Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-10

! The cOrneflng OF WhtdI W o""NP'
! [,eiter is said TO have caused the mill
ers to grind an inferior grade, tho
-four OF which produces darker bread
than usual.
At new Albany, Ind, the First
PRESBYTERIAN church, the largest In the
city. was destroyed by fire. The
loss will be $4,000 Il was insured
for 10000.
NJ. f. Tanner, cowboy, was
lyncbed by miners IN Valdez Pass,
Alaska. He murdered A. Call OF
Worthington, Mimi and William A.
! Lee OF Massachusetts.
n. c. Firck has purchased in Paris
for 100000 the painting Blessing tho
Bread. 1t will be presented to the
art gallery OF The Carnegie library
at Pittsburg.
The board Of directors OF the Ma
tionaI Federation OF Musical Clubs
has decided to hold the next general
meeting in st. Louis in the spring
of 1899.
A receiver was appointed for the w.
If. Swords Lumber company OF
Bridgeport, Conn. The liabilities are
said to be $4,000 and the assets
100000
Carl Linback was killed by Willie
Glantz in a prizefght at West Bend
Wis. Both contestants were school
boys and the fight had been arranged
i, ..ttlo a lfuDutp
w. l.. McNall, who claims to be
son of Webb McNall, the Kansas in
surance commissioner, attempted TO
commit suicide at lola, Kan, and Is
lying at the point of death.
Bishop John H. Vincent Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, has APP
Dc aled to the state temperance union
to start a crusade against the chew
ing-gum habit
Archbishop Kain has signified his
intention Of serving as one OF the
vice presidents of the meeting to re-
ceive General Booth of the Salvation
army on his visit to st. Louis
Mrs Armour OF Chicago, mother OF
A. V. Armour, Chicago, now cruising
on his yacht, died at Charleston, S. G.
She had been i'll for some time, and
went south to recuperate.
Two masked men tortured Louis A.
Stanwood. an old recluse near Har-
vey, Ok, until he gave up all his
money, and also robbed two other
residents OF the neighborhood
Rev. Martin Gesaner is In a Cana
dian convent, having left his church
at Elizabeth. N. j., to avoid receiving
a purse containing $4,000 in gold in
honor OF his twenty-hfth anniversary
as a priest
Foster NJ. Voorhees,, president of the
state senate. has been sworn in as
acting governor of New Jersey, to
succeed John w. Briggs, who re-
signed to become attorney general OF
the United States.
Crosse Point III, had fierce fire
which at one time Threatened to de-
stroy the village and did do $35OOt
damage seke e MiIler's green
houses were destroyed and several
persons were hurt.
Mrs. Minnie Wallace Walkup Ket-
cham of Chicago has won in her fight
with relatives Of her husband, the lara
John b. Ketcham, over the lattera
will. Mrs Ketcham remains sole
executrix and the Toledo heirs retire
from the field
Speaker Reed and other republican
leaders have determined that the de-
feat of the Teller resolution shall com5
plete the record Of the session on the
currency issue. No comprehensive
bills for currency revision will be-
The body OF Frank : Wright. who
killed himself in Chicago, when ar
rested on a charge OF embezzlement
has been claimed by his young widow,
who lives at Dixon. Wright had been
married few weeks ago to Miss Mae
Smith, 20 years old and a belle Of
Dixon.
AZ Minneapolis Judge Elliott de-
clincd to grant new trial to AID
George A. Durham, convicted OF sol
letting a bride Unless tho supreme
court oyerrules this decision Durham
will have to serve a torn in the peni-
Tertiary.
\ Louisville, KY, grand jury re-
turned indictments against 1856 saloon
keepers and Others who have had slot
machines in their places of business
\ resolution calling on the presi-
dent TO compel peace IN Cuba will be
introduced by Senator Mason
It is the general belief in Ottawa
that the recent agreement between
Messrs. Mckenzie and Mann and the
government TO build a railroad to tina
Yukon may be ratified by the com-
mons, but that the senate will never
confirm No.
Samuel Jackson, q colorcd banjo
player who was recently arraigned
at New York fo- assault and who
pleaded guilty and asked to be sen,