Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-11

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perjury in the famous Harrison land
suit ttial, was sentenced to sever years
and six months ir Jackson prison.
The senate committee on the Mica
ragua canal has authorized a favora-
, BILE report on the house bill and also
: signified its concurrence In report
on the bill drawn by Senator Morgan
The proposal to move republican ma
tional headquarters from New York to
Chicago Is commended by the west. 1t
is felt that the east IS safe for gold and
Chicago is better adapted for batting
with silver.
| At Devils Lake, n. d., in the case Of
1 c. w Blunt, charged with rape on
yennette 0'Hara, 10-year-old girl at
Church's Ferry, the jury brought III. 4
verdict of guilty. The minimum pen
atty is ten years.
l The recount of the votes from the
contested precincts of the sixteenth IL
linois district indicates that Rinaker,
I republican, will secure the seat held by
Downing, democrat, in the house OF
/ representatives.
/ Silver mas gone uI l-2 cent an ounce.
Mrs. 7. e. Blaine will remove the
remains Of her distinguished husband
from Washington to Augusta, Me
Walker Blaine body will also prob
ably be removed
The Indianapolis water supply has
become so contaminated that IL is unit
lor use, and proceedings nave been in
stituted against the American Straw
board company for permitting refuse
to enIer White river.
Captain Joseph Phillips Of the But
falo, N. H., ti.eboat Hutchison, was
shot ana perhaps fatally wounded by
Emmett Bown, a sailor and ex-ireman,
who had sought reinstatement in the
fire department.
Postmaster Ross OF Cripple Greek,
Col, has forwarded his resignation to
! the department at Washington.
Charges against the administration Of
! his Office were filed by PostoiIice In
spector MeMeicEien.
A tramp turned III in the Racine
court wMom a manufactures recognized.
Two years ago he was worth $4,000
and conducted one of the largest hotels
in Pennsylvania, by decision Of the
supreme court he lost all.
Emma Morekel was shot and killed
at Chelsea, Mich by her fiance, Fred
Hydlon, who was jealous because she
had been escorted home by another
man. Hydloif theI. attempted suicide,
but failed to kill himself
Representatives Of twenty-five indie
pendent telephone companies have
formed In Pittsburg to fight the Bell
company. In Muskegon a rival com
pany has nearly enough telephones sub
scribed to organize an exchange.
Philip oppenheim, who was ordered
by the Sacramento, Cal, superior court
10 turn over to I. M. Yates, as re-
ceiveG, 100000 which he held as
trustee fer his mother, has disappeared
and is supposed 10 be in Toronto.
In La Crosse the Norwegian Evang
Clieal Lutheran synod of America has
commenced an eight days session. 1t
meets once in three years and has
membership of 107 600 142 ministers
and $50 lay delegates are there.
Phil Armour and his two sons are
acquitted by the Chicago board OF
trade, the charge being manipulation
of grain receipts. The directors sus.
pended A. l. Valentine manager of the
Armour elevators for twenty years.
Edward and Benjamin Postal, aged
16 and IS. were drowned in the cloquet
river about twenty miles north of Du,
luth. They had been hunting and
fishing and their punt overturned.
Benjamin lost his life trying to save
his brother.
G. s. Blackman of Juneau. ons of the
contrasting republican national dele
gates from Alaska who has arrived n
Seattle, says his delegation has no
particular choice for president He
says: "All we ask is a candidate who
will do something for the pressing
needs OF Alaska"
EX-Consul John L. Waller has asked
his Kansas negro friends to support
him for recorder of deeds of the Dis
trict Of Columbia should Major McKin.
ley become president. He claims the
place as compensation for his suffering
in French hands.
William Eraol<Eeld announced that
II seated MS a delegate in the ST. Louis
convention he would vote for Mckinley
on the first ballot. There are said 70
be thirteen other New York delegates
who will not give Morton even COM
pimeutary vote.
The general deficiency bill will not
receive the presidents signature by
reason of Mr.. Cleyeland's objections
to the items for the payment of French
spolation claims. II will. however,
w permitted to become law without
action by the president.
The state Of Texas has made applt-
cation % the department OF state at
Washington for tie original declaration
Of independence adopted by the dele
gates Who met az Washington. Texas.
in 1886 ana began the long struggle
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