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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
Criminal.

john KELLEY convicted of numbering
Eleanor O'Shea, near Geneva, \. Y, ia
1888, was hanged at Canadigua, N. Y,
at noon on Wednesday.
THE argument in the case Of Martin
Bu.ke, arrested at Winnepeg for comp
hcity In the Cronin murder, were oonclud
ed today, aud Judge Balm signed an
order Tor the prisoners extradition.
FRED CoNKLIN, son OF prominent
business man of Adrian, Mich, went west
about four weeks ago, but returned Tues
day plgnt aud stole S6,250 from his faith
er's safe, Of which ne knew the combiua-
ton. He was arrested as he was leaving
town.
SHERIFF R. 5. BBANsoN and his deputy
were both killed while trying to arrest
William and James Miles during a cele-
bration at Kirbyvie, Mo, Thursday.
William Miles is the man who killed
the Bald Kuobber chief, Nat N. Kinney.
JuDaE LoNaENEoKEB denies the report
that there Is danger of the release of
Martin Burke, the man held at Winnt
peg on suspicion of oomplioity in the
murder of D.. Crouin, and says that
there is a clear and strong case against
him.
ADMIRAL GHERABpI advises the State
Department at Washington, that com
oarative quiet reigns IN Hayti. Legi-
time continues TO bold Port-su-Priuce.
while Hippolyte remains csmped with
his army on the outskirts of the city, No
lighting OF any consequence has taken
place since Admiral Gherardi's arrival.
NEAR Olathe, X an, early tuesday morn
ing John Chambers and John Chessor,
Kansas City BURGLARS, entered the farm
house of Ed. Hyatt. The latter fired
three shots; each bullet Embedding itself
in Chambers anatomy, but the robber
secured the weapon and was about to gre
at HYATT, when Mrs Hyatt knocked him
down with stick. Chambers died few
hours later, and Chesser was captured.
FRANK HoYr, who tor eight Yeas has
been teller 10 the First National Bank Of
Hoboken, n. J has been found 10 be a
defaulter to the extent OF is 600. When
charged with embezz,ement yesterday he
acknowledged that be had taken the
money 20 use in speculation on Wall
street He offered 70 turn over TO the
bank property valued at $1,000 and was
copbdeut that he could raise the balance.
He pleaded TO be released, that his mother
aud family might be saved from dis
yrace, bat the Directors decided 90 prose
rutp him
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Fires and Casualties.

IT is said that l13 families at Albany,
Mimi, are affected with black diphth
No deaths have been reported.
FoUB young men took a yacht from
Buffalo and started for Dunkirk. Since
taen nothing has been heard Of them and
it is supposed they are Lost.
Two MEN were killed Monday morning
by the falling of strestIe In the power
house of the Milwaukee avenue cable
railway OF Chicago.
PoRrIoss OF the state of New York
we're visited by a fearful storm on Tues
day, many lives and much property hsve
been destroyed.
About fifteen persons were killed id a
collision A. Whmending, Pa. Half the
number have been recovered.
APPLETON, WG,.-Three barns, with
machinery, hay and grain, belonging to
W. 3. Clark, burned early Tuesday morn.
ing. Loss, $4,000, insurance $1,000
They are thought to have been fred by
tramps.
II. A. PEARsoNs, an Idaho millionaire
who has been living in Chicago since Nov
ember last, was drowned in the lake
WINE DhtnlDS On Tue iOOb OI lulIby ~ts'
street Sunday night.
A LOSS of over 100000 has been
caused by fire at Bakersfield, the county
seat of Karn county, Cal, The whole
business portion OF the town was de
stroyed.
PIrTsBUBG.-The strikers intmidated a
number of non union men, who went TO
Homestead Thursday 10 work in the
Carnegie steel plant, and nearly all Of
them ran away. All 10 quiet, No further
attempt has been made to bring non
union men TO the steel works.
MMNEAPoLIs.--A special from Ellens-
burg, Wash. r., says fire started Thursday
evening at 10 O'Clock, and before the
flames could be subdued the entire bust
ness portion and over 100 dwellings were
consumed. Loss is estimated at hun
dreds OF thousands. No lives were lost.
KmBoUREE CRY, Wis.-Emil Pettig
and Gus John, of Chicago, accompanied
by a guide, Ettem pied TO run the dam in
row boat Tuesday morning. Plettig
and John we're drowned by the cspsizing
of the boat. The guide escaped by swim
ming ashore. The bodies have not been
found.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18

