Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-14

4
I Rev. Il. H. Hughes of Maiden, Mass,
that the latter had accepted the
presidency of De Paw university.
While on their way to church at
Weisbac chapel, three miles east Of
Shoals, Ind, Ora Melvin and Edward
Ritchison, farmer boys, quarreled and
Ritchison fatally cut Melvin with a
knife.
The st. Louis exposition ceremonies
were marked by protests from state or
fcials over alleged neglect. Gov.
Odell New York; Yates, Illinois, and
Nash, Ohio were among those az
| grieved.
Rev. G. G.. Richmond, in sermon
at Syracuse, n. Y, declared President
Roosevelt gave up membership in the
Episcopal church because Of belief
that its ceremonies savored of me
/ dicyalism.
| A west-bound fast mail on the Bur.
lngton railway crashed into a switch
engine in the yards at Creston, Iowa.
Walter Noble, fireman, was pinned
against the boiler head and roasted
to death.
William J. Peters, who will ac-
company the Ziegler arctic expedition
as a scientific assistant, is noted for
taking ice water baths and wearing
summer clothing In winter as a prep
aration.
James b. Marcum, prominent
Ia all tn
from behind while standing in the
courthouse door at Jackson. He Is
the thirty-hrst victim of the ITargls-
Cockrill feud.
The st. Paul supreme court holds
that a verdict recovered by a shipper
for damages against an express COM
pany for birds confscated from the
express company by the state game
warden is warranted.
Dr. Frederic Il. Bolton, professor OF
versty at Iowa City, has cabled his
refusal to the presidency Of the
Manila normal school because he dis
likes the Philippines.
The Deering harvester company
strike will be taken under the Chica-
go Federation Of Labor and inter
national unions control unless
grievances are abolished or consent
to arbitration Is given.
The boiler of the municipal electric
light station at Normal, H., exploded.
wrecking the building and fatally
lnjurins Engineer John Butler of
Bloomington. The damage to the
plant Is estimated at $4,000.
The new regulations regarding the
sale of matches went into effect in
Now York. No one, unless he has
license may give away or sell
matches. Retail dealers may not
sell matches with more than 900 in
Postmaster General Payne was
notified by President Roosevelt,
through Senator Lodge, that prosecu.
tlons must be started against guilty
officials as soon as evidence Is
secured. Whltewash will not be
tolerated
1t is learned that the refusal or
Mrs, Stanford 70 consent to the sub
stitutlon of paid quartet for the
Stanford university chapel led to the
resignation of Rev. DR.. Heber New,
ton, Other differences stimulated the
friction between DR.. Newton and the
trustees. NN'I
Lewis Hubbard, who shot and
killed Constable Peter Heck at
Ridgoly H., was arrested Hubbard |
said Heck and four others insulted n
woman who was with him. Hubbard |
resented their words, was assaulted !
and he then shot Heck, he says, in
sefdefense.
Except for two requests of $4,000 |
each to the Minnesota Historical so.
ciety and the st. Paul Relief society
the estate of Governor Alexander
Ramsey of Minnesota is divided |
among his daughter. Mrs. Marion H.
Furness, and her three children. The
estate is valued at $225,0OO
Harry NJ. Clahaugh, several years
associate Justice of the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, took the
oath of Office as chief justice OF that
court, succeeding Il. f. Bingham.
Former United States Senator Peter
G. Prichard of North Carolina was
sworn In as associate Justice.
Having failed to file their oaths to
qualify as required by law. the re-
Gently elected socialist mayor and
other city officials OF Anaconda,
Mont, will secure their offices only
after legal contest The incum-
bents say they will refuse to surrea-
der their offices today when the new
men ask for them
The census preliminary report on
street ami electric railways for the
year ended June 80, 1902, shows
total of 9S7 companies, with the net
income OF tho operating companies
asgregating $30,955,23S. dividends,
S590S,216: surplus, $l5,047,0l7. The
length of line (first main track Is
l6,64S miles; length of single track,
22.5S9.
AS two ittIn Miami md noltIp,nr,