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

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ed spot for blackmailers or his daugh
ter will be murdered.
Prof Brouardel, dean of the medical
faculty of Paris. declared in tn
British tuberculosis congress that
consumption is durable.
The Jackson Pulp companys works,
at Jackson, Mich, caught fire from
sparks Of a passenger engine and
were totally destroyed.
Secretary Long ordered everybody
connected with the navy department
to refrain from talking publicly IF
the Santiago controversy.
IN Chicago Rev. Peter ]. Muldoo0
was consccrated titular bishop Vi
Tamasscnsis and auxiliary to Arch
bishop Fcchan of Chicago.
General Land Commissioner Her.
man has suspended all proof made
during the past year in Montana and
Idaho on account OF frauds.
New York doctors do not fear q
spread of bubOnic plague in this
country despite the predictions OF
DR.. KcmDetor Of Milwaukee.
A stoler taken from the steamer
/ Hohenfcl8, which arrived at New
York from Calcutta, is said to be
suffering with bnbonic plague.
Three hundred Alabama negroes
who were taken to Melrose Park. Ill.,
to work In stce! mills were prevented
by an armed mob from landing.
Cummins carried the conventions
in Clayton and Iowa counties, la, an
now has 73I out Of 1926 delegates so
far chosen to the state convention.
Rear Admiral John Irwin, retired,
died in Wash lgton after an Illness Of
several month. due to complication
of diseases. He was 60 years Old,
The First National Bank Of New
York has absorbed the National
Bank of the Republic agreeing to pay
1915 a share for stock of the latter.
The Buffalo exposition has been
more than paying its express since
tho beginning Of June, and has al.
ready accumulated "A considerable
surplus.
A Chicago physician who was sent
abroad by the Harrison administra-
ton to study the plague predicts that
the disease will sweep the American
continent
Fire destroyed a bridge on the
Galena division Of the Illinois Con,
trail railroad, completely tying up all
traffic pending rebuilding of the
structure.
Michael Kelly, an insane man
killed one man, probably mortally
wounded another and shot four Others
and was himself killed in Leayen.
worth. Kan.
Cyrus Larl1o, years old, was
robbed of AZ cents by several com
panions of his own age at Rogers
City, Mich, and then was drowned in
a mill pond by them,
At Louisville w. II. Johnson. WIN
said to have invented the switch
board now used in an improved form
by the Western Union Telegraph
company in 1855. is dead.
While bathing at East Battle Lake
N, d.. Allen Huel and Allen HaIia
each II years of age, got beyond their
depth and were drowned. Both be.
longcd to prominent families,
Secretary Root called for report
by army post commandments on tn
effect of the abolition of the canteon,
His recommendation to congress ar"
to he based on the information.
Florence Dorcy aged 90 years, WAS
killed aud Clara La Voy and John
Quirk were badly Injured by being run
down by an electric car while driving
from Dcpcro to Green Bay, Wis.
The Workingmen's Protective as.
ISOLATION of st. Louis, has sued to
restrain tho Louisiana Purchase Fv-
position company from using Forest
park as n site for the fair in 1908.
Mayor Black. of McKeesport, has
announced that he will not allow the
police to be used by the steel com
panies, nor will he permit the impor
tatIon Of labor il it will cause strife.
Frank Hanoh, of Escanaba; Mr..
MosloCll, of Milwaukee, employed as
bartender in a saloon III that city, and
Jim Woodn the later aged l3. were
drowned in Doan lake, at Floodwood,
Mich.
AS result of n fight between
Slavish and Hungarian miners at
Eingsmones, Ohio Grant Taylor is
dead and Joe Rocdon, Melvin Sheldon
and Mack Sheldon are seriously in
| iured.
The government lottery to select
owners for land in the IIiowa reserve.
ton began Mt Eel Reno in the presence
of 10000 homoseekcrs. j. Il, Wood
won the capital prize In the .awtoU
district.
The largest convention Of socialists
over held in tho United States Assem-.
bled in Indianapolis The convention
was called for the purpose Of uniting
the two divisions of the social demo
cratic party.
Archibald Suttley, vice president of
that Sattley Manufacturing company,
manufacturers of plows and farm