Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07

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of one Of the Kansas electors, w. H.
Linton, who is alleged to be disquai-
flied because he deserted from the
army
The Ilaconia car works, at Laconia,
n. H, was petitioned into an involun-
taiy insolvency. The total liabilities
are placed at $617 900 and the assets
at $407, 900.
James r. Francisco, who operated
the famous John BuIlengine on the
Camden and Amboy railroad, in 1886,
died at. Fremont, o., aged eighty-one
years.
1t Is said that the failure Of the
Security Mortgage and Trust COM
pany of Dallas, Texas, will cause a
loss of 81 100000 to eastern and fc~-
eign capitalists.
New York-The board Of estimates
inserted in the budget for 1897 the
sum of $4,000 for ceremonies at
tending the dedication of the Grant
monument
Baltimore ninth annual meet
| ing of the American Economic asso-
citation will begin at Johns Hopkins
university and will continue until
! Thursday.
| Notwithstanding large furniture
house of julius I.ansburg on Me-.
York avenue, was burned; loss on
building, stock and adjacent struc-
lures, 100000.
John McCord of oberlin, Ohio, died
in the Grand Central railway station in
New York, Of heart disease. He was
returning home from a visit TO relatives
at New Haven, Conn.
Comptroller Eckels in an interview
says the recent bank failures have been
due largely to local causes and that
the general condition Of the national
banks is excellent.
District Attorney Oleott OF New
York has written letter 20 the at
torney general asking his advice as to
whether the deputies in his Office are
subject TO civil service.
MRS Ella Eager, wife of locomotive
engineer. committed suicide at New
Haven, Conn, by throwing herself In
front Of her husband 8 locomotive. The
couple had quarTeled.
Total appropriations for the various
branches of the New York city govern
ment of New York for 1897 foot up
close to 100000, larger sum than
ever was granted before.
Topeka, Kan. General Buckner
sent cask OF whisky and $50 to Dud-
ley town for a Christmas present. II
was the only township In the union
carried by Palmer and Buckner.
Otto Wasmansdorff, senior partner
in the Chicago banking firm of Was
mansdorff & Ieinemann. which sus-
pended aus a result OF the failure of the
National bank OF Illinois. committed
suicide.
1t is reported that Charles T..
Yerkes, the Chicago street railway
magnate, will make his home In New
York and viii have two OF his Chi
cago stocks listed ON the New York
exchange
Fl. c. Henry. the millionaire con-
tractor, has confirmed the report that
he had secured the contract 10 build
the approaches to the Great Northern
railroad tunnel through the Cascade
mountains.
Judge Myers, Mt Oskaloosa, Kan,
dismissed the rcCeiyership case OF tho
Atohison Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
road company, holding that the alien
land law OF Kansas Is not applicable
to railroads.
Van Nortwick Bros, bankers at Ba-
tayia, ILL.,, AID holders OF large property
intere SITS In several states, made an
assignment, as q result of the liquida
ton of the Atlas National Bank of
Chicago.
Chicago Mrs, Mary Logan Tucker
Of Wisconsin and her son have been
left a fortune BY Captain Lemon Of
Washington They are the wife and
son Of Major Tucker, who Is now sta
toned at st. Paul.
San Francisco Information has
been received announcing the death
at San Salvador Of DR.. Albert San
chez, director OF the meteorological
and astronomical observatory Of the
state of san Salvador.
4 letter received at the state de-
partment in Washington from high
authority in the Turkish govern
ment indicates that Emperor William
Of Germany and the sultan have
formed an alliance.
After W ], Bryan's Atlanta lecture
Mr.. McBee, his financial hacker. Of
fered 70 fulfil the contract and pay
the lecturer $4,000 to bind the con
tract Mir Bryan refused II, and Mr.
MeBee did not press 1t.
Governor Morton has appointed
Col. Ashley W Cole, his private Sec
Rotary, member Of the state railroad
commission The salary is $1,000
per yelr. Colonel Cole was a former
New York newspaper man.
PVstdent-elect Mckinley, in talk
With Senator Wolc0tt Of Colorado to-i
Mr. Wolcott that he was earnestly In
favor Of ga-rNttts Aat tho rs,t.4,t;a,t,