Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-28

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/ In the street.
| State Senator W. l.. Ledgerwood of
! Knoxville, Tenn, has received an an
onymous letter threatening his life
as a sequel to an attempt to assassi.
nate him a month ago.
AT ogden, Utah, c. J. Stone and his
wife were found dead In their room
Letters found Indicate that she gave
him poison, watched him die, and then
ended her own life.
| At San Francisco the preliminary
examination Of Mrs. Cordella Botkin
was resumed the time being occupied
by the retaking Of the testimony Of
I the Delaware witnesses.
/ The efforts Of Zoltan Doehme, Nine,
/ Nordicas latest ex.husband, to set
aside divorce decree promises sensa.
tional developments. Two wealthy
men are said to be interested.
The mixed high school at Kansas
| City, Kan, may be closed permanently
az a result Of the race feeling that has
grown out of the killing of Roy Martin
a white pupil, by a negro.
/ At St. Louis Judge McEIhenny has
oyerruled the motion for a new trial
| for Lord" f. Seymour Darlington
who was convicted OF the murder OF
James y Mccain, turfman.
At St. Louis two indictments for
murder were returned against Henry
4 lIcusack for tho killing Of his mother,
I Mp4 IHIiVuhnIh NnA1IFnp ~ 10
fatherin.law August Paphael
Tho Graceton coke works. the
largest plant In Indiana county, Penn
sylyania, VIII resume operations after
n shutdown Of -four months Nearly
500 men Will be given employment.
At st. Louis the cases of John J..
LAWN, Timothy LAWN, James Holmes,
and seventeen policemen. indicted for
assaults during the recent democratic
1 primaries, have been set for April q.
Governor Yates appointed Judge w,
Y Smith Of Vienna H., to be mem.
Der of the state board of education to
succeed Frank Horn of Blquoin, re.
signed on account Of I'll health
a long freight train ON the Lake
Erie and Western road went through
n bridge near Kokomo Ind, and was
totally wrecked Engineer CUMMING
and Fireman McKlnzo were badly in.
jured a
AT Des MOlnes Ia, Frederick Shoe
maker attempted to commit suicide be.
fore the passengers on a Northwestern
passenger train by cutting his throat
with u ponknlfe. He Is in critical
condition
Fire at Council Bluffs destroyed the
north wing of the two.story dormltory
or the Iowa school for the deaf. The
pupils were rescued without accident.
The main structure was burned two
years ago
Postmaster John Dolph Of Brighton,
Iowa, was fined $40 and costs on a
charge OF opening letters addressed to
patrons of the office. He Is an old
man and has served as postmaster for
many years
Charged with misappropriating
100000 of the funds of the suspended
Federal bank of New York. David
RothschIld former president of the
institution, was held in $4,000 bail
for examination April 20.
AT St Louis, former Chief Jail
Guard W. f Hoffman Is charged In an
indictment with conspiracy. 1t is
alleged that Hoffman was implicated
In the effort to get saws into the
city jail to aid murderer to escape.
The United States army transport
sheridan arrived at San Francisco
lrom Manila, II brought 800 members
OF the native constabulaIy and police
OF the Philippine islands and their
bahd, en- route to the ST. Louis ex,
position,
Active preparations are in progress
for the resumption OF work at tho
Pencoyd Iron works In Philadelphia,
The extensive plant is controlled by
the United States Steel Corporation
and has been practically idle for
several weeks,
A letter was received in st. Louis
from Miss Helen Gould stating that
owing to Ill health she will not par.
ticinate to any great extent In the so
cal functions planned at the exposi.
ton, Miss Gould is going south for
her health,
Cecllio Baez, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenlpotentlary To the
/ United States from Paraguay, was re.
celyed by President Roosevelt at the
white house Dr., Baez is the first
minister of his country to be &C.
credited to the Washington govern,
ment
Governor Hunt Of Porto Rico arrived
at San Juan, He will remain In the
United States two weeks, Governor
Hunt said he had not heard of his ap.
pointment rs Judge Of the United
States district court Of Montana and
Wyoming and would say nothing about
his intentions in regard to the ap.
pointment
Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge. G c. b.,
OF the British navy arrived In San