Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-01-15
DOME STIC.


Scarcity of fuel oil has caused its
abandonment in New Orleans,
Robert ]. Johnston, a broker, shot
himself in his home in Brooklyn.
Prof. John Bascom Of Williams Col
lego said the money Of John ID.
Rockefeller had sealed the lips Of Chi
cago university teachers,
Mrs. Mary l.. Manson and George
Wilson were held for the grand jury
at Ashford, Conn charged with
poisoning Wilson's mothc"
The counteryalIing duty on Russian
sugar was upheld by the supreme
court The money paid by Russia
on exports is declared a bounty.
James Borden has been arrested
at EddyyIlIc Iowa, fusIcctcd of be-
ing one Of the men who robbed p,
Sullivan Of $1,000 near Hamilton
The president has closed the postof-
fee Mt lndianOla, Miss, uuti the PEG,
pie accept the rcalpJ'ntmcnt OF Min
ME M. Cox, colOrcd, ms postmaster.
Relatives of Miss Clapp, a rich wo-
man Of PittsncId, Mass, were sur
prisod to learn OF her engagement to
Allen II BaGg, her man Of business.
IrylnE M Scott, builder Of the bat.
tleshIp Oregon has announced that
he IB candidate to succeed United
States Senator Perkins from Cali,
fornia.
A passenger train on the Southern
railway left the rails near Weems sta.
ton, Ala, Engineer White was the only
person killed. Twonty-sGVon persons
were slightly injured.
Senator Quay Is believed to have
abandoned hope OF passing his omni
bus statehood bill, but tho latter will
be used by him to prevent the aboli
ton of steel and coal tariffs,
Charles Filler u convict paroIod from
the New Jersey state prlcOn, married
Louise Hill, whom he COu2ted while
he worked in his cell on an invention
that has made him wen to do
At Bellevue H., Dietrich TIodmann,
farmer Is under arrest charged with
beating his son. The boys hands
were clamped In a wise and he was
beaten with a blaCksnako until he was
insonsiblo.
Senator Hoars antitrust bill would
require annual reports to the inter
state commerce commission on capt
tai stock and the nar.'p of officials,
and promise from the latter to obey
federal laws.
In the opinion Of Rev, Father Henry
G.. Bronsgoest s. j., pastor OF St
Makers Catholic church, st, Louis
there is entirely too much kissing OF
brides and other cffusiycness AT
VhurCh weddings,
A LaCkawanna valley mino cavein al
Olyphant, Pa, caused the three story
O'Drien hotel and three other build
ings To sink 100 feet into the earth
where they were burned The prop
erty loss Is $4,000.
The state department has received
Cor0rmatOry adyiCcs of the doClin
alton of the powers to receive theiI
second Chinese indemnity installmen
ON the silver basis, The action Il
regarded rs sinister
Golden lIadlcy was plnIoucd to thu
bottom of the collins coal niue n
Brazil, ind. by a heavy fall of slate
He was rrightrulIy manglod, but wa,
able to spoal, n few words to hi,
resCucrs before he died
Letters up to Doc s from Forty
Mic district, Alaska by way o
Naldos, have boon received, confirming
the great gold quartz strike ON Chick
en- creek. The rush of miners iron
Dawson has already set In,
Police Commissioner Greene, q
New York observed his FIRST Suuda
~ Office Nv strictly enforcing tb
Rainos excise law. Sandwich hotel
did their usual business, but nCarl
all saloons wero shut tight
The Cleveland co.. grand jury wa
instructed by Judge Non to iuvestigat
an alleged coal combine by which +,
tail dealers Ak prices and fine thos
who dsohcy. The Detroit city so,
eminent is to sell coal at cost
tNoN'NlbN' NNNNANN w llllUl ~ lhNNl
of the supreme court of Georgia tel
iored his resignation to Gov. Terrell
Vhe governor named Joseph r. Lama
Vt Augusta 20 succeed Judge Littl,
lll-hoalth was the cause of the resi-
nation
Capt NJ II Barnum, Eighth Unite
States cavalry was exonerated by
court of inquiry from the charges c
disoboying orders at the Fort Rile
maneuyers, Maj G. G. Ayers, VIII
preferred them was criticised as II
temperate
In New York Magistrate Connorto
decided that n father who finds hi
1S-year-old daughter dancing in pull
lie resort after 10 o'clock at nigh
may spank her in the presence of he