Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-11-05

the Wabash railway and one OF the
most widely known railroad men in
the west, is dead OF aporlexy in Mober-
ly, Mo.
The store Of Henry Sheldon & Co.,
wholesale and retail grocers and
bakers in Hudson, N. y. was broken
into and the safe opened by drilling in
to the combination and s1,790 in money
and other yaluaDles secured.
Mrs. Elizabeth Condor, who was ar
rested On suspicion Of having caused
the death OF her daughter, Annie, aged
month, by administering soothing
syrup for Group, was exonerated in
Brooklyn.
The call for the next annual meet
ing Of the farmers national congress
was issued by President B f. Clay
ton, of IndianoIa, Iowa, and Secretary
John NJ. Stahl, of Chicago. The meet
ing will be held at Indianapolis, Ind ],
from November 10 to November 10.
The mangled bodies of Levi Becker,
a young farmer, and Mr.. King, of
Brooklyn, were found on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad tracks near York, Pa. /,
yesterday. They had been killed by
the train.
Judge Royal Tyler, aged eightyfour
years, died at Brartieboro,' Vt. He
was a son Of the late Chief Justice
Royal Tyler, Of The Vermont supreme
court, who was famous as the author
OF The Contrast, the first American
play.
Major Henry Ward, a well-known
Colorado newspaper man, died OF
pneumonia at Denver. He was born
in Evansville, N. v, in 1S41. While
a prisoner at Libby he was brevetted
MAJOR for gallant services.
Father Gutierrez, a Mexican priest,
has found in a New York art store a
picture of the Virgin Mary and her
child, believed TO have been painted by
u Mexican artist over three hundred
years ago.
A report has reached New York from
Cleveland that syndicate has been
organized 70 purchase the franchises
of street railways in European cities
with the intention OF operating them
according TO American ideas.
Rev. Myron w. Adams. Phi. D., for
The past seven years professor OF Creek
In Atlanta university. has received
and accepted an appointment as dean
of the faculty in the same institution.
Dr.. Adams WIS graduated from Dart
mouth in 1881.
Harper Brothers, the publishers,
have incorporated as stock COM
pany under the title Of Harper a.
Brothers. The capital stock is $2000.-
600. The directors are Horatio K.
Harper, James Harper and Henry
Sleeper Harper.
For some years Il ere has been a
Greek Catholic church in Minneapolis
the only enc Of lis faith between Chi
cage and the Pacific coast. Now a
large school and seminary have been
added. The funds for its erection
came from Russia. Teachers are on
the way from Russia.
The annual conference Of bishops of
the Methodist church began in Pitts
burg and will last two weeks. Fifteen
Of the eighteen bishops comprising the
board are present, The sessions are
with closed doors. Today's session Is
devoted to the work of the fall con-
ference and arranging dates for spring
conferences.
Isaac ii. IIionberger OF st. Louis,
has been appointed assistant attorney
general of the United States for the
interior department. He succeeds
William A. Little, of Georgia, who re-
Gently resigned to become candidate
for the Office Of justice Of the supreme
court OF Georgia.
Obituary. At Bloomington, ILL.,,
General Morton c.. Hunter, II, AT st.
Louis, Judge Charles Speek. AT Lon
don. Sir Albert Abdullah Sassoon, X.
G. s. S.-At Omaha, Judge Elmer S.
Dunday, 66 AT Harrisburg, Pa. A.
Boyd HAMILTON. S9 AT Toronto Ont,
Rev Father libra Al Vandalia, III,
Mrs. j d. Perine, 56.-At Belott,
Wis, r. s. Fenton. Sat- Philadel-
phia. Jacob T. Davis, AT Lynn, Mass,
Owen Dame AT Nelscnyille, n. y,
Mrs. Martha SquHes, l02,-At New
York, Henry II. Morange. AT Polo,
III, Henry ID, Barber. l1.-At Elk
Point, S D.. Walter w. Fawcett AT
Marengo, H., Mrs. + w. Reboek,
formerly OF Chicago. H. AT Beloit, +.
5 Fenton, veteran in the civil war
and prominent in free masonry, aged
19 All Philadelphia Jacob z Davis.
4 California pioneer Of lS49 and identi-
fled With some large financial deals.
At Lynn. Mass, Owen Dame cashier of
the First National Bank He was IS
years old He was the son of iona
than Dame, for twenty years cashier
of the Dover N H., National Bank.
and i grandson III Judge Richard
Dame OF Rochester, n " He mar
ried tho sister Of Professor Maria
Mitchell the famous astronomer.
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