Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOAiES TIC


AT London aged SO years.
Reindeer prove a godsend to suf-
fering Klondlkers'
The Danish countess married stu
dent at GAINESVILLE.
Colonel A. NJ Coffey, aged 81, the
Oldest mason in Missouri, Is dead at
Knob Noster.
The second trial OF Adolph Il.
Luetgert on the charge OF numbering
his wife began at Chicago.
A fve-cornered billiard tournament
for the worlds cham pionship opened
in New York.
Ernest Cornell Of Oconomowoc, WIS"
confessed that he killed his two chill
dren and attempted suicide.
A steamer Is burned at Escanaba'
Mich and the ore docks are on fire.
Two lives were lost.
The national supreme court pro
nounced the Frankfort (KyD lottery
franchise invalid.
A large body of Choctaw and Chick
asaw Indians have decided to emil
crate to Mexico.
Nathan Willis, colored, who was ac-
cused of murder, was burned to death
by a mob in South Carolina.
At Washington, ID. c., Gen. John >
Mason. a veteran OF the Mexican and
civil wars, died.
Mrs. Adrian Iseln, Sr., is dead in
New York, aged II years. Among her
children ia G. Oliver Iselin, owner of
the yachts, Mohawk, Vigilant and De-
fender.
General John S. Mason, veteran
of the Mexican war and ciyal wars,
died at Washington aged 70 years.
Tommy White, the Chicago pugilist,
was defeated in London by Ben Jor-
dan.
In view of the hopel ass senate, many
republican congressman think no cur
rency legislation should be attempted.
Senator ElkiDs threatens to intro
duce resolution depriying the cana
dian Pacific Of the bonding privilege,
1t is reported that 200 armed miners
seized the larger part of the steamer
Bella's food cargo at Circle City,
Alaska.
Bishop John Williams. Of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of Con
necticut, was stricken with apopleNy,
but his condition is favorable.
A committee of the Georgia legisla-
ture was held up ana robbed while
travelling by rail through the Okehno-
kee swamp.
Blacknawk and Defender, two Of the
alleged murderers OF the Spicer family
in North Dakota, were released from
the Bismarck jail.
Tho Georgia house Of representa-
lives voted down a bill TO put union
veterans in that state on the same legal
plane as confederates.
j. II. Thomas, alias Thurman, alias
Lutz, the notorious forger ana jail
breaker. was sentenced to six years in
the penitentiary at Memphis
NJ Rosenthal & Co., dealers IN
cloaks. Of New York, confessed iudg-
ment for s2.0S7. The liabilities are
$4,000 and the assets $1,000.
Robert Taggart, aged as years, pro
prietor of the Central hotel in Decatur,
III, uicd OF heart trouble at Battle
Creek. Mich.
DR.. John l.. Elliot OF Duluth died of
typhoid fever Tie was formerly a
resident OF BAY City, Mich and was
40 years of ago.
The Philadelphia fire department was
called out for fire which caused $50
COO damage to the store OF Apt Bros.
80 and Al North Eighth street.
Lake Forest has a new morsel OF
gossip. John V, FarweIl was fined $40
la9t night Tor taking sand from the
beach I'm front of the park,
Booker r. WHshugton's agricultural
college at Tuskogee, Aka, was opened,
Most OF the Beloit college freshmen
were suspended,
Charles Il. Chrstopherson, a prom
iueut attorney, and Miss May Milo,
came 20 Chicago from Sioux Falls y.
H.. yesterday and were married.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage 2s-
Inmates the deficit FOR the fiscal year
ending June so, lS9S, at not more than
S-0oouoo0
David Christie Murray the novelist
has started q movement TO erect "a
statue of GearEe Washington in
London.
Senator Harris of Kansas says there