Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
AT HOME.

Fire at PORTSMOUTH,, "a Sduocu 81
loss of 100000.
Six children were burned to death
near Tweed, ont.
a Georgia man poisoned eight or
nine of his children.
Durrant testifies In his own behalf
and makes poor witness.
A fatal explosion occurred in an
opera house at Corsicana, Tex.
Fire destroyed the Racine, Wis, re-
frigerator plant. Loss, $4,000.
Tammany and the "Garoos' fix up
a county ticket In New York.
ChIcagoans celebrated the twenty
fourth anniversary Of the big fire.
Ex-senator William Malone, of vir-
glnia. died In Washington, d. G.
Or. Meyers, the insurance swindler,
is caught planning a murder n Sing
Sing.
1t is definitely decided to hold the
rbett-Fitzslmmons fight In Hot
Springs.
Three city officials OF Buffalo, n. Y,
are arrested on the charge Of padding
the pay rolls.
The York mills at Saco, Me- after
two months shutdown for repairs,
resumed operations.
Hooking Valley operators have in
creased the wages OF their coal
miners cents per ton.
The fourth annual convention Of the
Commercial Travellers Home associa-
ton was held at Buffalo, N. \.
VIM. G. Knodle, a Kansas City
druggist under indictment for fraud,
committed suicide with morphine.
The twenty-hfth convention of the
general conference of Evangelical
Lutherans was held at Easton, Pa.
Two men, said to be members of a
noble family In Sweden, We're arrested
in Chicago on the charge of forgery.
Alfred w. Fritz, the missing treas
urer OF the Chelsea wire rubber com
pany, has been heard from In Japan.
The Good Government clubs and
German-Amerlcln Reform union
bolted the fusion ticket In New York
city.
Miss Augusta Brady was united IN
marriage to Commander Robert Ma
lory, u. S. n, at st, Paul church, Du-
luth.
Gen. Doe, assistant secretary Of
war has finished his vacation and re-
sumed his dulles at the war depart
ment.
Stockholders of the Bank of Amer
lea, of New York, voted To reduce the
capital ef the bank from $3,000,o00gto
$1,5o0oo0.
Rev. DR. Herrick Johnson. Of Chi
cago, who for many years has been n
powerful factor in Presbyterian cir
cles, Is very Ill.
Miss Marie Elizabeth Donaldson
who is well known Ms a pianist Of
ability. has composed piece OF music
called The Defender March.
Chief Of Police Luton OF West Sill
perior Is arrested for ejecting from
his office man who called to com
plain about gambling houses.
Nine damage suits, aggregatins
S5500oo, brought by EXPIRES. Greea-
hut OF the whisky trust. were dis
missed in the Peoria, Ill., court
The revolt against Croker In Tam
many threatens open disruption on
the very beginning Of the fight
galnst the New York fusion ticket
The triennial session of the national
council Of Congregational churches
was held at Syracuse, \. Y Nelson
Dingley of Maine was chosen mod
orator.
Fire was discovered in l.. Il.
Browns photograph gallery. on the
second floor OF the Whlicomh block in
Waltham. Mass. The property Is IN
sured,
Mrs. OrmIston Chant, the leader In
the social purity crusade against the
Londcn mnslc halls, reached Boston,
but declined TO discuss the failure Of
the crusade.
Mrs Louise Downs Quigley. vile OF
Forger r. q, Qulgley. now serving Il
term Of fifteen and half years IN
Sing Sing, has begun proceedings fer
divorce.
The building of the lorkNllle branen
Of the Young Mems Christian assocla-
ton AZ 1913 and los East Eighty-Sixth
street. New York, was wrecked by
fire Loss $4,000.
Prof Bemis, II transpires, resigned
the chair Of political economy In the
Chicago university in consequence 81
certain anu-railway uttesances on the
great railroad strike,
j. W Wilson, a scout for United
States troops reported la Idaho Fails.
Idaho, that Captain Smith ana two
companies We're killed by Bannoek
Indians ia lackson'S Hole.
SIX persons were killed, ten fatal.
injured ana many more hurt by the
falling ~ platform Nj the LAYING of
the corner stone for st Mary's Cath
Ollie church III Lorraine, ohio
Father Flaherty. tie priest .un.
vieted, found guilty Of criminal rela.
lions with 4 girl Under l6 years m
age was sentenced 70 seven Years in
states prison at GeneSeo. q. ii
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