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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
LATER.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE republic.
an national congressional COMMITTED
has received information of the In.
tentlon of three more candidates to
file contests against Competitors who
will be given se;t~s In the house on
the face of returns. making a total of
20 seats Which will be contested,
These notices Come from 0rton, OF the
third .s.,otlri district, who will con-
.est .,ockery's right to a seat; from
,. gers Of the fifth Arkansas, who VIII
contest NELL. and from Spears, of the
third North Carolina who viii contest
Shaw.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
PRETTY ruNTERs.
Students at Young ladies Seminary
Take 4 Turn ut Football.

Baltimore, Nov. H. girls ntaa
seminary at Catonsvllle played Il game
OF football The Inyisibles had red
toboggan caps with Jaunty tassels and
short red skirts. The Unquenchables
wore blue caps and skirts and all
wore black hose. There was no grid
iron
When they saw the ball they Just
kicked. aud when one or them got
chance to pick up the ball she gath.
ercd II In, ran with II and threw Il
against the fence AT one end OF the
grounds for goal for there were no
goal posts. A hedge at the other end
did goal service for the other side.
Many scrilnmages occurred and often
they We're piled five deep They
played real football and punted tina
leather In great shape.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
THE DEBs CASE.
Hearing on Indictment Postponed to
January 4.

Chicago, Nov. 17.--President Debs
and Secretary Keliher, of the A. X T.,
appeared In the United States court
yesterday to plead TO indictments for
conspiracy in connection with the
great railway strike. Owing to the
absence OF Judge Woods the cases
were continued to Dec. 4, when the
arguments of the defense on the mo-
ton to quash will be heard. Should
the motion 10 quash be overruled, the
hearing will occur Jan. 0. Some sew
enty others, indicted In the same con
nection, went over till the same time
as the Debs and Keliher cases.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
WATTS FOR THE WHITE
JAPAN NOT READY TO CONSENT
OF MEDIATION.
China Must Show the Pale Feather
of Truce TO the Eyes of the
Whole World

Washington, Nov. 20. 1t Is believed
that the essential condition under
which Japan would consent to any
mediation is that China raise white
tiag of truce, the emblem recognized
the world over as an indication. that
the contestant wants to treat for
crms of peace. China has not yet
made any direct offer 10 Japnn and
rhe latter is not disposed to consider
roundabout offers which overlook the
recognized International emblem Of the
white flag.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
MIssorRrs VOTE.

Jefferson city, Mo, Nov. 10. The of
fetal vote on judge Of the supreme
court, head Of the ticket. II MS follows;
Black tdem.), 226,541; Robinson Crep9,
229,6il; jones (pop), f2,541; Robinson
pro-, 5000; Sandcrson, social labor,
l,572. Plurality for Robinson rep.
1904. Compared with the vote cast
two years ago, the democrats lost A.,
s53 aud the prohibltionlsts 1,154. The
republicans gained LOTT and the pop
nlIais 80.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
HOLMES CoNFESSES.
But duplicates no One Else-Ths
Body in Question.

Boston, Nov. 20.--H Ii. Holmes,
alias Herman Midget, has confessed
to collecting life insurance on PitzePs
policy. The coroner finds the body In
Holmes room, which the latter
claimed to be corpse for medical
study to be Pitzers. Holmes confes-
sion duplicates no one else. A dispatch
from Chicago says Holmes can prob
ably account for the disappearance Of
Minnie Williams, a stenographer who
has not been seen since he left that
city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
CAPITAL SOCIETY.
Several Senators Return Many Others
Expected This Week.

Washington, Noy l9-AmoDg those
who are back In town Is Mrs. Blan-
chard, wife Of the senator from Louis
lana, who has taken her winter quar-
ters al the Normandie.
Several Of the senator's have reached
town and will remain TIL the opening
OF congress. Among them are Cor
man, of Maryland; Camden, Of West
Virginia, and some others, who are
getting in shape for their work, which
begins In d few weeks. Many more
are expected this week and In three
weeks the town will be full OF states
men.
Senator Voorhees,, who has been very
busy in the campaign, Is In the city,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
GREW RIOTOUs.
Minnesota Vents Its Spleen on the City
Of Portage.

