Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-02

fire.
Augment was heard in the United
States circuit court of appeals at New
York in the action brought by the
government against Mrs. Phyllis =.
Dodge for the forfeiture Of Jewel. y
valued at $64 900, which she is alleged
to have smuggled into this country
in July, 1899. Decision was reserved
The national academy of science at
Washington elected arnold Hague OF
that city home secretary, and also the
! following new members: r. H. Moore
Of Chicago, Edward II. Nichols OF
Corner university, George F. Becker
of Washington, Joseph Nick Cattell
and T. M. PTudden of New York.
Prof. Cyrus Northrop,, president CT
the university of Minnesota, having
declined the appointment as dele
gate to the Pan-American exposition.
to be held in the city of Mexico next
October, the president offered the
position to John Barrett, exministar
! to Siam
Joseph Johnston and John Potter,
of the Reynolds feudists deserted from
the barricade of their fellows In the
mountains near Mayking, KY, and sur
rendered They were taken to Whites
| burg jail A posse is being organized
to capture the others.
| A trestlc over the Carolina and
Georgia excursion railroad, near
Blacksburg, S. c., was undermined by
| high water, and combination freight
and passenger train ran into a wash
out. Fireman Hyne was seriously in
mred. j. d. Metcalfe, the engineer,
! is missing.
Surgeon General Sternberg has
given his approval without reservation
to the report of the special medical
board composed of Surgeons Reed,
| Carroll and Agramonte, upon the "eti-
molgy Of yellow fever" in which the
conclusion was reached that the mos
quito is responsible for the transmits
sion Of this disease.
The congressional reapportionment
bill, prepared by the republican
caucus, passed the Illinois senate by a
party vote, 81 to 20. The bill divides
the state into 25 congressional dis.
tricts a large proportion of which
have normal republican majOritea.
1t has not yet been passed by the
house.
Consul General Guenther, at Frank
fort, Germany, in a report to the state
department, says that commission
has been designated for the purpose
of studying the custom of preventing
river waters from becoming dan
gerous to health of the people and the
animals in that country, and effective
regulations along this line Will be put
in operation.
A high wind loosened a huge iron
water tank from the fastenings on the
roof of the Galbraith building, Madison
and Franklin streets, Chicago causing
| 1t to crash through the six floors to
the ground, iniuring five persons and
resulting in a damage to the building
Of 800 900
The secretary of war has notified
| Gen. Macarthur, commanding the
troops in the Philippines that congress
has made the same nrovision for send.
ING home the remains Of civilian EN-.
nIovne of tbo government who may die
IN the philtnnincs as heretofore has
onnIiod orly to officers and mon of fine
army
The $4,000 reward offered by Rev.
Father Mullen Of New York, for the re-
! turn of the lost William Mccormick to
/ his parents and the arrest Of his kid,
nappers was withdrawn by the priest.
| Father Mullen said he had been com
PEELED to take this action to escape
a horde Of montcbanks, clairvoyants,
! falirs of every sort and cranks Of all
degrees, who have bcsicgcd him since
he posted the money
The Tennessee legislature passed a
bill to impose an adyaIorcm tax on all
cars owned by corporations other than
railroads. This law affects the Pull
man, Standard Oil, Fruit Dispatch, Re
frigorator and all other corporations
owning or leasing cars, A bill has