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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09
CON DENSED TELEGRANS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE barge Matilda was cut by the ice
Wednesday, and sank in six fathoms of
water near Point Augres, Lake Huron.
The crew escaped.
I MYRoH SANFORD, well-known banker
of Erie, Pa. died on Sunday, of pneu-
monia. He left 100000 to his widow
and child
The livery-stable of Boyt g. McFater
idge at Vienna, johnson county, Ill,
was burned Saturday together with
twenty horses. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
/ $1,000.
IT is stated at the treasury department
| that the new 81 silver certificates will
! be ready for general distribution in linn
tied quantities about the end of next
week.
! IT i : estimated at the internal revenue
/ bureau that the revenue from the tax on
oeomargarine, which went into effect on
the LIST inst, will amount to 100000 for
| the present month.
On Lookout mountain, yesterday, a man
named Bryant lost his life by thawiug
| dynamite in a fire. Both his legs were
torn off by the explosion which follow
ed.
A GROCER on Wentworth avenue, Chica-
go, named Scharffenberg, spent three
days ia drinking and gambling, AID then
killed himself in a room he had taken at
the Grand Pacific.
| A COLLISION of trains took place Tues
| day morning between Parker and Len
nox, ID. t. the loco motives being wreck
ed, and the engineers and tiremen IN
stantly killed. No passengers are report
ed ujurcd.
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires extending to
many plantations, are raging along the
Central railroad of South Carolina, be-
tween Charleston and Sumter, distance
of ninety miles
WHILE workmen were removing debris
from the recently burned building of the
Ware Vinegar Company, at Cincinnati,
the east and west walls fell fatally in ur-
ing John Lamphier. A half-dozen other
narrowly escaped.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake Sunday
night disturbed the foundations of the
new dam of the Langley Cotton Works,
in South Carolina. The dam gave way
Monday afternoon, floating the adjacent
country and causing heavy damage to
railway tracks and other property.
BAEDER & Co.'s large glue factory at
Aver, Mass was destroyed by fire Thurs
day morning causing a loss of $4,000.
Threats have been made to burn the
premises, on account of the bad odors
arising therefrom, and incendiarism is
suspected.
lHE steamer Westernland which arriv-
ed at New York Thursday morning. re-
ports that during terrific hurricane
on Nov. 81, an immense wave struck the
vessel, killing four seamen and two pas
sengers, and severely inluring fifteen 9th
or sailors and passengers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09
GENERAL NOTES.

a VEIN of hitumiuous coal has been
struck at Omaha near the Union Pacific
bridge, at a depth of five hundred feet.
TIM month Of November was 2l5 deg
rees colder than the average for Novem-
Der fer % years.
THE supreme court of Georgia Is cugag
ed in reviewing the contest over the will
of David Dickson, OF Hancock county,
Who'll 100000 TO the daughter of his
coIorod mistress and cut of nearly ali his
white relatives.
To govern the shipment of live stock
and periShable goods, the Union Pacific
company has decided to establish a wealth
er bureau similar to the signal service,
with thirty-two stations, headquarters be-
ing at Omaha
THE Jobbers Union of st. Paul has en-
tered complaint with the Railroad Com
missioners that the Milwaukee Road is
making discriminating rates in favor Of
Chicago and to the disadvantage of St.
Paul and Minneapolis.
$. A. BoDDe a Hollaude-, who former
y resided at Fort Wayne, has since Au-
gust been annoying the Garfield family
at Mentor with letters of advice
and has twice called at the farm house
and cursed the members of the household.
tie was yesterday sent to the poor house,
not being sufficiently unsouud in mind
To be lodged in an asylum
ANNouScFNENr has beed made at Mon
treal by the superior of the Oblate Faith
ers that no knight OF Labor will be per
mittea To partaka pf tha socr,,,, -, ; j, 8
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09
GERONIMO's SAYAGES.
The Captured Apaches Doomed to speedy
Death in Floridas Warm CIsmate.

