Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-15
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
LOCAL MELANGE.


mines to protect them from attacks by
strikers.
At least twenty persons were killed
1t Cedar Keys, Fla, by the recent hur-
ricane, which was accompanied by a
tidal wave.
Vice. Presidential Candidate Arthur
Sewall issued his letter of acceptance.
The International BARRIERS Union
held a convention at Evansville, Ind.
Bishop Henry r. Bachman, OF the
Moravian church, died at Grace Hlll,
Iowa.
The National Wholesale Druggists
Association held a convention in Phil
adelphia.
An electric motor MADE rs FIRST pub
lie trip on the Third avenue elevated
road, New YORK.
Miss Virginia Fair denies absolute
ly that she is TO marry II. Maitland
Kersey Of New York.
Miss Annie Lewis, the well-known
actress. died at her house near Wash
ington of consumption.
Miss Edith Collins, who, 1t is ex-
pected. will become Mrs Chauncey NJ
Depew in October is in Paris.
Rev John A. Rockford, of the Order
Of St Benedict, who was born in Alex
andria Va. died in New York
A large number of persons in Wis
consin cities and towns have been
poisoned by eating smoked whiteHsh.
The body OF Luther r. Puffer who
had been missing for some time, was
found on an island near Clinton, Ill.
Suicide.
Justices Brown and Clement of the
denomination at the hands Of the
democrats.
Garrett A Hobart issued formal
denial of any connection with the
coal trust In fact, he said, he knew
of no such trust.
Eight armed men fired on the
guards at the Resurrection mine, near
Leadville Col. The firing was kept
up twenty minutes.
Ex-Presdent Harrison made a num-
Der OF speeches on his way from Rich
mond Va. TO Charleston, w. Va, He
also spoke at Charleston.
Seven persons were killed by the ex-
ploson of the boiler of locomotive
on passenger train on the Sante Fee
railroad at Usage City, Kan.
Judgments aggregating $780, $50 were
rendered at Hot Springs, Ark, against
Ed Hogaboom, as president of the de-
funct City Savings bank.
At Logansport, Ind, ST. Michael's
college burned to the ground. Loss,
$4,000 insurance, $4,000 Sixty
five students had matriculated
Surgeon General Sturgeon in his an
nual report for the fiscal year 1895
states that the general health of the
United States army was excellent.
On board the American liner New
York, which has reached port, were
Colonel ]. II. Mapleson and twenty
members of his grand opera company.
Henry p. Suman. accused of having
swindled the Dallas (Texas) News
company oat of $500, was committed
to jail in New York to await extrad-
ton.
The case of John Seward. the de-
tective, charged with subornation OF
perjury in the trials of Jackson and
Walling, at Newport, KY was post
poned.
Az Lexington, KY Colonel Robert
p. Todhunter. one of the oldest and
weathiest breeders of trotting horses.
is dead, He bred many famous
horses
John Collins attempted suicide at a
Staten Island resort because 4 ballet
girl joked him by taking a seidlitz
powder saying she intended killing
herself.
Bishop Keane, the eposed rector Of
the Catholic University at Washing
ton, left for Santa Fe after a sotrowful
scene In the chapel Cardinal Glib
hons wept
Wichita division of the Order Of
Railway Photographers, one Of tho arg-
est divisions Of the order In America.
voted funds to aid the Canadian opera
tors on strike.
The police OF New Haven assert that
trainment on the New York. New Ha-
ven and Hartford railnad murdered
several tramps f0r stealing rides on
freight trains.
Margaret Kolseh recovered a verdict
of $500 damages for breach of prom
Use Of marriage agains, George Jewell,
son Of a wealthy New York candy
manufacturer.
Il is feared that ]. F. Watkins. gen
erai freight agent Of the Chicago Great
Western for the past ten months at
Kansas City, is dead lie has been
missing nearly week,
N q Hopkins, formerly prominent
in Missouri politics, where he repre-
scented Atchison county in the state
legislature for three terms, died in
Colorado at the age OF 70.
The Georgia Morning News has in
formation from d prominent Catholic
that Bishop Thomas a Becker III
Georgia will probably be made rector
of the Catholic university
The general store owned by Burlin-
game & Pitts in East 0lean n