Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-06-28

The United States has a $1,000, 900
claim against Spain for the levying Of
extortionate duties and fines upon
American merchants exporting TO
Cuba
The state prison board Of Minnesota
had a narrow escape from assassina-
ton recently A murderer-convict was
detected with a knife and confessed
his purpose.
Miss Frances willard was mel by
many friends on her return srOm Eng
land. She does not looa we'll She re-
CARDS John Burns, the labor leader.
as the greatest man IN England.
Representative Jerry Simpson is
steadily improving at Berkeley
Springs, w Va. and ii Is thought ne
may be able 10 return 10 Washington
soon
The Florence and Cripple creek Rail
road IN Colorado. is open again. all
washouts and settled track resulting
from the recent rains having been re-
paired.
Attorney General Olney says that
there was no truth IN the Published
statement that he hTd decided 10 enter
sult for SlT1, 100000 against the Pacific
bonded railroads.
Dr. j. NJ Wagner and Civil Engi
neer 5. r. Lewis, both attaches Of
the government engineering corps
were drowned while bathing in the
Mississippi river.
Samuel Mend, aged II years, was
drowned while swimming near Maiden.
w Va lie slipped from a board and
stuck in the mud. He was found
standing straight up.
Postmaster Goodman Of South
Evanston has gone to Washington 10
protest against the closing of his Of
tice, which Postmaster O'Leary Of
Evanston is trying to accomplish
In tie forthcoming report of the-
board OF visitors 10 the naval a d..
DENY at Annapolis it viii be recon-
mendcd that the course of instruction
be six instead of four years.
Goodwin Il Swift, electric road
builders and promoters, Of New York
assigned Liabilities Ia the ueighbor
hood of $1.O0O,OOO The Lockport, ~
Y. Mobile. Ala. and Kingston. y. Y.
roads are among the assets
Col Breckenridge may address Tam
many hail July 4. His son says sew
eral Chauauqua assemblies have in
vitcd the Congressman to deliver adj
dresses.
The lexington hotel in Washington
burned Representative Funk of IL
linois. McClcary Of Minnesota and
others with their families barely rs
capped.
Rev. b. Is. Svartzbar, member of
IIyingtone's exploring party IN Africa
attempted suicide in Cincinnati He
I is charged with murder in Chatta-
noosa two years ago.
The professional football league will
consist Of six clubs Manager Irwin
of the Philadelphia baseball club and
Secretary Stacanouse OF the New
York club are prominent in the league.
AT the commencement exercises OF
the Catholic university at Washington
Rev VIM. Kirby, Of Dubuque, deliy-
cred the valedctory and Mgr. Satolh
addressed the class.
Mrs. j Il. Miller, wife of a leading
merchant of Leadyille. Col, and her
two children were thrown down an
gmbaukmeut by runaway while
driving TO Evergreen lake and all
three were fatally injured.
The Southern hotel, in Petersburg,
Va, was sold yesterday by Ii. c..
Lashley, It's owner, to Colonel 5. Snod-
grass, of Butler, Pa. The price paid
for the hotel. with furniture and
appurtenances, was $4,000.
Six ballots were taken in the re-
publican convention Of the tenth Ohio
congressional district without result.
A long-drlWu contest Is expected be
tween supporters of the seven caudl-
dates.
Philip Moran, a decorator, attempted
TO murder his daughter at her home in
Harlem. ~ Y. and was shot and
killed by his prospective son-in-law,
Harry Il. Curtis, an employe of the
( Goodyear Rubber company.
James NJ. Platt an old aud well
known lawyer died at his nome in
New York city from heart failure.
He was born in Connecticut IS years
ago. and was educated at Williams col
lege.
Fred T. Swain, president of the
Swain lubricator company, was shot
and fatally wounded al his office in
Chicago 10y Henry Vaughn, his former
partner with whom he had had bust
ness troubles, Vaughn was arrested
Hugh Bunch of Rolla. Mo. shot 10
death Miss Ida Gallahorn, TO whom he
was engaged 70 he married, and then
committed Suic.6n. Opposition TO their
marriage ON the part of Miss q Ia
huaus parents c0U>a3 .ar cg.mN.
senator Talleg's amend aut fixing a
high tariff on Diamonds is regarded
as blow aimed "a ,ln gold bugs
The Rothst Ailds dre troubled. The
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