Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-01-14

coma, y. IL, was knocked from Il
piazza by Joseph White, thirty years
old, ard fell distance of twenty feet
to the ground, fracuring his skull and
receiving other injuries from which he
died soon after. White was arrested.
The Iron Valley mine, Negaunee,
Mich, viii resume work with a strong
force on the 9th, after an idleness of a
year. The Pioneer furnace viii cast
It's first run OF charcoal pig this week.
At New York William Purcell, the
saloon keeper who shot and killed J.
p. Farrell on the LIST, has been held for
further examination in the Yorhville
police court Four witnesses to the
murder were also held.
The chamber Of commerce Of Boston
has adopted resolutions urging Massa-
chussetts senators and representatives
to use every effort to secure the mmedi-
ate repeal Of The silver purchase act Of
1890.
The Fort Wayne, Ind, Electric com
pany's big plant has been destroyed by
ire. The ire department was unable
70 nguC die flames ID account Of the
freezing oil tile water pipes. The loss is
estimated at 100000, fully insured.
The United States supreme court de
cides the Iowa-lllinois boundary dispute
in favor Of Illinois, holding that
the proper boundary is the middle of
the steamboat channel Of the Mlssls-
sippi
The Afro American citizens of Charles
ton, y. g., took possession Of the city
Oh the 2nd ana celebrated emancipation
day with becoming honOrs. Thousands
OF colored people from the surround
ing country tlocked to town.
ernest Hart and III. Mitchell have
confessed the murder Of n. j. Sanchez,
July 20 last, at Albuquerque, ~ NJ, for
which they are now under arrest. Rob
berry was their object
The total value of the New York
City real estate which has changed
hands during the last year through the
members of the two exchanges aggre-
gates probably S45OoO,OOO Sales by
auction probably amount to little less
uIau hail of JhaL
Two human skeletons were unearthed
by graders On The extension of the st.
Louis, Chicago and st. Paul railroad,
near Alton, H. The skull of one, man
Of large stature, had been crushed by
blow, and the authorities are ut work
, upon this positive evidence of crime.
The dynamite cruiser, Vesuvius,
/ Lieut.. Schroeder, has left the Brooklyn
maynard for Port Royal The vessel
viii 20 direct to Port Royal sound,
where the final tests Of her great
dynamite guns viii be made. The tests
will be made early in the week.
All work on the eleventh census win
be completed and the matter turned
/ over to the secretary of the interior 10y
the 31st of December, 1898. This Will
be required by the appropriation blu
now being framed by house sub-com-
mittec, OF which Mr. Sayres, Of Texas,
is chairman.
| At New York five new cases OF ty-
| phus fever were reported on the 2nd,
making ~ cases since December IL.
All were from 81 Bard street, except
one at Ward lslaad. There are still 81
persons Guaranteed in the house Ihey
( viii be kept there three weeks.
! There is revolt among the large
! storekeepers end manufacturers IL st
| Joseph, NJ against the local board If
underwriters and $3,OOO,000 of insur-
ance viii be placed with eastern com
panies after January ]. This action is
taken because of an increase on risks,
The taxpayers of Nuremberg county,
! KeEucSy, are up in arms over an at
/ teHIpt made TO collect the railroad TAX
( OF the county voted about 20 years ago
for me building of the Eli2abethtown &
/ Padueah railroad. Many of the citizens
swear they win tight before paying the
tax
The pope has decided that the feast
of the virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's
patron saint, shall be observed as Il
general feast in Mexico. His holiness
has also appointed Algrs Diaz, Moza
and Gozazambrus to three new bishop
RIGS in Mexico
1t is announced that the stockholders
OF the Consolidated road will meet in
New Haven the 31st when there will
be submitted for approval a lease Of
the railroad and property OF Che proyi-
dcnce and Worcester railroad to the
( New York and New Haven for % years
from July l, 1892.
4 bill has been introduced in the New
( FORK state senate, providing that in
/ New York City the wages of day labor
ers employed by the city shall not be
less than s. day, and Of other em-
ployes not less than . cents per hour.
/ Preference shall be given to citizens Of
I this state on this work.
A railway car manufacturing COM
pany, with a capacity for turning out
fifteen cars a day, is to be built in lie
NOR City, twenty miles west Of Knox
( Vile Tenn, at Il cost Of $250,OO0. Lead
. ing stockholders are United States Sen
ator Brice, General Samuel Thomas AMI
John w Bass, of Fort Wayne.
Queen Regent Christina Of Spain has