Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-15


An actor who was jealous of an
other member of the company killed
the woman he loved and then corn
mitted suicide during a rehearsal il
an Omaha theater
The extension of the steel strike
to other plants of the trust may not
be completed for two weeks because
Of the necessary delay in issuing
orders to the workmen.
DR.. Hodgson of the marine hospital
has discovered a cure for yellow
fever in a medicine made from the
cedron bean, which is also a specifice
for the bites Of insects.
Mrs. Charles Fl. True of Richmond,
Ind, has brought suit against Mrs
Rebecca Starr for $4,000, alleging
that the defendant alienated the
affections Of her husband.
M. r. Longacre, a Philadelphia,
moving Lehigh Valley train near
Vanetten and suffered fatal injuries.
He was temporarily insane.
Betsey McCray, her daughter Ida
and her son Belfeld, all negroes,
were lynched in Carroll county, Mis-
sissippi, for the alleged murder Of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Taliaferro.
Dr. Henry B. Horlbeck. for many
years health officer of Charleston,
s. c., died. He was an authority on
yellow fever and had been president
of the American Medical society.
Managers of the Cummins' cam.
paign for governor of Iowa an
nounce that he has 726 pledged votes
in the state convention and enough
second choice votes to nominate him.
During a street duel between
Barney ana Sam Boyce, brothers, of
Denver, and Charles Jasper of Texas,
three bystanders were wounded, al
though none of the principals was
hurt.
The Maryland democratic state
convention adopted a platform declar-
ing 1t the purpose of the party to
eliminate the negro from politics.
The proceedings are directed by
German.
The funeral Of Rev. John Moore,
bishop of St Augustine, Fla, took
place and was largely attended.
Dignitaries Of the church from all
parts Of the United States were
present.
The Dayton, Springfield & Urban
trolley car crashed into a coal car
which stood on an open switch near
Donnellsville. Fourteen persons are
seriously hurt. Four are believed to
be dying
Rev. DR. Henry Collin Minton Of
California, moderator of the northern
Presbyterian general assembly, has
declined the call to the passionate Of
Chambers-Wylie Memorial church, in
Philadelphia
Two Chicago and Alton freight
trains collided head on at Grain
Valley Engineer Jacques was killed
and Engineer Walsh and Fireman
PuIliam all Of Slater. Mo, were
badly injured
William Wilson of Green Point, L.
l., and Jesse Wilson of Pittsburg, en-
ploycd on the new FriclI building at
Pittsburg, Pa, were killed by the
steering Of brace while hosting a
sixton eye beam
At Manti. Utah. Erasmus Ander-
son, aged q years, shot Miss Emily
Campbell, aged %, and p. c. Christen
sen, a stage driver, and then com
mitted suicide. Anderson was dis
Cardod sweetheart
President Mckinley has accepted
the invitation to attend the National
Grand Army of the Republic en-
campmcnt, and will be in Cleveland
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Of onCampment week.
Word was received from Victoria
of the alleged dofalcation of Quarter
masters Clerk John McCaull and his
disappearance from the United
States transport Egbort His short
age is said to be $5.4G3
George Potts and p. b. Player, two
Cumberland, La, telephone linemen
woro killed by a live wire. They
were stringing a covered wire with a
bare connection, which came in CON
tact with a trolley span.
Eek Secretary Of the Navy Chandler
will attempt to have Fighting Bob
Evans court-martialed for criticising
his former chief in a newspaper
article. Secretary Long is inclined
to ignore the charges as trivial.
President Shaffer of the Amalga.
mated association declared that
every union man employed in the
plants of the steel trust would be
called out within a week, No more
conferences are to be sought by the
strikers.
Theo. c. Search. of Philadelphia,
president of the National Association
of Manufacturers. held a conference
with President Mckinley regarding
interests of manufacturers. He re
fused to state the specific object Of
his visit
At Shorburno. Mimi. Frederick
Nost, farmer, fatally shot Eliza