Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-18

the democratic nomination for presi-
dent
The Chicago Great Western will ex-
tend its line to Omaha, which viii re-
quire 274 miles of track and cost 49,
600 900.
BY the terms of bill passed by the
house at Springfield, Ills, kidnapping
for ransom is made a capital offense In
Illinois.
Prof. Stimson j. Brown, former di-
rector OF the Nautical Almanac, has
been assigned to duty at the naval
Academy.
Count de Castellane chuckled over
the New York court decision refusing
to tie up the greater part Of his
wifes income
A package OF 200 letters from Chi
cago and other western points to
New York was found on the beach 1T
Ocean Grove. N. ].
1t was ruled by the state supreme
court that the widow of Albert M.
Billings, Chicago must pay an IN
heritance tax OF $G27G3.
ut ltltDIloutp lCIif1i hph INV C'''N
company Of America has fled papers
reducing it's capital stock from $780,
100000 to 100000,
Frederick V. BurlIngamc, the gen.
tleman burglar" convicted Of burglary
In the second degree in New York, was
sentenced to four years.
Samuel N. Ferris killed himself at
Baker City, Ore. He was secretary
of u prominent mining company.
Ferris was worth 100000
DR.. j. V. Calver Of Washington com
mitted suicide at his winter residence
in Orlando, Fla, yesterday while suf-
fering from mental malady,
At Philadelphia DR.. Alfred Spear
man, n physician of Milwaukee, died
as result Of surgical operation. He
was born in Smyrna, Del, in 1882.
General S. II. M. Young, who Is to
succeed General Shafter rs command.
ant of the military department of Cal
ifornla, left San Francisco for Wash
ington.
Mains furniture factory in Hagers-
town, Md, was destroyed by fire,
entailing n loss of about $4,000 and
deprlving fifty workmen of employ
ment.
]. A. Kaiser and George Bloom
qulst, Chicago, were arrested and
property valued at $4,000, said to have
been stolen from various homes, was
recovered.
| Solomon Holema and Sam Frye,
Choctaw Indians were placed on trial
at Paris, Tex, for the murder OF three
alleged witches. Emotional insanity
| Is tho defense.
During fight at Odon, Ind, Henry
Lamb, aged II, killed Walter Sorrel,
aged %, cutting his throat. Both are
OF prominent and wealthy parents
Lamb was arrested.
Charles Sumner Hamlin OF Boston,
assistant secretary OF the treasury un-
der Cleveland, has accepted the posi-
ton Of lecturer on international law In
Stanford university.
At Perth Amboy, N. j., Rev DR..
| d. II. Carnahan died. He was born In
pittsburg in 1920 When the battle of
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of church in that town.
Fire destroyed the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern freight house and
fifty cars loaded with grain at East
ST. Louis. The damage Is $l500OO;
loss covered by insurance,
The New York st, Nicholas society,
composed Of descendants OF the old
Knickorbockor families, viii present
silver cup to Queen Wilhclmina of
Holland, The cup cost $4,000
Secretary Root ruled, with thr
presidents approval, that timber can
be sold from the public lands in the
| Philippines despite the prohibition
contained In the IIoar amendment.
| A new combine has been launched.
| 1t embraces 10 large manufacturers of
glass lamps, glass lamp shades and
glass electrical fixtures located in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
Professor u. w. Huifurt of the col.
loge of law at Cornell university has
declined the position of the doanship
of the law department In Iowa state
university, which was recently offered
| him.
Mrs Georges o. Honegar of Mem.
phis, wife of r. +, Henegar, barber,
was found dead with n bullet hole in
her head Her husband is under ar
rest He declares his wife committed
suicide
At Memphis Y. t. Hennigar, who
was arrested charged with the murder
of his wife, was committed to Jail.
Mrs Hennigar carried life insurance
policy of $4,000, payable to her hus-
band
John w. Gates will resign the office
of chairman of the American Steel
and Wire company and take long
trip abroad. 1t Is predicted that the
new steel combination will make a
profit OF S125,oO0,0O0 a year
Ernest J. VOTERS, who was recently
taken into custody, charged with using
the mails to dofraud, in an alleged at.
tempt to blaCkmail United States Sen.
ator Kearns. was indicted by the