Portage, Wis, Nov. 20.-When the
Minnesota university football team
passed through here, and while wait
ing for the Madison train the boys
created great deal of disturbance.
They built Il huge bonfire on the high
school grounds and made general
asack on fences. gates, sidewalks,
signs and everything movable and
even attempted to overturn the large
granite roller.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
TO KEEP POLITICS OUT.
Mayor Hopkins Wants Independent
Police Government

Chicago, Nov. 20.--As il result of the
agitation of the question of police re-
form Mayor Hopkins announces that
he intends to create a non-partisan
committee to control the department.
Heretofore the department has been
under absolute control of the mayor.
He will ask the legislature for the en-
actment of a law to make the reform
permanent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
FOR BETTER ROADS.
Milwaukee Wheelmen Make Recon-
mendations 10 the Legislature.

Milwaukee, Nov. 20.--The committee
of the L. A. w. on good roads held a
conference with officers of the state or
ganization and discussed the work Of
the league with reference to proposed
legislation for improvement of roads.
To have a nicely-cared-for road from
Chicago to Milwaukee will be one Of
the first aims of the promoters.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
SCALDED TO DEATH.
THREE KILLED IN A BOILER EN-
PLOSION.
The Victims Are Charlie Malone, A.
Freeman and Will Robins
Others Seriously Burned.

Gale, |. H., Nov. 20.--A boiler in NAL
CONS gin exploded killing Charlie Ma
lone. A. Preemen, and VIII Robins.
Mrs. John Malcolm, wife Of the pro-
prietor, Hal Morris, George Townsend
and Alex jenkins are seriously and
perhaps fatally scalded. Two others
were also injured.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
DID GREAT DAMAGE.
Mining Camp Fire Visits Forests and
Ranches In Its Travels.

Boulder, Colo, Nov. 17.-Aithough
the larger mining camps were saved,
the fire which has been burning In
this vicinity has done great damage to
the forests, ranches and mines In the
line Of travel The terror-stricken In
habitants are returning to their homes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
CAN'T SEE II IN THAT LIGHT.
Jay Gould's Children Must Pay Taxes
on Personal Estates.

New York, Nov. 20.--Justice Law
renee. of the supreme court has de-
MED the application Of the children OF
Jay Gould, as executors Of their Ia
theirs estate, TO cancel taxes on per-
sonal estates for 1894 on the ground Of
non residence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
TO RESUME DECEMBER FIRST.
Eexow Committee VIII Again Take up
Its Investigations.

New York. Nov Ex-senator Lexow
of the senate investigating committee
says that the investigation has been
positively postponed until Dec. l..
when we resume, it will be just
where we left off. We will continue
in the even tenor of our way, and on
even keel, | hope
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
STILL NJ LONGER.
SUGAR WITNESSES MUST AP-
PEAR IN COURT.
And Plead or Demur to Indictments
Havemyer and Searles In
Guided in Notifications.

Washington, Nov. 20.--District At
torney Bierney notified all persons in
dicted for refusing to answer qustions
before the senate sugar investigating
committee including Messrs. Hayemyer
and Searles, that they must appear
and plead or demur to indictments.
1t is expected that demurrers viii be
filed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
ADAMS AFTER ACORNs.
WIN Take the Senatorship in Illinois
IL Pressed.

Chicago, NOV. 20.-Ex- Congressman
George Il. Adams viii be factor In
the contest for the Illinois senatorship.
In an interview he said IF the repub-
lean party takes Il senator from Cook
county l shall be glad to have my
name considered"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
JACKS GOOD LUCK.
POLICE INTERFERE IN THE NJ.
AULIFFE-Z MILL.
The Quaker City Man Was Getting the
Best Of It-McAuiiffe Breaks
Two Bones.

Coney Island, Nov. 20.--In the third
round police interfered in a fight b.
tween Jack McAuliffe and Zeigler,p OF
Philadelphia, in which the latter was
at slight advantage-McAuliffe had
two wrist bones broken in the second
round. The fight was declared draw.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
AFTER COOKS GANG.

