Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-14

and committed suicide at his home
in Savannah, Ga.
The head waiter of the Holland
house New York, has made $4,000 on
a Wall street tip.
Homer L. Payne of Beloit, fred two
Intellectual shots at his wife and rival
and killed himself.
Rev. J. M. G. Legris of st. Viateurs
college was made prothonotafY
apostolic by the pope.
In the Delaware Legislature j. Ed
ward Addicks gained two votes for the
shortterm senatorship.
DR. M. w Dawson, Chicago, died OF
blood poisoning at the residence Of his
mother in Kenosha.
Llewellyn Powers was nominated at
Bangor Maine, for congress, to sue
coed Charles A. Boutelle.
Secretary Root and General Corbin
scored Captain Armes' book on army
life as worthless and stupid.
Armed men are on guard at the
Leary coal mines, Washington, but so
far no trouble has occurred.
Militia at Upton, Ind, held back a
mob that threatened to lynch an aged
man who attacked a little girl.
The public debt Feb %, less cash in
treasury, was $1,O87 019,504, a de-
crease of $7,57G,37l for the month.
William Costello and his wife, of
Bridgeport, Conn, lying III in ad
joining rooms, died an hour apart
Or. t. c. Dunn, Rockford, H., re-
ceiyed a letter ordering him to pay
81 500 or have his buildings burned.
Mrs. Mabel H. Todd, her daughter
and Prof Todd, of Amherst sailed for
Borr-) to observe the suns eclipse.
Ernest Hecht, on trial at Syracuse
for the murder of Mrs. Foster, told
how he watched her commit suicide.
At Denver a tax reform league,
whose platform is mo salaries for
public officials" has been organized.
William Tate, negro, stole a $1,000
diamond from q Chicago saloonkeeper
and when captured swallowed the
gem.
William a. Rublcc OF Wisconsin was
Widman as consul general at Hong
kong.
Major d. w. Whittle, associated for
many years with Dwight H. Moody in
evangelIstic work, died at Mortified,
Mass.
The mayor of Pittsburg will fight
the ripper" bill, which has just
passed the legislature, abolishing his
office.
The projectors Of the Baldwin
Zeigler polar expedition let a $4,000
contract to Armour & Co. for provi-
sIons.
Work of demolishing the A. r.
Stewart mansion at Fifth avenue and
Thirty-fourth street, New York, has
begun.
Rev. Theodore Hanson of Amigo,
Wis, created a sensation in a Baptist
church at Barron, by calling the mem
bers liars.
Maud Gonen arrived in Chicago to
take part in the celebration of EN-
NETS birthday, The predicted doom
of England.
A witness for the defense in the
Hamilton murder trial in Minneapolis
was indicted and arrested, charged
with perjury,
An attempt will again be made to
keep w. A, Clark Of Montana out Of
the United States on account of al
legged bribery.
An old horse and Jersey COW be-
longing to JOSHUA Marsh, of Provi-
dcnce r. l., fought a duel to the death
in the night
George Francis Gilman, president
of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
company, is dead at Black Rock,
| Conn, aged 10.
The bones of General Nathaniel
| Greene were found in an old cemetery
at Savannah, Ga, through the eff
forts of the Rhode Island Society OF
the Cincinnati
! The reopcning of a contest between
the liberal and radical factions of the
United Brethren church Is threatened
at Waynosboro, Pa.
An usher at n Lonten service in d
Leadvillo (Colo) church drank car.
bolic acid, asked the pastor to pray
for him, and died.
elmer A, Roach of Brooklyn bled to
death on having forotold his end on
that day. His aimcnt WAS the rare
disease hemophilla,
u. A. Leasure, electrician on the
Oregon at the battle of Santiago was
sentenced to Sing Slug for fifteen
years for mauslaughter,
Mrs, c. A Buchanan of Atlanta,
GA, was forced by negro to cook his
breakfast, after which he tied her to a
bed and set II on fire.
Tcrro Haute citizens are raising
funds for Mrs. Fnkclstcin. whose
daughter was murdered by the negro
Ward, who was lynChCd.
Fire that originated In the saloon
OF n V. Rosonsteol destroyed large
portion OF the business of Mantua
Ohio, The loss is $4,000
G. Edwin Jones, broker formerly
of Chialv0 Hlpb n nptitiop a, b,,l-