Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-10-14

of the explosion was plainly felt on
the surface and a rescuing party was
at once sent into the mine, but they
worked under great difficulties, as the
brattice work was down and the ven
tilation was poor.
In Decatur, H.. Mrs. Eunice Nc
/ Csnty died, as the result of a bite on
her ner arm by a pet dog last Novem-
her. Morphine was administered to
give her temporary relief, while four
doctors pored over medical books to
\ learn more about the treatment Of
such cases. She had all the symptoms
of the rabies except that she did not
bark and bite.
At Wayeriey, Ia, George Martins
livery barn was burned. Nine horses
perished. including seven valuable
trofling and run:.ing horses, the
property Of f.. c. Hurd, OF Nashua,
who was on his way to the Hampton
races. Miss Mamie, Sound Currency,
Howard Lee, Sid Regain, all well
known to Iowa turfmen, We're among
the animals burned.
The grand jury has returned three
indictments against Francis j. kiock-
hofer, late d~isbursing officer of the
state department on charge of en-
bezzling $35. 900 government funds and
$4,000 worth of government bonds III
1895. The matter has been pending
since May, 1896, when he was arrested.
He says the apparent shortage is
merely a matter of careless bookkeep-
ing.
Miss Edna Whitney, the belle Of
Chirlicothe. No. who was snubbed by
the managers of the Kansas City flow
or carnival because she worked for a
tobacco manufacturing company, and
b who subsequently reigned as queen OF
labor at the Topeka carnival, attend
ed the exclusive yelled prophets ball
in 81. Louis. Miss Whitney was at
tired in q simple but appropriate gown
of white brocade silk, en- suite, with
shoes and gloves to match,
The professors of the Smithsonian
institute have spent four months In
southwestern Arizona among the In
dian tribes of that region collecting
relics and getting data. Or. Fewkes
said they had been able to get over a
thousand specimens. They visited the
sacred sacrifcial cave in the Graham
mountains and secured a large num-
ler Of specimens left by Indians years
ago. The cave is situated in the
rocks 200 feet under ground, They
saw the snake dance Of the Mokis.
At Jacksonville. Ill. the coroner's
Jury. who disinterred the body of Nora
Harris, who died Sept. II Gas was re-
ported as the result Of a buggy acct
dent) decided the girl was murdered.
Dir. Fritz Skinner is charged with
causing the death and Adam Large.
her step-father, and William Hobson,
her lover, are declared in the verdict
rendered today to have been accessor-
les. Warrants are out for the three
men, but they have disappeared.
Forty-six new cases Of yellow fever
and five deaths are reported in New
Orleans.
James Il, Smith, a Victoria (B, c.
capitalist, has been in Seattle three
days planning for the transportation
of 500 head Of beef cattle to the Klon-
dixie country, Mr., Smith may wait
until spring. He is confident he can
deliver 300 or 400 head of cattle at
Dawson City between now and Dec.
I, and then there would be no occa-
sion for fear Of a famine for some time
to come, Mr.. Smiths plan contem-
plates the transportation of about 400
head Of cattle and 100 head of horses,
each horse to pack as much in the way
of general food supplies rs possible.
Norman Hunt and Ella Campbell.
who eloped from Victoria, Iowa. are
spending what was to have been their
honeymoon in police station cells at
Chicago. They left home last night.
n train for Chicago on the way to
Milwaukee and Hunsberger. They
were arrested as they stepped off the
tain. Hunt is nineteen years old;
the girl seventeen. They declare they
will marry In spite of parents, police,
] hNaNAi'NA'A wins VI bAp 'AAANA Viva
thing The parents are expected here
tonight and the young folks will be
taken home.
In Madison, Ind. farmes OF Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio, banded together In
he organization known as the Ma
tional Horse-Thief Detective associ-
alton, are holding their annual on
vtntion. Six thousand farmers, or
ganized into POO companies for the de
lection of crime in rural communities,
now constitute the organization, The
recent lynching in Ripley county
growing out of the lax enforcement Of
tho law for many years-is thought
TO have demonstrated the worth OF
such an organization as this. James
4. Mount. governor OF Indiana, who
has been president OF the association
for many years. addressed the dele
rates
As the result Of the explosion Of 4
gasoline stove In a Chicago home