The Captured Apaches Doomed to Speedy
Death in Forida's Warm ClSmate
A Washington special 60 the World says;
The fate of the Indians captured in Miles
campaign is practically settled 1t was
not decided when they were first sent
East whether any of them would be tried
for their crimes. The president has ex-
amined the case very carefully and has
come to the conclusion that life contine-
ment in Florida for all of these Indians,
where they can do no harm, will be the
most thorough punishment which can be
visited on them. 1t is the only practical
way by which they can be punished. If
the criminals among them were to be
singled out no military commission would
have any authority to try them. They
would have to be turned over to the civil
authorities to the place where the crimes
were committed. 1t would be travesty
on justice to have these Indians tried in
Arizona or New Mexico. There is not a
white man in either of those Territories
who could sit on case involving the
rights of an Indian with any kind of fair
i.oss. The conviction of the criminals
would leave their families untouched.
These families would train up children to
revenge the death of those who were pun
ished, and the result would be cOntin-
uatin of the outlawry which for years has
made life and property so insecure in the
two territories. Tbs removal of the In
dams to Florida takes away nearly all of
the families and leaves no stock to breed
robbers and assassins for the future. As
a matter of fact the 500 Indians transfer
red to Florida have been brought up in the
mountains countries, accustomed TO free
dom iii the pure, cold air of high attitudes.
Their transfer to and confinement in the
warm climate OF Florida will simply result
in their dyi.g off like so many sheep.
Experienced army officers do not think
that there will be one of them alive at
the end of the next five years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09
WASHINGTON.

Mn. AND MRs. henry WArTEnsoN are to
spend the first GEEK OF January with Jus
tice and Mrs. Stanley Matthews.
Mrs. HAzEN, wife of General Hazeu. of
the signal service, leaves on Thursday
for New York, sailing on Saturday for
Europe.
SENATOR SABIN's family have returned
for the winter to their house on Iowa
circle. Mr.. Sabin is greatly improved in
health.
FRANK A. BIDwELL, of Mitchell, ID. T.,
and G. W. Vennum, of jamestown, d. L.
have been debarred from acting as attor-
neys or agents before the interior de part
ment.
Ow1NG to the heavy payments this
month, amounting to over 1000. 600, it
Is thought at the Treasury Department
that there has been very little if any de-
crease in the public debt during Novem-
Der.
IT is charged that A. G. Kist, of War
saw, Ind, who was Indian agent at Pau
paw, |. f., six years ago, owes the gov
eminent $4,000 Suit has been brought
to recover.
The Comptroller of the Currency re
ports the amount of national bank notes
outstanding 9o16871, being de-
crease during the last month OF S2,216,-
$50, and during the last year of s,l30,
24s.
The signal bureru has detailed
Lieutenant Powell TO proceed to Omaha
and organize the meteorological service
of the Onion Pacific road. 1t is said that
similar plans have been matured by the
Northern and Canadian Pacific roads.
The books of the internal revenue Of
flee at Atlanta show a recent decrease of
eighteen in the registered dlstilleries of
Georgia. They are allowed to sell to the
public in ten gallon packages. In only
three counties ls the manufacture of llq-
uors prohibited.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09
CRIME AND CRIMINAL

JUDGE SLOAN, of Milwaukee, suspended
sentence on the beer garden rioters con
victed last Saturday.
A PROFESSIONAL burglar who confessed
to having rlfled the Toledo, st. Louis d
Kansas depot recently, was captured at
Wabash, Ind, Wednesday night.
b. w. WILLIAMS, son of wellknown
publisher of Cleveland, has been arrested
for setting fire to his grandfather's barn
at Bellevue, Ohio.
ALFRED HARRIS, employed in an IRON
foundry at Indianapolis, killed his wife
and himself with revolver. She was
his fifth wife, he having been three times
married.
THANKSGIVING DAY, at Linwood, Ind,
John w. Beale and Miss Matte Bates,
school teachers, were married, but an
hour after the ceremony the groom had
disappeared and has not been heard of
since.
The commissioners of the military
prison, upon investigating charges
brought by General Miles, found that the
best material is used at the Leavenworth
shoe factory, and that the workmanship
is good
RELIGIOUS excitement made maniac
of Rhode Clement, at Havensville, Kan.
While going home from prayer meeting
on Wednesday night he murdered a
neighbor, and was eating his heart when
found on the roadway. 1t is said that
two others in that vicinity have lost their
reason.
AT No. 231 Oak street, Chicago, Henry
Jansen fatally stabbed his wife. Run
ming into the street in his bloody night
shirt he was captured by the police and
lodged in the insane ward of the Jail,
where he shouted until he was exhausted.
Ar Hartford, Conn, the proprietors of
eight second. rate hotels and restaurants
have been arrested for putting oleomar-
garine on their tables without displaying
the tag that it was not butter.
A. II. ELwooD, of Silver Greek, Ind,
mail agent on the Grand Rapids and In
diana Road, was arrested at Grand Rapids
Thursday morning for robbing letters,
and confessed that his speculations will
aggregate 81 1000
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

