Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-02
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Inspector Cross.
The steamer Newport, from Panama,
was severely shaken by an earthquake
March II about eighteen miles off the
coast Of Corento.
The senate's amendments to the
Cuban treaty make IL almost certain
that the measure will fail OF ratiiica'
ton by Cuba.
Final arguments we're made in the
Northern Securities company case at
st. Louis, but decision Is not ex-
pected for some time.
The twenty.second session of the
legislature of ARIZONA closed. Cover
nor Brode vetoed the bill for grant
Ing suffrage to women
Bids for q site for a public building
at Dickson, H., will be opened April
II and at Marinette and Chippewa
Falls, Wis, April 10.
Mayor Low is said to have proof OF
the payment of large amounts OF
blacltmall by retail iquor-doalers to
the police OF New York.
At Walnut Ridge, Ark, Sheriff Nc.
Call was saved from drowning by two
prisoners who afterward went to the
Jail and asked admission
Andrew Carnegie agreed to the
$5,OO0,0OO personally and $2,000,0OO
realty assessments and will be New
York citys largest taxpayer
Senator Teller Of Colorado says
either Judge Alton b. Parker or
Arthur pue German will be the demo
cratic nominee for president.
Tho postal department IL to wage
an active crusade on getrich quick
concerns exploiting alleged oil,
copper, gold, and other properties.
II Is reported that J. Pierpont Nor
gan and John b. Macdonald are or
ganIzing big syndicate to bid for the
contracts to build the Panama canal.
John GenMnger was shot and killed
by George Markle, proprietor of
hotel at Darlington, Pa The shooting
IL supposed to have been the result OF
jealousy.
Or. Frederick w. Muller, former as,
slstant to DR.. Iorenz, the Vienna sur
geon, announced that no will remain
In Chicago and establish an othopejic
hospital there.
DR.. G, Q. Topper, Of Brooklyn,
nephew Of Canadas former premier,
Sir Charles Topper, Is fighting his
wlGo's suit for separation with suit
for divorce,
Two additional clerks at 5000 n year
each have been allowed for duty In
the postoillce at Duluth and the sal.
aries of sixteen clerks have been In.
creased 800.
Rumors of big loss sustained by
the Armour and Swift people In their
holdings Of packing and roll butter
and apples during the past season are
beginning to circulate.
The Red Cross row was settled by
an arrangement under which Clara
Barton retires from an active
presidency and il given an honorary
post for life
The inquest on the Edwin l.. Bur.
dick murder mystery at Buffalo prob,
ably will fail to show tho real culprit.
Mrs. Alice Burdick, the victims widow,
will be the chief witness but perfume
tory testimony is expected,
David Parker. insane, Of Busseron,
Ind, struck with u club and severely
injured q child of William Roley,
Parker recently was released from the
Evansville asylum. He Will be recon.
mitted.
The Missouri house adopted the
senate resolution submitting an
amendment to the constitution for the
erection of the new state capitol. The
amendment provides for the creation
OF fund Of $4,000, 900 by tax levy,
Plans have been started on dredge
for Lake Erie which will cost $4,000,
Dredges will also be built for opera
tions on the Fox and Black rivers, In
Michigan, and for the eastern shore of
Lake Michigan.
AT Spokane, tho danger of a general
strike. involving union workmen on nc,
count of trouble with the gas com.
pany. has passed the Trades and La
Dor council having voted down the
plan.
William j. Bryan Senator Hoar and
others will speak at the celebration Of
the l59th birthday anniversary OF
Thomas Jefferson on April - by the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Associu.
tion In Washington.
At Nashville. Tam, three men
charged with murder, made their es.
cape by saving through iron walls,
locks and bars and succeeded In get.
ting to tho river. by which they es.
capped
Twelve students Of Ohio Wesleyan
university. six young women and six
young men, were suspended from col
lege for the remainder of the term
upon their admission that they had
danced.
Bishop Maclaren, Of the Chicago
diocese OF the Protestant Episcopal
church, is seriously III Of angina poe.
toris at Sycamore, H.. whore he isvisit.
ing; and Mrs Maclaren. who Is with
him, is also i'll.