Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25


barn door.
Mrs: William NJ. Stewart, wife If
the senior senator from Nevada, was
killed in an automobile accident in
California.
In Richmond, Va, Louis Berkeley
shot Mrs. Annie Anderson twice and
them committed suicide. Mrs. Ander-
son may recover.
President Roosevelt summoned Sen
ators Hanna, Spooner, Aldrich, lii
son and Lodge to a conference at
oyster Bay.
Seventeen miners were killed by a
gas and powder explosion in the
Algoma big four coal mine at Blue
Field, w. Va.
Illinois Central abandoned its double
track plan between Memphis and Jack
son, and will construct a new connect
ing freight line.
Lieut.. G. r.. Thorne returned from
Philippine service and married Miss
Mabel COrel, a former teacher there, in
San Francisco.
William Howard and Maude Solt,
prominent young people Of Gidden,
Iowa, were killed by a Northwestern
passenger train at Ralston.
The Texas republican convention
made but two nominations: For soV-
ernor, George p, BurIit Of Palestine;
for treasurer, Eugene Nolte.
Washington police viii not permit
the proposed automobile races in
Washington streets during the forth
coming G, A. r. encampmcnt.
Lieut.. John r. Morris, u. S. N .,
committed suicide on the cruiser
Olympia by shooting. The vessel ;
chaplain killed himself last week.
The San Francisco Call says the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
will, on Jan. ! next, make formal
demand for an increase of wages.
George Huber Of New York shot and
killed his wife near Great Darlington,
Mass, on finding her in company with
James Fearing at public resort.
William Brandt was shot and killed
by his brother Peter near Newdcld. N.
j., during a quarrel over the division
Of receipts for the sale of poultry
After an expenditure of $2t,0OO,0OO
and the sacrifice of "A lives the rapid
transit subway under construction in
New York Is three-hfths completed.
The percentage Of children between
10 and ii years old able to read ana
write increased between 1890 and
1900 except in Arizona and Nevada,
"Ted" Roosevelt the presidents
oldest son, reached Oyster Bay from
his western hunting trip and told CT
catching n twenty-five pound music
lunge.
1t is said the important trading ana
transportation companies occupying
much of the water front Of ST.
Mchaels, Alaska, have formed q com
bine.
A Pennsylvania railroad freight en-
CINE boiler exploded and was thrown
400 feet at Jersey City, killing En-
ginoer George Lutz and injuring two
others.
President Mitchell has received a
draft Of C 900 from the Welsh
miners. The money was voted at a
meeting of the miners held in Wales
recently.
At Sterling, Ill.,, Mrs. Charles Cas-.
sci, prominent young society woman
and n Wife of only two years, has
mysterously Disappeared No cause
Is known.
A paper mill trust, including all
mills In Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
ncsota, will be promoted by Dewar &
Yerkos, Chicago brokers. A $50, 900 900
capital is proposed.
Miss Virginia l.assiter Of Peters
burg, Va, daughter of Dr.. d. W.
Lassitor and sister of Congressman
Francis X. Lasstor, was thrown from
n surrey and killed.
President Roosevelt has issued an
executive order closing the depart
monts in Washington on the day of
the &. A, II. parade during tho en-
Campmont next month
A Louisiana grand jury found an
Indictment against MIS-. MaNimlllAn
Dauphin on charge that she failed
to return n complete inventory of her
late husbands estate.
Members of the Peoples Alliance
of Ha2elton, Pa, argued before Gov
ornor Stone in favor of calling an
extra session of the legislature to end
the anthracite coal strike.
The Wisconsin Methodist con.
ference at milwaukee, asked Pre-.
dent Roosevelt to reruto the yumoY
that he had asked the pope to appoint
Archbishop Ireland cardinal.
Forest fires in the Cascade and
coast ranges are destroying timber,
farm houses, and live stock ana
threatening towns. Two persons
were killed and others missing.
At St Louis husbands failure to
take his wife to a baseball game was
reason assigned in court for the
proceedings begun by Mary G. New
port against Albert Newport.
Lieut., r. Il, Peary, arctic explolor,
caoled that he is returning home from
the trip begun July ., 1898. The mes,