Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-30

Thomas NJ. Raitton the once famous
Jockey died in Cincinnati by drinking
carbolic acid. Britton left note
asking that his body be shipped to his
mother. Mrs. Susan B. Franklin,
| Lexington.
The killing of an Indian by Great
Northern train near Sultan, Wash ,
has caused great Indignation IN the
tribe. Yesterday when a freight was
| passing. members Of the tribe shot at
! the crew.
In Chicago Lorrie MaudaUso, a
Portuguese artist, shot Alice Cusack,
nurse girl, seriously injdrylng her,
and then killed himself. Maudauso
was insane. The girl was a stranger
to him.
At San Francisco the judgment Of
| Judge A. H. Noyes in the Cape Nome
mining cases was reversed by the
United States circuit court of appeals.
This depriyes Alexander Mckenzie Of
| his receivership
Relations between France and Por-
tugal are strained, France practically
having ceased diplomatic relations
( with the kingdom PortugaPs ruler
may be requested to recall his minis
ter from Paris.
At Laredo, Texas, Major J. s. Penn,
proprietor Of the Daily Times,
mortally wounded w. r. Pace, wee
president Of the Texas Real Estate
! nsarriation. and then killed himself.
/ He was insane
Robert BIDbs, So years old, su-
| rnrlntendcnt Of an iron molding works
In Pittsburg, Pa, and n man of con
siderable wealth, was found dead in
his room in New York, having been
aspyhxiated by gas.
John Alexander Dowie was denounc-
ed by the Federation Of Labor as a
base impostor menace to homes,
! and a destroyer Of families DOwte
in vitupcrative address Mt his church
scored ms opponents.
John y. Rockefeller, it was reported,
! has formed a combination to include
all the large railroads of the middle
west save those in the Hill-Morgan
combine. An air line from ocean to
ocean is part Of the plan.
President John Henry Barrows Of
Oberln college stated that John ID.
Rockefeller has offered the college
| $4,000 provided the college raises
100000 during the present year. OF
this amount $l50,0OO is pledged
The jury in the murder case against
the Shotwell brothers, charged with
killing Sutton Farris at Corbin, KY
some months ago, found John Shot
well guilty. Robert was acquitted and
tho jur disagreed as to Charles.
At Evansville, Ind, Everett Conway,
aged q, married, shot and killed !, w
! Garrison and wife, and fatally
wounded Patrolman Benjamin Wallis
After being driven to desperation by
the police Conway killed himself.
Elmer Lane broke in the douAof the
residence Of his wife at Osceola, Iowa
cut her throat and then attempted to
| commit suicide. Mrs. Lane Ia In a
critical condition. Lane may recover.
Mrs. Lane had applied for divorce.
A construction train on the Illinois
| Central near West Liberty Collided
with a herd Of COWS. Two fiat cars
with a dozen workmen, We're hurled
down Il 20-foot embankmeut. Eugene
! Z, House Of West Salem was killed,
There has been slight falling off
| in the enlistments for the regular
army since the withdrawal Of that
portion of the advertisement saying
that recruits and new regiments were
being enlisted for the Philippines.
Rev Thomas NJ Hopkins, pastor OF
the York Street Presbyterian church
Denver, is dead, aged a years. He
was one of the oldest minister's in the
Presbyterian church and held pastor
ates IN n number of places in Ohio.
Tho mystery of J. S, Ayers mys
terious shooting in the Hotel Ken
more, Washington, was partly cleared
by Mrs. Lola BONNIE, who admitted
she killed him after being induced tC
20 to his room on the plea of sickness
Everett Conway Of Evansville, Ind.
Killed his mother and noighbor, set
fire to a barn, and, in trying to prevent
flremCu extingulshing the flames, shot
several persons, fatally woundins a
policeman Then he committed suicide
Mrs. Wesley b. Sweet, wife of 4
music dealer at Joliet, swallowed five
grains of strychnine and died. She
was a bride of n year and broodeC
over the inability of her husband e
furnish her with all the money she
wanted.
Marie Marrisini Baker, wife o
Pete Baker, the wellknown German
comedian, died in n Chicago hospital
She was As years of age and had beer
travelling with her husband and hi'
company for years. She was born II
New Orleans.
The board OF directors os tn,
benjamin Harrison Monument as
soCiation met. Senator Charles w
} Fairbanks presided. Evans Wollcr
, was chosen secretary to I'LL the place
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