Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-08

Washington A. Roebling says that
the Brooklyn bridge is overloaded and
that a recalculation should be made.
A saloon keeper at Macon, Ga.
/ shot a negro soldier because he in
sisted on drinking a the white meme
l@ar.
At Canajoharie A. y, the candy
factory OF the Petit, Manufacturing
company was destroyed by fire; loss
$4,000
Private Lindsay r. Holt OF the 10th
United States Cavalry has been sen-
fenced to death BY a eourt-martial for
murder
The Macoupin, H.. county grand
jury has indicted all participants IN
The Virden riot Of Oct. q; also Coz.
Tanner
| II is now said at Washington that
! Joseph n. Choate OF New York will
be the next United States ambassador
to England.
/ A new comet has been discovered by
means of photography at the Yale OBJ
servatory. 1t will not be visible to the
naked eye.
Lawyer Pitt Craven OF Whitewater,
| Wis, committed suicide. He had been
Respondent since the death OF his wife
month ago
The United States supreme court
occupied its own rooms In the capt.
tol for the first time since the fire
some weeks ago.
The "open-door" policy, 1t Is believ-
ID, will continue in the Philippine
Islands only as long as they are I'M
der military rule.
BY a boiler explosion on the steam
boat r. C. Walker, near Stockton, Cal,
six persons were killed and many
others seriously hurt.
The bitter contest over the election
OF Episcopal bishop of Iowa ended in
the election Of Rev. DR., Theodore n.
Morrison of Chicago.
The international revenue collec-
tions during October amounted to
S21 735,S07, an increase of S7699, 276
over October 1897.
Rev. Thomas G. Hall of Chicago,
son of DR.. John Hall, has accepted
a professorship in Union Theological
seminary at $4,000 a year
Senator Hanna says the Nicaraguan
canal will be taken up and the Ha-
waiian government disposed OF at the
next session OF congress.
Frank Knapp Of New York referred
to the Emperor William as "calf's
head in Berlin restaurant and was
imprisoned by the police.
Secretary Longs recommendation
for the establishment of a permanent
corps OF Judges-advocate for the navy
meets with general approval.
C. w. Couldock. the oldest actor In
America, died at the residence of a
son in New York city after a short
Illness. He was SO years old
II am an imperiaist," said Seere-
tary of Agriculture Wilson when in
| terviewed on Andrew Carnegie S
article in the Sunday World
! Rev. j. @. A. Henry, the Parkhurst
of Chicago, has secured the indict
ment OF $50 keepers OF gambling,
drinking, and disorderly houses.
A careful estimate of losses to lake
| shipping and vessel-owners for the
record-hreaking year of 1898 places
| the probable figures at $500, 900.
Andrew Carnegie contends that dis
lance will prevent the United States
| from competing with other nations
in the open door of the Philippines.
/ - :;
for Tom Plat, who was delayed three
| hours by a blizzard, he improved his
time by writing a 81 900 magazine ar
ticle,
Harvard college has received a $50
900 donation from James Stillman of
| New York. In addition, Mr. Stillman
will contribute $4,000 ANNUALLY for
| four -ears.
a. J. Demues, better known as the
turquoise king of the Jarillas, was
murdered at his celebrated turquoise
mine, 80 miles north of El Paso in
! New Mexico.
The u.rector OF experiment stations
reports them more efficient than ever,
I NC F'~ViNNV aPpibpi Aah'h W AbhSA 0'oo
was supplemented by over s400. 900
state funds.
Commissioner General Peck expects
to establish the New York office OF the
! Paris exposition commission by Dec
| The office will be in charge of Major
Fred Bracket.
Wilson Klingler, prominent grad
! uate student at Cornell university
whose home is near joliet. H.. was
/ drowned while walking on the ice
near the university
James w, Tolbert who was forced
to leave the peighoorhood of Phoenix
S. c., as result of recent race
troubles there, is seeking to have nine
/ OF his neighbors indicted
Judge Brown OF the United States
court rendered decision yesterday
that general assignments made under
the state law are Invalid according to
the new bankruptcy law
In New York. the seyen-story gran
lite ouilding on Wooster and Third
streets, burned. The loss Is slS5. 900.