Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-10-17

ing imperialism and ship subsidies.
During a fog a Mahoning Valley
electric car ran into the rear of a car
loaded with girls going to work in the
Warren Electric plant at Niles, 0.
Motorman Cal Shaw was seriously in
jured and four girls were badly hurt.
At the marriage of Marie Vain
wrights daughterto Frank Sheridanin
New York, one of the guests was Marie
Wainwrights daughter by her first
husband, Louis James, and another
guest was Louis James daughter by
his first wife
The total value Of minerals Of all
kinds produced in this country in
1900 was $1,O7O 108,SS9 Total value
Of the metallic products was $5J2,i18,-
2G7; the non-metallIc, s516,G90,262;
and estimated value Of mineral prod
ucts unspcclfed, $l0OO,OOO.
Because Emily Lantz, Of Pcncoyd,
near Philadelphia, had rejected his
attention, Walter Boot, aged 80 years,
u Waterman in the employ Of the
American bridge works, at Pencoyd,
shot at her and then shot himself
dead. He failed to hit her.
President Roosevelt fayOrs the
Payne plan Of southern representation
at republican national conventions.
According to it delegations from the
south win be based on the number Of
votes cast at the last preceding cleo
ton for presidential electors.
An appeal, signed by several min.
listers and a member of the family Of
Miss Stone, abducted by bTigands in
the Balkan mountains and held for Il
ransom of $4,000 has been issued
The American people are asked to
send contributions to Kdder, Peabody
& Co., of Boston.
The Massachusetts, democratic state
convention placed the following ticket
In nomination: Governor, Josiah
Quincy: lieutenant governor, John w.
Coughlln secretary of state, w. b.
stone; treasurer, Joseph |. ChalifouXi
auditor; James +. Dean; attorney gen
cral, A. A. Punam.
Failures in the United States, re-
ported by r. G. Dun & Co, for the
mine months Of 1901. number 8,l14,
with an aggregate indebtedness Of
$07,85G.4lG In the same months Of
1900 the number was slightly smaller
-7,895--but the amount of liabilities
was much heavier, $133, 234,98S
he ngl al n
the Nebraska pcnitentiary have sup
posed that n prisoner known as Burt
Martin was a man. The discovery
that the convict Is a woman and that
her real name is Lena Martin was
made known by the prison physician,
She was convicted at SpringyIow a
year ago for horse stealing.
u. NJ. Shepard, of Brooklyn, has
been nominated for mayor by the reg
ular (Tammany) democratic Conven-
ton, and as result there Is virtually
split in the party. Many of the del
egntes wanted Bird s. Coler nomi-
mated and when the nomination of
Shepard was announced a large num-
Der of delegates left the hall.
At Minneapolis, ], Q, Adams & Co,
belonging to one of the largest grain
receiving exporting houses in north.
west under the name of the st. Paul
and Kansas City grain company, has
assigned. No statement of liabilities or
assessets given. This company owns
or controls 20 country elevators. The
Adams company proper was capitaliz-
ed at $3.50, 900, the st. Paul q Kansas
City grain company at $l5O0O0. The
failure was due to the May corn cor
nor.
Clark A. Place. for 30 yoags pay.
master of the Chicago, Milwaukee, ami
st. Paul railroad, for forty years
senior warden and treasurer Of St
Johns Episcopal church and q resi-
dent of Milwaukee since 1916, died at
his homo, aged IS years, In 1865 he
was appointed by Russell Sage pay
master of the Milwaukee railroad, In
1895 he was retired on q pension. He
never took II vacation or missed any
time on account Of sickness while
with the company
Before the grand jury in Chicago
charges were made which involve
Robert E. Burke, city oil inspector
and secretary of the democratic coun-
ty committee, From an agent Of the
Standard OIL company came the state
ment that from $4,000 to 100000 is col.
lccted in fees annually by Mr. Burke
as city oil inspector while the con
trolor's reports show that but from
$4,000 to $1,000 reaches the treasury.
Burke was indicted. He resigned the
Office of oil inspector, agreeing to pay
tho city $4,000 moro rs security
against loss In fees. He filed bond
Mt Vaugansville, O., made a mistake
in selecting a bottle, drank poison for
a stimulant and died
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