Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-06

The physicians gay the phenomenon Of
mental telegraphy or thought transfer
rierce Is By lhis case established firmly
as scientific fact, and that II opens a
new era in mental phenomena.
The forest fires which have been rag
ing In the Okaw river bottom, at Pana,
H., for several days, are now under
control Over 10000 acres have been
burned over.
The war department has issued or
ders fer the abandonment Of Mount
Vernon, Ala, barracks and reserya-
ton, for years the place Of detention
of Geronimo's band of Apaches.
Milton II. Saxton. a boy who was
accidentally made blind by John p.
Seltzer, a Ifairlard, ILL.,, banker, was
awarded $1,000 DANCES In a trial at
Tuscola.
Mrs. Thomas Miller. Of Masslllon,
o., was frightened into insensibility by
the unexpected falling of bucket and
upon regaining consciousness was
found to be speechless.
At Terre Haute Judge White over
ruled the motion to quash the indict.
ment against Banker Beach, who Is ac-
cuscd of embezzlement, and the de
Tense filed plea in abatement.
Elmer Il. Smith, sentenced TO the In
diana prison south for fourteen years
for shooting Bruce Garrett. of Wash
ington county. H., was paroled by
Governor Matthews.
While attempting to arrest Claude
Moss, fugitive found in church at
Carrollton, Miss, fight ensued in
which Marshal Ben +. Chatham was
killed and Deputy Marshal ID. c.
Brewer seriously injured.
Mrs Jessie Richards, a Miami In
dian. daughter of Wa-Cah-Co-Nah, one
of the most conspicuous members of
the tribe, died on the Indian reserva-
ton in the southern part of Wabash.
Ind.
The house of Price Ditch, in the VII
lage of Festus, Mo, Few miles south
of st. Louis, was burned, and The
charred remains OF Ditch were found
yesterday in the ruins. Indications
point to murder and lncendiarisin.
Mrs Wallace, wife of Fire Chief
Wallace, of Cleveland, was awakened
by two men in her room, and when
she screamed one fired a revolver, the
bullet innicting a severe wound in her
head.
Mrs Mary Stickel, of West Farming
ton, Ohio, sued Mrs. Antoine Knoeffler
and Mrs. Jessie Hyde. OF the same
place, for $4,000 on the charge Of
alternating the affection Of her hus-
band.
Suit for divorce was begun by his
wife against j. Edward Addicks, mill
ionaire candidate for United States
senator from Delaware. She named
Mrs. Ida Carr Wilson as correspond
ent.
David Morgan, coupon and discount
clerk in the Bank of the Republic,
New York, was discovered to DE short
$1,000 in his accounts, $4,000 OF
which was made good. He will not be
prosecuted.
Bishop McQuaid at the Roman Cath
Ollie cathedral in Baltimore, Nd,
preached a sensational sermon in
which he denounced the action of
Archbishop Ireland in coming to that
state and taking part in the last polit-
zeal campaign.
The New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company has advanced the wages
of the Miners ut Plumn and Sandy
Greeks from So to 81 cents per ton to
the men signing an agreement not TO
Join any organization. The increase
affects about 500 men.
In the lynching trial, at Memphis,
Judge Cooper reversed his former rul-
ing and admitted testimony offered by
the defense to show that there was q
conspiracy among negroes to burn
houses in the Kerrville and Milling
neighborhoods.
David Henderson, the Chicago the
atrical manager. has entered into part
nership with w. II. Buch in the man
agement Of the Broadway theatre in
Denver, and has gone west to sign
leases for theatre at Salt Lake and
Stoekwell's theatre in San Francisco.
Investigation of the affairs of the
Shoe and Leather bank make it clear
that the only persons implicated in thu
defalcation are the late Frederick
Baker and the missing bookkeeper,
Seely. There was no run on the bank,
and the opening of Bakers strong box
shows that his life was insured in sew
eral companies.
DR. George w. Picken and son, both
prominent people of Eau Claire, Wis,
have been arrested on charge of
criminal assault. The singular feat
ure Of the case is that the principal
witness against them is a young
woman whom the son has controlled
by n hypnotic influence whereby she
has been prevented from telling what
she would have been glad to make
public.
An Indian mound $50 feet long, 100
feet wide and 300 feet high has been