Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-07-21
DOMESTIC.

Senator Cullom was chosen chair
man of the Hawaiian commission.
! Major William G. Moore. chief OF
the police force of Washington. is
dead
Congressman Thomas C. Catchings
was renominated by the democrats
at Vicksburg Miss.
Summer vacation schools were
! opened in New York as a part of the
special educational machinery.
/ Archbishop Corrigan celebrated
J pcntifical high mass tor priests lost
on the steamship Bourgogne.
Fire destroyed seven business houses
in Murfeesboro Tenn, causing losses
estimated at more than 100000
The president has directed the pro
motion of acknowledgements Young
and Kent to the rank OF major-tan
eral.
Assistant Attorney General Boyd
decided that transportation companies
must pay the revenue tax on bills of
lading.
GOV. Blacks message to the legs-
lature sayagely attacked the admin
istratiOn Of the suffrage laws in New
York city.
Rev. Henry A. Helson of Auburn
dale, Mass, was reelected secretary of
the National Congregational Council
at Portland Oregon.
4 Fire at Racine (Wis.) Maleable
and Wrought-lron Works killed three
men, injured a number and caused
about $1C0, 600 damage.
I Tammany threatens to discipline the
street railway companies fund, by
requiring that every passenger must
be provided with a seat
, The submarine mines for the pro-
lection of coast cities have been
ordered removed from all rivers and
harbors in the United States.
Capt. John X. Bartlett has been
ordered to take command of the
auxiliary fleet of the United States
succeeding Admiral Erben.
4 By an explosion at the works of
the Latin & Rand Powder company,
at Pompton, n. j., eleven men were
killed and twenty were injured
The New York canal investigating
committees report now nearly ready,
will say that $l0,O00,000 more will
be required to complete the work.
Eleven men lost their lives in
Cleveland, Ohio, as a result of an ex-
plosion Of gas in the big waterworks
tunnel being constructed under Lake
Erie.
A bill providing for a state super
intendeut Of elections for the metro
politan elections dis trlct of New
York was introduced in the senate at
Albany.
The issue of 500 100000 OF Donds
for war purposes viii be a popular
loan in every respect The borls
will be distributed among 100000 sub
scribers.
The sum of $2OS,7O0 will be divided
among the officers and crew Of Adj
miral SIMPSONS fleet as prize money
for destroying the Spanish squadron
at Santiago
The subscriptions to the war bond
issue aggregate nearly $3.50, GOO, 900
Individual subscriptions will be all
lctted the full amount of the issue,
$gCo000,O0o.
Mayor Van Wyck announced his op-
position TO appropriations for the
geological park AID the public library
and all institutions controlled by
private societies.
Mrs l. n. Barb r. principal Of the
( ST, Paul school of Fine Art.. COM
mi %
where she was IL charge of the sum
mer art school.
Two more western roads. the Alton
and Burlington gave notice that
they will reduce the passenger rate
between Chicago and Kansas City to
$1,000, q cug Of Two dollars
4 son was born 20 Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas a. Edisou and within few
hours came the news Of the death OF
Mrs Edisons brother, Theodore Mil
Ter one Ct the rough riders
The reconstruction OF The Chicago
school board resulted i'm the election
of Prof z. D. Andrews Of Brown
university as superintendent of the
Chicago public schools.
r. * Kenney a Delaware United
states senator, was put on trial ON
the charge of aiding in the embazzle-
mgut of 100000 from the First Ma
tioua' bank Of Wilmington.
Mrs Hattie VI. Pullman. widow o.
George NJ Pullman, has renouaceJ aII
claim % the requests provided for
her Fin her husbands VIII and will
take her dover and legal share I'm the
,sWte
Miss tpAine Louise Rubsam. who
alleged iu a New York cour, That shs
could no. live on $500 a weeh. was
married rs Frederick $ Glover ii
New York wool merchant.
Mrs clara Harper. formerly Of
Alexandria Va nov Of BROOKLYN =
" Is seeking h.r three children.
whom She believed for wears to ba
dead hut whom she has ascerafned
70 be living
Rear-Admiral McNare. who .yfl