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

HTNDoo lecturer in England says
thar the British have degraded India and
her people TO the level of beasts, and
that tens of thousands die yearly Of
starvation and all reports are suppressed
The run of salmon in Alaskan waters
this year is only about third what it was
last. Certain fishing atstions which last
year sent $4,000 cases to market have
packed only 5000 so far this season.
STARTLING as it may seem, it is said
there ie claim in the patent Office for a
patent on the Lords Prayer, the specif
cations being that the repetition of the
same rapidly in a loud tone of voice"
will cure siammering.
Ar Kansas City during reception after
the marriage of Miss Virginia R ddle to
Ethelbert Allen, prominent society man,
Sherif's deputy served the groom with
papers in $4,000 breach of promise suit
| the complainant in which is Laura v.
Ashcown.
GEORGE G. Min the actor preacher,
formerly of Calcago, Is now playing a
profitable ShakspesriGn season in Aus
traia, and is in fair way 70 make his
fortane. At Melbourne his hox-office
receipts for two weeks Of Hamlet" were
$4,000.
On July /, Gustav Napia, living a.
HOughton, Mich, was taken sick and went
10 see a friend. The friend took him TO
| a barn and then vent on a spree forget
! ting the sick man. Napia lay unattended
until FRIDAY night when he died of star.
walton.
CANTON, O.-Six officials of the Cleve-
land, Canton d Southern railroad have
been arrested here by Cleveland detec
tive charged with systematically robbiug
the company. They have confessed their
guilt. The officials here are reticsut
about the matter, but it is known the
amount lost is quite large. The robbery
has been going on for years.
FEANK G. CARPENTER, the traveller and
newspaper CORES pondent, is home from
a trip around the world. He is described
as an odd looking Shap, as slim As a
fence rail, with somewhat uugainly figure,
startling red hair and mustache and
homely face. He Is persistent and
voluminous writer and rapid talker. He
lives IN Washington, where he has a de-
lightful home, aud makes $4,000 to
$4,000 year.
6 RICHMOND, Va.-Mrs. Tyler's remains have
been buriedi n Hollywood oer etry between
the graves of her husband ex President
Tyler, and her daughter Mrs. w. II. Spen-
Ger. Amony the honorary pail bearers
are Gov. Fitzhugh Lee, Mayor H. Tyler
Ellyson, Speaker Caldwell, of the house
OF representatives. aud the judges of the
Oily courts.
The Giant diamond, lately discovered
in Cape Colony, and now &C the Paris
Exposition, weighs $50 oarats and il
valued at S4,000,000 II is kept in glass
case by itself and guardians stand around
il all day. At night it is placed in big
safe, which 10 similarly guarded all night.
II Is said to be- OF the first water, and as
pure as the famous Regent in the French
crown diamonds.
DULUTH was the scene of bloody en-
counter ON tturday between the police
and a mob of strikers who were az work
on the public improvem ents, and who had
quit work upon the refusal of the con
tractors to raise their wages from 81 80 to
81 70 day. The fighting lasted for halt
an hour, whep the rioters we're finally
driven from the streets. One of them,
was killed, and large number of men
were wounded. Several OF the ripglead
ers have been arrested. Several houses
were riddled with bullets and some
packages of dynamite were found