Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-14
TEL EGRAMS In BRIEF.
AT HOME.

three cent lhIe'
The Clark and Coates Thread com
panies have united.
At Worthwhile, s. d., a high licehp.
ticket was elected.
George w Barrett is dead at BOONE
Iowa, aged "a years
The Alaskan gold craze Is assuin'
ing large proportions.
II is rumored that bread trust is 70
be formed in New York.
Samuel BarTows, vice president q
the Equitable Assurance company, diel
in New York.
The strike OF employees of the Excel
sior Show Case company OF Quincy, IL,
has been settled.
Lebon d. Benson, the Oldest person
in Hancock county, is dead at Warsaw,
Ill, aged 81 years.
Josiah w. Clark, one OF the leading
business men of Bloomington, H., Is
dead, aged II years.
About 1900 carpenters in Newark.
N. j., are on a strike for an increase u
pay to $275 day.
Secretary Herbert has granted Engi-
neer Peary six months leave, with per-
mission 10 go abroad.
A new counterfeit So note on tho
First National bank Of Sufiield, Conn,
has been discovered
Turner's In the Akron, o.. China com
pany struck because of the discharge
OF enc Of their number.
In New York VIM. Steinway added
81 500 to the Paderewski endowment
fund for immediate use
The seventh annual meeting OF the
National Association of Canned Food
Packers met in racnse.
A bicycle corps Of A. p. 4. messen.
ger boys has been organized in New
rork by the management
Mr.. Perry Belmont sailed for Europe.
His friends say he is not a candidate
for governor Of New York.
Al Custer, s. d., an indictment has
been returned against John Sellers for
the murder OF Morris K. Smith,
In New York ii is said that Mr.,
Choate received a fee of 100000 for
arguing the Raines liquor law case
Or. Forrell, OF Elliston, KY, came
home drunk and whipped his wife A
mob al once strung him to limb.
The rumored reduction in the salar
les OF Spanish consuls In the United
States is denied on official authority.
A party of representative American
manufacturers will lave Philadelphia
July | for trip though South Amer
lea
The business of the New York grand
jury and the distri, attorney is greatly
augmented ~ violations OF the Raues
law.
The Belgian government has in
creased the duties On imported tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes from $3.50 to
1850 per 100 kilos.
While VIM, Gerndt and three com
.anions We're c'ossing Oconto river.
III Underhlll wis. their raft broke
Gerndt was drowned
Mexico has proved no refuge for a
Poweshiek county, Iowa, official who
stole $3S0Oo A Mexican judge sen.
fenced hum TO twelve years.
The shortage in the accounts of +.
J. keickhofe~. late disbursing officer Of
the department of state. Is said to
amount TO $4,000 all told
Four hundred union plumbers. gas
and steam filters Of Kansas City. are Oh
a strike for eight hours and the same
wages paid for nine hours
a western hypnotist has offered to
,astore the eyesght OF Charles Broad
way, and will try his art on John Mar
tin, Mr. Rouss's substitute.
John luther made an attempt to
close a saloon in Long Island City at
midnight, was struck by the proprietor
John Hogan, and died instantly.
Admiral Bunce has applied for pei.
mission 70 change the Headquarters of
the North Atlantic squadron from
Hampton Roads TO Tompkinsyille. S. l.
Dillwyn and Parrish. who have
form ed a syndicate u take the London
surface railways, tried 10 interest New
York capital in the enterprise, but
failed.
Raines law hotels from the Battery
70 the BronN in New York did rush
M Sunday trade The police made
wenty four arres,s for excise law vio
lations
Spokane detective started fos
Edgemont b., after = A. Brown IN
insurance agent. charged With embe1-
ceiling 81 700 Brown win return wth
out trouble
row boat with Tour young men was
larsi2ed near Astutia, M ii, III the
East river and James Gallagher ana
Joseph summers both New Workers.
wefe drowned
Kate Stokes Stetson. widow Of John
stetsou the Boston theatrical man
ager who died tb6 other day died
Monday also She was formerly q cir.
cns rider
Ihe senate committee on 9east de
feases amended HE squire bifl So as
e make M approximations hus author
i1ing contracts f0r he fnll amouai Flu