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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
FOREIGN MATTERS.

A hundred Russians are reported
drowned,
Madagascar's capital is taken by the
French.
Princess kaiulani of Hawaii IS
wirc.pulling in England
Turk, ana Armeplans resumed
lighting in the country Of the latter,
4 dispatch from Paris says Colonel
Stuart ~ Taylor died in that city
sunday.
Extra precautions are taken ny
Hawaiian authorities TO prevent an
invasion
Turkey proposes 10 resist any at
tempt 10 force a passage Of the Oar.
danelleS.
The French forces have taken An
tananariyo and the llova queen has
Ieft her capital
The death Of the American sculptor
William Mctmore story occurred at
Nallambrosa. Italy.
\ fire took place on the island of
Gludecca by which hundreds of tons
Of grain were destroyed.
British ana American consr's at
Shanghai say that oWrages upon mis-
sionarles have practically ceased.
Trustworthy information has beea
received at Panama thlt 4 revolution
has broken ont HI the interior Of
Venezuela,
4 dispatch from Berlin says Profes.
Sor Icydea has received news that
the czarovitz's condition grows
alarming
4 dispatch from Trebzonde says:
Serious conflicts took place here be-
tween Turks and Armcnians Id which
many OF the latter were Killed.
The publication NJ letters from com.
servatiyeS to Baron Won Hammersfeln
Is expected TO result In a number of
trials for treason Iii Germany.
Don Manuel Fernando, Spanish
nohleman by birth and formerly the
head Of Capucblu convent. re-
nouucel the Catholic faith and joined
the Presbyterian church
Lionel Sackville West ex-British
minister 10 the United states gives
out an explanation Ia connection With
his election from the country BIZ
President Cleveland seven years ago.
A dispatch from Berlin quotes i
parsonage In 4 pooition Il know the
emperor's views as saying that Ger.
uanyS position in European affairs
X constantly growing more euviahle.
Gen. Rodriguez declares the Cuhans
Viii win the igh;. and urges the
United States = allow the shipment
Il anus and ammunition to the rev.
lattonists, Which are the only thing
they uee1
fhe Paris Figaro says that the
text clnststory will Be tile occasio
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17

eighteen men for his work, as ARM
strong had had but twenty-five for his,
The rangers have fought against
odds for years. They fought against
over-powering odds when immediate
~ after the war, as state police, under
Davis, they brought order to the lone
star state in the most turbulent times
of the reconstruction days. The two
hundred men who fought and died at
the Alamo, who checked the advance
of Santa Anne's army of ten thousand
men, so that Gen. Sam Houston could
gather his forces together, were made
up, in part, of Texas rangers.
There is. | will venture to say, not
a member of the Texas rangers today
who would not 80 merrily to certain
death to uphold the ancient glory of
the name that he bears
The rangers are paid $40 a month
and their rations and arms and am
munition are furnished by the state.
They provide their own horses, the
state paying for them if they are
killed. They are unencumOered with
baggage They will take the saddle at
minutes notice to go on a scout of
months dura ton. They have no uni
form. They have no military disci-
pline, as discipline is generally under
stood, but they obey their officers and
will go with them to certain death
without murmur
All of these things are well known
to Texans, to the cowboys, better per-
haps, than to the inha bitants of the
cities. and 1t is extremely unlikely
that any considerable number OF Tex
ans will care. under any circumstan-
ces, to try conclusions with the Texas
rangers when the latter are out for
business. Much as the people of
Dallas wanted the big fight" to come
off in that city, they would not have
tried to bring i off If the governor
had sent the rangers there to prevent
1t. even If there had been no legisla-
tive action prohibiting the fight.
Dallas wanted the fight and the
money would have brought more than
the people of the north who have
never been here can possibly under
stand. Dallas had "boom" num-
Der Of years ago and at that time
two-thirds Of the real estate in the
city was mortga ged to half It's (then1
value. The bottom dropped out of the
boom and the value OF real estate
fell. Then the citizens awoke to the
fact that the city was practically
mortgaged almost to It's full value
The mortgages were held in the east
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17

In the latter part of the same year
the rangers, under Sergt. John B /,
Armstrong, of McNelly's company,
raided the stronghold of King Fisher
and his great band of horse and cattle
thieves in Texas, near Eagle Pass, ar
rested members Of the band wherever
found, killed a number Of them in
fights and made the country what it
had never before been-safe for peace
able settlers. The following year Capt.
Jesse Lee Hall, who succeeded to the
command of the company upon the
death of McNelly, stopped the terrible
feud in Dewitt county,
a feud which had ragged for twenty
years, and which had resulted In hun
dreds of murders-and Hall had but
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
POPULAR PARTISAN ACrppss
Suzanne Riehemberg's Powers ~
Stage and o.. ny

