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

North Dakota Methodist appoint
ments are announced,
"rhe greater New York democracy
was formed to fight Tammany.
The weekly trade review shows THAI
business conditions arc excellent.
Floods are roc"dng In the Ohio ana
Potomac rivers and elsewhere,
Jonathan Keith, prominent
politician aud lawyer Of Ninconnes,
Ind, die of black orysipclas.
Gov. Odoll has appointed MS quaran'
tine commissioner Charles II. Murray,
political enemy of Senator Platt
Charles H.. alias "Cophus" Overs,
colored, was hanged at Frederick Md
for the murder Of Charles Mcdonald, a
white man,
One man was suffooatod and twelve
overcome by smoke and gas In the
Great Northern Cascade tunnel in
Washington
The classification board of the gen
oral appraisers have upheld Secretary
Cages circular ordering an extra duty
on Russian sugar,
President Mckinley is not contem,
plating purchasing summer homo TN
West Washington in which to spend
the summer as reported,
A now manganese iron ore field has
toc, discovered II miles south of Lit
L iraude, Utah, a station on the Rio
Grando Western railway.
Joseph Hinton, who in February
shot and killed Miss Maggie Shurtz, at
Logan, was found guilty and will be
given a life sentence
w. II. Thomas n Son, wholesale
liquor dealers, have filed u bankruptcy
petition In Louisville, Ky. They owe
$500 900, and no assets are listed,
Prospects ut Copenhagen are favor.
able to an early sale OF the Danish
West Indies TO the United States,
Ellsworth Innes of New York and
Otis Sawyer, of Montclair. students
at HotchlSiss school, Millerton, N Y,
were drowned while trying new
canoe,
Tho funeral services in memory of
Richard Rothwoll, editor OF the En-
gineeriug and Mining Journal, were
held Mt his late residence in New
York.
Grand Master L. =, Sargent of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
has appointed pr. w, h Waltz OF
Jackson. Mich. grand medical ex
aminCr.
Dakota divorces are good unru
killed by the courts. Justice Gray s
decision in the United States supreme
court makes n review OF each case
necessary.
Mrs. Martha Ames OF Minneapolis,
Mimi, died aged 50 years. Albert A.
Ames, mayor of Minneapolis, and
Fred W., superintendent OF police,
are her sons.
1t was announced officially that w
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02
KILOGRAMS in BRIEF.
spanish-American Islands.

Aguinaldo has been given private
residence and smaller guard.
Omcials in Manila place faith In
Aguinaldo's professions OF loyalty.
Secretary Root has decided not TO
enlist FiHpinos as American soldlers'
hut to retain them as scouts
Filipinos keep up the war In Cebu
and prevent the islands occupation
II is reported that the friars VIII
not return to the Philippine provinces,
General Wood will visit Washington
in advance of the Cuban constitutional
conventions commission
a question has arisen as to the
right of Sir william Van Horne TO I'M
portant railway franches in Cuba.
Senator Cockrell OF Missouri, who
has lust returned from Cuba, says ne
believes the Platt amendment VIII be
finally accepted.
President Mckinley will promise the
Cubans to withdraw the American
forces July If they accept the pro-
visions OF the Plat amendment.
Gen Macarthur has been asked to
report on Inc EDIlHlIbbhiJ ll'"'"' -
acers in Manila and Washington eX'
pressed confidence in Col. woodruff
and Major Davis will return TO Manila
and demand trial, If necessary, 10
yindIcate his good name.
A correspondent learns upon GOOD
authority that Gov. Allen, now IN
Washington, will urge President NC,
Kinley so to construe the Foraker biIl
that II the Porto Rican tarin Is revived
next July, the import duties upon
goods from foreign countries lhto
Porto Rico shall be paid to Porto
Rico and not to the treasury OF the
United States, as is at present the
case with most OF the duties collected
here from foreign imports. 1t Is
argued that local merchants are not
benefited If the United States receive
the customs receipts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02
BIG SUGAR BEET COMPANY.
Corporation Purchases 125,ooo Acres
Along Colorado River.

