Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-20

yard, and Is said TO be one Of the best
general purpose freight boats ever put
on the lakes.
Black anthrax better known as
quantrell, has made its appearance
among cattle near E,rankton, Ind,
ard several # the more severe cases
have been quarantined. The farmers
are nervous, as the disease is con-
tagious and deadly and there is no
remedy known.
The association of cemetery superin-
tendents closed its three days conven-
ton at Philadelphia by electing the
following officers: e. G. Simmonds,
Chicago, president; George w. Ores
sey, Salem, Mass, vice president;
Frank Zurich, Toledo, secretary and
treasurer.
G.. T.. Parker, editor of the Bergen
County Herald while going home at
rutherford, n. j., was assaulted and
robbed OF considerable sum of money
and checks by gang Of five men
who were armed with pistols. The
robbers escaped. Mr. Parker is not
seriously injured.
The Toledo passenger train on the
Wabash railroad ran into some coal
cars at Staunton. H., and wrecked the
engine, mail and baggage cars, killing
two tramps who We're stealing a ride
and seriously burning and injuring
several Others. No passengers We're in
1ured.
The power house and pumping sta
ton of the Pocantico water works,
near Tarryrown, N. ", were struck
by lightning and burned. The towns
Of Tarrytown, Iryington, Dobbs Ferry
and Hastings are without running
water.
Della, the third daughter of Harris
Cohen, who made fortune in his
clothing store in New York, was mar
ried to Barnett Morris at Rockaway.
She had previously gone TO Alderman
Flynn, and by him was secretly mar
ried to Morris.
Tourists are returning from Europe
with their purses 50 depleted that i'll
many cases thay have to leave their
baggage with the steamship com
panies as security for the payment of
the lemonade and cocktail bills they
have contracted on the way over.
Secretary Carlisle decided in letter
addressed to the collector of customs
at New York, that the reciprocity"
condition attached by the new tariff
bin to the provision for the free adj
mission of lumber did not apply to the
dominion of Canada
Ex-Governor Zulick has written
letter to the president vigorously OPP
posing the removal of Chief Geronimo
and his Apaches from Mount Vernon
barracks. in Alabama, where they are
ton in Arizona.
Governor Markham, OF California.
has appointed military court Of in.
quiry 70 investigate the insubordna-
ton of the state militia in sacramento
during the recent railway strike. The
court convened in San Francisco on
the 18th instant
The California express west bound
on the Santa Fe was d.tched at Dillon
Junction, two miles south of Ration,
n. NJ. The engine, baggage car. mat
car and express car were wrecked
-Four persons were injured.
The president has recognized Percy
Sanderson as consul general Of Great
Britain for the states Of New York,
Delaware New Jersey, Rhode Island
and Connecticut, to reside in New
York.
The marriage Of Victor Scorchan,
of New York, and Miss Charlotte
Hunnewell, daughter and hcireSs Of
the late Hollis H. Hunnewell, of Bos
ton, Is set for October ut Newport,
K. |. 1t will be an elaborate-utfair
A private cablegram received at
Philadelphia announced the death In
Paris Of Richard Smith OF the firm Of
Maekellar, Smith 4 Jordan, the we'll
known type founders. Mr.. Smith was
10 years old
The formal opening of the new
took place. The event marked a new
ere in the history Of the granite In
dustry OF Quincy as it means an open
ing of the quarries at West Quincy.
w. S. Drummer, formerly district
passenger agent Of the Pennsylvania
lines, with headquarters at Indian
apolis. has been appointed assistant
general passenger agent of the same
line. with headquarters at st. Louis.
State Executive Chairman Hackett
announced that Levi r. Morton would
80 into the New York republican state
convention with at least 100 votes j
Sloat Fassett disputes this claim.
Leaders Of the New York Iailors'
strike declared that the difficulty was
practically ended, both workmen anu
contractors having agreed upon an
amicable basis Of settlement.
FOREIGN.
Brugsch Pacha, the Psychologist. Is