Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-14

been under censure for nearly two
years, presumably for supporting
Archbishop Ireland's school theories.
The wedding Of Signorina Marie
Pope sister OF the Countess Rozwa-
dowski, wife OF the Italian consul at
Chicago to Signor Emilio March,, OF
New York, occurred in Chicago.
In the suit Of Joao Francisco he
Frertos and Tynedale Palmer against
Inc New York Daily News for $4,000
damages for libel, jury In the United
states court awarded the complainants
81 600
George Sands, alias DIR. Clark, and
Mrs. May Knapp, who were recently
convicted OF passing silver counterfeit
dollars in Hoboken. n. j., were SEN
fenced respectively to seven and four
years Imprisonment
General Joe IIacret, the Cuban IN
surgent leader, whom the Spanlards
reported dead, is alive, busiiy engaged
in organizing troops. He writes that
he has started two newspapers wltnin
/ the insurgent lines.
The trial Of James Cummings FOR tn :
murder Of william Shaw at Canton
! Ind on Christmas a year ago was ne
gun at Brazil. The murder was the
result Of a stree. quarrel. Cummings
was the town treasurer,
William Downing and Charles Will
liams were hanged on the same seal
fold at Norfolk, Va, the former fer
the murder OF Charles Bess, and the
latter for killing Emma Lane. coiored'
with a bullet fred at man.
Miss Hadley, daughter of ali under
taker al Rochester. N. Y, committed
suicide In Cincinnati. She was known
as Belle Howard Morgan, and while
with Weber and Fields vaudeville COM
pany. as Belle Weber She was adj
dicted to morphine and took an over
dose.
Colonel ]. p. Candy. chief paymaster
OF the department of Colorado, who
has reached the age OF Ga years. has
retired from the service after an ex-
perience of nearly thirty-three years In
the United States army The colonel
Ii succeeded by Major G. G. Shiffin, Of
New York
State Bank Commissioner John w.
Breadenthal predicts the number Of
Kansas banking institutions will le-
crease materially within the next
two years, II not be cut in two. He
says there are too many banks in
Kansas now for the amount OF business
transacted.
At Lick Observatory, Cal, while
photographing the sun, Observer Col
ton found large spot near the eastern
limb, which is easily visible without
the telescope aid. 1t is mostly PEN
umbrial, however tho nucleus being
small The extreme length Of the spot
is about $4,000 miles
In the forthcoming suit OF MIS-
Neitle Craven. the alleged contract
widow Of James G.. Fair for slice OF
the estate, the attorneys to offset the
report Of experts Ames and Cavalho
introduce testimony tending TO prove
that the pencil will. deeds and mar
riage contracts are forgerles.
The condition OF f. S. D., yor, the
head OF the Chicago banking firm of
II. S. Dreyer 4 Co. whose failure was
preeipitated by The suspension of the
National Bank Of Illinois. who has
been Ill for the past week, has changed
for the worse He Is nearly helpless
from old complications. which have
been greatly aggravated by worry
The important business In the con-
vention of the league of American
Showmen, at Cincinnati was the adop-
tion OF a resolution that the 1889 shows
on the road should set apart the gross
receipts Of one afternoon on an APP
pointed day TO create fund to test
the constitutionallty OF burdensome
license exacted by certain states and
municipalities.
An agricultural department report
on the composition and cost of baker &
bread in New Jersey cities. based on
recent Investigations indicates the
necessity OF the adoption of bread
standard less variable than the loaf,
so that a definite number OF ounces
creased cost Of nutrment due TO the
may be found IN each loaf. The in
transformations taking plaee between
! the producer and consumer is charge
able TO the baker rather than to the
miller. for the cost OF the bread made
from barrel of -four costing 81 to
which add 96 cents of other ingred-
/ Tents was Sl0.74. or a profit OF i16 per
/ cent for the bakers labor and the cos
Of distribution
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