Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-15


clded that the American Express COM
pany In Michigan must itself pay the
war revenue tax on all packages trans
mitted.
The American Flag Day association
adopted a bill 10 be presented in con
gress providing penalty for using the
United States flag for advertising pur-
poses.
The dead bodies OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilcox of GAINESVILLE We're discovered
at their home. 1t Is supposed they
committed suicide. Both were over
70 years OF age.
The state department Is informed
that Russia has placed trial order
1 with an American concern for air
| brakes for twelve locomotives and
/ 200 freight cars.
! Mrs. Cody, charged with conspiracy
| to blackmail the Gould heirs, testified
! she was guided in all her acts by her
| lawyers, Amasa j. Parker, Jr, and
| William McMurtrie Speer.
Mrs. Cora Colgate, daughter OF the
| late Samuel Smith of New York, was
married to the fourth Earl of Stafford,
with a simple ceremony, at Grace
| church chantry, New York
| Wilson Parker and Rena Mendel N
of Chicago have been arrested for OBJ
tanning gas from the Light and Coke
company by means OF fraudulently
| tapping the ccmpany's pipes.
| Mrs Cordella Botkln, who is charged
with the murder of Mrs John p.
| Dunning, Of Dover, Del. by sending
| her poisoned candy through the mails.
/ was put on trial in California.
The epithets applied 10 the kaiser
by Frank Knaak, of New York, caus-
ing his arrest ia Berlin. were "schafs-
kof" (sheephead, blockhead) and a
| "a lehman" Ca low person..
/ 1t is stated that the tin plate trust
| will buy outright for cash the Cres-
cent and the British tin plate mills OF
| Cleveland, and that the present own
ers will retire from the business.
| Rev. Dr. w. S. Rainsford, at st.
| Georges Episcopal church, New York
| preached sermon In favor OF eXpaa-
/ sion, at the same time pointing out
our unpreparedness for the work.
! It has been discovered by the Con
/ tinental Clothing house of Appleton
| that some of It's clerks have been sys-
/ tematically robbing the store OF
| goods to The amount of $4,000 or
/ 900
Rev. John l., Scudder. a former
ipf. mi n cir .
| havoc to Jersey City dancing masters.
/ He only charges 10 cents at his reform
| school, whereas others must charge
/ at least 25 cents.
/ The Yerkes bill, providing for so
| year extension OF the street car fran
! chise, has been referred to friendly
committee in the Chicago council.
/ GOV. Altgeld has declared himself Bit
| terly opposed to 1t.
/ Forty Northwestern university stu
| dents, all members OF the glee, Banjo
| and mandolin clubs, agreed TO sign q
| pledge that they would abstain from
The use Of all intoxicating drinks dur
ing their holiday tour.
! The loss by fire and water in the
| skyscrapers on Broadway, New York,
| Is now estimated at 100000, and in
| surance men are investigating with 4
| view to a probable raising of rates on
supposed tireproof buildings.
/ Fire at St. Louis burned the four
( story building owned by the j. 7.
/ Donovan estate, and occupied by the
| Baker Bayless shoe company, the Ian
! deryou tailoring company and Schmi,z
/ Schroeder clothing company. Loss
| 100000
! Mrs. Sarah Shenkenbarger, charged
/ with poisoning her daugh ter-in-law
was declared guilty at Frankfort, Ind,
and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
/ The murdered girl was member OF
( one OF the Oldest and best families in
! Frankfort.
Al San Francisco Hereward Hoyte,
/ The actor. whose name of the stage
widow who was Mrs. Williams-Auze-
/ rails, well-known society woman Of
/ wealth, whom he met while she WA
/ playing as an amateur.
The jury in the case against William
]. laldeman, charged with the muir
/ der Of eN-State Senator j, c. Richard
son on September %, gave verdict OF
acqulttal at Cincinnati. The parties
were relatives and business associates,
and the killing was in the Office Of
I their mills at Lockland, O.
At Fort Worth, Texas, the Farmers
National congress discussed women 5
cubs. Mr.. Hector OF Colorado was
loud in opposition, declaring woman
suffrage had been a failure in Col
orldo. He said he despised woman
politician. President Hoard and q. w.
Hale Of Illinois and Mr.. Avery Of
Massachusetts heartily indorsed the
pape
The Ohlo supreme court handed
down IT'S decision in the contemp,
case brought by the attorney genera
against the officials of the Standard
on Co. for refusing TO produce their
books at the recent investigation of the
alleged violation of the orders OF the
supreme court by the trust. The cour,