Muscogee, /. T., Nov. 20.--A squad Of
Cherokees are hunting BIZ Cook and
his gang near yerdigris river and an
open fight is momentarily expected.
The Cherokees are match for the
bandits.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
EXPLORERS LOST.
Captain Virgins Expedition Wrecked
Near Yuggeshar.

Archangel Russia, Nov. 1.-THE
Arctic expedition, commanded by
Capt. Joseph Virgins, OF Kara sea
fame. has been wrecked near Yng.
geshar. All hands arc lost
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
THREE ROADS PULL OUT.
And the Western Passenger Associa-
ton Breathes Its Last.

Chicago, Nov. 20.-The Rock Island,
Missouri Pacific and Alton roads have
withdrawn from the western passen-
s.r association and this practically
"a y A new association will prob
ably be arranged eliminating objec-
t"nable features.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
BACK TO THE OLD RATE.
Northwestern Railway to Reduce Bag
gage Tariff Rate.

Chicago. Nov. 20.--The Northwestern
company has notified its agents to re-
duce its excess baggage to the tariff
In force before November and II Is
probable that all lines will do the
same.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
IVES LEADS STILL.

Kew York. Nov. lin the cham
pionship billiard tournament Ives
closed the day with score OF 5000;
Schaefer 2,54a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.

Senator r. ID Weeks, Of White
water. is receiving favorable mention
for the position Of president Of the
senate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22

A petition is being circulated In RAJ
cine that will be forwarded to Maj
Upham, asking that II. w. Starbuck
be appointed member Of the state
board Of control. Another petition Ii
being circulated asking that DR.. Chris
tian Evans be appointed state yeteri.
marian. Both men reside in Racine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22

% ". q. r. Breckinridge viii take
y" lecture platform.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
THY WILL Be DONE.
FEARFUL DEED OF MURDER BIZ
A MANIAC.
THOMAS PoRTERCHECK NEWS
DOWN HIS FAMILY.

Kills Mother, Sister and BrothR
with an AK in Sudden Insanity
Suicide aud Fire Finish the Terrible
Slaughter One Escapes to Tell the
Tale of Horror
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22

BY the provisions of his Will the
late H. $. Blake, Of Racine, left his
large fortune as follows: After be-
quest to a sister and to Charles Bunce,
who had been In his employ ever since
he started In business, the widow Il
very amply provided for, and the bal
ance of the state Is divided among
the three children. Blake was q mil.
lionaire.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22

The doctor attending Judge Isaac
Howe, late populist candidate for gov
ernor OF South Dakota, authorizes the
statement that Howe is not dangerous
" III, as reported. lie 10 suffering
from stomach and bowel trouble OF
three months standing, aggravated By
his exertions In the campaign Just
closed. He formerly resided In Ore.
gon, Dane county.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-22

When G eneral Plaisted, then governor,
made a nomination for the Supreme
bench to succeed Judge Libby and the
Republican council refused to confirm it..
thus creating one of the deadlocks of
that memorable year, a Republican
member of the council wrote Sewall G.
Strout, saying that the council would
confirm him as compromise candidate,
but Mr.. Strout replied urging his Repub-
lican friends to stand by the position they
had taken and admit of no compromise
either upon himself or anyone else
Express.
This is certainly to Mr.. Strout's credit,
and shows that there was at least one
conspicuous Democrat in the state who
did not for moment hesitate to subor-
dinate partisanship and self interest to
what he believed to be the demands of
Justice Furthermore, Mr.. Strout's sense
of justice was much keener, and his ap-
probation of what the situation de-
manded much clearer than that of the
Republican councillor who made him
the proposition. The disclosure adds an
other excellent reason to the many good
ones already existing why Mr.. Strout
should be appointed to succeed Judge
Libbey.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-22

