Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-07-30

consin in opposition to the Chicago
ticket and platform.
The building instruments and outht
of the Columbia College School OF
Mines. on Banton lake, near Litchteld,
Conn, were destroyed by an incendiary
fire. The loss Is about $4,000.
DIR. Il. NJ. WhitscL, OF Marion, lnd.'
and Miss Alcinda Marrow Of the uni-
versity of New Mexico at Albuquerque
were married at Rockford, Ill, BY Rev.
Il. f. Hasty Of Pendleton, Ind.
The annual sermon OF the American
board at the opening Of its S7th annual
meeting in Toledo, O., Tuesday, Octo-
Der 6. will be delivered by Rev. DR. r..
N. Package, OF Syracuse, n. Y.
The republican congressional COM
mittee Will distribute vast amount OF
literature. Senator Faulkner Will
take charge of the work OF the demo-
cratic congressional committee.
The international convention OF the
Baptist Young Peoples union at Mil
waukee, Wis, closed The convention
of 1898 will be held at Chattanooga,
Tenn, and that of 1899 at Denver.
Lewis Connell, an old resident ana
retired farmer of Aurora, Ill, commit
ted suicide at Pawpaw, ILL.,. in a tit OF
dependency, caused by the death OF
his wife. He drank carbolic acid
An enthusiastic meeting was held in
Indianapolis to ratify the nominations
OF Bryan and Sewall The attendance
surpassed expectations. Governor
Matthews and Senator Turpie spoke.
The cor barns of the Chicago City
Railway company were burned with
554 cars and IA horses. The loss is
$500, 600; insurance $3l1,000. Several
firemen were injured, but none fatally.
George Grant and David Cook, farm
ers of Columbia, Mo, quarreled over
religion, and the latter was shot in the
abdomen. Missouri university profess
sors will search for the bullet with X
rays.
The body of John Linderman, at one
time a prosperous farmer Of Decatur,
Mich, was found by the roadside in q
badly decomposed condition His
death is supposed to have resulted from
exposure.
Among the letters awaiting William
j. Bryan, democratic nominee for the
presidency, at his home in Lincoln,
Neb., was one from Senator Henry M.
Teller Offering to speak in Mr.. Bryan's
behalf during the campaign
Henry d. Welsh. John G. Bullitt,
George F. Baer, William NJ. Singerly,
James +. Sullivan, Joseph Morwtz and
Emanuel Furth have been appointed
committee to confer with leading Penn.
sylvania democrats in The interest of
gold standard policy,
Justice Field Of the supreme court Of
the United States, returned to San
Francisco from Paso Robes, Cal,
Y here he has been under treatment
lie says he has been much improved,
and expects to leave for Washington
early in September.
The Venezuelan boundary commits
sion is hard at work. Professor Burr
and DR.. de Ham are examining the
at The Hague James J. Stor-
row of Boston, counsel for the Ven
ezuelan government, has submitted
brief attacking the British claims,
Oscar Anderson Of Appleton, Wis.
and Ed Kuehnstedt of Oshkosh. Wis,
two young men camping on the river
bank two miles above Appleton, were
capsized from a small boat Anderson
was drowned Kuehnstedt was res
cued. but was unconscious, and may
die.
The business portion of the town of
Malvern, Ark. az the junction OF the
Hot Springs railway. was destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at 100000.
The fire was incendiary, being started
at three different places simultaneous.
ly. Two tramps who pretended to
know the ineeudiaries, were locked up
$, 7 Ragsdale and Vina Pearl we're
imprisoned at Metropolis on complaint
of Mrs. Ragsdale No. /, who claims
Carbonate as her home. She says
that Ragsdale deserted her seven years
ago for Vina Pearl, and that she has
followed them to Evansville and vim
cenues, Ind, Mount Vernon and numer-
Gus Illinois towns before locating them
AT this place,