Easily the queen of the p,,,a
theatrical world is Mile. Snzara.
Richembe.g, the incomparable !,
genuc of the Comeile Francois ~ -
age is a problem. She looks 81 "a ' ~
stage, but confesses eight years Ny
and is the first of rae women ar,,.',
who obtained recognition IN s,ciat-
and she Is as popular ia the draw,r,
room as on the stage. In face sgns.
and voice she is young. From he,
earliest Childhood she was pr,aio-'
Nursed in histrionic art by two f9m
Gus sisters, Augustine and NadAloin.
Brohan, little Suzanne acted from ~
first as naturally as children Of ber
age play with their dolls. she Il
tered the conservatory in sbor.
dresses, almost a finished actress tban
and she easily acquired the first nri7a
The Coincide Immediately set to WORK
to secure the clever young actress
Her debut twenty-six years aso MAS
as Agnes in Moliere's 'I.'Ecole dos
Femmes," and her success was enar.
nous.
Fair, petite and supple, she is not
Thin, and her muscles are like steel
Her eyes are bright and piercing her
features refined and her crystalline
soprano voice, light, vet strong
reaches every part of the house with.
out an effort, and is in turn pathetic
biting or caressing. AS an ingenue
she is as inimitable as when she was
10 and in the modern woman she
realizes the type with its winsome
and sympathetic attraction, which
belongs to the woman as much as to
the actress.
Mile. Richemberg is somewhat Of an
autocrat in her world, and tyrannzes
over her comrades, authors and di.
reetors. more or less, and all Paris
knows that It's doyenne is not on the
most amicable terms with NJ. FAD.
ministrateur. There have been re.
volts, pouting and sulks and every
now and then CONSERVATION Is spread
about by threats of resignation, end
though she looks forward to the pen.
sion that will come in four years for
thirty years service she may con.
clude some of these days to retire
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17

of the association. The next couyen-
ton will be held in Salt Lake City.
Because she had demonstrated with
him for abusing his wife William
IIala OF New York city dealt Mrs.
Malou a blow that caused her death,
and a crowd threatened to lynch him.
The Episcopal house of deputies
favors 'prlmate" as the title Of the
senior bishop, while the house Of
bishops chooses presiding bishop"
The next conveption VIII be held in
Atlanta.
Mrs. Jennie Meehan, of No. 235
West Seventeenth street, died in the
New York hospital and Mary O'Brlen
Is under arrest charged with causing
her death by throwing lighted lamp
at her.
The sheepmen Of Montana are ar.
ranging for representation during the
next session Of congress to obtain a
protective tariff on wool. a state con-
yention is to be held at Helena No
yember IL.
Inspector Sharf Of the treasury de-
partment arrested 80 Chinese women
Mt the exposition grounds at Atlanta,
Ga. 1t Is charged that they were am
ported for immoral purposes. All are
young and fine looking.
The officers and directors Of the
South Dakota board having the recent
state fair in charge are accused Of
having put that enterprise in a hole
while enhancing their private financial
interests.
a party Of Lehigh Valley Coal com
pany engineers ignited a boo of gas
In Dorrance mine, iWilkesbarre. -Four
are imprisoned and one is believed to
be dead. OF six taken out two will
die and from fifteen to twenty are
missing.
Fire at Green Bay, Wis, destroyed
the docks Of the Murphy lumber COM
pany, with millions Of feet OF logs
and lumber and number Of build
lngs. Loss 100000; insurance $6T,-
600. The fire was caused by a spark
from a tug.
Wesley W. Kent has resigned us
general passenger agent Of the Chi
cago, Peoria & st. Louis railroad to
accept the position of chairman of
the Southwestern Independent Pass
enger association with headquarters
ut st. Louis.
Secretary Olney II is reported, seri-
ously considers the propriety Of send
ing confidential agent to Cuba. that
the state department may he able 70
report intelligently to the president
aud TO congress in regard TO the adj
Visibility Of according belligerent
rights to the insurgents.
Three indictments were turned by
the grand jury at st. Joseph. Mo-.
against Domlnick Wagner, the priest
They are for assault, seduction aud
abduction. but II Is probable that
they will be nolle pressed, as the
priest having married Miss Steidel,
she cannot be compelled to appear
against him.
/ Representative diplomats of South
American republics, resident in Wash
! ington have discussed the policy OF
Joint recognition by their governments
of the Cuban revolutionists as bel
llgerentS. should the occasion for such
: recognition arise, and it has been sug,
gestea that the United States might
act in concert with them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17

