Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-09-16

The sale of liquor In Alaska Is LOT"
hidden by federal statute, and whiskey
shipped to points in the gold country
Uag seized by the collector at Port
Townsend, Washington.
Ex-Governor AItgeld Of Illinois, IN
a speech at Philadelphia spoke Of the
neriIs 6hat threaten the people OF the
United states and denounced gov
eminent by injunction,
Cnnsul-General Lee, accompanied ny
his son and private secretary, salieu
from Havana for New York. 1t Is not
believed that Cen. Lee viii return 70
clba In an official capacity.
Tho spokesman-Review has weather
crop reports from all sections OF east
ern washington and Idaho. from
nearly all points come reports OF weep
ING skies and sodden fields.
h~racutia. threatens to rise duties on
imports from the United states unie
a-,..o- on goods imported from thal
country TO the United states are re
duced by the reciprocity treaty.
Mrs. Samuel Trexler was shot by
her son at Bucyrus, O. The boy a
been hunting, and in hanging up ms
gun ii was discharged, sending a bull
let through his mothers heart.
officials OF the state department n
OF the attorney generals office have
been in conference In regard 10 the
new French cable which lands al
Cane cod and which viii be completed
in about ten days.
The state board Of equalization
raised the assessment Of the real es-
t5te In New York county $S8, 9SS JOB;
that of W~es.chester was advanced
$2s. 202 1928 and that Of Kings re-
duccd $14,390,815.
BriGandage prevails in a portion OF
Spice Valley township, Lawrence coun-
ty, Ind, and Judge Martin Of the cir
cult court has called upon the grand
jury for n rigid and an unsparing en-
forcemcut Of the law.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
returned from a months tour Of the
west. He says he found the famers in
especially good spirits, and believes
there Is not a nan west Of the Missis-
slppi who cllnot get work.
Richard Croker has returned to New
York. In an interview he eulogizcd
Tammany and declared his belief that
IT viii be restored to power. 1t is be
lieyed by some mat Mr.. Croker viii be
the Tammany candidate for mayor.
Postmaster Shuil at Mt, Pleasant,
iowa, aud Postmaster Hamilton at
Warren. Ind, who declined to smren-
der their offices when removed, on the
ground that the recent civil service or
der covered the cases have both given
up the fight
Mrs. Richard Milliken, widow OF the
wealthy sugar planter now t Sarato-
Ea. has presented the New Orleans
charity husp1rat with $75.00o 70 found
Il chllarou's building, which viii in
cIude a kindergarten and other i'm
proyements.
The agricultural department finds
difficulty in supplying the demand
from the live stock centers for in
spectors to examine dressed meats for
foreign shipment There Is an in
creased demand for American meats In
European markets
II. A. Beckett of Almond, Neb., was
imprisoned two hours under 81 wrecked
car on the c., b, and @. road at La
Grange. near Chicago, but escaped I'M
hurt Five thousand chickens, ducks
aud turkeys he was taking TO the city.
we're released.
Charles Ambus, a Chicago dwarf
was found dead In his bed from heart
disease. He and his mother We're in
destitute circumstances, but though
smaller than many persons on exhibit
bition he was not known outside his
own uaigbborhoud
Although four years have elapsed
since the freight steamer Naronic of
the White star line left New York fer
Liverpool. and was never afterwards
heard from, the wgcchaea from the ill.,
tated vessel has Just been found on the
a.esg OF rape IIatteras
Walter We1lman, the new spaper
man was one of tho passengers 9th Che
New York IIa had been to Norway
ana Russia 10 consult with pr. Manson
and TO arrange for d steamer and fog a
Iuse number 80 dogs tor am tiort 10
g.1oh the north pole.
Vi T. Alwe.l tho United States