Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-06-05

fOrty-6Ye minutes
w II. Craddock, mayor Of Kansas
City, received the democratic nomina-
ton for governor. A committee APP
pointed by the state convention will
meet with the populists at Topeka
June IA, looking toward a merger"
Of their forces.
A crate of live lambs stood next to
a crate of baby foxes in front of a
South Water street commission-house
i'm Chicago The foxes were to be had
at 81 each, but even at this figure
buyers were scarce.
A class war at the University of
Vermont led to the drowning of Mel
son p. Bond of Burlington, who tried
to escape from sophomore kidnapers
by swimming The pursucrs tried to
rescue him but failed.
e. w. Kirk of Chicago declares
that he and not his brother, M. W.
Kirk, Is the man who went riding with
Mrs Curl, and was followed by The
Iatters husband, who seeks $50 900
damages from the former president Of
the J. S. Kirk Soap company.
At Nashville, Tenn, Governor Nc
MILAN pardoncd John Jones, who is
serving two years sentence for man
slaughter. He Killed a man who dis
honored his home and publicly tainted
him with his wi2e's dishonor The
first jury disagreed and the second
convicted.
The New York and Jersey Railroad
company which has bought the un-
completed Hudson river tunnel, is be
| lieved to be backed by the Delaware,
! Lackawanna and Western and Erie
railroads, which desire to obtain a
terminal in New York city ahead of
the Pennsylvania.
At Goshen Ind, four officers and a
physician were summoned to care for
| George w. Hattie, who was roaming
the streets raving maniac and threat
cnIng to end his life on being accused
by his bride of a day, DR.. Anna G..
Kaufman, of having deceived her by
saying he had not made a transfer of
his property,
The house committee on military af-
fairs has manifested disapproval of
the proposition Of Secretary Root for
the retirement Of officers Of the army.
The feeling Is accepted as an indiCa
ton Of growing opposition in con.
grcss to the idea of promoting officers
Just before retirement in order that
they may enjoy the benefit Of incrcas
ed pay
At South Bend, Ind, John w. Chul-
ry aged g. carpenter, shot and kill.
ed his swccthcart Susanna Kecske
nett. aged Is, early this morning, and
then killed himself with the same re
voIvor. The couple had planned to
die together The girl had laid heI
best dress and Undertaking on a
chair in the parIor and the man was
. attrcd in his best clothes.
Secretary Hay and Mr. Aspiroz, the
Mexican ambassador, signed conven
| tion providing for the arbitration o
p the famous Plus claim based on the
application of the Catholic church il
California for overdue interest OF
trust funds in the custody of thu
, American government This involves
I about 81 100000 and is the first cas-
to go before The Hague tribunal il
e any form.
Miss Cecilia Lolita Weeks, daughte
l. Of Mrs. Carlyle Henri Weeks o
), LOG West Scvcnty-fourth street Ney
|. York, and grand daughter of the lat
n Carlyle n. Weeks, from whom it
said she will inherit fortune of seN
Il ora millions, and Gerald Harriso
Pc Grout, of Saginaw, Mich a student /
@ the College of Physicians and suri
d cons of Columbia university, wer
married clandcstinely year ago
r, The campaign of the irrigation az
1t vucatcs has been very thorough Th
" house membership was divided int
1t groups and each man given charge {
* one of them, AS a result, it Is a,
nowccd that sufficient number (
n. votes are pledged to insure victor
W The house leadership Is arrayt
s against irrigation, but the recomme
or datons of President Roosevelt WI
ID have a strong influence
At the Rochambeau statue unye
Il lux, | ltSlNtul iNbtSNN GU Nt'iNN -
~ hand IT have made so many speec
49, cs lately" he said to a group of new
l.. paper mon at the white house Il
~ other day, that have not had tin
to think about my Rochamhe'
speech shall talk without preyio
'E preparation" This shows that d
al president is making Roadway in t
Oh art of speaking tfhand, an acco
DIS plishmcnt in which he did not exc
We when he came to the presidency
81 At New Orleans, in rendering thr
~, decisions in admiralty cases, Jud
~ Parlangc, in the United states cou
~ has thoroughly defined the status
~ the muleteers. He held they We
" subject to the British law on the Il
going over and were American pi
-, songers on the homeward Journ
nn There was evidence enough to W
-. rant awarding damages to many OF
~ complainants for having to eat pC
: food and suffer other privations.
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