Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-26

balance due to county up to date o
$4,000.
A high joint commission will NEE
next fall TO attempt settlement of dis
putes with Canada. Passamaquodd!
river boundary division probably cal
be arranged easily; difficulty likely
over efforts to build warships on grea
lakes.
Valuables worth $4,000 stolen b,
fourteen masked robbers from tn
home of Mrs. Reichelderfer, Orders
Vile, o.; three other persons wer'
bound and gagged, and the hidini
place of property extorted by threats
Of death.
Miss Helen Gould is a probable wit
ness in the $4,000 suit of J. II. Pat
terson, the National Cash Registe,
company's president, against the Idea
company; the later's president is &C
cused of libel over the rumored Gould
Patterson engagement.
Grief for a brother who died be
cause of unrequited love for an Italian
opera singer, has caused Bishop
lhIOut HSdu vi INC lCSh lAuoSliA
church in this country, to decide tC
abandon the cathedral and return to
his home in South Russia,
Fast mail train No. 102, east bound
on the Union Pacific, collided head-on
in a fog with a freight at Brady S
Omaha the news agent, was killed
and Conductor M. C. Wallace, also OF
Omaha had leg broken.
Half Of the striking pupils at the
Esthervile, Iowa high school have re-
| turned to their studies. Football was
the primary cause of the walk-out.
Miss Cullum favored the game while
Superintendent Dukes disapproved
the sport Miss Cullum will not re-
turn.
Mrs. II. Holmsen, wife of Rev. II.
/ Holmsen, pastor of Bethel church at
Hudson, Wis. and holding pastorates
at New Richmond and Star Prairie,
has secured divorce. 1t is alleged
that Rev. M. Holmsen left the country
with a young girl, a member Of his
congregation.
The inter~tare commerce com
mission has designated April q for
the hearing to be held in New York
! city in the case of William r. Hearst
against the Reading and other rail
roads, alleging unreasonable and
illegal rates for the transportation
of anthracite coal.
General Frederick Funston, U. S.
A., is to become a trust buster. His
operations in this role will be directed
toward a commercial combination at
ST. Michaels, Alaska which is WITHIN
the jurisdiction of the department Of
Columbia, to the command of which
he has just been assigned.
A freight train containing a car of
powder and three cars of dynamite
Pennsylvania railroad at clean, N. Y.
The powder exploded blowing the car
to pieces. Eight other cars were
wrecked, but the dynamite did not
explode. No one was hurt.
Secretary Cortelyou has concluded
negotiations by which he secured a
lease of the Willard building on Four
teenth street, between Pennsylvania
avenue and f street for the depart
ment of commerce and labor. The
building is eight stories high. Pos
session will be given in May.
The Long Island sound steamer
New Hampshire of the StoningtOn
line ran down a Long Island railroad
float in the East river, on which there
were fourteen loaded freight cars,
Some of the cars were broken Ly the
impact and the light freight hoated
down the river.
The Southern Pacific railroad fac
ton controlled by Hartman was en-
Joined by the United States court at
Cincinnati on application of James r..
Kcene from transferring the Central
Pacific lease or stock now held in
Southern Pacific treasury; the Union
Pacific is forbidden to vote Southern
f., Pacific stock
Tho one hundred and sixtieth
! birthday anniversary of the author
of ,nc declaration of independence
will be celebrated in Washington
| April l6 Ly a subscription dinner at
the Hotel Barton under the auspices
Of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial as
sociation Of the United States. OF
which Admiral Dewey is the presl'
dent
/ Secretary Shaw has gone to Beau
mont, Texas. to look after his rice
property While south he will eN.
anime the subtreasury Custom-house
and mint at New Orleans, and will
also inspect the proposed sites for
new public buildings in that city
4 He expects also to visit Atlanta, Ga.
on the same mission, He will be
gone ten days
Former Representative David II
Mercer of Nebraska has urged the
president to appoint Colonel Charles
+. Humphrey 80 quartermaster gen
eral Of the army to succeed Genera
Nj. l. l.udiugton, retired. 1t is under
stood President Roosevelt has de
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