Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-07-29

Montgomery county. Mo, is announced
m r. Broadhead, geologist OF
the state university
The celebration Of the Mormon ee'
1ar,ent of Utah, fifty years ago was
begun $50 survivors OF the Z'ooo pio
80 participating. w. j. Bryan was
in attendance
rho craze for Klondyke gold IT.
creases daily and every passage on 1iie
heats hound north has been TAKEN
burned miners tell thrilling stories
of their experiences.
The boiler at Brewster brotheIs
eaw mill. On Dry Fork, West va eA-
NODDED killing H. j. White, a sawyer
of Weston. ". Va, AID smith HICKS
engineer OF Petersyille.
The 5Sth annual convention Vi .n0
Heta Theta Pi fraternity closed at M
agara Falls. About 200 delegates nave
been present. The fraternity reports
a membership of 10000, with 70 cnap-
| tiers.
Two masked men have robbed the
/ Sac and Fox agency postoihce, MY
miles from Guthrie, securing guam
tity of registered letters, stamps ana
a small sum of money they were
after $4,000.
Mouse. the Papute murderer, mas
beon killed at Muddy Creek, in Lin
coin county, New, by posse OF pui-
suers. Mouse killed Stearns and Da-
Wis on the Colorado river last winter
near White Hills
Nearly $2,25OOO0 was paid in at the
New York custom house by importers
on goods the duties on which are
raised by the Dingley tariff bill vi
such goods only a million dollars
worth remain in bond.
Mrs, n. G. Creole has arrived in
Los Angeles, Cal She refused to say
anything about her projected contest
for the estate Of the dead miner, eX-
cent that she would claim about two
Il irds Of the estate.
The state department has Instructed
General Woodford, our minister to
Spain, to press upon the Spanish gov
eminent the payment OF $4,000 indem-
nifty to the widow of DR.. Ruiz, who
died in prison in Havana.
Judge Fox of the Wayne county,
Ind, circuit court, has declared uncon-
stitutional the Indiana statute of 1855
providing that no convict-made goods
from other states can be sold without
state license and bond of $4,000.
As a result Of the work of labor agi-
tators men in four of the largest coal
mines in the southern part of West
Virginia may join the miners strike,
The wives of Pennsylvania miners are
urging their husbands to fight rather
than starye.
Senator Hanna expresses his sym
pathy with the striking miners and his
kCpe for an early and mutually salts
factory settlement OF the trouble.
Eugene Debs' efforts to bring out the
West Virginia miners are not meeting
with success.
Deputy -EHitets- States Marshal Nc
Clure arrived at Little Rock, having
in charge Rhoda Fuller, one of the
most noted and desperate female out
laws in Arkansas She was captured
at Batesyille while disposng of coun-
Il rfet coin,
There Is a report at Vancouver that
negotiations are going on for the
amalgamation of the Merchants Bank
OF Nova Scotia and the Bank of Bit
ish Columbia. The three banks would
have a combined capital and reserve
of 100000 and would rank next to
the Bank Of Montreal
Gen. d. w Caldwell died in Cleye-
land. lie was attacked a week ago
by govt which was followed by cold
and neuralgia. lie grew rapidly worse
until last night, when he became un-
conscious and so continued to the end.
Gen. Caldwell was president of the
Lake shore road
AT Cripple Creek, Col, the heaviest
hail and rainstorm for many years
occurred The streets and sidewalks
We're one sheet Of water and consid-
cradle damage was done to roads and
bridges. The Palace hotel. which is
built over an old water course, was
threatened with destruction for
while.