Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-07-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOM ESTIC.


has been formed in New York to coz
troll all Sour food products.
The Pontiac Mining company was
chartered at Albany, N. Y, to operate
in Virginia and North Carolina
over 100000 immigrants arrived al
New York curing the last fiscal year
the increase over 1901 was 10000.
Senator Teller declared the Cuban
reciprocity Is backed by the sugar
trust to Kill the beet sugar industry.
Cold and rain Is predicted for July
by Government Forccaster Cox; an
other storm is forming in Colorado.
John SebanstiaD, general passenger
agent of the Rock Island "ailroad, Is
promoted to passenger traiiic manager
James e. Pearson, prominent Ne8
York lawyer, committed suicide ana
left letter declaring that he was n
thief.
The treasury surplus for the fiscal
year ending on June 30 was $92,l9@,
800; cash balance available Is $20S,-
G30,022.
Confederate camps in Richmond
have received notice Of proposed
visit from q G. A. II. camp in PhIla-
delpha.
Democratic congressman in caucus
adopted n resolution condemning the
republicans for failure to cut TIE
Cuban tariff,
Tho remains Of Lord PaGncofote
will be placed on board the cruiser
Brooklyn at Annapolis to be conveyed
to England.
The steamers Portland and Jeanne
and the revenue cutter Thctis, caught
In ice in the Bering sea, wee sighted
and reported safe.
Hope for the steamer Portland,
caught in ice In Berng straits, with
40 persons on board, Is given up
Soarchers are missing also,
The Chicago democratic advisory
committee Endorsed the democratic
county nominees, but refused to
sanction the Legislative list.
AguInhldo and all political prisoners
in Philippines will be free by procln-
nation on July and given the right
to share in the civil government.
Nine thousand Chicago freight;
handlers threaten TO strike unless
railroads give an extension of time
for discussing the formers demands.
The Rev. Or. HerrIclt Johnson OF
Mccormick theological seminary, Chi
cago, was seriously hurt by u fall
from trolley car at Stamford, Conn
Crops in Illinois and nclghboIi -
states were 81 1atly damaged by rains,
but the injury IL not yet disastrous.
More rain and cold will cause immense
loss.
In n hoad-on collision on the Pitts
burg division Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad n brakeman was Killed
and engines and ~ cars were de,
molished.
Deals in the packing trade at Chlca-
so lead to n belief that the Armours
and Swifts will unite, or that they
are in battle royal for the worlds
trade in provisions.
Admiral Dewey told the senate
Philippine committee that Aguinnldo
came to Manila for money and loot "
and did not know whether omanCipn,
tion proclamation was issued
Tho Union Pacific maChinists' STRIFE
began; LOO men are reported out fol.
lowing the refusal of demand of 10
per cent. wage Increase and the
adjustment of the piece system.
Armour & Co. bought the Omaha
packing company after contest with
Swifts; International plant at Chicago
also secured by Armour; sale of Upton
and Continental concerns mmored.
France gave assurance 1t Will heln
In the Panama canal transfer and the
United States will ask aid in learning
the validity Of the title Rear
Admiral Walker may head the new
commission,
The controversy over Grain rates
between New York, Baltimore anu
Philadelphia was stirred up by tho
Baltimore demand Tor diffCrcntlal;
New York exports cropped $4,000, 900
in the last Ave months.
Senator Bailey OF Texas attacked
Senator Beveridge of Indiana aud
cholled him in the senate chamber
because the latter declared his
criticism of the state department "un.
warranted" The senate had ad,
jcurned and friends separated them
Mayor Amos Of Minneapolis will
resign and new mayor with re,
organized police force and an endfc
change of front, SO far IN municipal
conditions under the control OF he
police department are concerned, arc
promised FOR Minneapolis soon after
September /.
Walter Dorman, who secured n com
mutation of sentence of life imprisan
ment by turning states evidence
against the Biddle brothers, Oh,
dosperadoos who were killed in tlght
with officers after their escape from
Jail, was placed in the western penn
Tertiary. This Ii the final chapter Il
the tragedies following the killing O
Grocer Kahney and Detective Fit2
gerald by the Biddlos.
Brigadicr General Jacob Ii. Smith