Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-08

a warrant for the arrest of Represent
ative Charles E. Ward charging him
with completely in g. criminal opera
Edith Presley, proof reader in the
state senate.
At Clinton, Mo, George Young Sal
mon, noted pioneer Missourian and
former banker died at his home, Of
paralysis, aged 80.
John Lozier, known as the fighting
chaplain" died Mt Vernon, Iowa,
aged 78. He was the author of several
war songs.
Alonzo Greene Smith, former lieu.
tenant governor and attorney general
of Indiana, one Of the best known
democrats in the state died of heart
trouble at Indianapolis.
At Baltimore, Md. during a recur-
renee of insanity which has caused
her to be thrice confined in an insane
asylum, Mrs Christine Media, aged &c,
strangled to death her two infant
children.
Federal Judge Lands has ordered
the dissolution Of the church and
school furniture trust recently pun
ished by fines amounting to $4,000
for admitted violation of antitrust
laws.
In the presence Of Vice President
Fairbanks, Governor Harris and other
distinguished visitors the beautiful
monument erected in memory of the
victory Of Commodore Perry on Lake
Erie, was unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies at Put In Bay, Ohio.
It is surmised at Montreal that
Shirley Davidson, son of Judge David
son and Miss Kingston, daughte' of
the late Sir William Kingston the
great Canadian surgeon were drowned
in the St. Lawrence river. David
son took Miss Kingston out for
sail and the boat was found drifting
about empty in the evening. In view
of the well known sailing ability Of
Davidson the accident is somewhat
mexplicable.
IncursiOns of Turkish troops across
the Northwest frontier of Persia have
again broken out. A serious raid has
occurred near Urumiah 5000 Turkish
troops with artillery, having crossed
the frontier and destroyed the village
of Mavaneh. Eighteen men and sixty
women and children, mostly Christ
ians, were killed
A peculiar process Of reasoning will
probably cost Edward Correnio, a
New York Italian, his life though the
hospital physicians hope by surgical
skill to save him from death. Some
countrymen brutaIly kicked Correnio
Blood poisoning set in and the hos
Dital physicians told him that amputa-
ton would save him. Correnio calmly
refused to submit to the operation.
saying; eff I live to 60 out I shall
kill my assaiIants, then I'll die in
electricr chair. I might as we'll die
now"
At Kansas City, there was a sensa-
tional turn in the police investigation
when Chief John Hayes, whom Gov
ernOr Folk recently charged with IT.
Irregularities, was ordered to appear
before the board of police commits
sioners to answer charges of alleged
corruption. As result of the caring !
it is said, Hayes will be dismissed
At Atchison, Kas., a Missouri Pa
cific freight train ran down Shannon |
Hill and struck the rear end of an |
other freight standing on the track !!
F. d. Scott, fireman, Fred Butzirus !
Nebraska, Ralph Moody,
Omaha, and an unknown man were
killed. Butzirus, Moody and the I'M |
known man were beating their way !
Two other tramps were injured |
slightly.
Former Judge Smith and Gustave !
F. Sorrow, both of whom we're re
Gently convicted of fraudulent bank |
ing practices in connection with the |
failure of the Bank Of America in Chi t
ago, were ordered 10 commence i'm |
mediate service of Their penitentiary |
sentences. They were at once taken |
into CUSTODY by the deputy sheriff