Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-08

10. II. Moore, Chicago vice president,
S. e. Cate, Des Moines; secretary, A
V. Mum. Chicago; treasurer, j. A. kel-
sey, Chicago.
Ten tanks of oil belonging TO the
Waters-Pieroe Oil Company, at East
ST. Louis, were destroyed by fire. Many
thousands Of barrels Of oil were burned
causing d loss Of 100000 to $4,000;
fully insured.
John Fitzgibbon, sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life from New York
City for murder, was discharged from
Sing Sing prison He is an English
man and was received at the prison on
April "a, 1873.
In Chicago at the Slxtieth street
station, thug felled Mrs. Addie Way,
ticket seller and her defender with
piece Of gas pipe. A desperate high
wayman also shot and fatally wounded
John Calyer of Hyde Park
Herbert Booth King and Frederick
i. King, who compose the New York
firm of Herbert Booth King & Brother,
advertising agents at 81 East Twenty
third street, have assigned, with pref
erences for $4,000.
The st. Cecilia academy at Rome,
italy, has elected Clarence Eddy, the
Chicago organist, IN honorary mem
Der. William steinway, Of New York,
Is the only other American who has
been complimemted similarly.
Every department Of the Pueblo steel
plant Of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company, about which sensational re-
ports OF a general shutdown were re-
Gently circulated, has resumed full
operation with force of 1000 men,
The Empress of China brings news
of the robbery at Shanghai OF the pay
master OF United States cruiser Boston
II $1,000 by two able seamen named
Henrlcksen and Cooney, both from San
Francisco. The thieves escaped but were
captured.
The Standard Oil company is going
into the ice business in all the great
cities. 1t will make and sell the arti-
fetal article at lower price than
any other concern in the field the
public may be supplied at 50 cents a
ton in 1897.
Wheat has advanced $4S,O00,00O in
value to American producers and dis
tributors in the last three weeks. An
advance of 21a cents was made in its
price in Chicago Wednesday This
arks total Of II cents In three
weeks.
The grand jury of New Orleans has
found seven indictments against w. P.
Nichols, president, and John b. De
Blanc, cashier of the Bank of Com
nerce. for embezzlements aggregating
$4,000. The parties gave bail each
for $24,5 500.
The postoffice department has award
cd a contract FOR carrying the mail
between Juneau and Circle City, Alas
ka. The distance Is S9S miles and the
contractors are to make four trips be-
tween Nov i, 1896, and May 81, 1885,.
They receive $1,700 for each trip.
Judge Allen, in the supreme court
at Boston, has appointed Ovington +.
Weller of Boston receiver for the Git
liens Gas Light Company of Reading
and Stoneham. The liabilities amount
to about SS5,0o0, OF which $4,000 are
preferred and the balance unsecured
John S. Johnson went mile on his
bicycle al the t. A. w meet In Tren-
ton IN l.47 fiat, paced The best prev
ions time was las "a made by Tyler
"Jimmey' Michael paced, covered five
miles in 9.51 4-5 against 1901 1-5, the
best previous time. zeigler broke an
arm.
The Pacific mail steamship China
has arrived from Hong Kong, breaking
the record The run to Honolulu from
Yokohoma was days 10 hours, two
hours under the record From Honolulu
to Frisco the time was days s hours
and 20 minutes. two hours under the
record,
Two warrants will be served on Con-
tractor Charles Corrigan of Newport
for violation of United States statutes.
He is charged with having his men
work nine hours on a contract at Fort
Adams. The statutes forbid a day of
more than eight hours on government
contracts
II appears that on the occasion of the
recent visit of Joseph Chamberlain to
this country, two detectives began duty
at the home Of Mrs Endtcott Secreta-
ry Chamberlain's mother-in-law, guard
ing the premises night and day and
accompanying Mr. Chamberlain wher-
ever he went.
The Army of the Cumberland elected
the following otIicars at Rockford, ILL.,;
President, w. s. Rosecrans; cores
ponding secretary, II. v Boynton; re-
cording secretary, ]. w. Stiel treasur-
er, General Fullerton; historian, G. G.
Mitlin; with one vice president from
each state
Frcsicriek = Forester has been ap-
pointed receiver Of the assets Of HUI
hurt Brothers & Co. sporting goods
ana bicycle dealers. in New York, in
proceedings for voluntary dissolution
OF the corporation Assets. S37S.S37:
direct liabilities. $292, 476: contingent
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