with the lawless element and in such
cases, they have acted independently
and without regard to the wishes Of
the sheriff or other officers.
The Texas rangers put an end In
1870 to the cattle stealing which had
cursed the lower Rio Grande border
for many years. With forty men
Capt. l.. H. McNelly, perhaps the
most famous Of all the ranger cap
tains, swooped down ON the border
and with hard riding and harder
fighting did what thousands of Uncle
Sans troops had been unable TO do
put an end to the raids of Mexican
cattle thieves in Texas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17

Of creating the following cardinals:
Mgr. Ferrata, the papal nuncio at
Paris; Mgr. Agliardi, the papa nuncio
at Vienna, and Mgr. satolli, the papal
delegate to the church in the United
States.
Mexican holders Of Argentine bonds
have entered a formal protest with
the British foreign Office against
charges Of bribery said to have been
made by the minister of finance of
that republic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17

or IN England, and they bore
at tne rate Of ten per cent. Sass
Only In the fan is money at an yea,
ful here. During all the ~, p.eaa'
year 1t is very scarce. y TIE
When the rangers start Fl \
law and order, they win get I, y !. .sVe
have to kill every man within :, vac!
to obtain 1t, and there i III 'aage
which has ever obtained IN all rana a.e
companies, namely: "Dont wa ,nAsef
the other man to shoot frst 10Y
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
wild MAN" CAUGHT.
The Connecticut Freak Given Two
Years in Prison.


Winsted, Conn.,, Oct. 13.--The wild
man" has been sentenced to serve a
term of two years i'm the states
prison at Wethensfeld by Judge Nil
ton Shumway of the superior court.
The man gave the name Of Dennis
Ripptt, and there is no doubt that
he is the Hermit Terror seen by Riley
W. Smith in the Injun meadows Of
Colebrook last August. He was ar
raigned in the criminal term OF
the superior court at Ltchield,
charged with stealing COW from the
premises of II. G. Stevens in East
Canaan. Sheriff r. A. Nellis, of Win
sted, opened court and the spacious
room was filled with people from dill
ferent parts Of the state, all eager 10
catch a glimpse of the wild man.
His long hair had been cut and bis
whiskers trimmed, but his actions
We're odd. Judge Shumway asked MN
If he had counsel and he replied
mo, | don't want anything to say
Lawyers ] ohm +. Hubbard and 2. I.
Roberts, both of Litchfield, were as
signed to defend him. Throughout the
proceedings he had little to say. ABOUT
fifteen East Canaan people testified 10
depredations committed by Rippltt -
their village. The evidence was SO
strong against him that the jury was
out but few minutes. Rippitt Vea
in a hut in the woods near Eas'
Canaan. He subsisted by stealing
from farmers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17

In Lady Colin Campbell's Realm,
,London publication Gertrude Ather-
ion has an article in which she makes
vigorous defense Of Americans, espe-
eially American girls, as an answer
a the papers recent attacks. she
says that the paper judges Americans
by the vulgar thousands who rush to
Europe to spend their newly made
dollars and by the pepper girls who
cross their leglets and eat candy In
the reading-rcoms Of the Grand or
Metropolis"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
A GOOD DEFINITION.

Papa" said Benny RloodbunpeF'
"what does tile word sophlsTI!
nlean?"
"Sophistry, Benny" replied ~
Bloodbunper, "is the Other fellows
argument" Judge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17

Admiral Sir James Robert Drum
mond, sergeant-at-arms of the hou*
of lords, is dead, aged 81.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
THE TEXAS RANGERS
WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE
CoRBETT FIGHT ANYWAY.
AFFAIR RIGHT IN THEIR LINE

Are the Sworn Enemy of the Bad
Cowboy-How They Are Organized
and What They Do-Their History
Governor Culbertson's Sturdy Re
lance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
F all


Is fully as important and as Denenstn'
as Spring Medicine, for at this seas sSa
there is great danger to health y W
varying temperature, cold storms IN. IA
larial germs, prevalence OF fevets a.,j
other diseases. All these may De aFo. ~
If the blood is kept pure, the digesV9pr
good, and bodily health vigorous y
taking
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-23
Americas, Oaa Forests.

