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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

but in the burnt district were twenty
one groceries, saloons and small stores.
The chief of these are Cross & Co.,
grocers; A. Werner, timer. and john
Alhammer. lumber merchant. They
lost everything. AS the fire
SWEPT PAST THE COUNTY JAIL
rejecting its fearful glare and intense
heat through the grated windows, the
forty imprisoned inmates became
nearly frantic with fear. They set
up a yell which was heard for squares
above the awful roar of the terrible
fire. On top of tbs Jail and court
house were corps of strong men de-
termined to save the buildings, and
with the aid Of the brick walls they
succeeded. The Jail was on fire a
dozen times, but was saved. All the
street cars were hastily run out of the
Galveston City railway stables, and
they were abandoned to their fate,
but as If in mockery at their flight
the fire monster spared the habitation
of the humble mule, seeking richer
fields.
LIN 1OlAb Anna VI bOHNA NADAANASN
is one hundred acres, and forty and a
half blocks were swept clean of every>
thing combustible. Something over
400 houses were burned and 1t is ess
timated that about l, 900 families were
rendered homeless, the great majority
of whom, especially the poorer ones,
lost everything as thefire started in the
poor district they had little or no time
In which to move furniture while the
weather. victims moved valuable pic
lures and effects. Several of the fin
est houses, however, were burned
without a single article being saved,
so confident were the occupants that
the FIRE would pass by them. The
meeting at the cottage exchange this
p. m. was largely attended by the
business men, who at once set about
providing relief for the homeless and
suffering. A general relief commit
tee of 25 prominent citizens was or
ganized with d. l.. Moody the presi-
dent of the cotton exchange as chair
man. A financial committee with
w. II. Sinclair as chairman, was
named by the original committee.
Besides those there are sub commits
tees for the various sections of the
burned districts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

IT was forseen years ago that Cali
fornia would produce ten times as
much fruit as would meet the wants
of local consumption. That point is
now believed to have been reached,
yet fruit culture is still in ITS infancy
there. The only limit to production
seems TO be the foreign demand, and
fruit growers are anxiously casting
about to find markets for their crops.
They have held several conventions
to consider the subject, and will soon
hold anther Tits expected that they
will be enabled to send two freight
trains of fruit per week to the eastern
markets next year. and if the business
is pooled it can be made profitable,
otherwise not. The elements of CO.
operation is essential to success,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

THE National Conference of Free
Traders and Revenue Reformers as
sembled in Haverly's Pheater in Chi
caeo to the number of 200 or 30C
Thursday. The Hon. j. Sterling
Morton was chosen permanent chair
man. Several interesting papers were
read during the day, discussion was
had in the afternoon, and at night ex~
Gov. Morton, ex,Congressman Frank
Hurd, and Others addressed a large
audience at Central Music Hall
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

THE process of manufacturing nit
rous oxide gas has been grealy sim
plifed, and the products thus derived
is probably as perfect as can now be
realized by chemical skill. Salts of
ammonia are dissolved in nitric acid
and this, ON being dried off in a sand
bath until it becomes like sugar. is
called ammonium. A quantity of the
latter is put into retort and subject
ed to two hundred and forty degrees
Of heat until it throws Oft gas, which
passes first through a jar Of water,
then successfully through one Of sui
phate Of iron and one Of caustic pot
ash, from which it comes forth as
nitrous oxide. One aud half pounds
Of ammonium, will make one hund,
red gallons of gas. For the purpose
OF transportation this quantity of ga:
can be condensed until it becomes s
liquid capable of being contained il
an iron cylindrical jar six inches il
diameter and one and a halfffeet higt
becoming gas again when allowed
TO escape.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

THE November number Of the
Omitted States Official Postal Guide, .
published by Callahan & Co., of Chr
cago, gives the whole number of post
offices in the United States as 81, 563,
of which II are first class; 3S2 second
class, 1876 third class, and 40, 314
fourth class. The first, second, and
third classes are presidential offices,
the president appointing the post
masters; the postmasters of the fourth
class offices are appointed by the post
master general.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

