Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13


On account of smallpox the Osh-
kosh normal may be closed in adj
ditiOn to the high school, which has
already suspended sessions.
At Gladstone, Mich, acting under
instructions from Judge Stone, the
city marshal has seized all the nickel
in-the-slOt machines in town.
The navy department made public
special order announcing to the
naval service the death of Rear Ad-
miraI Lewis Ashfield Kimberly.
1t is believed that the inhabitants
OF the Danish West Indies will be al
lowed to retain their allegiance 10
Denmark, even if the islands are
transferred to the United States.
EX-Prcsident Cleveland has re
turned from his hunting trip to
Georgetown, S. C. He seems con-
siderably improved by the outing.
! Mrs. Sherman w. KnevaIs died while
| sitting in an audience at Criterion
theater, New York having been taken
with apOpleXy, due to excitement
! Edward Leonard Dryer, once hus-
| band of a duchess and millionaire
/ Dlunger on the New York stock ex-
! change, is unable to pay S. fine.
! Three young women from Montreal
were enticed from their homes to %
| CustOm-Housc place, Chicago, where
they are kept prisoners for a week.
| An Alton limited train was derailed
by an open interlocking switch near
| Pontiac, H., and the coaches over
! turned. Five persons were injured.
The judiciary committee Of the
! house reported a bill empowering the
| Spanish treaty claims commission to
compel the attendance of witnesses.
Miss Agnes Inglis of Detroit, q
! leader in her classes, committed
suicide at the University of Michigan
| She was noted for her eccentricities.
Snow, rain, and a heavy wind re-
suited in great damage in New York
and along the coast. A big British
ship went ashore on Brigantine shoals
in fog
Chief of Police Eugene Massey Of
| Wilmington, Del, was convicted by
| the police commissioners of failure 10
! suppress gambling and was dismissed
from Office.
| A movement has been started by
| farmers for the organization of a new
county to consist of portions of Luce
Alger, Mackinac and Schoolcraft
counties, Mich
| Capt James A Baker of Texas was
| the principal witness at the trial n
| New York of Albert T. Patrick,
charged with the murder of Million
aire w M Rice.
A delegation of New Workers CALLED
on the president and invited him to
attend the annual military tourna-
ment to be held in Madison Square
| Garden in March
Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the
| treasury, says he believes that the
way to reduce the treasury surplus IS
| to increase the number of national
| bank repositories.
| Peace practically agreed upon by
the big copper companies and a con
sOlidatiOn similar to the steel trust is
| ceTEs are interested.
The New Jersey legislature elected
Mr.. j. F. Dryden of Newark United
States senator to succeed the late
/ General SewelI the democrats voting
for Allen McDermott.
Senator Patterson has introduced a
| bill providing for the union of Okla
homa and Indian territory and their
admission into the union as state
| to be called oklahoma.
An agreement was signed by all the
! leading transatlantic steamship lines
to increase rates so per cent on three
of the principal articles of export
| grain, flour and produce
The La Crosse police department
will ask the common council to revoke
the license of several saloons. This
! action is due to the fact that wine
rooms are being operated.
Professor Pearson will ask the
church and Northwestern university
to investigate his doctrinal beliefs
! to determine whether he has trans
cended the Methodist creed.
Chicago university and Michigan
university signed a three-year football
agreement for games Nov. Is, 1902
and Thanksgiving, 1908. in Chicago.
| and Nov. IS, 1904, in Ann Arbor.
Police investigation showed that the
woman found dead in a Christie
street. New York house. was muir
dered and knife placed in her hand
| to give it the appearance of suicide.
Secretary Long has recommended
that Naval Cadet Walter C. Jacobs,
convicted of irregularity in studies,
| be put back one year. He was SEN
fenced to be dropped from the acad-
envy.
Henry A. Faulkner and julius Leh-
man of the ST Louis house of deputies
were arrested on the charge of per-
jury in connection with the council
Doodle investigation by the grand
jury.
George Reeder of Duluth. a freight
conductor on the Northern Pacific
railroad, died as a result Of a blow in
the abdomen by an iron with which
he was trying to loosen a frozen brake
shoe
All the factories and mills in north
western Michigan and Indiana that
depend on water from st. Joseph river
to furnish motive power have been
compelled to shut down, owing to low
water.
The bureau of construction has