When ole Bull, the renowned yiolinist,
was STAYING in Paris in 1910, he returned
home late one evening from concert
and as the night was cold he ordered his
man to make fire in his room. The lat
ter dragged toward the fireplace a huge
box on which the word "Firewood" was
painted in large letters. In answer to
Ole Bulls astonished inquiry the servant
told him that tho box had been delivered
that day at noon by his masters orders,
as he thought. On being broken open,
the box was found to contain twenty-five
violens and the following letter: Great
master: The undersigned. being members
of the various amateur philharmonic so
cieties, hereby declare that they will
henceforth cease to perform on the ac-
companying instruments. The same
wood from from which Ole Bull can draw
life, love, sorrow passion and melody is
only to be regarded as fuel for the flames
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09
M'Whacker's Touch Experince.
San Francisco Post

"Ah! back from Nevada, parson? "said
Count Smith, pleasantly, when on Wednes-
day evening Rev. DELL McWhacker, dusty
and rumpled, strobe into the Office Palace
and threw his sachelette on the counter
fervently; Nevada is the DEVILS territory,
and | never want to see it again"
Tough County, eh''
though! Why, the moment / stepped
off the train at Carson my silk hat was
smashed over my eyes. 1t was leading
churchman of the place who did it, too
When he found that | was clergyman he
apologized, saying there was nothing
personal in the pleasantly What it was di-
rected wholly at the hat and not at me-
l told him had good mind to punch
his head, and instantly he cought me by
the arm and rushed me into a saloon
"Theres some stylea bout you for a
parson,' he said, and than shouted out to
the crowd to come up and have drink
with a shy pilot from the bay, said my
crew. Well, count, would you believe it
they left me to pay fo1 the liquor, and
the barkeeper minded intimidated me
with a bungstarted. The scoundel gave
me no show to get at my pistol but made
me hold up my hands while fellow fish
ed in my investments for charge. Next
day the villain, Sam Davis wrote me mp
in The Appeal as a beat who hadn't been
in town three minuets before he tried to
swindle the pricipal saloon in order to
satisfy gross appetite for drink, You
may have to read how / swept up the dead
leaves from Capitol square with Davis
body. But it was no use. All Carson
turned out and forced me to run for the
train. l didn't stop till | truck Truckee;
but they had telegraphed ahead, and the
population was awaiting at the STATEN for
me, having decided to give the Chinese a
little rest for a change. l was taken by
surprise, and foolishly leaped from the car
platform on the side fathereat from the
depot. 1t was dreadful how they chased
me round and the train. But for the con
ductor-who was not a christian man, for
he swore at me terribly should newt
ably have persisted at the hands OF the
mob. cut the conductor caught me by
the collar and jerked me aboard just as
the train started. Wrong impression
were rife among the passengers, who mis-
took me for miscreant fleeing from
popular wrath on account of some base
offense, and refused to ride with me. Sc
| was bundled into the baggage-oar, with
two dogs and a corpse, besides trunks,
If there is any law left in the land" cried
Mr.. MoWhacker the ink squirt from the
well, "Ill get even on Navada, and turn
Truckee inside out"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

in the hands of the undersigned, who
therefore request the maestro to make an
auto-da-fe of the enclosures, and to look
upon the ascending smoke as incense of
fered to his genious by penitent dabblers
in the noble art" This curious epistle
bore the signature of twenty-five young
men. Three days afterward Ole Bull
gave dinner TO which he invited all the
senders of the valuable ''tirewood." Each
guest had lying before him on the table
one of these violins referred to and by
its side gold ring with the inscription;
SOLITUDE and Perseverence"-a piece of
seasonable advice to the faint hearted
dilettante and a symbolic indication of
the means by which the virtuso himself
had attained to fame.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09


