Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06

severely injured, by the collapsing Of
a bridge over a ravine at Paramount
park, Kansas City, No.
A destructive forest fire, which began
week ago on Grafton mountain in
the town of Grafton, \. ", is still
raging. About 1000 acres already
have been consumed, as well as a
large quantity Of cord wood.
A Lake Shore freight train was
wrecked near Erie. Pa. Brakeman
William Robr received very serious in
juries. Conductor Cook was slightly in.
jured. A young man of very respecta-
Bile appearance was crushed TO death
between two large stones on a fiat car.
The barn, sheep-shed and contents,
| including As tons Of hay feed, three
cows. two horses and farming tools,
In Freedom, Me-, owned by +. II. Ben
nett, OF Everett, Mass. were struck by
| lightning and destroyed. The loss il
estimated at $1,000, with no insurance.
The continual drouth has reduced the
water in the Sandusky river 70 such
a low stage that the fish are dying by
the thousands and are rotting upon
| the rocks of the river bed in the heart
OF Tiffin, Ohio, menace to the health
of the public.
The Salmon Falls (N. H) manu.
featuring company was obliged to shut
down It's mills in that town on account
of low water. This throws 600 people
out Of employment The mills will
start again as soon as there is sufti
cient supply Of water.
/ Lake Michigan has been covered by
thick cloud Of smoke for the last
three days, caused by forest fires in
Wisconsin ard northern Michigan, that
| limited the range OF vision to a quar-
ter of mile in any direction. All
boats in arriving at Chicago are sew
eral hours late.
The Cincinnati Tribune announces
that the Cincinnati. New Orleans and
Texas Pacific road has finally passed
into the hands of the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton men, which means
thar it will not become part of the
Southern railway company now being
organized by the DreXel- NJ" gan syn
dictate.
Mark Iebowtz, -, of New Haven
asked Samuel Birnbaum for the hanC
of Miss Birnbaum. Mr.. Birnbaum re
| jected the young mans advances ant
Lebowitz snapped Il cartridge or TIVE
at his head. but they failed to explode
! Birnbaum then threw him from thu
house and chased him several blocks
finally handing him over to the police
The Merchants exchange of SaI
Francisco has a telegram from Por
Townsend, stating that the steamel
Chilcat has arrived there and reported
the steamer Queen ashore. head on
at the Point of Camarant islands, neal
Spencers cannery, Alaska. The Queer
has big passenger list Of Alaska ex
cursionists, but it is not reported tina
they are in any danger.
! Col Crofton, commandant of the 15tl
regiment at Fort Sheridan, Ill. wa
assaulted by Lieut.. Welch. Welcl
called on Col. Crofton and as the tw,
were conyersing outside the tent
Welch suddenly struck Col. Croftol
three blows in the face, with hi
clcnched fists. officers nearby place.
Welch under arrest. 1t is thought tina
WEIGH is insane.
The cable steamer Faraday of TIT
Mackay-Bennett Commercial cabl
company sailed from Newport, X. l.
for New York. The purpose of thi
strange visitor to these waters is 70
the purpose of landing the company
cable, now at Coney Island directl,
on the New York harbor front Tn
feat Is expected to be a difficult on
to accomplish because of the heay.
currents in the narrows.
Fire at South Bend, Ind, destroyed
property to the amount of nearly $50
600. The principal losers were: Soutl
Bend toy company. building, $4,000
Jacob Strayer building. $4,000; Mile
& Lontz, building and stock $4,000
Haberle. Strayer & Co., stock, $4,000
South Bend Stacker company, stock
$1,000; Indiana box company, stock
$1,000; Koontz manufacturing com
pany, stock, $4,000.