Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-16

Waru BeecneT, Will return the coin
in controversy to Charles w. West,
son OF the original owner OF widow b
mite"
Accused of setting fire to his
mothers clothes, John Wonder, aged
! q, Is locked up at Rochester, N. J..
Mrs. Carrier Wonder, aged so, is so
seriously burned, that she may not
recover.
Mrs. Louise Anne Van Weekly Wolf
bauer, known as Baroness Wolfbauer,
committed suicide in Jersey City
hotel. She was granddaughter of
former Bishop Ames of the Method
list church.
The salaries of many postal clerks
throughout the country may be re
duced 500 yearly because OF violated
| laws discovered in the postoffice de
partment by George w. Beavers
successor.
AS the last word Of the hymn, VIII
| Knows How Near My End VIII BE,
was being sung at the funeral Of Colt
| licb Strecker, n stepdaughter of Mrs.
kohler fell dead in Christ Lutheran
church at Philadelphia.
Alfred A. Knapp pleaded not guilty
nj Hamilton, o., to the Indictment
charging him with the murder Of
his wife, Hannah GODDARD Knapp,
! to whose murder with five others
Knapp has confessed
The worlds record for accuracy
was lowered by the sunners of the
battIeship Indiana in their practice
The thlrteen-inCh turrent guns made
twelve hits out of twelve shots, the
range being five miles. The previous
record was fourteen out of sixteen.
Mrs. Margaret +. Armour, widow
Of S. B, Armour, has given $4,000 to
the WOmans Christian association
ut Kansas City, Mo. 1t will be used
for the establishment OF home for
worthy old people who are in need
a plan to instruct all American
public school children in scientific
farming is considered by Secretary
Wilson, The elements Of plant lite.
grating, and composition Of soil
would be taught with other Lessons
At Cincinnati Federal Judge Lurtoq
refused an injunction asked for by the
Keenc interests to restrain the Har1i
man interests from voting the Union
Pacific holdings at the Southern VA
citic COmpanys election next Wedncs
day
Oscar Barclif, the engine driver,
whose train was in collision with
trolley car in Newark, N j., Feb. 10,
with the result that nine lives were
lost and thirty persons injured, has
recovered physically, but his mind is
gone.
Baron Speclt Won SternburS, Ger
man ambassador In an address to the
Hartford Comm Yacht club declared
that the United States navy is ad
mlrod by the entire world, while the
army VIII soon he the most efficient
of any nation.
Arthur II. Pencil the Buffalo
suicide and murder suspect, is an
alleged ombez2ler of 100000 placed
In his hands by friends for invest
mont Suicide was long planned by
him to escape conviction. He carried
100000 life insurance.
President Baldwin of the Ions
Island railroad declared that with
the pennsylvania tunnel New York
thcatcr trains would run to Phils
dclphia IN ninety minutes and pas.
scngcrs he carried thirty miles int
Long Island in fortyfvc minutes
The situation has become gravcr in
the university towns of Spain The
brutal treatment Of students has ere
atcd intense resentment against the
government Workmon in the tohac.
% factories have joined against the
authorities,
Tho Bates Machine company's
works one of the main industries at
Joliet, ILL.,, had narrow escape from
destruction. Fire destroyed the
foundry, cntaling n loss OF $4,000.
partially insured The pattern ware
house, containing 100000 worth OF
patterns, and the machine shop were
saved.
Jennie Impke widow OF Fred
lmpke, the miner whose firing of an
ovorChanse Of powder AT the Athens
Coal Mining CompanyS mine at
Athens, Ill. resulted in conclusion
which caused the death of himself
and five other miners. attempted
suicide by taking laudanum She
was found lying over her husband
grave, She will recover.
A, A. Winslow has been made
consul general AT Guatemala City,
instead Of secretary of legation at
that point as at first reported He
wac United States consul at liege,
belgium, and simply exchanged
places with Mr., McNally formerly
consul general at Guatemala City X,
G, Bailey, secretary Of legation at
Guatemala City, who Is now on leave
of absence in this country, retains
his position,
At Salt Lake the hfty.thiri semi.
annual conference OF Latter Day
Saints came to an end. For the first
time in the history of the mormon
church luitpd States senator OC-