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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
For EIGN.

Whitelaw Reid, the American am
bassador, and Mrs. Reid gave large
dinner at Dorchester house at which
Princess Henry Of Battenberg was the
guest OF honor.
Sir Edward Strachey said that the
English government mad no present
intention of proposing legislation re-
moving the prohibition OF importation
Of cattle from Canada.
An investigation into the accounts
Of the late deputy Surveyor General
w. 2. LleWelling, at Fredericton, ~. b,
who dleu ABOUT three months ago, dis
closed the fact that he was in arrears
to the amount Of $l8,653.
The king and queen received more
than 100 OF the bishops who attended
the recent Pan-AngLcan congress at
London, in a farewell audience at
Buckingham palace. The bishop OF
Missouri and many other Americans
attended.
Count Hermann Won Hatzteidt-Wu
derburg, counselor Of the German EN-,
bassy at Washington, soon will be
trans erred to the post Of counselor OF
embassy at ConstantlnOple, being sue,
ceeded at Washington by Count
George Won Wedel
President Fallieres of France, &C
companied by Foreign Minister
Pichon, arrived at Copenhagen aboard
the French battleship Verite. He was
welcomed by King Frederick, the
royal princes, members Of the dipIO-
matte corps, and high state dignitar'
les
Under the agreement reached by the
political leaders, at Belgrade, through
the intervention OF King Peter, acoa-
Iition cabinet was formed under the
premiership Of M. VelimirOyiCs and 4
ukase was issued approving the policy
Of NJ MiIoyanovlcs, who takes the
portfolio Of foreign affairs.
Two men were killed and a third
ing to the Neue F'reie Presses cor
respondent at Monastir, European
Turkey, has gained control Of the en-
tire Third army corps and part Of the
Second army corps. The revolution
airy committee at Monastir has as
sumed control, almost the whole popu-
IatiOn having joined in the movement.
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not awaken, he said, until the steel
entered his flesh.
A suit case containing stocks, bonds,
and other securities valued at 10000
belonging to John Hurfort Of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, was stolen by IL
year old boy in the federal building
at Chicago while Mr.. Hurford was
listening to a trial in the United
States court.
Ex-Justice Roger A. Pryor Of the
supreme court, member Of the CON
federate states congress, confederate
general, youngest member Of the con
ventiou which nominated Franklin
Pierce for president in 1852, and
! lifelong democrat, celebrated his 8Oth
birthday al MS home in New York.
Several street hawkers were ar
rested in New Yorks crusade against
unnecessary noise and today the po
lice received orders to arrest vend
ors. scissor grinders with bells and
bugles, old-clothes men and drivers
of unnecessarily noisy vehicles and
trolley cars with fat wheels.
Mrs. Isabella Warner Of Blooming
ton, Ill, widow of DR.. John Warner
and winner Of the suit to set aside
the ante-nuptial contract, has re
cetved the sum of 100000. The re
cent ruling of the supreme court
against Vespasian Warner, commits
sfoner of pensions, gives the widow
about S250,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Mrs. H. Cook McReynolds and Otis
McGraw Howard, both of fashionable
Glencoe, eIoped to Cincinnati Satur-
day and were married by Rev. DR..
Thayer at the home of John S. Woods.
This is the elimination of a romance
that has for several years been the
talk of Chicago clubdom and society.
Mrs. McReynoIds was known as the
"S38. 000-a-year-wife Of George s.
McReynolds, clubman and grain deal
er, now serving an indeterminate
sentence at Joliet. Howard is the son
of the late. Gen. Charles H. Howard
and thenephew of Gen. o. o. Howard,
war hero
Alfred BlaisdeIl, secretary of the
state of North Dakota, renewed his
boyhood love when he strolIed into q
5 cent theater at Ninot, N D., and
there met Miss Grace Emmons. the
pianist, whom he had known as girl
in Minnesota. The meeting resulted
in their marriage a day or two ago.
Miss Emmons is the daughter Of G.
H. Emmons, postmaster at Emmons,
MINI. Mr. BIaisdeI was born at
Fairmont, short distance from EN-
mons. They were sweethearts as
children and had not seen each other
for many years when their chance
meeting occurred Miss Emmons be-
Games a professional musician and OBJ
tanned a position at Minot, \. D.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
TAFT TOWN ALL
IN EXPECTANCY
ELABORATE PREPARATION FOR
THE CEREMONY OF NoTlFI-
CATION.
CANDIDATE ARRIVES HOME AND
GOES TO REST AT BROTH
ER'S HOUSE.

