Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-14

The government census gives the
total of illiterate men over n years
old in the United States as 2,326, 295.
Policemen have been stationed at
the home in Brooklyn Of Mr.. Peter ",
Rouss to prevent an attempt upon his
| life.
Messrs Redmond, McHugh and
O'Donnell, nationalist members of the
British parliament, arrived in New
York.
| President Roosevelt has accepted
the Charleston exposition on Lincoln's
birthday.
William B. Eckenrode was killed at
his home at Chambersburg, Pa, before
his family by the accidental discharge
| Of 2 shotgun.
John Paul, Judge Of the United
States court for the western district
Of Virginia, died at his residence. in
| Harrisonburg.
| The immigration authorizes have
made new and more stringen tagree-
ment with Canada regarding the ad-
mission of aliens
The engineer of an Erle train was
stricken with paralysis near Corning
n. Y, and the train ran for miles
while he lay unconscious.
James Callahan, accused of perjury
| in connection with the Cudahy kid
mapping, collapsed while the victim
was on the stand in Omaha.
| At Bozeman Mrs. Lucy Black,
charged with having poisoned her hus-
band, has been bound over without
bail on the charge of murder
| Mrs. William S. Stewart of Philadel-
phia was reelected president Of the
| International conference of cne Young
| Women's Christian association.
Henri Fournier has sued the Long
Island railroad company for $4,000
I damages for injuries caused by loco
motive running into his automobile.
Andrew Carnegie returned from Eu-
rope. He declared himself in favor of
lower tariff rather than reciprocity.
He is opposed to the Nicaragua canal.
Eleven children died Of tetanus at
, St Louis after treatment with anti
toxine for diphtheria. Tetanus germs
are believed to have been in the medi,
cine.
At Helena, William c. Tranter has
confessed to the theft of $4,000 from
King Lowry's poolroom, where he was
employed. Most of the money was re
covered.
Dan NJ. Hogan, bookmaker and old
time gambler, was slain by his Is
Iyear-Old son, who shot him at Viii
mington, H., to save his mother from
a beating.
Robert F.. Burke, ex-oil inspector
and his assistant, Max Prayer, were
indicted again for conspiracy to de
fraud the city of Chicago in the con
duct of the office
Alfred r. GosIin, who was indicted
for causing raid in Brooklyn Rapic
Transit stock, swore he gave Col. Boil
Ammon $500 to be used in fixing" {
United States Judge.
The ElectrOgraph company of Amer
lea, a concern for the transmission OF
, pictures and fac-simile writings b.
: electricity, has been incorporated will
capital of $1,000,00O.
) Lord Pauncefote called on the Sec
reatry Of State and gave him assur
ance there is nothing in the way of 81
agreement upon canal treaty which
will satisfy the senate.
The postOffice department added tt
the list of periodicals to be barred
from the mails at newspaper rates
The list included a score of publica
tions by Chicago houses.
The rural free delivery system is Il
, be placed in the classified service
This was determined upon by Presi
dent Roosevelt soon after he sue
ceeded to the presidency.
Penrhyn Neville of England, wht
came to this country to wed Miss
Neva Vail Of Chicago, tried to SNUG
gle jewels for the bride and the gov
eminent confscated them.
The report of Gen. G. L. Gillespie
chief of engineers, enormously gave
the total estimate for river and harbol
appropriation as $12,0OO,O0O which
should have been $4,000, 900.
Johann Most, the anarchist recently
sent to the penitentiary for the publ
cation in his paper of an article enti
tied Murder Versus Murderer has
been released In bonds of 81 ,vvJ.
The six large beer brewerics OF
3 Louisville have transferred their prop
critics to a new cooperation, known as
the Central Consumers company
which is capitalized at $3,500.00O.
The report of United States Treas
urer Roberts shows that the transac
tons of the treasury I'll mover a billion
dollars in receipts and expenditures
and that the circulation is now SIS. SO
per capita.
A captive balloon containing seven
men and one woman broke from its
moorings at San Francisco, and after
journey of % miles descended on the
top of Santa Cruz mountains. in San
Mateo county.
c. A. Taylor, who was serving a
ten-year sentence in the Ohio peni-
Tertiary, escaped from the guard after
a desperate fight on a train while re-
turning from Canton, where he testi-
fed in a case. He was helped by TWO
pals
Bankers and other wealthy men Of
Holland are making arrangements for
establishing a colony of Beers and
Hollanders in Wyoming. A tract Of
100000 acr has been secured. in the
valley of the Green river in Sweet
water county.