Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-19

The Racine (Wis.) garment
workers union was sued for $40. 900
damages by Rosa Scheon of the
Schoen Manufacturing company, be.
cause of an attempt by strikers to
ruin the latter's business and prevent
the filing of contracts.
Chief Justice Fuller Of the United
States supreme court has transferred
Justice Brown from the seventh dis
trict to the third, where he succeeds
former Justice Shiras, and designated
Justice Day to the seventh circuit to
succeed Justice Brown.
/ Yale college statistics show an
average Of four children to each of
the 81 married graduates between
IG71 graduates between 1912 ~-' 1860,
and 2.55 children to the S66 graduates
between 1860 and 1879.
For six years not woman has
been selected from the civil service
list of eligibles for positions in the
pension office. In 1902 twenty-seven
women typeWriters were appointed
in various departments, while la
men secured similar positions.
Plans for a Henry Ward Beecner
memorial were presented at Ply
mouth church, Brooklyn, massmeet.
ing at which Grover Cleveland ana
Justice Brewer delivered addresses
| A memorial hall and q park to sur
round his church are planned.
Mrs. j. c. Dickerson, who with her
husband was assaulted by a negro at
the Dickerson home IN CordoYa, Ala.
died from her injuries. Mr.. Dicker-
son is expected to live but few
hours. Mrs. Dickerson identified
Henry Walker as the assailant.
The Wabash railroad strike in
junction was answered in the United
States court at st. Louis by firemen
and trainmen, who declare the con
spiracy charges unfounded and that
restrictions on roads employees were
not demanded by the brotherhoods.
At Collinville, Conn, Warren u.
Mead a merchant and a deacon in
the local church, was bound over for
the second time on the charge Of as
saultng Miss Jennie Barnes, as
sistant principal of the high school.
Chalk on his coat led to his arrest.
Graeme Stewart was nominated for
mayor Of Chicago by republicans by
vote Of 600 against 1913 for John NJ.
Harlan other nominations were
Thomas Shaughnessy for treasurer,
Frederick G. Bender for city clerk,
and John f, Smulslii for city attorney.
The game of football is attacked by
Prof. Hollis, Of the Harvard athletic
committee chairman, who declares
that rival teams are selected dis
honestly, players are disabled in
tontionally, and that the per cent. of
injuries is increasing.
Helen Kellar, the deaf, dumb, and
blind Radcliffe college student, APP
peaIcd at Massachusetts Legislative
hearing for state eaucatiou of the
blind She has learned to speak
mechanically and was understood
easily.
Miss Marion Hutchinson. extra
clerk in E. l., Burdick's office, the
latest suspect in Buffalo murder case,
was cross.eXaminod by the police.
who appeared to think the hand
korchief found in Burdicks room was
hors. She was released on habcas
corpus.
The Wisconsin legislatures pro
posal for national conference on
the negro question Is generally
favored in northern states Gov
Haywood of North Carolina declared
no good could result because dole
gates would be ignorant Of the real
conditions.
The Colorado general assembly has
adopted resolutions providing for an
investigation Of the millmcns strike
at Colorado city, with a view to
briging about a peaceful settlement Of
the trouble. Governor Peabody has
recalled portion Of the troops from
Colorado City.
by giving to Yae's library an ex,
ceptional collection of Russian ANA
Slavic literature, and more recently a
small library on music, tho late ].
sumner Smith, Yale 1858. SO inn
poyerished his fortunes that Vale
graduates have taken steps to raise
fund for the aid Of his widow.
Members of the senate are in a
high state Of indignation because
liquor is still sold in the capitol The
proprietor of the house restaurant
asserts that he has received no notice
OF the passage of the law prohibiting
It, and does not intend to let his
stock so to waste If he can help il.
The city of Philadelphia has won it,
tho supreme court of Now Norl, the
last suit in this country over the Will
of Or. Thomas w. Evans, who died in
Paris leaving the bulk of his fortune,
amounting to 100000, to Phia-
delphia for the purpose of establish.
ing a museum and dental institute
The efforts of Wisconsin and
Minnesota members to have Il north
western division Of rural free delivery
created have not been successful
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