Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-05-14
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LATEST.
It is estimated that close to a million
people will witness the arrival of the
Atlantic fleet in Mission bay at San
Francisco.
Judge Ball of the superior court OF
Chicago decided that marriages made
in Indiana within one year after
divorce in Illinois cannot be recog-
nized by the laws of Illinois.
A bridge on the Louisville and Nash
vile road near BeIIeviIte III. washed
out and wrecked a freight train. En-
gineer Ward and conductor Smith ana
a trainman, name unknown, were
caught under the engine and drowned
Burton Koch a member of the
Denver fire department shot and
killed his wife, louisa, wounded Mrs.
Matilda MoeIey, her mother, and then
committed suicide. Domestic troubles
were the cause.
Henry Reiber, paying teller and
John Young, auditor of the Farmer
Deposit National bank pleaded guilty
to indictment charging them with en-
bezzlement of S118,O00 from that insti-
tuition at Pittsburg.
A special train to bring rear Ad-
miraI Evans from PasO Robes Hot
Springs arrived at Monterey. The adj
miral was taken on board the flagship
Connecticut which Immediately sailed
to rejoin the fleet.
Charles Kuppe, aged sixty, a music
teacher of Cleveland, Ohio, ended
the life of his invalid daughter, Mollie,
aged p, with chloroform and then
committed suicide by hanging. The
daughter as a result of long illness
had become mentally deranged md
the father had brooded over her suf-
ferings.
Four muIUIated bodies were found
buried in the back yard Of the Gun
ness home which was burned recently
at Laporte, Ind, in which fire Mrs
Guinness and her children persisted
The bodies prove that murder was
committed in each case.
The Russian sugar industry center
ing at Kiev is passing through a seri-
Gus crisis, which already has resulted
in suspension of payments by vwo
great manufacturing and refining firms
with liabilities totalling 81 100000
A general arbitration treaty between
the United States and Japan was
signed by Secretary Root and Ambas-
8adOr Takahira. 1t will permit arbi,
tratiOn at The Hague in nearly every
| class of dispute which may arise be
tween the signatory powers.
Gov Johnson of Minnesota will
be nominated before the Denver con.
VentiOn, to head the democratic tic
| ket by representative Winfield s.
Hammond of Minnesota the man VINO
defeated for congress former repre-
| sentative James 7. McCIeary, one O
the republican leaders during, his ser
| vice in the house. Mr.. Hammond
nominated Mr. Johnson for both his
| terms as governor of Minnesota and
both times Johnson swept a normally
republican state into the democratic
column, Hammond predicts that
Johnson will have a surprisingly
large following in the convention from
the southern states, and says his vic
ltory is sure.
A sensation created at Columbus,
Ohio, by rumor that Mayor John,
son of Cleveland, has prepared an
address to the people of Ohio which
he will give out saying that Judge
Harmon's candidacy for governor is
trap set by Bryan's enemies to
catch Bryans friends. Johnson ad
mitted he had prepared an address
and said it was practically as given
above. He says that the Harmon move
ment is a foolish attempt on the part
of the liquor interests of Ohio to
| plaster a whiskey label over the dem,
ocratic party and sidetrack all other
| important issues. The Harmon people
are plainly annoyed at this attack and
! the fight is becoming hotter and hot
| ter, Harmon, however, is still far in
! the lead for the nomination for gov,
| ernOr.