Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25
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developed at Key West, Fla.
The Great Northern will build ex-
tensiye terminals at Seattle.
The national lawn tennis tourna-
ment opened at Newport, l.. l.
Five negro gamblers were killed
by a sheriff's posse in Bayboro, Ga.
At least twenty lives were lost In
cloudburst near Rogersyille, Tenn
The Corbett- Mccoy fight was post
poned until the last week in 5 ptem-
Der.
The Amer. can Bar association held
its annual convention at Saratoga,
n, Y
Secretary Bliss says he will not ac-
cept the nomination for governor Ct
New York
A pin scratch caused the death Of
Miss Jessie Deyine in New York from
lcckjaw.
Senators Allison and German have
declined appointment as peace com
mssioners.
The American bark C. G. FUNK was
wrecked and eleven persons were
drowned
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee announces that
he will be a candidate for the Unite /
States Senate.
A tornado on the border Of Mime
sofa and South Dakota killed at least
J seven persons,
/ At jamestown, y Y, Professor
I.itchfeld balloonist. fell and may
lose his life.
Miss Blanche Cramer, prominent in
Pittsburg society, will go ON the
operate stage
The ships OF Admiral Deweys fleet
viii be oyerhauled and docked at
Hong Kong.
The New York democratic state
convention will be held in Syracuse
on September Is.
Non union miners attacked union
miners at Para, III, and seriously
wounded two Of them.
The exports of merchandise in July
amounted to $71iS9,742 ana the I'M
ports to S5O.G74,3t6.
| The merchant vessels Of the world
are now free to enter all ports Oh
cuba and Porto Rico.
General Skaters report, dated
August 10, shows 1906 fever cases in
the army at Santiago.
James A. Fowler of Clinton was
nominated by the republicans of
Tennessee for governor
A vein Of natural gas flowing 49,
J = uyuG of
at Baldwlnsyille, n. Y.
Lightning struck Camp Hobson, at
! Luhia Springs, Ga, causing severe
! injuries to seven soldiers.
Internal Revenue Collector Treat
\ is Of the opinion that the war
revenue tax viii be permanent.
Lieut-Gov, j. Nj, Deyine of North
/ Dakota took the oath o. office to sue
coed the late Governor Briggs.
AIabamians are preparing to give
/ Gen. Joseph Wheeler a rousing re
ception when he returns home.
The pres dent has appointed Maj
| GEN. Fitzhugh Lees son a second
| lieutenant in the regular army.
Justice d. Cady Herrick is spoken
/ of as the probable democratic candi-
date for governor of New York.
/ Guggenhcimer's anti-swear ordi-
nance met defeat when pr scented to
the New York beard If aldermen
/ Lieutenant Hobson saves Patrick
| Hallorau, cripple from being run
4 over 10y a trolley car AZ Newark.
/ j. r. Staatz, exstate treasurer, and
a pioneer of central Kansas, died sud
/ denly of heart disease at Enterprise,
|W.
4 Claimants to the millions Of the
j late 4. r. Stewart have combined for
a final contest in the courts If New
/ York
Professor e. c. smith died at his
/ home in Dixon IN, aged 90 years lie
was one Of the oldest educators ia
Illinois.
Second Minnesota district democrats
I terminated Winfield Scott Hammond
In opposition 10 Congressman Me
CIeary.
John HAY is TO succ ed Day as
secretary Of state and Whi'elaw Reid
may succeed HAY as ambassador to
England
\ The yerum nt has bought from
Brit III inventors for 100000 devices
fer improving the hreech mechanism
of ordnance.
The war department is arranging
20 muster out OF service many d
tile s. 'Wtg,r regiments which are ne
fauraf rlguFral