aiding with her lover when seized "
the villiaLs.
ED. JONES, murderer imprisoned al
Centrain, H., concealed himself Wed.
nesday morning in the bed-clothing,
and when the latter was carried into
the yard to be aired at an opportune
moment made his escape.
J. w. PURDY, who two years was
agent for the New York Central Road
at Batavia, n. Y, and decamped with
$l2 600 of the railway funds, was ar
rested Wednesday at Denver, Col.
IN Rockford, Ill. Sunday, James Bur
dick, a son of e. l.. Burdick, was seri-
ously and perhaps fatally shot by his
brother Dwight. They were fooling
with revolver, when it accidently
went off, the ball lodging near the base
of the victims brain.
AFTER desperate battle with reven-
Tie officers, Riley Pyle TIE murderer of
United States Commissioner Mcdonald
IN Pickett County. Tennessee, was cap
tured near the KeItuckey line, but not
until he had been shot in the leg. and
his broker and another man danger
ously wounded
In their residence near Greensboro,
N. o., Mrs. Martha Wilkerson and her
son, aged IS, were found dead Sunday
morning, bullet holes in their heads de.
noting the manner of death. 1t is
stated that proposed marriage of Mrs.
WIlkerson was opposed by ner son;
that they engaged in violent quarrel
Saturday, and that by mutual agree
nent they ended their lives.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

A NEW YORK man has devised a
plan by which the Atlantic ocean can
be Illuminated at night. He proposes
to employ light ships, bearing electric
candles of enormous power and con-
nected with each other, and with a
submarine cable by suitably adjusted
wires. The practicability of this is
based on what are styled two undis-
puted possibilities - namely, that a
light ship will lie at anchor in a heavy
sea without protection, and the cleo
trical communication may readily be
maintained from such d ship with the
two continents,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

ALASKA is full of wonders, the half
of which have rot been brought to
light. A great lake has been found
at the source of the Karvak River,
which is so deep that no fathom line
has been found long enough 10 reach
the bottom. The natives are strong
and hardy, about the size of white
men, with small black eyes, high fore
heads, small and fat noses, fine teeth
and coarse black hair. They are of a
bright brunette color Their dress is
nade from the skin of the reindeer
and other animals. They live in hu,s
partly under ground.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19
Died on the GallOVS.
Three Italians are Hanged in
Chicago for the Murder of
a Fellow COuntryman.
The Hanging at Chico 80

me r1dnBlnR DIT NtlCS"O.
THE THREE ITALIANS PASS A QUIET
NIGHT.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14-Gilardo, Alzzro,
and Sylvestri, the three Italian muir
derers who are to be hanged at noon
to-day for the murder of their fellow
countryman, Fiiippo Caruso, passed
quiet night. They all slept quietly
until day break, when they arose and
lighting their cigarettes kept up an
animated conversation with each other
until little after eight o'clock, when
their breakfast, consisting of oysters,
fish and potatoes fried in Oil, veal cut.
let's, coffee and toast was brought
them. They ate with seemingly
relish. After they had finished Father
Morett arrived, and mass was cele
brated. AS early as 9 a. M, there
was a large crowd assembled in the
vicinity of the county Jail.
PAID THE EXTREME PENALTY.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-At precisely
1909 O'clock to-day the drop fell and
Azzaro, Sylvestrj and Gilardo had
paid the extreme penalty of the law
for the murder Of Filippo Caruso.
The execution occurred in the county
Jail, and the programme previously
arranged was carried out without de-
lay or hindrance of any kind. AT II
o'clock representatives of the press,
number of Italian residents of the city
and city officials, making in all a
crowd of about fifty, occupied the
space in front of the gallows.
The scaffold was painted a deep
black, and three ropes We're suspended
from its cross beam, and the moose at
the lower end of each rested on a
chair placed directly over its respect
i've drop. Back of these CT airs was a
structure on which was stationed
man to spring the trap. AT HAD
when the three condemned men APP
peared with their guards and spiritual
advisers, the crowds had increased to
about 800. A few minutes previously
the death warrants had been read IN
the jail library, the condemned men
exhibiting but little emotion. Arrived
at the place of execution the con-
demned men we're placed IN position
on the trap side by side.
Gilardo and Sylvestri appeared
brave and collected but Azzaro kept
his eyes closed and was apparently on
the verge of breaking down. Iaety
all repeated, after the priests, the
prayers fox the dying, after which the
straps and moses were adjusted ana
the caps and shrou6s were placed on
the men. A minute later the trap
swung and the murders shot down,
ward. The neckg of Sylvestri and
Gilardo were broken, but the moose
slipped around under Azzaro's chin
and the wretch slowly strangled IN
horrible convulsions. In seven MN
utes his pulse ceased to beat and the
execution was completed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

