Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-25

thfOD prize. james Harold wallis OF
Dubuque won the Barge mathematical
prize.
An official statement issued in Wash
ington declared that the Russian gov
fers of relief for the Kishineff victims
and that no representations from a
foreign power on the subject would be
received.
The town Of Heppner, Ore, was
nearly destroyed by a cloudburst and
500 persons were probably drowned.
Three hundred bodies have been re-
covered A wall of water twenty feet
high swept the gulch where the vii
lage Is located.
The interstate commerce commits
sion's annual report shows 1924 in
crease in railroad mileage for the year
ending June 80; 446 per cent of out
standing capital pays no dividends;
one passenger was killed out of every
! ,883,706 carried
At Kalkaska, Mich, Mrs. Mary Me
knight. the selGconfessed murderess
Itt her brother John MUIR ny, and his
wife and baby is a picture Of abject
despair. Her attorney entered plea
of not guilty, and her examination was
set Tor Aug. II
The Missouri attorney generals suit
to GUST the Continental Tobacco
company for alleged violation Of the
antitrust law was decided in the
company's favor of the state supreme
court. The purchase of rivals does
not constitute trust
The United States is rapidly extend
| ing its school system in the Philip
pines. The little red school house of
America went into commission in the
far away eastern possession a few
years ago, and the results have been
most gratifying.
William s. McFarlane, superintend
ent Of the Goddard anti-policy society
was shot to death at New York by
William Spencer, a negro gambler
whose arrest he secured. Philip Bray
assistant superintendent, was wound
The murderer was arrested.
Darirs Buroker and his grandson,
Russell Colbert, were both killed by
switch engine on the Pennsylvania
railroad, six miles west of Marion
Ind. They stepped from the main
track as a freight train passed and
were struck by a switch engine.
The Wooners, pioneer distillers of
Peoria, H., who have been managing
the Atlas distillery for the whisky
trust. will retire July | and announce
that they will Immediately commence
the erection of one Of the largest dis
tilleries in the world.
Forest fires have been raging for
three days near Eckerman and other
points in the east end of the upper
Michigan peninsula Much standing
timber as well as logs, cordwood and
tanharli has been burned and several
lumber camps have been saved only
after hard fight.
Tho secretary of the interior has or
dered the withdrawal from entry of
100000 acres Of public land in Idaho
in connection with the Blacbfoot irri-
cation project and 100000 acres in
Nevada in connection with the Rock
creek, the Humboldt river. North
Humboldt and South Humboldt pro-
jects.
Minister Conger has reported to the
state department that the Chinese
government has undertaken to re-
move the negotiations for the CONNER
cial treaty from Shanghai to Pellin.
1t is suggested that the strong Eng
lish influences In Shanghai are at the
bottom of the Chinese governments
actions.
Prof Otis Ashmore, superintendent
of the Savannah (Ga) public schools,
declared in an interview that negroes
are deficient in reasoning power and
that money giNn for their higher
education is wasted. Their memortz-
ing ability is good. Training as
mechanics opens the best field for
their employment.
Judge kirkpatrick made an order re-
turnable in Trenton, n. j., next Mon
day for cause to be shown why a re-
Cciver should not be appointed for the
United States Shipbuilding company.
The company was organized about a
year ago with an authorized capital Of
10000, 600. Lewis Nixon is president
of the company.
by direction of Justice William r.
Day. president of the Mckinley Me-
mortal association, Secretary Hartzell
has been directed to call meeting
of the association June %, In
the Office of Senator Hanna at Cleve-
land, Plans suggested by various
people to raise about 100000 OF the
fund desired for the memorial will be
considered.
i Developments in the postal scandal
make it certain that many more im-
purtant arrests will be made soon.
The request of Senator Platt that the
inquiry in New York be dropped was
refused ty President Roosevelt A re-
port OF the civil service comission
shows that the postal laws were
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