Cincinnati. July 26.-Notihcation
day seemed suddenly TO become a
realization in this city upon the ar
rival Saturday of Judge Taft. The
work of planning and Of general prep
aration for the event has peen going
forward for some time, but it took the
presence of the candidate to exhila-
rate the unfurling OF flags, draping Of
bunting and general breezing OF holi-
day atmosphere, all OF which is to cul-
inmate Tuesday in the Official func-
ton
The reception of Taft as he stepped
from the train could not have been
less simple and transformations.
Charles P. Taft and one or two old
friends were at the station to greet
the candidate A crowd stood back
Of the station gate, and could not re-
sist a modest demonstration of APP
prevail, and few friendly expressions
were shouted here and there as the
brothers made their way to the carri-
age.
During the drive to c. P. Taft's res
idence a glimpse of the holiday attire
of the city was had and when the old
decided evidences of the coming
event in the large temporary porches,
speakers platform, etc
The program for Tuesday includes
a flag raising on the Taft lawn, escort.
ing of committeeman from the hotel
and a breakfast in their honor.
Breakfast over, the committeeman
will take their places on the plat
form. Senator Warner, chairman OF
the notification committee will escort
Taft to the speakers platform and in
brief speech will communicate to
! him the fact of his nomination for the
presidency, and then will follow Taft's
! speech.
Then Taft will witness the enthusi
asm of the marching clubs.
After the review Taft and the com
mittee will have dinner at the Cincin
natl country club. In the evening the
party will board the steamer Island
Queen for a short sail up stream. One
hundred and sixty tiny craft, al
| ablaze with illumination, will escort
the Queen on the journey, while the
| Cincinnati hills will burst into illumin
! alton and defamation while a riotous
display of fireworks is given.
After his arrival Taft spent the af
ternoon and evening quietly at the
| home of his brother. He saw a few
callers and gave himself up TO rest
and reading and visiting with his i'm
mediate family.
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OBITUARY..

The Rev. Dennis P. O'SuIlivan, S. J.
president Of St. Joseph's college, Phil
adeIphta, died suddenly Of heart fail
ure
The Rev. Dr.. Otto Pfeiderer, pro,
fessor of theology at the University OF
Berlin, died in Berlin. He was born
at Stettin in 1889.
Capt. Nathaniel F. Edwards, aged Il
years, a civil engineer and well known
throughout Wisconsin, died in Apple
ton from general debility.
Prof. Louis Dyer, formerly a pro
fessor of Greek at Oxford, died IN Eng,
land Prof Dyer was the son CT
Charles V. Dyer, a pioneer of Chicago.
William H. Rossington, for several
decades one of the most prominent
members of the Kansas bar and {.
powerful force in politics, died SUD
denly of heart failure at his home in
Topeka
Dr.. Frank Kraft of Cleveland, O..
died in St. Louis from heart trouble
.
Kraft was professor Of materia medics
and therapeutics in the Cleveland
Homeopathic college, and editor of
the American Physician.
E3uador-Ignario EeintemiEa, for
mer president Of Ecuador, died on
July 10. He was born at Cuenca in 1880.
He was an Equadorian general
and politician. He led the liberal re-
volt which overthrow President Boz
.rero in 1876.
Lieutenant Guy Burr, who was
wounded July 10 in an attack on out
laws at Gotta on the island of Min
danao, has died from his wound.
Lieutenants Burr and Whitney, COM
handing a detachment OF constabu-
larry. stormed Gotta, which was occu
pied by the outlaw Uyan. Fourteen
OF the outlaws were killed and two
more were captured.
Thomas Budd Page Knox. brother
of United States Senator Philander c.
Knox. died in Los Angeles, Cal. He was
born in Brownsville, Pa, seventy
seven years ago and had conducted a
drug store in Los Angeles since 1871.
Senator Knox had arranged TO sail for
Europe Thursday and will not change
his plans. After the senator's return
in the early fall the body Of his
brother viii be brought to Browns
vile, Pa. Death followed a surgical
operation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
HOPEFUL WORD
IS GIVEN OUT
COLONEL Villas ABLE TO COM
MUNICATE WITH THE
PHYSICIANS.
TO DEVELOP is CAUSE FOR
SATISFACTION.

