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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25

mail boxes was no greater offenss against
the mail laws than taking package from
the postoftice steps.
OLD river men report that they have
never i-nown he water In the Mississippi
river 10 be so low az at present. Navi
CATION on the upper parts will be impos-
sible.
AT revival meeting in Calhoun, Ky,
sheriff who became converted cor fessed
that thirteen years ago be stole 81 600
from the county. He has made restitu
ton.
AN Iowa clergyman recently married
three couples and conducted two funerals
in one day, and TO do it drove fifty miles.
Total receipts, s.
DE-. REGEARD, the French scientist, is
opposed TO the use OF electricity in CAPT
tai punishment as being horribly agoniz
ing and uncertain. Got their heads
off," says the doctor, "and have done
with IT,"
The Illinois Central railroad has re-
duced its force in Iowa to ST. N an extent
that only four regular trains run, where
formerly there were ten, aud on three
divisions there ia not brakeman on the
A SYNDICATE composed of New York,
New Orleans, Atlanta and Mem phls CAPT
talists has purchased $50 600 acres of iron,
coal, timber and land in the Requachee
valley, near South Pittsbnrg, Tenn, and
calculate to develop it as soon as possible.
The price paid was $40 600.
DEAR mutes in the United States have
! increased five fold in the last forty years,
while the population of the country has
only doubled IL is owing TO the inter
marriage of deaf mutes. Such marriages
were unknown before the present sys EN-
of education was introduced among this
class of unfortunates.
| ROCHESTER,, n. Y.-The Presbytery OF
Rochester has for two days been con sid
ering the case. of three deacons, who we're
ordained by tn. First Presbyterian
church of this city few weeks ago, al b.
| though at the time they expressed disbe-
! Lief in the doctrines of foreordination
ana nfAnt damnation After full DELHI
Grafton and discussion the act of ordina-
ton was sustained by the presbytery.
GEORGE KRAMER and Charles Heidkte,
! two Oaklanoma boomers, quarreled AT
/ Kiowa, Kas., over the right to land, and
ended the quarrel by shooting each other.
Kramer was killed and Heidke fatally
wounded.
The Great American Tea Company, of
Nebraska City, Neb., is in the hands of
the sheriff The manager has disappear
ed and investigation shows that the en-
tire stock il nothing but sawdust and will
invoice about $25. The liabilities are
unknown.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
Criminal.

j. h. REYNOLDS Jesse of the Sterling
Webster Abstract Company, af St. Louis,
No, ia reported missing. He is said to
be indebted TO the amount of $4,000.
WALTER b. SMITH, who, while paying
teller of the the Second National bank at
st. Paul in 1885, embezzled $4,000, has
been captured ia st. Louis.
STANTON Ron, who escaped from the
Sheriff at Topeka, Kans., was shot and
killed Saturday by detective who at
tempted to arrest him. He resisted aud
was about TO brain the officer with a club,
when the latter filed him with buokshot =
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.-Henry Parsons
family, who were poisoned Friday night
a. Ringgold GA, with arsenic which was
put in their coffee, were recovering, when
the dose was repeated on Saturday. Two
have since uied.
Fraudulent drafts cotton up in imi-
itation OF the formed used by the First
National Bank of Lima, Ohio, are in
circulation, and are said to be more dan
gerous for hotels and individuals than
banks.
Two MEN entered the State bank at Min
neapols at noon Tuesday, covered two
tll pAOJfN WI - WI" PANNVhAN NAbh' AN''i'
ers, filled valise with money and fed.
After brief chase the robbers were
caught and lodged in Jail.
The Coroner's jury which investigated
the recent accident on the Santa Fe Rail
way near Lorer 20, H., in which five peo
pie were killed, returned verdict charg
ing Fred Hughes ana Frank Converse, the
conductor sud engineer with criminal
carelessness.
Two MEN entered the bank of f. S.
Clarke a London, Ontario, and covering
Frank Clarke, the only occupant of the
room, with q revolver, demanded the cash
Clarke, however, did not propose to be co
creed into anything of the kind ana Crap
Piled with the robbers and made such
racket that the pair fled.
MARIAE Cry, Mich.-On Monday even
ing last James Williams and wife were
taken suddenly i'll with symptoms OF
poisoning. They are still in q serious
condition. Matilda Williams, the four
teeu-year old daughter OF Mrs. Williams,
by former husband, admitted this
morning 10 DR.. Blackburn that she had
put tablespoonful of trough on rats
in the tea of each, The girl had cast
her fortunes With cowboy combination
and WAS brought home against her will.
She saw no way to continue upon the
hignroad to fame save by the removal of
her parents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
nrK EITIRE NANN.