John Wise Stone, of Iowa, now attorney
general of the state, assistant attorney
general, aud authorized MIN to bring SUIT
TO quit the title of the Des Moines river
lanos, which have been subjects of
congressional Legislation for twenty
years.
HE president has made the following
appointments; To be Probate Judges in
Utah-Daniei Page, of Uiah, in Iron
County, James McGatry, of Utah. of
Ctah, in Beaver County; Isaac Burton, of
Utah, in Uintah County; George q. yiele,
of Utah, in Millard County. Thomas II.
Cavanah, of Olympia, ". L, to be Survey
or General of Washington Territory.
Themes II. Foulconer, OF Sheridan, Ore
gon, TO be agent for the Indians OF the
Grande Ronde Agency, vice John B. Nc
elaine, resigned. Bernard Kelly, of EN-
poria, Kas., to be Pension Agent at To-
pc ka, Kau., vice George W. Click. Thorn
as Y Cooper, 20 be collector of Customs
for the district of Philadelphia.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
News in Bret.

JEFFERSON DAVIS hiss received an offer
from q northern publisher 10 write a
history of the confederate states.
LEolrlME is getting desperate in Hayti
lie is armiux the women and placing ihem
in the ranks and doing everything posi-
BILE to streng then his army,
Dunno the last ten years Americans
have contributed S20OO0,O0o To relieve
suffering caused by disasters ana epidem
los,
DIR. JosErB PARKER, the famous London
preacher, is talking of soon igning his
pastorate Of the city lemple.
ButFALo BILL has been engaged by the
French Government to teach one hundred
cayal,y oniosrs TO ride ia the American
style,
4 COMPANY OF three or four Chinese
miluouaires of San Francisco has pur
chased for 100000 an immense tract
IL land d Southern Calf, Tia, and ex-
poets to make fine profit selling lum'
Der aud minerals from IT,.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
TwaIn's Personal nrnller..-

Mark Twain to homo il no, NJ
rious that his writing would lead o,,-'
expect. He mas always been fons ~ ~
petratipg jokes for which his Wiz. Per
only of late years, through practical aa'
cation, been able to pre- pare hsrssls 1u-
When, for instance, Mr.. Clemsrs
the lecture platform, once drew an; -
dllapidated handkerchief, worn Ia sb,esta
and, after gazing at it in an asroni.sls
fashion, apologized, saying that he ' Ss9
been "oblIged 10 borrow one from %
-" naming some important pe,sors1.'
of the town, his wife, sitting vittso
friend in the audience, turned n
Deighbor ID the most Distressed va an ~
said:
people will think l do not nro,a.,-
take care of my husband clothes
1t Is true that Mr.. Clemens has n.
tendency tword dudi-hness, and tbs, ~
sometimes appears in costume mo
BETTING poor author than a publisbs,s
millionaire; but every body to his tast.,
Hs is careless and absent minded. ana
sometimes forgets some of the reouiTs-
ments OF the age for the embellishmart
of mankind.
AT any rate, he Is said to have calls3
upon Mrs. Harriet Beeeher Stowe with
out necktie one day after her return
from the South. When he came baoL
from his visit he hurried to his wife n
tell her how their neighbor had with
stood the bourney and of the presep.
condition of her health. But he vas
stopped in the midst of his story bytbs
mortified look in his wife's face.
you don't mean to say that you have
been to see Mos. Slower" said she. "Whv.
you haven't got on any neoktie."
He protested great charm at his care.
lessne5s and rushed up stairs, appg.eu.
thy to remedy the defect in his toilet
When he came back, some time later, he
laughiugly tossed dis wife a letter and a
Decktie.
1t seems that Mr.. Clemens had writ.
ten TO Mrs. Stowe in his own inimitable
fashion that as he has found tn at he had
committed the objectionable crime OF
calling upon her without a neoktie he
now sent her one, hoping to mitigate
the sentence which she would pass upon
him for his carelessness. The note which
he handed his wife was clever reply
which Mrs. Stowe had sent back with
the necktie,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
Cable Flashes.