Madison, July 27.-The word given
out by the attending physicians
Saturday evening regarding the
condition Of Colonel William i.
Villas was the most hopeful Of any
bulletin since the attack Of cerebral
hemorrhage was sustained nearly d
week ago.
The patient has MADE decided prog
ress in the direction Of recovery OF
consciousness since Friday. He Is
now able to communicate with the
doctors, although this communication
could hardly be termed conversation.
He is able to reply with yes" Or
no" 10 the interrogation OF the at
tendants and is sensible OF his sur,
roundings. While it is not clear to
the physicians that recovery is GER
tain yet they are more hopeful By
far than during the middle OF the
week. Natural forces seem to be
overcoming and correcting the trou-
bic and for the past two days this
has been apparent in continuing
greater degree by the recession Of
the paralysis.
The doctors are hopeful particular
y that SO many days have passed
without a recurrence OF the original
hemorrhage or the occurrence OF an
other attack due to the rupture OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30

Chicago, H., July 27.-After a sew
en-hour conference with William Jen-
nings Bryan and John w. Kern, dem
ocratic nominees for president and
vice president, the subcommittee OF
the national democratic committee
Saturday made it's selections OF Off
GERS of the committee, as above. 1t
was the first time in many years that
the national chairman was selected
by the democratic party only after
bitter contest had been waged. The
choice of Mack was made possible
only after the national leaders,
Charles f. Murphy of Tammany and
w. j. Connors, chairman of the state
democratic committee, had yielded TO
the personal desires or Mr. Bryan.
So pleased was Bryan with Nj
Macks selection he gave out state
ment in which he openly announces
that the appointment is a recognition
OF the eastern democracy and that a
fight would If made to carry New
York
At the evening session of the sub
committee, Henry Watterson of Louis
vile, KY, was selected as chairman
of a new committee which will be
charged largely with publicity PROT
lens Of the campaign.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
CIRCUS STUNT
CAUSE Of DEATH

Hastings, Ia. July 26.-While en-
deavoring to initiate a feat he had
seen performed at a circus, of sliding
down a wire through a blazing hoop,
Ernest Heath was fatally burned
Saturday. Heath strung a wire
from the top of a windmill to stake
in a field and arranged a hoop soaked
with kerosene about half way. The
hoop was set on fire and Heath es-
sayed the slide.
He caught in the hoop and when
he finally reached the ground his
clothing was ablaze from head to
foot His body was so badly burned
that he will die
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kilograms Condensed
WISCONSIN WAITS.

While killing a calf, William Daeke
of Manitowoc, stabbed himself in the
right thigh with the knife he was
using.
One of the sisters OF st. Francis,
in charge of St. Nicholas hospital at
Sheboygan, is quarantined for small
pox
Engines 939 and 1916, On the Mi
waukee road, met in a headend COLI
sion on siding near Walworth, and
both were smashed. No one was
injured.
Shortly after reading the funeral
services over John Vieaux., fellow
member Of the G.. A. R, w. /.
Stowe of West Depere died from a
paraytic stroke.
John Thomas, an escaped inmate
from a Chicago asylum, was arrested
at Neenah after a chase across coun-
try. Thomas, armed with an axe,
started to terrify farmers.
J. S. Konkel Of the Superior Lead
er-Clarion was awarded the 800
prize for the best Writeup on Menom-
onie, where the Wisconsin State Ed
tors association met last year.
An Angora cat, valued at $85,
owned by John Williams Of Neenah,
was killed by a ferocious bulldog,
which chased the cat into the house
and killed her in the bedroom before
the owners eyes.
John Krobushick of Sheboygan,
aged 50 years, is believed to have
been murdered When he left home
he had $3.50 on his person. Since
that time he has not been seen. The
river was dragged for the bOuI with
out success.
Under a writ of pleyin, Sheriff
Rhyner has taken possession Of the
new White City, an amusement park
near Oshkosh on the line OF the Win
nebago Traction company and the
Fond du Lac interurban road. Tnr
action is taken under a chattel mort
gage of $4,000 held by the old Ma
tiOnal bank.
The Cleveland Woodenware com
pany at Cleveland Wis, has been or,
gained to take over the business OF
the K L. FrUmc company Of Howard 5
Grove which was destroyed by fire a
few months ago. In addition TO max
ing cheese boxes the new concern will
manufacture Yenneers and furniture OF
all kinds.
John Dempsey and George Pom
ferd were arrested by the ShebOygan
police on the charge Of forgery. The
men passed checks of $24 each on
business men of the city, succeeding
in cashing four. The police found loo
blank checks on the men, and one
check filled out in the same manner
as those which were passed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30