Chicago, April 27.-There has just
been organized in Chicago the Arkan-
sas Valley Sugar Beet and Irrigation
Land company with capital Of
$6,0O0,000. The concern has pur-
chased the holdings of the Great
Plains Water company, comprising
125,000 acres along the Arkansas
river in southeastern Colorado, includ-
ing one. of the most complete irriga-
ton systems in the country. The
company's intention is to COLOMBO the
territory by selling forty-acrc tracts
to farmers at cost, and to build fac
tories for the employment of about
1000 men.
More than $2,OOO,OOO will be expeu1-
ed this year in improvements, Those
behind the scheme are the Oxnari3
and other capitalists, including the
Cuttings, the Hamiltons, the Lawsons
and Guy Richards of the Mercantile
Trust company, all of New York.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02
SOMEBODY is CRAZY.
Is It Germany or the Editor of an
Enulsh MAGAZINE

London, April 27,-Saturday Review
will say today: The expansion of the
German navy is more in preparation
for a contest with the Uaited States
than Great Britain because the readiest
causes for future naval conflicts are to
be found in the struggle for the parti-
ton or the exploitation of the great
South American continent"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02
In China.

The allied powers have begun to
scale down their claims against
China,
The palace of the empress at Pekn,
occupied by Waldersee, was burned
and his chief of staff disappeared.
The Chinese emperor has ordered
his troops to withdraw from Hnailu'
against which place the allies had
started an expedition.
Fear Is expressed at Pehin that
Count Won Waldersee's latest expodi'
lions will cause new complications
with China.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02

that they have separated but they
recently came together.
p. II. Malan, editor of Ons Land, of
Cape Town, has been found guilty OF
libel. He was not sentenced. Ons
Land is the principal Afrikander
newspaper in Cape Town.
At the annual meeting in London Of
the Association of Technical lnstitu-
tions, Sir William Hart Dyke, in his
presidential address, urged the spread
of technical education in Great Brit
ain
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02
with the Beers.

Boors ambushed party of the oh
lancers in south Africa,
Beers have reelected NJ. T, Steyn
president of the Orange Free State.
Capt. Otto Won Lossbcrg, who fought
with the boer army, made many
charges of barbarity against the Brit.
ish.
Sir Alfred Miner, In an official dis
patch. admits that the beers have
made notable gains in the last six
months.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02
Forest Fires Near Ashland.

Ashland, Wis, April 2S.-The first
serious forest fire OF the season oc-
Cured when a million feet Of hemlock
legs burned near Mellen and the Wis
concin Central passenger train got
past the fire with difficulty, The fires
are scattered all along the south shore
of Lake Superior and near Iron River
and. Massage are said to be particularly
active.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02
EDWARD VII. AND THE ACTORS.
New Monarch's Former and Future
Attitude Toward Theaters.

Edward VII, says the London cor
respondent Of the New York Clipper,
Is a thorough man Of the world, and
so good patron of the theater that
he is apt to fully realize the serious
nature of the damage that might be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02
DEMAND HIGHER WAGES.
Oshkosh Contractors and BrickIayers
at War.

Oshkosh Contractors and Brickayers
at War.
Oshkosh, Wis, April 27.-The build
ing contractors and the masons and
bricklayers of this city have entered
upon a struggle that may lead to seri-
GUS results The condition came as a
result of demand by the journeymen
that the scale of wages shall be raised
from 80 to 40 cents
The contractors held a meeting and
at its close the condition remained I'M
changed. The contractors are willing
to grant a sliding scale from 40 to 30
cents, but the jCurneymen maintain
that the lowest wages paid should be
35 cents. An effort will be made to
bring about a joint meeting of journey
men and contractors next week.
The trouble comes just when there
is an unusually large amount Of woTA
10 be done. and the contractors say,
that rather than suspend operations
they will hire help from outside.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02

It is proable that Major Geners
Corbin, sljutant general, will z
named to represent the United STATE
at the coronation o. King Edw~ "a
The Washington times., 1901-07-22
OBJECTED TO LATE HOURS.
A Husband Charged with a Vicious
Attack on His Wife.

Annie Booker, colored. of 1343 Cedar
Street northwest, was taken to Freed
mans Hospital about o'clock this morn
ing, suffering from a serious stab wound
in the left breast William Booker, her
husband, a laborer, is wanted by the
police on Il charge of assault with intent
TO kill. He made his escape Immediately
after the stabbihg.
1t was late last night when the Booker
woman returned home from the house of
her mother. and to this fact is ascribed
the origin Of trouble with her husband.
Booker was in no pleasant mood as he
awaited her return. and when she en-
tered the house, he proceeded to upbraid
his wife for being out so late. So angry
did Booker become that the woman start
ed TO leavelth house, and was followed
by her husband. When on the sidewalk
in front of the house Booker is said to
have produced a big knife. with which
he hacked away at his wife. The knife
entered deep into the breast of the wo-
man. causing a dangerous wound. She
fell to the sidewalk, and called for help.
NeighbOrs were awakened by the cries
and Booker turned fled into the house,
and escaped through rear door and over
the fence. He has not since been seen.
In a few minutes Policeman johnson,
of the Eighth precinct station, was on
the scene of the trouble with the patrol
wagon. In response to a summons by tele
phone johnson took the woman in tie
wagon TO the hospital. where. weak from
and was out to bed. She has chance for
The Washington times., 1901-07-22
THREE NEGROES KILLED.
An Attempt to Prevent n Lynching
Costs Two Lives

