Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30

ell. who shipped cattle, gave the
plaintiff judgment for fare, costs ana
attorney fees.
Stephen Shellen, who killed Michael
Roher at Du Bots, Pa, was shot dea4
while attempting to make his escape
from a posse in pursuit OF him. Be
fore he was shot he fired at his pur-
suers several times, wJunding one o.
The posse.
Influenced by reading OF the manner
Of death Of the daughter Of eX-Secfe-
tary Herbert in Washington, Mrs. Jane
Forrest. 60 years old, killed herself IN
Chicago by throwing herself from
sceond-story window in the house 81
her son, w. G. Ross.
Vessels for the Australian trade are
almost unobtainable at San Francisco
There are now three cargoes awaiting
shipment from that port to sydney
Melbourne and Adelaide and ships TO
take them over cannot be procured
Vessel owners prefer to wait for the
spring trade to the KIondike.
The mammoth tramp steamer Algoa
sailed from Tacoma with the largest
cargo Of grain ever loaded in a single
vessel carrying 81 500 bushels OF
wheat. valued at $4,000, for the
northwest coast Of Africa and is eX-
pected to be about seventy days max
ing the voyage.
Henry Kanaska, professional cyclist,
has issued a challenge To the world TO
race any distance from to miles. on
an indoor track for a purse OF from So
900 to $4,000 Each rider is to fur
pish his own pacemakers, Kanaska
prefers to go against Michael, the
Welshman wonder, Kanaska holds
the worlds indoor paced record for a
mile at 1853 Us.
The school board of Iron Mountain,
Michigan has decided that many OF It's
teachers are giving too much attention
to affairs of society It has called
halt in the form Of a resolution that
was adopted requesting teachers TO
refrain from attending dances, parties
and other social entertainments held
upon evenings preceding days upon
hich school is to be in session.
The monument which the members
of the "lron brigade" are to erect to
the memory Of General John Gibbon
In the Arlington cemetery, across the
Potomac from the national capital, is
rppidly nearing completion A has
relief Of General Gibbon appears on
the front OF the granite, and the whole
win be one Of the handsOmeat mOnu-
ments in the cemetery.
The political control of Sioux City's
sixth ward was The stake for which
John Holdenred and Joe Patten re-
Gently played q match y me of seven.
up. Both men aspired to represent
their ward in the city council Both
are democrats and whichever one Sc
cures the nomination Is practically
sure Of election. II was agreed to set
tie the dispute at cards Holdenried
Won by a score Of 10 TO g. Patten says
he viii stand by his agreement and
throw his strength 10 Hodeured
Reuben Lane Of Baiubridge. Pa.
/ made the acquaintance of Mrs Eliza
/ Ann Parker OF Topeka, Kan. through
the medium Of a matrimonial adyer-
( tisoment and they agreed to marry.
Lane, who has only one leg. walked
all the way TO Kansas, a distance Of
507 miles, and when Mrs Parker saw
him she refused to marry him. Mrs.
Parker is said TO have some property
and Lane will institute a suit for
breach Of promise Lane Is widowor.
20 years old and his only defect is
his loss Of one leg.
William r. Kent, the well known
lawyer of Brooklyn. and organizer Of
the Penny Savings bank, connected
with Bethel mission, was ARE ten on
warrant charging him with forgery.
Kent is accused by Mrs, Mary II Me
Cord OF Brooklyn, Cf falsely certifying
and acknowledging satisfaction Of
mOrtg sc. II Is alleged by Mrs. Nc
Cord that Kent betrayed the trust re-
posed I'M him by herself and not only
appropriated $119O cha god in the
warrant, bpt allowed taxes on property
to accumulate Assistant District Tt-
torney Caldwell stated that Kent had
taken no less than $fO.405 from Dls
clients