Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-25
TELnGRAES IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC MATTERS.


diphtheria In Rio was raised.
Senator Hill has arrived in New YORK
from Cape May
Rev. Startling Turner Of Petersburg,
III, aged so years, is dead.
Joseph Jones Of Bourbon, Ind, VINO
ATTEMPTED to cut his throat, has been
declared insane.
The First National bank and the
Bank of Cheney, Washington. have
suspended payment
Chill viii probably enact legislation
imposing a heavy tax upon foreign m
surance companies.
Thieves entered New York house,
bound the servant and carried OF
$1,000 worth of property
Col. w. p. Hepburn has been renom-
mated for congress for the eighth
Iowa district without opposition.
Mrs. Levi Mcknight of Shelbyyille,
Ind, was dragged to her death by q
horse which took fright at bicyclist'
Ramon o. Williams, late consul gem
eral at Havana, has returned He
says Americans are well treated there
DR. Jose Delgado has filed at the
state department a claim against the
Spanish government for 100000 dam
ages,
President Cleveland urges the friends
of sound money to fight to the end for
sound currency at the Chicago conyen-
ton.
In New York the Civil Service Re
form association thanked Governor
Morton for his extension OF the merit
system
Mrs. Burr Winston Of Aurora, H., Is
dead at an advanced age. Her aus
band was the first postmaster of he
place.
A. w. Coats, a resident of Sioux City,
Iowa, since 1871, blew out his brains.
He had been sick and Respondent for
months
The bond investigation authorized by
congress began and Secretary Carlisle
explained the contracts with the syndi-
cate.
Z II. B. Parsons, brakeman or. the
Wabash railway, was knocked from his
train at Mexico, Mo. by low bridge
and killed.
The democratic state convention Of
Minnesota declare for the gold stand
ard and sent a sound-money delegation
to Chicago.
James Zones, aged thirty-six years,
recently Of Newark, ~ j., was in
stantly killed in a runaway accident ri
Saratoga, n, Y,
Warren Jewell, aged 81. who died at
kaukauna, was buried al GreenyIle,
his old home. He was a well known
pdpermaker
The assaiant of President Wycl1oif,
of the New Amsterdam Bank, died
lie was identified as George II. Semple,
There is no hope or Mr. Wyckoff's re-
covery
The Democratic national league,
which Is composed Of oolored voters of
the democratic ticket, will meet at
Chicago August 1T.
Fourth-class p0stmasters were APP
pointed for Wisconsin as follows Syl.
yester Burchneler, reserve; Benjamin
Hurt Spring Bluff.
Henry Habenstein a young farmer
OF Kendall III vas found dying in mis-
pig pen Ii IL thought lie took poison
with suicidal intent, although no rea-
son Is assigned
The engagement is announced Of Il.
r. Skinner and Miss + =. Steyick,
musicians Of Bloomington, ILL.,, who are
to be married In August
Edward Dolan, whose supposed dead
body was identified by his brother and
friends In phill hlphia, is aliy9 and
wen in Harrington Del.
John talob Aator has hought The
Waldorf hotel ~ New York city AMI
will connect Il with another equally
large which is building
The annual convention of the Inter
national Printing pressman's union has
begun At Chicago, About seventy 1--WE
delegates were present
jerry smith, the first man marTiei III
Sullivan county and for thirty ears
justice of Inc peace 1t Milan Mo, 4
dead Ne was 20 years Of age.
George Wyekoff. president 81 he
Bank of New Amsterdam. n, y.. was
shot and dangerously wounded by Clar.
enee clark who committed suicide
y u Herbert late manager Of the
Ia Grange Butter Tub company II Ii
Grange Ind was arrested ON an I'm.
dietment consisting of three counts.
This navy department within the next
ten DAYS viii advertise for proposals
for huildng ihe battle ships and .or.
podo-hoais provided for BY congress
Thomas Freeman II Aurora, m. !
conductor on fhe Cheago. Burlington
and Quincy yo5d accidentally killed
himself while hunting at Albert Kan.
silver democrats ere NOW discussing
tho adpisabiliiy of repeating the NJ
thirds ulle ~ A. e make sure Of in,
nomination III i SILVER man at Chicago
The state department. inns turned over
to the italian ambassador eHeck tor
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