Cresceus beat
John J. Scannell's The Abbott in the
special match race for $4,000 at
Brighton Beach and lowered the
worlds race record to 2.03A. In the
second heat The Abbott was dis,
tanced.
Lachlam MacNeall. born in Scot,
land, one OF the early and prominent
settlers in central Illinois, and a we'll
known member of the Cass and Nor.
gan county Old Settlers association
died yesterday at Virginia. ILL.,. aged
80 years.
At Shamokin, Pa, Jaeob Gerhardt
murdered his wife by shooting her
through the heart and unsuccessfully
tried to kill himself. Mrs. Gerhardt
had said she was compelled to take
in washing to aid in clothing her four
young sons.
William L, Douglas, the embezzling
teller of the Guarantee Trust and SAFE
Deposit company, of Philadelphia, ar.
rested in Massachusetts. His short
age is $4,000. He acknowledged the
crime and said he was forced by high
living to steal
A forty-seventh street trolley car
broke through gates at Pennsylvania
railroad crossing in Chicago and ran
into passing train. -Four persons on
the street car were killed, and one
fatally injured, and nine others were
cut and bruised.
A delegation of full-biooded Creeks,
from Indian territory, conferred with
Acting Secretary of the Interior Ryan
and protested against the division OF
their lands and other work now being
done by the Dawes five civilized
tribes commission.
Thomas S. Nicely, aged 80, a resi-
dent of Muncie, Ind, since 1889, died
He set out to beg funds to take the
first steps that resulted in the final
construction Of the old Bee Line
road, Muncie to indianapolis. now a
part of the Big Four.
Mrs. Elizabeth Steele, wife Of Pro
fessor George A. Steele, principal OF
the Cecil county high school at Elk
ton, Md, died in the Presbyterian hos
pital, Philadelphia. She was SO years
of age and a daughter Of the late Sam.
uel Miller. Of Elkton.
Alexander w. Graham. first vice
president Of the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad, died at Bayview, Mich.
from hemOrrhages, superinduCed by
heat prostration. He was 3S years
old and was one of the most proml-
nent young railroad men in the
country.
Michael Davitt and O'Donoyan Ros-
sa addressed large Irish meetings in
Chicago The former denounced Eng
land for a course that is steadily eXpa-
trating Irishmen, and he praised the
beers, whom he declared unconquer-
able. Rosa advocated resort to force
in securing Irish liberty.
At st. Louis Mrs. May Cupples has
confessed that she bought the mOrphi
that brought about the death of Ed
ward Alexander, of North Vernon, Ind,
but that he took it from her and swal-
lowed it with suicidal intent. 1t was
because that he bore her love that
she could not rociprocate.
Frederick Baldwin Belts. who in the
first half of the last century was head
of one of the largest saddlery firms
in the United States, is dead at Nor
riston, n. j, During the war he lost
large amount of money in the south
and in 1879 congress awarded him
100000 on a claim of 100000.
Lieut. Cen Miles has issued gen
eral order intended to improve the CON
ditions of the army. 1t admouishes Of
ticcrs and men regarding their duties.
and points out the essentials of a good
soldier, specifically mentioning patriot.
ism, discipline, physical development,
solfrespect, self-reliance and resource.
fulnoss.
Colonel b. w. Sharp, one of the old
est lawyers in Illinois. died at his
home in Red Bud. Illinois. aged So.
He was born in Wheeling. w. Va,
graduated from the University of Vir-
ginia and Oberlin college. He enlist
ed as major general at the outbreak
of the Mexican war and served under
Scott and Taylor.
The Virginia. democratic state con
yontion adjourned after completing a
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