Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-01-21

The confession Of u man III a lOggius
ssilup ln the northern part OF Maine
explains the mysterious death VI man
ualued walker. who was found sAUt III
lie wOpLs two years ago. Walker
started Uut Of the woods with about
500 winch be had earned. While on
ass way he came 10 camp occupied
Uy p8U mon, ANA asked 10 be ailOWed'tO
stay there over night His request was
Tauted. They discovered THAT he hal
the money shot him and took the dying
man 10 Il bear trap, placed his hands in
H. 50 that il would look as though
At the annual meeting OF the st.
Louis Merchants Exchange resolutions
were presented and adopted In favor
Of opening the Cherokee strip to settle
meuL
II. Eimcl testihcs In the Panama case
that he pocketed several million francs
that did not belong 20 him.
At Sedalia, Mo, the Alinter dry
goods company has made an assign
meut. The assets are estimated at be
tween $1,000 and $4,000, with habli-
ties Of $4,000.
Wesley Warner, who was convicted
at Mount Holly, y. j., Of numbering
Lizzie Peak, the woman with whom
he lived has been sentenced to be
hanged on Wednesday, March 10.
At Chicago the convention Of the
Furniture Dealers National associa-
ton is in session to take into considera
lion several matters atfe ting the inter
csts OF their trade.
White Cap notices ordering all negroes
to leave the town were posted M
West Liberty, Ohio. A mob attempted
10 lynch Grant Jackson. Il muiaJtU, VINO
elopcd with Bessie Hinkle, a pretty
white waitress at the Grand hotel N
Springfield, but he escaped 10 the
woods A terrible outbreak Is feared.
jackson was tarred und feathered last
week by the citizens Of West Liberty,
but he returned In spite Of warnings,
with the above result
one Of the oldest Of British noble
men is the duke Of Northumberland
who Is nearly 90 lie has been a mem
Der Of five cabinets aud sal Ia purliu-
Wcut for twenty years before he SIC
cccded TO his tide
Word has been received at Ashland
that l.. NJ Powers, a former resident
Of that city, was arrested at Seattle,
Wash, where he is official court report
or, on a charge of bigamy. Powers mar
ned Miss Potter, a young society woman
Of Ashland, three years ago. lie for
merly lived at Huron, $. d., and married
his first wife at Lawrence, Ia, but
claims to have secured divorce under
the Dakota laws
w, j. Greer, a West Superior butch
en- has been obliged to close his place
VI buAuess on account Of the butchers
union Of chat city refusing to till his
orders Mr. Greer was selling his meats
n prices below those of The union butch
Prs. He has commenced suit agains,
the combine and has financial backing
from the public
Robert McCamis died at his home in
Bayfield, from an apopletic stroke, at an
advanced age He was largely utter
astcd In mines and leaves valuable
Astate. lie was a bachelor.
The remains Of $ Is Peck, who died
IN California a few days ago, have been
shipped TO Racine for interment De
'eased was a pioneer OF Racine county
James Smith. ana Ashland contractor
intends getting out 3O.OOOOOO feet OF
ogs this winter on Cranberry River for
he Cranberry Lumber Company.
John schultz, an old resident OF La
russo, died az the age of 70 years. lie
was one OF the founders OF the famous
.iederkunz at La CruSse