Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-08-09
THE LATEST.

Delegates to the American Railway
Union convention decided not to cal
off the strike inaugurated June &c.
! Fire destroyed the lumber yards OF
the John Spry company, Chicago The
loss will amount to fully 100000
Because it is not self-sustaining the
Leadville branch, 324 miles long, viii
! be abandoned by the Union Pacific.
Thomas Walonskie a Pole, was
beaten to death in general fight in
a Polish settlement at Braceville, Ill.
Casario, the assassin Of President
! Carnot, of France. was placed on trial
for the crime at Lyons
The gold reserve is below $4,000
600. Secretary Carlisle looks to
prompt tariff legislation for relief.
Henry Cotton, a waiter, ate sixty
two clans at Rockaway on wager,
and will probably die as q result
After three mouths Of idleness the
miners at Streator ard Braoevillc. H.,
decided TO return to work.
Indiana spiritualists in session in
Anderson, are split by fractional strife,
and muscular warfare is feared
Solomon Thatcher, one of the Oldest
residents of Cook county, died at his
home in River Forest, aged 81.
Officers incline to the belief that
many buildings on the south side,
Chicago, are being set on fire by a
gang OF robbers.
Mrs. Minnie Roxburgh, tired of do
nestle unhappiness, took dose OF
morphine, in Chicago and was found
dead in her bed.
Professor ]. L. Laughlin, of the Chi
cago university, has commenced di-
yorce proceedings against his wife,
charging desertion.
4 seven-story building occupied by
Strain & Foster, grill workers, Chi
cago, was destroyed by fire, causing a
loss OF 100000.
Rail. ....s doing business in iowa
have appealed 10 the state commits
sioners for permission 70 increase
rates.
During dance at Uniontown, Ky,
i general fight was started and Wal
ter Thomas, neacemaker, was shot
to death.
Insurance companies have caused
the arrest of Mrs Susan Taylor, OF
Walpole, Mass. for starting twenty
six fires.
Congressman Moore, OF Kansas.
whose election was contested by Mr..
Funston, republican. was seated by
the house,
All the packing-heuses in South
Omaha have been closed by the
strikers. The plants will be opened
with new men.
Trainmen at st. Louis, dissatisfied
with the American Railway Union, are
organizing a new association TO super
sede it.
Criminal carelessness is charged
against the manager Of Tfllie Seherns'
vino was killed by parachute leap
at Anderson, Ind.
Stockholders Of the New York Times
have brought suit to set aside their
subscriptions. alleging fraudulent mis-
representations.
Witnesses called by the LeNow CONF
mittee to testify against New YORK
police are being prosecuted by the Of
fieerS.
Charles f. Griffith, editor Of paper
in Taos. n. NJ, was terribly beaten
for publishing an article on the Penl-
tents,
Robert Jeffries, a lad at Jefferson
vile. Ind. covered his head with eoal
oil. applied i match and was fatally
burned.
Freight trains colhded on a bridge
at Sioux City and fours cars We're
thrown into the river One man was
injured.
Captain Thomas q. Fullerton died
suddenly at the hotel Thomas in FAIR
bury, Ill, Thursday evening. He was
she republican Candidate for congress
IN the eleventh Dir sct Of Illinois,