The official report OF the British ad-
miralty which has been submitted TO the
English navy department, concerning the
efficacy OF the new war ships IA shown in
the late mauuuvers of the British navy,
Is not without interest to American read
ers. The yorktown and her two sister
ships the Concord and the Bennington, are
identical with the Archer class in the
English navy Six OF these vessels took
part in the past tall mauwuvres and ss TO
their work, She admiralty hoard, tire
judges Of their capabilities, has admitted
carefully written report showing both
their merits and defects.
The principal fault Of the new yasse.s
according to the opinion of English
judges, are that the new war vessels are
hampcred by the heavy armament which
they carry in the forepart of the boats.
In the case OF the Raocoon, the only
vessel of this class which experienced
anything like a heavy sea, 1t is reported
that, on one occasion, while gong ten or
eleven knots against moderate swell,
sea was taken on board which carried
away everything movable ON the fore.
castle, broke in the forchatch, which was
battened down, tore away the iron
stauchious supporting the foreca.tle, and
bent the beams down three inches, aud
these criticisms, IL is sand, bear cut the
arguments advanced by some of our ma
val officials at the tune Che construction
our guuhoats WAS undertaken.
But what OF that. a defect like this
San ersily be remedlcd, for naturally, IN
such new and radical departure has
recently been made from former methods
81 ship building, au absolute perfection
may NOT be hoped ior or expected upon
the first 1ttempt
One thtag however, is certain with
the hsIpot-ach t-R trips aud reports as
have reachea Us With .ns power and tie
will Of the people urging ON the comr.e-
uou OF d new Am lcan navy, the ques
ton OF failure IN plans Of construction
need not territy the d.s IEu,r-
Within the next tenn years The American
navy viii so advance beyond tae e1pecta.
lions of the past tbattbe 5oong American
now seeking profession vii soon have
an orulrluulty h+f.re iirr. 80 .,H,.,,..,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
Tbe National Capita

WAsH1NaroN.-Jam Sexton has been
appointed postmaster at Chicago.
Ex- CoNaBEssMAN LACEY, of Mich, will
be appointed Comptroller OF the Curren-
cy.
SIG JULIAN PAUNCEForE, the new Brit
ish ministt, to this couatry, has sailed
from Liverpool on his say 70 Washing
ton.
President HARRISON is going to occupy
part of the first floor in the building OF
the state department for his business
offices.
THE American commissioners to the
conference at Berlin to discuss and II
possible, settle the Samoan trouble, have
been instructed 70 insist upon strict neu-
trality at Samoa.
Assistant UNITED STATES TREASURER
RouERrs assumed charge of the sub
treasury Monday at New York. The SIX
teen expert counters from Washington
began counting the S27 600 00J IN the
vaults today. 1t will take them three
weeks 10 do the work.
joan G.. wuIrrHB, the poet, has written
a letter protesting, IL the name " hn-
manity and Christianity, against the en-
forced idlentss of convicts in prisons
which. he says, can only result in filling
he peuitentiaries with mauiacs.
THr President has appointed Edward
S. Lacey, of Michigan, to be Cemptrolier
of the Currency, and Timothy Guy Phelps
"a be Collector OF Csstoms for the Dis
trict OF San Francisco, Cal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25

President Harrison informed prom
inent applicant for a oonsulshiP that he
would not be able TO consider any appll-
cations for consulships for three or four
week yet. Secretary Blaine estimates
that there are upward of $500 applica-
tions for 21O consulships.
Iagnr. JOHN c. WILSON, Of the Wanda
liza, has telegrsphed TO the navy depart
ment from sydney that ne has chartered
she steamer Rockton for the purpose of
rsnsporting the shipwrecksd sailors to
the United States. The Rookton is
due in San Francisco on the l6'h of
May.
SECRETARY Sachse, OF the imperial
German postofice, in letter 70 the Post
master General suggests that postal
clerks, similar to railway mail clerks, be
EN- ployed jointly by the United States
and Germay for the asserting Of mails
while crossing the ocean, thus saving
time. The cost of the service would be
$22, 500 10 each country.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
News in Rriet.

