Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-20


10 cost not over 500, 900. The vote stood
% in favor and II opposed.
Ex-Consul Walters case is settled by
the United States and France. Waller
though proved guilty Of the charge
against him, Is to be released.
Alex Lavrenius, Russian political
prisoner, who escaped from Siberia in
1883 and who was for some time a
resident OF Chicago, died in Denver.
At Omaha fire Quilted the three top
stories Of the building occupied by the
Nebraska Dry Goods company, whole
saIers. Loss SAL 600; insurance S37 900.
Senator Cullom has introduced bin
giving a pension Of $25 per month t.
all ex-soldiers rs years old who served
in both the Mexican and civil wars.
AT Argyle, MINI, diphtheria OF a
most malignant type has broken out.
The schools and churches have closed
and all public meetings are prohibited.
The body Of Prof G. f. Glau, an
instructor in the Institute for Deaf
Mutes, New York, Was found in one
of the buildings. He had evidently been
murdered.
William Luts and William Way, each
aged about 20, had their threats cut by
William Riggin at disreputable resort
In Danyllle, III. Luts will die. but
Way will recover.
The will of w. II. English was prob
ated, at Indianapolis. The estate was
worth $4,000, 900. With the exception
OF a few minor requests, il Is divided
between his son and daughter.
J, w. Davidson. the young Minnesota
newspaper correspondent, is decorated
with the Order of the Rising Sun by
the emperor Of Japan for services rem.
dered to the mikado's army in Formosa
Mrs, Mary b. Smith, widow of Col.
Jesse Smith, and a resident of Wiscon'
sin since 1876, died In GAINESVILLE. aged
IS. She was the mother of the presi-
dent of the First National Bank Of that
city
United States Consul Grimke, at San
to Domingo, reports to the state te-
partment that American bags for sugar
are being driven out of Santo Domingo
by Calcutta bags, which are superior in
quality.
Frederick w. hammers, one OF the
early settlers Of Minnesota, who came
to the st. Croix valley in 1S45, Is dead
at Marine, of heart failure, aged 70
years.
The Council murder case was called
in Judge Harker's court, at Marion. H.,
but on account of the absence of Bar
ney Carter, in front of whose saloon the
killing was done, the trial was post
poned
At Grantsburg, Wis. potatoes are be-
ing marketed in large quantities daily,
the prices being and cents per
bushel
Al Pierre. S D., fire in the furniture
store of John Il. Nye & Co ruined the
stock II was valued at $4,000. with in
surance for $4,000 The building was
damaged to the extent of several hum
dred dollars.
Thomas A. Gait 4 Son, bankers of
Sterling. H., have placed their bank in
liquidation. This step was decided up
on owing to the advanced age of ia.
Gait and his desire TO concentrate hir
large interests.
Fourteen year-old Maggie Callard
and Mabel Winters, aged thirteen, ven
tured on the thin ice over pond at
Middletown, r. Y, against the injunc
tious Of their parents lhe ice broke
and both were drowned
Theodore Hunt. Of Riverside, Cal.
has accepted call from the Eau Claire
First Congregational church. in which
he succeeds as permanent pastor. Rev.
pr Dudley now Of Fargo.
Congressman Kiefer presented in the
house petition signed by a number of
citizens Of St Paul for the g.ssage of
the Stone bill providing for consular
inspection Of immigrants
STRENGTHENING Commissioner War
ing Of New York has prepared a state
ment on the garbage question in which
he says that the incineration q waste
by each householder may prove tive best
solution OF the problem.
AT Duluth the pumphomse Of the
Lakeside water plant caught fire and
The department had to fight the flames
for quite a while Me nvhile the water
supply was shut off from the house as
the system Is direct pressure.
Judge ODonnel proposed 70 continue
the cases against the mayor and alder
men. Indicted for salary grabbing, at
Dubuque provided actions to test their.
civil liability were entered at the March
term. Their attorney declined ana
wants the cases pushed.
Mrs. Mary Applesate Of Canton me.
has Instituted SUN for $4,000 damages
against the Pahst Brewing company
ana saloon Keeper A. J. Taylor, al
leging that her husband spent all hts
money Ii their saloon and failed 10
provide for his family
Mrs Fisher was brought to Eau
Claire BY the police authorities from
Rice Lake, GA the charge Of enticing
away he Young wife Of John Corrier
for immoral purposes His wife WIS
Annie Powers who is but Il Years old,
ana married Him two months ago