Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-07
TEL EGRAMS IN BRIEF.
OUR OWN AFFAIRS.


In New York The Brooklyn bridge
trustees authorized the building Of g
movable stairway.
rhe New York Tribune says the
Maryland monument in Prosper fafk
is badly located.
Louis Sherrys restaurant viii be
moved uptown opposite the site Sc
lected by Delmonico.
Mckinley carried the Illinois repub-
lican convention. Tanub was named
for governor
Thomas e. Seabrooke, the comedian,
has been sued by his wife, Elvia Croix.
for a separation.
Colored delegates to the ST. Louis
convention will hold a conference In
New York on May IA.
Colonel Ludlow, late military attache
at London, has been assigned 70 duty
at Tompkinsville. s. l.
The National bicycle racing circnit
for the season of 1896, was inaugurated
at Oakland, Cal. yesterday
At Decatur, H., Joe Myers Is under
arrest charged with having killed
August Hickman. the man whose
dead body was found IN the woods east
OF that city,
The members Of the First Congfega-
tional hurch Of Frisco voted to accept
DIR. Browns resignation.
Senator Sherman said that Mr. Har-
rIson cannot as an honorable man ac-
cept the nomination for the presidency
James wilson was arrested In Eau
Claire for issuing spurious checks on
the Commercial bank OF Eau Claire.
Elections committee No. 3 reported
In favor Of Representative Tucker,
whose scat was contested BY Mr. Yost.
The Bermuda passed out Of Jackson
vile, Fla, loaded with a warlike cargo
and four hundred men. bound for
Cuba.
The sum of SIS, 900 was subscribed at
the New York theosophical convention
for the founding OF a school Of occult
ism.
Gov Hastings has refused to grant
a respite In the case of II. II. Holmes,
who is to be hanged in Philadelphia,
May z.
The battle ship Massachusetts made
1929 knots on her official trial, and
earns d bonus of sl2500O for her
builders.
The Giatemalan government a. a
matter OF comfy, has surrendered ].
II. Cowan. wanted in Pennsylvania for
forgery.
Mrs. Annie SNOW wealthy widow.
OF New York, jumped from a window
and killed herself as the result OF
dream.
The question of the constitutionalty
of the Ranes excise law will be argued
in the New York court OF appeals
April 80.
The anniversary Of General Grants
birthday was observed III New York
city and elsewhere by commemorative
timers
The Indians at Yankton agency have
gain been made happy by the receipts
Of another installment Of $l2 600 inter
est money
James ! Bush cashier Of the broken
Emifn fN W National bank was in
dicted after three attempts and placed
under arrest
Spanish authorities In Washington
have discovered Cuban plot to SEIZE
a port, hlow up a var ship and capture
Spanish zola
Gen James l.ongstreat spoke III
eulnpy pt General Grant at the Grant
birthday banquet Of the MideleseN club
in HosDon
LicutenaRt-C Colonel Ludlow chair
man 81 thg Nicaragua eanal commits
sion saws Ire construction Of the canal
is feasible
Southern congressman SAY the silver
men OF the south viii make a hard
fight for a free-coinage plank IN the
Chicago platform.
The census Of the German empire for
the past five years hows population
OF 52.2it5o3 an increase of liza per
cent Per year
Senator Chandler, from the commit
zee on privileges, submitted a report
setting forth that Senator Morgan's
election was invalid
Commander Booth-rucker. Of this
Salvation Army. was arrested in New
York while stunning in disguise
With Steven Brode,
The democratic congressional cam
paigu committee has resumed IT'S work.
and Chairman Faulkner urges an ae-
gressiNe campaign
Thomas & Plat wro,e a letter to
Rochester republicans which Is re.
rarded Is q defiance TO his enemies In
the Mckinley camp
~ Livingston. Mont Henry Koch
ler convicted Of burglary III the hrst
degree has been sentenced "a four
years n the penitentiary
siX suits have been begun In New
YoFk hy three persons Who claim they
are entitled ny reason ii kin u 4 part
Of a II Stewards estate.
burglars got Sad1 from tbc NHlwau-
kee House saloon IN Eau aire tt
Maekinnon and Il T nuny. strangers
were arrested ola suspicion
rnmor Is current Ell Washington
that Cardinal SatnlH M hAs., pre,3