Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
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Thirty-eight vessels were destroyed,
at loss OF S1,692,OO0, during the sea-
son OF lake navigation just closed.
The plant of the Large Distillery
Ompany of Pittsburg, located at Large,
Pa, on Peters creek, was destroyed
by fire.
Governor Cummins of Iowa made
formal announcement of his candi-
dacy for the United States senate to
succeed Allison.
The dean of Yale college declared
that the poorer pupils made the best
scholarships; rich boys neglect their
studies, he said.
Harry Orchard testified to many
criminal plots in which Pettibone was
concerned; later, he said, he helped to
make bombs.
A bulletin Of the department of agri-
culture says that meat is the best food
for everybody, and that it ranks above
all other food as to digestibility.
Gov. Magoon has been informed by
the authorities at Washington that the
yellow fever quarantine against Cuba
has been removed.
The temperance people Of Iowa are
making vigorous crusade against the
saloons; the attorney general has or
dered that the mulct law be strictly
enforced.
At New Orleans, fire destroyed the
Tulane shoe factory, one Of the largest
in the south. The loss is estimated at
100000. The fire spread to several
boarding houses near the factory
Many witnesses in prison gray are
testifying at the trial of Van Fleet, a
life prisoner, of the penitentiary at
Jackson, Mich, charged with stabbing
a fellow prisoner to death.
President Roosevelt is making in
quiries as to the causes of the recent
financial furry and that the result
may be startling disclosures in regard
to the work Of his enemies.
State Chairman Goodrich is to be
reelected by the republicans in Indi-
ana and the democrats may choose
Stokes Jackson, but the fight on Tag
CART may cause another selection.
Warlike preparations have been
made by the people OF Hopkinsyllle,
Ky, TO prevent night riders from
burning TWO tobacco factories. which
they failed to destroy on their recent
visit.
Fire i'll the downtown business dis
trict of Pittsburg caused much excite
ment and a loss from the flames,
smoke and water OF 100000. While
lighting the flames several tremen were
injured.
George +. Fiske, a newspaper man,
formerly of Philadelphia and P1ttsburg,
and recently press agent for the
jamestown exposition, was struck and
killed by a PENNSYLVANIA railroad train
at Trenton, N. J.
Seven firemen were injured, Frank
Soya perhaps fatally, in the burning
OF the Saginaw Cold Storage COM
ipany's plant in West Saginaw, Mich,
on Sunday. The property loss was
about $4,000.
The senatorial and governorship
contests are growing warm in Kansas.
Roosevelt is said to be supporting
Long for reelection to the senate, and
the square deal faction are fayoring
La Toilette for the presidency.
Attorney GeneraI hadley of Missouri
talked of the Minnesota 2-cent-a-mile
case, now before the federal supreme
the rights OF the states and the ma
tiOnaI government to control railway
tariffs.
Sir John Roger, governor Of the Eng
iish Gold Coast colony, told a Phila-
delphia audience that the negro was
the greatest problem confronting civil
ization and was becoming as acute in
the English colonies as in the United
States.
Fred c. Hobein, an attorney con-
neCted with the firm of William c.
lehman * Co, Chicago, committed
suicide at the Quincy house, in Boston,
/ by shooting Dependency because OF
ill-heaIth is believed to have led TO his
suicide
/ What John Philip Sousa once called
! ject for discussion in congress this
canned music" will again be a sub
year. A delegation of composers will
go to Washington next week TO pro
/ test against the Courier copyright
bill permitting monographs to play
protected productions.
/ Announcement is made that the
United States Steel corporation will
cut its working forces at its Marquette
iron range mines 25 per cent. This
via affect 400 men. 1t is understood
that similar orders have been issued
applicable to all the other ranges.
On the principal street of La flor
ence, KY, in the presence of num-
Der of persons, John Meeks shot Albert
CIutterback. iniicting wounds from
which Clutterback died. The two
men met each other and without the
slightest warning Meeks drew a re