Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-01

Saulted by a masked man. CltlZenS
are hunting for the girls assailant
and threats of lynching are heard.
Apparently to insure his confrma-
ton as chief of army ordnance the
war department has relieved Gen
William Crozier as member Of the
board Of ordnance and Notifications.
The anti-merger suit of the state Of
Minnesota against the Northern
Securities company was removed by
the Minnesota district court to the
United States circuit court for hear
ing.
Mrs. Hay, WE OF the secretary Of
state, settled diplomatic etiquette
problem by telling the wives OF
cabinet members, congressman, and
justices to call first on ambassadors
wives.
President Roosevelt, in an address
lat New York, declared character
counted more than intellect in college
men and that honesty, courage and
common sense were the most valuable
in civil life.
; George Lemay, French-Canadian
musician, for sixteen years organist OF
the Roman Catholic church of Ste
Jean de Baptiste, New York city, is
dead He was born in St Paul forty
five years ago.
An authoritative statement was
issued in New York that J. Pierpont
Morgan absolutely controls the
Louisville and Nashville, and that
August Belmont and John w Gates
have settled their differences.
Chicago retail meat dealers are
planning an offensive and defensive
alliance" against the beef trust. Meat
prices have reached a point where re-
tailers' profits are lost and the public
is ceasing to buy.
Mrs. LOttie G. Dimon, widow OF
Henry G. DimOn, who was killed IN
the Parkavenue tunnel accident on
the New York Central railroad several
month ago, was awarded 100000
damages agaist the railroad company
by jury in White Plains, N. Y.
Rev. Charles J. Wood, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church at Phiia~
delphia, whose name has been men
toned as possible successor to Rev.
Dr. Maltbie D. BabcOck as pastor of
the Brick Presbyterian church in
New York, will not leave Philadelphia.
Mayor Low addressed a letter to
Police Commissioner Partridge, in
Structing him not to enforce strictly
the law relating to the sale of meat
on Sunday during the Jewish Pass
over. The letter followed a request
made by number of influential He
brews.
Representative of Pittsburg, New
York and Philadelphia capitalists were
at Marietta, o., inspecting >5OO-acre
tract of land on which they have ,n
option, for the purpose or erecting a
mammoth iron and steel plant. The
plant is to cost over 100000 and is
Tor the purpose of supplying indepen-
dent concerns.
The supreme court granted the state
OF Washington leave to file a bill
against the Northern Securities mer
ger The state cOntended that the com
bInC stopped new lines AM hurt r,
value of lands granted by the federal
government.
In Chicago William Grimstead tried
10 save his children from death by fire
IN the Monterey flats, 1913 Thirty-ninth
street and carried them to a fourth
moor hre-escape. An explosion blew
his daughter through a window and
Killed her. The father and other child
were badly hurt, but were rescued.
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oil Natick, Mass, was partly burned
following the explosion of a hand
lamp. The tenants were the w n
FarIln hardware company and GEORGE
Z. Fairbanks & Son, newsdeaIers ana
printers. The losses make a total Of
about Y55,OOO, with insurance probably
amply covering this figure.
When Louis Alfred Batensi leaves
Sing Sing Saturday he will have
served a six years sentence for the
misrepresentation of $4,000 worth of
JeWelTy III New York. At the door or
the prison he will be served with .
federal warrant charging him with tbe
lembezzlement of approximately 81 -.
IooV'OOO III France. Followed by extra
oltlon, this will probably mean a long
term of servitude.
Inc interstate commerce commits
sion at Washington has issued a buI-
ietln showing for the three montns
ended September 80. 1901. a total of
'25 killed and 1922 injured in train
accidents of all kinds in the United
state The total number of train col
lslons was 1,247 and derailments
,OO2. causing damage aggregating
SI'S42,224 to cars, engines and roaj-
ways, exclusive of damage to mer-
Chandise.
| Inc Episcopal house of bishops has
Cecded to admit the Episcopal church
OF Mexico, which as heretofore been
animated with the Episcopalians of the
united States. The Mexican churcb
RAD selected as bishops Rev. Henry
Forrester, Rev. Fansto Orihuel and
new Jose Antonio COrrion. 1t was de-
clueo that the presiding bishop, on re-
oeiFIng the approval of a constitu-
IlonaI majority of the church. sbouId
cGnsrcrete these three men as bishops
OF Mexico.
INSULAR.
Rathbone's bond was accepted by the
Cuban court
Presldent-elect Palma reached Cuba