Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-10


San Francisco to Honolulu and return
in two days in the California airship.
The Mckinley League OF New York
will work for the election OF Joseph
Fl. Choate, the well-known lawyer, as
United States senator from that state.
The Bank OF Westport, which kept
It's account with the Missouri National
bank. suspended. The assets are placed
az $91. 500; the liabilities are about 500
900.
The canals Of New York STATE were
officially closed by order of the super
lntendent OF public works Active
work ON the improvements is TO be be-
gun at once.
Diplomats at Washington are in
formed that Mckinley has offered the
state portfolio to Andrew ID. White, OF
New York, and that the offer has been
accepted.
Colonel Mapeson's orchestra went
on strike at Boston last night TO en-
force payment Of back salaries, and
the colonel was compelled to dismiss
the audience.
One of the legal advisers of the Astor
family authorizes denial OF the re-
ported engagement Of Mrs. Charlotte
Aston DIayton to George Haigh Of
London and Dublin
William B. Given of Columbia, Pa,
was appointed receiver for the Penn
sylvania Traction company, which
operates 50 miles OF trolley railway in
Lancaster county.
Rev Joseph p Wilson, OF West Vir-
ginia. and Mrs. Catherine Stead are
contesting the will Of Jacob q. Davis
Of San Francisco, who died recently
in Philadelphia.
The residence OF Edgar Lockwood,
banker of New York, was entered
by burglars. Jewelry Of the value Of
several thousand dollars was taken, be-
sides sum Of money.
Isaac Swope g. Co., wholesale dealers
in watch cases at IL John street, New
York, failed and confessed several
judgments. The liabilities are $4,000;
nominal assets $4,000
Richard Rowe, who was extradited
from Mexico charged with completely
in looting the Poweshiek county treas
ury IN 1895, was found guilty In the
district court at Montezuma, Iowa
A man who had registered at the
Kimball hotel, Chicago, as Il. l.. Bryan
committed suicide by taking laudanum
and left letter describing his sensa-
lions while dying from the effects Of
the drug.
Pittsburg the factories under
the control of the Pittsburg Plate
Glass company in the country resumed
operations in full after long idleness.
Each factory employs hundreds OF
hands.
Mrs Mary b. Colt, ~, widow of
Judge James b. Colt Of Hartford coun-
! ty brother Of the inventor OF the Colt
revolver. died at the residence of her
daughter. Mrs. George Edwards, in
Berkeley, Cal,
President Roosevelt Of the New York
police board asserts that members Of
the police force had been collecting
fund 70 bride members of the next
legislature in order to prevent legis-
lation Objectionable to them
In Washington two more places We're
determined upon for making the eX-
pertinent of free mail delivery in rurai
precincts, and they are Brunswick, in
Cumberland county, Maine, and small
villages IN Westmoreland county, Pa.
A movement is we'll under way look
ing to the erection in Washington of
one OF ths finest railroad terminal sta
lions In the country, to be used by
the Pennsylvania, the Chesapeake and
Ohio nd the Southern railway com
0aues
The New York Herald reports that
Mrs Charlotte Astor Drayton. the di7
vorced wife of j. Coleman Drayton of
New York, will marry Mr. George Haig,
a Scotahman. but one of the legal adj
ysers of the Astor family denies the
report,
The frs, naval officer TO fall victim
q chat Is known as the Chandler
atcadment Il the last naval appropri
alton act is Lieutenant j. r. Meigs,
retired. and his resignation has been
accepted to take effect at the ert
OF the last fiscal year
Harrisburg, PaThe state geolog-
ical servey commission, which was or
gani2ed twenty-five years ago, COM
pleted its work, handed in its final
report 70 Governor Hastings and dis
banded The state has appropriated
$6+3 600 for the work
Mrs, Fred l.. Reynolds of Hallowell
Me, left the supper table saying she
would be back in few minutes, went
to the river and jumped in. Her
screams aroused the neighbors and
her body was soon recovered. Life
was extinct Temporary insanity is
the cause
Peoria is threatened with a water
famine The receiver of the water
company threatens to petition Judge
Grosscup for leave 10 cut on the citys
supply because the city has refused to
pay for such service The mayor says
he will seize the eompany's plant if