treasury tlo FIRST NaIlOndI Dduh VI ,
Rock Creek, O., with a capital Of So
900 has been closed and P TiIling-
mast has been appointed receiver.
The plant of Thomas A. Edison. at
Orange, n. j., which employs 1000
men, has resumed operations on full
time after running on a reduced time
schedule for many months.
Because of the heavy crop Of hay
which must be harvested at once far
mers at Outagamie county, are having
trouble picking cherries, which are
ripening ahead Of time. and have IN
vited the public to help itself.
In a special message explaining why
he removed Governor-elect JOSEPH Vi.
Brown from til: state railway board,
Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia, says
Brown furnished railroads with argu-
ments and evidence to fight the 2 cent
| fare ruling.
A new device to promote the safety
Of passengers and employees on rail
way trains will be tested in Chicago
y
commission. 1t is claimed for the de-
vice that it will automatically stop a
| train.
Solomon Perris, attorney for the
Interstate Transfer railroad company,
appeared before the railroad commlo
sion at Madison to ask for Certificate
to authorize the road to begin at once
| the construction of a line from tn
steel mills near Duluth to Superior.
The federal grand jury which has
| just completed an investigation of the
| government work on the leper island
| Of MoIokai, has discovered that all
| the employees are aliens, and that they
pay 20 per cent Of their wages to per-
| sons who procure them their situation
Dirigible balloons will be carrying
passengers and freight between New
York and Boston within eighteen
months, if the plans of the American
Aerial Navigation company are car
ried out. The first experiments will
be made with dirigibles with a capa-
city Of two passengers.
President Gompers, Secretary Nor
rison, and John Mitchell of the ex-
ecutive council of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor were cited to answer
on Sept next a charge of contempt
in violating a court injunction forbid
ding them from continuing a boycott
against the Bucks Stove and Range
company.
The shop employees of the Canadian
Pacific railway at Winnipeg, gained a
signal victory when the Cancellation
board presented it's report. The nine
hour day will continue to prevail IN
the west, and will soon be granted IN
the east. No reduction was made in
the scale of wages, there will be no
sliding scale and helpers will not be
allowed to use tools.
William Whyte, second vice presi-
dent of the Canadian Pacific railway,
left Winnepeg for Skagway, Alaska,
He will also visit Seattle, Vancouver,
and Prince Rupert. His visit to Sc
attic is in connection with the union
of the Canadian Pacific and Union Pa
cifc lines in the formation OF a cor
poration to buy the Bellingham Bay
and British Columbia railway.
Reports from committees of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor relative to
amusement parks and excursion
steamers, show that the man with a
strict union conscience has few
chances of enjoying himself One park
that has union walters was found TO
have nonunton bread and in other
parks where the bread was all right
the beer was wrong
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30

another blood vessel. The fact that
no complications outside of the apo
plectic trouble has developed is also
decidedly encouraging It is be-
Heyed generally, and is said to be
Villas, even though this attack does
not prove fatal. has done his life
work, that he will never be in posses
sion OF me wonderfully vigorous and
strong min1 for which he is famous,
but will be permanently broken N
health.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The Naumkeag cotton mills al
Salem, Mass, have resumed opera
tons on full time. giving employment
to 1900 hands.
". J. Knight of Monroe, Wis,
shipped $4,000 pounds of wool to Mil
waukee last week for which he re-
ceived about $4,000.
The Ansonia clock factory in Brook
lyn, n. Y. which employs more than
1000 hands. is resuming with a full
force after a shutdown Of several
weeks.
The monetary commission created
by the last session of congress to
gather data on the financial situation
held its first meeting at .Narragansett
Pier, R. I.
By order Of the comptroller Of the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
OVER BANK WITH AUTO.
Chicago Man and Son Have Narrow
Escape in Racine.

Escape IN HdCtHc.
Racine, Wis. July 26-J. J. Hernon,
one of the wealthiest dealers in au-
tomobiles in Chicago, and his father
came near being killed on the hill be-
tween this city and Kenosha- They
had left Chicago for a trip to Nil.
waukee and when this hill was
reached. they were running at a high
rate of speed. The brake refused 20
work when the machine was on the
top of the hill and the large 500
horsepower Thomas machine wen.
crashing down over an embankment
of twenty feet and landed in a ra'
vine or small river. The machine
did not capsize, which saved the oc,
cupants from being instantly killed
Both were bruised and badly shaken
up The back of the machine was
smashed in and the engine damaged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
TWO WOMEN AND
A MAN DROWNED

