Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-06-24
YELEGKAMS In BRIEF.
AFFAIRS AT HOME

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In his yacht.
The Illinois anti-butterine bill was
signed by Governor Tanner.
Judge J. S. Fitzgerald died in st
Marys, Kan, after a short illness
Andrew H. Green IS suggested foi
the democratic candidate for mayor Of
New York.
Fire destroyed the plant OF the st
Louis Curled Hair company The loss
is placed at $4,000.
The proBcsed treaty to annex Hawaii
to the United States has been com
pleted and signed
DR.. Frederick J. McNulty who died
In Boston, was Virginian and sur
geon in the confederate army.
John w Shaw, who was at one
time president of the Hooking valley
Railroad. died in New York
The convention Of Master Plumbers,
in session at Detroit voted down a
plan for a national organizer.
The remains Of Miss Maria A. De-
Comean, who died in the Paris bazar
fire. were buried near New York.
New York capitalists have closed
the purchase Of the famous group OF
San Xavier mines from the Boston
owners.
benjamin Fairchild, father Of former
Congressman Ieniamin H. Fairchtld,
died at his home in Pelham, n. y
aged GS years
Eugene Y. Debs outlined to the
American Railway union convention
in Chicago the plans for a labor Utopia
in the far west
The trial OF officers ami directors
of the American Tobacco company on
a charge of conspiracy was begun in
n " York city,
Bishops Hogan and Glenno Of Kan
sas City refused to offer prayers n
Catholic churches for Queen Victoria
in honor Of her jubilee.
Governor Foster and his staff took
part in mortuary procession in New
Orleans in honor Of the late Arch
bishop Janssens.
a committee Of prominent Now York
business men, went to Washington TO
try to prevent the confirmation of
Powell as minister to tlayti
The Naumkeag Steam Cotton Mills,
in Salem Mass, posted notices to the
effect that for an indefinite period the
mills will be run only four days a
week
President Mckinley has declined an
invitation of the San Francisco Cham
her of Commerce 10 visit California
this summer owing to press OF official
duties.
Representatives OF the Typographical
Union were assured that the Iuterna.
tional Pressmens Union will Join
hands with the printers for shorter
work days
The indictment Of forgery against
John n. Bates, an attorney of Beloit
Wis. was noble pressed in the county
court at Geneseo, n Y, on the motion
of Bates attorney
Representative Harry st. George
Tucker was elected by the board OF
trustees of Washington and Lee Uni
yersity to fill the chair of constitu-
tional and International law.
The supreme lodge OF the Ancient
Order OF United Workmen reached
hnal adjournment at Milwaukee. After
lively fight, Ashury Park n. j., was
selected as the next meeting place.
The citizens union did not nominate
Seth Low for mayor, he having made
IT clear TO them that the demand for
him must be practically unanimous
from the dnu-Tammany organization.
Detective Carter arrived in New
York to secure Johnny Price the no.
torious thief Price is wanted for the
alleged theft Of bag containing 81
600 Ina money from restaurant In
Washington
The two commissions veprcsoutiug
the lniteI states ana the Cherokee
nation have adJournpd without COM
tne TO am agreement The Dawes
commission told the Chorokces that no
further attempt would be made and
that congress would now act
President G. +. Huntington of the
Pacific Mail steamship company Is
quoted as having said that tho next
dividend of the company would prob
ably be at the rate If S8u year. The
company paid per cent. dividend
this month
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