Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-16

burned his will and then went to a
dance
Another 100 Of the Brooklyn girl
ticket sellers have been shifted from
their old posts to new ones. Men OF
the so-ealled "masher' type fairly
haunt the stations where pretty agents
are on duty.
Samuel p. Langdon, the Philadelphia
millionaire held for alleged completely
in the death OF Annie McGrath, whose
body was found in his apartments, has
been released by the coroner because OF
4 lack Of evidence.
Pingree's potato patch plan IS 70 be
tried in Pittsburg for the relief OF the
worthy poor, If it Is to be tried IN
worthy poor, if it is possible TO arouse
proper public interest.
Attempts have been made TO burn
four large buildings in Savannah, Ga,
including the postoffice. Il Is thought
the recent fire, in which property worth
thousands of dollars was destroyed, vas
the work of incendiaries.
Populist leaders in Kansas, including
Chairman Breidenthal and Ex-Governor
Lewelling, favor fusion with siiverites
nj the national convention in July at
81. Louis and to that end are willing
to drop the party name.
Never before has so large crop OF
strawberries been known in Florida as
that which is now being harvested
From Plant City alone no less than
$4,000 quarts have been shipped, ana
tn. season Is not yet nearly over.
One OF the six graduate students OF
he West Penn Medical college blew
out he gas in hotel bedroom in Pitts
burg. Pa, the other night. All SIX
students were sleeping in the room and
all came very near being asphyxiated.
The schooner Good Intent said to be
the oldest craft registered in the official
list Of merchant vessels, is about ready
to start out on her eighty-fourth year
OF cruising from Belfast, Ne, where
she has been tied up during the winter.
In one county Of California 1t is es-
timated that rabbits and hares caused
a loss of 5000, 600 in a single year, and
the question OF Kidding themselves of
such pests has become one Of vital in
terest.
Firemen called to extinguish blaze
In Salem, Mass, found the bodies Of
Josephine Manning, milliner and
Charles Flynn, dead from pistol
wounds Il is thought 10 te use OF
murder and suicide.
Three fish were caught Ga cnC !ook
by a fisherman at Ellsworth Me, the
other day. The apparent catch was an
unusually large pickerel, but in dress
ing 1t anothe, plckerel was found in its
stomach, and in the second plckerel was
five-inch smell
Bonn houses az the Maryland isla-
mre have passed VII to protect news
paper men from being compelled to
diyulge either before a court GT grand
jury the source OF any confidential in
formation given them in The course
OF their employment
Some boys have discovered a coun-
terieiter's cave in Elkhart county Ind.
on an island. A partially concealed
signal wire led the way. Coins in all
stages or manufacture with the face
value of $4,000 were found. The coin
was east then plated and milled
After being separated more than
forty years a brother and sister were
reunited at Middletown ~ Y. The
Il an is a resident of Hartford, Conn,
the woman OF Middletown. When
children they were sent to an asylum,
were adopted by different families, and
thus lost track OF each other.
a stone Weighing 125 pounds. Up
posedly meteor fell near Quanicasse,
Mich. a few days ago When discov.
cred few days ago. after striking the
earth, it was so hot as to burn the
fingers OF those who touched it. Snow
and Ice for several feet around it had
melted
The board OF trustees of the Presby-
terrain church at junction City. Kan.
for the fiscal year just closed, was com
posed entirely Of women, and 1t is stated
that their term of Office was marked by
the most careful, economical and gen.
orally satisfactory admins tration OF the
churchis financial affairs that it has
ever had
Eagles are reported 70 be unusually
numerous Just now in Curry county,
Oregon, and they are very destructive
~ young lambs. One eagle. measuring
more than seven feet from tip to tip
81 iis wings, was shot near Wedderburn
few days ago The birds are wary
and the stockmen have to suffer with
little chance Of retaliation.
A white SEA otter. whose pelt would
be worth quite $4,000, was seen by two
fishermen IN the bay at Santa Cruz.
CAL few days ago, The men say
there Is no doubt whatever as TO the
Identity Of the animal A number Of
boats at ouoe set out to hunt for the
otter but AT last accounts had not
caught Il
FOREIGN.