Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-20

bearing a personal letter from the EN-.
peror Of China to the president.
The Union Veterans Patriotic league,
of which Gen. Daniel f. Sickles, OF New
York, who is q democrat, Is president,
has issued an address urging veterans
of the union army to vote for McKin-
ley.
The Venezuelan commission has
nearly completed the work Of securing
evidence relating TO the boundary dis
pute, and the members of the commits
sion are now preparing preliminary re-
ports.
Silver-m owners deny that they
have maintained bureau at Washing
ton to further free-silyer legislation or
that they ever employed William Jea-
nings Bryan to advocate free coinage
of silver.
The Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany's steamer st. Paul went ashore at
Point Pinos, on the California coast,
and Will probably be wrecked. Her
passengers and crew were safely
landed.
Baron John Won Heekeren, son Of
Baron Won Heekeren, of Nymegen, Hol-
land, was found dead in lodging
house at MERGED Cal. An empty NOR
phine bottle was found beside him. He
was about 80.
Mr.. Bryan continued on his tour to
the east. He stopped at Canton and
paid high compliment to the personal
qualities Of Maj Mckinley A vast
multitude was present at the notitlca-
ton in New York.
O. II. Winthrop, who is charged with
abducting James Campbell, the Homo
lulu millionaire and continuing him in a
house in San Francisco for several days
in an attempt to extort $4,000 from
him, was captured by The police in Oak
land, Cal.
During heavy thunder and rain
storm in Chicago on Thursday evening
Walter Scott, u years old, of the firm
Of Bauer Il Scott stone dealers, was
instantly killed by lightning on Calu-
met avenue while riding home on his
bicycle.
Miss Clara Parish, the youngest w.
G. +. U. round the-world missionary
has left Paris, H., for St Louis, start
ing on her trip around the world. She
will sail from San Francisco for Japan
August &c. She is accompanied by
Miss Jennie Smith
Morris Romano, a wholesale butcher
in Brooklyn, demanded $4,000 spot cash
from the father of Endice Ruddiman
before he would agree to marry her
but compromised finally on $3.50 in
cash, 1850 in good checks, and al
i lowed the ceremony to proceed.
Secretary Lamont has appointed Gen
eral Z, S, Bragg, Of Wisconsin. com
missioner to make certain inyestiga-
i tons concerning the rights of The
United States in connection with the
Improvement Of the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers directed by the last river anC
] harbor act
District Attorney Foote has received
Instructions from Attorney General
Harmon to dismiss the eight suits
brought by the government several
months ago to recover 10000 acres OF
agricultural and timber lands in Cali
fornia Oregon and Arizona The land
Is valued at $500 600.
While running 10 fire In Kansas
City, a heavy hook and laddei truck
ian into II pile OF rock that had been
heaped in the street and left without
4 danger signal Andy Mcdonald, the
driver was instantly killed, Assistant
Chief James Beggs Truckman Bert
Dill, and Hoseman William Clark were
painfully injured
AT the democratic judicial conyen-
ton at Huntington, W Va, Cary An.
derson named for chairman BY Chair
man Wall of the state committee was
elected from the stage in a general fight
In which pistols knives and canes were
nourshed After order was partially
restored the convention split. one fac
ton nominated w. W. Marann. the
other Iudee Harvey for judge After
the convention In fight, three men
were badly hurt