Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-08-13
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

ambassador, was presented TO Presl-
lent Roosevelt at Oyster bay.
President Burt emphatically denies
that Governor Odell of New York is to
become head Of the Union Pacific.
The independent long-distance tele-
phone system OF Texas has passed
into the hands Of H. e. Huntington.
1t is reported that there are fifty
cases of diphtheria among the sailors
at Harbor island, off Newport, X. !.
The refunding Of government bonds
which ended has resulted In a saving
of between $5,000,O00 and 100000.
A probate Judge at St Paul at
tributes the decrease In insanity cases
there TO the establishment OF public
baths.
A crusade against fruit dealers who
sell baskets stuffed with paper and
dishonest wagon peddlers was begun
In Chicago.
Judson G. Bunson, smuggler OF
Havana cigars into the United States,
has implicated seventeen others by
his confessions
Seventeen prominent men at
savannah, Ca are implicated in a
cigar smuggling plot, by the confes-
sion OF Judson G., Brinson.
J. Whitaker Wright, the crooked
London promoter, sailed for Liverpool
in charge OF j. w. Mills and ii. T..
Phillips, London detectives.
Miss Berdle AaronB, while standing
on the steps of the home Of neigh
Dor, was killed by stone which fell
from the coping of the house.
Three persons were killed and many
hurt by the collapse OF the bridge at
Portland, Ore, while crowd was
watching an armess man swim.
The Hartford City Und.) jail was
stormed by mob Of 500 men in an
effort to lynch two negroes for an
alleged attack on farmers son.
At Philadelphia loss Of 100000
was caused by fire, which damaged
a four.gtory building occupied by the
Atlantic Il Pacific Tea company.
Alfred Blon OF 1873 elm street, Chi
cago, was robbed of $3.50 In the st.
James hotel at Minneapolis. Thieves
entered the room while Blon slept.
While attending dance at Newton,
Wis, Mrs. Albert Mueller fell dead
on the floor, She was d5 years Of age
and the mother Of four children.
Two large producing furnaces in the
Pittsburg district have advanced the
price OF iron 26 cents Il ton and are
now selling above quoted figures.
The lynchlng of Bert Hazelock, a
negro. at Albany IN. " was pre-.
vented by the police after riot in
which stones and bricks were thrown.
Sixteen persons including six from
Chicago, were injured at Hartford
City, Ind, In collision between the
Panhandle freight and passenger
trains.
Arvid Rodelius, 1912 North Halsted
street, Chicago, and three other chill.
dren were drowned at Moline. H., by
tho capslzing of u skIff In the Mis-
Bisslppl,
The California prune crop for 1908
Ia only two.thirds that of last year, or
133,000,000 pounds. Oregon's ship
ment will be 1000 cars, against 800
last year.
Three wives and thirteen children
are charged to Baldwin f. Strauss, n
wolllSnown lawyer and politician OF
Brooklyn, who disappeared short
time ago.
Representative Banlxhead, who has
returned to the capital. says Senator
German will be satisfactory to south.
ern democrats as tho presidential
nominee
Nine persons were indicted by the
federal grand jury for postal frauds.
August w Mnchen, named In four OF
the bills. was required to give nd.
dtonal bonds.
John II. Rockefeller closed the
Weddell house at Cleveland becaus,
n barroom was conducted there and
he Will not allow saloon on any
property he owns,
lmportations of iron and steel into
the United States during the fiscal
year ending June 30 exceed all
previous years since 1891, the total
value being $5l,617,Si2.
Curtis Jctt testified IN his own de-
Tense In the j, b. Marcum murder
trial at Cynthiana, Ky The killing
was denied and his friendllness for
Macum was recounted.
The famous sacred ieweled tree of
the Chinese imperial family is said to
be In Boston, Excitement among
Chinese officials was caused by It's dis.
appearance prior to the outbreak.
The firm of Streeter 4 Lusk Chi.
cago and Denver contractors, has been
awarded the contract for constructing
the new Moffet railroad that is to be
built from Denver to Salt Lake City.
Stry chime was found in the
stomach OF 6.year,old Ewart Checks.
field, who died mysterIously at Bunker
Hill, ILL.,, and II Is thought he was
poisoned by woman who gave him
candy
Herbert Knox Smith has been ap.
pointed deputy commissioner OF cor,
porations in the department of com,