Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-06-03
AT HOME

DIR. John Atwater last surviving
member OF the class Of "a Of Yale col
lege. died at his home in Ponghkeep-
sic
Governor Elerbe Of South Carolina
5pointed Congressman John l..
McLauren to succeed the late United
States Senator Earle.
Ex- Senator George f. Edmunds OF
Vermont is reported to have peeh
selected by the president for united
States minister 10 Spain.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison riding a
wheel and escorted by eight oihcers IN
knickerbockers led the annual Sunday
run of Chicago's bicycle clubs.
The republican senators met IN eau
Gus and adopted plan by which they
hope to settle all party difficulties on
the tariff bin outside the senate.
The United States supreme court de-
cided that the interstate commerce
commission has not the power to Tx
railroad rates for future control
The New York striking tailors stated
treir terms to the contractors ana
anufaeturers They ask 20 per cent
advance in wages and viii probably
win
Cen. John Sayle a well-known e&-
confederate commander, author ana
tlrist. died at Abilene, Tex OF heart
failure. aged II. He was born in YER
non, n. Y.
President Mckinley has offered the
post of minister to Spain to Represent
alive Hit Of Illinois Mr.. HIT TOOK
the matter under consideration, but
will probably decline.
Precedent Mckinley cabled birthday
ccl rlatulations to Queen Victoria, ana
by his permission armed men from
the British warship Pallas took part
in celebration at Tampa, Fla.
ruling from Rome has been re
ceiyed In this country 20 the enect
that children born OF foreign parents
In America may become members OF
churches in which English Is spoken.
Richard NJ. Scruggs a wealthy St
Louis dry goods merchant, and Ed
ward S. I.anghorn his secretary, were
arrested in New York on their arrival
lm Europe, charged with smuggling
Commander BoOthTucker Of the
salvation army. was found guilty OF
maintaining a disorderly place In the
fourteenth street barracks, New YORK,
where noisy MIG It meetings are held
The four-story brick building az
Tulip and Tioga streets In Philadel~
ptia. occupied by William y, Abbott
as furniture factory, was destroyed
hy fire. Loss $4,000; partly Insured.
James McNaspy, once prosperous
broker OF Bennington Kas., and PROM
inent in state politics, has been sen
fenced to nine years in the peniten-
tiary for forgery. He is said to have
realized $4,000 on forged notes.
r. c Shove. the eN-banker Of Han
itowoc convicted year ago Of illegal
banking. will be sentenced today "ho
penalty is from one to 1--WE years, or Q
fine Of not to exceed 10000 II q mod
crate fine Is imposed ID will be paid.
otherwise Nh Shove viii serve his
sentence IN prison
1t was reported TO the Baptist com
mittoc ON systematic Christian ben
efccncc. meeting at Ptttsburg that
100000 had been raised toward the
nnd OF S236 600 needed TO meet the
900 eilt of John d. Rockefeller
Tho United Brethren general con
ference at Toledo, Iowa, adjourned
after deciding to hold IFS next meet
Ang In Frederick. Md The conference
voted TO consider ovegturos for organic
union with the United Evangelical
church
ems of Tyler. Tex. lynrhed VIII
Jones twhite) for hiring "a negro to
kin Riley Stewart Dwhltel Ny Stew
arts death Jones would receive $4,000
insurance The lvuchcrs did not harm
the actual murderer. the negro who
occupied a cell adjoining jones
yaau.l bones and some old cl5thiuE
said Co ha hlcodsi3iucd. were taken by
the chicago police from "a hUiing Ia
the rear of the home oft Aduph g..
Luotgcrt the wealthy sausage man
uiacurer who lis accused OF Wife
murder The police attach great inn
portaUce TO this find
Obituary At New York. Percy
Wost AT keokuk. Iowa. Z. G mgcr-
soil T3--N Decatur. Ind. Mrs EH2
Johnson AT Sibley Iowa William
u Ripley. Ca At Greensboro. Ky. Or.
+ J Kimboy, late surgeon general of