Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-07-28

stroyed the refinery building and
caused a loss Of about $4,000.
J. r. Koontz, general freight agent of
the Santa Fe railroad, after a careful
investigation, places the Kansas
wheat crop at 100000 bushels.
When Cashier Tejada Of Santiago de
Cuba went to his Office he found the
custom.house safe open and $500
missing and the safe uninjured.
The cotton mills Of the Edwards
Manufacturing company at Augusta,
Me-, were shut down for two months.
About ] 900 employees will be idle.
Some worlds fair employees were ar
rested charged with being connected
| with a conspiracy to defraud the expo
sition company by reselling tickets.
Edward Cox, the 8-year-old son of B.
/ ID. Cox who was assassinated two
years ago at Jackson, KY, accidentally
shot and killed his 4-year-old brother
Tof
Several thousand Christian Scien-
/ lists assembled at Concord, N. H., to
assist in the dedication of church
in the home Of Mrs. Eddy, founder of
the faith.
Miss Cecilia LOTUS, the actress has
arrived in New York from Liverpool.
United States Senator Alger Of
/ Michigan and Mrs. Alger have sailed
/ for Europe.
A change In the New York divorce
] law, which goes into effect Sept. l,
relieves mon from the payment OF
alimony to former wives who have
married again.
! At Marysville, Ohio, O. W. Reed,
wealthy farmer aged 55, committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
head. Temporary insanity is attrlbut-
cd as the cause.
4 Charles Schnepper, one OF the
wcalthest farmers of Warrick county,
Indiana, was fatally injured by being
struck in the breast by a hay fork fall
ing from u carrier.
Two hrcmen were killed and q bag
gagcman was seriously injured in the
wreck of a Pennsylvania passenger
train at Shipper, Pa The train was
run into by freight.
The finest aquarium in the world 1t
Is reported, Is to be established In
Golden Gate park San Francisco by
Henry Tevis as memorial to his
father, the late Lloyd Tevis.
Al G. Fields, the minstrel, has been
named as head OF commission to col
lect funds for the erection of monll-
ment to the late Daniel Decatur EN-
nett author OF the song Dixie.
A cable message from Carlsbad re.
coived at San Francisco states that
Rudolph Spreckels, who Is suffering
from appendicitis, is much better His
early recovery is said to be assured.
Two Italian contractors named Ferro
and Mardl engaged on the plant OF
the Hen Island Electric Power COM
pany at Mshawaka Ind, were drown.
ed In ST. Joseph river while bathing.
John Bremen, farmer of Clinton
county, Iowa, was struck by lightning
and killed The farm buildings, except
the residence were destroyed, and
Bremer's body was nearly consumed
The Iowa supreme court yesterday
affirmed the death sentence in the case
of Louis Busse the Bremen county wife
murderer, His execution will be the
first hanging in the state for twelve
years
Nearly a dozen people were injured
IN the derailment OF the northtound
passenger train on the -Cleburne
line of the Gulf Colorado and Santa
I'o railroad, nine miles south of Dial
las Tex.
The controlling interest in the SYRIA
cuso Rapid Transit and the Utica and
Mohawk trolley lines have been sold
to the Vanderbilts and these roads will
be used as feeders for the New York
Central
The Paris Academy of Science has
awarded a prize of $1,000 to Profess
sor Alfred Nerinex of the University
of lIouvain for the best critical review
of the judicial system of the United
States.
II, r. Washhurn. Buffalo man,
shot his wife and daughter dead as
they slept, and committed suicide He
left letter which stated that life's
trials were too great, all his efforts
resulting in failure.
Frank McNutt, n former resident Of
Richmond, Ind and member of the
United States diplomatic corps Mt
various points has been reappointed
chamberlain by pope Plus, having held
that position under Pope Leo
u, G. Boyd and Robert H. O'Neln
+ were drowned in sloguh in the rail.
road yards of East st. Louis. They
were night telegraph operators era.
ployod by the Burlington road and
were taking a midnight swim.
i Vicar Fillingham Of England plans
another crusade In New York against
the tendencies for war, and declares
/ that II Jesus Christ should appear in
chat city certain bishops there would
ask him to return to heaven.
William l<punp1V prnSiIppt nf tho