Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

wagon from winch is morse mao DeeA
taken because he was beating IL,
Alfonso De Lucca, an Italian peddler,
fell dead in a Brooklyn street.
The Hamburg line steam
ship Deutschland, after being stuck in
the mud off Sandy Hook for nearly
twenty-four hours, vas worked free at
high water and proceeded to sea.
At Carthage, Mo, Samuel Mitchell,
white, who led the mob that lynched
Thomas Gilyard, negro, at Joplin
recently, was sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
At Eagle Pass, Texas, in a street
duel both City Marshal Kinard and w.
l.. Mellow were fatally shot. Before
his death Mellow remarked, I'VE have
killed each other hut we are now
friends"
In New York, DR.. Hendricks wife
has sued Laura Bigger, the actress,
for 81 900 900 for alienation of the doc
tors affections. She also sues the
doctor for limited divorce, almony and
counsel fees.
A general war against the National
Biscuit company has been started by
labor unions. a strike of 10000 en-
ployes is called in eight cities from
Philadelphia to Kansas City. The com
pany is to resist.
The Hargis Cockrell feud in Breath
lit county, KY, dates back to the civil
war. and fresh outbreaks Of assassina-
ton are feared in spite Of the militia
guarding Jackson, which is now the
center OF trouble.
Col Thomas b. Musgrave, former
prosperous banker, died at New York,
His failure was laid TO $4,000 spent
annually by his family. Divorce and
other troubles ended in his confine-
ment in a sanitarlum.
At Crown Point, Ind, l0year-old
son of Michael Hart defended his par
ents' property in their absence with a
doubIebarrelled shotgun today and
fatally wounded an italian boy who
was ransnckinE the house,
In New York, George Washington,
n colored waiter, was struck on the
head and his skull fractured by
Michael Connaughton, a saIoOnkeeper,
because he spoke 10 a little white girl.
The negro will probably die.
Whitelaw Reid in an address at
Vaasar college declared educated wo-
men can aid greatly in improving the
condition of inner society circles by
checking divorces md restraining the
constant craze for publicity
Ambassador Choate had long con
fcrcnce with the Alaskan boundary
commission counsel They discussed
the arrangements md rules for it's
meeting In ondOn, which will take
place probably in September.
The New York laundry problem is
partly settled by charity organiza-
ton, which instructs dependent WON.
en- IN washing and ironing and us
! them for earning $3.50 tally as
laundresses in private families,
The conference Of the state boards
Of health passed a resolution that So
long as the present effective work is
continued at san Francisco there is no
need for quarantine restrictions Of
travel Or trnnlc to or from California
/ Two ears oC giant powder ON the
southbound Santa Zee, Prescott &
Phoenix freight train blew up. five
miles from Phoenix The only persons
injured were Engineer Chambers and
Fireman Ship Both will recover.
After two weeks acquaintance
David @ Williams, 7G years old, and
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth noans, 81 were
married at Wheatland Ind, This is
the Lridogruoms seventh wedding,
he having three wives dead and four
living
A section Of the Union station
viadutt that carries the street over
the railway tracks at Minneapolis fell
ON an incoming Great Northern train.
No one was hurt except man on the
rear platform whose arm was
crushed
A movement for an anti.waiter
tipping league was started in Chicago
because Of the increased eXactions on
patrons Increased wages and union
membership are considered to place
him on the same plane with other
worldngmen.
w, A. Noyes, head Of the depart
ment of chemistry of the Rose poly
tcchnc at Tcrro llauto, Ind, has re-
singnod to take position rs chemist
in the bureau Of weights and measures
in the new department of commerce
ut Washington,
President Roosevelt held meeting
of the cabinet at which all develop.
mcnts during his absence were dis
cussed and work laid ont The postal
scandal. Russian affairs, and other
matters of state were given careful
consideration.
Senator Foraker of Ohio, accom-
panied by Prcsideu, Howard Ayers
and Trustee G. a H. Reed ot the Gin
cmuau university, extended to the
president an invitation to attend the
exercises dedicatory of the new build
ings Of the university
! In Chicago settlements have been
signed with striking cooks walters.