Nor snow pillow has been used on the
Maine Central the past wlnter-a thing
that probably never occurred winter
before IN the history OF the road,
THE great Jewish festival of the Pass
over oeKau az sunset Monday and will be
celebrated by the Hebrews all over the
world for seven days,
SINCE March about five hundred
changes have been made in the personnel
OF the railway mail service.
EMANCIPATION DAY wa5 celebrated by
colored people OF the District of Cotum
bia by 8 parade of military and civic as
,OciatiOns,
Fl is reported that secret orgsniza-
ton is contemplating the capture of Low
er California. Many prominent and
wealthy Cahfornians are said 70 be mem
beers of the organ cation
JuDoE THAYEs decided at st. Louis
that stealing papers from the tops Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
Man VANS q Tonic

When there is lack of elastic energy In the
system, shown by a sensation Of languor and
unrest IN the morning, frequent yawnng during
the day and disturbed sleep at night, HostetteT'
Stomach Bitters infuses unwonted energy into
the enfeebled and nervous, endowning them
with muscular energy. an ability to reposs
healthfuly. and digest without INCONVENIENCE
Nervousness, headache biliousness, impaired az
petite and a feeble. troublesome stomach, are q"
and speedily set right by this matchless reg ia
tor and iuylgorant The mineral poisons, among
them strychnia sud NIX yonica, are never sALe
tones even In insntesimal loses. The BlttetA
answers the purpose more efectualiy, ana l Na
be rel ed upon as perfectly safe by the most pru'
dent. Fever and agus, kidney troubles ana rhus
matism yield to it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25

Shall / ever forg 1T the eff ct of 81;
story on those who had liesened En- =,
One is United States Senator. anu.ts.'
recently appointed foreign mini.,e'
another an ex governor. When the -
consul finished his story they sat speect
less for more than a minute, each witL
look upon his face that | canno,
describe.
Will the story be needed in the homs.
of American parents who are ambjtisns
20 look to social distinction instead =,
happinessY | doubt il.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25

THE natural soap miues of Owens Lake
Cal. are thus accounted for by one ofthe
company now working them. He says
that the waters of the lake contain strong
solution NJ borex and soda. In these
waters there breeds a grub that becomes
hy. The flies die in the water and drift
ashore, covering the ground TO the depth
of foot or more. The oily substance OF
the flies blepds with the borax and soda,
and the result is layer OF pure soap.
These strata repeated from year TO year
form the soap mines, where large forces OF
men are now employed The soap miner
is quoted in San Francisco paper as fol-
lows: "There is another queer thing
about the waters Of these lakes. You shoot
duck there and fail to get it, aud in a
little while, when 10 drifts ashore, you find
that its fat breast and sides have changed
TO elegant toilet soap, and yon can chip 1T
of and use it, and it IS just as nice as any
rstned soap"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25

THE Popular Science MonLhly, which
is esteem.d very good authority upon
most subjects, cites the cases of intox-
ication by radiation. One ot them, who
IL described IA a prominent military nan
who had not drank anything since the
war while attending dinner with his
old comrades, where most Of them were
intoxicated, suddenly became hilarious,
made foolish speech, and settled back
in his chair in drunken state, and was
finally taken home quite stupid. The
second case was that of s-ccessful can
didate for office, who gave a dinner TO
his friends and drank nothing but water,
vet cot gloriously "full" The third case
occurred four years ago. A reformed man
of twelve years sobriety went ON mill
tary excursion with drinking company,
and, although be drank nothing but
lemonade, became as much Intoxicated
az the others, These statements from a
source 70 eminently trustworthy as the
popu.ar Science Monthly come like 70.
velatou. Who has not had dozens of
his acauaiutances, OF excellent reputation
for truth, positively assert that they hac
rot taken drink for a month or sil
months or year, when they bore all th'
marks OF iutoxication. Yet who shall
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
PREPARING FOR THE DEAD
An Indication That Some Hot Work May
Looked For.

Looked For.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo.-The latest news
from the border is to the effect that
troops are being withdrawn from the
neighborhood os Caldwell, and osher
points on the Kansas line, and the boom
ere are rapidly getting ready to cross the
Cherokee outlet TO the northerR
boundary of Oklahoma proper Then
they will move along the old cattle
trails, and will reach the border, the latter
part of this week, and he ready TO rush
across the line on the 22nd. The advance
guard of the old soldiers colony, prin-
cipally those from Ohio, Maryland and
West Virginia, has reached Wichita and
will start for the territory on Wednesday.
They will bridge the Cimarron river.
which can not now be forded. The
high water in the Cherokee strip
and Oklahoma will cause much de
lay and trouble to tn boomers.
Many of those who have teen in hiding in
the valleys of the Cimarr0E and North
Canadian have been washed out and their
tents and stock swept away. The re-
ported damage of the Topeka g. Santa Fe
bridge across the Canadian river at Pur-
cell has been repaired, and there will be
no delay TO trains from the south. Parties
with temporary buildings for land offices
at Gutherie and Lisbon left A fkansas
City today and will erect them as speed
ly as possible. stage line has been
put on between Gutherie and Lisbon.
Several deputy United States marshals
started for Oklahoma, and other officers
will follow az once. Three wagon loads
of collins left Wachite for Oklahoma to-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25

DANy11LE, Va, April 15.-Informaii95p
ia received here OF terrible nre -
Patrick county, which swept every hins
before II. One man, six horses, lAr-e
number of hogs and cattle aud numerous
dwellings and tobacco barns were o'n
sumed, and many poor people are lev IL
q dastitnte condition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
nnlleys Nnlt stands.