NEW- ORLEANS. July 2L-As a result
of the murder of Lucius Reed, overseer
of the Seaman plantation in Bolivar
County, Miss. last Sunday. three negroes
were lynched last night, anC the mob of
white men that Gone the killing is after
other negroes. and there will probably be
more lynching before morning.
There has been some trouble with labor
on the plantations in Bolivar County for
some months. and it is said the negroes
had formed a combination aimed at the
white planters who worked them too hard.
I.ucius Reed was one of the overseers
objected to. and against whom there was
black mark. On Tuesday he called upon
a negro named Jesse Phillips to go to
work, whercupon jesse pulled out his re-
voiver and shot the overseer. killing him
instantly. He then fed to the canebrake
and escaped.
1t was only yesterday that the white
planters recovered sufficiently from the
shock to organize a posse which started
in pursuit of Phillips. He was finally
captured by the use of bloodhounds, and
brought back toward Cleveland as a pris-
oner of the deputy sheriff. About three
miles from town, however. the prisoner
was taken from the officer by a mob.
The mob was preparing to hang Phillips
from telegraph post when a party of
negroes, led by man named Pearson
and armed with shotguns approached and
announced that they intended TO prevent
the lynching. The white mob opened on
the colored men with the result that
Pearson was killed at the first fire, rid
died with bullets, and another and un-
known negro also Killed. The rest of the
party then scattered and Phillips was
hanged to the telegraph pole
Papers on the body indicated conspir-
acy aimed not only at the life Of Reed.
the murdered man, but at his son and
three or four other whites. so the mob
started in search Of the other negroes
who were parties to the conspiracy, with
the intention of lynching them when
caught.
The Washington times., 1901-07-22
MISSING PEOPLE REPORTED.
An Anonymous Request to Find n
Man Unexplained.

Requests that the police find missing
people are received continually from va
rious sections. both in and out of the
city, but no explanation is vet known
at Headquarters for decidedly mystic
rious message received a couple of days
ago. The message read: Look out for
Harvey Buchanan. aged fifty-one years,
five feet nine inches tall; missing since
the 18th instant from the Ardmore Ho-
tel. corner of Thirteenth and Streets
northwest. Notify his brother If found
AS matter of fact no such person as
Harvey Buchanan is known at the Ard
more. If a statement made by the clerk
last night is correct This clerk stated
positively that Mr.. Buchanan does not
stop at the hotel in question. and has not
stopped there within two months. Why a
lookout for Harvey Buchanan should be
given at all, or by whom it was made. the
clerk could not say. The police appear at
a loss to know what to do in the case
A letter from Danville. Va. asks that
Willard A. Gumm, aged eighteen years.
tall and slender, and well appearing. be
found at any cost 1t appears that Gumm
left his home without warning on the 9th
of last month, and has not been seen
since. Friends can offer no explanation
Of what has become of Gumm. and many
at Danville fear he may have met with
some mishap.
Edward Kichner, twenty-five years of
age, about six feet ta.l. has been away
from his home in Baltimore. Md. about
six weeks No trace of him has been
found in all that time, and yesterday the
efforts of the local police were enlisted
in the search. For several years Kich-
ner has lived at 20 North Calhoun Street
in that city. Friends fear his mind may
possibly be affected because of the recent
torrid weather.
The following was sent out to all the
stations last night: Look out for James
w. Wilcox, aged twenty-nine years, five
feet eight inches tall, Weighing i65 pounds;
has brown hair and blue eyes: also VIII
liam III. Rittenour. twenty-five years DID,
five feet ten inches tall weighing 1sS
pounds. with brown hair and eyes, wanted
for desertion from Fort Washington, Md"
The Washington times., 1901-07-22
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
Representative MOndell Says 1t Is
Not Necessary at Present.
He Declares There Is No General
Continent in the Northwest Favor
ing It-Bclicvcs the Republicans
VIII Not Take Up the Question.

