Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-09-24

tract. aud several stores A number
/ Of department reports were consumed
4 The loss is estimated at between $40
/ 900 and 100000.
4 DR. Gardiner, Of Washington. has
been summoned TO attend Mrs Prest
( dent Harrison at Loon Lake. While
her condition is not Immediately IGe-
/ earious there has been an unfayOraOie
development Of her malady that calls
for watchful attention.
Admiral Walker, who has been sent
/ TO Venezuela with three cruisers, IS
empowered 70 prevent, if possible, the
acquisition Of that country by Great
Britain and to effect the submission
Of the differences between the t1o
countries to arbitration.
A Belgian, name not yet learned,
who arrived in jeanette, Pa, last
Saturday from Europe, was taken II
Monday, and died in a few hours. TIE
physicians in attendance pronounced
the case one of Asiatic choleta. a
fun investigation is being made.
i. J. Johnson, a cable car gTipman
shot Mrs. J. J. Nunan at san Francs
co, and then killed himself. He was in
love with Mrs human, who told hi u
that he must discontinue paying hon al
tentOns, whereupOn the tragedy result
ed. Mrs human is seriously wounded.
Richard YerJs, a wealthy farmer liy-
ing few miles east Of CraWfordsviila,
Ind, was kicked and bitten by a VIC
ious horse Sunday morning His jaw.
bone was broken in TWO pieces, Iis
shoulder badly lacerated, and he was
kicked in the throat He is unconscious
and there is little hope Of his recovery.
\ prize light near Northampton, Ems
land, between a soldier named Clayson
and a bOomakgr named Langley, ry-
suited in the latter being so hoUcIOly
battered that he died in an hour. CHy-
son was also seriously injured, but sue
ceeded in escaping Six abettors were
arrested.
While driving cows four miles ets-
OF Black Greek, Mich, boy discover
ed dead man lying face downward in
"a shallow brook. Tie remains Were
identified as those of Eugene Town
send, a farm labOrer, who worked pear
by. The cause OF death is a mystery
The coroner viii investigate.
Dispatches state that the French
forces in Dahomey are advancing into
the interior Of the country ana ire
meeting with little opposition. Dis
patches also state that revolution
has broken out at Abomey, the capital
of Dahomey, and King Behansin nds
returned from the field in order to r..
store order.
An S-month-old child belonging to
parents who are members Of worth
less gang of numads who have been
camping a few miles north Of Titiin,
Ohio, was burned horribly Sunday
morning, Straw on which it was sleep.
ing caught fire from the Goals OF a to-
bacco pipe One of the little ono ;
hands drJpper off and its entire body
was almost cooked. 1t died a few
hours later in terrible agony.
The Lick observatory announces tie
discovery of a fifth satellite Of Jupiter
-Four satellites to this planet were dis
covered 10y Calico January Z, 1910
The fifth was discovered by Professor
Barnard September 8 Its period IS
about twelve houe and thirty-s,X
minutes. It's distance from the planet
center is about H. 400 miles. 1t was
observed by him at its last eiongatlm
September 10, twenty ours, fifty-three
minutes and tweuty-one seconds Green
wien mean time. It's magnitude is rIe
thirteenth.
A big raft Of hogs from Fort Brlsg
reached San Francisco sunday, towed
by the steamer Noyo. The raft which
is the first that has made the trip sue
cessfllly on the Pacific coast, is 321Sf2
feet beam ana Is feet deep. II hOlds
100000 feet of lumber The pilot
house and steering gear were in the
center. The raft is cigar shape md the
logs We're kept IL place by wire. Sky
thousand dollars have been spent in
preparing ways and other apparatus
for launching these RATS at Fort
Bragg