LoNDoN.-The queen has donated $50
to the sufferers by the railroad accident
near Armagh, Ireland, recently.
IT ia rumored that Hippolyte and Legi
time both favor arbitration, with the
United States a. mediator.
BuoHAREsr.-A passenger train collided
with freight train near Ciulnita and
fifteen persons were killed and many in.
i1red.
TWENTY FIVE more bodies have been
taken from the coal pit at st. Edene,
France, when the explosion occurred last
week.
In is reported from Port An Prince
that everything is quiet at Hayu aud
that no fighting is going on.
THE Dowager Empress Frederick OF
Germany enjoys an income from all sour
oes OF about $4,000 year.
GLASGOW striking riyeter5 in the
the Clyde ship yards have made com
promise with their employers, and the
lockout against them has been withdrawn
LExDs.-The corn millers' association
here has made further advance OF one
shilling sack TO the price of flour. This
reports OF tho crops in Russia com 5iued
with a decrease in foreign arrivals
In Waras1in, Croatia, a mother of III
years gave away her maiden daughter of
81 10 traiuway conductor of 46. The
elder lady of the two was in an ecstacy
of delight vt having lived TO see her child
married.
VIENNA Four thousand weavers at
Jaogernsdorf have struck work, An
official proclamation has been issued
warning the strikers against committing
exoesses.
Tux proceedings of the japanese par
lament are reported verbatim by means
of g steuoEraphio system original in
Japan. The characters are written in
perpendicular rows from right To left.
THE royal Prussian censor is just now
goisg through the Polish free libraries of
West Prussia, He commits TO the flames
any Polish book dealing with subjects
which ar, dangerous reading Where
ever he has been the library shelves show
gaps.
V1rNNA.-lt is reported here that fifty
Russian officers have passed Braia
Roumauia, on their way to Seryia.
There are also rumors that the Russian
Government has taen sending material Of
war and pontoous to aeui, in Bessars-
bia, and TO the mouths OF the Danube.
NEARLY seyen-eights of the population
OF Zanzibar are slaves, Some owners
have 1000. A negro boy costs about $50,
a strong workman about 500 or Sl20 a
pretty young negress from $50 TO 800,
Abyssinian women from $500 to $500,
while the Jeddah, in Arabia, bring fancy
prices.
CABo.--A dispatch from the scene of
hostilties between the Egyptians and
dervishes states that a force of EIyp-
tans ont OIL sixty dervishes from tie
main body to which they belonged, and
in the fight which followed al the der
wishes thus cut of were killed. Two
hundred and city dervish prisoners have
arrived at ShelRl.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
HE WAS CONVINCED.
How Chauncy NJ. Depew Won Vote in the
Last Campaign

How chauncy NJ. Depew Won Vote in the
Last Campaign
Chauncy Depew spoke one evening
during the last cam paign at a town in
the interior of New York State which it
is not necessary 20 name. The next
morning the chairman of tue local com
mittee took him in his carriage for
ride about the place. they had reached
the suburbs and were admirinR a bit of
scenery when man wearing blue shirt
and earring long whip on his shoulder
approached from where he had been
! plotting an OK team along the middle of
| the street and said:
you're the man that made the rattiin'
speech up at the ball last night, /
guessY"
Mr.. Depew modestly admitted that he
had INDUCED in some talk at the time
and place specified.
"Didu't you have what you said writ
outY' went On the man.
"No," replied the orator.
you don't mean to say you made that
all right up as you went along
Eyes"
CESS hoped right up there took a
drink of water out II the pitcher, hit the
table whack and waded in without
| thiukiugr
"Well, l suppose you might put it that
wayy"
"Well, that beats me. You'll excuse me
for stoppin' you, but what 1 wanted to
say was that your speach convinced me,
though | knowed all the time it was the
pes kiest lie that was ever told. ] made
up my mind to vote your ticket, but I'd
"a been wilin' to bet a peck o red aP-
Piles that no man could stand up and tell
me such blamed oonvinoin' lies without
havin' 'em writ out. You must "a had an
awful lot o. practice"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
Hadn't the Better Part Of Valor.
Now York Tribune.

