Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-07-09

He asks the weather bureau W maxi
forecasts for the same periods only
seven days in advance
officials OF the Chicago & Alton rail-
road have discovered that gang Of
messenger train conductors and station
agents, working with Pullman car
norters have robbed the railroad com
pany OF $4,000. Conductors took up
tickets but did not punch them and
agents would sell therl again the same
day.
In retaliation for the passage by the
Chicago city council OF an ordinance
taxing all agents whose companies are
not Illinois corporations 2 per cent.
of their gross premiums, this money
10 go TO the maintenance OF the hie
department, the agents of out-of-toWh
comnanies decided to raise the insur-
apce rates in that city 5 per cent.
Professor Perry G. Holden, grad
nate of the University OF Michigan IN
the class of 1889, his been selected fof
the head OF the new department OF agrl-
cultural physics at he University OF
Illinois. and WILDER j. Frazer, a grad
nate OF the institution, has been placed
IN charge Of the new department OF
dairying, to begin his duties Sept. l.
The Columbian liberty bell, which
created such a furore at the world )
fair is practically in pawn in Chicago.
The president of the Liberty Bell as
mr. L. - IL.
sociation is said to be $4,000 snort IN
his accounts. His lame is William ".
Mcdowell a New Jersey man anu
crank on patriotism" He agreed 10
sell 100 fac-similes of the bell TO one
organization at $15 each. He has faiiea
to deliver the goods.
At Galesburg, H., Sanger mad haru
luck. In the half nile they tied. III
another trial, within five rods OF the
wire. Sanger, who was squirting 70
catch Cooper, was thrown violently 70
the ground by the handles Oh ms
bicycle coming off, and the next IN
Giant MI those behind him went down.
seven men were in heap. Martlns,
az Minneapolis, it is feared, sustained
internal injuries, Cooper alone Went
under the wire.
William A. Young, farmer, ilVlhe
near Hillsboro, H., and Walter Weiier
and wife. his tenants, were arrested on
warrants sworn oct by Mrs, 1oults
charging them with having ASSAULTED
her with intent to do great bodily IN
Jury. Young and his wife have lived
separately for many years, although
dwelling under the same ROOF, ana
divorce suit brought ny the husband Is
now pending in the circuit court OF
Montgomery county.
In San Francisco Miss Lansing ROW
an the actress, does not credit the
statement that her father, the wealthy
banker OF Batavia, n. ", who com
mitted suicide ended his life on ac-
count Of a published report that she
challenged James J. Corbett to oox-
inc match. III my father committed
suicide" she said, lit was probably
due to sickness and financial worry,
He has been i'll and failing for some
time, and has been losing heavily IN
Wall street. | know Of this and the
news of his death did not greatly sur
prise me"
A bulletin by the agricultural depart
ment shows that in 1894 Norway M
ported from this country goods which,
exclusive of precious metals, were
valued at s55. 205. go. and the exports
to us were 1872 1852 $50. Fishery pro-
duets together constitute more than
two-thirds Of the entire exports. Nor
ways trade with the United States is
largely in favor Of this country Our
leading exports to ,orway lie PORK,
bacon and hams, hides, tanned and
raw. greases and tallow, wheat and
wheat -four, petroleum and parailin oil
and machinery.
President Search Of the National As
ISOLATION Of Manufacturers concerning
the trip OF American manufacturers TO
South America has heard from the Sec
rotary Of the navy Referring to the
suggestion that a United States man
of-war should be placed at their dis
posal Score any Herbert expressed his
regret that there is no ship in the navy
that has accommodations for so many
persons, on account of the cramped
quarters of the officers and crews on
board the modern war vessels.
Obituary. At Pittsburg, Pa, Captain
Charles w Bachelor. 73.-At Piqua,
Ohio. Actress Lottie Forbes. At Bos-
ton. Naval Constructor w. D. Wilson.
AT Racine, Wis, Charles Frederick
Ticknor 45,At Elkhart Ind. James
r Oakes S6.-At Eureka, Ill, Mrs.
Mary Householder, S0.At Decatur,
Mich. Mrs Anna Cronin, 94.-At
Princeton, Ind. Colonel Nathaniel p.
French AT Normal ILL.,, Mrs. Mary
Kinyon SO.-At springdale, Iowa Oil
yer G. Jack, 81.
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