The Northwestern Lamiscrman calls
attention 10 The fact that the magnlh-
cent. oak forests north Of the OHIO
River, In the central part OF tAa
Northern States. have largely d,sap-
pear,i Within the last five years
there has been an increasing demand
for oak, in spite OF bushes. depres-
sion. more especaslly for .,eh hnosx
as goes into house finishing. in0Iadin9
plain and quarter. sawed rel OAK and
white oak. The duration q! tho Wis
consin red OAK supply is now pretty
plainly Indicated. aud in the mean,ine
remnants - Indiana. Ohio. Michigan
and Southern Illinois oak will have
disappeared, excep, n small farm
buildings. an the grea: bulk oe tho
supply will thereafter come from sonth
Of the OHIO. or course. there - osk
IN AL the Southern States. hut the 81
'nv.al bottom lands must furnish the
erea: bulk % the ',mher. AMI "a Ken
turkv and Tennessee AMI West Sir-
rinla ore r,a,tlv denn l"!. the main
eurplr Mil soon l." derived from tho
lover Mss e-:ups All IL tribasArier.
II tLa fi.cs, AREA .. oak ,.rber N
the worli, melv. that north OF the
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-23
f.s .lse s~lst-f.

Eserc,ss wcfe substituted g.. horses
IN .sesr. bullara: IN SpAn
TohAc-cai.s. generally blame The
h.cvc,o 10. TIE lcsseaei denaci .a-
cigars
Tue grea: advantage n elsesr,o de-
position !. .ha; almost any use:al saav
lie tepa-aioi upon glass.
4 Nlaa~ss,a girl Of .i..ssa can dis
;ingussh no color. eyery;hins being
white TO her. and she - compelied 10
wear dark glasses 10 protect her eyes
from the glare.
Th~ hsemen os San Francisco Afc
experimenting With new resp,rsser.
or air filter. hy means o: wh,ea shcy
arc enabled Ia work ftrsv-.ivc minutes
N .leuse smeAe without su;Foca..on
Experiments have shown that mild
currente 81 electricity NAV have =
beneficial enee. on the growth o!
plants. nut. 81 rcarSe. heavy eaArg@
will Iii ! plan, Just ~ hghinsng ~,ll
lill h~tYt.
Elec;racians say that trolley car is
br al odds the safes. place 10 be found
IN = thunder storm. The wire AMI
troley pole serve as perfect pso'ec
,ion, AMI ear has never yet heea
kuown Il hc . useA hy lIgh.nla
Although a rubber horseshoe aas
been invented for use on ICY pave
me1.s. nothing satisfactory seems Ia
have been fcnnd for horses compelled
IL travel upou vet asphalt. Il = ia
;lceable that horses accus:ouci u az
rhaIt learn The trick ~ stepping cate
fully, as men learn Ia waA With siH'
'enel ankles on ice.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-23

