Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-25
,lgh as $50 in aggra vate<l

ter and as nigh as $50 in aggravdteS
/ cases.
William =. ST. John, ex-president
the Mercantile Naticna Bank OF New
/ York and treasurer OF the democrati
| national committee, died at his hom'
| in New York on Sundey night, age
/ ffty years
Congressman Skinner, who engineer
ed the populist bolt in the North Caro-
lima legislature in favor OF Pritchara
republican, for the senate, says US
basis principle Of populism Is ire'
silver, sixteen 10 one.
W. D. Day, a prominent young man
vas shot and killed at Guthrie, Ky.
by Mat" Talliaferro, a farmer, "h'
surrendered. 1t is said that laliidleF'
re- had accused Day OF trying TO amen
ate his wife's affections.
G. l.. Morris. who was shot By squire
irwin Rigg, at Deep Water W. va
died last night. Riggs wife was vls't-
ing a neign5or with others, including
Merrig, when RigE entered ana nreu
without warnig or proyocation.
Thomas +. Murphy who was nhul
recently a clerk in the ONCE OF the sec
rotary OF the United States ciVli-seE-
vice examining boart in New forA'
was arrested, accused OF having De
trayed civil-seryice questions.
Henry Payne Whitney, son OF W. I.
Whitney. ex-secretary Of the navy, and
Mrs. Whitney, daughter OF Cornelius
Vanderbilt, arrived at San Franciso
from Yokohama on the steamship Dorlc
Sunday and are at the Palace hotel.
The sugar trust ie threatened WIN
another rival Claus Doscher, who was
one OF the owners OF the Brooklyn re-
finery which sold our to the trust IL Is
reported, will buil refinery win
capacity Of 2, 500 barrels day at BROOK
Ign.
f. G. Speer of Georgia, a chief Of IL
vision in the treasury department at
Washington. while III his once quar-
relied with and stabbea William tdilan,
collector. Callan was taken to the
hospital where his wounds were dress
ed
DR.. Arthur Duestrow, whose father
was a millionaire. was hanged at
Union, Mo, for the murder of his wife
and child in St. Louis, Feb. 10, 1894.
He pretended to be another man, con
fessed his sanity and his crime and
then died as Gen. Brandenburg.
A st. Louis dispatch says that Thad-
deus Smith, a son OF Sol Smith, the ac-
tor. 50 prominent n generation ago, is
dead, aged 56 years. He served with
in both the union army and
navy during the clyi war. He leaves
a widow and three daughters,
Mr.. Smith was a native of Mobile. Ala.
John r. Searles, treasurer Of the
sugar trust, did not produce its books
before the investigating committee and
asserted that he had no knowledge Of
the whereabouts Of the records. James
II. Post testified that the sugar trust
prices throughout the United
States and ruled wholesalers with rod
Of iron.
Henry Williams, coiored, 49, of Pro
violence. was convicted of murder in the
second degree at White Plains, y. Y.
and was sentenced to Imprisonment tor
life. He was a prisoner in the county
Jail and killed Charles Phlag, also a
prisoner, January "a The prisoners
quarrelcl ana Williams cut Phlag in
such a horrible manner with knue
that the latter died the next day
Obituary At New York, John 4,
Curriec,--At Pierceton. Ind, Archer
Menzey. TO Clifton Springs, y. Y.
Rev John \ Murdock, d. d. LII D.
Al Selma Ind, John Black, 76.-At
Tayloryille, H., He7ekiah f. Davidson,
55-At Omaha, Jetso Tate Robinson.
AT Vincenues, Ind, Robert Jacobus
5S-At Beverly. Mass, John l. Baker,
the sage OF Essex" Sat- Washing
ton, Rear Admiral Edmund r. Cal
houn, 75.--At New York, William p.
Campbell. 72--At Whitehall, III,
Henry Tunison SO. AT Elkhart, ina,
George Burrus, S0.--At Milwaukee. Ed
gar c. Jennings, 7S.--At Rockford, ILL.,.
Orange r, Gorham CA.