Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-15
TELFGRAMS In BRIEF,
AT HOME

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known artist. author and poet, died at
Paris. He was 60 years old
The tug Crusader was burned at
her dock at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
Two tiremen lost their lives
Striking union stevedores are be-
lieved to have caused the fires on the
ships loading cotton at Savannah.
II. II. Houston, Of Philadelphia, has
given 100000 to the University of
Pennsylvania to build a students hall.
The proposal to issue bonds for a
new courthouse was defeated in Chi
cago by 1925 votes.
1t has been decided 10 play the
annual Yale-Princeton football game
ON Manhattan field, New York, Dec. l..
Daniel w. Powers and Bradford
Bryant persisted while hunting III q
swamp near Halifax, Mass.
Residents Of New Jersey were awak-
ened from sleep by the supposed ex-
plosion and light Of a falling meteor,
Thousands Of Michigan ballots have
DtSH IcHuCItu lliSbui W SNPANe'N
court decision. Contests may result,
Speaking of democratic defeat, Gov
ernor Altgeld says President Cleveland
Is mainly responsible for the result.
Cabinet officers believe that Cleve-
land Is the only man who can lead his
party to success In 1896
Indiana republicans contemplate re-
districting the state so as 70 take
patronage away from the governor.
Four masked bandits rode into Shat
tuck, O. r., and robbed the postoflice,
q store and saloon.
President Cleveland gave dinner at
the white house in honor Of Ambas-
sador Bayard
Exhaustive information on the sub
ject of good roads Is TO be Issued Dy
the agricultural department
An order retiring Admiral Gherardi
and detailing Captain Philip Cooper to
be superintendent Of the naval acade-
my was issued by Secretary Herbert.
An extension Of the classified SER
vice to include chiefs OF divisions III
the departments Is said to be con-
templated.
At Chillicothe, Ohio, Cyciist johnson
rode third OF mile with stand.
ing start In 0:39, and half In O:55 10,
new records.
ON macadamized road at Mont
chair, n. j., Paul Grosch lowered the
quarter-mile flying start Bicycle record
10 o;20 IL.
David s. Bennett, one OF the mill
Ionares OF Buffalo, n T., and an eA-
member of congress, died, aged 81
years
Three servants were burned, one OF
diem fatally, by an explosion of gas
In the Westminster Seminary at Fort
Wayne.
During fight at dance IN San
Antonio, Texas, two cowboys and the
musician, the latter Mexican, were
killed.
Two colored convicts in the Ohio pen
itentiary attacked guard and race
war followed in which several We're
injured.
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt has consented
to the securing of a divorce by her
husband and viii receive $3,Oo0,OO0 in
lieu OF dover.
Steamship companies are preparing
to move their headquarters from Mil
waukee owing to alleged unjust taxa
ton,
George Il. Davis has opened head
quarters and will make a vigorous et-
fort to wrest the Illinois senatorship
from Culom.
Presidea. Cleveland is said to be
pleased with Hills defeat and TO re-
gard democratic loss of congress with
complacency.
John English. of Portland, Ind,
elected sheriff on the republican ticket,
was taken i'll after the close of the
polls and died from heart disease.
Bradstreets reports show an In
crease in the visible supply of wheat
in the United States and Canada Of
3,320,000 bushels.
Governor Altgcld has committed the
death sentence Of Gustave A. Menk-
hansen, convicted Of Wife murder, to
Efe Imprisonment.
Detectives found the body Of Mrs.
Mary Cottrell, of Hamilton county, on
dissecting table In an Indianapolis
me,iieal college,
Hundreds of people In Deeriield,
Ohio, have been exposed 70 smallpox
through contact with Christian faith
cure victim.
Customs authorities at Cincinnati,
ohio, have seized the Imported we'd
ding suit of Arthur Stem, the wealthy
attorney.
Rev. H. De Witt Talmage pastor of
the Brooklyn Tabernacle for twenty
1--we years, has rendered his resigna-
ion
Professor Swings viii gives $4,000