Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-30

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$173.
At New York eight Italian counter
! feiters are under arrest for the muir
der of one of their countrymen, whose
| body, with thirteen stab wounds in
the neck, was found tightly packed in
a barrel.
Frequent accidents to American
warships are causing alarm among
officials. Stronger turrets and boilers
may have to be supplied. The
Illinois, Iowa, and Maine are now
| disabled.
Friends of late Charles l.. Fair
are said to possess evidence that
Mrs. Fair did not survive her hus
band after the automobile accident
near Paris. The skulls of both are
preserved.
Riley Brock, for whom Dora the
child wife of General Cassius M. Clay
secured a divorce from the aged
soldier, has been arrested in Ken.
lucky and Is held on suspicion OF
counterfeiting.
At New York the advance guard of
Dowie's invasion is quartered in a
boarding house. They say they come
to secure lodgings for 1000 mis-
sionaries who are to come from Chi
cago in October.
The department Of state has been
advised by Minister Allen at Seoul
Of the acceptance by the emperor OF
Corca Of the invitation to participate
in the Louisiana purchase exposi-
ton at St Louis in 1904.
The pOstolIce at Arcola Station,
Man, was robbed by parties who
entered the back door. They cut
open the Winnipeg mail pouch and
secured over $1,000 in cash and
papers amounting to $4,000.
At gathering of IndianapoIitans
at West Baden Springs strong
effort was made to secure the con
sent of Senator Fairbanks TO stand
for the second place on the 1904
ticket with President Roosevelt.
w, y. Kruse. Franklin Park,
Illinois constable, was shot ana dan
BerousIy wounded by DR.. John
kircher, while trying to seize the
atter's X-ray machine on an attach,
mcnt. The shooter was arrested
At Wheeling, w. Va, two large
stables belonging to Joseph r. Van
dorgrilt burned, Loss, $4,000.
Thirteen OF his boodcd horses were
burned, including his prize driving
horse, Edna Cook valued at $4,000
w. w. Ollara, the turf com
missioner who has been on trial AT
Cincinnati, charged with using the
mails for fraudulent purposes, was
found guilty and sentenced to
eighteen months in the penitcntiary.
The department of agriculture has
issued an order carrying into effect
u recent law of congress giving the
bureau Of animal industry complete
authority to stop the movement of
animals not diseased whenever
necessary.
Additional evidence was secured at
Omaha to show that Mrs Frank
Knights Lody was taken to the rivor
bank in north Omaha and either
buried ON sand bar now covered
with water or thrown into the river
with weights attached,
The j Overton Paine company, n
corporation dealing in stocks and
bonds, made an assignment in Now
York for the benefit of creditors to
William II. Galloway, who Is also
assignee OF j, Oycrton Paine & Co,
which assigned previously.
The prosecution of Indianapolis
physicians for completely in grave
robbtng, was given severe set back
their confession was made while
under The influence of liquor fur
nished them by detectives,
Lieut. Coy. John A. Lee of Missouri
Is missing and is accused by St
Louis officials with distributing
$4,000 baking powder trust Doodle
among state legislators in return for
Votes, Six moro Indictments were
voted AGAINST state senator's.
ON the ground that her husband
took tho wedding prescnt-~a check
for $I0.OO0-.and then deserted her,
, Mrs. Marie 4. ElvidEo has been
granted decree of divorce from her
husband, Morris IT, Elvidge, formerly
of St Paul, by Judge Chytaus in
Chicago,
The WrightBlodgctt company OF
St Paul, has purchased $4,000 acres
! of yellow Pine land seventeen miles
from Oakdalo, Calcasicu parish, La,
for S3G5 900, or $3.50 per aero. The
company has invested $i000,000 in
pine lands in Cnlcasieu parish in
1--WE years
Negro dcsperadoes, Wilbur Sharp
aud Cornelius Wilbens, held up 4
fcrryhoat in the middle of the
] Monongahela river, opposite Court
ney, Pa, and with reNolyors robbed
the passengers. Isaac Amcs, who re
sisted was shot through the left
lreast and dangerously wounded.
Some Of the guests at the Wander
hilt Nelson wedding after tho core
mony became exceedingly hilarious