Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-19

ment.
Wo.S on the sewers at Cedar Rapids,
H.. has been temporarily abandoned
IN account Of the city's inability 10
rcat The bonds for the payment Of the
work.
. A. A. Zimmerman rode II quarter Of
a mile in 0:35.25 and II. G. Tyler a
mile in 2:11 % at the international
meet Of the J.. A. w.
An explosion In the Bessimer steel
works at Newburg, Ohio caused by
molten metal coming in contact with
water, inflicted terrible injuries on
three men.
! -Four workmen were killed by an ex-
plosion Of 1900 kegs Of powder at the
works Of the Phoenix company, near
Belleyille, Ill
! Governor Lewelling, Of Kansas, has
appointed four commissioners to visit
Chicago in the interest of his gulf
transportation project
! At the National Tailors' convention
in St Paul, aid was voted to the
Bloomington, Ill, union, and VI. Bantz
was elected president
Anti-silver men have made a canvass
of the house and claim unconditional
repeal Of the Sherman law viii have
"a biz majority.
A committee was selected at the
caucus Of silver men to draw up a
bill providing for free coinage at an
agreed ratio rs a substitute for the
sherman law.
James Burke, with several aliases,
is under arrest at Leadyllle for rob
bling w. G.. Pollock of a package Of
diamonds on a train between Omaha
and Sioux City.
Relatives of Cooprider, who killed
Kress in Indiana, assert the murder
was the result of Kress' interference
in a love affair.
Suit has been begun against John
b. kOetting, the missing cashier Of
the Milwaukee South Side Savings
bank, for $1O95S2.
South Wayne, "a little station eigh-
teen miles southwest Of Darlington
this state, was swept by fire Wednes-
day night
The Linden Steel company, Pittsburg,
Pa, is financially embarrassed. The
company has large government con
tracts for armor plate
1t is definitely learned that two of
the passengers Of the steamer Kara
mania, from Naples, now quarantined
.olf New York city, have Asiatic cho-
lcra.
The Phoenix powder mills near Belle
vile, H., were blown up. Luther
Estes, Bishop Hickman, John Elliott
and Charles Mullaye were killed.
Dr. l.. q. Dunn, the Rockford physi-
clan who was TO superintend the burial
and resurrection Of Seymour, has
backed ont, fearing that he viii be
.Timinally liable should the burial
prove fatal
Charles Mccormick shot Janette Neil
at Jackson, Mich. Mccormick is dead
and the girl is dying She had re
fused TO marry him.
G. NJ. Wright y Co., bankers at Al
lamont H., have suspended and the
cashier, Levi Butler, has disappeared,
leaving letter saying that he has
taken S4l 900 of the firms cash.
Warrants for the arrest of the Con
RAIDS are out and Marshal Hodson, of
Corydou, Ind, will attempt to serve
them. The Conrads are iuUeuched in
the house of IA brothcr-in-luw.
The weekly crop report issued by
the weather bureau AT Washington
says that all crops throughout the
e, unWy need rain. The weather has
oecu favorable only in New England.
Prof. Il. ID. Morris. of the Lane semi
nary of Cincinnati, has selected the
faculty for the college, which viii open
this year. The selection Of Professor
Norris is regarded rs anu-Briggs.
The Madison Square bank, Tween
ty-hfth street, New York city, did not
open its doors Thursday a million
dollars Of deposits had been withdrawn
during the last month.
Henry Ripe has secured an iujunc-
ton To prevent the erection of state
elevator at Duluth on the ground
that the state has no RICH TO build an
elevator from the fees collected from
other private elevators.
Government officials are making no
preparations for the reaSsembling of
the International monetary conference.
Dissolution of the Latin union would
have no special effect in this country.
About 100000 in gold viii reach
New York this week and imports of
s. 100000 more have been arranged
for Speedy improvement in the none
uy situation is looked for
Inquiry ut the Catholic university
Washington, has confirmed the rumor
that Mgr. Satolu win soon become the
guest of Archbishop Corrigln at New
York