NEw York, April 1S.-Colonel Dudls5
suit against the Evening Post stanos'
Judge Beach todsy denying the motlo1
to strike ont the complaint because Dul.
ley REVISED to testify before the comLnis
sion at Washington,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
PERSONALITIES

Mrs. Zach Chandler viii build a tine
house IN Washington.
Capt Armes who is being court mar.
tailed for pulling GOV. Beavers nose, has
been court msrtiAled i've times before.
The death Of John p Usher is said to
leave only thres OF Lincolu'- cabinet Of
feers living Cameron. McCulioch and
Harlan
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
Hnrrlhle Act of a Negro.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. April ls.-Las.
night Isaac Jones, negro, broke e's,5
bone in the body Of his four year on or
child with ga iron bar, and then ia'Sl'3
beat his wife. Jone. says he has Ms an'
that he had one last night.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25

.. The source of Gen. Boulanger's income
still continues TO be a puzzle 70 the Paris
ians. In spite of the most rigid search
IL is impossible to find out exactly where
the vast sums which the general dispenses
so Literally come from. At present this
is more extraordinary since the output If
so large As an instance, take Bouian-
gers present quarters in Brussels. he
has taken the whole floor in the principal
hotel in the city, and actually has a more
expensive suite than Bsaconsield Lad
when he represented Great Britain at the
Berlin con ference.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25

WISCONSIN, woman describes her run
away husband as ian ordinary looking
man, troubled with a short breath and n
long mnstaehe.h
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-27

SHEEPsHEAD BAY, N. Y, June a.
The weather was warm, the track fast
and the attendance good.
First race, mile Badge. 1: Bella B., 2; Ban-
cloche, 3. Time. 1:lO. THE time Is q quarter
of second behind Ten Broeck's famous
record against time. but really the fastest
time ever made, for It was made in race
with other horses, and Badge carried I15
pounds to Ten Broeck's ITO pounds.l
Second race, q mile-Drizzle. 1; Mucilage,
2: Canteen, 3. Time. l:lSIx.
Third race, handicap sweepstakes. / mile
Tanner, l: Gypsy Queen. 2: Cortez. 3. Time, "a.
Fourth race, ~ miles-Wynwood and NY.
perian ran dead heat. Satisfaction, 9.
Time. 212 Wynwood won the run of. Time.
Ella.
Fifth race. handicap sweepstakes, lx miles
Favordale colt, !: Lelogos, 2: Barrister, Q.
Time. 2.23.
sixth race. 1M miles-Syntax, l; Vivid 2;
Red Prince. g. Time, 1:5S SIS
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-27

Plttkfon Man Murders His Child with
Sardine Cam
SCRANTON. Pa, June 27.-The excite
ment IN Pittston over the arrest of Ed
ward Glynn and wife. for the alleged
poisoning Of the latter's mother. Mrs..
Creighal, Of Scranton, in order TO secure
life insurance, and their alleged con-
nection with the sudden deaths Of the
formers father and mother within two
years past for similar purpose. had
not subsidized when the town was again
startled by the murderous act Of James
Fadgen, in killing his infant child.
The circumstances leading 70 the
murder, as told here, arose while Fad
gen was opening can OF sardines ut his
home on Market street, In the outskirts
Of the borough. He was in q drunken
condition. Through some cause he be-
gan quarreling with his wife, and at last
his frenzy became so intense that he
drove her out Of the room. The woman
soon returned, however, when he again
attacked her with the Ratchet, striking
her upon the head and inflicting q Sc
we're wound. The wife then fed out az
the house, Fedgan was greatly excited
ard. seeing the child in the room, he
picked mp the can Of sardlnea and
hurled II at the youngsteF. Tho missile
hit the child upon the forehead, crush
ing in the skull and causing almost In
slant death. The alarm sent out soon
afterwards brought officers to the house,
and Fadgen was taken into custody.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-27

