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

| Judges.
In speech at Fort Springs Colonel
Breckenridge made a bitter attack
upon the editors and others who are
opposing him.
Mrs. Potter Palmer has received
from the Mexican government beau
/ t!fu. book, commemorative Of the
worlds fair.
James J. West, Of Chicago, has
Drought suit against the Huslkamp
brothers Tor 100000 for alleged false
arrest in 1889.
! Seven hundred men on the Mar
quette building, Chicago, suspended
/ work because non-union electrical
| workers were employed.
William ID. owen, republican candi-
date for secretary of state ia Indiana,
declines joint debate with his demo
cratic opponent, alleging ill-health.
i The board OF education has decided
to employ gas for heating purposes in
| sixteen OF the largest school buildings
in Chicago.
Colonel Thomas G.. Lawler, of Rock
| ford. Ill.,, was elected commander-in-
chief of the G. A. X. at the Pittsburg
encampment.
| b. Il. Felt wealthy citizen of
Galena, H., has founded a public Ii
brary there and will maintain it for
! two years.
Major n. s. Boynton, founder OF
! the Maccabees, was elected great COM
mander at the annual convention In
Lansing, Mich.
Because the Chicago and Alton rail-
road viii not give them new depot,
business men Of Joliet have boycotted
the road.
Supervisors at Charleston, Ill, will
bring suit against the county officials
for ten years back TO recover alleged
shortages.
Speaking before Michigan bankers
Comptroller Eckels said the recent
panic was the result of vicious legis-
lation.
United States engineers are consid-
erng the plan Of connecting Lake SUI
perior with the Mississippi river by a
canal.
William Enochs, of MartinsYille, Ind,
has been driven from his home by
white caps for alleged cruelty To his
wife.
Grave robbers at indianapolis have
stolen the body Of John Cline from
the burying ground OF the insane hos
pital.
Unknown negroes at Akron, Ohio,
bound Mrs. Wahlhustur, put her in the
cellar and set lire 10 her house but she
was rescued.
Ii was learned that the suicide OF
William T.. Winsor III New York was
due to financial embarrassments re-
sulting from reckless extravaganza.
Rev. Father Hurst, of Austin, Texas,
will be raised to a bishop at the
Church Of the Sacred Heart in South
Bend, Ind.
/ Baptists at Liberty Center, Ind,
! have decided TO expel Rev. J. w. Por-
ter, who Is involved In several scan
dalS.
The death OF Il. G, Romans was an
nounced on the New York stock eX-
change Mr.. Romans was admitted to
membership IN May 1869
The Parkhill Lllls al Fitchbufg,
employing 1000 hands, started up at Il
reduction Ia wages of from ) TO I
per cent.
At Cedar Rapids Iowa, Judge Shiras
decided contracts eXemptng railroad
corporations from liability sor Tires are
not against public policy,
The heavy rains Of the past week
have benefited corn and vegetation
generally, according to United States
weather bureau reports,
In the plankinton bank case at NIL
waukee evidence was given showing
the directors were aware OF the insti-
tutions condition.
Less than 10000 veterans We're IN
the G, A. Il. parade at Pittsburg. Hi
nois had the post OF honor, while Penn
sylpania had most men in line.
4 BIN making cents mile the
maximum rate Will be urged at the
coming session OF the Indiana legis
lature by indianapolis merchants.
Mrs. Robert kinzle, with one eX-
ceptlon the oldest settler 81 Chicago,
died in Omaha where she was visiting
il son.
Forty.siX preliminary heats were run
in the Springfield, Mass, bicycle tour
ney Tyler and q. Murphy failed 70
qualify in the mile international.
Il. Il. II. won the Clarks Horse Re
view stake, worth S2l,575, at Terre
Haute. Azate reduced his mark TO
POS IA in the 2lo trot.
The governor general Of Cuba has
been ordered to restore the import
duties ON American products by the
Spanish authorities.
L. r. Noouan, the democratic uomi-
nee for congress from the fifth Illl-