Representative Mondell of Wyoming.
an influential Republican whose relations
with the Administration are very close,
EXPRESSED the opinion last night at VII
lard's Hotel that the Republicans will not
take up the tariff question during the
coming Congress.
There is no general sentiment in favor
OF tariff revision in the Northwest, said
he In some Western Democratic papers
I've seen the statement that we would
demand tariff legislation, but the people
are not asking it. our farmers and busi-
ness men are prosperous. They are re-
ceivins a good price for everything they
have to sell. and are therefore able to
pay a good price for what they have TO
buy. They ore not complaining, and
therefore | can see no necessity nor oc-
casion for taking up the tariff at this
time. OF course, we ali know the tariff
schedules must be revised now and then
to meet changed conditions, but we think
the present condition of the country war
rants letting the tariff alone"
The next Congress, Mr.. Mondell said,
will have plenty to do without attempt
ing to revise the schedules of the Dingley
tariff
THE Philippine tariff and a reciprocity
treaty with Cuba said he, will give us
plenty to think about and talk about. TO
say nothing of the Nicaragua Canal and
our merchant marine.
Referring to the proposed reciprocity
treaties, Mr.. Mondell said the wool grow
ers of the West were decidedly opposed
TO the proposed treaty with the Argentine
Republic, and in his opinion the Western
Senators would be disDoSed to fight its
ratification.
The Washington times., 1901-07-22
A WATER FAMINE AVERTED.
The supply, However, VIII Not Ad-
init of Waste.

A single Nordberg pumping engine is
working overtime at the pumping station
at Sixteenth and u Streets northwest. 1t
is saving the upper portion of the city
from water famine, and although there
is no prospect now of any such calamity,
the possibility was faced at the station on
Friday, when the huge Barr pumping en-
gine, with capacity of S,0co,03O gallons
of wateraper day, broke down, and had
10 be repaired
There is at present a two days supply
of water in the Brightwood reservoir, and
the single pumping engine now being op-
Grated is able to supply the demand with
ont drawing upon the reserve. For
time Immediately after the big Barr en-
gine became disabled the situation was
desperate, and Mr.. Mcfarland, Superin-
tendent of the Water Department, was
considerably worried over the outlook.
The Barr engine had scarcely become un-
manageable when the Nordbere engine
also became useless through the breaking
of the walking beam of the auxiliary en-
gine. upon which it depends.
For nineteen hours ending at clock
Saturday p. M. not a drop of water was
pumped at the station. Twenty-Five men
were put TO work Immediately, and after
that length of time, when the upper part
of the city was depending entirely upon
the reserve at the Brightwood reservoir,
the Nordberg engine was repaired. An
iron strap was placed on the broken walk
ing beam, and last night the engine was
pumping as usual. with indications that
the pump was as good as ever. As long
as this engine is able to pump the reserve
supply viii not be touched. as the capaci-
ty of the engine is 1o1o. coo gallons every
twenty-four hours. Mr.. Mcfarland be
lieves that the engine will continue to do
its work, and that there is no longer any
danger of a famine of water
At the same time he expects the order
of the District Commissioners relative to
the use of water for any but strictly do
mestic purposes, to be observed. Water
must not be wasted for watering lawns
until the ,Rarr pump has been repaired.
Mr.. mcfarland had a large force of
men at work the greater part of yester-
day. drilling out the broken bolts which
caused the stoppage of the huge machine.
The work was done in a suffocating place
too small for the men to work in an up
right position Twelve studs on the huge
cylinder are broken, and each bolt must
be drilled out by hand. Today the engine
VIII be taken TO pieces, as the rest of the
bolts cannot be reached. Mr. Mcfarland
hopessdo have the Barr engine working
again by tomorrow, when the water suJ-
ply will again be normal
The Washington times., 1901-07-22
SAW HER HUSBAND DROWN.
Tragic End of Brooklyn Couples
Fishing Excursion.

