Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-21


sailed for Europe last week IN COM
pany with Charles Frohman.
The supreme council OF the a. r. q
met In Washington. The threat Il
made that it may result in the forma-
ton Of a new political party.
On June ! packages OF merchandise
samples weighing twelve ounces VIII be
admitted TO the mails between This
country and the Netherlands.
AT Mountain Lake, Mimi, while out
fishing II. Dickman and Jacob Epp
were drowned. The latter lost his lie
in trying TO save his companion.
The malt house OF the Hinehcline
brewery in Paterson, n. j., and SILK
factory and a dwelling were burned.
Loss s213.000; insurance 100000.
The great carpet mill at Mount
Holly. n. j.. owned by w. J. Sloan, OF
New York. and operated by G. II. Mast
& Son. was burned. Loss, 100000.
A child was killed and forty persons
injured by the derailing OF an excursion
train near Savannah, Ga, on the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular railroad.
pitcher J. b. Wood, who was signed
at the opsning Of the season 70 play
with the st. Louis Browns, has been
farmed out to Columbus, Ohio, team.
A. J. Speckert, president OF the de
flnct German American Title company,
has disappeared from Louisville. His
affairs were in a muddled condition.
Rev. DR. G. b. Strickler, pastor of
Central Presbyterian church Atlanta.
Ga, has accepted the chair Of theology
in the Union seminary at Richmond.
Va.
The salvation captain in Washing
ton, D. c., is organizing bicycle bri-
gade, with which she will travel
through the states under her jnrisdic-
ton.
Fires are raging in the Pennsylvania
oil region about Bradford, causing
much damage. Thousands of acres OF
timber are being burned in New Jer-
sey.
Judge Jenkins orders the payment OF
ss1 900 each 10 Messrs. Cakes, Payne
and Rouse, the old receivers OF the
Northern Pacific They worked IL
years.
At Huron, S. d.. Prof. George Van
derstein Is dead aged A. He resided
in Danyille, H., for 80 years and was
a well.known music teacher, critic and
writer
The Metropolitan restaurant in st.
Louis, Mo, was damaged $4,000 by
fire. Several firemen were injured, one
of whom. Adolph Hunt. had his back
broken,
Amid solemn, impressive and re
splendent ceremonies, RI. Rev. John J.
Kahn. archbishop of the ST. Louis do
cese. was invested with the order of
the pallium.
Eleven lives were lost by the explo-
sion Of the boilers Of the towboat Harry
Brown of Plttsburg, Pa. on the
Mississippi river near Vicksburg late
Sunday night
An attempt was made by incen-
diaries at Wardner Junction, Idaho, TO
burn the mammoth Bunker Hill con-
contractor The militia is now guard
ing the property.
The supreme court Of Indiana hold
ticket scalping Illegal. The ticket
brokers maintain that after a twenty
years fight they will not give up with
out a further struggle.
The southern Baptist convention, in
session ait Chattanooga. Tenn, con
cluded It's business and adjourned.
The next convention will be held at
Wilmington, y. G.
The third annual congress OF the In
ternational Divine Science association
convened in Kansas City with nearly
200 delegates. representing nearly
every state IN thu union
at Tyndall, 81 ID Albert Sehoupp, rs
years old has been convicted Of rape
Oh a 13-year-old girl Chattield a man
so years of age. is now on trial for
nces, with his daughter
The supreme court Of Illinois has af-
frmed the decision Of the lower courts
vi EfdHAibE tA=1buE ~ "
Durham IL divorce. Maj Arthur w
Allyn was The correspondent
J. II. stahl, a Minneapolis agent, in
the absence OF the doctor at Fall
Creek. drank the contents of a bottle
thinking 1t was alcohol The stuff the
man drank contained nitrate Of silver.
Charles II Deacon, Of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad company.
and secretary of the Glover Club. died
at his home in Overlook, a suburb of
Philadelphia, Of cancer OF the stomach.
In Boston court a 17-year old boy
OF Lynn has been awarded $50, 600 by
the jury for the loss OF leg. He was
pushed from the foothoard of a car by
d conductor and fell under the ear
wheels.
Edward Conery. 1ro of New Orleans.
merchant and president Of the indie
pendent OH company, made m assign
ment 81 his property for the benefit OF
creditors Assets. $2S7, 600; liabilities,
$i45000
lossnh Graham. late Of Freehold y.
y y carpenter ~ trade, shot and Killed