Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-05


May 20, 1902
A large portion of George w. Van
derbilt's vast estate in the wilds of
North Carolina, known as Biltmore, is
about to be CONVERTED into an exclusive
hunting and fishing club which will
include in its membership some of the
most prominent club men of the land.
The offer of Andrew Carnegie to
donate $1,500,000 to the city of Phila
delphia for the establishment OF
thirty free libraries was favorably
acted upon by subcommittee of the
councils on public Libraries. An an
nual expenditure of $150,000 will be
required.
Mrs. Belknapp, widow of General
Belknapp of Washington, has arrived
in London from Ostend after visit in
Paris and other European cities. Mrs.
! Belknapp will leave in a fortnight for
America and will visit her daughter
in Philadelphia before returning to
Washington.
I At Boise, Idaho, United States Mar
shall Rounds was arrested on a war
rant sworn to by Mrs. George T..
Spencer, formerly first deputy mar
shall in Rounds office, for alleged as
sault Mrs. Spencer is the widow of
former United States Senator Spencer
of Alabama.
Rev. A. Il. Gammage, pastor of the
Lawn avenue Baptist church, Kansas
City, Kan, resigned his pastorate at
the request of the board of deacons,
because of the alleged heretical teach
ings, Many members of the church
withdrew with Rev. Mr. Gammage,
who will establish new church.
Owners of quick lunch counters in
New York are up in arms against the
four companies which control the pie
advance from 3R to A cents a pie.
The lunch counter men are preparing
to resist the advance. There is talk
of cooperative factory and general
boycott of trust-made pies.
Arthur Carpenter Of Albany and
Fred Avery of Worthwhile, N. Y, the
New York Central trainmen arrested
on the charge of assaulting Express
Messenger Thomas w. Wallace on the
Montreal express, with the intention
of robbing the express safe, were ar
raigncd. They pleaded not guilty and
gave bail in $1,000.
The trial of Mayor William B. Hays
of. Pittsburg, on the charge of mis-,
demeanor, resulting from the dis
charge of Samuel Moore, veteran OF
the civil war, from his position in one
of the city bureaus, was called before
Judge John d. Shafer. The case Is n
test one, to show whether the mayor
has the right to remove veterans
from the city employ for political rea-
sons.
At Pittsburg while Superintendent
Thomas A, McQuaid OF the bureau of
detectives failed to get extradition
papers for Michayle Tehane and
Mllovar Kobear, the two Crotians who
were arrested at Southampton, Eng
land, for the murder of Samuel II.
Fergus, OF West Middletown, Pa, on
Sept %, he Is confident that he will
have no trouble in finally getting the
desired papers
Patrick ID. Rooney, secretary and
treasurer of large New York bedding
mandatory in which he is principal
stakeholder, was killed under the
wheels Of passenger train upon
which he arrived with his wife and
child at the Grand Central station
New York. The family was riding in
different cars owing to the crowd
Rooney alighted to seek his wife and
fell under the wheels.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
entertained at dinner the chief Justice
and Mrs. Fuller, Secretary Hay, the
bishop of Albany and Mrs. Doane, the
bishop Of washington and Mrs. Satter-
lee, the bishop coadjutor of Penn
sylvania, Major General and Mrs
Chaffee, the surgeon general of the
navy and Mrs, Rixey, Mrs. Sheridan,
Mr., and Mrs. Lowndes. Mr.. and Mrs
Pcllew, Miss Satteree. The bishop of
Albany and Mrs. Doane remained at
the white house as guests for the
night