Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-05-06

| Cen Harrison will not be chosen
moderator Of the general assembly OF
the Presbyterian church to be held n
Winona next month, as ne cannot give
the necessary time to prepare for the
event.
Il is asserted that the republican
members OF the senate finance com
mittee have agreed 10 impose duty
Of one cent and half pound on hides
at the demand Of Senator Jones, Of
| Ney ada.
Fire at Pipestone, MINI, destroyed a
business block, causing loss of about
$40 900. The losers are w. +. Glasgow,
l.. f. Breckenridge, w Terney, II. Bor-
cher, J. Hurley, F. Connors.
All parties in the litigation over the
Chicago lake front property will sub
NIT brief. and afidayits to Commits
sioner Hermann, OF the general land
office, and the decision will be rem
dered soon after the papers are re-
ceiyed
John S BARLEY, ex-s.ate treasurer OF
Nebraska, was arraigned in the Omaha
police court on a charge Of embezzling
1901 800, He pleaded not guilty and
waived examination. He was held
TO answer in the district court in $780,
900 bail
A freight train on the Wheeling &
Lake Erie railway went through
bridge near Warrentown, o., and
plunged into a creek Engineer James
Garsletter was scalded to death. Fire
man Edward Mum and Brakeman G.
r. Keyser both sustained broken legs.
The house Of representatives Of the
Delaware legislature has appointed
committee to investigate the charge
recently made that certain members
Of the body have attempted to eXtort
mercy from persons applying for leg
islation as the price of their favorable
votes
A boiler explosion at Alderman's
sawmill in the Kanawha valley, West
Virginia, killed Perry Daevers and
George Conley and injured H. w. Hick-
man, Thomas Hickman, William Bal
ton, Vinton Alderman and John Nc
Cauley. The three former win prob
ably die.
The wrestling match between Far
mer' Burns and d. S. Melon will
take place in Davenport, Ia, May &.
The match will he for 81 600 a side
and a rs and 25 per cent division of
the receipts, the worlds championship
title to go with the decision. The
stake money has been deposited.
Walker Fearne, American judge in
the international court in Cairo. Egypt.
minister 20 Greece under President
Cleyeiand's first administration. and
chief Of department Of foreign affairs
at The Chicago worlds fair. is criti-
caliy III at the home of his daughter, In
New York city.
The dedication OF the tomb and
monument Of Gen. Ulysses 8 Grant In
Riverside Park New York city. fully
equuled the expectations il it's magnitl-
cenCa as a ceremony The number Of
men in the land parade was estimated
at 10000 President Mckinley. Gen
Horace Porter and Mayor Strong made
addresses at the tomb.
Ex-Governor Altgeld whose name
from time 10 time has been connected
With the affairs of the defunct Globe
Savings bank denies that he was in
auy way responsible for the Irregular
ties OF It's management He admits
having been borrower from the bank
bat says tina. It was simply a matter of
business.
General Miles has received the for
nal assent Of the president to his pro-
jaeled trip 10 Turkey and Greece Gen
Miles will be zone two or three months.
LAS Ia addition 20 making o personal
study Of the military features of W.
contest between the Turks aud Greeks
hc proposes 10 inspect The military es-
tah'jehmcnts OF the principal European
powers The result OF his observations
Will be embodied in an official repor
TO the president
-Four members Of The desperate Weir
g1ng In Chicago were captured on in
formation given by Fred Drenksou.
one ~ their ralF. Drenkson went To-
church Two weeks ago and was SO i'm
pressed with the song service thar br
decided 10 rNflrm. The four persons
under arrest are Henry Weir, Edward
Ernst Mrs Mary Weir and Charles
Zimmerman Fourteen robheriCs are
charged TO the gang. Some OF the
stolen property was recovered
Count AlphoDGo Chros owski. a
Polish editor playwright and evlled
uihilst, Is In Columbus. O. for the pur-
pose Of pressing his suit with Miss
/ Daisy Aldrich daughter Of the presi-
dent Of the Wor'hiugton street Rail
way company aud leader in flshion-
| able circles Tho count met Miss AID
rich al the worlds Fair and q strong
attachment sprang mp between them
| Correspondence has been kept up ever
| gin ' % seems the parents of the
/ Young lady wero not lot into the secret
\ When they hoard % Il they III once
He'd he wedding m fn a DuhIl, an