"Sure en- Nan was wan of the best goats,
but her Judgment were bad" said Mott
Haven woman, who lived in one of the
small houses founded on a rock. "She
we're a good mixer an want ateared of
nothing but her Judgment want right
nohow."
"What was the matter with her judg-
mentY" asked the Go tor.
"She were of that quick temper that
she we're never easy unless she we're in a
fight wild somethin'. An she had not the
Taste Judgment In selecun' the ting to be
jumpIn' on"
"But her judgment was poorr
"Oaite poor. tank ye, or she would
never attacked the Hoodson river pas
senger train, which don't stop between
Chicagy an the Grand Cintrai. l. were
the last OF Nan. She was roight that the
dhirty train had no business TO come
poohn' along and disturb her sleepin'
PEACEFUL au' harmless loi &c on the track,
bat she niver orter backed off an run for
il an tried to be buttin' the round glass
windy ahead of the engine below where
the smoke Is afther coomiu' out 1t we're
Mans good grit but bad judgment again,
for the ingine never stopped tall, but
trowed her trough the one side of Mrs'
O'Flannigan's house an upset the sthove
onto the fur, and when we were after
piokIn' her up she were that dead that
you'd a. fought to see her she had niyer
been alive atall. II we're all her poor
judgment, as / were tellin's ye, an wnen
/ gifts enough money to buy me another
its afther ler Judgment I'll be inquirin
instead OF whether she'll drink dish
water. It's more know of goats than
did vance,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
Two WAYS Of TelIIng The Story

Fibre and Fabric: Lawyer-Now, Mr..
Costello, will you have the goodness to
answer me directly and oateg few
plain questionsY
Witness Certainly, sir.
Now, Mr. Costello, is there a female at
present living With you who is known in
the ueighborhood as Mrs. CostelioY"
"There 49,
as she under your proteotions"
"She Isl
Now, on your oath, do you maintain
herfn
81 do"
"Aave you ever been married to her?'
II have not
Here several jurors s'owied glooningly
at Mr.. Costello.
"That is all, Mr.. Costello; You may go
down"
Opposing Councils OPP one moment,
Mr.. Costello. is the female IN question
your grandmother
eyes, she Is"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
The National Capitol.

IArr Samoan advices state that q
peace trea-g has been concluded between
the warning chiefs Mataafs and Iamase-
se.
Ar Washington, Secretary Blaine rises
early. ana reads the morning papers and
attends to all ms private and a good deal
81 public CORES poudence before re goes
10 his Office, which he reaches at ~
O'Clock
Tup widow 81 \. 2. Willis, the poet, i
living in Washington. Sac Is pleasant
attractive woman OF 50 and is occasion
IL seen III society. He, son, Bailey WINS.
Is member OF the corps Of the Geoiog
cal Survey.
TuE attorney general has appointed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
A Charitable Lady.
~. W. anr

A very charitable lady in town wishing
to help the Johnstown sufferers, picked
ort from the wardrobss of herself and
husband ali the suits that could be spared.
Iuto the pockets OF each suit for men she
put jsckknife, q hair brush and comb
Into the women's gowns she put pair
OF stockings, a comb and brush, tooth
brush, ard a cake Of soap. She sent
several gowns that she had been saving
20 wear this SKINNER herself. 81 did not
hesitate many minutes she said, heroi-
calIy. | decided 20 let the sufferers have
them, ana lot my husband get ms some
new ones. That was combining charity
and self interest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
Proper Length OF q Man,s Legs,