channel is narrow she could NOT avo;s
seeing the wreck and the distress o ~
those on the island. A boat was san !
ashore and brought the rescued ~
the Arthabasca, which set set sail w w
Port Arthur, where ii arrived about ,
o'clock this evening. There is
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
in this city tonight, as mapv had
friends on board. The list of cah;u
passengers can be had at Toronto ana
at Sault Ste Marie, where a manifest
of the passengers is given to the ems
tom officers. TIE Algoma was thor.
oughly built ant, splendidly eouipned
Clyde steel steamer, lighted 5v eIec.
tricity. The gross tonnage is ]. 7s0.
length, go feet; breadth, 80 feet II
was complete in every detail. Thu
furnishing was luxurious, equal to the
finest ocean steamers.
The vessel cost $3.50, o00, and Is
understood to have been insured for
$1,000 1t is one of the three steam.
ers, Alberta, Arthabasca, and Algoma
purchased two years ago by the Cana
dian Pacific railroad company for
lake traffic. Since that time il has
been plying steadily between Oven
Sound and Port Arthur, and doing
big business. The steamer gave the
greatest satisfaction.
j. @. Brown and sister, referred to
in former dispatch, were not on
board the steamer, not being outward
bound. Dudgeon's wife and children
were on their way from Owen Sound
to join her husband here, and were
lost.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

CHURCH disestablshment appears
to be the leading factor in the British
parliamentary campaign. The cons
servatives seem to enjoy the favor of
the churchmeh to a greater extent
than their political opponents, which
will largely influence the elections in
favor of the former party. Mr.. Glad
stone is about to undertake a stun.
ping pilgrimage in behalf of the liber-
ais, who anticipate much from the
personal enthusiasm this tour will in
still into their ranks
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19
Gone to the Bottom
A Steamer ON Lake Superior
Goes Down With All It's
Passengers on Board.
The Crew Consisting of Thir-
teen, and Two Passengers
Are Saved.

Aspecial from Winnipeg says: a
fearful disaster occurred on Lake Sup
erior off Port Arthur early Mon.
morning. The magnificent iron clad
steamer Algoma, of the Canadian
Pacific railway was wrecked and
thirty seven lives were lost. Only
meagre particulars have been re-
ceived up to the present hour. They
consist mainly of kilograms to private
persons, announcing the loss OF
friends
Mr.. E. DudgeoR OF this city receiv>
ed few moments ago the following
The Algoma has gone down. Your wiae and
two children are drowned.
Signed. Joe. Vivian.
Mr.. Dudgeon's wife is 50 years old,
and the children are boy and a girl
and years old respectively. Mr..
Dudgeon is from Owen Sound, an
was sending his wife and family back
to Ontario The steamer left Port
Arthur at 3 p. M, and was wrecked
off Isle Royal just at the outside of
Thunder bay. A heavy storm pre-
vailed all Sunday afternoon and
night, and the steamer lay to for a
time, when the weather cleared slight
ly and the vessel started again but
made slow progress, In the morning
dense fog prevailed, and the steam
err felt her way along, blowing the
foghorns, when she struck a reef and
went down, all hands on board being
reported lost.
The steamer was bound for Owen
Sound with passengers for Toronto
and other points east. John G.
Brown, a bricklayer of this city, ac-
companied by his sister, is known to
be on the boat, bound for Scotland, to
visit his old home for six months.
Capt Moore is master Of the vessel,
and Mackenzie, a nephew Of Hon.
Alex. Mackenzie, is purser.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
A later dispatch from Winni-
peg says; 1t ROW turns out
that the steamer Algoma was
coming into Port Arthur and no
going out when the wreck occurred.
She left Owen Sound last Thursday
and was wrecked Saturday night
The first knowing of the disaster was
when the steamer Arthabasca, of the
same line, arrived at Port Arthur late
this evening with the crew of the i'll
fated Algoma. consisting of Is of the
crew and two passengers, who were
the only ones saved. The Arthabasca,
which left Owen Sound two
days after the Algoma, came
up on the wreck at Isle Royal
and found the crew and two passen-
gers in a perishing condition on the
islanS, The wreck had been dashed
with the maddened waves against
the rocks and was finally beaten
against the shore of the island.
THE CREW AND TWO PASSENGERS
saved themselves by taking to the
life boat and battling with the waves
until the shore was reached. The
boat was washed over several times
by the waves, but rigkted again
while the men chung with the despair
of death to the sides.
They succeeded in reaching land IN
an almost dead condition from ex>
haustion and exposure. The storm
continued to rage furiously all night
long. Fhe rescued remained on the
beach watching the wreck beat against
the rock bound island, and seeing the
dead bodies dashed in the surf against
the shore. The Arthabasca came
along about noon to-day, and as the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

