Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-19

Senators scoff at the story that John
! ID, Rockefeller sent kilograms to SEN
ators forbidding any antitrust legisla
tlon, and many are disposed to charge
/ that President Roosevelt inspired the
| publication.
The central committee Of the Twen-
! tieth Century National Gospel cam
| pagn has issued an appeal To the
| Christian ministers and leaders Of the
country for a national Lenten gospel
| campaign.
The pOsto1ice at Tndianola, Miss.
! closed some time ago because the
white people refused to receive their
mail from Mrs Cox, the colOred post
mistress, is likely to be reOpened with
Mrs. Cox in charge.
Divorce reform laws were enacted
| in few states during 1902, according
TO the annual report of the National
! League for the Protection Of Family
One divorce was granted in Indiana
for every 81 marriages.
Dr. Charles II Foster, professor Of
histology in the Iowa College Of
Physicians and Surgeons, Des Moines
resigned on being asked to show his
diploma. An intimatlon is given that
his real name is concealed,
Mrs. George Wilson, night signal
tower operator Of the Virginia and
Charleston railroad was attacked by a
man who tried to thrust her head into
hot stove. A train stopped by dan
ger signal and brought relief.
Wireless telegraph messages were
sent from tho automobile in a New
York street to brokers' office in the
Waldorf hotel A current Of only five
volts were used, but the receiving and
sending apparatus worked successful.
ly.
J, Edward Addlcks said he was stIll
in the fight in Delaware, having only
withdrawn from the present contest
The regulars refused to caucus with
the unionists, but two Of their men
have practically gone over to the gas
man.
The Alaskan arbitration treaty Is
threatened with defeat in the senate
n compromise Is feared that may bring
the loss Of United States territory. A
seaport is sought by Great Britain on
the panhandle strip from Mount st,
elias south
At Norfalk, Va, priceless Washing
ton relics were stolen from the resi-
dence Of Rcv. Beverly ID. Tucker.
Eight tablespoons bearing the crest
of the Washington family and other
pieces Of silver used by George Wash
ingtOn were taken,
Tho Delaware senatorial deadlock Is
still unbrokcn. Democratic lcgisa-
tors offered to support Congressman
Ball (rcpD for the long term, but were
ignored. Gov. llunns election is
likely If the Addicks faction secures
enough votes.
President Eliot Of Harvard uniVcr-
sity, in his annual report, declares
that % per cent. Of the graduates Of
twenty-five classes are unmarried, The
balance average only two children
each. Shorter college courses are ia.
vor,d MS an aid to early marriage.
The Delaware senatorial deadlock
over l. Edward AddicRs' candidacy is
without parallel, Only one United
statos senator has been elected from
that state since 1889, Both seats
aro now vacant Addicks is said to-
have spent $4,000 kp ono campaign.
The South Carolina house of repre-
,,ntnlI,r,, hnp ,,nuunI Wa hin a rpn1y
passed by the senate, prohibiting child
labor in textile manufactures and
mines After May l. 1908, the age
limit Is to he 10 years, for the year fol.
lowing / years and after May /, 1905
II years.
state Insurance Commissioner Barry
of Michigan has announced his dect.
sion not to interfere in the contest be-
tween the great camp of MacCahees
and the supreme tent of MacCabecs,
rival rraternal organizations, which
have their headquarters at Port Huron
Mich.
A campaign against crime in Louis
Vile and Kentucky was begun by the
minister's Of the state. In nearly
every church In the state special sorv-
ices were held and the ministers and
prominent laymen made addresses
urging reform in the administration of
criminal laws
| u. NJ Ryan of Kipton, O., who was
! indicted last October on a charge Of
offering u bribo of 81 to John Ross.