Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-27

Grand Master Sargent was reelected
By reclamation By the Brotherhood OF
locomotive Firemen. Vice Grand
Master Mammalian was also reelected.
An armed force Will attempt to col
lect a tax to pay an old railroad debt
In Union county, Kentucky, and trou-
BILE is feared.
The largest sale OF silks which has
ever taken place is in progress In New
YORK. over 5000 pieces, worth $780,
600 are offered.
Daniel G.. Osmun, of Chicago. was
united in Jersey City to Mrs VI. D..
Powers. whose parents had prevented
their marriage thirty-hye years ago.
A message was signaled by hello
graph from Mount Uncompahgre. Colo.
to Mount Ellen, Utah. 1S3 miles,
breaking all records.
Four hundrrd thousand feet or lum-
Der belonging to the Globe company,
Chicago. was destroyed by fire be
lieyed to be OF ineendiary origin.
Senator Brice escaped a vote of CEN
sure by the Ohio democratic conyen-
tlon. but resolution fayoring election
OF senators by the people was adopted.
Congressional campaign committees
OF both parties have advised candidates
to use their own judgment as 10 the
silver question in the coming campaign.
Minneapolis people presented Engi-
neer James Root, the forest fire hero,
a testimonial and a sum Of money, and
Mr. Root promptly gave the money
to the fire sufferers.
Armed guards frustrated an attempt
to hold up Santa Ife express train
near CORN, No. Engineer Prescott
was wounded and one OF the robbers
fatally shot.
James WI Purdum, VINO captured
the conspirator who had been detailed
to kill Vice President Johnson in 1866,
died at his home near Jamestown.
Md.
Auditor Gore has filed a petition at
Springfield for a writ to compel At
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against the Illinois Building and Loan
association.
Carpenter Bros, contractors, recently
blasted from the face Of the palisades
on the Hudson river 10000 tons Of
rock with a single shot" Of 1000
pounds of dynamite.
Edward Whittemore, a farmer living
near Glens Falls, n. Y, and his wife
saulted by II farm hand. The wife
" Il die from her injuries.
Mrs j. A. Mer1iheld was crushed
to death In the elevator in the Bev-
eridge fats, Chicago, and a jury CEN
sured the owners for not providing
better protection for passengers.
hurry Nelson has been suspended
from the Chicago board Of trade for
violating, as president Of the National
Elevator company, the agreement to
reduce storage rates,
Agents of the Chicago civic fedora
ton made an unsuccessful raid on Var
nelfs gambling house and were ar
rested by constables on charge Of
riot
Representatives from every county in
Illinois met at Decatur and formed
the Illinois association OF young mems
democratic societies. Franklin Mac
Yeagh made a speech.
The 26ith anniversary Of the settle
ment OF Boston was observed by the
hosting of flags over the city's build
ings and the display of national colors
from flag staffs over all the public
grounds.
Charles Stewart Smith, who heads
the newly appointed committee of
seventy. favors concessions and COM
promises all around to secure union
Of all antl-Tammany forces in New
York.
In an address before the German
Catholic societies In New York Father
Schweninger said war against capital
was justihable il an employer could
east of workman as he would a
worn-out machine