Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-12

jured, panics were caused in three
hotels, one of them the Auditorium
Annex, and property loss incurred
OF 5000, 900 in fire which destroy ed
the six.sLory brick building at 350-352
! Wabash avenue.
All Fort Wayne Qnd.) officials but
two are under investigation by the
grand jury and nearly 100 persons
are caught in the reform wave"
There have been fourteen new ar
rests and thirty others are being
sought by deputies.
A land swindle in which a number
of Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska in
vestors have been caught, has, it is
stated, been discovered at Sumpter,
Cal The victims we're shown fine
timber claims and then given num-
bers that did not describe the land.
James McEyey, OF Bliss, N y,
died of typhoid fever in Cornell In.
Urinary. Paul G. Wanke, a graduate
student in Cornell, died In New York
from typhoid fever, contracted ia
died during the present epidemic.
| Albert Knapp, the Hamilton, o.,
murderer, was visited in jail by
Herman Littleman, father OF one OF
his victims. Littleman was unable to
identify him. while Knapp expressed
his remorse. The family declares him
insane. His murders number four to
six.
Benjamin l., Goodwin, aged 20, re-
ported to- be worth 100000 one OF
the richest farmers In central Ken
lucky, walked into saloon at
Lexington, put revolver to his
cheek and fired, killing himself.
Both he and his wife were of promi-
nent families.
Samuel Knott, vice president of the
pany of Fort Wayne, Ind, was killed
by fast express train on the Penn
sylvania railroad while on his way to
his Office at the factory. He was 3S
years old, married and lately came
from Coldwater, Mich.
Annie B Wood and the heirs OF
Silas Armstrong, an Indian, were
awarded the ownership by Kansas
City jury of $1,000,000 worth of bot
tom land occupied by the Armour Il
Fowler Packing company. The
Hannibal and ST. Joseph and Rock
Island railroads are losers.
Some criticism has been made OF
the part Of the new national guard
law which provides for the selection
of officers OF reserve, as no such
force Is provided fors Partsans OF
the measure claim this is merely to
provide competent officers for any
extra force that might be called out.
William Rudolph, alias Missouri
Kid" and George Collins, alias BLACK
Frank" were arrested at Hartford
Comm for the murder OF C. j.
Schumacher, Pinkerton manager at
St Louis, while he was trying to al
rest them on Jan, "a for the Union
(Mo) bank robbery,
Disappointment is expressed by
northwestern members in the failure
of congress to incorporate in the post
Office appropriation bill the measure
by Senator Nelson extending the free
delivery privilege. The bin provided
that free delivery should be given to
cities having a population of 5000, or
postal receipts aggregating $4,000.
The police have arrested Garfield
Snyder, u Denver young man, on
suspicion Of having operated as the
Tone highwayman" who has held up
and robbed u number of saloons In
that city recently. During one of
these holj-ups Officer John Richie,
who attempted to capture the much
feared robber, was shot and dan,
Igerously wounded,
Hess Tacmoa, fireman on through
freight on the Big Four, was knocked
from his engine while crossing the
Big Four bridge over Little Eagle
creek, near Indianapolis, fell into the
water and was drowned. The engineer
did not notice the disappearance of
his fireman until his engine began to
fail In steam. He backed to the
creek, where the body was found.
George +, Korehl, president Of the
First National Lank and director of
the Monmouth trust company. who
are now in the hands of receivers.
was arrested at Asbury Park, N. j.,
and released under $4,000 bail. He is
charged with having, with other per
sons, made false statement of the
condition of the Monmouth trust com
pany at the close of business the last
day OF last year.
FOREIGN.
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