Some of the rooms at the Capital
Building at Indianapolis, the foun1da-
ton of which was laid more than
twenty years ago, are just being plas-
tered.
There is Law in the Argentine he
public making 1t an offense, punish
able by Imprisonment, to offer for SAFE
the photographs of beauties, probes
slonal or otherwise.
The agitation of the labor question
see ms TO be general throughout me
country Efforts are being made 10
establish branch orders of the knights
of Labor throughout Wisconsin ana
the northwest. AT present the prln-
cipal question discussed by these
organizations is the eight hour system
of labor ia manufacturing estaDllsh@
ments. Representative OF trades
unions and the knights of labor are
canvassing the large cities and TOW ms
of the northwest, melting a muiua
movement on this questions among
the trades to take place some time lne
coming spring.
The agricultural department al
Washington has sent Prof. d. W.
Wiley. chief chemist of the depart,
ment, to Europe to investigate and
purchase for the use of the govern
ment in its experimental stations ~
Louisians, the latest improved machs
inery for the manufacture OF cane
sugar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

ILLINOIS is the only western state
in which the postal business pays.
Michigan comes next, being loss of
$78, 900.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

BY the decree of Gen. McClellan's
will, which has been fled in New
York, his entire property goes to his
wife.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19
The Indians
THE REPORT THAT THEY INTEND To

TORONTO, Nov. 14.-The Mails
Winnipeg special says the reports sent
out from Regina to the effect that the
Blackfeet nation intend to rise IN the
spring and clean out the ranchmen
and settlers is utterly untrue.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

In the schools of Copenhagen TWEEN
ty-four boys out of every 100 suffer
from headache. They stady too much
eight hours day-and do not romp
enough.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19

No opiatSs or poison.
Only twenty-five cents.
Red Star Cough Cure,
Daily Republican., 1885-08-22

The following Grand Officers have
been elected and Standing Committees
appointed, for the term of one year, at
the Annual Convocation of the Grand
Circle OF Delaware, B. U. Oh. +. } held
August 18Th 1885, at brotherhood Hall,
s K corner of Fourth and King streets,
Wilmington
G. G. w, B. B. Deputy, No. 2; G. G.
j., VIM. f Kirby, No. l; G. G. F.. Geo.
w. Carpenter, No. 6 q Ii H., E. f.
DETROIT, No. 8 G. S X, Fl. 7. Ser
peant, No. q. II. T., John Wilkins,
No 81 G. w. of D., w. j. Potter, No
9; G. w. OF N, j. Hubert, No. &
Deputy g. G. w. OF n. q. c., Chas. L
Bossert, No. /.
Standing Committees = Financ,
Committee-W. J. Polk, No. 3; Geo
w. Carpenter, No. 3 w. j. Potter, No
| 9.
Appeals and Grievances W.Kern
W. H. sammous, No. /; Jno. Wilkins
No. 8.
Laws AMI Usages-J. n LeCompt
No. 8; S. s. Solomon, No. / j. Q. Hal
| No. 3.
Printing! Luff, No. Q; J Reichtel
No. 3 w. Homewood, No. &
By a vote IL was decid ii to- hold tn
next session OF the Grand CIR lie IN Mi
ford on the third Tuesday of Angus
! ntxt
Daily Republican., 1885-08-22
rhe Tower.