Talking about John Hay, formerly pri.
vate secretary 10 President Lincoln, the
New York Graphic tells this new story OF
the latter: Stephen A. Douglas, short and
stout, and Owen Lovejoy, of medium size
were once gossiping together in LincOln's
presence upon the proper length of a
mans legs. "Now," said Lovejoy, "Abe's
legs are altogether too long, and yours
Douglas, think are little short. Let's
ask Ace what he thinks of it." The CON
versation had been carried on with view
to Lincoln's overhearing it, and they
closed 1t by saying: "Abe, what do you
abouty" Mr. Lincoln had far-away
look as he sat with one leg twisted around
the other, but he responded TO the ques-
ton: Think of whatf' "Well, we're
talking about the proper length of a
mans legs. We think yours are too long
and Douglass too short, and we'd like to
know what You think is the proper
length" "Neli," said Mr.. Lincoln, that's
a matter that I've never given much
thought to, so of course | may be mis-
taken; but my first impression ia that
a mans legs ought to be long enough to
reach his body TO the grocnd."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18

A girl with bundle in her hand was
going up Park street yesterday VIXEN she
met girl with a bundle coming down,
They seemed to intuitively divine each
others occupation, and the fact that each
was out of job.
when did You leaveS' queried the
first
About an nour ago. When did youy'
Same time. What did you quit fort"
Folks had too much company and
had to work like slave. What aid yen
quit for.
Folks rad no company nor nothing
10 do, and l was getting 600 fat. Don
we have hard times though''
"DrefuJ, II it isn't one thing it's an
other.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
LATER
Pennsylvania FLOODS.
Bridges Carried Away and Miles Of Track
Washed Out

Bridges Carried Away and Miles Of Track
Washed Out
GREENsBUBG, Pa. - One of the most
destructive storms that ever oc-
Cured in this section passed over the
northern end of the county Wednesday,
Rain fell in torrents and the creeks for
miles around the mining village of Crab
Tree overlooked and the crops of wheat,
hay and oats were carried down the
streams. Trees were uprooted
in their course and buildings
situated on their banks. Every bridge
from Crabtree to Salisbury has been
carried away and two or three railroad
tracks had 800 yards of track
washed out. No lives reported lost.
A hailstorm followed and
was most dissstrious to the corn Gro .
At Salem and Five Points and all along
Loyal Hanna creek the damage is great.
The loss will will run up into thousands
of dollars. It Is believed the food was
caused by a cloud bust.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18
A Good SHOW for Isms.

Ar last the isms OF the day are to have
a chance at success. 1t is offered them
in the new States, particularly in the two
Dakotas. A strong effort will be made to
engratt upon the new constitutions
woman suffrage, prohibition, the Aus
tralian system of voting, direct election
of Senator'S and single legislative body
Should all these ideas triumph, which Is
possible, the country will have an excel
lent opportunity to watch the effect and
make note of much advocated, much
j.ered aud Yet persistent movements
represented by each of these names. Some
OF them may prove ali that predicted for
hem It will hardly DO TO assert that our
plan of government is not susceptible to
improvement. But the chances are that
the strongest friends Of these movements
with the exception of the Australiansys stem
Of voting, will live to experience dissap
pointment at the result when the test
of experience shall be applied to them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18

CABDsAL MANNING makes the state
ment that not more than one-haf the
entire population of the city of London
have ever set foot within house of wor-
ship. Aud yet London contributes lib
orally each year 10 carry the Gospel to
the heathern of Africa and Asia and the
islands of the sea- Such is the short
sightedness OF the truly good.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18

MILWAUKEE. July ll-Jonn Markey, the
proprietor OF picture frame s. Rblisa-
mart. ard Jsmes Daley q steam filter
wee arrested this mornit on charge
of receiving stolen property. They are
alleged to have divided between them
tns Ss4 which Lester homas wa ar
rested for stealing on Sundsy from ne
house At 522 River street.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18

PARIS, July l2-Is isnow thought likely
that the Corcorsn art gallery or some
other art epository iu America VIII yet
secure Millet's "Angelusn in view OF the
probability that the French chamber viii
refuse to confirm the governments pur-
chase of that picture,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-07-18

~ women we're taught to handle fire
arms and would follow the example o.
Fond du Lac county woman, there would
be few less insolent tramps Ia the
country. A tramp attacked Mrs. Kline,
when she seized a revolver and marched
the rufIian before her to where her hus-
band was at work, and he was soon placed
in Jail.