Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-29

Aisesllanssss Iews.
THE MIL DlsADTER.
Minneapolis. Minnesda, special id.
vices Of the ed, saysths coroner's jury
which has been holding an inquest ON
the victims Of the miAexplosion has
returned verdict that the disaster was
the result of an explosion of mill-dust
floating in the air, kindled by fire
in the woodwork of the Waushburn A
mill, originating in spark from the
stones running empty. No evidence is
found to show negligence on the part of
the milLoperatives, but the open puri-
fiers in use in mills are condemned ~
generating an unusual amount of dust.
MINNESOTA LEGIs1Ar1vE COURT.
st. Paul sdvices of the 22d inst. state
that the senate assembled to-day -
high court. for the trial Of Judge Sher-
man Page of the Tenth judicial circuit,
impeached by the house of represent
tatives for official misconduct last win
ter. Ex-Gov. Davis, as counsel for
Page, submitted y challenge Directing
to the sitting Of Senator Clough, Of
Mower county, As prejudiced and inter
ested in the case. Nd Gal sat s rfrttf
TOUGH ON HARVARD BOYS. .o'2
A Boston press dispatch says the Har-
ward students who have been recently
discovered by the college authorities as
having knowledge of the examination
papers before they were regularly is
sued, and two members of the junior
class have been expelled, and one or
two employees removed.
MINNESOTA FLOUR FOR ENGLAND.
A New York dispatch Of the o1st
says the special train of -four which
left Minneapolis on the evening of the
10th inst, via Chicago and St. Paul, on
the Michigan Central, Great Western,
and Erie Railways, arrived here last
evening, and was delivered to steamer
for London this morning. making the
fastest time ever made.
e ONLY $35,6S4,33S.
A San Francisco dispatch of May Goth
says complaint was filed yesterday
in the twelfth district court in suit in
equity in which John H. Burke is plain
tiff and James G. Flood, John w.
Mackay, James G. Fair, Solomon Hey
defelt, Charles H. Fish, George r.
Wells, Edward Barron, Cornelius O'Con-
nor, the Consolidated Virginia Mining
Company. the Pacific Mill and Mining
Company, the Pacific Wool, Lumber,
and Flume Company, the Vir-
GINA e. Gold Hill Water Com
pany, and the Nevada Bank of San
Francisco, are defendants. The COM
plant is Of great length. the substances
Of it being that the plaintiff brings suit
on behalf of the stockholders of the Con-
solidated Virginia mining company to
recover 435, 634, 1893 wrongfully acquired
by the defendants in the management
Of the Consolidated Virginia mine. The
complaint also asks for the removal OF
the directors of the company. it
NOT STARVING BUT STEALING.
Winnipeg advices of May Goth state
that q trader from Cypress Hill says
Sitting Bull is camped north of there
The Indians in the vicinity all seemed
friendly. Small bands were coming
across the boundary bringing the spoili
of raids on Black Hills trains, including
many wholesale packages unbroken.
The Indians are 80 well supplied that
the trader made advantageous purchas.
es from Sitting Bull of goods to sell in
Manitoba.
THE RUSSIAN STEAMER.
A Philadelphia dispatch Of the
10th says the price paid by
the Russian government for the
steamer State of California is stated
10 be 100000. Barker 4 Bro, thought
to be financial agents of the Russian
government, decline giving information
on the subject. A large force of work
men is making necessary alterations on
the vessel. Orders have been given to
have the railing around the sides re.
placed by heavy iron plate rising three
feet above deck. 1t is surmised from
the nature of the alterations that the
armament will consist of 6 guns, two on
each side, one in the bow and one in
the stern, pivot, of heavy calibre.
THE NEE PERcEs PETITION.
| A Washington telegram under date
of May 18th, states that Chief Joseph
and his tribe of Nez Perces Indians
now prisoners of war at Fort Leaven
worth, Kan, have sent to the president
through General Saxton, Of the army
an application to be released and trans
ferred back to their old agency in Ore
gon. They claim that their war against
the United States was provoked; and
that it was conducted on their part &C
cording to the rules of civilized warfare
TIL rooo II Tho e. ~ that thox, topL v,~