Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-09-12

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body was placed in a receiving vault
pending interment in Washington.
Because his wife upbraided him
for going with other women, John
Kraft, a Detroit, Mich, fireman, drank
a bottle of carbolic acid before the
eyes Of his family and two hours later
was dead Kraft was but "A years Of
age.
The government land office at
Washington has ordered that disbar-
ment proceedings be instituted
against O. l.. Cooper a Rapid City S.
D., attorney. He is charged with per-
jury in his practice before the land
office.
BY the turning over Of a Pullman
car on the Rio Grande train near
Chama, n. NJ, Mother Baptiste Of
Denver mother superior of Colorado,
was killed and Sister Mary Nora and
Harley Mccoy, also of Denver, and
Pullman Conductor Whan were in
jured.
Customs Inspector HOey and two
Cinnamon were arrested at Nogales,
Arizona, and it became known yester-
day that scheme to smuggle Chinese
into the United States had been un-
earthed 1t is said more arrests will
follow.
Harley Mccoy, who was injured in
the Rio Grande wreck near Chama, n.
NJ, died in Durango, Colo. Mccoy
served several years in the Canon
City peHitentiary for the murder of
Captain Hawley of the Denver police
in 1891.
An attempt was made to wreck a
passenger train on the Minneapolis
and St Louis road between New Ulm
and Searles, MINI. The train crashed
into pile of ties, but was not de
rallied This is the third attempt
within year.
Vice President Rooseyelt's presideE-
tial boom was started in Springfield
by n delegation from Peoria wearing
badges inscribed Roosevelt for
President in 1904" Governor Yates
made significant illusions in an after
dinner speech.
fronted with a serious proposition in
that the Texas legislature shows a
marked disposition to tax them per
cent on their gross earnings. 1t is
claimed by the oil people that this
will prove a serious setback to the
oil development industry.
The suffrage committee of the
Virginia constitutional convention has
agreed upon a plan which will dis
franchise nearly all the negroes in the
state for all time. The scheme is to
enact a law providing that a man
must be able to understand the con
stitution in order to vote.
At Buffalo the following officers
were elected by the United Typoth-
etae: President, A. e. Pears, Pitts
brug; secretary, Edward Freegard of
St Louis; treasurer, Thomas l.. Don
nelly of Chicago. Next years meet
ing will be held in Pittsburg. 1t was
decided to form an emergency fund.
Fire at Ledford ILL.,, destroyed a
store building owned by Charles
Mitchell. The records and other
property of the United Mine Workers
federation, which occupied the upper
floor, were destroyed. The total loss
is $4,000 The fire is believed to be
inCendiary.
Pearl NJ Ball of Kenwood, ILL.,, died
from an overdose of morphine, said
by the eoroner's jury to have been
taken with suicidal intent. The
cause of her suicide is a mystery.
The family declares that she had no
love affairs, but the young woman was
frequently in the company of DR.,
Denslow Lewis, a prominent Hyde
Park physician. DR.. Lewis is a
widower handsome, wealthy and
stands high socially and in his pro
fession. He has not been seen since
the girls death.
At Detroit the fraternal congress
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, H. A. Warner, Topeka, Kan,
representing the Knights and Ladies
Of Security; vice president, Joseph
S. Langftt, Pittsburg, supreme regent
Of the Royal Arcanum; secretary, NJ.
w Sackett of Meadville, Pa, re-
elected. Denver was chosen as the
next place of meeting. 1t was de-
! CidCd that the uniform bill be amend
ed so as to require all death benefit
paying fraternal and beneficial so
cities that may be hereafter organ
lied, to provide rates not less than
the mortality table in the bill, and
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