through and through. If a Board of
Trade has no knowledge on the subject
of the currency and it's relation to bust
ness, if it has no definite ideas as to
whether a pending measure is likely to be
helpful or harmful, it follows that the
members have not informed themselves
concerning one of the most vital cues
tions affecting trade and commerce.
That is bad. But it seems to us vastly
worse to have definite ideas and refuse
to express them in the face of an emer-
gency, especially on the pretext that the
question is one interviewer with partisan
politics, pretext which by the way in
this case has ouly a very small amount of
truth in it and which if wholly true
would be a fimsy one. What would the
community think if bill were pend
ing to provide quarantine regulations
to keep out cholera, and an assocla-
ton of physicians supposed to represent
the best medical knowledge aud
experience should refuse to express
its opinion of the sufficiency or INSULT
cheney of those regulations on the ground
that the question had assumed more
or less partisan phase in Congress? There
wouldn't be but one opinion. Everybody
would say that the physicians were a
cowardly set, that they were recreant to
their duty. Now the inaction of the
Board of..Trade on the shallow plea that
the Bland bill involved to a certain ex-
tent question Of partisan politics was
closely analogous. How can a Board OF
Trade expect to command the respect OF
the public if it weakly sits by and sees
legislation in process of enactment, sees
it in the hands of the President who is
waiting to hear what business men, who
are most vitality interested, think of it. and
never opens its mouth? If Boards of Trade
have any business at all it is to stand
guard over the business interests of the
country, to point out to the law makers
what their experience and knowledge
have taught them will be the probable
results Of measure under consideration,
to protest against it if they believe these
results will be disastrous, and to hasten
it's passage if they believe they will con-
duce to commercial welfare. If they are
not prepared to do this, if they have not
the knowledge or courage to do IL they
are useless. And the sooner they cease to
cumber the ground the better. If we
believed that the non-action of the State
Board of Trade fairly represented the
views of it's members, we should say
that the sooner it disbanded the better.
But we do not believe it did. We believe
that the members thoughtlessly yielded
to specious plea for harmony. Har-
mony is good, but if harmony can only
be secured at the expense of silence con-
corning measure which may be of
vital Importance to the business of this
conutry, we had better have fighting.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-22
AcAPTAIN's TALE OF THE SEA.
How Sailors Rid Themselves of Ravenous
Sharks.

One of the Oldest sea captains who visits
New YORK is German who years ago
left his fatherland to take service in one
of the English vessels plying between
London and the East Indies. In CONVEX
sation a few days ago he gave an ac-
count of his most exciting experience"
"a great shark,D said he. had followed
five days, on one of my early voyages
1t was impossible to satisfy his ravenous
hunger, and he swallowed almost every
thing that we threw overheard. We
tried in vain to capture the animal, and
almost decided to give up the attempt.
Then, unhappily, my. cabin boy died,
and we, of course, made preparations to
bury him as sailors wish to be buried,
in the depths of the sea. We watched
closely for the shark on the morning of
the funeral, naturally not wishing him
to make meal of the ships little favor
lite. We had not seen him for an hour or
more, and believed the time favorable
for the burial. But we had been deceiv-
ed. The body, loaded with cannon balls
to carry it to the bottom of the sea, had
shark opened it's mighty jaws and swal-
lowed it. The sailors who had lowered
the body were almost drawn overheard
by the forceful pull of the shark. This
angered the seamen beyond endurance,
and they swore that they would kill the
creature. They prepared bomb, which
was made to explode under the water in
a certain time. inclosed it in a cowhide
and threw it to the shark when he again
appeared near the ship The cowhide
quickly disappeared. AS rule the
shark, after getting somthing in its
mouth, swan away from the vessel a
considerable distance in order to eat the
norsel. We, of course, expected it to do
the same thing this, time, as the ship
might be endangered by the coming ex-
plosion. But, to the terror of all of us.
the shark remained in close proximity
to the vessel. One of the sailors sug-
gested that the bite was not large enough
to inconvenience the monster and propos-
ed that we make a larger package for his
stomach. 1t was done as quickly as pos.
sible.
zone of the seamen got sack which
was filled with old rags and other useless
things and threw it into the water. The
Jaws opened, but he could not get the
stuff down his throat easily, SO he swan
away, to the great delight of all on
board. But the time had come for the
explosion, and we waited with. quick
beating hearts for it praying that he
would keep away from the ship. We
couId lust see the fish start below the
surface when ABDUL sound was heard, the
waters parted and few in the air. The
shark was divided into pieces and our
danger was past. I shall never forget
our terror while the animal remained
near us with that bomb in his belly."-
NY. Tribune.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-22

