Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-07-26

! district polling places OF the thirty
fourth ward yesterday at Chicago.
The Omaha night train was again
wrecked in Superior. Spikes were
| pulled from the rails and the engine
| and two cars we're dltched.
Richard r. Pearce, father Of seven
teen children and the oldest man In
Rock Island county, died at Moline,
H., aged 80 years.
At Duncombe, Iowa, Kilby and
Lyon, the Ottumwa senior double,
broke all state regatta records, rowing
over the course In 3;06 IL.
While exhibiting revolver to some
friends, Herman Gauss, Of Belleyllle,
H. exploded the weapon, killing him
/ self.
Near Hudson, Ohio, the boiler of a
thrasher engine exploded, killing one
man, fatally injurIng two others and
destroying much property.
Charles s. Weaver, OF Chicago, rep
resenting the Kittson estate, bought
the st. Paul Globe at auction, paying
$4,000
Congress will be asked to investigate
certain financial transactions by Unit
ed States Judge Kicks, OF Cleveland,
Ohio.
In spite OF the opposition Of Premier
Rosebery, the British house of lords
passed to second reading the bill d.
rected against anarchists.
Transcontinental lines are now TAX
ing whatever business offers. Pas
senger trains are running on regular
schedule.
In the western championship tennis
tourney thc feature was the defeat
In doubles OF Chase and Ryerson by
the Neel brothers.
Oscar f. Vardaman, Chicago
stockyards engineer, was attacked by
strikers and fired into their midst,
fatally woundlng Albert Miles.
The i've men who were imprisoned
on the South Halsted street lift bridge,
Chicago, by the breaking of pinion
we're released after thirty hours ex-
posture.
Catholic Knights of Wisconsin are
holding their biennial session at Osh-
kosb Archbishop Katzel will oppose
the proposed amendment to admit
members of secret societies.
Dancourt won the Horseman stake
at Detroit, the richest ever contested
for BY trotters. Nemoline, with two
heats to her credit, captured second
money.
A joint resolution for an amend
ment to the constitution providing
that eight hours shall constitute a
legal days work was offered in the
senate by Mr.. George.
Traffic at Clark and Madison streets,
| Chicago, was blocked for half an hour
| while officers We're trying to arrest
Patrick Ryan, an obstinate driver OF
tank wagon.
| Leading Chicago bankers and mer-
| chants joined in telegram TO Presi-
dent Cleveland yesterday requesting
that the federal troops not be with.
drawn from the city.
At the peoples party state conven-
ton assembled at Little Rock, Ark.
Homer Prince was made permanent
chairman After appointing commit
tees the convention adjourned.
Paola Iega. an anarchist, who at
tempted to take the life Of Premier
CriSpi by shooting was sen
fenced at Rome yesterday 70 twenty
years OF solitary confinement
A fire at Birmingham. Ala, yester-
day destroyed the Showers Furniture
company and the Perry Mason com
panys establishments, Loss about
100000
The annual meeting Of the state
Funniest opened at Green Bay yester-
day with 1900 turner's in attendance
/ President g. kaustermann delivered
the address of welcome.
Governor Stone has asked Senator
George TO investigate the claim OF
Chief IIa2en that the special warrants
/ UelnS issued " MISSISSIPPI flOldtc Hic
| law against counterfeiung.
In their eighth race the Vigilant
showed her superiority over the Bri-
tannia In 4 stiff breeze, but was
robbed OF the honors Of victory by an
accident to the British yacht.
At Galveston, Tex, yesterday a COM
mittee of the A. X. L. called on Gen
cral Manager Yoacum and advised
him that the Galveston branch held
a meeting and declared the strike of,
aud also dissolved the organization
President Debs, Vice President
Howard and Director Rogers, of the
A. r. T., were arraigned for con-
tempt Iii violating an injunction Of
the federal court Of Chicago and com
mitted to jail III default Of bail.
4 jury which had been listening
TO the evidence In a condemnation
suit iii Judge Bakers court, Chicago,
since July was discharged on DIS
coyery that efforts tc tamper with It
had been made.