Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-22
News in Brief.

UTAH has "A colony composed of natives
of the Hawaiian Islands.
JUDGE FIELD has been arrested or
omplaint of Sarah Altbea Terry charg-
ing him with com plioity IN the shooting
of Terry.
HELENA, Mont.-The constitutional
convention has completed its labors and
adjourned sine die.
PROCESS has been invented by means
of which photographs can be printed
almost as fast as q newspaper, and with
out dependence on sun or light.
THE Worlds Fair Company. OF Chica-
go, with capital of $5O00,0 600, filed in
corporation papers with the Secretary
of State at Spring
AT Bisbee, A. T., meat is selling at 3
cents pound for choice cuts, and boil
ing pieces are given away. The quality
of the meat il excellent
PmLADE DeHA.-The annual athletic
exhibition of the Clan-na-Gael was at
tended by 25006 persons. The profits
which amount to $4,000 will be devoted
to securing the arrest and punishment of
the murderers of Dr. Cronin.
ELEoTBIoITY is the coming power
Scranton propels all her street power by
| it, and proposes to take the mules out of
her coal mines and use electricity rs the
motive power of the coal cars. More
over, the cars are to be illuminated with
the electric light.
KANSAS CITY.-About fifty of the most
prominent saloon keepers have formed
an association for the purpose of united
action upon the Sunday closing question.
They have pledged themselves to close
their saloons on Sunday and will urge
others TO do so and at the same time as
sist the authorities in enforcing the law.
The members of the association say they
will take no part in politics.
The friends of DIR. Cronin, TO the uum,
Der OF 10 600 or more gathered at Chel
tenham Beach on Thursday, and by
strongly worded resolutions and in other
ways denounced the cowardly murder and
demanded the severe punishment of
everybody engaged in the crime. An
eloquent letter Was received from Rev
Patrick Croniu, OF Buffalo, and read to
an immense sssemblage.
A. w. DAVIS, of Jasper, Ga, has at his
store stone just the shape, color, and
size of q ripe muskmellon. One side of
it is iattened little just like the under
aide of mellon. Mr.. Davis has sold
this stone for nuskmellon several
times, but when the purchaser goes to
pick il up he finds that he has been sold
instead of the stone.
AT Lsthrop, Cal, on Wednesday morn
ing, United States Supreme Judge Steph
on j. Field walked into the depot dining
room, accompanied by Deputy United
States Marshal David Maggie. Judge
erry and his wife were passengers on
the same train. Terry walked up TO JUS
tice Field and slapped his face, whereup-
on Magic arose and shot him dead.
B1sMARoK.-At the North Dakota consti.
tutional convention, Bismarck vas made
! the capitol of North Dakota in the con
stitution and the other public institu-
tions located as previously published.
When the vote was announced hats were
! thrown in the air, ladies waved their
fans and handkerchiefs, and everybody,
save the defeated representatives of the
candidates for the capitol, reioiced over
the settlement of the vexed question.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Houghton, Peck d
! Co, manufacturers aud Wholesale dealers
! in mems furnishing goods, made gen
eral assignment Wednesday in favor OF
| creditors. The liabilities are placed by
the firm at 100000 and assets at SllO'
| coo. The National bank of Commerce
OF this city, is the largest creditor. The
next heaviest creditor is the First Ma
tional bank of Kansas City. The firm
owes it S3S,s00. Among the other
creditors Is the First National bank of
Springfield, Ill.
A CAREFUL estimate of the Chinese in
San Francisco places the number at
10000. The effect of this population
upon the prosperity of the oi6y is thus
stated by a local paper; These 10000
Chinese earn at least one dollar day
each, over and above all their board.
That is $4,000 per day, or Sl,4O0,O0O
for each month of twenty six days. That
Ia over $12,0O0,000 per year, which is
being drained through various Chinese
channels from a CITY of 100000 inhabit'
ants. The most of this money each year,
directly or indirectly, goes to China
never TO return"
WuKEsBABRE, Penn. - Chief Of Police
Harris, of Johnstown, who lost his
wife and seven children in the food, was
in this city today. In pavnbroker' 9
shop he found q diamond ring valued at
$500. which was worn by Mrs. Potalin, q
wealthy lady who boarded at the Hurleu'
house at Johrstown. few days after
the foo6 Mrs. Potalin's body was found
with the finger Upon which she wore
ring severed from the hand. Chief Har,
ris traced the thief TO Msuchnnk and
found he had pawned ring. His name
is Zundell aud he has been arrested
rha National CaOitOl,