Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-07-23

AT Huron, >. D.J luS lOAeui| W 49,
populist state convention was the i2r-
al entrance of Senator Pettigrew into
that marty. He declared his mission
vas to secure the endorsement OF
Bryan.
Southern Michigan reports loss Oh
$500 900 to crops, by wind storm.
The national republican executive
committee has decided to have head
quarters at both New York and Chr
cago
Rev. G. e. Scott, Of Waterloo, Ia,
preacher, whose sensational "bloomer
sermon won him notoriety, has con-
tinue his sensation by clipping with a
Young girl. He has been 70 years n
the pulpit.
An engine plunged through the draw
bridge at Oshkosh, Wis, and lies sub
merged in thirty feet Of water. The
engineer was badly injured. but may
recover. Traffic was suspended by the
accident
/ Christine Almond, young French
woman, GOV erness in President CieVe-
lands family four years ago, ana VINO
occupied a similar position in Secretary
I,amont's family, died in New YORK
hospital OF gastritis.
i A large and controlling interest III
the Detroit railway, the system operat-
ing under the 3-cent ordinances, mas
been sold by Henry A. Everett, general
manager and promoter Of the railway
svstem. TO Il r. Wilson of New York.
/ Two hundred prisoners in the ONO
peniteatiary who are indefinitely heid
under the habitual criminal act, have
been granted the privilege OF holding
convention for the purpose or con
sultation They want 70 test the act.
/ AT the Grape Creek mines south of
] Danyille, Ill, Andrew Kane shot and
killed John Burton. Burton was try
ing to pursuade two white men not to
gamble with Kane, which very much
enraged the latter Kane has evaded
arrest.
The Citizens League, recently organ
lied al Sioux City, Iowa, to purify local
morals, hopes to become a statewide
i institution Negotiations have been
opened with outlying towns toward
organizing branches. An endeavor
will be made to cover the entire state.
The Columbus, Ohio, common coun-
eli has passed a curfew ordinance It
provides that children under IL years
of age who are found on the streets
unaccompanled by parents or guard
ians after 3 o'clock at night shall be
arrested and fined not more that S..
The executive committee of the gold
standard democrats OF Illinois have
issued an address to the democracy of
the other states in the union, 1t Is
the unanimous opinion of the com
mittee that second democratic ma
4 tional convention should be called to
nominate candidates for president and
/ vice president.
The failure of the New York Smelt-
Ing and Refining company last June
was caused by dishonest employees, who
stole $500 of the companys funds.
J, H. Freeman, superintendent of the
East Aurora, H. public schools, has
resigned his position to accept the Of
flee Of the assistant superintendent of
state public instruction.
Two girls met a horrible death by
being choked to death with a rope near
Marshall, Mimi. young man named
Beltzart was herding cattle He tied
them up with rope as Joke. one end
Of which was fastened ia the saddle of
a pony The girls frightened the pony
aud 1t ran with them half mile.
General Juan D.ummond. who was
recently IN Cincinnati, ostensihly buy
ing machinery for mines In Central
America bought $4,000 rounds of
cartridges and $4,000 worth Of powder
from Kings mills lie had previously
bought 100000 rounds of cartridges
from the Winchester company at
Bridgeport, Conn II is for Cuba
Obituary. In Parke County, Indiana,
Mrs. Mary Harlan, 100, mother of ex.
senator Harlan AT New York, Walter
o. Lewis, the pioneer ocean news
Gatherer John Cameron Simonds, for.
merly Of Chicago, As. AT Mackinac
Island. James L. Cable 77-At Law
renee, Kan, Mrs l.. A, b. Steele At
Osage, Iowa General a. X. Eaton, AS
a realistic observance OF the feast
OF the passover was held at colored
camp meeting IN Pennsylvania. Per-
sens present represented Moses and
Aaron. A lamb, which had been tied
tc tree, was led to the altar aud slain
hy Rev Mr. Brown A white pigeon
was dipped n the lambs blood and
then set free The lamb was roasted
and the eating Of the passover occur
red
III Hung Chang is in Paris
Costa Riea has adopted the gold
basis for its currency.