Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-31

News of the double Weddlng mas Ju5o
been made known,
In the Mississippi valley, from Keo-
kuk for a hundred miles to the south,
the entire region Is under water, and
over $G,O0O,OOO worth of growing
grain has been destroyed.
President Roosevelt is expected to
take the stump for Gov. Odell. The
president, GOV. Odell and Senator
Plat are to have an important con
ference at oyster Bay July 30.
Charles NJ Schwab's residence, 10
cost $3,5O0,O 900, will not be located on
Fifth avenue, but will be the most
paIanaI in New York city, with large
grounds and an Italian garden.
Mime apolis officials may escape
bribery prosecution because of a split
in the prosecutors Office. AL j. Smith,
first assistant prosecutor resigned
and the cases have been put over.
Ed Blackwell, guard at the
Chandler mines, Colo, was forced to
fee to the woods by drunken miners.
Later he shot and killed one of the
latter, a negro named w. II. White.
Dun q Co.'S weekly trade review
found the Industrial conditions great
ly improved due to a settlement of
labor disputes and the good crop out
look A heavy fall trade Is expected.
Ellis county, Kansas, farmers get
the pick of harvest hands, as they
are reported to feed the men five
meals daily, with a drink Of WHISKY
before each meal, besides paying fun
wages.
At Paterson, N. j., Bishop OConnor
has accommodated the new Greek
Catholic hu,ch Of SIS. Peter and Paul,
OF Passaic. Father Volesin, the
pastor says he will carry the matter
to Rome.
Secretary Tsung Of the Chinese
legation to the United States, who
has just arrived from Europe, said
the new minister Is u clever man, and
that honors await Minister Wa in
China
Fred Lee Rico, Champaign, H.,
who murdered Canadian Constable
Boydc, was hanged at Toronto. He
was once leader of Illinois nnl.
verslty students, but turned expert
rObbcr.
senator McLaurin Is. CO. refused
President ROOsoyclts appointment to
Il life place on the court Of claims be
cause newspaper accused him OF
Selling himself" for the prospect OF
getting it.
1t is said that President Roosevelt
Is trying to decide whether to appoint
Representative Sherman or Rcprcsen
tatIye Ray both Of New York, to the
vacant judgeship of the northern New
York district.
After forty days of continual pur-
suit by men and bIoodhounds, all
organized effort to capture Harry
Tracy, the escaped Oregon convict,
has ended, No further posses will
start after him.
Miss Francis Corbin, professor in
English in the Womcn's university,
said Mary McLane, who is under her
care, is not yet sufficiently advanced in
her studies to think of entering Rad
Cliffe college.
w. ]. Bryan, en- route to Boston,
said he was going east to help con.
solidate the divided factions of his
party. After his tour of the east, he
will return and take leading part in
the Nebraska campaign
A Marconi wireless telegraph I'm.
gtullni inn ~ InI
planned. Vessels and stations at
Sault ste. Marie, Milwaukee, and
Cleveland are to be equipped for
public and marine business.
The stabbng of ELI IouCkets, com
pany f, sixth cavalry, in Il negro re-
sort at Leavonworth, was followed by
the ra2ing Of the place by his COM
rados, during which several were
severely dubbed by the police.
David Thomas, of Seattle. wanted
to buy his wife an SIS hat. She said
T. was too expensive. A family
quarrel resulted. and Mrs Thomass
brother killed her husband and him.
self after fatally woundng her.
Chairman BahcOck of the republican
congressional campaign committee, in
n Chicago interview. said the fall
campaign will consist chiefly of
speeches. The literature feature
was ovcrdone In 1896 and 1900.
J, w. Cats, c, NJ SChwab, Cornelius
Vanderbilt and few other multi
mllionalres, are interested in
merger of the strongest real estate
and construction companies in this
country, with $6O,OO0,O0O capital.
Harry Brown. alias Alvah Giles. was
arrested In Genoa. Nch,, and trunk
filled with postage stamps in original
packings recovered, They are sup
posed to he portion of those stolen
from the Chicago postotllCo last fall.
At Philadelphia Victor Romllot,
aged 81 years, a stock broker, com
mtttcd suicide by inhaling ilmminat-
Ing gas at his homo in Germantown.
Rouillot was recently convicted of
conspiracy in connection with stock
deal.
William Mccain, aged 20, was shot
and killed by his father, Patrick. al