NEW YORK. July 21.-After making
several unsuccessful attempts 20 rescue
her husband who had fallen overheard
from rowboat. Irs. Henry Hoffman,
Of 1S2 Hamburg Avenue. Brooklyn,
tainted from the horror of seeing him
sink before her eyes. Her husband
WAS drowned and she foated about un-
conscious in the rowboat for two hours
before she was discovered. She was taken
to her home, and her physician fears that
she will lose her reason.
The vacation of Henry Hoffman. who
was a glider. began yesterday, and he de-
cided on fishing trip at Rockaway. He
got rowboat and the two went out into
Jamaica Bay. They had been fishing only
a short time when Mr.. Hoffman felt a
strong tug at his line. He tried TO land
the fish, hut was unsuccessful. In a last
attempt 10 pun in the fish he stepped to
the Gunvale Of the boat and either lost
his balance or was pulled into the water.
lis wife sprang to the side Of the boat
and tried to catch him, but he was too
far away Not knowing how To row and
being unable TO swim Mrs. Hoffman could
do nothing She took the oars. however.
and tried TO prcpel the boat toward the
drowning man, but her efforts were un-
availing Gradually she driftcd farther
away
She saw her husband sink twice below
the surface Of the water and then ran
shrielzing to the stern Of the boat and
held out her arms to him. lie was too
exhausted to notice her, but still strug
Eled feeby To keep his head above water.
There was not person in sight. When
finally her husband sank Mrs. Hoffman
tainted.
The row-boat In which she lay tossed
about the bay for two hours before
it was seen by a party of fishermen. They
rowed alongside To investigate and found
Mrs. Hoffman stIll in faint They
lifted her into their vessel and made for
the shore. They landed at Hammels
pier. and a physician advised that Mrs.
Hoffman be removed at once to her home
She recovered consciousness once on the
way home. only 10 swooa again when she
recalled her husband 5 fate.
Mrs. IloGman's condition IS serious
She recovered her seEscs long enough to
tcH tho gtcry cf the drowning and again
sank into a state of semi-consciousnes
Er. linGu.ans body has not been found
The Washington times., 1901-07-22
DAN EMMETT HEARTBRoKEN.
The Author of Dixie" Hears His
Song L. Passing.

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 2l-Dan Emmett
the veteran migstrel. aged eighty-six, is
dying Of broken heart at his home near
Mount Vernon, this State. He was the
author of Dixie" and his heart is
broken, all because Southern paper
said Dixie is losing its hold on the
affections Of the Southern people.
4 cannot believe my dear old Dixie
is dead,' ne said with tears in his eyes
\ haven't long TO live and l had hoped
my song would live after me"
Uncle Dan left the stage in 1855 He
is supported by the Actors Fund, and
every Monday morning cashes little
check from the fund. lie also sells his
photographs. In 1895 he made tour of
the South with a minstrel company, and
met with an ovation wherever he APP
peared.
lie made his last public appearance in
Mount Vernon two years ago. i was at
his homo ana the hall was crowded As
Uncle Dan came upon the stage the
entire audience rose. 1t was too much for
the old minstrel and the tears streamed
down his face. The orchestra played the
iniroductiOn and played it again. But
the old man stood unmindful of the situa-
ton is the tears streamed down his
checks. At last tenor took up the song.
hummcd the refrain. ana Uncle Dan"
took up the verse and sang IT,
The Washington times., 1901-07-22
NO CLUE YET OBTAINED.
Strangers Thought to Have Drugged
Young Hayden Disappear.

The police are still at sea in the mys-
terry of little Albert Hayden, three years
old, son of ]. c. Hayden, the former base
ball player. who was drugged late Satur-
day afternoon in a saloon near his Eome.
306 Pennsylvania Avenue northwest. The
child has improved through treatment at
the Casualty Hospital Saturday night and
from rest at his home under the care of
his parents,
Steps were taken yesterday 70 find two
strange men, who are thought to kave
drugged young Hayden. No success fol-
lowed these efforts. and IT is now believed
the strangers have left the city. What
was the scheme planned has not been
clearly developed. Friends Of the child
are inclined TO think 1t Has intended TO
kidnap him The return OF the boy TO
his home after being druggcd is rot yet
explained description of two strangers
seen about the locality of the accident IS
known to the police.
The Washington times., 1901-07-22
TOOK A CARRIAGE TO ESCAPE.
4 Census Clerk and His Companion
Arrested by Police.

Robert Warren and John Doran led the
First precinct police a very lively chase
last night, after making trouble at
house on c Street northwest. Both fugi-
tives were caught and arrested. and left
collateral for their appearance this morn
ing in the Police Court
Policemen Cats and Emmert heard of
the row as they were patrolling their beat
and went to the house of Dollie Herbert,
arriving just after the departure of War
rem and Doran. 1t WAS said the young
men had knocked down a woman, and
the policemen started on Il chase to ar
rest them. Warren and Doran jumped