There Is no necessity for the Board OF
COMMISSIONS ers on the to wer Of the high
school building to 60 to much labor and
expense in arriving at decision on
that subject. 1t is evident that q mis-
take has been made which endangers
the stability o.the tower, and even II 1t
could be strengthened by an iron pier
on a foundation, no matter how solid,
there would DO such suspicion OF the
strength Of the tow as to praotically
condemn IT, The pier itself would
stand as evi ience that 1t was only there
in an emergency to strengthen some.
thing that should have been constructed
,Ithout 1t. Toe verdict of tho people
who have children to 60 to that school
has been made up In advance, and no
tinkering or additions to the to wer Will
change that verdict. The people want
strength and safety in building TO
which they send their children 10
school, more than filagree work anu
show. Compile 9 the tower, even with
the patchwork suggested, and the
whole building will be pronounced
failure. Parents will be afraid to send
their children TO school in the building
The bnilding will be just as eff9;tuAl
for educational purposes without as
with tower, and If the building com
nittee of the Board OF Education &c,
wisely in the matter they will discon
tinue a. oncs the further erection ct the
tower, take down what has been erect
ed, and turn the cost OF the tower int
the Treasury of the Board, to be used
in paying eff its floating debt. The
verdict OF the people cannot be coun'
terra ,ted by the verdict OF the Board o.
Education, If that verdict is In favor o
proceeding with the tower.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-22
Too IudeDeu Il enu.

Persons who are engaged in business
a long time, very often become so indie
pendent as to repel customers. Through
the accumulation Of money, they lose
the politeness and suavity which at,
tracted custom in their early days, and
then they wonder why former patrons
visit other stores, and that their busi-
ness has become less remunerahve.
Lawyers and physicians also often lose
clients and complain of dull times.
Should they take brief retrospective
view OF their daily conduct, they would
discover how patrons had been alienat-
ed. Persons are frequently very sensi-
tive, and feel badly when answered
bluffiy or indifferently. Due consid-
Grafton should always be given to the
hum BILE as well as to the wealthy. and
every one made to feel that he or she is
Of some i'm portance in the community
Politeness always pays. 1t may wei
be likened to casting bread upon the
waters that may be gathered attel
many days. Surl!ness and pert an
swers have contrary effect, and many
failure in life may be traced to al
irasclble temper and disoblising dispo
sition. Are there not q few in thi
community who may take the hint
| and profit thereby?
Daily Republican., 1885-08-22
An Oppressive water Isx.

One OF the regulations Of the Water
Comntseion for raising revenue from
the nae Of wA'er, causes cOn,id"r3h'e
complain, thol5a the principle - ~.
entirely new. rather not 20 rigiily
enfor ed as It is expected to b. under
rhe ne y water / 7eusation. The mat
ter com Dlainea lt is this An owner
of properly is ,h.rGei five dollars for a
hydrant. and tSl dJilsrs additional for
a screw nozzle % which to attach a
hose, making in all seven dollars. Tais
the owaers of property will invariably
have TO nav, no matter who the tenaA's
may be afterw lrls or for what purp 80
the properly may be leased.
Bat this property owner leases his
premises t5 a livery man for instsD co
or to arv o.her man who may have
stock to k yep and carriages to use. The
lessee is required % pay three dollars
for the first horse, and one dollar for
every additional horse, and one dollar
for each carriage tina: needs washing
off or ought to be washed during the
year. Tae tax OF three dollars for a
horse is com planned of as being exorbi-
taut, but that Of which property oxn-
ners most complain is that they are
really held responsible for the taxes of
their tenants. The latter, for instance
may have, say q dozen Of horses and as
many carriages. The tax on the horses
would amount to fourteen dollars, and
on the carriages to twelve dollars, TOT sal,
twenty-six dollars. The tenant failing
to pay these taxes, the hydrant OF the
owner of the property is attached and ht
really becomes the collector of revenue
for the city, and is made TO go withou
water unless he pays debt he doe
not ows, aud com mpelled to run the risk
of collecting a doubtful claim from hi
tenant.
There seems TO be sound reason IL
this complaint against the operation O
rules Of the Water Commission. 1t doe
not seem like equity in law that al
owner Of property should be compelle,
in this manner to pay the debts of hi
tenant. The Water Com mission, it i
urged, has the horses and carriages
the tenants personal chattels, fror
which to collect his claim, without fall
ing back upon the owner OF the premi
ses. This is a view OF the case "
think to which no reasonable ex ,epdo
can be taken.
Daily Republican., 1885-08-22


THE series of lectures being deliver
ed to the police are timely and practi'
cal. No body of men have more op-
portunlies for rendering assistance in
cases OF accidents and sudden sickness
than the police If anything OF the
kind occurs, the police are generally
the first on hand TO act as circumstan'
ces may require. Much suffering may
be obviated, and many lives may b'
spared by an observance Of the simple
rules laid down by DR.. Crumbaugh
and the police by paying strict atten
ton TO these simple rules, not only bet
tor qualify and make themselves NOR
efficient as officers, but the knowledg
gained will serve them well as citi
| Zens.