brother upon tho subject, which
proved beyond doubt the identity Of
the young lady S father with Ford
hanas college friend
You will appreciate the first meet
! ing, Fordham, said Emmett, in con
c.usion; it was out OF the ordinary
line Tom was deeply impressed
fact, hard hit About the middle of
this summer he was wandorin, about
/, The country on one Of those solitary
pedestrian traEnps he pretends to en-
/ Joy, and happened to pass through
/ this little town OF Bramnton. 1t was
what they consider there hot day.
/ Tom had covered a stretch Of ten miles
or SO, and, happening 10 behold q
shiny tin cup op the hydrnnt In a yard
he was passing, he. suddenly felt con
suming thirst Without regard to
.ncum ct tuur, he proceeded towards
that hvdrant, but be never reached it.
Il CHANGED to be one OF those occa-
sions when the innocent suffer for the
guilty. aud Tom received on bis head
a stick Of stove wood, hurled bv the
aunt Of his future tiancee at sinful
old hen that had astray from its right
full premises. The blow nearly knocked
the boy under. The aunt appeared
from the woodshed, Miss Sylvia came
on the scene inquiring: Did you hit
lone. ayntle? | hope its that old roos-
ter And then Tom saw fireworks and
| oil c}a Ia ho1f
they thought he was crazy man..
Well, they called IN a doctor, AMI he
kept the boy prisoner there for six
wceks-he and Miss Sylvia, aud the
result, you see, is a sister iu-law'
"a charming result, have no
doubt, said Fordham. 'Its a strih-
ing story
They lett the Office together and en-
tered tho lawyers gharry that stood
waiting In the street. Tall and state
" white buildings cast welcome
shadows along the wide thoroughfarc.
and IN the arcades of their lower
floor, were heaped jewels, silverwork,
wrouGht brass, silks and shawls. The
squatting merchants guarded their
treasures with sleepy-looking, keen
eyes IS the patiently waited for Gus
toners. Crowds of shoppers, iilerS
coolies and water carriers filled the
street, aud the tropical sunlight
brought out the glowing richness of
brilliant hued broca1es and silk. II
-hawls. the dazzle OF white garments.
the satlnv shine OF bare bronze ll,n1 }.
and che SIS I.lttIe nuhIlc hack rio4.
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-
'es''n. foinfe FRO" Indian >anaws
na 'aHae as "s'eseiss
In tue carly san4uess there could
not have been bee, mutton and veal.
and 1t was we'll that the hunger that
comes from rngssi health and hssi
"osk VS. sne ssuec fnas assendea she
sHransc new eiih.ss- Inc iiigFim
mo'Ae's tried - Asep inc sen'iiHea'
OF home aooh. sae'r ieasis ny Counter
letting The aceustoLea e'shes Win
such materials a they eonid cas1s.snd.
i'aHnoess and flannel cakes that shoasc
have been r. ~hitest wheat Hour,
ma dc ffght "hh ee~f. were composed
OF coarse lndIan Faeai AMI water
iatIent con'in:ahce IN beating o.oasA'
Tue hat'er 10 saci itA'helE hga'neH
taat ne eggs were latdlv ir.e~a'. Tor
q lhank~-lNl-e' doiicacv the same sas
Goals III great cakes a. Iarc' - 'ne his
pewter platter on which they Were i9'a
rs soon "a cooned ana cafe'uns spEe@i
witt the precious Daich>~ butter
brought 'r the occasional trading
ships. AS eaeE @HEe Tas buttefea !.
received oonatl3ui rr'eaalng oi
maple sugar. m American nos tity that
much delighted the IlIerlms "hsh
the ulle ~a~ "stachei NJ 10 goodly
height. either the head OF the family
or the next IL office, ant the structure
into enormous WeiGa shHr"d plteyes.
and even when circumstances iliie 40
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j 11"t' -
he .o&e75 q paratlao, he whls-
pered, and t-re0 his arms ont uncer-
tam = 80, i hurts too much to
pich tholn, he IAtttcrcI, AMI snnh
sylvia "itie, startled eyes met
BarbalA :. ! Il" iattcr lald her finger
on her lips ant moslonod towards the
reyf house Nlthin tive minutes scy-
eral nel@hbor~ hai gathered around
the prostrate man, who appeared un-
conscious ;nle-s touched, when lie
eviEcei q thorough knowledge ot box
.n@. III" doctor on his arrival lis
teaai to Miss BARBARA account Of the
accident with an inscrutablc couatc-
name. iIc wa2 ! cala, iseen-cveei man,
whose resolute orders soon cleare
the house 9, srperh1ous attendants.
Ills attentions were received with n
gratitude bv his patient until h held
au ouraons sulist.tna aca- the ii ured
faconnl SAID gent
- want 10 J., IS -. ara a doctor
It's all rl4 The dull eyes
Vaverci ~ instant on his face.
i. It? thonght 1t wasn't hope
yon hno" with ths m"7mnrea re-
Spouse the refractory patient sub
lalttel 10 the touch ofthe shllltul
hands.
History rei>9st~ >stsan.- -Ferdham. =,
The speaker, a bcrenc-faced man Of
imposing presence, advanced lelsurelv
into tn" private Office Of we'll known
LAWYER n Bombay.
so have heard, SAID the latter,
glanelng up with smile Of We ne.
The visitor settled lelaureiy
seat, whore he received the benz nee
q tie rHnNAh swun. fromthe ceiling.
both lHen wore tut suits OF white
lnen, that. despite the unuttcrable
heat. re,aInci Their fresh crlspncss.
~ IRVING aud giving IN marriage
tn n,.rld Keeps on n the s.t-Ae old
W, sa'i fsnm"'t, comfortably.
- hts has been horne ia upon nc
sln'e IT, arrival o the American
!lsil Yesterday
ou had u ws IRON vuHr Dr other
u believe So | have Just crown
accustomed y the pleasing certainty
that AL to words III ms letters will ne
enallel according TO tho dictionary !;
possibly yon can comprehend the
shock ] experienced Yesterday on
T al.nE N his own kandwrltin9 that
IL, ;. .flfvor. | :, ha ,rarr,..l
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