Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-08-30

Col0red voters In AtchisOn, Kan.
held q meeting and resolved to desert
the republican party in the future.
Three men, all from Chicago, were
killed and three others injured in a
railway wreck az Fort Atkinson, Wis
Jockey Boyle, of Hebron, Ill. wal
fatally hurt in collision during q race
at Chillcothe, Ill.
Kennedy, Of Chicago, virtually the
scratch man, won the three.mile handi.
cap bicycle race at Kansas City.
Another blunder has been discovered
in the tariff bill which may prevent
the unloading of anthracite coal.
Notwithstanding vigorous denials, IL
is asserted that no provision has been
made 10. collecting the income tax.
Charges of fraud are made against
the Carnegie company by the commit,
tee investigating armor plate contracts.
Captain T. c. Oyerton, prominent
military figure Of Platteyille, Wis,
died at the age Of IS years.
Baron Munday, founder OF the Sal
wage society, committed suicide at
Vienna by shooting, while insane.
Government cattle inspectors were
attacked and driven out Of Borghstan,
a Cossack village, by peasants.
Colonel William f. Bundy, OF Gin
cinnati, was elected commander-in-
chief Of the National Sons OF Veterans.
Owing to the bursting of the main
supply pipe the city of Peoria was left
without water for twenty-four hours
Before the American Bar associa-
ton Moorfeld Storey said public hon.
esty and trust had reached low ebb.
Replying to the caustic structures of
Judge Cooley. Governor Altgeld says
the eminent jurist Is in his dotage.
Chicago bankers announce their will
ingness to advance money to Governor
Altgeld to pay the militia vouchers.
The main pipe of the waterworks
company at Peoria broke rendering
the entire system useless until some
time today.
John Rowell, father of Postmaster
Rowell of East Dubuque, Iowa, fell
down stairway Wednesday night and
broke his neck.
Lyons, Iowa, has granted a twenty.
five year franchise to the Electric Rail-
way and Park company for an electric
line extending to Joyce's park
Unable to secure the money in New
York, the whisky trust will borrow
millions in Chicago to take goods out
OF bond.
Colonel J. NJ. Winstead, banker Of
Greensboro. n. c., committed suicide
by leaping from tower to an iron
fence.
L. z. Shelby has been appointed as
sistant general traffic manager of the
Great Northern railway, with coast
jurisdiction.
In the national tennis tourney at
Newport, Hovey and Neel were de-
feated by Goodbody and Lalned in a
five set match.
Pension officials have caused the dis
barment of Vincent Anderson. an at
torney Of Indiana, for insliting Lam
guagc to the department.
Kolbites in Alabama failed to hold
public indignation meetings TO de-
nounce the recent election as an
nounced.
Congressman Barnes, Of Appleton,
Wis, has reconsidered his decision and
will again be candidate for the
place.
Sir Charles Upper, Canadian high
commissioner to England. was stricken
with illness while travelling in Scot
land.
Finishing touches are being put on
the new revenue cutter Calumet at
Buffalo. She will patrol the great
lakes.
Tenth annual reunion OF veterans of
northwestern Illinois was commenced
at Franklin Grove with d large attend
ance.
Republican women in meeting In
Chicago decided to make an active
canvass in the interests of Mrs. Lacy
l.. Flower, candidate for state uni
versity trustee.
The wedding Of L. r. Mcgenson, in
structor in mathematics a the Univer-
sity of Illinois, and Miss Elizabeth
Davis, of Champaign, took place at
Urbana, Ill.
The engagement has been announced
of Herbert Henry Darling, of Boston,
and Miss Harriet Langdon Brown, of
San Francisco. The wedding will take
place in San Francisco Sept. 4.
The body of the man ferad in Coal
Creek, O. r., has been identified as j.
A. Clark, a wealthy man from Ne.
braska. A man named Roller has
been arrested, accused of the murder
John Williams, tramp, WAS held at
Elgin for trial ON a charge of abduet-
ing the young son of o. III. Smith, Of
carpentersyille. The boy was recov-
cred after being in the tramp's posses
sion over night.