Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-08


great deal of Illegal fishing going on.
Between Saturday and last Tuesda I
night the revenue-boat Petrol seized
! ffty-six American nets in Canadian
waters.
The guard around Governor
Mickey's mansion at Lincoln, Neb.,
has been increased as 1t Is feared an
other attempt will be made to steal
one OF the governors children The
four smaller children are not per-
mitted to leave the house unless &C.
companied by an older member of
the family.
Thirty leading architects from New
York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chi
cago have entered the competition for
the building OF the 100000 Carnegie
library at Colorado Springs. The
structure will be peculiarly designed
I to take advantage of the unusual
scenery of the Rockies and the per-
petual sunshine
A bulletin posted at the state de-
partment In Washington says "The
department ,of state has received all
vices from the American charge at
st. Petersburg to the effect that IN
tho Gomel riot eight Jews and five
Christians lost their lives. Mr.. Riddle
say that no foreigners or foreign in.
terests suffered"
Judge Gallatin Craig OF the fourth
judicial circuit OF Missouri Is believe l
tn hn tf ~ nj 10 In Mn 10
He enjoyed the distinction of being an
exceedingly able jurist until a few
months ago, when he was stricken
with a nervous illness, from which
he emerged with paresis. He Is a
member Of an old and wealthy family
of Missouri. lie is az years old.
William Randall Ramsey of Lon Ion,
Laurel county, KY, announced his
candidacy for congress from tho
eleventh Kentucky district to succeed
Vincent Boreing, deceased Mr..
Ramsey was member OF the con
stitutional convention of Kentucky in
1890 and has been commonwealth at
torney of his district He has been an
active republican.
Secretary Shaw and his daughter,
Comptroller Rldgely and Treasurer
Roberts left Washington for a two
days outing down the Potomac as
Che guests Of the Bankers association
Of Maryland ana the District of
Columbia. The plan of having the
convention in part on river steamer
Is novel one. Newport News and
Old Point will be visited.
Governor Yates appointed Judge
Amos Miller Of Iillsboro and Morris
Emerson Of the Lincoln News Herald
as members OF the voting machine
commission. The last legislature
voting machines In Illinois, and it
provided for the appointment of a
commission to be composed of three
members to report on the machines
to be used
Governor s. II, Van SAINT made a
formal statement that he would not
be candidate for United States
senator to succeed Senator Clamp.
He adds that he favors the election of
senators by popular vote, Lut, that
being impossible, the next best thing
i5 Endorsement by tho republican state
convention. This has been given to
Senator Clapp and he stands by that
action
Tho Episcopal church in the Unite
States is taking steps to organize
provinces, to be composed OF groups
of dioceses. 'lhe committee recon-
mends the election of one of the
bishops resident within the province
AZ primate. The new canon provides
for convention in each province, to
consist of two houses, the bishops
forming the upper and the clerlca.
and lay deputies the lower house
1t has been decided by the ex-
tensions committee Of the rapid
transit commission in New York to
recommend the immediate adoption of
plan to build moving platforms to
be operated from the Brooklyn end of
the now williamsburg bridge to the
Battery, In Manhattan, by way OF the
rapid transit tunnel now being dug In
lower Broadway The outlay will be
about $S,OO0,OO0.