Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-11-24

ident that he cannot be considered a
candidate for ambassador to Great
Britain, as he prefers to remain in the
senate.
VIM Smith, the Cuban patriot who
served on the staff OF Gen. Matlot,
was arrested at Gay Mills, Wis. He is
wanted in Chicago on a charge OF
larceny.
Bettina Girard, the New York act
ress, is preparing to sue for dover
rights in the estate of the late Arthur
Padelford, who obtained a divorce
from her.
The supreme court of the United
States refused to interfere in the case
OF John Anderson, under sentence of
death at Norfolk, Va. for murder on
the high seas.
The budget of expenditures for
greater New York, as approved by the
municipal assembly, amounts to
1893, $40, OS2.O3, with no provision for
new schools.
Professor f. NJ. Kirby OF Boston uni
versity, a resident of Hanover, N. H..
| has accepted a call to become pastor
of the Fifth Congregational church of
Washington.
Richard Croker and the Tammany
| leaders are actively az work on their
plan TO establish gold democrat as
| leader In the house of representatives
at Washington.
The Teller amendment to the Cuban
resolutions is said TO have been sug-
gested by OxnaTd to avert free com
petition for Cuban sugar in the
United States.
II. b. Eekam, the Indian trader who
absconded from Nadeau, Kan, "A year
ago with si0,0o0 which he borrowed
from four banks for the occasion, was
captured at Gallup, N. NJ.
Ethel Marlowe, who was playing
Polly Love in The Christian, died sud
denly behind the scenes of New
York theater Heart disease is sup
posed TO have been the cause,
The United States circuit court has
entered an order directing the sale OF
the Chicago IL" road for $6,000,000.
The bonded and other indebtedness of
the road amounts to s1G,500,000.
The second assistant postmaster
general has been Informed OF a com
bnation of speculative mail bidders
who are seeking 60 evade to large
extent the use of the war tax stamp.
Or. Samuel c. Bartlett, former
president OF Dartmouth College and
from 1857 to 1876 professor in Chicago
Theological Seminary, died at Han
over, n. H. He was II years old.
At Muncie Ind, Fred GLAND, 10
years old shot and killed Andy
Modemiller, aged 3. Sam Jackson,
colored, an adult, Is suspected of be-
ing an accomplice and may be lyached.
At GAINESVILLE the Gazette Printing
company was burned out, and the
whole building destroyed together
with the plant of the newspaper The
total loss viii be about $40, 900 with in
surance
DR.. J. Underwood Hall, prominent
physician Is dead at San Jose, Cal.
He was IS years OF age and native
OF Kentucky During the war he had
charge OF the union hospital at Gias-
gov, Ky.
Congressman Joseph w. Bailey,
democratic congressional leader, has
entered the race TO succeed Horace
Chiffon in the United States senate
from Texas Mr.. Chiron's term ex-
pires March 4, 1901.
Robert c. Lambe. former mayor OF
Carlyle. H., and until year ago one
of the most Influential members of the
Clinton county bar, has been arrested
under an Indictment charging forgery
and embezzlement.
The w. c. r. L, national conyen
ton at St. Paul, unanimously adopted
resolutions strongly protesting against
the canteen and also decided by vote
OF $50 to II to abandon ownership OF
the temple in Chicago.
Miss Alice Corneau Is dead at St.
Johns hospital at Springfield Ohio,
of cancer. Her fathe~ was treasurer
OF the Wabash railroad nd she was
the sister OF Countess Joleaud De St
Maurice, Paris, France.
To the committee which waited on
him, President Mckinley expressed his
purpose, If nothing prevented, to take
part in the Masonic ceremonies which
will mark the centennial OF the death
OF George Washington,
7, X. Hanajima OF Japan, has been
az Fond du Lac spending $4,000 for
bloOded stock and Investigating the
latest dairy devices In his seven trips
to this country Wisconsin has always
been his field for purchases.
The receivers of che Wisconsin Cen
trail Lines made application for per-
mission to issue a second series OF
receivers certificates to the amount
of $1,000 900 at six per cent, payable
five years from March l. 1899.
James McNaughton, who was presi-
dent of the Tradesmen's National
bank at New York. which recently
failed, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. He schedules liabilities of
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