Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-04

Forty distiIleries In the Pittsbure
district viii shut down for several
months. Low prices due to surplus
is the reason.
General Bartholomew Maso has beer
elected provisional president OF the re-
public of Cuba. In place Of the late
President Marti.
On application to satisfy stockhold'
I ers, the Columbus, Sandusky Il Hook.
ing railroad has been put into the
hands Of a receiver.
1t is announced King Humbert viii
shortly issue decree generating Pre-
mier Crispi from charges of having
been connected with DIR. Herr, the Pan.
anna canal lobbyist.
Major Charles Hobart, Of the IF
teenth infantry, has been detailed to
attend the encampment Of the national
guard of Wisconsin at Camp Douglas
July % to Aug. II.
The fifth robbery within three
months of klamath Falls and Ager
stages was committed at Topsey Grade,
Ore, A lone lone highwayman ritied
both mail pouches.
Representatives of the powers are
continuing efforts to induce Turkey to
give an explicit reply to the demand
for reforms In Armenia, and ENJOYS
are indignant at the delay.
Treasury officials are silent about
bond matters, but the rumor that the
syndicate will no longer use its in
fuence to protect the government from
gold Withdrawals for export is not
credited.
At Denver Lawrence Farrell, the
pugilist, vas found guilty of highway
robbery. He took Mrs. Hebard for a
drive after having arranged with
another man to hold them up ana
steal her diamonds.
The entire infantry arm of the
United States army has already been
supplied with new small bore rifles,
and the artillery branch Is now being
supplied, and the work of making car
bines for the use of the cavalry is well
under way. 1t is fully expected the en-.
tire United States army will be sup
piled with eapons before next winter
Japanese war ships are assembling
at Making preparing TO attack the
black flags. The Chinese general re-
peatedly demanded the withdrawal of
the British forces and finally trained
guns on the foreign settlements. The
British squadron cleared for action,
when the Chinese commander rescind-
ed his order.
Indian Agent Beck has notified set
tiers at Fender, Nebr., they must be-
fore July make new leases secured
by bond or cash, or yacate the farms
and lose their crops. AS every one of
the renters has already given notes
for rent to the Flourney company, Sc
cured with mortgages ON the crops, it is
unlikely that they will make new
leases or yield peaceable possession.
The full county committee of the
New York state democracy has passed
resolutions condemning the legislation
which for generation has forced up
on us unsound currency, from fiat
legal tender greenbacks to depreciat-
ed silver, and demanding the retire
ment of greenbacks and to relieve fhe
treasury from all responsibility except
its legitimate functions of collection
and disbursement of federal revenues.
Almost the entire police force or Den
yer guarded the houses of eight aid
erman who feared violence from their
constituents. An ordinance granting
a reduction Of only 10 per cent. in the
water rate was passed. after bowling
mob OF citizens with ropes had spent
some hours in the council chamber
threatening to hang them If they
passed it. The people want a better
rate,