Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23


nople and Calcutta.
The cruiser Buffalo arrived from
Manila, bringing 591 seamen and 81
marines the most of whom will re-
enlist. The trip from the Philippines
was made in 38 days.
John D. Rockefeller drove with
Margaret Leary, the telegraph opera
tor at Iryington, N. Y, over his estate.
The girl has done many little favors
for the millionaire.
e. f. Tibbott, who served General
Harrison for so many years as private
secretary, has been made the con.
fdential secretary of John Wanna
maker of Philadelphia.
James A, Herne. actor and play
wright, is critically i'll. It is stated
that his chances for recovery are very
slight He is suffering from pleuro
pneumonia in New York.
Eduard S. Hull, Jr., a New York
lawyer, and Samuel S. Predmore, Of
Hoboken, were arrested in Hacken-
sack charged with arson in the burn
ing of the plart of the Carlsbad Chem
ical company.
A party Of 100, including civil en-
gineers machinists, mining experts,
assayists and guides, has left Chicago
for Colombia, South America, where
they go in quest of gold along the
River NcChi
Germany and Spain each sent more
boots and shoes to the Philippine isl
ands last year than the United States,
according to a statement issued by the
division of insular affairs of the war
department.
President Webb of the College of
the City Of New York has suppressed
the entire edition Of the current num-
Der of the College Review because Of
articles rejecting upon Croker and
upon Christianity.
Henry Hollis, alias Henry Juda.
who killed William Williams inl
seriously wounded Henry Brown a.
Carbonate, Iowa, April 6 last, was
arrested at MillersVille, near Pana,
Ill. He confessed
Secretary Hay is to take up the Mic,
aragua canal problem when the pres
ident's trip ends. He has a summary
of the views Of a majority of senators,
who agree that the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty must be abrogated.
William d. Williams, a stenog
rapher in the insular division of the
war department, was dismissed for Of
fel ing to sell the secret correspond
ence in the Medley case to John d.
Lindsay, Neeleys counsel
Because of differences between
union mounters and the officials of
the Fayorite Stove and Range Com
pany at piqua, o., the entire .orce
struck. The firm announces it Will
fill the places with other men.
Merritt Chism, 40 years old, Nc
Lean Ull.) county farmer, worth $780,
600, killed his second wife by stab
bing her. Chism attempted suicide in
a well, but the water was not deep
enough and he save himself up.
C. X. Eddy, president of the C. X.
Eddy & Sons Lumber company of
Saginaw, Mich, died at his temporary
home in Los Angeles Cal, aged 80
years. Besides the widow, who will
remain in Los Angeles, he leaves two
sons.
William J. Amend, counsel for the
North River Bridge company and one
of it's directors, made the definite an
nouncement that the Pennsylvania
railway Is back of the company's
scheme to build a bridge from Hobo
ken to Manhattan.
Captain Albert Banfleld Capron, a
member of the family which has won
fame by its feats of vaIor in the
American wars, and himself a veteran
of the great civil conflict is dead at
his home in Winnetka, Ill., Pneu-
monia was the cause.
The trouble with the porte regard
ing the foreign postofliccs has not yo,
been settled. 1t is reported thas
Great Britain, France, Germany and
Austria are comforting as to the adj
Visibility of making a naval DEM
onstration at Constantinople
The reelection of Liant X. Salisbury
city attorney by the Grand Rapids
council is to be followed by grand
jury investigation of alleged council
hoodling. Inquiry is to be made into
his arrest in Chicago, charged with
ombcz2ling $4,000 of X. c. Barton of
Omaha,
Colonel William p. Hall, assistant