Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30

The reported, and afterwards denied.
division 81 the Roman Catholic arch
diocese OF Dubuque and the appoint
ment OF Dean Treacy as bishop, is re-
affirmed with much circumstantial de-
tail in q letter just received by Editor
Brennan. OF the Northwestern Cath
Ollie, from Rome.
An explosion of gas occurred in the
Lolande lodging house, S2l Clark street,
Chicago. severely injurdng four men
and damaging the front of the building.
Night Clerk Worth while searching for
a leak in q main struck match and
instantly there was an explosion. None
OF the men was dangerously injured.
At Minot. \. D., John saterlnnd. pub
Usher of the Washburn Leader. is
found guilty OF libel against Maj. Muir
pay. late United States Indian agent.
Owing TO the prominence Of both
SaterIand and Murphy, both Of whom
are members OF the legislature. the
case has attracted wide attention.
A Louisville & Nashville fruit train
and an Evansville & Terre Haute pas
senger train eollided at a crossing near
Mount Vernon. Ind Alex Driseoll, a
brakeman on the latter train. was kill
ed. while James coyington, engineer,
and F. r. Thompson, brakeman, on the
fruit train. were seriously injured.
Al Britt. Iowa. Henry Heunig, of the
firm OF Steffen. Heunig & Co., has dis
appeared and a. shortage of 81, 500 in
the firms accounts has been discoy-
cred, He was also treasurer of the
Modern WoodmeE. and all their funds
were taken with him He was traced
10 Forest City. but there all trace was
lost
The cases OF the seven coal operators
and merchants Of Linton, H.. acci.sei
Of violation Of the federal law against
the issue Of metal checks and paper
coupons in lieu Of money We're called
before the United States commissioner
AT Terre Haute, bur were postponed 10
give the grand jury an opportunity to
return an indictment,
Mrs Mary A. Davidson. Of san Fran
cisco, whose arrest by Rev. DR.. Brown
for blackmail precipitated all the
trt uble in the church. does NOT attempt
To conceal her qualification at the
troubles of the pastor. She says she
will place him behind prison bars for
Islander ami perjury She Is preparing
lecture attacking Dr. Brown.
The bicycle makers Tho are said to
be in The s10000.Oo0 syndicate, are not
saying much The company will or.
ganize under the laws OF New York.
n M, Lawson says that the trusts will
cut prices Of high grade wheels from
800 TO about s65. by eliminating job
bers profits and advertising expenses.
nd viii make money at that.
The visit Of Booth Tucker has had
the effect Of completely disintegrating
the sllvaticpists ali st. Paul. Nearly
80 per cent Of the membes have de-
clared fen Ballingtou Booth and only
await his arrival or that OF one Of his
officials 70 make known their position.
They say Booth fuckers English ways
have caused the change in sentiment.
Justice Brown delivered the opinion
in the supreme court in the case Of
the Central Pacific versus the state OF
Nevada involving the right 81 the
state TO tax the lands OF the railroad
company The state court held that
the state WAS entitled to levy taxes
upon patented lands. and also for lands
which Ind not been patented. hut which
had been surveyed and on which the
cost % surveying had not been paid.
Justice Browns opinion afflrms this
decision
A Texas export company has sub
invited proposition asking the CO.
operation Of the farmers of Nebraska.
Kansas and Oklahoma on railroads
ri mining into Wichita to take stock in
an elevator to be erected at Wichita
with d Storage capacity OF half a mil
lion or = million bushels The pro-
jectors claim THAI The enterprise will
be 4 success and will add several cents
to the value Of ali grain. Galveston
will BE- the point Of export