Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-06-24

competing lines abardoh their tourist
sleeping-car service.
Chancellor Creighton, Of the Ne
braska Wesleyan university, announced
at chapel his intention Of handing in
his resignation.
Senators Washburn and PETER have
concluded their grain investigation at
Minneapolis, MINI. Senator PETER has
gone TO Omaha, where he win make
further Inquiries.
Six brothers were in a shed at Adj
man, Mo, vi IN bolt Of lightning
shattered the structure. Joseph and
Daniel Wright were killed and the
four others were Frustrated.
A gold medal commemorative Of the
4O0th anniversary Of the discovery Of
America was presented to President
Cleveland by the Turkish minister in
behalf Of his sovereign
The coroner's Jury &c Decatur has
returned verdict duplicating three
men in the lynching Of the negro Bush.
They are Charles BHttOn, william Vest
and Thomas AtterbeTy.
At Moravia, Appanoosc county, Iowa,
while Mrs PattersOn's 1G-year-Old son
was cleaning his rifle it was accidental
ly discharged, the bullet piercing his
mothers heart causing instant death.
Mrs Cal Lyon got a verdict Of $1,000
damages against the Chicago q Erie
railroad al Huntington, Ind, for the
death Of her husband, who was killed
i'm a collision while a passenger engi-
neer.
with a six-sho0ter prominently dis
played q daring rObber went among the
guests Of the Hotel Colorado, at Glen
wood Springs, Col, and collected money
and jewelry to the amount Of some
$1,000, With which he escaped
John Smith, IS years old, attempted
to shoot Emily Ebert, aged 10, at Phil
adelphia and end his own life He was
dlsarmed after four shots were fired
Neither Of the young people was in
jured
Robert l.. Burford. who murdered
United States Deputy Marshal lie
strange mt Webster, Fla, in November
1890, surrendered and is In JAIL He
made q full confession
President Ezeta, Of Salvador, has
been granted six months leave to visit
the Chicago exposition ana make an
extended tour through the United
States. Congress voted him 100000
for expenses.
Thomas Sexton has reconsidere1 his
intention to withdraw from the British
house OF commons, the Irish members
having rescinded the resolutions redr-
ing him from the yreemans Journal
board of control.
George W. Caruth, the newly APP
pointed American minister to Portugal,
win start from London for Lisbon Sat
urday next. Gilbert \, Pierce, ex-min-
iter 10 Portugal Is now I'm London.
He win sail for New York in a few
days.
Albert Won Colder, who was employed
by Charles NJ. RoSenthal in the latter's
exhibit Of diamonds IN the Austrian
section Of the manufactures building ut
the worlds fair has been arrested for
stealing precious stones from his en-
ployer. Jewels valued at $1,000 were
recovered from pawn shops where Won
Gelder had sold them,
Orders have been issued by Acting
Secretary Of the Navy McAdoo for the
coast defense ship Monterey to proceed
from San Francisco to Portland to par
ticipatc in the celebration July of the
opening of the great Northen Pacific
The department of state has not been
informed Of the reported purpose Of
the Chinese government TO rctallate
upon the United States as evidenced
by the alleged prohibition of the pur-
chase, use, or sale of American ker0-
seue in the province Of Annoy
Owing to the illness Of Mrs. W. u.
Campbell. OF Washington, d. c., and
the inability to be present Of the wife
of Nice-President Stevenson the pro
posed congress of the daughters of the
American Revolution at ST. Paul, Mimi.
has been abandoned
Obituary. At ST. Paul, Mrs Caro-
line Warren Merritt, wife of General
Wesley Nlerritt-At Cleveland, Mrs.
Martha Uaworth, mother Of Joseph
Ilaworlh, the actor, aged seyenty-two.
Az Havana, Senior Carlos Nayarreto,
the Cuban poet.
Rockford college trustees have elect
ed these officers; President, Joseph
Emerson, d. D.; vice president, c. \.
sanford; secretary, ". A. Talcott;
treasurer, Miss Julia G. Iathrop; new
trustees 20 fin vacancies, James W.
Scott and George w. Hale
A deficiency OF $4,000 has been dis
covered In the funds Of the Irving Saw
ngs Institution at New York. presi-
dent Clarence d. Heatou and Secretary
William IL Buxton had made over
drafts of SS45 and $4,000 respectively
and after making the amounts good
were forced 10 resign The paying tell
en- u u Tompkins, Is said to have
stolen $4,000.
More than 5000 coal and iron miners
have now quit work near KIadno, 30
heuja The police and two cuulpauieS