Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-27

| lue SelecIlOn Oh booker L. wash
ington as commencement day orator
for the University of Nebraska next
June, was announced by Chancellor
Anrdews.
G. A. Flavelle of Chicago and c.
| NJ. Darlington reported to have sue
| cumbed to hardships while exploring
the jungles in the unknown parts of
| Venezuela
Officials of the Illinois Central are
said to have plan in mind whereby
it is expected that traffic between
| Cuba and New Orleans can be great
! ly increased.
The closing Of the last gap between
the telephone systems of the eastern
and western states is promised by the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone com
pany for 1903
A lamp explosion in the house of
Wiley Taylor, a negro, caused fire
at South Mills, N. c., which swept
away 25 buildings. Loss $4,000;
insurance, $4,000
Walter S. Brooks, aged 20, son of a
rich New York man, was found dead
in hotel with a bullet wound in
| his head. Florence w. Burns, aged
| 10, is held pending inquiry.
| New York and Brooklyn were visit
ed by the worst snow-storm expert
enced there since the blizzard of 1888
| Streets were blockaded by snow
drifts and traffice was suspended
The San Francisco Call says ].
| Pierpont Morgan's recent visit has re-
| suited in plans for fine hotel and
many other buildings. The architect
has been selected to prepare designs
Mrs Catherine Voepel, widow was
mysteriOusly murdered in her fiat in
! New York. The necktie of a man
was found in her hand Robbery
was apparently not the motive Of the
crime
| Seven men were killed and fourteen
seriously injured in a wreck on the
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf rail
road near Little Rock, Ark. A huge
bow1der crashed down on the ca
! bOOse.
Mrs Charles H. Deere of Moline de-
feated Mrs. Wiles for Illinois regent
of the D. A R. by vote of % to a.
| Two of the members of the Chicago
| chapter refused to obey instructions
for Mrs. WiIes.
John Jordan, with several aliases,
the king of green goods men, was ar
rested in New York by secret service
agents of the postoffice department
He swindled victims out of thousands
| by a new method.
Documents were received in New
York testifying that the pope had
hOnored Erwin Steinbeek, head in
New York of the firm of F. Pusted &
Co., with knighthood in Order of St
Gregory the Great.
No opposition has developed in the
probate court at New Haven, Conn,
to the acceptance of the report Of
the executors of the will of the late
Henry B. Plant, whose estate is
valued at $16,000,000.
Congressman LIQUIDS scheme of sup
planting the rural free delivery serv-
ice by the contract star route sys-
tenn will be defeated by the republi-
cans in the house, who fear a recur-
renee of old scandals
III &C oCl IOuS ICtlIlOol "iSCh0 III
Illinois and Iowa cost six lives. Four
men were killed near Clifford, Ia, and
two were killed at Shop Greek Siding,
III. Several persons were badly in
jured near Carbonate, H.
Peter Buschwah, a pioneer real es-
tate dealer Of Chicago, was found
dead in his office. The body sat up
right in a chair, with the feet rest
} ing on a desk Eight gas jets were
found open indicating suicide.
Acting Secretary Darling of the
navy has ruled that an enlisted man
must submit under pain of court
martial for disObedience, to minor sur
gical operations required to fit him
for the performance of his duties.
President Roosevelt has reached a
| decision in the Schley case which will
not please the friends of Tie rear
| admiral, and finds, among other
| things. that Sampson was technically
in command at the battle off Santiago
A summons has been issued against
E. w. Gillian, proprietor of the En-
pire hotel, St Louis, in which eleven
persons lost their lives commanding
him to show cause why he should not
be punished for violation of the fire
escape ordinance.
Nothing definite will be done to-
ward the erection of the Carnegie pub
lie library in GAINESVILLE until after
the estate of the late F. S. Eldred is
settled. Mr.. Eldred willed $4,000
toward the library, as memorial to
his daughter. This sum is not avail
able until the estate is settled, which
will be some time next March. TINS, |
with the 100000 given by Carnegie. |
gives the library board $4,000 for the |
building.
William J. Arkell, for IL years pres
ident of the Judge company, has re- |
signed that position. and also his |
mebership in the executive committee |
to devote his time to his increasing |
outside business interests. which of |
late have required much Of his atten-
ton.
At Richmond, Ky, a fight occurred
in the streets between James Estill, |
Leslie Estil and Shelton Chambers,
as the result of which Leslie Estill |
and Chambers will probably die The
men were drinking and quarreIed
about trivial matter. Fifteen shots
were fired in the fusillade
The 12-year-old daughter of Will
lam Gallagher, living near Eddyvillel