1t is singular picture to see woman
elated over the fact that her husband ia
going to take more wives, and for her to
use her efforts in aiding him to do so.
and yet such thing was seen few da VS.
ago at coalville. The couple had been
attending the mormon conference, and
listening TO the talk of the priesthood in
support of polygamy, as well as preach
ing defiance to the laws of the land, until
their simple minis were wrought up TO a
pitch of defiance of the laws and belief in
celestial happiness through polygamy,
and so the woman goes off to find some
one to write ''recome end" to be signed
by her, and sent to John Taylor, asking
that her husband be permitted to take
two more wives. With smiles she APP
proaches lady and asks her to do the
writing, and tells he it must be done at
once ana go by the next mail, so as to be
in time. The lady did not care about
writing such letter, but being in an al
most strictly Mormon community could
not well refuse, and so she turned her
over to another lady, who reluctantly did
as requested, and thus made the poor,
deluded Scandinavian woman happy.
Such things arc presumed to be not in
frequent, and yet we are told by the
Utah comIl ssion that polygamous
marriages have decreased. If so, why
are such marriages sanctioned without
going through the temples to celebrate
them? Once all such marriages were
required to be in the Endowment House
or temples, but now they are permitted
at the hands of elders at home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09
Seertary Whitney's Farm.
Washington Critic.

Secretary and Mrs. Whitney are priding
themselves on their farming achievements
out at Grasslands. They have six Jersey
cows in the stock kept there and the dairy
feature is perhaps the most satisfactory
of any supplying as it does all the wants
of their city household, besides present
ing pleasing evidences of home industry
in tho pats of butter and jug of butter
milk and cream with which they frequen-
thy remember their friends. 1t Is not gen
orally known that the Secrelry devoted a
considerable part of his evenings last sum
mer at Grasslauds to development of the
question. Glow to get the biggest returns
from spring investment of fancy poul-
try" One of Mrs. Whitneys greatest sup
rises when she visited the farm after re-
turning this fall was to find the original
purchase increased to one hundred chick
ems and the promise from the secretary
that she need not bother about fresh eggs
any none; hispoultry farming was 30 be
an immense success in that speciality.
There is gazing to be very active rivalry
between the President and the Secretary
when they become neighborning farmers.
At presant Secretary Whitney in far in
advance in the matter of outlay and ex-
perience, but Mr.. Whitney has realized a
corresponding degree of pleasure, even
more than she anticipated when she first
bought Grassland.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09
Jay Gonld in Literatnre.
Galh IN CIecInatl EnonIrer.

Being in the Western Union office yes
terday sent my name TO Jay gould, with
whom had never talked before. He had
the courtesy to give me the time Just then
demanded of him for one of the dircc-
tors meetings which are held in his office.
| told him that l would like TO ask him a
few questions and publish the answers.
He drew up a chair in the middle of the
room where the young men were work,
and replied:
You know have not been i'll Wall
Street since last January. | have been
there only once in that interval, and have
quit all other pursuits than man p (
my properties. What would you like to
know:
How did you come to write book
thirty years agoN
II was surveying in my own county and
the neighboriug counties, making maps
of the counties, and thought at the time
il would be we'll to collect the animals of
the settlements and write them out, and
the day before the book was to be pub
hshed the prin ting office took fire and
burnt up the manuscript, so l had to do
it over again
Have You had any bent toward ltera-
ture SINGER"
No, | can not say that | have. | was
thrown quite early into business life, and
it has taken the slight disposition | may
once nave had to compose out of me-
Yet they tell me you are a great read
err. Mr. Gould have you any favorite
author!'
No; my preference is to read history.
All books of history entertain me.
In your history of your native country
there is sketch of your father being mob
bed by the apti-renters.'
Yes, was at fathers side. Those
outbreaks occurred in our county and in
five or six other counties of the state.
They had TO be put down by the law. The
rioters came 20 our house disguised, wear
ing sheepskin masks and sort of calico
coat, which so completely disguised them
that You could not identify your next
neighbor.'
How long since your father has given
IL Ia rt..v rsF
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

THERE are twanty-seven peaks in Ne
vada exceeding 10000 feet in height
Wheeler's Peak, 1906 feet above the
level of the sea, has the distinction of be-
ing the highest point in Nevada.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

THERE is an epidemic of diPhtheria in
the suburban village of Williamsburg, near
Pittsburg, Pa, caused by defective dram
age. Over 200 cases are reported in The
village.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

