Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12

Keely, the motorman, wants TO get
patents for his inventions which for
{. 30 years he has kept secret. His
stockholders are crazy with delight.
A woman and her two children
were burned to death at Eureka, S. d.
Senator Vest thrilled the senate with
a speech on behalf of the Cubans.
Mrs. w. o. Hoyt, wife Of wealthy
publisher, Of Danbury, Conn, began an
action for divorce, naming two promi-
nent society women as correspondents.
Colonel Albert Halstead, Washing
/ ton correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, has been made
editor OF the Springfield (Mass) Union.
\ A new morning daily the Birming-
ham Times, will be established In
I Birmingham, Ala, backed by ample
capital. 1t will be strictly indepen-
dent.
A beautiful solid silver loving cup
for the United States battleship Ind
lana has come from the Daughters OF
the American Revolution at Lafayette
Ind.
II is alleged that Andrew Olson,
who hastily left his wife in Wausau.
wis. had another wife in st. PAU.
who had opened correspondence with
the police.
Journeymen stone masons OF ~.
Louis have demanded an increase IN
wages from 40 to so cents an hour.
The bosses are disposed to grant the
advance.
New Hampton Iowa, reports that the
Jury in the Van Tassel case brought in
a verdict Of guilty, and fixed punish
ment at hard labor in the penitentiary
for life.
John r. Jones, president Of the Men
phis (Tex.) National bank, was killed,
and his son, Nat, seriously hurt in a
shooting ARRAY on the street. They
met an enemy
Irishmen of Creston, Iowa, de-
nounced the incarceration OF irish
Americans in English prisons and
called upon Congressman Hepburn to
take up the fight.
At Iron River Wis. John c. Harvey.
who married ayoung lady some time
ago, was arrested for bigamy It is
alleged he has a wife and five children
in Canada.
A jury has not yet been secured in
the Lamont murder trial at Superior
Wis. George Thorpe, convict at
Waupun, said to have witnessed the
crime, will testify.
Mayor Pingree will 90 into the up
per Michigan peninsula for three
weeks stumpin2 tour in the interest
of his candidacy for the republican
nomination for governor
"Reminiscences signed by fifty per-
sons were received in the Boston legis-
latnre against the erection of statue
OF the late Gen. Benjamin F. Butler
in the state house yard.
George Witschner, one of the in
dicted rioters at Tiffin. Ohio, has an
nounced that he will plead guilty.
Victor vidoni. leader of the gang, also
indicted, has fled the country.
Charles Carleton Coffin, OF Brook
line, Mass, is dead, aged 73. He was
war correspondent and an engineer.
but is chiefly known for his children $
histories of the Revolution, etc.
a delegation representing the inter
ests OF authors, photographers and
publishers appeared before the house
committee on patents in opposition to
the Treloar copyright bill
The trial of DR.. Z. Rhoades, charged
with poisoning Lewis Robinson a
wealthy farmer ha begun at Owens
boro, Ky. Soon after Robinsons death
the doctor married his widow.
nr @ Wilson postmaster at Wad-
dington Ark, who fled when called
upon by an inspector, has given him
self up and admits a shortage Of $275,
Relatives made up the amount.
Joseph Bacon. of Fort Atkinson.
Wis, while switching car containing
his household goods at GAINESVILLE, set
fire to the contents with his lantern.
Two Of the horses were saved.
Jake Mclaughlin, the alleged MUIR
derer OF two aged farmers, was taken
from jail at Tecumseh, O. r., by mob
and strung up three times but would
confess nothing
Tramps have become an unbearable
nuisance AZ Kethsburg. ILL.,, and spe-
cial police have been sworn in t. ar
rest every vagrant and put him at
work breaking stone for street paving.
Adyices from Montana state that
there is fire in the Bozeman tunnel and
the property will probably be totally
destroyed Passengers and freight
are being transferred over the noun
tain
Captain Simon Baker, Larry Sea-
man. William Anderson, cook, and
NJ. Moguat of Rockford, Texas, a
passenger. were drowned by the
wreekius OF the schooner Willie Ann
off the Florida coast
In the United States court AZ Fort
Smith Ark, sentence oil death was
passed upon George Pearce, Webster
Isaaes, John pearce Berry Foreman