Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-26

of passing events or the criticism mass.
ed upon his career, His CONCLUDING
hours were passei in the sole csmpsns
of his spiritual adviser. Rel lai3
down and appeared to sleep sounds
aHakenIng at an early hour apoi1
and resuming his devonons. rba
same extraordinary precaution against
the possibl esdape of Rel or the intrp.
sion into the barracks of Unauthorized
I PERI ons was observed again this morn.
ing, At q mile frcm the barracks
mounted patrols challenged all Der.
sons and compelled them to disclose
written PASSES. Two other lines ai
guards were stationed at points near
err the post, where the same precau-
tons were again observed, No one
was permitted To enter the gaurd room
until 6 :12 o'clock
the scene presented then was that
of Rel on the scaffold, with Pere
Andre and Father McWilliams csIc-
brating mass Rel was on his Bonded
knees, wearing a loss surtout. gray
trousers and = wooden shirt. On his
/ feet were understandable only feature
of his dress that partook OF the Indian
/ that was IN him. He received tie no
/ tice to 20 to the scsffold in the same
composed manner shown the preced-
/ j e night On receiving the warning
Of his fate his face was full OF color.
and he appeared to have complete
Z possession, responding 10 the ser
vice in a clear tone. The prisoner
decided only moment osfore start
ing for the scaffold not 70 make
speech. This was owing TO the earn
est solicitation of both the priests at
tending him. He displayed an in
cI1ation at the last moment to make
an address, but Pere Andre reminded
him of his promise, and he tAen arose
and walked toward the execuhoner.
repeating his prayers 70 the last mo
ment. the fiual words being "Mefce
Jesu.n He died without q struggle.
Not to exceed twenty persons were
permitted within the confines OF the
barracks to witness the execution, and
it vas certainly performed with decor
UNI and dispatch. His body was
taken in charge by the coroner, and
the vercict usual to all state ex9cu-
tons was rendered. The remains
were then inferred under the ssaffold.
In few days they will be removed
to st. B1niface Cemetery.
IT stems that the want Of entire
success with steel sleepers on some of
the English railways has led to the
substitution OF an article it is thought,
will meet the deficiencies hitherto ex
perienced. According 10 the new
system, the metallic sleeper is rolled
TO the requisite troughike section.
| Under each rail is a sole plate 10
strengthen it there. The chair is
formed oftwo jaws made of steel plate,
stamped into form and ribbed gener-
ally 50 as to give strength to resist
the pressure of the wedges. The jaws,
sole plate, and sleeper are united by
rivets passing through the three
thicknesses. the iron sleepers that
these are intended to take the place of
were suff ciently elastic and did not
rust sensibly, but, beng weakened by
the large holes neceSsitated by the
character of the fastenings, and these
holes being situated on either side OF
the rail Just where the strain on the
/ sleepers was greatest the latter were
continually breaking there, thus rem
dering it obvious that the acknowledg-
ed advantages Of metal sleepers must
be realized under an improved sys-
tenn