Milwaukee, Wis July 26.-Three
persons were drowned by the capsiz-
ing of a canoe on the upper MiIwau-
kee river pear Riverside Park Sat
urday night. Another member Of
the party was saved by swimming
ashore, where he was rescued. The
dead are Jennie Anderson, Alice An
derson and Edward Schoenbeck.
Thomas Hanson was rescued
The party was padding on the riV-
er and got in the wash Of a passing
steam launch, which capsized them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30
Follows Husband in Death

Sheboygon, Wis, July 2C.--With the
death of Mrs. Frances Bader Satuc-
day of typhoid fever, the Bader fam
lily was wiped out by the dread dis
ease. She was 46 years of age.
Three months ago the husband died
of typhoid and a few days later she
contracted the disease. Polluted lake
water is said to be responsible fol
the deaths.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-30

According 10 ADVISES received Dy
the war department, cholera has been
stamped out in the department of the
Philippines.
Charles Ii. Rogers and Angelo
Laudiere were electrocuted in Sing
Sing prison, New York. Each had
been convicted Of murder.
The government balloon experiment
at Fort Omaha viii not be undertaken
before late in The fall The big bal
loon house is not finished.
A coroner's jury decided MIS-. EdIJu
NJ Ieagle, wife OF the Cleveland
Standard Oh official, who died at
Pasau~ua, Cal, committed suicide.
Announcement from d semI-Ottic. al
source at Rome is that the marriage
OF Miss Katherine Elkins and tn.
duke Of the ADruzzi Will be IN Octo-
Der.
florence kirkham, G-year-oId daugu-
Tel OF kdiph hIrkham Oh Brooklyn, y.
q, died OF hydrophob.a SIX weeks att
er she Was DILleu III the hand by a
mongrel dog.
A package containing $1,000 has
disappeared from the Des Moines Of
ice OF the Adams Express company.
Il Was Consigned by a local bank to
an outside address.
The Lusitauia has broken mother
record The liner arrived IN Queens.
town from New York in days, 81
minutes, or hours, II minutes bet
ter than the record.
Four hundred thousand persons
we're at Coney Island seeking a breeze.
The thermometer touched 80 and
many persons passed the night on
the beach IN their bathing SUITS.
Leslie Coombs, minister to Guata-
mala when President Cabrera is al
legged to have contributed $4,000 to
the Roosevelt campaign, said that he
had never heard of the matter, eX-
cepting from newspaper reports,
Holding his young sisters head
above the water by the hair, after she
had IeaDed into Pittsburg lake, East
St. Louis, until help came, Charlie
Matthews, aged 8, rescued the girl.
Judge J. y. Riner of the United
States district court and his daugn-
ter, Mrs Frank Gleason Of Cheyenne,
Wyo, were injured when an automo-
- bile in which they were riding was
overturned.
Through the request of Lee Chit,
who was murdered in the Chinese
quarter by George Lee, the first reg
ular church building to be established
by Chinese in this country will be
erected in Philadelphia.
One hundred enraged farmers and
Chief of Police John Gilbert of Essex.
Mass, are scoring the hills and woods
near town in search of a man who at
tackled Mrs. Josiah Low in her home
and then began to rob the house.
Leslie Carter, formerly president Of
the South Side Chicago Elevated rail
way company, and prominent in finan-
cial affairs, was adjudged mentally IN
competent to manage his own affairs
Judge Cutting will appoint a conserv-
ator.
George D. Christian Of Richmond,
Va, has arrived at New York from
Providence, R. l., where with others
he inspected and favorably passed on
the new Valentine statue of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, designed for statuary
hall in the national capitol
William Pohlman, st. Louis SOM
nambulist, cut his throat in his sleep.
and only prompt work by physicians
saved his life Pohlman got his peck
ct knife out of his trousers and lid
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nounced his candidacy for governor
Of Illinois on the democratic ticket.
In letter made public following a
conference with the party leaders, he
announced his determination to make
the race and in event of his nomina-
ton on August 8, to make an active
canvass of the state.
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CHICAGO CENSUS SHOWS
ALMOST A 100000 CITY

Chicago, July 26--The result of the
quadrenniaI school census of Chicago
was announced Saturday. The popu-
lation of the city is 1,922,336.
Four years ago the same method
of enumeration gave 1,714,144, the
increase being at the rate of trife
more than $4,000 a year
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Makes 1t Hard for Five Men.

Neenah, Wis, July 26.-It required
the combined efforts of five men 10
put Edward Gray in Jail here. When
finally locked up he broke out an the
windows of his cell and in his frenzy
nearly chewed officer Holvorson's fin
ger off. He was charged with drunk
enness.