Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-13


forced the committee to recommend
the free coinage bill as a substitute for
the tariff bill passed by the house.
David II. Coulter, who killed Edward
Illston near Topeka, Kan, and stole
his team and wagon. has been con-
yicted of murder In the second degree.
Judge BAILEY granted divorce to-
Nathaniel A, Kent, of Eau Claire,
whose wife lef him % years ago, at
Cory, Pa. He has had no trace OF her
since.
A New Jersey court refused TO ad-
nit TO probate the will Of Samuel
Lord, Jr.. because the sole surviving
witness did not see other signatures
affixed
The ST Paul was hoated shortly be-
fore ten o'cila In the morning and
reached her pier under her own
steam. II is believed that she is UNI
injured.
Miss Annie Hosie. telegraph oper-
ator in New York was waylaid by
masked footpad. who dubbed and then
robbed her. Her skull may have been
fractured.
A franchise has been granted to the
Goshen Telephone company which is
closely connected with the Independent
company, which has invaded the gas
belt OF Indiana.
A petition for new trial was filed
In the supreme court by counsel for
Lawrence J. Keegan, convicted and
sentenced for the murder of Emily
Chambers in Scituate, Mass.
The foreign country insurance reel
procity bill passed the New York as
sembly by vote Of l04 tos9l and now
goes TO the senate for concurrence,
where it viii surely pass
'fhe coroners jury returned YER
diet holding Engineer Morgan of De-
cature responsible for the wreck which
caused the death of Fireman Charles
HUH near Carpenter, Ill.
The Burlington, Iowa, Electrical
Railway company has a $4,000 suit on
it's hands brought by Grove II. Foote,
who in December was struck by
trolley car and nearly killed
Julia O'Toole, administrators of the
estate Of John 0'Toole, who was killed
By a Louisville and Nashville train,
secured a verdict for 81 500 in the fed
eral court at Springfield, Ill.
The house passed a bill forbidding
prize fights in the territories or Dis
triet Of Columbia. The authorities OF
Texas and Mexico say Fitzsimmons
and Maher shall not fight there.
f. p. Kellam. prominent Kansan and
long identified with the Topeka gas
works, came down to his Office appar-
entity in good health Feeling i'll he
walked home and soon expired
Rev. Father John NJ. Fitzgerald has
been found guilty of arson at Roches-
ter, \. Y. Several buildings belonging
to him were burned after heavy insur-
ance had been placed on them.
Stephen p. French, the former New
York police commissioner and
trusted political lieutenant of the late
President Arthur committed suicide
because OF troubles in business.
Fred II. Bruins. of Lyon county Iowa,
naturalized citizen of the United
States who returned to Germany on a
visit complains fiat he is being held
for service in the German army.
The solicitor general moved in the
supreme court to cancel the Berliner
telephone patent on the ground that
there is a fraudulent conspiracy in the
patent Office with the Bel company.
The Western Window-Glass Manu-
facurers association announces that
the factories viii not resume at the
appointed time, next Saturday, Feb, s.
The start win be made two weeks
later
The British tank Wild Flower
which left Philadelphia for Rouea
France, Dec II with 100000 gallons
OF petroleum, blew up off the coast OF
Ireland, and her crew OF % men per
ished.
Thomas j. Cabon, alias Dula, who
has wife and six childtsn in Winter
set, Iowa, has been arrested for bigamy
by officers from Cherokee county,
where he recently married young
woman
AZ Pierre, s D. a petition is being
circulated for the formation OF civic
federation to take u part in the spring
campaign. with the object of securing
city administration pledged to social
reforms.
Governor Mortons friends think his
boom for the presid ntial nomination
has been greatly strengthened BY Gen
eral Harrisons withdrawal and sup
porters Of other candidates make sim
liar claims.
The Duluth club which has been in
existence about four years and was
young mems organization exclusively,
organized by Bishop Barber of Olym-
pia has decided to go into liquidation
and wind up It's affairs
Henry Balm began suit in the Hunt
ington. Ind, circuit court against
Henry Keefer ana tile city 81 Hunting
ton for $4,000 damages for the loss OF
bis sight in dynamite explosion in
5his city few months ago
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