Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-24
THE LATEST NEWS.
GENERAL NOTES.

JoHN q. WHITTIER is dangerously i'll al
AmesJury Mass
ONE million and half in gold reached
New York from Europe Monday.
THE Minnesota State Agricultural socie-
ty made over $4,000 by the fair.
SAMUEL REEMs, aged l03 years, died at
Dayt MINI, Friday.
SATURDAYS New York bank statement
shows an increase in reserves Of 81, 800,
325
JoHN FLOOD, a prominent citizen Of
Bradford, H., sdied there Wednesday
morning.
TIE worlds wheat crop is estimated to
be over 10000, 900 bushels short.
STEPS will be taken at once to con-
denim TIE right Of way for the Hennepin
canal.
THERE is no truth in the rumor Of an
attempt on Premier Merciers life at
Quebec.
POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAHAKER
is said to favor free delivery Of mails in
farming districts.
MONTREAL has small pox scare
Forty cases ofthe disease are reported in
the province.
The United States cruiser Atlanta has
arrived at Delaware breakwa,er in a dam
aged condition.
PORTLAND (Me) physicians are expert
menting with chloride Of gold and man
ganese az a cure for consumption,
REPORTS to the postmaster general re-
veal decided improvement IN the postal
service throughout the country.
JAMES PARTON, the well known author
died Saturday morning at Newburyport,
Mass Mr. Parton wife, Fanny Fern, "
died many years ago.
MAJOR CHARLES B. THHoCRMoRToN, q.
s, A., commandment at Fort Schuyler, is
under arrest, charged with duplicating pay
vouchers.
TIE shah Of Persia has appointed Mr.
Pratt, ex minister Of the United States to
Persia, to he the Persian commissioner
for the Columbian fair at Chicago
Mrs ANN A. DODGE, an inmate of the
Butte lMont.) almshouse, has received
notice that she is heiress to an estate
worth 100000 in England, left by her
mothers rather.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD sailed from liver
pool for the United States Wednesday on
the City Of New York. He comes to
America to give descriptive talks and read
ings from his poems and prose writings.
THE3 ecumenical Methodist conference
Wednesday morning adopted unanimously
petition 70 the United States commits
siouers Of the Chicago void fair protest
ing against the proposed opening of the
fair on Sunday
PTTsBURG editors, reporters, and
printers who work Sundays are threatened
with arrest by members Of the Law and
Order society. The Sabatarian society is
back OF the move.
HOWARD +. SEARLEs proposes to give
TO the town of Metheun, Mass, tine finest
statue Of George WASHINGTON IN America.
Mr. Seares isa relict Of the late Mrs Hop
kius-Searlcs.
THE Nebraska eight hour law has been
declared constitutional BY Judges Walleley,
Doane and Davis, Of the district court at
Omaha. The opinion was on a test case
made 10y the Central Labor union. II will
at once be appealed to the supreme court.
TuE trustees of the estate of Allan
Lewis, which was left in trust for man
ual training school announcing that
ground will soon be broken on West Van
Buren, street Caicago for tie school build
ing The estate amounts 10 3, 100000
UroN the recommendation of Senator
Washbgrn, ] Il. Bickel, of ST. Paul, has
been appointed special agent Of the gencr.
al land Office, aud will be assigned 10 look
after, timber depredatious in Northern Min
nesota. There are already several agents
in that part of the state.