Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-10

Gray.
Miss Lydia M. Rood, who kept 1T
tie shop at 2,431 Calumet avenue, Chi.
cage, is supposed to have committed
suicide because she was denied per-
mission to adopt 12-year-old Erwin
Miller
Trade reviews of Dun and Bradstreet
show no indication of a depression in
business predicted to follow the de-
clines in Wall street, and the general
tone in trade and manufactures is
healthy.
Cambridge, Mass, has honored
negroes, and in spite of the fact that
the blacks are in the minority, colored
men now hold official positions there,
and the principal OF a grammar school
is a colored woman.
At New Haven, Edison A. Monroe, a
jeWeler, has been arrested charged
with receiving stolen silver bullion
taken from the international Silver
company and Joshua Sutta, another
ieweler, are also under arrest
Secretary of War Root and John W..
Foster reached London for the Alas
kan boundary dispute hearing, which
the former predicted would be finished
by the middle OF autumn. A corps OF
stenographers accompanied them.
Philip Davis and Fred Hayman were
arrested In Denver and brought back
to Chicago charged with the theft OF
$40 from the Postal Telegraph com
pany. Davis was using the money TO
pay tuition In Denver college,
At Bellaire, ohio, n fight occurred
on a ferry boat between Fred Williams
and two striking employees Of the Ma.
tional Tube company. A railing gave
way, precipitating the three into the
river. The two strikers were drowned,
A bulletin on the milk supply of
large cities, issued by agricultural de-
partment, fawors monthly the nspec-
ton of diaries and prompt shipment
MS better than pasteurlzatiOn, on
which medical authorities are divided.
The mimic war off the Maine coast
was condemned by the universal
peace union convention at Mystic,
Conn, rs farcical and cxtravagant.
The nations duty Is declared to be the
overcoming Of conditions that make
war possible.
Miss Ellen Douglas of Cape May, N
j., has been appointed professor Of
Roman languages In the university Of
to take the place Of Profess.
3or Bassot, who recently resigned to
accept a similar position in Kansas
Twenty-one indictments against City
and County Clerk Aicholo were re-
ported by the grand jury at Denver
The principal charges relate to the
destruction Of public records and an
alleged shortage of $4,000 in the county
clerks office,
A thousand dollars reward was Of,
Gered for the arrest Of three robbers,
who murdered John Is, Johnson,
and Frank Stewart, a
clerk, in the cashiers Office Of the
Chicago City railway, and stole $4,000
from the safe.
DR.. Alexander McCully, assistant
physician at the ST. Louis poorhouse,
was plascd under arrest on the charge
of stealing supplies from the dis
pensary of the poorhonse, DR. Emanuel
7. Urban and DR. G, +. Knapp were
arrested on similar charges,
Judge Timmons mt Jefferson City,
Mo, overruled the motion in arrest of
Judgment In the case of State Senator
Sullivan, convicted Of soliciting bride
from Whitney Layton for his vote on
the alum bill The case will be ap.
pealed to the Kansas City court of ap.
peals.
Judge Elliott of Minneapolis, has
denied DR. Ames motion for II new
trial. Nothing now remains between
the former mayor and six years In the
for bribery except an ap-
peal to the supreme court, The case
will be certified and heard at the
October term.
Governor Chatterton of Wyoming
announces his intention to appoint w,
G. Irvine state treasurer to succeed
Henry G. Hay. who resigned to accept
u position with the United States steel
corporation at New York. Mr., Irvine
is manager Of the Letter cattle ranches
in Wyoming
Tho drainage canal at Joliet Is be
ing searched for tho bodies OF George
Marohnich and Nicholas Nassaheni,
The latter fell into the canal while
trying 10 collect driitwood and March.
mich attempted his rescue, The wife OF
Marohnich attempted to drown herself
when she learned her husbands fate.
Acting Secretary uf War Oliver has
extended the timo for making answer
by the ST Louis Merchants Bridge
company until Doc Secretary Root
made demand upon the bridge com
pany for II To show cause why the
bridge should not be forfeited to the
general government and the company
was ordered To make Il reply by Sept
Ia,
Tho Philadelphia grain exporters
have Joined with the Baltimore mer-
chants In the movement to prevent