Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-21


At Tocoma, Wash, 7. p. Buschman,
aged 81, of Buschman & Thorpe.
wholesale fish dealers, committed
suicide by shooting. Business trouble
Ia assigned as the cause.
In New York, as a result of the In
vestigation by the corners jury into
the death of Bendetto Madoni, the
barrel murder victim, seven Italians
are held as accessories.
Miss Myrtle Shelton Of Evanston,
who was found in the union station,
Chicago suffering from poison, died
without revealing whether she was a
victim of suicide or of murder.
The board of missions will try to
raise 100000 during the year, for
foreign work to make the bicenten-
NAL OF the birth Of John Wesley
notable in southern Methodism.
Maud Gillespie, a white girl, who
disappeared near Sault Ste. Marie
fourteen years ago, when 13 years
old, was found living with the Mis-
sissauga Indians in norther Ontario.
A commission to regulate or raise
the great lake levels will be appoint
ed by President Roosevelt to CO.
operate with British committee. A
dam at the outlet of Lake Erie is
possible.
The Great Northern railroad strike
situation is critical. General Man
ager Wards concessions were re-
fused by the trainmen. The South
ern Pacific strike has been post
poned,
Fred Steele, travelling man OF
F., Shoals, Ind, who has been represent
ing the American Box Ball company
of Indianapolis, was arrested on
charge OF embezzlement made by
that company
At Greenwich Conn, during
strike row, an italian laborer was
shot to death by one of his fellow
countrymen, who was attacked by a
number of strikers. Seven arrests
were made.
Three Saginaw (Mich.) aldermen,
six x.aldermen, and four other per-
sons were indicted for alleged
bribery, or selling liquor without
license Electric lighting and bridge
contracts are involved.
The lynching of three negroes ut
Fremont. o.. for the murder OF Otto
Mischke and the wounding of Albert
Gommoll was prevented by Sheriff
Mason, who for two hourse defled the
mob at the Jail doors.
", Hunt Jnop - tba
college OF agriculture of the Ohio
state university, has accepted the
professorship Of astronomy In the
college OF agriculture Of Cornell uni
verslty, Ithaca, N. Y
Curtis Jet was arrested near
Doylesville, Ky, for the alleged muir
der Of James b. Marcum at Jackson.
Two sheriffs and twelve deputies took
him to Winchester jail No re-
slstance was offered,
The De Kalb bank OF Waterloo, Ia,
and the Mcclellan bank Of Auburn
were closed through the filing OF
complaint by Mrs. Elizabeth Mcclellan
for settlement of her estate. The
shortage Is probably $4,000.
Charles II. Smith, Springfield
(Massl hostler, who claimed to have
inherited $2000,000, disappeared after
ordering 5000 piano for Mrs.
Timothy Dooley his betrothed, and
bargaining for a $4,000 farm.
Winter wheat condition Is placed
by the governments monthly crop
report at 92,G on May 1, against 97,3
for April and 1904 for May /, 1902
practically no injury caused by recent
frosts; winter rye Is placed at 1913.
Presbyterian creed revision by the
general assembly NJ Los Angeles on
May 81 Is declared by the Rev. W. Fl.
Roberts. clerk, to be assured by the
presbyterles' vote. The total afllrma-
tive vote to date, 1913; negative, 8.
At Hartford. Conn. Mark Twains
dwelling house was sold to Richard
M. Bissell. who recently came from
Chicago to become vice president of
tho Hartford Fire Insurance com
pany. The price paid was 100000
A, w. Machen, general superintend-
ent of the postotllce free delivery sys-
tenn, was relieved Of duty by the post
master general and Inspector Fosnes,
who investigated the Cuban postal
frauds was placed In charge of his Of
fee.
Ed Shernck and Henry Haga,
farmers of Lost River township,
Indiana, quarreled at Shoals. and
lIaga cut Shohrtick through the right
arm and on the left side in the hollow
of the back, making probably fatal
wounds
At MoultrIe, Ga, Colonel II. J,
! Pearsall, solicitor of the city court,
and DR.. Frank Daniel physician for
tho Georgia Northern railroad, were
killed by DR.. Daniers motor car
coliding with log train on the
Georgia Northern.
Dun 4 Cos trade reviews shows la.
Dor troubles are increasing, Com.
modify prices declined during April
from 500 267 to $9S,56l The high
point of $1O9.2Sa was reached year