Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-24

Gently purchased the Whittier home
sUeadin Haverhill, conveying to "A board
OF trustees the homestead 10 be held IN
trust forever us 4 memorial 10 the poet
md to be at all times open TO The pub
dc.
The Southern Pdcinc company has Is
sued il circular te, ali general passenger
and ticket agents, setting forth that
AFTER January l next, it viii not honor
tickets issued by tie Canadian Pacinc
over any connecting road Tor California
or Oregon points via the Canadian Pa
cihc.
AT New York an explosion OF gas oc-
CURED Oh the morning of the 1Gth in
the one-story brick building owned by
the New York Central railroad at One
Hundred and Fifty-siXth street and
Sheridan avenue Peter McCabe, who
worked IN the place was burned 10
death.
At New York Judge lngraham heard
arguments on the 10th on the applica-
uon Of the United States Express com
pany for an Injunction restraining the
American Express company from max
ing any contract for express business
south Of the line OF Boston x Albany
railroad. Decision reserved
The steamship State of Alabama,
which has arrived at New YORK from
Bremen, had on board u consignment
OF rags, which has been collected in a
district in which cholera was prevalent
during the past summer. The federal
authorities will not permit the landing
Of the rags.
a loaded freight train on the Missouri
Pacific was thrown from the track and
over an embankment twenty feet high
by the spreading OF the rails at Little
Blue, Mo. Brakeman Oglesby was
caught under the wreck and SO badly
crushed that he win die. The rest of
the crew jumped and escaped serious
injuries.
AT New York while putting to sea on
the 10th the steamship La Bretagne
crushed into the new dock at the foot Of
! Frangin street completely demolishing
the pier and doing damage of $4,000.
The la Bretagne has two big holes IN
her bow. Her steering apparatus was
out Of order and the pilot had no control.
She was towed 10 her dock.
a band OF Cara revoluuonists crossed
from the Texas side Of the river at La
redo, Tex, into Mexico, and routed two
companies Of n ;Gtcan cavalry Several
were killed. .tvinfC rcements have gone
fro Nueya Laredo, and the United
States government has ordered two com
panies TO pursue the bandits ON the
Amer can side Cara was not in the
party.
Congressman j. w Bailey, Of the NTH
OF the present congress, and is believed
to be the youngest of the next one. lie
is native Mississippian, tall and
straight as an arrow, has q handsome,
intellectual face, and is q natural ora
tor Of the Patrick Henry style, Ills
district is by no means the largest in
Texas but you could drop several OF
the smaller states of the union into it
ana they would not crowd each other
much.
At Kansas City, Benjamin COpen-
haven and Thomas hewitt, county judges
of ST. Clair county, We're hned by
Judge Phillips for contempt of court
Saturday for not issuing orders for u
special tax levy 10 take up bonds issued
to The Tebo y Neosho railroad, which
runs, on paper, right through their coun-
ty. Three aldermen of LathrOp, Mo-,
H. H. freeman, William Mellow and NJ.
"a E4
otfense
1t is reported tnat detectives in the
employ Of the Carnegies have discover
ed a plot to poison non union men EN-
ployed in the steel works at Homestead.
Members of the AmaIgamated associa-
ton and officials of other labor organi-
cations are said to be implicated. 1t is
two months ago since the first sus-
picion was entertained that the people
were poisoned. As Il result Of the al
legged plot, it is said that thirty or more
persons lost their lives, while scores are
still suffering in hospitals and at their
homes from the effects of the drug.
Robert j. Beatty has been arrested in
Louisville charged with poisoning sew
eral of the non-union men
EX-Empress Frederick OF Germany,
with her youngest daughter. had an
unfortunate experience with the police
, of Venice a few weeks ago. She was
living Mt one of the principal hotels
along the Grand tNal. Leaving her
, apartments one afternoon for a walk,
she and the pHincesS took a little dog
{ along. Contrary TO the Venice rcgula-
? tons, the dog was without a muzzle.
/ 4 dog catcher happened TO pass them,
ana despite the protests Of the royal
ladies'. insisted upon taking the pet to
the station house. The eN-ompress and
the princess followed him thither. The
, man in charge recognized them at once.
however. and with profuse apologies,
they were allowed 70 depart With the
uumuzIcd animal