Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30


freproof railroad car, with which he
will equip his underground line in
London. He thinks its use will lessen
the danger of accidents.
The MenOmonee Falls beet sugar
factory has closed for the season.
Thirty thousand tons of beets were
reduced, out Of which 100000 pounds
Of granulated sugar were made.
By strict party vote the Frye
Hanna ship subsidy bill was reported
to the senate by the senate committee
on commerce, democrats all voting
against it and republicans for it.
Henry Brutus, woodsman en-
ployed in the Red Cliff Lumber com
pany's camps, near Bayfield,, was
struck by falling tree and received
injuries which will cause his death.
The opening CT the st. Louis ex-
position may be postponed until 1894
in order tC permit foreign nations TO
make d better exhibit than could be
done in 1903, the date originally set.
In his inaugural address at Des
Moines, Governor A. B. Cummings said
the trust question should be nation
allied, and all capital stock of com
panies should be in cash or equiva-
lent
Pere Marquette railways steamer
No. 3, was wrecked while attempting
to enter the harbor of Ludington,
Mich. The passengers and crew of
A persons were rescued by life
savers.
five story brick building occupied by
the Michigan Buggy company. The
building covered half square and 800
men were employed. The loss is
100000.
In the suit for $4,000 damages for al
legged libel, brought by Frank N. Morse
of ST. Paul against the Marshalltown,
Iowa, Times Republican, Judge Saswell
instructed the jury to return a verdict
for the defendant.
| The ultimate plan of J. P. Morgan
and his associates said to be com
| binatiOn of American, Cunard, White
! Star, Red Star, Anchor, HOlland-Amer-
lean, Atlantic Transport, Allen and
Leyland steamship lines.
Eugene Wade, under a five years
sentence in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan, for criminal as
sault upon girl under 16, at Ardmore,
I. t received a Geographic pardon
from President Roosevelt.
At Chicago hearing was begun again
| before Judge Tuley in the suit of Sam
uel Stephenson against Or" John AL
exander Dowie, self-proclaimed elijah
II" to recover 1886, 900 alleged TO have
been fraudulently obtained.
A proposition has been made for
the building of the interoceanic canal
| by the old Darien or MOringoe Sand
Blast route, and it is said Senator
Hanna is one of the warmest advo-
Gates of the proposed route.
Through the gift of $4,000 by Dean
Hoffman, the American Museum of
Natural History will receive the lar
gest collection Of butterflies and moths
in this country. 1t is that of the late
| DR.. Herman Streicker, Reading, Pa.
The American Protective Tariff
| league has elected Charles A Moore
president, Legrand B. Cannon first
vice president, Joseph E. Thorp sec
ond vice president, and Wilbur F.
Wakeman, secretary and treasurer.
Northwestern bankers are actively
interesting themselves in the move
ment for a repeal of that section of
the war revenue act under which the
commissioner of internal revenue i'm
poses a tax on undivided profits of
banks.
That cancer can be successfully
treated by means of the X ray has
been demonstrated by DR.. G. E. Skin
ner Of New Haven, who has cured l..
S. ManvilIe in five weeks. The can
cerOus growth was of three years
standing.
Wholesale dismissaIs in the census
bureau have begun. Several hun
dred already have received their dis
charges. The force of about 1900 will
be brought down to the 600 or 700
contemplated in the permanent cen
SuS movement.
The Omaha council, sitting as a
board of equalization, decided that
sugar in transit and temporarily
stored in warehouses cannot be taxed
by the city and Cancelled $4,000 taxes
levie dagainst the American Sugar Re
fining company.
At Coffeen. H., a letter by Fred
Bockman, who killed Miss Gertie Cliff
ford and shot himself, stated that he
was in debt and meant to commit sui
eide; that he had told the girl what
he was going to do, and she declared
she must go too.
Frank G. YOumans, arrested in De-
troit Two months ago on a charge of
embezzling SAIL from the Traders
bank of Kansas City, was discharged
for lack IF evidence, but was re-
arrested on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
a decision has ben given at Akron,
Iowa, in the case of BLY, VS.. Sears. in
which the court held that the presence
of bugs in hotel did not furnish
grounds for the recovery of damages.
The case has ben appealed and prom
ises to rival the famous Jones county
calf case.
Governor Orman of Colorado will
call special session of the legisla-
ture to consider the revenue bill,
which was attacked by the corporations
and pronounced unconstitutional the