Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-09

has determined to ask ful Indemnity
from Turkey for damages suffered by
American citizens ia her empire.
Receiver Burleigh. or the Northern
Pacific. is credited with cont emplating
drastic measures to have the receiver
ship matter definitely settled.
The American Armenian Relief as
sociation sent an appeal to The Eng
lish people to do what they can toward
stopping butchcry Of Armenians.
A prominent Washington Arinen-
ian now In Minneapolis says the Turk
lsh minister manufactures telegraphic
news to injure the Armenian cause.
Senator Lodge delivered a speech
in which he insisted that the Monroe
doctrine applied in the present dispute
between Venezuela and Great Britain.
Peter Graham and Fred Hosbach,
twelYe-year-old boys, were sentenced
to the reform school at Bridgeport,
Conn, for attempting to wreck a
train
1t ID reported that Denmark Is will
ing to sell its West Indian possessions,
and Il Is suggested that the United
States needs ST. Thomas for a coaling
station.
Republican assemblymen, in caucus
at Albany, voted to support Hamilton
Fish for speaker. The democrats
united on John B. Stanchfield, of
Chemung.
Rev. C. 0. Brown, pastor Of the
First Congregational church OF San
Francisco, caused the arrest of Mrs.
Mary Al. Davidson on a charge OF
blackmail.
Willfam Jewett, OF Lawrence.
Mass. was before United States COM
missioner in Boston on a charge OF
embezzling all the property Of a bank
in Wolfboro, n. Fl.
Great indignation prevails at Du-
Iuth toward the officers Of the gas and
water company, who may be indicted
for criminal neglect which caused the
typhoid fever epidemic.
The New York supreme court re-
versed the conviction of ex-Police
Captain Stephenson, who was sem
fenced to imprisonment and fine for
accepting a bribe.
A mob in Marion county, Ky, set
fire to the house OF Mrs. Thomas u
West, and she was burned TO death.
William DeveIs, her lover, was shot
and killed while attempting to escape.
Platts bill for greater New York
Is said TO provide for commission Of
Ave to take charge OF every depart
ment OF the new city. 1t is opposed
by the Brooklyn legislature delega-
ton
Additional particulars concerning
the testimony given in the inyestiga-
ton OF Lord Dunraven's yachting
charges made II still more apparent
that they were utterly without foun-
dation
Edward Hallenbaeh, who shot Will
liam r. Robinson in New York to
ayenge his family honor, as is be
lieyed. Is still reticent as to the cause
Of the shooting. and Robinson is re-
covering.
Real Estate Agent Nellis. in front
Of whose house Mrs. Runnett was
found dead In New York, was arrested
yesterday and held in $4,000 bonds.
He is suspected OF being concerned
in the woman's death.
Maria Barheri. who Is under SEN
tence OF death In New York for kill
ing her falthless sweetheart. has
learned 10 speak and write the Eng
lisn language. She sends a letter Of
thanks to her lawyers, who are work
ing to get her free.
A correspondent in Georgetown,
British Guiana, sends word that
Cahral, the self-eonstituted ruler Of
Amapa. will resist all French claims
to the contested territory, He con-
tinues TO commit atrocious crnelties
upon French subjects.
Under a decree Of foreclosure held
by Che Mercantile trust company, the
Portland tOr.1 consolidated street rail-
way system was sold at auction,
There was but one bid, that Of the
Rollins banking company Of Boston,
to whom the property was knocked
down Tor 100000.