Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-07-14

course at Cornell summer ScnOOl.
The United States circuit court or.
dered the foreclosure sale OF the
United States Shipbuilding company.
Full details OF the wreck on the Wa.
bash railroad at Litchfeld, H., show
that twenty were killed and fifty-eight
injured.
Through absent-m indedness Charles
ITippett, miner, fell to death down a
100-foot shaft in the Trimountain mine
near Houghton. Mich.
Fire, started in a fireworks store at
Worcester, Mass, by a boy stepping
on a torpedo, wrecked the place and
injured many persons.
AS the result Of fall while racing
Bobby Walthour, the bicycle rider, Is
in critical condition at Atlanta, Ga
His legs are paralyZed.
General Piet Cronje married Mrs
Johanna Stertzel, widow Of a former
comrade the ceremony being perform
ed on the worlds fair grounds.
Four Brooklyn foOtpads murderous-
| ly assaulted and robbed an aged man,
/ Nublu lHtJ w 'oNbl l. w "a
car line after he had lost his money.
An attempt has been made to wreck
the great organ, the largest in the
world, in festival hall, at the worlds
fair, by cutting the secondary bellows.
Lorenzo Junta, an italian miner was
struck By falling rock in Baltic mine,
at Houghton, Mich, and his hips and
knees dislocated and bruised. He may
die
Oscar Graham, G5 years old, Of
Pletsantvllle, Ind, killed himself by
shooting. For years he travelled with
wcll.known circus as the wild man
Of Madagascar.
Rev, w. S. NeWson Of Califon. n. j.,
clad only in paiamas, married run
away couple Just before the pursuing
parents Of the bride arrived to forbid
the ceremony.
Work In the Joliet and Chester pen.
itentiaries and Pontiac reformatory Is
stopped by new law forbidding con
tract labor and an injunction tying Irp
money for a new system.
City Marshal White and Night
Waterman Clifford of Estherville
Iowa, have been arrested on charge
Of bribery and the citizens league has
raised 81 500 to prosecute them.
The United States government en-
tered into contract for a wireless
telegraph system 80 cover hall the
globe reaching from the New England
coast to the Philippines and the orient.
a medal which was granted to Cox
swain Hayes Of the Kearsarge for
bravery in the battle with the Ala.
bama during the civil war has irst
been sent to him at his Wisconsin
home
Rose Beauac's hair caught in
shalting while running belt in the
Richardson shoe factory at MenOmi-
nee, Mich, Her shoulder was dslo-
Gated and she was badly burned about
the shoulders and face.
Alexander Johnson, IL years old.
hanged himself at the home Of Fred
ericli X. Allen, president of the village
of Pelham Manor N. Y, because his
sister a maid in the family, had com,
PEELED him to retire early.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company has paid into the United
States subtreasury at St Louis the
sum of $213,0921 as the second in
stallment on the repayment Of the $4
600, 600 loaned by the government.
The thirty-hrst Chautauqm opened
at Chautauqua, N y, under favorable
circumstances. The first service was
conducted by Rev. ID. Dorchester of
pittsbWg The formal opening excr.
elses We're conducted by Bishop Vim
cent
Foreign Minister Delcasse has pre-
scented TO the council of ministers the
state departments note expressing
President Roosevclts thanks for the
earnest and effective efforts that
France had made in the Perdicaris af
fair
There will never be another silver
dollar coined in this country" said
George r. Roberts, director of the
United States mint at Portland, Ore.
unless By some chance a 16 to | CON
gross should be elected, for the supply
of silver bullion purchased under the
sherman act Is exhausted.
The United States dispatch boat
Maytlower CollidCd with the British
armored cruiser Bacchante while the
latter was nj anchor at Gibraltar. The
liaCChanto was not damaged After
the collision the Maytlowcr in going
astern, collided with the Mole The
Maytlower was slightly damaged
Santos-Dumont, the airship inventor.
was in Chicago but he left for New
York, where he expects to bury mater
tals to build an entirely new craft to
take the place of the one which was
ruined at St Louis numont branded
az ridiculous the idea of ST, Louis de-
tcctives that he destroyed his airship
/ himself
II is announced at Chester, H., that
under advice of the attorney general