Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-05
DOMESTIC.


Clelland is dead, the ninth victim of
the trolley disaster
At Columbus Ohio, for abandoning
his family, Frank Morgan was sen.
fenced to three years.
At Santa Fe, N. M, both houses
have passed the bills creating Roose-
welt and Quay counties.
II is estimated that the population
OF greater New York Is 3732,003, an
increase since 1900 Of 29570l.
A food started by muslIat burrows
destroyed two dams at Derby, Conn,
one bridge, and several houses
At Evansville, Ind, hundreds Of
people have been driven from their
homes by the high water along the
Wabash.
Senator Depew was arrested at n
Washington dinner by the sergeant.
Alarms and taken to the capitol to
make n quorum.
At Logansport, Ind, Martin Myers,
farmer, committed suicide by allow.
Ing u tree TO fall on him while he
lnelt in prayer.
John A. Nordgron in Chicago was
FOUND guilty Of numbering his wife
with poison IN Chicago and given
thirty years sentence,
Relatives Of Mrs ellen Gore, tho
American singer Killed IN Paris last
November, declare her jewels, worth
$1,000 are missing
The house naval committee Killed
the senate bill giving Admiral SchIoS
the rank and pay of vice admiral
on The retired list
George Stone. brought back TO Chi
cago from England for murder com.
mitted ten years ago was given
thlrtyhye years
Outlook for the Panama and Gu,
ban treaties is discournging from re,
publican standpoint, and 1t Is feared
nm extra session is necessary,
Charles Lindeman was attacked by
six gray wolves while driving near
Savanna Ia. He escaped by crippling
one which the others doyourcd,
John Selby. an insurance agent was
given fourteen years prison sentence
" v
ers out of 100000 on forged notes,
Friends Of Miss Roosevelt laugh at
the rumur OF her engagement to Mr.
Mcllhcnny, her fathers Rough Rider
friend. and say that II Is n more joke,
At NinCennes, Ind, John Selby
whose forRorles aggregate $4,000,
was sentenced to prison He Is an
aumnus OF the University of Indiana.
Arthur Parr lost his life In an at.
tempt to save his coat during fire IN
Chicago which caused 100000 loss in
the factory Of Sturgcs, Cornish n
Burns.
Nine persons were killed and forty.
two injured by tho burning of the
clifton hotel aC Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
The occupants were forced to jump
from windows.
The three masted schooner William
II. Shuhert from Philadelphia for
Cuba, with coal stranded in gale
Off Bodies Island N. c. The crew
was saved
Fifty New orleans police were held
at bay for hours by Lafayette Sims,
n negro who had refused to vaCate his
room In lodging house, The police
finally killed him.
Steamship Etruria reached New
York with copies of the first nowspa,
per with wireless dispatches, The
items were received when 20 miles off
Crookhavon, ireland,
Sherman Nj. Bell, member OF
Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the
Spanish American war, has been ap.
pointed adjutant general Of the Col
orado national guard.
Standard OH interests arc said 70
have almost completed the work of
securing control of all the lighting
and transportation business in and
around greater New York,
The antlynching law providing
death or life imprisonment for par
Elephants or members of lynchine
mohs was recommended by the Kan
sas house Of representatives
At New York George II Pell, who
some years ago, was we'll known II
Wall street circles and In fashionable
society, was sentenced to three yeart
and six months for grand larceny,
Suit has been begun to set aside
the will of Mrs. Lillian Gertrude Ives
who was the widow of Henry $. Ives
the New York Napoleon of finance.
Her property amounted to only $4,000
Booker T. Washington, in an ad
dress at Brooklyn, N. u, declared tina
negroes are entitled to justice from
whites. but must work their own wa!
to independence. They cannot b.
got rid of.
DIR. e. II. Ballow. health officer 0