Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-03

ONtF PIUtVUU w do spent WlJU
out evidence of where it has gone.
The Indian Territory land scandal
! is growing. United States Marshal
b. Fl. Colber is accused by an Ard
more editor of connection with land
company, using his office to aid friends
political schemes, and intimidation.
An autmbile containing w. H.
Kirkpatrick Of Cleveland, his wife,
mother and man named Cayanaugh,
became unmanageable nd backed down
a hill. 1t upset, killing Mr.. Kirk
patrick's wife and seriously injuring
the others.
In the circuit court at Jefferson City,
Mo, Judge Graves continued the
bribery cases Of Senators Frank II
Farris and Charles II Smith because
of the present serious illness of Sena-
, tor Farris to Nov. and Nov. 4 re.
spectiyely.
Miss Louisa Shaler OF Lyma Conn,
1O1 years old, is the plaintiff in a suit
for $500 damages against the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road company. She alleges that sparks
from a locomotive caused fire and
consequent loss to property owned by
| her
The annual conference Of the In.
diana Methodist Protestant church
came to an end at Muncie, Ind. The
conference placed itself on record as
favorng the union OF the Methodist
Protestant the Congregational and
| United Brethren churches under the
name of the United church
Judge Kirkpatrick at Newark, N. j.,
granted an order permitting the firm
York to file liens against the torpedo
boats Nicholson and OBren, in course
Of construction in the Crescent ship
yards at Elizabethport. The liens
are for work done by the firm on the
boats.
The strike of Chicago restaurant EN-,
ploy IS failed to cause the closing of
an place of business. Only 431 per-
sons obeyed the call of the unions, and
these are mostly negroes and cooks
Business agents were in many in
stances attacked anu elected from the
retaurants.
Owing to the recent storms in
Jamaica the United Fruit Company
has decided to abandon its line of
fruit steamers into Charleston, S. G.
The company Will continue to maintain
its Offices there but will fill orders
from it's other seaboard divisions, and
Just as soon as the banana planta-
lions have been restored the line will
be resumed
The story of the little Italian girl
who informed the police Of Melrose,
Mass, that she had witnessed a cold
blooded murder in the woods near her
home on SWANS Pond avenue cannot
be verified, Tie police searched the
section at oGce on he airing the childs
story, without result, and at daylight
a second search was made, but no evil
&ence to sGEstantiate the murder
story could be found.
A fatal duel over a girl occurred on
a fcrry-boat in Point township, near
Mount Vernon, Ind, between Ed Rob.
inson and Samuel Lusk. Robinson
stabbed Lusk over the heart and then
cut his throat, severing the iugular
vein. Lusk died in short time.
Robinson gave himself up to the Ken
lucky officers. The girl over whom
the fight occurred saw the tragedy and
tainted.
A tablet was unveiled at Philadel-
phia over the grave of Thomas Lloyd,
shorthand reporter Of the first national
house of representatives, by the Ma
tional Shorthand Reporters associa-
ton. The Gedicatory address was by
Edward V. Murphy. official reporter of
the United States senate Mr.. Lloyd
was n soldier of the revolution He
was styled the father of American
shorthand reporting.
The state department has bccn us.
ing its good offices through Minister
Leishmau at Corstantinople to secure
permission from the Turkish govern
ment for the wives and families OF