Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-20
lbONl IeSTIG.

convicted murderer named Wade was
hanged ut Wiliamsport, Pa, ON the 9Th. Two
attempts at hanging were failures, owing to
the rope being too long, During the delay
occasoncd 10y these hlundcrs on the part Of
the sheriff, the wrctchcd victim uttered the
most horrible blasphemes, mingled with
prayers for mercy. The third effort was "a sue
cess, the prisoners neck being finally broken.
At Il meeting in Philadelphia on the 7th, of
the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, 1t was determined to declare n scrip
dividend OF five per cent, payable IN or before
fifteen months, the Company having the OPP
ton to redeem ID In cash after the lapse of six
months. The scrip will be received at par in
payment Of unpaid allotments. Colonel
Tom Scott having rendered his resignation
rs Vicc-prcsidcnt OF the Company, the Board
unanimously rcfuse to accept II, He gave
rs ~ reason for Offering to resign, The fact
that hie cane was on the paper of the Texas
X Pacific Railroad, recently failed,
The following telegram was received ON The
oh 10y n prominent Cuban in New York. from
gentleman of high standing in Washington:
"a dispatch has just arrived ut the State De.
fun account OF the execution of the American
citizens. tie Intends to protest for his govern
mcnt against the outiages committed 10y the
Spanish authorities, in violation Of mtcrna.
uounl law aud 81 our treaties with SPAIN and
10 demand an adequate reparatiou. The State
Department is rtticent, but determined 10 ob.
tain redress. There is a very uufayorahle feel
ing against Spain in official circles" An
other Washington dispatch OF the same
date says no new facts in relation to the Nir.
gmlus had trauspired The Department OF
state and Minister Sieklos were In Geographic
correspondence ON the subject. The Spanish
Government claim that 1t had acted in good
faith 10y asking delay of punishment on the
passengers and crew Of that vessel, and ~,
grets Us telegram was not received in cuba
hctore the executions took place The DIM
Guilty seems 20 hc the iuciieicucy of that GOV
rrument to control affairs IN Cuha In this as
well rs other matters. Cur Government Was
engaged in efforts to stay procc, dngs as 10 the
remainder Of those on board the Nirgmius uu,
III all the facts could be fully ascertained.
There was intense excitement among the
tuhans In New York City ON the 9th, The
Cuban Juuta had announced that all means
possible would oc usrd to form an expedition
to set out at once to Cuba to take revenge for
The execution Of the patriots captured ON the
Nirgiuius, the corps being formed from Amcri-
cans alone, Already 1000 names had been
put ON the roll, many Of them old wtll-trjed
soldiers. \ mass meeting Of Cuhans WAS
held, M which patriotic addresses were made
aud resolutions adopted calling for means 60
furnish ont y new expedition 10 thcisland
\ New York dispatch of the Sth SAYS The
week closed with an improved feeling There
were no further suspensions, and the banks
were growing stronger, Reports from the
West werc encouraging, aud cable kilograms
trem London were much less dismal, though
NOT altogether as assuring as desired
Announcements continue * I've received
from All sections II The country that mapufac.
tories are either closing mp entirely or rcduc-
ing their working force, and wages. Laeor
strikes ave reported in saut sections because
81 thc reduction ot pay.
AWaco ,rcNaSl dispatch ~ the Sth says
large numbers III Indians were committing
dtpr3auGus III that StNte. An the Indians
Mere 90 their reservations except Satsnta.
Rg rryc, ooe ~ the recently released Chiefs,
is said 10 De at the head II them
AvaN)e telegram was received in Washing
ton On the loth. from Minister SlcNles, notify
iug the SECRETARY II state thAt the Spanish
Government had telekrapAed 10 thc Captain
Gyuta| t. stay all pcr1g3.vEs against thc
Cap1v,s ,hru In Ius,o3y.
E1stoo dispatches " ,hc losh say IMPORTS
from the manufacturing SECTIONS 81 New
England were moyc cheering, ragre was
news vs assumption II business in several
plaI1s, ana thc running q manufactures oa
increased ,iasc, The exaggerated character ~
the CSa-y statements tina; hNG appeared was
daily hv,eatnE more Spp&reot
Az enthusiastic CghAR meeIsnE was held in