Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

pioneers in the read estate business in
Chicago, died of heart disease. He
was prominently identified with the
earlier development of this city, and
was the first president Of the real
estate board.
Coyington, Ky.--The movement OF
the United Confederate Veterans to
erect a memorial institute edifice Is to
be pressed. General John G. Under
wood, superintendent and secretary 81
The Confederate Memorial association
has located offices here.
st. Louis-Captain William p. Bar
low, secretary Of the ex-Confederate
Home association Of Missouri, is dead
in this city. He was confined to his
bed less than two week, refusing to
ignore business demands upon him
until stricken with Inconsistencies
Denyer--For ten days Miss Annie
| NJ Stephens, stepdaughter of j. T.
Hodges, deputy county clerk, has been
lying speeches. and paralyzed. The
opinion of physicians, supported by
circumstances Of the case, indicates
that the young lady was sandbagged
New York-The long-continued
strife between the Tammany factions
led by County Clerk Purroy and John
C. Sheehan, chairman of the Tam
many executive committee, broke out
| into open war when PlIrroy and his
followers announced their bolt from
! Tammany.
New York-The appellate term oil
the supreme court handed down de-
cision to the general effect that a
husband, although living apart from
his wife. is responsible for debts con-
| tracted by her for necessary articles
| In the absence Of any agreement 10
| the contrary.
Chicago John Hurth, wealthy
Montana miner on a trip around the
world, was robbed of 81, 500 in German
i money, a collection OF rare coins,
deeds to mining property in Butte,
| Mont, and gold nugget worth 5000
by several colored women on the
levee The police got them back.
Williamsport, PA desperate riot
occurred at Johnsonburg, which re-
suited in the fatal shooting of VIM
/ Bergin and the serious injury to
I James McMinn, Charles Glover,
Charles Wrathall and several others,
members Of the police force. The
trouble was begun by Italians ight-
! ing
| st. Louis-Vice President and Mrs.
Stevenson and large number OF so
ciety people from Washington, Balti-
more, Chicago Bloomington, Ill, and
elsewhere, graced with their presence
the n,iptials of Miss Julia Green
Scott of Bloomington, niece OF Mrs,
Stevenson. and Carl Vrooman OF
Baltimore.
isville-Goyernor Bradley has
had several companies of the second
regiment OF the state militia practi-
cally under arms for forty-eight hours,
owing to the fear that an attempt
would be made to lynch Johnson
Howe, the negro being held at Paris
for the murder cf Policeman Charles
Lacey at Cynthiana.
San Francisco Captain Smith, who
commanded the wrecked collier, San
Bonitc. and Chief Officer Zolling, who
was OF the bridge when she struck,
have been deprived Of their licenses
by the Ugited States inspectors o.
hulls aud boilers. Ii was decided that
the loss J! the san Bonito was Tue to
/ carelessuess,
Cleveland, Ohio distinguished edu-
Gators from all parts Of the country
gathered in the auditorium of the
Western Reserve university, when
the annual convention of America
was called 70 order The organization
seeks the promotion Of scholarly
work N critical and pathological re-
search in the modern languages.
Plattsburg. N. Y.-M. T. Murdoch
has been appointed receiver for With
er6ee Sherman a Co. The firm is in
no financial difficulty and has 70 in
debtedness. The partnership expired
by limitation in September. HMe
property, consisting of extensive iron
ore mines and furnaces at Port Henry.
is valued at from two to three millions
Of dollars.
Chicago -Ths prohibition national
executive committee held secret
session at the sherman house. The
matter OF union was taken up, and II
was found impossible to line up with
the boilers The tolters meet In this
city Friday Chairman Diclsie was
Instructed y prepare an official dec
laration to map out pullcy for the
next four years.
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