greed to lay pneumatic tube between
the Philadelphia postoffice and the East
Chestnut street station--about half a
mile distant-without any expense to
the government, in the hope that in the
event the department was satisfied with
the success of the experiment it would
be adopted and put into general use.
The company agreed to lay the tube and
maintain the expense for one year. The
experiment. has been watched with .the
closest interest by the postoffice officials,
and the general opinion is that it is
success in every particular. Encouraged
by its practicability, a similar company
was shortly afterward formed in New
York for the purpose of laying tube be-
tween New York and Brooklyn. Much
difficulty was experienced in getting
the right of way over the Brooklyn
bridge, but finally consent was given
and the work was about to be started
when the general depression in business
and financial circles set in and the plan
was abandoned. The Philadelphia COM
pany, however, continued the use of its
tn be free of expense to the government.
On February 1st last its contract expir-
ed, and they were unwilling to continue
The transmission of the mails unless the
government shared proportion of the
expense. Application was made to the
Postmaster General, and it was agreed to
do this and to maintain the tube until
next February. Although no specific
appropriation has ever been made by
Congress for experimenting with the
pneumatic tube, the Postmaster General
felt warranted, in view of the success of
the undertaking, in draining upon the
emergency fund athis disposal to continue
it's use The tube now used in Phila-
delphia, and which, in time, is expected
to be put into general use in all large
cities, is pronounced, by.forelgn experts
who have visited this country, to excel
those in operation in London and Paris.
The interior of the Philadelphia tube
is about three inches in diameter, and
is capable of carrying newspaper
packages. The Paris and London tubes
are confined strictly to the transmission
of letters
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-22
\ BIG TREE.



The largest tree in the world lies
broken and petrified at the END of adetile
in Northwestern Nevada. Its dimensions
are SO great that those who know of its
existence hesitate to tell the STORY be-
cause they hardly expect to be believed;
bnt there is sufficient evidence to give
the tale credit, impossible though it may
seem. This tree makes the monarchs of
the Mariposa grove seem like imposters,
and compared to it "the tallest pine
grown on Norwegian hills to be the mast
of some great admiral is but wand"
AS for the story of its discovery, it is
thus told by dad" Lynn of Fresno, and
supported by other equally well known
people:
forty-fve left Red Bluff to prospects the
then unknown country beyond Honey
Lake and Sunrise Valley. There were in
the party lawyers, butchers and shoe
makers, but we were one-sided on Que
point-heach individual felt positive that
this was the turning point of his exist
ence. and that bright, shining gold in
unlimited quantities would reward the
rather unpleasant jaunt.
"The Indians-we called them Ban
nacks-were at that time raising hair,
and very many sudden moves were at
times necessary in order to get rid of
their unwelcome attentions. Finding but
little gold in this section, we travelled
toward Baker City, Ore, through coun-
try entirely denude of timber, except a
Jew dwarf cotton woods along the water
ways Close to the Baker county line we
came to an opening In the rocks about
wide enough for our wagons to go
through, and on either side doomed pre- CT
pices 500 and 600 feet high. The crevasse
was about fifteen miles long, and at it's
end Just to the right of the trail, we
found a number of petrified tree stumps
Of different heights and Sizes
SIN their mind on the ground la a
monster tree, somewhat imb edded in the
soil. 1t was completely petrified, and
from the clean-cut fractures of the trunk
seemed to have fallen after its petrifac-
ton. At its butt this tree was quite
sixty feet in diameter. We measured its
length with tape-line. 1t was just 666
track were clefts where apparently lin BIS
had broken off. Amber-like beads of
petrified pitch or gum adhered to the
sides of the trunk for a distance of 10
feet or more.
"Where the huge trunk was broken
sauarely off the center seemed transpar-
emit, and the growth marks showed in
beautiful concentric rings. Its natural
appearance was handsomer than any
dressed marble or mosaic I ever have
seen, and we all expressed the opinion
that it would make a wonderfully beau
t full floor and interior finish for some
grand building.
II don't often tell this story because
people do not believe it. but could go
to the place now without the least
stand ready to prove all this to any
doubling Thomas who wishes to look
upon one of natures grandest freaks and
who will pay the expenses of the trip
San Francisco Examiner.