Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-06

child and herself by shooting and
asphyxiation
Daniel Messer, the wealthiest man
in Coles county, Illinois, was stricken
with apoplexy in restaurant at Mat
tOon. He is pioneer hotel man and
stakeholder in many banks. He is
70 years old
The democratic citizens fusion
ticket carried Pittsburg, Vance Nc
COrmick. democrat and former foot
ball captain of Yale, was elected
mayor of Harrisburg, and the republi-
cans won in Philadelphia
Six assay plants in Victor, Cripple
Creek. and GoIdfield, Colo, were
destroyed almost simultaneously by
dynamite. Many persons were
severely injured 1t is supposed 20
be the result of a conspiracy.
President Roosevelt asked for the
resignation of Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow, who sent H.
spectors to West Virginia to investi-
gate the private life of a man men
toned for a postofice in that state.
In the battle between the big steel
companies and yesselmen over carry
ing charges of iron ore for the COM
! ing season, sentiment in Chicago is
entirely on the side Of the vessel
men, even in the iron and steel trade
At a meeting of the Kosciusko
| County Corn Growers association at
| Warsaw. md. a movement was
| started having for its object the
erection Of a memorial building in
honor OF late Governor James A.
Mount.
The jury in the William Walters
| murder case at Parker, S. D., returned
a verdict of manslaughter in the first
! degree. The crime of which Walters
was convicted was the killing Of
Joseph MiddleswOrth at Centerville,
S. D. Nov. 7.
In Chicago George /. ChiIdrose
| killed Henry Meyerer, who had re-
| fused his consent to the marriage of
| his daughter and the young man. His
| fiance's sister was MORALLY wounded
| by the Infatuated sutton, who then
killed himself
Forty-fve United States prisoners
started from the Ohio penitentiary
destined for the Atlanta prison. \
car containing 81 prisoners in charge
of United States marshal of West
Virginia and seven guards Joined the
Columbus party.
! At Spokane attorney w. A. Lewis
was sentenced to serve eight years
and six months in the penitentiary for
| stealing 1925 belonging to one of his
clients. This sentence is to run con
| currently with the sentence Of seven
! years already imposed.
Fire. starting by spontaneous com
| bustion in the finishing-rOom of the
| MenZie Manufacturing company, man
| ufacturers of furniture. and spread
| ing to the adjoining premises Of the
Merchants Dyeing and Finishing
! company, did damage of $205,O0O.
Mrs. Sofia Beach died in a hospital
of injuries received in the park
avenue New York hotel fire, making
the nineteenth victim of that disaster
RumOrs in Washington are this, that
resignation of Secretary Hitchcock
will follow that Of Secretary Long.
David B. Hill was the chief speaker
at the meeting of democratic leaders
from thirty eight states in New York
The only nOrthwesterners present
were Governor Toole and Senator
Clarke of Montana. In an interview
Mr.. Bryan sneeced at this gathering.
The annual congress OF the Cnl!-
dren of the American revolution con
vened. Mrs. G. F. Sternberg, the
president. in her annual address, said
while the society was in its infancy,
it already numbered $500, and should
increase ten fold in the next few
years.
John w. Proudfit filed a deed
of assignment in Ell PasO county,
Colorado, assigning all his inter
est5, both legal and equitable to
Charles f. Noble of Colorado Springs
Inc liabilities are not given. but in
voIyed a number of eastern and New
York clients.
z. F. Brewer, a San Francisco
swimmer. at the spOrtsmen's show IN
Chicago established new records for
the 500 yards and half-miIe events.
In the 500 yard race Brewer defeated
Fred Wieland, Chicago, and Fred \.
Wenck, Yale, covering the distance
in 1871 Is.
Miss Stone, Nine. Esilka, and the
latter's baby were released by the
brigands near StrumiIza, Macedonia.
where the late captives arrived at 3
o'clock in the morning. Miss Stone
and Nine Tsilka will remain at
Strumitza until they recover from the
effects of their captivity.
The case of Miss Roosevelt is caus-
ing perturbation in the lord chamber
lain office. Precedence for the daugh-
ter of a republican president in itself
seems topsy turvy, and in this case
there is no precedent for her prece-
dence. The Gordian knot will probably
be cut by the king granting her am
bassadorial rank.
Chief Post-Office Inspector Cochran
received dispatches at Washington an
nouncing that Hamilton Schuyler,
postmaster at Bellevue, o. had alb
seconded, and that Thomas H Mollard
had been designated acting postmas-
ter The Office is a presidential one
of the second class. The amount of
defalcation is unknown