Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09

held in July OF next year
Near Evergreen, Ala, William Ell
lis. a white farmer, killed Cook King,
| colored. by slowly shooting him to
death as punishment for improper
conduct with Ellis daughter.
Thomas Riley will run as the silver
democratic candidate for mayor OF
Boston in OPPOSITION to Mayor Quincy,
| the nominee OF the "old-time demo-
Gratis
The Philadelphia court of common
! pleas refused to enjoin Mayor War
| wick and other city officials from leas-
ing the gas works TO the United Gas
Improvement company.
The corner stone of the new Con
gregational house at Boston, which
will hold a position similar to that OF
the Bible house, New York, was laid
by Governor Wolcott.
The trial OF Thomas Edmonds,
! charged with the mnder OF John
| Haley. Of Niles, ended at Youngstown,
Ohio. with a verdict Of murder in the
second degree.
| Martin Thorn was found guilty OF
murder In the first degree in killing
| william Gudensuppe in New York.
| Afterward he said that he alone com
mitted the murder and cut up the body.
BY a vote of Al to 5 the delegates 70
the Central Trades and Labor Union,
at Chicago, placed themselves on
record as being further opposed to re-
striction Of immigration.
Miss Lucinda Day died near Spring
field. Mass, aged 81 years For
70 years she kept light
in her window for lover who went to
sea and never returned.
Ashland, II miles north of Rich
mona, Va, reports having experienced
an earthquake shock. The vibration
was very distinct and lasted five sec
onds
1t is said here the supreme court is
evenly divided on the Nebraska
maximum freight rate case and that the
case will be argued before the full
bench in January.
Joshua Brown of Benjaminville, Nc
Lean county, one of the richest pio-
neers OF central Illinois, died in Lafay-
cite, Ind. where he was visiting. He
was visiting Ea" announceU-B
was aged 80.
-Four Chicago banks-Chicago Ma
tional Metropolitan National, Fort
Dearborn National and Garden City
have agreed to take 81 500 900 OF
drainage board per cent tax levy
warrants.
The detectives of San Francisco have
now reached the conclusion that An
drew Satto the New York railroad
man who disappeared a few days ago
was not murdered, but has simply 1e-
serted his wife.
Four men entered the home Of a
! Chicago woman, locked up the two
servants and by threats of death
forced her to give up $4,000 worth of
diamonds. $500 in clothes and $50 in
cash.
Mrs. Poucher of Oswego has Sc
cured an absolute divorce from her
husband w. A. Poucher, who was
! United States district attorney for
northern New York under President
/ Cleveland
It Is reported in New York that "A
number OF the principal manutactur-
1 ers of enameled ware in this country
are eudeavoring to consolidate their
properties under single corporate
, ownership
Senator Lodge, a member of the COM
mittee on foreign relations in the
senate. said the first business of the
senate would be to confirm the annex
alton of Hawaii. which would be done
ratifying the treaty or by legislation
The case of George +, Underhill
/ against General Jose Manuel Herman
/ deg to recover damages for detention
+. during the revolution in Venezuela in
1892 was decided adversely to the
painun 10y the supreme court.
The Touring mill Of Milton Ham
moud, near Brockyille, Md, was
! burned Superintendent George
Biehl, who was sleeping in the build
/ ing, lost his life The loss is $4,000;
/ covered by insurance.
/ Horatio c, James, missionary
who arrived from Port Limon, says
that his wife was frightened to death
/ by the intrusion of native anxious
| 10 see the new baby, in her bedroom in
san Carloso
Chief Justice Bingham has sent
! enced Robert Fl Martin. former treas
urer Of the Columbian university, to
imprisonment for five years in the
penitentary Tot enlightenment of $l4,-
000 from the ntuns Of the university
The resolution that caused stir i'm
The lower house OF the Cherokee youn-
J cl Tarlequ1h, L. IT,. ana passed
that body almost unanimously. 10 in
yestlgato the 100000 rreedmens pay
meut dead, has been taken mp I'm the
senate and passed 10y that body
Loui Look Lin, a native of Trinity
county, in California. won an the
I hnup~s gt The triauuisI examinations