Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-07
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PNEUMONIA PRACTICALLY IN
DER CONTROL.

county 10 Dc pkdCICdAl1 hudCI SOhtiOJ3
and does not know of typical case
Of the disease in the county.
A HOLIDAY.
LONDON, May This is the regu-
lar semi-annual setting day at the
bank of England and it IS therefore
holiday at the bank and stock ex-
change.
HARD on THE BUCKET SHOPS.
CHICAGO. May /. The ticker" ser
vice was partially restored this morn
ing. the board OF trade having given
the market quotations for transmits
sion 10 the members of the board and
accredited correspondents. The buck
! ct shops are without quotations, how
ever, and if the present arrangement
holds they viii be completely barred
out. The grain markets on change
this morning opened excited and low
sr which was due in part to the
I absence of any warlike news from
abroad.
THE FAILURE RECORD.
NEW YORK, May The business
failures throughout the country dur
ing the last seven days number for
the United States 1S9 There IS q
decrease in every section Of the coun-
try except the South and New York
city, where the number is somewhat
in excess Of tke previous week.
MURDER FOR MURDER.
GREAT BEND, May Richard
Parker. who murdered his empl over.
saloon keeper. here Sunday morn
ing, was captured at Kansas City and
returned here by train last night.
The train stopped about half a mile
from town, where crowd of men
took the prisoner from the officers.
a rope was tied around his neck and
he was dragged to town behind a
horse at full gallop. He was then
taken TO the billiard hall whore he
had committed the murder, and
hanged to the awning in front of the
building. The body hung for about
fifteen minutes, when 1t was cut down
by the coroner.
THE CHINESE.
PARIS, May 1.-Gen. De L. Isle tel
egraphs the government that the
Chinese are Loyalty fulfilling the con-
ditions of peace.
IRON WORKERS IN TROUBLE.
PITTsBURG. May 1.-The conference
committee of the amalgamated as.
ISOLATION of iron and steel workers
presented its scale of propositions to
the iron manufacturers committee
this afternoon, The proposition de-
mands the payment of the same
wages as are paid under the present
scale with an advance of 20 per cent
over iron for making steel rails and
81 % per ton extra for one quarter
inch rounds aid squares, worked from
piles.
The present rate for the latter is so
cents per ton extra. Nothing but a
| formal discussion was held this after
noon, and the meeting adjourned to
Thursday, May a. The manufactur-
ers have made an informal demand
for a reduction, and viii make it off
cially at the next meeting. The new
scale goes into effect June /.
ARR. DIVIDEND DECLARED.
PHILADELPHIA, May AT meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Pennsylvania railroad here to-day,
they declared a semi annual dividend
of three per cent, payable in cash, on
and after May 20.
MORE FRAUD.
ROME, May Financial centres
are greatly agitated over the many
serious frauds jus. brought to light
The authors of the frauds have alb
seconded.
PROCEEDINGS IN INDIA.
LONDON, May 1.-Abdurahman
Khan ameer of Afghauistan has been
gazetted Knight of the GrandComman-
der Of the Order Of the Star of India
THE ENTIRE FORCE DISCHARGED.
New York, May 1.-The entire
force of the construction department
at the Brooklyn navy yard were dis
charged to day. Economy II the ex>
pendlture of the balance, which is
small, is said to be the cause.
THE PEOPLE ARE DETERMINED TO SHUT
THE SALOONS.
NUsCATINE, Ia, May Under the
search and seizure clause of the prohib-
bitory law, sixty-two barrels of liquor
were seized by the temperance ALLIANCES
here to-day. The people here are de-
termined to shut the saloons.
NAIL STEAMER LOST.
LONDON, May 1.-The Royal mail
steamship Humber, which left New
York February 10, has not since been
heard of and it is believed to be lost
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
SPRINGFIELD, May More bust
ness was done in the house today
than in the last two weeks. Nineteen
bills were ordered from a second to a
third reading. In view of the rush Of
business to day, the proposition is be
ing discussed to grant the New Or
leans excursionlsts an indefinite leave
of absence, and double their pay if
they will stay away.
REPUBLICAN JUDICIAL DISTRICT con-
YENTION.
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