Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-26
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

Eight fires ragged simultaneously at
Tampa, Fla, doing $4,000 damage.
AT San Francisco seventeen letter
carriers have been suspended for al.
legged political activity.
William j. Bryan says that under no
circumstances would he be pre3den.
tlal candidate again,
Eleven miners were entombed In a
burning mine In Minnesota, but there
were hopes Of rescue
r. G.. Dun & Co.'S review reports
January railroad earnings "a per cent
greater than for 1902,
Lieutenant General Miles arrived
after completing circuit OF the world
He has been abroad five months
Gen Basil w. Duke Of Kentucky was
offered an appointment to the Judge
ship of the sixth judicial circuit
A mine explosion near WiIlesbarre
injured eight one, it Is thought fatal.
Iy, and another explosion occurred
The Alabama senate has passed the
bill regulating child labor as agreed
to by advocates Of the bill aud mill
men,
New Jersey society women met to
plan campaign against an ordinance
compelling the wearing Of short
skirts.
William Stot2man was sentenced to
jaIl Tor six months at Kansas City for
stealing the grip Of Dr. a. l., Craig OF
Chicago.
The Grand jury at St Louis began
m Investigation of five get.rich.quiek
turf companies which owe about &c.,
100000.
Mrs. James l., Blair, president OF St
Louis exposition woman's board, an.
nounced that woman's building VIII
not be erected
The Mckinley Memorial Association
mas collected over 100000 but wants
100000 more before work shall begin
on the monument.
The senate committee on commerce
rejected the nomination OF Dr. Crum.
colored, as collector Of Charleston by
n vote Of 3 to 7.
At Plainneld N. j., Engineer James
N. Davis, killed in the Central railroad
wreck is blamed by the coroner's jury
for the accident
The mother of young Claude O'Brien,
I'm jail for murder ut Lexington KY
sent him saws with which to escape,
but the jaler Intercepted them
The First Congregational church of
Binghamton, N. Y, has called Rev,
Dr. Edward T, Trcfz of Omaha, to be-
come pastor. DR.. Trefz will accept.
In the case Of Amos l., Maxwell, who
was killed In the Kansas insane asy-
lum. the coroner's jury brought In a
verdict charging two attendants with
murder.
Final argument for the miners was
made before the coal strike commits
sion, and the arbitrators will meet in
Washington next week to consider
their award
Glabaeonrs comet was observed in
the observatory at Syracuse uniyer.
sity. This IL the first time that 1t has
been seen from this part Of North
America.
John Heury McCracken, president of
Westminster college. Fulton, Mo, has
resigned to become assistant to his
father, chancellor at the University of
New York city,
William Davidson. a young FARMER
near Shoals, Iud toyed with "A new
revolver and accidentally shot Thomas
Davidson, an 1t-yearold brother, in
hiCtIne a fatal wound,
The treaty between the United
States and Great Britain providing for
the settlement of the Alaskan bound
airy dispute by u commission was ratt.
fled by the souate,
Most Of the witnesses to the acct
dent in which Charles l.. Fair was
killed will como from France to give
their testimony at the trial of the suit
in San Francisco
The fish, forestry and game com.
mittoo of Colorado has decided for a
closed season for four years ON deer
and for six years ON sheep, elk, an
telope and other big game,
~, V, SHllH lluS Uctn nlHtpu HHutl
arrest at Foss, Ok, at the request OF
the authorities OF Waco, Tex, where,
III Ia charged. he Is under thirty-seven
indictments for various crimes,
Senator Whltlock. of Brooklyn, In
'troduced a bill to increase the salaries
of New York state senators from ST..
500 to IS, 900 and of assemblymen To
81 500, If approved by a popular vote.
Twenty tons Of franked mail were
received for Senator w. II, Mason ut
the Waukegan Oll) postollce. The
free delivery system was swamped
and extra teams were hired to draw
II.
The Massachusetts, electric compan.
les controlling all the electric street
car lines In eastern Massachusetts out,
side of Boston have granted their en-
poyes an increase in wages Of a,1S per
cent
Edward Knapman, son Of K. KNAPP
man OF Chicago was found wounded
at Detroit with the body OF Edith Mar
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