Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-09-01
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
DOMESTIC

Col.
Five hundred Philippine insurgents
are reported killed in fight wi-h
Spaniards.
The United Typothetae Of America
is holding its annual convention in
Milwaukee.
The German-American Catholics
chose ST. raul as the place OF meet
ing next year.
The Supreme Lodge, knights OF
Pytbfas. met in biennial session at
Indianapolis
Ohio dem Gratis cling to Bryan and
ire silver
J. A. p. Fisk, who weighed $50
bounds. died in New Y-rk.
Mckinley will visit his brother,
Abner Mckinley, at Somerset, Pa
Henry II. Holt, former lieutenant
governor If Michigan, died at Muske-
gon.
Philippine insurgents threaten TO
renew the rebellion should the
Americans withdraw.
L ght men were killed by cave
LII oil the IA IutSlS lhhl'l Oli h'A~ q $3.50
handle railway, Pennsylvania.
Three members OF McKinleys cabi-
net favor the retention of the Philip
pine islands by the United States.
Mrs. Kate Mangan Of New YORK
city killed herself and two children
because her husband was drunkard.
The Ango-American commissioners
have decided not to make their de-
liberations public until their work
is complete.
The budget for New York city
amounts to $77,551 ,222, not lnclud-
ing the public library, which will be
provided for later.
Mrs. Kate Morgan, while despond-
snt over ner husbands drinking
habits, killed herself and her two
children ia New York.
There are now l,0i0, 1856 pensioners
On the rolls of the pension bureau
aud 63,G4S original claims were
granted durilg the past year.
There have been many prostrations
and deaths from intense heat in Chi
cago, st. Louis, New York and other
large cities the past few days.
Edwin Page Dewey, one of the
earliest settlers of Fulton county,
Ill, died ia his SOD year. He was a
second cousin Of Admiral Dewey.
Waldorf Bennett, six-year-old
Brooklyn child narrowly escaped
dsath, poisoned marshmallows being
thrown into the yard where he was
playing.
Gen. Fltzhugh Lee thinks eight Of
the major generals OF volunteers will
be retained IN the service. aad that
the gular army will be increased TO
100 600.
The American association for the
Advancement OF Science, which is
meeting in Boston, discussed the
climate AND Peep % Caba aud
other subjects,
Sup rintcndent Andrews of the Chi
cage public schools considers it es-
sential TO teach the spanish language
in the schools aud fayors the auneXa-
ton Of the Philippines.
Thomas +. Bayard, former am
ba sadur to England who is III at the
home Of hi daughter, Mrs Samuel D.
Warren, at Karlstein. Mass is worse
owing 10 the hot weather
Frank 1reta, aged 10. of Chicago,
was drowned In Lake Michigan while
trying to recover the hat Of a TO.
year-old girl mp0uuu, which the
wind had blown into the water.
Sixteen thousand persons attend d
the sixth annual free nsh fry given
by the merchants AT ardstowu Ill.,,
and over 5000 pounds OF fish and
1000 lo3yes Of bread wera nsumed
\ luJ,r has beeA received in Wash
ngtor from Admiral lev,ra stating
the, the kind treatment of the Span
ish pris ners in the United States
viii b appreciated and recognized
by Spain.
George Wagner alias George Whit
ney, eN-CouUct and expert safe
blower, is under arrest at Chicago
charged with robDug The Bank OF
kicnaud. Mich, OF $4,000 Thu r1b-
berry occurred August u.
Lieutenant Henry A. Lamb quar-
teimoster q the end Kansas regi
meut. an. d a, the Providence uospi-
tal typhoid His home was az Par
sons, Kan, whore Doe was identified
with The Daily Eclipse.
Ii is Wuaerat oj that tine hierarchy
a. Porto Rico WYI uu lad uuup ar