Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-03

gether in one act scattered legislation
enacted from 1875 to 1894.
The republican steering committee
of the senate has decided to give the
first place in the order of business in
the senate, after disposing of the pend
ing business, to the Oleomargarine
bill, and to allow that to be followed
by the Chinese exclusion bill.
Joseph Allen, ranchman, was
found near Sterling, n. D., SO badly
frozen that it is feared he cannot re-
cover. A herd of 5000 sheep in the
western section was turned out to
Craze the day before the storm. The
herder persisted with his flock.
At Beaumont, Texas, three more ar
rests have been made in connection
nett gang of robbers and murderers.
It is suspected that one of the three
is the hackman employed by the gang
to haul the bodies of their victims TO
the river.
Three Slavish workingmen met
death in the iron mills at Steuben-
vile, Ohio. John Salvatore and
Mike Uboski were caught in a cave-in
and smothered to death at the La Belle
Iron Works. John Cibero had his
head crushed at the National Steel
Works
Frank Conger OF Brooklyn, who
died ten days ago, bequeathed to his
a RI
Conger, whom he took from the arms
OF her dead mother a dozen years
ago in a railroad wreck at Hamburg,
n Y, an estate of $6,000,000. The
girl is now IA years old
At Philadelphia Charles L. Graham,
president of the Peoples Publishing
company; William L. Holloway,
former manager of the company, and
George Y. Clements. former assistant
manager, have been held in $4,000
bail each for trial on the charge of
using the mails to defraud
An important feature of the
national guard bill is that which
provides that officers Of the
national guard who have been
nominated by the governor and ap-
pointed by the president for that pur-
pose may attend and pursue regular
course of study at a military school
or colleges in the United States.
The greatest disaster that has be-
fellen Bangor, Me, since the flood of
1916 came of a recent evening, when
an immense ice jam that had formed
above the city moved down and form
ing another jam opposite, caused the
river to back up into the streets
flooding Easements of stores and
carrying away everything movable on
the wharves.
At Albion Neb. Mrs. Amelia Pat.
terson and George Thompson had a
street duel in which Thompson was
shot twice and James Forks, a by
stander, received q bullet in the leg.
Thompson also fired five shots at
Mrs. Patterson, none OF which took
effect. Thompson's wounds are dan
gerous. The shooting was the result
of a divorce and damage suit.
DR.. Barclay of Chicago, electrician
of the western division, has been ap,
pointed electrical engineer of the
Western Union Telegraph company
with headquarters at New York, vice
A. S. Brown. resigned. The appoint
ment takes effect April 1. DR.. Bar
clay began service with the company
in 1868 at Greensburg, Pa. Charles
H. Bristol, superintendent of the west
ern division, has been appointed chief
superintendent of construction.
1t is believed that the investigation
into the office Of Commissioner Evans
by the G. A. r. pension committee has
not disclosed sufficient grounds for q
recommendation that he be retired. II
is believed that the committee re
ported that no specific cases of disre-
against the commissioner, but the evi.
dence showed that he is extremely
careful to enforce the strict letter
of the law in adjudicating pension
claims
General Miles is reported determined
to fight the army staff bill which Sen
ator Root prepared and which he is
pushing before congress. This bill
contemplates the abolition of the of
fee of lieutenant general, because of
the friction that has existed between
its incumbent and the secretary. Gen
eral Miles in opposing the bill before
the senate military called the plan
an attempt to make places for favor
ties. He declared he would resign if