THE strike of curriers' and tanners at
Salem and Peabody, Mass, in which five
Thousand men were involved, has been
declared off for lack of financial support
by the knights of Labor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

CHESTER A. ARTHUR, during his sopho-
more year at Union College, was compel
ed to teach village school for the slen-
der remuneration of $15 month.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

Logansport. Father and son INDUCED in
fight, during which the Younger boy
escaped. 1t was tire intention of Brown
to take the latter to kansas, where he now
resides.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

A ZEALAND mushroom, which grows on
the trunks of trees, Is likely to become
an article of expectation to England. 1t
is exported in large guam titles to China,
where it is used in the preparation Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09
Cowboys in d Storm.
ifaTper'S Magazine.

On the approach of one of these VIC
lent outbursts the whole force is ordered
on duty; the spare horses 49, of which
each man has always three, and often as
many as eight or ten-are carefully fed
and tethered and the herd is rounded
up that is, collected into as small a
space as possible, while the men continue
to ride around the densely massed herd
Like horses, cattle derive caurage from
the close proximity of man. The thun-
dor peals and the vivid lightning flashes
with amazing brilliancy, SIS with lowered
heads the herd eagerly watch the slow,
steady pace of the COW ponies, and no
doubt derive from it comforting sense
of protection. Sometimes, however,
wild steer will be unable to control his
terror and will make a dash throagh a
convenient opening. The crisis Is at
hand, for the example will surely be fol
lowed, and in two minutes the whole herd
of 1000 head will have broken through
the line of horsemen and be away, ohe
surging, believing mass of terrified
beasts.
Fancy a pitch-dark night, pouring
torrent of rain, the ground not only en-
tirely strange to the men, but very brok-
sn and full of dangerously steep water
courses and hollows, and you will have
picture of cowboy duty on such night
They must head off the leaders. once
fairly off they will stampede twenty
thirty and even forty miles at stretch
and many branches will stray from the
main herd. Not alone the rider, rushing
headlopg at breakneck pace over dan
-. Ierl
also the horses, small, insignificant
beasts, but matchless for hardy endur-
ance and willingness, are perfectly aware
how much depends upon their speed
that night, if it kills them. Unused 70
10 the last moment remains the heaF!
cowhide ''yuirt,' or whip, and the power
full spurs, with rowels the size OF hYe
shilling pieces. Urged on by shout
the horses speed alongside the terrlteu
steers until they manage to reach the
leaders, when, swinging around, and Tear
less of horns, they press back the 6elio"
ing brutes till they turn them. All tie
men pursuing this maneuver, the heao
long rush is at last checked and the leao
erg. painting and lashing their sides WIN
their tails, are brought TO stand anu
the whole herd is agaj0 rounded up
Mr.. Ed. p. Wells, Thetis P. o., Stevens
Co, Wash. Teri, was entirely cufeu o ~
rheumatism by the use of st. JACOBS o.''
He saws: 81 consider it wonderful rem
edy and will always speak good "oi'
for it,
Puritan Boston is now agitatlhg lle
subject of prohibiting smoking on w
streets.
Architect Edmond Legendre, 4ls SUI
street San Francisco, Cal, states that na'
ing suffered for long time with q seysat
cough, and failing to obtain any rello'
from doctors and the numerous pfePaio5
tions he took, he became alarmed. ir~
Red Star Cough Cure, and one bo''ie Gu
tirely cured him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

An explosion Thursday night wrecked
and burned Arnold's Touring mill at st.
Cloud, MINI. Twenty thousand bushels
of wheat we're burned and one man
fatally injured. Loss, 100000; insurance
&lh.nNN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

How long since your father has given
you a good licking, sonnyf" He never
did" Look out, youngster' You know
where liars go to'" II ant lynn He
never gave me good liokin'; but I've had
plenty of the other kind
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-09

4 VALUABLE mcroseopical discovery
has been made by d. w, Smith, SYRIA
cuse n. w. amateur Mr.. Smith devoted
months to the effort of producing d light
for the illumination OF the microscope
which should possess sufficient in tensity
Cor the resolution of the finer tests with
lenses of moderate powers and at last
succeeded Tuesday evening before a
meeting of the Syracuse Microscopical
society he demonstrated that ne could,
by using lime light resolve clearly the
lines on certain test diatom- with an oh
ject which would not show them at all
with any other light, no matter how man
pulated.