Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-10

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the men at work. They were dispersed
( BIZ the police after many had been
injured.
The senate confirmed the nomination
Of James d. Yeomans, 81 Iowa, TO be
an interstate commerce commissioner.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was elected a
director Of the Lake Shore at the an
nual meeting. An increase IL passen-
ger earnings during 1893 Of SlG0l ,6I1
was reported.
BY a vigorous use Of clubs the
Washington police prevented CoXey 3
commonwealers from invading the
aapltol grounds. The general tried to
make speech, but was hustled 10 his
carriage. while Chief Marshal Browne
and Captain Jones were put under
arrest.
Edward Mills. the United States EX-
press company guard, who shot Ed
ward Devery at Washington, on the
night Of January %, in order to protect
the property Of the company has been
rewarded for his bravery by hand
some gold watch, charm and chain,
which was presented to him by Gen
eral Superintendent c. f. Topping
Sixteen.year-old Richard r. Green,
Of Gravesend Beach, was drowned
after the capsizing Of his sioop, and
his two companions say that a boat
from Hoffman island, which went to
their rescue, would not take them
aboard. but compelled them to cling TO
the glnwale.
Owing to the scarcity Of coal all the
departments Of the Reading Pa) iron
company with the exception Of the
sheet mill and rolling mill we're closed
down this week The TOptOn furnace,
which had been in blast the past three
years, was blown on, Saturday night
They have 10000 tons Of iron on hand.
A gang Of ramps captured a freight
train on the Concord and Montreal rail-
road Sa turday and rode over the line.
They were first discovered a short dis
lance below Concord, n. H., and few
Of them were put Off the train, but
they mustered strength enough to re-
turn and ride as far as they could.
No arrests were made
The supreme court Of Tennessee ar.
frmed the case Of Homer against the
Illinois Central railroad, being a suit
brought by the mother and brother
OF James Homer, an express messenger,
killed In a wreck between Medina and
Oakheld November II, 1891. The judg-
ment below was for $4,000 against the
railroad.
Ernest Lechcnheld, 20 was found
lying unconscious at the corner Of
Leonard and Johnson avenue, Brook
Ign, and died soon afterward. Detec-
tlyes arrested the following charged
with homicide: John Paul, 1G, Louis
Barlh, II, and Martin Weislea, 10
The prisoners admitted that they
auarreled with the dead man,
An autopsy on the body Of Mrs.
Sharkey OF Flushing, y. u, who died
suddenly after eating oatmeal and
milk, leads the physicians concerned
to state that death was caused by the
fermentation of the milk in the
womans stomach-a rare ease. John
Sharkey who partook Of the same
food with his wife and who was also
at the point Of death, is recovering,
Ward ValHngham went to the house
of Rev. Mr.. Hart, Presbyterian min
lister ut Ronceyerte, W. Va, during the
absence of the family and forced Miss
Maud Roswell from the house and as
saulted her lie was arrested and held
on n charge Of rape which is a capital
offeusc in the state He Is about y
and she is about the same age. The
prisoner has been removed to prevent
lynching.