Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-11-25

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The president Of the Ameri an blole
Society says there is a possibility thaO
tho building in New YORK owned by
the society may be sold
Two democratic assemblymen lhtenu
introducing bills in the New YORK
legislature for the repeal OF the Ralnes
liauor-license law.
a new ritual FOR the Order of Elks
has been prepared by committee, OF
which George K. Perry OF Grand
Rapids, Mich, is chairman.
Germany is becoming alarmed AT
tho falling off Of expectations TO the
United States, and the German papers
are talking Of retaliation.
President Mckinley and Secretary
Of State Sherman signed the tormai
convention or treaty OF the recent
universal postal congress.
G. S. Keenan,, an attorney OF she
nandoah. Iowa, has been inhicted for
having criminally libeled II. b. Deater'
county superintendent Of schools.
The first polygamist5 excluded under
the existing immi grafton laws were
six Mohammendans. who had arrived
on the steamer California.
Rev. DR.. w. n. McVickar of Phila-
delphia, has deciaed TO accept his cleo
| ton as bishop coadjutor Of the Protes-
| tant Episcopal diocese OF Rhode Island.
Henry Sherry, the millionaire lum-
herman and paper mill owner Of Nee
nah, Wis, mode an assignment. His
liabilities are sl,GO0,0 GOO; assets the
same.
Chicago officials are Investigating
| the death of Millionaire Ketchum. Mrs.
Wallace, at whose house he died, says
they were married and claims his
estate
The official vote of Ohio shows
that Bushnell. republican, for governor
has 2S,lOl plurality. The republicans
will have five plurality in the legisla-
ture.
! Hal r. Lewis. the Georgian who
put VIM. j. Bryan in nomination at
the Chicago convention, was appointed
Judge of the supreme court Of that
state
The general Methodist Episcopal
| missionary committee, which is meet
ing in Philadelphia, made appropria-
tions for stations in America, Europe,
Asia and Africa
At the white house General Long
street presented to the President a
coored man from Atlanta, Andrew
| Montgomery, who claims to be 1913
years old
.lul.t,aly Aiser he's IsoueI al order
for the retirement of Lieut.. Col. Will
lam f. Walters. deputy surgeon-gen-
eral, under the thirty years service
act.
j. Waldere Kirk, known as the king
of western dudes" is under arrest in
New York upon a charge OF shooting
| Richard r. Mandelbaum, who is seri-
| ously injured.
A claim has been brought before
the land office embracing seven mil
| lions of ceres of land in the northwest
/ including the cities of st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Albert Kneeland, the bigamist who
has II living wives, has been sentenced
at ST. Joseph, Mo, TO three years and
six months in the penitentiary, This
is his third term for this offense.
Consul MacBride, at Edinburgh,
says in a report to the state depart
ment that IT is claimea in that city
( thCt American frozen beef has a great
sale. but that 1t is made clandestinely,
/ A sherlns jury in Brooklyn gave a
verdict for 5000 TO Mrs. Florence
Van Setback against her tather-in
law. Peter Van Schauck, for the
alienation of her husbands affections.
Samuel j. Richie, arrested for rob
hing freight ear at Port Morris, n,
j.. has been identified by Sheriff Dow
ling as one Of the gang which rogg
the Bradley bank Of Eden, Iowa, of
$4,000 last February.
Intense interest is being taken in
the coming congressional election to
Hll the yacacy in Secretary Lyman J.
Cages home district in Chicago. The
money question Is the chief issue at
stake
1t is reported that James II. Soye-
reign vacated the position OF genera
master workman OF the Knights OF
Labor in order to be candidate fol-
president Of the United States, but the
report Is denied
Mrs Arbuckle, whose husband, a
wealthy mue-owner and politician Of
Denver, was killed In New York last
year. will call the police OF that city
to account for not unravellng the mys
terry of his death
William r. Cremer. an eN-member OF
parliament. arrived in New York with
/ a petition from British work'ngmcn 70
| United States senators in favor of ar
buratiou between the United States
and Great Britain.
The suggestions for the establish
mont In Washington of a great ma
uoual university is taking q more de
finite form, a number OF representauy,
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