Councils Urged 60 Retrench n Next
Years Estimates.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, June Glowing
to the recent disastrous Hood. Slaugh-
ton George. city controller q Williams
port, has addressed an official letter 90
the city councils, calling for retrench-
ment in municipal expenditures fer the
coming year at least The fax levy il
now nearly month behind time. and
he urges councils % take immediate
steps upon his recommendation. These
are that all the years estimates ~ cul
down and ell luxuries Topped Of. that
the tax rate BE- reduced 60 - mills. and
that the mercantile tax b. abolished.
Controller George had entered 80 food
claims. aggregating $500. 1877. He has
about ], 800 claims on hand. which will
run the damages way over ]. 90. go.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-27
A RAILROAD HORROR
Details Of the Frightful Catas-
trOphe at LatrObe, Pa.
TIE LONG LIST OF VICTIMS

Fast Freight Running Twenty-Five
niles an Hour Crashes Into Train
standing ON q Bridge and PIunges
Down Forty Foot Embankmsnt Into
he stream-sTany Lives Lost.
LArRoBR, Pa, June 27.--Later par
ticulars from the scene Of the terrible
wreck at Loyalhanna bridge, just west
Of Latrobe. are to the effect that the
Derry shifter had left eighteen cars
standing on the bridge while the crew
was drilling out loaded cars at the La
trobe coal works The fiagman, David
Heacox Of the shifter, had gone to the
telegraph tower, but as heavy rain was
falling at the time IL Is not known
whether the engineer on the fast freight
going west saw his signal or not. In
any event the fagman was not back
Car enough, and had his signal been OBJ
served the engineer could not possibly
have stopped his heavy train of forty
two cars on the down grade in time to
avert the accident.
FrIghtfuI Plunge.
The train, going at the rate Of twenty
five miles a hour, crashed INTO the cars
ties, plunged over the side of the stone
bridge, a sheer descent of forty feet.
into the bed OF Loyalhanna creek. At
the same moment an east bound freight
was passing on the other track. One Of
the wrecked cars caught the car next TO
the caboose on this train, wrecking it,
the caboose. and badly using up the
pushing engine.
Eighteen loaded and thirteen empty
cars, together with engine 1918, are a
total wreck. The debris took fire at
once, and although held in check by the
local fire department. is still burning.
Tho Loss of Life.
Engineer Caldwell and Fireman
Fralich went down with the locomotive
and are still under the wreck. The loss
OF life cannot be accurately estimated.
Aside from the train men it Is known
that there were between forty and fifty
men on the west bound train who had
been working at Johnstown. They were
paid of and were endeavoring to reach
their homes.
The injured were attended by the
the Pennsylvania Railroad company's
surgeons. and, with the exception of
those whose injuries are too critical to
allow them to.be moved, were sent to the
county homes or the hospitals in Pitts
DuFBs Inc ueau were washed ana COL
fined by Undertaken Stader, in whose
care they have been left Standardization.
List OF the Dead and Injured.
The known dead are
Elmer Caldwell, engineer, resided at Manor
station.
G. f. Fralich, fireman, Pittsburg; leaves
widow and two children.
George Cargal Jersey City.
Edward Kelly, Philadelphia.
Unknown man, but thought to DO John
Ekeeman, OF Eau Claire, wis.
Albert Critchlow. Pittsburg.
-Four other bodies not yet identified.
The injured are
#. A. Gels, Braddock.
John Cleary, Pittsburg.
Pat Flanagan, recently arrived from Ireland.
=. Fitzgfbbons, McKeetsSort.
Peter Maudry, YOUNGSTOWN.
John Mullen, Philadelphia
Lewis Wyble, Indiana, Pa.
James McCurdey. Canada
John H. Miller. front brakeman, pittsburg.
John Howard, Pittsburg
John jackson. McKeesport
Unknown man, unconscious. fatally hurt.
Tt Ii believed that there are from fif-
teen to twenty bodies yet In the debris.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-27

The waxk 81 Leasing Them - Private
Operators Revived.
p0TTsyu.LE. Pa, June 27.-Ihere ID
renewed talk in coal mining circles in
regard to the project Of leasing the col
lieries Of the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron company to individuals
aud firms.
One Of the most prominent operators
ii the Schuylkill region. in speaking
unon the subject said: IF the Reading
company leased its lands instead Of
working them itself. it would, on its
output of Zoo. 900 tons in 1883, get So
900. 600 clear Of any mining expenses.
Such showing would FAR surpass any
thing possible under the present condi-
tions. The operations Of the Lehigh
Valley company show the practicability
Of the scheme