Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-24

! up five men, robbed the Till and forced
the proprietor to open the safe. The
robbers secured 81 500 and Jewelry and
several gold nuggets.
The postofice clerks convention a.
Nashville provided for death benefit
fund, elected officers, selected 81.
Louis for the next years meeting
place and adjourned.
| Two men were killed at Norfolk, Va,
hy the explosion of alcohol on the
cruiser Olympia now In dry dock
there. Drunken sailors, who tried to
steal 1t, are blamed.
Twelve persons were injured, some
fatally, by the collapse OF a balcony
at Nelson Morris & Co.'S Chicago
stoekyards Office, while watching a
stampede of steers.
The Chicago Horse Shoe associa-
| tons annual exhibition will be held
| in the Coliseum during the week Ot
October 26; $4,000 in money and
plate prizes is listed.
New York police used sledge ham
mers and crowbars in effeCting an
entrance to the Garfield club rooms.
! They arrested four men on a charge
Of maintaining poolroom.
Sunday theatrical performances
were scored by the Rev. j. f. Perry at
Chicago while a play was being per
formed next door in the MarIowe the
alter before large audience
Miss Grace stone, Chicago, burned
30, To-. 10 49, ,, b,, =,
by gasoline explosion while cleaning
her dress A spring lock on the door
prevented rescue in time.
The secret marriage Of Miss Blanche
Hubbell, of Brooklyn, to Samuel y.
Pulisano, Of Bridgeport, was made
known and her parents say they will
try to have the bond annulled.
The cruiser Maryland was launched
ot Newport News, Va, after the col
lapse Of the structural work which
caused 1t to sink in the mud. It Is 502
feet long and of 1860 tons displaC g.
ment.
Senator Hoar, In an address before
the Essex club at Salem, Mass. said |
the time for making changes in tariff |
schedules and administrative policies
was after presidential election, not |
before.
At Pittsburg Arthur Amieson, bank
or, has been missing since Aug. IS,
and so has 10000 of deposits. Two
ostonsIblo propretors of the bank
Packoyeski and MaIashek, are IN
Jail
Russell Cosrove, recently appointed
viceconsnl at Canton, promoted the
Now ork-ManiIa Hemp company
whose prospectus declares 1t counts
on government assistance to exploit
Philippine industries
Pool and card tables, and dancing
halls for churches were urged in a
sermon by the Rev X. A. White, Uni
versaist; the Rev. David Bcaton, Con
"a egatonalIst, also favored more pleas,
ures for Chicago youth.
Burglars chIoroformed the family of
Chris Harnish near Dora, Ind, and
secured considerable money and
jewolry, AS u result of the Chloro-
form, Miss Lulu HarnIsh, daughter,
IL In serious condition.
The total property assessment in
Cook county, ILL.,, is expected to reach
$433,0OO,000 when the state board Of
equali2ation's work is completed; the
board of review total now is Si03.-
06i,377, the Increase over 1902, SIS,
1856.
The police of Long Island City, n.
Y, believe they have in custody
Charles Adams, accused of the murder
of his aunt, Mrs Mary Rogers, In
Philadelphia in June. 1897, because
she refused to accede to his demands
for money.
Rear Admiral Casey, recently de-
tached from command of the Pacific
squadron, was retired on account OF
age, after nearly AZ years active SER.
ice. Captain Charles j. Barclay. com
handing the Puget Sound navy yard,
will become n rear admiral.
Professor E. ID. Wright professor vi
Latin at Lawrence university, Apple
ton, Wis, fell on the stone steps OF
the west entrance to University hail
and broke his right leg, The leg is
one which has always been crippled,
Amputation may be necessary.
Arrangements for President Roose-
Nelts trip to the battle field of Ante
tam are about completed The presl
Dental party accompanying Governor
Murphy and other prominent officials
of New Jersey will arrive at the battle
field about . o'clock in the morning.
John Raw OF Fairmont, Ind. broke
leg and E, w Esslinger of Danvilla,
H., Conductor J. h, Taylor, NJ. l.. Klett
and Charles Seymour were injured in
u street car accident at Lafayette,
Ind The car jumped the track and
rolled down thirty-toot emhankment,
Alleged irregularities have been dis.
covered in the cigar department of the
state penitentiary in Philadelphia and
acting upon the suggestion of lnspec-
tor Robinson and Hart United Statps |