Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-03-17

Perry S. Heath in connection with the
postal scandals.
Six skyscraper hotels to cover most
Of two blocks are to be built north OF
Madison Square, New York, at a total
cost Of $2o,000,0OO.
4 B0oth.Tucker IL expected to retire
from command Of the salvation army
I'm America. He may be assigned TO
/ literary work IN London.
Mark Dunn, convicted Of the muir.
der of farmer named Fenton and
sentenced to be hanged March II, es-
aped from Jail at st. Joseph, Mo.
/ Miss elizabeth White, chief eN
poundress Of the dressmakers' asso-
citation, wearing large diamond ring
signifying her engagement to be mar
ried.
Nine. Gadsld asked $1,000 a per
Torrance for ninety.siX performances
to sing the role Of Kundry in Col.
Sayagc's production Of Parsifal in
English.
Prof. Parsons, OF Columbia, lecturlng
to women on art in dress, told them
to make their costumes match their
hair and skin in the daytime, their
eyes at night.
Rev. Russell r. Conwel in Baptist
Social union declared modern
church was slowly but surely dying be.
cause of Indifference of pastors and
congregations.
The Juror In the trial Of Chauncey
Dewey, William Mcbride and Clyde
Wilson at Norton, Kan charged with
the murder Of Burchard Berry was
stiI too III to attend court and the case
was adjourned
The Merchants and Miners steam.
ship Essex collded with and sunk an
unknown hyemasteG schooner In
Chesapeake bay The crew Is reported
10 have been saved, The Essex was
only slightly damaged
Assistant Superintendent Burdick Of
the New York Juvenile asylum. disap.
peared week ago and $500 Of payroll
money belonging to the institution is
missing He left bride, when he
married last November
MIS- Mary ]. Pierce divorced wife
# former ShoriH lItrnm Pierce com
mtred suicide at Lincoln Ill. by
lakiuH strychnnc on the street
Family troubles and loss Of oycsIsht
are the reasons assigned.
Three trainmen were killed in
rearpnd collision between freight
tralus ON the Missouri Pacific road in
the tunnel four miles from Jefferson
City Mo The dead Charles Shoe.
MAKER conductor; Charles Wryant and
'raal, Ncvnns, brallcmen
T~o Wisconsin Central freight
trains came together head on between
Hewitt ana Auburndale, Wis. Three
trniGmen were killed aud another ia.
tally injured. Fireman Kelly and
brakeman Burt Mccarthy, who were
lllIal, lived In North Fond du Lac.
Gorge 7, lloescy, negro voodoo
dee or, was sentenced TO death ut
Phil dclpha Ilcssey was convicted
Of murder for selling poison to the
wife Of William G. Dame. Mrs. DAME
h In prison awaiting trial on the
charge Of causing her husbands dealt,
~ UNHlllISltIlHR the poison.
II d collision of Fort McElenry. Md.
between the Norwegian Steamship
lhe!a, Captain Jacobson. from Bar
acol with u cargo OF bananas, and the
Norwegian steamship Simon Dumois.
Captain Nieuwiar for Banes, the
iortaor was sunk, The latter was
da a|ed ana returned to port
~ PNEUMONIA and general death
re-. rds fer 4 cnde are shown 10 he
5rpl on by the New York health de.
partment repcrt for thu past week,
which recorded 500 deaths, AGO of
which were attributed To pneumonia.
For the correspoI ding week of last
year there were 1,i79 deaths. 303 due
to pneumonia
Buried under nifty feet Cr snow Is
me BODY OF John Street one of the
Lest known tmppcrs OF the north.
west Street and several companions
We're at Mount Cleveland, Mont. when
te snow began 10 slide, An overhanp
lug ledge Of crustcd snow on which
street had been standing dropped
straight down 5000 feet
lnrendiaries are blamed for fire
which destroyed the multhouse Of the
GeorGe Bullion \ Co plant, st Clair
aud Michigan streets Chicago The
loss Is $l250OO one fireman was
killed
Congressman Mann asked house
committee ON Interstate and foreign
commerce to recommend ravorably his
bill requiring the lowering of Chicaeo
tunnels
Miss Rena Nelson. daughter of
farmer near Pierre. $. D.. was
poisoned by candy sent her by mail
IRON Boone, Ia She is not expected
10 hive
Hundreds of technical violations OF
the postal laws by congressman and
senator's revealed in the report OF
Chairman Overstrcct Of the committees
on puStOtllces.
GpNNTupr NatnS In, nnn,iutpl II